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Chương 162: Hidden Challenge by the Dragon King

Lachlan looked at the so-called demoness in shock, usually one wouldn't be so open about their plans to steal from the dragon king's castle. Especially when that person was a complete stranger with no connections to oneself.

The self-proclaimed demoness in front of him had dark blue-purple skin, their hair was mainly black but by the tips of her hair, it was dark red. Protruding from her head were two, small but sharp horns that were black.

When she stood up she was 5'0, a similar height to Lachlan. A matte black tail swayed from behind her, swiping across her legs in a fluid motion, small black wings extended from her back as they twitched ever so slightly.

'Analyse'

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Name: Drate (High-Rank Demoness)

Age: 32 (Adult)

Demon Slaves: 3/5

STR: 96, AGI: 93, VIT: 100

INT: 31, PER: 32, WIL: 21

Weakness: Naive, Idiotic, Sensitive Horns

Strengths: Darkness Control (Level 4), Fire Control (Level 4), Maximum Speed (Level 2), Heightened Senses, Demonic Beast Language Understanding

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'Aaron, what's this demoness and the demonic beast thing about?' Whenever Lachlan had any trouble understanding something he would turn to Aaron, the only one that lived in the world for a majority of his life.

'Well, demons are beings that are heavily looked down upon by humans due to their destructive nature. Somewhat similar to the said curse of my species before the evolution, they cause back luck onto those around them. As for the treasure, I'm not sure as usually, demons stay within their continent and never leave its borders unless there's a war or they've got something they want to accomplish' Aaron explained as even he was rather shocked by the appearance of the demoness.

Back when he lived with Sarah and Aaron, when he was small he remembers hearing many stories about wars between races. Demons and humans having the most intense wars of them all, countless lives being lost due to the grudges that have long since become unknown.

So although no one knew of the cause for their race wide wars, after years of killing each other their anger for the other race couldn't be quilled so easily. No piece of paper could halt their fury, even during peaceful times some demons fuelled with revenge would still enter into human territory and terrorise the land and its inhabitants.

"You're rather open about our goal," Lachlan said as he leaned against the balcony railing. "If I was a subordinate of the dragon king what would you do? You shouldn't trust strangers with such valuable information."

Drate tilted her head in confusion, raising an eyebrow at Lachlan's question. "Don't you know? Along with the tournament and festival comes a hidden challenge which the dragon king knows full well about."

This was the first Lachlan had heard of something; granted, if it was meant to be something hidden it was understandable that he had no clue about it. "No I don't know, what are you talking about?"

"Well, the dragon king is well-reputed for his treasures, the treasures he's acquired from many continents and races. Now, he understands full well that some of the treasures would garner the anger of the races they originally belong to; so, instead of starting a war he decided to create a hidden challenge for other races when they're here."

Taking in a deep breath Drate continued her explanation. "When the dragon king leaves his castle he'll be gone for 6 hours to watch the tournament. During this time, those of other races have to sneak into the castle and make their way to the treasury. Once there, they're allowed to take as much as they want, they just have to make sure to not get caught."

Lachlan puckered his lips as he nodded. "Huh, sounds pretty simple, what's the catch?" No hidden challenge would have only rewards with no risks, that's just not how things worked, especially to someone that's known for his treasures.

"Well, the castle is heavily guarded by hand-picked soldiers of the dragon king. here's also a lot of magic systems and traps to halt any intruders. As for the consequences of getting caught, well, there is none. The dragon king is just that confident in his defences that he enjoys watching other races in their futile attempts to get back their treasures."

"The king sounds slightly sadistic," Lachlan remarked.

"Sadistic?" Drate questioned as she tilted her head in confusion. "You speak some funny words for an elf, not to mention your way of speaking is slightly different from those of the spirit elven race. Not to mention you don't have the pointy ears, are you a half breed?"

Lachlan swiftly realised he had been communicating with the demoness without any issues for the past few minutes. Looking slightly confused Drate smiled before pulling out her necklace, it had a small green gem embedded into it. The chain was silver as it wrapped around Drate's neck.

'Analyse'

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Name: Necklace of Language

Description: A demon made item possessing the ability to translate any language spoken to it into the language of those listening within milliseconds. It can only translate one language at a time and the chain is quite fragile.

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Lachlan nodded at the necklace, finally understanding as to why he hadn't noticed anything odd about their way of talking. "Will there be things like that in the dragon king's castle?"

Drate burst into hysterical laughter, tears slightly coming out of her eyes as she slapped her legs. "Something like this is sold on the streets for 1 dragon gold coin, it's not something so valuable as to be held in something like the dragon king's treasury."

