The two unlucky fellows who were responsible for burning the statue were a Battle Lizardman and a Goblin. Caesar didn't kill these two fellows together. Instead, he let them return smoothly, but asked Hogg to keep an eye on them.
Caesar kept an eye on the whole group of subordinates who escorted the statue away, so that they could maintain their previous lives. But in fact, there were squires watching them all the time.
After arranging all these chores, Caesar really couldn't take it anymore. There was nothing else that could stop the Black Dragon Overlord from falling into a deep slumber. This guy sealed the Emerald Palace, then piled all the gold and silver treasures in the treasury into a pile. He laid his head on top of it, his wings drooping, his limbs spread out, and snored. Just like that, he fell into a deep sleep.
This silly sleeping posture actually reflected the change in Caesar's mentality to a certain extent.
In the past, the little Black Dragon would always check the layout of the nest four or five times before he dared to sleep. And in his deep sleep, he would subconsciously curl his body into a ball and hide at the bottom of the nest. It was better to always stick to the wall of the nest, and it was easy to be awakened. That was a typical sign of insecurity.
But now, this guy could already stretch out his four legs and fall asleep as soon as he laid his head down.
Of course, Caesar's hibernation was different from that of other true dragons. Because of the autonomous control unit, black dragons could still maintain a certain degree of mental activity and five senses while in hibernation.
In other words, he would not be in a deep sleep like those True Dragons, who would only wake up after being stabbed in the face by adventurers. It was possible that as long as there was a slight movement, Caesar would be able to detect the abnormality and decide whether to fully wake up after making a judgment.
When the Black Dragon Lord fell into a deep sleep, the outside world was still developing in an unstoppable manner. Airadia was still operating, and did not change because of Caesar's sleep.
First of all, in the human world's northern countries, the Laiyin Kingdom was now stabilizing. Duke Lionheart and Brendel's family maintained a superficial peace. Although everyone knew that civil war would break out sooner or later, no one could determine how long the current peace would last.
The Shapeshifters used Brendel's name and tried their best to maintain the balance in the surging undercurrent, supporting the situation that could collapse at any moment.
The word 'peace' was the best news for the ordinary citizens, but it was not good news for the mercenaries who relied on war for a living. Now that there was war in Rhine, the mercenaries who had been lured into the northern countries by the high price had lost their jobs.
However, since they were already here, these people would not return without earning fame and fortune. Thus, they transformed into adventurers and set their sights on the wilderness surrounding the Northern Kingdoms.
Coincidentally, there was a rumor about hidden treasures in the Theron Gobi. Hence, for a long period of time, the addition of foreign mercenaries gave the adventurers a boost to the stability of the adventurers' forces. This gave rise to a new wave of exploration in the northern countries.
Their target was the Theron Desert, which was rumored to contain treasures. Of course, they also included the Wilderness, Elven Forest, and Blackwing's Nest, which were further away.
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On the other hand, the Chimera had already returned to the Elven Forest.
Speaking of which, Magus Hill could not believe that the strange-looking Black Dragon had actually let it go just like that. When the Chimera left the Wilderness and returned to Blackwing's Nest, it still felt like a dream.
The key to this illusion was that the Black Dragon Lord had not obtained any benefits from the Chimera.
Although there were many Pentashade Dragons who would not kill or even release creatures of opposing factions, it was inevitable that they would take advantage of them. Anything that fell into their hands would at least be skinned.
However, the Black Dragon did not do this at all. On the third day after Magus Hill's injuries had healed, the Black Dragon Lord actually let him go and let him go.
Although Magus Hill had heard of many abnormalities among the dragon species, he did not expect to meet one himself.
Of course, what Magus Hill didn't consider was that if he didn't kill it and make it into a stew, the amount of things that could be obtained from a chimera would probably be much less than that of a human adventurer. Caesar really didn't care about that.
After returning, Magus Hill immediately reported this matter to the leader of the Elven Forest, Casia Whisperwind. He reported everything that he had seen and heard in Blackwing's Nest, his estimation of the strength of Blackwing's Nest, and his judgment of the Black Dragon Lord's character to the Elven King.
In fact, he had gone to explore Blackwing's Nest under the guidance of the higher-ups. After all, with a powerful Pentashade Dragon as a neighbor, no faction could possibly remain indifferent. Although the Elven King said that he was living in seclusion and did not care about external matters, he still had to have a rough understanding of the situation of the factions around the Elven Forest.
However, in order to avoid any misunderstandings that might lead to chaos, Casia only sent a Chimera to explore, and not a complete combat team. This was because if the Chimera failed to infiltrate and was captured, the Elven King could say that it had nothing to do with the Elven Forest. However, if he sent a combat team, it would represent the will of the entire Elven Forest, and the implications would be completely different.
Although they were a kind race, their political structure and methods of doing things were no different from the rulers of the humans. Back then, the Elven King had also used such methods to investigate the newly born Green Capital and the Mother of Poison. It seemed that he had even sacrificed a few giant eagles for this.
The only thing worth mentioning was that the Chimera, Magus Hill, did not tell the Elven King about the Forest Fairy Luna. Although Casia Whisperwind seemed like a kind and wise elder to him, the Chimera did not know how the higher-ups viewed things, so he did not rashly tell the Elven King about this matter.
It should be known that a long time ago, in the eyes of the previous ruler of the Elven Forest and some elders, being associated with an evil dragon was actually no different from falling into evil. If Casia Whisperwind thought the same, once this matter was revealed, it would undoubtedly bring great pressure to the Elven race.
As a chimera created by the Moon Goddess Su Luo, the Chimera of the Good Faction was truly and completely a good person. Magus Hill was no exception. Although he did not have a good impression of the Black Dragon, Magus Hill sincerely treated the Elven Forest's descendants as his friends. He did not want to bring any trouble to the Elven race because of this matter.
Therefore, he went against his conscience and hid this matter from the Elven King, and did not mention this seemingly insignificant matter to Casia. Instead, he first looked for Luna's parents — Mr. Tiarope and Madam Prynne, and told them the matter in full detail, without any bias.
As for whether to report to the Elven King, or use other methods to deal with this matter, Magus Hill felt that it should be left to Luna's parents to decide.