There Have Been Many Lances Throughout History

No wonder he's been single for over a thousand years; the little guy's mouth doesn't match his face or his physique.

This little guy is high-end in every way except for his mouth, which is low-end. However, he has a strong sense of perception and vigilance. From the moment she appeared in front of him, he guessed that she had come for him.

"Ah? How come there's someone here? I'm so sorry, Your Excellency, it was our mistake. We... we didn't realize there would be guests here. I... I..."

"Don't be nervous. It's nice to have someone sit here and chat with me occasionally. Go ahead and get busy. Don't feel guilty."

The waiter who came to serve the red tea then noticed that there was a guest sitting in the Viscount's reserved seat. It was an unfamiliar face, probably a tourist visiting Saint Blue City who didn't know that this was the Viscount's reserved seat.

How strange, she didn't even know when this woman had appeared here. In her memory, she didn't seem to have served such a guest before.

Could this guest have been entertained by other colleagues?

No, that's not right either. All the other colleagues know that this seat is the Viscount's exclusive seat.

They won't seat guests here, and sometimes they'll explicitly tell guests this.

Most customers will understand.

Fortunately, the Viscount did not seem to mind.

The waiter placed the tea on the table, bowed to Lance, and turned to leave.

Lance poured himself a cup of black tea, turned to look out the window. The road was wet from the light drizzle, and the ground was patchy with white and black. The white patches were still unmelted snowflakes. Children were already gathered around in the snow in the snow-filled square with small shovels.

"It seems you really like children."

"Who doesn't like cute cubs? I like naughty cubs too, because it's not burdensome to beat them up."

"I like what you said. I also like to beat up naughty kids. Like when you called me an old woman just now, it made me want to beat you up."

Lance glanced at the red-haired woman opposite him, picked up his teacup and took a sip of the warm tea. His tone made one think that this woman was his elder.

Comparing him to a bratty kid shows this woman is a bit too confident about her age.

"You've come here for me?"

Lance withdrew his gaze, no longer wanting to play games with the red-haired woman before him. He was certain that this woman was purely human and very strong.

She might be stronger than the Bronze Dragon Phillips, but whether she is stronger than the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine is hard to judge. He did not sense any divinity from the woman in front of him.

Generally speaking, without divinity, even the strongest being remains within a certain range, but this red-haired woman in front of him gave him a feeling that she had broken through that limitation.

Like him, they did not condense a divine spark or ignite Divine Fire, yet they possessed the qualifications to fight against the Sacred Giant Dragon.

Ancient God Temple?!

Lance suddenly remembered the Ancient God Temple that the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine had mentioned before he left.

The woman in front of me might come from Ancient God Temple.

What a coincidence? Constantine had just mentioned the Ancient God Temple to him, and now members of the Ancient God Temple have appeared in Saint Blue City?

No.

That shouldn't be the case.

Rather than this conjecture, Lance prefers to believe that the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine sensed the presence of the Ancient God Temple members in advance, and then, during his conversation with him, realized this and informed him of the Ancient God Temple's existence beforehand.

It definitely wasn't what he had previously guessed.

There is no such coincidence.

Because such a coincidence is too deliberate.

It only makes sense if it was premeditated.

Otherwise, how do you explain that this woman would be sitting in his designated spot waiting for him?

They must have gathered information about him beforehand.

This is getting interesting.

Could the Ancient God Temple discover that he was a black dragon?

I'm inexplicably looking forward to it.

"Didn't you already guess before you sat down? Why don't you guess why I came to you?"

The red-haired woman picked up a glass of red wine, gently swirled it, and looked at Lance with a half-smile. The Viscount of Saint Blue City was an interesting man.

"Are you a member of the Ancient God Temple?"

The red-haired woman smiled and took a sip of red wine, "Was it that old bastard Constantine, the Sacred Golden Dragon, who told you that?"

The red-haired woman wasn't surprised that Lance knew about the existence of the Ancient God Temple. In the entire Holy Blue realm, apart from the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine, no other being would tell Lance that there was an Ancient God Temple in this world.

Even the little Saintess of the War God Holy Mountain might not know about the existence of the Ancient God Temple.

The Pope on War God Holy Mountain does know about it.

"May I have your name?"

