My Fusion System: Fusing a Thousand Chickens at the Start

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Chapter 431: The Key To The Great Library
“That’s right. Antonio and I are doing that so that Watson can interact more with the noblemen and expand his network in the kingdom for the future. As for waking him up, we’re doing it so that he can seize the time to go to the Royal Academy to train and avoid slacking off. Everything is for his own good,” Reid said.

Samuel nodded.

“Master!”

At that moment, Watson’s tender voice came from behind Reid. He could not help but tremble as he turned his head. He saw Watson behind him, and his eyebrows twitched. He was staring at him with a strange expression as if he was trying to hold back something.

“Watson, what’s wrong? Did the two ladies who just entered your room do something to make you angry?”

“They did not make me angry. On the contrary, Master, I can’t accept what you’re doing right now! Didn’t I tell you yesterday that I would not see anyone no matter who came? It’s fine if you did not want to help, but why did you take the initiative to send an outsider into my room?”

“Antonio and I weren’t too clear about that. Who did you tell? ”

“Senior Samuel.”

“Samuel, what’s wrong with you? Did Watson tell you that he was tired and could not see any guests? Why did you let so many people in? Apologize to your junior brother.”

Reid frowned and turned to scold Samuel, who was holding the two holy relics. He was stunned. He was at a loss. Reid gave him two holy relics to force him to agree. Why did he blame him?

“Master Reid, Master Antonio, please postpone the quarrel between you guys! I brought the members of the Saint Laurent family here because I had something important to tell Watson. Time is limited. Can you let us talk to Watson first?”

After watching for a while, among the many nobles waiting in front of Reid, the leader, an old woman wearing a veil and a purple dress, laughed and interrupted Reid’s reprimand of Samuel. In their eyes, that time, it was clearly Reid and Antonio who had used Watson to receive a wave of gifts. However, after Watson discovered them, they did not want to bear Watson’s anger, so they could only blame Samuel.

None of that was important to them. What was important was that after the competition yesterday, the head of the Saint Laurent family, the old woman in front of him, asked his subordinates to investigate Watson’s matter. According to their investigations, they had really found some important things, forcing them to come to the Sword Saint’s courtyard to see Watson.

“Madam Ophelia, what you said makes sense.” Antonio nodded to the old woman in front of him, then looked at Watson. “Watson, let’s put our matters aside for now. This is Madam Ophelia. She is the current head of the Saint Laurent family. She came to see you today because she has something very important to tell you. The room has been prepared. The two of you can have a good chat.”

“Yes, Master.”

Watson agreed. He sized up the woman named Ophelia. Through the veil, he could still see a trace of familiarity on her face. At the same time, the way Ophelia looked at him made him feel warm.

Was it because they shared the same blood?

Watson could not help but think about that. He knew that his father, Edward Garry, had committed some unforgivable sin, so he was expelled from the Saint Laurent family and was exiled to the border, and that old woman in front of him was very likely to be his father’s relative.

Watson had a vague guess as to what the Saint Laurent family’s head wanted to talk to him about. Under Samuel’s lead, they came to an empty room in the Sword Saint’s courtyard. There were more than ten experts from the Saint Laurent family guarding outside.

After the door closed, Ophelia walked to the sofa in the middle of the room and sat down. She pointed at the opposite side and said, “Watson, you sit down too.”

“I wonder what Madam Ophelia wants to talk to me about?” Watson asked after sitting down.

“A genius like you should have a certain guess as to why I came to find you. Why do you think I came to find you?” As Ophelia removed the veil that had been covering her face, she revealed a white-haired head with a ruddy face and a pair of sky-blue eyes as deep as the ocean.

“Edward is my son, and I am your grandmother. Is he well, living at the border? ”

As expected, she was here to find her family.

Watson sighed in his heart. “Father is well. Don’t worry, Madam Ophelia.”

Watson did not know what mistakes his father had made to be expelled. No matter how Watson asked Edward, he would not say anything. Of course, that was not important because he only needed to know that after his father was expelled, the Saint Laurents did not look for him again. That was enough.

Before he awakened the system, his family had lived on a chicken farm. They lived a miserable life where they could only drink a bowl of soup a week. They also had to face the jealousy of other farmers. Where was the Saint Laurent family at that time?

Even though he had awakened the system, the dangers he faced were even more terrifying. Nightingale, an assassin sent by the border count, had looked for him. There was also the greedy Mage Guild that wanted to attack Blackmoon Castle. Even Antonio wanted to eliminate them in the beginning. Where was the Saint Laurent family then?

Since the Saint Laurent family had given up on them, to Watson, even if they were related by blood, they were only strangers. That was why he did not look at the Saint Laurent family when he went to the royal city; he had not paid any attention to them.

At that moment, after seeing his outstanding performance in the exhibition competition and knowing that he had obtained the title of the kingdom’s number one genius, the Saint Laurent family’s matriarch had looked for him. Her motive was very obvious.

“Watson, I know that you have a grudge against me and the Saint Laurent family for letting your father live at the border for such a long time without caring about anything. However, we also have our own difficulties! After all, the order your father received back then was sent by His Majesty. Instead of carrying out the mission, he let go of the target. Under such circumstances, the Saint Laurent family and I have no way to protect him, let alone visit him. Otherwise, His Majesty would be furious. Your father’s life was spared because my husband and I pleaded with the King.

“We have four children. Your father, Edward, is the youngest! The other three of his older brothers are not as outstanding as him. Therefore, when my husband was still alive, he loved Edward the most. Unfortunately, after Edward made a mistake and left, my husband quickly died of depression. I inherited his position! Forgive me for locating you so late. It was our fault that the Saint Laurent family did not let Edward stay, but now we want to make up for it. Can you give us a chance to make up for it, Watson?”

Ophelia spoke passionately, especially when she recounted her husband’s death, she took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes.

When a normal person faced such a narration, they would definitely be moved to the point of sympathy. However, it did not work with Watson. He was not an average youth but a 30-year-old adult. He had often seen that kind of method used to incite the other party’s feelings.

“Madam Ophelia, there’s no need to say those words. Just tell me your purpose. What do you want?”

“Watson, I want you to return to the Saint Laurent family and become a part of us once again! If you agree, we can even bring your father and your family back to the Saint Laurent family. I’ll negotiate with the family and cancel the judgment against your father. What do you think?”

“I think it’s fine.” Watson thought for a moment and nodded.

Ophelia’s face lit up. Unfortunately, the smile on her face did not last long; it stiffened when Watson said, “I can join the Saint Laurent family. But I want 100 holy relics.”

“A hundred holy relics? Watson, did I hear wrongly? We don’t have that many. We are sincere in asking for your return. Also, I’m your grandmother. Do you think it’s appropriate to propose conditions to me?”

“Why not? In my opinion, a hundred holy relics are not much. Furthermore, that is only the price for me to return to the Saint Laurent family. If you want me to address you as my grandmother or the other uncles and aunties of the Saint Laurent family, you’ll have to pay an additional price. Of course, you can choose not to pay. If that’s the case, I think joining Ptolemy or the Campbell family would be a better choice. They should be much more generous than the Saint Laurent family.”

Watson’s words made Ophelia’s eyes widen. She did not know what to say to refute him.

Boom!

At that moment, the door was pushed open. A burly middle-aged man with brown hair and a mustache entered the room, his angry blue eyes locked onto Watson.

“Mother, I told you not to tell Watson that. Back then, my good-for-nothing brother abandoned the Saint Laurent family because of a woman. Now, this little brat is just like him. He doesn’t know etiquette, righteousness, and shame. He asked for benefits from the Saint Laurent family, his own family! If you want to pay him 100 holy relics, you might as well expel him from the family. After all, our family already has Nia.”

“This is—”

The man looked somewhat similar to his father but had a sturdier appearance and build.

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“His name is Carlos. He’s my eldest son and also your father’s eldest brother. You should call him Uncle.” Watson immediately understood why that man was so angry with him.

“Mother, why are you explaining so much to the little brat?”

The man named Carlos came in front of Watson, grabbed his collar, and pulled him from the sofa. He said fiercely, “Little Brat, I’m warning you. Don’t even think about hitting on my daughter. Otherwise, I’ll kill you. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Master Carlos. In fact, I’m not the one thinking about your daughter. She’s the one who’s thinking about me. If you can restrain her and make her stop looking for me, then I’ll be very grateful.”

“You detestable kid, what nonsense are you talking about? How could my daughter fall for a guy like you? Today, I’m going to teach you a lesson and make you understand that some words can’t be said carelessly.”

Carlos stretched his fist outward to punch Watson’s face. However, the moment he stretched his fist, a thin layer of solid ice condensed around it. That caused his body to freeze, and he turned his head. Behind him, Nia, who was in a maid uniform, slowly walked into the room from the outside. Along the way, the members of the Saint Laurent family revealed fear on their faces. No one dared to stop her.

“Father, what are you doing?”

“Nia, my sweetheart. Father, I’m helping you to teach this impolite brat a lesson. He said that you’d taken a fancy to him. I won’t let him off easily after making such a joke! Don’t worry. I don’t need you to make a move. I can defeat him myself.” Carlos doted and fawned over his daughter.

“Father, just as Watson said, he is my master now. I took the initiative to ask him for that! If you want to attack Watson, even if you are my father, I will do my best to stop you.” Nia reached out with her right hand. A faint chill appeared in her palm, which made Carlos’ eyes flash with a trace of fear. “Nia, you want to attack me because of an outsider? As your father, I am very sad.”

Compared to fear, Carlos’ expression was more of a disappointment. He ignored her. After entering the room, Nia went straight to Watson’s side and smoothed the corner of Watson’s clothes, which had become wrinkled because of Carlos. “Master, are you hurt?”

“I’m fine.”

Then, Watson turned around and walked out of the door. Without turning his head, he said, “Let’s go, Nia. Otherwise, we won’t be able to make it to the Royal Academy’s opening ceremony! As for you, Madam Ophelia, remember the conditions I said. I want 150 holy relics, not a single one less.”

“Watson, you said 100 holy relics! How did it become 150?” Ophelia could not help but exclaim.

“Because of him.”

Watson pointed at Carlos and then left with Nia.

“That detestable brat!” After being called by Watson and adding 50 holy relics as bargaining chips, Carlos was so angry that his face turned ashen. He clenched his teeth tightly. “Mother, that fellow is not sincere about cooperating with our Saint Laurent family at all. I suggest that we find an opportunity to simply kill him so that he won’t be so arrogant in front of us! Or, we can use the excuse of treating him to a meal as an excuse to poison the food and control him secretly. If he doesn’t cooperate, we won’t give him the antidote. When the time comes, let’s see if he still dares to make such excessive demands.”

“Shut up, Carlos! Killing Watson and poisoning him? How did you come up with so many stupid ideas? You should understand how terrifying Watson’s strength is if he can defeat Nia. Do you think those things are useful to him? Also, Watson is now the Princess’ fiancé, one of the future heirs to the kingdom. If the King finds out that we made a move on Watson, what do you think he’ll do?”

“Then what should we do?”

“What else can we do? Watson wants 150 holy relics. Even if the Saint Laurent family has to sell everything, we must get our hands on those holy relics! We must get Watson to join our family. With Watson’s ability and the assistance of the Saint Laurent family, in the future, it won’t be difficult for him to defeat the other princes and become the true heir of this kingdom. At that time, the Holy Dragon Kingdom will have a Saint Laurent as the King. How glorious will that be?”

Watching Watson leave, Ophelia could not help but clench her fists, her eyes flickering.

“In the past, due to a moment of carelessness, I let Edward go, causing the Saint Laurent family to lose a genius. That matter has already caused me some regret. This time, I won’t let you go again, Watson.”

….

At the Royal Academy.

After discussing it with Ophelia, Watson immediately went back to change his clothes, preparing to head to the Royal Academy. Accompanying him were the three beauties—Kiana, Nia, and Christina.

Initially, Nia was wearing a maid’s outfit, but that outfit was too eye-catching. Under Watson’s firm request, Nia changed her maid’s outfit into a pale yellow dress. That egg-yolk dress was Christina’s previous outfit, and it fitted Nia perfectly.

Christina was in a white robe, Nia was in a yellow dress, and Kaia was in a golden-red dress. The three women were of different ages, but they were like different kinds of flowers, competing for Watson’s attention. The entire street became bright and beautiful. Many passersby turned their heads and looked at the three beauties, unable to recover from their daze for a long time.

“That is Princess Kiana, right? I just went to the Royal Academy yesterday to watch the competition. Princess Kiana ran to the stage after the competition and even kissed Watson!”

“The girl next to her is Nia. As expected of the strongest genius in the kingdom, Watson. He has been hugging both of them since early in the morning. It’s really enviable.”

“Who is the last woman beside Watson? She looks very mature. In terms of looks, she doesn’t seem to be inferior to Miss Nia and Miss Kiana.”

“How can you be so ignorant? That person is the daughter of the current Sword Saint, Miss Christina, nicknamed the Swordmistress. It is said that she has been living with Watson for a very long time. Perhaps they have a relationship too! It seems like Watson has many more women who like him. If only I had half of his strength. Perhaps I could attract one or two women as well.”

The discussions of the passersby around entered Watson’s ears, making him not know whether to laugh or cry. Only a day had passed, and in the eyes of everyone, he was already a playboy. In order to change that image, he subconsciously teleported a few meters to the side, pulling a certain distance away from the girls.

Who would have thought that just as he teleported out, his body would bump into something soft?

“Ah, who suddenly appeared and scared me? Running so fast on the streets of the capital, don’t you have eyes? If you don’t need eyes, I can help you dig them out.” Following the girl’s rebuke, Watson turned his head and apologized. When he saw the face of the person behind him, he was stunned.

