The existence of dragons had always been a great controversy, as they only appeared in legends. In


    Aeos, dragons symbolized power, honor, and luck, but in Benores, they were the incarnation of evil.


    Stefan had done his research, and found that there were records of dragons appearing in Water City,


    Srey, Cheville, Tregas, and Reka. The incident of a dragon falling was widespread in Reka, and they


    even had photos as proof. It indirectly proved that dragons were real, and there were other ces


    where dragons had apparently resided too.


    Stefan had asked around and finally came to a vige called Dragos. It was located in the depths of the


    mountains, and the vigers lived in groups on the cliff. They led a primitive life away from the world.


    There weren’t many vigers, but they were united and quite unfriendly to visitors. All of them believed


    in dragons and used dragons as their totems. The walls of their houses were full of pictures of dragons.


    Stefan sent everyone except Elijah off so the vigers wouldn''t chase them off. He brought along some


    simple outdoor equipment and a pistol, then entered the vige determinedly.


    The guide was the only young man who worked outside of the vige. Neil Perry had just married the


    daughter of the head of the vigest year and was in urgent need of money to stabilize his position in


    his family. Hence, he couldn’t resist the high reward promised by Stefan even though there was a rule


    in the vige that the vigers couldn''t bring outsiders in. He took a risk by leading Stefan and Elijah


    into the vige. "Mr. Hunt, the entrance of the vige is right in front of US, but my vige is a little...


    special. All of the vigers live on the cliff, and you need to climb a very steep hill to get there. You both


    should be mentally prepared..." Neil warned Stefan and Elijah. "Plus, the hill is very hard to climb. You


    know Ganarial Rise, right? This hill is more dangerous than that, and there aren''t any stairs to help you.


    Many tourists try to climb up every year, but they fall and die on the way."


    Elijah looked up but couldn''t see the top of the hill. He swallowed nervously. "Are you sure the vigers


    are living up there? This doesn''t look like a ce people can live in"


    "You can go back now if you don''t trust me, and I can even return the money to you. We descendants


    of dragons never lie," Neil said indignantly.


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    "No, I don''t mean that... I just think it''s hard to believe. It''s very inconvenient to live on top of the


    mountain, but you all have been doing it for years," Elijah babbled, scared to climb the mountain. Not


    only did it look impossible to climb, but he also had a fear of heights.


    Stefan noticed Elijah''s anxiousness and said coldly, "You can stay here for support. I''ll climb up alone."


    "No, I can''t!" Elijah refused. "You''ve driven away so many people, Mr. Hunt, and it''ll be ungrateful of me


    to leave. Don''t worry, I... I''m no longer afraid of heights. I can do it!" While talking, he took a deep


    breath and quietly started climbing up the entrance.


    The entrance of the vige was a hole that was one meter high and one meter wide; it was not easy to


    pass through it.