Above the High Heavens
Chapter 901

The Prelude to the Great Schism

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According to the Voice of Silverpeak, in March of Terra Year 776, a Canaanmore delegation led by Anfa Ember Lamp toured the key regions of Silverpeak Domain, centered around Rosy Glow City. They gained an in-depth understanding of the Mountain Folk regions' booming modernization and fully witnessed the flourishing development sweeping across the Empire's Southern Ridge.

After confirming that all the investment provided by Canaanmore had been put to proper use, the Elf delegation left the Southern Ridge with exchanged gifts in tow.

Aside from the prosthetic bodies Anfa had brought with her, what surprised onlookers was that Sheo's mother, the Mountain King of True Dragon Mountain, had also declared that he would accompany them to Canaanmore.

It sounded rather strange—although after Ian became the Rust-Steel Dragon's heir, this Dragon Island envoy was theoretically free. He could return to Dragon Island, or settle down anywhere he pleased and wait for Dragon Island's next assignment... but generally speaking, the Mountain King, who had lived in the Bison Mountains for so long, ought to have remained here.

After all, this was where his lair, subordinates, and years of dragon-worship were. For True Dragons, the reverence and yearning of other beings were indispensable delicacies that simply had to be savored. That was why they always made such a grand spectacle wherever they went, drawing every eye.

What could possibly have happened to make a True Dragon leave his own lair?

The answer, of course, was another True Dragon!

Not long after Anfa and her fellow Elves arrived in Silverpeak Domain, emissaries from the City of Knowledge arrived as well. And those emissaries were none other than Romani, master of the Molten Iron Spire, and Lady Skalai, the Dragon Witch.

Lady Skalai—or perhaps Lord Skalai. In any case, this True Dragon was an exceptionally

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