The Strongest Dragon in the Era of Beast Taming

Chapter 863: Chapter 857: Resource Collection

Such a familiar aura! Is this a feather from Master Cloud Divot’s contracted pet?

David Jones’s gaze instantly locked onto the shimmering feather of the Glazed Griffin, his brows slightly furrowed.

Although Master Cloud Divot was the least powerful among the Legendary Beast Tamers, he was, after all, the first Legendary powerhouse that David had managed to defeat beyond his own rank, leaving quite an impression.

“Where did you get this feather from?” David asked, puzzled.

“Yesterday, a Class VIII Cloud Soaring Glazed Griffon secretly infiltrated the Yule family and left behind a feather for my father, demanding it be secretly delivered into your hands, saying that a major event was about to happen.”

As she spoke, Margaret’s tone paused slightly, and her eyes revealed a look of gravity.

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“Knowing this was left by a Legendary Beast Tamer, my father did not dare to take it lightly and rushed to Rosewood College overnight to deliver this feather into my hands.” @@novelbin@@

“With such sneaky actions, could there be something wrong with this feather?” she asked worriedly.

Upon hearing this, David smiled.

He wasn’t worried about a mere feather, and even if Master Cloud Divot himself were here, he couldn’t harm David in the slightest.

However, David had no intention of explaining, as he activated his Golden Eyes of Flame and briefly scanned the Glazed Griffin’s feather, quickly finding a Heritage Stone within the splendid plumage.

“Hum!”

With a thought from David, a phantom image of Master Cloud Divot immediately appeared from within the Heritage Stone.

“The Evil Soul Sect is rampant beyond measure, intending to launch a sneak attack against you, the Dragon Subduing Deity, using the three great Calamities in the shadows and threatening my life to coerce me into assisting them…

Such heretical sects must be eradicated by all, and I refuse to submit. Please join me, Deity, and let us eliminate the heretics!”

Listening to Master Cloud Divot’s words and considering the incidents that had occurred at the research institute before, David raised an eyebrow, immediately feeling that something was amiss with the situation.

Being threatened and such should be taken with a grain of salt; anyone who believes it is a fool.

Master Cloud Divot must have had some involvement with the Evil Soul Sect and probably received many benefits, but David didn’t care about that.

In any case, whether Master Cloud Divot was guilty or not was up to the Federation of Trainer Guilds to judge.

What David was concerned about was why the Evil Soul Sect had targeted him?

Did they seek to avenge Collins Clark and the Earth Puppet, or did they want to take away the Bodhi Tree and the Firewood Kylin, or were they planning to meddle again in the Trial of Azure Dragon?

Thinking of this, David tapped the desktop with his fingertips, his gaze pinpointed on the hidden location noted inside the Heritage Stone: Mountain Vigilantte.

No matter, whether the information provided by Master Cloud Divot was true or false, it was meaningless in the face of absolute power.

David thought no more of it, “It’s just a small matter, no need to worry.”

“That’s good.”

Margaret did not doubt him, her gaze looking at David with admiration.

Then she pressed a button, began reporting the acquisition status of the Five Elements resources, and handed over the list of resources she held.

“The Purple Haze Club has recently acquired a total of three hundred and sixty-five Gold type Pet Resources, with three hundred and forty-seven of them being below Level VI and eighteen being above Level VI; Wood Pet Resources amounting to five hundred and thirty-two….”

Meanwhile, the club members who had been waiting in the hall received the notice and immediately lined up in two rows of seven, entering the room one by one with jade trays in hand, visibly excited.

Some newer members couldn’t help but sneak peeks, their gazes curiously directed at David’s wrist, eager to catch a glimpse of the legendary Destroyer Dragon.

“Yip!” (So many resources!)

Rainbow casually took a Star Ring from one of the fourteen jade trays, her eyes sparkling with eagerness.

David glanced briefly at the information on the resources, then his gaze fell upon the total settlement amount that tallied up to hundreds of billions at the end of the list, causing his brow to crease slightly, which made Margaret tense.

“Is there a problem with the price?” she asked, puzzled.

In her determination to present a flawless report to David, she had pushed the acquisition price to its limit.

Margaret Yule even dared to guarantee with a pat on her chest that any single resource on the list was a full forty percent cheaper than the same resources sold on the open market of Rosewood City.

“Hmm, there is a bit of a problem.”

David Jones looked up at Margaret Yule, “These resources are all priced a bit too low, such as this meteorite sand, myriad spirit sand, and wind demon grass…”

“Isn’t it good that the prices are cheap?”

Margaret Yule couldn’t help but roll her eyes at David Jones and breathed a sigh of relief.

“I’m just afraid that you’re playing the fool, paying out of your own pocket to subsidize,” David Jones said, looking straight into Margaret Yule’s eyes.

“How could that be possible.”

Margaret Yule denied it subconsciously, “You’re underestimating your current identity and connections. When the resource merchants of Rosewood City hear that you are buying resources, except for not being willing to discount Level VI resources, they have sold the resources below Level VI at cost price.”

“No business, no treachery,” David Jones said with a smile, “Just tell me if there is or there isn’t, don’t lie to me.”

Margaret Yule pursed her lips, looked annoyed at the members around her with their ears pricked up, waved her hands to signal them to step back, and then made a gesture with her fingers.

“Just subsidized a tiny bit.”

David Jones shook his head speechlessly, aware of the importance of resources for a Trainer. He stood up, took out an elixir from his Star Ring, and stuffed it into Margaret Yule’s hand.

“Times have changed; from now on, you just focus on cultivating. I don’t have many friends, and I hope a thousand years from now, we can still have a good drink together.”

After speaking, David Jones turned and walked out of the room with his back to Margaret Yule.

“I still have some matters to report to the senior management of the college, so change the prices on the list.”

Margaret Yule stared blankly in the direction David Jones had left.

After a long while, she regained her senses and looked down at the jade bottle in her arms, her pupils contracting.

Inside the white jade bottle was an elixir as pristine and white as the moon, emitting a tempting fragrance.

That was none other than the Star-Condensing Elixir, a Class VI SS tier elixir that only the top prodigy of Rosewood College had the chance to obtain.

“How come I owe even more now!” she muttered to herself.

…

The principal’s office at Rosewood College.

David Jones gave a slight bow to Blake Easton, “I’ve seen Principal Easton.”

“No need for formalities.”

Blake Easton waved his hand, his eyes surreptitiously appraising David Jones.

Now David Jones recognized within the Flowery Kingdom as the strongest below the level of a Deity Trainer, with the strength of his Contract Pet even being comparable to those of a Deity’s Pet.

Don’t think that even though he’s only a few years older than David Jones now, in a few years, when David Jones might surpass him to become the head of Rosewood College, he would still be just an average Deity Trainer.

After a few simple greetings, Blake Easton got down to business.

“The Wood Azure Flood Dragon has been found, the Trial of Azure Dragon is expected to restart at the beginning of next month, and I hope you will give up this trial,” he said, his gaze intense.

With the talent and strength that David Jones has shown now, he’s fully capable of becoming an Immortal Trainer, there’s no need to risk becoming an Azure Dragon Envoy and closing off his path to immortality.

“Hasn’t the trial spot already been confirmed?”

David Jones was slightly taken aback, and under the gaze of Blake Easton, he slowly took out the Azure Dragon Token.

“Yes, so I am only making a suggestion. The real decision is in your hands,” Blake Easton said seriously.

“I want to see the Celestial Four Spirits Totem with my own eyes and feel the power of the Azure Dragon. As for becoming an Azure Dragon Envoy, that is yet to be decided,” David Jones replied truthfully.