With the supervision of the church, the Kerr Family naturally did not dare to go back on their word.
The Fire Lizard was swiftly sent to the Leon Family mansion.
Mikhos looked at the netted box that the old butler handed over and carefully examined the Fire Lizard.
This Fire Lizard had a fiery red body, and even its eyes were red.
Other than that, it seemed no different from other lizards.
He looked suspiciously at the fire lizard and said,
"Is it possible that the Kerr Family simply sent a red lizard to fool us? I don't see anything special about this lizard other than its fiery red body."
Mitchell pondered for a moment before came forward,
"Uncle, why don't you let me take a look?"
Mikhos asked Mitchell in surprise,
"Can you tell what this is?"
Mitchell nodded slightly and said mildly,
"I may see some clues if I take a closer look."
Since Mitchell had said so, Mikhos naturally wouldn't refuse. He handed the metal box over to Mitchell.
Actually, Mitchell knew nothing about fire lizards.
But not knowing didn't mean that he couldn't ascertain it.
As soon as Mitchell took the metal box, a system prompt appeared in his mind.
[Ding. Detected that Host has subdued the fire lizard. Do you want to merge immediately?]
After receiving the system prompt, Mitchell smiled faintly and nodded,
"It's right. This lizard is the legendary Fire Lizard."
Mikhos was also a little surprised to see that Mitchell had confirmed it so quickly. He lamened inwardly that his nephew was indeed not simple.
Not only did he possess great power, but he also had a good understanding of these rare beasts.
He was indeed a talent.
But Mikhos didn't ask how Mitchell could tell it.
To him, the fire lizard was meaningless. It was just a gift for Mitchell.
Since his nephew was satisfied, that was enough. Nothing else mattered to him.
Mikhos turned to the butler,
"Colt sacrificed for my Leon's family, so we must make sure his family is properly settled."
The old butler replied softly,
"I've already sent someone to do it."
Mikhos was only relieved then.
The old butler, Neil, had followed him for many years, and had always been reliable.
At this moment, the old butler hesitated and whispered,
"My lord, I don't think the Kerr family will let this go easily. Moreover, the men in black who appeared in the arena today don't seem to be from the Kerr clan. We must be on guard."
Mikhos narrowed his eyes and nodded,
"Yes, I think so too.
However, the Kerr family is just a clown. They are nothing to worry about. What we really need to guard against are those masked men in black. When the men in black saw Mitchell come forward, they immediately chose to leave, as if they were not working for the Kerr family at all. Seems like another power is unable to restrain themselves and has launched an attack on our Leon Family."
Mikhos was not surprised by that at all.
He naturally knew better than anyone else about the principle that the tallest tree attracts the wind.
On the surface, the Leon family was the number one family in Storm City.
But in the dark, there were countless people who wished for the Leon Family to fall.
He could almost assert that if the Leon Family had lost today in the arena and lost their rights to run the eastern marketplace, trouble would soon follow. Countless people would be taking advantage of the Leon Family's weakened strength and stepping on them.
"Neil, send someone to gather information immediately. We must investigate exactly which faction of power those black clothed figures belong to."
***
After tying up the loose ends with Mikhos, Mitchell left the living room and returned to his abode.
Although the system had reminded him countless times in his mind, Mitchell did not immediately choose to fuse with the lizard.
Unlike ants or mantises, which would only produce small particles of light even if they fused in front of others.
If one did not look carefully, one wouldn't be able to tell.
However, the Fire Lizard was the size of a palm.
If he fused with it rashly, it was very likely that he would be seen by others.
Then, the secret of him having a system would then be at a risk being exposed.
Even if it was only a one in a million chance of it happening, Mitchell would do his best to avoid that.
If news of this got out, the entire continent would probably view Mitchell as their number one public enemy and attack him together.
Who would allow an existence that could integrate all the genes in the world to slowly become stronger?
They would definitely kill Mitchell before he rose.
Knowing the severity of the conditions, Mitchell suppressed his excitement along the way and didn't attempt to merge.
Once he got inside the hut, the system gave another notification again. This time, Mitchell finally gave his answer.
"Yes."
Immediately, the fire lizard in the net turned into light particles and floated towards Mitchell's glabella.
A burning sensation appeared in Mitchell's body, but he didn't frown at all. Instead, a look of joy appeared on his face.
Mitchell knew that this meant that the fire lizard could indeed enhance his fire attribute.
With his elemental affinity talent, it would be very easy for him to practice fire magic now!
After a while, the burning sensation disappeared and a new notification sounded.
[Congratulations to the Host for successfully fusing with the Fire Lizard and obtaining the gene—Tenfold Fire Enhancement]
Now, Mitchell finally smiled.
It seemed that he had to find a way to begin cultivating fire magic now.
***
Outside Storm City, in the dense forest.
The three men in black stopped in front of a cave.
If someone from Storm City was here, they would recognize them at the first glance.
These three were the men in black who were in the arena today to fight for the Kerr Family!
The leader of the men in black did not enter the cave. Instead, he walked to the mountain wall beside the cave.
He reached out his right hand and placed it on a protruding rock, gently twisting it.
This seemingly ordinary stone wall actually moved to the side after shaking for a moment. It covered the cave beside it.
It seemed like the entrance of the cave had changed.
It turned out that what was revealed now was, in fact, the true entrance to the cave.
And the cave earlier was just a cover.
The three men in black entered the cave.
And the mountain wall returned to its original position a moment later.
No signs of previous movement could be seen at all.
After the mountain wall completely closed, the cave was plunged into darkness for a brief moment. Then, suddenly, it was brightly lit.
It turned out that the cave was a man-made corridor.
On both sides of it were magic lights.
The three of them stepped onto the corridor and arrived at a large damp cave.
There was a seat made of jade at the innermost part of the cave.
A person whose face could not be seen was sitting on it and he said to the three men in black,
"How's the matter going?"
The man in black immediately replied,
"Reporting to my lord, the competition has failed. The Leon Family still has control over the eastern marketplace."
The man on the jade seat did not make a single move.
However, all the three men in black involuntarily knelt down.
"You should know about the consequences of failing a mission, right?"
There wasn't any hint of anger in his voice, as if he did not care much about this failure or their lives.
The leader of the men in black endured the pressure and hurriedly said,
"Although our mission has failed, we discovered something even more important!
"What is it?"
At this moment, the man in black realized that the pressure on his body had lessened. He heaved a sigh of relief and said excitedly,
"We discovered that the Leon Family has a silver baby dragon!"
"Silver Dragon?!" This news startled the man in the seat.
Then, he tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair,
"No matter who the other party is, we must snatch the silver dragon!"
There seemed to be a hint of excitement in his voice.
As long as they could snatch this silver dragon, the Dark Moon Sect would definitely dominate the entire continent!