"Cough, cough."
An elder dragon coughed. "Alright, Theodore has been dead for who knows how many years. Even if he was utterly detestable in life, news of his death spreading was enough to delight every dragon's heart. But when a dragon dies, the lamp goes out; there's no need to blame him for anything anymore.
"Besides, when he died, he left behind a vast amount of treasures plundered from all across the universe. Doesn't that count as benefiting all the dragons of the Dragon World? It may not be a bad thing."
It felt that Theodore was still worthy of praise, if only for the inheritance he had left behind.
Of course, if it had known Theodore was not dead, it probably would have wanted to strangle him on the spot.
"Fine, Elder, what you said makes sense. No matter what happened with Theodore during his lifetime, so many years have passed now. Every grudge has faded away."
A flame dragon nodded. "But there is one matter of utmost importance right now: the trials in this core cave estate are far too dangerous. So far, not a single dragon has passed them. At least a thousand dragons from the Near Antiquity era or older have vanished within the Spatial Maze.
"If this continues, the Dragon World will suffer grievous losses. I think we need to seal this ruin for the time being and stop other dragons from entering so casually."
As it spoke of this matter, its expression became extremely grave as it stared at the many elder dragons.
After all, two thousand giant dragons had disappeared, and they were Saint-level dragons at that. Under normal circumstances, it would have long caused an enormous uproar, enough to shake the entire Dragon God Palace.
For who knew how many years, the