Chapter 80: Dragon Blood!

Thump! Thump!

Dean looked at the desk carefully as he circled it, and then he extended his finger and gently tapped on it—along the golden afterglow.

The hollow sound made Dean narrow his eyes.

Clearly, there was something unexpected inside the desk. However, taking something out of the Millennium Wood was definitely not easy—the hardness of the Millennium Wood far exceeded imagination. Not only could ordinary weapon s not damage it, but even Magic Weapons had a hard time breaking it.

At least, ordinary Magic Weapons could not.

Of course, if Dean could use the [Dragon Head Greatsword], it would be a piece of cake.

However, the massive blade of the [Dragon Head Greatsword] was obviously beyond Dean’s control at the moment. If he was not careful, it was easy to damage the things hidden inside the desk.

After all, since it was hidden inside the two-inch-thick desktop, its volume could not be too large.

And the smaller the object, the easier it was to break, especially under the blade of a wide and difficult-to-control greatsword.

Therefore, Dean started looking for the mechanism.

There must be a mechanism!

Dean was very sure—the touch of golden afterglow was the best hint.

Moreover, recalling the previous trap mechanisms, Dean’s expectation for the hidden item here grew stronger—the Thief Master was obviously a nasty guy. He was not only good at guessing people’s minds but also used it in his trap mechanisms. Just now, if Dean had found two Ringed Spell Scrolls and the Conqueror King’s notebook with special power, and left without caring about anything else, he would never have obtained the most valuable thing in the entire room.

That was right, the most valuable thing.

With such a ‘hidden’ placement instead of a random one, Dean would not think it was an ordinary item.

At least, in the mind of the original designer—whether it was the Conqueror King or the Thief Master—this item should be much more valuable than the valuable things he had obtained before.

It might even exceed the [Dragon Head Greatsword].

Such a guess immediately brought a trace of enthusiasm to Dean’s bottom of his heart.

After all, no one would dislike having more rewards.

“There are no active mechanisms around, so…”

After searching around the desk, Dean placed his gaze back on the desk itself. Then, his eyes naturally fell on the drawers of the desk—the smooth desktop had no other noteworthy places, and the only things that could attract attention were these drawers.

Fortunately, Dean knew some rumors about mechanisms on furniture.

By opening the drawers or cabinet doors in different orders, or adjusting them at different stages, an ‘secret door’ could appear on the furniture itself.

This was a little trick of carpenters.

However, it was undeniable that such tricks were very effective.

At least, after learning about these tricks, Dean still tried for nearly twenty minutes before finding the correct way—

The topmost and bottommost drawers had already been pulled out by Dean.

As for the middle drawer, after being pulled out, it was slowly pushed back in.

Click, click, click…

A very faint sound like gears turning made Dean’s movements slower and gentler.

In fact, if it were not for keenly hearing these gear-turning sounds, Dean would have needed more time to possibly find the key point.

Click, click… Snap!

When the middle drawer was pushed all the way to the bottom, a crisp sound rang out.

It was seen that a bulge appeared on the originally smooth and tightly fitted desktop, a bulge just enough for a finger to reach in.

Dean did not rashly put his finger in. Instead, he used the tip of his Dagger to pry at the bulge.

It was like opening the lid of a chest.

The bulge part opened silently.

Immediately, a trace of golden-red color reflected into Dean’s eyes—it was a standard fifty-milliliter test tube. However, the golden-red liquid inside was not much. According to Dean’s estimate, it was about 10-15 milliliters.

Therefore, the golden-red liquid inside only occupied about one-fifth of the test tube.

But this golden-red liquid, which occupied one-fifth of the test tube’s volume, gave Dean a sense of pressure—it was very familiar. It was similar to the pressure of the residual aura on the Conqueror King, but much purer.

“What is this?”

Dean furrowed his brows and picked up the test tube. Based on his understanding of mysterious knowledge, he could not tell what this was.

Fortunately, after picking up the test tube, Dean saw that there was a note under it. It was not ordinary paper, but parchment.

Judging only by visual observation, Dean was certain that this was parchment that could completely be used to write Spell Scrolls.

The tactile sensation when he picked it up further confirmed it.

