Chapter 365

"But if it's sealed, wouldn't we be even less able to find the source of the Primal Power? That would also make it impossible to locate Constantine."

Leon stood up, patting the snow water off his hands. "No, quite the opposite. If the ice is a seal, and your grandmother and the others obtained a portion of the leaked Primal Power, then it means that there is a loophole in this seal. And this may be our the Only One chance to glimpse this ancient power."

He looked at Losweiser, about to say something, but his gaze suddenly fixed on her chest.

"Honey, your chest is flashing," Leon said, pointing.

Losweiser was just listening intently to his analysis, so why did his chest suddenly start glowing?

Without giving it much thought, she assumed Leon was referring to the light Dragon Mark's markings, and simply replied.

"You didn't develop feelings for me in this freezing weather, did you? No way, it'll freeze if I take it out."

"..."

Leon was slightly speechless. "The Dragon Mark's light is purple, but the light on your chest is white right now."

Losweiser then looked down and, sure enough, there was a faint white light shimmering beneath her clothes.

She unbuttoned her collar and saw that it was actually...

"The pendant necklace that Principal Olet gave me a while ago, from Grandma?"

At this moment, the milky white necklace was emitting a crystalline white light, which flickered intermittently.

As Losweiser turned slightly, the light brightened for a moment before returning to its flickering state.

Seeing this, Losweiser took a few more steps forward with the pendant in her hand.

This time, the light dimmed slightly.

Then, she stepped back, and the light returned to its previous intensity.

"Didn't the old lady say what this thing is about?" Leon asked, somewhat surprised.

Losweiser shook her head. "She only said it was a belated wedding gift for me, made of very rare materials."

"It's only now that you've been married for so long that you've thought of giving me a wedding gift... I've always thought that's pretty far-fetched."

Leon thought for a moment and made a bold guess.

"Do you think this thing might have some kind of connection to the Primal Power? After all, the old lady worked so hard in this Far North for so many years, and when she went back, she gave you this necklace. No matter how you look at it... it's not simple."

Losweiser agreed.

They were unaware that Grandmother Veronica was searching for Noah's power in the Far North.

But after learning this news, and considering the timing of her giving the necklace to Losweiser, it's easy to connect the two events.

"Then... follow the guidance of this necklace?"

"Yes, after all, this is the Only One clue we have."

Amidst the wind and snow, a white, eerie light guided the two as they searched for that ancient and mysterious power.

"Awoo~"

With a wail, a white figure broke free from Anton's grasp.

All that was left in Anton's hand was a tuft of fur that he had plucked from the other's tail.

The proud young dragon slowly rose to his feet, tossing the fur in his hand into the air, where it drifted away in the wind.

"Anton, we've already started the assessment, why do you still look so distracted?"

Yuna walked up to him, her tone slightly displeased, "Arctic Snow Fox are very rare to encounter. If we can successfully capture one, our assessment score will increase significantly."

Anton clapped his hands, brushed away the remaining snow fox fur, and said with an indifferent attitude, "Even if it's hard to find, it's still a B-level dangerous species. Catching a small animal of this level is not challenging at all."

"You!--"

Yuna really had no way to deal with this guy.

Seeing this, the other two teammates next to him also stepped in to smooth things over.

"It's alright, Yuna, it's just a snow fox. We'll definitely run into it again later."

The speaker was a girl Diane, who was also a good friend of Yuna.

Another boy hooked his arm around Anton's shoulder and said nonchalantly, "My brother is so skilled, catching a snow fox is a piece of cake for him. It doesn't matter if he gets away."

The boy's Raymond. He had a slightly rugged appearance, but you could tell from his words that he was quite thoughtful and had good emotional intelligence.

Noa stood aside and silently watched the little conflicts between the senior students. Such bickering had happened at least five times since they landed and set off.

Everyone seems to have become accustomed to these minor squabbles.

Noa was only invited to join the team temporarily, and right now she just wanted to do as Yuna -senpai said: to catch some dangerous species that could effectively improve her performance in this assessment as soon as possible.

Instead of watching that arrogant senior gloating.

Helena sensed her best friend's thoughts, so she went over and whispered words of comfort.

"Don't worry, big kids like to play around and roughhouse, they'll get serious soon."

Noa nodded without saying anything.

Yuna and the others discussed for a while, then they heard Anton complaining.

"In the end, it's still pretty much the same as last year. Can't you come up with something new?"

"What new ideas do you want? We have two junior classmates, Noa and Helena, joining us this time, so don't cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Anton glanced at the two little ones, then snorted coldly and muttered, "I said before we set off that they would be a hindrance."

"How are you holding us back? Anton, when you were Noa's age, didn't you still not pass the entrance exam?" Yuna was also trying her best to defend the junior she admired.

But she clearly underestimated how thick-skinned Anton was.

Anton shrugged indifferently, "So what? She came here of her own accord. Since she's here, everyone should be treated equally. If she feels inadequate, she can just go back to her teacher. No one will say anything anyway."

"Anton, you—"

"What the senior said is right."

