Soul of Searing Steel - Chapter 1005 - Stalemate

During an internal Navy hearing, the top brass conducted a serious inquiry into Rogers Daren, the so-called “scum of the Marines” and Admiral of the North Blue.“You’ve had improper relations with royal princesses and noble ladies from multiple North Blue kingdoms?”“I call it showing care for the people.”Marines High Command: …“How do you explain the absurdly high salaries of the North Blue Marines under your command?”“Well, with what the HQ pays, how else do you expect them to risk their lives?”Marines High Command: (ーー`)“Why is the North Blue fleet equipped with technology from Germa?”“That’s just military-civilian cooperation. Germa 66 was moved by my sense of justice.”Marines High Command: (○_○)“And how do you explain the unusual deaths of a Celestial Dragon in the North Blue?”Daren sighed.“A maritime accident… truly unfortunate. I personally express my deepest condolences.”Marines High Command: (._.?)And so begins the story of a rebellious, unorthodox Marine.

Gripes have their origins and debts have their creditors. We haven’t crossed each other in days past or present, nor formed any grudges. I am but duty-bound to carry this out, so apologies in advance!

Leo was going to awaken as an Aura Farmer.All he wanted was to become the strongest. You know, normal kids stuff.Yet, being the strongest doesn't come easy. As he finds himself thrown into a forgotten era to solve mysteries, passing its trials to furthermore become stronger than any being that had ever existed.Still, the battle for power doesn't end there. Thrown into a battle for influence and power, Leo finds himself battling against other Aura Farmers both internal and external. It also just happens to turn out...everyone wants him either alive or dead, as long as it benefits them.Have you ever seen countless dragons paint the azure skies?Have you ever seen a whole continent reduced to dust by the flick of a finger?Aura is magnificent. Aura is absolute. But for Leo, an adoptee of the notorious Atlantis Clan, Aura is also a death sentence. Carrying a mysterious legacy and the weight of a slaughtered clan, Leo must navigate a world of madness, ancient mysteries, and a hierarchy of power that would rather see him helpless than awakened.From mysterious trials to the heights of the Bastard Volume, follow Leo as he dives deep into the harrowing mysteries of the Aura System and the dark truth of humanity’s past.

He was supposed to transmigrate to a magic world, but due to an accident, he ended up trapped in a massive library. The system assigned him a task: for every book he read, he would be rewarded with mana stones, until he finished reading all the books. A trillion years later, Daniel finally finished the last book! [Ding, detecting that the host has finished the final book. Calculating system rewards.] [Ding, reward calculation complete. Dispatching rewards. The total number of mana stones the host has accumulated: 99999999...9999.] “Damn, am I that rich now?” [Ding, detecting that the host has completed the task. Loading world...] ... Goddess of Fate: “Daniel, my divine realm needs expansion. Could you sponsor me with some mana stones?” God of Storm: “Daniel, the divine punishment is about to descend. Could you lend me some power to help me get through it?”