Chapter 453: Fair and square
"Thaldran, it’s a real pleasure to meet all of you," Ethan said with a warm smile. "I’m the lord of Emerald Castle. And if it’s alright with you, I’d prefer you call me ’Lord’ from now on."
He didn’t beat around the bush—just got straight to the point.
After all, this was part of his quest reward. As long as his own strength held up, there shouldn’t be any major issues.
Sure enough, the moment Ethan said that, Gold Dragon Thaldran fell silent for a beat. Then he glanced at Seraphina, then back at Ethan, before finally speaking.
"Honorable Lord, before we go any further, may I ask one more question?"
"Go ahead," Ethan nodded.
"I’d like to know—how many Crimson Ultimate heroes are there in Emerald Castle?" Thaldran’s golden eyes locked onto Ethan’s, burning with intensity. "Would you be willing to share that with us?"
Ethan couldn’t help but chuckle.
That question again, huh?
"Ugh, why are you dragging this out?" Seraphina cut in before Ethan could even open his mouth, clearly annoyed. "Listen up—Emerald Castle already has seven Crimson Ultimate heroes. And guess what? Ethan isn’t even the strongest among us. There’s someone even more powerful above him. Satisfied now?"
As one of Ethan’s Hero Units, it was her job to show off their strength. Letting the lord do the bragging himself? That would’ve been a failure on their part.