Chapter 1 Myths and Rockets

“I see… but why a human form?”

Having had the origins of the myth explained to him, Maya's expression improved slightly. As for the question of why, the scholar wasn't really sure either, and could only gloss over it: "Look, that divine dragon has vertical pupils – it's probably just to make it easier to walk around as a human. When the time comes, it can also transform into its true dragon form."

Dragons are good at changing, and are indeed not limited to a single form. As a world where dragon legends are common, Maya understood this point very well.

At this time, another white-haired scholar stroked his beard, and said in a low voice with emotion: "The legend of the 'Zhuzhou Dragon' spitting flames and flying was the inspiration for the empire's creation of rockets and missiles – an engineer dreamed of a white dragon spitting flames and flying, and driving the raging wind to push aside the air, when designing weapons during the war... This is the famous 'Kekulé Dream' in academia, and one of the origins of rocket engineering and aerodynamics!"

—Holy crap, what are these people talking about?

After descending, while communicating with Yala, Su Zhou also heard the chaotic discussions of these people nearby. It took him a while to realize that it was his own myth, which had been modified beyond recognition.

Although he felt secretly pleased and very comfortable being praised, Su Zhou couldn't help but feel strange: "What's going on? I've become a myth? And that rocket inspiration sounds so familiar... Have I become the source of rockets and missiles in other worlds?"

To this, Yala sneered: "Don't you think about where you've been fighting all this time… If we were in our prime, your myths would have spread far beyond these worlds, at least throughout the multiverse…"

"Damn, that's right."

The unique world, the huge power of wishes, and the karma that was already related to Yala, after thinking carefully, Su Zhou didn't find it strange, but it didn't stop him from feeling very 'damn': "Goddamn Zhuzhao Dragon, and Zhou Buyi and Elias, the heroes of destiny and the human king… If myths are all changed like this, then I won't be able to look at the myths of other gods directly!"

"If I really encounter my derivatives in other worlds in the future…"

At this moment, after experiencing it firsthand, Su Zhou more deeply understood that the derivatives caused by information disturbance, although they had a little relationship with the main body, were essentially completely independent of each other… and the origin of the rockets… to be able to find inspiration from a myth that he didn't even know about, what does this have to do with him? It only proves that the person who had this inspiration was a genius.

No matter how narcissistic he was, he wouldn't attribute other people's achievements to himself.

Of course, even though he was laughing so hard inside that he was about to bend over, Su Zhou's expression was still very serious, and he stared at everyone present with a cold look.

Inner excitement, impassive face, this was quite similar to the Qinxing Academy team – if he went out with Li Yeyu, Li Hanshan, and others, their aura would definitely be uniform, all bad guys.

"Great, since we've summoned such a powerful divine dragon, then our chances of winning are much greater!"

Noticing Su Zhou's gaze, Maya, who finally felt the reality of a successful summoning, immediately became excited.

Without hesitation, he immediately gave the order: "Aola, let the 'Divine Dragon' show its true form!"

"Order, commanding the 'Divine Dragon' to reveal its true form."

The childish voice repeated the order it received. The white-haired, red-eyed girl responded to the order. She obediently, even like a tool, held the golden dragon ball in front of her, which was flashing a vague 'divine dragon totem' shadow, and began to prepare to control Su Zhou.

[Reveal True Form]

Suddenly, for a moment, accompanied by a vast power linked to her bloodline, surging towards Su Zhou's soul – the power from the ancestral dragon in the dragon ball demanded that Su Zhou submit and obey the orders of the dragon ball holder.

"Why, are you guys crazy? Can you speak human language?"

Then, with Su Zhou's straightforward refusal, this vast power fell silent and disappeared – he waved his hand and said impatiently to the shocked Maya and others: "You guys should introduce yourselves first, that's basic etiquette, right?"

Bloodline control? Other dragons might give the ancestral dragon some face, but did he, Su Zhou, need to? The ancestral dragon's higher-level body was currently wrapped around his arm, control my ass.

"Order, commanding the 'Divine Dragon' to reveal its true form."

Naturally, just like repeating the mantra before, the artificial human girl named Aola didn't stop her command, and a rather displeased Su Zhou turned his head and said directly: "Don't waste your energy, stop."

Instantly, a vast spiritual pressure mixed with an unnamed draconic aura swept across the entire scene.

For a moment, even the wind and snow were silent, and Aola, although she didn't fall silent on the spot like the others, was also stunned for a moment, and began to make a judgment in her mind.

——Powerful. Friendly. Higher-ups. Order.

