Chapter 549 Against The Odds

Almost two weeks passed since Nial and Michael had begun experimenting with the runic constellations.

It was more like Michael forged a few hours a day before he stared blankly at Nial trying to comprehend what the blind Original was doing.

Unfortunately, it was much harder for Michael to actually comprehend what Nial did just by observing him.

The method Nial used to engrave the Forgotten runic constellations was something he had never heard of or seen before, and even after he asked Nial a few doubts about it, Michael couldn't understand a thing.

In the end, the entire inscribing method was a lot more tricky and complex than Michael's comprehension level allowed him to understand. Nonetheless, it was fascinating to watch him and try to decode a few more things which were something he could do thanks to Nial's help.

'Is that really the work of a Grandmaster Runicier?' Michael wondered, not sure whether Nial could be considered an Archmaster now that he had also learned about Forgotten Runic constellations.

It was extremely difficult to inscribe forgotten runic constellations onto armaments because their shapes and compatibility with the material made things a lot more complicated.

One had to reconsider various things and pay more attention to every single detail when inscribing the forgotten runic constellations on armaments, yet, Nial could do that rather easily.

He engraved only Basic forgotten runic constellations onto armaments for now but their perfection grade easily reached 100% after two weeks of hard work and extreme dedication.

The complexity of the perfect basic forgotten runic constellations was much higher than that of the perfect advanced runic constellations. That was another reason for Michael to be utterly dumbfounded by Nial's capabilities.

Nial learned to inscribe more than 10 basic forgotten runic constellations with a perfection grade of 100% within two weeks. His knowledge and memories might be filled with Damian's experiences but it was shocking nonetheless.

'I knew that he was not strong only because of the Late God of Darkness' power, but isn't his comprehension too good?' Michael wondered, shaking his head when he saw how effortlessly Nial inscribed a whole set of runic constellations on the large battle axe in front of him.

It looked like Nial was having fun inscribing the runic constellations, tweaking and playing around with the effects the armaments would have at the end of the day, and how to integrate them to create different types of functions that could be triggered together and individually.

Almost all Dracos were innately interested in runic armaments as well but the ease and passion with which Nial mastered the craftsmanship to rival a master Runicier made them all feel slightly jealous of him.

It was interesting to witness but also somewhat frustrating to see a mere human becoming a better Runicier than oneself. Nial was clearly more talented than Michael, and he started to believe that Nial Orin had actually encountered his sister in the Golden City.

'Ophelia…I'm not sure what the hell you are doing, but this friend of yours is going to defeat you in the thing you are the most confident if you don't get back to your senses…' Michael could only think, wondering whether it would be a good thing if his sister were to be dragged down from her throne of arrogance.

But Ophelia's arrogance and pride were not groundless either. She was a 'once in ten thousand years' talent and received the best tutelage that could be provided by the Dracos. It was only a matter of time before she would become a Runicier Saintess. By then, Ophelia would be able to help her brethren and others to create their Divinity with the use of external means.

Creating a Divinity with the use of runic armaments was the most common way to ascend to Godhood. It was possible to create a Divinity without runic armaments but it would be far more dangerous, and the likelihood for mistakes to occur was extremely high as well.

That was why most beings chose to create a Divinity with the use of runic armaments, which meant that one had to become a Saint-level Runicier by oneself, or at least learn the basic runic constellations that were needed to initiate all necessary processes to create a Divinity.

However, even doing the latter was nothing someone would dare attempt all alone. Mostly they would request the supervision of a Saint-level Runicier in order to make sure that nothing could go wrong.

Saint-level Runiciers were bound to earn a fortune just by helping and guiding a few Originals to ascend to Godhood. Everyone willing to hire a Saint to supervise their ascension was paid a vast fortune. After all, the Original's life depended on the professional work of the Saint Runicier.

Nial knew that it would take a while before reaching the same level as Siegfried but he was confident that he could become a Saint Runicier in the future.

It was a matter of time, something Nial had more than enough of, for now!

However, others didn't seem to have a lot of free time to spare, which Nial figured when he visualized the familiar mana fluctuations of the Dracos Leader. He was holding something big in his arms which radiated even more terrifying mana fluctuations.

That was enough to sour Nial's expression and it caused him to frown.

"Your leader has returned. Don't you want to greet him?"

"He returned already? I expected him to abandon us…" Michael mumbled. He was clearly astonished that their superior didn't abandon them and instead prefer retaining ownership of the egg of the Greater Forest Dragon.

The egg of the Greater Forest Dragon was the last of its kind. There was no other Greater Forest Dragon left in the known Universe, which meant that it was of immense value.

It was already a wonder that the higher-ups of the Dracos were willing to accept the bet of the Greater Forest Dragon egg against the Divinity Fragment Portal of the Elven Empress. The egg was worth much more, but only if it could be used properly.

Hatching the Dragon and raising it to become a loyal mythical creature was not easy and it would take up both time and resources. However, the final result would be worth everything and certainly much more than a Divinity!

'They chose to invest in their relationship with the Elves? No…that doesn't really make sense…' Michael wondered, just for his gaze to fall onto Nial, who was focused on the visualization of the Greater Forest Dragon egg.

Nial was trying to figure out something and ended up shrugging his shoulders.

'Or is it because of him? What did the Dracos leader tell his superiors for them to agree to hand over the egg?'

Michael was oblivious to the truth but his guess was not a farcry.

Under normal circumstances, the Army of a hundred thousand Dracos would have been abandoned rather than their superior handing over the egg of the Greater Forest Dragon to the Elves. The Elves were publicly known as their opponents and it would be extremely humiliating for the entire Draco race if the public were to find out about the loss of the bet and the Greater Forest Dragon egg.

Yet, contrary to everyone's expectations, the superiors of the Draco race decided to hand over the Greater Forest Dragon's egg without much further ado.

Just what was the reason?

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