206: Chapter 206 The Dragon Emperor Shows Goodwill? Sending Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow

On the Black Wind Valley square, the waves of the Dragon Race's kneeling and bowing had not yet subsided.

The server-wide announcement still hung in the air.

[Lin Zhe has officially become the Honorary Co-Lord of the Dragon Domain!]

The world channel was scrolling at lightning speed.

But on the Dragon Race's side, there was movement once again.

Ao Ningshuang did not tell the crowd to rise.

She turned to look at Chi Lie, her voice cold and clear.

“Go to the treasury.”

Chi Lie was startled and immediately lowered his head. “What does Your Majesty wish to retrieve?”

Ao Ningshuang's silver eyes swept across the field as she spoke slowly.

“The Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow.”

Boom!

As soon as these four words were uttered, the Dragon Race Elders kneeling on the ground all jerked their heads up.

The Great Elder's breath even hitched.

“Your Majesty, that is the supreme inherited treasure of the Dragon Race!”

“In tens of thousands of years, only this single portion has condensed!”

“Successive Dragon Emperors have never dared to use it...”

Ao Ningshuang gave him a cold look.

“Lin Zhe saved the Dragon Domain.”

“He is worthy of it.”

With one sentence, she directly silenced all voices.

The Great Elder's lips moved, and finally, he kowtowed heavily.

“This old one understands.”

Chi Lie dared not hesitate any longer and immediately led the Silver Dragon Guard toward the direction of Wanlong City.

The players' eyes lit up as they watched.

“Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow? Sounds badass just from the name!”

“Only one portion in ten thousand years? Isn't this their ultimate trump card treasure?”

“Ao Ningshuang is being truly generous this time!”

Not long after, a heavy dragon roar echoed in the sky.

Eight silver dragons pulled a Red-Gold Treasure Carriage, flying from the direction of Wanlong City.

In the center of the carriage hung a transparent Dragon Crystal Jade Box.

Inside the jade box, a drop of golden-red liquid floated quietly.

Though it was only the size of a thumb, it seemed to contain an entire Primordial Dragon Vein.

The moment it appeared, the dragon qi over the entire Black Wind Valley began to boil.

The hatchling dragons kneeling on the ground all let out milky dragon cries.

Many old dragons were even trembling all over.

The Great Elder's voice went hoarse.

“The Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow can purify dragon veins, cleanse rules, and help a ruler strengthen their foundation of authority.”

“In the entire Dragon Race, there is only this one portion.”

Ao Ningshuang stepped forward personally, lifting the jade box with both hands and walking to Lin Zhe.

She had always been cold and proud.

But at this moment, she lowered her head.

“Lin Zhe.”

“This is the most precious thing of the Dragon Race.”

“Today, I give it to you.”

“It is not a trade.”

“It is the Dragon Race thanking you, and it is also me thanking you.”

The square instantly fell silent.

All players held their breath.

Lin Zhe looked at her, his expression remaining calm.

After a moment, he reached out and took the jade box.

Buzz—

As soon as the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow touched his hand, a circle of golden-red dragon patterns instantly climbed up from Lin Zhe's palm.

A system prompt rang in his mind.

[Ding! Detected Dragon Race Supreme Treasure: Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow!]

[Effect: Purifies the Power of Rules, strengthens the Dragon Domain authority foundation!]

[Absorb?]

Lin Zhe said indifferently, “Absorb.”

The next second.

Boom!

The jade box opened.

That drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Marrow turned into a streak of golden-red light and merged into Lin Zhe's body.

Pale gold Power of Rules and red-gold dragon qi instantly intertwined.

There was no explosion or exaggerated movement around Lin Zhe.

Only a steadier, thicker rule fluctuation that felt more like the foundation of the Dragon Domain slowly spread outward.

Watching this scene, the light deep within Ao Ningshuang's silver eyes completely softened.

The system prompts followed immediately.

[Ding! Host's Power of Rules has been purified!]

[Ding! Dragon Domain authority foundation strengthened!]

Lin Zhe was in no hurry to check his panel.

He looked up at the Dragon Race kneeling in the square.

“Since I have accepted your things.”

“Then I shall give the Dragon Race a small return gift.”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the dragons looked up simultaneously.

The players also instantly perked up.

“It's coming!”

“Big boss Lin Zhe is about to hand out benefits!”

Lin Zhe raised his hand.

A pale gold tide of rule light surged out, directly covering the entire Black Wind Valley and following the rule meridians of the Dragon Domain to spread toward Wanlong City, Dragon Mountain, the Hatchling Nursery, and the residences of various branches.

[Dragon Domain Announcement: Lin Zhe, using his authority as Honorary Co-Lord of the Dragon Domain, has added a regional buff to all loyal members of the Dragon Race orthodoxy!]

