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Chapter 15: Accepting the Assignment
update icon Updated at 2023/6/21 20:10:12

Dragon Clan.

They can be found in many ancient books.

They are powerful! Their strength is unparalleled!

This is the only common point in the description of the Dragon Clan in these ancient books.

There are also negative evaluations such as greed, gluttony, laziness, and violence.

Of course, there are also positive evaluations, such as loyalty, kindness, selflessness, and righteousness.

Interestingly, many human documents have conflicting information.

The only certainty is that the Dragon Clan is the nemesis of the Demon Clan.

This sentence was said by the first generation Hero Star Knight.

In his notes, he not only divided the strength of the Demon Clan, but also provided some introduction to the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan has a hierarchical nature.

The lowest level is the sub-dragon, a hybrid of dragons and other creatures. Humans with dragon blood are also classified as this level by the Dragon Clan.

Above that are pure-blooded dragons. Although the power of most pure-blooded dragons is not stronger than that of individual sub-dragons, after all, sub-dragons are a combined species of multiple races, and sometimes some extremely powerful beings appear.

However, on average, the power of pure-blooded dragons is indeed several levels higher than that of sub-dragons.

High-ranking dragons are a kind of pure-blooded dragons, born with the blessing of the Dragon God.

According to the description in the notes, high-ranking dragons are proficient in dragon language magic, can use magic to transform into human form, and almost every high-ranking dragon possesses the power to fight against heroes.

The notes also recorded other things, but the main description of the Dragon Clan hierarchy is these.

If a high-ranking dragon is angered, and they kill you, even if a duke or a king knows who the real murderer is, they will most likely pretend not to know and not stand up for you.

After all, the Dragon Clan is not a power that a kingdom can contend with. As long as the Dragon Clan does not invade the territory of other countries, it is estimated that other human countries will definitely not lend a helping hand, and most of them will gloat about it and discuss how to divide the land of the kingdom destroyed by the Dragon Clan after the Dragon Clan withdraws.

Viscount Harrison's trembling appearance made Han Mu sneer.

Although he is willing to help Viscount Harrison, he does not want the other party to think that he is easy to be manipulated.

【Dragon Majesty】

The unique breath of the Dragon Clan radiated from Han Mu's body.

Viscount Harrison only felt that the person in front of him suddenly became tall and terrifying.

The thick breath seemed to have a substantial touch, licking his cheeks.

He felt a little breathless, and his lips began to turn purple.

For Viscount Harrison's physical fitness, being able to withstand Dragon Majesty at such a close distance was the result of Han Mu's deliberate restraint.

Seeing that he had achieved a deterrent effect, Han Mu closed the skill.

「Tell me, what's the matter?」

Although 【Dragon Majesty】 was turned off, Viscount Harrison still couldn't recover for a while due to his poor physical fitness.

He gasped heavily.

For a while, he couldn't even open his mouth.

Now, Harrison really confirmed that he did not judge wrong. Han Mu is indeed a dragon clan member. The oppressive aura filled with terrifying beast breath is ten times more frightening than the description of Dragon Majesty in ancient books.

Han Mu did not mean to urge him, waiting for him to slowly catch his breath.

It took Harrison a while before he could speak. When he looked at Han Mu again, those cunning eyes turned into pure fear, fear of powerful strength.

「I haven't... opened my mouth yet. Or... let's forget it」

「It's alright, just tell me what happened.」

Viscount Harrison swallowed saliva, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, but he dared not disobey Han Mu's words. He paused and adjusted his breath.

「If that's the case, then I apologize for my offense and trouble you. The reason for this is that a very important woman in my territory has gone missing. I have sent out many people to investigate this matter, but unfortunately, there is no clue. I think if it's a high-ranking dragon, maybe there will be a way to help me find her. 」

It turns out it's about finding a missing person? This doesn't seem to be a difficult task for me.If possible, help them out while you're at it. It could also be a good test for the [Prop].

Ever since coming to this world, Han Mu has found it strange that the people here were too real, not like the AI in the games he played before, only repeating simple dialogues.

They can think fluently and communicate with him.

Han Mu secretly touched Xiaoming's wrist and found that he could feel a pulse and a heartbeat.

If it were not for the fact that he was wearing the equipment from his original game world, he might have thought he had crossed over into another world.

Moreover, the death of humans, monsters, and animals would not result in the shattering into hexagonal glass fragments as in the games, but rather would leave behind corpses.

Just like real life!

Han Mu shook his head slightly, trying not to think about it for now, as there were still things to do.

"Do you have any items like hair or nails from the missing person? Cut nails will do too."

Hearing that Han Mu had a way, Viscount Harrison was naturally overjoyed. However, there was now another problem before them.

Hair and nail items.

First of all, Viscount Harrison himself had no such peculiar hobby, so it was impossible for him to collect Miss Angelie's hair and nails, so he had none.

At the same time, it was important to note that the nobility, particularly those of the rank of baron and above, were extremely particular about their living conditions.

Their rooms would be attended to by someone, at least once a day.

Usually, the most likely place for hair to be left behind was in a woman's comb, but it was impossible for a comb in a noble's room to have hair left in it unless the servant wanted to be whipped by their master.

Sheets were also changed and washed daily, so it was almost impossible for any hair to be left behind.

However, luckily, after the disappearance that night, nothing in the room had been touched; perhaps they could find hair on the sheets.