“Miss Lily?”

“What? Watson?” Rubbing her chest, Lily saw the person’s face and heaved a sigh of relief. Her angry expression eased a little.

Charlotte, who was beside Lily, saw Watson and came over to greet him with a smile. “Watson, Lily is in a bad temper today. Please don’t take it to heart.”

“Bad temper? What’s wrong with Miss Lily?”

“After you and Nia fought yesterday, His Majesty arranged for us to start a new round of matches to set the ranking. In the end, I got fifth place, and Lily got the eighth place. She’s not happy.”

Charlotte pretended to be relaxed. As soon as she finished speaking, Lily rushed in front of her and tried to cover her mouth with her hand. She looked a little annoyed. “Really, Charlotte, why did you tell Watson about that? The reason I got eighth place was not that I was not strong enough. It was all because of that monster, Nia. Yesterday, she used an unknown method to freeze me, which affected my performance.”

After Watson left yesterday, the kingdom immediately identified Watson as the strongest genius in the kingdom. Nia got second place. After a series of battles, Augustus successfully got third place, Christina was fourth place, and Charlotte was fifth place. Lily did not know how she performed so abnormally, but she was defeated by two platinum-tier weapon users and only obtained eighth place. It was also worth mentioning that Casey got tenth place, but that was not why Lily was unhappy.

“Did I do something bad?”

As soon as Lily’s voice fell, Nia, who was not far from Watson, walked forward. Seeing Nia’s appearance, Lily’s expression changed. She exclaimed, “You… Why are you with Watson?”

It was not only Lily but Charlotte’s expression changed as well. With a conflicted expression, she nodded. “Greetings, Sister Nia.”

After the competition, she heard that Nia had a fight with her family. Nia wanted to see Watson, but the Saint Laurent family refused her wish. Nia injured a few of them and forced her way out. She heard that that morning, Madam Ophelia had personally brought people to the Sword Saint’s courtyard. She did not know if it was because of Nia that she wanted to question Watson.

“Hey, Watson, aren’t we going to the Royal Academy? Then let’s not chat on the road. Let’s hurry up and leave.” Kiana also reached Watson’s side and grabbed his hand in an attempt to lead him away. That action made Charlotte and Lily’s eyes widen.

“Not only is Sister Nia here but the Princess and Lady Swordmistress are also here.”

Christina nodded slightly, indicating that she had seen them. Meanwhile, Kiana snorted coldly and ignored the two girls. In Kiana’s eyes, any beautiful woman who appeared beside Watson, anyone between the ages of one to eighty years old, was her enemy.

“If I did anything excessive in yesterday’s competition and made you feel unhappy, I apologize,” Nia said softly. Lily waved her hand awkwardly since Kiana was present. “Forget it, forget it. Let bygones be bygones. The reason I did not get a good result yesterday is also related to my lack of strength! If I had half of yours or Watson’s strength, even if I made a mistake, I would still be able to get into the top three.”

As they spoke, the group walked forward. The number of people in the group changed from four to six, which was still increasing.

“Excuse me, are you Young Master Watson? I saw yesterday’s match. It was too exciting. My name is Camille. Can you give me an autograph?” A girl wearing a Royal Academy uniform asked. She looked about the same age as Watson. She held a piece of parchment in her hand and looked at Watson with a fervent gaze.

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“And me, I’m also a new student at the Royal Academy. Furthermore, I’m a member of the warrior department; I’m from the same department as Young Master Watson.”

There were more than ten noble girls following behind the young girl. They surrounded Watson while chattering, pushing Kiana and the others who were originally beside him to the side. That made Kiana so angry that she stomped her feet. “One, two, three…twelve! Twelve unknown women are surrounding Watson. I’m Watson’s fiancée. Are they looking down on me? Don’t let me find out which family those people belong to. Otherwise, I will definitely teach them a lesson.”

Under the embrace of the many beautiful girls, the passersby on the surrounding streets looked at Watson with even more envy. They wished they could switch places with Watson and let them take over Watson’s place to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by beautiful women.

Finally, Watson arrived at the Royal Academy entrance. As soon as he entered the academy, a large group of students immediately rushed out. Those students were both male and female, and among them, there was no shortage of teachers from the academy. Their eyes were filled with joy as they looked at Watson.

“Watson, you are finally here. As the most outstanding talent in the Royal Academy in the past hundred years, your arrival will definitely allow the academy to rise to a higher level.”

“Even His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time! Today is the opening ceremony, and at the same time, it is also a ceremony to award you and many other geniuses. Let’s hurry over.”

Under the escort of many students and teachers, Watson and the others quickly arrived at the inner part of the academy. The auditorium was decorated with bright gold and jade, and the floor was covered with a red carpet. The seats were gradually filled with people from the academy. Everyone’s eyes were burning with passion, and in front of them was a spacious platform. King Landhar III sat on a throne on the platform, and ten geniuses stood in front of him.

All those geniuses were part of the 16 geniuses who entered the finals yesterday. Watson saw Augustus, Casey, and Lana, the girl named Nero, who Augustus defeated, and a few platinum-tier weapon emissaries selected by King Landhar III.

At that moment, those geniuses were led by Augustus to stand in front of King Landhar III. They all puffed out their chests and looked proud. Obviously, becoming one of the 16 geniuses in the kingdom was a very happy thing.

While Watson was looking at them, those geniuses also noticed Watson and the others’ arrival. Their proud expressions were somewhat restrained. In their eyes, Watson was unquestionably the strongest. In front of Watson, they were like green leaves against bright flowers. Among them, Augustus was looking at Watson with anger in his eyes.

He wanted to team up with Watson to defeat Nia. In the end, Watson did not listen to him. As a result, the Campbell family’s holy relic was wiped out. Under McGee’s fierce resistance, Armand did not dare to use any more holy relics on him. The weapons that he had fused were platinum-tier weapons that His Majesty the King had sold in the market.

Those platinum-tier weapons were worth 10,000 gold coins each. If they were damaged, they could be replaced. Watson could never take another holy relic from Augustus’ body again. Unfortunately, there was a massive gap between being transformed by platinum-tier weapons and being transformed by holy relics. Augustus could no longer display the strength of a starlight-tier elite. He could only barely reach the level of the diamond tier. That made him hate Watson even more.

Especially when he saw the faintly discernible Wheel of Reversal and the Limitless Compass floating behind Watson, his expression became even angrier. Those two weapons should have belonged to him.

“Watson, you are finally here! You are the only ones left among the kingdom’s 16 geniuses. Since you are all here, I will begin to present the prizes.”

When King Landhar III saw Watson, his eyes flashed, and his voice filled with dignity resounded throughout the entire venue. There were whispers of Watson’s attractiveness and how one would like to receive the awards with the geniuses, but the King ignored them.

“Today is an important day for the kingdom. After the two-day match, today is the Royal Academy’s opening day. Today, I will present the kingdom’s Medal of Honor to those 16 geniuses who have made great contributions to the kingdom. I hope that in the future, all of you will be able to improve your strength and make great contributions to the kingdom.”

As he spoke, King Landhar III walked up to Watson and the others. With his signal, the 16 geniuses stood in a row with Watson as the leader. King Landhar III took out a gold and red medal with a dragon embroidered on it and placed it on Watson and the others’ chests.

Everyone who received the medal nodded and thanked King Landhar III. Watson was no exception. He lowered his head and looked at the Gold Dragon Medal pinned on his chest. He realized that that medal was not only made of gold; it was also decorated with diamonds. The craftsmanship and raw materials alone could not be compared to ordinary jewelry. Furthermore, there was a magical aura on the badge. It seemed to be able to release a protective shield to protect the host. It was an excellent gold-tier peak magic tool.

“The Medal of Honor has been distributed. Next, I will give Watson an additional reward.”

After walking one round, King Landhar III returned to Watson. He picked up the crown on his head and gently fastened it on Watson’s head. Then, he reached out and gently stroked Watson’s hair.

“If you wish to inherit the crown, you will have to bear its weight! Watson, I bestow upon you the title of the Fourth Prince of the Holy Dragon Kingdom. You will have the right to freely enter the palace and have the same status as my other three sons. That crown is my gift to you. I hope that you will study hard in the Royal Academy and work hard to become a qualified monarch one day.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. I will not let you down.”

Watson knelt on one knee respectfully and bowed his head.

“Let’s call it a day for this medal ceremony. I still have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first. Next, Principal Brand will give a speech.”

With those words, King Landhar III left the academy under the escort of his group of guards. Replacing him was a white-haired old man who came onto the stage. He looked at Watson and the others with gratification and then began a long speech. “Today, we welcome these new students to the Royal Academy. This time, the number of students is ten times that of the past. This indicates the rise of the Royal Academy and the rise of the kingdom—”

Listening to Brand’s speech, Watson felt like he was in a math class when he was a child in his previous life. Fortunately, Brand spoke for ten minutes before his speech came to an end.

“Next, I shall announce that the opening ceremony of the Royal Academy has come to an end. Next, the teachers will lead you to your respective classes. Before that, Watson, come here. I also said that I would bestow the key to the Great Library to the winner of the competition. Now, here is the key, Watson.”

Brand took out a golden-colored key on a chain around his neck and waved at Watson. Watson immediately went forward, and Brand hung the chain around his neck. “Watson, from now on, you are the gatekeeper of the Royal Academy’s Great Library. Anyone who tries to enter the library, be it students or teachers, will be subjected to your scrutiny. At the same time, you have the right to enter the library and flip through books as you wish. I hope you can make good use of that right.”

“Yes, Principal Brand.”

Watson reached out and caressed the golden key on his neck. The golden key suddenly grew an elf-like wing on its back, and it gently flew up. It drilled into the back of his neck and turned into a golden key-shaped mark, disappearing.

“Watson, it seems that we are going to be separated. If I had known earlier, I would have chosen to train as a warrior. That way, we can go to class together.” Lily first looked enviously at the golden key that had disappeared from Watson’s neck. Then, she revealed a reluctant expression.

As a genius of the Campbell family, she had heard that the extensive library contained all the knowledge in the kingdom. She also knew how powerful that key was.

“All of you should just leave. Going to class with Watson is a privilege that only I should have,” Kiana said from the side with her hands on her hips. She looked at everyone else. “Why aren’t you leaving? Do you want me to invite you to leave?”

Lily and the others could only retreat because of Kiana’s imposing manner.

“I don’t want to leave Master either. Later, I’ll apply to change the department,” Nia, who was the only one who did not leave, said expressionlessly.

“Annoying Woman! You’re here again. I already said that you’re not allowed to follow Watson anymore.” Kiana waved her fists at Nia angrily. Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Watson covered his forehead and sighed. At that moment, a deep voice sounded beside Watson.

“Watson, right? I’m a teacher in the warrior department. My name is Blue. I hope that all students who choose the warrior department will follow me to the classroom.”

Watson turned his head and saw that the person talking to him had braids on his head. His skin was dark, and his figure was more robust than ordinary people. He was nearly three meters tall and carried a heavy sword on his back. He gave off the feeling of being as steady as a mountain.

“Nia and Kiana, the two of you should stop arguing. Nia, you better get to the mage department now. That is my order as your master! And Kiana, as a princess and not a student of the royal academy, please don’t pester me at a time like this. Leave now.”

“Since it’s an order, alright, my master,” Nia replied respectfully. Kiana complained unhappily, “Watson, I’m a princess. How dare you scare me?” However, a hint of redness appeared on her face, and her breathing gradually became heavier. It was apparent that she liked Watson’s stern scolding.

Turning his head, Watson smiled at Blue, the teacher with the warrior department, who was somewhat surprised when he scolded the princess. “Teacher Blue, let’s go.”

Following the warrior teacher, Watson arrived at the warrior department in 20 minutes. The Royal Academy had four departments corresponding to the four major occupations in the kingdom. Among them, the mage department’s classroom was in the west, the warrior department was in the east, the priest was in the north, and the archers’ classroom was in the south.

The warrior department’s classroom in the east was a huge building.

‘I wonder what Teacher is going to teach us today?’ Watson thought with anticipation.

He took off the crown bestowed by King Landhar III and played with it in his hands. ‘I’m one step closer to the throne. The next step is to recruit as many geniuses as possible in the Royal Academy to become the backbone for me to overthrow the King. He gave me the right to become the future King and conferred me the Fourth Prince’s title. It will be much more convenient for me to do whatever I want. I’ve also obtained the key to the Great Library. After class ends, I’ll go there and use the fusion system to learn.’

The entire kingdom had accumulated hundreds of years of knowledge and secrets. If he learned all of them, one could imagine how much his strength would rise.

The geniuses behind him saw that scene. Most of them looked envious, while a small number of them curled their lips and looked unhappy.

“That guy is too arrogant. Even though he is strong and awarded the crown and the key to the Great Library, he should not be so happy, right?” someone from the warrior department said in a sour tone.

His words did not receive the approval of the people around him but instead made them laugh.

“Why so jealous? Did you eat lemon?”

“If you were the one who got the title and the key to the Great Library, I’m sure you’d be even happier than Watson.”

Most of the people who said that were girls. Then, they turned around and chased after Watson’s figure with their sparkling eyes. Some people clasped their hands together. “It is said that Watson was born in a small noble family at the border. It is all because of his hard work that he can achieve his current status. A hardworking man is the most handsome. In my heart, Watson is completely different from those who rely on their background to succeed. They can’t do it themselves and will only be jealous of others.”