Lachlan laughed awkwardly as he scratched his head from embarrassment. "Oh, I'm rather new here so I wasn't sure. The place where I'm from is quite behind in terms of such magic and craftsmanship." Lachlan could only give an explanation to lessen his embarrassment.

"Yeah I'm not surprise, the elven kingdoms wouldn't want you anywhere near their citizens, as for the humans; well, it's obvious what's happened to them. I suppose that's what makes you unique then," Drate said in a friendly tone, nodding with a bright smile. "Anyway, I've got preparations to complete for the challenge, see you at the castle tomorrow."

She jumped away, onto the roofs of the balcony before scurrying into her own room. Lachlan heard the door slam shut from where he was and he sighed deeply, letting his chest sink down as he relaxed.

He had thought he had been lucky, but it seems many individuals were vying for the dragon king's treasury just as he was. Not to mention, with the new information he just got, it seems the task will be a lot more difficult then it seems.

Not wasting time contemplating on it Lachlan went back inside and laid down on the futon, it seems the time works differently in Aaron's world as he's come to notice. The sunlight is there for 16 hours, while the night lasted 14 hours, making for a total of 30 hour days.

Granted, Lachlan had no clue as to whether or not they had anything similar to daylight savings happening as of now. But, even if there were such an event, then it would still be roughly 30 hour days.

'You four, make sure you're ready for tomorrow, it'll be one hell of a day' Lachlan explained as he closed his eyes, placing his hands behind his head.

'Don't worry father, we'll get every treasure before the other races even knew what hit them' Disaster said in his cute, childish voice. "And once we have the treasure, we just need to hightail it out of there before anyone can notice.'

'Indeed, we'll go in with efficiency on our minds and complete the task swiftly and without notice' Calamity said in his calm, composed voice. Seemingly acting like an oldish man that's overcome many trials and tribulations.

'Nah, let's go in with blazing fires and lightning, completely decimate the opposition, giving us the ability to take all the treasures without any hindrance' Catastrophe explained with fire in his eyes.

'Or, you can do what Calamity said and move sneakily and swiftly through the castle, no need to attract attention with our strength' Aaron remarked as he sighed. 'Granted, I'm not sure you know what sneakily means.'

'Ha, I know what sneakily means, it means to move through a course without alerting any guards, see, I know it' Catastrophe explained with pride as though sneakily was some sort of unknown and ancient word only he knows about.

'Good job, I didn't think you had it in you' Aaron said sarcastically as he couldn't be bothered talking to Catastrophe anymore. 'I'm going to sleep, want to be in peak performance tomorrow, you should do the same.'

'Yeah, yeah, I'll rest a bit late' Catastrophe brushed off Aaron's advice before going into his own thinking state. Planning in advance how he's going to get into the treasury.

Disaster and Calamity both took Aaron's advice to heart and went to go rest, they would begin to plan together when they woke up with a rested mind.

...

Back on Earth, the island began its movement again with the group on board. This time they were heading to the capital city of Mississippi, Jackson. A rather odd name for a city but the group didn't think too much of it.

Once they got there there were rather surprised at how good the condition of Jackson was. Although there was partial damage to a few buildings, a majority of the city was still fine. In comparison to New Orleans, it was basically a city of gold.

The group stood on the edge of the island, looking over Jackson with bright smiles as they looked forward to their start here. The people they might meet, as well as the events that might be entailed.

Descending from the island the group landed in front of the Explorer's Guild building, located near the centre of the city. A man burst from the doors, his forehead covered in sweat as his breathing was erratic.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead the man composed himself. "Welcome to Jackson! We've long since waited for your entry and will do everything in our power to make your stay here as comfortable and stress-relieving as possible."

Flynn stepped forward and shook the man's hand. "Thanks, I'm guessing you are the one in charge of this branch's Explorer's Guild."

Gripping firmly the man smiled brightly. "Indeed, the name's Hans Alfeairi, we've long since been aware of your journey across America and want to make it as best as we can."

"Great, well then, hopefully, we can enjoy this cities life as we start up our businesses," Flynn said before letting go.

Hans nodded before leaving the group to return to the building, but just before he went through the doors he turned around. "Oh yes, if you're going to stay for a while I would suggest looking towards our research institutes and possibly our training facilities. We've worked hard on them to improve everyone's chance of survival and it would be greatly appreciated if we could get your feedback."

"Will do," Flynn nodded before turning away. "Alright, let's go scout for a plot of land to buy or a room we can rent. Doesn't have to be too large remember, Marie will take care of her side of things while we take care of our own."

