Chapter 20: Refining the Golden Flood Dragon Cord

That night, one boy and one dog, one young and one old, talked until dawn. The more they talked, the more the old black dog realized that Pace Zorn's opinions often carried a sharp, uncommon edge. They were different from the norm, yet they held together with their own internal logic. In the middle of it, the old black dog suddenly asked, "How do you keep a dynasty flourishing without decline?" Pace Zorn paused, then laughed. "You're giving me too much credit. How would I know? I only know nothing...