Bab 34: Chapter 035 - The Scarlet Narrows
Johnsan's mind darkened and he looked over at Aldrich, who, however, had a questioning look on his face, waiting for an answer.
"I really didn't manage to summon a black dragon, it was an accident." Johnsan spoke slowly, his mind racing.
"At the time, I was running off into the deserted mountains to actually check on the Black Dragon. I hadn't been there long when I saw the Black Dragon being defeated by Mr. Laolat, and it flew and rolled all the way to me, and at that time I was scared silly."
"At that time, when I saw that the black dragon had no ability to resist, I even ridiculously tried to summon it, and of course the result was a failure."
Saying that, Johnsan had a flash of light in his brain and said, "A magical beast egg, not a black dragon egg, like a magical beast egg parasitized inside the black dragon's wound, suddenly rolled out of the black dragon's abdomen, that is, at that huge wound."
"The wraith egg rolled to me and suddenly the top opened up. A small monster with many claws drilled out from it. I was shocked at that time, that little monster drilled out but didn't move, it just looked at me with very strange eyes, and I realized that the black dragon seemed to be very fearful of it, its body desperately shrinking backward."
"I don't know how to think, I subconsciously made a summoning to that little monster special, I didn't expect it to succeed. Suddenly, the little monster flew into the black dragon's face, followed by its body stiffening and falling down, I was shocked, yet I could feel that it didn't die, I could clearly feel the subtle spiritual connection with it, it seemed like it was very excited and pleasurable, and I couldn't figure out what was going on."
"Further on, Mr. Kraut appeared. I didn't know then that he was the Imperial Court Magician, so I let the summoned beasts attack ..."
At that, Johnsan gave Kraut a look and closed his voice.
"Also, that black dragon egg I've hatched and managed to turn into my summoned beast." Johnsan added.
Apparently Kraut had told the whole story, and several people in the hall looked at each other, and no one pressed for more information about what had happened back there.
After a long period of silence, Aldrich asked Randolph, ''Mr. Randolph, you're a summoner, so you know a bit more about magical beasts, have you ever heard of such a thing? A magical beast egg that parasitizes the body of a magical beast? Detaching from its own body?"
Randolph frowned and thought hard for a while, and said, ''There are, but those are small animals with very small and low-level bodies, and they can't even be considered magical beasts. Just like the Stinging Bloodworm, it just parasitizes on the wounds of other magical beasts or animals, and can also lay eggs, but that thing grows up to be nothing more than the size of a palm. The strange magical beasts that Nicholas mentioned should be somewhat similar to this one. There are no strange things in the world, so maybe there really is such a magical beast."
"Maybe it's some magical beast that has mutated." Marquis Sweet interjected, "Just like these present day magical beasts, ten thousand years down the line mutated completely differently, no one would believe it when they said it before, but now it's not uncommon."
"Mr. Kraut." Aldrich said to him with a slight smile, "Nicholas didn't know you back then either, he was young and uninformed, so don't be offended if he took more than a few offenses at the time."
Although Kraut was a court magician, he didn't dare to put on airs in front of Duke Aldrich who had made great achievements for the empire, although he was a bit unhappy, he still forced a smile and said, ''It was also last night when I was partying with one of the magical tutors of the George Academy, I heard that a new summoning student had summoned a strange magical beast, and at that time, when I asked about the appearance of that magical beast, I was a bit suspicious. After inquiring that he was a son of the Harriman family, I didn't dare to be abrupt, so I ran to find Marquis Sweet, and happened to bump into Mr. Randolph, and heard him say that Nicholas was from Folo City, which is not far from THE Locomotive town, and coupled with his description of Nicholas' summoned beasts, I became even more certain."
Glancing at Johnsan, Kraut continued, "I came to make sure, too, and now that it's been cleared up, there's nothing more to it."
"Words can't be said like that." Aldrich laughed cheerfully a few times and said, "How can I say that the black dragon was also subdued by you, Mr. Kraut, Nicholas just bumped into good luck and picked up a bargain. Let's do it this way, I heard that you recently wanted to build a staff and lacked a crystal core, I'll send someone to send you a level 8 Thunder Lizard crystal core tomorrow, it just happens to match your lightning magic, it's considered as the Harriman family's compensation to you."
"Old fox, to really compensate give a ninth level ah." Kraut cursed in his heart, the smile on his face remained unchanged and said, "Then I'll thank Lord Duke, I still have things to do, so I'll leave you alone." With that, he stood up.
Aldrich nodded with a smile as Sweet stood up to see him off.
"Obviously knowing that others are going to discuss important matters within the family, this old man is still not leaving, is there something wrong?" Kraut looked at Randolph sitting foursquare and couldn't help but think in his heart, and when he passed Johnsan's side, he gave him another meaningful look.
Johnsan feigned ignorance, lowering his head slightly to look at the ground.