The people who had just ridiculed Watson suddenly turned red in the face. “Bullsh*t, I’m not such a person! Even if I am, I know one person who would definitely not be like that, and that person is Augustus. Young Master Augustus even changed his body in order to win. He is willing to do anything to become stronger. That is a true man, a true elite. He is completely different from a guy like Watson who relies on his talent and puts in very little effort to act so arrogantly.”

Chapter 432: The Tragic Augustus
“Don’t you agree, Young Master Augustus?”

After refuting the words of the female students around him, the red-faced warrior turned around and looked at Augustus, who was hugging his shoulders, dressed in black clothes and black gloves. He had been acting arrogantly since the beginning.

“Shut up. Do you know how noisy you are?”

Augustus raised his head and looked around with his scarlet eyes. The killing intent in his eyes was so strong that both the youth and the girls who worshipped Watson kept their mouths shut and kept quiet.

They had watched Augustus’ match against Watson. Even though Augustus lost in the end, the strength he displayed on the battlefield was shocking; otherwise, the youth would not have said that Augustus was better than Watson. At least, with Augustus’ strength, crushing them was as easy as crushing a bug.

“Augustus, we are all classmates. Don’t be so rude.” Christina frowned and interrupted him.

“Lady Swordmistress, you don’t seem to have anything to do here. Just follow Watson obediently.” Augustus smiled arrogantly. Then, he looked at Watson, who was calm as if he was thinking about something. His attention was not on him. “And Watson, don’t think that you can laugh. In terms of strength, I might not be able to surpass you in this lifetime. However, the knowledge imparted in the Royal Academy is about strength and some other aspects, such as controlling the army and political skills. You can’t even catch up with me in those aspects.”

“Is that so?”

Watson seemed to have heard that sentence and raised his eyebrows.

“That’s right. If you don’t believe me, we can make a bet. Generally speaking, the first lesson taught by the various departments in the Royal Academy is not how to cultivate but to understand the current situation of the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the military strength of the other four kingdoms surrounding the kingdom! Only by understanding that will one have the motivation to cultivate. Only by understanding the situation of other kingdoms will one have the confidence to fight against those kingdoms in the future.”

Augustus spoke with assurance. As the Young Master of the Campbell family, he had learned those things since he was young. That knowledge increased the noblemen’s sense of honor toward the kingdom and prepared them for a rainy day. If a battle broke out one day and they did not understand how the other kingdoms worked, that would eventually lead to their downfall.

The Royal Academy’s purpose was to build talents for the kingdom. They had to make the students understand why knowledge was more important than cultivation itself.

“Young Master Augustus, what do you plan to bet on?”

“The army has something called war chess. The chess pieces can be used to replace soldiers, and the chessboard can be used to replace the terrain. Both sides control different colored chess pieces to fight on the chessboard. One side will win when their opponent’s chess pieces are all taken! Watson, let’s use war chess to bet on who will win. If I win, you have to give me those two weapons behind me.”

Augustus told him his plan. Initially, he had wanted Watson’s crown and the key to the extensive library. However, one was given by the King, and the other by the Principal. He did not want to make the King look bad in front of the Principal.

After thinking about it, Augustus could only focus on the two weapons on Watson’s back. Those two weapons were made from Watson’s 50 holy relics. They possessed a power that was more powerful than the combined power of 50 holy relics.

Augustus wanted to use that power to take revenge for Watson’s previous actions against him.

“Young Master Augustus, you want those weapons as your reward, but you haven’t told me what you will give me if I win.”

“Watson, do you think you can win? Do you know how to play chess?”

“No, this is the first time I’ve heard of such a game.”

“Then it’s easy.”

“What?”

“I mean, that’s such a pity.” Augustus looked at Watson’s expression when the other youth spoke. He did not think Watson was not lying. Since Watson had played chess before, it should be easy for Augustus to win that match. If Watson had played chess before, Augustus was worried that Watson would play the game too well.

“Well, I don’t want people to think that I’m bullying you. If I lose, I’ll give you something equivalent to two weapons, which is a hundred holy relics. That should be fine with you, right?”

“That’s fine.”

Watson nodded and smiled at the teacher named Blue. “Teacher Blue, in order to prevent someone from refusing to pay after they lose, I’ll have to trouble you to be a witness.”

“Okay, no problem.”

Blue’s expression was a little strange. He did not expect that Augustus and Watson, the two geniuses, would continue to fight on the first day of school. However, it was only war chess. It was a game developed by the ancestors of the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s monarch. That game could increase one’s intelligence and improve one’s skills in the arrangement of troops. It was a famous game around the world upon its release.

For the Holy Dragon Kingdom generals or those who had the ambition to become generals, war chess was something that they had to master.

Just as Blue was thinking, the youth who had just mocked Watson in front of everyone suddenly said, “Hmph, Watson, you’re going to lose for sure! I heard that Young Master Augustus’ accomplishments in war chess are quite good. Even the kingdom’s famous generals can’t beat him. If you know what’s good for you, you’d better change to another game. Otherwise, Young Master Augustus’s win will be an unfair one.”

Augustus glanced at the youth beside him. He noticed that the youth had gray hair and a face full of righteous indignation. He seemed to have seen his face somewhere before, but he could not quite remember.

He had spent a lot of effort to lure Watson into taking the bait, allowing Watson to have the idea of competing with him in chess. That youth actually wanted Watson to change to another game? Whose side was he on? That youth had clearly mocked Watson and looked like he did not like Watson very much, but he had done that instead. It was likely that his brain was not working properly.

Then, Augustus heard Watson mumble, “I didn’t expect Augustus to be so amazing. It looks like I made a mistake. Should I change to another game?” That made him panic.

“I do have some accomplishments in war chess, and you don’t know war chess. In that case, it would be unfair for you to win even if I won. I’ll increase the reward. If you can beat me, I’ll give you 300 holy relics. If I beat you, you only need to give me two weapons. What do you think?”

He wanted Watson to continue with the gamble, so Augustus increased the reward by three times.

“Alright, Young Master Augustus, don’t go back on your words.”

Watson nodded, turned around, and followed Teacher Blue to the classroom. It was a vast and spacious colosseum with all kinds of training equipment placed in it. Among the training equipment, there was a huge chessboard, ten meters square, with hundreds of chess pieces arranged on it.

“Watson, Augustus, if you’re ready, let’s begin the match.”

Blue stood around the huge chessboard and announced it to Augustus and Watson.

Initially, the first lesson was for him to tell the noblemen about the Holy Dragon Kingdom and the surrounding kingdoms’ combat strength and the soldiers in the other kingdoms. However, that information was widespread knowledge. As a nobleman, he might have known about it since he was young and unwilling to listen to it anymore. As a teacher in the academy, he was reluctant to talk about similar things too many times.

It just so happened that Watson had a conflict with Augustus, so he was happy to let the two of them have a war chess match.

“Watson, I’ll go easy on you. I’ll let you go first.” Augustus crossed his arms and nodded at Watson. The rules of war chess were very simple. A chess piece would immediately be removed once different colored chess pieces surrounded it.

They would have a winner once one side lost all their chess pieces.

The rules were straightforward, but it was tough to operate because one’s opponent was not a fool. In order to have four chess pieces surround a chess piece, they would need at least four steps in the early stage. If they left even a single opening, they would not be able to remove the enemy’s chess piece successfully.

They created such a winning method because when the founder king opened the Holy Dragon Kingdom territory, he used a four-person encirclement battle formation to do it. It was always successful—four against one. He guaranteed that each of the enemies would face four enemies from different directions simultaneously. It made it seem like he had four times the strength and was able to kill them quickly.

“Since Young Master Augustus has said so, then I won’t stand on ceremony.”

Watson laughed and looked at the chessboard in front of him. Then, the knowledge about war chess automatically appeared in his mind. There were many in the memories of the Einherjar body that he had fused with. In addition, in his eyes, that so-called chess was very similar to the Go game that he had known in his previous life. As a result, he did not have confidence in the outcome of that match, as he had just said to Augustus.

Watson quietly activated the fusion system in his mind, explicitly fusing all the knowledge about chess in the Einherjar body. In just a moment, his skill level was raised to the peak. Then, he used his combat aura to activate a warrior-like chess piece made of black rocks in the center of the chessboard.

That warrior-like chess piece was as tall as an ordinary person. In addition, its body was covered with armor made of rocks, and its weight was dozens of times that of an average person. Therefore, it was a game for people who played war chess to improve their ability to arrange troops and formations and a training device to enhance their combat aura.

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Seeing Watson place his chess piece in the center, Augustus could not help but smile, and then he burst into laughter. “Watson, it seems like you really don’t know how to play war chess! The so-called war chess starts with four corners, so the odds of winning are greater. If you place your chess piece in the center, you are waiting to be surrounded by others.”

Placed in the corner of the chessboard, it would naturally reduce the risk of being surrounded from the outside because the chessboard had a limit. And if one placed one’s chess piece in the center, one would face the situation of being besieged on all sides. As he laughed at Watson, Augustus placed his own chess piece in the corner of the chessboard step by step.

Then, Watson’s second chess piece was placed in the center, and it looked like it was next to the first chess piece.

Augustus was not the only one who saw that scene. Even Blue and the other students shook their heads. Even if Watson did not understand the game’s rules, after he placed the first chess piece and heard Augustus’ hint, he should have understood how ridiculous his action was.

“It seems that the match will end very soon.” Blue shook his head in disappointment. He had hoped that that lesson would become a chess match between Watson and Augustus, and then he would explain the chess match between the two of them. It would be a different teaching, but the explanation would be meaningless if Watson lost too quickly.

He thought Watson’s loss was just a matter of minutes.

The other students, like Blue, were a little disappointed, especially the girls. Women were creatures of fantasy. They had seen Watson’s amazing performance at the competition venue, and they had long regarded Watson as an unparalleled genius. In their hearts, Watson could do anything, but they found that Watson was not good at playing chess. That had lowered their expectations, which caused Watson’s image in their hearts to drop as well.

At that moment, the male student who had taken the lead in ridiculing Watson started to stir the atmosphere again. “Everyone, it looks like Young Master Augustus and Watson’s match will end very soon. Watson will definitely lose! I’ve said that Watson is useless apart from his strength. In a battle with other kingdoms, personal valor is not very useful. What we really need is an understanding of the troops’ arrangement. On that point, Young Master Augustus is much stronger than Watson. The bet was meaningless. Now, I want to open a new bet. Let’s bet on how many chess pieces Young Master Augustus can use to win against Watson. I bet that Young Master Augustus can win with another ten moves. I bet a thousand gold coins.”

“I’ll bet as well. I’ll bet that Augustus will win in 50 steps, 100 gold coins.”

“I’ll bet that Augustus will win in 100 steps, 500 gold coins.”

As the male student’s voice fell, some people around them could not help but take out 100 gold coins or more and began to bet. Blue turned a blind eye to all of that. Betting was a very normal thing for the students. As long as it did not cause a destructive impact on their studies, no teacher would care about that matter.

“Watson, don’t continue to struggle.”

Augustus chuckled. He and Watson had already played dozens of chess pieces. Watson’s chess pieces were scattered in the outermost corner of the chessboard, forming a huge encirclement net. Watson’s chess pieces were only arranged densely in the center of the chessboard. Each chess piece was separated by a grid, looking like a huge piece of beehive coal.

No matter who it was, Watson’s defeat was already set. Augustus only needed to surround the outside, and then all of Watson’s chess pieces on the chessboard would be in danger. No matter how many chess pieces Watson placed, he would only give the other side more spoils of war.

However, Watson did not seem to think so. He continued to move the chess pieces in the center of the chessboard and signaled Augustus to continue playing.

“Watson, since you’re courting death, then I won’t hold back.” Augustus sneered.

He had the new bets on their match. He wanted to use the fastest speed to destroy Watson.

Three minutes later, Augustus used the chess pieces to surround the outermost layer of the entire chessboard. He began to place his stones on the penultimate layer of the chessboard.

“Watson, you’ve lost.”

Ten minutes later, the outermost layer of the chessboard was entirely covered by Augustus’ chess pieces, while Watson’s chess pieces occupied the middle area. The chess pieces from both sides began to collide.

“Watson, you should admit defeat.”

Fifteen minutes later.

Augustus looked at everything in front of him in a daze. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead. ‘What happened?’

The white warrior piece he controlled had more than half of the white warrior pieces on the chessboard shattered. However, none of the black pieces had died. They were spreading in all directions like a virus.

He was the one with an advantage. How did his pieces shatter in front of Watson’s pieces? At first, he thought that it was because Watson did not know how to play chess and did not know how to connect the pieces to prevent him from surrounding them.

However, it seemed like Watson had deliberately left a gap between the pieces. If he dared to place a piece into the gap, Watson could put a piece outside to seal the gap. The passage initially left for Augustus to invade had become a trap.

Due to the loss of many white pieces, Watson’s black pieces expanded. Then, Watson used the black pieces to gradually fill in the gaps in the pieces on the central chessboard. Finally, only a layer of beehive-like pieces was left.

“Watson had turned it into an advantage. How did he play that game? Why is it so strange? ”

“I can’t believe Augustus is going to lose. Does that mean that those who bet on Augustus will lose money?”

The students looked at the situation on the chessboard, and their expressions became nervous.

“D*mn it, how did it turn out like that? Watson was clearly a newbie. How did he do it? Why can’t I see it?”

The most nervous person was Augustus. He muttered softly as he watched the situation on the chessboard while his brain worked rapidly. Unfortunately, he could not think of any good ideas. Faced with the attack, Augustus could only wait in a honeycomb formation. If he did not attack, Watson would fill in the chess pieces in the central area. That caused Augustus to be in a dilemma.

Finally, half an hour into the match, Augustus watched as the white warrior piece closest to him was surrounded by four black pieces. The sharp blade fell and shattered, and he sighed dejectedly.

