Chapter 363 - 262: Kidnap?

"So, shall we go for another round?" Long Yi was still eager for more.

"I’m afraid not." Freya said with a smile.

"Brother Long!" Ai Lin quickly tugged at Long Yi’s hand. "Although Dragon Blood Syndrome brings about a burst of strength for ten minutes, after the burst, you won’t be able to use any Fighting Aura or Mana for a day."

"Oh?" Long Yi realized, he looked at Freya with great regret, "I’m really sorry, I didn’t know about this." Long Yi felt truly embarrassed. After all, Fighting Aura is the life of a Dragon Knight, unwittingly causing someone to be without their Fighting Aura for a full day was really unkind of him.

"No worries, me and my sister are used to it. Besides, we’ve had a great time ’playing’ with you guys today." Freya said. He accentuated the word ’play’, indicating that they were just having a casual spar and not going all out.

"Indeed, we also had a lot of ’fun’." Long Yi chuckled, bluntly saying, "If you guys weren’t going all out, do you think we were fighting our hearts out? We were just having fun with you!"

In reality, both teams were evenly matched.

"If you’re still going to be in the Imperial City in the next few days, feel free to visit the Dragon Rider Tower. My brothers are probably looking forward to meeting you," Freya offered.

"Can we really go?" Long Yi’s eyes lit up.

"Of course, my father is the group leader of the Dragon Rider Guardians." Freya replied.

Wow! This guy’s got some serious connections! Long Yi had heard of him before, but never really cared about his background.

"Hey, if I come, your old man isn’t going to feed me to the dragons, is he?" Long Yi asked cautiously.

"Could he catch you?" Freya countered.

"Definitely not." Long Yi burst out laughing.

The shockwave produced by the collision of Fighting Aura and Magic caused spectators to wobble and fall. The crowd consisted of professional soldiers, the proudest Dragon Knights of the Red Dragon Empire. However, watching the attacks from both sides, everyone present felt helpless. The power difference was just too vast, almost unreachable!

So powerful!

Really, so powerful!

The Dragon Knights found it hard to find fitting words to describe their feelings - was it relief or despair?

The relief came from the fact that Long Yi had defeated their Guardian Dragon Knights, proving that they didn’t lose to Long Yi because they were weak. However, the despair stemmed from the fact that even their Guardian Dragon Knights had lost to Long Yi! Is there no justice in the world?

When the Freya siblings left the camp, everyone felt a noticeable lull. Everyone lost the motivation to challenge Long Yi. The overwhelming advantage had crushed their confidence.

Cain moved closer to Luo Ding and asked in a low voice.

"Boss, was it backfired a bit to use Long Yi as a motivation for the guys?"

Luo Ding surveyed the crowd, shook his head and said: "On the contrary, I feel the current situation is just right. We’ve been off the battlefield for too long and overpraised ourselves. Now we’ve finally found out we’re not as good as we thought. A few depressing days might actually encourage them to calm down and train properly."

Long Yi took the invitation from the Freya siblings seriously. In fact, he was keen on visiting. But according to his schedule, he was to return home the next day. A midnight visit to someone else’s Dragon Rider tower wasn’t the best idea. So, with a heavy heart, Long Yi spent the night sleeping before returning home with the main force the next day.

Obviously, Long Yi’s achievements from the previous day were not kept secret. Nearly the entire group knew that Long Yi had defeated the Red Dragon Empire’s Dragon Rider Guardians, the legendary Freya siblings. Some people were dissatisfied with Long Yi’s actions in the past few days, but Long Yi, a sixth-grade student at the Dragon Knight Academy, defeated the opponent’s Dragon Rider Guardians. This was a great honor.

Nevertheless, this proved his strength.

Wesley and Mosquito, the cook, felt great regret and disappointment.

Especially Wesley, a man who collected information for a living, regretted missing out on such critical information about the Freya siblings.

Lin Qi knew Long Yi was strong. He knew that Long Yi had defeated Dasaide, the dark assassin with nine Dragon Marks from the Black Dragon Empire, but that had been largely due to luck.

He also knew that Long Yi had previously chopped up Yake Black, a prince from the Black Dragon Empire and a Guardian Dragon Rider with eight Dragon Marks, into pieces at a border station. Lin Qi believed that Elsa had helped him, who had flown away as a Celestial Clan in full view of the public before that. Had she seriously injured Yake before that?

But this time, it was not a hoax. The Freya siblings had a reputation. Although they only had six Dragon Marks, considering their young age, they could be classified as geniuses among geniuses.

And this time, Long Yi and company emerged as victors.

Long Yi did not flaunt his win. All the descriptions they heard were passed down from several people. From people’s descriptions, Long Yi didn’t seem to have had much advantage - it was more due to Ai Lin’s effort.

While this seemed correct, Lin Qi did not think it was fully accurate.

