Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 272 Cohen: Intimidating Ceylon! (Inserts an original picture of Isabella)

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Cohen's eyes lit up. The mermaids and the weeping banshees were mortal enemies. As the leader of the mermaids, Claire was naturally very familiar with the characteristics and skills of the banshees.

Cohen asked:

"Domain power?
Does this realm refer to the legendary realm of legendary transcendents?"

Claire shook her head and said:

“It can’t be considered a complete legendary realm.

This realm is called the Wailing Realm. It is a spiritual energy field formed by the fusion of the despair of the first generation of weeping banshees and the obsession of the ocean ghosts.

Afterwards, each generation of legendary banshees who passed away would return to this energy field before death and release the legendary realm into this energy field.

Accumulated over the generations, the energy in the Wailing Realm has now accumulated to a terrifying level.

Even an ordinary banshee can gain bonuses to all attributes in the domain.

The sonic resonance wall you just mentioned is based on the energy in the Wailing Field.

In order to break through the sonic resonance wall, the wailing field must be destroyed first."

Everyone's face was filled with contemplation. After a few minutes, Cohen's eyes lit up and he asked:

"Can this wailing field be moved?"

Claire glanced at Cohen in surprise:
"how do you know?"

Cohen replied:

"Didn't you just say that this group of weeping banshees in the Weeping Sound Trench migrated from the South China Sea?

The Wailing Field has existed since the first generation of Banshees. Therefore, this Wailing Field must be mobile, at least able to move with the migration of Banshee tribes."

Claire nodded and said:
"You guessed right, the domain is indeed movable. To be more precise, the complete Wailing Domain is stored in a set of living conch shells.

A legendary banshee can activate the Wailing Field by blowing the conch.

According to the tribe's records, whenever a tribe wants to migrate from its original tribe, it will take away some conchs to build the Wailing Realm.

Therefore, the wailing realm within this group of banshees should only be a part of the complete realm."

After listening to Claire's narration, several people suddenly understood. Cohen lowered his head and thought for a while:

"Does the Wailing Field operate 24 hours a day?"

This time, without waiting for Claire to answer, Beckman spoke first:
"That shouldn't be the case. According to some small pirate groups nearby, the sonic resonance wall of the Weeping Trench only appears when the Banshees are under a large-scale attack. Therefore, it can be inferred that the Wailing Realm should be closed normally."

Claire confirmed Beckmann's words:
"When the Wailing Domain is in operation, it consumes domain energy. Each time it is used, it is consumed. The energy inside can only be replenished when a legendary banshee dies naturally.

Therefore, unless facing a major crisis, the Banshees will not normally use it."

Cohen's eyes flickered with thought as he looked at Claire:
"Chief, can the living conch that stores the Wailing Field be taken away or destroyed so that it cannot function?"

Claire quickly replied:
"It's impossible to take it away. These living conches are all cultivated by the Weeping Banshees using secret methods. Most of them are intelligent. It's unrealistic to want to take them away without alerting anyone.

However, we mermaids have a special method that can temporarily put the conch into hibernation for three days. During these three days, unless a saint-level banshee intervenes, the conch will be unable to function."

Cohen's face showed excitement and he said:
"That's enough. There are no saint-level weeping banshees in the northwest sea area. Without the wailing field, the sonic resonance wall will naturally be useless. Three days is enough for us to capture this group of banshees!"

Claire was not so optimistic and said in a deep voice:
"Live conches are under very strict surveillance. It's not realistic to quietly cross a 30,000-meter trench to hypnotize them."

Cohen was full of confidence and said:

"I have a plan. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble the clan leader to go down with me."

Claire raised her eyes slightly, but before she could say anything, Mr. Modow and Belmoody objected at the same time:

"no!"

Belmodi's expression froze, and his lips moved but he didn't speak.

Mr. Modor looked at Belmoody in surprise, then looked at Flint and others, and did not say anything for the time being.

Cohen waved to Flint and the others and said:
"That's all for today, Flint. You and Beckman should first draw up a rough battle plan. As for the specific implementation, we'll discuss it later."

Flint saw that Cohen and the others obviously had other things to discuss, so he responded and left tactfully.

Only Cohen and three legendary transcendents were left in the room.

With no outsiders around, Mr. Modo spoke first, his tone filled with the seriousness of a routine matter:
“My lady asked me to ensure your safety.

The Weeping Trench is over 30,000 meters deep and is guarded by a large tribe of weeping banshees, including three legendary banshees.

A Silver Rank like you going in to cause trouble is just asking for death."

A look of understanding appeared on Claire's face. She was also aware of Mr. Modow's identity. The young lady he was referring to should be the Golden Winged Girl who was rumored to be with Cohen.