Upon hearing the red-haired woman's admission, Lance felt he should take this human woman seriously. Anyone mentioned by the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine must be incredibly powerful.

"Jessica, but I still hope you can call me sister."

"You want me to join the Ancient God Temple?"

The red-haired woman Jessica, put down her glass, raised her right index finger, and waved it back and forth at Lance a few times.

Lance was slightly surprised. Was this not for him?

It seems he's just being narcissistic.

He didn't think the woman in front of him was lying to him; given her status, she had no reason to.

That's strange. If she didn't come for him, then why did she contact him?

Was it because you unexpectedly found him to be quite nice when you came into contact with other beings?

"Do you have the qualifications to join the Ancient God Temple? Then who are you here in Saint Blue for?"

Aren't you disappointed?

Jessica became interested. She had learned of the existence of the Ancient God Temple from the Sacred Giant Dragon, so this Viscount of Saint Blue should know what kind of transcendent existence the Ancient God Temple was.

If other powerful individuals knew this, they would definitely be very excited.

He must be very disappointed when he finds out she didn't come for him.

She didn't sense this at all from the viscount.

It seems that the Ancient God Temple was something that was dispensable to him.

"What's there to be disappointed about? If I failed to attract the attention of the Ancient God Temple, it just means I'm not good enough."

Lance made up an excuse at random. He had no interest in joining the Ancient God Temple. It was a group of old immortals hidden in the shadows of time. If he had too much contact with these old guys, they could dig out all his secrets.

"No, no, no, that's not what you really think. I get the feeling that you look down on the Ancient God Temple."

It's normal, very normal. It's perfectly normal for someone like you to be arrogant and think that the Ancient God Temple is not good enough for you. I used to be like you, but after joining the Ancient God Temple, I realized that it was a very interesting and lively place.

Alright, we'll talk about the Ancient God Temple later. Let's talk about you, Viscount. To be honest, before coming to Saint Blue, I didn't even notice you. Even after coming to Saint Blue and hearing about your deeds, I wasn't planning to test you.

Even if I find out later that you are the [Evil Dragon Sword Ancestor], I will still think the same thing.

"Then why are you suddenly interested in me again?"

"Because the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine is interested in you, and you are the only one who dared to deceive the Sacred Golden Dragon, not only deceiving him but also tricking him out of a Light Fruit."

"You are also the only human powerhouse I've recently encountered who has opened up two realms. Afterwards, I used the channels of the Ancient God Temple to investigate you a bit and discovered something very interesting."

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They could have finished speaking in one breath, but they insisted on keeping people in suspense.

Is it meaningful to use his past experiences to entice him?

"Many Lance have appeared in history, and these Lance have one thing in common: they were active for a certain period of time, and after that period of time, these Lance disappeared."

Then they reappear at some point in time, appearing in the human world under different identities and professions.

I never understood why someone like you wasn't on the Ancient God Temple's observation list. But after seeing those Lance's records, I finally understand why you've remained unremarkable for so long.

Because when you are at your most active, there is always someone more dazzling than you, and this dazzling person just happens to overshadow your brilliance.

What you did and the abilities you demonstrated were exactly within that range and standard; neither exceeding the standard nor being mediocre, but within the acceptable range.

When I first saw this information about Lance, I thought it was a coincidence. But after I read it through one by one, I realized that it was not a coincidence, but that you were deliberately hiding your true abilities.

Because you are active at different times, and your identity and profession are different.

Lance the Potion Master, Lance the Corrupt Official, Lance the Card Maker, Lance the Illusion Art, Lance the Heroic Spirit Summoner, Lance the Blacksmith —Lance most notably, he is the [Evil Dragon Sword Ancestor].

Your life is truly remarkable, more remarkable than the lives of all the members of the Ancient God Temple. If those old guys saw your file, they'd probably all have to call you "Old Six."

Your shadow is faintly visible in some major events in the human world. Although these events may not seem significant, they can all influence the future direction of a certain field to a certain extent.

After reviewing your information, I know that someone as talented as you should join the Ancient God Temple. It would be a loss for the Ancient God Temple Ancient God Temple if you didn't.

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Lance was speechless. Was this the power of the Ancient God Temple?