Lin Qi didn’t know much about Ai Lin. He knew she was a genius girl in her early years, but then suddenly became useless. She entered the Dragon Knights Academy using her own wisdom, but suddenly turned into a Fairy Dragon. He didn’t know what happened during this period, but it was clear that Ai Lin, now a Fairy Dragon, was strong.

Generally speaking, although Fairy Dragons belong to the Dragon Clan, their physical fitness is not as formidable as normal dragons’. For instance, they are more akin to humans. Of course, they are definitely stronger than ordinary human beings.

However, her strength still paled in comparison to Long Yi.

He had witnessed a fight between Long Yi and Ai Lin. Ai Lin’s fighting style was derived from Long Yi—more flexible, yet less lethal. Long Yi was destructive whether in hand-to-hand combat or swordplay. Even when he defended, he was always considering how to counter the attack and inflict damage on his opponent.

So, Lin Qi did not believe it if someone said Ai Lin had won and Long Yi just tied.

A talent.

Boisterous and untamed.

These were the labels Lin Qi attributed to Long Yi.

As we speak, Long Yi, who had just been labeled, was satisfactorily arranging his personal space. He bought a whole bunch of things in the Imperial City of the Red Dragon Empire, mostly various kinds of cooking utensils. His favourite flavour would be produced by those utensils of familiar styles from his previous life. Hence, Long Yi bought several sets to collect and would soon be able to eat stir-fry!

They had arrived at the Dragon Knights’ station outside the Imperial City without any problems. Everyone rested briefly there, and then those who needed to return to the Legion went back to the Legion, and those who needed to return to the Academy went back there. However, Long Yi was different; there were already two people waiting for him.

One of them came from the Royal Research Institute’s Joint Research Group on Machinery and Crystal Cores, and the other from the Research Group on Magic and Crystal Cores. They were waiting for Long Yi with letters issued by the Dean of the Research Institute and an oral order from the Emperor.

It was clear that these were all important matters.

"Let’s go," Long Yi turned back to Ai Lin and the others.

"I’m sorry, this is a confidential matter, only you are allowed," two said in unison.

"Um, okay." Long Yi looked apologetically at Ai Lin, who gave a slight smile indicating understanding. She knew that Long Yi was always working hard for the country. In her eyes, a man like Long Yi who is both self-strong and always thinking about the country is the most perfect man.

Xiaoyou spread its wings, taking three people away quickly. Of course, Long Yi stood on Xiaoyou’s head, while the other two were held in Xiaoyou’s claws.

Since the Mechanical Research Institute was closer, Long Yi chose to land there first.

As soon as he landed, someone hurriedly approached. It was someone Long Yi knew very well, the Dean of the Mechanical Research Institute, Angidd.

"You’re finally back! Come with me!"

Without saying another word, Angidd dragged Long Yi and ran. Long Yi noticed that Angidd’s body was dirty, as if there were footprints. One of his eye sockets was black as if someone had punched him. On closer look, there were also scratches on his face.

"Dean, you okay?" asked Long Yi.

"No worries! Ha-ha! Just fell over accidentally and got bitten by a dog, hahaha!" replied Angidd with artifice.

Just then, from around the corner of a building, appeared Ding Ge, in ragged clothes. Long Yi’s former magic tutor, now a top researcher at the Magical Research Institute, was covered in dirt. His clothes were torn into strips and his nostrils were bleeding. When he saw Long Yi and Angidd, he immediately started shouting.

"Long Yi is here! Don’t let him get away!"

Long Yi was puzzled, "Am I a thief?"

Then, right behind Ding Ge, a large group of people suddenly emerged, apparently all from the Magic Research Institute.

At the same time, a large group of people also rushed out on Angidd’s side; judging by their uniforms, they were all from the Mechanical Research Institute.

"Give it up, Magic Academy! You think you can fight us, the Mechanical Academy, with your tiny frames?"

Angidd laughed out loud. Along with him, the members of the Mechanical Research Institute immediately showed their weapons—wrenches and crowbars.

"Idiots! Think you can take Long Yi with those primitive weapons? Don’t even think about it!"

Ding Ge yelled loudly, while all the researchers pulled out scrolls.

"Heh, I want to see how many scrolls you weaklings can throw before we knock you down with our weapons? Seems like those aren’t high-level scrolls, huh?" Angidd roared.

"Do we need high-grade stuff to deal with muscle-brained idiots like you? I can make you start your life all over again in one minute, believe it or not!"

Ding Ge roared back and in his excitement, the blood from his nose started flowing again.

Long Yi watched the two sides in a daze, completely unable to figure out what was going on. The people from the Mechanical Research Institute looked robust since they were used to dealing with various metals all year round. However, the scrolls from the Magic Research Institute were genuinely an advantage.

"Eh, wait, why do I care about this? The question is, what on earth are these people doing? (To be continued. If you like this work, please get over to qidian.com to vote and show your support for it. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can enjoy reading via m.qidian.com.)