Chapter 302: Bloodline

Chapter 302: Bloodline



Not far from the Mist Vale Swordsman Branch.

On the second floor of the Mona Cafe by the street.

Rain and Olenna were enjoying their coffee while chatting casually.

Olenna was naturally curious about who Rain would choose to give the 10% shares of the Akson Auction House's Minster Branch to.

Just then, she glanced out the window and saw a luxurious carriage slowly pulling up in front of the cafe.

Most people wouldn't choose to visit a cafe early in the morning, so it was highly likely that the person inside was the one they were waiting for.

This thought caused Olenna's heart to flutter slightly, 'Is this the right person? Is it the twin-tailed girl or the one with fiery red hair?'

But the next moment, Olenna's body stiffened, and her expression turned to astonishment!

She saw a voluptuous, mature beauty gracefully stepping out of the carriage, her elegance radiating a noble aura.

The woman wore a light blue off-shoulder silk dress, with a string of pearls around her neck, and her ample, fair, and towering chest was impossible to conceal.

Her exaggerated waist-to-hip ratio was so captivating that even from a woman's perspective, one couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, 'What a beauty!'

However, the issue was that from Olenna's perspective, she could clearly see the woman's face.

The woman seemed to be a few years older than her, which made Olenna sneak a glance at Rain.

Could it be? Did Lord Rain have a preference for younger women? But then, Olenna quickly realized something.

Although Lord Rain was young, he wasn't a colt; his well-built, sculpted physique made him more like a stallion or a prized horse! But even a stallion pulling a carriage was strange, wasn't it?

Could it be that Lord Rain had a particular preference for mature, graceful beauties?

Oh no, oh no, did he also have his eyes on me? The lean woman's thoughts raced, and a blush crept onto her fair cheeks.

Rain, sitting beside her, found it odd that Olenna's heartbeat seemed to have suddenly quickened.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

Indeed, the woman Olenna had seen earlier appeared at the door.

A closer look confirmed Olenna's assumption; although the woman was well-maintained, she was undoubtedly older than her.

"Olenna, this is Jennifer, the Baroness of Crowley and my housekeeper, as well as the head of the Warhammer Rose Chamber of Commerce."

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Rain added, "This..."

For a moment, the beautiful woman was a little dazed.

It wasn't that she lacked confidence in doing this, but she suddenly didn't know how to thank Rain properly.

She genuinely didn't know.

After all, everything that could be developed had been developed.

"That's right, Lord Rain, you are the new star of the Swordbearer Mist Vale Branch, and in the future, you will become a pillar of the Empire. I'm afraid commercial matters will require Jennifer's attention," Olena said with a smile.

"Alright then. I'll be the nominal holder, but becoming a shareholder of the Akson Auction House will greatly benefit the Warhammer Rose Chamber," the beautiful woman thought, and decided not to refuse any further.

Recently, she had been busy with business expansion, but with little progress.

Once she became a shareholder of the Akson Auction House, not only would these problems be easily resolved, but the Chamber would also enter a new phase of rapid development. She didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Additionally, it was indeed not appropriate for Lord Rain to worry about these commercial matters.

"Then, Jennifer, at 2 pm, let's go to the Akson Auction House branch and sign the equity transfer contract, is that okay?" Olena asked.

"Okay, Lady Olena," Jennifer replied.

"Lord Rain, Jennifer, I'll take my leave first. There are some things I need to prepare," Rain said.

"Of course, Lady Olena, please go ahead," Rain nodded.

Now, only Rain and the beautiful woman remained in the room.

"Darling, there's no need to put the shares under my name. Put them under..."

"Jennifer, let's decide on this happily," Rain said, and as there were no outsiders, his hand naturally rested on the soft part of the beautiful woman.

This caused the beautiful woman's face to turn slightly red, but she was very considerate and nodded, offering a passionate kiss. Her hands also started to slide down, unbuttoning...

After a while, the beautiful woman shyly wiped the corner of her mouth.

