Chapter 729 Dragon Ind


    Meanwhile, on a deserted ind off the southern coast, four girls were ying in the ocean. The golden


    rays of dusk shining through the yful stter of water made the girls’ joy look as innocent and


    beautiful as angels.


    “Josephine, there are a lot of shells here. We’re going to feast tonight!”


    “Slow down, Renee! Let me pick some too!”


    “I’ming!”


    With that, all four girls swarmed toward the newly-discovered site. The girls were Josephine, Lizbeth,


    Mnie, and Renee.


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    Rayleigh had brought Josephine and the others over to Nameless Ind after Jared and Lyanna had


    departed for Mapleton.


    Back then, the ind was only inhabited by Draco and Renee. Josephine and Lizbeth had arrived feeling


    terrified of the ind during their first visit.


    Renee’s presence helped Josephine limatize herself. After all, she had been part of the entourage


    when they had sent Renee to be treated at the monastery.


    Josephine would tag along with Jared whenever they used the Starry Compass to absorb the chill from


    Renee’s body. As a result, the girls soon became fast friends.


    It did not take long after that for all four girls to be close. Their yful shouts brought life back to the


    deserted ind.


    Not far away, Draco and Rayleigh sat atop a giant boulder. The older man chewed on the tip of his


    cigarette as he gazed wistfully at another ind in the distance.


    That ind in the distance was Dragon Ind. It was rumored to be the prison of two immense dragons,


    one of fire and one of ice. The imprisonment of me Dragon and Ice Dragon, as they were aptly


    named, contributed to the ind’s dual climate. An active volcano, situated on the western shore,


    rumbled threateningly and causedva to push against the crevices of its igneous surface all year round.


    On the eastern shore, however, the temperature plummeted. A cier the size of the volcano faced its


    zing counterpart with frigid defiance every day of the year.


    At the center of the ind shrouded in misty a border which was known as the Valley of Death.


    Anybody who attempted to cross from the eastern half to the western half, or vice versa, would instantly


    perish.


    First-time visitors to the ind would soon find that they could only operate on one side at a time. In fact,


    the only day of the year they were permitted ashore was the fifteenth of July. On this day, the two


    extremes of the ind’s climate would bnce out sufficiently to allow for human activity. The tale was


    that it was the only day in the year when the dragons put aside their differences to coexist in harmony.


    Many had visited the ind with the intention of catching a glimpse of the legendary creatures but none


    had ever seeded. Aside from the asional appearance of a wild beast, the ind was heavily


    guarded by the Deragons. It was rumored that they were the ves of the two ancient dragons.


    As fanciful and romantic as they sounded, the tales remained only distant, unfounded rumors. After


    having it told and retold so often, with so many different variations through the ages, the original tale had


    beenrgely forgotten. On the auspicious day, many would sneak ashore to procure valuable resources.


    As the ind wasrgely unexplored by other humans, it was abundant with snow lotuses and ginseng


    that have been growing unhindered for millennia amongst other rare beasts native to only that ind.


    “Don’t worry, Mr. Draco,” Rayleigh said reassuringly. “Now that Mr. Jared is entering the Transcendence


    Phase, which was wildly out of our expectations, it shouldn’t be a problem.”


    Draco said nothing. He took his time to exhale a lungful of cigarette smoke with deliberation before


    answering, “I am still unsure if I did the right thing by releasing the news that Jared was still alive ahead


    of time. The Deragons upon Dragon Ind would no doubt send more men.”


    “Mr. Draco, you mustn’t me yourself for doing what you think is best for Ms. Beatrice,” Rayleigh said


    gently. “Aside from Renee’s frosty constituent, Mr. Chance’s girlfriend possesses a fiery constituent. I’m


    certain that it was fate that has brought them together. I have faith that he will be fine on the fifteenth of


    July.”


    “Fate indeed,” agreed Draco. “I’m just worried if Jared would choose to sacrifice them for his own gain


    when the timees.”


    The crease on Draco’s brow deepened with worry. Having been cellmates with Jared for three years,


    Draco sometimes knew the younger man better than he knew himself.