Chapter 431 - 308: Demon Seed, Source Blood, and Steel, the Eerie Mist (Part 3)

[The only difference between new soldiers and veterans is the sight of blood.]

[Roy is a natural assassin!]

["I’m very sorry that we couldn’t find any traces of your sister."]

[Miss Delilah looked at Luo Feng, with a hint of apology in her eyes, and said, "But I have a friend in Blackrock Town who will continue to help with the search. I’ll inform you if there are any developments."]

[After Big Brother Luo Feng became a Three-Blood Knight, Miss Delilah gave him a "Demon Seed" and arranged for him to enlist in the army.]

[And Roy, being young and having read ancient books unearthed from Grey Pigeon Town’s relics, was literate and crafty, and thus was lucky enough to become Miss Delilah’s attendant, essentially serving as her personal guard.]

[White Whale City, the jewel of the Empire’s heartland, one of the three major cities, renowned as the "Capital of Civilization and Music." Here, the wave of the Renaissance is in full swing, with new inventions coming to life every day—]

[Lily High School is situated in the most expensive education district of this city.]

[Among the students, even the lowest-ranking are the sons of knights.]

[The many white buildings are clean, but they are essentially no different from those in Grey Pigeon Town.]

[Roy was specially enrolled at Lily High School as a sports student, and his black hair and eyes made him the center of attention.]

["Black-eyed Race? Rare indeed..."]

[From behind a silk folding fan came intentionally hushed discussions, as several noble girls half-covered their lips with the fan bones, yet their gazes brazenly scrutinized Roy.]

[Roy turned a deaf ear. Suddenly, he heard someone mimicking a rural accent: "That Delilah... she’s just a Northern Lands barbarian, daring to think she can rise to higher places, disgusting."]

[Miss Delilah’s face turned unsightly, but when she saw the golden-haired woman who stood out in the crowd, she recognized her as the Countess’s daughter, and her face quickly changed to a fake smile.]

[Days at Lily High School passed under such peculiar gazes.]

[Roy stood in the shadows, paying no attention to the surrounding clamor.]

[Since Big Brother Luo Feng left, he had become more silent. Every morning, while the noble students were still asleep under velvet quilts, he was already practicing his martial skills in the small wood.]

[Roy’s martial skill could already rival that of retired army instructors, but in the noble circles of White Whale City, only music and arts had value, and martial prowess was deemed fit only for—barbarians.]

[In the following year, Roy quietly became a Three-Blood Knight.]

[Yet in class, he was almost invisible.]

[After school.]

[Roy merely needed to follow Miss Delilah from ten meters away silently, and with her methods, she soon made two bosom friends, one a musician’s daughter, Eve, and the other Viscountess’s daughter, Diana.]

[The appearance of the two girls couldn’t match the already grown-up Miss Delilah. Due to sufficient nutrition, their figures were well-developed, but in the school teeming with beauties, their looks seemed nothing special.]

[Yet, with their fair complexion and faint perfume, if they appeared in Grey Pigeon Town, they would undoubtedly be a striking sight that no one could look away from.]

[They were the dream lovers in countless fantasies.]

[Even knowing Roy was a "First Reserved Blood Knight," Eve and Diana still looked down on him, treating him merely as Miss Delilah’s follower, not even willing to say a word to him.]

[And such a stance from the two girls was already the "friendliest" Roy had encountered at Lily High School.]

[At sixteen, citizens of the Ancient Empire all had to serve in the military, but White Whale City hadn’t suffered the ravages of war in three hundred years, so the offspring of the nobility didn’t have to serve, making force useless in the eyes of the nobles.]

[Until summer break, Eve suddenly invited Miss Delilah and Diana, planning to secretly go out to the suburbs of White Whale City. For Eve and Diana, who were born into noble families and spent their lives following rules, the excitement brought by such a novel life experience was indescribable.]

[Miss Delilah had no interest in this, but she glanced at Eve. Eve’s father was a renowned musician throughout the Ancient Empire, a guest at the Empress’s court, with significant influence in the Empire.]

[Being friends with Eve could greatly aid her in inheriting the Viscount title for the thirteenth female successor.]

[Miss Delilah hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed, but for safety reasons, she secretly entrusted Roy to follow them.]

[The three girls journeyed with laughter and chatter all along.]

[When Eve showed up in a town outside White Whale City, she, being a noticeable outsider, caught the eyes of a local gang, the Rusted Nail Brotherhood. The carriage bore no family emblems, marking them as outsiders and easy prey.]

["Look, three lost little lambs..."]

[Over twenty burly men from the Rusted Nail Brotherhood had completely blocked the alleyway. Their bare arms were branded with rust-colored nail marks, grinning menacingly, their eyes roaming shamelessly over the three girls.]

[Eve’s face turned pale, her fingers clutched the hem of her skirt tightly, the pride of a musician’s daughter rendered meaningless at this moment—as the mob of thugs before her clearly didn’t care about noble status.]

[Diana was trembling more violently, her lips quivering and tears welling up in her eyes.]

["D-don’t come any closer... My father is Viscount Kleist! If you dare to touch me—"]

["Ha! Viscount?" The scarface was momentarily surprised, then burst into laughter, kicking over a wooden crate nearby, "In this alley, I am the king!"]

[He couldn’t afford the viscount’s retribution; initially driven only by lust, wanting to taste something fresh, now he had to eliminate witnesses, making today’s events disappear forever!]

[Eve and Diana saw that their backing didn’t intimidate the Rusted Nail Brotherhood, instantly falling into despair. Just imagining the humiliation to come and their lives being ruined made them feel utterly despondent.]