Good day, honorable Lord Kalon, your majestic eyes have finally descended upon this world once again." The sycophantic Vampire Count performed an elegant yet exaggerated bow, saluting Kalon, who had just opened his eyes.
"Oh, Lord Kalon has become even more formidable today." The silver-haired werewolf's ugly, scar-covered face squeezed out a smile, and the tail behind him wagged twice involuntarily.
Then, the Centaur noticed the wagging tail. The werewolf hurriedly used his hand to press down his disobedient tail and glared at the Centaur.
Kalon shook his head; he was used to it.
After several days of processing, he had finally organized all the complex information collected by his sub-brain cluster. Thanks to the feedback from the Ogre Giant, his constantly strengthening mental power was easily capable of handling this task.
The current Ogre Giant was like another head growing on Kalon; this was the effect caused by the counter-control of the Giant Monster's talent.
As long as the Ogre Giant survived and grew step by step, Kalon could receive positive feedback from the Giant Ogre Fafna. Although the Giant Ogre was heavily biased toward mental development, this could still provide Kalon with enough benefits.
The benefits of increased mental power were multifaceted. Not only could it enhance Kalon's own defense against spells specializing in mental attacks, but it could also make Kalon's mind clearer. Maintaining clear rationality at all times was the only way to avoid making unnecessary mistakes.
With the increase in mental power, Kalon's perception strength and range also increased. Although he could not make precise judgments while in the cell, Kalon could sense it.
Moreover, powerful mental strength could also help Kalon unearth the treasures deeply hidden within his own Evil Dragon Blood—those legacies and imprints of the True Dragon.
Kalon had already begun to touch the edges of his Evil Dragon Blood without needing to sleep. In time, he would truly open this gate filled with treasures.
If Kalon wanted to pursue the path of exploring magical knowledge in the future, having powerful mental strength would be an excellent talent.
Even now, the speed at which Kalon's own Evil Dragon Blood absorbed magic had increased slightly. This proved that the growth of mental power could affect Kalon's physical body, which was very beneficial to Kalon's growth and development.
"Get out, Carlit. Not only are you willing to submit to humans, but you actually want to help them persuade us? You'd better be careful from now on; don't let us find an opportunity, or the Dragon Clan will tear you to shreds!" A roar in Dragon Language echoed through the quiet corridor.
This was the voice of the Blue Dragon Dos. It seemed that Dos was deeply ashamed of his kin's act of betraying the Dragon Clan. Although the Young Dragon's cell was quite far from Kalon, Dos's angry voice was surprisingly clear here.
Carlit came to persuade the Young Dragons? Kalon recalled the information collected by the sub-brain cluster; Carlit was indeed on the viewing platform.
Although Carlit appeared in human form through shapeshifting, he could recognize Carlit. This was not because Kalon had seen Carlit's shapeshifted form before, but rather because of the connection between the True Dragon species.
However, the lady sitting next to Carlit gave Kalon an extremely strange feeling. He felt that the lady seemed to have stronger emotional fluctuations than anyone else in the arena.
There was also that beautiful lady with long silver hair and the blond youth. Kalon narrowed his eyes. According to his intuition, these two should also be of the True Dragon species, but he couldn't determine their specific types without meeting them face-to-face.
However, this information was of no use to Kalon for the time being. He experienced the functions and operations of the sub-brain cluster, waiting for the arrival of the Mimi Eye Mage.
Riven had already told him yesterday that the mage Hsiusir would visit him today.
Kalon waited until late at night. Just when he thought the mage wouldn't come and was preparing to rest, the Mimi Eye Mage Hsiusir quietly appeared in front of the cell.
"I thought you would break your promise today, Mage." Kalon's slit pupils glimmered under the dim lights; his crimson eyes were exceptionally beautiful in the dark night.
Although the mage Hsiusir did not break his promise, he indeed intended to leave this Young Dragon waiting on purpose. After all, this Young Dragon had mocked his small eyes last time. The mage was actually quite generous, but he was a bit petty.
The Mimi Eye Mage did not speak to the Red Dragon. He had the attendant open the cell door, smiled, raised the staff in his hand, and draped a layer of concealment magic, which felt like a light veil, over the Red Dragon before speaking: "Mages do not break their promises easily; reputation is extremely important to a mage."
"By the way, Red Dragon, don't try to take this opportunity to escape. You were able to come out this time because I applied for an experiment on the Dragon Clan to the Emperor in my teacher's name. Don't cause trouble for me."
Kalon bared his white teeth. "I am not that stupid."
"That's good. Follow me; my teacher is waiting for you." Hsiusir led the Red Dragon, who was in a state of concealment, quietly out of the deep underground passage.
He saw the sleeping Young Dragons, each curled up in the corner of the cell, most of them bearing slight scars on their bodies.
Clearly, these Young Dragons had also experienced battles during this time. He did not take this opportunity to go up and greet the Young Dragons. With Riven's help, his connection with the Young Dragons had never been broken.
Kalon just silently used the sub-brain cluster to collect all the necessary information, from the underground cell to outside the arena, and from outside the arena to the mage tower located in a slightly remote area.
Ignoring the brightly lit areas and the crowds that were still somewhat noisy at night, the layout of the city along the way gradually became clear in the Red Dragon's mind.
Along the way, Kalon also smelled the scent of a Pixie. Apparently, the Pixie had been following behind Kalon and watching secretly; the clever Riven did not reveal any traces.
"That is the High Mage Association," Hsiusir noticed the Red Dragon's gaze. It was a cluster of circular tower buildings grouped together, covering a vast area.
This area was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, and occasionally, ghostly screams like 'I succeeded, I succeeded' could be heard from some unknown round tower.
"The Emperor of the Empire has gathered all the registered extraordinary mages in this city in this area for the sake of convenient management. Look, there are even capital guards patrolling day and night nearby."
Hsiusir did not mind introducing these things to the Red Dragon. Everyone in the Catha Empireknew that their Emperor possessed an extremely strong desire for control.
"Go ahead, I won't go in. My teacher is waiting for you inside. I hope you can get the good news you want." Mage Hsiusir stopped his steps, and what appeared before Kalon was a wide, six-story white tower.
Two neatly and properly dressed servants were standing at the door waiting for his arrival. "Welcome, honorable guest." The servants made a voice that was not human but more like a machine. A pair of eyes lit up with faint magical light, actually seeing through the concealment magic that Mage Hsiusir had set for the Dragon Clan.
The Red Dragon's attention was immediately drawn to the two servants who looked like ordinary people.
Magical dolls—realistic dolls powered by magic gems or magic nodes—could serve as experimental assistants and daily servants in the hands of some mages.
It was rumored that powerful mages would hide even more powerful magical construct creatures like golems in their own demi-planes and mage towers.
However, the appearance of many mages' dolls was usually easy to see through. The dolls in front of him were extremely realistic; even the Dragon Clan thought they were two real people.
It seemed that the owner of this White Tower had some impressive strength. Kalon raised his head and stepped into the gate of the White Tower.