LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 388: There Have Been Many Lances in History_2
If other strong characters knew this, they would be very excited.
They should feel quite disappointed upon learning that she was not there for them.
She completely failed to sense this from Lord Viscount.
It seemed that the Ancient Temple was nothing more than an optional presence to him.
"What is there to be disappointed about? If the Ancient Temple doesn't take notice of me, it simply means I'm not outstanding enough,"
Lance casually fabricated an excuse, as he had no interest in joining the Ancient Temple—a bunch of old immortals hiding in the shadows of time, who, if interacted with too much, could uncover all of his secrets.
"No, no, no, what you truly think is not like that at all. You give me the impression that... you look down on the Ancient Temple.
It's normal, very normal. A person like you, proud and aloof, would naturally think the Ancient Temple unworthy of you. I was the same before I joined, but it was only after becoming a member that I realized it was a very interesting, bustling place.
Alright, we'll talk about the Ancient Temple some other time. Let's talk about you, Lord Viscount. To be honest, before coming to Saint Blue, I hadn't paid any attention to you. Even after arriving here and hearing of some of your deeds, I didn't plan to test you.
Even after knowing you were the 'Evil Dragon Sword Ancestor,' my thoughts remained the same."
"Then how did you suddenly become interested in me?"
"Because Sacred Golden Giant Dragon Constandy took an interest in you and, moreover, you are the only one who dared to deceive a Sacred Golden Giant Dragon. You not only deceived him but also swindled a Light Fruit from his hands.
You're also the only human strong character I've recently come into contact with who has opened up two Domains. Afterwards, I took advantage of the Ancient Temple's channels, did a little investigation into you, and discovered a very interesting fact..."
"..."
Why extend the suspense when it could all be said in one breath?
Using his own past to pique his interest—was that amusing?
"Throughout history, there have been many Lances... and these Lances... have one thing in common: they all made their mark in a specific time period, and after that period, these Lances would disappear.
Then, at some point, they would reappear, assuming different identities and professions within the Human World.
I never understood why an existence like you wasn't on the Ancient Temple's observation list, but after seeing those records about the Lances, I finally got why you had been so unremarkable for such a long time.
Because at the times you were most active, there was always a more dazzling figure, a figure who conveniently overshadowed your light.
The deeds you performed, the strength you displayed, fell exactly within their benchmarks—never exceeding but never mediocre, always just within the threshold.
At first, when I saw those records about the Lances, I thought it was a coincidence. But after reviewing them one by one, I realized it was no coincidence; it was you intentionally hiding your skills.
Because the Lance who was active during each period had different identities, different professions.
Sorcerer-pharmacist Lance, Corrupt Official Lance, Card Maker Lance, Illusionist Lance, Heroic Spirit Summoner Lance... Blacksmith Lance... the most conspicuous being 'Evil Dragon Sword Ancestor.'
Your life is truly amazing, more fascinating than the lives of all members of the Ancient Temple combined. Those old fellows would probably have to call you 'junior' if they saw your records.
In some major events of the Human World... your influence can vaguely be seen, and though these events may not seem significant, they all have the potential to affect the course of certain domains in the future.
After viewing your information, I knew that someone like you belongs in the Ancient Temple; not to be there would be the Ancient Temple's loss."
"..."
Lance was speechless. Was this the power of the Ancient Temple?
In such a short time, they had collected so much data on the various 'Lances' and even categorized the information specific to him alone...
Impressive.
Fortunately, during his most active times, he didn't always use the name 'Lance'; he occasionally used other names too.
Let's not forget he's a Black Dragon, with a ridiculously long true name... at the very least, it would take seven or eight lines to write.
That might sound a bit exaggerated, but indeed, his true name is absurdly long.
"Should I feel honored or angry that an entity like the Ancient Temple is actively collecting my information?"
"I don't know. If you feel angry, you could beat up all those old fogeys from the Ancient Temple, along with any other problematic members. A powerful junior like you should be fierce."