If their luck was bad, they might be able to find hair in inconspicuous corners of the room, but it might not be Miss Angelie's.

Maybe it was the servants' hair.

Nail care for nobles was usually not done by them, but by a nail artisan who would neatly trim and clean the nails, which were then collected and disposed of properly.

However, the issue was that Miss Angelie had taken care of everything at Duke Lappimanthez's castle before she went on her tour of the land, so she had finished her nail care before she left.

That is to say, if their luck was not bad, they only needed to go to Duke Lappimanthez's castle to find Miss Angelie's nails.

However, even if Viscount Harrison had a hundred guts now, he wouldn't dare go to Duke Lappimanthez to do something as unwise as touching the Duke's anger.

The only viable option was to go to Miss Angelie's residence, which seemed the most reasonable.

Today, he was fortunate enough to meet the noble dragon, and the kind-hearted dragon was willing to help him, which showed that luck was still on his side.

Perhaps this good fortune could continue.

"If we want to find Miss Angelie's hair, we may have to try our luck in her bedroom."

Here, Viscount Harrison chose to be straightforward, though there were many subtler ways to put it, but he did not want to upset Han Mu any further.

Han Mu was not surprised about going to the bedroom to search. After all, if Viscount Harrison suddenly produced Miss Angelie's hair or nails after he finished speaking.

Han Mu might suspect that he had other motives.

It turned out that the missing woman was called Miss Angelie.

"Let's go then; there's no point in wasting time."

"If your Excellency thinks so, it's great, and I would like to thank you again for your kindness."

Under Viscount Harrison's compliments, Han Mu and Viscount Harrison got up from the sofa and came to the door, where Viscount Harrison opened it.

The soldier at the door saw Han Mu, who looked very suspicious, standing behind Viscount Harrison.

Moreover, he somehow bypassed him and entered the room.Almost out of habit, the two men instantly tried to draw their long swords from their waists.

Viscount Harrison noticed this movement.

"Soldiers! Maintain your guard position!"

Viscount Harrison hurriedly stopped their impolite actions.

At the same time, he secretly glanced at Han Mu, found that he had no unusual expression, and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

He instructed the older soldier.

"Summon my guards to assemble at the front entrance of the City Hall."

"Yes, sir!"

Although the soldier did not understand the intention of his superior, he still carried out the order.

Within a short period of time, nearly forty soldiers, about two small squads, were gathered at the entrance of City Hall under the leadership of a guard captain. The soldiers held torches and oil lamps in their hands.

Viscount Harrison was very satisfied with the assembly speed of his subordinates, hardly making him wait long.

Suddenly, Viscount Harrison remembered that he had not introduced himself to the other party, which was not a polite thing to do.

"Your Excellency, the High Dragon Race, please allow me to introduce myself here. My name is Obed Will Harrison, and I am the governor of Kofdale."

Seeing that the other party had introduced himself, Han Mu also briefly reported his pseudonym.

"You can call me Mu Mu."

In this way, the team headed towards the luxurious mansion a few streets away from City Hall. This is the temporary residence of Miss Angelina in Kofdale.

The luxurious mansion was surrounded by a large courtyard, a wall was surrounding the courtyard, and two guards were stationed at the main entrance.

These two guards dressed differently from the soldiers equipped in Kofdale. Their equipment was obviously superior. Not to mention the light armor they wore, even the knight sword at their waist showed it to be of high quality from the scabbard.

It was not a weapon of the same level as the standard short swords held by ordinary soldiers.

With such a large group of people, the guards who watched the mansion naturally noticed them. However, they did not draw out their weapons to be on guard, because they recognized that the leader was Viscount Harrison, the governor of Kofdale.

One of the two guards saluted Viscount Harrison near the gate.

"Hello, Lord Viscount! What can I do for you?"

"Open the door. My distinguished guests and I are going in to find clues about the disappearance of Miss Angelina."

"...I'm sorry, but I cannot accept this order. Captain Francis has just given the order to refuse the entry of irrelevant personnel to the mansion."

"Duke Lapimentes has granted me authority! I am the governor here; my order is a search warrant. If you understand, step aside."

When Viscount Harrison mentioned the word "Duke", the two guards seemed to be shaken, but they still refused the request to enter the mansion.

Viscount Harrison gave a look to the captain of the guards. The captain immediately ordered several soldiers to step forward, seizing the two guards who were watching the mansion and pressing them to the ground.

If these soldiers truly fought the guards, they would have likely been dismembered in an instant, as these guards were members of the elite Steelblood Knights, under the command of Duke Lapimantes. The Steelblood Knights were considered an elite knight order on the entire continent, with a total of 100 members divided into five fully equipped squads. They were battle-hardened and selected from Duke Lapimantes' army as the best of the best.

Both in terms of age and strength, they were at the peak of their abilities, far surpassing these comfortable city guards. However, due to the pressure from the governor, the two guards did not resist. They knew that this was an escalation of the conflict between Captain Sir Francis and Lord Harrison.

As long as they were detained by Lord Harrison for carrying out their orders, they wouldn't be held responsible. The blame would fall on Lord Harrison.

Just leave the rest to the two nobles to bicker with each other.

As members of the knight class, they have witnessed many conflicts among the nobles. Perhaps, in one moment, they are sworn enemies, but in the next moment, they become brothers due to shared interests.

Therefore, the two guards do not want to be sacrificial pawns between the nobles. Even if they do their duty to the best of their abilities, they may still be reprimanded for today's events in the future.