What kind of divination am I doing?

Seeing the scene, Charlotte recognized Lu Qiao while holding the parchment scroll.

But after Luqiao saw it, he was so angry that his voice rose eight octaves.

Black Cat really wants to see what happened.

The black cat approached Charlotte without any fear.

The black cat knew that Charlotte's challenge to a duel with Lu Qiao had nothing to do with him.

Although I am the real Ani, the purpose of hiring servants is to ward off disasters.

The black cat stood up, placed its front paws on Charlotte's shoulders, and kept its hind paws on the small table.

The marble countertop was slippery, and my hind paws kept sliding along it.

The black cat needed Charlotte's help to stand up, and Charlotte took the opportunity to pat the cat's head with a smile.

The black cat's body was very long, but luckily Charlotte wasn't tall.

The black cat finally saw the picture on the parchment scroll.

All I could see in the portrait was a huge, round face!

The portrait features large nostrils, two eyes—the left eye on guard and the right eye on sentry duty—and a broad forehead, but the drawing technique is that of a realistic charcoal sketch.

It is exquisitely crafted and lifelike, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like the Cyclops smashed the bridge's face on the ground and then propped it up again.

Seeing that the black cat had also looked, Lu Qiao angrily asked, "Do you think there's something wrong with his eyes?"

The black cat chuckled, "Yes, you know, the one-eyed tribe is like that. Their physiological structure is different; they can focus more intently and have a wider field of vision with one eye. They see things through a fisheye lens—wider in the middle and narrower around the edges. It's a very vivid depiction!"

Charlotte nodded: "Yes, yes, I knew it at a glance!"

"It's a ghost!" Lu Qiao shouted angrily, grabbing the portrait.

Lu Qiao looked at the round face in the portrait and realized that after the black cat finished speaking, wasn't this exactly himself under the fisheye lens?

I can understand, but I'm still angry!

Lu Qiao reached out and snatched his portrait from Charlotte's hand, then angrily tore it to shreds.

But they found that no matter how they tore the parchment, they couldn't tear it apart; it would unfold again as soon as they let go of it.

Lu Qiao was helpless, clutching the parchment scroll, unsure whether to throw it away or not.

"Lord Enni, please accept my duel!" Charlotte bowed again, holding the book in her hands.

Lu Qiao folded the parchment in half and stuffed it into his pocket, then asked, "Young lady, you seem quite reasonable. Could you tell me why you want to duel me?"

"Well, I heard that you used magic to guide and save a hundred adventurers in the air, and even defeated the demon summoned by the evil god's ritual with magic! You're amazing, so I want to duel you to prove myself," Charlotte explained.

After listening, Lu Qiao looked at the little one in front of him and understood.

This guy is trying to become famous!

The abacus was used on Luqiao's face, and it even bounced all over Luqiao's face.

Lu Qiao looked at the black cat: "Could I find myself a stand-in in the future? So that he can handle these kinds of things?"

"That's really bizarre, this kind of thing doesn't happen often!" The black cat shook its head, clearly denying the incident.

Charlotte was somewhat agitated: "I'm sorry! But I... I'm not weird, I have a reason why I absolutely must win! Lady Enni, please... accept my duel."

Lu Qiao was taken aback. He was small in stature, quite polite, and rather cute.

When Luqiao encounters something cute, he instinctively wants to tease it.

Lu Qiao retorted sternly, "What's the reason? Explain clearly, or I won't answer!"

"I need... I need to gain the dragons' approval!" Charlotte explained.

Lu Qiao immediately imagined: "You want to tame a dragon as a pet? You need enough fame to back you up, right? Go back, I'll tell everyone I lost."

Upon hearing this, Charlotte lowered her head and cried.

"Huh?" Lu Qiao looked at the situation before him, wondering what he had said wrong.

Charlotte cried, "No...no! There was no such thing as subduing a dragon. I'm the dragon that's going to be kept as a pet!"

Lu Qiao only realized what Charlotte meant after hearing her words.

The little girl in front of me is a dragon!

Lu Qiao was stunned. Yes, the alien race was not human; they had the ability to transform.

"So who are you?" Lu Qiao asked.

"Lady Enni, I am Charlotte Oran, the Dragon of Earth and Mountains!"

After Charlotte finished speaking, Lu Qiao vaguely saw a phantom appear behind Charlotte.

It was a giant, earth-yellow dragon that vanished in a flash.

"Holy crap! Dragon of the Earth and Mountains, are you filming a dragon race here?!" Lu Qiao exclaimed excitedly. He thought to himself that although his surname was Lu, he wasn't Lu Mingfei!