“I lost.”

At first, he chose to occupy the four borders of the chessboard. That was not a problem because it could surround Watson’s pieces. However, when he was at a disadvantage, the chess pieces at the borders became shackles that bound him. It left him with no way out.

“Watson, you’re lucky this time. You won by luck. Let’s play another round.” Augustus gritted his teeth. His expression was filled with anger. When he thought of the agreement he had made with Watson just now, his heart was bleeding—300 holy relics! Where would he get them? If he told the Campbell family about that, they would probably tear him apart.

“Well, what do you have to pay for it?”

“If I lose again, I’ll give you 500 holy relics.”

“Come on, then.”

Another 20 later, the match ended even faster. Augustus’ mouth twitched, and he looked a little lost. “I lost. I lost again. How could it be?”

“Young Master Augustus, you owe me 800 holy relics. Do you still want to gamble?” Pointing at the black chess pieces on the chessboard in front of him, the corners of Watson’s mouth rose, and he looked relaxed.

“Watson, in each of the two games you played, you placed the chess pieces in the middle and then used the space between them to extend outwards, but each time, you were able to defeat your opponent. That is the first time I’ve seen such a way of playing chess. Who did you learn it from? ”

Blue reacted. It was not that Watson did not know how to play chess, but he played it very cleverly. He was just being modest.

“I did not learn from anyone. If I had to say it, I learned from the ancestors.”

“The ancestors? Watson, don’t mess around. They have been dead for hundreds of years.”

Hearing Watson’s words, the students of the royal academy around them laughed. Watson, on the other hand, looked around with a severe expression. “I’m not joking. When the founder king conquered the territory, why did he choose the Holy Dragon Kingdom instead of the other four kingdoms? Everyone knows that there are five kingdoms globally, and the Holy Dragon Kingdom is in the center. The other four kingdoms are eyeing the Holy Dragon Kingdom covetously. Is that a coincidence?

“Some of you may say that the reason was that the climate here is pleasant and suitable for growing crops. At the same time, natural moats are protecting it in all directions. People from other kingdoms don’t dare to invade it easily. It’s still different from the chess pieces on the chessboard! What I want to say is that it has nothing to do with the location. Because even if we don’t have the founder king, we would still choose this location. That is the so-called survival of the fittest.”

The combat aura on Watson’s body spread out, turning all the chess pieces on the four corners of the chessboard into white.

“The current situation of the Holy Dragon Kingdom is similar to that. The Winter Nation in the north, the Elven Kingdom in the south, the Thorn Empire in the east, and the Dwarf Kingdom in the west. Those four kingdoms are just like the rules of war set by the founder king. Once the Holy Dragon Kingdom is surrounded, we will not be able to take care of ourselves and be beheaded by the soldiers. But is that really the case? At least I managed to defeat Augustus when I set the chess piece in the center.”

Watson’s voice was not loud, but the power contained within it was harsh and clear, resounding in everyone’s hearts. “I believe that the founder king created the chess piece and allowed us to bring it into the Holy Dragon Kingdom. He was thinking about how to break out from the center to defeat the other four kingdoms! Instead of going to the other four kingdoms and surrounding them from the outside, he wanted us to think of a way to defeat them from the Holy Dragon Kingdom.”

“Well said. So there is such logic behind war chess? I did not know about that before.”

“This is the first time I’ve heard of such a theory. According to the rules set by the founder king, what Watson said is very likely to be true! Indeed, we should do it from the Holy Dragon Kingdom and not other kingdoms. Although it’s difficult to win by doing so, it’s the charm of war chess.”

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The students’ discussions could be heard from all around. Everyone admired Watson’s logic. They did not have the gloomy look of someone who was about to lose money. They felt like the money spent was worth it. It was equivalent to paying tuition fees.

“Watson, you—” Augustus really wanted to refute Watson’s theory. Unfortunately, he could not say anything. He did not expect that he would lose to Watson in war chess. Was Watson really omnipotent?

He also owed Watson 800 holy relics. He could not realize that amount. He had to think of a way to offset that debt. However, he could not think of anything else to win against Watson.

“Watson, you detestable fellow, you actually won? Although I don’t want to admit it, what you said was very reasonable. Because of that, I’ve lost a thousand gold coins. However, I believe that Young Master Augustus will not give up. Although he is inferior to you in war chess, he may not be inferior to you in other aspects. I heard that Young Master Augustus is also very proficient in arithmetic. Do you dare to compete with Young Master Augustus in arithmetic?”

The youth who had taken the lead in slandering Watson began to attack Watson again, and at the same time, he praised Augustus.

“That’s right, Watson. I’m also very good at arithmetic. Let’s have a competition! If I win, you can cancel the holy relics that you just won. If I lose, you can have another 100 holy relics.”

“Fine, let’s compete. What kind of competition do you have in mind?”

“It’s straightforward. Let’s each give a question. If anyone can’t answer it, that person will lose.”

“Okay, Young Master Augustus, let’s begin.” Watson nodded. Augustus rolled his eyes and cleared his throat. “The problem I want you to solve is very simple. I want you to place that chessboard according to the pattern of placing one gold coin on the first grid and two gold coins on the second grid. Fill each grid in turn. Can you do it?”

It was a problem that he had accidentally heard in the Campbell family. They said that Lily had encountered that problem from a bank’s president. Since she could not answer it in time, Lily had lost the grand prize of ten million gold coins. When Lily mentioned that matter, the vexed look on her face was still imprinted in Augustus’ mind. In his opinion, that question was perfect for making things difficult for Watson.

He also heard that Watson was the winner of the ten million gold coins, and Watson’s answer at that time was that he could not do it. Therefore, when Watson answered that he could not do it, he would lose. Augustus felt proud when he thought of how he had set a trap for Watson.

“Of course, I can do that.”

Watson chuckled and twisted the Wish for the World ring on his finger.

“Watson, it seems that you can’t do it… Wait, what did you say?” Augustus widened his eyes in disbelief at Watson’s answer. How could Watson do it? While he was in shock, starlight burst from Watson’s fingers. A gold coin appeared, followed by a second, and then a fourth.

Countless gold coins fell from the sky. The first coin was placed on the first grid, and the second and third coins were placed on the second grid. The entire grid of the chessboard was numbered in the hundreds. The number of gold coins piled up to fill more than half of the circular arena, causing the board to be submerged. Even some students did not have a place to put their feet.

“He had created so many gold coins in an instant. Am I hallucinating?” A student stepped on the gold coins and rubbed his eyes as if he was dreaming.

“It’s not an illusion. Those gold coins are real! ”

Another warrior student picked up the gold coins on the ground, put one in his mouth, and gently bit it. He knew that it was real.

All the students looked at Watson in disbelief. They even began to think of Watson as a god—he had magic that could create gold coins! Did that mean that Watson could be rich even if he did nothing but cast magic every day?

“Watson, where did you get so many gold coins? Did you make those with magic?”

Augustus was also a little confused. Why did Watson not play by the rules?

Then, he reacted and gritted his teeth. “Watson, even though you have a lot of gold coins, who knows if you have filled the entire chessboard according to my requirements? Even though you have produced a lot of gold coins, if you don’t do it according to my requirements, you will still lose.”

“Young Master Augustus, you can rest assured. The gold coins that I have summoned are completely enough to fill the chessboard. If you don’t believe me, you can count them yourself! If I win, then you will owe me 900 holy relics.”

Watson smiled, but his words made Augustus’ expression change. His meaning was obvious. If Augustus did not believe his answer, he could count it himself. If Augustus could not count it, he had to believe Watson’s answer.

‘There are so many gold coins here, at least a trillion. With so many gold coins, how long do I need to count them?’ Augustus thought angrily in his heart.

Perhaps he would not even finish counting when Watson and the other students graduated. Since Watson made that request, the exact number of gold coins was no longer important.

“Watson, you win. I admit defeat.”

“Watson, don’t think that you’ve won just like that. Young Master Augustus is inferior to you in terms of strength, chess, and arithmetic. However, Young Master Augustus has another advantage, and that is that he knows everything from the past to the present! As long as it was a book that Young Master Augustus had read, he would remember every word, even where the word appeared. Do you dare to bet? ”

The other young man began to clamor again. He seemed even prouder than Augustus.

“Young Master Augustus also has other ultimate moves such as sleeping with his eyes open, continuously eating a ton of raw meat that doesn’t need to be cooked, persisting for a month without eating or drinking water, and—.”

“Get lost! Who said that I know those things? Get far away from me.”

Augustus finally could not stand it anymore and roared. It was one thing to sleep with his eyes open, but the young man actually said he could eat a ton of meat. Did he think that he was an elephant?

Plus, he said raw meat. Even if he were given a ton of cooked meat, he would not be able to eat it, not to mention not eating or drinking water for a month. Then he would definitely die. In order to complete the bet with Watson, he would end up risking his life. It was not worth it.

“Young Master Augustus, since you don’t want to bet, then please send the 900 saint relics to the Sword Saint’s courtyard. I hope you won’t go back on your words.” Watson’s expression was relaxed. He turned around and looked at the gold coins that filled the entire arena. “As for those gold coins, I’ll have to trouble Teacher Blue to find someone to clean them up! It seems the class can’t continue with all these gold coins around. I feel bad that this has affected your class.”

“It’s okay, Watson, you don’t have to feel bad. Leave those gold coins to me! I just don’t know if those gold coins can—” The gold coins lit Blue’s gaze. “So, what do I do with them?” he asked hesitantly.

“You can give them to the Royal Academy. The competition has caused quite a bit of damage to this place. Take a portion of gold coins as my compensation to the Royal Academy. As for the extra money, use it to expand the Royal Academy.”

“Watson, I have to say that you are truly the most outstanding student in the history of the Royal Academy. Principal Brand will definitely praise you! As expected, the Principal’s decision to hand the library to you was the right arrangement. Only a person like you has the qualifications to control the library.”

Blue resisted the impulse to jump. Just one lesson, and he had received so much money for nothing. They should praise and reward Watson! A handful of gold coins was more than his annual salary.

“Teacher, if there is nothing else, please tidy up here. I’ll be leaving now.”

Watson bowed to Blue and turned around to leave. Blue said, “Don’t forget about the potion class in the afternoon.” He did not care about Watson’s departure at all.

After Watson left, many students came to Blue’s side with burning eyes. “Teacher Blue, do you need help? Let us help you collect those gold coins. ”

Although they were from noble families, they had never seen so many gold coins. Those gold coins were more than all the money they had seen in their lives combined. At that moment, they all looked like country bumpkins.

“Get out of the way. Watson donated these gold coins to the Royal Academy. Therefore, I will collect them. If you have nothing else to do, go and rest. There are other classes in the afternoon!” Blue rejected the students’ help. He thought that if he collected the gold coins by himself, no one would notice if he stole some. If there were many people there, how could he steal them?

Not everyone in the crowd was interested in those gold coins. Augustus was not interested at all. Instead, he was looking around for the person who had taken the lead to mock Watson. “Where’s that idiot just now? I must teach him a good lesson. If it weren’t for him making a fuss, I would not have lost so miserably.”

Outside the circular arena, Watson was strolling toward the direction of the Great Library.

Other than scamming Augustus, the lesson was not of much help to him. On the contrary, he was very interested in the potion class in the afternoon. Since he had absorbed the God of Poison’s power, the blood in his body could be made into various types of potions, and potions had a massive market in the capital.

If a soldier were injured and did not receive timely treatment from a healer, he would need potions to recover. Before a battle, a soldier would also need to drink potions to increase his strength temporarily. There were even some potions that had special effects. For example, they could make a person invisible or resist the attacks of natural disasters such as water, fire, lightning, and lightning for a short period. Their use was extensive.

At that moment, The Severed Fingers Gang monopolized the alcohol and weapons trades. Only the potions trade had not been touched yet. Watson decided to use his blood to create powerful potions. After systematically learning about potions, he would seize the kingdom’s market and make a huge profit.

If he wanted to obtain knowledge related to the potions trade, instead of attending classes, he might as well go directly to the Great Library and fuse all the knowledge there.

Just as Watson thought about that, he heard footsteps from behind him, followed by a certain someone’s respectful voice. “It looks like Young Master Augustus, who spoke rudely to you just now, is now heavily in debt. I reckon that in the future, he will be circling you for a very long time! Also, this is the money that everyone lost in the bet just now. It’s a total of 50,000 gold coins.”

“Amon, you did well. Well, are there any students that hate me so much that we need to investigate them?”

Watson turned his head and looked at the gray-haired youth in front of him, who looked to be about 15 or 16 years old, and smiled.

The boy in front of him was Amon, one of the Severed Fingers Gang members. It was only an act when he mocked Watson. His goal was to find out if anyone in the warrior department was dissatisfied with him. If anyone were, then Watson would find those people and punish them to avoid affecting his subsequent talent recruitment plan.

“Other than Augustus, the rest of the students seem to respect you very much. Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that someone is hiding something profound. We still need to investigate further.”

“Then investigate that. There’s no rush. The 50,000 gold coins will be your reward for the success of this operation, Amon.” The smile on Watson’s face grew wider. “I’m going to the library next, but it’s really dull for me to go alone. Do you want to come with me?”

“Of course, Young Master Watson. It’s my honor.” Amon was excited and happy when Watson rewarded him with gold coins and even asked for his company.

Chapter 433: Fusing The God of Knowledge’s Book of Wisdom
The Great Library was located in the center of the Royal Academy. The entire library was a spiral-shaped tower that pierced through the clouds. There were no windows on top of it, and the only thing that was exposed was a large door at the bottom. The large door was filled with an intense magical aura. It was as if thousands of different types of enchantments had been constructed using different types of magic. Even diamond-tier experts would not be able to destroy it in a short period.