(Putting Isabella's original picture)

Then he looked at Belmodi, who also objected, with a half-smile.

He is just trying to complete the task assigned by the young lady, why are you objecting?
Then he secretly winked at Cohen, which clearly meant, what do you think, am I right, this woman obviously has a good impression of you, otherwise why would she be so nervous.

Belmodi coughed lightly, and said in a slightly unnatural voice:
"Rosanna also told me to take care of your safety."

Noticing Claire's strange gaze, Belmoody added calmly:
“Besides, I don’t believe a merman would truly protect your safety.

If you really encounter danger, she will most likely abandon you."

Claire was furious when she heard this. She immediately stopped watching the show and a cold light flashed in her eyes. It looked like another storm was inevitable.

Cohen quickly interrupted everyone and said loudly:
"Okay, stop arguing.

I have already made a decision on this matter.

As for the safety issues you are worried about, I will pay close attention to them.

In short, it is most appropriate for me to go down!"

Mr. Modow said:

"Then please, Your Majesty, go and explain to the young lady yourself. I have already done my duty to stop it."

But Belmodi refused to give in and said in a deep voice:

"It's very dangerous down there. You'll be in great danger if you go down there at the Silver level. Do you really count on this mermaid who just broke through to the Legend level not long ago?"

Claire sneered:

"I'm afraid you weren't even born when I broke through to the Legendary level!"

Claire, who has lived two lives, has something right to say.

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, Cohen grabbed Belmoody's hand and said:
"Sister Bei, come with me."

Having said that, he pulled Belmoody out of the meeting room.

After the protagonist left, Claire no longer had the heart to wait here, and disappeared without even saying goodbye.

Mr. Modow shrugged his shoulders, wondering whether he should report to Isabella what happened here.

Cohen pulled Belmoody into a room. Belmoody withdrew her hand and spoke in an unnatural voice:

"What?"

Cohen didn't answer, but instead reached out to hold her hand again.

The mist on Belmodi's face dissipated, and surprise flashed in his eyes.

Cohen ignored it and held Belmodi's hand. Magic power surged in his body and the two of them disappeared at the same time.

Rule skills, control the shadow to activate!
"Master Shadow": A Level 2 skill that grants unfettered access to the secondary plane, the "Shadow Plane," and grants control of the "Shadow Plane," granting the same level of authority as a "Shadow Knight." (Shadow Knight privileges: Allows up to five people to enter the "Shadow Plane" and summons the bronze-tier shadow creature "Shadow Phantom.")

Shadow Phantom: A vague, humanoid shadow with no physical form. It can blend into the shadows and excels at stealth attacks. Its attacks are relatively simple, typically wrapping its shadow tentacles around its enemies.
Arriving at the shadow plane, Cohen let go of Belmoody's hand and said softly:
"This is my greatest support!"

Belmodi looked at Cohen in astonishment and disbelief.

After observing the shadow plane for a while, he saw the shadow energy everywhere and the shadow creatures that were looming in the distance, and then he said uncertainly:

"Shadow Plane?
Your so-called stealth method actually involves escaping into the shadow plane!"

Cohen nodded slightly:

"Sister Bei, you should at least believe that I can protect myself."

Having the ability to escape into the shadow plane at any time and anywhere is a big secret for everyone.

Cohen actually took the initiative to reveal this to himself. Belmoody's eyes softened a lot and said:
"Still have to be careful. There are still many ways to block your connection with the secondary plane."

Cohen said seriously:

"I understand. I will be more careful."

"it is good."

After explaining to Belmoody, Cohen hurried to find Mr. Modor.

As soon as we met, we got straight to the point:
"Mr. Mordo, you still remember how I tried my best to save your nephew, Visser."

Mr. Modo's expression froze, and he said unhappily:

"Your Majesty's help and kindness to me will always be in my heart. I dare not forget it for a moment."

Cohen smiled slightly:
"Besides this, Mr. Modo, I haven't treated Visser unfairly in my Military Control Commission. The Director of the General Affairs Department is a lucrative position. With Effiin's current strength, his position is no worse than that of a former regional manager.

Moreover, being able to work alongside the future male head of the Golden Wing Family would at least save him fifty years of hard work."

Modo thought, this is getting more and more outrageous. You and the young lady are not even engaged yet, so how can you act as the male host?

But the lady will surely be very happy to hear this.

Mr. Modo sighed and said:
"Your Majesty, please speak up if you have anything to say. There's no need to dwell on old matters."

Cohen coughed lightly and lowered his voice unconsciously:
"Mr. Modo, you haven't reported the recent events to your young lady yet, have you?"

Mr. Modo showed an expected look on his face and nodded.