"Order, 'Stop'."

Then she obediently hugged the dragon ball and stopped.

"What, what's going on? The dragon ball isn't working?!"

Seeing this scene, Maya could be described as both shocked and angry.

——The dragon ball couldn't control the divine dragon? Although similar situations had appeared in legends, at most they would just refuse to cooperate, and most divine dragons, even if they were arrogant, would listen to orders in consideration of the dragon ball and wish granting.

But unexpectedly, from the very beginning, he refused to obey even the simple order to let Zhuzhou reveal his original form… What about the dragon ball's mandatory control ability over dragons?!

"Oh, you guys want to control me."

Looking at the group of people presiding over the ceremony in front of the summoning array, Su Zhou also understood the current situation: "I see, you want to summon a divine dragon as a thug – seeing that your summoning array has helped me out, I'll forgive your previous rudeness and not beat you up."

"After all, I don't like being ordered around. As for the dragon ball, let's discuss it and see if we can come up with a compromise."

Saying this, Su Zhou walked towards Maya and the scholars, as well as the warriors wearing powered armor and holding machine guns, with a gentle smile.

"Don't, don't come over!"

Immediately, the middle-aged nobleman panicked. Although Su Zhou's smile was amiable, in his eyes, it was like a mountain about to crush him, as if it could crush him to pieces at any time: "What do you want to do?!"

"Just reasoning."

…

More than ten minutes later, having understood the dragon ball ceremony, the current situation of this world, and the current situation, Su Zhou simply took the summoner, the little girl named Aola, by the hand and headed into the depths of the snowy field.

The white-haired girl looked back from time to time, looking at the silent summoning site.

"Master and the others, staying in place."

Aola's words narrated the scene she saw: "Divine Dragon, take me away."

"Don't call me Divine Dragon, just call me Su Zhou."

To this, the young man yawned, and said somewhat lazily: "It's really strange, why do they all refuse to let me act alone? I clearly said that I can help them fight, I really don't understand."

"Su Zhou, persuaded the master?"

"That's right, I completed the negotiation reasonably!"

Facing the little girl's rather puzzled gaze, Su Zhou showed a confident smile.

As for why Su Zhou, who was never known for his verbal skills and was only good at arguing, suddenly became a master negotiator and successfully obtained the right to act independently reasonably, the answer was simple.

It was draconic might, he used draconic might!

Spiritual power that could destroy half a city with just energy release, directly added to the spiritual pressure to shock people's hearts, not to mention good-natured intimidation, even a meow could scare people to kneel down.

If persuasion is not enough, then intimidation will make up for it.

If his verbal skills are not high, then he will use spiritual power to make up for it.

Considering that the Maya family presided over the ceremony and helped him descend into this world, Su Zhou was willing to forgive the other party's condescending behavior of trying to control him before, and it wouldn't be bad to protect them.

But if the other party still wanted to foolishly control him, then Su Zhou wouldn't give the other party any face – after all, he had crossed over by his own strength, and the dragon ball could only be said to have stabilized his existence, and he wasn't like other summoned divine dragons, where it was a necessary factor for his existence in this world.

But in order to avoid trouble, he took away his real summoner, Aola, and the dragon ball.

"The dragon ball ceremony, a wish? A bit interesting."

Recalling the information he had learned before, Su Zhou smiled to himself: "The world created by the Ancestral Dragon, Yala, you're actually a wish-granting machine!"

So many tricks!

"Don't ask me, I don't know." The snake spirit, who was wrapped around Su Zhou's neck like a scarf, muttered: "Who knows how long it has been in the river of time… Who knows what the old me was thinking."

However, Yala still gave a suggestion: "Su Zhou, if you can, you should try your best to win this ritual – the Ancestral Dragon's wish-granting will definitely be very beneficial to you."

"I'll do it even if you don't tell me."

And after a long while, at the ritual site.

Lord Maya, who had recovered from Su Zhou's draconic might, slowly got up from the snow. He raised his head and looked in the direction where Su Zhou left, but he could only see the sky full of wind and snow. In his eyes, apart from anger, there was only deep helplessness and fear.

"...Are all divine dragons such unreasonable beings? Well, it's true that I was too presumptuous and disrespectful to the other party..."

After all, he was the leader of a large family, and he was indeed a bit arrogant and conceited, but when necessary, admitting his mistakes was not difficult. Maya was now just feeling apprehensive: "But Zhuzhou doesn't listen to orders, that Lord's plan..."

After being silent for a long time, Maya finally made a decision.

"No, I must inform that Lord."