Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 682 Forged path

"I guess I need to consult father," Rain thought.

Rain's desire to create these waves of power stemmed from his desire to build a force that the Raging Phoenix could rely on consistently, regardless of the adversary they faced. While magic users and allies could certainly be valuable in specific situations, Rain wanted his core group to be self-sufficient and able to confront any threat that came their way.

This self-reliance was particularly important because, as strong as they were, the Raging Phoenix needed to be prepared to face not only dragons and beast people but also the potential challenges posed by their former allies or any other unforeseen enemies.

Rain understood that their ultimate goal of protecting their territory would require an unwavering strength that could withstand all adversities, and these waves of empowerment were his way of ensuring just that.

"I can see your worries, and truly, recruiting them could cause future problems," Roan said when Rain showed up on his territory. "Still, those who are younger would be fine in helping. They like their lives here and how their families are living. It is better than they had been when they focused on increasing their strength every day. So they would be willing to protect that."

"Wouldn't that be the same as taking advantage of them?" Rain frowned.

"That is one way of looking at it," Roan said. "In that case, when you try to recruit them, tell them that they can only join if their whole families agree with it. That will make all of them understand that we aren't going to force them to join the fights."

"That is a pretty good idea," Rain nodded, visibly Impressed at his Father's cunning.

Fighting dragons was easy if compared to raising children in a normal and free without making them feel compelled to do anything. Then again, Rain taught them a lot of things to make them able to use healing magic, so he couldn't say much about how things turned out... he was completely to be blamed for whatever happens with his children.

"Maybe I should develop some spell where any damage that they suffer will fall on me," Rain thought. "That will make me feel less guilty if they find themselves in a life filled with fights. They might end up hating me for protecting them all the time once they get older, though."

There was also the possibility that they might get too used to that and that would hinder their growth... There were so many things to consider that Rain couldn't help but worry endlessly.

Once Rain finished all the flutes that he could make and was waiting for the results from Roan side, Rain found himself with some free time in his hands. He was already thinking about his next steps considering the Raging Phoenix, but now he had to consider his own steps as well...

"I guess I should try to learn the technique similar to sea dragons..." Rain thought.

Isa didn't say the name of the technique, it didn't seem like it had a name... it wasn't very special technique either, it wasn't even related to combat in a sense. Basically, the sea dragons could use something that he called Power Nap. They could sleep in order to recover energy faster and when their energy was full, all the energy recovered beyond necessary would be used to make them stronger.

So, sea dragons could get stronger by sleeping.

"I wish that I had learned this technique when I was born in this world," Rain thought.