Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 481 I can help you

Lyon sized up the old mage. He didn't need his clairvoyance; he knew who the visitor was just by hearing his name. The reason was a setting book he had read before his transmigration, called "The Dragon Treasury of Fei Capital."

"This book will divide the introduction to dragons into small boxes to match the readers' short lifespan of a hundred years, whose infant-sized minds can only hold so much knowledge..."

What makes an old mage think he could write a book about dragons, introducing the three major dragon families—metal dragons, chromatic dragons, and gem dragons—as well as dragon-related professions, magic, magical items, and dragon legacies, along with dragon lairs and treasures, and including all sorts of dragon creatures like dragon turtles and fairy dragons? The only possibility is that the old mage was no ordinary person.

The true name of Fe Capital is Bahamut, an incarnation of the platinum dragon Bahamut. For this reason, Fe Capital's Dragon Treasury is jokingly referred to by many netizens as a pseudo-Bahamut scripture.

Thinking of this, Leon couldn't help but laugh.

In fact, that setting book does have a lot of nonsense. For example, the book describes Bahamut as the most intelligent and handsome of all dragons, and that his treasure trove is the largest of all. However, apart from the nine-headed dragon Aio, Bahamut, Tiamat, and Sadivor, the other dragon gods' prestige is greatly reduced.

"Your Majesty Bahamut, what brings you here?" Lyon put aside his thoughts and turned his gaze to the seven canaries surrounding the old mage.

Regardless of the form in which Bahamut appears, His avatar is usually accompanied by seven ancient golden dragons that like to disguise themselves as canaries.

This means that all seven canaries are ancient golden dragons with a challenge level of 26, and any one of them can easily defeat them, not counting the Zhen Dan Kingdom.

This shows just how profound Bahamut's foundation is, far beyond what he can compare to, and something the Ocean Goddess can't possibly rival. After all, Bahamut has multiple facets in the multiverse, and is the chief god of the benevolent side in the Dragonlance pantheon.

At the same time, the strength of Tiamat, Bahamut's arch-enemy, can also be inferred from Bahamut.

Bahamut never intended to hide his identity, otherwise he wouldn't have used the name Fei Capital. He didn't answer Lyon's question directly, but chuckled and said, "I traveled around before I came here. You've governed the Kingdom of Aurora very well. It's unbelievable that you're Tiamat's child."

There are far too many inhuman red dragons. As a red dragon, if Leon were to do even a small good deed, everyone would be extremely kind to him. It's as if if a bad person does something good, everyone would think he's essentially a good person. This is a matter of psychological expectations.

“Your intentions in using the undead to mine and forge cheap tools to sell are good,” Bahamut said. “But have you ever considered that this is an act of blasphemy?”

Lyon hated it when others told what to do. He raised an eyebrow, his eyes showing displeasure, and retorted, "You've come all this way just to criticize my governing philosophy and policies?"

“I’m just offering a small suggestion,” Bahamut said, shaking his head slightly.

Leon wasn't a petty person, and he didn't pursue the matter with Bahamut. He didn't want to be a good guy or a hero, but he admired people like that; Bahamut was a truly benevolent dragon.

Bahamut stared at Lyon, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, and said, "When I first saw you, I almost mistook you for my beloved Sadievo finally returning to my side. Are you really not him?"

“It’s one thing if others can’t tell, but surely you can too,” Leon shrugged, looking helpless. “I’m just an ordinary red dragon.”

Bahamut smiled but didn't say anything, but the canaries around him chirped incessantly.

“I’ve been following you for a long time, and your growth rate is just too fast… You’re still not an adult yet, are you?” Bahamut remarked. “It’s no wonder other people misunderstand, even I can’t help but misunderstand, especially since you’re going around promoting yourself and Sadiewo.”

“It was just a little trick to link me with Sadiva,” Leon explained. “Apart from that, I haven’t deceived anyone. I haven’t deceived the gem dragons who came to visit me, although it would have been easy for me to trick a whole bunch of gem dragons into working for me if I wanted to.” “Don’t be nervous, I’m not here to interrogate you,” Bahamut waved his hand, signaling Leon to relax. “You’ve been spreading rumors everywhere that a new dragon god has appeared; you want to become a dragon god, don’t you?”

Leon puffed out his chest, clenched his fists, and spread his arms wide in a muscular pose, saying, "With my strength, becoming a dragon god shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Bahamut's gaze was deep as he slowly spoke: "You are very strong, truly very strong. Even I find it difficult to fathom the full extent of the power within you... I want to ask, what kind of god do you wish to become, the god of the red dragon, or the god of the chromatic dragon?"

Lyon frowned slightly, his gaze sharp as he stared intently at Bahamut, and said, "I don't have that ability."

“I can help you, I will help you.” Bahamut’s tone was sincere, and his eyes shone with hope. “I believe that under your guidance, the Color Dragon will definitely get on the right path, at least not like it is now.”

Bahamut hopes that people can rely on their own strength to face and solve problems, and therefore rarely intervenes in the material plane unless it is to stop Tiamat.

The benevolent Bahamut and the evil Tiamat are inherently at odds, and have engaged in a long and protracted struggle over countless years. Bahamut is absolutely happy to cause trouble for Tiamat, doing everything in its power to weaken her.

“I refuse. I don’t want to get involved in your affairs.” Lyon refused without hesitation. “I may not be an evil dragon, but I am definitely a selfish dragon. I hate trouble. My pursuit is to be independent and do whatever I want.”

Lyon pondered to himself, he admitted that Bahamut was a benevolent dragon, but he was definitely not a naive and innocent person who had no scheming at all.

He wanted to become the God of Red Dragons and the God of Colored Dragons, so he was bound to be an enemy of Tiamat and stand on Bahamut's side. In the end, they joined forces to defeat Tiamat. So how could he possibly withstand Bahamut's pressure?
Since that's the case, it's better to let Bahamut and Tiamat fight it out, and then either side will try to win him over. Of course, this kind of behavior requires one to be strong enough, otherwise, one will only end up pleasing neither side and being hated by both.

"What a pity," Bahamut sighed softly, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.

“No regrets.” Leon raised an eyebrow. “At least I’m not your enemy, am I?”

“That’s true.” Bahamut nodded slightly, his expression softening. “If you side with Tiamat, I’ll have a real headache.”

"Then, Your Majesty Bahamut, could you do something?" Lyon smiled broadly, a sly glint in his eyes, "so that I won't side with Tiamat and will support me in becoming the Dragon God."

“I will help you spread the word.” Bahamut smiled slightly. “I can see that you want to become the Dragon God, but you hate trouble and don’t want any responsibility. You just want the title.”

“Yes,” Lyon readily admitted.

“I just want to remind you,” Bahamut said solemnly, “that without sufficient accumulation, once you become a dragon god, trouble will come knocking on your door, and it could even endanger your life.”

“That’s my business,” Leon insisted, insisting on the golden finger reward.

Bahamut said no more, but instead held out his hand, a platinum scale in his palm, and said, “I can’t persuade you. This is my scale. Use it when you’re in trouble, and I will appear to help you.”

“Thank you.” Lyon accepted the scale without hesitation, acknowledging Bahamut as the god of goodness.

(End of this chapter)