Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 87: The King's Oath (The King's Marshal and the Female Knight)

The two chatted casually, and soon, the sound of several girls talking came from outside the door.

Cohen's expression changed slightly, and he said to Arnold with a smile:
"It should be your daughter who has arrived. Believe me, you will definitely not recognize Miss Freya now."

Cohen opened the door and welcomed in three beautiful ladies.

Nephthys Arnold had already seen her, but who was the tall and heroic girl standing next to her?

Is this the teammate Cohen just mentioned?

Why does this young noble always like to find beautiful women as teammates?
Of course, what surprised Arnold the most was his daughter Freya.

The little girl who was dressed simply before has completely disappeared, and has transformed into a noble and elegant sorcerer lady.

He exudes a breathtaking light all over his body, as if he is a member of an ancient sorcerer family.

Looking at Freya's blushing smile, Arnold couldn't help but become more convinced of his choice.

For the smile on Freya's face, he felt it was worth it even if he had to work for the devil of hell!

Cohen clapped his hands lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said:

"Everyone is here, let's get down to business."

Everyone sat down in the living room, and Asuna couldn't wait to speak first, asking:

"Sir, you said you had news about my father?"

Cohen nodded slightly, his tone becoming much heavier:
"Regretfully, your father, Mr. Diaz Iriarte, passed away five years ago.

In fact, I don’t know your father. It was one of my elders who told me everything about him.

Well, before my elder died, he told me to find Miss Iliad and tell you all this."

Asuna's face was filled with deep sorrow. Although she had been mentally prepared, her heart still couldn't help but twitch when she heard the news.

From now on, she was alone in the world.

Nephthys, who was standing by, quickly took Asuna's arm.

Asuna shook her head, calmed down, and asked in a deep voice:
"Sir, you claim to know my mother? Then my mother..."

Her father told her since she was a child that her mother died of illness after giving birth to her, but she still wanted to know everything about her mother.

Cohen didn't directly answer Asuna's question, but instead changed the subject and asked:

"Miss Iliad is eighteen years old now."

Asuna blushed slightly and nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, Nephthys couldn't help but look at Cohen with a reproachful look.

How can you ask a girl her age right away?

Cohen continued:

"Miss Iliad, don't you think it's a little strange that you haven't reached the transcendental stage at the age of eighteen?"

Asuna's face darkened as she spoke:
"Maybe I'm just not talented enough."

Cohen shook his head and said:
"No, it's not because of your talent. On the contrary, your talent is unparalleled in the world."

Asuna couldn't help but say:
"Are you mocking me, sir?"

Cohen chuckled and stretched out his hand. The dragon seal in his hand flashed and a faint dragon aura spread out.

Feeling this strange energy, Asuna trembled all over, and actually felt a clear desire coming from her body.

She couldn't help but hold Cohen's hand.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable feeling spread throughout my body like an electric current.

It was as if a tightly closed door was opened by a magic key, and the bottleneck that had been preventing Asuna from advancing to the extraordinary level was actually slightly loosened.

She could clearly feel the blood rushing wildly in her body, as if an extremely powerful force was about to burst out.

Every cell in the body is cheering, just like the dry earth welcoming the nourishing spring rain.

Cohen retracted his momentum, and Asuna reluctantly withdrew her hand, looking at Cohen with a hint of madness in her eyes.

Asuna was convinced that as long as she was exposed to this kind of energy for a while longer, she would be able to break through the bottleneck of the extraordinary.

Cohen's voice sounded softly in her ears:

"Feel it, this is your true talent.

Haven’t you always wanted to know about your mother’s situation? I’ll tell you now.”

Cohen paused and said a fact that shocked everyone:
"Your mother is a Dragonborn!
The blood of the dragon flows in your body!
Your power comes from the most powerful creatures in this world—the dragon clan!"

Not only Asuna was stunned, but everyone else was also in deep shock.

Asuna's ability to think was completely shattered by Cohen's words. She said in a trembling voice:
"You...what did you say?"

Cohen nodded firmly and said:

"You heard it right, Miss Asuna Iliad, your grandfather is a grown dragon!
Your mother was a genuine dragonborn, but unfortunately due to her frail body, she was unable to withstand this power and passed away very early.

But I think she should feel very relieved, because this gift from the dragon has been passed down to her daughter without reservation!"

Asuna fell into a long silence, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

The fact that she had dragon blood had a huge impact on her.

She regained her composure and stared into Cohen's eyes with intense concentration:
“Thank you very much for telling me these things, sir, but I want to know.

Your letter has made me come all the way from the Central Empire.

And I want to see you as a free person, what is the purpose?
Is this related to the dragon blood in my body?"

Cohen replied calmly:

"Just as you wish, Miss Asuna Iliad, I need you to be my knight."

After a pause, he continued:

"If possible, I would like to be a lifelong knight."

Asuna didn't show any special emotion on her face in response to Cohen's obviously offensive request. She just said calmly:
"Sir, I'm sorry if you meant for me to be one of your many varieties in your collection.

I would rather be an ordinary person all my life than be a plaything for aristocrats to play with at will."

