What met her eyes was a layer of transparent ice and... a whole set of neatly arranged, blood-stained human heavy armor.

As for the human Han Zhuo mentioned, he was long gone!

She could clearly perceive that the blood on the human armor was indeed the essence of her brother Bing Zhuo’s blood.

To this, the human female Shuang Zhuo’s face was calm, as if the scene before her was something she had already anticipated.

"Crack!"

She effortlessly shattered the ice and picked up the blood-stained armor within.

Soon, Shuang Zhuo returned to the top of the glacier with the Courage Set.

"The person has left, only leaving behind this armor."

With a thud, Shuang Zhuo placed the armor on the snow with one hand.

"Damn it, I’ve been played!" Han Zhuo sniffed the familiar smell of his brother’s essence blood on it and his expression changed as he spoke.

Shuang Zhuo glanced at Han Zhuo with a "you just realized" look and said, "Let’s head back first."

"Wait, Shuang Zhuo, aren’t we going to find that human? That damned person couldn’t have gone far." Han Zhuo said unwillingly.

In fact, he was mainly worried that returning now would result in punishment from their mother, Avia Wings of the Icefield.

After all, his brother was dead, yet he hadn’t caught the culprit.

"Are you sure you can find him?" Shuang Zhuo questioned calmly.

Facing Shuang Zhuo’s gaze, Han Zhuo felt somewhat sheepish and said, "I can’t find him, sister, isn’t that what we have you for?"

"I can’t either. Take this armor and let mother try using magic."

"Well... alright!" Upon hearing Shuang Zhuo say this, Han Zhuo nodded like a withered eggplant.

...

Second floor of the Mill Town Adventurer’s Association.

When Raine returned to the room once more, suddenly he seemed to sense something, lowered his head to look at his hand whose skin had completely returned to normal, and checked the attribute panel:

....

[Power: 15 (+14)]

[Agility: 11 (+10)]

[Constitution: 15 (+14)]

[Intelligence: 20 (+5)]

[Perception: 11 (+1)]

[Charm: 10]

...

"Has the dragon blood transformation completed?"

Raine just noticed that the burning sensation his skin felt when bathing in dragon blood had completely disappeared now.

"Whoa, the effect of bathing in adult White Dragon essence blood is +3 to all attributes?"

Raine’s eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the changes in his attributes.

"And this is only the weakest among the five-color dragons... "

"No wonder dragon slaying is dangerous, yet the continent is full of dragon slayer warriors who constantly charge forward to conquer."

Benefiting from Monster Skill adult White Dragon Physique—’... Power+14, Constitution+14, Agility+10, Intelligence+5...’

At this moment, his base attributes already steadily matched the initial level of a Transcendent combat professional.

Except for agility being slightly weaker, he was a bit superior in power and constitution, almost comparable to a thirteen or fourteen-level Transcendent combat professional.

Adding the burst effect...

"No wonder Olaf got knocked down by a single hammer swing." Raine suddenly understood why the others had looked on in shock at him back then.

Actually, he had just been thinking about stopping Olaf at any cost; little did he know...

It wasn’t that the opponent had weakened, but that he had become stronger!

Just then, dense footsteps sounded at the door, and through the door, Raine heard the voices of Elise, Laisa, and several others.

"Hey? Raine, where’s that exclusive, pretty receptionist of yours?" Laisa teased as she looked around, "Elise was quite worried."

"Don’t talk nonsense, Laisa, clearly, you’re the one who’s eager to come!" Elise’s cheeks turned red as she pulled Laisa along.

"Alright alright, Sulfur Vine, let’s talk business now." Laisa said with a giggle.

Hm?

Raine glanced at Sulfur Vine beside him.

"Mr. Raine, just now, Mr. Benest sent word that Viscount Henry and others will return to Mill Town tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? So soon?" Raine raised an eyebrow and said.

Returning so hastily indicated that action was soon to be taken against Dorne City.

"Indeed."

Just then, the receptionist Liya knocked on the door and walked in with a smile.

"Good day everyone, Mr. Raine, the set has arrived."

