Chapter 38: Internal Adjustment

"Everyone, have we been here for too long, making you forget the purpose of coming here? Lap, tell me, how many transcendent talents capable of fighting have you cultivated for me in these twenty years?"

"Master, please calm your anger. Territorial construction is too much in need of capable people. We really cannot spare extra transcendent personnel, and our resources are all tilting towards the cultivation of transcendent awakeners. Please give us some time; our students need a certain amount of time to grow."

"Is that so? Then why don't the dependents of other dragons in the Red Moon plane need to grow? Why can they appear as High-Level or even Master Rank in just twenty years?"

Su Lai De: "Grand Duke, you are wronging Lap by saying that. Twenty years ago, the natives of the Grand Duke's territory had a total of 35 Mid-Level and 543 Initial Rank. After so many years, 20 natives of the territory have upgraded to High-Level, and 156 have upgraded to Mid-Level. These people who didn't enter the academy for cultivation should also be counted."

Sakavi: "Oh? So you mean I'm wronging you? Then Su Lai De, tell me, where have your transcendent talents gone? Besides the Hand of Silence, are there any other departments or organizations that can be taken out to fight?"

Vilna: "Master, please believe us. The students who graduated from the Magic Academy are at least Level-5 Mages. Within ten years, we will have a large number of High-Level combat forces, and the academy graduates 200 people every year, which is enough to supplement the vacancies in the management system.

However, speaking of this, the Wood Elves of the Magic Academy are going to leave collectively. We need to choose a new Superintendent of the Trade and Culture Department, as well as instructors for the academy."

Sakavi: "Let Klausuna go! See that she has nothing to do all day."

Lap: "Uh, is she really capable?"

Sakavi: "She is a Thunder-element Master Rank; if she can't even teach a few students, then what use is she?"

Lap: "Isn't she also responsible for trade! This requires a good personal image."

Sakavi: "Doesn't she have good dragon relations among the dragons? I spent millions of gold coins to cultivate her, not to let her run around playing."

"We have been silent for too long, so much so that some forces already think we have lost our fangs and have become vulgar people who can only guard their own treasures. Recently, the Chiguang Sect of the Guangmingjiao Society knew I was still alive and actually dared to come here to demand the Luo Sen Empire hand over the dragon."

Vilna: "Master, we don't need to pay attention to that group of lunatics. They only dare to shout a few words. If they really run here to catch a dragon, I'm afraid the War God Church would be the first to disagree. Besides, you are the Grand Duke of the Luo Sen Empire and have a legal status. What right do they have to catch you?"

Sakavi: "Vilna, what I want is not to reason with people; what I want is a reciprocal counterattack. I want them to understand that I am not someone they can catch just because they want to."

Lap: "Master, have you forgotten one thing? The Bailong Sect that cooperated with you and then sold you out—those members are still alive."

Sakavi: "Not bad, this is a good way. Vilna, I'll leave it to you to handle. I'll tell you the identity information of those people in a moment. I only want them dead, not alive."

Vilna: "Understood!"

Sakavi: "Lap, have you arranged the candidate to succeed you?"

Lap: "I intend to let Brag Stone-Hoof take over. He used to be my assistant, and I am very satisfied with his ability. I hope he can share your worries in the days to come. We intend to establish an Inspection Division in the Security Bureau and a new Personnel Department in the Internal Affairs Bureau. This is the list of personnel composition; take a look and see if there are any problems."

Sakavi: "I trust your vision. Lap, how many years have you been with me?"

Lap: "Thirty-six years, Master."

Sakavi: "Yes, it's been so many years. When I first started, I was only six years old; now I am forty-two. You are old too. I remember when you first followed me, you were already thirty, right! You relied on your own ability, plus the improvement of my dependents, and your lifespan has been extended by twenty years, but now you are coming to an end."

"I have already arranged it for you in the Noaiteer plane. You should hand over your work in these few days. I will let Vilna and Su Lai De accompany you. That super-large plane is relatively easy to break through. After you arrive, improve well and strive to break through to Legendary Rank as soon as possible. This place still cannot do without you."

In order to arrange Lap's promotion, Sakavi spent 650,000 gold coins. Many people know that super-large planes are easy to break through, and many people want to go. Except for local natives, it is not easy for others to go. Under normal circumstances, super-large planes have very powerful dynasties or organizations.

Outsiders who want to go in and break through cannot do it just by having money. Without some connections, no one will pay attention to you. Of course, those who cheat money are excluded. However, fortunately, the super-large plane is controlled by Gem Dragons. As a fellow clan member, Sakavi still has some face. Of course, this face is because there is money to be made.

