Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 269 - 268: Adventurer Badge

Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Adventurer Badge

Lin Fan came to his senses and said to Old Dragon Subduing, "Apologies, I have other matters to attend to. Farewell!"

After speaking, Lin Fan left straight away.

As Lin Fan departed, a faint smile remained on the face of Old Dragon Subduing. However, as soon as Lin Fan was completely gone, the smile on Old Dragon Subduing’s face gradually faded and his expression even began to look somewhat gloomy.

"How is it that I always feel the presence of that little beast from this person? Could it be that this fellow has some relation to that beast?"

Old Dragon Subduing thought to himself.

At this time, doubt had already begun to arise in Old Dragon Subduing’s heart.

"Hmph, I’ll follow this person for now. Once my injuries have fully recovered, I will make my move on him. He might even bring me a pleasant surprise!" thought Old Dragon Subduing.

Although he was suspicious, Old Dragon Subduing was not ready to take action at this moment. After all, his injuries were severe, and he did not want to invite any further complications under these conditions.

...

After returning to his own room, Lin Fan’s heart was still pounding incessantly.

At this moment, Lin Fan cursed inwardly: "Damn it, this Dragon Subduing Old Thief, how can he be so incessantly haunting?"

"It seems I must find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise, he might bring me some trouble!"

Thereafter, Lin Fan began to strategize in his heart, thinking about how he could eliminate the Dragon Subduing Old Thief.

Unfortunately, after much thought, Lin Fan still couldn’t come up with a suitable plan. After all, with Old Dragon Subduing’s formidable strength, all schemes and trickery seemed futile against sheer power.

"Sigh."

Lin Fan sighed helplessly again.

...

Meanwhile, Old Dragon Subduing had sat for a while in the inn before he too returned to his own room.

"Hm?"

But the moment Old Dragon Subduing entered his room, he suddenly went into a state of combat readiness.

For there, quietly sitting in his room and drinking tea, was a person in black attire.

"Dragon Subduing? You’ve come?" said the voice languidly.

Upon hearing this voice, Old Dragon Subduing’s heart couldn’t help but feel a bit of turmoil, and he also felt as though he had heard this voice somewhere before, but he couldn’t recall it right away.

"Who are you?"

Old Dragon Subduing asked coldly.

Simultaneously, he was ready to flee at any moment.

After all, he could sense that the person before him was very strong, and with his current state, he feared he might not be a match for him.

"Do you not recognize me either?"

The person slowly turned their head, and Old Dragon Subduing finally saw the person’s face.

"You... you... Lin Dingtian?" Old Dragon Subduing was taken aback.

It turned out that this person was none other than Lin Fan’s father, Lin Dingtian.

"What do you want to do?" Old Dragon Subduing asked in shock.

Old Dragon Subduing knew full well how formidable Lin Dingtian was. If he were not injured, he might be able to fight Lin Dingtian, but now, with his injuries, he was certainly no match for Lin Dingtian.

Seeing Old Dragon Subduing’s stance, Lin Dingtian asked, "Are you very afraid of me?"

After a pause, Lin Dingtian continued, "Actually, I was planning to teach you a lesson... heh heh!"

While speaking, Lin Dingtian made his move, charging at Old Dragon Subduing and landing a punch on him.

"Ah... Ah... Ah..."

Screams of agony from Old Dragon Subduing followed one after another.

However, the area around them had already been sealed by Lin Dingtian with a Barrier, so even if Old Dragon Subduing screamed his lungs out, no one would know what was happening here.

Because Old Dragon Subduing was severely injured, he couldn’t even find the opportunity to fight back against Lin Dingtian.

Old Dragon Subduing’s injuries were already very serious, and now they were even more so.

After a while, Lin Dingtian stopped his assault and did not continue.

Old Dragon Subduing, furious, looked at Lin Dingtian and said coldly, "You bastard, how dare you take advantage of someone in such a state?"

"Hehe!"

Lin Dingtian chuckled and said, "Don’t try to provoke me with reverse psychology. You should know that such tactics are useless on me."

Old Dragon Subduing became furiously inquisitive again: "What on earth do you want to do?"

Lin Dingtian shrugged and replied, "Like I said, I just wanted to teach you a lesson, to give you a good thrashing, nothing more!"

As he spoke, Lin Dingtian laughed again before continuing, "Alright, Old Dragon Subduing, have a good rest. Once your injuries recover, I’ll come and beat you again, haha!"

After that, Lin Dingtian left.

Fury filled Old Dragon Subduing’s eyes. As he watched Lin Dingtian’s departing figure, he wished he could rip Lin Dingtian to shreds.

