Chapter 91

In the cramped space, only two people could barely sit, the darkness was gloomy, with only a small lamp on the table. On either side of the small table sat the Third Prince and a large, fat man.

At this moment, the Third Prince was looking at the fat man, who was drenched in sweat, with a dark expression. The fat man had a flat, round face, his eyes squeezed into slits by the fat, and his body was squeezed out of shape by the cramped space. Although the chef was fat, his physique was still robust, but the fat man in front of him had become a spherical shape, with the fat on his neck so thick that it was difficult for him to lower his head.

"Fatso! Didn't you promise that it would be foolproof? How come I heard that Long Yi is still alive in the academy!"

The Third Prince growled in a low voice.

"Oh, Your Highness, this can't be entirely our fault, right? Based on the information you provided, I chose the most suitable assassins. My assassins have completed the assassination; they chose the weakness of all men, but Long Yi was even well-prepared there, so the failure of the assassination is not our fault. But to be honest, you said that Long Yi was at most at the ninth level of Aura, and with some minor tricks, he could burst to the eighteenth level of Aura. However, our two assassins with Dragon Mark level were killed by him, and two precious Rock Dragons were torn apart and roasted alive by him. This doesn't match the information you gave us!"

The fat man wiped the sweat from his face with a handkerchief, his face full of a fawning smile, speaking and panting as if he couldn't get enough air in the cramped space.

"Is this my fault? Do you only look at the client's description when you accept a commission? I don't believe you would act without investigating first!"

The Third Prince shouted angrily.

"So, we Blood Coagulation didn't ask for compensation from you!"

The fat man chuckled, his expression even more fawning.

"Are you planning to make me compensate you?"

The Third Prince was even more furious.

"At first, that was the plan, but thinking about it, this can't be entirely your fault, so we decided to put it on hold for now. After all, you've had a hard time, recovering from a serious illness, and the emperor gave you a large sum of money as consolation. But you secretly found that old black man, um, that guy always likes to charge exorbitant prices, not as fair as our Blood Coagulation."

The fat man wiped the sweat from his face, his breathing becoming even more labored, as if speaking a few words had exhausted him.

"You were spying on me?"

The Third Prince suddenly sat up straight, his eyes fixed on the fat man.

"No, no, Your Highness, you're mistaken. We weren't just spying on you; we were spying on everyone we thought was worth our attention. Whether it's you, Long Yi, or your father, the emperor. To put it bluntly, in this White Dragon Empire, except for the White Dragon Knight Tower, every corner has our informants. As long as we want, anyone's every move is within our sight, just like the plans you made with that old black man have been recorded by us."

The fat man still smiled as he spoke.

"What!"

The Third Prince stood up, agitated.

"Calm down, calm down, Your Highness. We will absolutely not tell anyone about this. You know, we Blood Coagulation don't just survive in the White Dragon Empire. No matter what happens in this country, it's only beneficial to us, not harmful. Of course, you don't need to worry about us telling others about your affairs, because that would be even more detrimental to us. In short, do whatever you want, we really don't care."

The fat man's breathing became faster, the cramped space squeezing his fat, making it even harder for him to breathe.

"You're threatening me."

The Third Prince slowly sat down, his eyes cold.

"Since Your Highness thinks so..." The fat man suddenly smiled, "then let's say you're right. If that makes you feel better."

The Third Prince was suddenly startled, seeing a cold glint flash in the fat man's eyes, though faint, it was enough to make him shudder with fear!

He wants to kill me! This fatso! He really wants to kill me!

The Third Prince was angry but helpless, for he was now just an ordinary person without any power. Long Yi had dealt a heavy blow to him, and although he had quickly recovered from near death with the help of various precious medicines, he had lost most of his power. But he also knew that even if he hadn't lost his power, it wouldn't mean much to the fat man in front of him. The fat man didn't spare his life because of his noble status as a prince, but because he still had use for him.

Thinking of this, the Third Prince couldn't help but sneer inwardly, thinking, "Am I not using you as well? Once everything is successful, I won't spare you either!"

The Third Prince took a deep breath, straightened his body, tidied his clothes, and without another word, turned and opened the door, leaving the cramped space. The fat man opposite him swayed, took a few steps back, and let out a long breath, pulling his fat out from the sides. Then, looking in the direction the Third Prince had left, a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips.

"Third Prince? Pah!"

At the same time, in the Second Prince's palace.

"I have confirmed that the anonymous person is Long Yi."

The girl came to the Second Prince's side and said softly.

"Oh? That's great, the two people I admire the most turn out to be the same person, saving me the trouble."

The Second Prince smiled, looking very pleased.

"But there's a big problem." The girl's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"What is it?"

"Long Yi was just attacked by two Rock Dragon assassins. It's unknown if he was injured, but both assassins were killed on the spot by Long Yi, and their Rock Dragons were also killed by him. Moreover... their deaths were extremely gruesome, and it's unclear if Long Yi interrogated them before they died." The girl said.

