One of the greatest lessons arcane's many intellects need to learn is how multiple answers can be right. The old methods carved in stone and adhered to by traditional dragons can work well in the modern era, just like magic can. Technology, their competition from lightning, can do the same. To achieve the most efficient results, a combination of all of them works the best: though many dragons aren't so willing to be the subjects of such experiments like I was.

Nothing is purely a figment of the imagination - use all the tools available, and you'll be able to achieve anything.