Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

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Seadrei faced a unique set of challenges in his role as a leader of the sea folk. While he held a position of authority and had the responsibility to ensure the well-being of his people, he constantly grappled with a contingent of individuals who were primarily motivated by self-interest. These individuals often sought personal gain without much concern for the greater good of their kingdom.

However, Seadrei couldn't simply cast these individuals aside, as their actions occasionally aligned with the interests of their kingdom, providing some benefits even while pursuing their own agendas. This balancing act was a daily struggle for Seadrei.

He had to navigate a complex political landscape, attempting to ensure the prosperity of his kingdom while simultaneously contending with those who often prioritized their own gains.

Rain could empathize with Seadrei's problems, acknowledging the complexities of leadership in the sea folk kingdom. He comprehended that it wasn't as straightforward as simply eliminating individuals whose self-serving motives posed a threat, as they had done in the human kingdom.

Instead, they had to exercise restraint and only resort to such drastic measures when someone became a genuine menace to the kingdom's well-being.

Despite understanding the rationale behind these decisions, Rain couldn't help but feel frustrated by the necessity of coexisting with those driven solely by personal gain. It was a challenging reality to accept, particularly considering his past experiences.

He had grown accustomed to more direct and decisive approaches to such issues, making the political nuances of the sea folk's kingdom all the more annoying for him to navigate.

"Well, I suppose there isn't anything that we can do about this right now," Rain said. "I will just have to wait for my chance to deal with those people, and I hope that you will help me with that."

"I am also waiting for it," Seadrei said.

"Anyway, I am going home, and you don't mind if we take the corpses of the dragons with us, right?" Rain asked.

"No, your army needs better gear, after all," Seadrei said. "Use them to keep my daughter safe. I also received some reports that my soldiers who are working with yours noticed some changes in the places that you call dungeons. At the same time, the magic people and the beast people are making their moves again."

Rain's life was anything if not fun… he didn't even have time to enjoy boredom for a couple of days. After leaving the castle, Rain and the others left while riding the sea Dragon as fast as possible. He didn't want to be there while the sea folk were celebrating when more work was falling on Rain's lap.

The skill Horsemanship leveled up.

The ice mage's path received 400 experience points.

"At least there is this… but how come I am getting experience when this isn't a horse and when I am not controlling it?" Rain thought.

It was probably because the sea dragon was pulling two earth platforms that were carrying the corpses of the sea dragons that had been killed… that gave Rain some ideas for the future…

One day later, Rain and the others returned home and after leaving the bodies there. Rain went to take Lotto from the capital.

"More dragons for me to get materials from? I couldn't have asked for more," Lotto said and immediately closed his shop. "I will need a lot of hands to dismantle them, though."

"You will have the help that you need," Rain said.

As expected, Lotto was ready to help… working with dragons materials was something that few blacksmiths could do, and he was being paid for it as well, so he couldn't have asked for better working conditions.

After leaving Lotto to work with the dragons and telling some warriors to help him dismantle them, Rain checked the reports on the headquarters… it seemed that his friends had already made their move.

"Geo saw the beast people heading South from most of their villages and towns… Seadir and the others also saw the magic people working with the same intent," Rain thought. "Are they working with the enemies now? Didn't they realize that the hooded figure was about to attack them that day?"

Rain wanted to sigh… did they become brain-dead while he wasn't looking? Or maybe the numerous enemies that Rain and his allies had weren't working together. Regardless, things are getting out of hand… just when Rain is about to take the flow of the war into their hands.

"The warriors shouldn't have made much progress in learning Limit Breaker, but we need them to learn it…" Rain thought while checking other reports and soon locking them away and moving to where his family was. "I need to know how the dungeons changed."

While Rain was heading to the first dungeon, he imagined that perhaps there must be some sort of monster-tamer path on the system… Maybe that was how the enemies were controlling those creatures… if he could learn that, too, he could increase the strength on his side.

"In any case, depending on how low it takes for Lotto to make the gear, even without Limit Breaker, we should become a bit stronger…" Rain thought.

When Rain reached the first dungeon, he found his family there, training the warriors as harshly as possible. They also realized that they needed to hurry up with Limit Breaker.

"We heard that you already finished that job, but we didn't think that it would look completely fine," Terra said after she crossed her arms.

"They underestimated my big brain powers, and this is the result; we only had to deal with three sea dragons as well," Rain shrugged. "Where is Seara?"

"She is with your sisters in the capital. She figured out that she could decrease their burden if she used that spell with them," Terra explained and then raised her eyebrow. "Is she your favorite now?"

Rain was a brave warrior, so he decided to dash head on into that minefield.