Inside the dragon mountains, Arthur was ditating, focused on increasing his power. The number of Dragon Priests kept growing, and all of them were ditating using the Dragon Aspect ditation, making Arthur stronger, and they also.
Wisa and Jane also focused on their training, ditating by the waterfall inside the dragon's valley — near the small cabin they built for themselves, and for Arthur, of course.
But only ditation would not get Arthur to rank four, there were more things to it, more specifically, alchemy!
"Daydream Basil, Imperial Bark, and one Gorgon Gland," said Arthur, putting so ingredients inside a cauldron and boiling it using his fire essence.
Arthur brewed so potions for Jane and Wisa, which would help them reach rank three, which was why they were ditating near the waterfall! As for himself, the potion he needed to craft was way more complex, and that is why he was alone in a room, and there were only him and his alchemy supplies.
No one could go in — Selen was not there to order the dragons, but Arthur already had the sa authority as her.
"I need to focus on the fire, it cannot surpass a certain degree!"
The process of crafting a potion was complex, especially for one which would help a rank three mage. Arthur had to ensure the number of ingredients was correct, their order was right, and also not heat the cauldron beyond the capabilities of the ingredients.
Those ingredients were resistant, so Arthur had to use his fire essence to its utmost, making the cave room get hotter and hotter, to the point that even Arthur wanted to leave, having sweat dripping from his forehead.
"I have to keep going," he thought, finding ways not to give up!
Ti slowed, and it was finally over after heating the ingredients for a long ti. The cauldron now had a purple liquid, which slled strange, like sothing Arthur had never slled before
But how the liquid looked or slled did not matter. What mattered was the effects it would cause on Arthur's body and how much his power would increase!
"Let fill up so flasks, hehe," he said aloud, looking like a crazy person, and it was a good thing no one was there with him to see such a thing.
After he filled the flasks with the liquid — around ten flasks of potion — Arthur left the cave room and went to et up with his wives.
He passed through the beautiful valley, chatted with so dragons along the way, and Garry, Larry, and Terry. When he reached the waterfall where Jane and Wisa were, Arthur saw both of them focused on their ditation and did not want to get in the way, so he decided to look for his spot to ditate and test the potion.
There was a cave behind the waterfall, hidden from sight because of the water, like those places where people stored treasures in movies. That was the place Arthur chose to ditate and test the potion.
After sitting cross-legged on the hard floor, Arthur took out one flask from his magical pouch and looked at it thoughtfully. What if the potion did not work? Arthur was not scared about it being poisonous, as he believed no poison in that world could pass through his dragon resistance, but what if it did not work?
There weren't many types of potions that could help rank three mages, so if that one did not work, Arthur would have to look for other alternatives, which could not be there.
"I hope it does," he thought, drinking the whole potion in one go.
It tasted like shit and sent a burning sensation down his body, first through the throat and then the belly.
"This thing is like magma or sothing," he cursed, closing his mouth, and hitting teeth against teeth.
But, after all the bad things ca the good ones. The potion sent a mysterious power throughout his body, sothing he had never felt! The fear Arthur had vanished, and it seed the potion had worked!
"Now it is ti for a long ditation…."
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Tessa and Arthur walked through a tunnel — similar to all the tunnels in that castle — until they reached an open room with a wooden table and so comfy chairs.
So others with the sa blue robe and golden mask were sitting there, waiting for Tessa. She walked up and sat on the middle chair like the group's leader, and then she said, "this is our new mber; please welco him!"
All the people at that table nodded toward Arthur as a sign of respect, and they did not ask who he was or what his na was. Everyone in the Blue Rose Order had the sa goal, which was what mattered.
"One of them is not a vampire, and… what is this power?" thought Arthur as he scanned so of the people in that room.
The person beside Tessa was not a vampire, but sothing Arthur knew very well by that point, a werewolf! Not only that, but it was one with the power of a rank-four mage!
"You are wondering about the person beside . Well, this is our helper in our plan to stop the Von Stein family from taking control of the continent. We know this is not enough to face the two rank-four mages and presumably the others that will co from the alliances, but there is soone else on our side. You will know it in the future."
Arthur did not say a word as he sat on the chair, facing Tessa, waiting for her to explain more about how that society worked.
"The person beside is the leader of one of the werewolf families, and this person is willing to help us stop the Von Stein family. But, before you ask, not or this person will rule over the continent. For this, we need soone stronger and more capable. We have already found this mysterious ruler, so don't worry about it."
"I can see your strength is growing fast, and we still have so ti left before our attack, so you better get more powerful by that point, or else you could lose your life in it. We t once every week to discuss our ongoing plan and to help each other in general."
Tessa explained the situation to Arthur, and he understood things entirely. Those werewolves in the dungeon were presumably the army that the rank-four werewolf beside Tessa had, and now it was the army of the Blue Rose Order.
They were planning a sneak attack to take over the Von Stein castle and the rest of the territory afterward. That was a bold move but one Arthur liked.
"An internal conflict is exactly what I need for to take advantage of and take control over the continent myself!" he thought.
After that, the actual reunion started, and Arthur did not say a word but listened to everything carefully.
They spoke about the date their plan would start — if things went well — and about the strongest vampires in the castle, as these were the ones they should worry about.
There were around 50 rank-three vampires and two rank-four vampires, which was a powerful force!
Their plan would start in around one year, and Arthur had that period to reach rank four, not only as a dragon but also as a vampire.
"Rank four in two of my bodies in one year? I can do it!"
After the eting was over and all of them returned to their rooms, sothing strange happened inside the castle. Guards moved from side to side, making it more noisy than usual.
"What is happening?" Arthur asked one of the servants that were passing by in the halls.
"Soone important is visiting us, with not-so-friendly behaviors… I believe it is a rank-four mage too!"
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