186. Fear
Liya’s body was weak, her voice also small, like a sick patient, and also like someone who had just engaged in strenuous exercise for several days and nights. Smelling the scent of blood in the air, Reina knew that Liya had been training day and night again.
—Level 130.
Previously, Reina had thought that breaking through the level cap was a rare thing.
But in fact, the “level limit” was a shackle passed down by the Shadow of God to restrict the growth of living beings and prevent accidents.
When Reina woke up in Wood Village, she discovered that besides Calysia, there were no beings above level 100. That was because the “breakthrough level 100” existences had all disappeared from her perception, which was how she had “escaped disaster.”
The previous Beast King had once used this despicable method, using illusions to make the goddess let him break through, and his children also benefited from this, which was how Kritz and Kribi reached level 120.
After the battle between the Beast King and Liya, Reina began to recognize Liya in her heart, which led to Liya being able to break through the level cap.
And the Necrolord wanted to actively create a brand new god. Some necromancers, like Fred, would naturally break through at the last moment.
But their enemy was the Saintess at that time… According to the memory fragments, the Saintess who killed the Necrolord was a level 150 powerhouse, and Light was a collection of countless Saintesses from the Era of Light, and also the “tool” of the Goddess of Light. This had a power that could rival Dragon Slayer and even far surpass him.
Now, Liya had forcibly raised her strength to level 130 through training, which was astonishing.
“Sister Reina, I have a request…”
“Speak.”
“If possible, please let me deal with Dragon Slayer.”
“Mmph?”
Liya thought her words had a different meaning and re-explained, “Please treat me as a pawn that can deal with Dragon Slayer. I want to kill him with my own hands.”
Seeing the obsession in Liya’s eyes, Reina knew that this involved too much.
In this situation, stopping her again would be a kind of cruelty.
So, she said with a smile, “I will help you.”
“Thank you, Sister Reina…”
Liya nodded slightly.
She transformed into a giant dragon, turned and flew away, gradually disappearing in the shocked eyes of the Knight Order guards.
Liya was a 240-meter-long giant dragon, and in the entire Dragon Realm, she was already a rare and powerful existence. But to fight against Dragon Slayer, she was still far from it.
“There are still many things to do…”
Reina chuckled wryly.
But she had already “secretly acted” today, so it was reasonable to rest.
She walked to the kitchen and put away Liya’s ingredients.
These ingredients were what Agnes usually needed.
But Agnes wasn’t at home today, she was busy with God Slaying Society matters. At the same time, there were also trivial matters in the theocratic nation to be solved. Reina suddenly felt guilty again—as if Agnes had done all the dirty work.
Thinking about it, Reina still went to clean.
The hygiene of the Dragon King’s Palace was no worse than before. Agnes’s work efficiency was the same as her own strength… But within the Dragon King’s Palace, there was actually a corner that hadn’t been cleaned at all.
—The treasury.
Usually called the Dragon’s Hoard.
Calysia had said many times that there was no need to clean the treasury.
But now, Reina had nothing else to do.
The entrance to the treasury had been changed several times by Reina, and finally, it was decided to build it in the garden behind the bedchamber… The bedchamber and the treasury were close, which could give the dragon a sense of security.
Passing by a few coniferous trees and opening the iron gate was the entrance to the underground. Following the white brick corridor, she could reach a huge space.
Whether it was the ceiling, the floor, or the surrounding walls, they were all as magnificent as the Goddess’s ruins castle. And after the Goddess’s ruins were cleaned by Agnes, besides the pedestals of the four statues, 80% of the remaining treasures were transported to the treasury.
The rest were distributed to the high-ranking members of the God Slaying Society as “military pay.”
Only then did Reina feel that she was a little stingy.
The treasury wasn’t a neat and clean place. On the contrary, gold coins, gems, and various ornaments were dazzling, piled up into mountains, looking a little messy. If it were an ordinary dragon, they would definitely not hesitate to burrow into the pile of gold coins and bury themselves, taking a nap.
But as a rational dragon mother, Reina was here to clean, not to use these gold coins as a “golden quilt” to cover herself.
“Splash.”
She put down the bucket in her hand, turned around, and went upstairs to carry more buckets.
After arranging them neatly, Reina nodded in satisfaction.
She raised her hand, and the water in the buckets, as if coming to life, turned into a floating tide, like countless water element spirits, washing away all the dust in the entire space. Finally, when the water returned to the buckets, it had become turbid.
But the pile of gold coins and treasures didn’t move at all, only the dust was gone.
Then, she poured out the water, brought new buckets, and cleaned again…
Reina continued this process five times. No matter how much she cleaned the buckets, the water was still incredibly clear. Only then did Reina nod in satisfaction—of course, this was just the beginning of the entire cleaning process.
Reina began to classify all the treasures and divide them into areas.
The messy appearance seemed to be more in line with the dragon’s nature, so Reina would only plan according to income and expenditure, those that had been stored for decades, even hundreds or thousands of years, those that would be taken out tomorrow, and those that had just been scavenged from the Goddess’s ruins.
With gravity magic, this kind of thing was relatively simple.
During this process, Reina, in an extremely hidden corner… no, a corner that was almost imperceptible upon closer inspection, saw a watermelon-sized golden casket. Unlike the surrounding caskets, the metal used on it was similar to the Goddess’s ruins. And a treasure hidden so deep, how could it have just been brought back from the Goddess’s ruins?
With a puzzled heart, Reina picked up the casket.
And the casket, as if sensing something, opened like a high-tech machine, revealing the contents inside—a dagger that could be called luxurious.
The dagger was entirely golden, inlaid with various gems. Unlike the treasure thrown out by Crimson Scale before his death, Reina even felt that it was difficult to touch.
As if there was some curse on it.
After looking at it for a long time, the space around the dagger even began to distort. Reina shook her head and realized it was all an illusion.
—What on earth is this?
Reina closed it and, carrying the casket, went to the bedchamber, intending to ask Calysia.
The latter was resting with her eyes closed, diligently incubating the egg.
But the moment she saw Reina, her eyes locked onto the golden casket.
And then…
Her face turned pale, her hands trembling, and her body subconsciously curled up.
Although she couldn’t believe it… she finally confirmed the other’s emotions.
Calysia was actually afraid.
