Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 265 Claire - the extremely narcissistic and domineering young lady!
Claire looked at the contents on the communication stone, a hint of surprise flashing across her calm eyes, shimmering with a different kind of brilliance.

The shark people in the northwest sea area requested a meeting?
Claire plucked the strings on the armrest of the throne with her bare hands, and the melodious music spread far into the Tide Tribe's palace.

Soon, a mature and beautiful woman appeared in front of Claire.

Karina, the previous leader of the Tide Tribe, took the initiative to hand over the position of leader to Claire after Claire successfully reincarnated and awakened her memory.

To be more precise, she was originally the acting clan leader appointed by Claire when she chose to reincarnate and rebuild.

Karina looks more like Claire's elder, and in fact, she is. According to blood relationship, she is Claire's aunt in her previous life.

Claire told Karina the contents of the communication stone. Karina frowned slightly and said:

"Sharkman leader Duluk invited you to the northwest sea?
It's indeed a bit unusual, but he didn't specify what it was about?"

Claire shook her head and said:
"They only mentioned that there was a matter of life and death concerning their Shark Tribe, and that they needed my assistance."

Karina was even more confused when she heard this and said:
“As far as I know, the previous chief of the Shark People, Duluk’s uncle, was a Saint-level transcendent. If even he can’t solve the Shark People’s problems.

What role can a Legendary from another race play?"

A trace of deep thought appeared on Claire's beautiful face. After a brief thought, she seemed to have thought of something and gently opened her red lips.

"Aunt, do you still remember an incident involving the shark people and our mermaid people?"

After Claire reminded her, Karina also thought of something and whispered:

"Are you talking about the contract the Sharkmen once made with the ancient Pirate King?"

Claire tapped her chin.
"Perhaps it's related to that contract. The Sharkmen have found a way to break the seal."

Karina said thoughtfully:

"You mean, we mermaids need help to break the seal."

There was a strange light in Claire's eyes, and there was a subtle hint of joy in her words:

"It's very likely that the seal was set by the ancient Pirate King and our mermaid ancestor, the King of the Sea Tribe. It makes sense that the descendants of the King of the Sea Tribe are needed to open the seal."

Karina obviously noticed something from Claire's tone and asked:

"Are you planning to use this opportunity to reach a cooperation with the Shark People?"

A chill appeared on Claire's face:
"I don't want any cooperation. I just want the Shark Saint to beat that bastard leader of the Shadow Clan to a pulp!"

Karina's expression froze, and she moved her lips, trying to figure out her tone:

"Hasn't that marriage been cancelled?"

Claire snorted coldly:
“Canceling it doesn’t mean I’m no longer angry.

Who the hell do the Shadow Clan think they are? How dare they take advantage of others’ misfortune and make such despicable demands!
If it were before, I would have demolished their palace long ago!
You are concerned about our ethnic relationship and won't let me take action.

Then I'll find someone else to do it for me.

Anyway, because of the ancient contract, the shark people and the merman tribe have some conflicts, so it is reasonable for the shark people to teach a merman tribe leader a lesson."

Karina was a little amused and helpless. Even though her niece had been reincarnated, her temper was still the same as before.

In her previous life, Claire was a famous domineering lady of the mermaid tribe.

At that time, the Tide Clan was still the leader of the three royal families of the mermaid clan. Coupled with Claire's outstanding talent and appearance, she had a great reputation in the Endless South.

He was known for his overbearing and ruthless style of behavior, and no one dared to mess with him.

Seeing that Claire was determined, Karina could not persuade her any further and could only remind her:
“The journey to the Northwest Sea is long, and it takes a long time to go back and forth.

Moreover, according to intelligence within the tribe, the northwest continent has been very unstable recently.

I heard that an extremely ruthless person appeared, and several battles between saints and legends were staged one after another.

Even saints have fallen, so you must be careful."

Claire was clearly overcome with emotion, eager to leave immediately, and responded casually:

"I know, that king, right?

