Chapter 103 : Chapter 103
Chapter : 103
As Yan Yunqing exited the instance, the entirety of Mandiper completely collapsed, and this underground kingdom of debauchery was permanently buried beneath the earth.
The entrance to the instance 'The Sinful Mandiper' appeared above the ruins, featuring two modes: an exploration mode and a timed challenge.
At the same time, the rewards for clearing the two instances were settled.
The exploration instance was completed by Yan Yunqing himself, so the rewards were maxed out.
For the timed challenge, he was probably credited with an assist, but because the boss's level was very high, the reward was also very substantial.
The settlement of the two instances in one go directly made Yan Yunqing jump from level forty-five to level fifty-three.
This experience reward was exaggerated. After all, the higher the level, the more experience was needed for each level-up; it was all exponential growth.
Several blueprint boxes were stacked in Yan Yunqing's inventory, but this time, he didn't get a second golden blueprint, which was a bit of a pity.
After all, the last golden blueprint, the Portable Anchor Point, was very useful. It could be said to be his divine tool for causing trouble.
It would be better if its number of uses and duration could be increased a bit.
Just as Yan Yunqing finished feeling regretful, he discovered that a skill book had dropped from this instance.
Yan Yunqing: ?
[Touch of Gold]
Description: After using the skill, you can transform any unit into gold through touch. The duration is determined by the MP consumed and the target's level. There is a certain probability of causing a decrease in one's own will and suffering a backlash. 'A deal with the false god Morgan, this is the price!'
This description……
Could it also turn living things into gold?
Yan Yunqing's eyes lit up. Although this seemed like a useless skill that could only turn things into gold blocks, and the gold coins in his backpack were enough for him to spend for a long time, just turning things into gold blocks was indeed a bit of a chicken rib.
But thinking about it from another angle, since this skill could turn living things into gold, it could be used as an alternative petrification skill.
In battle, even 1 second of petrification could bring a new turn to the situation.
It was just that using it might cause a decrease in will. It was a skill that depended on luck and couldn't be used thoughtlessly.
However, learning this skill didn't require too many skill points, which made Yan Yunqing very satisfied. He directly spent the new skill points he had obtained after leveling up to learn this skill.
Without choosing to open the blueprint boxes he got from the instance now, Yan Yunqing opened the quest list.
The quests related to the children's group were basically completed, with only the Black Snake Mercenary Group left unresolved.
This was simple; he would just follow the location prompts on the minimap later and take care of them one by one.
After settling all the completed quests, Yan Yunqing's level jumped up by another level. He was just a tiny bit of experience away from leveling up again.
He estimated that completing [Annihilate the Black Snake Mercenary Group] would be about enough.
It was just a pity that [Become the top 'Touch of Gold'] would probably be impossible to complete… eh?
Yan Yunqing was surprised to find that the Sigret Academy entrance examination quest was actually shown as completed?
What was going on? He hadn't even finished participating in the competition, how was this quest completed?
Clicking on the quest details, Yan Yunqing looked left and right, but couldn't figure out why he had completed the quest.
Yan Yunqing stretched out his right hand, pulled up his sleeve a little, revealing the countdown icon on his wrist.
『49 days』
Right, after completing the objective for this entrance examination, he still had to return to Sigret Academy within the specified time to be considered as having officially passed the assessment.
There was still more than a month left. Estimating based on the time it took him to get to the Free City, these 49 days were more than enough to return to Sigret Academy.
This was truly an unexpected joy. Although he didn't know how the quest was completed, as long as his goal was achieved.
The sound of light footsteps came from behind. Yan Yunqing turned his head, and Divik walked over holding the Chigu Sword that had been placed in the display case.
Yan Yunqing's gaze fell on the Chigu Sword. Recalling what Merlin had said, that the missing dragon cub could be said to have been single-handedly raised by Divik, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
It seemed that nothing he said now would be of any use.
