Advent of the Archmage Chapter 495

Dragon Power was a very special kind of power . Even though Link had the Heart of the Dragon and had been studying the book Dragon, he still had a long way to go to understand the basic nature of the power .

But even if he didn't understand it, he could still let regular people have the power . Link already had this idea . He prepared to start with the dragonification magic .

The dragons had an entire set of methods to turn a human into a regular dragon . In the game, there were also Dragon Warriors and Magicians . The Red Dragon Queen had also shown Link dragonification potion without side effects .

It shouldn't be hard, Link thought .

But despite that, he still didn't have a deep understanding of it, so he didn't know what to do . That was okay though . He could ask experts .

There was an expert right in Ferde—Red Dragon Elder Pettalong .

Link called him over and expressed his wishes .

Pettalong listened patiently, his face not betraying any emotions . When Link was done, he shook his head briskly . "No, this can't do . Nothing like this has ever happened in our history . There's no precedent! Furthermore, how can the dragon race's power be spread amongst regular humans?"

"Dragons and humans are from the same source . Why not?" Link frowned .

"Duke, that's true, but in actuality, we are very different from humans . After tens of thousands of years, humans have interbred with different races, such as elves, Beastmen, Yabbas, and even the lizard people of the southern swamps . Humans are like a melting pot while the dragon bloodline is pure . Our blood is still the noble blood of our ancestors . The difference is like a pure mountain spring and the polluted swamp water . It is a difference in nature!"

Pettalong said this naturally as if it was something all dragons believed in . Link was a bit angry at this . The elder was right, but there was no class in blood .

For example, the Shadow Walker, Morpheus, was just a regular human . He was lucky to receive a piece of Godhead and instantly became a Level-19 Legendary figure . No one in the entire realm could defeat him . You could say that he wasn't noble and he would grind you into dust if he was annoyed . In his eyes, what meaning did being noble hold?

To Link, the difference between noble and lowly was just a shallow title the powerful created to support their privileges .

Thinking of this, Link's voice became cold as he said, "So my blood is a melting pot too?"

Pettalong nodded reflexively . "Yes…"

But mid-sentence, he felt something was wrong . He looked up at Link and saw the man's narrowed eyes with a glint flashing past . The elder trembled and quickly waved his hands . "Duke, that's not what I mean . You are different . Your blood is mixed, but you've already broken free from the mundane fate . The impurities of your blood have been removed . Right now, you are the pure and noble dragon duke!"

Hmph . Link vented the dissatisfaction he felt, and after a moment, he collected his fury . He knew that it was useless to go against Pettalong . At most, he could only use his Legendary authority to convince Pettalong, but it wasn't genuine or meaningful .

Pettalong's attitude alerted Link too . The other dragon elders would probably react similarly and reject the idea instinctively .

Looking at the cautious but still insistent Pettalong, Link thought, Seems that I've oversimplified things . I cannot break the dragon tradition . I need some tricks to achieve my goal .

Thinking a bit, Link changed his tactic . He began persuading Pettalong from the dragon race's perspective .

"Pettalong," he continued, "I have my own considerations . Look, us dragons are few in numbers now . There are less than 500 true Red Dragon Warriors while Firuman is filled with disasters . Before the shadow of Nozama could fade, the God of Destruction came . If we send our own Warriors into battle whenever something happens, won't we become extinct in a few years?"

Hearing this, Pettalong's expression faltered a bit . Link was right, but it still felt wrong .

"Right now, there are 20 million humans and is the most populated race in Firuman . They have the same ancestors as us too . If we choose some talented youths and train them into successful Dragon Warriors or Magicians, they can be a great help to us . "

"This…" Pettalong furrowed his brows in deep thought . To be honest, Link's idea was nice . The continent was indeed in danger now; Pettalong was scared too .

But it just felt wrong . He'd been against this at first . Now, Link changed his explanation, and he couldn't find anything to disagree with . It seemed that he'd been persuaded . But how could he?

Seeing him like this, Link grinned . "So you agree?"

But Pettalong was still an experienced guy who'd lived for almost 3000 years . Even though he couldn't figure it out quickly, he still reflexively gave a neutral answer . "Your explanation is correct, but I am not well-versed in dragonification . I know there are many side effects . Why don't you ask Her Majesty?"

