Chapter 24

Su Liang immediately cast an inspection spell.

[Monster]: Thunder Sub-Dragon

[Grade]: Epic Boss

[Level]: Lv118

[Skills]: Thunder Dragon Breath, Dragon Tail Sweep, Berserk Thunder Dragon Claw, Giant Dragon Roar, Thunder Impact, Endless Thunder Pool...

[Talent]: Sub-Dragon Bloodline (A-grade), Thunder Affinity (A-grade)

[Introduction]: One of the overlords of the mountain range, controlling destructive thunder, possessing high intelligence.

"Sub-Dragon Bloodline" (A-grade): Reduces damage by 30%, increases elemental resistance by 30%, immune to some negative status effects, strength grows with age.

"Thunder Affinity" (A-grade): Thunder skill damage doubled, thunder damage received -50%.

As expected of a giant dragon subspecies!

Subconsciously.

Su Liang’s heart stirred, and he activated the active effect of his Sleight of Hand talent toward the Thunder Sub-Dragon!

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully activating the talent "Sleight of Hand," stealing: "Thunder Sub-Dragon Egg"!]

The notification popped up.

Dragon egg???

What the hell!

A one-shot success!?

A sub-dragon passing by by chance, and its baby was stolen by him!!!

Su Liang couldn't help but swallow his saliva; he was shocked himself.

What kind of heaven-defying luck is this?

"Divine Concealment"!

Su Liang quickly hid his figure, although the active effect of Sleight of Hand was silent and traceless...

But it’s better to be safe than sorry!

A sixth-transition epic boss, he couldn't take even a single hit!

After the Thunder Sub-Dragon flew far away, Su Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief and deactivated his stealth state.

He couldn't wait to take the dragon egg out of his backpack.

[Thunder Sub-Dragon Egg]

Quality: Epic

Effect: This is an unhatched Thunder Sub-Dragon egg; after hatching, it will automatically become your pet!

"Hatch!!!"

Su Liang was overjoyed; what man doesn't have a dream of becoming a dragon knight?

He was no exception!

He took a deep breath and chose to hatch it without hesitation!

Before his eyes!

A small line of text immediately appeared.

[Thunder Sub-Dragon Egg hatching countdown: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds...]

Just wait 24 hours, and he would have a sub-dragon pet!

After carefully putting the dragon egg back into his backpack.

Su Liang dialed the phone number of Mayor Jianghe.

This was given to him by Jianghe after their last meeting.

The development of secret realm resources is extremely complex and requires a lot of manpower and resources; it’s not something he can solve alone.

Just talking about mining,

He couldn't just learn mining and dig it out slowly, right?

The mineral resources of this ancient kingdom secret realm couldn't be finished even if he dug for hundreds of years.

"Beep beep..."

The phone rang twice before connecting.

"Mayor Jiang, this is Su Liang!"

"I know, what's wrong, do you have something to say?"

Jianghe asked suspiciously.

He really couldn't think of what Su Liang could have to contact him about at this time.

"I discovered a brand-new secret realm."

Su Liang stated his purpose concisely.

After a moment of silence on the other end, the usually calm Jianghe’s voice suddenly rose several octaves, exclaiming: "What!? You really discovered a new secret realm!!!"

(Event time: October 1st to October 7th)

New secret realm development!

This is one of the country’s most valued projects.

In addition to abundant raw resources, vast land, and some medicinal herbs that need to be planted in the secret realm to survive.

It can be said,

Every secret realm is a goose that lays golden eggs!

They are rarer and more precious than legendary professions!

"Yes, it’s a level 40 ancient kingdom ruins secret realm."

Su Liang replied calmly.

Ancient kingdom?

Jianghe’s heart skipped a beat; this secret realm might be even more precious than he imagined!

Any secret realm related to words like "ancient" or "primordial" has extremely abnormal resources inside.

Moreover,

A level 40 secret realm is a low-level secret realm, with lower difficulty and more safety, which will attract more professionals and life-professionals to come.

