Augulas did not stay in Darkmoon for long before departing. Perhaps he was worried about that flat-chested loli—or perhaps he was even more worried about the sort of disaster that flat-chested loli, driven frantic by defeat, might wreak on Dragon Island.
The following was a small scene from when His Majesty the Dragon Emperor left.
"With you looking after Oliphis, I can leave without worry." Augulas took a few steps, then suddenly remembered something and turned back. "Where are Wukalius's bones?"
"What?" Chen Rui asked Lola beside him.
"What?" Lola asked Chen Rui in return.
Augulas began to feel that something was amiss. "The bones?"
"Oh." Chen Rui nodded.
"Oh." Lola nodded in perfect accord with her husband.
Augulas: "I'm asking about the bo—"
"Have a smooth journey, Lord Augulas!" Isabella waved.
"Bye, Dad!" The little Black Dragon waved along with her sister.
Augulas: "..."
Watching the Dragon Emperor vanish from sight in frustration, Chen Rui secretly let out a breath.
They had evidently bluffed their way past the Dragon Emperor's hurdle. Wukalius's bones—the remains of a Dragon Island traitor and a dragon lich despised by the Dragon Race—had been successfully "appropriated."
Though the bones of a kingdom-level dragon lich were excellent materials for crafting certain equipment, Chen Rui had not used them that way. Instead, he handed them over to the corpse mage Guladam for research.
Previously, limited by materials, Guladam had remained at the peak Demon Emperor level. The two crucial materials he needed to advance were Siren's Heart and Dragon Force Essence. Dragon Force Essence had already been obtained, but Siren's Heart had always remained out of reach.
To obtain Siren's Heart, a Siren had to offer it willingly—if it were Athena or another girl Chen Rui loved, there certainly would have been no problem. Unfortunately, all