"Then why don't you tell the Marquis of Sweet about it?" Sweet sent sent Laolat to the door, closed it and returned, a smile fading from his face and a somewhat stony look on his face.
Johnsan hesitated for a moment and said, "It was only after I successfully summoned the Black Dragon that I heard Mr. Laolat say that he was an Imperial Court Magician, I had moved against him earlier and was a bit afraid that he would turn against me if he knew my identity, so I hid it from everyone."
"Say you're timid, in front of a Dharma Saint, the Black Dragon Egg dares to rob it. Say you're bold, and you don't dare to give it to others for fear of inviting retaliation." Aldrich laughed and shook his head.
"Nicholas, would you like to change colleges?" Sweet said as he sat down across from him and gazed at him.
"A different college?" Johnsan, unsure, looked up at Sweet suspiciously.
"Mr. Randolph, it's better if you tell him." Sweet leaned back in his chair and glanced at Randolph.
Randolph coughed and looked up at Johnsan.
"You said that your mental space is immense, and that mental power limits your growth, so if you learn Summoning at George Academy, I have little certainty that I will be able to coax out your greatest potential. There's only one place that can, and only there is another Summoning Imperial Master that is rare on the continent."
"Summoning Imperial Master? The highest rank of Summoner? Another breakthrough would be the Holy Realm?" Johnsan just found it unbelievable and asked with his jaw dropped, "What academy?"
Satisfied with Johnsan's reaction, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly as he said, "Specifically, it wasn't just an academy, those who knew about it called it the Scarlet Narrows."
"Bloody Narrows?" Johnsan pronounced it silently, realizing only that the name meant something ironic.
"There's been peace between humans and orcs for centuries." Aldrich interjected with sudden emotion.
Johnsan only felt a little puzzled, when he heard Randolph continue, "More than four hundred years ago the thousand year long war between humans and orcs ended, and the orcs retreated to the plains of Sara, ceding all the land to the south to the humans. Retreat does not mean peace, no one knows which day the war will break out again, it's just a matter of time. Some of the human prophets saw the drawbacks of humanity from this war, that is, the lack of elites, the lack of the kind of elites that retreated thousands of miles with a single strike."
"Orcs are not as bad as what is recorded in the books of the continent, on the contrary, they have advantages that humans cannot match. Some orcs are born to be priests that are no less than the existence of magicians, while some orcs are born to be great warriors, and after long years of refinement and cultivation, in wars, although they can't be the deciding factor between success and failure, they can often influence the local battle situation and inflict great casualties on humans."
Randolph sighed as he said this and added, "After the war ended, the various empires of mankind grabbed their own interests in open and secret battles, yet they also formed an alliance, and thus the Scarlet Narrows appeared."
"All of the continent's elites are gathered there, and everyone who can walk out of the Scarlet Narrows can easily become a lord that the empire fights for. Likewise, there is no high or low status there, strength determines everything, and there is a massive casualty maiming rate."
"Nicholas, the Scarlet Narrows has a special location and the best summoning mentors, only by going there will you be able to maximize your potential. You should know that over the centuries, those who could come out from the Scarlet Narrows were all top-notch characters."
"Where is the Scarlet Narrows?" Johnsan asked, his brow wrinkled in disbelief.
"The Falling Moon Mountains." It was Aldrich who answered him, and the old Duke took a sip of his red wine and said, "Nicholas, would you like to go? First of all, you have to know that there are no feelings there, not even between mentors and disciples; there are no friends, and everyone could go behind your back and kill you in the frequently held trials. Having two black dragon summoning beasts, the strength is not something that ordinary people can match, but there are always more strong people than you can imagine, besides, the black dragons are only the lowest tier of the dragon race, it's not as powerful as you think."
"Tell me, my boy." Aldrich's sparkling eyes gazed at Johnsan and asked, "Would you like to go?"
"Willing to go?" Johnsan mentally asked himself.
If he didn't go, he might be strong enough to live his life without fear or danger, enjoying glory, wealth and admiration. If he hadn't had that pile of alien eggs that were still hatching, Johnsan might have been able to live his life comfortably.
Going, there was danger, but with a Black Dragon Alien by his side, he thought he could turn it around. But what if it broke through the summoning rank? What about more alien eggs hatching? Besides, the Falling Moon Mountain Range was a natural magical beast forest, filled with all sorts of magical beasts that would make the best hosts for the Alien.
Most of all, Aldrich, this old fox can make Randolph say the Scarlet Narrows, obviously wants him to go.Johnsan believes that if he refuses, he won't say anything, except that his own destiny is in the hands of someone else, and that's something Johnsan can't accept.
Strength determines everything.
"I'm willing to go." Johnsan said, looking up after a long moment of contemplation.
For a moment, a smile bloomed on Aldrich's face.
"Nicholas, the Harriman family will be proud of you in the not too distant future."
"This feeling is just too unpleasant." Johnsan was depressed for a moment, but had a genuine smile on his face.
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