Chapter 230: Chapter 44: Giants and Giant Dragons

Just as Udi was working hard to improve his own strength and enjoying the spectacle, the envoy from the Crimson Nest, the adult Red Dragon Carolina, visited.

.... 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"You want to move me to participate in the war?" the Black Dragon repeated, the expression in its brown-yellow dragon eyes extremely indifferent.

Seeing the Black Dragon’s demeanor, Red Dragon Carolina sighed inwardly, realizing that this time there was a high probability she could not persuade the Black Dragon Lord to join the war.

"As far as I know, the Crimson Nest still has several Legendary Giant Dragons. Why not let them take action? Why invite me?" Udi questioned curiously.

"The tracks of those Lords have always been watched by strong individuals from the human side. Any movement will be detected, except for you, they are still unclear about your strength... Soon we will also let the Legendary Green Dragon ’Kleiver’ Lord take action against the Bronze Dragon Knight. As long as you suddenly attack, you can certainly kill that Dragon Knight."

Carolina explained.

Udi was somewhat enlightened.

So that’s how it is.

According to this logic, if he joined the war, under a surprise attack, indeed there was a good chance he could kill that Bronze Dragon Knight, but..... Udi was not truly a Legendary Giant Dragon.

With his current strength, launching a surprise attack on the Dragon Knight Dion Bier, who is considered a powerhouse among legends, might result in his own death.

In front of these old guys, who are hundreds to a few thousand years old, the twenty-year-old Udi is indeed just a small fry.

"I refuse." Udi responded lazily.

Carolina sighed, indeed that’s the case.

But she couldn’t force a Legendary Black Dragon.

Just as Carolina was about to leave, the Black Dragon Lord called out to her.

"Although I will not participate in the war in the short term, we can make a deal."

"What deal?" Carolina asked, puzzled.

"I can send the monster army from the Black Wing Nest to participate in the war." The Black Dragon Lord said with a grin.

"Monster army?" Carolina felt a little disappointed upon hearing this.

She thought it was something of significance, but just a monster army, given that the Crimson Nest’s territory contains tens of millions of monsters ranging from low-level to advanced, and master-level monsters, there’s plenty.

Even if nearly a million monsters were killed or wounded in this year of war, the war potential of the Crimson Nest remains enormous, constantly growing — many monster clans across the continent come voluntarily to pledge allegiance upon hearing the fame of the Mother of Deep Red, among them large monster clans with populations of tens of thousands, jackal wolfmen, giant demons, war lizardmen, etc.

Moreover, many low-level monsters reproduce at an exaggerated rate; if unrestricted, in two months, the Crimson Nest can once again muster a million-strong low-level monster army.

So, for the Crimson Nest, low-grade monsters are merely cannon fodder, the only limit being food.

At this moment, Carolina was secretly murmuring to herself that rather than sending a monster army, exchanging it for food would be more useful.

Udi saw Carolina’s disappointed expression but didn’t mind and had Sofia take her to see.

Half an hour later, seeing the elite strength of the Black Wing Nest monster army, Carolina’s attitude quickly changed.

"Lord, may I ask what you would like to trade for? Magic knowledge? Or various slaves?" Carolina inquired with slightly warmer enthusiasm.

Unable to persuade the Black Dragon Lord to participate in the war, but if she could lead back an elite monster army entirely of mid-level warriors, that would be a noteworthy achievement.

Currently, the Crimson Nest employs a merit system.

The more merit accumulated during the war, the more and better territory and population are allocated after winning the war, hence the Five-Colored Evil Dragons of the Crimson Nest are quite proactive.

A million-strong low-level monster army is not considered by the Crimson Nest, but a ten-thousand-strong mid-level monster army, that would be significant to the Crimson Nest.

Low-level, mid-level, advanced, master-level (top-level), each stage represents a leap in strength.

A large number of mid-level monsters on the battlefield can pose a significant threat to master-level powerhouses.

Legendary powerhouses are not inclined to engage in battles of life and death easily; they highly value their lives. This war, for them, is merely a reshuffle of interests, thus, whether it’s the legends of the Crimson Nest or those primarily based in the human camp, both sides have an implicit rule.

That is — Legendary powerhouses must not massacre army warriors on a large scale, legends can only duel with legends.

Once this rule is broken, then regardless of which side wins, it would only be a pyrrhic victory. Eventually, the followers and population won over would be dead, leaving only the leader alone; how would benefits be obtained?

It’s essentially two giant beasts fighting each other, the winning side can claim a large cake as a prize, but if the final prize is smashed to pieces, why would they continue fighting?

So, in such a situation, anything that can aid the war below the Legendary level is worth noting.

Seeing Carolina was tempted, the Black Dragon grinned and said,

"I don’t want any mage knowledge or slaves, I only want Dragon Beasts. Any species of Dragon Beast can be exchanged for a hundred elite mid-level monster warriors from the Black Wing Nest."

"Dragon Beast?" Carolina was slightly taken aback, then she came to her senses and asked again, receiving confirmation from the Black Dragon Lord.

Carolina couldn’t quite fathom the odd idea of the Black Dragon Lord, but trading a virtually useless Dragon Beast for a hundred mid-level monster warriors was certainly profitable, so she didn’t hesitate at all and nodded in agreement.