Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

[In the Sperril Empire Games, long-distance runner Andalin still won first place after eating expired salmon]

[Level: 2]

【Category: Ring】

[Body Enhancement: Increase physical fitness and running speed by 20%]

This ring is just a silver ring and is inconspicuous, but jewelry equipment is very rare, and this simple effect is actually quite useful.

"This suits you." Leon handed the ring to Dorothy.

"Huh?" The girl was stunned and looked at him strangely: "You're giving me a ring?"

Unlike the naive Zoe, this guy was obviously doing it on purpose. Leon ignored her and picked up the equipment in another box.

Cave Spider Eye

[Even after leaving the body, these eyeballs still retain the spiritual power of seeing in the dark]

[Level 2]

【Category: Necklace】

【Body Enhancement: Improved Vision in Darkness】

This necklace looks like a few strange black pearls strung together, but in fact they are the eyes of some kind of spider monster, with a strange green luster on them.

"I don't want this. It's disgusting." Dorothy said with disgust.

Leon didn't care and put it on. Although this kind of equipment would be immediately replaced when better ones came along, and the next time it was used would be when dark vision was needed, but to make the best use of it, the adventurers would put it on regardless of what they had.

"Is this all the Count has? Didn't Wenders bring back anything valuable?" Dorothy looked at other corners, which were full of gold, silver and treasures.

"I guess he left it in the Holy City. It's not safe to send such powerful equipment back to the territory. It will cause trouble."

There are many cases in Newbis where some lords spend a lot of money to find powerful equipment, but then have it stolen by adventurers with bad intentions.

Here, the Earl, these two pieces of accessories that can strengthen the body are worth keeping as treasures.

"The most valuable thing here is this."

Li Ang held the vertical stick in the middle.

"Isn't that a magic wand?" asked Dorothy, looking up and down at the plain-looking stick, which looked like an ordinary twig that had been burned by fire.

"Yes." Leon pulled up the staff.

【Dragon Sealing Staff】

This staff is forged from celestial iron and smoldering wood, sealed within the magical core of a dragon. Forged by the ancient dragon-worshipping civilization, its original spirit has shattered into fragments over the ages.

[Level: 4]

[Category: Staff]

[Spell Enhancement: Add dragon power to the cast spells]

[Equipment Skill: Dragon Lightning]

Dragon Power? This thing is just as the system described, very special.

This is the reason why the Finat family was able to capture Spark Island and be granted the title of earl eight hundred years ago.

Or maybe there was a spellcaster among the red-haired barbarian's ancestors of Finat, who got this staff from somewhere, and it happened to be a powerful weapon to suppress the monsters of the Linden family.

The definition of a dragon is determined by the unique magic contained in their blood, which is related to the secrets of the magical dimension.

The truth behind this has not yet been fully understood, but scholars have been able to confirm that there is a mutual restraint between dragons.

The side with stronger dragon power can suppress the side with weaker dragon power.

This staff and the Linden family's Salamander both have dragon power. Judging from the results, the dragon power in the staff is higher than that of the group of dragons, so it has a strong restraining effect on them.

The "spell enhancement" of ordinary spellcaster equipment all carries elemental attributes or magic amplification, but this staff carries the power of dragon, which is enough to show that if it had not been worn away by the long years, it would be far more powerful than it is now.

"Pretty good stuff."

Although it is only at the extraordinary level, the power of dragon seems to be the embodiment of the concept of "destruction". If you cast a spell with the power of dragon attached, the spell damage will increase a lot.

Leon's coat was designed specifically for adventurers, with ready-made buckles on the back. He simply put his staff on his back, lifted the corner of his coat, and released the Earth Snake.

The room was filled with a giant golden snake. Dorothy screamed several times in fear, and her magic flower came to her palm, but she was relieved when she saw Xiao An rubbing against Leon.

"Is this your summoned beast? You, I really don't know how many strange things I can see following you."

"These are the summoned beasts of another companion. Xiao An, can you receive these into your body?"

