Though it was known that the methods of managing spirit veins were a unique legacy of the humans, the truth was that the other races also had their own means. After all, was the spirit vein of the Black Flood Dragon Archipelago not artificially created by the Primordial Origin Clan?
Jaekyung had also once learned from Myeong-ha how to improve a spirit vein’s grade by introducing spirit stones. So it seemed that, if he sought it, he could likely find a way to extract spirit veins as well. That might be through Myeong-ha again or through the seniors of the Garden of Remembrance.
But that was a matter for later. The spirit vein issue was not urgent. What mattered most right now was gathering forces for his future plans.
Jaekyung headed directly for the Whale King Palace while dispatching Hyeon-gu, Ha Yu-seong, and others to summon the Great Spirit Beasts scattered across the demon lands. Those who seemed open to reason were to be persuaded by Hyeon-gu, while those who did not were to be subdued by Ha Yu-seong’s force.
“We greet the Dragon Lord.”
When Jaekyung arrived at the Whale King Palace, all of the Great Spirit Beasts there came rushing out to greet him deferentially. Seeing their swift response, as if they had been waiting, and an attitude that edged past deference into subservience, Jaekyung knew that Hyeon-gu’s prediction had been correct.