The box slowly opened, revealing the ring inside again. Elizabeth waved her hand gently, and an ice barrier appeared in the room, enveloping the entire space.
This is one of the Giant Frost Dragon's innate abilities. In addition to blocking others' detection, its own strength can also be enhanced within this barrier.
After confirming that even if Fu Ke Si turned back, he wouldn't be able to detect her actions silently, Elizabeth picked up the ring from the box.
Based on her father's earlier words and Fu Ke Si's changing attitude, Elizabeth could already see something fishy. Fu Ke Si probably wasn't really concerned about her father's whereabouts, but rather wanted something else.
Elizabeth walked to the table, holding the ring in her hand, and gently flicked it across the surface of the table. A letter and two palm-sized boxes, one gold and one silver, appeared on the table.
Along with it fell out a long white banner, on which was written in somewhat messy black handwriting: "Child, you must look disappointed and say that there is nothing inside."
This was the real reason Elizabeth became wary and decided to keep it from Fu Ke Si. And when she said there was nothing in the ring, she saw the glint of cold light disappear from Fu Ke Si's fingertips.
Fu Ke Si possesses the strength of a level nine expert. If he was to attack her, she would have virtually no chance of fighting back, and she wouldn't even be able to break through his frost barrier.
In her memory, this youngest uncle had always doted on her since childhood and was one of the closest relatives she felt besides her father. But today, he actually wanted to harm her because of a memento left by her father? What was the truth behind her father's disappearance? And what did he leave behind that would make Fu Ke Si want to harm her?
Looking at the two boxes studded with jewels, Elizabeth reached out and picked up the letter beside. It felt like a piece of hard, cold ice to the touch.
A flash of silver light appeared on the silver-white envelope, enveloping Elizabeth's entire body before instantly receding back into the envelope. A layer of frost drifted from the envelope to the ground, revealing the true envelope.
"My dearest Elizabeth, my daughter, I am so glad you can see this letter. Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye..." Elizabeth held the torn letter and looked at the familiar, messy handwriting. Her eyes gradually reddened.
"Once you find this envelope, you don't need to come looking for me anymore, because I'm also looking for someone. It's obviously a foolish and time-wasting thing for you to follow me. My daughter, Lancaster's daughter, should be at the top of the dragon race. The outside world's rumors about my disappearance are mostly that I was seriously injured and dying after being defeated by Alex, right? That's not the case. This time, besides having to do that important thing, my departure was also to find Alex. I don't think he could be dead."
"Also, I have something to tell you now. Seventeen years ago, in this Chaos City, I fell in love with a human woman named Gillian. However, I had to leave Chaos City because of matters concerning my clan. When I left, she was already pregnant with my child. According to the timeline, the child should be fourteen years old now. If I am not mistaken, the child awakened my golden bloodline, the bloodline of the golden dragon clan from your grandmother."
"I'm sorry to tell you this. Your mother's death was a huge blow to me. I found peace and comfort in Gillian. However, I didn't want them, mother and daughter to get involved in the dragon race's conflicts, so I never visited them. I've always felt guilty about that. Here are two Dragon Sources, which I prepared as coming of age gifts for you and her. On your twentieth birthday, you will absorb the Frost Dragon Source, and your bloodline will be fully activated, making you the first in line to inherit the Giant Frost Dragon Clan. They must support you to become king."
"Before that, I hope you can help me find them. There shouldn't be many half-dragons of the Giant Golden Dragon Clan in the Chaos City. On her eighteenth birthday, give her this Golden Dragon Source so that she can fully activate her golden bloodline and become a true dragon. Remember, trust no one in this world except her, including your own people. Back then, I ascended the throne by stepping on countless dragon bones. Their hearts are filled with hatred, and all you have to do is one thing—be stronger than them, continue to trample on their heads, and they will learn humility."
"Giant golden dragon…younger sister?" Elizabeth looked at the letter in her hand with a complicated expression. Suddenly, the paper tore apart, turning into wisps of dust that drifted to the ground.
"Father, mother died because of you. Although she never complained about you until the very end, but how can you say that you fell in love with another woman…" Elizabeth slowly clenched her fists, her face turning slightly pale. She looked at the two Dragon Sources on the table and fell silent again.
"Leaving when a woman is most vulnerable during pregnancy, Father, is your throne really that important? You'd rather pursue a rival than find your own daughter. Two poor women, how could they both have met you…" Elizabeth's anger gradually subsided as she murmured, looking at the golden box containing the Golden Dragon Source.
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After dropping Amy off at school, Mai Ge stopped by a bookstore and filled his bicycle basket with books about world history.
Since no race has ever completely ruled this world, there is no such thing as official or unofficial history. Most of the information comes from records made by wandering poets, and Mai Ge doesn't know how reliable it is. Anyway, Mai Ge treats it as leisure reading material, mainly to broaden his knowledge.
Perhaps because of the Elf Princess, Mai Ge • Alex's memories are fragmented, so his understanding of the Nolan Continent is not comprehensive.
For example, information about Dragon Islands, Undead Islands… is scarce. It seems Irina was with him when they went to these places, which is why his memory was completely erased. Therefore, he can only gather information himself to slowly fill in the gaps in his worldview, constructing a worldview entirely of his own.
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He went back and read books for an afternoon. Around four o'clock, Mai Ge went to school to pick Amy up and take her home. After dinner, they officially opened for business. The line outside was even longer, with a hundred people stretching all the way into the square. It could be seen from a great distance, and the advertising effect was much better than just standing at the door and shouting.
Amy finished a serving of Braised Chicken Rice in front of the guests, and the orders for the Braised Chicken Rice, which had already been wildly popular at noon, soared again.
"System, give me another clay pot." Mai Ge said in his mind as he listened to the number of braised chicken orders that Yabemia reported.
"Please note, host, your current access level is too low, so..." the system's stern voice rang out.
"If the revenue from braised chicken doubles, the speed of upgrading the restaurant's level should increase by at least one third, right?" Mai Ge said calmly.
"Ding! The clay pot has been placed in the third cupboard. Please check it, host!"
"Ding! This order costs 10 gold coins, payment successfully deducted!"
Mai Ge opened the third cupboard and took out an identical large clay pot. He nodded in satisfaction, the most time-consuming part of braised chicken was the half hour simmering, and increasing the number of clay pots was the simplest way to improve efficiency.
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"Boss, should we keep eating... and keep searching?" Six hunters with protruding bellies walked out of a barbecue restaurant, and Hei Zi asked Anselm.
"Burp... Of course we have to eat... Keep looking! We've already looked at 88 restaurants. If we give up now, we'll have eaten for nothing!" Anselm patted his stomach, waved his hand, and walked forward.
"I can't eat anymore, but it's almost evening, I think they might have already left." Hei Zi said with some worry, but the others still quickly followed.