The gold and gems in the room were theoretically also produced from the earth, so Leon wanted to take away as much as he could.

The Earth Serpent opened its cavernous mouth, like the Amethyst King Yangba, and sucked in a large amount of jewels.

What remains are either precious containers or possibly fakes.

The Holy Snake transformed into nothingness again. Dorothy asked in a gloomy tone, "And your other companion, did she just give you such a miraculous summoned beast?"

"She was worried, so she let it follow her."

"Oh—doesn't she need it herself? She's so strong?"

"Like you, we are both Level 2 professionals. She is in a relatively safe place for now. I will go there after I break through Spark Harbor."

"This way," Dorothy thought.

After leaving the door, Leon took care of the corpse of the pale dog.

After all, this is a level 4 monster. Its claws and leather can be used as equipment materials. He has to upgrade the level of equipment manufacturing later, so these training materials cannot be missed.

"Use your magic flower to help me."

Li Ang did not prepare any tools to split the extraordinary realm materials.

"Eh? Wait? This is bloody..."

Li Ang said, "Didn't you do this yourself? Do you really want me to scold you?"

The half-elf girl pouted and stood firm, her eyes flickering slightly.

"You're such a useless young lady, hurry up or I'll spank you."

Dorothy's eyes twitched, and she wanted to take action but hesitated.

Li Ang folded his hands and sighed. Seeing that he seemed really angry, the girl hurriedly summoned the Magic Flower.

After collecting the monster materials, the two returned to Lancelot.

"How's it going? Did you find out anything?"

After approaching, the young man stared at the staff on Leon's back and said, "You bastard, you stole something from someone else's house and didn't even try to hide it in front of the Order Air Cavalry?"

Li Ang ignored this question and said, "We need to adjust our plans for tomorrow."

71. Under the witness of the goddess

"Change of plans? Any news?"

Leon told Lancelot about the imperial envoy and other news he had heard.

"There's still one of those? Yeah, if there weren't enough, the other members wouldn't have cut off contact with me."

Lancelot pondered, "Is there another one on the other side of the channel? That means if we want to escape, we have to run into the interior of Ignis airspace."

"No," Leon shook his head. "We can't go in. We can only go to the Flores airspace. The Empire dared to take action, which at least means that a considerable number of islands are in the same state as Spark Harbor.

"We don't know which islands have defected to the Empire, or whether there are any Annihilation Knights on them."

Lancelot scratched his head. "I want to go back and support them, but this empire is truly murky. As far as I can remember, there haven't been any such troublesome local forces causing trouble outside of the Demonic Calamity Domain."

Leon knew that as a villain standing in the way of the world's protagonist, the Empire must be quite capable. However, the Empire wasn't yet truly formidable. He felt that most of the Flame Corps members were like Lancelot, not defeated by the Empire, but merely temporarily contained.

When there is no crisis, the elite members of the Flame Corps are dispersed. In this way, the Empire can restrict the elite members of the Flame Corps from gathering and block the waterway, taking the opportunity to achieve their true purpose.

"The only way to break through the waterway and attract external assistance is to break through the waterway again," said Li Ang.

Lancelot agreed, “In that case, we must first kill the black-armored bull man on the island. Otherwise, if we escape and he catches up to the channel, we will be attacked from both sides and it will be difficult for the two of us to deal with it.

"That support spell of yours is very powerful. I should be able to defeat him with it."

He added, "But what happens next? I'll be weak for a while after the amplification ends, and I'll have to fight another one at the channel entrance. Can you cast that spell continuously? If not, I probably won't be able to defeat the second one."

"If you do it a second time, it will consume your spiritual energy."

"This, this, ah, if you can't beat it, you can only burn it. Anyway, living longer means more work."

"You talk like you're not going to retire."

Li Ang patted his shoulder and said, "It shouldn't come to that. Where did you put Wenders's equipment?"

"Oh, you're after that set of gear? It's certainly possible for you to wear it temporarily, so that's guaranteed."

