328: Chapter 99: The Ranking Battle of The Seven Nations, Seven Dragons (Part 1)_1 328: Chapter 99: The Ranking Battle of The Seven Nations, Seven Dragons (Part 1)_1 In the North, there is a beauty, peerless and independent.
A single smile from her can bewitch a city, another smile can captivate a nation.
Aren’t the bewitching city and nation worth mentioning even more so than the rare beauty herself?
It was none other than the icy Silver Dragon Princess Li Sha who had appeared in Ye Yinzhu’s dormitory.
“Li Sha?
How did you e here?” Ye Yinzhu looked at the Silver Dragon Clan beauty in surprise.
After not seeing her for some time, he found that she appeared a little more haggard than before.
Her usually cold demeanor, however, seemed to have softened a bit.
Li Sha gazed at Ye Yinzhu, speaking indifferently, “My grandfather asked me to find you.
e back with me to Silver Dragon City.” Her words were as succinct as ever, but her feelings at this moment markedly differed from those of the past.
Looking at Ye Yinzhu, she inexplicably found her purple eyes unable to look away.
Despite not much time having passed since they last met, she found a sense of satisfaction arising within herself at the sight of this handsome man.
His demeanor was as elegant as ever, his everlasting white magic robe unchanged.
However, his distinctively clear eyes seemed to have deepened quite a bit, and his aura had bee much more elusive.
“Going to Silver Dragon City?
What for?
It could not be that you want to test me again, right?” Ye Yinzhu said with a smile.
Even though he didn’t much care for the place, he knew that as long as he did not stir any trouble, Silver Dragon City wouldn’t pose a threat to him.
Li Sha frowned, “You seem to hold a grudge.”
Ye Yinzhu replied, “Shouldn’t I hold a grudge?
I’m lucky to be alive, otherwise, I wouldn’t have even been able to foster hatred.”
Li Sha looked at Ye Yinzhu, “So are you going or not?
Don’t forget, you are now a foreign Silver Dragon.”
Ye Yinzhu made a helpless gesture, “Of course I’m going.
When the Silver Dragon King calls, how could I decline?
Li Sha, before we set off could you at least tell me if your grandfather’s summoning bodes good or ill for me?”
Li Sha looked at Ye Yinzhu.
She had intended to dismiss such an inquiry, but for some reason, her heart softened, and she said with a lowered head, “If it were bad news, would I e find you?
Of course, it’s not exactly good news either.
You’ve received increased power from the Silver Dragon Clan.
It’s only fair that you do something for the clan in return.
After all, you’re one of us.”
There was a hint of mockery in Ye Yinzhu’s eyes, “One of you?
Probably only you would think that.
Wait a moment, I’ll leave a note for my roommate.
I hope this trip won’t take too long.”
Sura had gone to the Assassin Department for some official report, and Ye Yinzhu wasn’t sure what he was up to.
After quickly jotting down a few words to let Sura know that he was stepping out and would return as soon as possible…
“Let’s go.” The glow of the amethyst sphere instantly enveloped the entire room.
The symbols of the magical array beneath their feet lit up, and with a flash, Ye Yinzhu was already on his way into a special space for teleportation, taking Li Sha with him.
The magical array locator of Silver Dragon City was right in the lair of Silver Dragon Clan’s Grand Elder Howard.
Therefore, when Ye Yinzhu and Li Sha emerged from the magical array, they saw Howard’s colossal body once again.
However, seeing Howard again gave Ye Yinzhu quite a shock.
The last time he saw Howard, about two-thirds of the scales on his body were of a silver-purple shade.
But this time, Howard had turned into a plete purple dragon.
Even stranger, his body seemed to have shrunk a bit.
His aura was also much more reserved than the last time Ye Yinzhu had seen him.
For some reason, Ye Yinzhu felt Howard was even more dangerous now, and it dawned upon him that something was up, basing upon Howard’s changed appearance.
“Grandfather, Ye Yinzhu is here.” Li Sha still spoke indifferently, even when facing her own grandfather.
“Oh?” Silver Dragon King Howard lazily opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat groggy as if he hadn’t fully awakened.
Seeing Ye Yinzhu, he slowly raised his massive head, “Wele, young foreign Silver Dragon.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded at Howard, “Hello, Elder Howard.
May I know why you summoned me?”
Howard said, “This time, I am hoping that you can do something for the Silver Dragon Clan.
More precisely, I want you to represent the Silver Dragon Clan on the battlefield.”
“Go to war?” Ye Yinzhu looked curiously at Howard, “The Silver Dragon Clan is packed with the powerful people, it seems unnecessary to need me—a weak foreign Silver Dragon—to handle external adversaries.” He was somewhat confused by Howard’s proposition.
Could this old fellow have lost his mind?
Howard laughed heartily, “Don’t be puzzled, young man.
I haven’t misspoken.
After thorough consideration, I deem you indeed the most suitable candidate.”
Ye Yinzhu said, “Please enlighten me, elder.”