"Not yet. My lady is currently in the Western Region Empire discussing the affairs of the dwarves on behalf of His Majesty.

He is very busy and has little time to listen to reports from us subordinates.

However, the young lady also instructed that matters concerning His Majesty should be reported to her immediately.

I'm thinking of sorting out what happened in the past few days and sending it to the lady."

Cohen said:

"I'd also like to ask Mr. Modo for a favor. There's no need to explain some things in such detail."

Mr. Modo narrowed his eyes slightly: "What does your majesty mean?"

Cohen's gaze wandered, and his tone became more incomprehensible:
"Mr. Modo, please don't reveal too much about Patriarch Claire and His Excellency the Sequence Lord for now. Just say they are two legendary helpers sent from Effiin."

Mr. Modo looked at Cohen deeply and said:

"Your Majesty is asking me to deceive the young lady."

Cohen immediately said:

"How can it be called deception?
This is called properly avoiding sensitive information. The identities of Patriarch Claire and the Sequence Lord are both extremely sensitive. I'll discuss this with Isa in person after I meet her."

Mr. Modo nodded and said:

"Okay, then I'll listen to your Majesty."

After that, Modo added:
"My lady has always been worried about your majesty's affairs. Please don't hurt my lady's feelings."

After saying that, he left happily.

How could I hurt my good Isa's heart, Cohen thought.

After suppressing his emotions, Cohen finally found Claire. Claire was obviously still upset about what Belmoody had said before. Seeing Cohen, she asked in a cold voice:

"Do you also think that if something goes wrong, I will abandon you?"

Cohen felt a headache and said:
"Chief Claire, we are friends who have experienced life and death together. How can you speculate about me like this?"

Claire raised an eyebrow but didn't answer.

Cohen asked:

"Would the Patriarch like to go down with me?"

Speaking of business, Claire stopped acting like a spoiled brat. She frowned and pondered for a moment, then opened her red lips slightly, her tone hesitant:
“I don’t have any problem, but…how about I go down alone?

Or let that Lord come with me. You don't have to go down."

Obviously, Claire was not absolutely sure that she could guarantee Cohen's safety.

Cohen grabbed Claire's hand directly, just like he did with Belmoody.

However, Claire was not as familiar with Cohen as Belmoody, so when she saw Cohen's offensive behavior, she reflexively avoided him.

Only then did Cohen realize that it would be easy for a legendary transcendent to avoid the hand of a silver-level transcendent.

Then why didn’t Sister Bei dodge just now and let a man hold her hand?
Could it be that Claire was right, and that Miss Bay had that kind of feeling for her?

Cohen shook his head. Now was not the time to think about love affairs. He caught the opportunity. Claire took a few steps back with a hint of dissatisfaction and said:

"What are you doing? Do you really think I'm the same as that Lord of Something? Don't be so narcissistic. This king has no feelings for you."

Cohen said helplessly:
"Give me your hand, I'll take you somewhere."

Claire's face was full of distrust as she asked:

"Wherever you go, I'll follow you.

Why do you have to hold hands? Are you trying to take advantage of me?"

Cohen's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but retort:
"Please, go out and ask around. My queen is the most beautiful woman on the continent. Do I need to take advantage of a mermaid?"

Claire gritted her teeth. Women hate comparing their looks with other women the most.

Cohen was simply dancing in a minefield, successfully arousing her anger.

Claire:
"If it weren't for my reincarnation, would she still be able to claim the title of the most beautiful woman in the continent?

I think you humans are blind!"

Cohen thought that the reason why Yadel was named the most beautiful woman in the continent was because in the noble fighting festival, as the youngest contestant in the silver group, she defeated the number one favorite, the most beloved princess of the Central Empire.

This made her famous in one battle, and coupled with her unparalleled beauty, she was recognized as the most beautiful woman in the continent.

Facing Claire's anger, Cohen sighed:
“Chief, time is running out. The Ceylon Kingdom’s navy might find our base camp at any moment.

Scarlet Island does not have enough resources to carry out another space teleportation now.

please!"

As he said this, he extended his hand in front of Claire.

Claire snorted softly, and reluctantly placed her hand in Cohen's palm, still giving a warning:
"Don't touch me, or I can't guarantee that I won't get stressed out. If I hurt you, don't blame me."

What a proud and narcissistic young lady!

Cohen complained silently, holding Claire's slender hand that felt like jade, and the magic power in his body surged, and he came to the shadow plane again.

Like Belmoody, Claire was also shocked by the scene before her.

Shadow Plane!

One of the most mysterious and dangerous sub-planes in the Demonic Continent!

