Only I can make them stronger

"It is the only relic left to me by my family. It is also the most precious treasure passed down from generation to generation by our...Raven Clan."

"Family? Relics? So Luo Qi is different from Leah, Shana and the others who all come from wandering backgrounds. She has a large family?" These words, coupled with Luo Qi's usual elegant and polite demeanor, made Xia Ye imagine the image of a dignified and noble young lady in a gorgeous castle.

"It's good to have a family, but it has nothing to do with Pangda. Even in my lineage, I'm the only one left now."

"Perhaps the only difference between me and them is that I have some inherited knowledge, documents... and the [Dongming Documents]."

"So, the Raven Ancestor is indeed the ancestor of your family, right?" Xia Ye roughly understood the meaning from Luo Qi's words.

"Yes and no..." Hearing this question, Luo Qi hesitated for a moment and gave an ambiguous answer.

"Yes and no, what does this mean?"

"I have only learned about this from some scattered memories of my mutant factors. The existence of the Raven Ancestor seems to be a part of my mutant factor."

Xia Ye frowned slightly. He had basically confirmed this information before.

All mutant factors have prototypes. The prototype of Loki's mutant factor is the raven ancestor, which is normal.

But after he finished speaking these thoughts, Luo Qi shook his head slightly and emphasized his words again:

"Mr. Xia Ye, what I'm talking about is the existence of the Raven Ancestor itself. I'm not referring to the prototype, but Him himself. He is a part of my mutant factor."

"To put it more specifically, Mr. Xia Ye, you have seen the one-eyed crow before, as well as the other face that competed with me for his face, right?"

"That's what the Raven Ancestor looks like."

"And He is now dormant in my body... being suppressed by this diagram."

Hearing this, Xia Ye looked at Luo Qi with wide eyes, and it took him a long time to understand what she meant.

"You mean, the Raven Ancestor looks like you?"

"Wait, that's not right! Are you saying that you have a...living raven ancestor hidden inside you?!"

22. Phoenix

Some strange and bizarre images suddenly appeared in Xia Ye's mind, making his expression become strange.

"It's not what you think, Mr. Xia Ye..." Seeing Xia Ye's expression, Luo Qi immediately knew that he was thinking too much, and immediately explained:

"The Raven Ancestor is indeed a real individual, but his existence is more like a will than an individual, or a will mixed with powerful forces."

"He represents the faith and duty of the Raven Clan, and also represents the unique mysterious power that belongs to the Raven Clan."

"In other words, He is not a...living being?" Xia Ye was almost confused by Luo Qi.

"The power of the Raven Clan has always been passed on in the form of spirit and emotion. It is precisely because of the special nature of this ability that the Raven Clan reproduces asexually, which allows the Raven ancestors to remain in the world in the form of will after losing their bodies."

"Originally, he was sealed in the [Dongming Documents] to provide guidance for the Raven Clan."

"But... because of a mistake in the way he used it, he was released."

"My body seems to be very special. It has the same spiritual and physical properties as the Raven Ancestor. Even our appearance is almost exactly the same. Moreover, I was born with these diagrams... At first I didn't understand the purpose of these things, but later I thought, maybe this is my destiny."

"So I became the container myself, and I once again contained the will of the Raven Ancestor. As a result, the Raven Ancestor also influenced my own mutant factor."

"But that time... a lot of people died." When talking about this, Luo Qi was obviously depressed.

From a certain perspective, it was indeed because of her mistakes that many innocent people were killed.

"It's about Phoenix City, right?" Xia Ye said softly.

"Mr. Xia Ye knows about that!?" Luo Qi was a little shocked by the other party's reaction, and even some panic surged in her beautiful eyes.

She was afraid that Xia Ye would have a bad impression of her because of this incident.

"It's okay, Luo Qi, I believe that it was not your fault..." Xia Ye was also shocked when he first heard about the tragedy in Phoenix City, but what he never doubted was that that was definitely not Luo Qi's original intention.

"Besides, Luo Qi, you are you. There is no destiny. Even if you look the same as the Raven Ancestor and your rationale is exactly the same, it is just a coincidence."

"The Luo Qi in my eyes is completely different from that psychopathic ancestor who is a toxic fan."

"At least I think you look better with light makeup. She looks a little too seductive with heavy makeup on." Xia Ye actually said this somewhat against her will. Luo Qi in the Raven Ancestor state was indeed more beautiful than the current Luo Qi.

But from another perspective, Xia Ye does prefer the current elegant Luo Qi.

