"Golden Generation… I have heard about it a bit but I am not sure…" (Riya)
Riya's knowledge in history is very low, so she doesn't know much about the golden generation.
"Hmm, it was a group of 'five' extremely talented individuals; each one of them was unique and strong in their own fields.." (Aria)
"The leader was obviously King Allen, who was a swordsman... second was Astra, the healer of the group…" (Syvis)
"Third one was Ivan, the greatest magician to have ever lived... fourth was a Martial Artist named Farim Melok, and the last one was a necromancer named Zain Dred…" (Sylvia)
"According to the records of that time, the magician Ivan died as he failed to ascend to a higher realm; his was trying to forcefully break through a higher state that no one had ever achieved…" (Sylvia)
If Rio was here, he would have been quite surprised to hear this name; after all, one of his strongest skills, 'Concentration', was a result of wishing at the 'Lake of wishes' that Ivan left behind after his death. (Referring to Ch-21..)
The giant snake Marik is still guarding his grave to this day.
"On the other hand, The Martial Artist 'Farim Melok' was not as famous as the others but he was a strong person nonetheless…
"Actually, he was the one who caused fatal injuries to the previous dragon king… those fatal injuries eventually cost the life of the dragon king after suffering from them for a long time…" (Aria)
"The previous dragon king killed him with his own hands, but he was also greatly injured due to that fight…" (Aria)
Talking about Farim, a strange expression appeared on Aria's face; after all, his name is quite taboo among the dragons.
He was a being who injured the dragon king so heavily that it eventually caused the dragon king's slow death.
"There weren't any other martial artists of his level in the past two millennia but…" (Syvis)
"But?" (Riya)
Syvis smiled at Riya and replied in a meaningful tone:
"But now there are two such people… one is Ashtel Rex, 'The Dominator' and the other is 'Link Rex', who hasn't grown up yet…" (Syvis)
"Whoa… you mean that they both can fight even the dragon King one day!?" (Riya)
"Well, Link has yet to grow up, so currently only Ashtel Rex is the one who can fight with the dragon king… hmm, I would say that the result will end up same as it did with Farim Melok…" (Aria)
"Although the dragon king is stronger, even I don't think anyone can make it out unscathed after fighting a death battle with Ashtel Rex…" (Aria)
"Whoa… I knew that Link's father was strong but this much!?..." (Riya)
"But well, you need to keep in mind that during the time of the previous Dragon king, there were no capable healers to heal him back to full health, but now there's me…" (Aria)
"So, even if the dragon king got injured, I will heal him, so ultimately the dragons are the winners…" (Aria)
Riya pouted her cheeks when she heard those words:
"I can heal Link's father too!" (Riya)
"Haha, yeah… so in order to heal him, you must work hard and try to improve… after all, rank S or below-level healing doesn't work on SS-rankers…" (Aria)
SS-rankers have a tenacious and strong physique; their natural healing is already as strong and effective as an ordinary S-rank healer's healing skills
So even without the help of others, SS-rankers can heal themselves easily.
The reason Rahab wasn't able to heal himself was because Rio injured his soul, and healing your soul takes an extremely long time if you rely on the natural healing process.
It's better to use special soul-healing items or just go to a healer to get it done. (Yes, healers at rank S or above can heal the soul to some extent…)
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"The deaths of Astra, Farim and Ivan are confirmed facts that everyone believes to be true, but the situation with the other two members of the golden generation is different…" (Aria)
"King Allen went missing soon after the thousand-year war ended, as if he had vanished from the world; some suspect he left the solar system to search for something outside… but no one is sure about it…" (Syvis)
Aria shook her head at Syvis's words and said with a sigh:
"Well, he's been missing for more than a thousand year now… the chances of his survival are slim…" (Aria)
"But we can never be sure about this… After all, the lifespan of an SS-ranker is quite long…" (Syvis)
Aria nodded her head and stopped talking about that matter, she directly changed the topic.
"And last one is the necromancer Zain Dred, there are actually very few records about him; the reason for his fame was his huge undead army that wreaked havoc in the territories of the demon race…" (Aria)
"Usually it's the demon race that lays siege on other races with their huge numbers, but Zain Dred was different; he was a walking army on his own… he liked to lay siege on the demon territories for fun…" (Aria)
"It's very likely that he might have caused the death of millions of demons… when comparing the highest number of demons slayed by one individual alone, Zain was second to none…" (Aria)
A complicated look appeared on Syvis and Aria's faces when mentioning the name of Zain.
