Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 160 The Queen’s Sister’s Wish!
Cohen's face darkened as he listened to this. Isabella smiled coldly and whispered:
"Our King is truly charming. He even managed to win over the legendary witch. Are you planning to expand your harem in the Florence Royal Court?"

I'm curious, what will Adele do to you when she finds out?"

Cohen said helplessly:

“Rumors, they are all rumors.

My relationship with Her Excellency the Witch is a normal partnership. Besides, how could a legendary figure, a lord who controls an entire state, possibly look down on me? "

Cohen felt guilty and quickly explained.

Although he didn't really take Isabella's body some time ago, he took all the advantages he should have taken - her red lips, sweet tongue, beautiful buttocks, jade feet, as well as the towering peaks and deep ravines, all of which he carefully savored several times.

As he spoke, the [Mechanical Warrior] named Stanford also smiled ambiguously and whispered:

"Then I'll definitely go. With the Cursed Witch as my strong backer, the Endless Alliance will surely be able to deliver on the promised benefits.

Do you know any other inside information?"

The hotel owner said mysteriously:

"Of course, I also know that this young man has the support of others behind him!"

The [Mechanical Warrior] immediately showed curiosity and asked:

"There's someone else, who is it?"

The hotel owner coughed lightly and tapped the table gently.

The [Mechanical Warrior] cursed inwardly, threw a gold coin to the other party, and said:
"I've been taking care of your business for so long!"

The inn owner quickly took the gold coins and said:
"Let's be honest, this news of mine is genuine."

The hotel owner paused and whispered:
"This young man has an adventuring group under his command!

Do you know who is on his team?"

"who?"

The hotel owner said:
“There’s a golden-level elf!
And they are from the elven royal family!

There are even rumors that he has an ambiguous relationship with the Golden Winged Girl from the Human Continent!"

The [Mechanical Warrior] suddenly showed a look of shock and said:
"Could this young man be from the Elf tribe?"

The hotel owner shook his head:
"It's hard to say. Well, I've told you the news. You can do whatever you want."

The two chatted for a while, and after the hotel owner settled the bill, the [Mechanical Warrior] took his things and left the hotel.

Cohen had been wondering in his heart when the other party mentioned Windsordale.

How could a hotel owner far away in the "Mechanical Continent" know so much about his own affairs?
Even you know that Windsardler is a royal family of the Winged Elf?

And then there was the matter of Isabella.

Cohen vaguely felt that the boss's identity was not that simple.

After the sixth-level [Mechanical Warrior] left, Cohen walked straight up and tapped on the boss's desk with his fingers.

The boss was feeding the birds, and without even looking up, he replied:

"Excuse me, sir, are you here for dinner or to stay overnight? How many people are there..."

"I want to know something!"

The hotel owner slowly raised his head. He didn't care at first, but when he saw Cohen's attire and the beautiful woman beside him, his eyes trembled slightly and replaced with a kind smile.

"Sir, please go ahead."

Cohen didn't notice the other party's subtle expression change and asked in a deep voice:
"I just heard you guys talking about the 'Endless Alliance'. I'm also very interested in it. Could you tell me about it?"

The hotel owner smiled and said:

"What areas are you most interested in, sir?"

Cohen said:

"The Endless Alliance's master's business.

Just now I heard you tell that mechanical warrior that he is the lover of the Sequence Lord? "

The hotel owner quickly winked and gestured to lower his voice:
"Be careful with your words, sir.

I also heard it from a bard, as for its authenticity..."

The hotel owner stared at Cohen's mask and laughed a few meaningless words:
"Then only the person involved knows."

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly and continued to ask:
"Where did the bard come from? Boss, can you tell me what the bard looks like?"

The hotel owner coughed lightly, his eyes darted around, and he began to wipe the table.

Cohen gave Isabella a slight signal with his eyes, and she threw out a handful of gold coins, which made the hotel owner's eyes widen.

While stuffing it into his arms, he said:
"In the punk gathering area under the overpass, there is a decadent middle-aged man dressed in rags who often tells stories there. You can find him if you go there.

I heard all the news here from him!"

Cohen thanked him and took Isabella out of the hotel and went to the overpass to find the bards that the boss had mentioned.

The hotel owner looked at Cohen's back as he left, a smug smile on his face, and tapped the gray bird's head three times.

Then he took out the gold coins given by Cohen and felt an inexplicable emotion.

It seems that the rumors are true. This guy is really lucky in love. He can even trick the girl with Golden Wings into his arms.

