Chapter 103: Inside the Dragon Clan's Cave (Part 1)

  "Did you see it?" The old magician was standing behind Du Wei, his tone bitter: "Those things, I saw them once two hundred years ago. Right here."

  "Have you and Saymer been here before?" Du Wei smiled wryly: "Two hundred years ago?"

  "Yes, I came here two hundred years ago. To find the legacy of Aragon, unfortunately, at that time I hadn't found the prophecy, so I couldn't open the treasure left by Aragon. So I returned empty-handed." The old magician said in a low voice: "The corpses under the mountain to the north, I saw them once two hundred years ago."

  "What...are they?" Du Wei asked his own question.

  "It's the legendary, those races that were exiled by the gods. In ancient times, they coexisted with humans on the Roland continent. However, later on, due to their betrayal of the gods, they were exiled and driven north, out of the Roland continent. They crossed over the Divine Mountains and went to the northern regions. No one knows what lies in the north. The only thing known is that it's a place of exile, where the races banished by the gods survive. And the Dragon Clan is the guardian here. However, from ancient times to the present, some individuals among those races have tried to 'return', but unfortunately, they are unable to cross over the Divine Mountains guarded by the Dragon Clan and cannot continue on their way back... Even if they could cross over the Divine Mountains, waiting for them behind would be the terrifying, endless storm of the 'Forgotten Ice Plains' and the cold, magical beast-filled ice-sealed forest! With these places in place, those exiled races can never return to the Roland continent!"

  The old magician said, pointing to the foot of the mountain: "Those skeletons are some of the strong ones from the exiled tribes, some outstanding strong ones who tried to cross the barrier set by the gods with their own strength. But they all failed and were killed by the dragon tribe under the holy mountain."

  Du Wei's eyes flickered with doubt: "How did you know all this?"

  "The patriarch of the dragon clan told me." The old magician smiled: "Two hundred years ago I came here...the patriarch here is a very complicated guy, you'll understand when you see it."

  On the third evening of climbing, everyone finally arrived at the top of the mountain.

  The top of the mountain is a huge cave, which looks like a beehive to Du Wei. The cave has seven or eight entrances, and the sound of dragons roaring can be heard faintly from inside. Above the cave, a group of flying dragons are circling around, as if they were sentries.

  The dragon's eyesight and hearing far surpass those of other creatures, and on this flat ice plain, they can even clearly see the movements on the ground tens of miles away!

  The leader of the guards, a huge black dragon, had grown somewhat impatient and was growling above everyone's heads: "You're late! The clan leader is waiting for you!"

  Saying so, a claw pointed at the largest cave entrance: "Go in! But don't run around!"

  The cave is huge! Super big!

  This is Duwei's first influence. The top of this almost pure iron mountain, the body of the mountain seems to be hollowed out. Walking in, there are still waves of strong winds blowing out from the huge cave.

  As I walked into the cave entrance, it wasn't dark inside. On the contrary, there were clusters of golden light shining brightly.

  The cave wall was embedded with all sorts of treasures! Gold, colorful gems, and various shiny things that emitted a dazzling glow!

  Du Wei felt strange in his heart. The old magician, however, tightly grasped him and led the crowd into the cave.

  All the way in, the cave is very deep, and the ground underfoot is hard, but it's not cold here. When I came inside, I saw a huge iron gate at the entrance of the cave tunnel! There was a cross-shaped winch at the door. The chain above was made of some unknown material, dark and gloomy.

  Next to the iron gate, a huge black dragon lay on the ground, snoring heavily. The sound of its mouth opening and closing was like thunder, accompanied by strong gusts of wind.

  The old magician coughed and then shouted loudly: "Friends of humanity have come to see the Dragon Clan's Patriarch!"

  The dragon didn't react.

  The old magician coughed loudly: "Great Dragon Clan Patriarch, an old friend of humanity has come to see you!!"

  That dragon still didn't react.

  The old wizard was a bit angry, he walked over with big strides. Then stood at the edge of the dragon's mouth. His height was just as tall as the dragon's head, the old wizard took out his magic wand. Then lightly tapped the dragon's nose and said in a low voice: "Two hundred years haven't seen you, are you still so sleepy?"

