The dragon-slaying war lasted several years and witnessed hundreds and thousands of dead or heavily wounded warriors. Yet the dragon did not suffer even a scratch.
Before the emperor decided to seal the entire area centered around the dragon’s lair, an elder wearing white robe floated above the Moissan Canyon by chance. He gently flickered the wand he was holding, and the dragon was easily pulled into an unknown space. Afterward, the elder floated away without leaving a word. In the historical record, the dragon-slaying war began in a great tragedy, and ended in absolute absurdity.
Jon’s comment towards this part of record was: The conqueror merely designed a myth to calm his subjects.
This was Angor’s idea about the story as well. But now, doubts appeared in his mind. Could that elder in white robes be just like Mara – someone who could wield amazing power?
Also, the records about Heylan Imperial mentioned such stories many times, like how the goddess of sea bestowed fortune upon the islanders, or how mermaids seduced sailors and destroyed an entire fleet… The history of many other nations also involved traces of mythology.
Were they really all fabricated?
The scale in Angor’s mind began to tip.
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It did not take very long for Mara to break through. The small quartz hourglass only flipped once, if measured using the unit of time on Earth, it was about 30 minutes.
The protective crystal ball slowly stopped circulating around Mara and began to float in place.
Now, Mara’s expression was filled with joy. Of course he would be joyful, he was stuck at Intermediate Apprentice for 20 years. He thought he would never break into High Apprentice in his life, so he gave up in frustration and took the job to find talented students in the Old Earth. He still remembered his own expression, a most bitter smile, upon taking the job. Looking for talents? Ha! There were rarely any talents even in the Prime Plane, how was it possible to find any in Old Earth?
He stepped onto the vessel towards Old Earth with great depression. Only thorns and despair could be awaiting him ahead.
But the gods had mercy! He never expected to run into such a big, pleasant surprise on this dull journey.
First, he discovered two talents, and they happened to be his grandchildren! He satisfied his mission twofold, and once Alan and Aleen grew stronger, they could even help him in return.
Besides, he found out about an unknown lesser magic plant in Old Earth! At the front line, he bought the Morning Dew tea from a traveling merchant, and that was when he realized the tea was almost on par with the White Orchid Potion.
The White Orchid Potion was the only one among lesser potions that could help with someone’s breakthrough, so it always cost a fortune. He diligently hunted for quests for many years just to win himself a bottle of it. But now, he discovered the Morning Dew in Old Earth.
Too bad that the Morning Dew tea from the merchant had been laid aside for too long, which greatly hindered its effect. After inquiring about the source of the tea, they hurried to Grue Town on their horses without stopping.
This was what they called destiny!
After his successful breakthrough, Mara finally understood why wizard apprentices tended to roam about deadly ruins, for even a wee bit of destiny could help them advance!