Arthur turned to her and asked: "Did you see what happened after the explosion?"
The questioning gazes he got from everyone made him realize that whatever he saw was meant only for him and only him. 'System, have you seen what happened?'
'Ding! Explosion and devastation, nothing more.' The system answered before adding, 'Ding! Why?'
'He…' Gege muttered.
'System, I have a question… are you the only system out there?'
Arthur's question seemed to be unexpected by the system who remained silent for a longer period.
'He already met another user,' Gege simply said before adding, 'he deserves to know more.'
'What you two are hiding from me?' Arthur instantly asked.
'I know nothing,' Gege said before adding, 'but from what I saw in your mind just now I knew the system has more than he tells.'
'Ding! It's too early,' the system said.
'I've met someone… some being like me.'
'Ding! Not enough,' the system sighed, 'Ding! Some secrets can't be revealed until you have enough power to support them.'
Arthur went silent while ignoring the questions his team was showering him with. 'I want to know a way to increase the power of my dragomancer ability.'
'Ding! This is an interesting choice,' the system suddenly laughed, 'Ding! To do that you either need to advance your dragonair rank or advance me.'
'How?'
'Ding! The usual stuff… I assign missions for you and you complete them.'
'Then assign me missions about my dragomancer ability.'
'Ding! Only it?' the system asked in a mysterious way.
'I want to form my own clan,' Arthur suddenly said, 'I've seen someone using mere pillars to turn the entire world into his dragon pets. I wanna do that.'
'Ding! There is a way to do that,' the system said, 'Ding! And there is a way to do something else.'
'What?'
'Ding! Turn those dragons summoned by such ability to be your pets.'
'Scary,' the golden dragon suddenly spoke for the first time since seeing the explosion, 'you two are such scary beings.'
'Hahaha, I'm just trying to get stronger and have much fairer battles against my enemies,' Arthur said before suddenly pausing. 'Tell me, old dragon, have you become like this the same way as well?'
'I… frankly don't have any recollection about what you are speaking about.'
'He is lying,' Gege suddenly said.
'Ding! I can sense his nervousness.'
'C'mon,' Arthur inwardly sneered, 'you are just a soul and I won't be able to do any harm to you.'
'Humph, as if you can,' the golden dragon sneered.
'Then tell me the truth.'
'Your system is wise, some secrets can't be told to weaker beings.'
'Liar,' Arthur inwardly laughed, 'you are just trying to use any excuse.'
'I can't tell you anything that will bring destruction upon you,' the golden dragon sighed, 'if time comes when you are strong enough then I won't hesitate to tell you.'
'Then just tell me if the plan of the system can work on all the dragonairs out there,' Arthur asked his most important question right now.
'It does,' the golden dragon sighed before adding, 'what you seem to have seen was some sacred moment that not many had the chance to experience. Don't tell it to anyone, as just speaking loud about it would create disasters.'
'Don't worry,' Arthur smirked, 'I want to know how to use your way then,' he said to his system.
'Ding! It's simple,' the system said.
'Missions, right?'
'Ding! Yeah, but you have one more condition to fulfill.'
'What?'
'Ding! You need to be a member of a higher realm with energy much purer than the one you currently have.'
Arthur went silent for a period as he started thinking about the words of his system. 'You… you have even plans for after ascending up, right?'
'Ding! I'm with you along your path, hopefully it will be long enough to see a bright end.'
'Alright,' Arthur took a deep breath, 'as this won't be accessible to me anytime soon, I want to have missions regarding my dragomancer ability.'
'Ding! That's important, as your dragomancer ability must evolve beyond a certain threshold.'
'Alright give me missions then.'
'Ding! I need to first contact the will of this world,' the system said before adding, 'Ding! After which I will assign missions based on the thoughts and desires of this world's will.'
'The world's will again!'
'Ding! Consider them as the heaven powers in your previous life,' the system said, 'Ding! Without their support, me as your system can do nothing at all.'
'Alright,' Arthur knew this seemed a bit complicated for him to understand for now, 'just don't take long.'
'Ding! I won't.'
Arthur then was free to consider the stressful train of questions his team members rained him with.
"Hold on for a second here," Arthur raised his claw before adding, "this place is just ruins. We won't find anything special here. Let's spread up and start amassing a population."
"From the villages and towns we spotted before?" Lily asked.
"Sure," Arthur nodded, before asking, "have you found any special place to establish our city?"
He directed his question towards Gor and Deem. The two shook their heads which indicated their response. "Alright, you two will be on a special search mission. Look all around and try to find a good place, easy to defend and have many resources accessible all around."
"Understood," Deem said while Gor only nodded.
"What about you?" Sara suddenly asked.
"What about us?" Tina asked.
"I'll stay here while you three will go to help subdue these towns and villages," he said before adding when he noticed the excited look over Tina and the queen's faces, "but restrain your powers as much as you can. These are helpless villages and towns with no much power to challenge us."
"Ahem," Tina cleared her throat before adding, "we should get going then, c'mon big sis," she then went to the sky while Sara only sighed and followed her.
"I'll try to restrain her," Sara muttered before flying away.
"Try to restrain both of them," he hurriedly shouted before waiting in his place alone after everyone dispersed.
'Gege,' he suddenly said, 'the dragonair's pillar inside… seal it.'
'The same way you sealed that egg?'
'Yes.'
'What about the pillar remaining here?' the golden dragon asked.
'That's why I remained behind,' Arthur softly muttered before turning his gaze around this stretch of ancient ruins. 'It's strange how such prosperous place turned into such desolate area in no time.'
'It happened over long years and centuries,' the golden dragon said.
'It all happened in just one instant,' Arthur disagreed before adding, 'I recall the pillar descended at the center.. Let's go there and look.'
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