CHAPTER 339 HOW TO DEAL WITH THE RARE TREASURE

Soon after, news that the enemies had retaken the Rough Slope reached the base camp of the Timber

Deity Empire.

"Your Highness, our men were defeated and the Rough Slope has fallen to the Holy Dragon Empire!" a

commander of the Timber Deity Empire reported urgently as soon as he walked into the camp of his

top leader.

When the other commanders of the Timber Deity Empire heard the news, they exchanged stunned

looks with each other. Although they knew that their princess, Alyssa never intended to hold the Rough

Slope, it was still shocking to hear that it was recaptured so quickly. Obviously, the army that the

Crimson Dragon Group sent to the Rough Slope was far from weak.

"Which army did the Crimson Dragon Group send to recapture the Rough Slope? How many soldiers Content held by .

did they have?" Alyssa, who was sitting in the Commander in Chief's position, asked immediately. She

seemed quite calm for someone who had just lost a territory.

"Your Highness, it is said to be the northeast army of the Crimson Dragon Group. They seemed to have

used only a few thousand soldiers to recapture the Rough Slope." Alyssa nodded to herself when she

heard the commander's answer, as if she had just confirmed something.

"Of course... They would not send anyone else," Alyssa said confidently as if she planned it as well.

"Your Highness, you have already anticipated that happening?" the commanders wondered

immediately. It had never crossed their minds and yet their princess had already predicted it. This was

why they had come to respect her leadership despite her young age.

"The commander of the northeast army is called Marin. Although this woman is young, she is also very

talented in the art of war. In the last confrontation between our two empires, she made our Timber Deity

Empire army suffer quite a loss. However, none of the information is valuable. The most important

information we received is that she has a secret identity," Alyssa said as the corner of her lips curved in

a cold sneer. The others could tell she had found something favorable to them when they saw how

excited she seemed to be.

"A secret identity?" The commanders on the spot glanced at each other and immediately began to

speculate about the commander's secret identity.

"She is the niece of the Crimson Dragon Group's Commander in Chief, which also makes her the

cousin of their Deputy Commander in Chief, Isis." Alyssa looked delighted as she shared this. She

knew that not a lot of people knew this secret, even in their opponent's camp.

In addition to Lance and Isis, only a very limited number of highly ranked officers knew about that.

Alyssa would have found it impossible to discover this if she was a normal citizen. Fortunately, Alyssa

was not an ordinary person. She planted a spy in the Crimson Dragon Group, and this undercover spy

had access to highly ranked officers of the Crimson Dragon Group.

After they heard this revelation, the commanders were all shocked. It had never occurred to them that

these leaders could be hiding something like this. They did not realize that their princess was capable

of subterfuge and trickery as well which made them respect her more.

"Your Highness, does Marin have something to do with your next plan?" One of the commanders

speculated when they realized the pattern of her actions.

"As far as I know, Marin is deeply loved by her uncle, Lance. He treats her like his own daughter. Isis is

also very fond of her cousin and treats her like her own little sister. Otherwise, young as Marin, she

could never be promoted so fast and become a commander of a military camp. So, it would be natural

to conclude that we have found one of the weaknesses of Isis and Lance—Marin." Alyssa explained to

them with a pleased smile.

"Your Highness, are you going to capture Marin alive and use her to threaten the Crimson Dragon

Group?" one of the commanders asked as the other commanders made sounds of agreement. It

appeared this was a question that the other commanders had been wondering about as well.

"No. Marin is just our bait, while Isis will be the fish. If Marin is trapped in crisis, Isis would never sit still

and do nothing to help her cousin. Once Isis is distracted by Marin's safety and does something silly, it

will be a perfect opportunity that we can take advantage of." Alyssa shared her careful analysis. This

time, she was sure that her new plan would work out.

"Commander Zuo and Commander Zhou! You two are to immediately lead 20, 000 troops and horses

straight to the Rough Slope, and surround it completely. But remember, you are not allowed to launch

any attacks against Marin's army. You simply need to cut off the provisions and fodder supply of the

Rough Slope. Commander Sun, you will lead 3, 000 troops to the front line of the Crimson Dragon

Group stealthily and intercept the provisions and fodder supply of the Crimson Dragon Group. As for

the remaining commanders, continue to launch more violent offensives against all the fronts of the

Crimson Dragon Group. As long as the fish bites our hook, the Crimson Dragon Group will definitely be

defeated!" Alyssa rapidly assigned orders for them all. She was trying to use Marin as the bait which

would lure Isis out of her base camp. Once the Crimson Dragon Group lost the command of such a

wise Deputy Commander in Chief, they would be defeated easily.

