Although this deep sleep had improved Caesar's body size, it did not make his combat strength stronger. Putting aside the new ability he had obtained from the Black Dream, the fusion fire in Caesar's body had not been ignited, and the fission furnace had never been restored to its perfect state. The strengthening of his body in the ordinary sense could no longer bring him rapid growth.
However, this did not mean that the effect of this deep sleep was worse than before. This time, the adjustment had expanded the volume of the Black Dragon's body as a container. Although it did not increase the volume of water in the container, it allowed Caesar to deal with possible changes in the future in a more relaxed manner.
After the events that had happened during this period of time were sorted out, they were reported to Caesar one after another. He soon learned about the development of trade, the migration of people, the construction of the royal city, and the invasion of the Underdark.
But compared to these, the first thing that Caesar paid attention to was a group of people who had been sent to the royal court — the goblins.
A large group of goblins.
A large group of unusual goblins.
A long time ago, a large number of goblins had joined the Blackwing Clan. These guys were currently serving the Black Dragon Emperor in the arsenal. However, some of the goblins that Caesar saw this time were somewhat different from the dirty, ugly, thin, and weak ordinary goblins.
Although these goblins also had pointed ears, they looked more like dwarfs with pointed noses. These goblins did not stink. Most goblins were dirty and disgusting, and they emitted a rotting smell. Speaking of which, this was the first time that Caesar had seen goblins that did not stink.
The cleverness in these guys' eyes was far from what ordinary goblins could compare to. These characteristics made them very different. If they were mixed in with tens of thousands of ordinary goblins, it would not be a big deal. However, after being selected one by one by the Gnolls and gathered together, they looked like another group.
Caesar didn't know where these goblins came from, just like how he didn't know how a "genius" like Hogg could be born among the Gnolls. However, this didn't stop the Black Dragon Emperor from being interested in these goblins.
According to the statement of the Wild Boar in charge, these unusual goblins had a very strong learning ability. They were able to quickly master and master some of the first jobs in the Munitions Factory. In addition, these goblins also had an innate talent that the Wild Boar did not know how to describe. These goblins were very disobedient and always caused trouble in the Munitions Factory, causing all kinds of explosions by artificial means.
Unlike the ordinary goblins, these goblins with sharp noses and extraordinary talents actually started to do research on their own without anyone teaching them. Some of them were passionate about researching ways to create explosions, while others had their eyes on the most common item in the arsenal – steam. They secretly made various modifications to it.
These unusual actions were also the reason why they were singled out by the Jackalans and Boars.
Caesar looked at these pitiful goblins kneeling in front of him, trembling in fear. After he asked about the goblins in detail, he had an idea.
Unlike the research and development team in charge of magical power, these goblins with a talent for scientific exploration were very suitable to embark on another research path, a path that didn't rely on magic and purely followed the laws of matter.
The initiation of thermal weapons – gunpowder.
This was the first thing that came to Caesar's mind. Gunpowder could be said to be a must-have farming tool for any transmigrator. The materials came from a wide variety of sources, and the technical requirements were very low. It was extremely easy to make. As long as you knew the best ratio of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter, you could mass produce gunpowder.
However, the Eladians were not stupid. A long time ago, gunpowder had already existed in this world. However, the gunpowder in this world was made up of an extremely high amount of sulfur, some charcoal, mercury, adamantine, and other strange materials. Coupled with the support of magic, it was an arcanotech product. Caesar even felt that it was a deformed product that relied on magic to forcefully create its effect. It could not display the true effect of gunpowder at all.
In a world like Airadia's, thermal weapons couldn't completely replace cold weapons. However, once developed to a certain scale, it wouldn't be difficult to occupy a place, or even half of the world. And as a vast world where intelligent creatures had developed for thousands of years, the main reason why there was a blank space in this area was because of the proliferation of supernatural forces.
No one in Airadia knew that even without magic as a medium, pure gunpowder was still a very terrifying weapon. Yield was everything, and art was the explosion.
Black Dragon gave these unusual goblins a paradise where they could do whatever they wanted, allowing these noisy goblins to tinker with their favorite things. Of course, there was a price. If these fellows couldn't complete the task given by the Court, their fate was self-evident.
Logically speaking, this matter should have come to an end for the time being. However, that wasn't the case. In this process, Caesar couldn't wait to test out his newly acquired ability. In the Court, he released his own radiation.
Don't be nervous. The reward from Black Dream wasn't as simple as imagined.
There was no doubt that radiation was controllable. The so-called radiation was actually a general overview. After awakening, Caesar knew very well that he could release two different types of radiation: benign and malignant.
The goblins mutated very quickly. This was the first time the dark dragon knew that the effects of radiation could be so rapid. The long-nosed goblins' first reaction was to heat up. However, the high temperature that was enough to evaporate the water in their bodies was not enough to burn these goblins to death.
In this process, their sweat glands were sealed and passively shut down, causing them to be unable to perspire on their own.
Following that, under Caesar's observation, the goblins fell into a state of delirium. Their bodies rapidly shrank until they completely lost the ability to move. All of them fell to the ground and fell into a state of shock and unconsciousness.
The effects of radiation continued. The bodies of these goblins with sticky green skin were quickly dyed black in their sleep. Their skin also became rougher and thicker, dry and cracked.
They were unconscious for a whole month. During this time, these fellows didn't have any food or water. However, they still didn't lose their vital signs and completely die.
This phenomenon left the instigator of the incident dumbfounded. The goblins' reaction was far beyond Caesar's understanding of radiation. He thought that benign radiation was the elimination of danger, just like the clan leaders whose bodies had mutated. In reality, the two weren't the same thing. This wasn't radiation at all. Even if it was, it was a magically modified version of radiation.
After a month of deep sleep, the goblins lying on the ground finally showed new reactions. Their bodies began to glow and heat up, and they began to emit weak rays that shouldn't have appeared. With his newly acquired super senses and hunting intuition, Caesar could easily observe the subtle changes on these goblins.
After the goblins woke up, their fever and mental trance finally subsided. However, the radiation had left irreversible and permanent effects on their bodies. These originally green little fellows had all turned into black monsters, with a dark red mark on their bodies that looked like burns.
The appearance of this mark was not accidental. It could be found on every goblin. Although the position was different, the shape was exactly the same. It was like a burning flame or a blooming flower bud.
These dark-skinned goblins with dark red marks became Caesar's new subordinates. Their work was also different from the other clans. In order to distinguish these fellows from the ordinary goblins, Caesar named them: Red Lotus Goblins.
This name would also be kept as a prefix for the Black Dragon after he radiated to the other clans.