Chapter 1119: Fate (1/2)

A golden speck of light shot out from the ring, but it took the shape of a tiny female dragon.

”What's your name?” Davis asked the Peak-Level Emperor Grade Protective Artifact.

”Name? I don't have a name... I am called the Earth Dragon's Hard Scale Ring.” It perfunctorily replied.

Davis nodded, but he didn't opt to name her as he had no feelings for it. Instead, he asked.

”How would you protect me?”

”As long as I sense a life-threatening attack, I will instantly activate, or master can use your energy to invoke me~” The female spirit happily echoed as if it was glad to be used as a shield.

”I see...” Davis understood that it had the same working, but he was rather worried that someone might notice the ring's grade. This was a treasure that would make Ancestor Dian Alstreim's eyes turn green with envy and even capable of making him turn against him; so much less needs to be said about others.

Even if he did nothing, just possessing it would invite calamity.

He narrowed his eyes before asking, ”Can you hide your undulations...?”

The female spirit shook its head, becoming dejected, ”I can hide my undulations only for a short period of time while worn....”

Davis chuckled, ”Don't worry. I'll hide you within my robes and only equip you when I need you.”

With his soul force concealing it, he felt that it wouldn't be conspicuous.

The female spirit dragon looked taken aback, ”No... By worn, I meant about the bond we possess. Only if master unbound me can I hide my undulations all the time without affecting my ability to protect...”

Davis became confused, but the female spirit continued.

”I maintain a constant veil of surveillance so that I can quickly know if master's life is in danger. That's why I cannot also protect master's life if I were to conceal my undulations as it would also inhibit my veil of surveillance.”

”So you're saying that it's possible to conceal your undulations all the time, but you're incapable of automatically protecting me during that time?”

”Yes! I can also protect for a short period of time while concealed, but if it crossed that limit, I wouldn't be able to do both for another short period of time.”

”Oh, good!” Davis felt that this was strange but fine, ”If I need your protection, I will inform you. Until then, always conceal yourself.”

”I understand!” The female dragon spirit returned to the ring, and the ring appeared as if it lost its luster, becoming dull as if it was nothing more than a mortal ornament.

Davis smiled and looked at Princess Isabella have her mouth agape.

”What?” He perplexedly asked.

”If you have it concealed all the time, what use is it?”

”Isabella,” Davis chuckled, ”It's not like an ancestor-level assassin is going to strike me down here...”

He showed her the ring, ”This is already an overkill... I'll tell it to protect me when I need it.”

”If you say so...” Princess Isabella contemplated and felt that he was right because, for the same reasons, she didn't wear it.

However, with Davis vaguely mentioning that they need to reach the fabled Immortal Stage at least, she was unable to lay down her worries and wanted him to have the Earth Dragon's Hard Scale Ring worn at all times.

The artifact was fully loaded with spirit energy, and she didn't use it either, so it would completely be able to block the power and the impact of a peak-level ninth stage powerhouse's attack a few times.

This was the only thing that could make her rest assured, yet it made her unable to feel assured with this matter of suddenly facing a powerful enemy. At this moment, she could only hope that such a character wouldn't abruptly show up in front of Davis.

”Wait a minute,” Davis suddenly recalled, ”Evelynn and Natalya would miss you too since you're leaving. I'll go call them, and while they're entertaining you, I'll pay a visit to grandfather or mother will become sad. Knowing her, she wouldn't say anything, but she would be thrilled to talk more about me to her father.”

Princess Isabella kept her smile, ”Alright... I'll wait for you to come back.”

Davis nodded and stood up. He left the room and headed towards the seventeenth floor, leaving behind a lonely princess who kept looking at the door till Evelynn and Natalya entered.

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Davis informed Evelynn and Natalya about Isabella's departure, and without having the need to tell them to go see her, they rushed off, leaving him hanging like a thread.

”Okay~~~” Davis's voice trailed off as he turned around and looked at the people in the distance, still having a smile plastered on their faces.

Before he came to the hall here, Evelynn and Natalya stuck out like a sore thumb, standing alone in a corner. Perhaps, after introducing themselves and conversing a bit, they were not willing to disturb their reunion.

So him informing them of Isabella's departure also served them to escape an awkward situation.

He looked around and saw that Elder Havle Alstreim was nowhere to be found, making him think that he left.

Looking at his mother happily exchanging words with her father, it seems like they had so many things to catch up on. He looked at Tia Alstreim and saw that she had opened up a little to his mother as she expressed herself in a low voice.

He knew that they were blood sisters, half-blood sisters to be exact, but they looked incredibly similar.

'Although their lips are different, their noses and eyes look almost the same...' He wondered as he measured their faces. Of course, once Tia Alstreim grew up, he knew that her facial features would change more.

”Davis, you're back...” Claire exclaimed like a little child as she noticed him, ”Come, I was just singing praises of how you led us here to unite...”