Chapter 490

During this period, they unearthed many remnants of the former Empire's Royal Family.

Without exception, these creatures also had their Heart-protecting Dragon Scale transplanted, granting them a lifespan of nearly a thousand years.

Leon used different interrogation methods for different people.

Having studied under Losweiser for so many years, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get the mouths of these remnants.

Clues about the former King and Lord Shadow were like pieces of a puzzle, which Leon pieced together little by little.

Today, a clear pattern has emerged.

At the same time, it also revealed a rather significant truth.

"The former King was 'Lord Shadow'?"

Inside the Lionheart Society's meeting room, Nacho frowned as he looked at the compiled intelligence and the final conclusion.

"Although I had a vague feeling before that Lord Shadow was likely the former King, I am still quite surprised now that it has been confirmed."

As the initiator of the longevity plan, the former King must have also received the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale.

But after that, no one knew where he went; all that was known was that he was still controlling the country from the shadows.

The letter addressed to "Lord Shadow" found in Queen Elizabeth's room was the first time Leon had ever heard of this person.

The shadow seemed to appear out of thin air; I had never heard of him before.

Therefore, it is not difficult to connect a former King suddenly disappeared but secretly controlled the country with Lord Shadow, whom Elizabeth was eager to rely on after the empire collapsed.

"Now that we've confirmed Shadow's identity, the investigation into him will be much easier, right?" Nacho asked.

Leon frowned slightly, stroked his chin with one hand, pondered for a moment, and replied,

"Not necessarily. We might be able to follow the trail of the former King to find out about Lord Shadow, but as far as I know, the Dragon King is still helping Shadow."

Nacho raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and asked, "The empire has fallen, and the Human-Dragon War is over, so why would the Dragon King and the Shadow still be cooperating?"

"This dragon king is very special."

Leon said, "Warhammer Dragon King Adam is like a mercenary among the Dragon Race. He'll do anything for a good price."

"I think that since Shadow has been secretly manipulating this country's Human-Dragon War for so many years, even though the empire has fallen, he must still have a lot of trump cards up his sleeve."

"Using these trump cards, it's not difficult to find mercenaries like Adam to cooperate with."

After listening to Leon's explanation, Nacho seemed to understand. "I see... I didn't expect there to be such a Dragon King among the Dragon Race."

"That sounds like there's no bottom line."

Rebecca pouted and said quietly, "Warhammer Dragon King... that's quite a grand name, but I wonder if it's just a name without substance."

As she spoke, Rebecca slurped up a mouthful of meat sauce noodles from her bowl.

Martin handed her a tissue.

"No dragon king should be underestimated. Since this Adam can work as a mercenary among the Dragon Race, his abilities must be stronger than most dragon kings."

Rebecca took the tissue, wiped her mouth, let out a burp, and then looked at Leon.

"Captain, has your wife ever told you about this Warhammer Dragon King?"

Leon nodded.

"Martin is right, this Warhammer Dragon King is very strong."

Not only did Losweiser say that Adam possessed strength surpassing most dragon kings, but even Old Kang suffered a loss at his hands back then.

Imagine how troublesome it would be to encounter a Dragon King with absolute power and no moral bottom line in battle.

"But no matter how strong he is, we have to deal with these people completely."

Nacho said, "Otherwise, the peaceful life we've worked so hard to achieve will be shattered sooner or later."

Leon nodded in agreement and then said,

"During the interrogation of one of the Dragon Scale Transplantor, he revealed a crucial clue."

"This clue points to the location where the Shadow last appeared on the southern border of the Human-Dragon War. Perhaps we can try our luck there."

The four people looked at each other in bewilderment.

After exchanging a few glances, Rebecca stood up, hands on her hips.

"Then let's set off quickly, Captain. Once we've taken down Shadow and Adam, you can go home and hug your wife and kids."

"Then you can tell your sister-in-law about my embarrassing past, right?"

"I'm not that kind of person!"

Rebecca chuckled, "I'll only give my sister-in-law the little notebook filled with your embarrassing history as a gift."

That's strange.

Why do you girls all like to write things down in little notebooks?

Losweiser also enjoyed writing in her diary.

Leon's thoughts wandered for a moment.

But he quickly came to his senses.

He blinked, and couldn't help but mutter to himself,

I keep thinking about her lately...

The Silver Dragon Sanctuary, under a full moon.

The Queen sat gracefully at her desk, the soft light of the lamp illuminating her profile, making her appear radiant and captivating.

Her slender, jade-like fingers gently held the pen, and she wrote the last line of the letter.

"Your wife, Losweiser Melkwy."

Then, she got up, wearing a slip dress and her favorite dragon-winged slippers, and took the letter to the balcony.

