Just after Aditya killed the man named Ash in his dragon form, he was shocked hearing the Wyvern speaking to him. The Wyvern was speaking in a language that was foreign to others. But strangely Aditya was able to understand what they were saying. What he didnât know was after evolving his Bloodline to Heavenly Crimson Bloodline, Aditya had gained a few passive abilities. One of those abilities gave him the power to understand any lesser Dragonâs language. Another ability he got was authority over any lesser Dragon. Even if the Wyverns didnât want it, Aditya would still control them with a command.
âHow did you all fall for that weak menâs mind-controlling spells?â Aditya didnât understand how a low order was able to control 3 peak 3rd-orders and one beginner 3rd-order.
âMy king, that nasty human had a powerful artifact that gave him the power to control our minds. Though I tried to fight best and resist the mind control, in the end in front of the powerful artifact my efforts were futile.â The beginner 3rd-order Wyvern spoke while the other three Wyverns still kept their heads lowered as if afraid to even look at the Crimson Dragon in front of them.
âI see.â Saying that Adityaâs glowed in bright red light for a few seconds. When the light disappeared, Aditya returned to his human form with two red pairs of wings on his back.
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âYour Majestyâ The old man Zachary run towards Aditya when he landed at the entrance of the village. As soon as Aditya landed, he felt something has changed. The Majin villagers were no longer looking at him like an outsider. The hate in their eyes for Aditya was erased.
âYour Majesty, I donât know how I will ever thank you for saving our village and our kind.â Along with the old man Zachary, everyone even the small Majin children bowed their heads to Aditya and expressed their gratitude.
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âMy king, I have found the artifact that was used by that nasty human.â All the Majin children quickly hid behind the adults seeing a giant 10 meters big Wyvern flying towards them. Seeing the panicked and distressed look of the villagers, Aditya quickly cleared the misunderstandings.
âEveryone can relax. Before these 4 Wyverns were controlled by a human named Ash. I already have freed them from the mind-controlling spell. They wonât attack this valley anymore.â Hearing the words of the Aditya everyone sighed in relief and lowered their guards against the Wyverns.
Aditya took the small dark star-shaped object that had several big cracks all over its body. âThis thing looks like it might break at any moment.â
[Mind Controlling Star]
[Rank Decreased to low 1-star]
[Description]: â The Mind controlling star was forged by a skilled dwarf. This artifact used to be a peak 3-star artifact. After years of use, the artifact has lost the value and functions that it once had. This artifact rank now has fallen to the lowest tier. If this Artifact is kept being used, then soon the artifact will break apart. At its peak, the artifact had the power to mind control even a Peak 5th-order. Using this artifact to control four lesser dragons has left some damage to the artifactâs powers.
[Function 1]: â Just like the name of the artifact, this artifact gives the ability to control the mind of any mid-1st-orders or lower orders.]
âI donât know who is talented enough to make an artifact that could control even a Peak 5th-order. Something tells me that when this artifact was just forged it had the power, it was a peak 5-star artifact.â Looking at the dark star-shaped artifact that once was a 5-star artifact, Aditya wondered how this artifact ended up in that man named Ashâs hand.
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âDo you know the man who just ordered these Wyverns to attack the village?â Aditya asked Zachary.
âNO. Other than the bandits from whom we have to protect the tea fields, we donât have any enemies. If some outsiders approach our village, then we would just ask them to leave.â
âOld man, can you please ask someone to bring the dead body of the man named Ash.â Aditya felt Ash couldnât be an ordinary thug. Having an artifact powerful enough to control a beginner 3rd-order tells how powerful the mind-controlling artifact was. There is no way an ordinary bandit would get this powerful artifact in his hand, especially considering how low his powers were.
While Zachary was talking with others, Aditya turned his focus to the 4 Wyverns who are waiting for him, outside the village. âYou guys are still here? You guys donât want to go back to the wilderness.â
âMy King, we wished to serve you.â
âWhat?â Aditya for a moment couldnât believe what he just heard.
