Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 89 The Queen’s Sister’s Bedroom!
A curse seal is a mysterious and powerful symbol of power, usually appearing in the form of complex and strange patterns.

Such as burning fire patterns, dark ink marks, hideous ghost faces, etc.

[Cursed Warriors] can gain special talents by activating the curse, at the cost of consuming energy and physical strength.

But if overused, it can cause irreversible damage to the soul.

The seals are divided into combat seals and auxiliary seals.

All the seals that enhance the combat attributes of extraordinary people are combat seals.

As for some other special functions, such as the "Concentric Seal" and the "Dragon Power Conversion Seal" in Cohen's hand, they are all standard auxiliary seals.

Generally speaking, it is best to only imprint one combat curse on each major section of the Extraordinary Sequence, otherwise it will be difficult for the body and mind to bear.

A fourth-level cultivator like Arnold can only imprint one battle seal at most, and can imprint another one when he reaches the sixth level.

Any more will cause harm to the body.

As for what type of curse to imprint, Cohen already has a plan.

Whether from the perspective of Arnold's own development or considering the team configuration, Cohen is ready to let Arnold develop in the direction of defense.

Arnold will be commanding thousands of troops in the future and will not need to charge into battle himself, so he only needs to protect himself.

From a team perspective, the "Infinity Blade" already has the capabilities of reconnaissance, attack, and control.

The only thing missing is a meat shield.

Cohen discussed his idea with Arnold, who agreed readily.

It's better to say that he also thought so. From a selfish point of view, the development of the defensive direction can better enable him to better protect his warlock daughter.

The "Heart of Eternity" turned, and Cohen took out the prepared materials for the branding curse.

To Arnold:
"'Petrification Seal'.

It can petrify part of your body, forming a powerful defensive force in an instant.

This seal will evolve as your level of the Extraordinary Sequence increases.

With your current fourth-level extraordinary strength, you can withstand attacks around the sixth level after being petrified."

Arnold stretched out his arm, his skin rough and bronzed, his muscles bulging like rock.

A silver light flashed, and Cohen had a sharp carving knife in his hand, shining with silver light.

A faint flow of magic power, this is a gold-grade magic weapon.

Otherwise, ordinary weapons would not be able to cut through Arnold's silver body.

Cohen finally warned:

“The branding process will be a bit painful, and this pain will penetrate deep into your bones, so you’d better be mentally prepared.

You must stay awake during the entire branding process, otherwise it will affect the effect of the curse.

If you can't help it, you can stop. Don't worry, there are no outsiders here, and no one will laugh at you."

Arnold replied stiffly:

"bring it on!"

Cohen's eyes became focused, and his slender and powerful fingers held the carving knife and began to carve on Arnold's arm.

The sharp carving knife gently touched the skin, making a hissing sound.

As the carving knife moved, a slender and delicate curse line slowly emerged on Arnold's right arm.

The lines are like a strand of flexible silk thread, exuding a mysterious aura.

Every time Cohen portrays something, it seems to touch the strings of the soul, causing a slight tremor and magical resonance.

Blood gradually seeped out and flowed along the lines of the curse mark, as if the ancient mysterious power was awakening.

The red liquid and silver runes complement each other, forming a pattern that is both beautiful and strange.

Arnold clenched his teeth, the muscles on his face twisted in extreme pain. He felt every inch of skin on his right arm was burning and every bone was being hit by a heavy hammer.

The pain surged like a tide, hitting his will wave after wave.

Arnold tried hard to stay awake and not let the pain overwhelm his mind.

Seeing this, Cohen quickened his pace, but remained extremely steady as he continued this mysterious and dangerous creation.

When the last stroke was completed, the entire seal shone with a strange light, as if it had life, and merged with Arnold's right arm.

The light gradually faded, leaving only a mysterious mark.

call!
Cohen breathed a sigh of relief. The branding curse was a considerable burden for him, a second-level cultivator.

Seeing that the curse seal was finally completed, Arnold could no longer bear it and opened his mouth to let out a deafening roar.

The sound seemed to break through the sky, releasing all the pain.

Looking at Arnold who seemed to have emerged from the water, Cohen said:
"Try out your new ability. Use your mind to activate the seal, and you will gain the ability to petrify."

Arnold took a brief rest, and a mysterious power surged out from the seal on his right arm.

Almost instantly, starting from the feet, the skin became as hard as rock.

The gray lines slowly spread like an ancient totem, exuding a cold and solid aura, as if covered with a layer of rock armor.

As the petrification process continued, Arnold's legs and abdomen were soon covered with hard rocks.

Every piece of skin is like an indestructible shield, gleaming with a calm luster.

The petrification stopped when it spread to his chest.

Cohen said:
“With your current level of cultivation, you can probably petrify half of your body, but only the exterior.

When you reach the later stages of cultivation, your entire body, including every internal organ and bone, will be protected by petrification.

In normal combat, you only need to petrify part of your body."

Arnold nodded and moved a little. The petrified parts of his body made a dull sound, as if it was the pulse of the earth.