He collected so much information about [Lance] in a very short time, and then even categorized the information unique to [Lance] into a separate category. Wow.

That's good enough.

Fortunately, he wasn't always using the name "Lance" when he was most active; he would occasionally use other names.

Don't forget he's Black Dragon; his real name is at least seven or eight lines long.

That might be a slight exaggeration, but his real name is indeed ridiculously long.

"Should I feel honored or angry that an entity like the Ancient God Temple would actively collect my information?"

"I don't know. If you're angry, you can beat up all those old guys in the Ancient God Temple and other problematic members. A junior as capable as you should be pretty fierce."

Jessica didn't care at all whether Lance would be angry.

It's normal to get angry.

It doesn't matter if I'm not angry.

She actually hoped that Lance had a bad temper and would take the initiative to beat up all the members of the Ancient God Temple.

However, it is clear that Lance does not appear to be that irritable at the moment.

If that black dragon knew that their Ancient God Temple was collecting information about him, he might become so enraged that he would want to overturn their Ancient God Temple.

Unfortunately, they didn't gather much information about the black dragon.

All that is known is that this black dragon has been wandering the human world for thousands of years and has had contact with the first Pope of the War God Temple, who is now the God of Judgment.

Their Ancient God Temple had contacted this God of Judgment, but he refused their offer, finding it more interesting to become a god in the God of Judgment realm.

"Your suggestion is excellent. If I ever feel annoyed, I might try to challenge you."

Lance smiled and drank the black tea in his cup in one gulp.

He had no intention of causing trouble for the Ancient God Temple for the time being.

The continuous battles had worn him out.

A peaceful daily life suits him best.

The black dragon's ferocity needs to be tempered by a peaceful daily life.

Fighting will only make the black dragon more and more violent.

Black Dragon?

Lance looked at Jessica: "You came to Saint Blue to make contact with the Black Dragon?"

"Yes, he's a very interesting black dragon, and very strong. The Ancient God Temple is willing to sign a contract with a dragon like him."

"???"

Isn't the Ancient God Temple a human's Ancient God Temple?

How come they're even accepting dragons now? Did Constantine's message go wrong? "The Ancient God Temple accepts alien races?"

"We accept them. Interesting and powerful alien races are all accepted by the Ancient God Temple. In any case, the relationship between alien races and our human race is not bad at present. As long as they are not hostile to the human race, our Ancient God Temple is naturally willing to recruit strong alien races to join us."

As for the black dragon, I think it's suitable to be my mount because it's powerful enough to fight against the Sacred Golden Dragon.

I only form contracts with dragons that are capable of fighting the Sacred Golden Dragon, and of course, the other members of the Ancient God Temple think the same way.

Historically, some extremely powerful ancient dragons have signed many interesting contracts with members of our Ancient God Temple.

For example, a contract for mutual riding, or a contract where each party becomes the other's pet or summoned beast for hundreds of years.

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Contracts can be played like this? Aren't the Ancient God Temple going a bit too far? So, "mutual riding" means each person becomes the other's knight? It's not some kind of romantic flair between husband and wife, is it? Lance didn't even dare to think about it, but Jessica's words shattered his impression of the members of the Ancient God Temple.

In his mind, the members of the Ancient God Temple should be rigid, unromantic, and only know how to cultivate. But it turns out that the members of the Ancient God Temple all seem to like playing some very interesting games. Oh no.

Why do I have this urge to see how they play?

Despite living for over 3,400 years, he actually enjoys seeing interesting things.

"You want to sign a mount contract with the black dragon?"

"Yes, that's the idea. If Black Dragon doesn't agree, can we negotiate? If we can't negotiate with words, we can negotiate with strength. If I'm strong, he can sign the contract according to my wishes. If Black Dragon is strong, I can also sign the contract according to his wishes."

However, I don't think the Black Dragon can beat me.

Lance glanced at Jessica.

The woman spoke with absolutely no respect when she mentioned the Sacred Golden Dragon Constantine.

He suspected that this woman might have fought against beings of the level of Sacred Giant Dragon.

A faint trace of sorrow appeared between Lance's brows.

People fear becoming famous, just as pigs fear growing fat. Black Dragon had barely made a name for himself in Saint Blue when he was already being targeted.