Claire looked at Cohen in disbelief, her eyes gleaming with intense curiosity:
"You...you...you all said you were the Lord of Shadow. After all this time, you can really enter the Shadow Plane!"

Cohen smiled slightly and waved towards the distance. The shadows on both ends of the bronze steps came to Cohen and saluted like soldiers who had heard orders.

Claire was even more shocked. She stared at Cohen and said:
"You can actually control the shadow creatures here?
Oh my God, you are not the illegitimate son of the God of Shadow!
Or are you simply the incarnation of the God of Shadow?"

Cohen's mouth twitched slightly. If he were no match for Claire, he would have wanted to hit her on the head twice.

Cohen:

"What is the God of Shadow? Is there such a god among the gods?
Don't talk nonsense, this is my biggest secret. If you are not trustworthy, do you think I would let you in?"

Claire was stunned. Cohen was right. The news that the place possessed the most mysterious shadow plane on the continent would be absolutely shocking.

Not to mention anything else, the extremely precious shadow attribute energy in this plane alone is enough to drive the top forces on the continent crazy.

Shadow energy, which has the properties of erosion and concealment, has extremely wide applications in all aspects of extraordinary civilization.

Claire was indeed slightly touched by Cohen's willingness to tell her this secret.

Claire quickly thought of something and asked:

"Don't you need top-grade dark attribute magic crystals to upgrade the ghost ship?
There must be dark magic crystal ore in the shadow plane!"

Cohen replied:

"Of course there is, but the Shadow Plane is so vast, where can I find it?

Although I can enter the shadow plane at any time, it still consumes my magic power.

I'm only at the silver level now, and my magic power can't last long.

What's more, my control over the Shadow Plane is not as high as you think, and I can only lead four or five people.

Do I really expect these four or five people to go mining?"

Claire nodded in understanding and said:
"Then as your extraordinary level increases, will the restrictions you mentioned no longer exist?

Wouldn't your control over the Shadow Plane also be stronger?"

Cohen replied uncertainly:

"That's right. What is Chief Claire planning now?"

Claire did not hide her thoughts and said:

"cooperate!
If His Majesty Corleone needs someone to mine in the future, I am always available to serve you!"

Cohen looked at Claire with a half-smile:
“Okay, this is something for the future, let’s talk about it later.

I didn't bring you in here to plan how to develop the Shadow Plane.

With this guarantee of being able to escape at any time, Chief Claire, are you willing to go with me to the Weeping Trench?"

Claire replied decisively:
"Okay, then I'll go with you!"

……

At the Scarlet Island main base observation tower, everyone gathered to see Cohen and Claire off.

In addition to Mr. Modo, Belmodi, Flint and Beckman, there are three deputy captains, and there is also a legendary sharkman.

He was sent by the shark tribe leader, Druk, to assist Cohen.

Cohen turned his gaze to Flint and asked:

"How is the preparation of the group's stealth ship going?"

Flint said:
"Our direct fleet, plus those from the branch bases, a total of twelve stealth ships, are all in place.

We can attack at any time."

Beckman added:

"Captain, since we've informed all the branch bases and all the peripheral forces this time, our strategic intentions may not be concealed for too long.

In as little as three to five days, or as long as ten days or half a month, the entire northwest sea area will know that we, the Scarlet Plunderers, are preparing to take action against the Weeping Trench.

When coupled with the noise of the eight legendary figures fighting each other, the situation in the entire northwest sea area will definitely undergo unpredictable changes."

Flint nodded and looked at Cohen:

"Captain, this is exactly what I'm worried about. With such a big commotion this time, I'm afraid the Kingdom of Ceylon will find our base directly."

Cohen gave everyone a shot of adrenaline:

"Don't worry, I know everything.

I will find a way to hold back the Kingdom of Ceylon for a while, so that they won't dare to act rashly in the face of the five legendary Scarlet Plunderers.

By the time they are able to attack, our strength will surely have grown to the point where we can confront them."

Although Flint and others didn't know how Cohen planned to hold back the Kingdom of Ceylon, so many incredible things had happened to him that they chose to believe Cohen's words unconditionally.

Cohen's plan was to put pressure on the Kingdom of Ceylon through Effiin.

At least we must ensure that the legendary extraordinary people in the Kingdom of Ceylon dare not leave easily.

Cohen had planned it all out. He would dispatch all the legendary extraordinary people in the country, and then have the "Pale Wings" support a few legendary people. Led by Saint Garcia, they would make a few trips to the border of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

With the threat of a saint and more than ten legendary figures, the Kingdom of Ceylon would certainly not act rashly even if it knew the location of the Scarlet Plunderers' base camp.

This is the time Cohen buys to upgrade the ghost ship!

(End of this chapter)