Chapter 73 (1/2)

Chapter 73: Prince

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

The head formed by the flames was that of a man’s, who, seeing the shocked look on Fang Xingjian’s face, revealed a satisfied smile.

“There’s no need to be shocked, this is my fire clone. My actual body is in the Imperial Capital thousands of miles away, talking to you through secret arts.”

“So, you are Fang Xingjian? The genius who took only slightly more than three months to transition into a Windstorm Sword Hero?”

His eyes were extremely sharp, his rectangular face seemingly stern, rigid and full of prestige. He was around forty years of age, his manner of talking instinctively embodying a sense of overbearing superiority. He was clearly a person of high status.

Not waiting for Fang Xingjian to reply, he continued. “I am the grandson of Godias, the son of Alexander, the future King of Sinkoda. My name George Krieg. Are you willing to pledge your loyalty to me?”

George Krieg, the First Prince of Sinkoda, was the first in line to the throne.

Fang Xingjian’s brows twitched, instinctively annoyed by his tone, and replied, “I would have to see what price the First Prince is willing to offer.”

The other party’s air of superiority, as if everything was within his control, as if he was the center of the universe, and that tone which seemed to belong to that of the King of all gods made him very dissatisfied.

Hearing Fang Xingjian’s reply, the silhouette in the flames frowned. “What impudence! In this great world, it is the Empire and the royal family’s rule who helped everyone learn, train, and transition. You all should be willing to serve the Empire and be ready to give your lives for the cause. As the Empire’s direct heir, I have inherited the previous generations’ hard work and the will to unify the world.

“Pledging your loyalty to me is unquestionable, why would you hesitate?”

With that, he changed his tone and said, “You are extremely talented, with extraordinary gifts that I very much appreciate. Hence, I’ve ordered to Master Griffin to come here, and have also bestowed the remains of a Conferred Knight, for him to forge a Superior Remains Divine Weapon especially for you.

“As long as you are under me, countless secret manuals to divine techniques, countless secret arts as well as treasures of the heaven and earth will be yours. Even if it’s the remains of Aurora Sword Spirit McDowell’s remains (the last Divine Warrior to attain Windstorm Sword Hero for his first job transition), it’s not impossible for me to retrieve these from the Royal Treasury and bestow them upon you.”

Griffin, who was beside him, said, “Fang Xingjian, why are you not thanking the First Prince for his grace? The First Prince’s destiny is to rule, he is the successor to the Empire. Among the five princes, only the First Prince has been conquering lands for the Empire, establishing brilliant war achievements. In the future, the throne of the Empire will definitely belong to the First Prince.

“Being highly regarded by the First Prince and being able to display your talents are the luckiest things to happen to you in your whole life. What are still you hesitating for?”

Fang Xingjian had heard long heard from Huang Lin about certain powers in the Empire. The Empire’s King, Alexander Krieg, had been obsessed with martial arts when he was young, and had only married and began a family at the age of thirty. Now, at the age of eighty, he had five princes to his name.

Among the five princes, the First Prince was the strongest, having gone through the second job transition and at level 29, only a step away from breaking through to the Divine level.

Particularly, his mother’s clan had powerful wide influence, extending to the government and the commoners.

The First Prince himself was also the follower of the biggest faction in the Empire, the ‘Ancient Path of Hell’. Over the years, through the conquering of lands for the Empire, his prestige in the military had risen extremely high. He had gathered countless valiant warriors and an endless number of advisors under him. He had even gathered a bunch of elites from the Ancient Path of Hell. Be it abilities or reputation, he was above all.

Fang Xingjian frowned. Though he was not pleased with the other party’s tone, he knew that such mannerism in such a feudal country was already considered to be polite towards those which the First Prince considered to be men of talent.

For the sake of the Remains Divine Weapon, he nodded and said, “Your Highness, I’m grateful for your appreciation.”

“Mm,” the First Prince nodded slightly. “Use your fingers to sign your name here. From now on, you will be my trusted subordinate, and an important member of the Empire in the future. You’ll enjoy a life of unlimited riches and fame.”

The flames reverted, pushing a white piece of paper which had been floating in midair all this while towards Fang Xingjian, evidently wanting him to sign it.

Fang Xingjian’s brows knitted, and he felt a surge of extreme evil in his heart. He asked, “Once I sign this, will there be any aftereffects?”

“Of course,” First Prince George replied. “This is my job’s speciality ‘Devil’s Note’.

“Its first requirement is that before you sign, I’ll need to let you know of the consequences. Only then would would the signature take effect.

“The Devil’s Note has a total of thirty-two pages. Each page can only have one signature.

“As long as you sign it, you must definitely be loyal to me from now on. Should you defy my orders, you will suffer a punishment of having all of your attributes reduced by half.

“Similarly, if I were to die of unnatural causes, your attributes will also be halved.”

He stared at Fang Xingjian like the King of all gods, his eyes full of threat and temptation, saying, “As long as you sign on the Devil’s Note, the Remains Divine Weapon will be just the beginning. I will get someone from the Imperial Capital to send you the royal family’s secret concoction, the Dragon Blood Medicine. It would be enough to bring all your attributes to above 100 points before the Regional Selections, and also award you with the the ultimate specialty ‘Dragon’s Tenacity’.

“Although you are extremely gifted, your powers are still lacking. I will assign you twelve of my ‘Hell Demon King’ who have already gone through their second job transition.