Early on September 8, Ben Kaul did not find Landen in Night-Kirin City. Only after waiting quite a while did he see him come out of the Meditation Room.
"Is Blaze doing any better?" Ben had heard that Landen's Black-Scaled Horse was in the middle of a breakthrough, so he had brought some potions especially for it.
In the Human Empire, high-rank Magic Beasts were not numerous, but they were not exactly too rare, either. The imperial family kept several high-rank Magic Beasts, and there were specialized raising plans for them as well.
However, for Landen, a newly risen high-rank whose own high-rank strength was not yet in place, to have his mount break through first was indeed a rarity under heaven. If this had been on Orc territory, they might even have thought Blaze was the true leader.
"Still the same. Made itself a cocoon and won't even let me take a look..." Landen shook his head, worry on his face.
He had spent last night in Iowa, but Blaze had remained silent inside the cocoon made of its own hair.
Seeing Landen like this, Ben Kaul did not keep asking. He said directly, "I've found the person you wanted. He's a dandy from the imperial capital, Saffron Helen, the seventeenth-generation descendant of Lord Helen Jingji. He's already thirty-five and only just barely reached Silver Knight."
"A thirty-five-year-old Silver Knight is pretty impressive, isn't it?" Landen was a little puzzled. If this were Dragon Tooth City, someone like Saffron would count as a genius.
"Hmph. That depends on who you compare him with. Lord Helen was the Demon Emperor's personal disciple, and their family also has a Legend. With two members above Legend in the family, for Saffron not to have reached high-rank before thirty is considered a disgrace