The changes in the Phoenix Feather were discussed until midnight, yet they still found no clue to that crucial flash of inspiration. Liszt could only set the matter aside for now and place his hopes on the three phoenix eggs.
Perhaps once the phoenix eggs hatched and he obtained new phoenixes, he could tame and raise them from infancy, pluck out their tail feathers one by one for study, and find the trail of that crucial inspiration.
"Legend says that phoenixes are reborn from the ashes of fire, but given that the strength of these magic beasts before us does not live up to the legend, I believe it is necessary to redefine subdragons... Add the word 'beast' after 'subdragon' and call them subdragon beasts—that would fit their classification best. Or simply call them Super Dragon Beasts and abolish the term 'subdragon.'"
Liszt spoke solemnly.
A Ke had no interest in such matters and raised no objections.
However, Liszt proposed compiling official collections akin to the Yongle Encyclopedia and the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries, entrusting A Ke with overseeing their revision. Among the four treasuries of battle, magic, records, and tales, there would certainly need to be a work like the Magic Beast Encyclopedia. The classification of magic beast ranks had to be clearly established from now on.
"A Ke, I believe the previous practice of separating dragon-type creatures from magic beasts was not a sound classification, chiefly because dragon-type creatures do not differ greatly from magic beasts in their behavior. I think dragon-type creatures should still be included among magic beasts, on the same level as terrestrial magic beasts and sea monsters."
"I support Brother's classification. When compiling the Magic Beast Encyclopedia, we will follow Brother's system."
Under Liszt's classification of magic beast ranks, dragons formed a