Chapter 799 Armâs Request
After a long time spent on repairs, the badly ravaged Fire Throne finally had regained its luster.
A small portal slowly opened on the fire altar in a magical room on the fifth floor, and two fire creatures of different shapes appeared.
Due to the existence of the towerâs defensive system, several coils of energy chains extended from the walls the moment the creatures appeared. They wrapped around the fire creature on the left and lashed at the one on the right.
As the shout rang out throughout the room, the defensive systems shut down, and the energy chains that had extended to the flaming tiger vanished without a trace.
The blazing shroud of fire dispersed, revealing Greemâs young, handsome face beneath. The red elementium flames quickly turned into a red adeptâs robe and fell upon his broad and muscular body.
âLord Cindral, welcome to my tower. Do you intend to leave at once, or do you wish to find a place to rest first?â
Greem was once again in his tower. He could sense the diverse energy spectrum and magical runes about him. That indescribable sense of power caused him to no longer fear the threat of the Third Grade flaming tiger.
One couldnât think too much of Cindralâs might just because of his display of power in the Fire Elementium Plane. Here in the World of Adepts, suppressed by the world consciousness, he would not be able to square off against the owner of an adeptâs tower. Also, both of them had signed a friendly contract that forbade mutual aggression and violence.
However, the methods of adepts were strange and unpredictable. Cindral couldnât be sure that Greem didnât have any unique means by which to work around the contract and set out a deadly trap for himself. As such, the tiger shook his head when he heard Greemâs question and said, âI still have some matters to attend to. You just need to use your authority over the tower to send me into the lava sea.â
âIf that is the case, then I wonât ask Lord Cindral to stay any longer. PleaseâŚâ
Not much longer after the first portal on the fire altar had closed, a new portal slowly opened under Greemâs control. One could vaguely sense the overwhelming fire energy on the other side of the door of light, and the rumbling sound of surging lava echoed throughout the room.
Cindral sensed with his Spirit and confirmed that it was an open sea of lava on the other end. He chose not to dally any longer and immediately leaped into the lava, disappearing without a trace.
Once the portal had closed, Greem considered for a moment and shut his eyes to sense everything within the tower.
It seemed the tower had received severe damage sometime earlier. Several of the lower floors were detached from the control of the defensive system, and plenty of energy dead spots had appeared on the defense network of the tower walls. That meant the energy nodes within the tower walls had been damaged. They couldnât be restored to their previously integrated state without extensive overhauls and repairs.
Greemâs spiritual appendages were like tentacles and freely extended throughout the towerâs structure and along the energy network. He silently assessed the damage left behind after the last battle.
Apart from the damage to the tower itself, Greem also sensed the minds of several dozen adepts within the tower. The soul aura of these adepts was unfamiliar and foreign, but without exception, all of their soul brands had been left in the central control crystal of the tower.
Naturally, as the owner of the tower, Greem possessed the highest authority!
He quickly read through the records of everything that had happened in the tower, including the brutal battles that had ensued around Fire Throne. Soon, he figured out the origins of these foreign adepts.
To think they were adept prisoners that had chosen to serve the Crimson Clan to work off their crimes!
Greem also found several magical messages from Lance and the Goblin Plane in the control crystal. In particular, the number of magical messages from Lance reached the hundreds. It seemed Gazlowe was in a hurry to talk with him.
Greem hesitated for a moment before contacting Gazlowe in Lance through the crystal.
Who knew that the moment the connection went through, another familiar soul flux butted in.
âGreem. Greem, you finally came back! Hurry up and help me! As long as you can help me get Iritina back, Iâll be willing to establish a companionship contract with you.â
It was Thunder Dragon Arms!
The so-called companionship contract was just a more elegant name for a dragon enslavement contract.
Once a dragon signed a contract like this with another individual, it would no longer be able to reject requests for aid in battle. Still, as a companion, the other party couldnât force it to fight excessively powerful enemies. In most material planes, the intelligent races could only become the proud dragon knights by establishing companionship contracts with dragons!
The fact that a Third Grade thunder dragon was willing to surrender part of his freedom meant that the situation was fairly severe.
As such, Greem didnât agree to Armsâ request on impulse and instead started to draw out all the details from Armsâ mouth.