Arnold did not express much gratitude, as he was not one to express his emotions.

The contract has already been signed, and it would be too hypocritical for him to say some verbal words of thanks.

He believed that he would prove his ability and loyalty to the young king with an impeccable performance.

……

Cohen took out the dragon blood he had tricked from Oathbreaker Garcia.

After improving the strength of his team members, it is time for him, as the team leader, to work harder.

Not to mention the two warlock ladies, at present, apart from Nephthys who can play a slight auxiliary role, Freya, who has just awakened her warlock talent, is purely a mascot.

As for Asuna and Arnold, they are both at the fourth level.

I am only a second-level team leader, and it would be embarrassing to tell others about it.

Cohen carefully opened the bottle of dragon blood, and a mysterious and powerful aura hit him in the face.

In the ancient blood bottle, the dark red dragon blood emits a blazing light and contains endless power.

Cohen took a deep breath and resolutely poured the dragon blood on his body. In an instant, the hot dragon blood spread rapidly like a blazing flame, burning his skin.

Pain surged like a tide, and Cohen felt that the pain of forging his body with dragon blood was no less than when he had just branded Arnold with the curse.

The dragon blood began to seep into his body, and every cell seemed to be activated, trembling slightly.

His muscles began to swell, his blood vessels began to protrude from his skin like thick ropes, and his bones became harder, as if they were made of steel.

Suddenly, a silver light flashed out from his body, and then his whole body exuded a majestic aura, and the silver light instantly enveloped his entire body.

At the same time, a voice sounded in my ears:
The bronze body has been refined to the maximum level, and the [Silver Body] trial has begun!
Silver body!

After refining his body with dragon blood, Cohen's physical strength is now no less than that of an ordinary fourth-level professional.

Plus his own extraordinary profession and various strengthening runes.

He was confident that even without the attribute enhancement of the [Power Drink], his combat power was no less than that of an ordinary fifth-level extraordinary person.

……

Asuna's previous series of questions to Cohen still caused some ripples in his heart.

The most direct manifestation was that when Cohen faced the Queen again, his heart was beating fast.

I was worried about how I would explain it to Adele if the time came for me to confess.

In the queen's bedroom, through a thin layer of icy mist, Cohen could vaguely see a graceful and charming figure lazily getting up from the bed.

This was the first time he had entered Adair's bedroom since he was a child.

In order to successfully explore the "Star Valley", Cohen came to ask for leave from the Queen early in the morning.

I didn’t expect that the other party hadn’t gotten up yet!
His Majesty the King, who is diligent and loves his people, has already gotten up, but the Queen is still lying in bed!

It’s really against Tiangang!
I need to criticize her!
Cohen did not ask anyone to inform the queen, but followed the maid to the queen's bedroom.

Unfortunately, Her Majesty the Queen soon discovered Cohen's presence.

She casually arranged a cloud of ice mist to block Cohen's attempt to break into the boudoir.

Cohen sighed helplessly, waved his hand to dismiss the palace maid, and waited outside alone.

Soon, the icy mist dissipated, and Cohen immediately walked in. The air was filled with a faint fragrance.

Adele was wearing an extremely loose nightgown that outlined her graceful figure.

Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, slightly messy.

A pair of well-proportioned and slender legs are put together, white and smooth, even with a faint luster.

The beautiful bare feet stepped on the soft silk cushion, and the dazzling white toes pointed towards the door.

Cohen immediately understood, picked up a pair of flip-flops at the door, and walked over.

Ignoring Cohen's attempt to put her shoes on himself, Adele casually put on her sandals and walked over to the mirror.

With her red lips biting a hair tie, she put her hands behind her back to tie up her long hair, inadvertently revealing her jade-like back, her skin emitting a delicate luster under the soft light.

Every subtle movement exudes silent temptation and amazing charm.

Adele tied her hair up and spoke calmly in Cohen's ears:

"Your Majesty, you came to see me so early in the morning. Is there something important?"

Cohen calmed down and replied:
"Uncle Wang wants to take me for a period of closed-door special training.

Uncle Wang said that my training has reached a bottleneck and I need to undergo a certain period of special training to hone my combat skills.

He told me to become stronger as quickly as possible because there might be chaos in the future, and raising my level would help me protect myself during the chaos."

Adair looked at Cohen, who had a resolute expression, and said softly:
"It's good that Your Majesty has this intention, but there's no need to force it.

Cultivation is something that needs to be done step by step, and one should not rush for quick results.

It's already very fast that you can break through to the second level in just a few days.

Just listen to what Uncle Wang says.

With me here, there won't be any trouble that could threaten Your Majesty."

It would be a lie for Cohen to say he wasn't touched.

However, according to the development of the game in the previous life, Yadel was ultimately unable to save herself.

Cohen used to doubt the queen's loyalty and thought she did it on purpose, but this problem no longer exists.

Then there must have been some mistake.

Logically speaking, with a queen of legendary strength providing close protection, it was impossible for Cohen to make any mistakes.

