Legacy of the Dark Sage

After Ames and Libb discussed the outline for the joint research project, they agreed to formally meet with the rest of their clan's executives after the conference. They set a date and venue before concluding the meeting.

Libb and her group left first, and after a few minutes, Ames, Attor, and Eissen also returned to their assigned residence.

Ames and her group remained silent after parting ways with the Numen Clan. They did not talk to each other even when they stayed behind. After reaching their residence and Eissen confirmed that the inside remained safe, they finally loosened their guard slightly and talked.

"I don't know whether to be flattered or frustrated."

The first one to voice his thoughts was Attor. He looked at Ames and Eissen with a bitter smile before adding, "To think that they want to leave the book in our possession."

That was right. By the end of the meeting, Libb announced her intention of leaving the book in the Dragon Clan's possession. Obviously, she did not do that because of blind faith in them but because she wanted to avoid The Emperor's

Sight

.

Still, Ames did not shy away from Libb's intentions and accepted the book without hesitation. In a sense, Ames agreed that the book would be safer in their hands than the Numen Clan. Not only did the latter not have enough influence and strength to oppose The Emperor, but also, there was no telling when the book's aura would start to attract the attention of those representatives who had lived before The Fall.

For the record, most leaders and representatives who attended the conference were either too young or had not been born before The Fall. Thus, they would not recognize the aura emitted by the book. However, there were a handful of representatives at the conference who might.

Of course, these mages might not be familiar with the Ancient Magic's

Aura

. And would not be able to recognize it. But to be on the safe side, it was best for the Dragon Clan to camouflage its existence with their aura.

"Even if Libb's intentions are unpure, I prefer to have the book in our possession," Ames replied with a sigh. She sat on the long couch, rested her head on the backrest, and continued, "For a long time, we have only known two books like this in existence. Though father speculated that there are more, with four as its limit."

Eissen nodded, "We have one in the treasury and the other in the Tower Family's possession." Find exclusive stories on empire

Ames straightened her back and looked at him, "Have you tried opening the book in the treasury?"

Eissen shook his head, "No. Lord Aillos said the only one who could was the previous Dragon Lord."

"That's right," Ames nodded, recalling the Numen Clan said something similar.

Libb and her clan, in an attempt to decipher what was written on the book they discovered, tried opening it. However, they were stuck on the first few pages, with one page showing four runes they believed to be the Four Ancient Mind's symbol.

The Numen Clan focused on these four runes when researching the book's origin. After some time, they found some incomplete and undeciphered manuscripts left by the Four Greatest Minds and found similar runes. That was how they suspected that the book belonged to one of them.

"I remember Zane talking to Father and asking about the book's authenticity. I didn't want to be caught eavesdropping on their conversation, so I left. Besides, I wasn't interested at the time. However, I remembered the following day was the first day the book came into our possession. Father told me it contained information about Ancient Magic and was the most valuable treasure in the clan's vault. I never questioned him, but I'm guessing Zane could read the book because it was related to Draconic Magic."

"The book did emit faint Draconic magic," Eissen agreed, recalling the first time he had seen the food. He did not pay much attention to it back then because its aura was too unimpressive compared to other treasures inside the vault. Moreover, he had a vague feeling that the Draconic magic it emitted was mixed with something else. He was convinced that the book was only a replica and that whatever was written on it had little value.

"It did," Attor also agreed, joining the conversation. "But compared to that book, the one discovered by the Numen Clan is..."

His voice trailed off, remembering the dense Soul Magic aura from the book.

"Could that be the original book, and the one with us is a replica?"

But as soon as he said this, he shook his head, finding his words absurd.

"No, right? Why would a replica emit a Draconic magic aura while the original emits Soul magic?"

A moment's silence followed after Attor's statement as they all fell into contemplation.

After a few minutes, Ames sighed and said, "Let's keep this information between us. I'll have to ask Father more about this book."

Attor and Eissen agreed.

The conference resumed the next day, beginning with the second event—an open forum on old uncovered research topics.

During this event, the Solis Clan presented all research topics that had been neglected throughout the years. The congregation would then discuss whether the research needed to be revived and who would continue if yes.

This was one of the events that took more than a day to conclude. For this reason, the Solis Clan provided entertainment in the evening to reduce the stress of the prolonged discussion throughout the event.

Though it was an entertainment, not everyone was entertained. This was because some representatives participated in it, intending to show off their clan's strength.

That was right. The entertainment was a fight to the death between a representative and a rare mythical beast. Most of the beasts used in these fights were creatures that failed enlightenment and could not become mages.

It went without saying that the clans that had beast origins disliked it. The Dragon Clan might be far from being labeled a beast, but since they were also creatures with similar traits, they were disgusted by the entertainment.

Despite this, the clans, such as the Dragon Clan, remained expressionless. They merely observed rather than participating in the festivities.

At the same time, in the Dragon Plane, Ducal, the rest of the Aides, and the tribe leaders continued with their preparation. Since they deduced that The Emperor would attack after the conference, they did not waste any moment producing armaments and training their talents.

The Regis Family was the same. Having received Geir and Ullieam's message, they continued to train in the Tower of the Ancients.

Since Kyran did not get to adjust the tower's danger level, each level could threaten the Regis Family. They might have succeeded in improving their mage levels, but they were far from being a Sovereign.

Some did breakthrough, but the majority were still Legendary or at a Sage level.

Fortunately, Rae managed to communicate with the Tower, and although the difficulty level remained, the objectives were adjusted on each level. The killing intents of all automatons were also adjusted, and their priority now was to combat all participants until they deemed they had improved.

Meanwhile, back in the unnamed plane, Kyran finally completed the array formation after two days and started stabilizing the portal. He could not configure the portal's path since he still could not use Void magic. At first, he was frustrated by this. But in the end, he decided to focus on what he could do rather than dwell in frustration.

Kyran shared some of his blueprints with the Blade Dancer Clan's artisans and had them start creating them. At one point, Zigor realized what the magic item on the blueprint could do and wondered why Kyran wanted them to use such an item.

"I know your origins are weapons, and I don't doubt that when you manifest your core, it is comparable to a powerful magic weapon. But don't you think two mages working together is better than one?"

"...?"

Zigor looked at Kyran, unable to grasp the whole meaning of his answer.

In the end, the younger man only smiled and said, "It is better to experience it yourself. The portal is already stable. Once I complete the adjustments, I'll show it to you."

Seeing Kyran's confidence and determined eyes, Zigor no longer asked questions and decided to trust him. Thus far, Kyran had only ever helped their clan recover and strengthened them, so there was no reason to doubt him.

Of course, not everyone in the Blade Dancer Clan trusted Kyran and his people.

Among them was the Head of the Sound House.

Alta and Shiloh, knowing this fact, kept a close eye on her. However, they could not confront her since she showed no suspicious activities.

When Kyran had nothing to do, he would meditate inside the enclosed dome. He wanted to enter the portal and meditate there. However, the amount of magic energy in his body prevented him from passing through the portal. In a way, it was one of the restrictions of the portals to ensure no low-level creature would enter accidentally.

Three days later, inside the ship's infirmary, True Void, who had been unconscious for a long time, finally opened his eyes.

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