Dragon Genesis: I Can Create Dragons - Chapter 325: The Future of Magic.

Chapter 325: The Future of Magic.

“These are the veins that keep Ashen Heights alive.

You can choose whichever you wish.”

The Matriarch explained. Even though the explanation wasn’t detailed, it was more than enough to give Kael a rough idea.

Not just that,

“If you are uncertain and do not know where you will fit in the best, for the next six days, you can visit all six sites individually and spend a day there. This will give you a clearer idea.”

Morvain suggested.

“I can do that?”

Kael was taken aback.

“Of course. We do not expect you to be good at everything, even if you are, there are works you might enjoy and there are those you might not. If you are going to stay here, I would rather you do something you do like.”

“Alright, that’s what I’ll do.”

Kael nodded.

This was much better than expected.

He wouldn’t have to choose.

Morvain nodded back. She then turned towards Lavinia,

“I assume you will be following Hero Kael?”

She guessed.

It was the Matriarch’s way of saying that even if she was once a Princess, it would not excuse her from work.

Lavinia understood the underlying meaning. She, however, shook her head.

“I do not think I am suited for any of those works.”

Morvain and the rest of the Elders of the Iron Council narrowed their eyes at those words.

“Lady Lav—”

Tarevian, the Voice of the Commonfolk, tried to say something, but then—

“When I came here, I said I was an opportunity that will turn everything around.”

Lavinia interrupted him as she glanced at the Matriarch with a confident look on her face.

“I cannot do what I did by following the standards usually followed here. If forging, goat holding, farming, weaving, watching, or scribing could have improved your situation, it would have happened generations ago.”

“What are you trying to say?”

The Matriarch narrowed her eyes.

“I wish to prove my worth, not as the Hero’s companion, but as Lavinia Dragonborn.”

Lavinia declared confidently.

She did not say anything out loud back when the Matriarch did not introduce her to the crowd because she knew it would complicate the situation, but this did not mean she liked that treatment.

She wanted to change things.

She wanted to show her worth. She wanted to make it so that the people here keep her not because she was Kael’s ally, but because they simply cannot afford to let her go. She wanted them to realize that Ashen Heights’ situation will not improve, not until she was here.

And how would she do that?

“You have been secluded from the Outside World for far too long.”

Lavinia began.

“In all these years, your knowledge of the outside world has worsened. The lack of trade has made your people blind. While the people all over Nerathis share their technology and grow, yours are forced into this place, made to keep up with the entire Nerathis’s development on your own, that too, when you are too busy surviving.

It is an impossible task. The rest of the world has already left you in the dust. The Velmourns are not the threat they once were. No, let alone a threat, you people aren’t even worthy of the other nations’ attention.”

“…”

“…”

Heavy silence fell all over the Elders Hall. Lavinia’s words were demeaning, but the worst part was that they were true and the Velmourns knew it.

They were no longer what they once were. Heck, they can’t even properly stand against the local tribes, let alone face the nations of Nerathis who have developed far further than what any of them could even imagine.

But—

“Stating our problems will not gi—”

The Matriarch tried to counter the Drakthar Princess, but then—

“Magic.”

The Princess interrupted her again.

“You are behind in several aspects—be it economy, technology, artifacts—and I alone cannot help you overcome the centuries of gap in all these areas. But if there is one thing I can help you with,

It is Magic.”

“Magic…?”

Morvain narrowed her eyes.

“Yes. I will teach your people Magic.”

Lavinia declared and suddenly, her purple eyes shined with extreme confidence and,

“And I can promise you this:

If your people understand my teaching and apply it, their Magic Foundation will be stronger than any other Nation—

—Even Xenthalor, the Magic Empire.”

It was a bold statement, one that even surprised Kael. Soon, however, he recalled what Elira said about this woman standing right next to her.

The Future of Magic.

The woman who, from the mere age of 15, started creating spells that became a necessity for every mage in Nerathis. Her spells had such a strong influence that Mages who did not know the spells she had created were considered ‘subpar’ compared to those who did.

Even the Magic Empire had no choice but to accept her spells’ superiority.

This was the type of Mage Lavinia was. Honestly, with all the Elemental Magic and those adorable spirits flying around her, Kael had momentarily forgotten about it.

This woman…

She was much more than a pitiful princess who needed help.

She was a widely recognized Mage whose presence alone changed the way the entirety of Nerathis looked at Magic.

Of course, the people here at Ashen Heights did not know any of this.

“Heh.”

The Matriarch laughed.

“That was unexpectedly bold of you.”

Lavinia did not say anything, letting the Matriarch continue.

“Magic Foundation stronger than Xenthalor? I did not take you to be the type to boast.”

“I do not boast.”

Lavinia answered without a change in her expression.

“Oh?”

Morvain raised her eyebrows. Clearly, she did not believe her.

“And how are you going to strengthen our foundation? By teaching us the spells you know? And what spells are those?

What Element do you even have affinity with?

What about the other Elements you do not have affinity with?

Are you saying that you will strengthen the foundation of our Magic with just one element? Then what about the Mages with affinities with other Elements? Will they be useless from this day for—”

Before the Matriarch could even complete her words,

Lavinia waved her hand and suddenly,

A Fireball, Waterball, Windblade, Lightning bolt, Plant Vines, Ice, and Earth rock hovered in the air around her.

Seven Elements, cast all at the same time,

However, this wasn’t what surprised the Matriarch the most,

These Spells…

They were cast without Circles!

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