Howard replied, “On the Ryuzakinus Continent, whether it’s a country or one of our Seven Dragon Cities—they all have rankings.
You must know that.
Moreover, these ranks to us represent not merely honor, but also the power to deter.
You should understand this.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded, saying, “Yes.
The Milan Empire has always been the most powerful nation in the continent.
And Silver Dragon City is the most potent among the Seven Dragon Cities.”
Howard replied, “Precisely.
But do you know how these ranks are determined?”
Ye Yinzhu looked stunned, “Aren’t these rankings determined according to prehensive strength?”
Howard shook his massive head, “Of course not.
prehensive strength?
How do you quantify that?
To be honest, when it es to power, our Silver Dragon City is actually weaker than Black Dragon City.
Although Silver Dragons of the same rank are somewhat superior to Black Dragons, our Silver Dragon Clan has the smallest population among all the Dragon cities.
We can maintain our position as the strongest among the Seven Dragon Cities mainly because of the Milan Empire.
It’s our cooperation with them that allows us to consistently occupy this position.”
After listening to Howard’s words, Ye Yinzhu was filled with doubt, and he had a hunch that the reason the Silver Dragon King had called him here was probably related to these rankings.
As expected, Howard continued, “Originally, there were often wars between our Seven Dragon Cities and the eight nations on the continent.
But due to Faran’s existence, most of these wars were trivial.
To balance various forces and create mutual deterrence, Faran holds a ranking battle between the Seven Nations and Seven Dragons every ten years.
It is during this ranking battle that positions of each country and our Seven Dragon Cities are determined.
Do not be puzzled; there is no weakest, the Acadia Kingdom, in this ranking battle.
Therefore, there are only seven nations.”
“Faran?” Ye Yinzhu was taken aback.
To this mysterious place, which also held the Abyssal Seal locking another space and the traces of the Divine Dragon Ancestor, he had long held an eagerness and curiosity.
“Elder Howard, could you please elaborate on this?”
Howard nodded, saying, “Of course.
You must understand this.
The so-called ranking battle between the Seven Nations and Seven Dragons is a test of the prehensive strength of each party and their potential for development.
The most crucial aspect is the bined power of humans and our Dragon Clan.
Faran holds this ranking battle not only to establish the strength hierarchy amongst various nations and Dragon Cities but also to facilitate better cooperation between us Dragons and you humans.
Hence, Faran aims to enhance the overall strength of our entire continent.
In this ranking battle, it is impossible to determine a final victory solely based on the strength of either the Dragon Clan or humans.
The rules are as follows: each participating nation formulates an army of five hundred people; we in the Seven Dragon Cities each send two dragons.
The Dragons form partnerships with their respective human counterparts to form alliances and pete in a round-robin tournament against other nation and Dragon City alliances.
The nation with the most victories bees the champion in the end.
If the top two nations have the same number of victories, then a final match will decide the winner.”
Only then did Ye Yinzhu understand a bit, “You mean Silver Dragon City will ally with the Milan Empire to participate in this ranking battle between the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons?”
Howard nodded, saying, “Exactly.
In the last ranking battle, our good cooperation with the Milan Empire led us to final victory.
We prevailed over Black Dragon City and Landias Empire, claiming the top spot in the rankings amongst nations and Dragon Cities.
This time, I hope you can achieve victory again.
This concerns the honor of our Silver Dragon Clan, we cannot afford to fail.”
“Wait a moment.
Elder Howard, you’re not suggesting that I represent the Silver Dragon Clan in the battle, are you?” Ye Yinzhu stared at Howard in shock.
Howard smiled slightly, saying, “Exactly, I want you to represent Silver Dragon City.
As I mentioned earlier, you are indeed the best candidate.”
Ye Yinzhu was taken aback, “But any mature Silver Dragon in Silver Dragon City is far more powerful than I am.
Even the under-aged young dragons are not weaker than I am.
Why would you choose me?”
Howard explained, “This is because of the rules of the ranking battle between the Seven Nations, Seven Dragons.
To demonstrate the potential for future development of Dragon Cities and nations, there are strict age requirements for the participants.
The five hundred soldiers sent by the nation cannot be older than twenty-five years of age.
And the dragons we send cannot be more than two thousand years old.
You are not even twenty years old yet, so you not only qualify in terms of age but also enjoy the privilege of leading a magical beast for the game because of your young age and the offering of a dragon soul sacrifice.
Therefore, you are naturally the most suitable.
Of course, what I value more is your zither music.
Your “Dragon Flight Movement” can almost affect all Dragon Clans.
When you face other Dragon Clans, with your magical zither music, it can definitely suppress the attacks of the two most potent dragons on the opposing side.
In this way, our chances of victory are greater.”
After listening to Howard’s words, Ye Yinzhu was speechless—such a loophole was allowed?
However, he did not want to refuse.
Faran, he was going to Faran!
If there was anywhere in the continent he wanted to visit the most, Faran would undoubtedly be the first choice.
(To be continued..
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