There were not many words on the parchment note—

“As my descendant, you must not only have courage but also wisdom, calmness, and patience—discovering this here shows that you have done well enough. Therefore, this Dragon Blood and this map are your well-deserved reward!”

This was the entire content, a sentence without a beginning or end.

And on the back of this parchment, there was a map of the Goedz Sea area.

Dean temporarily did not pay attention to that map, but carefully read the sentence without a beginning or end. Gradually, a trace of ecstasy rose on Dean’s face.

Dragon Blood!

It was actually Dragon Blood!

Dean looked at the test tube in his hand with disbelief. Because of his experience on Secret Spell Island, he was not unfamiliar with some precious Magic Materials. He had seen Mithril, Adamantite, Volcanic Crystal, Moonlight Stone, and even the eyeballs of Balrogs. However, there was one thing he had only heard of.

That was Dragon Blood!

Legend said that Dragon Blood, if smeared on the skin, made one invulnerable to swords and spears, and if drunk, granted infinite strength!

Simply put, Dragon Blood was an alternative form of ‘Knight’s Baptism’!

Of course, compared to an ordinary ‘Knight’s Baptism’, Dragon Blood was not only more powerful but also completely free of any side effects.

And for Dean at this moment, this Dragon Blood was even more important.

Because it represented whether he could use the [Dragon Head Greatsword] and whether he could improve the level of [Dragon Swordsmanship].

Pop!

Without hesitation, Dean popped off the stopper of the test tube and tilted his head back.

The golden-red Blood flowed down from the test tube. It did not stick to the walls at all, and thus, not a drop was left, flowing directly into Dean’s mouth.

[Discovered unknown energy…]

[Identify: A small amount of Giant Dragon Essence]

[Judgment: Can be fused and absorbed…]

[Starting fusion and absorption…]

[All Attributes +1]

…

A series of prompts on the character panel appeared one by one in Dean’s eyes. When he saw [All Attributes +1], even Dean, who had already had a psychological preparation, couldn’t help but want to shout out. However, before he could shout, the pain coming from the bottom of his bones made him kneel on one knee.

This pain was not unfamiliar.

Every time his class level increased, Dean would experience this kind of pain.

However, Dean did not expect that using [Dragon Blood] would also produce a similar effect.

He had originally thought it would be similar to the [Flesh Absorption] of the [Demon Blood Dagger].

Only after fully three minutes did such pain begin to recede. Feeling a slight itching sensation appearing in his numbing body amidst the pain, the experienced Dean gritted his teeth and forced himself to stand up.

He knew this was the System giving him a process to adapt.

There was no need to panic.

After experiencing such a process, he would completely adapt to this new power—

Name: Dean Ken

Age: 18 (Human Male – ???)

Title: Apprentice Knight, Ferrchelen Knight Order Regiment Commander

Position: Ferrchelen Knight Order Regiment Commander

Character Level: 2

XP: 36

Health: 32 (Constitution x10)

Attributes: Strength: 2.82

Agility: 2.70

Constitution: 3.20

Perception: 2.50

Will: 3.10

(Normal adult, all attributes are: 1)

In the character panel, the attributes column began to change with the [Dragon Blood]; apart from the increase of various attributes, extended question marks appeared in the age and race columns—Clearly, although the small amount of [Dragon Blood] was not enough to change Dean into a Dragonborn, it did bring some other changes.

At least, the increase in attribute points and the unlocking of restrictions on [Dragon Swordsmanship] were real.

When Dean walked to the Gold Throne again and picked up the [Dragon Head Greatsword] once more, that awkward heaviness also disappeared—Clearly, that trace of Giant Dragon Bloodline had changed everything.

Of course, for Dean, the greatest harvest was far from these things—

You had to know that he was going back to Vauban County for the ‘Knight’s Baptism’ in a month, and the higher the attributes, the greater the benefits of the ‘Knight’s Baptism’!

Even this time, when he left the Ferrchelen Knight Order’s camp, apart from considering the source of soldiers, it was to strive to raise various attributes to ‘2’, or even close to ‘2’, the standard of a Knight.

And now, everything was solved with that vial of [Dragon Blood], and it even far exceeded the predetermined goals.

“Knight’s Baptism…”

Dean whispered with full expectation. However, soon, Dean returned to normal. After all, he was very clear that at present, he still needed to solve a problem: that Alpha Wolf.