As he spoke with a troubled sigh, no one present could possibly know that, in his heart, he was lamenting, "The dragons of this world are seriously the most disappointing kind of fantasy."
Unaware of that inner complaint, the leaders of all nations nodded their heads deeply and exchanged knowing looks.
Everyone there understood the rarity of dragons and the great value of the magic stones contained within their bodies.
Some among them may even have been involved in illegal poaching in the past.
However, if this truly concerned the survival of the world, no, the survival of their own nations, then it was a different matter entirely.
At all costs, the dragons that was entrusted to them had to be protected.
Otherwise...
"Ah, I think you can already guess what comes next, but just in case, if, even hypothetically, by any chance, someone were to intentionally kill or harm one of the dragons we release… I don't really need to say what happens after that, do I?"