When eavesdropping on the discussion between Finat and his son and Elton just now, Leon heard that they were going to describe the Annihilation Knight as an alien Sky Knight, and put the blame for the assassination of the Order Flame Corps members on this "Sky Knight who came from nowhere".

According to common thinking, they would definitely ask for reinforcements from the Empire to unlock the Order Corps' magic-sealing net bag and retrieve the equipment for Winders.

"Let me see. The plan now is to find that equipment, sail to the Noble Port, kill a black-armored knight, then take the boat to the waterway entrance and fight our way out, right?"

Lancelot recounted each and every thing in detail.

He looked at Dorothy and said, "Then this lady will take the boat, and I will go find the location of the Black Knight. Leon, you go find the equipment. We'll meet again."

"With the additional step of killing the Annihilation Knight, the previous plan will have to be scrapped and started over again." Leon said.

Considering the Earl's determination to defect to the Empire, the probability of there being ships in foreign ports is very small. Dorothy's ship is the most reliable, but there may be guards looking for her there.

One thing we cannot confirm is the location of the Annihilation Knight. We can lure him out by creating a commotion, but he is powerful enough to destroy ordinary ships. We cannot fight him in the port or on the ship. We must kill him before getting on the ship.

In this way, first of all, we must not alert the enemy in advance, and secondly, the action must be completed in one go.

"There's a place that can cause the biggest commotion, and it's very close to Noble Harbor, and it might even allow you to achieve your original purpose for coming to Spark Island," Dorothy said.

……

It was already late at night when Dorothy emerged from the secret passage.

Although she didn't think Huofu would let anyone guard her room all the time, just in case, she returned to the street through a nearby exit and walked back home.

She was discovered by patrolling guards on the way and sent back to the door of the house.

"Miss, this is really nonsense."

There was no worry in the butler's tone. The negative emotion in his voice mainly referred to the impact she might have on the family. He was the agent of his father's will and did not care about Dorothy herself.

She has known this fact for a long time, and now she will not be lost because of it.

She smiled perfectly, responding to Huo Fu's words that were seemingly polite but actually a warning.

Because Dorothy was too calm and did not resist as she did in the past, in the end, Hove even felt that she was just venting her girlish emotions before getting engaged.

When she returned to the room, an anxious Leona was waiting for her at the door.

The half-dragon girl threw herself into her arms, "Senior! That's great! I thought you were kidnapped. Tomorrow is such an important day."

"Yes, tomorrow is very important." Dorothy closed her eyes and hugged her.

"Leona, I've always wanted to ask, what is it about me that you like?"

"Eh? Like it? No, no, wait..."

This question made the half-dragon girl panic all of a sudden. A blush rose on her bright face and she didn't know what to do.

She shook her head, as if to shake off some thoughts, and then adjusted her breathing: "When I was being bullied, it was Senior who stood up for me. After that, I couldn't stop thinking about her. I am so lucky to be able to become friends with her."

She had told this story many times, Dorothy recalled, but it was too long ago.

She attended Mistral Junior College and chose not to continue her training after graduation, while Leona continued her studies and is now in a senior college.

Given their age difference, Leona was a genius, able to interact with Dorothy before she graduated. Given her age and her unusual appearance, it was perfectly normal for her to be bullied.

At that time, Dorothy had prestige among her classmates because of her experience of returning from an adventure, and she was very confident. She actually couldn't remember that she had helped Leona. She guessed that she had just passed by and said a few words.

However, the half-dragon girl always remembered this incident and mustered up the courage to contact her, starting with pen pals and then developing into a face-to-face meeting.

In the past, Dorothy always thought that this was no big deal and didn't understand why Leona cared about her so much, but her experience that day made her realize it in an instant.

Yes, it’s really alike, both want to catch the fleeting ray of light in life.

But it's all wishful thinking.

"Senior is also very kind-hearted. She always picks up the flowers and plants by the roadside and helps the poor. She is also very graceful in various occasions. I am completely different from her. Senior is also very elegant. There is no one more beautiful than you. You are really like a goddess..."