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Chapter 51: The Long-Awaited Lottery

Hearing that Roy was stepping up, the wizards all looked troubled.

Sure, griffon knights are great for aerial reconnaissance, but there’s probably a dragon ambush lurking nearby. Flying into the air would definitely attract the dragon’s attention, otherwise, the other griffon knights would have already taken action.

Plus, they were ordered by the Sage to ensure Roy’s safety.

“Lord Roy, it’s not that simple.”

“If something happens to you, we won’t be able to explain ourselves to the Academy!”

On the other side, the clerics looked relaxed, filled with some mysterious trust.

“Don’t worry, Lord Roy has his ways.”

“As an attendant to the Holy Maiden, the Holy Light is with him! The goddess will surely bestow her blessing!”

Roy almost couldn’t hold it together.

While he appreciated their good intentions, if the goddess really knew about this, wouldn’t she curse him instead?!

Naz’s griffon knights upheld military discipline and didn’t start bickering, but they cast curious glances, wondering what tricks the young Oath Knight might have.

Roy smiled back at everyone, “Don’t worry, I won’t take unnecessary risks. I just need to make some preparations, could you all step back a bit?”

“Did you hear that? Let our Oath Knight have a go!”

Naz was also curious, but he knew every Extraordinary Being had their trump card, so he didn’t pry further and led everyone to back off.

Once they were alone, Roy began manipulating the panel, calling forth that long-lost interface.

When the abilities of an Extraordinary Being have limits, the most reasonable choice is to seek help from extraordinary items.

And luckily, he had that option.

【Reputation Lottery Zone】.

Unknowingly, he had saved up over thirty thousand reputation points. While that’s not much in terms of Divinity, it was a huge number for a lottery.

One thousand reputation points could buy a ten-roll draw.

Thirty thousand reputation points meant thirty ten-rolls, guaranteeing at least three extraordinary items of golden tier.

【Thirty-Roll Draw: 30000 Reputation Points Consumed】

With dazzling lights, numerous blue and purple items, along with three shimmering gold ones, appeared.

Well, guess I’m only getting the guaranteed outcome as usual.

Ignoring his bad luck, Roy quickly checked the specific gains.

【Holy Water】, 【Perfect Bread】—items he was already accustomed to.

What he was most eager for were those golden items.

Three golden items might sound like a lot, but he didn’t know if they would be useful.

Fortune favored him indeed.

【Blood-Tracking Bat】:

【Description】: A familiar extensively used by the Blood Clan (blood elves) during the First Era. Can track the target’s blood scent from miles away based on their blood, as well as the bloodlines of the target. The breeding method has been lost along with the decline of the Blood Clan.

Golden tier once again, and it’s something super useful right off the bat!

Not only can it track targets, but it can also trace the same bloodlines—just what he needs!

As a fellow of the Ironblood lineage, all he had to do was let the Blood-Tracking Bat get a whiff of his blood scent, and it would naturally find Karl.

No time to waste, Roy immediately cut his finger to drop blood and activated the Blood-Tracking Bat.

He also checked the other two golden tier items.

【Rock Solid Potion】:

【Description】: A secret potion crafted by the earth spirits in the First Era, capable of turning the drinker’s body into a rocky armor as hard as dragon scales. Originally meant for frontline warriors, but due to its power and rarity, it’s now used to protect precious bloodline inheritors. The recipe has been passed down, but the materials for crafting are extinct.

【Dance of the Sea Breeze】:

【Description】: A powder created by South Sea mages of the Second Era. This powder is made from coral sea anemones, stealth sharks, and color-changing sea worms—extraordinary creatures good at hiding their presence. It provides group stealth ability. It was widely used by maritime forces in the second and third eras, with effectiveness tied to the user’s extraordinary ability. The higher the bloodline level or the stronger the compatibility, the better the stealth effect.

The Rock Solid Potion wasn’t too useful for him since he already had dragon scale protection, but it could benefit other Extraordinary Beings lacking defense.

Given the potential battle against the Seven Great Dragons, this would be perfect to give to Naz.

The Dance of the Sea Breeze was incredibly valuable.

A group stealth effect is a rare and great asset. With this, not only would they not have to worry about being spotted by the dragons while tracking, but they could also make a quick escape after meeting up with Karl.

Unfortunately, the latter two are consumables—this sticky brown potion might last for three or five sips, while the luminous green powder was barely a handful of fine sand.

To conceal a hundred people, it would only work once or twice at most.

Given the current situation, it wasn’t the time to be stingy with resources.

Out of three golden items, two were quite useful in the present circumstances; looking at it this way, his luck wasn’t so bad after all.

The only regret was not getting more 【Platinum Magic Rings】 from the purple items.

After organizing the items, Roy found Naz and showed him the【Blood-Tracking Bat】.

The knights, led by Naz, didn’t quite understand and just felt it was impressive.

The wizards, on the other hand, were left wide-eyed.

“What a marvelous familiar! Even if the head of the academy personally crafted it, it couldn’t be better!”

“I get it now, this must be the handiwork of our esteemed principal!”

“Lord Roy, please forgive our earlier noise; we had no idea the principal was already prepared!”

Alright, alright, a mature subordinate should come up with excuses themselves.

Fine by him, since he was too lazy to explain anyway, he just let them ruminate.

The tiny bat, fully formed from blood, soared into the air and quickly stabilized, determining a direction to fly forward.

Then Roy called everyone to gather and sprinkled the luminous green powder.

Everyone present was an experienced Extraordinary Being, so they quickly sensed each other’s presence fade away gently like wind or sunk to the depth of a tranquil lake—almost undetectable.

“What a marvelous item…”

The ancient South Sea item baffled even the wizards, who couldn’t comprehend the confusion.

The clerics, however, maintained their calm, explaining as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

“No need to be so startled. It’s only natural for those favored by the Holy Light to occasionally display a miracle.”

“This must be the blessing from the goddess!”

Roy couldn’t help but twitch his lips, settling for an awkward yet polite smile.

In the end, he handed that jar of sticky brown potion to Naz.

“Your Highness, this can build defensive armor in a critical moment, use it wisely.”

“Haha, with the quality of this potion… I won’t even ask where it came from, thank you.”

Feeling the surge of power within the potion and knowing Naz had dragon scale protection, he didn’t refuse and gratefully accepted it.

Despite the potion’s off-putting appearance, practicality was what mattered, and Naz wasn’t one to be finicky.

With all preparations made, Roy and his group followed the Blood-Tracking Bat deeper into the jungle.

 

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