Jessica was completely indifferent as to whether Lance would get angry.
It would be normal for him to be angry.
But if he's not, it's no big deal.
She actually hoped that Lance was hot-tempered and would take the initiative to beat up all the members of the Ancient Temple.
But, clearly, Lance did not seem to be that irritable at the moment.
If that Black Dragon knew that they were collecting his information, he would likely become furious enough to want to overturn the whole Ancient Temple.
Unfortunately, they didn't collect much information about the Black Dragon.
They only knew that this Black Dragon had wandered the Human World for several thousand years and had once come into contact with the first Pope of the War God Temple, who is now the God of Judgement.
Their Ancient Temple had once contacted this God of Judgement, and then, well... the God of Judgement rejected their invitation, feeling it was more interesting to be a Deity in the Divine Realm.
"Your suggestion is good, and if I ever feel vexed one day, I might try to challenge you."
Lance laughed as he drank down the tea in his cup in one gulp.
He had no current intention of troubling the Ancient Temple.
The continuous battles had made him weary.
A peaceful daily life was more suitable for him.
The Black Dragon's ferocity needed to be worn down by the tranquility of daily life.
Fighting would only make the Black Dragon more irritable.
Black Dragon?
Lance looked at Jessica, "You've come to Saint Blue to contact the Black Dragon?"
"Yes, quite an interesting Black Dragon, also very strong. A Giant Dragon like him is someone the Ancient Temple is willing to make a contract with."
"???"
Isn't the Ancient Temple a sanctuary of the Human Race?
Why are they now willing to accept Giant Dragons?
Was the information passed by Constandy incorrect?
"The Ancient Temple... now accepts members of Exotic Races?"
"Yes, they do. Interesting and powerful beings of Exotic Races, the Ancient Temple accepts them all. Anyway, the relationship between Exotic Races and our Human Race is currently quite good. As long as they harbor no hostility towards the Human Race, our Ancient Temple naturally wishes to recruit the strong among the Exotic Races to join.
As for the Black Dragon... I think he's suitable to be my mount since he's powerful enough to battle with the Sacred Golden Giant Dragon.
I only make contracts with Giant Dragons that can fight the Sacred Golden Giant Dragon. Of course, other members of the Ancient Temple think the same.
In history, some extremely powerful Ancient Dragons have signed many interesting contracts with members of our Ancient Temple.
For example, mutual riding contracts, or contracts where each becomes the other's pet or summoning beast for a few hundred years."
"...."
Can contracts really be played like this?
Isn't the Ancient Temple playing around a bit too extravagantly?
That "mutual riding"... is it about being each other's knight?
It couldn't be that little spice between spouses, could it?
Lance dared not think further, but Jessica's words had shattered his impression of the Ancient Temple members.
In his mind, members of the Ancient Temple should be the type who were stodgy, lacking charm, and only cared about cultivation…
Turns out... the members of the Ancient Temple... seemed to like to play some very interesting games…
Oops.
Why is there an urge to see how they play?
Don't think because he's lived for over three thousand four hundred years that he isn't interested in seeing something intriguing.
"You want to make a mount contract with the Black Dragon?"
"Hmm, I do have that in mind. If the Black Dragon doesn't agree, can we negotiate? If words fail, we can talk through strength. If I'm stronger, he'll sign the contract according to my wishes. If the Black Dragon is stronger, I can also sign the contract according to his wishes.
However... I don't think the Black Dragon can beat me."
Lance glanced at Jessica.
"Hmm, I do have that in mind. If the Black Dragon doesn't agree, can we negotiate? If words fail, we can talk through strength. If I'm stronger, he'll sign the contract according to my wishes. If the Black Dragon is stronger, I can also sign the contract according to his wishes.
However... I don't think the Black Dragon can beat me."
Lance glanced at Jessica.
Well,