Because of the Magic Gate experiments, Kindling Town's magical materials had nearly been exhausted, and a new batch urgently needed to be replenished from Flame Territory.
After giving a round of instructions, Liszt set off with A Ke to return to Black Horse Island. Although A Ke could transform part of her body into spatial elements, she had not yet formally developed that ability. Thus, when riding the Invisible Dragon, she still could not be wrapped in spatial magic and could not cross the Great Whirlpool alongside Liszt.
So the two still had to first ride dragons to the coast, then switch to A Ke's shell.
Of course, they first rode the Invisible Dragon to the Endless Volcano Range to find Rio.
Then they rode Rio to the sea—without a dragon at his side, a Dragon Knight's combat strength would decline severely. It would be troublesome if they encountered danger.
Only when Rio transformed into a magical form and attached himself to Liszt did Liszt have enough confidence to fear no ambush.
In fact, after the Iron Ridge Kingdom and the Blast Furnace Kingdom had started a war, he had been guarding against one possibility—the Eagle Kingdom might be gathering strength to prepare for revenge.
With a newly risen Dragon Knight ruining a dragon-slaying war they had prepared for decades, the Eagle Kingdom's royal family would certainly be unwilling to let it go.
Besides, the Light Green Gem Dragon had vanished at sea, and Liszt was highly suspect—after Liszt deliberately spread news of the Light Green Gem Dragon, it was no longer suspicion, but fact.
"Once the Eagle Kingdom prepares to retaliate, the scale of the dragon-slaying war definitely won't be small. The Eagle Kingdom currently has eight dragons, five of them with knights; its five vassal states have another