Furthermore, once it was forcefully destroyed, the books in the library would be automatically destroyed.

Standing in front of the library, Watson sighed at the grandeur of the library. He took out the golden key from his neck and inserted it into the door in front of him. With the sound of a machine expanding, the many magical enchantments in front of Watson slowly squirmed and formed a translucent door in the air.

Watson and Amon followed the translucent door into the library. As soon as they entered, Amon could not help but exclaim, “So, this is what the library is like.”

The interior of the library looked completely different from the outside. The air was filled with water, but it did not feel suffocating at all. Streams emerged from the library’s depths; those water streams seemed to have the effect of nourishing books. The spiral-shaped stairs around them were piled on both sides with shelves filled with all kinds of books. Many of them were clearly over a hundred years old, but they still would not decay.

Above the water streams, sky-blue whales slowly glided by, emitting a deep and pleasant sound. It made people sink into the beautiful sound and relax their bodies and minds.

There was no one in the entire library except for Watson and Amon, making it seem empty and lonely.

“As expected of the library that the kingdom has expanded for hundreds of years. The number of books in it is almost uncountable with the naked eye. There are as many as the stars in the sky. I think many people in the kingdom would not be able to finish reading even if they spent their entire lives here.”

Watson looked at the books around him and sighed. For others, they might not be able to finish reading the books in their entire lives, but it was not the case for him.

“Young Master Watson, which book should we start with?”

Amon rubbed his fists and asked Watson excitedly. He was not a person who liked to learn but seeing so many books, he could not help but be stimulated to learn. Furthermore, as Watson’s subordinate, he had to fill himself up to help Watson constantly.

“We don’t need to read the books here.”

“Don’t need to? What do you mean?”

Amon did not understand. Why did Watson go to the Great Library if not to read?

“What I mean is that those books seem too laborious. It’s better to read them all in one go.”

Watson chuckled and raised his right hand. He aimed at all the books in the library and said, “Fusion system, activate.”

The entire library shook. The books that were as numerous as the stars in the sky also trembled. They turned into streams of light and converged in the air.

Among those books, there were ordinary books that carried stories. Some books recorded magic or fighting techniques; some of them were even of gold-tier quality. The result of the fusion between those books was unpredictable.

[Congratulations, Master, on merging a large number of books. You have obtained the God of Knowledge’s Book of Wisdom, a peak starlight-tier tool.]

With the sound of the system notification, all the glowing books in front of Watson disappeared; in their place was a book. It had a gold cover and a silver chain between the covers. Its surface was covered with mysterious symbols.

The book floated in mid-air for a while before landing in Watson’s hand. The chain around the book broke with a click, and the book began to flip, revealing a series of strange glowing words. It seemed to be a language system that was even older than the Loen language. Watson could not understand those words, but he could understand their meaning.

The moment those words appeared, bright illusions suddenly burst forth from them. Those illusions included the sun, the moon, the stars, and the battle between the winged angels and the blood-soaked demons. The scenes and experiences were all very immersive. Only Amon, a platinum-tier elite, was trembling because of the strange phenomenon that appeared in the book.

Watson noticed that and quickly closed the book. Specific information appeared in his eyes.

[Starlight-tier peak holy relic: God of Knowledge’s Book of Wisdom.]

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[Effects: Omniscience (everything that happens in the world or recorded in the book is recorded in it. As long as you ask, you will get the answer you want), Omnipercipience (everything you want to know can be presented in the form of true history in the book).]

[Additional abilities: Knowledge and Wisdom Kingdom (a kingdom made up of books, the host can freely change the settings of the books in the kingdom), True Creation (the creature in the book is projected into the real world and has full memories and abilities from when it was alive, the number of summons is linked to the host’s strength, and it is immune to physical damage).]

“As expected of the kingdom’s Great Library, all the books combined gave me an additional peak starlight-tier item! This book might not be as powerful as the other two tools in terms of attack, but it has greater use in certain areas.”

Watson held the book of wisdom in his hand and revealed an expression of extreme joy.

For example, in terms of information acquisition, that book had an irreplaceable use.

The reason gods were powerful was because they had a better understanding of the rules between heaven and earth. The more they understood the nature of power, the more invincible they would be. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to call the gods omniscient and omnipotent. Even if Watson had not mastered Omniscience, it was at least equivalent to mastering half of the gods’ abilities.

“Let’s try the book’s Omniscience ability. Let’s see if it really knows everything.”

Watson could not help but ask in his heart, ‘I want to know what King Landhar III is doing at the moment. Let me see it in an omniscient way. Can you do it?’

The book in front of him suddenly made a sound. An illusory shadow appeared in front of him. It was King Landhar III’s bedroom, which Watson had been to before. It looked very familiar.

King Landhar III was standing in front of the desk in the bedroom. He seemed to be sizing something up.

“I can really see it!”

Unfortunately, he could only see an illusory scene, he could not hear what King Landhar III was saying. That was because the Book of Wisdom only had vision, not sound.

However, seeing was enough for Watson. “Book of Wisdom, zoom in on where King Landhar III is. Let me see what he is doing right now.”

Following his command, the Book of Wisdom zoomed in, and Watson saw an indescribable scene.

There was a magical array carved with scarlet paint, and there seemed to be a person lying on it. At a certain moment, King Landhar III turned his body, and Watson finally saw who was on the magical array.

There were three people lying on the ground, and Watson was familiar with all of them. They were the three contestants from the Winter Nation who had gone to the capital to participate in the competition. They were Ash, Harold, and Douglas. At that moment, the three contestants were lying on the ground silently. A sticky, squirming black sphere sealed their mouths. They seemed to be dead.

Meanwhile, King Landhar III circled the three people. His palm was placed on his chin, and he kept stroking it. His brows were furrowed as if he had encountered a complex problem.

The scene came to an abrupt stop. Watson was panting and breaking out in cold sweat. Besides him, Amon’s expression was also unsightly. “Young Master Watson, what’s going on? That’s the King just now, right? What is he doing? Why are the three people from the Winter Nation appearing by his side? It’s rumored that they had left the capital with their envoys. The magical array beneath the King’s feet also looks very evil. Could there be a conspiracy behind all of that?”

“You might be right, but why did the King kill them secretly and leave their corpses behind? It seems like I need to summon their projections to ask them about it.”

Watson’s eyes narrowed. Fortunately, he had fused with the peak starlight-tier tool after going to the library. Otherwise, he might not have known that the King was plotting behind the scenes.

After making up his mind, Watson injected energy into the Book of Wisdom. The book immediately flipped open, and soon, a large number of words lit up. The figures of Ash, Douglas, and Harold changed from illusory to real when they appeared in the library.

Their bodies were almost no different from reality. When they first appeared, they looked back nervously, as if someone was chasing after them. Harold gritted his teeth and said, “Princess, Douglas, you have to leave quickly! You must stop the conspiracy. The destruction of the Dragonspine Snow Mountain was a trap set by the Holy Dragon Kingdom. They wanted the Winter Nation to send troops to attack them. I can’t do it anymore. You have to tell them this news.”

“Harold, I’ll stay with you. One messenger is enough,” Douglas said.

“No, you two go. I’ll stay! Your strength is not enough to fight against the Holy Dragon Kingdom’s assassins. I can delay them until you leave the capital. They have killed our envoys. Don’t let them die for nothing!”

Ash did not listen to the other two. Instead, she shouted anxiously. She raised her hand and was about to use her combat aura to tie up Harold and Douglas before throwing them out.

At that moment, she realized that something was wrong. She was in a location that was neither in the capital nor her memories. It looked quite unfamiliar. Even the people who were chasing after them had disappeared.

Ash saw Watson and Amon in front of her. She revealed an expression of disbelief. “Watson, why are you here? And where is here?”

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“This is the Royal Academy’s Great Library, the gathering place of all the knowledge in the Holy Dragon Kingdom. As for why you are here, it’s because I used the power of that Book of Wisdom to summon your projections when you were alive.”

“I see. I remember now. We’re already dead.”

Ash closed her eyes and sank into her memories. Suddenly, her expression became a little melancholic.

“Watson, what’s the point of summoning us now? We’re already dead. Don’t tell me you’re planning to extract information about the Winter Nation from us. I advise you to give up. We won’t say a word.” Douglas pushed up his monocle fiercely. It was as if he was venting his anger on Watson.

“You don’t have to worry. I’m not in cahoots with the King who killed you! And you’ll definitely tell me what I want to know.”

Watson waved the book in his hand. Douglas still wanted to refute, but his mouth was sealed by an invisible force, making it impossible for him to retort.

“Watson, regardless of whether you are with King Landhar III or not, you went to great lengths to summon us when we were alive. Just tell us what you want to ask,” Harold said in a low voice. “Anyway, we were unable to resist your power when we were alive, let alone after we died.”

Watson nodded and asked, “I want to ask you what you experienced before your death, why King Landhar III killed you, and what was his plan?”

“Watson, that’s what you want to know?” Ash had a mocking expression on her face. “Then let’s talk about it bit by bit. First of all, before we died, we saw no less than 50 assassins sent by the King. Those assassins were at least peak gold-tier, and their methods were even more terrifying. Some people poisoned us, and some dug large pits on the road we were about to pass. The pits were filled with sharp blades made of anti-magic materials. Even if I were a diamond-tier elite, I still would not be able to escape it. The two envoys who escorted us died because of that.”

“As for the King’s plan, I only found out about it after he captured us! Before I tell you, Watson, I have to remind you that your king is at the peak of the diamond tier. He might not be weak compared to you. I’ve always heard that the strongest person in the Holy Dragon Kingdom is Sword Saint Reid, but now it seems it should be your king instead.”

Watson could not help but frown. “Are you sure?”

He had thought about that. With the help of the seven gods, King Landhar III might not be as weak as the rumors said, but he also did not expect him to be so powerful. He had such powerful strength, but he pretended to be an ordinary person. He was too cunning!

“I can see the contours of all the energy in the world. For that, I can’t see the colors that ordinary people can see, so I am not mistaken! Not only does he possess the strength of a peak diamond-tier elite, but his body also contains something even more evil. Compared to the strength that you and Augustus displayed in the competition, it’s even more terrifying.”

“Let’s not talk about that for now. Let’s talk about King Landhar III’s plan.”

Watson did not signal for Ash to continue. He was stronger than Watson and Augustus. That must be the power of a true God, like Nia. It was not strange that King Landhar III, who had made a deal with the seven gods, had such a level of power in his body. Hearing that, he had already vaguely guessed that Ash and the other two had died in the royal city. It was probably related to the gods that King Landhar III served, and his questions confirmed that point.

Ten minutes later, Watson put their projections back into the book.

“So that is King Landhar III’s plan? It’s really creepy.” Watson stared at the barren ground and could not help but shiver.

Ash had that information because she had used her special eyes to see through King Landhar III’s strength. The man also revealed some information to them as they were about to die. However, it was not comprehensive. Even so, Watson still felt fear.

He even had an impulse to use the Book of Wisdom to ask for the King’s complete plan. However, after thinking about it, he suppressed it. Even though the Book of Wisdom was at a peak starlight-tier item, he knew he should not provoke those seven gods. If he summoned King Landhar III’s projection and duplicated the divine power in his body, what would happen if he attracted the seven gods’ attention?

“Young Master Watson, I always thought that the King was not a good person. Now it seems that is true! He held the competition to destroy the Winter Nation and get you, Young Master Watson. In the final step of his plan, he might even sacrifice his three sons and daughter. There is an old saying in the Holy Dragon Kingdom—a vicious tiger will not eat its own son. At that moment, his actions are even more cruel than a ferocious beast.”

Amon, who had also heard Watson’s question, could not help but tremble.

He was a platinum-tier elite assassin. His ability to withstand pressure was very strong, but he still could not bear it. It was clear that the King’s plan had brought him a powerful impact.

“Since ancient times, the cruelty of kings, or rather, the cruelty of humans, has surpassed that of animals.”

Watson said, “Now that we know a part of King Landhar III’s plan, we need to take back the capital. From now on, let King Landhar III continue to follow his plan. Amon, you have to pretend that you don’t know anything, understand?”

“But Young Master Watson—”

“There are no buts. Just listen to me.”

“Alright.”

Even though he was still worried, Amon accepted Watson’s firm order.

“It’s already noon. Let’s call Christina and have a meal with my friends from the other departments. We can also see if there are any geniuses worth roping in.”

Watson smiled and waved the Book of Wisdom in his hand. Books immediately appeared on the shelves in the library that had been emptied. Those books were replicas of those he had fused into the Book of Wisdom. They were no different from the previous books. Even the principal, who should be very familiar with those books, would not be able to tell the difference. He only needed to use one-tenth of this strength to maintain those books.

Chapter 434: Recruiting Geniuses
At the imperial palace, the King’s bedroom.

King Landhar III paced around the palace, staring at the three corpses on the ground—from left to right, they were Harold, Ash, and Douglas.

He looked at the bodies that were alive a few days ago. At that point, they had black wriggling liquid in their mouths, and they were gradually transforming into an inhuman domain., King Landhar III’s eyes did not have a trace of pity in them. Instead, there was a burning flame one might call ambition.

“According to the method that the gods taught me, these three corpses will be completely transformed in a few minutes. When that time comes, three gods will descend! It’s great that the Winter Nation sent a genius to participate in the competition. We’ll just have to search for a few more geniuses in the kingdom. It’s a pity that other kingdoms did not send anyone to participate in the competition. Otherwise, I might be able to complete the process this time.”