He couldn't refute Link, so he passed this problem to the queen .

To Link, this was already a good result . He could persuade Pettalong with this logic so he could persuade the other elders too . He didn't need them to agree; acquiescing in silence was good enough . When everything was on track, and the dragon war chariots were rumbling, it would be too late to stop!

Link chuckled . "Sure, I was planning on visiting the Dragon Valley . I'll go ask her opinion right now . "

Without waiting for Pettalong's reply, white light flashed around Link, and he disappeared from the Mage Tower, reappearing on the field outside . Celine was there, practicing her shooting . Link explained where he was going and cast the Void Walk, hurrying over to the Dragon Valley .

His speed was extreme . At thousands of feet per second, almost 2000 miles per hour, he was three times faster than the wind .

The Dragon Valley was in the westernmost region of Firuman while Ferde was the easternmost . There were thousands of miles in between, but with Link's speed, he arrived at the Korora Mountain Range within three hours .

Here, Link went to check the realm crack first .

The center of the crack was located in the mountains in the South . There were runestones around it and many dragons guarding it . There were three Red Dragon Elders responsible for it and more than 50 pureblood Warriors, hundreds of flying dragons, and ground dragons . It was heavily guarded .

Link didn't collect his aura . When he reached the outside of the crack, a young flying dragon walked over . "Duke," he greeted respectfully .

Link nodded . "I'm here to check the runestones around the crack . Please lead the way . "

"Yes, Duke . "

The dragon turned in the sky and started flying towards the closest runestone . Link followed slowly .

From the air, one could see that the mountains in the distance glowed with a semicircle shield . It was at least 1000 feet high . The Mana inside the shield was abnormally dense, flowing like water, but not a bit leaked out because of the spatial barrier .

Link looked with squinted eyes . He could guess the Mana density from the outer texture of the Mana . It was probably five times higher than Firuman right now . The limit was 500 times . Once the density reached 500 times the norm, the spatial barrier wouldn't be able to withstand the huge pressure . At that time, a horrible Mana storm would sweep through the Korora Mountain Range . The Mana density of the entire mountain range would probably double . The entire Firuman continent would be affected as well .

Link estimated that it would take at least 13 . 5 years to go from five times to 500 . This was a bit slower than he'd expected . This was good news .

The two now reached one runestone .

This runestone was hidden inside a sturdy obelisk . It was surrounded with a huge magic shield that could block all spells under Level-12 . No mortal could ever approach it .

Of course, it wasn't guarded against Link .

When he neared the obelisk, many dragon Warriors saluted to Link . He returned them and asked the Red Dragon Elder who stayed here, "Has there been anything abnormal?"

The elder nodded . "Yes . Half a month ago, a Void Beast appeared inside the shield . It tried to break through the spatial barrier but failed in the end . Look here, the runestone even cracked due to this . Her Majesty has fixed it though . "

Link was shocked . He looked in the direction the elder pointed and saw some visible cracks in the previously smooth runestone . There were many new runes too . It looked like it'd been patched up . From the way the runes were made, they were definitely from the Red Dragon Queen's hand .

Then he looked to the spatial barrier in the distance . He could see that the space inside had completely collapsed . It was practically connected to the Sea of Void . It couldn't guard against Void creatures .

Link circled the runestone and walked towards the spatial barrier, feeling carefully for the status of the consolidated space . He grew worried .

This was unexpected . Not only did the Void Beast crack the runestone, but it also created undetectable ripples in the stagnated air around the spatial barrier . And this was only a regular creature . If a stronger one came or if the God of Destruction discovered this barrier's existence, he could definitely break through . That would be a problem .

The spatial barrier isn't a long-term solution . I must quickly find a way to mend the crack .

Link couldn't do anything better now though . He could only try his best in fortifying the barrier . He circled these runestones and fortified them one by one .

He was now much better at spatial magic than the Red Dragon Queen . After repairing them, not only was the spatial barrier completely repaired, it was also stronger than before as well .

But if he wanted to stop something at the level of the God of Destruction, it was still not enough . He had to think of another plan .

After finishing the fortification, Link gave the elders some advice and continued flying towards the Dragon Valley .