  A faint wisp of black air flowed into the giant dragon's nostrils, and this sleeping dragon suddenly twitched, abruptly opening its huge mouth, then violently let out a loud sneeze!

  Roar!!

  This thunderous roar almost deafened Du Wei's ears! The strong hurricane even blew away the old magician's hat.

  "Who is it! Wake me up!" The giant dragon shook its head, opened its eyes, and the yellow pupils stared at the old magician. After a few turns of the pupils, the dragon's voice became much gentler: "You? You are..."

  "I am human, I am your friend, I have come to pay respects to the great Dragon Clan's elder."

  The dragon finally came to its senses, its massive body stood up, looking at the old magician in front of it like a small dot, and then suddenly let out a burst of air from its nose, and then suddenly shouted: "I remember you! I recognize you! You've been here before!"

  "Yes." The old magician smoothed his hair: "Respected Captain of the Guard, please open the door and let me in to see your clan leader."

  "I don't like you." The giant dragon roared: "I hate being woken up from my sleep!"

  "But I have an urgent matter." The old magician shrugged his shoulders: "Besides, I have a contract with your dragon clan, and I have the right to see the patriarch."

  "Alright..." The giant dragon muttered: "Then, according to tradition, get past me first!"

  After finishing speaking, the giant dragon stood up straight, its pair of wings behind it spreading open, then baring its teeth and grinning... This expression, it was probably sneering.

  Do we have to fight first?

  Hussein had quietly stood behind the old magician's nearest place, if he wanted to take action, in such a cave, it was not a suitable place for magicians to fight, and he was the strongest knight in close combat in this team, naturally he would be the first to deal with this dragon.

  However, the old magician turned back to him with a smile and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to take action. Then the old magician looked at the giant dragon in front of him: "So, still the usual rules? Honorable Captain of the Guard?"

  "Yes! If you can defeat me with your wisdom, I will open this door!" The giant dragon roared: "The winner can pass through! The loser stays outside the gate!"

  Du Wei was stunned, he looked at the old magician. The old magician was also looking at him: "Understood? It's a cultural struggle! This giant dragon is the guardian of the Dragon Clan's patriarch, it has been the first warrior of the Dragon Clan 700 years ago! But what it pursues now is not the power of strength, but wisdom..."

  As he spoke, the old magician winked at Du Wei.

  As expected, the giant dragon proudly roared: "Yes! I am already the first warrior of the Dragon Clan! What I'm pursuing now is the title of the First Sage of the Dragon Clan! Ask your questions! Unless you can stump me, don't think about entering!"

  Harmony is more precious than jade, and sweet speech is better than a pearl... compared with wisdom?!!

  Du Wei was stunned.

  The old magician turned around, pulled Du Wei over and pushed him a bit, laughing: "I know you're a very clever guy, so now it's up to you! This match is best two out of three, as long as we can win two rounds, we'll be fine. Otherwise, don't even think about going in."

  Du Wei sighed: "Really have to be like this?"

  The giant dragon answered first, raising its head and proudly roaring: "This is my rule!!"

  "Alright then." Du thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

  ...compared with the giant dragon in wisdom...

  Dragons are recognized as superior beings, even more so than humans, although humans don't think that way.

  The dragon tribe has a long life, possesses high wisdom, and has strong power. And the long life combined with wisdom makes them have a longer learning time than humans... In theory, the dragon tribe is indeed higher than humans from an individual perspective.

  But this is just in theory.

  "So, are there any rules for this contest?" Du Wei walked up to the giant dragon and smiled.

  "It's simple, as long as the question you ask can stump me." The giant dragon smiled with great satisfaction: "However, I must remind you not to underestimate my wisdom! I have a thorough understanding of human intelligence! Our clan leader has been to the human world and studied your human civilization, it taught me many things! Humans, don't expect to deceive me with your human cunning!"

  "Any problem?" Du Wei blinked his eyes.

  "No problem!" The giant dragon nodded definitely.

  "Alright." Du Wei smiled with some malice: "Then I'll ask the question."

  He coughed lightly and Du Wei smiled faintly, "My question is this, it's a very, very simple math problem: Suppose there's a row of houses here, the first house has one person, the second house has two people, the third house has three people, the fourth house has four people... and so on, each subsequent house having one more person than the previous one! My question is, when we count to the thousandth house, how many people are there in total in these thousand houses?"