It was not a simple matter to let the gods descend. First, one had to prepare a host that could contain the power of the gods. The higher the talent, the better. The more talented a person was, the better they would be able to adapt to the power of the gods that surpassed the level of their bodies—the gods’ power would not shatter their bodies.

Once such an outcome occurred, the true body of the gods would be exposed to the mortal world and would be punished. That was something that no one wanted to see.

At the same time, if they wanted to descend, they had to remove the energy and body structure that initially existed in the corpses. They had to transform into godly bodies that could adapt to different gods. At that moment, they were wriggling in the mouths of the three corpses. The black liquid that was constantly devouring the surface of the corpses was something that the gods used for their intended bodies. It was similar to the God’s Remains that King Landhar III had given to Samuel, only more advanced.

“When the God’s Remains fuse with the corpse, a unique power is used to avoid the surveillance of the rules. Then, the gods can draw their power completely. Even though that method is only temporary, it is faster and more efficient than a method similar to the reincarnation of the Child of God. If the body is damaged, the god can leave it early and wait for the body to be changed before descending again. The most important thing is—”

As King Landhar III muttered to himself, the corner of his mouth suddenly curved into a strange arc. “I can also use that method to change my body and achieve a different kind of eternal life.”

As a king who had been in power for decades, he was already ancient. Although he did not appear old due to his mighty strength, he would die over a long period. That was something that every king could not accept, and he saw a glimmer of hope in the method that the gods had given him. As long as he waited for the gods to descend, he would be able to complete his plan.

Everything was under his control.

Buzz!

While he was thinking, a few minutes passed. The black liquid squirming on the three corpses on the ground suddenly increased its speed. It expanded and turned into a huge shell similar to a cicada chrysalis. After wrapping the three corpses, the three shells cracked. The fingers on the corpses moved, and they sat up silently, even opening their eyes.

Their eyes were pure black, and there seemed to be some kind of black substance surging inside. However, a small pupil the size of a green bean was in the center, each of which differed in color.

Harold’s pupils were green. After he got up, the hair on his body swayed, turning from black to white, and finally to silver-green. It emitted a divine light and was surrounded by a whistling tornado.

Harold raised his hand and pushed the hair on his head back. He used the tornado to form a hairband to bound his hair. Harold revealed his handsome face and smiled, “After using God’s Remains to improve that giant’s body, I have awakened the bloodline of the ancient storm giant, a diamond-tier creature. Not only does it have innate divine power, but it can also control storms. It just happens to be suitable for me—Agares, God of Wind and Navigation.”

At that moment, Harold was no longer Harold, but one of the seven gods, Agares.

“Anyway, as long as we kill everyone, there will be no problem.”

Douglas stood up and raised his hand to touch the monocle on his right eye. Then, he looked down at his slender arm and frowned. “As a God of War, it is not appropriate to assign me such a thin and weak body. If possible, I would like to switch with Agares! Transforming into a giant and fighting with brute force is more in line with my characteristics.”

“Ares, stop complaining! This time, we have six gods descending to the mortal world. We are the first three who have won by drawing lots. The remaining gods still have to wait for King Landhar III to prepare bodies for them. Furthermore, Douglas is not a weak one. That mortal youth possesses many archery skills, which aligns with your identity as the God of War. Of course, I, Sidi, the Goddess of Shadows and Potions, occupies the best body.”

Ash, who was in the middle, had pure black eyes. As she surveyed her surroundings, a satisfied smile appeared on her delicate face. That scene caused the other two gods to curl their lips and not say anything.

Among the three corpses, Ash was the strongest. As Ash was a female, her body was suitable for Sidi, who was a female. Hence, Agares and Ares stepped aside.

“My Lords, I have been waiting for you for a long time. It seems like you are very satisfied with these three bodies. However, I would like to see how much power you can unleash and whether you are qualified for my next plan.”

King Landhar III had been silent ever since the three corpses sat up. He only spoke after the gods had gotten used to their bodies.

“Mortal King, how do you want to test our strength?”

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Ares, the God of War, who had taken over Douglas’ body, looked calmly at King Landhar III. The King raised his eyebrows slightly. “It’s very simple. In order to prepare the bodies, the geniuses and envoys from the Winter Nation had to die in the capital. The Winter Nation will not let that matter rest. They might even start a war with us! For the sake of insurance, the Holy Dragon Kingdom should make the first move. Please make the Winter Nation lose its fighting strength, albeit temporarily. I will be satisfied as long as you can do that.”

“It’s that simple?”

As Ares’ voice fell, he stretched his fist and hammered the space to his right. Immediately, a huge gap appeared in the space. Then, Ares took out a divine bow from the void; it was as tall as a person. The entire bow seemed to be forged from fresh blood. Occasionally, the faces of the dead would appear on it. The moment they appeared, the whole palace would be covered with the aura of death.

Holding the bloody longbow, Ares bent the bow toward the spatial gap. Immediately, blood-red arrows appeared on the bowstring. He shot them toward the spatial gap.

Boom!

With a muffled sound, the blood-red arrows disappeared, and the spatial gap disappeared as well. At that moment, Sidi, who had taken over Ash’s body, waved her hand. The shadows on the ground squirmed and rose, turning into a huge shadow curtain. Behind it was a kingdom located on a cold plateau, with snow-white walls made of ice.

At that moment, a huge hole appeared above the kingdom. Countless blood-red arrows rained from the sky, falling into the city. Those who were hit by the arrows immediately turned into blood. Their eyes also turned red. All the blood vessels in their bodies bulged. They had lost their rationality and killed everyone they saw. For a moment, more than half of the kingdom fell into chaos.

“Mortal King, are you satisfied with the power that I have displayed?”

Ares did not even look at the content of the image that Sidi had displayed. Instead, he asked in a domineering voice that was utterly different from his appearance. The kingdom that Sidi had shown was the Winter Nation. At that moment, it was being invaded by Ares’ power.

“As expected of a god that rules over war and hunting. That ability caused the people in the Winter Nation to fall into madness and kill each other. There is no doubt that it is the power of a true god. I am very satisfied with it.” King Landhar III nodded.

“Since you are satisfied, tell us the location of that young man named Watson. I want to hack him into pieces.”

A brutal killing intent flashed across Ares’ pitch-black eyes; he rubbed his hands together.

As gods, the only purpose of their descent was to kill Watson.

“Lord Ares, six gods are participating in the mission to destroy Watson. There are still three who have yet to arrive. Isn’t it unfair for you to make the first move?”

“It’s their bad luck that they did not draw the best lot. If we come earlier, we can act earlier. What’s wrong with that? Can you blame their bad luck on me? My patience is limited. Let me ask you one more time, where is Watson?”

Ares’ eyes narrowed into slits. White clouds began to spew out of his mouth and nose. Only a god could produce that effect due to the excessive airflow when he was gasping for breath. Only a god could breathe clouds.

“If I’m not wrong, Watson is currently at the Royal Academy—”

Before King Landhar III could finish his sentence, Ares had already dashed forward, turning into a ray of light and disappearing from the spot.

“That Ares is too impatient. No matter how fast he is, can he be faster than me, the God of Wind and Navigation? Watson and the power in his body will belong to me.”

Agares, who had also taken over Harold’s body, also flew away. His body turned into a gust of wind mixed with lightning, and his speed was even faster than Ares.

In an instant, only Sidi remained.

“Lord Sidi, aren’t you going as well? It would be bad if those two get ahead of us.”

“There’s no rush. I’ve fought with Watson before, and I know how difficult he can be. If it were that easy, I would not have lost a clone! I’ll let Ares and Agares go. When they’ve used up their energy with Watson, I’ll be able to capture Watson easily.” The corners of Sidi’s lips curled upward as she controlled Ash’s corpse. A smug look appeared on her face.

King Landhar III, who was at the side, smiled and did not say anything. Sidi’s idea was not bad, but could the actual situation allow her to get what she wanted?

….

At the dining hall in the Royal Academy.

“The Royal Academy’s dining hall is quite luxurious, and the food tastes good. It doesn’t feel any worse than the Holy Dragon Tavern! Most importantly, it has the Sun and Moon fruit wine.”

Lily sat on a bench, stuffing meat into her mouth as she gulped down the wine.

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Charlotte, who was sitting next to her, felt a little helpless. “Lily, everyone is watching you. Can you be a little more reserved when you’re eating? Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to sit with you.”

As Charlotte spoke, Lily looked up and realized that many people in the restaurant were looking at them, indeed. To be precise, they were looking at Watson, who was sitting opposite her. Kiana sat to his left, and Nia was on his right. One of the two girls was holding a bowl and stirring the thick soup with a spoon. She stirred and blew at it while the other used a fork to a piece of steak to Watson.

“I’ve already used my ability to lower the temperature. Please enjoy that Holy Dragon Kingdom sweet soup, Master.”

“Don’t bother about her, Watson. I am here to feed you. If you’re not satisfied with this method, I can feed you with my lips!”

Many students from the Royal Academy saw that scene. The male and female students looked envious, but the former group was jealous of Watson, while the latter group was envious of Kiana and Nia.

“Your Highness, Miss Nia, this is the Royal Academy, a public place. Please be wary of your actions! If you continue to act like this, I won’t eat with you in the future.” Watson complained helplessly. In the end, he simply ate the steak and drank a mouthful of soup. He knew that Kiana and Nia would stick to him and continue to bother him if he did not do that.

“I envy Young Master Watson to have both the Princess and Nia to fuss over him at the same time,” Amon, who was sitting not far from Watson, whispered.

Watson heard him, and he stared at Amon. “Envy? Come, Amon, let’s change seats.”

“No, Young Master Watson, I was just joking. I can sit here.”

After Watson finished his food, Kiana and Nia started preparing a new portion of food for him. One of them was grabbing Watson’s jaw while the other was stuffing food into his mouth. Amon could not help but shiver.

“Amon, if you have time to talk about useless things, why don’t you hurry up and eat. If you don’t want to eat, then go and look for geniuses. You’ve been in the Royal Academy for a long time. You should know that already, right?”

“Young Master Watson, regarding the geniuses in the Royal Academy, I already have a few candidates.” Amon nodded. He pointed to a girl with a long scarf around her in one of the dining hall corners. The girl looked ordinary, and she kept looking around her as she ate. When someone passed by her, she would eat quickly, as if she was a little hamster who was afraid of being noticed.

“That girl’s name is Rose Weiser. She’s a member of the Abedor family, a famous potion family in the kingdom. She’s very talented at making potions. She’s only in her teens this year, and she can already produce peak gold-tier potions by herself.”

“That person over there is the young master of a duke’s family in the kingdom, known as the Duke Piggy.”

Amon pointed in another direction. The person he pointed at was as big as a small hill, more than ten times the size of an ordinary person. The fat on his stomach piled on the bench, and that hill-like youth was pouring food into his mouth. It did not look like he was eating, but rather, it looked like he was vacuuming trash.

“Duke Piggy can convert what he eats into power. For example, if he eats a cow, then he can grow horns. If he eats a bird, then he can grow wings. He can even combine the abilities of different foods.

“And that woman over there. They say that she is the illegitimate daughter of a sea folk woman and a nobleman. Initially, she did not qualify to study at the Royal Academy! But she has the combined characteristics of humans and the sea race. She has a natural ability to charm and a distinctive singing voice. They say that even animals will stop when they hear her singing.”

Amon introduced a few geniuses to Watson. Those geniuses might not be powerful in combat power, but they all had some strange abilities. Therefore, they were not very well-known in the competition. However, Amon understood that Watson did not need strong talents but those with unique skills.

“Not bad, Amon. Later, you can ask those geniuses if they are interested in becoming my subordinates.”

Watson looked interested as he waved his hand at Amon. Strength was nothing to him. The most important thing was the characteristics. After all, he had many ways to increase one’s strength, but one’s unique abilities had to be different. For example, the girl named Rose Weiser could make high-tier potions, and the man named Duke Piggy could use his body to mix the food he ate and improve it to increase production.

“Forget it, Amon. I’ll ask them myself.”

After thinking for a while, Watson stood up before Amon did. On the one hand, he thought it might be disrespectful to ask Amon to do that, and on the other hand, he wanted to get away from Kiana and Nia, who had been trying to feed him.

Watson went to the corner of the hall first. The ordinary-looking girl in a thick scarf was in front of him. “Miss Rose Weiser, right? Is it convenient to talk?”

“You’re Warren… Watson? Wow!”

Rose did not expect Watson to appear in front of her suddenly. She dropped the knife and fork in her hand and suddenly jumped up from her seat with a scream.

Her scream attracted everyone’s attention. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Watson put his hand on his shoulder and bowed to her.

“I’m sorry, Miss Rose. I have startled you, and for that, I apologize! I’m here to make a deal with you. I’m interested in making potions. I want to make a batch and sell it on the market. As a member of the Abedor family, Miss Rose must be very familiar with those things. Can you help me?”

“I—” Rose tugged at the corner of her clothes. She did not respond, but Watson waited patiently without urging her.

Just as many people in the dining hall were waiting for Rose’s answer, there was a bang. A man with silver hair wrapped around his body walked into the hall. Then, another tall man trailed behind him. His aura was like a storm that swept through the sky, and it did not stop at all.

After the man came in, his eyes locked onto Watson, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. “Watson, I’ve finally found you. I’ll take your life now.”

The man extended his thick hand toward Watson. A sharp wind blade was wrapped around his palm as if he wanted to cut Watson and the entire restaurant in half. Rose Weiser, who was in between that man and Watson, was the first to bear the brunt of the wind blade. However, before the wind blade reached her, the long scarf around her neck had already been cut into two, leaving a shallow bloodied scar on her skin.