The group nodded and went their ways. They did feel slightly odd from their recent encounter, but since Hans asked nicely they didn't see a problem in not going. It'll also allow them to splurge a bit of time.

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Chương 163: Start of the Festival

Waking up early morning Lachlan could already hear the noise from outside as food carts were being transported across the city, people eager to get the best spot. Yawning and groaning Lachlan stretched out his body across the futon before getting up and walking onto the balcony.

The sun was still not out but the skies were dark blue, it wasn't all that long until sunrise. In which, Lachlan's view from the balcony was great for. So, he relaxed on his balcony and stared out into the distance, before turning his attention to the castle.

"Huh, so you can't sleep either?" Drate hopped down from above, landing on the wooden railing of the balcony. "I can't either, I'm too excited, this is the first time I've been chosen to represent my race in getting back our treasure."

Lachlan was momentarily surprised by Drate's entrance but just sighed and calmed himself down. "Yeah, today's the big day, hopefully all works well for the both of us."

"Yeah, just out of curiosity, what are you going for?" Drate asked as she tilted her head, squatting on the railing as he arms rested on her legs. "I mean, although you're an elf you're a half breed, getting back your elven treasure won't get you back into the elven kingdom."

"Well, would it be crazy if I were to say that I'm after a dragon egg?" Lachlan asked nonchalantly.

"Nope, not at all. Actually, quite a few people going solo target the Dragon King's dragon's eggs; some do it for fame, others do it to prove themselves, and some people just do it to get back at the king. He took something precious from them, so they're going to take something precious back." Drate didn't think Lachlan's idea was crazy at all; from the stories she's heard from her elders, it seems like the dragon eggs are rather heavily sought after by all races.

Granted, they would only go after them if they manage to get their treasure back. As for individuals like Lachlan that worked solo and for themselves, it wasn't too surprising that he would go after such an item. If he went after the other race's treasures then his head would be heavily sought after, something no one aside from the dragon king would want.

"What are you going to do with the egg? Raise it yourself? Sell it for big money?" Drate questioned Lachlan's intentions with the egg, wondering whether or not he would be able to handle it once he has it in his possession.

"Obviously I'm going to raise it myself; I need another strong beast to be by my side, and I think the dragon king's dragon would be perfect for the job," Lachlan explained with a hint of pride. "Once I get that, I'll be out of the country and back to where I came from."

"Good idea, except you need a certain manual to tame the dragon king's dragon's younglings, fortunately, that too is held in the treasury," Drate said as she nodded. Lachlan tilted his head in confusion, he thought he would just have to do the usual, take a bit of blood from the dragon and douse the younglings with it. Not to mention he'll be the first thing they see, they should have imprinting like all other beasts.

Seeing Lachlan's visible confusion Drate went on to explain. "The dragon king's dragon is a rare and unique breed of dragon that is loyal to those possessing a certain strength and can perform a certain ritual. Quite literally called the dance of the dragon king. That manual is the steps to the dance, fine it, follow the steps exactly and you should be fine."

Lachlan nodded. "Alright, thanks for the information. How do you know so much about this? Isn't this your first time?" Lachlan was curious as to how Drate knew so much about the topic, she was here to get her race's treasure back, not to go after the dragon eggs.

Drate realised she was found out and scratched her head in embarrassment. "Well, yes this is my first time and yes, I am supposed to go after our race's treasure. But I thought that it wouldn't be a bad idea to find out whether or not the dragon king has anything else in his treasury that's useful to me. And if so, I wouldn't mind taking a detour in my mission and grabbing it."

"And I'm guessing you had a look at the dragon eggs?" Lachlan said in a questioning voice.

"Indeed; unfortunately, due to the nature which my race enslaves creatures we aren't able to enslave a dragon unless we can somehow turn it into a demonic creature," Drate explained. "Although I don't know why you would go for it, elves are said to only being able to tame spirits."

Lachlan was confused at the last part, he clearly remembers that the ocean elves were able to befriend aquatic beasts. But then he remembered that Drate confused him for a mix between humans and elves that live on the continent. Likely ones that live in woodland areas; granted, that's all Lachlan really remembers about elven myths from Earth.

Thinking about it a bit more Drate smacked her hands together. "Oh right, you're a half breed so you probably work a lot different to those stuck up Spirit Elves. And considering that your other half is human I'm guessing you're able to tame just about anything."

Lachlan nodded. "Yeah, fortunately, I am, otherwise I wouldn't be here right now."

"Mm, going for the dragon king's dragon's eggs is also a really smart move, since that dragon is so strong, you'll have a reliable and loyal companion that'll stick with you through thick and thin." Drate was constantly nodding in approval.

