In the spiritual world, Surtr watched the scene before her with great interest.
Outside the spiritual world, Roa brazenly accepted the allegiance of his newly acquired subordinates.
Looking at the group of people kneeling in a row, the corners of Roa's mouth rose, revealing a smile.
Although the title wasn't his, he was indeed enjoying it.
But even though he was enjoying it, he still had to deceive them.
Forcibly suppressing the rising corners of his mouth, Roa pretended to be serious and said, "You still recognize me."
He didn't know what kind of personality the first Dragon God had, but looking at the second Dragon God Orsted's appearance, Roa could guess a thing or two.
Probably someone who kept a straight face, didn't like to talk, and was taciturn.
This was actually easy to understand. Most of the superiors in ancient times were like this. The reason was simple: the team was too big and difficult to manage. If they were too friendly with their subordinates and lacked a sense of authority, things could easily go wrong in the end.
Roa didn't have much talent in leadership, but he knew the most basic principles. If he were to be their superior, he would probably keep a straight face as well.
And in fact, Roa's approach naturally didn't have many problems.
Perugius touched his head, feeling like he had forgotten something.
Although Perugius felt that something seemed strange, he couldn't quite put his finger on it. The joy of seeing the Dragon God again diluted the faint sense of unease he felt.
But now that he had already kowtowed, the trace of doubt in his heart didn't last long before it completely disappeared.
The aura emanating from the other person made him seem to see that existence again.
"I never dreamed that I would have the chance to see you again. Wait, let me think."
As Perugius said these words, he suddenly frowned and fell into thought.
Roa glanced at him, knowing that Perugius's memory was in a state of confusion, especially the memories of this period.
After all, to prevent accidents, he had deliberately blurred his memories of this period.
Of course, Roa wouldn't let him recall like a fool, but instead made up a reason.
"Can't remember? That's understandable. After all, you fell into his trap, and it's normal for your memory to have gaps. Rest well during this time, don't think too much. Now that I'm reborn, I won't let that Human God guy run rampant again."
Although Roa still had no expression on his face, his eyes revealed a look of concern.
This feeling of concern was fleeting, quickly returning to calm, but even so, it was keenly captured by Perugius.
As an old monster, how could he not capture such obvious movements and expressions?
A trace of excitement that was difficult for others to detect arose in his heart. On the surface, he wanted to remain calm, but the emotion of being moved in his heart couldn't be suppressed no matter what.
He's concerned about me?
How long has it been since he felt the concern of an elder?
Although he was a Five Dragon General, called a hero by others, the superficial glory couldn't hide the loneliness in his heart. Whether it was him, Laplace, or the Dragon God Orsted, they were all actually the same kind of people.
The strong are destined to be lonely, and this loneliness reached its peak with the destruction of the Dragon World.
Helpless and alone, he seemed like a lone boat, rolling with the waves. He didn't know what his future held, only the instructions of the previous Dragon God in his mind.
"Protect the Dragon Treasure."
All along, they had followed the instructions of the first Dragon God, firmly protecting the Dragon Treasure, and wouldn't give it to anyone, even if a powerhouse with terrifying strength like Roa stood before him, Perugius's face didn't show a trace of fear.
But what else was there besides this?
Nothing, no plans, no goals, just blankly watching their homeland be destroyed and then being thrown into a brand new world.
The Six-Faced World had destroyed five, leaving only this last Human World.
The experiences of this period were filled with pain, suffering, and loneliness.
However, these emotions gradually faded with the passage of time.
But when Perugius mistakenly thought that Roa was the first Dragon God, all the emotions erupted at this moment.
The originally calm heart rippled, and all the emotions turned into one sentence.
"I've really been feeling so tired lately."
He didn't say any other complaints. As a grown man, he wasn't so pretentious.
But this sentence alone had been stuck in his heart, and now that he said it, he finally felt relieved.
The person in front of him was not only his boss, but also his elder, and his kind. If he was here, the glory of the Dragon Race could still be rebuilt in the future, right?
The scenes of family harmony in the past, where everyone sat together to eat, could also be seen again, right?
Roa didn't know that Perugius was thinking so much about him at this moment. His gaze stayed on the setting sun in the distance.
The setting sun was like blood, and the huge fortress floating in the air shone with a faint luster under the setting sun.
Roa's feelings were naturally not as deep as his. He wasn't the real Dragon God, and he didn't know the hardships that these five Dragon Generals had experienced.
The previous pretense was just to express his attitude. He didn't expect the effect to be so good.
Roa seemed to see lines of favorability +1 above the other person's head.
"Alright, enough nonsense. We can reminisce later. I'll need you to persuade those Dragon Generals then."
When it came to the Dragon Generals, Perugius's expression became a little dim again. His gaze was somewhat ashamed, but more of it was firm.
Perugius didn't speak, lowering his head as if he was thinking about something.
His expression clearly meant that he wanted to say something. Although Roa had a habit of teasing young girls, he didn't have a hobby of teasing old men.
If it were a girl like Surtr, he might flirt with her fiercely, but this one in front of him…
Without wasting words, Roa directly asked, "Speak, report everything you have to report."
Perugius raised his eyes, his eyes directly facing Roa's light golden pupils. He said word by word, "We have internal disagreements. Since the Mad Dragon General died, the Demon Dragon God Laplace has taken the position of Dragon General, but he has asked us for the Dragon Treasure several times, and we have refused. Later, he even wanted to take it by force. Because of some other reasons, he is now sealed below."
