Alyssa looked around the crowd before she turned to the four princes. Then, she relayed what Rocky
had told her. "Mr. Rookie has just put forth a suggestion. He proposed that since Prince Algy and the
other three princes were worried about losing the opportunity to compete, we can just take the following
performance as the judgment basis. What do you think, brothers?"
When they heard this, Algy and the other three princes looked at each other to gauge each other's
reaction. Then Algy said, "It sounds good, but with what criteria will you be judging us? What do you
consider good performance and bad performance in action? Besides, the treasure hunting teams under
Geoffrey and Woods are obviously stronger. If we take action at the same time, they will still have an
advantage."
"Mr. Rookie has also considered that." Alyssa raised an impatient eyebrow, as she waited for them to
say anything more. And when they didn't, she continued, "Since the seven-star guardian beast is very
powerful, it is unlikely that we can defeat it completely. We have to work together so that we can, at
least, obtain that spiritual treasure, while the others are actively distracting it. Therefore, we have to
divide into two groups. The first team will be responsible for keeping the seven-star guardian beast at
bay. In contrast, the other side will be responsible for breaking the enchanted barrier that protects the
spiritual treasure. And for the sake of fairness, the people who will be fighting the seven-star guardian
beast will be chosen according to the strength of your treasure hunting team. The strong teams will be
chosen with more people than the weaker teams. Through this, we will make sure that all the treasure
hunting teams are equally strong."
"If that's the case, then I have no objection. But there must be a standard for the assessment of good
performance, right?" Algy said shrewdly.
"The remaining members of the six treasure hunting teams can choose where they will break through.
But be aware that as soon as the enchanted barrier is broken, the spiritual treasure will naturally lose
its protection. In this way, each treasure hunting team will have a chance to obtain the spiritual
treasure. Therefore, the team that can get the spiritual treasure first and bring it out of the flame
mountain is the winner," Alyssa explained.
Lucas, the princes, and the other peerless masters at the Divine Stage nodded in agreement. It was a
perfect plan.
"That's more like it." Algy nodded with satisfaction.
"Brother Geoffrey, do you have any problem with that? Your treasure hunting team is the strongest, so
I'm afraid you have to send more people out to support the other groups," Alyssa asked, looking at
Geoffrey uncertainly.
Of course, Geoffrey didn't like this plan. But even though it put him in a problematic position, he
couldn't simply refuse. No one would get the spiritual treasure in the end, and everyone would blame
him. At the same time, he couldn't say no because they could end up being judged by their
performance in the Hell of Dragon Fang. If that happened, Woods would have a significant advantage
over him. Moreover, Rocky was the one who found the spiritual treasure, which was also very
disadvantageous to him. He had no choice but to try his best.
"No problem." Geoffrey finally nodded his head.
"Great! That's it. Now, I will pick members from each treasure hunting team to form a new team." After
this declaration, Alyssa began to pick out the people she intended to assign to distract the seven-star
guardian beast. They would be joining her from the original treasure hunting team.
There were three peerless masters at the Divine Stage in Geoffrey's team, two in Woods' team, and
one in the team of the other princes. Therefore, the two peerless masters from Geoffrey's team was
transferred out, leaving only Alexander to be in charge. On the other hand, Woods' group was left with
only one master at the Divine Stage, Elder Brook, upon Lucas' self-recommendation.
After that, one to three masters at the Supernal Stage were drawn out from each treasure hunting
team. Since the number of the masters at the Supernal Stage in Woods' team was the largest, three
masters were drawn out.
Finally, Alyssa chose three peerless masters at the Divine Stage and eight masters at the Supernal
Stage from the six treasure hunting teams.
After the reshuffle, the remaining strength of the six treasure hunting teams was almost equal. But it
remained to be seen which team would win. The six treasure hunting teams would have to depend on
their abilities to obtain the coveted spiritual treasure.
Soon, everything was ready. The treasure hunting game was about to begin.
While all the treasure hunting teams were busy preparing, Alyssa walked up to Rocky discreetly. "Are
you sure we can get the spiritual treasure?" she asked in a low voice.
"Who knows? By the way, I have something to tell you before we go. I plan to go back to the Holy
Dragon Empire as soon as this mission is over. The appointed time we have made is almost up. If you
haven't found a way to remove the seal..." Rocky trailed off, hesitant to continue. After a few seconds,
he looked Alyssa in the eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry, but I really have to leave."
"I..." Different emotions warred in Alyssa's face, but she calmed down enough to speak. "Let's not talk
about this right now, okay? After the mission is over, then we will talk." After saying that, she left without
a backward glance.
Alyssa was still feeling conflicted, and she didn't know how to deal with the relationship between her
and Rocky. If she wanted to remove the seal, she and Rocky needed to have a deeper connection with
each other. However, considering the identities of the two of them, this was simply impossible. Unless
either one of them gave up the identity and everything they owned. And it seemed that neither Rocky
nor she could give up their current identity, so there was no room for them to continue.
As soon as Alyssa left, Lucilla came over and asked curiously, "What did Her Royal Highness say to
you just now?"
Rocky glanced at her and smiled, "She asked me when I plan to marry you."
Lucilla blushed heavily at this remark, and she answered awkwardly, "I'll explain it to her later. Please
don't take it seriously, Mr. Rookie, and don't feel pressured to do as they wish. I'll handle it myself."
"I believe it's a great fortune for any man to marry you, Chief Lucilla. Why, a lot of them are chasing
after you," Rocky said frankly.
"Unfortunately, Mr. Rookie is not one of those men. Maybe it's just because I don't have the luck!"
Lucilla sighed.
"I'm not a good man, Chief Lucilla. I don't deserve you," Rocky answered earnestly, suddenly meeting
Lucilla's soft gaze.
Her eyes flashed as she steeled herself to say something, but before she could, Queenie came rushing
in.
"Hey, bastard! Cover me later so that I can grab the spiritual treasure. I'm sure I can get it..." "Queenie,
don't be so rude," Lucilla reprimanded immediately.
Meanwhile, Rocky only smiled at Queenie's rudeness. "Okay, you can grab it later as you wish," he
said, still smiling.
"Mr. Rookie, you can't just let her do whatever she wants. It will just reinforce her bad behavior! Don't
expect her to get the spiritual treasure..." Of course, Lucilla knew her sister well, so she knew that she
was likely to fail.
"The stronger they are, the more they will be targeted. So Queenie might have a chance..." Rocky said
with a strangely knowing smile as if he already had a good plan in mind.
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