As he flew, he thought about the spatial barrier . Everything is possible . The spatial barrier isn't completely safe and might accidentally be broken someday . At that time, some Void Beast will definitely burst free . They're all above the Legendary level, and these dragons aren't their match . Only the queen can stop them, but she's only one person . What if something like the Void Tyrant comes? That would be horrible .

Thinking of this, Link realized that there were too few Legendary figures of Firuman . At most, there were only around ten right now . Less than five could be counted as allies, and all had their own duties . For example, Kanorse had to stay in the North to clean out the demons in the Black Forest . He couldn't leave at all .

After thinking, Link's eyes brightened . We don't have enough people, so we'll use material power . The spatial barrier isn't safe, but it restricts the way Void creatures can enter Firuman . They can only crawl out from there . If there's an extremely strong magic array around the runestones, it can definitely kill all these guys while they're still crawling out .

Sometimes, there wasn't enough manpower, but wisdom was boundless, especially in destructive magic . It wasn't hard to create a horrible attack .

Of course, there would be a huge cost to operate the magic array too .

Link had been studying magic all this time and never relaxed . He'd received Lucia Silverstar's notes and the book, Dragon . He also studied the time magic book . Though he was far from understanding it all, his understanding of the laws had improved a lot . If he could work with the Red Dragon Queen, creating a powerful magic array around the spatial barrier wouldn't be hard .

The spatial barrier is related to the dragon race's security . If I can create a fortifying method, Gretel would owe me . Then if I ask her to help me research Dragon Power seeds, she won't be able to refuse… Right, I won't mention it first . When everything is done, I'll find a chance to mention it so she won't feel antipathy .

Thinking through the entire process, Link made up his mind .

After flying for a while, the Mist Maze appeared . Link passed through it with practiced ease . After ten minutes in the Dragon Valley, the Dragon Temple was before his eyes .

The Warriors who saw him all saluted from afar . Link sensed the Red Dragon Queen's position and finally found her in the Creation Hall .

The Creation Hall, simply, was an enchantment workshop . It was where the dragons created magical items .

The queen wasn't alone in the hall . There were more than 20 Dragon Magicians over Level-8 . There was also a scroll more than 10 feet in length and width spread out on the table in the center . It was covered in runes .

Link scanned it and immediately understood the general significance of the runes . It seems that the Red Dragon Queen has already started preparing .

Gretel had already thought of what he'd thought of and had already put the plan in motion .