This was a history that ordinary people didn't know. To be precise, it couldn't even be considered history. It was a private matter between the five of them.
Laplace wanted to obtain the Dragon Treasure to enter the World of Nothing and completely defeat the Human God.
But when he was preparing to implement it, the Human God seized the opportunity and used the Demon Lord of Immortality as his pawn to climb over the highest mountain and unlock the seal of the Fighting God's Golden Armor, using it as a pawn.
The Fighting God's Golden Armor was very difficult to deal with. If it were an ordinary person, after being sucked dry, they would completely stop their next actions. But the characteristics of the Demon Lord of Immortality were too compatible with the Fighting God's Golden Armor, creating a perfect dynamic balance, almost reaching the point of immortality.
This was very troublesome. The Fighting God's Golden Armor's dual resistance was very high. Although the frontal battle was crushed by Laplace, there was no way to completely solve the Fighting God's Golden Armor for a while.
In fact, even if the so-called Demon Lord of Immortality Badigadi wore the Fighting God's Golden Armor and his all attributes were strengthened, he was still beheaded by Laplace in one move.
But even with his head lost, Badigadi was still wearing the Fighting God's Golden Armor. The Fighting God's Golden Armor continued to draw on Badigadi's life force and continued to fight Laplace.
This directly forced Laplace to self-destruct, splitting into two, turning into two people.
That is, the so-called Technique God Laplace and Demon God Laplace. The aftermath of the self-destruction completely destroyed the Fighting God's Golden Armor and also formed the largest ocean in the world.
But after the self-destruction, Laplace himself had problems. His memory became confused, and his sanity often fell into madness.
The Laplace War in history broke out in this way.
But no matter what, watching his own compatriots draw their swords against each other was very uncomfortable for both of them. Thinking of this, Roa couldn't help but feel a little admiration for the Human God.
To be fair, although stabbing people in the back was disgraceful, the other party did impress Roa.
In such a complex situation, if Roa hadn't intervened, everything would have been developing in a way that was beneficial to the Human God.
Look at the Five Dragon Generals. They were clearly a family, but their infighting created a big flaw for the Human God, leading to the current situation.
Perugius's emotions gradually returned to calm, and he told Roa the whole story again, but he was quite curious about how Roa was resurrected.
Perugius didn't have many taboos and directly asked, "How were you resurrected?"
Roa smiled and explained, "Do you know about the Dragon God Factor?"
"Dragon God Factor?"
Perugius's brows furrowed into a frown, finding it difficult to understand this term.
Roa explained, "I used a secret method to send my soul and bloodline into a certain time period in the future, reincarnating as an infant, secretly accumulating my strength. However, because my power was too strong, most of my memories could only be forcibly sealed, leaving only a small part of my combat experience."
Roa paused here, giving the other party time to react. Seeing that Perugius had no questions, he continued, "My memories were only recently restored, so I came to find you."
"But I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived, I found that you had already fallen into the Human God's trap, being calculated to death by him. Fortunately, I was one step ahead, and the Human God was ultimately sealed in the World of Nothing. In reality, he is no match for me."
"But even so, you still need to rest well. As for the recent memories, you should not recall them, lest you fall into the Human God's trap again."
Roa patted Perugius on the shoulder, not letting him kneel on the ground all the time. He helped him up and said to him in a sincere tone, "The future of everything ultimately depends on you. Losing any of you would be a very heavy blow to me."
Perugius was filled with emotion. He felt the care of an elder again.
Sure enough, there was still great love in the world. Just hearing this sentence made him feel that the years he had spent before were worth it.
Roa looked at the expression on his face, which had been completely deceived by him, and smiled at Perugius with a look of satisfaction.
See, even if he was sold, he would still have to thank us.
Roa was very satisfied with Perugius's attitude. After comforting him a few more times, he explained the purpose of this trip. When he was preparing to return, Roa showed off his space magic again, which made Perugius even more amazed and increasingly convinced of Roa's identity.
By the time Roa returned to the academy, it was already evening.
Roa usually idled around, and even if he suddenly disappeared for almost half a day, few people cared.
In the evening, he accompanied Roxy. Roxy's abdomen didn't seem to have changed much, but the girl always liked to stroke her belly, with an expression as if it were a treasure.
The two chatted for a while, and Roa followed her topic, always able to make the girl smile.
But as they chatted, Roa looked at Roxy's immature young face and couldn't help but joke, "Roxy, even if you're hungry, don't eat food that mice have eaten."
In the timeline of the old Rudeus, Roxy was too hungry and ate food that mice had eaten, contracting a terminal illness that could only be cured by divine-level healing magic.
This was a bit too dark. Roxy tilted her head, not reacting for a moment.
After a long while, she said helplessly, "Roa, what nonsense are you talking about again?"
This was naturally just a small episode. The two looked at each other and smiled.
They slept with Roxy at night. The two rarely did anything intimate, lying on the same bed, talking about the future.
Roxy didn't actually have many clear goals for the future. She just felt that it would be good to always stay by Roa's side.
But as they chatted, Roa suddenly asked, "Hey, Roxy, what do you think about becoming a god and being immortal forever?"
Roxy snuggled in Roa's arms, her hair scattered on the bed. The girl stretched out two slender fingers, playing with the buttons on Roa's chest.
Hearing this, the girl looked at Roa, revealing a troubled expression. She thought for a while and said hesitantly, "Roa, sometimes, living too long is also a kind of pain."