Chapter 325: The Plot

His eyes squinted at Alex. 'This boy is suspicious. I am sure he has many secrets. But this is the most perfect choice.' Sёarᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Despite what he was thinking, the old man always had a smile on his face—a smile that looked like an evil merchant's smile in Alex's eyes.

'Trying to use me for your benefit, just try and see who gains more. Don't underestimate someone who has read tons of novels,' Alex chuckled in his mind.

"That is good then, but you would still need a place to rest. How about joining us? We are close to our city."

'This damned old fox, like I have any choice. But based on his appearance, is he a Dragari too? But he looks more human than Dragari. It's like a mixed race of human and dragon.'

While Alex and the old man exchanged small talk, plotting to use each other, the green-haired woman had already finished her bath and gotten dressed.

Looking at her reflection in the water, she let out a deep sigh. "To think after all my effort, the same fate still befalls me."

Feeling stressed, she walked back to the river. But this time, she didn't get wet. Her feet stepped on top of the water like it was the ground.

Her movement was gentle as she started moving her body, performing a ritualistic dance.

Each movement was not just graceful; it seemed to contain mysterious power that affected the surroundings. Water droplets began floating around her.

At first, they just stopped in the middle of the air, but as the pace of the dance increased, the water started moving like it was alive.

It moved around the woman's body without making her wet, making the dance look even more beautiful.

If Alex were here, he would be fascinated, not just because of the beautiful dance, but the energy like qi that came out from her movement.

It would remind him of secret techniques from MingYue's world that were done in a different way.

She kept moving gracefully, her sullen expression changing into a smile as she forgot all her burdens.

Meanwhile, Alex had learned a lot from the old man. He was now sitting in their camp, waiting for the princess.

"Let me get this straight, so you need my help to fight as your princess's representative in your clan meeting?"

"Yes. Don't worry. As long as you win, we will make sure the reward is worth your effort."

"Did by chance you feel the princess is like your own daughter, as you took care of her since she was a child? And this competition will decide her fate.

Like if she loses, she will be sent out to marry some young master to help your clan?"

"How would you know?" the old man asked with a confused gaze. Suspicion even started to grow in his heart that Alex was a spy from the other faction. But then he felt he was not that dumb to act like this.

"That is textbook…" Alex mumbled in a low voice, making the old geezer even more confused. "Never mind that it's just my guess; that kind of thing happens often."

"You are not wrong. What genius? Without the resources, they will still be stuck for eternity in their realm. We have no choice but to send them to a stronger clan."

"Every genius you have was sent to them, bolstering their strength even further. How would your clan ever rise in power then?" Alex asked in confusion.

He had often read similar plots. The weak clan sends their genius to a stronger clan to be married off or join as their henchmen or maids.

In this case, there are only two possibilities: prove their loyalty to the new clan to get allocated good resources or forever have their potential chained down.

There is no way the stronger clan will allow the lower clan to rise in power. It will just raise their competitor and the possible risk of a new enemy.

The old man sighed, "Of course, we know this wouldn't allow us to get stronger, but it will ensure our safety.

In my clan, the princess will be married off to another stronger one, while the prince will go on their own pilgrimage, looking for a way to become stronger outside our land."

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"That is one of them, but the main reason is to explore and look for untapped resources. Of course, this comes with high risk, but there is no other choice."

Alex wanted to ask how many clans there were and how things worked here. But he knew better than to ask those questions directly.

It would just show he is not a native. Based on the information he learned so far, there should be no sects here.

Even if there were, they functioned more like academies. Each clan is just like their own small country that pays tribute to the stronger ones.

He then looked at the sky. It had a yellowish-purple hue with two suns hanging high in the sky.

Oddly enough, the temperature didn't feel hotter than his planet. As for the people in the cohort, Alex could see a mix of races.

There were people like the Dragari he had fought before, those like the old geezer who were a mix of humans and Dragari, or pure humans like himself.

'Is this inside the dungeon? No, I doubt it. If that were the case, the Dragari city we attacked should not have enslaved humans.'

Alex may have arrived late, but he still saw the humans bound in chains fighting the Dragari with red eyes.

"So, how about my proposal?" the old man asked.

"I am still not clear on the enemy's strength. I don't want to take a risk," Alex replied.

Despite already planning to join in, he didn't want to make it easy for the old man.

He always kept it as if he was interested but not sure.

"Don't worry. Seeing how easily you deflected my movement, you shouldn't have any problems. And it's not like you will have a death match. Just incapacitate them all."