"I'm sorry, Ancient Sage. I misspoke earlier." Dustin apologized with an awkward expression.

"It's okay. I'm not bothered by it." Arion laughed heartily. He then waved at Kaden. "Bring out his reward."

"Of course," Kaden replied, then retrieved a jade box and placed it on the table beside Dustin.

"Go ahead and open it." Arion smiled and motioned for Dustin to look inside.

Dustin nodded and carefully opened the box with both hands. Inside, he found three translucent orbs—one gold, one red, and one green.

Each orb glowed faintly, and inside, a small snake of the same color slithered. Their movements were graceful and almost alive.

"Dracan essence!" Dustin's eyes widened in surprise.

He had encountered Dracan essence before and immediately recognized the orbs. But what surprised him was that Sacred Wyrm Summit had not one, but three of them. It made him wonder what kind of treasure-filled land this was.

"Well, how do you like the reward?" Arion asked with a smile.

"Ancient Sage,