Yet another level of power.

  Lucas carefully experiehe sensation of releasing the power of the Red Dragon. It felt very close to the strength of an 80th-level E.

  However, in a fight, he definitely wouldn't be a match for an 80th-level E with perfectly ied abilities. It's roughly equivalent to the strength of a 4-star hero.

  After all, this was just the power of the Swenbernbary Snake; eating a piece o couldn't truly turn him into a dragon.

  Lucas felt the explosive energy within him.

  This feeling... was amazing!

  Trolls possessed strength and streive abilities, and Red Dragons had both strength and powerful regeive abilities as well.

  Plus, there was an added yer on scale defense.

  bining strengths, Lucas felt that if he entered danger, even if he couldn't defeat the oppo, as long as he wasn't instantly killed, he should be able to hold on until E could e to his aid.

  At st, he no longer had to stantly worry about his own life.

  Revoking the power of the Red Dragon, Lucas's body returo its normal state, with the dragon-stoo reappearing on the back of his right hand.

  However, the color of the dragon-snake's right hind leg had faded signifitly, a sequence of using the Red Dragon's power.

  It only needed a small piece oo recover. And drago... there lenty stored in E's space backpack.

  Taking a fingernail-sized piece o from E, he pced it on the back of his right hand.

  The dragon-sretched its head and swallowed it in one gulp, then merged bato his skin to bee a tattoo again, with its right hind leg fully restored.

  Cheg the time, daproag...

  He could only test the ges brought by this secret teique ter when he found time.

  Lucas logged off E and walked back to the dormitory along the route he came.

  After taking a refreshing bath, he fortably weled a new day.

  When he felt hungry, Karina arrived with breakfast.

  After Karina fiidying up the room, she looked at the ior sitting at the table eatiily and asked in fusion, "Ior, I feel like there's been a big ge in your body. Your strength seems to have increased a lot, and the tattoo on yht hand...

  If I hadn't recorded your characteristics yesterday, I would've suspected you were someone else."

  As a special fun cyb, Karina was very sensitive to external information and had a strong ability to dis.

  She could sehat Lucas had undergone a signifit ge ht, knowing that he was still a very ordinary persoerday.

  But the recorded information told her that this was ihe Ior Meteor of the Seawall District Secret Intelligence Bureau.

  Therefore, Karina was very puzzled.

  Lucas looked at the dragon-stoo on the back of his hand and smiled at Karina, saying, "What you saw yesterday was my disguise. My power is rec. Did anything special happen st night or this m?"

  At this moment, Karina was absolutely loyal to Lucas.

  She answered his question, "Ior, the curfew has ended, and the city is returning to normal. As for the situation with the Mad Axe Gang, Captain Bck Mamba has already led people to firm.

  But acc to the intelligence tinuously sent over st night, it seems that they have held their ground."

  "It seems the Mad Axe Gang has some capabilities. It's worth our full effort to support them." Lucas picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth, then said to Karina, "Send word to our sponsors that I ihem to a meeting at the Secret Intelligence Bureau. First, I want to meet everyone since I'm neoithen our retionships; sed, to discuss our future paths; and third, to help the Mad Axe Gang through this difficult time."

  "I'll immediately send someoo notify them. Whely is the meeting?"

  "Today... there's still a curfew tonight, so have them e at three iernoon."

  "Yes, Ior."

  Lucas pushed his dishes forward. "After you've hahat, ge into pin clothes. You're ing with me on a case."

  Hearing this order, Karina asked in fusion, "Ior, I... I'm just a clerk. Shouldn't you take Captain Bck Mamba and Captain Zane for cases like this?"

  "Do you think taking those two out is for handling a case?"

  "Well..." Karina found herself uo refute. As the fidential secretary of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, she was often the one ing up their messes.

  "It's decided. You've had formal magic education since childhood; in terms of strength, you shouldn't be any weaker than Bck Mamba, though you ck her bat experiend ruthlessness.

  This case doesn't require killing anyone. Just use yic to help me trol the situation."

  Sihe Ior had said so, Karina could only reply, "Yes, Ior. I'll prepare immediately…"

  Karina ed up the dishes, put them in the food box, and carried it out.

  While waiting for Karina, Lucas analyzed his steps.

  Before obtaining the bloodlihrough the secret teique, Lucas had many paths to choose from.

  But after acquiring the "Devourer" bloodline, he could only build his power system around this bloodline.

  Fewer routes to choose from, but also clearer.

  Currently, Lucas had only id a foundation. To build a skyscraper, there was still a long way to go.

  It meant requiring massive amounts of resources.

  E was s because she stood on the shoulders of a giant called "Pyer."

  Whatever materials were hey could be easily gathered in the game.

  But Lucas, at this moment, didn't even have the equipment to refine dragon blood, let alone process its materials.

  Some things couldn't even be bought if he wao.

  In this world's current era, secret teiques were a very basic power system. her nations nor private research groups would spend too much money and resources on a power system that cked theoretical foundation and relied entirely on experiend luck.

  With that kind of money and talent, wouldn't it be better to i in magic, steam teology, maery, body modification, or professional training?

  Ie stage of the epoch game, secret teiques surpassed other power systems because pyers "pyed" with their lives.

  This also resulted in many mysterious tools and materials being uo pyers.

  Lucas's phone taihe methods for processing these mysterious tools and materials, but he cked the equipment to make them.

  Directly drinking dragon blood versus making it into a drink had vastly different effects.

  The taste difference was signifit too.

  As a global port city, Storm City could provide the necessary equipment and materials through its port.

  But that required money, a secret teique boratory, secure els, and prote...

  Too many things were needed.

  Lueeded to make the most of his identity as the Ior Meteor of the Seawall District Royal Secret Intelligence Bureau.

  If he could dig his rabbit holes thhly enough, even if his identity was exposed one day, he could still thrive here.

  While Lucas nning for himself, Karina, now dressed, knocked aered.

  She wore a m glory-colored dress and a pair of calfskin round-toed boots, with a dy's hat tilted on her head.

  White ce gloves revealed a magid tucked inside her left sleeve.

  "Ior, are we ready to go?"

  Lucas donned his hat and picked up his e. "Let's go... through the back door, and keep a low profile."

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