Chapter 54 - 53: Clarity
"No."
To everyone’s surprise, the first thing David did upon returning to the Dragon Nest and settling the newly acquired red dragon and brass dragon with the Drow was to announce, "The plan is postponed until we find a more effective method of luring stray hatchlings."
The efficiency is simply too low, and the dragon-hunting equipment is seriously insufficient, David thought with dissatisfaction.
This decision was like a bucket of cold water dumped on all the Elves who were secretly celebrating their great success on their first hunt.
But among those present, aside from Tania, who was the Red Dragon’s younger sister, no one was qualified or dared to question the decision of the Dragon Nest’s master.
"But David, brother... hasn’t it only been a little over a month, and we’ve already brought back two True Dragons?"
"I heard from Hiatt and the others that their group of Drow on the Old Continent spent several years just to steal around forty dragon eggs. Even then, aside from you, who had hatched early, there was no guarantee that even a substantial investment in enlightenment rituals would yield many True Dragons."
Tania’s words were like ripping away the Drow’s fig leaf, but shame had always been a foreign concept to their kind. Seeing Tania, David’s sister, open the subject, Hiatt, feigning great embarrassment, quickly chimed in, "Yes, Master, under your leadership, we brought back two starving hatchlings who were wandering outside with no guarantee of their next meal, all in just one month.
"Such an incredible record would probably cause a sensation if news of it spread to the New Continent.
"Moreover... it has been proven that the Dragon Bait you crafted can indeed mimic the strong luring effect of the Snowfield Worms’ secretions.
"Thus, the biggest flaw in the current plan is probably that the traps of the Dragon Cages are still too obvious.