Dragon Breath

"Oh, by the way, I have a favor to ask. I need you to spread a rumor for me." As he was about to leave, Leo suddenly remembered something and turned back to Goldman.

Goldman said, "Spread a rumor? Sure, I'm familiar with that business. After all, it was our auction house that spread the rumor that you're the most reliable information broker in the whole newbie village."

"This time might be a bit different," Leo smiled, "I have a valuable piece of information to sell, and considering today's auction, it's worth a lot. So, I hope your auction house can help me hype it up."

Goldman laughed, "What's your commission then?"

"No commission," Leo shook his head, "But I can give you a cut. Ten percent of the value the information sells for, just like the commission for a consignment auction. How about it?"

Goldman pondered for a moment and said, "But I don't even know what your information is or whether it's worth anything. What if our auction house spends a lot of resources on promoting it and ends up losing money?"

"You don't have to worry about that. It's just a matter of making more or less money," Leo said confidently, "But what I can tell you is... my information is related to the 'Succubus Fruit.'"

Goldman hesitated, "The Succubus Fruit is indeed valuable, but is it really necessary to spend so much resources to hype it up?"

"What if it's a Succubus Fruit Forest?" Leo smiled again.

"What?!" Goldman exclaimed in shock, "A Succubus Fruit Forest! Do you know where it is?"

"Yes, and I know of more than one... So just go ahead and spread the rumor without worry," Leo said, "No matter how much resources you spend, you won't lose money."

Goldman nodded, "I understand."

After bidding farewell to Goldman, Leo took Lily back with him. Along the way, Lily looked around curiously.

"Level 18, huh..." Leo glanced at Lily's level, thinking that she looked naive and childish, but she was not falling behind in leveling. The average level of players in the game was only 16, and this harmless-looking Lily had already reached level 18.

In Dragon Abyss Online, leveling was a very painful process, even in the early stages when levels were low. It took a lot of energy and time, so losing levels due to death was a severe consequence.

At the tavern, Leo pulled up a chair for the little girl to sit down and poured her a glass of juice.

"Not bad, little girl. You've reached level 18 in just a month since the server opened. Did you put in a lot of effort?" Leo sat across from her, trying to strike up a conversation.

Since Goldman had said that the little girl will tell him the whole story if she willing to, he had to find a way to get the truth out of her. Otherwise, the lingering doubt would be very annoying.

The little girl proudly said, "Right? Sister Goldman also praised me for leveling up quickly!"

"When did you start playing the game?" Leo asked again.

"On the tenth day of the server opening." The little girl replied and started drinking her juice.

Leo frowned, "You didn't start until the tenth day? So you've only played for twenty days? And you've reached level 18 in just twenty days?"

"Yeah? Is there a problem?" The little girl raised her eyebrows and asked, "By the way, uncle, what level are you?"

"Don't call me uncle, call me brother, or I'll put laxatives in your juice next time," Leo said irritably.

"Okay, uncle," the little girl nodded, "Are you envious that I level up so fast? What level are you?"

Leo snorted, "Why should I tell you my level?"

"If your level isn't higher than mine, how can you protect me?" The little girl argued confidently, "Looking at your surprised expression just now, it seems that you don't level up as fast as I do!"

Leo scoffed, "The strength in this game is not just determined by level, or what do you think those top-tier equipment are for? Besides, as long as your combat skills are good, you can challenge opponents above your level."

The little girl dismissed his comment, "You say so much, but level is still the ultimate truth. Since you won't say it, it seems that your level is not higher than mine..."

"Where did you get the dragon breath on you?" Leo decided not to waste time arguing and asked directly.

"What dragon breath?" The little girl's hand holding the cup trembled at Leo's question.

"Do you think I can't see it," Leo leaned back in his chair comfortably, "You must have heard from your sister Goldman, right? I am the best information master in the newbie village. You can't hide anything from me."

The little girl said defiantly, "This must be something Goldman sister told you! Only players with high-end skills can see my dragon breath, others can't!"

"Oh? So you admit it?" Leo's mouth curled up slightly. Lily was indeed easy to get information from.

"So what? I won't tell you anything else!" The little girl closed her lips immediately, looking determined not to say another word.

Leo laughed and said, "Let me see... Hmm, the effects of dragon breath from different dragons vary, and the one you have is quite top-notch. It can improve your training speed and multiply the experience you gain... Am I right?"

"You... how do you know?" Lily's expression gradually turned to horror. She felt completely exposed in front of this man, as if he could see through everything.

She had never told even Sister Goldman about this secret encounter... Goldman only knew that she had dragon breath on her, but not its specific effects. And this man saw it all!

Leo thought to himself: How could I not know? The dragon breath on you is from my Azure...

But I told that guy to hide well, and it dared to disobey me and interact with other players. It seems that I need to find time to teach it a lesson.