Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

The Elemental Giant Bear was lured away by Vandar, opening the entrance to the passage, allowing Hilude and the other two to finally enter the depths of this Emerald Ring.

Along the way, they had no time to admire the various sights inside this magnificent structure; they only briefly saw the murals along the road, which seemed to depict the power and majesty of an Emperor Dragon.

It appeared as a ruler of the world, an all-powerful tyrant, lazily lying on a throne atop a tens of thousands of meters high mountain, accepting the submission and worship of billions of subjects.

And in the tunnels at the foot of the mountain were countless corpses of Dwarves and Elves, while the destroyed Dwarf towns burned with fierce flames. Its wicked claws grasped a Dwarf princess with giant breasts and a waist thicker than a barrel, offering her to this evil tyrant.

Dorglin, being a Dwarf, surprisingly did not recognize this story, muttering, "What kind of a picture is this? A Giant Dragon catching a Dwarf princess? Aren't they afraid of the Dwarf Butcher? Our mighty Butcher could chop off their heads as easily as killing an insect."

While advancing swiftly, Hilude frowned in thought. After a moment, she mused, "The mural should be about the Emperor Dragon Skaladec and the story of the Dwarf City of Butchers."

"This Emperor Dragon vanished underground with a vast treasure after the Dragon Era ended. Initially, he was awakened by Dwarves during mining activities, and upon awakening, he effortlessly destroyed many facilities near the major Dwarf town Karak Cadlin."

"Later, around -650 in the Imperial Calendar, he once took the daughter of the current Supreme King of Dwarves, Balagor. Unfortunately, during this process, the Dwarf bride died."

"This act is often attributed by later generations as the reason why the former Supreme King became the first Butcher King of Karak Cadlin. Subsequently, as the Butcher King, Balagor hunted Skaladraque all the way to the Dragon's Nest, but he did not kill Skaladraque. He merely took a dragon scale and inflicted a great wound, causing the Giant Dragon to flee. Upon his return, he officially established Karak Cadlin as a City of Butchers."

Dorglin mumbled, "Hilude, you really are well-versed in myths and legends. No wonder I always see you with a book in hand."

Ashfield, uninterested in Dwarf history, just asked breathlessly, "Then why are there murals about the Emperor Dragon in this Green Dragon's lair? Could this Green Dragon truly be a little Dragon Race princess? And most importantly, I'm so hungry I'm dizzy, and my body is weak. When will we reach the treasure nest of the Giant Dragons!"

"Hang in there, Ashfield; you are a hero of the Half-Elves. From the murals' perspective, we are already approaching the core of the Green Dragon palace. Because the Green Dragon needs to showcase the majesty of the Giant Dragons through murals, the shock for the viewer is greatest at the story's end. At this moment, encountering the Green Dragon will have the most significant effect in invoking fear. If it's too far away, the effect weakens with distance. We should...already be there!"

As Hilude's voice trailed off, their footsteps suddenly halted. As the murals ended, they turned a corner within the Emerald Ring, and a magnificent, breathtaking scene unfolded before their eyes, leaving the three of them breathless.

At the end of the murals' turn, an extremely grand and bright palace stood before them, almost buried under a vast fortune and countless gold coins!

At the end of the palace, on a throne nearly entirely buried in gold, lay an incredibly frightening monster, precisely the greatest disaster to the territory: the Deceitful Wings - a Young Green Dragon!

Its body was far larger than a Two-legged Flying Dragon, a ten-meter Two-legged Flying Dragon seemed laughable like a toy next to its thirty-plus meters, small-mountain-like figure!

Its majestic body, even in slumber, exuded a terrifying tail tooth that made one's heart tremble. It had the rugged, slender features of a Green Dragon, but the rugged body was not gaunt; rather, its bones were incredibly sturdy, with numerous fearsome bone spikes piercing out from its nape and limbs, forming an impregnable physique alongside its densely packed scales!

Ashfield, who previously fantasized about chopping off the monster's head while it was asleep, now faced this formidable and hardened monster and was trembling all over, completely losing his courage and was so scared that he couldn't breathe.

He was convinced that even the bravest Dorglin wouldn't be able to chop off a protruding fearsome bone spike with an axe, let alone deal with its entire body reinforced by dragon scales and bones!

The terrifying monster was still asleep, its immense breathing causing the membranes on its wings to vibrate, with its breathing's dreadful sound reverberating throughout the room.

All these indicated the unparalleled fearsome power of the Giant Dragon. Once it awakens, its claws and bone spikes, as sharp as the Death God's scythe, would instantly obliterate the three of them!

Under this terrible majesty, death could arrive at any moment. All three tightened their bodies, their hearts racing frantically, and instinctively held their breaths as if fearing even a slight breath would awaken this sleeping, terrible monster. At that point, the enraged Giant Dragon would frantically rip the intruding thieves to shreds.