Chapter 3220 Greed of Dragons (Part 1)

Chapter 3220 Greed of Dragons (Part 1)

"The old World Tree kept multiple access points to every continent and combined them with the local Gate Networks to allow their Chroniclers to reach any place on Mogar quickly. The current Tree probably does the same."

"You must be right, Grandma." Lith nodded. "Now I can't see Solus' light anymore but I know she's alive. The Yggdrasill must have closed all access points to their Fringe for- Never mind, I can see her again."

"This is great." Silverwing rolled her eyes. "If we have to wait for the World Tree to open a specific access point long enough for you to track it down, it will take us a lot of time and luck. Can you tell which one is the closest to us at least?"

"No." Lith shook his head. "They open and close too quickly. The light gives me the general direction and the annoyance I feel should give me an estimate of the distance but I don't have the time to adjust before the access point collapses."

"Oh, gods." Silverwing held her head between her hands. "Now what?"

"Now we face one problem at a time." Lith replied. "Solus' position is irrelevant until we have put together a force powerful enough to give us a chance to save her. Zoreth?"

"You can count on Bytra and me for sure." The Shadow Dragon nodded. "I can ask the other core members of the Organization to help us and they surely will. Yet if we do, you must decide how much you want to reveal to them.

"They are not stupid. They'll understand Solus isn't just your relative, otherwise the Tree would have had no reason to kidnap her. You can choose not to tell them about the tower but if they look for a human woman, they'll ignore a stone ring." Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Point taken." Lith sighed while pondering the issue. "Valtak?"

"I'm fine, if that's what you're asking me." The Father of Fire released a powerful bright violet aura. "If you want to know how many Dragons I can muster, instead, I can ask the Brood for help, but they'll want something in return.

"On top of that, if you want any Dragon to move their scaly bottom, you'd better tell them that Solus is bound to some kind of priceless treasure."

"Why?" Everyone asked in unison.

"Because Dragon greed." Valtak shrugged. "There are many Wyrms I know who would call you incompetent and foolish for losing your treasure but there are many others who would help you retrieve it.

"That I'll get a splitting headache and puke my guts out at best and faint at worst." Friya said.

"Correct. That's how we defeated Maergron." Zoreth nodded.

"Wait, Lady Yaga, don't you know how the Ears work?" Quylla asked.

"I know that Lith's assumption is correct, but that's it." The Mother shook her head. "I can also tell you that the Ears are the most combat-oriented of the four pieces of the Menadion Set. It's the reason Ripha never shared anything about it with me.

"In case one day we fought on different sides."

"That's..." Valtak's voice rose several octaves and his tail came out of his back, wagging like that of a dog in front of its favorite treat. "I mean, that's going to be a huge help during the recruiting phase.

"A treasure for a treasure is a deal many Dragons are willing to take. Even though it's more a rat race than a bounty, never underestimate a Dragon's greed."

"This will put me into trouble, but I can guarantee you the Organization's aid." Zoreth said.

"You have my help too, little brother." Sinmara walked through the door. "Reward or not, I'll do everything I can to help you. If I'm the one to rescue Solus, you can keep the Ears of Menadion for yourself.

"I'll be your strawman so that if anyone is tempted to steal it once we get back home, they'll come after me instead of you."

"You can count on us as well." Surtr and Rethia were just one step behind her. "We came as soon as we received news of your awakening. We didn't arrive sooner because we didn't want to intrude in your family reunion.

"I give up on the reward as well, but if the Ears end up in the hands of one of your friends, I would greatly appreciate it if they could lend it to me from time to time."

"Dear!" Rethia nudged him hard enough to make the Dragon of Light take a side step. "That's rude and insensitive!"