"Yes, Your Highness!" all the commanders shouted in unison.

Meanwhile, Rocky was still on vacation and completely ignorant of the serious situation between the

two empires. He had gotten the blue spiritual crystal and quickly left the depths of the marsh. After that,

he found a safe bush where he could rest. There, he rested his body while he meditated on how he

could use the blue spiritual crystal to get Rubygon upgraded.

The blue spiritual crystal was one level higher than the yellow one. Thus, it would be easy for Rocky to

figure out the strong spiritual power the blue one contained. After Uriah ate a whole yellow spiritual

crystal, it was upgraded from a cub with no level of strength to a beast at the second grade of the

three-star level. Moreover, a part of the yellow spiritual crystal's spiritual power had been absorbed by

Rocky himself at that time. Therefore, it could be seen that the spiritual power hidden in a yellow

spiritual crystal was enough to upgrade a three-star spirit-manipulated beast from the first grade to the

second grade.

It could then be concluded that a blue spiritual crystal was enough to upgrade Rubygon above the

second grade of the three-star level. Now, Rocky just needed to know how Rubygon could absorb the

spiritual power of the whole blue spiritual crystal at once. If Rocky fed it the whole crystal, it would

surely cause its death. If Rocky could use the blue spiritual crystal properly on Rubygon, he estimated

that it would make amazing leaps and bounds in its strength in a very short time.

In the case of Uriah, he had multiple yellow spiritual crystals in the past but he was not able to use

them properly on Uriah due to his ignorance. It could be said that such rare crystals were wasted by

him completely. If he had some knowledge about the function of the crystals, Uriah might have grown

stronger than it was now.

Uriah and the Rainbow Glow Unicorn also blatantly desired the blue spiritual crystal. Unfortunately,

they could not have it. Rocky knew that a blue spiritual crystal could not be evenly divided. Otherwise,

its effect would not be that powerful. Uriah was now at the third grade of the three-star level, but there

was still a lot of space for it to be upgraded to the fourth grade. Even if Uriah was the one who would

absorb the blue spiritual crystal, it could be ineffective. This was why Rocky opted not to give it to

Uriah. As for the Rainbow Glow Unicorn, it was totally not considered unless it would submit to him and

show loyalty to him. He would not be foolish enough to invest his resources in it until it had proved its

loyalty.

Therefore, this blue spiritual crystal could only be absorbed by Rubygon.

Of course, Rocky would not treat the Rainbow Glow Unicorn unfairly. It was because of its guidance

that he found the rare blue spiritual crystal. This was why he rewarded it with three drops of magical

saliva in a row. This reward made it so jubilant that it pranced and danced and was in a good mood for

hours after.

Just when Rocky was going to let Rubygon absorb the spiritual power of the blue spiritual crystal, an

unexpected and troublesome problem occurred. The blue spiritual crystal was very special, and it had a

strong spiritual power. It could not be separated and only with the consumption of its spiritual power

would it shrink accordingly.

Therefore, if a spirit-manipulated beast wanted to absorb the spiritual power in a spiritual crystal, this

process must be completed based on the spiritual power contract. A spiritual power contract should be

signed between a spirit manipulator and his spirit-manipulated beast which would then be used as a

link. Through this link, the spirit manipulator could inject the spiritual power of a spiritual crystal into the

body of his spirit-manipulated beast.

The problem was that Rubygon was not Rocky's spirit-manipulated beast yet. So, there was no spiritual

power contract between them. Consequently, it was impossible for Rocky to inject the spiritual power in

the blue spiritual crystal into Rubygon's body.

At first, Rocky was stumped. Common sense dictated that his problem had no solution, but he was far

from giving up. He meditated on the problem for hours until he figured out a way. The Mysterious Beast

Transformation Skill could be used to solve his current dilemma!