Beginning The Search
The King stepped down from his throne and walked until he was in front of the Dragon Lord
He was a young-looking man with handsome features wearing a black suit
His hair was black, Just like his eyes
He spoke in an interested and polite tone
"To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit, Oh honored Dragon Lord?"
The Dragon Lord felt satisfied with the treatment he was getting
He put his hand on his chin and acted like he was trying to remember something
After a couple of seconds, he snapped his fingers
"Ezekiel, Right? Ezekiel Echelon"
The King felt displeased
'Such bothersome and prideful creatures'
Nevertheless, He didn't let anything show on his face and continued
"You're correct, Dragon Lord"
"I came with an offering"
Ezekiel nodded
"I am listening"
The Dragon Lord waved his hand and took out the scales from his dimensional pocket, Making them fall on the floor
The Dragon Lord pointed at the scales and said
"The scales of an adult, Elite Fire Dragon, Full body"
Ezekiel was trying to keep his poker face, But for a second, his eyes opened wide
He gulped
'What the hell ...'
'For these creatures to offer their scales, It must be something troublesome'
But even if it was troublesome, It was still worth it
Ezekiel looked into the Dragon Lord's eyes and asked
"What is it that you want?"
The Dragon Lord spoke nonchalantly
"To locate a child"
Ezekiel tilted his head and spoke in a slightly surprised voice
"A child?"
'Nothing makes sense today'
'The Dragon Lord is searching for a child'
An idea came to his mind
'Don't tell me he slept with a human female and she ran away with his heir or something'
While Ezekiel was thinking about all sorts of weird stuff, The Dargon Lord continued
"Indeed, A child.
I don't know the specifics, I only have a vague description"
Ezekiel nodded
"What's it? And where do you want us to search?"
"A human child that should be around the age of 2 years old, Smart and strong enough to stand out, And the only way to discern him from other talented fledglings is the fact that he's aware of the name of the Summoning Lord, Sal"
Ezekiel thought about it for a couple of seconds then asked
"Where?"
The Dragon Lord maintained his nonchalant tone
"The entire world"
Ezekiel inwardly facepalmed
'OF COURSE'
'I should've expected something like this ...'
He looked at the scales to motivate himself
' ... Ahh, These wonderful scales are worth the trouble'
'It's almost impossible to acquire Dragon Scales now'
He looked at the Dragon Lord and said
"Even if we launched a full-scale worldwide search right now, it would take years to list potential candidates
Then, confirming each one would add even more years."
The Dragon Lord waved his hand
"I don't care about all these details, Just find out the exact name and location of the child"
Ezekiel liked what he was hearing
'This actually doesn't sound too bad'
He quickly replied
"I accept"
"Very well"
The Dragon Lord turned around and was about to leave but Ezekiel hurriedly stopped him
"Wait, Dragon Lord, Assuming that we found the target, How should we contact you? No one can enter the Draconic Domain, And even if we managed to sneak someone in, I very much doubt that he'll stay alive until they reach you"
The Dragon Lord realized that he was right
"Ahh, Indeed"
He thought for a couple of seconds then decided
"I'll come after every alternate winter"
Ezekiel smiled and extended his hand forward
"Very well then, Glad to do business with you"
The Dragon Lord looked at him with disdain, Then turned his back and walked away, Leaving Ezekiel's hand hanging in the air
Ezekiel felt annoyed, But he didn't dwell much on it
He looked at the Scales again
'These will be extremely useful'
The Echelon Dynasty is supposedly fighting in two Strife Zones, The Scales won't only give them prestige, But also power
'There are so many uses for these'
A smirk appeared on Ezekiel's face
Suddenly he called
''Elroy"
Within a couple of seconds, The Throne Room's door opened
A black-haired young man with black eyes who had some resemblance to Ezekiel walked through the doors and spoke in a respectful tone
"I'm here, My lord"
The first thing Elroy noticed when he entered the room was the scales on the floor, He cautiously entered and looked around him, Thinking that there might be someone else in the room
Ezekiel waved his hand and spoke casually
"No need for formalities, Elroy, Only the two of us are here now"
"Is that so? Then what happened? And what are these"
Ezekiel's lips curled upwards and he said proudly
"Dragon Scales"
Elroy's eyes almost popped out of their sockets
"For real?"
Ezekiel lightly hit Elroy's head with his hand
"Control yourself.
Of course, it's for real, I got them from the Dragon Lord himself"
Elroy narrowed his eyes and looked at Ezekiel for further explanation
Ezekiel shrugged
"Don't look at me like that, He suddenly came with an offer"
Elroy spoke in a worried voice
"What do we have to do in return? I hope it's not something ridiculous"
"Just to search for a child"
"A child?"
"Yeah, Who knows, Maybe it's his lost son, Maybe it's a dragon in disguise
Who cares?, Just listen to the details"
Ezekiel repeated his encounter with the Dragon Lord to Elroy, Then Elroy replied
"Then shall we begin the search now?"
"Yeah, Right now Elroy, Find him as soon as possible, It'll take some years, But don't let it take long"
Elroy replied in a serious tone
"Understood, Brother"
Then he walked out of the room
That night, A letter was sent to every single agent of The Dynasty's secret unit
The largest, most effective group of spies in the entire world
The Shadow Agents
Tens of thousands of envelopes were spread throughout the entire world
(Operation: Shadow Tracer
Objective: Locate and pinpoint)
And like that,
The Era's most monumental Search Mission has begun.