Chapter 33: The past and the secret of the valley

　　 "Lord Lord..."
　　 When he walked out of Weiss’ lair, Ai Luo caught a glimpse of a sky blue figure waiting for him not far away.
　　 "What's the matter, Karamunk?"
　　 looked at the blue dragon's somewhat hesitant expression, and then thought about Vis's matter, Ailuo suddenly guessed something: "Wes will be fine, so are you."
　　 His voice was as calm as ever, as if he had caused this series of changes, just casually.
　　 "This curse will only be released to my enemies from now on."
　　 In fact, Weiss is not the first victim of deadly nuclear radiation due to direct contact with Ai Luo.
　　 Karamunk, this blue dragon standing in front of Ailuo and about to enter his youth is the first one.
　　 When Ai Luo summoned Karamunk, he used a little "means" in order to "persuade" him to join the Tokamak faction. At that time, Karamunk contacted Aiello.
It's just that he was much luckier than Vis. On the one hand, everything was under Ai Luo's control. Even if he directly attacked Karamunk, Ai Luo focused on warnings, reducing the contact area and contact time as much as possible. .
　　 As a result, Karamunk was not exposed to as much nuclear radiation as Vis.
　　 On the other hand, Karamunk was a young dragon who had completed the second awakening at that time, and his physical fitness and immunity were much better than that of the young dragon Weiss.
　　 The combination of the two means that Karamunk will not fall into the situation of Weiss.
　　 Of course, he is not completely unaffected. About half a year ago, Karamunk's body also showed obvious deterioration-unfortunately, fortunately, Ai Luo found a cure for nuclear radiation almost at the same time.
　　 Therefore, Karamunk became the first recovered person as a "test product".
　　 As for the treatment method?
　　 This is a bit long...
　　 "Noele, you have been here for four years."
After returning to the castle, Aylor lay on the golden throne in the hall. In the past four years, with the help of Bella’s noble name, the Icote Valley seems to have undergone a completely new change without being disturbed. As the core of the valley, this castle has naturally changed the most.
Today’s castles can be described as
magnificent
: polished floors and walls made of stone decorated with exquisite mosaic tiles, frescos and pendants embellish them; elegant sculptures and expensive tapestries all show the noble masters Identity; the fountain in the courtyard sprayed out a stream of gleaming silver water, and the clear water spread along the waterway; the shady garden was planted with exotic flowers and plants, and the luxurious library and studio added to the castle. Kind of style.
　　 Ai Luo understands that all this is the result of his careful management over the years.
The goblins of Hope Town spent two years refurbishing the castle that was almost in ruins; Noelle gave further suggestions for decoration with the unique and tasteful eyes of the silver dragon; Bella and the Marquis of Alec also made this Matters paid attention.
　　Of course, this is not enough. Ai Luo has not forgotten the faith replacement contract deep in his soul.
　　 Although Ai Luo decided long ago, try not to rely on this contract, but if it is only used to exchange some materials, food and other consumables that can be used immediately and produce utility, Ai Luo still doesn't mind.
　　 Speaking of this, it is natural to mention the followers of Ai Luo.
The battle four years ago really expanded many people in Hope Town. The addition of more than 100 kobolds not only reduced the workload of the goblins, but also gave them a sense of the order issued by Ai Luo. The feeling of being a superior.
　　 Ailuo demoted all the surrendered kobolds to slaves and put them under the care of the goblins-in this way, the goblins no longer feel that they are one of the bottom members, and the enthusiasm for work skyrocketed for a while.
　　 In addition, in the following four years, Icourt Valley took in some exiles everywhere, including various intelligent races such as goblins, orcs, and humans. Being on the border between the two countries does make the security of the valley somewhat difficult, but the turbulent environment also brings potential human resources to the valley.
　　 This directly accelerated the expansion of the originally humble Hope Town, so that the scale of Hope Town today is more than ten times its original size.
　　Naturally, most of the residents of the Icote Valley became his followers under the indoctrination of Ai Luo's ideas-although most of them are still shallow believers.
　　 But one thing worth mentioning is that Raja, the goblin who first followed Ai Luo, is now his first devout believer. About three years ago, Ailuo realized that he wanted to collect belief points and could no longer rely on this traditional belief system.
　　 He knows that most of the colored dragons who want to develop believers don't care too much about the situation of believers. After all, for the dragon, the spiritual significance of the existence of believers is greater than the practical significance. But Ailuo is different. He has tasted the sweetness of the faith replacement contract over the years. Even if it is only used to exchange consumables, the convenience it brings to Ailuo cannot be ignored.
With the extremely cheap food in the contract, Ai Luo can let the residents of Hope Town put food production at the last place, focusing on the construction of town defense and strengthening the armed forces; relying on all the building materials in the contract, Ai Luo does not have to be frequent Asking Bella and the Marquis of Alec for assistance is almost completely self-reliant to build the valley.
　　 Therefore, Ai Luo referred to some of the experience of the Vatican in the morning and let Raja as his own spokesperson to establish a small church. Although this church is basically copying and copying the management model of the Vatican Chenxi, it must be admitted that this has worked quickly.
　　 Now the number of residents in the entire valley is close to the 600 mark. Among them, there are nine devout believers including Raja, about one hundred true believers, and all the rest are shallow believers. This means that Ai Luo can harvest close to three thousand faith points every day!
