Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire
Chapter 458 - 277: Ark Stowaway, Sea Emperor Dragon

Chapter 458: Chapter 277: Ark Stowaway, Sea Emperor Dragon

"Who else?"

After answering the last question, Noah looked towards the mages in deep thought in the courtyard and shouted with overwhelming presence, yet no one responded to him as all the mages were caught in a brainstorming session.

Noah’s answers were not direct solutions; instead, he guided the others to think, providing a problem-solving approach. To reach a conclusion, they still had to rely on their intellect for practical verification.

Of course, the crucial point was that the questions these people asked did not exceed the range that Noah could answer. Up to now, Noah had consumed dozens of Golden Wisdom Fruits.

Although the effect of the fruits was diminishing for Noah incrementally, the accumulated result had already established an unshakeable, unsurpassable, and awe-inspiring image in the minds of his mages.

However, Noah’s great wisdom was only relative to the mages; he had not reached omniscience. Many things in this world still puzzled Noah, remaining undecipherable.

The Savior Ark was such a creation, containing many technologies that Noah could not reverse-engineer just through observation.

The reason Noah could answer the mages’ questions now was simply because he had seen, thoroughly, every observable structure and area on the Ark.

These people only asked questions that he had already pondered and even had answers for, so answering them came easily.

Replicating the Ark was a goal so daunting that merely proposing it made one feel despair. Forget about replicating; even mimicking a rudimentary version made one feel powerless.

In contrast, constructing a standard version of a Floating City seemed relatively simple and feasible.

"Alas, too weak!"

Noah sighed in solitude, expressing a sense of loneliness as no response came for a while.

However, this is the most common thing in the academic field. A thousand mediocre researchers are not worth one single extraordinary genius.

Of course, every mage who could appear before Noah was considered a rare genius among the common understanding. However, when geniuses gather together, they appear ordinary.

In the months after the Savior Ark departed, the ripple effect of the Ark’s descent had yet to subside. Noah and the Angel King’s romance remained the most talked-about and fervently discussed topic in entertainment venues throughout the Holy Dragon Land.

Even though the Ark’s descent didn’t cause any substantial changes to Noah’s domain, only taking away the notably active Holy Dragon’s Son, no one could ignore the Ark.

After all, this was the ultimate weapon used by the Blazing Sky to save the world. Its use in private matters suggested the Angel King, who summoned the Ark, had an enormously deep background.

This also indirectly indicated that the Holy Dragon wasn’t just the Holy Dragon of the Xilantia Continent; outside the world, it still had an extremely profound background.

No force, even gods, could ignore this relationship. Everyone, including the Atlas Kingdom, had to reassess their relationship with the Holy Dragon.

Even if someone knew the Holy Dragon might not summon the Ark to fight for him again, what if?

What if that partner of his, on a whim, used the public device for private reasons, deploying this formidable weapon for the sake of a partner, leading to a terrifying outcome that no one wished to face, the oppression of the Ark?

The influx of Alviss refugees into the harbor began to diminish gradually, while merchants who hired adventurers to explore seaway routes suddenly achieved numerous phased results in their explorations.

The difficulty of exploration fell sharply, changing from previously difficult to strangely smooth. The ocean suddenly became gentle, free of inexplicable disasters or giant sea beasts.

For Noah, the direct change brought by the Ark’s descent wasn’t the tamed ocean but certain individuals who secretly slipped down from the Ark and infiltrated his domain.

The remnants of the Xavier Plane, these few who stealthily slipped down from the Ark, were so rare that Noah only noticed their presence several months later.

"Hia!"

The one caught directly by Noah was a red-clothed girl indulging in a high-end restaurant, yet what caught Noah’s eye was not a stunning young girl but a gorgeous, noble Immortal Bird with splendid feathers.

Immortal Bird, Hia Ignisia. Noah still remembered part of her true name; she was an old acquaintance of his and could be considered a comrade-in-arms. They once fought demons in the Shattered world.

"Noah, haha, I even bet someone wouldn’t find me for at least a year, but you found me so soon."

With one leg on the bench and the other long leg on the ground, the red-haired girl, without any of the elegance expected from a legendary creature, greeted the Golden Dragon that emerged from the shattered space before her with a good-natured smile.

"Why are you hiding from me? If you come straight to me, would I refuse you?"

Noah glanced at the messy tables in front of the Immortal Bird Hia, clearly showing this legendary creature had a great appetite, and was very satisfied with the delicacies of human-like civilization.