Chapter 279: Chapter 274: Beginning and Finale Chapter 279: Chapter 274: Beginning and Finale Less than a kilometer away from the Patrick Fortress, that fog wall, which stretched infinitely in sight from earth to sky, began to fade quickly, dissipating into the atmosphere.

From within the fog, the undead aimlessly wandering on the earth and ghosts hovering in the sky were swept up and quickly retreated towards the depths of undead gray mist.

“What is this?” Muria watching the undead gray mist receding like a tide, reeled momentarily before he came to his senses.

The Undead Council is preparing to leave, their task to collect cannon fodder has been completed!

Seeing this scenario, the general also reacted instantly, standing in front of the fortress wall without bothering to inquire about the nobles from Muria. His sonorous voice, boosted by the vibrations of his fighting Qi, echoed throughout the fortress:
“Gather the entire army, prepare to charge!”

The resounding voice reached every individual within the fortress city. Subsequently, the city boiled like heated water. Adventurers who arrived to make a profit walked into the streets, flocking towards the city gate. Their sole purpose for being here was to wrangle wealth from the dead.

“It’s over!” Muria looked at the rapidly dissipating undead gray mist, a hint of melancholy on his face. “Sister Caslana, let’s go!”

“Okay!”

…

The departure of the Undead Council signaled the commencement of a grand banquet for adventurers on Ionia and countries around the Bavaria Kingdom. But neither Muria nor Caslana had any interest in partaking in it.

The most valuable treasures in the Bavaria Kingdom had been pillaged by liches. They were not fools to ignore such treasures. Those trinkets that the liches didn’t care for were enough to bait ninety-nine percent of adventurers into a lethal scramble.

For the surrounding countries, the most valuable were not treasures but the large tracts of unclaimed land and deserted cities.

There was no need to start from scratch, just send people in to settle. Of course, they had to seize it first. After all, the Kingdom of Aub wasn’t the only one bordering the Bavaria Kingdom.

One could predict that the original lands of the Bavaria Kingdom would host a series of large-scale wars between human countries, and numerous bloody conflicts filled with death, slaughter, scheming, and betrayal would unfold on this stage.

But all this had nothing to do with Muria anymore. He returned to Bologna with the lively demon hunter Leon and the sixteen Five Colored Dragons, following the Golden Dragon Sister. That had become his settlement in Ionia.

Although at present, thanks to the good rapport he has with the Ionia Church of the Good God, he could directly live in any of their temples, living in their temple was nowhere cozy like living with the sister of his kind. He did have feelings for this beautiful, gentle, and generous sister of his kind.

If he had no reactions, that would hardly justify the Dragon Clan Bloodline running in his veins.

“Prince Mureya, the Dawn Church has brought your reward,” He had just arrived at the Golden Dragon Sister’s castle when he found out this news, it was conveyed by the Tower Spirit of Caslana’s Mage Tower, an entity similar to Cassio.

“What is it?”

“Ten thousand cubic Fire Element Crystals,” said the chibi, three-headed Tower Spirit in the main Mage Tower, with a poker face. Its solemn tone was starkly at odds with the appearance of a cute, naive blonde little girl, adding a strong contrast of charm.

“It’s not bad, a bit more than I expected.” Muria nodded with a calm expression, showing no reaction to this reward.

But unlike Muria, who was unfazed as he had seen much in the world, the aloof young man Leon standing behind him was so stunned by the amount that his mouth hung open. This amount had indeed surprised him.

However, this was normal, even an ordinary Gold Rank Giant Dragon would be shocked by this amount, let alone a human teenager like him. Though, in the human race, there were not many teenagers like him.

“Do you think it’s a lot?” Muria tilted his head slightly, looking at the young Demon Hunter.

This young man, due to his identity, had definitely experienced numerous battles, but his exposure to the wider world was probably limited. This became evident when Muria brought him into Caslana’s castle.

Although he tried hard to maintain his stoic expression and not let his astonishment show, the curiosity and surprise shown when he saw new things could not be hidden.

And now, knowing the bounty Muria commands, he could no longer hold back his expressionless facade and appeared extremely shocked.

“Here, this is for you.” Muria took the Space Ring containing ten thousand cubic Fire Element Crystals from the Three-headed Tower Spirit and threw it to the young man Leon.

“For me?” Young Leon caught the Space Ring, looking somewhat overwhelmed. The surprise of suddenly receiving such a treasure would be akin to a teenager in Muria’s previous life suddenly gaining a billion in savings. The fact that Leon had not gone mad with excitement demonstrated his impressive self-control.

“Your Fighting Qi is fire attributed, right? These crystals should help speed up your cultivation,” Muria glanced at the shocked young man and said, “Your current strength is too weak.”

“…..” On hearing Muria’s emotionless comment, the red-haired young man gripped his Space Ring tightly.

Seeing the young man’s fighting spirit so simply stirred by his few words, Muria silently nodded to himself. True to his young and vigorous nature, his fighting spirit was high. Of course, it probably had to do with the fact he’s recently lost his father.

“Prince Mureya, you still have a bounty to collect.”

Just as Muria was thinking of further provoking the young man, the Three-headed Tower Spirit spoke again.

“A bounty?” Muria’s expression flickered slightly, and he looked towards the Golden Dragon Sister who was smiling at him, “Is it from the bunch of green dragons I have?”

“After you and the master left, Master’s grandfather Lord Alviss communicated with Mother Emerald Isra and obtained a generous ransom for you.”

“So it is.” Muria turned to the Golden Dragon Sister, “Sister Caslana, where is your grandfather now? I’d like to thank him.”

“There’s no need for a personal thanks. Who knows where my grandfather has run off to. Besides, this was agreed upon long ago, it was merely finalized with you now.”

“Alright then, but, please convey my gratitude to Lord Alviss for me.”

… With most matters settled, the only thing left was news of the six dragons. But Muria wasn’t in a hurry, he was just waiting for the news at the moment.

Because, apart from the Metallic dragons helping Muria find the Five Colored Dragons, the Church of the Good God was also aiding Muria in his search. With the help from a church that had influence across the entire Ionia Continent, it shouldn’t be long before they got results.

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