Chapter 264

"Therefore, we must solve the problem of energy being unable to participate in the magic array..."

Leon came to her side, slowly squatted down, and examined the energy storage crystals with her.

After thinking for a moment, Leon said, "You just said, reverse Ravi's spatial magic... right?"

"Yes, because Dad, you were teleported here by his spatial magic."

Leon: "But Ravi's spatial magic went out of control back then, didn't it? And the reason it went out of control was Ravi's Heart-protecting Dragon Scale— "

"Heart-protecting Dragon Scale!"

Aurorla suddenly looked up, as if she had grasped a lifeline.

"The reason why the energy storage crystal did not work is because its energy properties are different from Ravi's spatial magic."

"The spatial magic that teleported you here Dad, contained the power to pull Heart-protecting Dragon Scale."

"Therefore, we must use something like Ravi's Heart-protecting Dragon Scale to successfully activate the current reversal magic."

Leon smiled with satisfaction, marveling at his daughter's quick understanding, but he had to raise the next crucial question.

"Where can we find similar Heart-protecting Dragon Scale...?"

Aurorla paused, scratching her head. "Normally, Dragon Race need to be at least a hundred years old to slowly condense their Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, but the three of us sisters are less than a hundred years old combined..."

"Furthermore, according to what you just said, even if we have the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, their energy properties are definitely different from those of Ravi."

Noa said, "We are originally silver dragons, while Ravi is Star-wandering Dragon Clan, so our powers are from different sources."

"Yes, eldest sister is right."

Aurorla sighed deeply, running her fingers through her messy pink fur. "Ah~~ Where can we get something like the Star-wandering Dragon Clan's Heart-protecting Dragon Scale? And something Dragon King level Ravi's!"

"I did receive some reliable intelligence a while ago."

Noa said slowly, "We might be able to find the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale we need there."

Leon looked at her. "Where?"

"Empire."

"Why does the Empire possess the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale of the Dragon Race?"

After a pause, Leon added, "And I still don't understand what this Heart-protecting Dragon Scale is. It's not exactly a detonator, nor does it seem like an organ that stores the last bit of energy."

"The Heart-protecting Dragon Scale are very important to the Dragon Race."

Noa explained, "Its function is not what it seems on the surface—to store energy and then detonate it in a mutual destruction scenario. The Heart-protecting Dragon Scale is actually more like a 'safety device'."

"Safety device?"

"Um."

Noa said, "Dragon Race with Heart-protecting Dragon Scale can better control their power because pureblood Dragon race have a thirst for violence in their blood, and they may fight recklessly. Heart-protecting Dragon Scale prevent Dragon Race from being devoured by their own power at critical moments. Of course, it has many other functions as well."

"For example, to enhance the vitality of the Dragon Race, or to use it as a detonator at critical moments, just like the original Radiant Star Dragon King."

Leon pondered Noa's words, "The safety device... was backfired by the force..."

He seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Losweiser in the crystal, "Could the reason why your Mom fell into a coma after exerting all her strength also be related to the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale?"

Noa nodded. "My great-grandmother said that my Mom's Heart-protecting Dragon Scale were strange. They were there, but they had very little effect. So much so that when she released that miraculous power at the end, the dragon scales did not work, which is why my Mom fell into a coma."

"Of course, dragon scales may not be the Only One reason. After all, there could be many reasons that could put a body like Mom's, which is at the Dragon King level, into a deep sleep, and dragon scales are just one of them."

Leon gave a thoughtful "oh" and didn't continue the discussion about the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale.

So the topic returned to the very beginning:

"Why would the Empire possess Dragon Race treasures?"

Noa shrugged. "I'm not too sure about that. The person who gave me the information only said that there are many Heart-protecting Dragon Scales in the Empire."

Leon raised an eyebrow. "Who is this person who provided you with the information?...?"

Noa chuckled, "I'm not telling you."

"Tch, you're keeping your Dad in suspense." Leon scoffed.

Cool Girl made a face sticking out her tongue, but still didn't say anything more about the informant.

Leon wasn't too concerned about the informant's identity; what he cared about more was, "Is this person reliable?"

"Very reliable, extremely reliable. There is absolutely no one more reliable than her in the world."

Okay, I take back what I just said. General Leon's curiosity has been completely piqued.

Who exactly is this person who can make the naturally suspicious and cautious Noa say that he is "very reliable"?

However, Noa seems to intend to keep this a secret for now.

Leon didn't dwell on it much.

"Besides the Empire, are there any other ways for us to obtain dragon scales with similar power to the Star-wandering Dragon Clan?" Leon asked.

"It has only been twenty years since Ravi fell, and the Star-wandering Dragon Clan should not have elected a qualified next Dragon King yet," Noa said.

The succession of the dragon king in each tribe is a rather lengthy and complex process.

The process of selecting candidates, allocating resources, slowly training them, conducting evaluation surveys among the clan's members, testing the abilities of the clan's elders, and finally testing the Dragon King is extremely time-consuming.

It could take a few years, or it could take... well, that's hard to say.

Moreover, this is based on the premise that the previous Dragon King experienced normal birth, aging, illness, and death.

If it's someone like Ravi who suddenly dies, then the situation is much more complicated.

Are there any potential Dragon King candidates within our clan? Is there a clear indication that one side is about to emerge victorious in the factional struggle?