However, Rain was clearly not satisfied. He pulled the curtain, easily lifting the beautiful woman onto the coffee table. One hand held her slender waist, while the other lifted the hem of her one-shoulder dress...

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At this moment, Olena, who had just left the cafe not long ago, suddenly remembered something she had forgotten to tell Lord Rain.

So, as she arrived at the entrance of the Swordbearer Division, she turned back. But when she glanced at the room she had just been in, she couldn't help but pause.

Because she was certain that when she was in the room, the curtain had been open, and she had seen Jennifer enter.

But now, it was closed.

Could it be?

Did the two of them to come to an agreement so quickly?

Olena's heart was suddenly filled with a burning sense of gossip.

However, after quickly reaching the entrance, she thought for a moment and slowed down. She dared not go upstairs or listen in from the side of the room.

The reason was simple.

Lord Rain's strength was terrifying, and as soon as her footsteps echoed in the corridor, he would immediately notice her presence.

What if she disturbed them? Then, it would be against her wishes.

She decided to wait downstairs for a while.

An hour later, the beautiful woman finally had a chance to rest on the soft sofa. She was breathing heavily, her hair slightly disheveled, and she looked at Rain with exhaustion.

She had already reached her limit three times, or else she might have broken.

"Knock knock knock."

The beautiful woman immediately straightened up and quickly tidied her appearance.

"Hmm? Lady Olena."

"Lord Rain, sorry, I just remembered something important I forgot to tell you." Olena's gaze was averted, but her nose had already caught the familiar scent.

"Lord Rain, I have arranged for Master Mogar of the Bius Assembly School."

"Three days from now, Master Mogar will meet with you."

"These masters all have peculiar temperaments. I told him that the Giant Axe Golem Guardian was your capture, and only then did Master Mogar agree to meet with you." Olena explained with a hint of helplessness.

Rain nodded, "That's perfect, thank you, Lady Olena."

Ever since Olena mentioned that several masters from the Bius Assembly School were researching the Giant Axe Golem Guardian in Mist Vale. Rain wanted to find an opportunity to chat with them.

He mainly wanted to inquire about some matters within the school.

If the conditions were right, he was quite interested in studying there.

Because within the Bius Assembly School, there seemed to be numerous metal-based spells, and additionally, puppetry and metal-based spells had a high degree of compatibility. Perhaps, he might gain some extra insights within the Bius Assembly School.

After parting ways with Jennifer, Rain returned to the division's residence.

After taking a shower, Rain felt refreshed and headed out again.

Soon, he returned with a pale yellow parchment in his hand.

"Previously, due to insufficient Golden Skill Points, the refinement of the breathing technique was temporarily halted. Now, with a total of 17 Golden Skill Points, this matter can naturally continue," Rain said as he held the parchment.

Pouring himself a cup of Yorton tea, Rain sat at his desk and opened the scroll containing the 'Great Firebird Breath Technique'. He carefully unfurled the scroll and began to read.

About half an hour later, Rain put down the scroll, leaned back in his chair, and started contemplating.

"This Great Firebird Breath Technique only has twenty-two forms. It seems inferior to the Fire-Winged Serpent Breath Technique, but it should be enough to take the Fire Dragon Breath Technique, which already has twenty-nine moves, to a new level."

Without hesitation, Rain went to the training room and immediately began practicing the Great Firebird Breath Technique.

The first move of the Great Firebird Breath Technique had a strange posture, similar to Rain's 'Toe Bridge Pose' from yoga, but it was naturally effortless for Rain.

After a few seconds, Rain completed the first form, followed by the second.

About half an hour later, Rain smoothly executed all twenty-two moves of the Great Firebird Breath Technique.

At this moment, a system notification sounded:

【Ding! Detected host's Great Firebird Breath Technique has reached the minimum level of integration with the Fire Dragon Breath Technique. Current conditions met. Fusion can be initiated, consuming 2 Golden Skill Points. Confirm fusion?】

"Hmm, does it still only require 2 Golden Skill Points this time? That's a good thing."

