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#391 - The art of naming

Next, naturally, is to find the young dragon.

Walking along the lake shore, they arrived at a shallow beach.

"The cold tide ceaselessly beats against the shore, the sound of water booming in the darkness, a faint stench of decay mixed in the cold, desolate air."

On the dark green lake surface, there seemed to be a point of light moving towards them.

The distant light gradually approached, revealing itself to be a small boat with a white lantern hanging from it.

The boatman stood at the bow, his entire body shrouded in a gray cloak, his face obscured, gently waving to them, as if saying, 'Come aboard.'

[Board the Boat]

[Leave]

Mu Jinxia asked doubtfully, "Who is this boatman? He feels so mysterious. But he should be able to take us to places we couldn't reach before."

As soon as the team boarded the boat, the boatman under the gray cloak silently wielded the oars and steered away from the shore.

Instead of drawing a boat, the game uses a cursor that slowly moves across the map, allowing players to imagine the scene of the small boat sailing on the lake.

"Oh, interesting."

Mu Jinxia felt very novel and suddenly showed a surprised expression: (⊙o⊙)

"Wow... is that a dragon's skull?"

A patch of mist in the lake cleared, revealing the skull of an ancient dragon, as huge as an island.

Clicking on the event point, a light suddenly appeared, the background turned pure white, and a strange, ethereal BGM sounded, like dew dripping from bamboo leaves in a deep mountain valley, or like the misty and dreamy clouds in the sky after rain.

A voice echoed in her mind: "Humans, why have you come here?

Is it not enough that you have taken away the freedom of the living, that you even wish to defile me in death?"

[We have no such intention]

[That is precisely our intention]

Mu Jinxia guessed, "Could it be the remaining will of the dragon communicating with us? We're here to defeat the Demon General!"

"...

I was born into this world in the primordial era, but was later sealed within this tower by the human emperor, forced to be his guardian for eternity.

I wish to break free from the seal, to reincarnate myself, to be reborn in a newborn egg.

But after reincarnation, I must have a true name. A dragon must have a true name to truly master wisdom.

Without a true name, it is not a true birth.

Humans, I sense the magical power flowing within you. Through your hands, grant me a new name.

After I am reborn, I will help you defeat the Demon General."

The white light dissipated, and the dragon's skull fell silent completely.

Learned the Art of Naming!

Mu Jinxia translated the ancient dragon's flowery speech into simple, easy-to-understand language, "In other words, this dragon now wants to be reborn into an egg, and a necessary step is to give it a name, just like a car must have a license plate before it can be driven on the road. Speaking of which, what name should we give it then?"

"Wangcai! Fugui! Dahhuang!"

"Are you naming your own local dog?"

"Dragon Aotian!"

"Wings of Pitch Black!"

"Kanna!"

The viewers discussed with great enthusiasm.

Fighting all the way against the pursuing Nightspawn, they arrived at the ancient dragon's spine.

The tail section of the spine led to the lake island. They had used the dragon's tail bridge when escaping from the Demon General before. The middle section of the dragon's spine curved upwards, and climbing from here would lead to the upper level. Only this area remained unexplored.

A comic cutscene was triggered.

The archway seemed to lead to a chapel, but it was long abandoned. The statues of gods were dilapidated, making it impossible to discern their original appearance. The wooden benches had also decayed into piles of rotten wood, from which clumps of luminous mushrooms grew.

A group of goblins were rummaging around, searching for something. Several goblins worked together to overturn a stone statue and examine its base; some goblins aimlessly poked at the walls of the chapel with spears, as if trying to poke holes in the walls to see if there were any hidden secret rooms; others crushed luminous mushrooms and pried open rotten wooden planks, searching for anything they deemed suspicious.

In the middle of the chapel, there was a Stone Goblin who seemed to be the commander.

[Eavesdrop on what the goblins are saying]

[Die, you demons and monsters!]

Choosing to eavesdrop on the goblins' conversation, the Stone Goblin shouted, "The dragon egg should be nearby! All of you be careful and don't miss any corner! This is the General's expectation!"

Mu Jinxia affirmed, "The dragon egg is here!"

Launch a surprise attack!

Although there were many goblins on the other side, the surprise attack gave them a round of first-mover advantage, and they easily cleaned them up.

"After careful investigation, you discovered a tiny crack on the wall behind the statue. With a forceful smash, the wall crumbled, revealing a downward slope."

Mu Jinxia's mood was stirred up, full of anticipation. Were they finally going to find the dragon egg?

"You followed the slope down and arrived in a cave."

A close-up of the screen appeared: Above the silent, dark cave hung jagged stone pillars, the ground seemed to be soft sand, and several semi-human-sized oval objects were scattered about.

Almost all of the spheres were broken, and their colors had faded.

These should be the dragon eggs.

Among the pile of broken dragon eggs, only one, although with a few cracks on its surface, still maintained its complete appearance, and a faint seven-colored glow was constantly leaking from the cracks, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Like the brilliant and beautiful aurora in the night sky, it radiated the light of life.

"You walk towards the glowing sphere. The sound of life's pulse emanates from within..."

[Touch the sphere]

[Leave]

"You couldn't help but reach out to touch the sphere..."

Suddenly, a huge "whoosh" of airflow sounded, and a dazzling white light bloomed, centered on the dragon egg, and the screen shook violently!

"At the moment of touching, the sphere suddenly vibrated, and undifferentiated chaotic power overflowed from the cracks!"

The dragon egg has appeared!

The white light dissipated, revealing a cracked dragon egg, gushing with streamers and hurricanes, and an exciting battle BGM sounded.

The dragon egg curiously gazes at you!

"Eh, why did it enter the battle scene?" Mu Jinxia was stunned for a moment when she heard the familiar battle BGM, then reacted, "Oh, oh, we should use the 'Art of Naming' skill on it."

"I have a bold idea... Since it's a battle scene, then the dragon egg can also be attacked, right?"

"I'm also very curious, if the dragon egg is blown up, how will they攻略 the Demon General without the dragon's help? Will the plot be stuck?"

"This dragon egg is a plot monster, it definitely can't be killed, otherwise how would the game continue."

"Wishful thinking."

Mu Jinxia found the Art of Naming from Meixia's skill bar, chose to use it on the dragon egg, and then had Paris and Nilu choose defense.

"You direct words towards the being within the dragon egg, bestowing upon it a human name..."

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