Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 591 Progress or not

"Well, this was disappointing..." Rain said when the second day in the library ended. "I am starting to think that we won't find what we need here."

"You still have the coral that you took, right?" Seadir asked. "Why don't you use that?"

"I am looking for a more definitive solution to our problem," Rain said while rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "I guess only dragons would have the knowledge that I am looking for, but they don't even try to talk with me."

Dragons considered themselves to be at the pinnacle of the natural order, and this perception was grounded in several obvious factors. Their longevity and immense power set them apart from other species, and as a result, they often viewed themselves as superior beings. This self-assuredness was bolstered by their age-old traditions, history and sense of pride.

This belief in their inherent superiority often led dragons to isolate themselves from other species. They were content with their own company and didn't see the need for interactions or alliances with what they perceived as lesser beings.

However, such isolation also meant that they might have missed out on potential opportunities for collaboration and understanding with the other species of their world.

"Shall we go home then?" Seara asked.

That seemed like the best option, even though Seara only wanted to go because she was tired of the library. In the end, he just nodded, and then they left. They paid a visit to Seadrei to let him see Sealyn once more.

"This exercise was something I came up with in case we didn't learn what we wanted," Rain said. "I hadn't given up yet, but this should help. They had four months to show some results."

Rain went to talk with his friends and also told them that he didn't get anything that could help their exploration on the dungeons. Still, they looked fine since the dungeon gave them a daily challenge that was hard to find, and they could feel themselves getting stronger. Roan seemed the most interested in that since it was a good chance for him to catch up with his son.

Unfortunately, while he was on the fifth floor, Rain was getting two times more experience on the sixth.

"So, you didn't learn much, huh?" Branden asked when Rain arrived in his office and told the last events to him.

"Yep... by the way, where is Esmeralda?" Rain asked while looking around. "You guys usually work in the throne room."

"She is feeling a bit under the weather lately, and I convinced her to take a few days off after you guys managed to stop the dungeons," Branden explained and then let out a sigh. "I did some research about what you asked, but as expected, a bunch of books are missing from the royal library. I take it that the spearman that you killed got rid of the books after the king left in that war."

Rain didn't know if Branden was trying to just change the topic for no apparent reason or because of something else. While Esmeralda wasn't that strong, she trained and learned magic boost as well, so she should be healthier than most... unless the reason for her feeling under the weather is something else, like a child.

Branden didn't seem to realize that, or maybe he didn't want to. Either way, while those were supposed to be some joyous news, things got better in the recent months after they repelled the invasion, but it seemed that Branden was worried that their kid could get in danger. It was understandable...

"It wouldn't be the first time that Joanis caused us problems after death," Rain said. "Anyway, we just have to keep working, and eventually, we will learn what we need. We still have one more thing to check and then we will be crossing unknown waters forever, but it will be fine."