Messenger Dragon was already waiting there.

Losweiser tucked the letter into the bamboo tube on the back of the Messenger Dragon, then patted its head.

"Go, find him."

The spiritual Messenger Dragon nodded, flapped its wings, and flew into the tranquil night sky.

The silver-haired beauty looked up at Messenger Dragon's departing figure, her eyes filled with longing and hope.

A cool evening breeze caressed her long hair, making it look like tassels made of starlight.

She leaned on the railing with one hand, gazing into the distance.

That's the direction of human territory.

She remembered the contents of that letter very clearly.

"Dear Casmod:"

"I received your letter from last week. I'm glad you've caught another remnant of the Empire, bringing us one step closer to the final truth."

"I didn't encounter any trouble while waiting for Messenger Dragon."

"Last week, Claudia came to visit, and she brought your precious Ah Lu with her."

"When we parted a few months ago, you specifically told me that if Ah Lu came, I must write to tell you."

"Here it is."

"Oh, to be precise, I have been here."

"I originally wanted you to have a short reunion with Ah Lu, but I didn't expect you to be away from home, so I had no choice but to take Ah Lu back with me."

"Mu En and Xiao Guang also came home once. I told them that their Daddy had gone out to do a secret mission with the other dragon kings."

"Mu En said you should bring her a steak from another tribe."

"As for Noa, just like you thought back then, because she has to take the promotion exam at the end of this semester, she stays at school to practice hard even during the holidays."

"The school said that their promotion exams will be held in the Nightmare Moon Forest in the south."

"Although dangerous species often appear there, it's still better than the last assessment in the Far North, right?"

"At the end of the letter, I have some good news to tell you."

"Two weeks ago, I started experiencing morning sickness."

"That means we've successfully conceived."

"The baby will be born in a few months. Hopefully, you'll have everything sorted out by then. You will, won't you?"

"Also, I'd like to ask, have you been thinking about me a lot lately?"

"My Dragon Mark has been shining like a light bulb these past few days, especially at night."

"Oh, I bet when you see this you'll say, 'I wasn't thinking about you, Dragon Queen. Besides, my Dragon Mark are flashing, it's clearly you who's thinking about me.'"

"Well then, congratulations on getting it right."

"I miss you too, Leon."

"So, once you've finished dealing with things, hurry home, okay?"

"By the way, as you requested in your last letter, I left my lip print on this envelope. It's so embarrassing, how could you even think of doing something like that?"

"Although it's a little embarrassing, I actually not only left a lip print, but also sprayed my usual perfume. I think you'll like it."

"Then... may your martial prowess be fulfilled, little lion."

"Your wife, Losweiser Melkwy."

61. Are you really going to have twelve?

Leon received his wife's letter more than two weeks later.

Having discovered information about Lord Shadow, he and Nacho and the others immediately began their pursuit.

When Messenger Dragon arrived in the Empire, he found the recipient was not there, and he was momentarily confused.

Fortunately, all of us at Messenger Dragon are professionally trained, and there is no such thing as returned mail. Every letter sent out must be delivered to the recipient!

After half a month of twists and turns, Messenger Dragon finally found the guy who was running around.

"Captain, I feel like it's about to die."

Rebecca squatted down next to the dizzy, mosquito-coil-eyed Messenger Dragon and gently poked its head with a twig.

Seeing that Messenger Dragon was not responding, Rebecca carried it to the fire to warm it up, and then took out two cans of beef from her backpack and put them to its mouth.

"Oh, poor little guy. He's been a messenger in the Empire for so long, and now he's flown so far to find the captain. It's really not easy. Eat up, eat up, and get better soon."

Martin glanced at the can of beef near Messenger Dragon's mouth, then at the backpack beside him, and said,

"Rebecca, you're taking the captain's rations, aren't you?"

Rebecca made no attempt to hide it, readily admitting, "Yes!"

"Alright, you've gotten your revenge for the medical expenses from last time."

I remember when the captain first practiced Sense8, he was hit by Rebecca and suffered a concussion, ending up in the hospital. It was Rebecca who paid for it.

Now let's use the captain's rations to feed the Messenger Dragon—

It's perfectly reasonable!

Meanwhile, Leon was focused on the letter his wife had sent him and did not participate in Rebecca Martin's conversation.

By the light of the fire, he could vaguely make out a red mark on the envelope.

It's lipstick.

Leon paused for a moment, then smiled knowingly.

He had almost forgotten that the last time he wrote to Losweiser, he joked about whether he could leave a lipstick mark on the envelope.

Surprisingly, the Dragon Queen actually did it.

Through the fire, Rebecca stared at the captain, then leaned slightly to Martin's ear,