If you want to say which dragon species is doing the best currently, it must be the Gem Dragon. This dragon species is small in number but diverse in variety, and each one is good at psychic attacks. At a time when dragons are gradually withdrawing from the center of the world stage, they still occupy an important position in the high-end field and the Seven Heavens Mountain.

The one taking money to do things this time is an Obsidian Dragon. This dragon species is known for being moody and extremely destructive, and therefore walks very close to the Chromatic Dragons. Under Sakavi's flattery, he directly stated that he would do things for money. Although he doesn't like gold coins, there must be an attitude when doing things.

Sakavi couldn't understand this abnormal brain circuit, but he didn't dare to complain in his heart, because they could directly read memories. Dealing with this kind of dragon, maybe because he complained about him to others more than ten years ago, he would be killed on the spot, and they are not afraid of Tiamat's sanctions.

Sakavi: "Lap, is the list of subordinates who have performed excellently over the past twenty years ready?"

Lap: "Ready, there are 32 people in total. According to your requirements, only look at the size of the contribution, not the level of the position. 15 people were selected into the list because of their excellence in technology."

Sakavi: "Very good. Notify them that the dependent transformation ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow morning. The scene must be grand."

Originally, dependent transformation was just taking a scale, dripping blood on it, and then pressing it on the head of the object to be transformed. Whether they can survive depends on their own physical fitness. In order to show the preciousness of dependents, Sakavi specifically ordered a 1,000-meter red carpet to be laid, and also to beat drums and gongs to hold a grand celebration.

Although Sakavi has many scales, dependent transformation is not Chinese cabbage. If it is too cheap, his subordinates will have no awe of him. Don't think that after transforming into a dependent, they won't fool people. The ability to deceive superiors and hide things from subordinates will not be weakened in the slightest, and may even intensify because of the increase in power.

Looking at the list of dependent transformations this time, Sakavi's mood suddenly improved. Among the 32 objects to be transformed, there were actually 20 High-Level, and the remaining ones, although 5 were not transcendent, it didn't matter.

Speaking of the problem of talent cultivation, Su Lai De brought him good news. The dragon beast transfer agreement he signed with various parties back then brought Sakavi 130 dragon beasts, not only Chromatic Dragons but also Metallic Dragons.

These dragon beasts may have good talent, or perhaps Su Lai De, this dragon-born instructor, is good at teaching. So far, 8 Master Rank mages have been cultivated, and the others are at least Mid-Level.

These dragon beasts are still young. After another ten years or so, when they grow to the youth stage, he can kick the Luo Sen Empire out of the Red Moon plane. Sakavi ordered the Silver Dragon beast Morax to be responsible for guarding Norasien on behalf of Su Lai De. This 20-year-old Silver Dragon beast had already broken through to Master Rank last year.

In fact, many dragon beasts were not sent here just after birth; some were bought or robbed from various places. Dragon beasts are hot goods in the slave market. Because Sakavi will reimburse them for the money they spend on buying dragon beasts, there are many people of all kinds who go to earn this price difference. Of course, there are also Chromatic Dragons who clearly robbed them but insist they bought them themselves.

Sakavi feels it is necessary to form a transcendent army to do things for him, and Su Lai De is the person responsible for this matter. Since the dependents are unreliable, then use fellow clan members to form it. He can't be beaten by others every time he goes out.

However, betting on one thing is always dangerous. As a Black Dragon known for being cunning, Sakavi naturally wouldn't do such a thing. Sakavi tried to create a kind of soul that could withstand high-intensity plane disturbances, thereby driving skeleton soldiers to fight.

This kind of experiment might be forbidden by the gods, or perhaps the direction was wrong. The research lasted for 15 years, and the various souls created could never be compared with real souls. In order not to attract the attention of the Underworld King, and also to prevent them from getting out of control, Sakavi created incomplete souls that could only perform directional thinking.

Not only did the research on souls have no breakthrough, but even his own breakthrough to Legendary Rank failed. In the 20 years, he tried to break through 4 times, and the result was failure every time. Dragons can break through to Legendary Rank by their own strength without taking any profession, which has always been Sakavi's pursuit.

However, fortunately, he will reach adulthood in another 8 years. Dragons grow to the youth stage at 26 and to adulthood at 51. Most dragons that break through to Legendary Rank are in the adult stage, but the problem is that most of them stop at Legendary Rank.

If he can't even break through a mere Legendary Rank, then the later Demigod, or even True Deity Rank, will be even less possible to touch. Moreover, Sakavi's necromancy, which he is relatively good at, has not been able to develop sufficiently powerful offensive magic in these ten years.

Among all known necromancers, none are really good at long-distance magic bombardment. This path seems destined to be a dead end. However, since he chose this path, even if it is a dead end, he must walk it to the end. Since others can't walk it, then create a path of his own. ===== CHAPTER 39 =====