Sky-cracking Rider

"I'll set off after finishing the maintenance."

The female Metallic Dragon, Yilan, begins oil polishing and buffing, water washing the machine head, sealing glaze, dust-free filming, all in one streamlined operation.

Her entire body, each piece of dragon scale, is shimmering brightly. With a roar, she shoots straight into the sky.

A pair of massive blade wings fold in, the dragon body swiftly morphs into a conical shape, the magic array lights up, and beneath the folded wings, over ten pairs of azure chain-shaped tail flames jet out. Up front, a clearly visible conical shockwave forms, carrying an earth-shattering thundering boom, overpowering and radiant, plunging into the bottom of the stratosphere at a speed of Mach 20, roaring fiercely all the way.

The giant dragons always occupy the pinnacle of the flying species, now the Metallic Dragon Clan, with industrial technology boosted by the "Heritage Module," can fly at speeds that even rival the Wind Type Dragons if there is no air resistance in the outer atmosphere, they would even have a lead.

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Cangqiong Star Cloud Heaven Continent, with endless mountains, snow ranges extend far and wide.

Suddenly, the gales intensify atop the towering snow-capped peaks emerging from the clouds, and the eternal snow begins to collapse in layers, transforming into an ever-growing snow waterfall rushing down the steep mountainside.

At this moment, a gigantic shadow quietly climbs to the top of the snow peak, shading the sun as the floating island glides slowly over the mountain range.

Despite the absence of any propulsion source, it leisurely roams the high sky, overlooking the vast sea of clouds and the occasional snow peaks breaking through like a sovereign.

The airflow displaced by the floating island spreads a deep, thunderous call in all directions, and the thick snow stacked for millennia succumbs to the impact as avalanches emerge one after another.

Originally a stray asteroid wandering from the starry sky, it plunged into Cangqiong Star's atmosphere but due to mutual repulsion in the gravitational field, it gradually formed some kind of balance, neither able to land nor escape back to the starry sky, almost remaining completely intact, eventually becoming a gigantic floating island within Cangqiong Star's atmosphere, later occupied by the Dragon Race, being named Sky Dragon City.

Sky Dragon City is not suspended eternally unmoving at some location in Cangqiong Star but is influenced by the gravitational pull of the two satellites, White Dew and Qingpo, gradually moving within Cangqiong Star's atmosphere at a certain height.

From time to time, airships and dragons enter and exit the air terminal of Sky Dragon City, now it has become quite a popular tourist destination, no longer rejecting visits from other intelligent species.

A thousand kilometers away, a rapidly approaching fiery meteor immediately triggers the defense system reaction of Sky Dragon City.

"Automatic defense system activated."

"Direction 350, speed 20, projected contact in 2 minutes 27 seconds!"

"Social Welfare Number identity confirmed, Metallic Dragon, Yilan, minor."

"Automatic defense system deactivated."

There are over three thousand human species living long-term in Sky Dragon City, taking on some necessary jobs.

Still locked on by radar, Yilan begins to decelerate 100 kilometers away, with Sky Dragon City calmly waiting for this minor female Metallic Dragon.

Rushing from the Imperial Capital Delan City of the Morning Star Continent all the way to Cloud Heaven Continent, across other continents and oceans, if not at full speed, she might not have arrived within half a month.

Mach 15, Mach 12, Mach 8, Mach 5, Mach 1, the sonic boom cloud reemerges yet quickly fades, when Yilan arrives at Sky Dragon City, her speed has lowered to 160 kilometers per hour, blade wings fully spread, a vigorous flap and the speed reaches zero, the dragon body lands steadily in a corner of Sky Dragon City's air terminal.

If it hadn't become a popular tourist destination, where would Sky Dragon City have a terminal, dragons would not land wherever they pleased, and fly wherever they wished.

In the air terminal, mechanical beings hold glowing signs guiding Yilan out, while in the distance, a small black speck is rapidly approaching, carrying a fully-loaded Beast Tribe tour group soon to arrive.