I'm really curious about this guy's true identity!
Thinking of this, a middle-aged man's voice suddenly sounded beside him:

"Why are you contacting me all of a sudden? Are you trying to show off that you're making money playing the guest hotel owner?"

Looking closely, I saw that the sound actually came from the mouth of the little bird.

At this time, the gray bird's eyes were flashing with a strange light, and its body was emitting a faint blue light, as if it was controlled by a mysterious force.

The innkeeper picked up a gold coin, blew on it gently, and said with a smile:

“This is the gold coin given by the Golden Wing’s daughter. I can get the money of the first heir of the Golden Wing family of ‘Pale Wing’ for free.

This is a first for me in the Cobalt Soul Academy."

The gray bird made a sound of surprise and said:
“Golden Winged Girl?
Are the two of them back?
Are you sure?"

The hotel owner said with some satisfaction:
“Of course, with the beauty of the Golden Winged Girl, how could I be wrong?
how about it?
My idea is not bad, right? Instead of following this guy around, I might as well wait here for him to come to me.

I don't believe he would be indifferent to the scandal involving himself!"

The voice sounded:
"It's a good idea, but it's too damaging. Be careful if the Sequence Master finds out one day. That crazy woman will come after you then.

I’m afraid even the dean can’t protect you.”

The hotel owner shuddered inexplicably, then said:

“Alright, alright, get ready, that guy has brought the Golden Winged Girl to look for you.

Please don't make any mistakes, the dean has been waiting for a long time."

After the hotel owner finished speaking, the light on the gray bird gradually dimmed.

……

Isabella asked as she left the hotel:

"What's wrong?
What's wrong with that bard?"

Cohen nodded slightly and said:
"An ordinary bard wouldn't have the guts to spread rumors about a Lord-level figure, especially one involving a woman's innocence.

What's more, he knows our movements so clearly. I suspect there is someone or some force behind this who is secretly orchestrating all of this."

Isabella's face darkened slightly, and she nodded thoughtfully.

Following the hotel owner's instructions, Cohen came to the overpass and easily found the bard that the hotel owner mentioned.

In the corner of the overpass, there were three layers of people surrounding it.

In the middle of the crowd was a middle-aged man. He was dressed in tattered clothes, with messy hair and uneven stubble. Beside him was a worn-out musical instrument.

At this moment, he was talking non-stop about the "Endless Alliance":

"...Do you know who the owner of this 'Endless Alliance' is?"

Someone next to him replied:

"I heard it's an adventure group called Blade?"

The middle-aged man gave the other party a look of approval and said:
"It's called the Infinity Blade Adventure Group.

Speaking of this adventure group, it is amazing. It is full of all kinds of beautiful women.

And without exception, they are all powerful extraordinary people!
What’s even more interesting is that every woman in the group has an inexplicable relationship with the leader of this adventure group…”

The more Cohen listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

The beginning is fine, it seems like a serious introduction to Cohen's deeds.

Later on, the story started to become increasingly outrageous, and in the end it became like the plot of a fantasy romance novel.

He was also portrayed as a romantic harem master, a naked stud.

A story of this level wouldn't even get signed on the largest Chinese paid reading website in my previous life.

Finally, after this third-rate bard had severely destroyed Cohen's reputation, the people around him left a few copper coins and gradually dispersed with satisfaction.

Only then did Cohen find an opportunity to walk up to him and asked in a low voice:
"Hey, where did you hear these stories?"

The bard was stunned and scratched his head.
"what story?"

Cohen said in a deep voice:

"What did you just say about the Endless Alliance Master?"

The bard uttered an "oh" and said nonchalantly:

"Someone wrote to me and told me to say that."

Cohen's heart skipped a beat. Letter? What letter?

Why would someone write a letter asking the bard to fabricate a scandal between him and the Lord of Sequence?

Cohen threw a gold coin and said:

"Is the letter still there?"

The bard hurriedly took the gold coin and said:

"Yes, I still do, but I'm at my house."

Cohen nodded and said:
"I'll go get it with you."

The bard's eyes flashed with cunning, and he said:
"My business for the day isn't over yet..."

Cohen threw him a few more gold coins.

The bard took the gold coins, packed up his things without saying a word, and led Cohen and the other man through many twists and turns to a dilapidated courtyard.

As soon as he entered the house, he began to search through the boxes and drawers. He soon found a yellowed letter and handed it to Cohen.

Cohen took the letter and opened it directly. He found a blank piece of paper inside. He was about to say something when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a strange and mysterious symbol on the seal of the envelope.

