Chapter 358

"Actually, I'm not from the Federation—I'm from Autu, the Dragon Nation, the land of dragon descendants, dragon blood, and hybrid dragon races, and the Department of Dragon Language Translation, Compilation, and Reorganization—commonly called the Dragon Studies Division—is there."

"We always welcome talented individuals; the Dragon Studies Division and the Dragon Nation welcome every true child of the dragon."

The man who called himself Osroshi seemed overly enthusiastic.

He made no effort to hide the source of his enthusiasm—his scaled skin and single dragon eye were the main reasons.

Was he a dragon descendant? Li En thought not; this half-dragon appearance was more likely a rare branch of beastfolk—the subdragon race.

He explained himself as an Autuan, a minor but well-known nation whose primary ethnic groups were various dragon-related hybrids.

Hence the country was small, with few people (by great power standards), yet possessed strong military power and was one of the Federation's friendly allies.

He had specifically appeared because he had "seen" Li En as a fellow kind.

"Your talent would suit development in our lands far better—here, we are unwelcome. The kingdom still holds anti-dragon traditions, but in truth, the elite no longer care; such hatred comes from the common folk."

This subdragon archmage had spotted a dragon descendant during a mission, recognized prey he desired, and approached voluntarily to recruit.

This was quite common; many mono-ethnic nations scoured the continent for recruits.

Moreover, Li En's dragon aura had grown so thick it could no longer be suppressed.

"I'll consider it," Li En did not refuse outright—he needed broader connections and information sources.

Li En had become increasingly certain: the Kingdom of Aetherlin was, in truth, the edge of the edge.

He would eventually have to leave; learning more in advance was no harm.

The subdragon wanted to persuade further, but at that moment, his companion was still locked in fierce battle.

"Osroshi! Come help!" A sudden voice crackled through his armband.

The middle-aged gentleman, seemingly a subdragon, frowned and sighed.

These reckless fools who toyed with incantations and evocation—how crude they always were.

"Apologies, Mr. Li En, it seems we've encountered a minor inconvenience—those black-skinned vermin need a bit more re-education."

He made no effort to conceal his racial prejudice; his lone glowing blue dragon eye even glanced sidelong at the two dark elves behind Li En. Perhaps this so-called Dragon Nation was friendly toward dragon-kind—but not necessarily toward other races.

Saying this, he floated upward and flew off into the distance.

To him, recruiting a high-rank dragon descendant was a decent gain—but if he failed, it didn't matter; the Dragon Nation had no shortage of dragon descendants.

Such recruitment was primarily for the sake of "bloodline" diversity.

He glanced back once at the dragon descendant, then unconsciously shook his head.

"Pity—such a high-purity dragon sorcerer."

Sorcerers wield magic through innate talent and bloodline; all wild sorcerers, dragon-transformers, and half-dragons can nearly instinctively take up this path.

Li En's Dragon Tongue Sorcerer class was merely one among them; the Dragon Nation had developed numerous sorcerer-like vocations and bloodline training methods capable of greatly enhancing a dragon sorcerer's combat power and growth ceiling.

Osroshi truly felt a pang of regret—such a potent wild sorcerer with thick true-dragon aura might be wasted if left unattended—but he offered no contact details or address, indicating he regarded it as merely a regret, not worth pursuing; if wasted, so be it.

Dragon veins require cultivation to grow strong. In reality, not only dragon veins, but many supernatural bloodlines and evolutionary paths require corresponding vocational lines and training methods to develop.

Resources, experience, even family lineage can effectively raise one's growth ceiling.

It's not that a small pond cannot hold a true dragon—it's that a true dragon cub will grow crooked in a small pond, becoming a snake or an eel.

"What do you think of this suggestion?" Li En hesitated slightly, then asked.

He needed advice from an elder.