The Ultimate Fire Master of Avatar

Chapter 27: War Prelude

His acquaintance with Kori was merely an interlude in his campus life. Apart from practicing magic and having more people to talk to on campus, it didn't seem to have a significant impact on his life.

At that moment, Kahn was reading a book.

This book is called "Illustrated Compendium of Strange and Exotic Animals," and it records all kinds of strange and exotic animals from around the world.

It's worth mentioning that the author of this book is a certain generation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Of course, only Avatar: The Last Airbender has the power to see all the rare and exotic creatures in the world.

This Avatar lived in a relatively peaceful era, and his favorite thing to do was to travel and record his experiences.

Besides "Illustrated Compendium of Rare and Exotic Animals," his other books include "Customs and Traditions of Various Ethnic Groups," "Complete Collection of World Famous Scenic Spots," and "Travels of Supernatural Powers," which shows his genuine love for travel.

The only drawback is that the things recorded in this book are at least two or three hundred years old. As the saying goes, the world changes, not to mention the destruction of the land by wars in the last hundred years. Who knows what the world is like now?

Nevertheless, Kahn remained a loyal reader of his work, and he longed to experience the magical world he depicted, even wanting to visit it himself.

But in this era of war and chaos, it would be difficult to realize this wish.

It has been almost a hundred years since the Fire Nation started its war against the world. What is astonishing is that the Fire Nation has grown stronger with each battle during this century. During the time when Airo was the Grand General, they won many battles. Now, the trend of victory for the Fire Nation is becoming more and more obvious.

If Airo had successfully conquered the capital of the Earth Kingdom, Yonggu City, then the Fire Kingdom would have been only one step away from unifying the world.

Unfortunately, Airo failed and, due to the grief of losing his son, ordered a retreat, which shook the morale of the Fire Kingdom's army and boosted the confidence of the resistance forces, who pressed their advantage and recaptured several lost territories.

This struggle for the throne once again led the Fire Kingdom to retreat, giving the resistance forces ample time to recuperate.

At this rate, who knows when true peace will be achieved?

Difficult.

Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.

That said, Kahn's reason for reading "The Encyclopedia of Myriad Animals" was naturally because of his dream of having a pet.

Ever since learning about the Vulcan Dragon and the Flying Bull, Kahn has been dreaming of one day owning a pet or mount like them.

Although he's not strong enough to subdue them yet, it's good to pick some out first.

Hmm, a giant weasel with a super sense of smell, it's fast and can be ridden, but it's a bit ugly, forget it. A sea dragon that looks a bit like a sea monster, forget it, anything that can only live in the sea is out of the question. This one is quite cute, but it doesn't have much fighting ability, so I'll keep it on file.

In short, combat power is secondary; appearance is paramount. And if there were a beast that possessed both good looks and combat prowess, that would be even better.

Just as Kahn was enjoying choosing his future pet, Airo suddenly walked in from outside the door.

"Uncle Airo".

Upon seeing Elo, Kahn put down his book, stood up, and greeted him, saying that study time had begun again.

Since Ai Luo was laid off, he has had a lot of free time every day. The only thing he has to do is teach Kahn fire control, and then drink tea and play chess. It seems that he is gradually adapting to retirement life.

"You're a little late today."

Kahn said.

"Something came up and I was delayed."

But today, Airo was acting strangely, unlike usual. He was always smiling and carefree, but now he was rather quiet and reserved.

What happened?

Kahn was puzzled.

During this teaching session, Airo was not only taciturn but also frequently lost in thought, as if he was considering something.

Finally, Kahn couldn't help but ask:

"Uncle Airo, what happened?"

"Um, oh, it's nothing."

Ai Luo snapped out of her daze and laughed:

"I probably ate something bad earlier, I'm feeling a bit unwell, hahaha!"

It was clear that Airo wasn't going to tell him what had happened, but this excuse was far too perfunctory.

Kahn pursed his lips. Fine, he wouldn't tell him if he didn't want to, but he really didn't like being looked down upon.

Let me think, what could happen recently?

What could worry Ai Luo was either something happening in the palace, something concerning the entire country, or both. Had Ao Zai made some move?

Thinking about this, Kahn began to recall the long list of unspeakable secrets that Azura had recently told him in casual conversation.

!

Suddenly, Kahn asked:

"Is another war about to break out?"

Although he had known Aero, Zuko, and Azura for quite some time, he had only met Aozai a handful of times, but he did know quite a bit about Aozai.

One of the things is that Aozai is a radical, warlike, and very ambitious person whose ambition is to rule the world.

Now that he has finally resolved most of the internal conflicts after the struggle for the throne, it is to be expected that he will be eager to continue waging war.

Upon hearing Kahn say this, Elo looked at him in surprise.

Kahn was right, another war was about to begin.

After learning the news today, even though she knew she couldn't stop it, Ai Luo still went to talk to Ao Zai in person.

As he expected, Ao Zai completely disregarded his advice and insisted on continuing the war.

Airo sighed helplessly:

"Yes, peacetime is all too fleeting. By the way, how did you know?"

"I guessed."

Kahn spread his hands, giving the same perfunctory reply.

Airo choked for a moment, but quickly burst into laughter again. Ignoring Kahn's resistance, he ruffled Kahn's hair and said:

"Haha, you guessed pretty accurately, not bad!"

Then, rubbing his stomach, he said in a serious tone:

"But I'm not lying to you about getting an upset stomach. I went to the toilet three times this morning, and my stomach is still a bit uncomfortable. It's really been a nightmare for me."

"Ugh—who cares if you have an upset stomach?"

Kahn moved away from Elo with a look of disgust.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Ailo burst into laughter again at Kahn's little expression.

However, although Kahn didn't say it, he could probably guess that Azura had said something to him. Only that girl Azura would be so bold.

After the jokes, they got back to the main topic. Airo became a little more serious, and this time he no longer treated Kahn like a child.

He asked Kahn:

What are your views on war?

Kahn thought for a moment and then answered:

"No one likes war, and I certainly hope that the world can be at peace as soon as possible."

He's still looking forward to growing up so he can travel the world and catch treasures and exotic beasts!

Airo nodded in satisfaction upon hearing Kahn's words, but Kahn continued:

"So I hope the emperor can unify the world quickly this time. It's been going on for almost a hundred years, it should be over by now."

"To unify the world."

Airo repeated it, seemingly having some idea, then he asked:

"Why must we invade other countries? Wouldn't it be better to maintain a peaceful balance of power among the four nations, as has been the case since ancient times?"

Kahn gave him a strange look. This didn't sound like something the former Crown Prince of the Fire Kingdom, the former Great General of the Fire Kingdom who led his army to victory in every battle and was feared by his enemies as the Dragon of the West, would say.

Aren't you the one who's having the most fun?

(End of this chapter)