Chapter 1091 - The Dragon God’s Shock
Inside the Great Dragon territory, the four Dragon Emperors gathered outside the Nine-Faced Dragon God’s palace once again. They were waiting for Han Wu.
“Romantis, I’ve heard that the Defier already resolved the giant problem,” the Radiant Dragon Emperor said.
The Jade Dragon Emperor nodded. It had confirmed the news directly from the Nine-Faced Dragon God. The latter had gone to confront the Heavenreach Titan over the giant invasion, only to discover that the titan had no time for quarrels. The Heavenreach Titan was busy distributing processing contracts from the Divine Civilization to the starving giant families.
After a thorough investigation, the Nine-Faced Dragon God learned what had transpired and confirmed that the giants wouldn’t be invading the Great Dragons anytime soon. It chose not to press the matter with the Heavenreach Titan. It knew how dangerous a cornered beast could be, much less a cornered titan.
If negotiations collapsed, the giants would likely resort to another war. The giants were dirt poor. Losing a few members would actually lighten the burden on their species. On the other hand, the Great Dragons were precious. If any of them died in a war against the giants, the losses would be unbearable. Neither side had any desire to continue fighting, so a brief period of peace was established.
“The Defier sure has some tricks up his sleeve. Too bad nobody’s fighting me anymore. I’m so bored I’m about to rust,” the Battle Dragon Emperor grumbled.
The other three Dragon Emperors didn’t dare respond. Everyone knew that something was wrong with her head.
The Demonfire Dragon Emperor turned to the Jade Dragon Emperor. “It’s been over half a year already, and I haven’t heard a single report about the conception rate going up. If he can’t deliver on that, he shouldn’t even dream of becoming the fifth Dragon Emperor!”
The Jade Dragon Emperor could hear the disdain the Demonfire Dragon Emperor had for Han Wu. It was the eldest among the four, and its belief in racial purity was seeped in its bones. As long as it didn’t attack Han Wu directly, the Jade Dragon Emperor wouldn’t argue with it.
Just as the Demonfire Dragon Emperor finished speaking, Han Wu arrived. He heard it expressing its rejection to make him a Dragon Emperor.
“Lord Demonfire Dragon Emperor, your thinking is too narrow! Who told you the Great Dragon population can only grow by raising the conception rate?” Han Wu shot back.
The Demonfire Dragon Emperor was both confused and irritated. “If Great Dragons don’t conceive, are the little dragons supposed to pop out of rocks?”
Han Wu scoffed at its narrow mindset.
That only made it angrier. “You’re a mere whelp, and you dare snort at me?”
The Jade Dragon Emperor was terrified that it would beat Han Wu senseless, and it quickly stepped between them. The Radiant Dragon Emperor urged the Demonfire Dragon Emperor to calm down and not ruin the mood. Meanwhile, the Battle Dragon Emperor eyed Han Wu eagerly. It wanted a fight.
Han Wu sensed the Battle Dragon Emperor’s desire to pummel him and rushed forward. He pushed open the doors to the palace himself and ducked inside for shelter. In the Nine-Faced Dragon God’s presence, the four Dragon Emperors behaved themselves.
The Dragon God was in a much better mood now that the giant situation had been resolved. It even looked at Han Wu with a hint of appreciation. Regardless of how one felt about him, Han Wu had solved a major problem for the Great Dragons and spared them massive casualties.
“Lord Dragon God, I’ve come this time with two matters that I would like to prove to you,” Han Wu said directly.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God studied him. It didn’t believe those two matters involved the other two promises Han Wu had made. Those were far too difficult to fulfill. The birth-rate problem alone had plagued the Great Dragons for ages without a solution.
“Speak.”
Han Wu made a show of surveying the palace and produced a Microcosm as he spoke. “Lord Dragon God, this palace doesn’t have enough space. Would you mind stepping into this Microcosm?”
The Jade Dragon Emperor immediately recognized it as the same Microcosm it had given Han Wu before. It should still contain the 10 million mixed-blood dragons that had settled inside.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God didn’t think Han Wu had the nerve to harm it, so it shifted its massive frame and shrunk until it shrank into a Dragonkin form. In that form, the Nine-Faced Dragon God could only be described as strikingly handsome. Among humans, it would’ve been an undeniable beauty.
