Rise of the White Dragon

Coming out of the basement with Little Rikka in her arms, Ingrid asked in a gentle tone, "Rikka, do you know if any treasures were left hidden in this house?"

"Mmm..." Little Rikka was thoughtful. The beautiful eyes looked in a direction where a painting was, then she pointed, "Mom used to keep the valuables behind that painting. But, treasures, they must be in the palace of the Emerald King."

"Emerald King..." Nora muttered, trying to remember. Suddenly her eyes sparkled in contemplation. "It couldn't be?..." If it was who she was thinking, the theory of the creator of this place being from someone close to the Seventh Order was valid.

Hearing what Little Rikka said, Luan approached the painting. In fact he had felt restrictions when approaching. They were simple disguise spells, but hardly found without knowing the place of origin.

With simple hand gestures, he broke the first spells and seals. Disabling all traps, Luan was able to take the frame out without activating any security system. Behind the big frame was a copper contraption with 17 gears.

Apart from the gears, there were a lot of spells protecting it, but it wasn't as much as there was in the ice coffin.

In a practical way, Luan started to break all of the spells.

"It's done?" Ingrid asked when she saw him stop moving.

"Yes, it is," Luan turned and told her. Then Luan opened the safe. What was inside was a lot of natural crystals, as well as folders that looked like photo albums.

Ingrid, curious to know if it was actually her sister's, took it and opened it. When she saw old photos of her, her mother, and Monica, her body shook a little. She took a deep breath and picked up a book.

Leafing through, she discovers it was a diary. It was written concerning the daily life of Monica, how she met an Elf of the Emerald Clan and got married and had a beautiful daughter.

In the diary, well hidden in small print, there was something written as if afraid someone might read it. It detailed the biggest regret of Monica's life. Ingrid almost choked on her tears.

Luan was curious, but if Ingrid didn't take the initiative to show anything to him or speak, he would remain neutral about it. Closing the book, Ingrid breathed and sighed. Controlling her emotions, Ingrid tucked the album into her storage ring.

On the other album, there were happy pictures of Monica with Little Rikka. There were also pictures of her with a man with a scratched face. In the diary, she had found out that this man was called Teodor Enfesto, and had also learned about the man's betrayal with another clan to destroy the Emerald Clan.

In the diary it talked about the reason Monica chose to live in the Emerald Clan, as well as the reason for the betrayal being because Teodor Enfesto fell in love with the princess of the Shizen Clan. Manipulated by the princess of the Shizen Clan, Theodor conspired against the Emerald Clan.

As a last resort, Monica, while exploring a tomb, had collected an ice coffin, as well as a lot of information about registrations, seals, and formations. She didn't become an expert, but her level was high enough to be able to create something to protect her daughter in hopes that someone with a good heart would save her. The person she hoped would be able to save her daughter... was the Empress, Reaper of Death.

'Why would have I?…' Ingrid didn't dare think any further than that. She sighed, then she shook her head, not wanting to think about 'why?' but rather to focus on the now.

"Ingrid?" Nora looked at her strangely.

"It's nothing." Ingrid was back to normal.

When Little Rikka heard the name Ingrid, her beautiful eyes blinked, something seemed to go through her mind. But soon her gaze returned to the same innocent look as usual.

"Okay, we've got everything. Let's go out," Luan told her with a smile.

"Mm." Ingrid nodded.

After they left, they headed towards the Emerald King's castle. That part was the worst part. Everything was literally in ruins, so much so that Luan wasn't able to detect treasures... Well, at least until he had gotten closer to the Emerald King's palace.

"There's something here," Luan said, "I can feel it. Something very valuable..."

"Mommy, lap," Little Rikka said coquettishly.

Ingrid smiled, she took Little Rikka in her arms and kissed her pretty face.

"Hehee~" Little Rikka giggled happily. She didn't seem to be affected by the destruction of the Emerald King's Empire. It was actually something she had expected...

Even saying that, Luan's senses only knew there was something there, but they weren't able to determine the direction. It was all so big, and it was in ruins. It wouldn't be something they could find overnight.

Luan then thought of something. Soon he took Leviathan out. He held the sword form of Leviathan, until he threw it skyward. In the next moment, Leviathan transformed into a floating city.

Luan said as he turned around, "Let's rest a few days in Leviathan. I need to heighten my senses and powers if I want to find what's hidden here."

"Luan, is it important enough for us to stay?" Ingrid asked.

"Yes, I predict it to be the real treasure that the Emerald King guarded and was not able to found. If it's what I think, there's no way to leave it behind. You understand, yes?"

"Of course I do." Ingrid nodded, then she gave a small smile, "So let's wait."

Nora was not against the idea. If it was indeed something that could make Luan work so hard, then of course it must have been something of great value. Only force brought security. If it was something that could help them grow stronger, then of course they needed to find the location of this treasure.

Little Rikka put her finger to her little lips, then she pointed her index finger in Luan's direction. "Mommy's boyfriend?"

"Yes, that's right." Ingrid smiled at her lovingly.

"Oh..." She asked dubiously, "Should Rikka call him dad, daddy, father, or Uncle Luan?"

Hearing that, Luan smiled. His smile seemed sweet with that genuine expression of affection, "Which does Rikka likes best?"

"About that, about that... Rikka never had a father present, so… Can Rikka call you dad? But dad is going to love Rikka, right?" she asked genuinely, with a serious expression on her cute face.

Even Ingrid and Nora felt they had eaten a whole pot of honey. How sweet this girl was!

Luan laughed aloud, then he ran his hand over his head. Touching her beautiful heavenly blue strands, he said, "Of course I'm going to love it~"

"Great~" Little Rikka grinned from ear to ear as her pretty eyes sparkled with glee.

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Please read the author's notes down here! s2 ↓↓↓

- Drop some power stone, please s2