Chapter 1413: Big Trouble, Melodramatic Background

"Holy Golden Dragon Empire? Is that a nation of dragons?" Xia Duo asked with some uncertainty.

He knew that the reason the dragons of the Main Plane had not formed large-scale powers was because of the Elves' Dragon Madness Mythallar, which caused them to go mad every so often.

It was already a stroke of luck for them to develop Wisdom; how could they possibly establish a power, let alone a civilized nation?

But in other Planes, could it be that there were dragons too? And they had even established a vast empire?

Regarding Xia Duo's doubts, Saville gave an incomparably certain answer: "Yes, the main body of the Holy Golden Dragon Empire's citizens are all dragons, or more accurately, they are Golden Dragons among the dragons!"

As he spoke, he projected a Magic Image in the Study; the perspective seemed to be from the ground, looking up at a massive, golden-glittering creature sweeping past in the distance.

Xia Duo had seen and even killed Green Dragons with his own eyes, so he was very familiar with the dragon form; although he had never seen a Golden Dragon in person, he could still determine that what appeared in the Magic Image was clearly a Golden Dragon with a physique even larger than a Green Dragon.

And the Magic Image Saville projected did not just show one Golden Dragon flying by; behind it were four or five more flying in formation, heading toward a large city that combined simplicity with magnificence, and the classical with the modern.

Of course, "large" here did not mean the city's buildings were large—although there were indeed many large buildings in the city—but primarily referred to the scale of the city!

However, Xia Duo keenly discovered one point: with such massive bodies, how did the Golden Dragons live in a city that was clearly built for humanoid creatures?

Thus, he asked again: "Is that city a city of a vassal state of the Holy Golden Dragon Empire?"

If it were, then the strength of those vassal states would likely far exceed Netheril; compared to that large city, Seventon was practically a small country town.

And this time, Saville did not give an affirmative answer, but instead said: "Those cities are the cities where the Golden Dragons live; they usually live in human form—humans, Elves, or even Dwarves."

"I once scouted in those vassal states; some outstanding humans, Elves, or Dwarves are even allowed to join the Holy Golden Dragon Empire, becoming official citizens and possessing the same status as the Golden Dragons."

"Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, which is that one must choose a Golden Dragon mentor, drink the mentor's blood, complete the Promotion Ritual, and obtain a dragon body."

"This—"

For a moment, Xia Duo did not know what to say; should he lament that the humans and Elves of that Plane lacked ambition? Or should he lament that the Golden Dragons' assimilation work was done so well?

On the other side, Saville's narration continued—

"I stayed in that Plane for a total of four years, but when I left, I made a mistake!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo felt his scalp tingle, and he subconsciously questioned: "You exposed the existence of the Main Plane, or even its coordinates?"

This was truly because he could not help but be sensitive; there were too many works of fantasy on Earth about aliens discovering Earth and then coming to exterminate humanity.

The Plane where the Holy Golden Dragon Empire was located had a similar scale to the Main Plane, but the difference was that that Plane had long been unified, its power was relatively concentrated, and it was conceivable that its technology was also highly likely to be more advanced.

Once they discovered the existence of the Main Plane, there was no guarantee it wouldn't provoke their malice.

Was he to entrust his own fate to the mercy of others?

Even if others were truly merciful, Xia Duo did not want to be assimilated by them.

After hearing Xia Duo's guess, Iolum could not help but frown, as if he had also thought of the consequences that might be caused by the exposure of the Main Plane.

After all, he was also aware of the various methods the Seven Towers had taken in the process of conquering Sub-planes.

By analogy, would that Holy Golden Dragon Empire do the same to the Main Plane?

However, thinking that Saville could still sit here so calmly and recount his previous experiences, the situation should not have developed to the worst degree.

Facing Xia Duo's questioning, Saville first shook his head, but then nodded; this scene made Xia Duo's heart jump with fear, and he immediately heard Saville's explanation—

"The position I chose when leaving might have had some problems, and I caused quite a stir; I discovered that a Golden Dragon Mage had been chasing me all the way to the Ether Interlayer. Although I took many concealment and avoidance measures and used many Planes as cover, until now, I have been unable to determine whether I shook the other party off."

"..."

Hearing such an irresponsible explanation from Saville, Xia Duo really wanted to knock on the other's head; couldn't he have waited until he confirmed he had shaken the other party off before returning to the Main Plane?

At the same time, he thought of another more serious problem and hurriedly asked Saville: "Will the Guidance Beacon in the Tower of Time's Plane Exploration Array expose the coordinates of the Main Plane?"

"That won't happen; it does not affect the space-time state of the Ether Interlayer; it is merely a summoning mechanism aimed at me. Once I returned, it automatically stopped."

"I hope so!"

Although Saville said it would not be exposed, Xia Duo still decided to suspend the Plane Exploration Array; at the very least, he would have to wait until he dismantled the Guidance Beacon component within it before restarting it.

Thus, in front of Iolum and Saville, Xia Duo directly sent a Sending to Niya, telling her to shut down the Plane Exploration Array and seal the Plane Exploration Layer.

To tell the truth, Xia Duo was truly worried that while they were talking, a Golden Dragon Mage might pop out from there!

Upon realizing that Saville might have brought a big trouble to the Main Plane, both Iolum and Xia Duo showed little interest in the subsequent conversation.

Saville also realized this, and after finishing his experience in the Holy Golden Dragon Plane with a rather hasty conclusion, he stood up to take his leave.

However, Iolum stopped him, "You've caused such a big trouble, and you want to leave just like that? I have things I need you to do! Besides, I have already notified Buluode; he is Lilith's child, and I have adopted him. You should see him."

Saville stopped in his tracks and sighed deeply, "Lilith has a child? Is it with Buluonuo?"

"Yes, but Buluonuo died in an experimental accident, and as for Lilith, if you had returned a few years earlier, perhaps you could have seen her one last time."

"I—"

Saville's emotions seemed to become agitated, but he said nothing, only leaving behind the words, "When Buluode returns, have Xia Duo notify me," before hurrying away.

Only after Saville's figure completely disappeared from the Study did Iolum explain the relationship between the three to Xia Duo—

"Buluonuo and Lilith were also my students. Lilith and Saville were considered first loves, but the two had a disagreement over whether to develop their own Territory."

"Lilith was more inclined to stay in my Territory, but Saville wanted to possess a Territory that belonged entirely to himself; the two parted ways because of this, and you can probably guess what happened afterward."

"Although Lilith parted ways with Saville, she still thought of him and missed him. It wasn't until Saville was punished by Divine Punishment and exiled to a foreign land that Lilith slowly accepted Buluonuo, and that was how Buluode came to be."

Fine.

Xia Duo had never imagined that Saville actually had such a past, and Buluode's background also made him feel it was quite melodramatic.

Perhaps this is reality!