Seraphina thought about it and agreed, saying:
"That makes sense, but I'm wondering, how many dragons are left in this world? And how many branches of their lineage still exist?"
Ed was truly unaware of this, as were the others, and a silence fell over the study.
" Seraphina, how many kinds of dragon Authority do you think Aeldra currently holds?"
For the first time, a hint of anxiety appeared on the dragon girl's face:
"I think there are perhaps only two possibilities. If Aeldra is indeed one of the Twin Kings, then their activities should be limited to the Northern Continent Northern Continent. After the outbreak of the Demonic Tide, many dragons may have been corrupted and died by the Demonic Tide, but not a single one was killed."
Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, she explained:
"For High Tier who can resist the Demonic Tide to a certain extent, the erosion is a very slow process."
"Especially for us dragons, there are very few individuals who need protection, and the area we can operate in is naturally not large, so we can persist for a long time."
" Noya's wings and my tail are the result of long-term erosion. Although they have some impact on the body, they are not that serious."
"If dragons die from the corruption of the Demonic Tide, then unless they are the last of a bloodline, there will not be much of a ripple effect."
"Being forcibly killed by external forces will unleash the power of the dragon race, producing more obvious anomalies."
"Although I've stayed in the cave for many years, I've never felt the same kind of disturbance as when Noya died. She was just a newborn dragon; other dragons would only exhibit more obvious anomalies when they were killed."
That's good, that's good.
Ed involuntarily pressed his chest down; he thought the Super Amber Dragon was about to attack.
Now that everyone can still discuss tactics and intelligence here, it at least shows that Amber Dragon is not Transcendent Tier that can wreak havoc everywhere.
They're either busy digesting, the Demonic Tide is affecting their bodies, or they're planning to hold out until the very end...
In short, the supposed Immortal King named Aeldra is currently too busy to concern himself with the affairs of the Second Holy See.
Ed thought for a moment and then suddenly said:
" Seraphina, how many dragons do you recognize?"
Seeing the dragon girl deep in thought, he immediately added:
"We need to find a way to notify them, to prevent the Amber Dragon from continuing its hunt, and keep it alive."
His expression turned somewhat grim.
"Two types of dragon Authority might not be enough for him to advance to the Transcendent Tier, but three types might be..."
A faint hint of embarrassment appeared on Seraphina's face. Clearly, as a solitary creature, this young dragon had also rarely seen any of her kind.
Now Ed wants her to find those still alive inside, which makes things even more difficult.
Of all the dragons Seraphina knew, Ed only remembered one that had been beheaded by a human hero; Ed had no recollection of the others.
Seraphina thought for a moment, then said uncertainly:
"There's probably one, the dragon who told me about the existence of Aeldra."
"That was a Green Dragon, and its territory should be within the Empire. I encountered it by chance about 105 years ago in the border area between the Kingdom and the Empire. At that time, it was at least 3,000 years old."
"I remember he called himself... Loxor the Melter of All Things."
"Etc..."
Ed suddenly asked in confusion:
"That was the Ancient Shadow, Aeldra, and now it's the Melter of All Things, Loxor. So, you dragons must have a title in addition to your name? I've never heard you mention that before."
He then looked at Noya:
You don't seem to have a title either.
Seraphina was momentarily stunned before realizing that she had never told Ed about this.
"That's right. This kind of title usually appears after a dragon reaches a thousand years of age, and it's roughly a summary of the dragon's behavior over the past thousand years."
A summary of the conduct, frankly speaking, is just a simplified version of the crime, right?
Oh, it was a nickname...
It must be said that the designation of the dragon race as a title is somewhat reasonable.
After all, people might not think of Loxor as a very famous person, but if you mention the Melter of All Things, even if you haven't heard of it, you can probably guess some of the characteristics of his abilities.
Faced with this nickname, those below the High Tier would have to carefully consider their abilities; it wouldn't be fun if they were dissolved in a single encounter.
Sometimes nicknames are just that useful.
Ed suddenly realized why Seraphina and Noya didn't have titles; those two were only two hundred years old combined.
Moreover, they don't seem to have made any outstanding achievements or left a deep impression.
If Seraphina were given a few hundred more years, she might have a resounding title like "Oligarch," but Noya, this Blue Dragon who has already suffered a crushing defeat, can only be barely called a "Cowardly Lizard."
"Okay, I've got that in mind."
Ed said seriously,
"Later, some Soul Returner will be dispatched to explore towards the Empire. You only said that his activity range was within the Empire, but the Empire has already split. We don't know if Loxor is within the current Empire or within the Skeleton Alliance... It should be quite difficult to find him."
"However, I will do my best to find this Loxor and tell him about it."
Although the plan doesn't sound very promising—not to mention its timeliness, even finding a dragon within the Empire is uncertain—doing something is better than doing nothing, and players' loot box opening skills are always top-notch...
Having made these arrangements for the time being, Ed began to conduct deductions related to the Eternal Domain based on the new intelligence:
"Now that it's basically confirmed that the Amber Dragon is the Immortal King, then..."
"Those knights of the Eternal Domain are perhaps the various chess pieces he has collected over the past tens of thousands of years."
"As for reviving these pieces and even instilling loyalty in them, that should be the task of the King of Domination."
Upon hearing the mention of the vampire who was suspected of King of Domination, Willow instantly perked up.
She looked at Ed and said:
"The word 'Domination' does indeed fit well with altering memories and even fabricating false loyalty; perhaps this is the Authority of that so-called Grand Duke..."
"But there's still one thing I really can't understand."
Ed looked at the lich, who hadn't said much today:
"What is it?"
"Regarding the one Noya mentioned, the Knight of Conquest ' Xilǐ'er '."
What's wrong with Xilǐ'er?
"Of course, it's about him growing a body..."
Willow asked in confusion:
"Although I haven't met him many times, I know that he's a shell of armor."
How exactly did he acquire a physical body?