Advent of the Archmage Chapter 441

Link wasn't far from the Dragon Valley now—only 600 more miles . He was pretty fast too . Nothing happened in the rest of the journey . Around one hour later, he stood before the Mist Maze .

From here, everything before him was white mist . No matter where he looked, he couldn't see the end . It was like a boundless wall .

At first, the mist wasn't very thick . He could see around 100 feet . There wasn't any strangeness in the space either . Link pulled himself together and stepped forward .

The moment he entered the Mist Maze, a huge mirror appeared in the Legendary Basilica of the Dragon Temple .

Close to 300 dragons had gathered in the basilica . The weakest one was at Level-7 . Almost all mature high-level dragons were here .

The Red Dragon Queen and the elders were here as well . Their eyes flew to the mirror .

"He's coming!" Elder Pettalong uttered .

All the dragons had been talking amongst themselves earlier . Now, their heads all turned to the image inside the mirror . Many began commenting quietly .

Some were in shock . "A human Magician possesses our race's power . It's unbelievable . "

Some were hostile . "He's a thief . He stole our power!"

Some were seeing Link for the first time . "He looks strong, and his movements are agile . He doesn't look like a Magician at all . "

Some were purely here for fun . "Do you think he can get through the Mist Maze?"

"I hope he won't . I don't want to become the same race as a human . "

According to their tradition, any organism that possessed Dragon Power and could pass the Mist Maze independently would be accepted as a member of the dragon race . Throughout their history of ten thousand years, this had happened 13 times, but only two succeeded . The last one to successfully join the dragon race was 5000 years ago, and he was a Legendary half-dragon .

Of course, only the dragons knew about this tradition . Link, who was currently in the Mist Maze, didn't know anything . Around 3000 feet in, he started running into problems .

A folded space appeared before him . The folding method was very exquisite and practically seamless . Link discovered that there were at least 30 passageways before him . He didn't dare walk aimlessly or use portals in a folded space .

He sat down and placed his magic notes on his knees . He wrote down calculations with one hand while casting a Spatial Detection spell with the other hand to detect the properties of the folded space .

Link's calculations were very slow . He would often stop and ponder while resting his head on his hands . He would think for a long time, supporting his head with his eyes closed . He looked like he was asleep .

Half an hour passed . The dragons in the temple didn't mock him because the half-dragon that had passed had been stuck in the Mist Maze for one month before somehow getting out .

It was only half an hour now; it was quite normal .

Of course, the dragons wouldn't keep watching the mirror . They started chatting again . The Red Dragon Queen and elders activated a Soundproof Barrier . They were also discussing quietly .

"Your Majesty, have you really decided?" Pettalong asked . His brows were slightly knitted, clearly not agreeing with the queen's idea .

The queen shook her head slowly . "I'm not sure . Let's just see as we go . He hasn't passed through the Mist Maze yet . "

Another elder said, "So what if he can pass? According to you, he received Dragon Power accidentally . He doesn't have our blood . If you do this, the royal bloodline will be tainted . "

As soon as he finished, another elder refuted, "You cannot say that . Her Majesty already checked personally . Link's Dragon Power is perfect . And not only does he possess Dragon Power, but he can also develop it further as well . This means his body has already started transforming . "

"This has no precedent in our history!" yet another elder said .

They wouldn't be so conflicted if there was a tradition to follow . If it had happened before and they repeated it, it would be a small mistake even if it was wrong . But if there was no precedent, no one knew what consequences it could cause .

"The world is changing . Traditions are reliable, but you must make changes at some point . "

"Can you bear the responsibility—"

"Enough!" Gretel waved her hand and stopped the impending argument . "It is too early to consider all this . Even if Link successfully exits the Mist Maze, he is only accepted as a member of our race . We can speak of the other things in the future . "

The elders fell silent .

After a few minutes, Pettalong pointed at the mirror . "Look, he seems to have come to a conclusion . "

"That fast?" An elder took out a Yabba pocket watch to look at the time . It had only been 40 minutes .

In the mirror, Link suddenly stood up and walked towards a direction . Every elder was shocked at that step .

"He made the critical step . "

"No, not just that . He started changing the space . Tsk, he—"

"He's changing the space . Heh, he's a fearless one . Just wait for the counterattack from the Mist Maze . " An elder chuckled .

The Mist Maze was the crystallization of the wisdom of hundreds of Legendary dragons throughout thousands of years . It was one thing to walk down the correct path . If he tried changing it, he would be seen as an intruder . The entire maze's inner space would change in an instant .

As expected, after Link started changing the spatial structure, the entire Mist Maze transformed . Countless spaces reformed and started turning like gears . It was completely different in a second .

An elder laughed . "Ha, all his efforts went to waste . "

But Pettalong shook his head . "No, no, look . He walked forward five miles!"

