Please be my partner.

So riding and being ridden became a unique "little game" between Mellen and Spike, and occasionally they would engage in "attack and defense" on this issue.

At this moment, Mellen obviously seized the opportunity.

Faced with Mellen's actions, Spike subconsciously wanted to resist, but Mellen quickly coughed twice and pretended to be weak.

Spike froze and let Mellen ride on him. He turned his head to look at the smug young man. There was helplessness on the dog's face, but his eyes were somewhat soft.

Next, Melen didn't plan to continue fighting in the desperate situation. The battle here was completely useless to Spike. Little Red Lotus and Nasus also had no intention of continuing to fight at this time. They were busy healing Melen.

He rode Spike like this for a while, and when he was about to get out of the desperate situation of fighting, Mellen got off him.

Yuri watched Mellen emerge safely from the desperate battle. His gaze suddenly fixed upon seeing Spike. He, a distinguished Saint Instructor at the Golden Academy, felt a premonition of danger upon seeing a pet. It seemed as if he would lose if he engaged in battle with Spike?!

Yuri looked at the two mentors next to him and found that they were looking at Spike with serious expressions, so he realized that his perception was not an illusion.

Yuri suddenly realized that Vice Principal Bellomo's strange behavior seemed to be explained.

The instructor from the Silver Academy said, "I didn't expect that you guys from the Gold Academy have a hidden trick up your sleeve."

"Yes!" The instructor from the Bronze Academy also said, "First there was Bai Ye and Meng Shen, and now there's Melun. Your Golden Academy has produced too many geniuses in this generation!"

Yuri put on a humble yet proud smile and said, "The educational philosophy of our Golden Academy has always been ahead of the times!"

"Tsk!~" The other two instructors made disdainful noises at the same time, but their tone sounded a bit sour.

Yuri came to Mellen and asked with concern: "Mellen, are you okay?"

Melen shook his head slightly and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Yuri, I'm fine."

Yuri nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Everyone waited for another half a day before all the students who had entered a desperate battle returned one after another.

This certainly does not mean that they have entered a deeper level than Mellen. The main reason is that they rest longer after each level. Unlike Mellen and his men, they will immediately enter the next level after fighting each level with almost no rest in between.

After completing the gathering, the three instructors each brought their students back to the academy. For the other students, this journey to the secret realm was much more dull than they had imagined.

Because according to the original convention, after the secret realm ends, the three major colleges will have an "exchange" time, which is mainly used for competition and collision between students.

But after experiencing the attack by the saint, the three mentors obviously had no intention of continuing the next activities.

As for the joint rewards of the three major colleges, there is no need to worry, you can still redeem them when you return to the college.

Returning to the Golden Academy, Melen met Vice President Bellomo again, who looked at him with admiration.

After Mellen briefly explained the attack by Tim and the other three saints, omitting the part about Spike's advancement, Bellomo smiled and said, "Mellen, I thought you might have a surprise for me, but I didn't expect it to be this big."

Mellen asked, "Vice Principal, although I have killed the attacker Tim, there are still two saints hiding in the dark."

Bellomo smiled and said, "Don't worry. I already have a clue about those two saints. One of them is the patriarch of the Wiggins family... Diego Wiggins. I've also identified the other one. They won't have the chance to cause you any more trouble."

Melen was stunned, and heard more meaning from Bellomo's words. Perhaps this time it was not just him fishing, but Bellomo was also using him to clear up some unstable factors.

It is even possible that Bellomo was nearby when Tim and his two companions attacked.

Of course, these are just Mellen's guesses.

After leaving Bellomo, Melen also checked the rewards that could be exchanged for this desperate battle. Although they were good, they were all useless to Melen, so Melen simply exchanged the levels he had passed for college contributions and saved them for future use.

After entering the college library, Mellen did not start reading immediately, but took out the spoils he got from Tim.

Most of them are easy to identify, they are nothing more than various resources and treasures. It has to be said that the wealth of a saint is still quite rich, but there is also one thing that Melen can't see through.

At this time, Melen was playing with an ancient token that was neither made of gold nor stone. One side of the token was a complex and regular symbol, which seemed to represent some meaning, and the other side was engraved with an abstract pattern, like a three-dimensional geometric figure.

Mellen input a ray of energy into the token and immediately sensed the response from the other four sources.

Mellen's expression froze, and he vaguely felt that he had just passed some information through the token.

The token's reaction also confirmed Mellen's guess. One of the sources transmitted a message...

"Liuying, didn't we agree not to contact each other before the opening? But what happened on your side?!"

Melen looked at the message and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

But soon, Mellen no longer needed to think about this problem, because the other side seemed to realize something from his reaction and sent another message...

"You're not Liuying! Who are you? The key is useless in your hands. Name your price! I can buy it!"

Soon after, information came in from several other sources...

"My friend, no matter who you are, no matter what grudge you have against Liuying, it has nothing to do with us. You can sell the key in your hand to me, and I promise to give you a price that satisfies you."

"Hello, don't listen to what others say. They might be Liuying's companions. They might be trading with you to lure you out. Hehe, be careful!"

