Chapter 1603 Dragon Clan [1]

Chapter 1603 Dragon Clan [1]

Damien made it back to Arulion as soon as he left the palace and found himself a place to stay. The money he used was...well, a very well-made counterfeit, but that was beside the point.

He wasn't in the same city he found after being transported here by the Dark God. The citizens there didn't know much, but they knew the rough map of their own lands.

That city was on the periphery of the kingdom. It was one of the places with the least contact with the true draconic lineages, and thus, it was useless for Damien's current quest.

Katya had told him in the past. The Dragon Clans that led the rest were not friendly to those with thin dragon lineage.

There was a requirement for people to even enter this land, and once they were here, if they weren't up to par, they'd be forced to the edges of the kingdom to live with other dragonkin.

Damien had met all types of dragons before. Some, like Bai Yuxuan, welcomed halfbreeds and dragonkin, teaching them the methods to rise and become True Dragons.

But that wasn't a common practice.

The dragonkin knew they could become True Dragons, and they'd come to Arulion for exactly that purpose. However, they would never receive direct aid.

If they wanted to reach that point, they needed to work and use merit to earn pieces of information that could help them progress. Slowly and steadily, they were turned into more of a workforce for the True Dragons than disciples trying to reach their level.

It was an unfortunate situation. For dragonkin, the outside world was honestly safer than the land of their own people, which was a real tragedy.

Damien had come for the royalty. Seeing how they treated their own people, he was pretty clear on what their policies would be towards foreigners.

'If I just walk up and throw around some power, they'd probably try to go to war.'

And that would be annoying.

Dragons were, without fail, prideful creatures. If he touched their bottom line, they wouldn't sit down and take it, nor would they throw away their pride for security.

They were a species who would do anything for the sake of their pride.

'So I need to find a way to justify my presence, and I need to find a way to meet with the highest authorities of this place the hard way.'

He had to first earn their respect. He was trying to recruit allies, not slaves or enemies.

'First, information.'

Damien was currently in a city far closer to the central areas of Arulion than the one he was in previously.

This place was named Arvelheim, and it was something of a segregation line.

'But no matter how slow and steady it is, I still have to remember my time limit.'

It would take a few months for the barrier spells to be prepared for the Heavenly World's time to be completely dilated. If he could help it, Damien planned to get everything in Arulion wrapped up before then.

'I've pretty much gained everything I could from here. I need to get over on the other side before I can do anything else.'

Damien nodded to himself. Tomorrow, he would change his existence and become a Royal Dragon.

For tonight though...

Crack!

A subtle crack immediately destroyed every plan Damien had for the night.

He raised his brow curiously.

'That didn't come from reality.'

Damien turned his eyes elsewhere, to a spatial storage he hadn't checked in a while.

Actually, this space was created when he was in Grand Heavens Boundary and existed separately from the Sanctuary. It hadn't been used since he ascended to the Heavenly World, but now, he was sensing something interesting from it.

An egg that he'd almost forgotten about, yet one that had more connection to Arulion than he could ever dream of having.

Crack!

Another crack.

At this point, it was hard for Damien to think anything else.

He pulled it out of storage and immediately put an Existence barrier around his room to shield it from any peering eyes.

There was a certain egg, gifted to Damien by a certain being.

He was told nothing about it, but was given the task to take care of it and make sure it inherited that being's legacy.

That egg had remained dormant for what felt like centuries. It didn't show reactions to anyone or anything.

But now, that egg was hatching.

And the being that was born from it...