Dragon Scales

Once Alex got the information for himself, he took back his sword and brought out the shards of broken spear that belonged to Pearl's father. He showed it to the old man, waiting for him to say something useful.

Pearl had stayed back in the alchemy court for not just his work, but to train as well. While Alex and the others were gone, he wanted to cultivate with great focus so that he could catch up to his brother soon.

The old man checked the spear for a while before his eyes narrowed.

"This… this isn't regular metal," he said as his eyes widened slightly. "Dragon Scales. This spear has dragon scales."

Alex blinked. He hadn't noticed such a thing regarding the spear. 

"Where did you find it?" the old man asked.

"My brother received it from his father," Alex said.

"Your brother's father is quite lucky then," the old man said.