Asuna's gaze flickered between Nephthys and Freya, the meaning of her words being self-evident.

Cohen chuckled and said:
"I think you completely misunderstood me.

Being my knight is just a metaphor. It would be more accurate to say that what I need is your loyalty and ability, not a vase.

Maybe you still have doubts now, but I believe that sooner or later you will realize that compared with the power you will have in the future, your beauty is just an unnecessary embellishment.

Not to mention, you will find out later that I already have the best beauty in the world."

Cohen turned his gaze to Arnold standing beside him and said:

“The same goes for this Mr. Adventurer.

You are not my slaves, and I don't need servants without independent consciousness.

I will give you power that you cannot even imagine, enough to subvert the continent and change the order.

My only request is that you repay me with unquestionable loyalty."

Cohen's voice was so resounding that the two men fell into silence.

Asuna asked in a deep voice:
"I need proof!"

The dragon seal in Cohen's hand rotated, and an ordinary black stone appeared in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, a vast dragon might rose into the sky. Prince Hauge, who was on guard outside, immediately used his powerful mental strength to completely confine the dragon might in the villa.

Not a single breath leaked out.

Dragon eggs!

Feeling the power hidden deep within her blood, Asuna instinctively recognized what was before her.

Then a flash of lightning flashed through my mind——

Wearing a mask, a young man, Florence, and a dragon egg!
"You...you are the recently popular 'Lord of Shadows'?
Didn't you trade your dragon egg to Pale Wing?"

Cohen was slightly surprised and said:

"I didn't expect that I'm so famous now. Even Miss Iliad, who's far away in the Central Empire, has heard of me?"

Asuna suppressed her shock and spoke slowly:

"From the northernmost frozen land to the southernmost tropical jungle, from the easternmost Dragon Valley to the westernmost Sea of Miracles, bards have spread your story to every corner of the continent."

Saints, dragons, the Grand Duke of the Empire, demons from hell, holy warriors who betrayed their oaths, stunning beauties, and mysterious young men, these elements intertwined together are enough to create a widely circulated and enduring legend.

Cohen smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't expect that his vest had become so legendary.

The road to legend is right before your eyes!

He suppressed his emotions, held up the dragon egg, and said to Asuna:

“This dragon egg is proof of that.

Your bloodline can speed up the hatching of dragon eggs, and wait for the baby dragon to hatch.

You can then sign a bloodline contract with him and successfully take on the secret job, [Dragon Tamer Warrior].

By then, you will be able to command dragons and become the most powerful female war god!
Miss Iliad, you heard me right. I will give you this dragon egg as a gift, as long as you are willing to repay my loyalty."

Asuna's red lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with astonishment.

A strange man gives you the most precious thing in the world as soon as he sees you for the first time.

He also wanted to help her get into a mysterious and extraordinary profession. Asuna couldn't help but doubt Cohen's intentions.

However, it doesn't seem necessary to use such a precious thing to target an ordinary person like me.

Cohen stuffed the dragon egg directly into her hands in front of her astonished eyes.

Then the "Heart of Eternity" on his neck flashed, and a thick notebook appeared in his hand.

Cohen turned his gaze and handed the notebook to Arnold:
“Adventurers are too weak and have little potential for development.

My plan for you is to change your class to [Cursed Warrior], and by engraving a curse on you, I will help you gain powerful strength.

The seals I master all come from the ancient elves and will grant you special abilities and talents.

This notebook contains the cultivation experience left behind by a powerful legendary [Cursed Warrior]. Please take a look at it first."

After handing the things to the two, Cohen continued:
"Of course, all this is conditional!"

Cohen took out three contracts and placed them in front of Asuna and Arnold, father and daughter, and said slowly:
"Sign the contract, pledge your loyalty, and everything I just said will take effect."

The three of them looked down at the contract, which only contained some vague clauses, such as not betraying the contractor, obeying the contractor's arrangements, and not revealing the contractor's secrets at will.

Until they saw the signature——

Corne Corleone!
It's a familiar name, where have you heard it before?
Before the three people could react, Nephthys, who was not far away, let out a cry of surprise.

The three of them looked up and saw that the mysterious boy had taken off his mask, revealing a young and handsome face.

Nephthys stared at Cohen's face, speechless.

As a citizen of Effiin, she was no stranger to her young Majesty the King.

The warlock's expression froze, her mouth slightly open, and her rosy lips moved slowly:
"You...you are His Majesty Corleone?"

Your Majesty Corleone!
The three people who heard this name were shocked at the same time.

Corne Corleone!
They finally knew why the name was so familiar!

That is the name of His Majesty the King Effiin!

Looking at the face with the gentle smile again, a huge sense of absurdity and unreality hit their hearts.

king?

The person standing in front of them was actually the king of a country!

Asuna was fine, after all, she grew up in an aristocratic family and had met some powerful people.

The impact was not that great.

But Arnold and his daughter were so shocked by this sudden fact that they couldn't utter a word.

As a commoner, it was a great honor to be able to meet the small landlords and nobles in the territory on a regular basis.

Yet here they were, face to face with a king!

