Section 12: Inside Story of Long Island

  As expected, Christina readily agreed to my request.

  "The area of Long Island is very large, and it takes a whole day and night to fly around the island. There are also several smaller islands nearby. Except for the dragon tribe, there are no other higher intelligent lives on the island. We are the masters of Long Island. There are many low-level magic beasts on the island that we can eat, and we also like to catch fish in the sea. The scenery is beautiful, the weather is always warm and lively, it's really our paradise!"

  "How many dragons are on the island? Is there a management organization?"

  "There are over 2000 dragons, we are managed by the Council of Elders. The rest is based on strength, whoever has the greatest ability gets to give orders. If you don't obey, then fight it out, but you can't kill someone from your own clan. If you do, the Council of Elders will put a bounty on your head and you'll become an enemy of all dragon clans."

  "Are your treasures not afraid of being robbed by a powerful dragon?"

  "The proud dragon clan cannot rob their own kind of wealth, otherwise they will be looked down upon and the elder council will also punish him."

  "How is the elder selected?"

  "No need to choose, any dragon that has transformed into a Dragon King level will automatically become an elder. Currently, we have 13 elders."

  "How can I reach the Dragon King level?"

  "When we dragons are 5,000 years old, we undergo a transformation. Generally, everyone succeeds, and success means becoming an adult, called a grown dragon. At 10,000 years old, we transform again, and if successful, become the Dragon King, also known as the wise giant dragon. Before 5,000 years old, we are all called young dragons. I'm only 2,500 years old, still a young dragon."

  "I'm curious, why do you have so many treasures? Are all dragons as wealthy as you?"

  "Hehe, of course not all dragons are as wealthy as this, my parents were the previous dragon king and queen, these are all left to me by them. I am absolutely one of the top ten richest households in the dragon clan. Those little dragons are all envious of me!" Christina said proudly

  It turns out that's the case, I thought all dragon tribes were making gold coins! Seeing that it was getting late, and having asked what I wanted to ask, I said to Kristina, "Miss Kristina, I had a great time here today, but it's getting late, so I'll take my leave."

  "Okay, you're welcome to come and play anytime, I'm so lonely here, nobody comes to accompany me." Christina said despondently.

  "Don't worry, I'll be back soon to keep you company. I'll send the medicine over from the space gate in a bit, so catch it!"

  "Oh, okay, I thought you'd forgotten!" Christina exclaimed happily

  "How could this be? Alright then, let's set a coordinate here, I don't want to run into the cold wind again."

  "Yes, okay, master!" Gai started working.

  "I'll go first, wait for me to bring back the medicine, you can head back now, shouldn't you be able to hold on a bit longer with the space gate as it is?"

  "Hey, okay, but don't take too long." As soon as he finished speaking, the space door opened.

  I hastily went in, fortunately the storage room was still empty, I quickly took out Jinlian, took out 'Shuiling Dan', poured out one, put away Jinlian, and then returned to the space door, handed the medicine to Kritina, "You keep it safe first!"

  "Ah, great, thank you! I can feel it, such pure water element!" Kristina exclaimed. She carefully placed the medicine into a spatial rift, apparently the dragon tribe also had something similar to spatial control. Afraid-of-death bear couldn't take it anymore and hurriedly brought him back.

  The magic fluctuation just now may have startled others, I hurriedly ran back to my mother's bedroom. On the way, I saw several elders rushing to the storage room, haha, it was a close call. As soon as I arrived at the bedroom, I saw my mom waiting for me and asked about my whereabouts. Helplessly, I had to make something up. Before I finished speaking, my grandmother came in, and I quickly ran over to greet her: "Grandma, long time no see, where have you been?"

  "Good boy! Well-behaved! Come and let grandma hug you." Grandma hugged me in her arms and said, "Grandma is going to find the Elf Queen!"

  "What's the result? Mom" Mother asked anxiously

  "It's not good, the Elf Queen can't do anything about it either. My poor grandson will probably have to rely on himself after all. However, the Elf Queen promised that she could make an exception and let him form a contract with an elemental spirit, so at least he'll be able to protect himself!"