"An assassination? Could it be the Third Prince? Or the Black Dragon Empire? No, the Third Prince is the most likely!" The Second Prince pondered for a moment, his eyes gradually filled with hatred. "This Third Prince, he's more trouble than help!"

At this moment, the elf mentor Yavini had already arrived at the White Dragon Knight Tower. She planned to visit Elsa in a normal way and also wanted to personally find out how talented this legendary prodigy really was.

The person responsible for receiving her was naturally a White Dragon Knight. However, when Yavini mentioned visiting Elsa, the White Dragon Knight told her that Elsa was not in the tower, and he didn't know where she was.

Yavini was taken aback for a moment, then turned and left.

"That's strange, not in the tower? Could she have already known? Well, if that's the case, I'll go to the Blood Coagulation headquarters myself."

The assassination attempt had caused multiple parties to take action, but the target of the assassination, Long Yi, showed no awareness of being a target. The assassination attempt had earned him a promotion, which made Long Yi very pleased. The tenth level of Dragon Aura meant that if Long Yi released the suppression on his Aura, he could immediately make Bai Jie enter a perfect evolution.

However, Long Yi had more considerations. He knew that a single Dragon Mark could make his mount perfectly evolve, but what if he surpassed a single Dragon Mark?

If he continued to suppress his Dragon Aura until the twentieth level and then released the suppression, it would be forty levels of Dragon Aura. Adding Bai Jie's own strength, it would double again! Reaching eighty levels! That would be the power of four Dragon Marks!

In history, there had been multiple cases of perfect evolution with a single Dragon Mark, and there had also been cases of super-perfect evolution with two Dragon Marks. However, there had never been a case of a Dragon Knight evolving their mount at the time of eight Dragon Marks!

Long Yi wanted to try!

He wanted to see what this ultra-perfect evolution would be like!

The special training continued, and Ailin, who was taking it seriously, was also making constant progress. Gradually, Long Yi, wearing the Dragon Scale Armor that restricted his movements, found it difficult to defend against Ailin's full-force attacks. Sometimes, Long Yi had to remove the Dragon Scale Armor to face Ailin's clever attacks.

It had to be said that the prodigy Ailin's fighting style was beginning to deviate from Long Yi's. Long Yi's fighting style was to inflict the strongest damage on the enemy with the fastest speed and the greatest power, but this was not entirely suitable for Ailin. As a Magic Warrior, even with the integration with the White Dragon, strength was still her bottleneck. Moreover, Ailin didn't need strength to cause damage; she needed speed. Attacking the enemy at the fastest speed would make the magic contained in her punches and kicks explode with the greatest damage.

Long Yi had once tried a completely unrestricted confrontation.

In short, in a non-lethal situation, Long Yi didn't gain any advantage, and Ailin didn't suffer any loss, showing the formidable attack power of a Magic Warrior.

However, Long Yi still believed that Ailin's attack power was sufficient, but her defense was lacking. When Long Yi and Ailin clashed, he always used his fists and feet. If he used a weapon like the Dragon Slayer Sword, Ailin might not have any advantage.

However, Ailin was not worried about this. She was confident in her magic shield and firmly disagreed with using any hard metal to cover her body.

Long Yi always thought that the little silver dragon's personality had influenced Ailin's, as dragons despised any defense other than their own scales, such a strong aversion to armor could only be from dragons.

Of course, since Ailin insisted, Long Yi couldn't say much. Rumors had it that the empire's mission was about to be issued, and the entire academy was unusually quiet, with almost everyone buried in intense training. If they could earn military merit in this mission, it would definitely save them years of struggle in their future military careers.

Thus, in this atmosphere, the empire's mission was finally issued.

The mission was a hunting task, to hunt monsters roaming throughout the empire, collect the crystals from the dead monsters, and exchange them for gold, military merit, and credits. The empire would set up hunting stations in various places, where anyone could exchange supplies for the crystals they hunted. However, gold could not be spent at the hunting stations; only the crystals from their own hunts could be used.

All the content was the same as the various rumors, with only one additional sentence at the end: "The mission deadline is the weekend one week before New Year's Eve."

It was now mid-October, and New Year's Eve was on the last day of December, leaving about two and a half months. The coverage was the entire empire, with no restrictions on location or method. However, the monsters had to be killed by the students themselves, and each student's bracelet would record the kills. This meant that it was impossible for entire families to gather crystals.

In short, this hunting mission was more like a training exercise for the empire's warriors.

The monsters to be hunted were classified into nine levels by the Royal Monster Research Committee, from the weakest level one to the strongest level nine, with the military merit increasing exponentially. Along with the mission, each student would receive a simple guidebook, roughly detailing what level of strength could face what level of monster.

For example, the strongest level nine monsters should be avoided unless one had at least two Dragon Marks. Even with two Dragon Marks, fighting a level nine monster was extremely difficult, and the best strategy was to form a team. Although the military merit would be reduced in the final settlement, it was better than losing a thousand to gain eight hundred.