âWe wish to serve you, My king. Please allow us to accompany you on this journey. We promise we wonât get in your way and we will always stay loyal to you.â
What Aditya didnât know was for a lesser dragon, a dragon with a heavenly bloodline was like a deity or a God that every lesser Dragon worshipped. Now that finally, a dragon with a heavenly bloodline had appeared after thousands of years, the Wyverns desperately wanted to follow Aditya. Their instinct as a lesser dragon was screaming at them and telling them to follow Aditya. The 4 Wyverns wanted to follow the person whom they considered their King, their master, and their owner.
âWell having 3 peak second-order Wyverns and one beginner 3rd-order following me would give me an edge in this war. I would also have a 3rd-order being to rely on.â Aditya found no reason to reject the Wyverns will to follow him.
âVery well.â And like that Aditya obtained 4 powerful magical beasts as his followers.
âComing here wasnât a waste of time after all. I have gained some things in this journey that will help me greatly in the future.â
As Aditya was talking with the Wyverns, the village head came up to him.
âYour Majesty, we have bought back the corpse of that man.â
âThank you.â Both Aditya and Zachary were walking back to the village.
âOld man, tell me do you have anything precious hidden in our village? Something so valuable that it caused this man to attack your village.â Hearing Adityaâs words, the old man stopped walking as he realized something.
âSeeing your look, I am certain that youâre hiding something very precious in this village. I wonât ask what that precious item was, but know that a weak 1st-order having an artifact that is strong enough to control a beginner 3rd-order Wyvern isnât something that should be taken lightly. You should know what I am hinting right?â
The old man still canât digest the fact that their villageâs greatest secret was found out by an outsider. The value of that item is so huge that the attackers wouldnât mind killing the whole Majin village just to get their hands on the item. Aditya was warning Zachary. At this point, both of them were 90% sure that there will be another attack on the village. And this will continue until the people behind Ash gets their hand on the precious item hidden in the village.
The old man Zachary also realized that the power of the people who are behind their attack couldnât be underestimated. Today they have attacked using a beginner 3rd-order, tomorrow they might attack using a Peak 3rd-order. At that time, Aditya wonât be there to save their village.
âYour Majesty, do you have any solution to our problem?â
âYou can try changing the location of your village, that is shifting to another place where those people wonât able to find you. This is the only safest and most effective option I can currently think of. I know my words may sound cruel. You have called this place home for centuries. But to save your people safe, I think this is the only solution you have.â Currently, Aditya was facing a war. He cannot stay here all the time to look after this village. As for leaving the Wyverns to guard after the village, this thought never crossed his mind. Aditya has to think of his interest first. The 4 Wyverns would become a great power addition to the Istarin military. There was no way Aditya would leave the 4 Wyverns to guard a village that doesnât even come under his territory.
After some thinking, Zachary decided to trust the myth that has been passed down for generations. âYour Majesty, can you please come with me? I have something that I wish to show you.â Aditya nodded and followed the old man Zachary.
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In an underground chamber that was located right beneath Zacharyâs house, the Crimson Dragon and the village head were standing in front of a golden metal door. âWhat is this place?â
âThis underground chamber is by our my great great grandfather, that was about more than 300 years ago. Before my great great grandfather built this chamber, this place was used to store precious monster cores and other rare items. Your highness can think of this place as the treasury of our village.â Aditya nodded and curiously observed the high-level and complex runes that were drawn on the golden metal door. Even with his knowledge of runes, Aditya can barely understand anything. It was like a child trying to understand university-level mathematics.
âOld man, do you know who draw these runs on this door?â
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My apologies for the late update. I donât have Wi-Fi in my house due to some problems. I wrote this chapter on my mobile so there might some mistakes.
From tomorrow onwards, I will continue to upload the regular 2 chapters.