Rain nodded to himself and promptly selected 'Yes'.

Immediately, on the Weapon Master (Legendary) panel, the level 14 Fire Dragon Breath Technique flickered a few times before descending to level 13, displaying the words 'Unknown Breath Technique'.

【Confirm new breath technique name?】

"No!"

"As expected, it only dropped one level. The more high-quality breath techniques integrated, the more gradual the improvement becomes, unless a higher-tier breath technique is acquired."

At the same time, a vast memory related to the new breath technique began to flood into Rain's mind.

After absorbing this memory, another system notification arrived:

【Ding! Detected host's Fire Dragon Breath Technique promoted to Legendary Breath Technique. Host can gradually use the breath technique to convert certain recessive gene fragments in their bloodline to dominant.】

"Hmm?"

"Bloodline?"

"Could there be some unknown secrets in my bloodline?"

Rain read this system notification several times, but he was still puzzled.

As far as he knew, his parents were ordinary farmers in Flashing Town, and he had never heard them mention any illustrious family history.

"Could it be that my ancestors from long ago were of some noble bloodline?"

"If that's the case, perhaps I can ask my mother about it during dinner tonight."

"Also, what do these recessive gene fragments mentioned in the system notification represent?"

Rain pondered for a while, then shook his head slightly.

With so little knowledge, even guessing didn't provide any clues.

He decided not to think about this matter for now.

The system could be annoying at times, suddenly turning into a riddle-giver.

However, when Rain focused his attention on his body, he could sense a subtle difference.

Not only was the vitality of his essence more active, but there also seemed to be a subtle change deep within his body.

He could feel that this change was heading in a positive direction.

Rain then reviewed the new 'Fire Dragon Breath Technique', which had been promoted to the legendary tier, in his mind.

Indeed, the number of training postures in the Fire Dragon Breath Technique had reached a full thirty-two.

This subtly confirmed Rain's suspicion that thirty moves might be a critical point in the system's evaluation of breath techniques, distinguishing between high-quality and legendary-tier techniques.

Driven by curiosity about the training effects of the legendary breath technique, Rain quickly entered the training room and began practicing.

"Hmm, this level of difficulty..."

Just the first move took Rain half a minute to master, a qualitative difference from the high-quality breath techniques he could previously master in a matter of seconds.

"As expected, a quantitative change leads to a qualitative change!"

After half an hour of practice, Rain reached the twenty-fifth move, and beads of sweat formed on his forehead, all without any conscious effort to control it.

"This training effect..." Rain's eyes gleamed with excitement!

After about a quarter of an hour, Rain finally completed the entire set of moves, his forehead now covered in a fine layer of sweat.

"And this is just the level 13 Fire Dragon Breath Technique, with such significant effects. It's like the first time I encountered the Great Firebird Breath Technique." Rain couldn't help but think to himself.

"If I were to elevate it to an even higher level..."

"Wait, I forgot something." Rain suddenly remembered something.

He quickly took a shower and then headed out to the exchange hall.

But on the way, a system notification quietly arrived:

【Congratulations! Your Agility attribute has been enhanced!】

Exchange Hall:

"Hello, sir. How may I assist you?"

"Could you please list all the Excellent Tier Breath Techniques for me? I want to exchange for them."

"Except for these two, the Firewing Snake Breath Technique and the Firetail Scorpion Breath Technique, I don't want the others, but I want all the rest." Rain pointed at the two lines of white text on the black wisdom stone tablet in front of him and said.

"Huh?" The female clerk's eyes instantly widened, and she asked in a somewhat stammering voice, "S-Sir, could you please repeat that?"

"I don't want these two, but I want all the others."

"Sir, there are still four Excellent Tier Breath Techniques left. Um, Sir, according to the rules of the Swordsmen, the Breath Techniques you exchange for can only be used by you personally. Are you aware of this?"

