Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Human King Species, Finally Reaching Ostrara, Bazzer Has Led Me Astray

It was the same as the reward for taking Ella home—a rare bloodline!

I haven’t even received the Werewolf Species bloodline reward yet, and now I’ve drawn an Elf bloodline.

’If I fuse with this bloodline, will my ears become pointed, too? Will I turn into an Elf?’

Lance was quite curious, but the next moment, all his doubts vanished. Because...

Foreigner! Activate!

[A Sub-human Species bloodline from this plane has been detected, attempting to invade and modify the body.]

[Foreigner is intervening...]

[Based on the formation of the Dragon Descendant in the Star Realm, Foreigner is stripping the Jade-tongued Elf bloodline and fabricating a unique branch of the Human Race’s historical bloodline for you.]

Seeing Foreigner’s actions, Lance had a sudden realization: in this world’s history, the so-called "Dragon Descendants" weren’t actually in the category of Sub-human Species!

The Dragon Descendants were a unique bloodline branch created when the human kings of old forcibly stripped the concept of a Giant Dragon, a Mythical Creature, and fused it into human bodies. In essence, they were still purely human!

So, at this moment, Foreigner was doing the exact same thing as those ancient kings.

Of course, since the Jade-tongued Elf’s Sub-human Species bloodline was a reward, the difficulty of reshaping it was certainly not the same as the difficulty the ancient kings faced when seizing the concept of a Giant Dragon. But that didn’t stop Lance from shouting in his mind:

’Foreigner, you’re my one true god!’

[Congratulations, you have obtained the rare Human Race branch bloodline: Mist Forest Land Aaron People.]

[In an era forgotten by official history, a human tribe refused to submit to the Elf Royal Court of their time and was ruthlessly driven into a miasma-shrouded, misty forest. In this desperate situation, they survived and thrived. By constantly fighting against the harsh environment, they eventually adapted to the land, grew stronger, and established their own Kingdom.]

[They are the finest hunters in the forest. Legend says that they move through the dense, foggy woods as if walking on flat ground. Their bloodline even contains the Power to communicate with nature.]

[Bloodline Ability: When you are in a forest, your Perception Attribute will increase by 5 points, and you will gain the ability to listen to plants.]

As the bloodline fused with him, Lance could feel the foundation of his existence as a member of the Human Race being forcibly elevated, just a little.

This feeling didn’t come from his own body, but from the Star Realm.

For some reason, he felt his presence in this world had become slightly more noble.

’What if...’

A bold idea popped into Lance’s head.

’If I continue to fabricate different rare bloodlines of the Human Race and eventually merge them all into myself, what kind of existence will I become in the end?’

’A Human King Species?’

’Just like Nieve’s Fantasy Species?’

At the very moment the bloodline finished fusing, Cecilia, who was hugging Lance tightly, suddenly twitched her little nose.

She noticed a slight change in Lance’s scent. His original aroma now seemed to be mixed with a fresh, sweet smell, like a forest after the rain.

This scent felt very familiar to her, with her Elven blood, and leaning against his chest gave her the comfortable feeling of being back in the Elf Forest.

"So comfortable..." Cecilia closed her eyes and snuggled into Lance’s embrace.

Lance, meanwhile, was enjoying the last rays of twilight in White River City. He was about to embark on a new journey.

’Right, I can’t forget about the Bronze Imperial Decree.’

...

「A few days later.」

A massive Magic Energy Steam Train, accompanied by a mechanical roar, burst out of a tunnel.

"Wow!"

Ella, leaning against the window, gasped in amazement at the sight outside. As the train shot out of the tunnel, a boundless, deep blue ocean rushed into view!

And where the sea met the sky, a prosperous metropolis stood tall. It was the legendary economic lifeline of the East Coast:

Ostrara!

Ella even leaned halfway out the window, her eyes wide as she stared at the city.

From a distance, you could see Magic Energy rails laid out on three sides leading to the city, with other Magic Energy Steam Trains surging toward it.

The locomotive’s smokestack continuously spewed steam laced with the faint blue light of Ether, leaving a long tail of Energy in the train’s wake.

The city’s level of Alchemy was extremely high. Dozens of towering Alchemy Towers were scattered throughout its various corners.

At the top of each tower floated a giant, slowly rotating Alchemy Ring.

These Alchemy Devices were ceaselessly extracting Energy from the ocean’s tides day and night through complex Techniques.

This converted Energy formed a brilliant ribbon of aurora that hung over the city like a protective canopy.

Looking up at the sky, one could see dozens of Magic Energy Hovercrafts painted with the gilded emblems of major merchant guilds.

Like giant whales swaying in the air, they lined up to enter the city’s port.

Between these hovercrafts, you could also see squads of Aerial Cavalry riding Snow White Griffins, weaving nimbly between the clouds and the ships to maintain aerial traffic order.

This was a sight you would never see in White River Province.

"Pull your head back in. Be careful you don’t hit something."

The voice that came from inside the train car was old, yet full of vigor.

The speaker was none other than Necros, the Guild Master of the Gray Rock Town Adventurer’s Guild.

He was no longer the half-dead man from the hospital.

He was wearing a pair of exquisite brass reading glasses and was engrossed in a newspaper from the Royal Capital, just like any ordinary old man.

Across from him sat Lance, who didn’t look too pleased.

After taking Cecilia back to the academy that day, he had learned about the old Guild Master’s current situation from her.

Especially after hearing that the old Guild Master had gone to great lengths to secure many benefits for him through Professor Gideon, Lance ultimately decided not to continue hiding the fact that he was alive from the old man who had helped him so much.

So, after a private meeting that day, the scene in the train car came to be.

Necros was incredibly relieved to learn that Lance was safe and sound.

Moreover, he happened to be planning to leave White River Province to find a place to recuperate for a while.

Thus, he chose to travel with Lance, and they boarded this train to Ostrara together.

But Lance couldn’t shake the feeling that the old man’s decision wasn’t that simple.

Even Professor Gideon had looked at him a bit strangely.

If Lance had any regrets about leaving White River City, it was that he couldn’t see Nia and the others before he left.

However, Felix had already told him about Nia. On the way out of the Underground City, Felix had told Homman and the others that Lance wasn’t dead.

Homman had asked him at the time, and he just told the truth, not expecting so many other things to happen afterward.

Because of this, Nia didn’t stay in White River City. Once it was safe, Homman took her to the Royal Capital, supposedly to find her mother.

As for Flora, she had received her letter of recommendation and left for Veridia to further her studies long before the Underground City disaster, perfectly avoiding the whole turmoil.

And Amber? The Star Cross Squad he was with hadn’t returned by the time Lance boarded the train to leave White River City, so Lance didn’t get a chance to catch up with him, which was a small regret.

But none of this was the reason for the sour look on his face right now.

The real reason was that the Legend he had been waiting for—the one created by the article published in *Midnight Rose*—had just successfully materialized!

And this Legend...

He couldn’t help but connect it to their imminent arrival in Ostrara, and to what Bazzer had said back in the Royal Capital about "collaborative Alchemy Toys"!

’Bazzer, you’ve doomed me!’

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