Behind Liya, two robust male attendants carried an entirely new spiked heavy armor into the room, while Elise, Laisa, and Sulfur Vine all cast curious glances at the newly delivered power set.

"Would you like to try it on now?"

"Yes."

As Raine donned the power set piece by piece, Liya continued her introduction:

".... Besides each piece having special effects, the four-piece power set effect is Bull’s Strength, equivalent to a Second Level Spell Attribute Enhancement, triggerable every six hours."

".... The six-piece set effect allows continuous enjoyment of Swift Wind, reducing load by 30% and increasing attack speed by 5%."

"The eight-piece set effect is Third Level Spell Acceleration Spell, also triggerable within six hours."

"Wow, the spike looks so fierce! Elise, look at those three fangs on Raine’s shoulder armor!" Laisa excitedly extended her hand to touch the fang-like spikes on Raine’s metal shoulder armor and said enthusiastically as she pulled Elise.

With all eight pieces of the set complete, both its overall design and the dark gray metallic sheen covering its surface conveyed a feeling of ’this warrior is very strong.’

"The look is impeccable!"

"Indeed, looks like a strong warrior." The Druid Maiden Sulfur Vine nodded heavily beside them.

Elise’s big eyes lit up with wonder as she circled Raine in amazement, but soon she frowned slightly, saying:

"The shield seems a bit mismatched!"

This shield was something she bought for Raine in Dorne City, but now it seemed the obsidian material was overly plain.

At least aesthetically, it seemed somewhat at odds with the power set in front of them.

"No worries, as long as it’s useful." Raine waved his hand with a smile.

He was a pragmatist.

Even when he first saw the power set in the catalog, he briefly wondered if the set might be too conspicuous.

If not for considering that being conspicuous could facilitate tactical misdirection—’making opponents mistakenly think he’s a warrior,’ Raine might have hesitated to purchase the power set.

"Raine, are we going back now?"

"Just a moment, you go first, I have something to attend to here." Suddenly, Raine remembered something.

"Mm-hmm."

After the three ladies left, Raine asked Liya beside him: "By the way, Miss Liya, can you help me find some information related to Violet?"

"Violet? Mr. Raine, is it an equipment name? Or material? Or something else?" Liya asked with some confusion, since simply those three words were too broad.

"It’s probably a force, or... an organization." Raine thought for a moment, speaking in a deep voice.

"A force or organization? Oh, Mr. Raine, are you referring to Violet Castle?" Liya’s eyes suddenly brightened as she responded.

"Violet Castle?" Raine was somewhat puzzled.

"Yes! A floating city! Violet Castle, the magical sanctuary of the Valkyr Continent, has been floating in the sky for years. It’s said that its mages require at least the Transcendent level."

Liya pointed upwards, indicating.

Raine raised an eyebrow, showing surprise.

Though he had no concrete evidence, his instincts told him that what Sarnow had mentioned when dying was likely about this organization.

"Is there related description?"

"Yes, but it’s just an overview of the situation."

"That’s fine."

"Alright, Mr. Raine, I’ll get it for you right away."

...

A few minutes later, Raine put down the parchment scroll.

Liya was correct; Violet Castle wasn’t just a colossal floating city but a magical sanctuary in the continent.

Entering it required not only excellent talent but also recommendations from inner members of Violet Castle or some factions friendly with the Violet Council.

According to records, the number of Transcendent mages inside already exceeded three digits, including the figures of Legendary Mages, and the highest governing body of the floating city was composed of a mage council named ’Eye of Violet.’

"It’s somewhat troublesome, and if Violet Castle is indeed involved, it means that the former self is tied to at least a Transcendent level mage."

"So let’s put it aside for now."

Regarding the exploration of the former self’s identity, Raine wasn’t in a hurry; he thought more of this as something he would do in passing.

His strength was steadily increasing, and rather than expending energy to visit Violet Castle to explore the former self’s identity, he might as well focus on improving his power.

For instance, after he reaches the level of a Legendary Mage, exploring might become much easier.

...