Many monsters also came because of their reputation and joined the forces belonging to White Crystal City.
Meanwhile, Mofana and Emi also began to fall into slumber, preparing to break through to the amethyst rank before the Three Dragons woke up.
Fenni continued to govern the City-state, Medusa expanded her personal maid team, and Liya and Gelina worked hard to improve themselves.
Anna was appointed as the head of the Logistics Department by Fenni, with all food-related supplies being handled by her.
The deputy head was a dwarf named Iron Beard. His main job was to lead some dwarves in forging weapons and equipment and engraving runes.
Everything was progressing in a good direction, and White Crystal City was thriving.
In the blink of an eye, spring, summer, autumn, and winter passed; the four seasons cycled, and time flowed forward unceasingly.
Fifty-three years later, the pitch-black beast among the three gargantuan creatures opened its eyes.
This time, he didn't show off or roar. Instead, he slowly stood up and sat back on his haunches next to the other the two dragons.
At this time, Gris's body length reached about 150 meters, his wingspan reached over 210 meters, and he was about 40 meters tall.
This time, the improvement brought by his slumber was undoubtedly massive, which also gave him more confidence.
Although it was strange why he would awaken toxin immunity and abilities related to venom, Gris didn't think too much about it.
After all, after drinking so much "wine" as a guinea pig before, Gris had also awakened a high poison element resistance during that slumber.
So, he simply attributed the abilities awakened this time to Jona Velli's "credit."
He sat quietly like that for ten days, and the Dependents of White Crystal City did not dare to disturb him.
When another dawn arrived, Gris let out a long, slow sigh.
"Sigh—has this day finally come?"
Gris looked at the two dragons, his eyes clearly showing reluctance, but he soon became resolute again.
"Older Sister, Second Sister, I still have grudges that haven't been settled, so I cannot, and dare not, ignore them! Until now, my mother's wailing before her death still echoes in my mind, and my elder brothers' and sisters' desperate cries still linger and won't go away."
"Older Sister, forgive me. If I can still live, I will definitely come back. I will come back to apologize to you. No matter what kind of punishment you give me, I will have no complaints."
During these ten days, Gris had been talking to himself like this, his tone clearly carrying reluctance.
Finally, Gris looked up in the direction of White Crystal City. After staring intently for a long time, he slowly stood up.
"Farewell..."
With that, Gris turned his head and extended his dragon head to press against Jona Velli's white dragon head. Their dragon horns clinked gently, and after rubbing them a few times, he did the same to Friel.
This was a common way for dragons to express reluctance to part.
Having done this, Gris took the initiative to pluck two dragon scales from his head and used his power to corrode them, leaving furrowed marks on them.
However, he didn't press them onto their foreheads; he only placed them in their claws. If he had pressed them on, it would have left a mark unique to him.
Then, he lowered his head and rubbed his nose against their shoulders, letting out a low whimper like an underground current—this was the sign of a Black Dragon acknowledging a "Bloodline Bond."
The black scales would allow both parties to sense each other's life or death status. Gris had implanted his last words inside; if he died, Jona Velli would receive them as long as she injected magic power or used spiritual sense to investigate.
Taking one last lingering look at the two dragons, Gris spread his wings.
After circling in the air for a while, he exhaled a small cloud of shadow miasma.
Gris condensed a black mist vortex above the two dragons' heads.
This kind of vortex could last for several days without dissipating. It was both a protection and a signal of "wait for my return."
This was the unique way Black Dragons expressed themselves when parting from friends or important people.
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