　　 If you count all the gains in the past four years, the result is undoubtedly even more amazing: Except for the exchange resources, Ai Luo currently holds more than one million faith points in his hand!
　　 Of course, if you just exchange resources, even four years will not cost more than one million faith points. Because a considerable part of this is used to exchange all kinds of treasures-the dragons are always greedy, and in many cases the oppression of force is not as strong as a generous reward.
　　 Therefore, in order to firmly bind the three dragons of Weiss, Hillcart and Karamunk to the Tokamak faction, Ai Luo had to pay this price!
　　 More importantly, as the lord of the Icote Valley, Ai Luo believes that he cannot have less treasure than them.
For example, in the collection room on the second floor of the castle, there is a full-length black gold sculpture of an adult dragon. This priceless sculpture alone cost him 200,000 faith points, not to mention that the room is full. Gold coins, gold bars and gold decorations.
　　 There is another point that must be mentioned, that is, as Ai Luo enters his teenage years, the original restraint can no longer completely shield the increasingly powerful withering force field. It took him 100,000 belief points to upgrade the restraint to a suitable level.
　　 "Lord Lord," Noelle gazes at the black dragon above the throne and salutes slightly, "I have been very happy these years. I believe that the Lord Lord was a very wise choice at the beginning."
　　 "Undoubtedly."
　　 There was a smile in Ai Luo's tone, "I also think you are very trustworthy, at least you pointed me in a new direction."
　　 "This is also inseparable from the adult's support." Noelle's cyan eyes were full of satisfaction.
　　Noele knew that he was different from other silver dragons a long time ago.
　　 He doesn't have any close feelings to humans. He prefers to study magic rather than those of the same race who are willing to contact humans.
　　 To be more precise, he is actually pursuing knowledge and wisdom.
A long time ago, a great magician once warned his students: "The path of magic is hard and long. Maybe you will get a moment of excitement and enjoyment, but more is the loneliness of being alone, the loneliness that no one understands, the huge The complicated thinking, the boringness of no progress, and the long journey beyond seeing the end."
"You have to know that the realm of magic is vast, and the depths are unpredictable. Even if a human’s life is invested in it, it will not necessarily cause a small wave. The thousands of years of human history are countless amazing. Shi, step by step, put one's own life into it, all the achievements and results obtained are nothing but a small piece of gravel compared with the entire magic field. You must remember that we must always stand in awe in the face of magic. You must remember that in the face of magic, we are just naives, still toddlers."
　　Look, in this world, what can reflect the charm of knowledge and wisdom better than magic?
　　 So Noelle became a mage. But in private, he still prefers to be called a "scholar."
This silver dragon’s dedication quickly became famous among his family. Although some silver dragons regarded him as a different kind, it is undeniable that Noelle’s actions did not violate any principle, and his outstanding talents were indeed magical. The realm opened up some new horizons, and even Venerable Xingyou also expressed encouragement for it.
　　Everything seems to proceed as usual, until Noelle steps into a ruin in an accident.
　　 It is a relic from the last era, and the forbidden knowledge recorded in it has fascinated Noelle.
　　Because he is looking for another way out. The long life of the dragon, Noelle's extraordinary talent, and his unremitting efforts and pursuits, the result is--
　　 In four hundred years, Noelle has reached the limit on the magical path he has chosen!
　　 Yes, although the field of magic is all-encompassing, broad and profound, no one can do it all, and Noelle has only reached the extreme on the road of space.
　　 Maybe it was the result of fate. If he didn't enter the ruins, Noelle would choose transformation or illusion as his next domain. However, those ancient records made Noelle realize that the knowledge in the ruins is more attractive than transformation and illusion.
　　 In order to better understand that knowledge, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Noelle spent more than a hundred years to study alchemy, and then officially started the research. Unexpectedly, trouble will come soon.
　　 The highest leader of the Silver Dragon clan, Xingyou Venerable, suddenly and without warning, under the name of Noelle's private study of taboo knowledge, issued a wanted order against him.
　　Noelle certainly wouldn't sit still. He turned into a human being and fled overnight. Along the way, he used magic and potions to change his appearance and cover his identity many times. After all the hardships, he finally escaped from the metal dragon's sphere of influence.
　　 However, Noelle's behavior seemed to have touched a certain taboo, and Venerable Xingyou issued a killing order to the entire Western Continent.
　　 Noelle, who had hidden his true identity, tried to attach himself to an earl from a small duchy. Soon, the earl’s castle was attacked by the iron stone tribe and fell. Although the Iron Stone Tribe didn't know Noelle's true identity at that time, but also coveted his research results, so he had to flee again.
Next, because Noelle entered the sphere of influence of Falkenridge and Stasi, it was difficult for the Ironstone tribe to continue pursuing, so they sent Mona and Glenn as messengers to hire and support the fire giant in the name of a private person. A group of exiled thugs led by Zanzes pursued further.
Unexpectedly, Mona and Glenn died in battle. Without their message, the Ironstone tribe could not know the exact location of Noele-although they knew that Noele disappeared after entering the border between the two countries. But whether it's Falkenrich or Stasi, there is a human empire that even the metal dragons must fear for three minutes. They must not act rashly.
　　 Iron Stone Tribe certainly would not just give up like this, but on the bright side, they still have to exercise restraint.
　　 In this way, Noelle obtained the stable environment he dreamed of to continue researching that knowledge.