"Mr. Xia Ye...thank you..." These words moved Luo Qi so much that she looked at him with eyes full of tenderness and admiration, and she couldn't help but kiss him.

This time, the kiss was filled with only emotion and love, without a trace of desire, so Xia Ye did not act dishonestly at all, but quietly enjoyed the peace of the moment with Luo Qi.

Half a day later, the two reluctantly separated. Luo Qi had a faint smile on her pretty pink face, and her big blue eyes were filled with rippling autumn water.

"So, Luo Qi, you don't have to worry about the Raven Ancestor... I promise that before the Black Moon night of next year, I will do my best to help you solve her problem."

"I believe you...Mr. Xia Ye." Luo Qi leaned her head tenderly on Xia Ye's shoulder.

After opening her heart, she really enjoyed the feeling of being able to act coquettishly without any worries.

"By the way, what exactly happened with the Phoenix City incident?" Feeling that Luo Qi was in a better mood, Xia Ye started asking about the incident again.

The experience of hardcore players told him that this matter was definitely not simple, and it might be related to some of Luo Qi's subsequent tasks and even to himself.

However, Luo Qi shook her head slightly and rejected Xia Ye's question:

"Mr. Xia Ye... I made an agreement with a... being about this matter. You can't tell anyone, otherwise it will be dangerous for you."

"Promise?" Xia Ye frowned and asked, "Who is that existence?"

A name suddenly flashed through his mind, and a bad premonition came over him.

"The head of Phoenix Office, the strongest person in Phoenix City, and also the title holder... His name is Phoenix."

…………

In the far western wilderness, there is a vibrant and extremely developed city.

Compared with the Shia city-state, the overall appearance of Phoenix City is full of a near-future technological feel, breaking away from the old metal atmosphere and steampunk style.

Phoenix Studio, unlike Qianshi Studio which was a small building rented and converted from an apartment building, also occupies a full 2,000 square meters of land in the land-scarce city of Phoenix. The six-story building is wrapped in a shiny silver coating, and on the top stands an orange-red statue of a phoenix rising from the flames.

The lowest factor level of the aliens entering and leaving is level four, and the highest is even level seven.

This is one of the areas with the highest concentration of powerful people in Phoenix City, and it is also the first choice for entrusting all difficult tasks in all surrounding cities.

And today, an unexpected guest came to the only luxurious room on the top floor of Phoenix Office.

"The Ugly Lord - Flegs, have you, the Heaven's Messengers, been dispatched for this incident?"

A beautiful woman in a conservative red dress was leaning casually on the sofa, looking nonchalantly at her brightly colored nails with flame patterns carved on them.

This woman had bright red hair and eyes that were a fiery orange-red, and she exuded a bright and powerful aura.

She is the owner of this Phoenix office, Phoenix.

In front of her, stood a person whose entire body was covered in a thick and tattered cloak. The only part of his face that was exposed was covered with a strangely shaped mechanical mask.

"Lord Phoenix, on behalf of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce, I would like to express my highest respects to you." The guy called the Ugly Duke bowed slightly and spoke in a low, mechanical voice without any emotion.

He is one of the three heavenly messengers of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce. The outside world calls him "The Ugly Lord", and only people with extremely high status and strength are qualified to call him by his real name "Flegs".

[Heaven's Messenger] is different from the [Messenger] distributed by the Chamber of Commerce in various cities. Although there is only a difference of two words, their status is very different.

Because the Heaven's Messenger reports directly to the mysterious Chamber of Commerce President Shamier, who communicates with the outside world on her behalf.

Therefore, the three messengers from heaven can basically be equated to the spokespersons of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce, and the information they convey is equivalent to the meaning of President Chamille.

"Come straight to my office without permission, is this how the Mercury Chamber of Commerce shows respect?"

Phoenix sneered, and the flame pattern on his nails suddenly "came to life".

The next second, Fleggs was ignited without any warning.

23. Take off the disguise

The flame from the Phoenix is different from the flame of ordinary aliens.

Even if she did it casually, her flames could instantly burn any being below level six to ashes.

But Flegs did not seem to be among them. The flames instantly burned the cloak on his body, and then it seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind and quickly scattered.

And the body hidden under the cloak was actually a mechanical body shining with black and gold!

A hot breath and atmosphere quietly rose in the room.

"Is this how Lord Phoenix welcomes the Mercury Chamber of Commerce?" The red lenses on the strange mechanical mask flashed slightly, and a hint of dissatisfaction was revealed in the cold tone.