Chapter 435: Let’s Have A Child
“What happened?”

As the man with silver-green hair barged in, the students in the Royal Academy’s dining hall cried out in alarm.

“He seems to be from the Winter Nation; he also participated in the Royal Academy’s competition before. I recognized him. His name is Harold!” someone whispered; they recognized the man.

“Why does Harold look different from when he was in the match? This Harold looks much more terrifying! Besides, didn’t the people from the Winter Nation already leave the capital? Why are they here? Are they so dissatisfied that they are here to take revenge?”

More people were puzzled by that Harold.

Logically speaking, the people from the Winter Nation had already left the capital. There were even people who saw them leave with their own eyes. Even if they were dissatisfied with their defeat and wanted to take revenge, they should not have come to take revenge on Watson. Watson had defeated Augustus and Nia and was publicly acknowledged as the strongest genius of the kingdom.

Some people even guessed that Watson’s strength had already surpassed Sword Saint Reid and was the strongest in the kingdom. Was it not a death sentence to challenge Watson?

While those people were discussing it, Watson also reacted. He flashed behind Rose Weiser, raised his hand to block the oncoming wind blades, and stared coldly at the person in front of him who looked like Harold. He could feel that the man in front of him contained the power of a god. It was obviously not Harold. After all, he had clearly seen Harold’s death with the Book of Wisdom.

“Hey, what are you doing? If you want anything, then come at me. Don’t make a move on the person I want to rope in.”

“Watson, you can’t even take care of yourself, but you still want to take care of others?”

Agares, who looked like Harold, chuckled. Gods like him thought that humans were no different from ants. When he attacked Watson, he noticed that Rose Weiser was right in front of Watson, but so what? Would humans count the number of ants crushed under their feet when they walked?

As he spoke, Agares stretched out a finger at Watson. “Kingdom of Storms!”

A divine kingdom engulfed in the storm, floating in layers of clouds and high in the sky, appeared with a silver-green gale. The silver-green shell outside the divine kingdom was golden and glorious, flashing with a color that made people’s hearts tremble. The moment the divine kingdom appeared in the storm, the dome of the entire restaurant instantly shattered. The gale wrapped the fragments of the restaurant’s dome and flew into the sky.

“Not good. Get down quickly.”

Many students in the restaurant reacted and cowered with their hands on their heads. Some even went under the table. The scene was chaotic.

Agares, who was surrounded by the strong wind, opened his mouth, which was full of fangs, and said proudly, “Watson, time to get crushed into pieces!”

Agares’ divine kingdom gradually descended. Its appearance could be seen clearly. It was an enormous ship-shaped divine kingdom. However, that ship was thousands of times more majestic than the largest and most gorgeous ship in the Holy Dragon Kingdom. It was like a space warship sailing in the galaxy.

In the kingdom’s mythology, Agares was the god who controlled the wind and navigation, so his kingdom had dual authority.

In just an instant, the ship-shaped divine kingdom arrived above Watson’s head and was about to crush Watson’s body into minced meat. Rose Weiser, who was not far from Watson, sat down on the ground. She stared blankly at the ship above her head and could not stop her body from trembling. The wind had long torn her clothes and scarf, and even her face was covered in blood.

That divine kingdom formed purely by the storm was not something that a human could resist. The divine kingdom fell to the ground with a loud boom, and a large hole was created. To be precise, a hole was forcefully blown out by the storm. The soil on the ground had not yet touched the divine kingdom, but it had already been turned into dust by the storm.

Watson and Rose, who were in the middle, were both pressed downward. The other students in the restaurant, who were a little further away, were also pushed more than a hundred meters away by the strong wind, but they did not die. They covered their bodies as they lay on the ground, bleeding non-stop due to the flying debris. Even the entire royal academy was shaking.

“It’s all over! I will take everything from you!”

Agares extended his right hand toward the huge divine kingdom in front of him. He wanted to use the divine kingdom to hold Watson up. When there was no one around, he would absorb the thing he needed from Watson’s body.

However, before he could make a move, a loud boom suddenly came from under the divine kingdom that suppressed Watson.

Boom!

Along with the sound, long snake-like cracks appeared on the golden surface of the divine kingdom. Watson’s head was covered in blood. He carried Rose Weiser and walked out of the divine kingdom from within those cracks. Compared to Watson’s disheveled appearance, Rose Weiser did not seem to be hurt. She just curled in Watson’s arms with a dull expression.

“Miss Rose Weiser, are you okay?”

He reached out and touched the blood on her face. Watson used his healing ability to alleviate her injuries as he asked worriedly.

“I, I’m fine…” Rose Weiser snapped back to her senses. She raised her head and met Watson’s worried gaze. That made her lower her head in embarrassment and respond weakly.

“It’s good that you’re fine. I’ll deal with that uninvited guest. I’ll discuss it with you later.”

After placing Rose on the ground, Watson turned around and walked toward Agares with a serious expression. “You can attack me, but you’ve successfully angered me by attacking my future companion. No matter if you’re Harold or someone else who has taken over Harold’s body, I won’t let you off so easily. Now, you only have two options.”

“Oh? Tell me, which two options do I have?”

“The first one, immediately kneel and declare your allegiance to me, and apologize to all the students of the Royal Academy. Fix the damage you’ve caused, and I can forget about what you’ve done just now! The second option, I’ll kill you and let you go back to where you came from.”

Watson extended two fingers, and Agares could not help but laugh when he saw that. “A mere mortal dares to threaten a god? It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a feeling. Fine, I’ll let you know the difference between you and me.”

As he spoke, the Agares waved at the Kingdom of Storms. The ship-shaped divine kingdom immediately flew upward and broke through the sky. A huge spatial crack appeared in the sky, and the other side of the gap was connected to an endless galaxy of stars. A whale made of starlight appeared from the crack—just its tail was the size of the Royal Academy.

It was hard to imagine how big the whale was. It was probably not difficult to cover the whole area of the royal city. As long as the whale came out of the crack, it did not need to do anything. Just its huge size could crush the entire royal city.

“Starlight-tier spell, Storm Nebula Whale’s Descent!”

Everyone in the restaurant stared at the massive crack above their heads. Their eyes were wide open. Some of the timid ones were so scared that their faces were pale. Their eyes were filled with despair. “There is more than one whale. There are similar whales behind the spatial crack. The size of one whale is comparable to the royal city, not to mention countless whales. The intensity of the attack is no less than the previous battle between Watson and Miss Nia. Is that person from the Winter Nation actually so strong? ”

Agares was very satisfied with the exclamations around him. It was only natural for mortals to react that way in front of gods. After Ares found out where Watson was, he had set off as well. So, Agares had used the power of authority to rush there. After all, he had navigation power, so he could not lose to other gods in terms of speed.

“The Storm Nebula Whale is a god-tier spell. It contains my understanding of the wind. Even a god would find it difficult to withstand it, let alone a mere mortal.”

Thinking that Watson was doomed, Agares had a calm expression on his face. Initially, whoever got to Watson first would get the item in Watson’s body, and he just happened to be lucky enough to be one of the first ones to get off. Agares was even more relaxed when he saw Watson unmoving under the Storm Nebula Whale as if he was scared silly. He even began to imagine the scene of him dominating the divine realm after obtaining that thing.

Was the storm that extreme?

If a mortal was asked, then the other party’s answer might be a typhoon or a tornado. That answer was different from the gods’. The gods knew the storm was not a natural phenomenon; instead, it came from a Cosmic Nebula Storm. The intensity could destroy countless worlds. It was not something that a mortal could understand.

At that moment, Watson was in the center of that storm. The lack of air made him unable to breathe. The tearing in his body and even his soul made Watson feel like he was fighting Nia again. However, at that moment, he did not feel as nervous as when he was fighting Nia.

Raising his hand, the Limitless Compass, the Wheel of Reversal, and even the Book of Wisdom that he had obtained through fusion floated upward as well. Three top-tier starlight-tier artifacts surrounded him. They emitted a dazzling light.

“Summoning my future self. Activate.”

Using the Wheel of Reversal to open the door of time, and then using the Limitless Compass to close the distance, he would transfer the enormous power of his future self and then use the Book of Wisdom to project the ability to create things. He would copy the future.

Watson summoned his future self easily, and it was not just one summoning.

The hole that Agares tore in the sky was filled by numerous time and space gates. A young man about five years older than Watson in seven-colored armor walked out from within it. Then, the young man’s body split into three people.

“That is the world from five years ago? I feel like it’s the past.”

“That is the Royal Academy. I missed those days when I went to school.”

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“Even though it’s not bad to be able to return to the past, Watson, as Future You, we must give you some advice. Constantly summoning Future You is not the best solution. What you have now will eventually have to be repaid one day in the future. You might not understand what I’m telling you right now.”

After his three future selves appeared, they started to chatter with Watson. They began to twist their arms and necks and do aerobics while they were there.

The Wheel of Reversal could summon one’s future self. However, Watson could only summon one from a maximum of ten years later. However, that required Watson to expend all the strength in his body. In comparison, summoning his future self from five years later only required one-tenth of the strength in his body. Furthermore, after the summoning, he could use the power of the Book of Wisdom to duplicate his future self.

The Book of Wisdom could duplicate anything that existed. Before the summoning, his future self did not exist in that world, so it could not be duplicated. However, after the summoning, it was different. Watson had only used less than half of his energy with the two copies of himself that the Book of Wisdom had duplicated.

“I know it’s not good to keep summoning my future self, but I can’t do anything about it.”

Watson shrugged. He knew that his future selves would have important things to do. Summoning his future selves was to make him put down the work at hand to pay off his debts for the past and wait for his time to enter the future. He would definitely have a headache over that. Still, if he wanted to enter the future, he had to overcome those difficulties.

Without the present, there would be no future.

“If that’s the case, then let’s get to work. The earlier we finish, the earlier we can go. It won’t take up too much of our time.”

When the three future Watsons heard his words, one of them rushed toward the crack above his head while the other two surrounded him from both sides.

Rushing toward the crack above his head, Watson pressed his palms together and pushed them toward the sky. Suddenly, two massive hands formed by incomparably huge storms appeared on both sides of the crack, forcefully closing the spatial gap. However, it was not just the spatial crack. Even the Storm Nebula Whale, which was currently descending from within, had similarly enormous hands formed from the storm beside it. The Storm Nebula Whale was not even as big as the giant’s finger. It was crushed into dust before it could even let out a wail.

“What’s going on? Why do you all have the power of the Storm Nebula as well? That is clearly my authority as the God of Wind and Navigation.”

Agares was in disbelief and panic when he realized that his ultimate move had been quickly neutralized.

He was surprised that Watson had used the Storm Nebula’s power and that Watson had actually summoned three future versions of himself. Even as a god, he had never seen such a move before. The three Watsons were emitting a powerful aura at the peak of the starlight tier, just like three gods who had descended from the sky.

“What’s so surprising about that? Isn’t that just the manifestation of the wind-elemental rules? It’s not just the wind, we know other rules as well. For example, we’ll use the god-tier ice-elemental rules next—molecular acceleration!”

The two future Watsons reached out their hands simultaneously and pushed in the direction of the Agares. The other man opened his mouth but did not make a sound. The space, time, and energy elements contained in the space between him and the two future Watsons were all in turmoil. The air turned golden-red at a speed visible to the naked eye. The golden-red pillar of light pierced through Agares’ body, causing his silver-green hair to turn black. The scorching energy flow also penetrated the wind around him. His entire body began to burn spontaneously. Wisps of pitch-black liquid seeped out from his pores and were burned into ashes. An ear-piercing scream was heard.

“No, no, stop, I just arrived; I don’t want to die yet… Ah!”

The scream became more and more intense. Agares fell to the ground and stretched his right hand outward in pain, wanting to beg for mercy. Unfortunately, it was useless. In just a few short breaths, his body melted into black ashes, and he was blown into the air by the wind.

The two future Watsons, who had used molecular acceleration to melt him and the other Watson, who had closed the crack above their heads, clapped their hands and said, “Done and done.” Then, they turned around and entered the gate of time and disappeared. Only a group of Royal Academy students were left, looking at Watson in awe.

So strong!

In their eyes, the strength that Agares or Harold had displayed just now was not inferior to Nia’s performance in the finals. However, Watson had easily summoned a few of his future selves, and he had easily defeated his opponent. Not only was he able to summon his future selves with such a magical move, but Watson’s casual performance also made everyone present feel admiration.

Only a few days had passed since the start of the competition, and Watson’s strength had once again become stronger.

Swoosh!

Just as everyone was thinking about that, a red meteor suddenly appeared in the sky, and Douglas’s figure appeared in the sky, looking at the miserable state of the Royal Academy’s dining hall and the deep pit that had penetrated almost half of the academy. Thick white smoke shot out of Douglas’s mouth and nose, and he snorted coldly.

“There is still the power of the wind in the air. As expected, that despicable Agares was the first to make a move! However, since Agares came early, why didn’t he make a move against Watson? Did he want me to make a move and wait by the side to reap the benefits?”

That was Ares, the God of War, who had occupied Douglas’s body. After looking around, his gaze landed on Watson, and he pushed his monocle. “That’s not right. Judging from the energy fluctuations in the air, there is the power of the wind and the rules of ice. Agares should not be the only one who had made a move! Agares is not here at the moment. Is he defeated? What a waste. He’s a god, but he’s not even a match for a mortal? Since that is the case, the things in Watson’s body will belong to me.”

As he laughed, Ares’s lips curled upward. It was as if he was going to laugh until his ears would burst. Slowly, he descended from the sky.

“Watson, let’s have an interesting battle.”

