Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 485 - 039: The Power of Destiny (Third Update)
Having eradicated those Frost Giants, it seemed they also formed a deep-seated enmity with the King of Frost Giants, and later, a series of conflicts erupted during the war at the Beastman Royal Court in the core region.
The exact reason for all this, Austin didn’t know, nor did he care to investigate.
Anyway, with the King of Frost Giants, Laufey, already dead, there’s no point in delving into these matters.
The human traveling merchants or envoys’ relics found among the Frost Giant tribe led Austin to speculate that traces of humans might have once been active on the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
Amidst the vast expanse of glaciers, there might exist a trade route crossing the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
This presents an opportunity to engage with the Central Earth World.
Moreover, some special ice attribute resources produced on the Dolan Glacier Plateau were quite beneficial for the Dragon Nest Tribe’s captured Frost Giants and those few foolish White Dragons.
Thus, the decision was made to explore and develop the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
However, due to the harsh climate, the development of the Dolan Glacier Plateau proceeded very slowly, and compared to the Dragon Nest Tribe’s expansion in other areas, the progress wasn’t significant.
But even so, after several years of accumulation, considerable achievements were made.
At least the map of the glacier region spanning several dozen kilometers deep into the plateau was surveyed.
It was during the continuous exploration that they luckily saved Princess Sarah and others who were at the verge of collapse, bringing them here.
"To have courageously crossed through that perilous region, Sarah Plantis, your bravery and resilience are admirable, but I don’t believe you ventured into that dangerous place out of boredom, only to traverse the entire Dolan Glacier Plateau."
Feeling that gaze as deep as the starry sky, Princess Sarah felt a chill down her spine.
Under such a vast and awe-inspiring presence, it felt like facing the entire sky’s pressure, bringing immense shock to her soul.
"Your, Your Highness..."
Cold sweat dripped continuously,
At that moment, Sarah felt as if space and earth shattered, her awareness seemingly plunged into an endless abyss of darkness, everything devoured by the void.
Although Austin remained motionless on the throne, Sarah felt as if the world was collapsing, an invisible and formless terrifying impact obliterating the realms.
A terrible force threatened to tear her entire being apart!
"No, I can’t die like this! The kingdom has not yet been saved; Ireland still needs me!"
As she was about to fall into the darkest abyss, an intensely strong thought arose in her mind, pulling her back to the world like the light emitted from a Holy Hall.
The darkness receded, and the magnificent Golden Hall in front reappeared in sight.
Pant, pant, pant...
Princess Sarah gasped for breath, drenched in sweat all over, her back almost soaked in cold sweat, feeling as if all her strength had been drained.
On the Golden Throne, Austin watched everything unfold with a seemingly puzzled gaze.
Such a powerful obsession...
If, at that moment, this woman hadn’t resisted and regained consciousness, pulling herself out of the dark abyss, everything about her would have been consumed by the void dream created by Austin, becoming a memory repository for Austin to peruse at will.
This wasn’t something Austin did intentionally.
It was similar to the nameless primordial Evil Gods in some Western fantasy novels from Austin’s previous life, who would inevitably react if their true name was spoken.
Over the past few years, Austin hadn’t relaxed in improving his skills.
The secret technique of Void Dream Creation, through continuous improvement, had achieved an extremely deep level, thereby awakening the complete Dream Origin Law.
Anyone standing before Austin, if overwhelmed by fear, would involuntarily be drawn by the dream law, like a nightmare dragging one’s consciousness into an abyss of darkness, drowning in endless nightmares.
Being able to escape such a subconscious nightmare power with sheer will made Austin take more interest in this woman.
"I beg Your Highness’ pardon; it was my negligence before your throne," Princess Sarah said, suppressing the fear in her heart, taking quite a while to calm her mind.
Austin remained noncommittal.
After some contemplation, Princess Sarah ultimately refrained from holding anything back, narrating the truth of everything calmly and thoroughly.
From the tense situation in the Central Earth World to the skirmishes among various Duchies, the outbreak of wars, the growing power of the Vatican, secret manipulations to incite wars, and various undercurrents surging.
Outside the Central Earth border, elves, dwarves, beastmen, and other races began amassing troops at the border, frequently igniting conflicts.
Within, the forces of Hell Demons seemed to linger in the shadows, with frequent unrest in vast rural areas.
The tense situation of the Central Earth World became extremely dire, and even the Ireland Kingdom, where Princess Sarah came from, faced significant impacts, with domestic uprisings beginning to emerge, hinting at a stormy and precarious scene.
In this context, Sarah’s teacher, the most top-tier astrologer on the Seta Continent, pointed out the path of survival with the last ounces of his life.
This was the reason she ventured into the Dolan Glacier Plateau.
"Chaos..."
Listening to Princess Sarah’s account, Austin fell silent.
Long before this, based on intelligence gathered by the Beastman intelligence department from the outskirts of the Kawa Great Forest, Austin had sensed an undercurrent of crisis lurking in the Central Earth World.
But now it seems, the situation is much worse.
Or rather, the entire Seta Continent is on the verge of facing a terrifying upheaval.
This might be an opportunity.
Chaos doesn’t scare Austin.
Once chaos erupts, it could be a chance for the Dragon Nest Tribe to rise.
The expansion of the Dragon Nest Tribe and the impending turmoil in the Central Earth World are not unrelated; the attention of those major figures might drift away from the Kawa Great Forest.
However, compared to the upcoming chaos in the Central Earth World, Austin was more interested in something else.
Astrology!
This ability to foresee fate is an extremely rare mysterious power across the continent.
If, in the scientifically materialistic world of his previous life, astrology were merely a tiresome deception, in this world where magical power manifests, such a power to foresee fate evidently exists.
Austin indeed had a keen interest in such mysterious and unfathomable powers concerning destiny.
If the world he once traversed was a realm within a novel, then would the fate that astrology reveals be akin to the author’s outline before writing the novel?
However, Austin didn’t show much eagerness.
Bargaining is necessary even when buying something.
Moreover, although staying within the Dragon’s Nest was somewhat tedious these years, he wasn’t inclined toward making a move to the Central Earth World at the moment.
Austin’s eyes remained unshaken as deep wells, and he looked calmly at Princess Sarah, saying:
"Oh, and what does that have to do with me?"
With a thud,
Princess Sarah’s heart sank in the great hall.
The worst-case scenario had emerged.