"A-Liang, send me the location, I’ll be there right away!"

Jianghe said hurriedly and hung up the phone.

Half an hour later...

"Screech!!!"

A sharp screeching sound rang out, and a seven or eight-meter-long griffin slowly descended from the sky.

[Monster]: Storm Griffin

[Grade]: Dark Gold Boss

[Level]: Lv120

[Skills]: Griffin Dive, Storm Tear, Storm Claw, Storm Gather, Wind-Thunder Wings...

[Introduction]: A griffin born in a storm, a guardian protecting the balance within the storm, flying like the arrival of a storm.

This griffin is Jianghe’s pet.

It is two levels higher than the Thunder Sub-Dragon, and griffins are also relatively powerful existences at the same level.

But if it really fought a sub-dragon, its combat power would definitely be inferior!

Bang!

Jianghe jumped off the griffin’s back in a hurry.

His expression was a bit excited.

The moment he saw the red name, Jianghe’s expression couldn't help but change; he didn't ask about the secret realm situation first, but asked with concern.

"A-Liang, why are you red-named? Are you okay?"

Su Liang killed three people, so his red name value was 3 points.

It would take three days to clear.

Currently, he was still sporting a bright red name.

"I met three people on the road who wanted to harm me..."

Su Liang explained the course of events lightly.

When he learned that Su Liang didn't kill people to seize the secret realm.

Jianghe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although you are very strong, A-Liang, next time you encounter this situation, you have the Wings of the Sky, so try to be cautious and escape..."

Jianghe said patiently, and added at the end, "Steady development is the royal road, just remember their appearance."

After several exhortations.

Jianghe turned to look at the secret realm entrance, "A-Liang, is this the ancient kingdom ruins?"

"Yes."

Su Liang nodded.

"Let’s go, accept my party application, and I’ll take you to slaughter the boss."

Jianghe patted him on the shoulder and said.

Contrary to dungeon monsters having level restrictions, professionals have level restrictions.

Secret realms only have monster level restrictions, not professional level restrictions.

You can enter at any level.

Su Liang grinned and shook his head, saying, "No need, the final boss inside has already been solved by me."

"What!?"

Jianghe was shocked immediately, his heart greatly shaken.

Solved?

He looked at the level above Su Liang’s head; he was already level 20.

Faster than he expected.

But...

The final boss of this ancient secret realm should be at least a dark gold level boss, right?

Level 20 and not yet second-transition, and he solved the final boss of a level 40 secret realm?

Basic operation.

Don't be surprised.

"A final boss is nothing, I’m the one who’s going to take the national top scholar title! Don't forget that, Mayor Jiang."

Su Liang raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Rest assured, I won't forget."

Jianghe looked at Su Liang deeply and didn't pursue the question.

A hint of anticipation suddenly appeared in his heart.

"Then let me talk to you about the development of the secret realm."

"Our Jiangcheng City is responsible for the development of this secret realm and the construction of a stronghold city within it."

"According to the rules, all income within the secret realm is normally split 2.5 shares each between the developing city and the discoverer."

"I’ll make the call: Jiangcheng takes 2 shares, you take 3 shares, how about that?"

Jianghe directly gave an enticing condition.

Don't look at the extra 0.5 share as not much; once this secret realm is developed, it will be a large professional city.

The amount of income inside is very astonishing.

Su Liang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

It seems...

Although Jiangcheng is only a small city, Jianghe himself is not simple, and his status in Nan Province is definitely not low.

Otherwise—

He couldn't make such a call easily without even applying.

Su Liang agreed decisively, "No problem."

"Do you have anything else to do next?"

"My second-transition mission is completed, I’m preparing to return to the city to submit the job transfer mission."

"Then let’s go back together, I’ll take you." Jianghe said warmly.

"Okay, thank you, Mayor Jiang."

Su Liang didn't refuse.

With the flying pet griffin, he could return to Jiangcheng in half an hour.

It would take him several hours to walk back.

(Event time: October 1st to October 7th)