I'm going to the northwest sea area, not their human continent, so I won't run into him, so don't worry, aunt."

Karina instructed:

"Don't let your guard down. This king often doesn't play by the rules. The mission and responsibility you shoulder now are very important. If you really have to run into him, try not to get into any conflict with him. Be tolerant if you can."

When Claire heard this, her temper flared up, her brows slightly cold:

"As long as he's so stupid as to provoke me, I won't take the initiative to cause trouble."

Karina realized that she had said the wrong thing and it had the opposite effect. She sighed and said:

"Alright, try to keep a low profile, go quickly and come back quickly, keep in touch with the clan, and report any unexpected situations in a timely manner."

Claire waved her hand and said:

"Okay, aunt, I'll leave the clan affairs to you. I'll pack up and get ready to leave."

Karina responded, then thought of something and handed Claire a photo stone.

"There's a portrait of the king on it. If you come across it, be careful."

Claire took the photo stone, which showed a young couple with a date on it.

It was obviously a portrait that the Tide Tribe's intelligence personnel found on the cover of the calendar released by the Effiin government every year.

Claire looked over, her gaze lingering on Adair for a long time. An inexplicable fighting spirit surfaced in the depths of her pupils, and she murmured:
"The woman next to him is the one known as the most beautiful woman on the continent, Yadel Angryn?

I think she's just average. Is she as pretty as me?
It's a pity that we Sirens don't have any elections for the most beautiful woman in the ocean, otherwise this title would definitely belong to me!"

Karina coughed lightly, looking a little unnatural, and said:

“She is also the youngest to reach the Legendary level so far.

Claire, you are already the leader of the Tide Tribe, shouldering the mission of restoring the ancient glory of the mermaids and unifying the sea tribes. You can no longer be so unstable."

Claire waved her hand in boredom and said:
"It was just a casual remark. Okay, I'm leaving now. Aunt, please worry about the clan's affairs."

After saying this, most of Claire's face was covered by a gorgeous and unique mask.

At the same time, the white and straight legs were also wrapped in a dreamy halo. In the halo, the skin turned into shimmering scales. Starting from the jade feet, the fine scales quickly covered like starlight to the moon-like buttocks.

The slender lines gradually outline the elegant curve of the fishtail.

As the fish tail took shape, vast magical elements emerged around Claire. The fish tail swayed gently, with dreamy light and shadow, and the whole person turned into a gorgeous trajectory and disappeared into the seabed.

……

In the northwest of the Endless Sea, the palace of the shark people.

There was still some time before the Tide Tribe's leader arrived, so Cohen had asked Flint to return to the base camp first, while he himself stayed among the Shark Tribe, waiting for the other party's arrival.

Duluk is introducing the situation of the mermaid tribe and the tide tribe to Cohen.

After hearing that the Tide Tribe lived in the southern waters of the Endless Sea, Cohen showed a strange expression on his face and asked:
“Is it so far?
Is there no other branch of the mermaid tribe in the nearby waters?"

Drucker explained:

“Yes, there is, but the relationship is not very harmonious.

Because of things that happened in ancient times, we shark people are very dislikeful to the mermaids.

Only the Tide Tribe. A leader of the Tide Tribe once did a favor to the Shark Tribe, so we have maintained contact with them for many years.

This time we can be sure to call the Tide Tribe to help."

Cohen's face showed a thoughtful expression, and then asked:

"I heard you say before that the Tide Clan was once the royal family of mermaids, but was later eliminated. What's going on?"

Duluk thought for a moment and replied:
"I'm not very clear about the details, but I heard it's related to a very talented young leader of the Tide Tribe.

Since being removed from the royal family, the Tide Clan has not been in a good situation.

However, I heard that the current patriarch is very capable and very young. The future of the Tide Clan should depend on this young patriarch.

This is actually my first time dealing with her. The previous clan leader was called Karina, and this one is her niece, but I don't know her exact name yet."

Cohen nodded silently, waiting for the other party to arrive.