'What's this demon talking about, master already has plenty of reliable and loyal companions by his side' Aaron chimed into what Drate said. She sounded as though Lachlan didn't have a beast he could trust, Aaron thoroughly disagreed with that.

'Yeah father bring us out, let us have a go at her and show her what a reliable and loyal companion really is' Catastrophe joined in with his pride slightly hurt, thinking that the demoness before them was looking down on them.

Lachlan chuckled awkwardly, causing Drate to lower her eyebrows. 'No, I won't allow you guys out just yet, wait until the hidden challenge begins, that way no one would suspect us to be so strong.'

'Oh I see, master has indeed thought this through' Aaron swiftly agreed to the plan, he would much rather come out when the time was ready than right now.

'I still don't see why we just don't show our stuff momentarily to this demoness' Catastrophe didn't agree he hadn't stretched his muscles in a bit and was looking for any excuse to come out.

'Quite simple, so that when we do come out, we can take our enemies by surprise and get what we need while they're momentarily stunned. Obviously, you wouldn't understand' Calamity remarked sarcastically before turning his attention away from the conversation.

'Oh' Catastrophe responded, feeling slightly targeted responded grumpily. 'No need to be so rude about it, plus, I'm still going to do what I want to do and take down a few difficult enemies, that way people won't get in our way without thinking twice.'

'Uh, then I might join in if it gets people out of our way' Disaster said shyly. 'That way I can be of some use to father.'

Catastrophe burst into a peal of prideful laughter. 'Yes, that's right, join me and we can help father while proving our strength to our enemies and installing fear into their hearts. That way, even when we do get hold of the dragon egg no one would even think about coming after us.'

'Huh, suppose you aren't just brawned for brains' Aaron responded sarcastically. 'You and Disaster do that, myself and Calamity will help master find the dragon eggs and that dance manual.'

While they were conversing Lachlan was staring off into the distance awkwardly as silence reigned down on his conversation with Drate. "Anyway, so what kind of treasure did your race lose to the dragon king?" He was curious as to what would make an entire race go after it.

"Well, it's the demon king's crown," Drate answered as she scratched her head while laughing awkwardly. "The demon king's crown was created by the first demon king after sacrificing the lives of many, it greatly boasted a demon strength and gave the wearer the ability to telepathically communicate with any demon no matter the distance. It was used primarily during wars, however, two years ago when the new dragon king rose to prominence he went around to each race's kingdoms or continents and taking the most valuable treasure. And he managed to get past all our defences and take away our crown so yeah, it's sort of embarrassing to say we lost something so important."

Now Lachlan knew that the dragon king changed it made sense as to why Aaron had no clue about the tournament and festivals. Lachlan also knew what kind of king he was now, a rather eccentric one with rather odd hobbies. Granted, by doing this it also showcases his abilities without partaking in war.

Lachlan conversed with Drate for a little while, she explained the whole festival and tournament. The festival was to help bring visitors from across the lands while the tournament was to choose worthy dragon riders to work directly under the dragon king.

Obviously, it wasn't just for that, the tournament more specifically was created for the purpose of allowing dragon riders to vent any frustrations they have with one another. It seems the new dragon king also created it with that in mind as well as choosing potential candidates to work directly under him.

After talking for a bit the sun finally begun to rise on the horizon, the sunlight reflected off the castle windows, lighting up all parts of the city. The water fountains created rainbows when the sunlight refracted off the water droplets and smoke had already begun to rise near the Colosseum.

"Well, it seems the shows about the commence, do you want to check out the dragon king first though?" Drate asked curiously. "I haven't seen the new dragon king, I'm wondering what he looks like and whether or not he's as powerful as they say he is."

"Sure," Lachlan shrugged his shoulders as he nodded. "First I have to get changed though, I'll meet you at the Colosseum though."

"Alright, make sure not to get lost." Drate hopped down from her balcony and began to run through the crowd, weaving through them all as she kicked off from the buildings. She quickly disappeared out of sight once she went around a corner.

Lachlan smiled and went back inside, he equipped his armour and made sure it was tightly fitted before picking up his broadsword. Placing it on his back he went outside and followed roughly the same route as Drate; granted he need a bit more room when twisting his body, the broadsword was quite large after all.

Making his way to the festival he was greeted with a variety of colours if he were to compare this with anything on Earth it would be Chinese New Year. There were people of all different races here, he even managed to see a few elves.

There were also a few demons wondering about, as well as dwarves and pixies. It was a rather magical experience, seeing so many different races in one place gathered. As for the race Lachlan liked the most, it had to be dwarves, they were all smaller than him.


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