Following the feeling, Liszt rode Gray Cast Iron Dragon Ornn straight toward the source stirring the threads of fate. The sensation was mysterious beyond words, yet exceptionally clear.
"Since receiving Fate's Favor, this is the first time I've felt the threads of fate so intensely... Could it be because the object of this sensation is a great elf, making it so clear? By contrast, the other threads of fate around me—whether concerning trivial matters or dragons—have never stirred so strongly."
He was calculating.
As for threads of fate related to dragons, there were likely too many possible accidents, so their stirring force was not strong enough.
As for the threads of fate concerning other trivial matters, although there were not many uncertainties, he himself did not pay much attention to them, so their stirring force was likewise insufficient.
No matter what, the power of fate had to be explored step by step—the Smoke Dragon's gestation could take who knew how long, and during that time, he could only wield the power of fate himself.
Before he knew it, he and Ornn had flown from Dragon Pit Territory to the neighboring Amazon Territory by the sea.
Amazon Territory lay west of Dragon Pit Territory and north of the Royal Territory, bordering Saltwater Sea, the fief of Duke Bluposi the mermaid. It had a typical tropical rainforest climate, with dense vegetation and rivers crisscrossing throughout. Yet this also made it tremendously difficult to develop; only the locations of the territory and its main city had been planned.
The knight orders had incorporated several Moon-Slayer tribes here, but quite a few Moon-Slayers were surely still hiding within, playing hide-and-seek with the knight orders.
With the cover of towering trees, the Moon-Slayers were difficult to eradicate completely.
Quite a number of knights had even