Over the years in the human world, Maggie had imagined more than once what it would be like to see her father again.
None of her imaginations were the same as the scene in front of her.
The black dragon, clad in mechanical armor, stared at Sir Golos standing in front of her. The magic crystal lamps around Princess Plaza lit up the entire square. After the subtle awkwardness between father and daughter was resolved by a small accident, Maggie found that she was not as nervous as she had imagined.
She even smiled again. "I'm going to apply for maintenance tomorrow. Father, the pit you've created is a big problem."
Sir Golos spread out his hands. "At least it's not all my problem."
Maggie was stunned. After two seconds of shock, she looked at her father in surprise. "You know how to joke?"
"I've been learning from Sir Casimir for a long time …" Golos said with a hint of embarrassment. "After you left … I thought when you came home, you wouldn't complain that your father is as rigid as a rock and can't even tell a joke …"
The black dragon's long tail suddenly swung unconsciously in the open space, and its cuticle drew a string of bright sparks on the solid ground.
"It seems that you're doing well in the human world." Sir Golos coughed softly and looked up at his daughter. "The Cecil people have made such an amazing armor for you, more amazing than any king and Knight's armor. It must not have been easy to make it."
"This is the Steel Wings. It allows the congenitally deformed Dragons to fly freely." Maggie gently swung her neck, and the upper body of the armor was covered in layers of flowing light. "You're right. It took a lot of manpower and material resources to make it, but it's not for me alone. It's just the first set of the Steel Wings."
"The first set …" Sir Golos immediately understood the hidden meaning in Maggie's words. He opened his eyes wide. "You mean, the Cecil people have designed this armor for all the dragon descendants, and it's a … mass-produced product?"
Having just seen the investment and trade plans of Gwen Cecil, the knight's mind immediately turned to the direction of 'product'.
"You can think of it that way." Maggie nodded slightly. "But it's not in the list of conventional trade. His Majesty Gwen knows some restrictions in the Duchy of Holy Dragon, so this set of armor is only a personal 'gift' for now. I show it to you in this way in the hope that you can judge whether it can appear in front of Grand Duke Balogel. If it can, the Steel Wings will start to be mass-produced. If not, there will only be one set of the Steel Wings in the world forever. "
Sir Golos listened to his daughter's words with astonishment and contemplation. After more than ten seconds of contemplation, he finally broke the silence. "… Maggie, Cecil has given me too many surprises and shocks, and this one is the biggest one.
"I'm afraid I can't give you an answer immediately … This thing is too shocking. And as you know, it's blatantly challenging the traditional order of the Duchy of Holy Dragon. If this thing can really be mass-produced, you and I can imagine the scene — the young dragon descendants will probably do everything they can to own it, and then fly around the sacred mountains in the north as they wish. Some changes are indeed happening in the duchy now. We're even actively contacting the human world and opening up trade with the south, but this doesn't mean we're ready to break all the traditions. "
This answer was not surprising to Maggie. She just felt regretful and sighed in regret. "I knew it would be like this. There are countless traditions and taboos in the Duchy of Holy Dragon, but there are always some traditions that change in thousands of years. Only the taboo of the sky … has never changed. Father, I'm really curious. What's in the sky that makes us, the creatures with wings, so resistant to it? "
"… When I was young, I was as curious as you." Sir Golos shook his head after a moment of silence. "However, His Majesty Balogel and the Council of Dragonblood will tell you that the highest taboo is the highest taboo. Even asking the reason for the taboo itself is taboo. Maggie, as the courtier of His Majesty Balogel and your father, I can only tell you the only 'tolerance' behind this taboo, and that is, at least in the south of the Extreme North Mountains, you can fly. "
"South of the Extreme North Mountains …?" Maggie noticed this strange restriction and could not help but repeat in a low voice. "Why is it south of the Extreme North Mountains? Is there … something in the north? "
Sir Golos sighed and said a secret that only some of the upper class of the dragon descendants knew. "That's the direction of Tarlonde."
Maggie was stunned and did not know what to say for a moment.
Sir Golos shook his head. "No matter what, I will still tell Grand Duke Balogel about the Steel Wings. No matter the reason, this matter must be known to the Dragonblood Archduke and the Council of Dragonblood. In addition, I will also express my gratitude to His Majesty Gwen Cecil — for this gift he gave you, and for considering the traditional taboo of the Duchy of Holy Dragon. The humans have mastered the technology to create these steel wings, but they didn't directly use it for profit. Instead, they sent you to ask for my opinion. As two different races that originally didn't have any interactions, I think this is a considerable degree of respect. "
Sir Golos's response made the atmosphere between the father and daughter a little stiff. Both of them were silent and fell into their own thoughts. But soon, Maggie asked another question. "Father, if some of the young dragon descendants are willing to accept a certain degree of supervision and restriction, only moving in the southern human countries, and only using the Steel Wings within a prescribed range, do you think the Council of Dragonblood and the major guilds will allow it?"
