The Loss of Order (Nine)
The Duchess's intelligence work was, without a doubt, rather mediocre.
Aside from the fact that the target was in the deepest part of the prison, she had no other information.
"Then how will I know which one I'm looking for?"
"Don't worry. Once you see her, you'll know she's different."
That impressive?
The Duchess's answer made Fu Qian even more interested in the mission.
"Anyway, let's get you promoted first. Follow me."
The Duchess said nothing more and led Fu Qian onward.
When they reached a room that looked quite secluded, she told Fu Qian to wait there and hurried off on her own.
Dragon Feast literally meant eating dragons. Was she going off to slay one?
Watching her retreating figure, Fu Qian couldn't help wondering.
Before long, the door opened from the outside. The Duchess returned, looking unwell, and handed him a crystal cup.
"Drink this."
Her aura seemed noticeably weaker. Had she really gone off to slay a dragon?
Fu Qian raised an eyebrow, took the cup, and examined it.
Inside the crystal-clear vessel, a single drop of transparent liquid rolled about.
Its surface reflected a silvery-white gleam. Just one glance was enough to make anyone feel dazzled.
"What is this?"
Fu Qian looked at the Duchess.
"Dragon Blood."
"Do dragons really exist?"
"They did, a long time ago. But they gradually disappeared."
The Duchess took a deep breath, her voice low.
"Every advancement in the Dragon Feast sequence requires consuming and digesting the flesh and blood of different dragons."
"Just as I thought. But if dragons are extinct, where did this Dragon Blood come from?"
"An artifact left behind."
The Duchess slowly raised her other hand, revealing something like a Pocket Watch in her palm.
Its face had been shattered, though, and