The queen in the southern border will definitely be very alert and will not give the other party a chance to attack.

Then there must be a powerful reactionary force lurking in the dark, and Cohen was most likely killed in their hands in his previous life.

who can that be?

The suspicion of the DuPont family lingered in Cohen's mind for a long time.

If we talk about worrying, the DuPont family, which is always hiding in the dark, is the most worrying.

Hermann needs to speed up the layout.

He now needs to find out the DuPont family's secret plans as soon as possible.

The swords and guns placed in the open are not scary; the poisonous arrows from the dark are the most hurtful!

Cohen quickly replied:

"How can I just let my sister protect me?
I am the king and you are the queen, so I should be the one protecting my sister!"

Adele was silent for a moment, then opened her red lips slightly:
"Since Your Majesty has made this determination, then work hard.

I am waiting for His Majesty to come and protect me."

……

After reluctantly leaving his sister Queen's bedroom, Cohen gathered his team.

He spread out a map of the Kingdom of Ceylon and said to the crowd:

"Tomorrow we will depart from Florence, heading to the territory of Duke Gavin of the Kingdom of Ceylon under the name of the 'Infinity Blade' adventure group.

It's here, a place called 'Star Valley'."

Cohen handed everyone a few badges and said:

“The adventure group has already registered, and this is the identity badge.

From now on, we will walk the world under the name of 'Infinity Blade'."

……

The carriage sped along the official road leading to the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Besides Cohen, there were only two sorcerer ladies in the car.

Nephthys's psions can be used in unexpected ways.

As for Freya, Cohen brought her out this time just to see the various mechanisms and traps at the ruins of the Arcane Empire.

[Mechanic] The most important thing is practice.

Arnold naturally took on the role of coachman.

Asuna was unwilling to ride in a carriage like a noble lady, and chose to travel on horseback.

Although there is such a beautiful woman hanging around outside, there are no pleasant face-slapping scenes.

This made Cohen secretly curse those third-rate fantasy novels written by third-rate writers in his previous life, which were indeed all nonsense.

The group successfully crossed the border and after another day of travel, entered the territory of Duke Gavan.

As night fell, the group began to set up camp.

Cohen warned everyone:
"This is already the outskirts of the 'Starfall Valley', the Starfall Forest.

It's still about half a day's journey to the 'Falling Star Valley'. Everyone should have a good rest tonight and get enough rest. Tomorrow we will enter the 'Falling Star Valley'!
Also, please do not walk around at night.

Due to the influence of the 'Starfall Valley', small-scale magical turbulence may occur in the Starfall Forest."

Magical turbulence not only interferes with the caster's spellcasting, but also often contains elusive energy and can even affect the surrounding environment, causing extreme changes.

It is the existence that wild adventurers least want to encounter.

Arnold's expression grew more serious when he heard about the turbulent flow of magical energy in the forest.

After a simple dinner, Cohen arranged the night watchmen and the group was preparing to rest.

Suddenly, a low roar broke the silence of the night.

This was followed by a roar from men and women and the sound of weapons clashing.

From a distance, you can vaguely see the traces of spells cast by the extraordinary people.

Everyone gathered together instantly. Arnold leaned over slightly to listen. His rich adventuring experience allowed him to make an immediate judgment. He said:
"It's like a group of kobolds besieging an adventuring group.

Northwest, about two kilometers away from us."

Cohen was slightly surprised:

"Adventure group? This place is already on the outskirts of the 'Starfall Valley'.

Ordinary adventure groups would not easily set foot in such a place."

Asuna asked with a fighting spirit:
"Shall we go take a look?"

Asuna, who had just become a transcendent, couldn't wait to test her combat abilities in real life.

Cohen frowned, thought for a few seconds and said:
"You guys stay here and I'll go take a look at the situation before making a decision."

As he spoke, he disappeared into the night.

The "Canglan Brave Group" is a well-known adventure group in the northwest region of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

The team members include two second-level thieves, three third-level archers, two fourth-level warriors, and a magician apprentice.

The remaining ones were more than twenty first-level adventurers.

The leader is a sixth-level [Bounty Hunter], and recently recruited a fourth-level Life Domain Priest.

It is considered a medium-level power in the northwest region of the kingdom.

They heard that a great nobleman from the Central Empire was recruiting adventure groups and that the rewards were said to be very generous, so they risked their lives to come here.

The journey was relatively safe, but I didn't expect to run into a group of tough guys tonight.

In the darkness, pairs of eyes flashing with strange light made the members of the "Canglan Brave Group" shudder.

This is a medium-sized tribe of kobolds.

Taking advantage of the night, they quietly gathered from all directions, like ghosts in the dark, surrounding the "Canglan Brave Group" that had just set up camp.

The dog-headed people were short and sturdy, their rough fur glowing dimly in the faint moonlight.

Although the weapons in their hands were simple, the dried blood left on them was enough to illustrate the cruelty and bloodiness of these dog-headed men.

With a sharp cry, the dog-headed people launched an attack instantly.

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