Along with his voice, a bronze-colored divine kingdom appeared above Ares’ head. It was filled with broken weapons and flowed like a blood-red river. The blood-red river seemed to have a life of its own as it rampaged through the bronze city. Everywhere it passed, muffled sounds and the wails of countless living beings could be heard.

The moment that divine kingdom appeared, everyone had a flash of red light in their eyes. The desire to fight in their hearts was soaring endlessly.

“I feel so agitated. I really want to fight with someone. What’s going on?” A student from the Royal Academy clutched his chest as he panted in pain.

“Me too. I did not feel that way just now. Not only do I want to fight, but I also want fresh blood.” Another student drew his longsword and pointed it at the person beside him, trembling as if he was struggling to stab him.

“That person just now was the God of Wind and Navigation, Agares. And you must be the God of War, Ares, right?” Watson’s expression was calm. He took a deep breath to suppress the desire to fight in his heart and slowly walked toward Ares. “Just in time. Your companion just left. In order to prevent him from being lonely, you should not stay here. I’ll give you a free ride.”

As he spoke, the Wheel of Reversal floating around Watson formed one time gate after another. Ares, who was opposite him, said, “Give me a ride? If you can do it, then give it a try.” A crack also appeared behind him. Countless ancient weapons stained with blood fell from the sky. A great war was about to break out.

….

At that moment, in the King’s bedroom.

Ash, who Sidi occupied, put down the teacup in her hand. Her black pupils looked in the direction of the distant Royal Academy.

“Ares’ energy profile has also disappeared! Agares and Ares. Those two idiots have really underestimated our opponent. Judging from how Watson destroyed the unicorn that I possessed, his strength must be at least starlight-tier. Furthermore, they also ignored the competition that the Royal Academy organized two days ago.”

“In that case, Sidi, did you watch the competition?” Sitting opposite Sidi, King Landhar III held a teacup in his hand and shook it with interest.

Sidi nodded and smiled somewhat proudly. “Of course, I am the Goddess of Shadows and Potions. Even if I am far away in the divine realm, I can still use my authority to control the shadows of some mortals to watch the competition! I witnessed the battle between Watson and Augustus, and also the girl named Nia. As the Child of God, her strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary god. It seems that she is not an ordinary god. I can faintly sense a familiar scent from her body.”

Stroking her chin, Sidi’s voice became lower as she spoke. Noticing that King Landhar III had pricked up his ears, she changed the topic. “That was a little off-topic just now. Speaking of Watson, the strength he displayed in the competition wasn’t bad. I reckon that even if we weren’t time travelers, six gods descending at the same time might not be able to subdue him easily, let alone one at a time! I’m different from those idiots who think that mortals are worth nothing. They’ve been too focused on drawing lots. If I want to deal with Watson, I won’t use such a simple method like brute force.”

“It seems that you have full confidence in how to defeat Watson?” King Landhar III chuckled.

“That’s right. Now that Watson has fought against two gods, his strength has almost been used up. I’m almost certain that I can now carry out my plan! Just wait and see, Mortal King. I’ll definitely take Watson down easily.”

With a smug look on her face, Sidi got up from her seat as she spoke. She took a step forward, and countless shadows suddenly appeared on the ground where she was. Pitch-black shadow arms emerged from the ground, wrapped her up, and disappeared from where she was.

After she left, King Landhar III frowned and said, “According to my plan, the power from those bodies should not be enough to defeat Watson. Letting them freely fight with Watson is also part of my plan! But why is Sidi so confident? Did she have a way to defeat Watson? If she succeeds, then my plan won’t be ruined. At the very least, the success rate will become very high. But in a situation where her strength is obviously inferior to Watson’s, how is she going to defeat him?”

In the ruined dining hall at the Royal Academy.

“Watson, are you okay?”

Kiana came to Watson’s side with Nia. During that time, the two women glanced at Rose, who immediately bowed with trembling hands. She said, “Greetings, Your Highness and Miss Nia. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first.”

Obviously, Rose was very afraid of the two people in front of her.

“You b*tch! Watson got injured to protect you, and now you’re just saying goodbye? If I had stayed with Watson just now, the one who would have been injured would definitely not be Watson, but me.” Kiana snorted coldly, her tone became unpleasant, and her words made Rose cry out. She repeatedly apologized as she lay on the ground.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. I’m sorry. I’m rubbish. I’m a bug that grows in weeds. I hope you will let me go.”

“Kiana, don’t scare her.”

Watson sighed and reached to help Rose up. He said gently, “Don’t worry. Kiana was just joking with you.”

The reason why Kiana said that if she were with him, he would not be the one who would be injured. It must be because he had been smashed by the divine kingdom, which triggered Kiana’s masochism. She wanted to be crushed by the divine kingdom as well.

“What joke? I’m serious,” Kiana grumbled. However, she only complained in a low voice.

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“Miss Rose, we can continue our conversation now. I’m very interested in potion-making. Can you be my partner and teach me some potion-making skills so that we can explore the kingdom’s potion market together?”

Watson tried his best to look sincere as he reached his right hand toward Rose.

“I—”

Rose did not answer him. She was the same when Watson asked her before, but two different things made her hesitate. The first time, she was hesitant about joining Watson because Watson had just saved her. Then, she was hesitant. How would a useless person like her help Watson?

She knew herself well. Since young, she had been weak and sickly and had been bullied by outsiders. It was like when she saw other people during dinner; she would eat faster nervously.

Fortunately, she had a loving father who taught her potions, allowing her to find a ray of light in her life. Potions were not very valued in the kingdom because potions and weapons were different. Once a weapon was forged, it could be used repeatedly and passed down from generation to generation as a family heirloom. The price would also become higher and higher. However, potions were different. Even the best potions were only a one-time-use item.

Furthermore, even though potions had miraculous effects such as making people invisible and increasing their strength, they also had specific side effects. The strength increase by taking potions was utterly different from the strength increase by training. Only those who were not very talented and were very rich would take a large amount of the potion to increase their strength and use it to show off.

For Rose, she was such a person. She was able to enter the Royal Academy’s warrior department because she had taken enough potions to increase her strength to gold-tier forcefully. Her dream was to develop a potion without side effects so that all weaklings like her would be able to obtain power that was not inferior to others after drinking it and would no longer be bullied.

“Young Master Watson, you have saved me just now. No matter what, I should join you! But I don’t have any special abilities, so I’d better forget it.”

After thinking for a long time, Rose bit her lip and lowered her head in shame. “I’m really sorry.”

Not only did Rose worry that she would not be of any use, but she was also concerned that after joining Watson’s camp, she would not have the time to complete her dream of a potion that did not have any side effects. She would have to use other ways to repay Watson for saving her life.

“It doesn’t matter.” Watson was not too disappointed because he knew that it would not be so easy to recruit people. Anyone outstanding in a specific aspect would definitely have a personality that was different from ordinary people.

After thinking for a moment, he flipped through the Book of Wisdom and constructed a black and white bead projection, handing it to Rose. “This is called the Blessing of the Gods and Demons. It’s a potion that I’ve developed. I’m giving it to you now. You’ll understand when you go back and study it. I’m not just saying that I want to work with you to create a potion. If you change your mind, you can come and find me anytime.”

With the Book of Wisdom, it became much more convenient for Watson to create materials. The ability to create things in the Book of Wisdom was very similar to the Wish for the World ring, but it was much more powerful because there was no limit to the number of times he could create it, and he did not have to pay any price.

The Blessing of the Gods and Demons was the strongest potion Watson had developed so far. It could raise a person to platinum-tier. He believed that any potion master who understood the essence of it would choose to join him.

“Today, I’ll try to get Rose to join me. At the same time, if I try to get other people, it will make me look too frivolous.” As long as Rose could understand the effect of the Blessing of the Gods and Demons, she would not be able to restrain her curiosity and come to him. If Rose could not figure it out, it would prove that the person did not meet his requirements; he would not need to rope her in then.

“Young Master Watson, don’t worry. I’ll definitely think about it when I go back.”

Rose took the black and white bead with a polite tone, glanced at it, and put it into the pocket of her uniform. She did not pay too much attention to it.

As someone from a noble family of potion masters, she knew a lot about medicinal herbs. The black-and-white bead Watson gave her looked very ugly, and it did not emit the unique fragrance of medicinal herbs. Instead, it was like a dazzling gem. It was as if several different gemstones had been processed in a particular way. Calling that thing a potion was simply an insult.

In an instant, Rose’s impression of Watson was significantly reduced. She would not listen to a person who did not know anything about potions.

When he realized that Rose Weiser did not seem to care, Watson did not say anything. He turned around and waved at Kiana and Nia. “Let’s go.”

“Wait for a moment, my master. The danger hasn’t been resolved yet. Something is coming. Do you want me to take action?”

Nia did not leave with him. Instead, she looked up at the ground beneath her feet with a solemn expression.

When Watson was facing the attacks of Agares and Ares, she wanted to make a move. However, Watson had stopped her. At that time, she felt a tremendous force coming from the ground toward Watson. That made her eager to try.

‘Again?’

Watson did not answer directly, but he was muttering in his heart.

Ever since he saw King Landhar III kill Ash and the other two and understood his plan through the Book of Wisdom, Watson knew that such a day would come. However, he did not expect that there would still be a god who dared to go and seek death after he killed the first two gods. Was that God too confident in his strength, or did he underestimate him?

As he was thinking, the entire restaurant’s broken floor suddenly shook. The floor was dyed black, and black shadows formed into arms that rose from the ground. They formed a pitch-black kingdom that was constantly squirming. In that kingdom, a woman who looked like Ash was sitting at the top of the shadows. Her pure black pupils did not have any emotion as she looked downward.

“Watson, you’ve done well. You were able to kill both Agares and Ares at the same time. ”

“Why is there another person from the Winter Nation?”

The arrival of the woman who looked like Ash caused the students to be fearful once again.

On the one hand, they were afraid that the last genius from the Winter Nation would also display the power of a god and blow up the entire Royal Academy. At the same time, they were also very puzzled. Two of their companions had died at Watson’s hands. Why would that woman still dare to appear? Was she not afraid of death?

Furthermore, if she wanted to target Watson, would it not be better if the three of them went there together? Why did they have to go there one by one?

Most importantly, Ash called her two companions Agares and Ares.

“Agares and Ares. If I remember correctly, they should be the names of the two gods in our kingdom. As for the two contestants from the Winter Nation, their names should be Harold and Douglas! Perhaps Harold and Douglas weren’t their real names? They’re Ares and Agares? They even dare to name themselves after the gods in our kingdom. Those two fellows are too bold and reckless. Their deaths aren’t regrettable,” someone from the priest department said. A look of hatred appeared on his face when he looked at Ash.

“Watson, please kill that person who blasphemed the gods in our kingdom.”

“Yes, kill her!”

With someone taking the lead, the rest of the people started to jeer. The people of the Holy Dragon Kingdom had always disliked the Winter Nation, not to mention that that group of people from the Winter Nation had wreaked havoc at the Royal Academy. Some of them had almost died, so they were even more furious.

“Kill me? Do you have the ability to do so?”

Sidi, who looked like Ash, jumped down from the divine kingdom and slowly walked in front of Watson. “I’m different from the two idiots. Since I dared to come here, I’m fully prepared not to be killed! Watson, from the few battles I’ve fought with you before, I’ve already come up with a rule that can deal with you.”

What?

Watson suspected that Sidi had found a way to deal with him.

“That method is—” Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Sidi came in front of Watson and hugged his arm, saying, “Watson, let’s have a child.”

“What?”

Everyone else in the hall was also dumbfounded. “Huh?”

Judging from their actions, those people from the Winter Nation were there to seek revenge on Watson. When Sidi appeared, her aura was also full of vigor. She even released the pitch-black divine kingdom. Why were her words different from what they had expected? They thought that Sidi had a powerful method to deal with Watson, but in the end, that was it.

What? A child?

“A child? I’ve never even made that request to Watson, so why did you get to make it first? In addition, as a member of the Winter Nation, you actually made such a shameless request. Do you still have any dignity?”

Kiana was the first to react. Her hands were on her hips as she stomped her feet in anger.

“Dignity?” Sidi changed from leaning against Watson to turning her head to look at Kiana with a calm expression. “What use is that thing to me? “Furthermore, I’m the Winter Nation’s Princess, so I should be with Watson. The current situation between the Winter Nation and the Holy Dragon Kingdom is not too optimistic. If I were to marry Watson, the Winter Nation and the Holy Dragon Kingdom would stop fighting, and we might even become one family in the future. Is that not a good thing? ”

“That—” Kiana was at a loss for words. The other Royal Academy students did not know how to refute it. What Sidi said was so reasonable that they were speechless.

“No. If you really want to be with Watson, then what’s with the actions of those two just now? Aren’t they your subordinates? They just attacked us. We can’t believe your words. All of this is just your conspiracy.” Kiana rolled her eyes as she found an excuse to attack.

Her words made the people around her wake up, and the look in their eyes turned from shock to hardness. Yes, if Sidi really wanted to be with Watson and promote peace between the two kingdoms, why did she let her subordinates attack them?

“As a princess, is that all you have? That’s why I said that you’re idiots. I asked my two subordinates to attack, not to let them hurt you but to offer them as sacrifices to Watson. After all, they have killed many of the kingdom’s geniuses in the competition. It should alleviate your anger now that they’re dead.”

Sidi held Watson’s hand as she spoke. It was as if the sacrificial lambs were not her subordinates.

“If you are still unable to accept that, then I can ask the Winter Nation to give the Holy Dragon Kingdom gold coins or other compensation after I marry Watson. Are you satisfied now?”

The entire hall fell silent. No one could refute her.