Any parent who discovered that the child they raised had been treated like this would have the heart to tear the culprit into a million pieces.
And Divik and Isabelle had indeed done just that.
As if seeing what Yan Yunqing was thinking, Divik said in a low voice: "It's not."
Yan Yunqing: "Hmm?"
Yan Yunqing blinked, not understanding.
"It's not Amos's aura." Divik held the Chigu Sword in his hand up to Yan Yunqing's face, "It is indeed Resplendent Dragon bone, but this is a bone taken from another adult dragon, not Amos's."
Amos was the little dragon cub that Isabelle and Divik were looking for.
This time, Yan Yunqing understood. He reached out, wanting to take the Chigu Sword, but Divik turned his wrist and took the Chigu Sword back.
Yan Yunqing: ?
Divik was calm and composed, pretending not to see Yan Yunqing's action.
Yan Yunqing was almost angered into laughter, but he didn't argue with Divik about this.
Continuing with the previous topic, he offered a word of comfort, "It's good that it's not Amos's.
At least, no news is the best news right now."
Having news meant that Amos was already dead, and his bones had even been stripped to make a weapon.
Only with no news was it possible that he was still alive.
As for this Chigu Sword also being made from Resplendent Dragon bone, Divik and Isabelle might be very angry that their clansman was hunted, but not as angry as they were about Amos's disappearance.
The dragon clan itself was a race where the strong were respected. If your strength was not enough and you died at the hands of others, you could only blame your own lack of strength.
Generally, if someone challenged a member of the dragon clan fair and square and accidentally killed them, the dragon clan would not retaliate on a large scale.
But harming the cubs was absolutely not allowed. Similarly, those who used schemes and tricks to hunt dragons would be remembered by the protective dragon clan and hunted down for revenge all over the world.
Divik nodded silently, and the two looked at each other without a word for a while.
"……Where will the King go next?"
Divik knew that it was absolutely impossible for Yan Yunqing to return to Dragon Valley with him, but he still couldn't help but look forward to that answer.
"Hmm……" Yan Yunqing hesitated for a moment, but still told Divik, "To Sigret Academy.
I should be spending some time there. What about you? Continue looking for Amos?"
Divik opened his mouth, originally wanting to say 'Then I'll go to Sigret too', but he paused after hearing Yan Yunqing's words.
He did indeed still have to find Amos. At the very least, he bore a share of the responsibility for that little cub's disappearance. Whether Amos was dead or alive, he had to find him.
Divik's brow furrowed tightly, torn between the two options, "I……"
"Alright, you go find Amos." Yan Yunqing said helplessly, "What are you struggling with?
Even if you wanted to come along, in what capacity would you enter the academy? As a teacher? Or a student?"
Divik blinked his eyes, "Honorary professor."
"Honorary professor?" Yan Yunqing laughed.
Just as he was about to say what kind of honorary professor of Sigret Academy he was, he saw Divik's serious expression, and Yan Yunqing froze for a moment.
"……You really are?"
Divik nodded, "I am."
He tilted his head, "Sigret Academy was founded by Merlin. At the beginning of its creation, both Isabelle and I went to serve as honorary professors.
Isabelle even taught Ancient Draconic there before. I only held the title."
Yan Yunqing: ……
Yan Yunqing: ???
"Sigret was built by Merlin?!" Yan Yunqing was stunned, "So the first principal was Merlin?"
Divik was puzzled, but nodded silently.
He came to the Free City because the magic crystal had chosen the examination question for him, and that magic crystal was left by Merlin.
Then he met Merlin here.
Could there really be such a coincidence?
The corner of Yan Yunqing's mouth twitched. It turned out to be a case of the great water flooding the Dragon King's temple—family members not recognizing each other.
Knowing that Merlin was the first principal, did he still need to go to all the trouble of running here to become some Touch of Gold? He could just directly……
No, that wouldn't work either. In the eyes of the world, Merlin had long been dead. For him to suddenly appear and pull strings for a student to enter the school, how could that sound reliable?
