[Growth—sometimes it only happens in an instant.]
In the past, Aelita never understood these words of admonition from the older generation, and even found them somewhat dismissive.
Given the nature of her Elf Race's lifespan, this so-called "instant" of growth could span thousands of years for her.
Until today, Aelita finally had an epiphany.
She watched Su Lin take out Dragon Food, mechanically repeating the task of feeding the Fire Dragon the Dragon Food.
In the first three seconds, the docile dragon that had just been small enough to perch on his shoulder grew to be even larger than an Iron Golem.
In the second three seconds, the Iron Golem-sized Fire Dragon passed through its infancy and adolescence, becoming a fully-fledged, young, Level 3 Dragon with developed wings.
By the time ten seconds had passed, Su Lin's Fire Dragon sat quietly in the open space, its massive body pushing everyone hundreds of meters away.
The little dragon that had just hatched was gone, replaced by a max-level Fire Dragon, sitting quietly on the ground, comparable to a mountain range.
A solemn and terrifying Dragon Might radiated without restraint, overwhelming everything and making some of the weaker Elf Soldiers gasp for breath.
At the cost of losing its childhood, Su Lin's Fire Dragon grew in just ten short seconds into a formidable beast that struck fear into the hearts of countless adventurers.
This Fire Dragon, without a childhood, possessed everything that countless dragons on Dragon Island yearned for.
From just hatching and needing careful nurturing to survive, to now being fully grown and having no natural enemies across the entire Aetheram Continent.
It only took ten seconds.
"Perfect... truly a perfect formidable beast."
Hilulele composed her chaotic emotions faster than Aelita and the others, walking up to the Fire Dragon and gesturing.
The Fire Dragon, which had just been shorter than her shin, now had a single toe taller than her.
Hilulele was envious.
After carefully examining the Fire Dragon, Hilulele looked at Su Lin with eyes full of longing.
"Su Lin, I can actually transform into a dragon too, so..."
"Can I eat Dragon Food?"
Hilulele wanted to grow taller!
— — —
Looking at the giant dragon, motionless and prostrate on the ground, making many patrolling Elf Soldiers' legs tremble.
Aelita sincerely exclaimed.
"The MC Dungeon has completely disregarded the laws of nature."
Not only did it disregard the natural laws of biological evolution, but it also showed great disrespect for wildlife protection laws.
Just a few minutes ago, it was a newly hatched, weak little dragon that evoked pity.
Now, in this short time, it had become a behemoth standing at the pinnacle of the Aetheram Continent.
Sitting on the ground, it felt as if it would crush the earth.
Leaping from its nascent stage to its full form, this giant dragon had no childhood, or rather, its childhood lasted only a few short seconds.
In some sense, how could this not be a tragedy?
The existence of the MC Dungeon made Aelita feel a bit of what Tashiniya and the others felt.
The same reckless behavior, the same unreasonableness... Although this was a good thing, being able to instantly pass through the giant dragon's long cultivation period was an immense stroke of luck.
But Aelita really couldn't get excited.
The Dungeon was too outrageous and a bit of a worldview-shatterer... However, she had to admit that this Level 5 Fire Dragon was indeed fierce, and its Dragon Might probably already proved that it was an ultimate powerhouse even on the Aetheram Continent.
Even considering subsequent armor and equipment, and the inherent absurdity of the MC Dungeon itself.
This dragon might be much stronger than the dragon species in the Celestial Realm.
In Aelita's opinion, it could completely be sent to Dragon Island to spark an Aetheram Continent version of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, allowing Dragon Island to undergo a dynastic change.
The more she looked, the more she wanted to raise her own dragon; this was the Aetheram Continent's version of a nuclear weapon!
"Su Lin, you haven't given it a name yet, have you?"
Sitting on the grass with her knees hugged, Aelita looked at Su Lin curiously.
"It's completely mature now, you can't keep calling it 'Giant Dragon' forever, can you?"
"Don't worry, I've already thought of it."
Su Lin smiled confidently, pulled out a naming tag, and threw it at the giant dragon.
"From now on, you shall be called Bugatti Veyron!"
"...'Veyron' sounds quite imposing, but what does 'Bugatti' mean?"
Su Lin did not answer Aelita, but instead took out a pile of pre-prepared tools.
He first bound the Bugatti Veyron with the Dragon Summoning Fire Crystal, then casually put it away with the Dragon Roar Horn.
The castle backyard was once again empty.
This was everyone's first time seeing the formal use of the Dragon Roar Horn, and it had to be said, it was a truly convenient item.