"That person was renowned for his shrewd and notorious personality; I feel ashamed to admit it but he once killed an Elven King and made him his puppet…" (Syvis)
"Only after the puppet was fully destroyed in various battles did he let go of it…" (Syvis)
"Tch… I can feel your emotions… many dragons fell under gigantic army and became his playthings.." (Aria)
"If not for the fact that the dragon king was injured by Farim around that time, he would have definitely fought Zain for such a disrespectful act…" (Aria)
"So even the dragon king feels helpless sometimes?" (Riya)
"Well, of course he does; although dragons are wise and have long-life spans, even they have emotions of their own, and they feel emotions just like you humans do…" (Aria)
"Even the undead can feel lingering emotions like 'hate', 'greed', and 'desire to kill the living'... etc.. truthfully speaking... a being with no emotions can't exist... they would be a huge anomaly for this world..." (Aria)
"I used to think that all dragons were arrogant and mighty! but to think they have such diversity too..." (Riya)
"haha, that's not how it is… Dragons respect strength, and if you are strong and talented, then they will certainly not disrespect you in any way…" (Aria)
Being weak is the original sin in this world.
All dragons are born with the potential to reach rank S; thus, they look down on the weak, but if you reach rank S or above, then they will start respecting you as they will consider you an equal.
Just then, Aria suddenly remembered something.
"Ah, after talking for so long, I nearly forgot about the important task that the dragon king gave me before I came here…" (Aria)
Hearing her words, both Riya and Syvis were quite surprised:
"Important task?" (Riya)
"Is it something about the meeting of gods?" (Syvis)
Aria shook her head at Syvis's question and glanced at Riya before saying:
"He watched your team appear in the stadium and after seeing you all fight, he got interested for some reason… although I don't know what he found so amusing, it's quite rare to see him smile…" (Syvis)
"So here, take this…" (Syvis)
Syvis brought out a small token from space ring and handed it over to Riya.
"He asked me to deliver it to your team when I was just about to leave the dragon valley a few hours ago…" (Aria)
Riya took the small but exquisite-looking token in her hand and asked with a doubtful tone.
"Uh, what is this?" (Riya)
"It's an invitation token; if you embed it with mana and break it, a portal will open to the 'Dragon Valley'… you can visit the dragon valley if you have this token…" (Aria)
"Wait!.. does that mean-" (Riya)
Aria nodded her head with a gentle smile on her face.
"Yes, the dragon king has extended an invitation to your team, he has given his permission, and you can visit the homeland of dragons by using this token…" (Aria)
Syvis and Riya both were extremely shocked by those words.
Getting an invitation directly from the dragon king is as rare as finding a diamond in the vast ocean.
"Does that mean all six of us can visit!?" (Riya) (Riya isn't counting Fade and Kira…)
"Yes, all six of you are free to visit…" (Aria) (She doesn't know the exact number of people in their team as she didn't watch the team battle…)
"When should we go there, though?" (Riya)
"Hmm, I guess you should go two months from now… a festival that's only held once every 250 years will be organized at that time, you should definitely come around that time…" (Aria)
"But won't he get angry if we delay too much?" (Riya)
"Haha, no, a few months are no big deal for us dragons… even a little nap for us is years long…" (Aria)
Riya nodded her head and placed the token in her own space ring, making sure that she didn't end up losing it.
Although Riya was excited about this, she also knew that this was a very important matter.
'I will show this token to big sis and Link's father first…' (Riya)
Riya wanted to hurry and show this amazing thing to Link, but she needed to make sure that it was really safe.
She knew that her big sis and Link's father are reliable people, so it's better to get it appraised by them first.
The incident back in Oaklum has made her more mature and cautious; she doesn't want Link to come into contact with something that a strong person like the dragon king came up with.
'I can't afford to lose Link... I will not be able to live if something happened to him because of me...' (Riya)
Riya wasn't doubting Aria on purpose, she was just being cautious; that's all.
(Without noticing it herself, Riya has become overly protective of Link… )
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Author's Note.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! Another major event is right around the corner! Let's go guys!
Question of the day:.
What would you prepare if you had to give a gift to the dragon king?
1. A list of funny jokes
2. A stick (Surely every man will like the legendary stick sword…)
3. Others (Tell me in the comments.)
By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.