Once Lin Dingtian left, he went straight to Lin Fan’s room, looking like he intended to enter. After thinking it over, however, he decided against it.

"Hmph, you brat, always causing trouble! But thankfully, I’ve given the Dragon Subduing Old Thief a good beating. He won’t be able to bother you for a while now, heh heh!" Lin Dingtian chuckled mischievously before leaving as well.

...

Unaware of the incidents outside, Lin Fan was in his room, pondering over how to deal with Old Dragon Subduing.

Ultimately, Lin Fan couldn’t come up with any solution. Helplessly shaking his head, he mumbled to himself, "There’s no other way now. It seems I must find a way to leave Sky Star City as soon as possible. Once I reach Imperial City, even if the Dragon Subduing Old Thief finds me, he wouldn’t dare do anything brazen. As long as I’m cautious, I should be fine."

Following this thought, Lin Fan called for the waiter.

The waiter was very respectful toward Lin Fan. After all, he vividly remembered the battle between Lin Fan and the tenth young master of Sky Star, and he knew very well that Lin Fan was not a man to be trifaced.

With great respect, the waiter inquired, "Young Hero, may I know what I can do for you?"

Lin Fan handed the waiter some Elemental Stones and asked, "Waiter, tell me, what are the ways to get to Imperial City from here?"

It was known how incredibly far the Imperial City was from here. Journeying there directly could encounter dangerous situations, which is why Lin Fan had summoned the waiter. If there was a more straightforward method to reach Imperial City, that would be preferable.

The waiter said, "Young Hero, the journey to Imperial City is indeed too far. Although your strength is formidable, it would still be highly dangerous to go alone."

Lin Fan interrupted the waiter, demanding, "Get to the point!"

"Yes!"

After acknowledging, the waiter began to inform Lin Fan of the ways one could reach Imperial City.

The first method was to locate a Transmission Array leading to Imperial City.

However, finding a Transmission Array was extremely difficult. It was said that the exact locations of these arrays were only known to a few experts who were elusive as Divine Dragons—rarely seen in full. Even if one could find those experts, they might not disclose the whereabouts of the Transmission Array.

Thus, the first method was practically impossible.

The second method was to enlist and join the Dynasty’s military, then travel to the frontier to fight and earn merits. Naturally, that would grant access to Imperial City.

Of course, that method was way too time-consuming, and with the Royal Academy examination approaching, Lin Fan certainly didn’t have that time to waste.

The third method was to travel as part of a group.

Since the journey to Imperial City was long and arduous alone, it was significantly more manageable and safer to go with a group who could share any potential dangers encountered along the way.

After some thought, Lin Fan decided to opt for the third option and go with a group.

But then he quickly faced another dilemma.

Where would he find enough people to form a group to travel with?

The waiter, sensing Lin Fan’s thoughts, smiled and suggested, "Young Hero, you need not worry. In fact, you could join an adventurer team and head to Imperial City together."

"Adventurer team?"

Lin Fan asked with some surprise, "What is that?"

The waiter explained, "I don’t fully understand what an adventurer team is either, but I’ve heard they usually go to the Adventure Pavilion to accept tasks. Once they complete the tasks, they can claim substantial rewards. And many who join these teams are heading to Imperial City. If you can join one of these adventurer teams going to Imperial City, your entry to Imperial City should be much easier."

"Thank you very much!"

Lin Fan smiled appreciatively.

Later, after learning the location of the Adventure Pavilion, he dismissed the waiter.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll find a way to join an adventurer team and enter Imperial City!" Lin Fan smiled as he came to a decision.

He also knew that joining an adventurer team would signal the start of an unconventional life.

To be honest, Lin Fan couldn’t help but feel a bit excited about this new lifestyle.

In the evening, Lin Fan went straight to the Adventure Pavilion.

Inside the Adventure Pavilion, there indeed were many tasks available. Lin Fan noticed that many tasks indeed required travel to Imperial City for completion.

Lin Fan waited and finally came across an adventure team named the Hope Adventure Team. They had accepted a task to escort something to Imperial City, with a very generous reward upon completion.

However, when Lin Fan explained his intention to join the Hope Adventure Team, all the team members looked at him as if he were a fool.

The team leader disdainfully said, "You want to join our adventure team? Do you think it’s that easy to join? You don’t even have an adventurer badge. If you joined us, you would only become a burden. Get lost and stop bothering us!"

The other team members burst into laughter at that moment.

Lin Fan, a bit puzzled, asked, "Adventurer badge? What’s that?"