Chapter 156: Dragonlance Chronicle Records

"Are you talking about these fragments?" Glanny poured the rock fragments on the table. "They are just ordinary stone remnants, with no magic left."

"So, why is that?"

"Why wouldn't the magic-infused rocks disappear?" Glanny stirred the fragments on the table. "Your question is too broad, akin to asking how dragons produce gems and metals or why elves can cultivate plants. It involves the essence of the world. I can only tell you my understanding."

"Please do."

"Mind, matter, and magic form a triangle."

"Of course, you've said it many times."

"This isn't static. In fact, mind and matter can have a dual influence on magic. Mind can transform magic into matter, and matter can influence magic to generate spirit... Casters use their minds to create magic, forming matter; matter and magic merge, leading to..."

He paused before continuing, "Dragons and elves, I believe they came into being this way."

Liszt glanced at Glanny, somewhat surprised. This was a fresh perspective—dragons and elves originating from the combination of magic and matter.

Before Liszt could voice his doubts, Glanny explained, "This is just speculation, Baron Liszt. It's not based on truth, so forget it after hearing it. I won't admit that this theory originated from me. Mages seek truth and despise lies."

Liszt nodded.

He didn't dwell on it and changed the subject, "I've seen elves hatch many times, but I know nothing about dragon births. Do you know anything about them?"

"I don't know about dragon births. I'm just a mage and haven't even seen a dragon," Glanny said regretfully. "However, I can recommend a book to you. The great Archmage Odom Truth wrote 'The Chronicles of Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight.' It has detailed descriptions of dragons."

"Do you have that book with you?"

"No, in fact, I don't own it. I read it when I was a young apprentice to my teacher. It was part of his collection. He left for the continent to seek truth and gain more knowledge. I haven't seen him in years."

Without the book, Liszt had to rely on Glanny to recount its contents.

Glanny, eager to earn some money, readily agreed and began reciting what he remembered.

"Dragons under a hundred years old are the easiest to capture. Most dragon knights bond with their dragons during this period. Dragons between one hundred and eight hundred years old are at their peak for producing gems and metal ores. Dragon blood, droppings, saliva, breath, scales, and aura can all affect their surroundings, creating mineral deposits."

After eight hundred years, dragons enter their old age.

Most elderly dragons leave their homes and head to the 'Valley of Dragons,' a legendary place.

"Some say it's in the Devil Sea, others in the Vortex Sea, and some claim it's in Muragaudin Mountain, but no one has ever seen it. Dragons bury themselves in the Valley of Dragons. They don't die; they merge with the world and are reborn as dragons after countless years."

Dragons are divided into three major types:

Elemental dragons, gemstone dragons, and metallic dragons.

Metallic dragons can infect metal ores, such as gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum. 'The Chronicles of Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight' lists twenty-three types of metallic dragons.

"Copper dragons, bronze dragons, purple dragons, white dragons, gray dragons, black dragons, gold dragons, platinum dragons, silver dragons, mercury dragons... I remember these few metallic dragons."

Gemstone dragons can infect gemstone mines, generally categorized into blue, red, yellow, and green types.

Like sapphire dragons, ruby dragons, aquamarine dragons, garnet dragons, and emerald dragons. Gemstones produced by gemstone dragons possess extraordinary magical powers, making them more valuable than metallic dragons, though their yield is lower. Elemental dragons are mostly evil, embodying elements. Fire dragons can infect volcanoes, water dragons can infect swamps, wind dragons stir up storms, and earth dragons raise mountains.

"Archmage Odom Truth once battled a wind dragon, spilling blood across the entire plain. That place is now called the Valley of Wind Roar, located in the Empire of Eternal Light, where strong winds blow continuously. Many mages specializing in wind magic hope to visit the Valley of Wind Roar to experience the magic etched by the wind dragon."

Liszt was intrigued, "How many years ago did this happen?"

"Based on the era of Archmage Odom Truth, it should be around four thousand years ago, before the Empire of Eternal Light existed."

The Empire of Eternal Light has only been established for three thousand years.

"For four thousand years, the magic of the wind dragon in the Valley of Wind Roar hasn't dissipated?"

"Yes, that's the power of dragons. They can alter the world. Unfortunately, even archmages struggle to understand their secrets." Glanny shook his head, filled with regret.

Liszt was equally amazed.

He had read many knightly novels describing dragons, which were clearly fabricated—depicting dragons with god-like abilities but the intelligence of puppies.

The records left by archmages are highly reliable. The magic of the wind dragon lasting four thousand years was astounding.

This revelation left him spellbound, wishing he could immediately visit the Valley of Wind Roar and observe the magic with his own eyes.

A moment later.

His eyes flickered as he casually asked, "Mr. Glanny, in some knightly novels, I've read about another category of dragons besides elemental, metallic, and gemstone ones, called holy dragons. Have you heard of them?"

"Holy dragons? I've heard of them, but 'The Chronicles of Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight' doesn't mention them. Those are just fabrications by novelists. I don't like knightly novels; they're all made up, contradicting truth and spreading lies!" Glanny dismissed knightly novels with disdain.

"Can you tell me about holy dragons? I've only read about one type, the invisible dragon."

"Novelists claim there are five types of holy dragons."

Despite his disdain for knightly novels, Glanny was well-informed: "The fairy dragon representing life, granting eternal life—very fake; the twilight dragon representing time, stopping time—I don't see the point; the emerald dragon representing dreams, able to enter dreams—I've seen emeralds, which are just stones, what do they have to do with dragons?"

As he spoke, he expressed his contempt.

Liszt listened intently.

"The invisible dragon representing space, capable of producing spatial rings—rings that can hold many things, which is as absurd as saying a cup can hold an elephant; and finally, the smoke dragon representing fate, described as a cloud of smoke in the novels I've read. I think that's quite imaginative."

After describing the five holy dragons, Glanny summarized with disdain, "No one has ever seen a holy dragon, and no country claims to have one. These are just fantasies of people who have never seen a dragon, conjured in their dreams... There's nothing worth discussing. Let's continue our talk on magic."

"Sure," Liszt replied distractedly.

Yet in his mind, a tempest of thoughts had already been unleashed.

The dragon of destiny, shrouded in mist!

A puff of smoke!

Smoke Mission!