"I was just curious about how ugly the legendary 'Lord Ugly' really looked under his mask. It turned out that his entire body was burned but the mask was still there... How boring." Phoenix changed to a more comfortable position and half-lay down, staring at Friggs arrogantly, as if he didn't hear the threat in his tone at all.

"Lord Phoenix, this time I came on behalf of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce to convey Lord Shamier's attitude towards the attack on the Black Moon Night Mobile Merchant Corps." The light under Friggs' red lenses flashed for a moment, and he did not respond to the other party's words, but continued to speak rigidly.

"No need, I have my own judgment." But Phoenix interrupted him mercilessly, with no intention of listening to Fragus's words.

"Regarding this matter, Lord Shamier hopes that everyone will not meddle in other people's business, otherwise the messengers from heaven will carry out the punishment on your behalf." Fregus also seemed to have a wooden temper. He was unmoved by the arrogance of the Phoenix and firmly completed his task.

But what came out of his mouth was quite intriguing.

The Mercury Chamber of Commerce had obviously spent a lot of money to mobilize messengers in all the major cities to spread the news, and also posted a very high reward, but privately ordered the Heaven Messenger to find Phoenix and asked it to "stop interfering" in a threatening tone.

Could it be that there is a disagreement within the Mercury Chamber of Commerce?

However, Phoenix did not seem to think about the meaning of this. Instead, he raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth with a provocative smile and said:

"I don't care about others. You three Heaven's Messengers, only level seven or eight, do you really think you can pose any threat to me?"

"Phoenix also means phoenix in some language systems." Fleggs suddenly said something without any beginning or end.

But the implication is obvious - if Phoenix himself cannot be touched, what about Phoenix's clerk?

Taking a step back, what about the city that bears her name?

"Is this also what that girl Xia Mier meant?" Phoenix's smile froze, and a tremendous murderous aura burst out.

The temperature of the entire room suddenly rose to a level that was unbearable for ordinary people. Inhumans below level five would probably experience a disorder in their body's physiological elements if they stayed there for a few seconds.

"Please be more respectful to President Shamier." Friggs' cold words were not afraid of the heat, like a reef standing in the waves.

"Tell that girl Shamiel that if she annoys me, I will tear down Mercury's headquarters. None of you three heavenly messengers, including her, will be able to escape."

The phoenix opened its bright eyes wide, and there seemed to be flames boiling in them.

"Sister, what I'm least afraid of is fighting, so I like to fight whenever there's a disagreement."

"I will convey it truthfully." Friggs bowed slightly and saluted again. A gust of wind suddenly surged up from his body and was about to carry his body away.

At this moment, a long flaming whip swept past as fast as lightning. When the whip disappeared, it fell to the ground with a dull clanging sound.

One of Friggs's mechanical arms was cut off by Phoenix, and the exposed electronic components and circuits inside emitted black smoke and a foul burnt smell.

"This is your punishment for barging into my office without even saying hello. Next time, remember to register at Phoenix's front desk and knock before entering."

"No delivery."

There was no trace of emotion on Friggs's unchanging mask. He simply glanced at the Phoenix, then bent down and picked up his half-burned arm.

"Excuse me, Master Phoenix."

After leaving these words, a violent storm arose, and his body seemed to fall apart in the wind. In an instant, it turned into ashes and drifted away into the distant sky.

Looking at the direction where Friggs left, Phoenix's eyes revealed a hint of amusement.

"The Mercury Chamber of Commerce, a behemoth created by you, has finally gotten restless... Little Xiamire, how long are you going to keep yourself locked up?"

"Of the three messengers from heaven, how many are still truly loyal to you?"

"But that's normal. The lost [Eternal Fire] has been activated, which means a new user with real abilities has appeared."

"If some old guys knew about this, they would probably be unable to sit still, right?"

"But that man named Xia Ye seems to get along well with my two girls..."

"Go and see if you have a chance, and see how the [Eternal Fire] fares in his hands..."

Under the strong wind and fierce fire just now, the three files placed on the luxurious wooden desk were not affected at all.

The names at the front of the row were Karen, Jinniel and Xia Ye.

…………

"Luoqi!" Leah's voice, mixed with joy and a hint of worry, rang out in the restaurant. A brown figure swooped over to Luoqi, who was serving the dishes, and rubbed her affectionately.

Having regained her full state of rational energy, Leah now feels full of energy.

"Are you okay?"