Sir Golos obviously had not thought in this direction before. At this time, he could not help but look a little stunned. After a short reaction, he frowned. "You mean to say that the young dragon descendants are allowed to come to Cecil just to use these mechanical armors to experience flying? This … "
"Strictly speaking, they are students, Father." Maggie quickly corrected Sir Golos. "Isn't the civil exchange channel and the official exchange channel between Cecil and the Duchy of Holy Dragon about to open? Then the dragon descendants who come to Cecil will naturally be out of the 'no-fly zone' of the Northernmost Mountains. Just like me, flying with the Steel Wings obviously does not violate the traditional taboo — ah, for the two countries, this does not even involve 'trade'. Cecil is only manufacturing these devices on its own land and not selling them to the north, while the dragon descendants are just experiencing some 'local projects' on Cecil's land … "
Maggie quickly said a lot of things that made Sir Golos' eyes widen. In the end, he was even a little stunned. It was only when Maggie's voice trailed off that the knight looked at his daughter with a strange expression. "Maggie, you … where did you learn such a weird … idea? You didn't used to … "
Maggie opened her mouth and said, "I …"
"My child, you've really learned too much in the human world. You've learned their cunning. In this regard, you're even a little like Lady Ashalena." Golos' tone was a little dumbfounded. "Your way of thinking is just like a human's!"
Ashalena, who was maintaining the soundproof enchantment not far away, suddenly shouted in dissatisfaction, "Hey! I'm just standing here and listening! "
Maggie blinked at Golos and said, "Father, no matter how my way of thinking is, at least what I said is logical, isn't it?"
"I …" Golos hesitated for a moment and shrugged helplessly with a wry smile. "Well, from a certain point of view, it's true. I'll think about it and tell the Grand Duke. "
Then he frowned and said to Maggie, "Child, we haven't seen each other for many years. Besides these topics, don't you want to talk to me about anything else? You … really don't want to go home? "
Maggie was silent for a few seconds. She lowered her huge head slightly and said something that Sir Golos thought he would never hear, "Father, I was impulsive back then."
Sir Golos was stunned. For a whole minute, he stood there quietly like a sculpture with a surprised look on his face. It was not until Ashalena coughed that the middle-aged Dragon Descendant woke up from his dream and said subconsciously, "So, you want to …"
Maggie shook her head gently and said, "Father, I was impulsive when I left back then. But I've stayed in the human world for so many years, and I'm not impulsive. Father, I'm no longer a child. I have my own identity and duties here. Whether it's in front of His Majesty Gwen or Grand Duchess Victoria, I can't just leave. And … if I return to the Duchy of Holy Dragon now, I'll be in a very awkward situation. You should know this. After all, I'm not like Lady Ashalena. I'm not a natural Dragon Mark Witch. Besides being your daughter, I don't have any special bloodline.
"The Council of Dragonblood will definitely hold me accountable for violating the taboo."
As she calmly narrated, the memories of the past years also flashed through Maggie's mind.
Many years ago, when she jumped off Dragon Jump Cliff, she was still a very young child. She was protected by her family and the mountains. Many of her thoughts at that time were actually laughable now. Whether it was the yearning for the sky or the pursuit of the so-called "freedom," these seemingly simple and strong ideas could once stir the heart of a young Dragon Descendant. But after many years, they inevitably seemed naive and reckless.
After experiencing the ups and downs of these years, she increasingly felt that the "ambition" she had when she jumped off Dragon Jump Cliff was actually very small in this complicated and dangerous world. In this unsafe world, there were wars, death, and the desperate struggle between the dark sects and the gods. There were also stormy waves caused by the changes of the times. A Dragon Descendant with a dream of the sky in her arms jumped off a high cliff and rushed into this turbulent world. After jumping off a high cliff and rushing into this turbulent world, she was as small as a fly and had no time to think about her dreams.
The 'outside world' was not as romantic and epic as he had imagined. Most of the time, it was the hunger and cold when he fell at the foot of the mountains in the Northern Region, the desperation and embarrassment when he faced the Crystal Cluster Army, and the helplessness when faced with the changes of the foreign dynasties.
But it was precisely because of these hardships that the Dragon Descendant who jumped off Dragon Jump Cliff could not leave this "new home" as rashly as she did when she left home.
"I am now the air force instructor of the Cecil Empire, a senior consultant of several aircraft projects in the Empire's Institute of Magic Engineering, and also the deputy of the Great Governor of Victoria and the Royal Advisor of His Majesty Gwen. This position is similar to your position in front of Duke Balogel. I did leave home in a hurry, but when I came back to my senses, I was already too deeply rooted in the human world. I have to stay here — whether it is out of responsibility, affection, or for the glory of the Dragon Descendant, I have to stay here. "
Sir Golos was silent for a long time. In the end, all his words turned into a bitter smile. "I … understand. You are right.
"But Maggie, even if there are these reasons, you can still go home, just like how I have the opportunity to come here and meet you as a courtier.
"The Duchy of Holy Dragon is establishing normal diplomatic relations with the Cecil Empire. The gate of the mountains in the north is about to open. We will exchange ambassadors with the humans, open civilian channels, and open long-term trade routes. Maggie, as long as these channels are open, the duchy will no longer be a closed place, and you will no longer be harshly criticized by traditional taboos. Even the Council of Dragonblood will not pursue the old account of your 'escape' from Dragon Jump Cliff, because you are the only Dragon Descendant who holds an important position in the Cecil Empire. You are a precious link."
Maggie looked at her father quietly. After a long time, she gently lowered her head. "It is as you said … then I will go back to see you."
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