  My grandmother turned her head to me and said, "You're still young now, your body's development isn't complete yet, you probably can't form a contract with a very strong spirit. Wait until you grow up some more, I'll take you to find a more powerful elemental spirit, okay?"

  "Alright, Grandma, I'll listen to you. Can the elemental spirits help me break the seal?" I asked.

  "I'm afraid not, you can only rely on your own magical power to break through. Oh my god, I've tried the seal on your body and even I don't have confidence in breaking it open. How could these things be so cruel to a child!" Grandma said angrily.

  "Grandma, didn't you send a protest to the Pope? Will he accept that archbishop?" I asked.

  "It's definitely not going to happen!" Grandma said with a wry smile, "At most, it'll just be a verbal warning."

  "What's there to protest about then?" I asked in puzzlement.

  "My protest can make the Pope take notice, and although he won't dismiss that archbishop because of me, he'll warn him, and I can guarantee he won't dare to do anything to you again!" Grandma explained.

  "Does he still want to harm me?"

  "That's him not giving me and the Pope face, I'll personally go burn him to ashes, at that time even the Pope won't say anything, the Pope won't go to war with us for a mere archbishop."

  "What does it have to do with us and the Papal States?"

  "There's no particular relationship, just a mutual restraint. Our military strength is similar, they're slightly stronger, but we have the Spirit Forest as our natural barrier and the elemental spirits as our backing. They don't dare to attack us, and we won't provoke them either. Other countries aren't our match anyway. It's just that we spirit people value nature and won't easily initiate war."

  "Really, grandma? I want to become a great alchemist, do you think I can?"

  "Really... your innate talent in magic can indeed be applied to alchemy, I heard from your mother that you once unleashed a peculiar and extremely destructive Tendril Technique, is that true?"

  "Yes! I took care of seven naughty kids bigger than me in no time."

  "Hehe, what I value is your control over magical elements. Control is determined by spiritual power, which is generally innate and can only be improved slightly through effort. Most magicians pursue powerful magic, either dealing massive damage or moving at high speeds that can't be dodged. Therefore, they don't require high control. However, alchemy is different - it requires precise control over magical elements, whether drawing arrays on rings or brewing potions, all of which demand control over the size of magical energy. And yet, he doesn't have high demands for magic power. So, you will definitely become a great alchemist in the future!" Grandma said

  "Haha, I knew it! My first work, Grandma said it's worth a divine price!"

  "Really?" Grandma looked at her mother in surprise and asked

  "Yes, he took the birthday gift I gave him, that falcon that had just returned from flying, and used a soul-binding spell to bind its soul with a crystal ball of this size." The mother demonstrated with her hands, indicating a size similar to a basketball.

  "Ah? Is this also worth considering as a divine artifact?"

  "Hehe, his grandfather said it can be used on the battlefield and has a huge effect. Anyway, that's what he said, I don't understand things about the battlefield, but the old man indeed said so."

  "Your father-in-law is a great man, I absolutely believe what he says."

  "I also believe that now it has brought me at least one treasure, the corpse of the head snake was discovered by this eagle called 'Radar'."

  "Ah! Really? Come to think of it, I should really thank you for giving me so many magical materials!"

  "Don't be polite, mom, just give me a few of those ninth-level magic scrolls you've made." The mother said generously.

  "How many more? The little skin you gave me can only make a few successful ones. Besides, I'm not crazy enough to make dozens of rolls for years on end, do you want to exhaust me to death?" Grandma scolded with a smile.

  "How can that be, Mother? I'm not in a hurry." The mother said seriously: "Mother, I hope you can take the remaining few days to teach this child well. As the top alchemist on the mainland, your experience in alchemy can help him."

  "Don't need you to tell me!" My grandma said to me: "Child, come to my alchemy room tomorrow."

  "Yes, Grandma!" I hastily replied.

  Almost all mages are part-time alchemists, and the higher the mage's level, the deeper their attainments in alchemy. As the strongest mage on the mainland, my grandmother must be exceptional in this regard as well. I've long been curious about the differences between alchemy and our Taoist instrument refinement techniques - what a rare opportunity this is! I'm looking forward to tomorrow's arrival.