Charlotte nodded: "Does Your Excellency know? Dragons are incredibly fascinating!"

"Uh, it looks good, but Jiangnan the old scoundrel, give me back Erii!" Luqiao shouted.

Charlotte's tears, which she had just wiped away, started flowing again.

Lu Qiao felt helpless. The little girl's crying made Lu Qiao feel sorry for her, and added another layer of hatred to his heart for Jiangnan!

"It's not finished yet, it will come back to life, it will come back to life," Lu Qiao coaxed like a child.

"Really?" Charlotte stared wide-eyed at Lu Qiao.

The black cat realized, "What earth and mountains? I've been thinking about this for ages! It turns out it's the shame of the dragon race, the earth dragon race!"

Before the black cat could finish speaking, Charlotte cried even louder.

This time, there was absolutely no way to appease her.

"Can't you speak properly?! If you can't, shut up!" Lu Qiao glared at the black cat.

"No, the cat is right, we earth dragons are indeed a disgrace to the dragon race!" Charlotte explained, wiping away her tears.

"You can talk, so talk more!" The black cat waved its paw and continued sunbathing on its back.

"Come, come, Miss Charlotte, tell me more," Lu Qiao asked.

It took Charlotte two or three minutes to compose herself.

Seeing this, Lu Qiao pointed to the recliner and gestured for Charlotte to sit down and talk.

Charlotte sat on a deck chair, the black cat basking in the sun on its belly, while Lu Qiao sat on a small stool beside her.

Charlotte said with a sob in her voice, "Although the dragon race possesses a powerful physique and a strong magical resonance, there has always been a hierarchy among them."

"Racial discrimination exists here too. It's something ingrained and can't be changed. Don't be sad about it," Lu Qiao comforted her.

Charlotte explained again: "Dragons must offer offspring to other races every year as supplementary fighting force for adventurers. Other races are proud to become dragon knights, but we are ashamed to be enslaved."

"What's there to be ashamed of? Staying cooped up in the nest is so boring! Go out and have some fun, treat it like a spring outing!" Lu Qiao tried to explain.

Charlotte nodded: "That's true. In all my years as an adventurer, I've found human things to be really interesting! For example, our earth dragons, the books call us the dragons of the earth and mountains, how majestic!"

Lu Qiao finally understood: this child, upon first encountering human things, was captivated by the things humans wrote about dragons.

"That's right, isn't being at the bottom just a way to broaden your horizons? So what's there to be embarrassed about? If you think about things from a different perspective, you'll see things more clearly." Lu Qiao echoed Charlotte's words.

Charlotte shook her head: "No! It's extremely difficult for us dragons to reproduce! So being enslaved and going on adventures carries the risk of death! Everyone wants our race to prosper, so after discussing among the dragons, we decided to use a competition as the standard for assessment. The assessment will be held every hundred years, and the bottom-ranked race will have to provide tribute of offspring for a hundred years."

"I understand, clan competition, losers eat dust! That's how it's written in novels! How many peak masters do you have, uh, I should say how many major sects are competing, do you understand what I mean?" Lu Qiao realized.

"Five major races, nine variants, and a total of fourteen subspecies. The top ten are guaranteed admission, while the bottom four must provide enslavement slots for the next hundred years. Our Earth Dragon race is indeed a disgrace to the dragon race. Every time, the bottom four are constantly rotating, but we are always at the bottom." Charlotte sighed deeply.

"Hey, listen to me, no child cries every day, no gambler loses every day, this time it's definitely not the bottom of the class!" Lu Qiao complained.

"Yes, it's us! For over 1,300 years, in thirteen grand competitions, we've been at the bottom thirteen times! We've always been on the list, and among the dragons, we've always been someone who can't hold their head up high." At this point, Charlotte's face visibly contorted, and she was about to cry.

"What's the big deal? It's a rebound after a losing streak, time to pack up! You guys can't be worse than Top Esports, can you?" Lu Qiao continued to coax him.

Charlotte forced a smile: "Lord Aini, you're so kind! Much better than your attempts to comfort me. I'm just dissatisfied. Although a dragon's average lifespan is over three hundred years, taking a hundred years out of that to serve other races is a third less of its lifespan, and that's the youngest hundred years!"

After Charlotte finished speaking, it was Luqiao's turn to cry.

How could Luqiao not cry? Others gather together as mounts for a hundred years, but Luqiao is going to be this cat's servant for a lifetime.

Charlotte was stunned, thinking Lu Qiao had empathized with her. She pulled a handkerchief from her pocket: "Lady Aini, don't cry! I know you're also saddened for our dragon race!"

