Chapter 317

"Gervas, you're back?"

"Yes, Goldrich, where did you wander today?"

"Just nearby—I went with Zhuiyue to Tianehu for a stroll. After all, roasted swan meat is quite delicious; you've got to keep a close eye on it, can't have any accidents!"

"You damn thing…" Gervas felt his temples throb, those colorful-winged swans were his, damn it.

It sounded like he'd become their caretaker.

Of course, he was still lusting after their bodies.

Once he got his hands on them, they'd be his anyway—he calmed down.

Goldrich didn't know Gervas's thoughts; seeing his expression, he realized he'd slipped up.

He hurriedly added: "Gervas, aren't you busy today? Why are you here at noon?"

Gervas pulled out the dragon-language book he had acquired.

"Goldrich, help me examine this book's contents!"

"Huh? This is one of our dragon clan's texts—where did you get it, Gervas?"

Goldrich leapt in surprise from his branch straight onto Gervas's shoulder.

"I got lucky today—I found this book in a cave. It's likely left behind by one of your own kind!"

"But I can't read dragon script, so I need you to tell me what it says!"

Goldrich often wandered out with Zhuiyue.

Others didn't know Zhuiyue's movements, but he did.

So Gervas couldn't blame Zhuiyue for discovering these things.

"No big deal—I'll take a look!" Goldrich didn't mind and began studying the text closely.

He made Gervas turn the pages as he read.

After more than ten minutes, Goldrich finally finished.

"Phew, exhausted the dragon out of me! If unsealing the seal didn't drain so much power, I'd never be so stupid as to read with my eyes!"

"Goldrich, do you have other ways to read?" Gervas asked curiously.

"Of course, Gervas—our dragon clan's books aren't ordinary texts; they're magical tomes!"

"See these patterns on the book? They're not for decoration—they're magic runes… well, similar to your human inscriptions!"

"So, just channel your spiritual energy into it, and the book's contents will automatically flood into your mind. When you want to practice, it'll feel like someone is reading aloud to you inside your head—you can follow the instructions step by step!"

"That works? That's way too advanced! Can anyone channel spiritual energy into it?" Gervas was genuinely stunned—it was far superior to human methods.

"Of course! We dragons are the strongest spellcasters—of course we're superior! As for spiritual energy, anyone can use it, since other races can't even understand dragon tongue anyway—channeling energy does nothing for them!"

By the way, this is a magical tome—it records a space magic technique called "Servant Space Summoning"!

"It means you can summon a servant you've previously marked from a distant location right before your eyes."

"Space magic? And a summoning technique?" Gervas was stunned—space magic had nearly vanished among humans.

Only a handful of mages still understood fragments of it, using those fragments to craft items like space rings and other space magic artifacts.

As for other things—like magic arrays from his past-life novels—those didn't exist at all.

Gervas had never heard of them, never seen them.

Of course, some novels and biographies mentioned them, and even some noble travelogues claimed to have seen ruins of teleportation arrays in certain regions.

But overall, among humans, space magic was more rumor than reality.

"There's nothing surprising about that, Gervas—among our dragon clan, there are many space magic techniques."

"But space magic is complicated and unusual… well, in short, it's the only magic our dragon clan can't cast directly through innate talent!"

Gervas nodded—space magic was hard even for dragons, so its decline among humans made sense.

And humans had a legend about it too.

Supposedly, mastering space magic required two conditions.

First, a natural affinity for space magic energy.

And that alone was dozens or even hundreds of times rarer than other affinities.

Second, a deep understanding of space itself.

That was what truly stumped most people.

A normal mage struggled to master basic magic through hard study—how could he possibly understand space?

Only at the peak of power might one gain deeper insight.

But then again—if you'd already reached peak power…

Would you keep refining your own path toward higher realms?

Or suddenly switch gears to study space magic?

The answer was obvious.

"Gervas, this book is valuable—you could sell it for a high price among humans. But among dragons, it's nearly worthless, since hardly anyone studies space magic."

Goldrich, with his ancestral memories, knew plenty.

Gervas nodded again, but had one final question: "By the way, Goldrich—when you say 'channel spiritual energy,' are there any side effects?"

"Of course not! Our dragon clan's artifacts are flawless—no such side effects exist!"

Goldrich spoke with a touch of pride.

Gervas stared at the small, dusty-gray swift hawk with its head held high, and his eyes gleamed.

He immediately took his leave of Goldrich.

Though Goldrich could guess Gervas's intentions, he didn't care.

Because channeling spiritual energy into dragon texts caused no side effects.

And second—Gervas couldn't read it even if he channeled energy!

Back with Gervas.

He hurried back to the parlor, ordered his servants not to disturb him, then pulled out the dragon-language tome and began channeling his spiritual energy into it.

It wasn't that he doubted Goldrich's account—it was just that such a miraculous thing, he had to try it himself.

Besides, though he couldn't read dragon script, he could understand the spoken language.

His spiritual energy flowed continuously for a full minute—he was sweating on his forehead, yet still felt it wasn't enough.

"Damn it, Goldrich made it sound so easy—I'm nearly drained dry, and it's still not working?"

Hum!

Just as Gervas feared the dragon text was sucking him dry, a hum resonated.

The next instant, Gervas shuddered—he felt something slip from the book into his mind.

The process was gentle; though slightly dizzy, he felt no discomfort.

"Has it already transferred into my mind?"

Gervas thought instinctively.

Hum!

In that very moment of thought, a flood of memory surged through his mind:

Servant Space Summoning: Can summon a servant from any region or world, provided a contract is completed and a mark is established…