Although the Aetheram Continent also had similar beast-summoning scrolls, they were not only expensive, but high-level magical beasts could not be contained by them.
Not to mention powerful existences like giant dragons.
"It's a pity it can only contain giant dragons..."
Aelita shook her head with some regret, but on second thought, if the Dragon Roar Horn could contain the giant dragons of the Aetheram Continent.
It would also be a powerful means of kidnapping.
She glanced at the backyard; although it was huge, the giant dragon's growth still crushed a large section of the fence.
"The backyard still needs to be expanded."
Su Lin looked at Lop and instructed:
"Have the Elves expand my backyard three times its current size. Additionally, find another area outside Adventure Town to develop as a territory for the giant dragons to inhabit in the future."
"Yes."
Lop's efficiency was commendable; he immediately summoned soldiers to begin filling the gaps.
However, watching the soldiers rummaging through boxes for corresponding materials, Su Lin suddenly remembered another very important machine.
"Notify the research institute to quickly develop an item sorter, so that in the future, so many resources won't be piled up in a messy heap."
Saying this, Su Lin synthesized another piece of paper with scribbles and handed it to Lop.
It was in the style of the Sky-Based Dragon Slayer Cannon.
Apart from the name [Item Sorter], everything else was omitted.
Sighing, Lop was somewhat used to it.
This boss was only good at making demands.
The good news was that the technical difficulty was not high; combining it with the MC Dungeon's characteristics recently deduced by the researchers, it wouldn't be very difficult.
"Automatically sort items?"
Aelita pondered thoughtfully.
"Actually, I have a better idea, it just requires abandoning a little bit of morality..."
"Couldn't we use slave contracts to control some people, bring them in, and have them handle the fully automatic sorting work?"
Indeed... just as Su Lin expected.
Aelita's suggestion, as always, carried the flavor of the triangular trade... After taking everyone to the wilderness to test the Bugatti Veyron's strength and concluding that no one here was its match in a one-on-one fight.
Hilulele and the others immediately sent all the elite warriors who had participated in the dragon-slaying work to search for underground dragon lairs.
With Dragon Food, it could be said that as long as a dragon egg was obtained, a luxurious mount like the Bugatti Veyron, capable of both offense and defense, could be quickly created.
Such a matter absolutely could not be delayed; the Strategy and search for other BOSSes could be put aside, but dragon eggs had to be acquired as soon as possible.
Su Lin also instructed them to look out for Electric Dragon and Ice Dragon eggs; he needed to quickly gather three types of giant dragons to prepare for Dragon Steel equipment.
After arranging some exploration work for the first three levels, Su Lin took Hilulele and the others back to the Elven Kingdom.
He had been cooped up in the MC Dungeon for too long, and now that he had the dragon, he could go out and clear his head.
Besides, searching for underground dragon lairs was inherently a tedious task, especially with the specific requirement for female dragons.
It was unlikely to yield any results anytime soon.
It was better to return to the Aetheram Continent first to deal with external matters.
Su Lin's statement about personally contacting Tashiniya and the others was not a joke.
In his opinion, Tashiniya and the others' value was not only in the forces and the Celestial Realm behind them; these eccentric and abstract individuals were also very suitable for the MC Dungeon.
After all, the essence of the MC Dungeon was—the more abstract, the more powerful!
Imagination was the foundation of the MC Dungeon's rapid development.
Su Lin was very curious about what kind of sparks Tashiniya and her group, with their completely abnormal thought processes and unique imaginations, could create in the MC Dungeon.
However, for now, Su Lin intended to first experiment with the magic he had recently learned.
His Mage level had increased significantly, and with the generous teachings of the Council of Sages elders, Su Lin could now be considered a small magical encyclopedia.
Unfortunately, the MC Dungeon was not very friendly to magic, so he couldn't experiment much there.
His burning heart of a Mage had been suppressed for a long time.
To put it simply... his hands were itching, and he wanted to indulge.
Meanwhile, upon her return, Hilulele immediately sent a message to Veronika, inviting her to the Royal Palace for a chat.
Veronika, who had been waiting for so many days, even to the point of numbness, rushed to the Royal Palace with Meluti as soon as she received Hilulele's message.
Seeing Hilulele after a long time, Veronika's brows were filled with joy.
But before Veronika had a chance to catch up, Hilulele, seated on the throne, spoke with a serious expression.
"Veronika, do you want the Kingdom of Lucania to take flight?"
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