Suddenly, a name popped into his mind - Cobalt Soul Academy!
bad!
He tried to throw the letter away with both hands, but it was too late.

The letter suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and at the same time, a mysterious passage appeared faintly, as if it was a portal to another world.

The moment the portal appeared, a powerful suction force suddenly erupted, directly sucking Cohen into it.

Isabella's face changed drastically when she saw this. Magic power surged all over her body. She reached out to grab Cohen, but missed.

The bard also disappeared along with Cohen.

Soon, she heard a familiar voice. It was the same hotel owner as before:

"Your Excellency, the Golden Winged Lady, please don't worry. We are here to ask him something.

But because you are here, I have no choice but to come up with this idea. I hope you can understand."

Isabella was slightly shocked that the other party actually revealed her identity!
Her brows were cold and she said in a cold voice:

"Since you know my identity and still dare to kidnap my people, who are you?"

The hotel owner's expression suddenly became serious, and his voice became distant and deep:

“True power lies in understanding the world!

Hubert Evans, Director of the Alchemy Department of the Northwest Continent Branch of the Cobalt Soul Academy, meets Miss Wen Ze!

Our dean is very interested in your lover and hopes to have a face-to-face chat with him.

He will be returned to you safe and sound very soon."

Cobalt Soul Academy!

Isabella's pupils shrank slightly. She had also heard her father mention this sect founded by "Ain Wisdom, the God of Books and Knowledge".

Teachers, priests, and monks who are inspired by truth and knowledge will spend their lives seeking knowledge at the Cobalt Soul Academy, where there is the most vast, comprehensive, and long-standing knowledge and heritage in the continent.

It is an absolutely lawful neutral camp.

When did Cohen get involved with them?

Isabella took a deep breath, stared at Hubert with her golden eyes, and said coldly:
"Then you just stay here. If he doesn't come back today, you can consider getting a new director for that Alchemy Department!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a badge with seven brilliant colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple appeared in her hand.

Seeing this badge, Hubert's face showed a trace of solemnity, and there was a hint of fear in his voice:
“Holy emblem!
The iconic seven-colored light should be the holy emblem of the [Soul Singer] Saint Jialin Saint Mela! "

A holy emblem can briefly allow a saint to descend as a phantom to fight the enemy, but each holy emblem not only requires the saint to spend three months to condense, but also requires a legendary magic weapon as a carrier.

The holy emblem is disposable, which means that using it once will waste a saint's three months of training time and a legendary magic weapon.

That is to say, the wealthy Golden Wing Family, no normal person would condense something with extremely low cost-effectiveness such as the Holy Emblem.

This was also what Jialin made for Isabella for self-defense after she was attacked in Florence last time.

Hubert bowed slightly. Facing the Saint, even the "Cobalt Soul Academy" that transcended the human world had to maintain the minimum respect:
He said sincerely:

“Don’t worry, Miss Wen Ze, I just need to discuss a few things with your lover, and it will be over soon.

There is no need to alarm the Saint!"

……

Cohen only felt that his whole body was being pulled by a faint force of space. Everywhere he looked was a colorful light, and strange energy covered his whole body.

Then the eyes brightened and I came to a dark valley.

Cohen had completely calmed down by now. Now that he knew the other party was from the "Cobalt Soul Academy", there was nothing to worry about.

"Cobalt Soul Academy" is a recognized neutral and lawful camp and will never actively attack others.

At worst, he could just go into the "Shadow Plane" and get away.

He looked up and saw an ancient academy in front of him. The tall walls were covered with moss, and the gates were closed, exuding the vicissitudes of time.

At this time, the bard also appeared. He had changed his previous attire and put on a long robe, looking like a scholar.

Before the other party could speak, Cohen chuckled and said:

"Is this how you, Cobalt Soul Academy, hire people?"

The bard was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"As expected of you, the 'Lord of Shadows', nothing can be hidden from you!

Let me introduce myself, Goodman Gary, Vice President of the Northwest Continent Branch of the Cobalt Soul Academy.

I apologize for the intrusive invitation."

Cohen waved his hand and said:
"I don't mind, but the lady next to me is not easy to mess with.

Don't blame me for not reminding you, she is wearing the holy emblem!
You can run away, but the Cobalt Soul Academy's Scripture Repository in the Northwest Continent can't run away!"

Goodman was slightly surprised. The Golden Winged Girl actually carried the holy emblem?

The key point is that this matter was also told to the "Lord of Shadows".

No, when did the relationship between you two become so good!
He could only pray in his heart that Hubert could convince Isabella.