Chapter 495 Obstacle of Dragon BiasesTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioDragon Power was a very special kind of power . Even though Link had the Heart of the Dragon and had been studying the book Dragon, he still had a long way to go to understand the basic nature of the power . But even if he didn t understand it, he could still let regular people have the power . Link already had this idea . He prepared to start with the dragonification magic . The dragons had an entire set of methods to turn a human into a regular dragon . In the game, there were also Dragon Warriors and Magicians . The Red Dragon Queen had also shown Link dragonification potion without side effects . It shouldn t be hard, Link thought . But despite that, he still didn t have a deep understanding of it, so he didn t know what to do . That was okay though . He could ask experts . There was an expert right in Ferde Red Dragon Elder Pettalong . Link called him over and expressed his wishes . Pettalong listened patiently, his face not betraying any emotions . When Link was done, he shook his head briskly . No, this can t do . Nothing like this has ever happened in our history . There s no precedent Furthermore, how can the dragon race s power be spread amongst regular humans Dragons and humans are from the same source . Why not Link frowned . Duke, that s true, but in actuality, we are very different from humans . After tens of thousands of years, humans have interbred with different races, such as elves, Beastmen, Yabbas, and even the lizard people of the southern swamps . Humans are like a melting pot while the dragon bloodline is pure . Our blood is still the noble blood of our ancestors . The difference is like a pure mountain spring and the polluted swamp water . It is a difference in nature Pettalong said this naturally as if it was something all dragons believed in . Link was a bit angry at this . The elder was right, but there was no class in blood . For example, the Shadow Walker, Morpheus, was just a regular human . He was lucky to receive a piece of Godhead and instantly became a Level 19 Legendary figure . No one in the entire realm could defeat him . You could say that he wasn t noble and he would grind you into dust if he was annoyed . In his eyes, what meaning did being noble hold To Link, the difference between noble and lowly was just a shallow title the powerful created to support their privileges . Thinking of this, Link s voice became cold as he said, So my blood is a melting pot too Pettalong nodded reflexively . Yes But mid sentence, he felt something was wrong . He looked up at Link and saw the man s narrowed eyes with a glint flashing past . The elder trembled and quickly waved his hands . Duke, that s not what I mean . You are different . Your blood is mixed, but you ve already broken free from the mundane fate . The impurities of your blood have been removed . Right now, you are the pure and noble dragon duke Hmph . Link vented the dissatisfaction he felt, and after a moment, he collected his fury . He knew that it was useless to go against Pettalong . At most, he could only use his Legendary authority to convince Pettalong, but it wasn t genuine or meaningful . Pettalong s attitude alerted Link too . The other dragon elders would probably react similarly and reject the idea instinctively . Looking at the cautious but still insistent Pettalong, Link thought, Seems that I ve oversimplified things . I cannot break the dragon tradition . I need some tricks to achieve my goal . Thinking a bit, Link changed his tactic . He began persuading Pettalong from the dragon race s perspective . Pettalong, he continued, I have my own considerations . Look, us dragons are few in numbers now . There are less than 500 true Red Dragon Warriors while Firuman is filled with disasters . Before the shadow of Nozama could fade, the God of Destruction came . If we send our own Warriors into battle whenever something happens, won t we become extinct in a few years Hearing this, Pettalong s expression faltered a bit . Link was right, but it still felt wrong . Right now, there are 20 million humans and is the most populated race in Firuman . They have the same ancestors as us too . If we choose some talented youths and train them into successful Dragon Warriors or Magicians, they can be a great help to us . This Pettalong furrowed his brows in deep thought . To be honest, Link s idea was nice . The continent was indeed in danger now Pettalong was scared too . But it just felt wrong . He d been against this at first . Now, Link changed his explanation, and he couldn t find anything to disagree with . It seemed that he d been persuaded . But how could he Seeing him like this, Link grinned . So you agree But Pettalong was still an experienced guy who d lived for almost 3000 years . Even though he couldn t figure it out quickly, he still reflexively gave a neutral answer . Your explanation is correct, but I am not well versed in dragonification . I know there are many side effects . Why don t you ask Her Majesty He couldn t refute Link, so he passed this problem to the queen . To Link, this was already a good result . He could persuade Pettalong with this logic so he could persuade the other elders too . He didn t need them to agree acquiescing in silence was good enough . When everything was on track, and the dragon war chariots were rumbling, it would be too late to stop Link chuckled . Sure, I was planning on visiting the Dragon Valley . I ll go ask her opinion right now . Without waiting for Pettalong s reply, white light flashed around Link, and he disappeared from the Mage Tower, reappearing on the field outside . Celine was there, practicing her shooting . Link explained where he was going and cast the Void Walk, hurrying over to the Dragon Valley . His speed was extreme . At thousands of feet per second, almost 2000 miles per hour, he was three times faster than the wind . The Dragon Valley was in the westernmost region of Firuman while Ferde was the easternmost . There were thousands of miles in between, but with Link s speed, he arrived at the Korora Mountain Range within three hours . Here, Link went to check the realm crack first . The center of the crack was located in the mountains in the South . There were runestones around it and many dragons guarding it . There were three Red Dragon Elders responsible for it and more than 50 pureblood Warriors, hundreds of flying dragons, and ground dragons . It was heavily guarded . Link didn t collect his aura . When he reached the outside of the