Dragon Covenant

Chapter 4

Emily looked at Albert Martin and said, "I just arrived in Navia City today. I'm here to pick you up on the way. Tomorrow is your seventeenth birthday."

Albert Martin quickly said, "Then let's go quickly. You're so popular in Navia Academy. Standing here makes me feel so much pressure." Emily then nodded with a smile. She entered the carriage together with Albert Martin. Then, with the flying horses neighing, the carriage moved smoothly away, leaving a trail of smoke.

The carriage was speeding along. After a long while, Albert Martin asked in confusion, "This isn't the way home, is it?"

Emily said softly, "We're going to the Clark Merchant Guild to pick up something."

She looked at Albert Martin with her golden eyes.

"Your father and mother left something for you. They asked you to open it when you turn seventeen."

Albert Martin was immediately shocked. "My father and mother left something for me?"

In the Niuhester Empire, there were many forces. Among them, two forces remained absolutely neutral, and neither the four major families nor even the imperial family of the Niuhester Empire would easily provoke them.

One was the Niuhester Advanced Academy, and the other was the Clark Merchant Guild.

The Niuhester Advanced Academy was the dream of countless young people in the Niuhester Empire. Every year, the geniuses who graduated from the academy were eagerly sought after by the imperial family, the four major families, and various other forces.

The Clark Merchant Guild was engaged in various businesses such as buying, selling, storing, and auctioning items. Its financial resources were so that you couldn't even imagine. But no one ever dared to have any ideas about it because the Clark Merchant Guild was so powerful. The Clark Merchant Guild in the Niuhester State was just one of its branches.

The headquarters of the Clark Merchant Guild was in a much vaster and more prosperous place.

Naturally, there was also a Clark Merchant Guild in Navia City, located in the most luxurious area in the center.

Walking into the Clark Merchant Guild, Emily took out a gold card and handed it to a maid. The maid checked it carefully and then respectfully led the two of them into the VIP room.

After waiting for a while, a middle-aged fat man walked in with a smile on his face, wearing a valuable gemstone necklace around his neck.

The middle-aged fat man said with a smile, "The young master of the Martin family and Miss Emily have honored us with your presence. I apologize for not greeting you properly. The person who can be the steward in this Clark Merchant Guild is indeed very tactful."

Emily recognized the man and said, "President Stephen, you're being too polite." She then introduced him to Albert Martin.

After the introduction, Emily immediately said, "President Stephen, we're here to pick up something."

President Stephen nodded with a smile, turned around, and led the way. Finally, the three of them arrived in a completely enclosed room. The walls of the room were made of some kind of metal and looked extremely solid.

President Stephen walked to the middle of the room, where a ball of light was floating, which was extremely dazzling. Then President Stephen reached his hand into it, and a metal door slowly opened, revealing a metal box inside.

President Stephen said, "This is something left by Albert Martin's father and mother. To open this box, the young master must drip his own blood onto it." After saying that, he left the room.

Albert Martin thought to himself, "What did my father and mother leave for me? Why is it so mysterious?" He always felt that this thing was extremely important to him.

He took a deep breath and couldn't wait to walk forward. He took out a dagger and gently cut the tip of his finger. A drop of blood fell onto the box, and in an instant, the blood was absorbed by the box.

A halo appeared on the surface of the box, and then a creaking sound came from inside the box. The box slowly opened.

Inside it was a fiery red crystal stone, about the size of a fist.

Immediately, Albert Martin was about to open it, but Emily quickly stepped forward to stop him. "Don't open it yet. Master and Mistress said you should open it on your birthday." Then she handed Albert Martin a box and put the crystal stone into it. Albert Martin held it tightly, with tears falling from the corners of his eyes.

Emily asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Albert Martin said excitedly, "Sister Emily, I feel that I'm going to rise to prominence. I must go to the Niuhester Advanced Academy to find you."

After leaving the cellar, they saw President Stephen waiting. Standing beside him was a young girl.

The girl had long, flowing black hair like a waterfall, smooth and shiny. Her skin was as clear and white as crystal. She was wearing a moon-white long dress, with elegant flower patterns embroidered on the dress with silver silk threads. Under the sunlight, there seemed to be a faint glow flickering. She was wearing a light pink gauze shawl, as light as a cloud, fluttering in the wind.

President Stephen said with a smile, "This is my little niece, Kelly Stephen. She is studying in Navia Academy and admires Emily very much. When she heard that Emily was coming, she kept pestering me to come and meet her. Please forgive me."

"Nice to meet you, Senior Emily."