Noa remained expressionless, her voice cold, "Since we're here, there's no need to delay the assessment process because of us. Treat everyone equally; whatever you do, we'll do too."

Her best friend naturally chimed in, "That's right, we're going to be promoted to the Young Dragon Department next year, so don't underestimate us!"

Hearing the two little ones say this, Yuna was slightly taken aback at first, and then showed a relieved smile.

Diane, the senior student next to her, clapped and said, "You girls are awesome!"

Only Anton maintained his disdainful attitude, saying, "Anyone can talk big, but don't be so scared that you run away with your tail between your legs if you encounter any A-level dangerous species later."

This time, everyone tacitly ignored the guy's sarcastic remarks.

After the minor incident, the team embarked on the assessment journey once again.

However, to their surprise, the B-level dangerous species, the Arctic Snow Fox, that Anton had just released turned out to be the Only One dangerous species they would encounter in the next two hours.

The standards for outdoor combat assessments are clear and simple: the rarer and more powerful the dangerous species that a team captures, the higher the score that team will receive.

If they can kill a large, extremely dangerous species, needless to say, the annual scholarship and the honorary medal personally awarded by the principal will be theirs.

The students who receive this honor will surely have a bright future.

But... the problem returns to reality.

They haven't encountered any dangerous species for a full two hours!

If this continues, the students from other teams will quickly widen the score gap.

"How could this be? I remember there were many dangerous species in the assessment area, how come we haven't encountered a single one?" Anton wondered.

Yuna took the opportunity to tease him, "You just hid yourselves because you sensed the aura of our great Dragon Race warrior Anton."

"Hmph, boring woman."

"Smug man."

The thing that teenagers in their rebellious phase love most is to undermine and bicker with each other.

(But why would a certain Silver Dragon couple, who have been married for five years, also like this? Hmm... It's puzzling, so puzzling.)

After a brief argument, the group still had no clue how to find the dangerous species.

Just as everyone was confused, Noa inadvertently glanced at Yuna's bracelet.

The bracelet, said to be made of extremely rare materials, seemed to be shimmering with a faint light.

Noa narrowed her eyes slightly and pointed to Yuna's wrist. "Senior, is your bracelet glowing?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Yuna.

Yuna also looked down to examine her bracelet.

Wow, it really is glowing!

Diane, her eyes sparkling, exclaimed, "The bracelet Uncle Odin gave you can even sparkle!"

Yuna blinked, somewhat bewildered. "But my dad never said this thing would flash..."

"Oh dear, could it really be some kind of toy I bought at a street stall? Ouch!—"

Yuna stomped hard on the guy's foot.

Then, she raised her hand and pointed the bracelet at the sky.

Yuna initially thought the flash was caused by lighting issues, but upon closer inspection, Yuna realized that the bracelet itself was indeed emitting light.

The light intensity was not very high, but the flickering frequency was very stable, alternating between bright and dark approximately every two seconds.

"Yuna, didn't Uncle Odin say where he got this bracelet?" Diane asked.

Yuna shook her head. "He never said that. He gave it to me when he came home a while ago. Before that, he had been away from home for many years. The clan chief and relatives all said he was doing something important, but Dad didn't mention anything about his experiences over the past few years when he came back."

Listening to her senior's description, Noa suddenly thought of her own Mom.

One day, she accidentally discovered that her Mom had a new pendant necklace on her chest. When she asked, she learned that it was a belated wedding gift from her great-grandmother to her Mom.

The great-grandmother had disappeared for a long time before suddenly reappearing and giving away this necklace.

Dragon girl scratched her head, feeling there was some similarity between the two events...

Just as Noa, Yuna suddenly spoke.

"Hey~ the flash frequency is changing!"

Yuna paced back and forth, frequently changing her position.

And the flashing frequency of her bracelet was also changing.

It sometimes speeds up, sometimes slows down.

It's like... conveying some kind of message to them, or...

A certain coordinate.

Yuna excitedly ran in one direction for more than ten meters, and the flashing frequency of the bracelet became noticeably faster.

It was obvious that the closer she got to something, the faster the bracelet would flash.

Everyone ran over, Anton suggested, "Why don't we follow Yuna's bracelet? Maybe we'll find something interesting."

"But what if there's nothing there? Wouldn't we have made a wasted trip?" Diane asked with some concern.

Anton shrugged and looked around. "It's not like we'll gain anything by staying here. Let's vote. Raise your hand if you're planning to follow the bracelet."

Anton was naturally the first to raise his hand.

Next up was senior student Raymond.

After a slight hesitation, Yuna and Diane also raised their hands.

Seeing that the two little ones next to him hadn't raised their hands, Anton finally seized the opportunity and immediately spoke up.

"What's wrong, you two juniors? Are you too scared to go, so you didn't raise your hands?"

Sure enough, kids are just kids; all they do is talk big. When it comes to actually showing their skills, they immediately chicken out.

"No, senior."

Noa's tone remained calm, almost identical to that of the Silver Dragon Queen.

She adjusted her backpack, took Helena's hand, looked at Anton, and said calmly.