Chapter 168: Chapter 163: Apply What You Learn Chapter 168: Chapter 163: Apply What You Learn “Lord Muria.” With a hint of greed in his eyes, Andro gaze lingered onto the lump of Blue Jade Steel almost half the size of his chest before reluctantly shifting his gaze, now filled with anticipation, towards Muria.

This was a genuine piece of Blue Jade Steel. The stirring Fighting Qi in his body had already verified the genuineness of this high-grade extraordinary metal. Moreover, the reaction of his Fighting Qi stated how impactful this metal could be for him.

Such amount was more than enough for him to ask a master for a longsword, plus a few pieces of armor. His combat power would be able to advance a level, and subsequently, there could be a chance for him to elevate his own noble rank.

“This is…”

“Exchange! As a reward for giving me this map,” Muria said indifferently.

“This is just a conventional commercial route map, it does not warrant such an amount of Blue Jade Steel, it is too valuable,” Andro quickly shook his head in refusal, there were some things that one must not accept indiscriminately. Sometimes, what seems like a good deal could turn out life-threatening.

“To you, this map doesn’t have much value. But, to me, it is very useful, and could help me greatly,” Muria raised her hand and pointed to the Jade Steel in Andro’s bosom, emitting a blue spirit light from it.

“This piece of Jade Steel, it has a considerable value to you. But for me, it takes up too much space even in the Space Ring, you understand?”

“Understood.” A wide smile spread across Andro’s face as he hastily stowed away the Blue Jade Steel. Muria’s intent was very clear; high-grade extraordinary metals like Jade Steel were insignificant to her.

Count Andro, who now possessed the Jade Steel, wore a joyful smile, his aristocratic demeanor totally lost. He looked no different than an ordinary tradesman, which left Remon Burton’s uncle and nephew dumbfounded from their position beneath Muria’s feet.

They had not expected such an expression from the nobleman who used to be so dignified. The face he now showed was far removed from the aloof and elegant image of their lord that they were used to.

“Lord Muria, is there anything else I can do for you?” Even more astonishingly, their respected lord, with a fawning face, came up to Muria.

“No need, I am leaving now,” Muria waved her hand and then looked down at the uncle and nephew, “If you truly wish to be of help, bring these two lads home.”

“Hmm!” Andro glanced at the uncle and nephew, surprised. When did these two weak humans appear? They were so weak that any random powerful person could easily ignore them.

In Count Andro’s eyes, what difference was there between humans who had not even cultivated any Fighting Qi and ants?

“Of course, Lady Muria.” A slight bow from Andro as his sky-blue Fighting Qi lifted the uncle and nephew beside him, “They ought to be my subjects. Bringing them back is my duty.”

“Hmm, good.” Muria nodded and then, a bit of spirit light seeped from her fingertips, swiftly spreading out to form an oval portal about two meters tall — a Four-Ring Magic spell, the Door of Choices.

Then, under Andro’s astonished gaze, Muria entered the portal and her figure completely disappeared.

“A mage?” Looking at the way Muria left, Andro’s expression became uncertain. At such a close distance, if he had launched a surprise attack…

Andro shook his head, forcefully snuffing out some unpleasant thoughts that had begun to rise in his heart. Then he turned to the two men who were beside him, their faces excitedly flushed from being lifted into the air.

Subsequently, his expression became even more grim. These two had seen him relinquish his dignity just now, so: “From now on, you two are my servants, report to my castle tomorrow.”

…

“I can clearly sense Troy’s location.” Standing atop a mountain, Muria overlooked the vast wilderness, a scroll clutched in her hand — the map she had traded for a high-grade extraordinary metal.

“Getting back together with the big cat is only a matter of time. Mother, your attempts to stop me will only take up a bit more of my time,” Muria murmured faintly. Due to the contract they had made with Troy, they could sense each other’s locations.

“But the real trouble is, those Giant Dragons.” Muria frowned, “A minimum of six Giant Dragons have been banished to this Ionia Continent, and it will take some effort to find them.”

The boy’s brow relaxed, and with a wave of his hand, one hundred and one scales flew out, floating in front of him. Brilliant spirit lights in red, blue, green, black, and white shined. These were scales shed by the Giant Dragons he had tamed, which he had turned into Extraordinary items.

Their sole purpose was to trace their original owners, but…

The one hundred and one Dragon scales blinked as if sensing something. Then, the spirit light of ninety-five scales gradually dimmed, leaving only six scales radiating a brilliant spirit light, no longer flickering. Their light not only became steady but also started to intensify.

“Point out their locations for me!” Muria smiled. With the help of these shed Dragon Scales, it seemed not too difficult to find them.

However, the smile on Muria’s face didn’t last long.

“Click!” A harsh shattering sound resonated, and in the dumbstruck gaze of the boy, the six radiant Dragon scales began to show numerous cracks and then with a “thud,” they burst into pieces, turning into a pile of debris.

“…” The smile on Muria’s face gradually faded, and then there was a long silence. The air started to become heavy, and at his feet, more than a dozen Fierce Wolves were trembling.

“Heh.” Suddenly, Muria started laughing, golden thunder flickering around him, “Well done! Using the magic I taught you against me, I did not teach you in vain!”

“Bang!” Thunder burst from Muria striking everything around him. Under the raging boy, the whole hill, except for the land beneath his feet, was turned into scorched earth, and the trees turned into ash.

“Phew!” The young man let out a long sigh, no wonder he was so angry. Anyone facing this situation would fall into rage.

Muria had just used Dragon scales to detect the trace of the Giant Dragons banished to this continent, but these scales suddenly exploded into debris. This indicated that someone, or rather a Dragon, was trying to counteract against him. They didn’t want Muria to find those Giant Dragons.

“Mother, is it you?” Muria squinted his eyes. The likelihood of the Golden Dragon Mother meddling was possible but slim. If she wanted to disrupt him, she wouldn’t have let him obtain these Dragon scales from Cassio in the first place.

So, there is another possibility, which is even more likely. The six Giant Dragons that Muria was tracking sensed that he was investigating their traces and immediately used a counter-spell to interfere with his investigation.

With tracking spells, naturally there are counter-tracking spells. Muria had forced all the Giant Dragons he tamed to learn these, and even deliberately trained them in counter-tracking at some point.

“Is this like lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot?” Muria chuckled, “Heh, or should I say you’ve learned to apply knowledge, using the spells I taught you against me?”

“However, do you really think that by using a counter-tracking spell, you can hide from me?” Muria had a hint of a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, looking down at the dozen Fierce Wolves cowering at his feet, “There are plenty of ways to find Dragons.”

“Get up!” Muria gave a kick to the largest Fierce Wolf with blue-black fur, which seemed to be the leader, “You are in luck to meet me in my current state, so I’ve decided to give you an opportunity.”

“Howl!” The leader of the Fierce Wolves shook its tail, moved in front of Muria like a dog, then bent down.

“Although its intelligence is not comparable to humans, it’s not too bad.” Muria nodded, stepping on the forelimbs of the Fierce Wolf and sat down on its back.

“Go!” Muria, riding the Fierce Wolf and gripping the neck hair for direction, guided the Fierce Wolf on where to go.

The Giant Wolf jumped out, stepped over the scorched earth turned into wasteland by Muria’s fury, and darted into the jungle under the hill. It followed Muria’s directions, and behind them, its followers hesitated before following.

“First, I should try to rendezvous with Troy, then I’ll go look for those damn Dragons…”

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