Chapter 296

Losweiser smiled faintly, then asked, "Oh, by the way, do you remember the song they danced to back then?"

"Eh... that was a long time ago."

Rebecca recalled for a moment, then clapped her hands. "I've got it! Although I can't remember the name of the song, I can hum it for you."

"Okay."

Rebecca immediately began humming a little tune.

Losweiser listened carefully, and after a short while, she said, "Okay, I know which piece it is."

"Hmm? Sister-in-law, you've always stayed in the Dragon Race, yet you've heard human music?"

"Yes, not long ago, I started trying to learn about and understand human culture."

That's true.

Leon had seen the human books that Xiaoguang had acquired when she was studying with Xiaoguang in her library.

"Oh, I see."

Losweiser reached out and patted Rebecca's head. "Thank you for telling me all this. Is there anything else? Like... what is he afraid of, or what is he not good at?"

Rebecca thought for a moment, "There really is! Sister-in-law, do you know that he had a nickname when he was in school? It was 'The Strongest Man on Land'."

The Queen blinked. "He's very strong... I know that."

And they know it very thoroughly.

"No, no, no, sister-in-law, the emphasis of this nickname is not 'strong,' but 'on land.'"

Losweiser frowned. "On land? What do you mean?"

"It means that the captain is a complete landlubber! He passes all the academy's assessments and tests with perfect scores, except for swimming!"

"Such an amazing guy... can't even swim?"

Losweiser recalled for a moment.

Last time his whole family went on vacation to the beach, they didn't seem to see Leon swimming at all during those many days.

"Yes, really. That's why everyone calls him 'the strongest on land'."

Losweiser nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "I understand..."

Looks like I'll need to buy some new swimsuits, my little lion~

When they returned to the cave, the master and apprentice were still talking about the various things that had happened recently.

Hearing footsteps, Leon turned around.

Seeing the two people, one tall and one short, walking and chatting, their faces beaming with smiles like old friends reunited after many years.

Leon was taken aback.

These two weren't very familiar with each other just half an hour ago, right?

How did they become best friends in just over twenty minutes?

"Captain, Dad, we're back!"

Rebecca jogged up to me. "Have you finished talking?"

"Soon."

Leon glanced at Rebecca, who was inexplicably excited, then looked up at the Dragon Queen behind them. "What did you say to her?"

Losweiser shrugged innocently. "I didn't tell her anything."

She told me all of that, hehe.

Leon pursed his lips, muttered "nonsensical," and then continued chatting with his master about the empire.

He recounted what would happen in the next six months.

They also asked about the Sea Dragon race and the Gate of Nine Hells.

"The Gate of Nine Hells was written by the Sea Dragon race? Huh? I didn't know that. I just had someone casually steal a body technique manual from the Empire. I didn't expect to steal such a powerful item."

As expected, "I can't get there."

Leon didn't ask any further questions.

Although he had a vague feeling that the old man was hiding something from him, he had asked so directly, and his master still kept quiet, so there must be a reason for his master's silence.

"Oh, also, Master, please investigate these three people again later."

As he spoke, Leon handed over a list.

Tiger took a look and said, "Gini, Gitei, Gimei... Just looking at their names, you can tell these three are not ordinary people."

"Yes, in the future, they will be the Empire's 'Vanguard Special Operations Team,' very strong, and have been fighting the Dragon King for more than a decade. But I feel that their power is a bit strange, not like normal human magic."

Leon said, "If you have the chance, find out where these three people come from."

Tiger nodded and carefully put the list away. "Okay, I'll start investigating as soon as I get back."

In the future, Leon only briefly encountered the Knife Trio, but it didn't even amount to a fight.

Even so, the strength displayed by those three guys still made Leon take them somewhat seriously.

Moreover, Leon wasn't the only one who felt that the Knife Trio's power was strange; even Future Noa and Hikaru said that the origin of those three guys' power was unknown.

Therefore, Leon felt it was necessary to investigate them.

Ideally, such unknown risks should be nipped in the bud.

After all, who knows what other outrageous and ruthless things the empire might do next?

"Is there anything else we need to investigate?" Tiger asked.

Leon brought back a lot of information from the future, and they must make full use of it.

The main focus is on information asymmetry.

This caught that dog emperor off guard.

Leon thought for a moment and said, "Then let's investigate another person named Nacho Salaman."