Goodman said calmly:

"Please rest assured, Mr. Shadow Lord, I have a colleague outside who will explain everything to your partner."

Cohen frowned slightly and said:

"The hotel owner?"

Goodman praised:

"clever!"

Cohen remained silent on the other party's compliment, instead saying in a teasing tone:

"I was careless. I really didn't expect that two legendary bosses, one of whom is willing to be a hotel owner, would haggle over a few gold coins.

A man who is willing to disguise himself as a down-and-out minstrel and tell some third-rate stories."

There were two legendary beings hiding their auras around him, and he really had no way to stop them.

Goodman's expression was slightly tense, and he really wanted to ask, am I really bad at making up stories?
Goodman has dreamed of becoming a novelist since he was a child.

But now was obviously not the time to talk about this. He coughed lightly and led the way ahead:

"Please come in, Mr. Shadow Lord. The dean is waiting for you."

Cohen followed Goodman into the Northwest Continent branch of the Cobalt Soul Academy.

As soon as you enter the academy, you will see a huge statue, which is obviously the statue of Ian Wisdom, the "God of Books and Knowledge".

Behind the statue is a wide boulevard, where young students hurriedly walk by with books in their arms.

Seeing the students, Cohen suddenly thought of the Queen's wish and mentioned it casually:
“Where do all these students come from?”

Goodman replied in a deep voice:
"Some of them are promising students discovered by our admissions office teachers.

Some of them are organizations or countries that have contributed important knowledge to our 'Cobalt Soul Academy'.

We regularly provide them with an admissions invitation letter.”

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:
“What level of knowledge is considered important?”

Goodman reacted immediately and asked:

"Is there anyone around Mr. Shadow Lord who wants to enter the Cobalt Soul Academy?"

Cohen frowned slightly and asked:
"Why can't I just want it myself?"

Goodman laughed and said:
"With the secrets and knowledge you possess, if you were to come to our academy, you would be a teacher instead of a student."

Cohen was slightly surprised. It seemed that this "Cobalt Soul Academy" had done a very thorough investigation on him.

He nodded and said:

"Yes, I have an extremely important person who needs an invitation letter from your Cobalt Soul Academy."

Goodman snapped his fingers and said:

"No problem, I can take care of this little matter. Just consider it as compensation for interrupting your date with Miss Wen Ze!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand lightly, and a brass-colored letter appeared in his hand.

Cohen did not answer the call, but said calmly:

"Dean Goodman, I've already told you that you're an extremely important person to me, why are you still treating me with this kind of ordinary stuff?

Don't you feel embarrassed to show off this common copper invitation?!"

Hearing Cohen's words, Goodman's eyes showed astonishment and he said:

"I didn't expect Mr. Shadow Lord to know so much about our Cobalt Soul Academy."

Cohen said as he walked:
“Is there any black one?
Give me two!"

The admission invitation letters of "Cobalt Soul Academy" are also divided into different levels. The treatment and knowledge rights obtained after entering the academy are different for students of different levels.

The most common invitation card, and the one Cobalt Soul Academy sends out the most every year, is the copper-colored invitation card he holds in his hand.

In addition, there are silver, gold and black.

Silver invitations are given to the rulers and some heirs of empires, kingdoms, and transcontinental forces or organizations.

Golden invitations are only available to direct descendants of the royal families of the five empires and Dragon Valley.

And there are certain requirements.

The next Golden Invitation Letter will only be issued after the students who received the previous Golden Invitation Letter graduate with a "satisfactory" evaluation result.

As for black, only three have been issued since the opening of Cobalt Soul Academy.

Those three invitees are all... gods!
Hearing Cohen asking for the black invitation, Goodman's mouth twitched slightly and said:
"I'm sorry, but I'm only authorized to issue bronze and silver invitations. You'll need to discuss the gold invitation with our dean after you meet him."

As for the black invitation letter Cohen mentioned, Goodman just thought he was joking.

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at a magnificent library.

Once we entered the library, there were even more students inside, with different skin colors, ages, and even races.

The huge bookshelves are filled with various ancient books and magic scrolls that are rarely seen outside.

Passing through layers of bookshelves, Goodman led Cohen to the library and archive management room.

Sitting inside was an ordinary librarian, wearing a neat work suit, with a calm and focused expression and a pair of thin-framed glasses. He was meticulously organizing the books and files returned by the students.

Before Goodman could speak, Cohen's voice rang out:
"Do you guys at Cobalt Soul Academy like role-playing so much?
One became a hotel owner and the other became a bard.

How come even the president of Northwest College is acting as a guest librarian here?!"

(End of this chapter)