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Chapter 97 - 81: Dragon Vein Druid, Kurus Brass

Chapter 97: Chapter 81: Dragon Vein Druid, Kurus Brass

"Let me have a look, oh~ Marked Druid Apprentice, I knew from afar it was you guys; didn’t expect another apprentice to take on the trials."

"You have the aura of fire elemental on you, it’s incredible, you actually killed a fire elemental with your bare hands."

"Why not join us Dragon Vein Druids?"

In the elemental confluence zone, a supergiant brass dragon, clearly an elderly one, expressed his curiosity upon seeing Gu Shanhai.

"Sorry, it’s my first time seeing such a powerful apprentice, I couldn’t help myself. My name is Kurus Brass, and I am a Dragon Vein Druid." The brass dragon gradually shrank in size and transformed into a human.

"..." Gu Shanhai was inwardly cursing his luck, not knowing whether it was good or bad. This Kurus Brass was a legendary druid with a well-known name, belonging to the kindly and neutral old folks; the only downside was probably the chattiness inherited from the brass dragons.

It was said that he had truly transformed himself into a genuine brass dragon, hence his longevity was enormously long.

As for switching to his sect of Dragon Vein Druids... that’s a no-go. His sect and the one Gu Shanhai belonged to, the Marked sect, belonged to ancient legacies, only difference being Kurus’ presence in the former. Despite that, nothing could prevent the decline of the sect.

The suppression from the prime material plane led to the otherwise safe endowment of the dragon vein becoming extremely violent and unstable.

Like him, to become a Dragon Vein Druid one must endure trials, the trial being the integration with the dragon vein.

The mortality rate was much higher than their Marked Druids, almost a hundred percent; in recent years, virtually no new Dragon Vein Druids had emerged, while at least the Marked Druids still had some people. It was possible that Dragon Vein Druids were left with only Kurus Brass, whose powers were also suppressed. If not for the dragon’s body granting him enough strength and longevity, he might have perished long ago.

Kurus’s recruitment of Gu Shanhai was naturally because he saw the potential in his sturdy body capable of solo killing a minor fire elemental, definitely not weaker than an average knight.

"Sorry, I don’t think I’m suited to be a Dragon Vein Druid." Gu Shanhai directly refused, as he was sensitive towards adding certain bloodlines into his body; it could easily lead to complications.

However, unlike the future extinction of the Marked Druids, the Dragon Vein Druids were being glorified by the players—turning into giant dragons, especially later on players from other worlds obtained different dragon bloodlines for initiation, such as mechanical dragons, tentacle dragons, and other bizarre dragons.

Yes, mechanical dragons count as dragons too. For players, the initiation isn’t a ritual but is conducted through the "First Era."

Importantly, even if the players fail the trials, they just lose the materials of the dragon’s bloodline, which they can find again to continue their initiation. Moreover, as long as the players meet the preconditions of initiation, success is almost guaranteed, so it’s hard for the Dragon Vein Druid sect not to prosper.

"That’s really a pity, I think you are also looking to find the exit to the Elemental Realm. If you head east and keep going, you’ll see it. The exit will stay open for about three days, so if you’re interested, hurry." Kurus didn’t insist as he could live for a very long time.

Gu Shanhai discerned his meaning, which was to tell him the location but he couldn’t take him there.

"I can’t take you there because if I go deep, I’ll be attacked by the Element Elders and that could put you in danger."

Kurus was akin to a nuclear bomb, not easy to move around. As for why he was there, Gu Shanhai didn’t ask, sure that it must be for a reason.

"Thank you for the information, Elder Kurus. I won’t be leaving so quickly, I still need to kill the four great elements and obtain their cores." Gu Shanhai didn’t insist.

"That’s very brave, too bad," Kurus expressed a deep sense of regret.

In terms of combat skills, the Dragon Vein Druids were obviously more proficient due to not only possessing the fierce strength of a dragon but also a set of Dragon Language Magic besides the Druid Divine Skills, aptly making them excel in both magic and combat without any weaknesses.

Otherwise, why would players be interested? That’s because he had many advantages.

Of course, at this stage, no players could come because most players hadn’t even encountered Druids, as most Druids were in secluded areas like deep forests.

Most likely, knights and priests would be the first to encounter, followed by wizards. Of course, these three professions also have various formidable sects, again steering away some players from Druids as Druids’ basic requirement is a neutral alignment, thus blocking many players’ preconditions for joining.

There might be many players who have encountered Druids, but those who have entered the Elemental Realm are likely none.

Except for the Marked Druids, it’s rare for Druid Apprentices’ initiation tasks to enter the Elemental Realm.

Yes, this counts as his initiation task; other players have them too, though the tasks differ due to profession, sect, and other factors.

"I can gift you a magic wand made of oak that can release fifty uses of resistance enhancement. This is your trial, I can’t offer you much help, sorry." Kurus took out a magic wand made from oak.

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