Yan Yunqing held his forehead.
He really suspected that the magic crystal had intelligence, knew that Merlin was here, and deliberately led him to the Free City.
Magic Crystal: Innocent.JPG
"Where are Merlin and Isabelle?" Yan Yunqing asked, not having seen the two of them for a while.
Divik's expression became unnatural for a moment, and his voice was dry: "Isabelle has something to attend to, Merlin accompanied her and they left first."
Yan Yunqing was suspicious: "Really?"
Isabelle had previously said she wanted to properly "catch up" with him. Why did she run off as soon as things were resolved? Didn't she want to catch up with him anymore?
"……Really."
Divik lowered his head.
In any case, Yan Yunqing believed him.
Anyway, if he were to catch up with Isabelle, he would be the one getting beaten up. It was good to be able to escape a beating.
Yan Yunqing looked up, watching the corner of the moon slowly emerge from behind the dark clouds. He let out a slow breath.
Thinking about the events of the past few days, with dangers lurking ahead, his spirit had been tense. Now that everything had come to an end, he could finally relax a little.
"Let's go, accompany me to kill a few people."
Yan Yunqing decided to kill a few members of Black Snake for fun. The sooner he completed the quest, the sooner he could go back.
Divik obediently followed Yan Yunqing.
……
Not far away, Isabelle and Merlin hid behind the ruins, acting furtively.
"Are you sure this method of yours will work?" Isabelle was a little doubtful.
"Guaranteed." Merlin gave a thumbs up, "That fellow Nolan is a soft-hearted person. Let Divik go and act pitiful, and Nolan will definitely let him stay by his side."
"If he can stay by his side, are you afraid that some feelings won't be able to be cultivated?"
Merlin had, at some point, changed back to the appearance of that handsome young man he once was.
He inched closer to Isabelle's side, his fingers itching to make a move. Just as he touched the back of Isabelle's hand, Isabelle stood up.
"They're gone, let's follow, let's follow."
Isabelle grabbed Merlin's wrist with her backhand and pulled him forward to run, "To be honest, I think with Divik's brain, he might not necessarily succeed in acting pitiful."
The brains of the dragon race seemed to have been ironed, unbelievably smooth. How could they have all these twists and turns?
Noticing that Merlin beside her was silent, Isabelle jabbed the person next to her with her elbow, "I'm talking to you, why are you pretending to be mute?"
Merlin sucked in a cold breath and replied aggrievedly: "I'm not pretending to be mute."
He just wanted to hold her hand, why was it so difficult?
They were already an old married couple, yet their life was even more chaste than when they had just started dating.
"Anyway, let's see what they're going to do next first."
Then, Merlin and Isabelle witnessed the entire process of Yan Yunqing and Divik taking advantage of the dark and windy night to break into an inn and kill a number of people with swift slashes of their blades.
Merlin & Isabelle: ?
Isabelle jabbed Merlin again, "Is this the method of developing feelings over time that you mentioned? Killing people together for fun?"
Merlin: "……I don't know?"
The method he thought of for Divik was clearly not this one? Why did they suddenly come here to kill people? Are these two killing embryos?
After killing so many people just now and finally dealing with that strange thing covered in filth, now they've come to kill more people?
Isabelle stroked her chin, "Nolan and Divik must have their reasons for killing these people. Should I go up and help?"
Merlin: No?
Seeing Isabelle's eager expression, Merlin's body stiffened.
Oops, I forgot that the one next to me is also a killing embryo!
Just as Merlin was about to reach out and grab Isabelle, she had already dashed out, raising her greatsword to join the battlefield, leaving Merlin standing there, silently retracting his hand.
He let out a long sigh and took out his magic staff.
Q: What to do when your friend, wife, and wife's brother are all killing embryos?
A: Become a killing embryo too.