The idea that kings have been granted divine power has been rooted in the minds of these indigenous people since childhood.

For them, a king is an awe-inspiring and inviolable existence.

They really couldn't believe that such a mysterious young man who had just communicated with them on an equal footing was actually the master of a country!

This is such an absurd fact, yet it is actually happening before their eyes.

Cohen smiled and said to Nephthys:
"It's the real deal, my lady warlock!

If you don’t believe me, you can go out and buy a recent calendar. I guarantee that the man on the first page has the same face as mine.”

Nephthys blinked hard and couldn't help but want to stretch out her little hand to pinch Cohen's face.

King, this is a real king.

A girl who had been displaced since childhood and lost her family was able to meet a king and spend such a long time with him in silence!
The details of her time with Cohen these days tumbled back from her memory, and Nephthys felt her heart filled with an indescribable emotion.

Several people finally recovered from their shock and saluted hurriedly:

"See Your Majesty!"

Cohen waved his hand and said:
"You don't need to use this trick in front of me. My current identity cannot be made public.

You can call me Captain or Sir from now on."

After a long silence, Arnold was the first to calm down and accept this shocking fact.

He asked:
"Captain? Your Majesty, are you planning to organize an adventuring group?"

Cohen nodded and said:
“In three days we will rush to the Dukedom of Gavin in the Kingdom of Ceylon. There is an Arcane Empire ruin there, which is our first destination.

I have something important in there that I need to get out.

In addition, we will be going on a long journey in three months, and the identity of an adventure group will be very useful to us."

Cohen has unceremoniously labeled the "Spell of One Heart" his own.

Asuna sighed beside her:

"So you are indeed a child of prophecy, as the bards said?"

Cohen smiled softly and didn't answer Asuna's question. Instead, he handed the three contracts to Asuna and Arnold.
"Then ladies and gentlemen, please sign the contract!

Although I am willing to trust you unconditionally, having a soul contract from the ancient elves as a constraint will make us feel more at ease."

The three of them didn't say anything else. They picked up the pen and signed their names on the contract.

When the three signed their names, a dazzling light enveloped them.

The three of them suddenly felt as if a strange rune had appeared deep within their souls.

Cohen's voice rang softly in the ears of the three people:

“As the contract states, as long as you remain absolutely loyal, this rune will not cause you any harm.

On the contrary, it will protect your soul from any soul-searching skills."

The light disappeared, and Cohen looked at his team and thought about his extraordinary professional characteristics.

I came up with another name that was just as bad as my own:

"From now on, our adventuring group will be called 'Infinity Blade'!
Our goal is to give everyone a magical weapon and crush all reactionary forces!"

……

The Cabinet Minister, Lord Gore, the Chief Justice of the Kingdom, is in a very bad mood today.

Because last night, he received bad news from his personal secretary Hermann.

The Kingdom's Senate set its sights on a case he had tried and concluded three years ago when he was the president of the First Court of Florence.

He knew Hermann. He was introduced by one of his cousins and was quite reliable.

Moreover, this person usually doesn't talk much, does things neatly and efficiently, knows when to stop, and won't speak carelessly.

Since Herman said so, then the news is most likely true!
After realizing this fact, Gore's heart twitched inexplicably.

The unspeakable fear was like a pair of invisible hands strangling his throat, and he lay in bed without sleep the whole night.

The alluring body of the lover in his arms could not dispel the gloom in his heart.

The next morning, he came to the office early. He couldn't just sit there and wait for death!
Regardless of whether the other party did it by coincidence or really had some clues.

No matter what the other party can find out in the end, we must take decisive measures.

After all, it is the queen who is in power now!

It's a woman!
No woman would tolerate her ministers doing such a thing!
Gore didn't dare think about the consequences.

If something really happens, even the Prime Minister won’t be able to save himself.

He had already experienced the queen's anger, and every time he thought of the broken arm of the eldest son of the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory, he felt a chill on his neck.

He quickly called his trusted subordinate, Executive Secretary Gutawo.

Baron Gore closed the door and lowered his voice to a very low voice:

"Please help me make an appointment with Theodore. I have something of life and death to discuss with him.

The sooner the better! "

Guttavo was stunned for a moment, almost wondering if the plan between the Chief Justice and the DuPont family had been leaked?

He suppressed his doubts and nodded.

"I'll be there right away, but I haven't finished my speech for tomorrow's Cabinet meeting.

You have explained that this meeting is very important and representatives from all four regions will attend.

Her Majesty the Queen will also announce important personnel appointments at the meeting..."

Baron Gore thought for a moment and said:
"Transfer all the information to Hermann.

It's time for young people to exercise, and we should always give them some opportunities."

Guttavo was stunned for a moment, wondering what connections this Hermann had made to suddenly gain the attention of the Chief Justice.

He knew what to do and didn't ask any more questions. He just responded and left quietly.

……

Herman's office.

After watching Gutavo leave, Hermann looked around and took out a black communication stone.

Ding dong.

Cohen took out the communication stone, and it was his ace agent Herman, oh no, it should be the information sent by "Deep Sea"!

(End of this chapter)