Brooke felt profound recognition as he observed the procedure. She remembered Gunnar using these same needles to save her. These needles were not made from standard silver but from the leaves of a plant called Glacial Silver Cypress. Hence, they were also known as Glacial Silver Needles.Glacial Silver Cypress grew in places where it snowed all year. Moreover, it only produced needles once a decade. The needles needed for acupuncture required leaves from a hundred-year-old Glacial Silver Cypress, which were exceptionally rare.However, these needles would lose their effectiveness after a single use, making them one-use items. Brooke had asked about them in the black market, and a single hundred-year-old leaf cost five million.Although these needles were precious items, Gunner seemed indifferent to them. About an hour later, Adrian had over fifty Glacier Silver Needles in his skin. According to the black market price, that was over two hundred million gold worth of needles. Even so,
Adrian remained unconscious and unaware of these events, but a golden dragon soared within his subconscious. Its fifth claw had taken shape and solidified. Beneath it stood Adrian’s soul and consciousness.He appeared tiny compared to the dragon. Even so, the size difference signified nothing. The dragon was Dragoria’s destiny, existing within a unique space inside Adrian’s body. He could grow larger if he wished.Adrian muttered, “I can feel my body has fully recovered. It seems a high-level expert has assisted me. Still, I need time to achieve perfect harmony with the Imperial Dragon.”The golden dragon possessed a mysterious power. Over the past few days, Adrian had learned that this power could enhance combat prowess and even turn the tide of life and death. He could also gain the ability to see with his eyes closed.Although Adrian could not comprehend these abilities' principles, he knew his strength would reach a new level once he mastered them. He could then perceive everyt
Inside a building across from United Hospital, Xavier, disguised as a worker, quietly monitored the situation. He promptly reported any slight movement to Mr. Adnom.At the moment, he was observing through a telescope. "That old man who looks like Gunner has been inside for several days and hasn't come out yet. It seems Adrian is indeed seriously injured this time. Those bastards from the Dragoria Palace haven't left either," he muttered to himself as he frowned."If this continues, Mr. Adnom's recruit, Mackay, probably won't have the chance to act. The five hundred million gold might just be spent in vain.” Xavier sighed, realizing he couldn't change the situation, and continued to observe.Suddenly, he felt something sweeping toward him. He quickly dropped the telescope and looked around but saw nothing. He had secured the entire floor, and there was no possibility of another person appearing."That was strange…" Xavier muttered."How's the situation? Mackay has arrived at Rivse
The descendants of Rozi’s family now resided all over Aethersphere. Even her parents, uncles, and various relatives had gradually reappeared. However, their family seemed to have become entangled in a major case.This case involved the core secrets of Dragoria. Therefore, everyone was extremely cautious. Rozi's parents, Nathuk Mohe and Okeke Quanda, had been on edge recently. Yes, it was revealed that Rozi's full name was Nathuk Abioye Rozi. Her father had changed his name from Abioye Zayn to Nathuk Mohe.Suddenly, Adrian thought of the person Xavier called ‘Mr. Adnom’ and understood everything. Adnom was an anagram of Damon!"So this is Mackay, whom Damon spent five hundred million gold to bring in… How audacious! This old geezer returned with such an expensive assassin after all these years away. Unfortunately, such an expensive assassin is still not enough for me. Let's see what tricks he has up his sleeves!" Adrian muttered angrily.In the palace guesthouse…Having evaded the
Rozi stayed silent for a while, and when she snapped out of it, a hint of joy appeared on her face."I don't have much time to explain now. Two of Zector’s trusted aides are already heading toward the ward. They will take you to the headquarters of the Dragoria Palace to request your cooperation in the investigation. You should go with them for now," Adrian said."What..." Rozi looked puzzled.But before she could finish her sentence, two men pushed open the door of the ward and walked in. Rozi calmly approached them.Adrian continued, "Your father and mother have also been taken to the Dragoria Palace headquarters. I've arranged everything. You just need to pretend you don't know anything."Although Rozi was a woman, she had experienced many storms. Simply cooperating with an investigation was a trivial matter for her. Soon, under the guidance of the two aides, she walked to the entrance of United Hospital.Uzair, the inspector, watched as Rozi emerged and appeared somewhat surp
Damon’s heart thumped when he heard the butler’s announcement. He pushed the maid aside and hurried to the courtyard."Is Uzair here too?" he asked the butler, who nodded in response.Pilan got up and followed into the courtyard too. Looking toward the gates, he saw a group of people arriving. He and Damon speculated over what had happened.Uzair entered with several armed soldiers and approached the two men with a forced smile. "Mr. Damon, we need you to come with us as a witness. I hope you will cooperate."Damon sighed in relief and smiled. "Alright, I’ll go with you." He turned to Pilan and said, "Father, I'll be back soon." He then got into one of the wagons stationed outside.Along the way, Damon appeared quite relaxed. He turned to Uzair and said, "I heard you apprehended Rozi." Uzair chuckled and replied, "Of course, we have. She may be Adrian’s friend, but we have to bring anyone involved to justice for Dragoria’s sake."Damon was delighted on the inside when he heard
Damon, always calm and composed, was quickly falling apart at the seams. He then watched as two soldiers escorted Jack Hoover into the room, and he turned even paler."H-How…" Damon's lips quivered, barely able to utter a single word. Hadn’t Jack fled to Cumulus? Damon felt like he had been struck by lightning. His mind went blank, and his eyes were filled with nothing but terror. In that instant, he fully understood that he was doomed."How?" Damon looked toward Uzair. "How did you find out, and how did you find Jack? My plan was flawless."Thoughts flew through Damon’s mind, 'Was it Mohe or Quanda? But those two knew nothing. From beginning to end, they were just my pawns, so it can’t be them. Rozi maybe? But she only signed a few documents related to the property transfer. What could she possibly know? Who could it be then?'Damon racked his brain but could not come up with an answer. He could not fathom who could uncover his plan and also figure out Jack’s involvement.At th
Over the next several hours, Zector, Uzair, and the inspectors interrogated Damon. They left no stone unturned and recorded his statement as evidence. After confessing everything, Damon slumped in the interrogation chair, awaiting his fate. Zector and the others then took the evidence to another interrogation room. To them, Damon was just a minor businessman gone astray. The real threat to Dragoria was Jack and the forces behind him."We've captured many infiltrators but haven't been able to sentence them to capital punishment. If we can, we should publicly execute Jack. That would be a significant relief for our empire," Uzair said.Zector nodded. "The most important thing is to deter those infiltrators. We've been surrounded by enemies for years. The root cause is our inability to convict them, often having to release them due to insufficient evidence. The last execution of an infiltrator was over a decade ago."As they spoke, they entered the room where Jack was held. The latter