Lord: Stripped of My Inheritance from the Start - Chapter 226 - 225: Witch Soul Power

Chapter 226: Chapter 225: Witch Soul Power

Ronin left the “Fishing Room” and tossed the sea fish he had conjured with the Magic Array to Carlos, who was waiting outside.

The poor guy was already sick and tired of this food, but he was so famished he could only open his mouth and swallow it whole. He didn’t care if it tasted good, only if it would fill his stomach.

Ronin, meanwhile, went on to inspect the remaining few rooms to see if there were any other spoils.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed.

After wandering around for a good while, he had found nothing—no Gold Coins, no Armor, no Weapons, none of the things he was looking for.

The only thing that could be considered a prize was probably a few sheets of parchment left on a stone table in one of the large rooms.

Ronin guessed this room must have belonged to Natalia. As the manager of this Underground Palace, she had been responsible for guarding and ritually refining Carlos.

And the parchment on the stone table happened to record the method for this ritual refinement of Carlos, as well as the ultimate goal.

According to the description on the parchment, Carlos had been brought here as a dragon egg by Natalia’s master, Eliot.

On one sheet of parchment, Natalia had also written of her adoration for Eliot—

Lord Eliot snatched the offspring from the hands of a Legendary Giant Dragon. She is the most powerful king in this world, and every person, every creature, shall grovel at my master’s feet!

It was hard to say how much truth there was in the words of a fanatic, but if Eliot really had forcibly snatched a dragon egg from a Giant Dragon, then she was definitely a powerhouse.

Returning to the contents of the parchment.

Eliot had brought the dragon egg here, gathered numerous subordinates to construct the Underground Palace, and finally assigned Natalia and a group of followers to guard it and carry out the ritual refinement on the egg.

Carlos had already mentioned the refinement method.

When Natalia activated the Magic Array in the main hall with the so-called “Witch Soul Power,” the Array would surge with this special Extraordinary Energy, which then corroded the unhatched dragon egg.

By the time Carlos hatched from his shell, this Power would be implanted within his body. Natalia could then use the Soul Horn to control this Power and, in turn, command the Giant Dragon.

But it didn’t end there. Their ritual refinement of Carlos was to continue until the black markings representing the Witch Soul Power covered the Giant Dragon’s entire body and unique patterns appeared on its Dragon Scales.

At that point, Carlos’s body would be completely transformed and his soul twisted. A new type of draconic creature would appear in the world—a Witch Soul Giant Dragon.

To be honest, Ronin didn’t quite understand Eliot’s methods.

’If she really wanted to control a Giant Dragon and make it her servant, couldn’t she just have used a Master-Servant Contract?’

He refused to believe that someone capable of obtaining a dragon egg wouldn’t know about something like a Contract Scroll.

’Could it be that this Eliot was interested in creating new species?’

Unless Ronin met Eliot in person, it was unlikely anyone could answer this question for him.

’But after who knows how many hundreds of years, this person probably doesn’t even exist anymore, right?’

“Lord, Ridder and the others are back.”

Elron found Ronin. “I heard they cleared out a wild boar den and hunted seven or eight of them, two of which are quite large.”

“That’s an excellent haul!”

Ronin smiled and put the parchment away. “How’s your recovery coming along?”

“No need to worry, Lord. I just expended a lot of Magic Power. I’ve already recovered a good deal of it.”

The two of them spoke as they walked, leading Carlos out of the cave.

Seeing the Giant Dragon with their own eyes, everyone was stunned.

But when they saw the Giant Dragon staring intently at the prey on the ground, they felt that maybe Giant Dragons weren’t so mysterious after all.

“Alright, everyone! Tonight, we’ll have a feast of wild boar and sea fish to celebrate the successful completion of our mission!”

As Ronin spoke, he took out the few remaining large fish.

His subordinates got busy. Some began to butcher the prey, others washed the food at a nearby water source, and some had already set up the roasting racks.

The thought of serving a Dragon, of having dinner together with a Giant Dragon, was simply incredible.

That night, Carlos finally ate something other than fish, and a mist couldn’t help but well up in his draconic eyes.

If it weren’t for all the people around and the fear of losing face by crying, a couple of giant draconic tears would have undoubtedly streamed down.

“Everyone get a good rest tonight. We set out on our return journey tomorrow.”

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Ronin announced the plan.

“Regarding the Giant Dragon Carlos, and especially the fact that I subjugated him, I want all of you to keep it completely secret from the outside world. This is a top-level secret of the Wubei Territory!”

Ronin swept his gaze over the men. “If anyone lets this slip, you will bear the consequences!”

Giant Dragons are powerful creatures capable of striking fear into the hearts of men, but they are not invincible.

Carlos, after all, was only a newly-minted Sixth-level Magical Beast. His advantage lay in his ability to fly, giving him command of the skies.

But it was far too early to call him invincible.

Ronin had managed to climb onto Carlos’s back and render him helpless. Who could guarantee that others couldn’t do the same?

Besides, Ronin wasn’t the only one in the Kingdom with a flying mount; there were others with even greater power.

Relying on a single Sixth-level Giant Dragon to feel fearless against everyone would be far too arrogant.

Perhaps when Carlos reached the seventh, eighth, or Ninth Level, he would possess immense deterrent power.

But when Ronin thought about the tens of thousands of experience points needed for Carlos to level up, he knew it was impossible to invest Energy Essences in him during the early stages.

Therefore, raising a powerful Giant Dragon in a short amount of time was simply unrealistic.

In fact, for an ordinary person, witnessing a Dragon grow from hatching to its peak was a near-impossible feat.

The growth period of a Giant Dragon was too long—so long that even a powerhouse at the Proud Sun Level couldn’t afford to wait.

But then again, it was undeniable that Carlos possessed enormous potential and extremely rare Traits.

If outsiders found out, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t target him. Certain powerful figures might even do something like capture him for research.

So, the secret of the Giant Dragon’s existence had to be kept for as long as possible.

Once Ronin and his people grew stronger, things would be much simpler.

The men had been thinking of bragging their heads off when they returned, but seeing their Lord’s stern command, they could only bury those thoughts in their hearts.

However, they believed that their Lord’s Dragon would one day be revealed to the world. It wouldn’t be too late to talk freely about today’s events then.

’Hey, we’re the men who took a blast of Dragon Breath and lived to tell the tale!’

“Lord, what should we do about this cave?” Ridder asked.

Ronin’s brow furrowed. The two Magic Arrays inside the cave held great reference and learning value for future magical research. The place had to be protected.

Fortunately, the materials used to construct the Magic Arrays weren’t easily damaged. Furthermore, this area was in the northern part of the Wubei Territory, desolate and uninhabited. The outer coast had no port for ships to dock, which eliminated the worry of it being discovered.

“When we leave tomorrow, we’ll seal the cave entrance with a large boulder. That should keep wild animals from turning the cave into their den.”

Ronin thought for a moment before adding, “Later on, you can use this Underground Palace as an outpost and arrange for regular patrols.”

Ronin planned to wait until the territory’s population was sufficient before sending a group of people here to develop a small fishing village.

For now, there was no need for him to specially assign a group to be stationed here permanently.

Development had to be taken one step at a time. The key was to first solve the territory’s food problem.

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