After waiting for a few more days, finally, a violent magical fluctuation was heard outside the Sharkman Palace.

Duluk's expression changed, and he said to Cohen:
"Here he comes, let's go out and greet him together."

Cohen did not refuse, and the two went out to greet the leader of the Tide Tribe.

Claire was still wearing a half-face-covering mask. Her indifferent eyes swept over the two of them, and her gaze stayed on Cohen for a long time.

Before Druk could speak, Claire spoke first:

"When did the Shark People and the Human Race become so close?"

Druk smiled and said:

"This is a long story. Chief of the Tide Tribe, please come in and talk."

Claire glanced at Cohen, who was also wearing a mask. Although she couldn't see his expression, she could vaguely feel his intense psychological activities.

It seemed that my appearance surprised him.

Claire suppressed her thoughts and followed Duruk into the palace.

Little did Cohen know that after seeing Claire, he was more than surprised, he was almost shocked to the point of being speechless.

Although Claire had covered most of her face, her outfit at this moment was exactly the same as the one in the picture divined by Saint Cardinal Haywood in the Church of Prophecy.

The same dark purple fishtail skirt and the half-covering mask inlaid with aquamarine on her face.

Cohen recognized her at a glance. The chief of the Tide Tribe was Flint's daughter, Claire, the reincarnated Queen of the Sea who would unify the sea tribe in the future!

Cohen thought to himself that it was a good thing that Flint was sent back first, otherwise if they collided, the scene would be unimaginable.

However, it seems that the other party is unaware that his father in this life is in the northwest sea area.

Cohen's mind was full of thoughts. He actually ran into Claire so early in the morning. This was a good opportunity.

The other party is still in a weak position. As Chief Duruk said just now, the Tide Tribe is also facing difficulties.

If he could find an opportunity to maximize the favorability of the future Queen of the Ocean at this time and invest in it in advance, then when Claire unifies the sea people in the future, Eifin would also have a powerful ally.

Cohen suppressed the complex emotions in his heart and entered the palace with the two of them.

After the three of them sat down, Duluk asked Claire:
"I haven't asked the clan leader what to call you yet?"

Claire replied calmly:

"Claire."

Duluk nodded, and then told Claire about the seal on the seabed. After listening, Claire looked at Cohen and said:

"Is this human the descendant of the ancient Pirate King?"

Duluk chuckled and said:

"Not bad. Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is the leader of the Scarlet Reaver Pirates."

Claire's eyes were sharp, and she said in a deep voice:

“Chief Duruk, I will speak frankly.

If you need my help, I have one condition."

Druk was not surprised by this and said:

"Please tell me, Chief Claire. As long as we, the Shark People, can do it, we will do our best."

Claire said in a cold tone:
"Let the saint of your tribe teach someone a lesson for me."

"who?"

"The leader of the Shadow Clan!"

After hearing Claire's request, Druk looked strange and asked:

"Isn't the Shadow Clan also a branch of your Mermaid Clan?"

Claire said lightly:
“You don’t have to worry about that.

Anyway, the relationship between the shark people and the mermaid people is not very harmonious. Are you still afraid of offending them?
Tell the saints in your tribe that this is the only condition of the Tide Tribe.

As long as you agree, I will fully cooperate to break your seal."

Duluk frowned, as if he was weighing something.

He was not worried about anything else, but was afraid that there was something fishy about it. He did not want the shark people to be involved in any struggle conspiracy of the mermaid people.

After a brief silence, Druk asked:

"How much of a lesson do you want to teach?"

"His cultivation was wasted."

Duluk pursed his lips, his brows flickering with deep thought.

After a long time, he slowly nodded:

"Okay, I agree."

The two men reached an agreement and looked at Cohen at the same time.

Cohen coughed lightly and said:

“I can do it here anytime, but I have to make one thing clear in advance.

After all, it was sealed by the ancient Pirate King and the King of the Sea. It must be extremely dangerous inside. Even I am not completely sure.