In the mirror, Link walked forward again after the spatial structure inside the Mist Maze was reconstructed . Maybe it was a lucky guess, or he really calculated corrected, but he chose the right passage amongst the 30 choices . He instantly completed one-fifth of the maze .

"Was it a guess?" an elder asked . This was too incredible .

"Did he figure out the pattern for the Mist Maze?"

"It's only been 40 minutes . Our ancestors' wisdom is as deep as the sea . How can that be possible?"

At this time, the Red Dragon Queen shook her head and said, "No, he didn't see through the pattern . He just grasped the deep and profound mystery of Dragon Power . "

With that, all the elders shut up . They exchanged glances, shock filling their eyes .

The Mist Maze was very complicated, and the spatial structure was impossible to calculate . In other words, you couldn't use pure logic before it . If you tried to calculate it bit by bit, you would enter an incomprehensible ditch and possibly even spend your entire life on the calculations .

But as complicated as the maze was, every official dragon could find the accurate path in the simplest way . Why was this so?

It was because of their Dragon Power .

It was not only power . To the Mist Maze, it was more like a key . As long as you calmed yourself and followed the guidance of the Dragon Power, you could easily find the accurate path amongst all the choices .

The problem was that the Dragon Power's guidance was very weak . A high-level dragon needed to undergo training during their youth . It usually took around 200 years before they could become calm enough to sense the faint guidance .

"Could it have been a lucky guess?" An elder still didn't believe it .

The moment he spoke, Link started changing the spatial structure again . Naturally, this caused another round of changes . This time, he didn't step forward . When the space stabilized, he started changing it again .

After three changes, Link made his third step .

This time, he advanced even further . He instantly crossed one-third of the journey and reached the second half of the maze . Seeing this, none of the elders doubted him anymore .

"Your Majesty is correct . He has comprehended the Dragon Power's mystery . The maze can't stop him anymore . "

With that, the elders all glanced at the Red Dragon Queen with suspicion in their eyes . Earlier, she had walked in the mountains with Link alone . Now the elders were sure that she had secretly given Link some hints .

Gretel chuckled wryly . "You've all guessed incorrectly . He doesn't know anything about the Mist Maze . In reality, I told him that if he could enter, I'd help him condense the Heart of the Dragon and give him dragon spells . He… he wants to use a dragon's large body to travel faster, so he agreed . "

The elders seemed to explode with that .

"I can't believe he only wants a dragon's flying abilities! Such low standards!"

"The magic of our race contains endless mysteries . It can protect a soul from decaying for thousands of years and even transform into a boat for the soul . But he just wants it for faster travel! This is blasphemous! Blasphemy!"

"A mortal's eyes are set so low!"

But despite their fury at Link's thoughts, tradition was tradition . Link had grasped the mystery of Dragon Power in such a short time . He would be a member of the dragon race when he walked out .

Pettalong was the guardian of traditions . "Everyone, please watch your language," he said . "Master Link is no longer a mortal . He will be a member of our race . With his power, he may even become a member of the Dragon Elder Council if he wishes . "

The elders all fell silent with that .

Though they were silent, the younger dragons in the basilica were in an uproar . In the mirror, Link had made his fourth step . He was now only a step away from getting through the entire maze .

The younger dragons were much more straightforward with their comments .

"Why is he so fast? I was ready to wait for a whole month . "

"Is this really the Mist Maze? I thought it was Link's garden . "

"Great, he's coming . Look, the queen and the elders are going to welcome him already . "

Link had already entered the Dragon Valley . Looking back at the mist, he sighed in relief . "I almost fell into the trap . Thankfully, the Dragon Power helped . "

He'd planned on making calculations but ended up wasting half an hour . Thankfully, he was quickly enlightened .

At that time, his vision flashed, showing that he had completed the mission .

"Show reward," Link murmured .

Something heavy appeared in his hand . There were five thumb-sized white stones . At a glance, they looked like Go pieces . Without any power aura, they would look like regular stones if thrown on the ground .

Link put them away carefully and started towards the Dragon Temple . After a dozen miles, many dragons suddenly appeared in the sky . The leader was the Red Dragon Queen .

Link was a bit shaken . Wasn't it just the transmission of the dragon spell? Why does this feel so ceremonious? He didn't get it, but out of politeness, he went up to meet them .

Whoosh, whoosh! Amidst the windy sounds, the dragons started landing . Once on the ground, there were a bunch of flashes, and the dragons changed into human-shape .

Queen Gretel walked to the front . When she was before Link, she smiled gracefully . "Congratulations, Master Link . You have become a member of our race . "

The other elders all smiled and nodded at him .

Link froze when he heard this . "Join the dragon race?" he asked in confusion . "Why didn't I know about this?"

