CHAPTER 66: SERA EDORIA — PHOENIX-BORN

’Hmm? Why do I suddenly feel a little tired?’

While Lucien was musing over his rewards, far away in the Grand Royal Sky Pavilion, Second Prince Dorian sat on his chair, sipping tea quietly and looking at the beautiful sunset.

Only, suddenly, he felt a little tired out of nowhere. It wasn’t physical; he wasn’t that weak, but he just noticed something subtle before that feeling disappeared.

’Am I becoming old or what?’ he thought, feeling weird, not realizing someone had directly sucked off ten years of his lifespan.

As for that Tenebrous Soul Codex, he probably didn’t even notice its disappearance.

"Did he really reject your offer to enter the Phoenix Nest?"

Just when Dorian was feeling weird, he heard someone’s surprised voice right in front of him.

Apparently, he was in the middle of a conversation.

"Yeah... how many times do I have to tell you? He really rejected it outright, saying that he was afraid of pain."

"Haha... Malcolm’s grandson is really one of a kind."

Dorian put aside the unusual feelings and looked at the girl in front of him, laughing.

After leaving Malcolm’s mansion, he came straight to the Grand Royal Sky Pavilion to relax.

After all, he got what he wanted anyway, and he was in a good mood.

But while relaxing, he didn’t expect to meet his sister, Sera. Just like Lilith, she was also a princess of the Kingdom of Edoria.

Only, she was much older and was the Eldest Princess.

"What a coward!"

After hearing the reason straight from Dorian’s mouth, Sera fumed, her fiery hair rustling softly like molten waves.

Unlike Lilith, who carried an amiable yet seductive charm, whose every curve was graced with perfection, with a sweet and inviting smile, Sera was a hot-blooded beauty.

Her long red hair cascaded down to her hips like a river of lava, her golden-amber eyes faintly glowing like smoldering embers.

With a straight, elegant nose, thin lips, and a strong aura that continuously seemed to be burning with an untamed fire, she looked absolutely stunning.

"Why did you even propose such things? How can someone reject a chance to be reborn in Phoenix fire just because he’s afraid of pain? What a useless guy."

The more she talked, the angrier Sera became, as her fiery aura directly increased the temperature of the terrace they were on by a few degrees.

"Sera, control your temper."

Dorian quickly warned Sera, as he didn’t want any disturbance in his relaxing time.

"And why are you angry anyway? It’s some guy who doesn’t know how to take an opportunity; leave him be."

He then waved his hand, not intending to discuss such a small incident. He had better things to do.

Unfortunately, Sera didn’t seem to think like him, though.

"What small thing?"

"How dare you let someone insult my Phoenix Nest!"

"And who said you could offer its entry as part of a deal?"

Dorian was mercilessly scolded by Sera, almost causing him to spew his tea out.

"Hey... hey... there’s no need to get so worked up, is there? And I was about to ask you for the entry to that dungeon anyway."

Dorian couldn’t help but hurriedly stop Sera from flaring up.

Although she was only at the Early Stage of the Arcanist realm, her Phoenix bloodline gave her some unusual powers.

She had a high status in the Edoria Kingdom. He didn’t want to get on her bad side.

"Tsk... you men don’t understand. You’re also just like that guy, useless."

Sera rolled her eyes at Dorian, stood up, and left in a dashing manner as if heading somewhere.

"Hey... where are you going? Your tea will get cold."

Dorian had a bad feeling and hurriedly tried to stop her, but Sera didn’t even look back and said lightly,

"Where? Of course, to let that boy know what he missed. Didn’t he insult my Phoenix Nest because he was afraid of pain?"

Sera snarled with cold eyes,

"I’ll let him know how it feels to get burned alive. Maybe he’ll change his mind, who knows?"

Sera said with a sick smile, igniting a crackling fire in her arms that made even Dorian shudder.

"Hey, don’t be impulsive. That guy Malcolm isn’t a soft persimmon. Besides, the Goldveil family has an unusual origin. Don’t clash with them unless necessary."

Dorian thought Sera was going to burn Lucien alive, so he immediately stepped forward and warned her.

With how hot-headed this girl was, she might really do what she said.

"What are you thinking? I’m not stupid. I just want to teach that guy a lesson, that’s all."

Sera rolled her eyes at her brother and left, leaving a single note behind.

"Don’t worry, I’ll just let him burn a little bit; he won’t die."

Only what she said made Dorian speechless.

’Burn a little? Who are you kidding?’

He thought, then sighed swiftly, sitting on his chair once again, sipping his tea, relaxed.

’Well, I shouldn’t have brought up that topic in front of Sera. Forget it, let that boy learn a little lesson. At most, if I meet him again, I’ll give him another Stoneheart Crystal.’

Dorian thought and put the incident behind him, fully focused on himself.

He didn’t care what Sera did now.

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’Sigh... what a lame reward.’

Lucien sighed with regret after seeing the reward he got from Dorian.

He was still young; what was the use of an extra ten years of lifespan? Not to mention, this Tenebrous Soul Codex.

Who had time to learn this thing?

’Forget it... at least I now know how the system feature works.’

Lucien shook his head bitterly after seeing that his debtor list had suddenly become empty.

Then, not wanting to waste too much time, he finally closed his status panel and woke up outside.

"You are awake? How do you feel?"

As soon as he awoke, he saw his grandpa’s worried face looking at him nervously. After all, Lucien had suddenly gone into a trance after getting the treasure vault.

He had no idea why this grandson of his was so weird every time, making his old heart ache.

"Haha... I feel good. What else would I feel? Don’t worry, everything is alright."

Lucien suddenly laughed, easing Malcolm’s worry.

No matter what, although the debt collection from Dorian was tasteless, he earned a lot this time.

Just the treasure in this dimensional vault was something, let alone the new features he gained from the system.

’Now, all I need is to search for a perfect outlet to lend loans. Hmm... maybe it is time to enter another dungeon?’

For now, his focus was on increasing his strength as rapidly as possible. To do that, he had to find a good target.

Although he might find a way outside, he felt that raiding the dungeon was a better option, at least until his strength was enough to attract attention safely.

’Isn’t that Liora pressing me to enter the Sylvan Depths? Why don’t I enter it with her?’

An Advanced-rank dungeon must have something more incredible than that of a Novice dungeon. He might gain a lot.

Moreover, he was also quite interested in this Gold Digger, who was continuously trying to gain gold coins from him.