[Dragon Race members' cultivation speed +5% extra!]

[Dragon Race newborn hatchlings' innate talent +3% extra!]

[This effect stacks with existing buffs!]

The announcement fell.

The entire Dragon Domain exploded.

Previously, Lin Zhe had already given +10% cultivation speed and +5% hatchling talent.

Now he added more!

Total cultivation speed increase: 15%.

Total hatchling talent increase: 8%.

What kind of concept was this?

An old dragon suddenly circulated his Dragon Power; his body jolted, and his eyes instantly turned red.

“It's faster!”

“My Dragon Power circulation is faster again!”

In the Hatchling Nursery, the dragon patterns on a newly hatched little dragon lit up. Originally just at the Common level, its aura actually forced its way up a notch.

The dragon priest taking care of the hatchlings knelt on the spot, his voice trembling.

“Elite level!”

“This batch of hatchlings has the hope of reaching at least the Elite level!”

“It's more than twice as strong as before!”

Inside and outside Wanlong City, countless dragons were ecstatic.

“Cultivation speed increased by fifteen percent!”

“Hatchling talent increased by eight percent!”

“No, it's a permanent foundation! This is a permanent foundation!”

What did the Dragon Race value most?

Not temporary equipment.

Not a mine.

It was bloodline, hatchlings, and the future!

This move by Lin Zhe was equivalent to forcibly raising the entire future of the Dragon Race by a level.

The Great Elder knelt on the ground, old tears rolling down on the spot.

He had previously been the most stubborn of the old-school Dragon Race.

At the beginning, he even felt that Lin Zhe was an outsider and shouldn't interfere with the Dragon Domain.

But now, he was crying until his voice was hoarse.

“This old one was wrong!”

“This old one was muddled!”

“For the Dragon Race to meet Sir is a stroke of luck that comes once in ten thousand years!”

“From now on, if anyone dares to show even half a word of disrespect to Sir, I will be the first to tear them apart!”

Several other old elders also kowtowed along with him.

“Willing to die for the Co-Lord!”

“Willing to die for the Co-Lord!”

Lin Zhe's expression was calm, but he did not lower his hand.

He spoke again.

“Furthermore.”

“The Dragon Domain training grounds will no longer be open only to the Silver Dragon Guard, the elders' personal disciples, and the Vanguard Army.”

“From this day forth, all Dragon Race commoners may enter for free for three days every month.”

“Hatchlings and injured old dragons shall have priority.”

Boom!

With this, the Dragon Race commoners went completely crazy.

The Dragon Crystal Training Ground used to be a core resource.

Ordinary dragons wanting to enter?

Don't even think about it.

But now, it was free.

Three days a month.

And priority for hatchlings and old dragons.

An old dragon with a broken horn knelt on the ground, shaking so much he could hardly speak.

“I... I can also enter the training ground?”

“Even a crippled and injured old dragon like me can go in?”

The young dragon beside him was so excited his face was flushed red.

“Dad! Did you hear that? You can repair your old injuries!”

More Dragon Race commoners knelt down crying.

“Long live the Co-Lord!”

“Long live Sir Lin Zhe!”

“The Dragon Race will never forget for all eternity!”

The players watched, their scalps tingling.

“This time, the Dragon Race is truly being handled perfectly!”

“Cultivation speed, hatchling talent, commoner training grounds—these are all the lifeblood of the Dragon Race!”

“Big boss Lin Zhe isn't just acting as a Co-Lord; he's basically become the Dragon Race's biological father!”

Ao Ningshuang stood by Lin Zhe's side, watching the entire race's fanatical kneeling and worship; the cold elegance in her eyes had completely turned into heat.

She took a deep breath and suddenly spoke solemnly in front of all the dragons.

“Lin Zhe.”

“What the Dragon Race has given you is far from enough.”

“In the future, everything of mine and everything of the Dragon Domain will be at your disposal.”

The system prompt sounded in Lin Zhe's mind.

[Ding! Detected top-tier female NPC Dragon Empress Ao Ningshuang's favorability has increased to 100!]

[Ding! The fourth bond trigger progress has increased significantly!]

[Current progress: 99%!]

Lin Zhe's eyes moved slightly.

Ao Ningshuang also seemed to have sensed something, and the tips of her ears were stained with a very faint red.

But she did not retreat.

She only stood a bit closer.

In the square, the dragons were still shouting.

“Greetings to the Co-Lord!”

“Long live the Co-Lord!”

“The Dragon Race will be loyal for all eternity!”

Pale gold rule brilliance enveloped the entire Dragon Domain.

And that bond light pattern belonging to Ao Ningshuang had already brightened to the point of being only one final line away.