Or other internal factors may also affect the ascension of the next Dragon King.

"If it weren't for the Dragon King level Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, it might still be impossible to successfully activate the reversal formation."

Aurorla said, "We don't have many chances left to try and fail. We only have three months left. Next time... we have to succeed."

The four of them, father and daughters, looked at each other, and finally, they all looked at Losweiser inside the crystal.

The silver-haired beauty lay there, serene and beautiful.

Leon would much rather see the cunning and sharp-tongued Silver Dragon Queen, trapping her in a dream from which she would never wake up—undoubtedly the cruelest punishment for her.

After a long silence, Leon slowly spoke.

"We... go to the Empire."

Leon never expected that he would return to the Empire for such a reason.

After purging the traitor and leaving, he thought that when he returned to the empire, it would be to overthrow that dog emperor's throne.

However, as time went by, different troubles and problems arose one after another, leading to the situation we see today.

Leon is forced to return to his homeland, which he both loves and hates, in order to save his wife and his family.

Leon was already quite familiar with the woods a few kilometers away from the empire.

He pointed to a high point, then looked back at Aurorla, "This is where Xiaoguang was born."

"Dad, you're only twenty-three and you already have Alzheimer's?"

Aurorla retorted mercilessly, "I was clearly born in the territory of the Silver Dragons, okay? That's what my Mom told me."

"What I mean is, I gave you your name right here."

At this point, General Leon's smile was even more uncontrollable than AK's. "Ah, back then, your Mom was here hugging me, begging me not to leave, crying her eyes out, tsk tsk—hey, hey, where are you going! Wait for me!"

The three sisters walked towards the exit of the woods, showing no intention of listening to their father reminisce about the past.

The father and his three daughters arrived at the outer perimeter of the Imperial City and hid behind a slope to observe the situation.

At the gates of the empire, caravans and wagons come and go, along with various small teams on missions.

Ordinary people rarely entered or left the city because it required going through very complicated procedures, and by the time they finished, it was too late.

Judging from the current situation, this has not changed in the past twenty years.

Is there a way to get in?

Noa asked, "My informant said that a perception barrier has been set up above the Imperial City, so invisibility magic is no longer effective. We can only enter through the main gate."

"My Dad was a wanted criminal twenty years ago. I don't know if the warrant has been withdrawn or not."

"Whether they've evacuated or not, we can't just walk in," Leon said.

Mu En listened attentively to her Daddy's analysis of the situation, trying to learn more practical infiltration techniques.

However, the old man's next sentence made Little Moon sweat profusely.

He said earnestly, "A handsome guy leading three beautiful women through the streets is really too eye-catching."

Mu En & Noa II ordered to take care of the neighboring Jiu Shui Liu Jiu skirt & Xiao Guang: "..."

That's about right.

Why does this old bastard become more shameless the closer he gets to his hometown?

Aurorla sighed and asked, "So, handsome Dad, what's your opinion?"

Leon set his sights on the passing caravans.

A good warrior will not be defeated twice by the same move;

But the Empire's security forces certainly will.

"Now, Dad wants to see if you guys have been exercising regularly."

Leon said, "Especially things like planks."

There are many more caravans and wagons entering and leaving the empire than before, which greatly reduces the difficulty for Leon and his companions to infiltrate.

If there are only a few scattered groups of merchants, then the security guards might actually search them one by one carefully.

But now that the carriages are coming one after another, if we really search them one by one, we won't be able to let many caravans in at the end of the day.

This greatly affects the speed at which officials collect taxes; how can this be allowed?

Turning a blind eye is about right.

But the new security guards who haven't yet experienced the harsh realities of society don't seem to think that way.

"Captain, is it really okay for us to not take our work seriously? Isn't this just being perfunctory?" asked a new recruit who had just taken up his post in the Imperial Patrol.

The man known as the captain leaned back leisurely in a wooden chair, a pipe between his fingers, puffing out smoke. "Kid, how much is your monthly military pay?"

"Twenty gold coins," the newcomer answered honestly.

"That's right. There are ways to do things with twenty gold coins. If you're only paid with twenty gold coins but you're doing things with the care of someone who's paid with two hundred gold coins, that's called insubordination."

The captain spoke slowly, as if he had been there all along.

The newcomer was still puzzled, "What if something really happens?"

"Really something happened? Kid, the Empire has had a smooth and prosperous reign for the past twenty years. Ever since that guy named Leon Casmod disappeared, no one has dared to cause trouble in the Empire."

"Leon... Casmod?"

"Haven't you heard about it? Well, that's true, it's all old news. I'll tell you about it slowly when it's time to change shifts."

"Oh..."

The captain continued to leisurely smoke the welding fumes.

Twenty gold coins is not a small amount for military pay.

But it wasn't enough to make them search the bottom of every single carriage.

"Damn, back when I was the top leader of the Dragon Slayer Army, I only earned 100 gold coins a month. Now, security guards earn 20 gold coins a month without having to risk their lives. I should have become a security guard too, so I could have saved 20 years of hardship."

"But Dad, if you become a security guard, you won't meet Mom anymore, right?"

"Hey, that's not quite right, honey. I didn't say you had to work as a security guard in the Empire. You could run into your Mom if you worked as a security guard at the Silver Dragon Sanctuary."

"Hmm... The Silver Dragon Queen marrying a security guard from her own tribe sounds a bit like science fiction."