Lu Qiao grabbed a handkerchief, wiped his face, and pointed at the black cat: "You bastard, dragons are only enslaved for a hundred years, which is only a third of a human life, and you want me to live a lifetime!"

The black cat waved its paw impatiently and growled, "There are outsiders here! Don't say things you shouldn't!"

Charlotte was taken aback, realizing she had misunderstood the two's words. After a brief analysis, she began to comfort Lu Qiao: "Lord Aini, don't be sad! I know, killing a god is difficult. You mean you came to Earth on a mission, and this might be something you'll be stuck with for life, right? It's definitely more tragic than what we dragons go through!"

Lu Qiao gave the black cat the middle finger, then turned to Charlotte: "It's nothing, thank you, I'm much better now, so what does this have to do with dueling me?"

"My father, Emperor Oran, has always wanted to change this situation. As his daughter, I must shoulder this responsibility. You can defeat the demon god with magic, and if I can defeat you, I will be qualified to represent the Earth Dragon in the Grand Tournament!" Charlotte explained, revealing her purpose.

The black cat asked, "Wait, I'm just curious, but Lord Aini has already defeated the Demon God, so why do you think you can beat him?"

Charlotte nodded: "Because I have extreme confidence in my magic. In the last tournament a hundred years ago, my brother was branded a disgrace to the dragon race. He told me to learn from all schools of thought!"

Lu Qiao realized, "I see, you've even looked into Earth's dragons, you've learned quite a lot!"

"The reason my brother lost back then was because he learned magic from other dragons, but he didn't learn the real skills. He kept his secrets to himself. I, on the other hand, chose to go to Earth and learn from other adventurers!" Charlotte said, holding up her ancient book.

Charlotte flipped through the pages, speaking confidently, "Every mission is fought with my life on the line; sincerity begets sincerity! I've memorized all of this. I have the strengths of many, I won't lose!"

"Good, good, you've learned the Burning Technique, haven't you!" Lu Qiao realized.

Of course, Lu Qiao knew one thing for sure: he absolutely couldn't win this duel. Even without using the contents of the Burning Technique, Lu Qiao knew he couldn't withstand Charlotte chasing and beating him with that book in hand!

Lu Qiao is just a human from Earth, a trash with a combat power of only five!

Charlotte, clutching her book, said, "I've thought it over, Lady Aini. I'll use you as my final touchstone!"

Lu Qiao felt guilty and smiled wryly: "Didn't I just say that you can go back now and say you won, and I'll say you won too? That'll be enough. You'll be qualified in the Earth Dragon. You don't have to use me as a stepping stone... I mean, a touchstone."

"It's different! I want to win fair and square! If you ask me to just say I won, I'm deceiving the entire Earth Dragon Clan. Please, Lord Aini!" Charlotte knelt down and kowtowed to the ground.

Lu Qiao was stunned by the situation before him.

The black cat then gestured a circle with its paw: "Let's use this magic touchstone, ta-da! Let's see if your stone is hard enough!"

The black cat's words were a double entendre. Lu Qiao instantly realized what it meant and touched his pocket. Wasn't that the stone he had taken from the demon god?

Charlotte is an earth dragon, uses magic, and carries an ancient magic book. And I have an anti-magic stone in my pocket! There's no way I can lose!

"I accept!" Lu Qiao explained.

Charlotte quickly stood up: "Really?"

"If it's a duel, there should be some stakes, right? You can use your scales!" The black cat, knowing it was a sure win, started to set a trap to trick the cat out of something.

Lu Qiao leaned close to the black cat's ear: "Dragon scales? Something good?"

The black cat whimpered softly, "A dragon is huge; just a few pieces can be made into a suit of armor. It's the hardest thing in the world, don't you think?"

"Oh, pure profit!" Lu Qiao nodded and smiled.

Charlotte answered almost without hesitation: "I'm fine with that! And what about your bet, Lord Aini? Although I proposed the duel, I do feel a little bad asking for something in return."

Lu Qiao was stunned. What could he offer?

Lu Qiao reacted instantly, walked into the castle, opened the drawer, and found the three gems still there. He grabbed them immediately.

Lu Qiao stepped forward again, displaying the three gems in his hand.

A blue, a red, and a pink color, shimmering in the sunlight.

Lu Qiao knew he liked this thing himself, and it had a fatal attraction for women.

Charlotte's eyes lit up: "Great! Thank you, Lady Aini!"

Lu Qiao smiled wryly. Did Charlotte really think she could win?

too naive!

With the Anti-Magic Stone in hand!

They couldn't even break through their own defenses!

We'll see who breaks through then!