"Feixue, what do you mean?! If we're missing a key, we can't even open it. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know how many years we'll have to wait!"

"Hmph, there's no need to deceive this newcomer. Since this friend was able to kill Liuying, it means he has some skills and is naturally qualified to join us."

"That's right, or rather, it's just right now! Hehehehehe!!"

Mellen listened to their speeches silently, looking at the token in his hand, and vaguely understood something.

When they had a break, Mellen asked, "So, everyone, is there anyone willing to explain to me what's going on?"

Chapter 404 The Road Ahead

After a moment of silence, the person codenamed Feixue said, "What you hold in your hand is one-fifth of a key that unlocks a special relic. I can only say that the relic is extremely dangerous. Even a saint would have a high probability of perishing if they entered."

"You can consider whether to cooperate with us strangers and explore the ruins together, or sell the key in your hand."

"Forget the joke I just made. We all sincerely want to buy the key in your hand. If you're worried, you can directly entrust it to a certain chamber of commerce and let them sell it on your behalf. That way, we only need to contact the chamber of commerce, and there's no need to worry about exposing your identity."

After saying this, they no longer responded to any messages.

Mellen fell into deep thought. He had already heard a lot of information from the other party's words.

First of all, the four people opposite obviously did not intend to share more information about the ruins with Mellen.

Considering that the other party said that the ruins were very dangerous, if this statement was not false, then the only explanation was that the ruins had great enough benefits, so great that even a saint would risk his life for them.

Secondly, the four people showed an obvious desire to obtain the key, which means that the token in Mellen's hand may not only be used to open the ruins, but should also have other very critical functions.

In the end, these four people were unwilling to give out too much useful information. Obviously, they did not want Mellen, who suddenly appeared, to join in. Perhaps it was because of Tim's death, or perhaps they felt that there was no basis for trust between them.

After thinking for a moment, Mellen asked, "One last question. You should at least tell me when the ruins will be opened. Specifically, whether to sell the key or something else, I need to think about it."

After a moment, Feixue said again, "Please give us an answer within one year."

Mellen said, “Okay!”

Looking at the token that had fallen into silence, Melen directly cast several seals and then threw it into the fairy tale kingdom.

On one hand, there is an unknown adventure without any valid information, and on the other hand, there are huge benefits that can be obtained directly by selling.

It really makes it difficult for Mellen to choose.

More importantly, all the information Mellen now has comes from the intentional or unintentional leaks by the other four people, and he has no way of telling the truth from the false.

The news that Mellen killed Tim is currently only circulating in a small circle and has been blocked by the college, but if someone is interested, it may be possible to find out.

If the four of them were Tim's companions, but they were hiding from each other, then the information Mellen obtained was most likely some kind of trap.

Even if there are only one or two of Tim's companions among the four, Mellen will fall into the passive position of being in the dark while the enemy is in the light. If he joins the adventure in the ruins, he needs to be vigilant against the hidden arrows hiding in the shadows at all times.

Perhaps it was because of this that the others felt that Mellen was likely to sell the key and were unwilling to reveal more information, even Feixue who tried to disrupt the situation at the beginning.

Of course, the best outcome would be that no one has anything to do with each other, so that no one knows that Tim is Liuying, and no one will seek revenge on Mellen.

However, Mellen will not rely on vague luck for his own safety.

Let's put this matter aside for the time being. Even if Mellen wants to join the exploration of the ruins, he must at least find out the general information about the ruins.

It was a rare opportunity to settle down, so Melen began to read extraordinary books in the library, and occasionally went to the Sequence Battlefield to play ranked games and relax.

With Mellen's current strength, this sequence battlefield is like a child playing house. However, Vice Principal Bellomo had promised him before that as long as he entered the top ten of the sequence, his reading permission could be further improved.

Even for this permission, Mellen has to make a little effort.

What's more, after becoming the top ten in the sequence, there will be various improvements in actual or negative permissions. Not to mention other things, just the qualifications to enter some special secret realms can only be competed for by the top ten in the sequence or the outstanding seeds of the academy. Melen is still somewhat interested in this.

In the serial battlefield, Melen is enough to kill everyone with just Garuru and Xiao Liuli.

In the library, with a cozy fairy tale cottage as the background, Meren and Nasus are reading seriously, and other dogs are lying around them casually. The scene is harmonious and peaceful.

Time passed slowly, and three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Mellen successfully ranked himself in the top ten.

It took a week just to make an appointment with the opponent who was originally in the top ten.

This opponent, Zhao Yu, who is at Sequence Nine, is also a beastmaster. He owns six beasts, and each of them can be considered a legendary powerhouse. Two of them have even achieved partial sainthood.

Such a strong man can almost sweep the legendary level. If they really have to fight head-on, those sequencers ranked above him may not be able to defeat him.

Of course, the reason why he can only be ranked in Sequence Nine is mainly because his own weaknesses are too obvious. His own strength is only at the level of an ordinary legend. Once he is attacked by a powerful force, he will have no choice but to say GG.

However, he naturally understands his own weaknesses and has been doing targeted training and strengthening. Not many people can do this.

The battle between Mellen and him can be described as a match between two talented generals. Both sides tacitly did not attack each other, but fought purely with their pets.