A significant number of dragons are dissatisfied with the Dragon Clan turning Sky Dragon City into a tourist attraction, resulting in not many dragons now residing in Sky Dragon City, leaving only about two or three in ten, the others scattered across various continents, rebuilding nests.

"Yilan, why have you skipped school again?"

Just after exiting the air terminal, a dragon with silver scales intercepts Yilan's path.

Young dragons should all be learning the rules at the Dragon Breeding Garden in the Imperial Capital Delan City of Morning Star Continent. Yilan is considered one of the rare hard-working and studious among the Metallic Dragons, even auditing at the Spectacle Royal Academy voluntarily, yet did not expect there to be a day of skipping class.

Silver Dragons are most intolerant of such unruly behavior, an adult Silver Dragon waits at Sky Dragon City for Yilan to explain herself.

"I'm here to collect computational unit data on the Dragon Heart Core."

The female Metallic Dragon Yilan has no intention of concealing her purpose, ready to package it immediately upon acquisition and send it to Chen Fei.

The Silver Dragon sizes up Yilan, asking in confusion, "What do you want it for?"

The immature little dragon shouldn't know what this thing means, right?

Unless it's just out of curiosity, then hurry back to whence you came.

Metallic Dragons no matter what they do, have limited enthusiasm, they'll forget all about it naturally in a few days.

Yilan replied righteously, "Of course, to manufacture computational units!"

The Silver Dragon scolded, "Using whose heart core, yours? What nonsense, how old are you to be courting death? Hurry back to class, don't make trouble here."

These Metallic Dragons, even the seemingly most normal one, is still mad.

To make a Dragon Heart Core into a computational unit means the downfall of a dragon, without a heart core, the Dragon Soul loses its anchor, how can the dragon survive?

Moreover, only the heart core of the Metallic Dragons can be made into computational units, once these data leak out, the greed of other intelligent species is sure to target the Metallic Dragon Clan.

Don't underestimate the fact that most adult Metallic Dragons are currently guarding the "Halo," maintaining the main interstellar trade channels between Cangqiong Star and Blue Star, but sly humans will eventually find a way to lure those adult dragons, or worse yet, target the young dragons in the Dragon Breeding Garden at Delan City.

So Yilan does not understand the importance of this technology data, if mishandled, the extinction of the Metallic Dragon Clan is not impossible.

"Uncle Zudi, I wouldn't commit suicide, just rest assured! I'm helping a friend."

Yilan swings her gun tail, correcting the other's wild guess, she's not lived enough yet, the more she learns, the more she realizes there's more she doesn't understand, how could she be willing to forsake her life.

"Helping a friend? Who? Which rascal!"

The Silver Dragon Zudi first assumes someone has bewitched the immature young dragons of the Dragon Race, little to fear if it's just Yilan alone, but worried many young dragons may fall for it.

Outskirts of Silan Dynasty's Imperial Capital Delan City, inside the Dragon Breeding Garden, not only young Metallic Dragons reside there, but also young dragons of other types, even Space Series Silver Dragon younglings.

"My friend obtained a Gold Element Giant Dragon Heart Core in Zhai Liuzhou, planning to transform it into a super computational unit."

Even Chen Fei himself doesn't know that Yilan unexpectedly found a rather suitable reason for him voluntarily.

"Zhai Liuzhou's Gold Element Giant Dragon Heart Core, did a Metallic Dragon fall there?"

In front of the adult Silver Dragon, a large tablet computer dedicated to dragons appears, hovering in front, with a flick of the tail tip agilely pointing, soon results emerge.

"Humph, a blighted fool secretly raised by a Dragon Hunter, and a heart core actually remained."

It investigated the Metallic Dragon's demise incident in Zhai Liuzhou, even having site photos, scorched earth, Metallic Dragon reduced to ashes.

The Light Great Forbidden Spell's localized destructive capability even exceeds that of Tsar Plus, back then even the Dragon Heart Core vanished along, unable to find afterward, now unexpectedly becomes the best excuse.

If confessing honestly it belongs to another adult Metallic Dragon, Osmium Osiris's Heart Core, wouldn't it be admitting guilt, exposing Emerald Star?