I, the heir of the great Eastern nation

Seeing Christine give him a very serious knightly salute, Liu Zhao smiled slightly.

"There's no need to be so formal. As I just said, we're just equal friends. Just call me by my name, like before."

Upon hearing this, Christine shook her head firmly.

"You don't understand. Perhaps to you it was just a small gift given casually, but to me it is a huge treasure that can determine my entire life."

"Repaying kindness is one of the family rules that every member of the Lance family must abide by. It is the glory of the family and the pride of myself. Therefore, I will never allow myself to be negligent in this regard."

"Therefore, before I can truly repay your kindness, please accept my loyalty."

Seeing her so serious expression, Liu Zhao couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"Fine, since you insist, then so be it."

Seeing that the blue-haired girl in front of him had finally relaxed, Liu Zhao continued.

"Now that we're allies who can trust each other, I'll get straight to the point. I have some questions I'd like to ask you about, is that alright?"

Christine nodded.

"Of course, Your Highness, please feel free to ask. I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Liu Zhao looked at her.

"I want to know what your sister, Lady Love, and Baron Karl said in their letter, or rather, what is it about me that makes you so optimistic about me, that Manager Charlie, the Reilly Chamber of Commerce, and even the entire Lance family would be willing to invest so much in me, contrary to their usual practice."

Christine looked at Liu Zhao with some surprise upon hearing this.

When did you realize something was wrong?

Liu Zhao laughed.

Before coming to the capital, I could have taken Baron Karl's kindness as an expression of admiration and flattery from a minor baron in a remote area towards my status as a prince.

But after I arrived, I realized that at his age, he was able to have his own title without relying on inheritance, which already surpassed many disciples of great noble families. Even Lady Love herself held a considerable position in the Lance family and the Leilo Merchant Guild.

Such an outstanding couple must have exceptional vision. How could they have achieved this level of success simply because of my prince status? There must be some reason I don't know about it.

So, what I want to ask is, do you know why?

Upon hearing this, Christine remained silent for a moment, then looked at Liu Zhao with a serious expression.

"My sister said that you have the golden dragon eyes that only descendants of dragons possess. They speculate that you are very likely a descendant of the legendary Celestial Dragon Clan left on the continent... a Celestial Dragon."

Am I... a Celestial Dragon?

For a moment, even Liu Zhao himself was a little dumbfounded.

I'm just a typical Chinese transmigrator, with black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin. How did I end up as a legendary Celestial Dragon on the continent?

"What's the basis for their conjecture? It can't just be a guess, can it?"

Liu Zhao was completely baffled. Where on his body were there any marks indicating he was a descendant of the dragon race?

Christine gave him a detailed explanation.

"Since ancient times, gold has been the most noble color on this continent, and the most distinctive feature of the descendants of the Celestial Dragons, the highest-ranking mythical species, is their golden skin and golden pupils."

"Brother-in-law Karl said that when you were in Blackrock Castle, he saw your pupils turn gold in the sunlight. Also, although your skin looks fair, if you look closely, it is completely different from the white of ordinary humans on the continent. It is a color that is almost a gradient of light gold."

That's exactly what made him suspect your identity. That's the real reason.

After hearing Christine's explanation, Liu Zhao was completely dumbfounded.

What?

I possess golden dragon eyes, a trait unique to descendants of dragons, and noble pale gold skin.

To be honest, this reason really caught Liu Zhao off guard.

His black pupils would take on a special dark gold color when exposed to sunlight, a physiological fact he already knew.

But he never imagined that one day, his yellow skin would be described as having a sophisticated, light golden complexion.

However, after hearing the shocking words, he quickly came to terms with it when he thought about how this world was a world where noble bloodlines were valued above all else and bloodlines were the sole determinant of everything.

Seeing him lost in thought, Christine couldn't help but ask him a question.

"Then, Your Highness, are you truly one of the legendary Celestial Dragons?"

After a few seconds of silence, weighing the pros and cons, Liu Zhao finally gave this answer under Christine's curious gaze.

"To be honest, I have never actually seen the Primordial Heavenly Dragon you mentioned, but my fellow countrymen of the same ethnicity have indeed been called 'Descendants of the Dragon' since ancient times."

Upon hearing this, Christine's eyes immediately lit up.

"I see!"

She looked as if she had just realized something.

"So you really are a descendant of the dragon race. No wonder you possess such terrifying magical talent and bloodline inheritance. If you are a descendant of the legendary Heavenly Dragon, who is above all mythical races, then everything makes sense."

Her tone clearly carried a hint of self-consolation and relief.

"The thought that the one who defeated me was a descendant of the dragon race with such noble blood suddenly made me feel less upset."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhao couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

Although the girl clearly had a deeper misunderstanding of his identity, Liu Zhao had no intention of explaining.

Since this identity is so useful, let's just go with the flow!

After his doubts were resolved, Liu Zhao felt much more relaxed.

Now that he has the prestigious identity of "descendant of the dragon" to back him up, he can be bolder in his actions and doesn't need to have so many concerns anymore!

"Very good, Christine. Now that we have officially become allies and share common interests, I hope that from today onwards, we can engage in deeper cooperation and communication."

Liu Zhao looked at the blue-haired girl in front of him.

"Over the next period of time, I will come to teach you every day to help you master more and stronger 'divine language' runes as soon as possible, so that your strength can undergo a tremendous transformation and be used to deal with the troubles and challenges we may encounter in creating great achievements in the future."

Upon hearing this, Christine's eyes burned with intense desire as she contemplated fighting alongside a noble descendant of the dragon.

"Your Highness, may I ask you what this great undertaking you speak of is?"

Liu Zhao laughed heartily.

"I can't tell you right now, but you can rest assured that it will be an earth-shattering feat that could overturn the entire continent."

The longing and anticipation in Liu Zhao's eyes made Christine's heart surge even more.

She suppressed her excitement and took a deep breath.

"Then, Your Highness, is there anything I can do for you at this stage?"

Liu Zhao simply smiled in response.

"There really is."

"At this stage, I have two primary goals: one is to advance my mage registration to the silver level, and the other is to try my best to become a lord who truly owns his own territory, which will serve as the foundation for everything we achieve in the future."

"Both of these require a great deal of prestige and talent. As a senior nobleman in the capital, do you have any good suggestions regarding this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Christine pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

"If it's about reputation, as the top student in the academy, you don't have any suitable opportunities to make a name for yourself at the moment."

"Therefore, if you want to gain further fame, you can only rely on the platform of the church or the royal family. Based on your current strength and personality traits, my suggestion is that you can try to contact the two major churches in the capital, the Storm Church and the Holy Light Church."

"And the candidate saint of this year in the Holy Light Church happens to be my close friend."