Thus, Orkot would always be nourished by the Water Spirit Pearls, preventing his body from losing moisture for too long as dragons cannot be away from water. Wilbur''s coincidental acquisition of the Water Spirit Pearl and his apprenticeship with Orkot seemed to be fated.


    Standing on the shore, Wilbur looked at Aqua Dragon Orkot standing majestically in the water and cupped his hands in farewell. "Master, I must leave now. Take care."


    Orkot gazed at Wilbur and said, "I understand. You have your mission to fulfill, and that fellow won''t let you go easily. Continue with what you need to do. Just don''t forget me as your master."


    "Thank you, Master. Farewell." Wilbur bid farewell to the water dragon and proceeded deeper into Vicente''s immortal realm. There were manyrgekes in Vicente''s immortal realm, and the fragment of the ninth dragon cauldron that Wilbur was seeking was hidden in one of thesekes.


    Previously, Wilbur might have had to exert great effort to search for the fragment within ake. However, with his enhanced dragon energy, he could now determine if ake contained a fragment of the ninth dragon cauldron within three seconds of approaching it.


    After a week of exploration in Vicente''s immortal realm, Wilbur finally sensed the presence of a fragment by the shore of argeke. He summoned the first dragon cauldron, which emitted a faint white light and hovered above theke.


    Sensing the fragment''s presence, the first dragon cauldron rotated continuously above theke. Momentster, a streak of light shed from theke''s bottom, and a fragment of the ninth dragon cauldron emerged, hovering above the first dragon cauldron.


    Wilbur retrieved the first dragon cauldron, holding the fragment with a pang of bittersweet emotion. He had spent several months searching for this fragment. It had been a struggle only he could truly understand.


    Wilbur infused the fragment with his spiritual consciousness right away and saw a vast desert with yellow sand covering the sky. It seemed like there was a sandstorm.


    The next second, the spiritual consciousness on the fragment dissipated, and Wilbur withdrew his own. Upon exiting Vicente Primeval Forest, he drove straight back to the capital of Seol, Baywen.


    After a brief two-day rest at a hotel in Baywen, Wilbur booked a flight to Riol International Airport, in the capital of Kosanto.


    Kosanto was a small country, though itsnd area was not insignificant. Over half of its territory was covered by deserts, and Wilbur''s destination was the desert city in the west of Kosanto: Wrecknam.


    The scene Wilbur had read from the fragment urred in Wrecknam, indicating the fragment was nearby. To find it, he first had to reach Wrecknam.


    In the departure lounge, Wilbur bought a newspaper from Kosanto, which included news about Wrecknam. Just then, the boarding announcement was made, so Wilbur quickly put away the newspaper and proceeded to the gate. On the ne, after finding his seat, he immediately caught a whiff of perfume. Turning around, he saw a slim, blonde woman with blue eyes sitting next to him. Noticing Wilbur looking at her, she smiled and extended her hand. "Hello, are you from Dasha?"