Chapter 1024 - 502: Old Friends and Past Events (Part 3)

Chapter 1024: Chapter 502: Old Friends and Past Events (Part 3)

"Oh, then I know, the Jade Dragon, right. Valarg, normally when you ask me, I can’t recall who it is, but knowing it’s the Jade Dragon, it must be the Dragon King of that lineage."

Annette flicked her tail: "Its greed is innate because it’s a descendant of Nidhogg. When that guy sees us Six Dragons coming together, it will slink away into the magic vacuum under the Primordial Magic Beam, let alone its bloodline."

"Nigredo? I see this ’Jade Dragon’ has wings."

"Because it also has half its bloodline belonging to the King of Black."

"A hybrid descendant of the Wyrm Dragon and Flying Dragon, so to say, the texture of those gem-like scales indeed resembles Fafnir’s outer skin. Because it inherits the greed of the Wyrm Dragon, it likes treasures, close to gemstones, which can name them as such." Li Ang speculated.

"Perhaps, I’m not interested in these third-generation Dragon Descendant meow." Annette said.

"Third generation?"

"Dragon Ancestor and the Six Dragons are the first generation of Dragon Race inheriting the Creator God’s power, the second generation are real blood descendants like Fafnir. If the Dragon Factor is further diluted, it’s the third generation. After the third generation, even strong ones can only be called Demon Dragons, not Dragon Kings."

Li Ang thought of an off-topic matter, what does the Dragon Factor: Eternal obtained in the Land of Ten Thousand Spirits count as?

Having listened to Annette’s explanation, Li Ang gained more understanding of the Dragon Race, their bloodlines are intertwined, causing complex relationships.

No longer needing her to provide information, Li Ang turned to others: "Even if it’s the third generation, it should still be strong. I have fought with Fafnir, which barely prepared to cross the veil into the mortal flesh. It was tough to deal with, belonging to the high tier of Transcendent Demon Beast, and the third-generation Dragon King would be seen as an ordinary Transcendent Demon Beast, while not easy to handle for any Celestial Group fully mobilized."

Li Ang looked at Falo; if a contract was signed during childhood, she could not possibly resist such a level of existence.

"Dragon Lord Valarg’s power is quite strange, in my opinion, it might be more dangerous than many strong Demons."

In the conversation, the tables, chairs, and afternoon tea were set up, and everyone took seats at the table, with the topic returning to Falo.

"You made a contract with it, helping it collect treasures, in other words, was the Treasury opened for this?" Li Ang asked.

Farlonio pursed her lips and nodded forcefully: "Yes, yes indeed."

"Don’t listen to this crafty merchant passing the buck; she was calculating human hearts, quantifying emotions into interests before signing the contract. Being a crafty merchant is her nature." Elaphia said bluntly, evidently holding some resentment.

"Hmm, Aifei is really unforgiving."

"Tell us how the contract was signed." Lily held her cheeks, having been eagerly waiting, seemingly ready to hear Falo’s past as a story.

Farlonio thought for a while and said: "Looking back, I’m afraid many things can’t be explained clearly, so let’s start from the very beginning."

"What’s the very beginning, birth?" Diao asked.

"Hmm, kind of, kind of not. But my background is quite boring, hearing it will only be annoying, let’s start from my encounter with Aifei then."

Farlonio gently tapped the table with her fingertips, observing Elaphia’s expression, seeing Blondie Douding without any special attitude, then began to recount the past.

Farlonio Ernest carried the Alma Clan’s blood within her, but as a branch, the family’s fortunes had waned in her generation.

Although Divine Artisan Ernest left many stories and legends, he didn’t leave the family wealthy treasures. Whether there were hidden reasons or anything else, it’s untraceable now.

Although reluctant to mention her family, Falo couldn’t avoid it, simply said her family discovered her forging talent, to make her an artisan, "reviving family glory," they sent her at ten years old to apprentice with a Master Blacksmith in the Weapon Race.

This master was from the Bapnis Clan, held high status, admired Falo’s talent, gave her proper teachings, and took good care of her.

Mentioning this master, Falo’s expression was complex, along with Elaphia’s brow furrowing, but the brown-haired Douding’s face had a general smile, confirming his kindness to her was genuine.

"However, everyone came to Sword Platform Island and saw that within the Weapon Race, it’s not a monolith; clans are mutually attacking, increasingly fierce nearing the Martial Extreme Trial, and this time so fierce, also because Uncle Taladin had passed away. When he passed away, the negative news reached the outside, which was when each clan began plotting."

"I was sent to the Alma Family during that time."

Diao exclaimed, "You were used by Bapnis as a spy?!"

"Yes, because I have the Alma family’s bloodline, though from a branch, mixing into the First Family and First Sword Peak had opportunities."

Falo said at this point, her expression grew increasingly calm.

Or rather, she was now sealing all her emotions.

And her gaze towards Elaphia was the same.

Falo slowly said: "Aifei, even if you now think I’m a cold-blooded merchant turning favors into gains, I still want to say..."

"Enough with the nonsense." Elaphia shook her head: "I invited you to help with the Martial Extreme Trial, don’t talk about the past then."

Falo clenched her fist slightly, her mouth subtly lifting.

"And then?" Liluliss asked.

"Then, for my mentor, I needed to convey internal Alma Clan information to Bapnis, including the household structure, core personnel movement schedules, the Taladin children’s cultivation progress..."

Farlonio shook her head: "Originally, I didn’t consider myself part of the Alma Family; it was merely a simple infiltration task. After our family’s decline, the Alma Family wouldn’t back us, though perhaps a hundred years or earlier tried, it was just ineffective.

"But, I didn’t expect to become friends with Aifei."

Li Ang and his two companions exchanged a glance, nearly asking in unison, "How did you become friends?"

"We found a common ground." Elaphia said.

"So simple." Diao evidently thought there was more.

"Finding a common ground is crucial." Lily indeed seriously nodded.

Falo opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say more, but the Blondie Douding glared at her, stopping her from speaking.

The brown-haired Douding glanced at Li Ang, which also made him notice Elaphia’s cheek slightly angled towards him.

"In fact," Falo maliciously smiled, "it’s because I happened to see a blond girl hiding away crying, and comforted her."

"You!"

Elaphia’s face turned red, in her palm, Pure Magic Metal condensed into a Flying Blade aiming at Farlonio, the Magic Power-surrounded Sharp Blade vibrating in hesitation, about to shoot out.

Blondie Douding pointed at Falo: "It was clearly you who looked like a lost puppy; I helped you a lot then!"

"I never denied that, did I?"

Falo nodded, seemingly confirming the scene of Elaphia crying when they first met.

"Hmph, at that time, I just felt anxious for not progressing in sword practice."

Elaphia folded her arms and turned away, yet her eyes cast a constant glance towards Li Ang.

Li Ang’s heart couldn’t suppress a smile, but to alleviate Aifei’s awkwardness, he pushed the topic forward: "Did your friendship impact your work as a spy?"

"Mr. Li Ang understands." Falo nodded and said: "After all, that kind of life, I don’t want to experience again."

She patted the table: "Skipping ahead, my business-minded parents suddenly found me together with my mentor. I originally thought the spy life was over, all would ease, but they took me to a secret vault, one only I could open."