After having Yevich prepare a batch of Mother-of-Pearl eggs that could be hatched, Liszt did not linger long in Mother-of-Pearl City. The Wind Snow Mountain Principality was such a remote backwater that there was nothing worth seeing.
He directly led his dragon legion toward the sea.
Of course, considering that A Ke was eager to return and compile the information gathered on the Heart Reed Teleportation Array and improve the magic array, he had Bard take A Ke through space back to Reed City first.
Meanwhile, he rode Marta and flew leisurely behind with Rio and Isen. It was Orichalcum Dragon Marta's first visit to the Flame Archipelago, and she did not know the way, so someone had to guide her. Besides, he needed to use this opportunity to get to know Marta better and lay the foundations for forging the mental imprint of a first-generation Dragon Knight.
By the time they reached the Endless Volcano Range, it was already June 6th.
Rio returned to its dragon nest—the Doomsday Volcano crater—and immersed itself in cultivation. Phoenix-Roosting Parasol Great Elf Aini took the opportunity to indulge her urge to ride, while Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple, the three Flame Dragon Birds, excitedly circled Rio several times. The three little birds had grown considerably and were very obedient under Aini's training.
With Aini soothing them, Liszt even rode each of the three birds for a while. Clearly, these super dragon beasts known as "Phoenixes" could potentially be tamed as mounts.
"Unfortunately, we have the mounts but no qualified riders. At the very least, they would need to be young and promising fire-element elite Earth Knights to ride these Flame Dragon Birds and form a branch of the Burning Legion—the Guard Knights... Of course, three Flame Dragon Birds are still far