Therefore, at that time, all actions must follow my orders, otherwise it will easily lead to unimaginable consequences."

Cohen's words were obviously directed at Claire.

In the previous life game, although Cohen had never dealt with Claire directly, he had heard of the domineering and strong style of the Queen of the Sea, so it was necessary to take precautions in advance.

Claire obviously understood what Cohen meant. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and with a scornful look at the corners of her eyes, she said lightly:
"A little fellow who is not even at the Gold Rank is starting to command this King?"

Cohen's mouth twitched slightly, and he secretly complained, with this tone and attitude, you haven't even become the queen yet, but you are already so domineering. If you really become the queen of the ocean in the future, who can suppress you?
Duluk coughed lightly and said to Claire:

"Chief Claire, what the captain said is correct. After all, the situation down there is complicated. Even we don't know what will happen during the process of unlocking the seal. For safety's sake, it's better to follow the captain's orders.

Well, let's put it this way. As long as we can successfully break the seal this time, in addition to sending out saints to teach the Shadow Clan a lesson, we, the Shark Clan, are willing to go all out for the Tide Clan once."

Hearing this, Claire nodded her chin.
"Well then, I hope this little human fellow doesn't disappoint you!"

Cohen sneered in his heart, who are you looking down on? Sooner or later, you will kneel down and beg me crying.

After the matter was settled, they no longer hesitated and rushed towards the core of the seal.

……

The seal of the Pirate King's inherited treasure is located at the altar of the Sharkman tribe, right below the palace.

Duluk walked in front to lead the way, but Claire still looked like a human at this moment, with straight legs, and did not turn into a mermaid. She followed in the middle.

Whether it was intentional or because his cultivation was too low, Cohen followed far behind.

Looking at the slender figure in front of him, Cohen was secretly thinking of a countermeasure.

Claire has always been the kind of lawless and domineering young lady since she was a child. It takes some effort to subdue her.

Cohen originally planned to use Claire's father as a starting point, but then he thought that since the other party didn't even know where Flint lived now, it meant that he was deliberately avoiding this relationship.

There's little hope from here.

Cohen fell into deep thought. If you want to deal with someone, you have to find out what she wants most.

Claire's biggest goal at this stage should be to get the Tide Tribe back into the mermaid royal family. If she can figure out why the Tide Tribe was expelled from the royal family, it will be easier to take action.

While they were still in a daze, the three of them had arrived at the entrance of the altar.

Duruk looked extremely serious. He chanted a few spells at the entrance of the altar, then waved his hand. Powerful magical fluctuations spread out from him.

As time passed, a crack less than two meters wide suddenly appeared not far from the three of them, and a faint green light shone through it.

Duluk panted slightly, and it seemed that opening this entrance had taken a lot of energy. He said:
"The sealed entrance is in here, let's go in."

After saying that, he was the first to get into the gap.

Seeing this, Claire hesitated slightly and then swam in.

Cohen took a last look at the altar not far away, touched the "Heart of Eternity" hanging around his neck, and plunged into the gap.

Walking into the gap, it feels like entering a narrow underwater tunnel. The walls of the tunnel are covered with the calcium shells of Fujitora and tube worms, which make crisp sounds when stepped on.

Duluk's voice seemed to have become much deeper as he explained while leading the way:

"This passage was reserved by the ancient Pirate King and the Sea King after they sealed the treasure. It wasn't originally this narrow, but as time went by and it was subjected to the pressure of the sea water for a long time, this passage became narrower and narrower.

I'm afraid that in a few years, the entire tunnel will be completely crushed into powder. If that happens, we, the Shark People, will never be able to break the seal."

The three of them walked in silence in the passage. After an unknown amount of time, Duluk stopped and said in a deep voice:

"Outside is the seal location. Be careful, there is a vortex area outside the seal area. Control your body and don't get swept away.

This vortex area should be a mechanism set up by the ancient Pirate King.