As expected, the reason Arms was willing to become Greemâs contracted dragon was to have Greem help him deal with a powerful Fourth Grade dragonâ Wing of the Azure Sky, Krille.
Arms had indeed led an idyllic-like life after tricking the emerald and green dragons to follow him back to Lance. Unfortunately, the prideful Iritina was not a dragon that could be restrained to a tiny Third Grade dragonâs territory.
She led the green dragons on conquests everywhere, taking over the territories of three Second Grade dragon-lords in a row. However, one of those dragons was a direct subordinate to Fourth Grade Krille.
Just as expected, the reckless behavior of Iritina and the other dragons drew the powerful Fourth Grade dragon upon them.
However, what no dragon had expected was for Wings of the Azure Sky Krille to be attracted to Iritinaâs shocking beauty the moment he met her. After a bit of fighting around and getting to know each other, Krille successfully captured Iritinaâs heart, and the two dragons got together to move into the same place.
Once Arms realized the situation, he hurried over, only to be beaten up by Krille.
Naturally, he was not the opponent of a Fourth Grade dragon with his power. He could only swallow this humiliating and bitter pill. In the end, he made his decision and came here searching for help from Greem.
In all honesty, if it werenât for this lack of options and his inability to find another helper to deal with a Fourth Grade dragon, he would never have extended the offer to an adept.
Forming a companionship contract with an adept meant that it was very likely that he would lose his most precious freedom!
Third Grade Arms had still been wondering if this decision of his was worth it. However, now that he sensed Greemâs hesitation in his mental flux while listening to the request, Arms couldnât help but feel anxious once again, concerned that the adept would reject the offer.
After all, agreeing to his offer meant engaging in direct conflict with a Fourth Grade dragon!
Even Fourth Grade adepts would have to think over such a matter repeatedly before making a decision.
Just as Greem was silent and frowning in thought, a hidden mental message rang out in his mind.
âAgree to his offer! I can help you think of something to deal with the Fourth Grade dragon!â
Greem instantly calmed down with Aliceâs assurance. He pretended to hesitate for a bit longer and then feigned reluctance as he agreed.
Arms couldnât help but let out a long roar when he heard this mysterious adept agree to his request.
âThat is it then. If you help me beat that Krille and take back Iritina, I will immediately sign a companionship contract with you.â
Greem let out a cold snort, âI will do my best when it comes to defeating Krille, but I canât make any promises when it comes to taking back Iritina.â
âThat will work too. I swear in the name of the Dragon God, if you chase away Krille from Iritinaâs side, I will immediately sign a companionship contract with you without hesitation!â The furious Arms cut his finger immediately and swore with immense binding power using an origin contract.
âThen wait for my news! I will arrange for this matter as fast as I can.â
After consoling Arms, Greem cut off the connection with Lance and silently contacted Alice, far away in the Tower of Fate.
Alice appeared to have been waiting for him for some time. Their mental fluctuations almost instantly connected with Fire Throne as the medium.
âAlice, do you actually have the confidence to deal with a Fourth Grade dragon?â Greem couldnât help but ask doubtfully.
The Crimson Clan did not have the ability to deal with a Fourth Grade dragon, even if they were to exhaust all of their forces. In fact, a slight mistake could expose the existence of the metal fortress and cause Gazlowe to be expelled from Lance.
When that happened, the Crimson Clan would lose their sturdy metal outpost and their plan to benefit from Lance would be gone. The losses to the Crimson Clan would be immeasurable!
That was why Greem was so concerned about Aliceâs plan.
âDonât worry. I already have a plan to deal with this matter!â Alice consoled with a gentle tone, âDealing with the Fourth Grade dragon wonât use any of the clanâs forces.â
âMm. The Fourth Grade hags of the Northern Witches still owe me a favor. Itâs time for them to pay it back now!â
Since Alice had said so, it meant that the Crimson Clan would have to open up the abundant dragon resources of Lance to the Northern Witches as well. It was a bit of a pity, but Greem believed that this was inevitable when he thought of those powerful Fourth Grade dragons in Lance.
After all, there was no way that the Crimson Clan could swallow the entirety of Lance without first removing these Fourth Grade dragons.
But now, it seemed there was a chance!