In another world, Lu Mingfei is learning card making.

Seeing that the upperclassmen at the door let him through without even asking, Lu Mingfei looked surprised and turned to whisper to upperclassman Stella:

"Wow, you actually managed to sneak in? I thought they'd stop me, and then let me touch the black dragon again before letting me in..."

—Why would they bother stopping you? They'd have a hard time stopping their own dragons if you just walked past them.

Stella looked back at her juniors who were holding the baby dragons in their arms very tightly—one of whom she almost couldn't hold on to, and the dragon's head was sticking out, with one wing flapping—and felt much more at ease.

Even if you lose a dragon, you can't just lose your own! Once everyone's dragons have been stolen, everyone will keep quiet—after all, no one wants the first thing a friend says when they meet is, "Can I borrow your dragon to play with?"

Lu Mingfei was unaware of Stella's inner thoughts; he was currently observing the interior decoration with great interest.

The walls on both sides were not made of wood or plaster, but were rugged rocks. The light source was also extremely hidden. If it weren't for the very flat floor under his feet, Lu Mingfei would have really thought that he was in some kind of dragon cave passage...

A light, cool breeze brushed against his feet. The building had no openings to the outside world and had a fresh air array installed to maintain air circulation—the only problem was that the breeze seemed a bit too strong, making his ankles itch.

Lu Mingfei paused, rubbing his legs together gently to relieve the discomfort. The black dragon, quite helpful, lowered its head to try and soothe the itch with its scales.

"Oh well, never mind."

Lu Mingfei quickly scooped its head up again and held it in his arms.

If it were my own magical spirit, I could get along with it however I wanted, but the problem is that this dragon belongs to my senior—judging from her expression, she seems to care a lot about this dragon, so I can't be so disrespectful.

After walking down the corridor for a while, I pushed open the door to the lobby and felt a sense of sudden openness.

The ceiling of this hall was a large, transparent pane of glass, a stark contrast to the oppressive atmosphere of the previous corridors. Sunlight streamed in, casting its glow upon the various dragon-like creatures within the hall—

Five-colored dragons, metal dragons, and gem dragons each have their own territory and require different magical powers to maintain their existence.

The magical power provided by the partitions allows the dragons in this area to at least coexist, preventing the young dragons from fighting each other in the hall.

"This ley line magic supply device was left behind by a senior member of the club." Senior Sister Stella inserted the black dragon into a device that displayed 'black' magical power, and beckoned Lu Mingfei to follow her. "The cost of its operation does not need to be borne by the club members, but is supported by metal gems."

"So we would suggest that club members visit there more often, not only because the materials there are indeed comprehensive, but also because of this factor."

Lu Mingfei looked around, thought for a moment, and asked a question: "Senior, why are there so many dragons? It seems like most of them are five-colored dragons. Why aren't there any metal dragons or gem dragons?"

"...because of poverty."

Seeing Lu Mingfei's surprised expression, Stella shrugged helplessly. "There are always some problems when you're creating cards, right? Even if you buy a special magic card that costs 100 credits, it will only provide a trace of a standard No. 1 transmutation circle. To transmute a dragon, you need a complete diagram—just drawing the diagram and buying blank magic cards can cost dozens or even hundreds of credits."

"Even if we remove those that are obviously unusable, we still need materials to forge each of the remaining five, right? If we fail to forge them, we'll lose anywhere from tens to hundreds of materials and credits."

"Forging a five-colored dragon is simple; all you need are dragon scales and the corresponding basic materials. For a white dragon, you can use ice; for a green dragon, you can use ancient wood carved into the shape of a dragon; and the other dragons each have their own methods, all of which are relatively inexpensive."

"Forging metal dragons? Bronze, copper, and brass dragons are two to three times more expensive than five-colored dragons, not to mention gold and silver dragons—as for gemstone dragons?"

"Many students aim to create gem dragons, but they don't achieve this 'small goal' by the time they graduate."

Lu Mingfei found it incredibly difficult just listening to it, and there were actually many parts he couldn't understand, such as the first step...

When it comes to card crafting, isn't drawing the array diagram a simple task? And crafting it is the same—it should be done in one go, right? Why worry about failure? Even if you don't craft a dragon, it's still a regular magical spirit, which can at least fill your deck, right…?

"Speaking of which, if you want to forge a dragon, what is your goal?"

"As for me..." Lu Mingfei touched the giant dragon that had come closer to him—it was a white dragon, and it was quite different from other dragons in that it had a line with hair but no scales running down its spine from the top of its head.

Lu Mingfei stroked the hair, feeling that it was like a horse's mane.

"It will probably lean towards the Gem Dragon, or the Silver Dragon, or the Gold Dragon, right? Because they look better, whether it's the luster of their scales or simply the shape of their heads..."

"That's ambitious," Stella encouraged, intending to elaborate on the precautions to take when interacting with these dragons, but then she saw Lu Mingfei reach out and pull her back—

He then pulled a green dragon to his side.

Stella took a closer look and realized that this green dragon was no ordinary dragon—its limbs were much larger, while its neck and tail were rather thin and weak. The green of its scales was not uniform, but rather ranged from a dark green that was almost brown in the center to a lighter shade on its limbs that resembled tender shoots.

These characteristics make this dragon look somewhat sickly—

"Hey! How come you're so strong!"

—Well, actually, he just looked sickly. With a little effort, the dragon lifted Lu Mingfei off the chair and placed its head against his chest.

"...Yes, this green dragon was left at the academy by a senior student." Stella quietly took two steps back. "It was a rather dangerous attempt—"

"Before the demon invasion, the five-colored dragons belonged to the 'Chaotic Evil' faction. The deity they worshipped was Tiamat, and she was also known as the 'Queen of Dragons,' the 'Colorful Dragon,' the 'Immortal Queen,' the 'Bane of Bahamut,' and the 'Glutton.'"

"When the demons invaded, they first targeted the many gods and high legends who were also in the evil camp. They either merged into the demons' ranks or chose to become members of the neutral or even friendly camp—Tiamat was the former. Due to her dragon and divine power, she became one of the demons' eight-pointed star gods, the god represented by 'Ecstasy Perception'..."

"—The prototype of this giant dragon, Azure Blood Explosion, also belonged to the Chaos Eight-Pointed Star at that time, and was later slain by a hero."

"Because that senior actually chose the 'Hero' deck, it was inconvenient to take it with him, so after he graduated, the card remained in the academy."