Elder Pettalong walked up to explain . After that, Link shrugged at the queen . Shaking his head, he said, "No, no, we didn't agree on this . I didn't think about becoming a dragon . Your Majesty, you didn't tell me about this before . "

"What, you aren't willing?" Petallong's expression went stiff . The other elders didn't look happy either .

"No hurry," the queen said immediately . "You all can leave . I will explain to Master Link . "

Chapter 441 Breakthrough in Five Steps Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioLink wasn t far from the Dragon Valley now only 600 more miles . He was pretty fast too . Nothing happened in the rest of the journey . Around one hour later, he stood before the Mist Maze . From here, everything before him was white mist . No matter where he looked, he couldn t see the end . It was like a boundless wall . At first, the mist wasn t very thick . He could see around 100 feet . There wasn t any strangeness in the space either . Link pulled himself together and stepped forward . The moment he entered the Mist Maze, a huge mirror appeared in the Legendary Basilica of the Dragon Temple . Close to 300 dragons had gathered in the basilica . The weakest one was at Level 7 . Almost all mature high level dragons were here . The Red Dragon Queen and the elders were here as well . Their eyes flew to the mirror . He s coming Elder Pettalong uttered . All the dragons had been talking amongst themselves earlier . Now, their heads all turned to the image inside the mirror . Many began commenting quietly . Some were in shock . A human Magician possesses our race s power . It s unbelievable . Some were hostile . He s a thief . He stole our power Some were seeing Link for the first time . He looks strong, and his movements are agile . He doesn t look like a Magician at all . Some were purely here for fun . Do you think he can get through the Mist Maze I hope he won t . I don t want to become the same race as a human . According to their tradition, any organism that possessed Dragon Power and could pass the Mist Maze independently would be accepted as a member of the dragon race . Throughout their history of ten thousand years, this had happened 13 times, but only two succeeded . The last one to successfully join the dragon race was 5000 years ago, and he was a Legendary half dragon . Of course, only the dragons knew about this tradition . Link, who was currently in the Mist Maze, didn t know anything . Around 3000 feet in, he started running into problems . A folded space appeared before him . The folding method was very exquisite and practically seamless . Link discovered that there were at least 30 passageways before him . He didn t dare walk aimlessly or use portals in a folded space . He sat down and placed his magic notes on his knees . He wrote down calculations with one hand while casting a Spatial Detection spell with the other hand to detect the properties of the folded space . Link s calculations were very slow . He would often stop and ponder while resting his head on his hands . He would think for a long time, supporting his head with his eyes closed . He looked like he was asleep . Half an hour passed . The dragons in the temple didn t mock him because the half dragon that had passed had been stuck in the Mist Maze for one month before somehow getting out . It was only half an hour now it was quite normal . Of course, the dragons wouldn t keep watching the mirror . They started chatting again . The Red Dragon Queen and elders activated a Soundproof Barrier . They were also discussing quietly . Your Majesty, have you really decided Pettalong asked . His brows were slightly knitted, clearly not agreeing with the queen s idea . The queen shook her head slowly . I m not sure . Let s just see as we go . He hasn t passed through the Mist Maze yet . Another elder said, So what if he can pass According to you, he received Dragon Power accidentally . He doesn t have our blood . If you do this, the royal bloodline will be tainted . As soon as he finished, another elder refuted, You cannot say that . Her Majesty already checked personally . Link s Dragon Power is perfect . And not only does he possess Dragon Power, but he can also develop it further as well . This means his body has already started transforming . This has no precedent in our history yet another elder said . They wouldn t be so conflicted if there was a tradition to follow . If it had happened before and they repeated it, it would be a small mistake even if it was wrong . But if there was no precedent, no one knew what consequences it could cause . The world is changing . Traditions are reliable, but you must make changes at some point . Can you bear the responsibility Enough Gretel waved her hand and stopped the impending argument . It is too early to consider all this . Even if Link successfully exits the Mist Maze, he is only accepted as a member of our race . We can speak of the other things in the future . The elders fell silent . After a few minutes, Pettalong pointed at the mirror . Look, he seems to have come to a conclusion . That fast An elder took out a Yabba pocket watch to look at the time . It had only been 40 minutes . In the mirror, Link suddenly stood up and walked towards a direction . Every elder was shocked at that step . He made the critical step . No, not just that . He started changing the space . Tsk, he He s changing the space . Heh, he s a fearless one . Just wait for the counterattack from the Mist Maze . An elder chuckled . The Mist Maze was the crystallization of the wisdom of hundreds of Legendary dragons throughout thousands of years . It was one thing to walk down the correct path . If he tried changing it, he would be seen as an intruder . The entire maze s inner space would change in an instant . As expected, after Link started changing the spatial structure, the entire Mist Maze transformed . Countless spaces reformed and started turning like gears . It was completely different in a second . An elder laughed . Ha, all his efforts went to waste . But Pettalong shook his head . No, no, look . He walked forward five miles In the mirror, Link walked forward again after the spatial structure inside the Mist Maze was reconstructed . Maybe it was a lucky guess, or he really calculated corrected, but he chose the right passage amongst the 30 choices . He instantly completed one fifth of the maze . Was it a guess an elder asked . This was too incredible . Did he figure out the pattern for the Mist Maze It s only been 40 minutes . Our ancestors wisdom is as deep as the sea . How can that be possible At this time, the Red Dragon Queen shook her head and said, No, he didn t see through the pattern . He just grasped the deep and profound mystery of Dragon Power . With that, all the elders shut up . They exchanged glances, shock filling their eyes . The Mist Maze was very complicated, and the spatial structure was impossible to calculate . In other words, you couldn t use pure logic before it . If you tried to calculate it bit by bit, you would enter an incomprehensible ditch and possibly even spend your entire life on the calculations . But as complicated as the maze was, every official dragon could find the accurate path in the simplest way . Why was this so It was because of their Dragon Power . It was not only power . To the Mist Maze, it was more like a key . As long as you calmed yourself and followed the guidance of the Dragon Power, you could easily find the accurate path amongst all the choices . The problem was that the Dragon Power s guidance was very weak . A high level dragon needed to undergo training during their youth . It usually took around 200 years before they could become calm enough to sense the faint guidance . Could it have been a lucky guess An elder still didn t believe it . The moment he spoke, Link started changing the spatial structure again . Naturally, this caused another round of changes . This time, he didn t step forward . When the space stabilized, he started changing it again . After three changes, Link made his third step . This time, he advanced even further . He instantly crossed one third of the journey and reached the second half of the maze . Seeing this, none of the elders doubted him anymore . Your Majesty is correct . He has comprehended the Dragon Power s mystery . The maze can t stop him anymore . With that, the elders all glanced at the Red Dragon Queen with suspicion in their eyes . Earlier, she had walked in the mountains with Link alone . Now the elders were sure that she had secretly given Link some hints . Gretel chuckled wryly . You ve all guessed incorrectly . He doesn t know anything about the Mist Maze . In reality, I told him that if he could enter, I d help him condense the Heart of the Dragon and give him dragon spells . He he wants to use a dragon s large body to travel faster, so he agreed . The elders seemed to explode with that . I can t believe he only wants a dragon s flying abilities Such low standards The magic of our race contains endless mysteries . It can protect a soul from decaying for thousands of years and even transform into a boat for the soul . But he just wants it for faster travel This is blasphemous Blasphemy A mortal s eyes are set so low But despite their fury at Link s thoughts, tradition was tradition . Link had grasped the mystery of Dragon Power in such a short time . He would be a member of the dragon race when he walked out . Pettalong was the guardian of traditions . Everyone, please watch your language, he said . Master Link is no longer a mortal . He will be a member of our race . With his power, he may even become a member of the Dragon Elder Council if he wishes . The elders all fell silent with that . Though they were silent, the younger dragons in the basilica were in an uproar . In the mirror, Link had made his fourth step . He was now only a step away from getting through the entire maze . The younger dragons were much more straightforward with their comments . Why is he so fast I was ready to wait for a whole month . Is this really the Mist Maze I thought it was Link s garden . Great, he s coming . Look, the queen and the elders are going to welcome him already . Link had already entered the Dragon Valley . Looking back at the mist, he sighed in relief . I almost fell into the trap . Thankfully, the Dragon Power helped . He d planned on making calculations but ended up wasting half an hour . Thankfully, he was quickly enlightened . At that time, his vision flashed, showing that he had completed the mission . Show reward, Link murmured . Something heavy appeared in his hand . There were five thumb sized white stones . At a glance, they looked like Go pieces . Without any power aura, they would look like regular stones if thrown on the ground . Link put them away carefully and started towards the Dragon Temple . After a dozen miles, many dragons suddenly appeared in the sky . The leader was the Red Dragon Queen . Link was a bit shaken . Wasn t it just the transmission of the dragon spell Why does this feel so ceremonious He didn t get it, but out of politeness, he went up to meet them . Whoosh, whoosh Amidst the windy sounds, the dragons started landing . Once on the ground, there were a bunch of flashes, and the dragons changed into human shape . Queen Gretel walked to the front . When she was before Link, she smiled gracefully . Congratulations, Master Link . You have become a member of our race . The other elders all smiled and nodded at him . Link froze when he heard this . Join the dragon race he asked in confusion . Why didn t I know about this Elder Pettalong walked up to explain . After that, Link shrugged at the queen . Shaking his head, he said, No, no, we didn t agree on this . I didn t think about becoming a dragon . Your Majesty, you didn t tell me about this before . What, you aren t willing Petallong s expression went stiff . The other elders didn t look happy either . No hurry, the queen said immediately . You all can leave . I will explain to Master Link .

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