At Han Wu’s invitation, the Nine-Faced Dragon God and all four Dragon Emperors entered the Microcosm together. Once inside, the Jade Dragon Emperor immediately sensed the mixed-blood dragons it had placed there. Then it sensed something else: Great Dragons.
There was a staggering number of them, 300,000 in total.
The Jade Dragon Emperor was visibly distressed. “Def... Han Wu, when did you move this many Great Dragons into the Microcosm?”
Han Wu had secretly hidden over 300,000 Great Dragons in that Microcosm without ever mentioning it! Without a reasonable explanation, smuggling that many Great Dragons would be enough of a crime for the Nine-Faced Dragon God to kill him several hundred times over.
The Demonfire Dragon Emperor saw its chance and spoke with a mocking edge. “Secretly hiding over 300,000 Great Dragons. What else could he be planning? I’m sure he intended to use them to conquer civilizations for himself. He could exploit the Great Dragons’ fighting power to accumulate resources. What a brilliant scheme.”
The Jade Dragon Emperor feared the Nine-Faced Dragon God would believe the accusation and quickly defended Han Wu. “The Defier isn’t that kind of person.”
Then it spun to Han Wu and pressed him urgently, “What’s going on? Explain yourself to the Dragon God. Now!”
Facing the Jade Dragon Emperor’s panic, Han Wu burst out laughing. “Lord Jade Dragon Emperor, don’t worry. Let me explain. First, sense how many dragons are in this Microcosm.”
The Jade Dragon Emperor didn’t hesitate. “There are 321,890 Great Dragons. The remaining mixed-blood dragons number 9.68 million.”
As soon as the words left its mouth, it froze in place.
The Demonfire Dragon Emperor scoffed. “Mixed-blood dragons don’t even deserve to be called dragons. To a pureblooded Great Dragon, they’re nothing but cannon fodder. You can have as many as you want!”
The Jade Dragon Emperor stared at the Demonfire Dragon Emperor in disbelief. “I clearly remember placing 10 million mixed-blood dragons in this Microcosm.”
The Demonfire Dragon Emperor laughed. “So what? You don’t actually think mixed-blood dragons can evolve into Great Dragons without the aid of a treasure, do you?”
Then it noticed that Han Wu showed no panic or shame. Instead, he was looking at it with a strange, knowing smile.
“Lord Demonfire Dragon Emperor, you actually guessed right! These 321,890 Great Dragons were mixed-blood dragons just half a year ago!” Han Wu revealed.
“Impossible! You’re lying!” the Demonfire Dragon Emperor howled. It hadn’t heard of any large-scale use of treasures in the past six months. Han Wu had to be bluffing.
“Lord Demonfire Dragon Emperor, if you don’t believe me, feel free to ask them yourself,” Han Wu said.
The four Dragon Emperors and the Nine-Faced Dragon God immediately rushed to interrogate the Great Dragons inside the Microcosm. Their answers left every single one of them stunned.
“How is this possible?” The Demonfire Dragon Emperor couldn’t believe it, even with the evidence right before its eyes.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God was ecstatic. Based on the current numbers, roughly 3.2% of mixed-blood dragons could evolve into Great Dragons through Primalize. The Great Dragons commanded trillions of mixed-blood dragons. If they rolled out Primalize on a large scale, their species could gain 32 billion new Great Dragons within six months. That would increase their total population twentyfold.
The potential growth was staggering. More importantly, Primalize created a low-cost pathway for mixed-blood dragons to become Great Dragons. Mixed-blood dragons would no longer serve as expendable fodder. They would become the cradle of future Great Dragons.
Great Dragons had low birth rates, but mixed-blood dragons didn’t! As long as the mixed-blood population continued to reproduce, the Great Dragon population would grow at a steady yet explosive rate.
With a contribution of that magnitude, forget making Han Wu a Dragon Emperor. They could have made him a Dragon God!