Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 44 Great Prayer Technique

"What a stupid question!"

This was Noah’s response to the young man’s question, but Tidel could no longer hear his answer. Just one bottle of hundred-flower honey wine, and the young man was already drunk, lying dazedly on the ground, already asleep.

"Your Highness, he..."

The Great Fairy Sifreya appeared, looking at the young man drunk on the ground with a troubled expression. She was now promoted from the flower garden’s steward to the steward of the Dragon Nest.

"Don’t bother with him, just let him sleep here as much as he wants."

Noah glanced at the young man. Radiant Gold, who had been an adventurer outside for two years, being knocked out by a bottle of honey wine was laughable. But since the guy was willing to get drunk, what could be done?

"Yes."

Sifreya quietly breathed a sigh of relief. There was no guest resting area in the Dragon Nest. As the steward, she couldn’t just let a guest sleep on the ground, but since His Highness had spoken, she didn’t need to worry anymore.

Noah didn’t accompany the young man in the reception hall. Outside the Dragon Nest, someone had been waiting for a long time.

"Where’s Tidel?"

"He’s drunk, sleeping inside."

Seeing the figure of his foster mother, Noah wasn’t surprised at all. After all, it’s her son. Seeing him in such a state, how could she not feel heartache?

"Drunk? Have the elves’ honey wine reached this level of abundance?"

Noah shook his head. Although due to the birth of the Great Elf, the quantity and quality of the brewed honey wine had greatly improved compared to before, it still wasn’t enough to drink,

"I only gave him one bottle."

Selena was silent for a long time before sighing wistfully,

"Just one bottle of wine!"

"Knowing that he was protected all along during his training journey dealt him a big blow!"

Noah looked at his foster mother. He controlled the Dragon Nest, and naturally, he had awareness of the surroundings of the Dragon Nest. This Lady was already outside when he brought the people into the Dragon Nest,

"Moreover, he feels very guilty. Tidel believes that those companions and friends who were injured or died during the training were all because of his influence."

"Foolish thought."

Selina bluntly commented,

"Does he think reality is a fairy tale? Without sacrifice, without bloodshed? All the beauty in this world is built on power. If you want to gain, you must pay."

"Hold on, Aunt, I understand all these truths. How about you wait until Tidel wakes up, and then lecture him directly, so I won’t need to pass on your words!"

Noah couldn’t help but interrupt his foster mother’s words.

"Did he tell you anything else?"

Selina paused and then asked.

"That’s all."

Noah gently flicked his tail, coiling in a flower bed, where the little fairies had specially woven him a vine bridge for napping.

"He didn’t tell you that he lost all the friends he met during his training?"

"No, he didn’t. What happened?"

"He didn’t come back alone; he brought back all the companions he made."

"Oh, I remember you said he hid his identity to make those friends. So when he revealed his identity, these partners and friends felt estranged or disappointed, thinking there was an insurmountable barrier, so they all left him?"

"You got part of it right. Some of these adventurers he brought back did leave after knowing his true identity.

But that was just a very small part; most stayed. But they could no longer be Tidel’s partners and friends, only his followers."

Noah’s spirit trembled; he understood this, like the tale of Ruimtu and Larnlord.

In other words, as the Son of Legend and heir to the Duke’s position, Tidel, in regaining his identity, a thick and tragic barrier lay between him and the friends and companions he made during his adventures.

Therefore, saying he lost all his friends wouldn’t be wrong.

"It’s a necessary journey in his life."

Noah felt there was nothing wrong with it; many people would yearn for such an experience.

"It will be very distressing for him. From childhood to adulthood, he’s never had any friends to share his feelings with. Until you were born, he finally had someone to confide in."

Selena looked at Noah, whose bright eyes sparkled slightly,

"Now, he still only has you."

"I think you people should bear some responsibility too. Why didn’t you give him a brother or sister or something? Then he would have a blood brother who would grow up with him."

Noah couldn’t help but complain.

As a short-lived species, humans, without external special influences, always have multiple children, even more so the nobles. His foster parents actually only had one child, which he found abnormal. Even the Metallic Dragon’s offspring weren’t that few.

"It’s not possible."

His foster mother very candidly and indirectly told Noah a secret,

"Tidel’s birth was the result of my using the Great Prayer Technique."

"The Great Prayer Technique?"

Noah was dumbfounded. The Prayer Technique is a Nine Rings Spell, but adding ’Great’ makes it a Legendary Rank spell, which is beyond what non-Legendary Mages can cast.

"Your parents also gave us a lot of help in this aspect back then."

"Why can’t you reproduce normally?"

Noah was a bit puzzled; spells like the Prayer Technique, anyone with a little understanding wouldn’t touch.

In the Dragon Clan’s heritage, it’s only briefly mentioned with no method for learning. No Ancient Dragon wants their descendants to study it.

"The stronger the being, the harder it is to leave offspring. When Casius and I met, we were already in the Ultimate Intent Realm, but as a human, I still had a decent probability of conceiving offspring, but Casius’s Bloodline Power was too strong, forcing us to pin our hopes on the Prayer Technique.

Theoretically, the Prayer Technique would fulfill almost any wish of the caster, but in reality, it has too many restrictions and can bring unpredictable consequences.

As it stands now, the backlash brought by this spell was merely to give Casius and me an ordinary child who didn’t inherit any of our talents. Still, that’s a rather positive outcome."

Selina looked at the young dragon who couldn’t understand, her tone remained calm.

"Anyway, anyone who can break through before eighteen and master the Golden Radiant Power cannot be called ordinary."

Upon hearing this lady’s evaluation of her own child, Noah spoke up on Tidel’s behalf.

"Casius broke through at fifteen and awakened the bloodline he has now, and I had the Golden Soul at thirteen."

Selina said plainly, then looked at Noah, who was speaking up for Tidel, and smiled,

"Compared to true geniuses, ordinary is already the highest praise I can give Tidel."