The female clerk confirmed and reminded him again.

"Yes, I know. I plan to study them. Is it not allowed? Does the branch have a rule against exchanging for all of them?" Rain was somewhat puzzled.

"No, no, Sir. What I mean is, you will need to pay 4 Gold Medals and 7800 Merit Points, which is quite a large amount."

"Yes, I know. I believe I have enough Task Evaluation Medals and Merit Points, don't I?" Rain naturally understood the young female clerk's well-intentioned reminder, so he replied with a gentle smile.

"Since Sir is aware, I will process it for you." The young female clerk immediately remembered that the Swordsman in front of her was a Diamond Rank, and her reminder seemed unnecessary.

Soon, Rain returned to his room with the four remaining Excellent Tier Breath Techniques that he had not yet exchanged for.

"Moon Rage Tiger Breath Technique, Frostblade Leopard Breath Technique..."

After spending several hours and 8 Golden Skill Points, Rain learned and integrated these four Breath Techniques into the Dragon Breath Technique.

This increased the number of postures in the Dragon Breath Technique from 32 to 36, and the level dropped one more time to Level 12.

Basically, at this level of quality, it was already very difficult to improve further by fusing with other Excellent Tier Breath Techniques.

However, Rain could feel that the changes brought by the new Dragon Breath Technique in his body were becoming increasingly obvious.

Although he only had 7 Golden Skill Points left, after some thought, Rain added one more point to the Dragon Breath Technique.

Currently, the Shadow Spear Throw was still some distance away from using Golden Skill Points, and to advance to the Technique level, he only needed to reserve one point.

At this moment, a system notification came in:

[Congratulations! Your Constitution attribute has been improved!]



[Congratulations! Your Strength attribute has been improved!]



"Have my attributes improved?"

"But it still seems to be a bit short of that surging feeling inside my body."

So, Rain added another point to the Dragon Breath Technique.

As the Dragon Breath Technique reached Level 14, Rain felt a kind of 'shackles' deep inside his body 'snap,' and something was unleashed.

Rain checked his attribute panel and was surprised to find an additional line of description:

[Thin Dragon Bloodline effect: Slightly increased affinity with fire elements, slightly increased Gigastrength talent effect, slightly increased Steel Body talent effect.]



"Wow~"

At this moment, Rain also understood the system's description of latent gene activation.

The Legendary Tier Dragon Breath Technique had guided and strengthened the latent Dragon Bloodline gene fragments in his body.

But the question was, even if it was very thin, it still had to exist to be guided and strengthened; it couldn't just appear out of nowhere.

"Could it be that my family was a dragon lineage in ancient times? Am I a descendant of dragons?"

During dinner.

Rain returned to the mansion and had dinner with his family.

"Mother, I have a question. Did any of your ancestors have noble titles? You know, relatively significant ones?" Rain asked indirectly.

"Hmm? Rain, why would you suddenly think of this?"

"Of course not. If there were, my father and I wouldn't be in our current situation." Mother Emma looked at Rain with a strange expression and said.

She didn't understand why her son would ask such a... seemingly foolish question.

"Um, okay. Father, what about your side of the family? Did any of your ancestors have any notable figures?" Rain was still somewhat hopeful and turned to ask his father, Old Rain.

"Notable figures? I haven't heard of any."

"However, there is a legend, just a legend."

"According to the legend, thousands of years ago, before the Dragon Empire was established, there was a Fire Dragon Kingdom on this land. The ruler of the kingdom had a special ability to enter a pact with fire dragons, and our Calan family is said to be a branch of the ruler's descendants."

"Pfft! Shameless! That was thousands of years ago, and you're still claiming to be a branch of the descendants? It's not even recorded in ancient texts, so don't try to glorify yourself." Mother Emma couldn't help but say sarcastically to Old Rain.

"Hey! It's because my son asked me! I said it's just a legend, not to be taken seriously." Old Rain looked embarrassed and said.

(End of Chapter)

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