Monica had just finished a day of classes.
She is now twenty-four years old, Fifth-level Magus, and works as a teacher at the only magic academy in Cangbai City. However, she is not a magic teacher, as her magic level is relatively low compared to her peers. Cangbai City is one of the major cities in the Rhine Empire, and its magic academy is quite high-class.
The main course for students at the magic academy is, of course, magic, but since the children are still young, they also need to learn some humanities, etiquette, art, and divination.
Monica is a music teacher.
Of course, she was also an Eighth-level Warrior, and after Dragon Transformation, she reached the peak of the ninth level.
Back then, Monica activated her bloodline using the blood of the "Unicorn Crystal Dragon," a Peak Saint, which immediately raised her warrior level from level three to level six.
For nine years, Monica continued to claim to be a magician, but she devoted most of her energy to training as a warrior.
Many boys have pursued her over the years, but Monica has never accepted any of them, partly because of the "mission" she carries with her family, and partly because they are indeed not a good match.
Walking through the city where she had lived for over twenty years, Monica returned to her home as usual.
"Let's eat first," Jason and Veronica said casually.
Monica looked puzzled; she sensed something was about to happen.
After the family finished eating, they casually tidied up the table, and Jason and Veronica took out a few things.
"Monica, come here, use your blood to bind these items to your possession."
"What are these?" Monica asked, looking at the three items in front of her.
A long robe exuding an aura of wind, a purplish-red ring, and a stack of books.
"This is Interspatial Ring, containing some scrolls and a healing staff, prepared for you; this robe is a Defensive Divine Artifact, wind-attribute, so you won't have to worry about it tearing if you need to Dragon Transformation while wearing it; these are some observations and cultivation insights from your mother and me when we traveled abroad. Don't venture into any of the dangerous places marked on the map unless you have sufficient strength."
Jason had carefully selected the long robe; although it was only Lowgod Artifact, the raw materials were of good quality. As for the notes, Jason had also copied down the explanations of the nine profound Profound Mysteries of the Wind Element.
Monica sensed something serious had happened. "Dad, Mom, is something wrong? Don't hide it from me."
Veronica smiled easily, "Don't worry about us. We're going to stay in a forbidden area of the Rhine Clan for a while. The Rhine Clan has a Deity-level expert overseeing things, so we won't be in danger. We just won't be able to show our faces in public freely."
Monica lowered her head and pondered for a moment, "Can I come with you?"
Jason shook his head. "You're still young. You should have your own life. Our enemies don't know you. As long as you don't mention our names outside, no one will be able to track you down."
"But—aren't you really safe?" Monica asked, tears welling in her eyes.
"No, although I'm just a distant relative of the royal family and can't get the family's Saint-level to help, entering the forbidden area for refuge shouldn't be a problem." Jason thought for a moment, "Besides, you also have the blood of the Rhine Clan. This badge should be useful in various local governments of the Rhine Empire or in the ' Rhine Empire embassies' of other countries."
The badge is the emblem of a member of the Rhine Clan; it originally belonged to Monica, Jason has been keeping it for her all these years.
"Mom and Dad, will I ever have the chance to see you again?"
"No problem. Once you've reached a certain level of strength, you can come find us on Crescent Island," Jason said, feigning ease.
"Crescent Island?"
"That's a forbidden area of the Rhine Clan, in the South Sea. You can find out the exact location from other Saint Saint-level once you reach the Peak Saint."
"I can't bear to part with you all," Veronica cried.
"Alright, you're twenty-four already. The kids next door are all married. You're old enough to go out and gain some experience." Veronica hugged her daughter and added, "You're strong enough to protect yourself, but remember not to get scammed out there."
"I'm very smart."
The next day, Jason and his wife left the city before dawn.
Monica gave Jason and Jason wife's resignation letter to her parents' former "colleague," who was an old acquaintance of the couple and, considering their mysterious past and strange behavior the day before, expressed understanding.
Monica gave some of her belongings as gifts to her neighbors, leaving only an empty house. In the end, she didn't sell the house, after all, it was her home where she had lived for twenty-four years.
The next day, having settled everything, Monica embarked on her journey in the spring of the year 9640 in the Yulan Calendar, facing the rising sun.
"Is this really okay?" Jason asked his wife.
This "hoax" was proposed by Veronica.
"Let the child go out and see the world, otherwise he'll never grow up. We've been fighting monsters in Mist Valley for years at our age. This is a good opportunity for me to spend some time with you."
"Very well," Jason nodded. "There's one more thing. My death and my Lightning Clone have been saved by our clan leader."
Veronica turned her head, stared blankly at Jason for a few seconds, then drew her longsword. "You're kidding me, aren't you?!"
Jason was lucky; less than three hours after being controlled by the Soul Seed, the Highgod controlling him was killed by Delisha with a single strike, and even his Divine Clone didn't have time to escape.
Jason and Landon flew westward, led by Delisha, Delisha seemed to be trying to take a detour back to her family.
Noticing Jason's gaze, he said, "Don't ask too many questions. If anyone asks, just say that I fought that Highgod for a very long time before I finally killed him."
Jason nodded. "Understood."
"That... it must be the Sovereign’s Might. Did she find me by expanding her divine sense range using the Sovereign’s Might? Hmm, indeed, that cave wasn't far from the original location," Jason thought to himself.
The previous Highgod, after controlling Jason, made him destroy the Interspatial Ring that Delisha used as a reference point.
Delisha had just unleashed a powerful Lightning Element "Divine Power," killing the Highgod with a single blow at a speed Jason couldn't even see. In Jason's understanding, this was very much in line with the characteristics of "the Sovereign’s Might."
"The Interspatial Ring Delisha obtained before, was its original owner a Sovereign's Emissary? Probably not, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to go to the Yulan Continent. It should be a powerful Seven Star Fiend- level expert who obtained the Sovereign’s Might from the ' Planar Battlefield '," Jason thought to himself.
"Delisha is really lucky! Who's the real protagonist anyway!" Jason thought to himself.
"After Kasabu's death, how much of the spoils from this trip to Falling Rain City is left?" Delisha suddenly asked.
Jason and Landon communicated telepathically, Landon replied, "We bought a house, which was jointly owned by the three of us, and it's still there; some refining materials are with me; Jason has kept the dozens of Battle Projection; as for the remaining 50 million Nether Stone, some other scattered divine Divine Artifact, and Kasabu's personal belongings, they were all lost with Kasabu."
After Kasabu's death, Delisha was in a hurry to save Jason and did not have time to pursue the Highgod who possessed Kasabu's relics. The other party was also cautious and soon destroyed the Interspatial Ring that Delisha used for positioning.
Delisha nodded. "Never mind, the Highgod I just killed was very wealthy. As for those Nether Stone, you earned them during the Fiend assessment anyway, it's just a pity for Kasabu."
Jason seemed a little downcast when Kasabu was mentioned.
Thinking to myself, "I've been too comfortable lately, forgetting the dangers of the Netherworld and my own weakness. I need to be more cautious from now on."