CHAPTER 111: HUNT BEGINS

"So? Why did you summon me?"

In a massive mansion at the prominent location of the Bellenford Capital, a young man was standing before a lush garden, flowers of every hue swaying gently in the breeze, making everything so beautiful.

And perched on his shoulder was an owl who looked quite ordinary from the outside. It was none other than Velmara, whose eyes looked sharp yet curious, fixed intently on Lucien’s face.

"I need your help."

After hearing his words, Lucien directly expressed what he wanted from him. Now he didn’t want to waste a single moment of his time.

"Oh? My help? For what?"

Velmara was stunned and asked.

"If it is about tonight’s meeting, then you don’t need to worry. Malcolm had already told me everything."

He thought Lucien might be asking about the meeting arranged by him with the help of Sera.

"No, not about that. I need your help right now."

However, Lucien shook his head and instead, he suddenly looked at the Owl on his shoulder and asked,

"Say, Velmara, are you only powerful at nighttime or...?"

From what he knew from his previous life, owls were clearly active at night. So, he thought maybe Velmara was like that, too.

If his strength was lower during the day, then his plan might not work.

"What do you mean? What about nighttime? Why will I only be powerful at that time?"

Velmara asked, clearly a little irritated.

"Kid, I am a spiritual beast, not some monsters. Don’t put me in such a low position."

He said, while fluttering his wing, and directly disappearing from Lucien’s shoulder.

"My power mainly comes from my rank and from my mana core. Whether it is day or night, if I want to hide, nobody can find me easily. Not to mention my speed..."

Then, Lucien heard the proud voice of the Velmara from his other shoulder. He didn’t know when the owl was now already sitting there, with a smug face, if it could have one.

"Wow, that’s impressive."

Lucien also didn’t shy away and directly praised the beast, satisfying his vanity.

"But...although I know you have an excellent stealth ability, is your speed also really that great? How much time will it take you to go to Viremond Duchy and return safely?"

He asked again with clear curiosity in his eyes, although hidden beneath them was something else that Velmara didn’t notice.

"Otheriwse? Do you think just mere stealth ability can make me so great? Kid, you clearly have no idea how vast the world is."

Velamara also seemed happy to brag to someone, so he opened up and began to blabber,

"Although this kingdom is large, it is just that for me. If I use my full speed, not to mention going to that duchy, I can circle this entire kingdom in a day and return again."

He said, extending its neck, hidden beneath its thick feathers, clearly proud.

"Oh? So it isn’t hard to make a trip there and return immediately in a day, huh."

Lucien mumbled as if impressed.

Then, he once again asked, trying to become familiar with Velmara. After all, he needed his help, so he didn’t mind buttering him a little for that.

"What about class? Do you guys even have one?"

This was also something he wanted to know. If humans could have a class, it made no sense for a spiritual beast with sentient to not have one.

"Class? I don’t have one."

But to the surprise of Lucien, Velama shook his head and explained,

"At least not like you are thinking. After all, I am already in a beast contract with your grandfather, and my realm and power are linked with him in some way."

"However, a spiritual beast like me can indeed have a class. I have seen one in the Shadow Kingdom."

When mentioning that place, his large eyes clearly showed a yearning for that world.

"Anyway, kid, I know what you are trying to do. I am as old as your grandfather and have seen the world. Whatever you want to ask, just ask. Don’t try to outsmart me."

However, the next moment big black eyes of Velmara suddenly turned to Lucien, turning serious.

Apparently, Lucien was too naive. Although Velmara was a beast, it was a Weaver rank one after all.

How could he not see what Lucien was trying to do?

"Cough...misunderstanding...you misunderstood me."

Lucien almost choked when he was called out by him. And here he thought he was getting closer.

Clearly, he was delusional.

’Maybe, my approach was wrong.’

He thought, straightened his back, and directly asked the major thing. Now that Velmara had given permission, he didn’t need to do any formality, did he?

"I want to know if this is your true form?"

He asked, clearly getting to the point.

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

But Velmara was even more confused.

"Of course, this isn’t my true form. I am not this small. It is just that it is easier to move in this form, that’s all."

He still replied and looked at Lucien with curiosity,

"Why do you ask?"

Seeing him looking at him, Lucien coughed lightly and asked, a little embarrassed,

"Cough... uhum... so, if your form is big enough, could you carry me right now and take me to Viremond silently? I have something urgent to deal with."

He finally revealed his purpose. After getting information from Irwin, he realized that most of them were from Viremond, while a few of them were from other parts of the kingdom.

Moreover, that guy Hugo had already reached a full 100 points in debt value.

So, he finally decided to extract the debt directly. But, doing so from here wasn’t advisable, especially in this situation when everyone’s attention was on thier family.

Although he might be fine and the risk might be, he really didn’t want to expose his system’s secret in any way or form.

So, after thinking about it, he finally decided to use the most violent method.

’Let’s take all the juice out of them and kill them directly. They are all my enemies anyway.’

This method was a foolish one and might even be inefficient, but Lucien didn’t care.

He just wanted to increase his power while eliminating the evidence of his debt extraction directly from this world.

Basically, he was going for a hunt, a hunt to collect what everyone owed him one by one.

"Carry you to the Viremon Duchy now?"

Sure enough, when Velmara heard Lucien’s words, he was clearly surprised beyond belief.

After all, even for Malcolm, he only allowed him to ride when it was necessary. Why would he allow Lucien to do that?

Not to mention, at this time, leaving the Bellenford capital was too risky, and Malcolm had clearly warned him before.

"Yes, it is very important for me, and I can’t delay further. You don’t have to tell Grandpa or anyone, just take me there silently. Don’t worry, I don’t think anyone is keeping an eye on my location."

"The risk shouldn’t be high. By the time night arrives, we will be here in the capital."

Lucien tried his best to sound plausible and asked for help, silencing Velmara in the process.

To be honest, asking for his help right now was a little risky. But he also knew there was a high chance Velmara would agree, given that he knew his strange class and abilities.

"Kid, what can you give me for helping you?"

Sure enough, after thinking for a while, the owl turned his head and asked directly.

Unlike humans, spiritual beasts didn’t have much intrigue. Velmara indeed knew Lucien’s weird power that could even engulf a Phoenix fire and survive someone who was higher rank than him.

And that was only the tip of the iceberg he saw.

To be honest, he had a hunch that this guy was clearly hiding a shocking secret from them.

Of course, he was just curious and happy that a member of their family was strong.

But if someone wanted to ask for his help, he wasn’t going to provide it for free. That was just foolish.

Moreover, seeing Lucien’s potential, he also had an idea of asking for something that he couldn’t gain with his low level of power. After all, when he entered the Shadow Kingdom, his vision was really expanded.

"Hmm? What can I give you?"

Lucien was stunned by his choice of words, but seeing that Velmara was serious, he thought for a while and said,

"What about a promise? Since you are at Weave rank, I don’t think I have anything to give you."

His greatest possession was the Dimensional Vault given by Malcolm. He didn’t believe Velmara didn’t know about it, so it made no sense to give something from there, as he might have already taken them from Malcolm.

So, he could only give a flimsy promise, betting on his potential.

"Deal! Let’s go then."

But to his surprise, Velmara directly agreed as if he was waiting for him to say that.