crack, a young flying dragon walked over . Duke, he greeted respectfully . Link nodded . I m here to check the runestones around the crack . Please lead the way . Yes, Duke . The dragon turned in the sky and started flying towards the closest runestone . Link followed slowly . From the air, one could see that the mountains in the distance glowed with a semicircle shield . It was at least 1000 feet high . The Mana inside the shield was abnormally dense, flowing like water, but not a bit leaked out because of the spatial barrier . Link looked with squinted eyes . He could guess the Mana density from the outer texture of the Mana . It was probably five times higher than Firuman right now . The limit was 500 times . Once the density reached 500 times the norm, the spatial barrier wouldn t be able to withstand the huge pressure . At that time, a horrible Mana storm would sweep through the Korora Mountain Range . The Mana density of the entire mountain range would probably double . The entire Firuman continent would be affected as well . Link estimated that it would take at least 13 . 5 years to go from five times to 500 . This was a bit slower than he d expected . This was good news . The two now reached one runestone . This runestone was hidden inside a sturdy obelisk . It was surrounded with a huge magic shield that could block all spells under Level 12 . No mortal could ever approach it . Of course, it wasn t guarded against Link . When he neared the obelisk, many dragon Warriors saluted to Link . He returned them and asked the Red Dragon Elder who stayed here, Has there been anything abnormal The elder nodded . Yes . Half a month ago, a Void Beast appeared inside the shield . It tried to break through the spatial barrier but failed in the end . Look here, the runestone even cracked due to this . Her Majesty has fixed it though . Link was shocked . He looked in the direction the elder pointed and saw some visible cracks in the previously smooth runestone . There were many new runes too . It looked like it d been patched up . From the way the runes were made, they were definitely from the Red Dragon Queen s hand . Then he looked to the spatial barrier in the distance . He could see that the space inside had completely collapsed . It was practically connected to the Sea of Void . It couldn t guard against Void creatures . Link circled the runestone and walked towards the spatial barrier, feeling carefully for the status of the consolidated space . He grew worried . This was unexpected . Not only did the Void Beast crack the runestone, but it also created undetectable ripples in the stagnated air around the spatial barrier . And this was only a regular creature . If a stronger one came or if the God of Destruction discovered this barrier s existence, he could definitely break through . That would be a problem . The spatial barrier isn t a long term solution . I must quickly find a way to mend the crack . Link couldn t do anything better now though . He could only try his best in fortifying the barrier . He circled these runestones and fortified them one by one . He was now much better at spatial magic than the Red Dragon Queen . After repairing them, not only was the spatial barrier completely repaired, it was also stronger than before as well . But if he wanted to stop something at the level of the God of Destruction, it was still not enough . He had to think of another plan . After finishing the fortification, Link gave the elders some advice and continued flying towards the Dragon Valley . As he flew, he thought about the spatial barrier . Everything is possible . The spatial barrier isn t completely safe and might accidentally be broken someday . At that time, some Void Beast will definitely burst free . They re all above the Legendary level, and these dragons aren t their match . Only the queen can stop them, but she s only one person . What if something like the Void Tyrant comes That would be horrible . Thinking of this, Link realized that there were too few Legendary figures of Firuman . At most, there were only around ten right now . Less than five could be counted as allies, and all had their own duties . For example, Kanorse had to stay in the North to clean out the demons in the Black Forest . He couldn t leave at all . After thinking, Link s eyes brightened . We don t have enough people, so we ll use material power . The spatial barrier isn t safe, but it restricts the way Void creatures can enter Firuman . They can only crawl out from there . If there s an extremely strong magic array around the runestones, it can definitely kill all these guys while they re still crawling out . Sometimes, there wasn t enough manpower, but wisdom was boundless, especially in destructive magic . It wasn t hard to create a horrible attack . Of course, there would be a huge cost to operate the magic array too . Link had been studying magic all this time and never relaxed . He d received Lucia Silverstar s notes and the book, Dragon . He also studied the time magic book . Though he was far from understanding it all, his understanding of the laws had improved a lot . If he could work with the Red Dragon Queen, creating a powerful magic array around the spatial barrier wouldn t be hard . The spatial barrier is related to the dragon race s security . If I can create a fortifying method, Gretel would owe me . Then if I ask her to help me research Dragon Power seeds, she won t be able to refuse Right, I won t mention it first . When everything is done, I ll find a chance to mention it so she won t feel antipathy . Thinking through the entire process, Link made up his mind . After flying for a while, the Mist Maze appeared . Link passed through it with practiced ease . After ten minutes in the Dragon Valley, the Dragon Temple was before his eyes . The Warriors who saw him all saluted from afar . Link sensed the Red Dragon Queen s position and finally found her in the Creation Hall . The Creation Hall, simply, was an enchantment workshop . It was where the dragons created magical items . The queen wasn t alone in the hall . There were more than 20 Dragon Magicians over Level 8 . There was also a scroll more than 10 feet in length and width spread out on the table in the center . It was covered in runes . Link scanned it and immediately understood the general significance of the runes . It seems that the Red Dragon Queen has already started preparing . Gretel had already thought of what he d thought of and had already put the plan in motion .

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