Lauren raised his teacup, took a gentle sip, and looked at Uncle Kaer, whom he hadn’t seen in years.
“Uncle Kaer, there’s no need to be so formal.”
His voice was very calm as it reached Kaer’s ears, no longer carrying the nervousness of childhood or the coldness of his teenage years.
Lauren seemed to have changed personality again, becoming more composed, or perhaps more relaxed.
His voice no longer bore the weight of deep resentment.
Ignoring what was going through Kaer’s mind, Lauren continued speaking.
“I’ve come today because I do have something to ask of you!”
“Could it be about Yuli’s marriage? Is it that urgent?”
Kaer racked his brain.
The only thing he could think of that would be worth Lauren personally coming to his door and deeply related to him was that one matter.
Recently, Yuli had been clamoring to break the engagement.
Could she have gone behind his back and gone to their door to argue?
Kaer had no doubt that something like that could happen.
He knew his daughter’s personality—she was that rash of a girl.
Just as Lauren was about to speak, Kaer jumped in.
“Young Master, please rest assured!”
He placed one hand over his chest and made a solemn vow.
“You don’t need to pay any attention to that girl’s nonsense. I, Kaer, am a loyal and promise-keeping knight. I will never betray the agreement I made with the Master back then!”
“When Yuli turns twenty, the engagement between you two—I guarantee it will be carried out. You need not have any worries about that.”
Hearing the words “engagement,” Lauren showed no particular reaction.
He was just very curious about Kaer’s response—why had his first guess been that today’s purpose was related to breaking the engagement?
Even though it was he himself who wanted to break it.
Since it wasn’t under the influence of a system quest, could it be that Yuli herself had the idea of calling off the engagement?
Seeing that her father wouldn’t agree, she went around spreading the word, building momentum to pressure him.
That would exactly fit Lauren’s expectations.
It seemed today’s trip to break the engagement would go smoothly.
Thinking this, Lauren couldn’t help but nod slightly, confirming his own inner thoughts.
Without much emotional fluctuation, he spoke calmly.
“The reason I came today is actually to catch up with Uncle Kaer and incidentally talk about the engagement with Yuli.”
“But it’s not what you imagine.”
Lauren raised one hand and signaled to Anne.
“Anne, bring it out!”
“Yes, boss!”
Anne immediately understood.
From behind her back, she pulled out something she had prepared long ago—an exquisite White Jade Casket, which had long been a treasured artifact of the Skomet Mansion.
It was a sword box.
On its surface was a picture themed around a dragon slaying.
Beneath the sky-blocking black clouds, blood-red light illuminated heaven and earth.
Countless corpses formed a small mountain, including a diverse array of beings: humans, elves, demons, dwarves…
And standing atop the pile of corpses from all races was a fierce-looking evil dragon.
But this evil dragon was weakly kneeling on the ground, its eyes full of terror as it stared ahead, its eyes nearly splitting open…
Because at the very center of the picture, a sword light that pierced through heaven and earth dispelled the surrounding darkness, pinning down the massive, vicious dragon’s head.
Above the sword light stood a handsome man whose presence dominated the age, making heaven and earth pale in comparison.
His body was drenched in foul dragon blood, and his gaze was sorrowful as he stared at the evil dragon before him.
If you looked closely at his features, you could see that the man’s face was eight parts similar to Lauren’s.
Yes, this was the ancestor of the Skomet family, the legendary Brave Hero who slew the dragon—Adrian Skomet.
The scene depicted on this sword box was the legendary feat of Adrian Skomet killing a giant dragon and ascending to the Legendary Realm.
Naturally, what was preserved inside was no ordinary item either.
“Th-this is…”
Kaer stared fixedly at the White Jade Casket in front of him, then glanced at Lauren.
He couldn’t take his eyes off it, unable to believe it.
“The legendary dragon-slaying holy sword—Lake Light!”
Lauren nodded to confirm Kaer’s guess, then poured cold water on him, extinguishing the delusion in his heart.
“To be precise, it’s a replica of Lake Light!”
Think about it—how could it possibly be the legendary holy sword Lake Light?
If the Skomet family really had preserved such a thing, how could they have fallen to the brink of extinction?
The genuine Lake Light had long since been taken somewhere unknown by Adrian Skomet back in the day, after all, that ancestor was famous for loving adventure.
Hearing Lauren’s words, Kaer’s expression finally calmed down a lot.
But as his mood eased, there was also a hint of barely noticeable disappointment in his eyes.
Seeing Kaer’s emotions fluctuate like a roller coaster, Lauren continued to console him while smiling.
“Uncle Kaer, you don’t need to be disappointed. Although this Lake Light is a replica, it was made by the ancestor back then in a one-to-one imitation of the original Lake Light, left behind for us descendants.”
“Inside, the ancestor Adrian left behind a legendary-grade Sword Intent from the original Lake Light.”
Staring at the lifelike Lake Light before him, Kaer’s emotions settled.
It seemed he realized something, and he let out a soft sigh.
After all, one doesn’t visit a temple without a reason.
And coming with such a heavy treasure, Kaer didn’t dare to imagine how big the matter was.
Could it be that the Demon Dragon’s Curse had finally caught up with the last bloodline of the Skomet family?
Thinking that Lauren had come to entrust his inheritance, that the young master he had watched grow up, as dear as his own son, was about to die, Kaer could hardly bear the immense grief.
His eyes filled with tears as he spoke to Lauren.
“Young Master, you’ve brought this Lake Light. Something must be a matter of life and death, right?”
Thinking this, Kaer couldn’t help wiping away a tear.
“Say no more. Your old servant understands the Young Master’s difficulties!”
“Whatever the Young Master’s final request may be, I, Kaer Florens, will agree to it. Even if it costs me my own life, I will not refuse!”
“And my worthless daughter, Yuli—we cannot wait any longer. I will have her marry you immediately!”
Seeing Kaer’s sudden reaction, Lauren was actually quite surprised.
He had only gifted a Lake Light.
What was all this about?
Unlike ordinary people, he didn’t regard Lake Light as some precious heirloom but as an ordinary item he could pull out whenever he felt like it.
That was, of course, because he was different from ordinary people—he had a Game System.
After all, Lake Light was also available in the system shop.
Against enemies with Dragon Attribute Tags, it counted as a divine weapon, but for everything else, it was just average.
Although the price was very high—99,999,999 crystals—that didn’t matter.
There was a seven-day trial version for 999 crystals, and it wasn’t like he wouldn’t be able to afford the full version later.
Same chapter duplicated?
No it was not