It was another level of power.
Luke carefully experienced the feeling of releasing the Red Dragon's power. It was very close to level 80 Clear Sky. However, he was definitely not level 80 Clear Sky's match, who was perfectly molded with all kinds of abilities. He was close to a 4-star hero.
After all, this was only the ability of the Swinburne Barley Snake. It was impossible for it to really become a dragon by eating a piece of dragon meat.
Luke felt the explosive energy in his body.
That feeling... was awesome!
Trolls had strength and great recovery abilities, and so did Red Dragons.
There was also a layer of dragon scales for defense.
The strong added up.
Luke felt that if he encountered danger, even if he couldn't beat the other party, as long as he wasn't killed, he should be able to log into Clear Sky to support him.
Finally, he did not have to worry about his life all the time.
After removing the Red Dragon's power, Luke's body transformed and recovered. The dragon-snake tattoo reappeared on the back of his right hand.
However, the color of the dragon-snake's right hind leg had become much lighter. This was caused by the use of the red dragon's power.
He only needed to feed it a small piece of dragon meat to recover.
As for dragon meat... there were too many stored in Clear Sky's spatial backpack.
He took a fingernail-sized piece of dragon meat from Clear Sky and placed it on the back of his right hand.
The dragon-snake stretched out its head and swallowed it, then imprinted into his skin and became a tattoo again. Its right hind leg became clear again.
Looking at the time, it was almost dawn...
He could only wait for the right time to test the changes brought about by the secret technique.
Luke had Clear Sky go offline and walked back to the dormitory.
He took a quick bath and welcomed the new day comfortably.
Just as he was feeling hungry, Karina brought him breakfast.
After cleaning up Luke's room, Karina looked at the inspector who was eating and drinking well at the table, and asked in confusion, "Inspector, I feel that your body has changed a lot. Your strength seems to have increased a lot, and the tattoo on your right hand...
"If I hadn't recorded your characteristics yesterday, I would have suspected you were someone else."
As a special ability modified human, Karina was very sensitive to external information and had a strong ability to distinguish. She could feel that Luke had changed a lot overnight. After all, he was still a very ordinary person yesterday.
However, the recorded information told her that this was Inspector Meteor of Cape District's Secret Intelligence Bureau.
Therefore, Karina was perplexed.
Luke looked at the dragon-snake tattoo on the back of his hand and said to Karina with a smile, "What you saw yesterday was my disguise. My strength is recovering.
"Did anything special happen last night and morning?"
At this moment, Karina was absolutely loyal to Luke.
To Luke's question, she replied, "Inspector, the curfew outside has ended. The urban area is returning to normal. As for the situation with the Wild Axe Party, Captain Black Mamba had already brought people over to confirm it.
"However, according to the intelligence reports that were sent over at night, the other side should have been defended."
"It seems that the Wild Axe Party is quite capable. It's worth it for us to help them with our full strength." Luke wiped his mouth with a napkin and said to Karina, "Send word to our sponsors that I've invited them to a meeting at the Secret Intelligence Bureau. First, I want to meet everyone since I've taken office and deepen our relationship. The second is to discuss everyone's future, and the third is to help the Wild Axe Party tide over this crisis."
"I'll immediately send someone to inform them. When the meeting will be held?"
"Today... There will still be a curfew at night, so tell them to come over at three in the afternoon."
"Yes, Inspector."
Luke pushed the cutlery forward. "After you're done, change into casual clothes and follow me out to handle a case."
Hearing this order, Karina asked in confusion, "Inspector, I... I'm just a clerk. Shouldn't you bring Captain Black Mamba and Captain Pisco instead?"
"Do you think a case can be handled if I brought them out with me?"
"Well..." Karina felt that she couldn't retort. As the confidential secretary of the Secret Intelligence Bureau, Karina was the one who cleaned up the mess for them the most.
"It's decided then. You've received formal magic education since you were young, so you shouldn't be any weaker than Black Mamba. It's just that you don't have her battle experience and ruthlessness.
"This case doesn't require killing. You just need to use magic to help me control the situation."
Since the inspector had said so, Karina could only reply, "Yes, Inspector. I'll immediately go and prepare..."
Karina put the cutlery into the food box and left.
While waiting for Karina, Luke analyzed his next step.
Before using the secret technique to obtain the bloodline, Luke had many choices.
However, after obtaining the Taotie bloodline, he could only build his own power system around this bloodline.
There were fewer routes to choose from, and they were clearer.
Luke could only be considered to have built a foundation. There was still a long way to go before he could build a high-rise building.
It meant that a huge amount of resources needed to be invested in it.
The reason why Clear Sky was so strong was because she stood on the shoulder of a giant called Player.
The materials needed could be easily gathered in the game.
At this moment, Luke didn't even have the equipment to refine dragon blood, let alone process its materials.
Some things couldn't be bought even if he wanted to.
In this world, at this time, secret techniques were a very basic power system. The government and private research groups would not spend too much money and resources on research that had almost no theoretical basis and relied solely on experience and luck.
With all that money and talent invested in magic, steam technology, machinery, human body modification, and extraordinary breeding... wasn't that better?
In the later stages of The New Age, the reason why secret techniques could surpass other power systems was due to players who experimented with them with their lives.
This also resulted in many mysterious tools and materials being unique to players.
Luke's phone had the processing methods for these mysterious tools and materials, but he didn't have the equipment to make them.
There was a world of difference between drinking dragon blood directly and making it into a drink.
The taste was also very different.
Wild Waves City was a port city that faced the world. Through the port here, one could buy the equipment and materials they needed.
However, this required money, a secret laboratory, a safe channel, and a protective umbrella...
He needed too many things.
He had to make good use of his identity as the inspector of the Golden Shield Empire's Royal Secret Intelligence Bureau. As long as he could dig his rabbit hole in all directions, even if his identity was exposed one day, he would still be able to do well here.
While Luke was making plans for himself, Karina, who had changed, knocked on the door and walked in.
She was wearing a morning glory dress and a pair of round boots made of cow's skin. She also wore a ladylike hat on her head.
She was wearing a white lace glove, and a magic wand could be seen in her left sleeve.
"Inspector, can we go now?"
Luke put on his hat and picked up his cane. "Let's go... We'll go through the back door so that we don't attract the attention of the people."