The stronger you are, the greater the vortex's power will be. I can't help you either. Otherwise, if two vortexes overlap, even a Legendary-level Transcendent will be of no use."

After saying that, he was the first to leave the passage.

Cohen and the other man followed closely behind. As they came out of the passage, a huge underwater altar came into view.

Before Cohen could take a closer look, he could clearly feel that the sea water had become unusually viscous, as if it was passing through some kind of gelatinous barrier.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible force began to tear his body apart.

This should be the vortex area that Druk mentioned.

Cohen looked at the place not far away. It was obvious that Duruk had been here many times and was very experienced. He used his magic power to blast several whirlpools around him to recoil the powerful vortex force and easily passed through the vortex area.

Claire's move was even simpler. She transformed directly into a mermaid, and like a flash of underwater lightning, she instantly passed through the vortex area and arrived at the underwater altar.

Seeing this, Cohen no longer hesitated. The power of the vortex zone is matched according to the strength of the extraordinary people, so the current power is only aimed at silver-level extraordinary people.

But he already has the physical strength of a golden body, and these vortex forces have no effect on him.

Cohen used his physical strength to pass through the vortex area alive.

Claire opened her red lips slightly, and there was a hint of subtle surprise in her cold voice:

"Do you have the blood of the sea giants?

This kind of physical strength doesn't seem like something a Silver Rank can possess."

Cohen secretly made a note of Claire in his heart and did not reply.

When Claire saw that Cohen didn't answer, a dangerous light flashed in her eyes.

Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense, Duluk coughed lightly and pointed at the altar in front of him and said:
"The seal core is inside, Captain. The rest is up to you."

Cohen nodded slightly and strode forward.

The dome of the sealed altar is about fifty meters high and is surrounded by twelve giant coral pillars, each of which has runes floating on it that look like liquid gold.

On the central altar are placed the trident symbolizing the king of the sea and the pirate scimitar symbolizing the Pirate King.

Claire looked at the trident on the altar, her eyes flashing with intense fluctuations. She couldn't help but want to move forward, but Cohen's warning rang in her ears:

"Chief Claire, look carefully, this is not the Sea Tribe's Trident, it's just a statue!
If you go any further and trigger the traps left by the Sea King and the Pirate King, no one will be able to save you."

Claire raised her eyes slightly, stopped, and looked at Cohen deeply.

Cohen's face became very serious. He took out the sheepskin scroll he had prepared in advance, unfolded it, turned to Claire and said:
"I need your blood."

Claire stretched out her slender fingers and lightly scratched the wound, and blood gushed out instantly.

The dragon seal on Cohen's hand flickered and turned into a dragon-patterned dagger. He also cut open his palm, dipped it in his own blood, and then dipped it in Claire's blood, and began to write on the scroll.

Seeing the two people's blood mixed together, Claire felt inexplicably uncomfortable in her heart. She was about to speak, but her attention was attracted by the words written by Cohen.

Seeing the words, Duluk and Claire were both shocked, and the latter asked directly:
"Ancient Sea Tribe language, how do you know it?"

Cohen did not answer until he finished writing and then said to Claire:

“This is the Sea Clan’s oath, used to activate the remaining soul marks of the Sea Clan King and the Ancient Pirate King.

I'm not sure what will happen after activating the mark, so both of you should be careful."

After saying that, Cohen threw the scroll directly onto the altar.

As the scroll entered the altar, a string of bubble-wrapped dark green fireballs instantly burned on the scroll.

Immediately afterwards, a sound similar to the wailing of a group of whales rang out throughout the altar, and a beam of light that penetrated the entire water area burst out from where the two weapon statues were placed on the altar.

Suddenly, a powerful spatial fluctuation surged from the light column. Cohen's face suddenly changed and he shouted loudly:

"retreat!"

However, before he could finish his words, the beam of light suddenly split into two smaller beams of light, rushing towards Cohen and Claire at lightning speed.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared from the spot!
(End of this chapter)