"Nacho Salaman?"

"Yes, he used to be a minor civil official in the Empire's Dragon Slayer Army. After sending me into the spatial rift, he rose all the way to the royal family. The Knife Trio I just mentioned have a very close relationship with him. We might be able to find out something from him."

"Understood. Nothing else?"

"Hmm... anything else is not related to the Empire."

Tiger smiled. "Just tell me what it is."

"Master, do you know about Primal Magic?" Leon asked.

"Primal Magic..."

Upon hearing the master and disciple mention Primal Magic, Losweiser, who had been waiting silently to the side, immediately turned her gaze towards them.

She was somewhat surprised because Leon hadn't told her before coming here that he wanted to ask his master about Primal Magic.

However, to be fair, her progress has not been very smooth since she decided to practice Primal Magic.

As she had initially thought, there were very few records about Primal Magic. She could only glean bits and pieces of information about Primal Magic from fragments in various ancient books and documents, and then piece them together.

It is a rather complex task that requires patience.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know much about it. What, you want to practice Primal Magic?"

Leon blinked and said, "Yeah, I want to practice."

"Have you finished practicing the Gate of Nine Hells that I gave you last time?"

"As I just said, by the time things get going, your granddaughter will have taught me almost everything. Besides, in this world, it's always good to have more skills; who would complain about having too many abilities?"

The master pointed at Leon, "You're quite greedy, kid. Alright, I'll ask an old friend to see if he can find any books about Primal Magic when I get back. I'll give them to you next time we meet."

"Okay, thank you, Master!"

We've pretty much covered all the important business.

Leon then inquired about his teacher's wife.

"Oh, your master's wife... I met your master's wife once after you disappeared into the spatial rift."

The master said with a sigh, "She beat me up and said that I shouldn't come back until she found Leon. Speaking of which, I have to thank you. Luckily you came back, otherwise your master's wife might have divorced me."

Divorce seems a bit of an exaggeration.

However, Leon could tell that his master's wife was genuinely worried about him.

"Then bring your teacher's wife along next time we meet. I haven't seen her in ages," Leon said.

"Well... I can't say for sure. Her family is quite... cautious. They know that my son and I have offended the Empire, and they don't want your master's wife to get involved."

Leon nodded quickly, "Oh, I understand. No need to force it. You can go see your master's wife after everything is settled."

"Okay. If there's nothing else, let's leave it at that."

"Okay, Master."

"Be careful on your way back, remember to practice diligently, and don't be lazy," the master instructed.

"Understood, Master. You, Rebecca, and Martin also need to protect yourselves."

"Um."

Rebecca jogged over from the side.

"Captain, I wish you and your wife a happy and harmonious life from now on!"

Leon was taken aback. "You... why did you suddenly say something like that... and what's with this weird term 'sister-in-law'? Losweiser, you just let her call you sister-in-law?"

The Queen sat gracefully on the wooden chair beside her, crossed her long legs, and said leisurely,

"What's not allowed?"

Goodness.

You two haven't known each other for long, but you've already become inseparable, right?

Leon chuckled and poked Rebecca's forehead. "Crazy girl, don't call me that. I'm not familiar with your sister-in-law."

Rebecca:?

Okay, okay, you two are just strangers here.

See you next time!

Leon waved goodbye to the old man and the young man, then went to the cave entrance with Losweiser.

The Queen spread her dragon wings, turned her head slightly, and gave Rebecca a subtle wink.

Rebecca also raised her hand and gave an 'OK' sign.

Tiger, watching her interaction with Losweiser, couldn't help but ask,

Are you trying to send some kind of code?

Rebecca grinned and said mysteriously, "Dad, your apprentice's married life... is about to become even more colorful."

At midnight, in the Empire, Nacho Salaman, weary from his journey, entered an inn.

After exchanging the secret code with the innkeeper, the innkeeper led Nacho to a private room upstairs.

Nacho stood at the door of the private room, raised his hand to knock, cleared his throat, and said respectfully,

"Lord Ailandi, I'm back."

Immediately, a deep male voice came from inside the room, "Come in."

"Yes, sir."

Nacho pushed open the door and entered, and the innkeeper tactfully closed the door for him before turning and leaving.

Upon entering the room, the man known as Ailandi was sitting at the tea table on the balcony, legs crossed, gazing at the somber night.

A pot of tea sat on the table, steam rising gently.