If we say that Mellen's training of dogs is to maximize their natural potential and guide them in the strongest direction.

Zhao Yu's training of pets is a completely different system. All his pets are trained to cooperate with each other and work as a team. It can be said that any two pets added together can produce an effect of 1+1>2.

With the six pets working in perfect harmony, even the combination of Garuru and Xiao Liuli could not defeat it, and were even put at a disadvantage at one point.

In the end, Mellen released the Dog of Corruption to break the deadlock.

After Mellen successfully entered the top ten of the sequence, his reading authority was also successfully improved.

As for the Sequence Council that one automatically joins after becoming the top ten in the Sequence, Mellen made it clear that he was not interested in it after attending it once, and he would not attend similar meetings in the future unless it was necessary.

The so-called Sequence Council is a privilege granted by the Golden Academy to the top ten students in the sequence. It is even comparable to a mentor at the level of a grade dean, and they can make their own voice heard in the academy.

There are many people like Melen, such as Bai Ye and Meng Shen, who are ranked first and second in the sequence.

Of course, their failure to attend the Sequence Parliament does not affect the Sequence Parliament's representation of them or the overall interests of the students on the Sequence Battlefield. If it really involves taking benefits, Mellen is happy to come forward and stand up.

On the other hand, as he learned more and more extraordinary knowledge, Melen's understanding of the world became clearer and clearer. By interpreting various extraordinary professions, Melen's polishing of his own [Wolf Tamer] profession became more and more perfect.

Any extraordinary profession that reaches the saint stage cannot do without the application of rules, and Melen is no exception.

Take the demigod inheritance [Dream Summoner] that Melen caught in the Fisherman's Realm as an example. Although this is an extraordinary profession of beast taming, the essential rule it follows is "dream".

At the beginning, the [Dream Summoner] could only summon some dream lives. These dream lives might be more powerful than real lives and possess some extraordinary characteristics, but if you want to summon them into reality to fight for yourself, it must conform to the logic of reality and cannot be too absurd and weird.

However, when the Dream Summoner becomes a Saint and masters the rules of 'dreams', he can gradually break the barrier between reality and dreams and create fantastical life that could never be born in reality.

Another example is the [Dragon Herder]. As a special type of beastmaster, the [Dragon Herder] does not need to master any specific rules. He only needs the dragon he signs a contract with to become a saint. With the help of the sharing of the contract, he can naturally become a saint.

With these essential understandings, Mellen's path to becoming a saint became clearer and clearer.

For Mellen, he does not need to understand any specific rules, or in other words, the rules that every dog understands are his rules.

[Wolf Tamer] is actually a whole!

Mellen's strongest ability as the Wolf Tamer is Soul Synchrony, which is his ability to adapt to the dogs' power. The "power" here includes both the dogs' energy properties and the rules.

In fact, after studying this far, Melen has basically figured out how to become a saint.

The simplest one is that when one's own accumulation is sufficient, as long as one of the contracted dogs becomes a saint, Melen can use all the rule power of this dog as a guide to help himself become a saint.

Of course, this "simplest" method also has its drawbacks. After Mellen achieved sainthood through this, when he used [Soul Synchrony] with the dog that resonated with the rules, he could naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, if he used [Soul Synchrony] with other dogs, the increase in strength would probably be far less than the former, and there might even be stagnation or even rejection.

According to Mellen's expectation, these problems should be overcome in the end. Just like a saint needs the power of rules to build a saint's body, Mellen can also cooperate with the dogs to polish it bit by bit, but that is destined to take an extremely long time. It is even foreseeable that it is more difficult to adjust the rules of a dog than for an ordinary saint to cast a complete saint's body, and it will become more and more difficult.

Therefore, even though Melen had already developed his own method of promotion to a saint and had already accumulated enough, he was not in a hurry to start the promotion.

Mellen planned to wait until all five dogs that signed the contract became saints, and then use the opportunity of his own promotion to complete the rule resonance of the five dogs at one time, thereby saving a lot of time on the road to becoming a saint.

At present, Spike, Little Red Lotus and Golden Hair have all become saints, leaving only Garuru and Little Liuli.

Among them, little Liuli does not require Melen to worry too much. He has obtained the inheritance of the Heavenly Fox. In addition, he himself possesses the origin of the Mountain and Sea Realm. It is just a matter of time for the little fox to become a saint. In fact, it is not far away.

Garuru has also made some progress. Although the extraordinary profession [Source Energy User] still needs some accumulation, as long as it can obtain high-dimensional knowledge and evolution information of [Mechanical Megastructure] from the Sass Saint Clan, it should not be difficult for the mechanical dog to reach the saint level in terms of racial strength.

Of course, Mellen is not the type of person who insists on pursuing a perfect result and then drags his feet and refuses to improve his strength.

The reason why he chose to delay it temporarily was because he had the confidence.

First of all, Mellen has arranged everything. If he really wants to be promoted, he can rely on the power of the three dogs to complete the promotion at any time.

Secondly, Melen has enough confidence in his dog and believes that he can calmly deal with whatever happens during this period.

With this confidence, Mellen will of course choose the best solution.