The Medallion

Chapter 1168 The Furtive Figure

Rocky took into consideration that the spiritual race beings might not be able to fully understand the concept of genetic technology, so he used some examples and metaphors to describe how it worked in the simplest way possible.

"Prince Crimson, are you saying that with this technology, we can change the physique of the spiritual race? And when it happened, it can solve our problem regarding the race's extinction? What is this gene thing? I want to believe you but I just can't imagine how something that cannot be seen can alter the physique of the spiritual race. We've tried almost everything. Even those precious elixirs can't do anything. But you're saying that through this gene, it is possible?" Rocky understood the doubts and questions raised by the patriarch and the elders of the Wood Clan. If one didn't really learn the concept behind it, it would be hard to accept such an abstract thing.

However, Rocky was determined to help, so he still made an effort to persuade them. "Patriarch, I just need you to trust me. Give me your word and I will make sure to do my best to produce the result that your people need." Rocky already did everything to explain its concept but he knew that it wasn't enough. Thus, he didn't bother to explain more. All he needed was to make the Wood Clan agree on letting him do some experiments on a couple of their female members.

With this, the patriarch and the elders took some time to discuss the matter at hand.

"Elder Evita, what do you think?" The patriarch deeply trusted Evita's judgment, so she was the one he consulted.

"Patriarch, this matter is related to the fate of the entire Wood Clan, so it's just appropriate that the decision will come from you. However, in my opinion, the young man is very special, and you should be able to see that too." Evita didn't want to bypass the authority of the patriarch, but she made clear that she believed in Rocky.

"Patriarch, I agree with her. Please permit Basil to try what he can," Alyssa said respectfully.

After pondering for a while, the patriarch approached Rocky and asked, "Prince Crimson, can you guarantee us that it will be successful?"

"I'm afraid that I can't guarantee anything, but right now, this is the only way. I understand if you have misgivings, so I will request that you just give me three of your female members. I will take them back to Crimson City to carry out the research, and what I can guarantee is that I will ensure that their bodies will remain safe and healthy. After a month, I shall give you an update," Rocky declared firmly in front of the members of the Wood Clan.

"All right, I agree to your terms. However, I hope that you'll keep this matter with strict confidentiality, Prince Crimson. You can't let any other spiritual race know about our clan's dilemma. Otherwise, the consequences will be dire for us!" The patriarch finally agreed to Rocky's proposal but pleaded to keep their secret to himself.

"Of course. You have my word," Rocky immediately answered and assured the patriarch.

After their conversation, Rocky and Alyssa bid goodbye to rendezvous with their companions outside the Wood Clan.

Right after the two left, the patriarch approached Elder Evita and asked, "Can we really believe in what Prince Crimson said?" He wanted to believe in Rocky but he was still distressed, knowing that this matter concerned the future of their clan.

"Yes we can, at least that's what I think. Patriarch, this young man's influence in the Wild Spirit Land is beyond our imagination. I believe that it won't take too long before the entire Wild Spirit Land and all the spiritual race clans will be under his control. We are actually lucky. If it wasn't for Alyssa's relationship with him, we might have missed the only opportunity to save our clan from our inevitable demise!" Evita explained as she let out a sigh.

Meanwhile, Rocky and Alyssa brought three female members of the Wood Clan back to the Timber Deity Empire.

As they returned to the empire, Rocky asked Isis, Lucas, and Queenie to escort the three women of the Wood Clan back to the Cao mansion, while he and Alyssa went to the royal palace to visit Woods. When they got to the palace, Woods immediately welcomed them. He was so happy to see that Rocky was able to bring Alyssa back safely. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Basil, I can't thank you enough for saving my sister. If she was sent to the Heavenly Demon Clan, I don't know what's going to happen with the Timber Deity Empire. I don't even want to think about it." Woods looked a bit emotional as he expressed his gratitude to Rocky.

"It's fine now. I don't think they will be a problem anytime soon," Rocky replied with a faint smile.

"But what are you going to do next?" Alyssa asked Rocky in a soft voice.

"I'll go to the Cao Clan first. Since I'm already here in the Timber Deity Empire, I'll go and see Juey to check on the development of the beast hospitals. After that, I'll go back to the Holy Dragon Empire," Rocky said after thinking of where he had to go next.

"I see. I'll also visit you at the Holy Dragon Empire soon after dealing with a few matters here in my empire. I have a lot of things to tell you…" Alyssa said while slightly blushing. She was like a young girl who was experiencing love for the first time.

Rocky said nothing with a nod. Then, he left the Royal Palace and directly went back to the Cao mansion.

As soon as he arrived, Rocky immediately saw Juey, who had just come from the Xiao Clan. She hurriedly rushed towards Rocky and threw herself in his arms without any warning.

"Rocky! At last, you came back. I missed you so much!" Juey said in a tone like a spoiled child while almost teary-eyed.

All of the women witnessed this scene but didn't really pay much attention to it. After all, Rocky had just treated Juey as his younger sister.

"I know. Thanks for helping out. I really appreciate it," Rocky told her with a bright smile while patting her head.

"My pleasure! As long as I can help you, just tell me anything. I'll do my best no matter how hard it is." Juey looked up and stared at Rocky with a serious face.

Rocky spent the next few days with Juey, visiting the Xiao's beast hospitals in several cities to inspect their progress and check if everything was going well. He also grabbed the opportunity to hand her some of his upcoming plans, so that she could study them ahead of time and carry out them smoothly.

One of Rocky's plans was to teach Juey and Queenie some of the more advanced surgical skills. Currently, Juey's surgical skills had already been honed to a high degree of professional proficiency. While watching her perform the surgeries, it was pretty obvious that she had put a lot of effort into practicing her skills. As long as the operation wasn't too complex, she would be able to accomplish it easily.

As for Queenie, she wasn't bad either. She also had a competitive side that enabled her to efficiently hone the skills that were taught by Rocky.

If it wasn't for the fact the Juey and Queenie were the ones in charge of the beast hospitals in the Timber Deity Empire, Rocky would have already brought them back to the Crimson City, so that he could hand over the genetic technology to them. With their inherent abilities, Rocky was confident that both of them would become his capable assistants in the future.

After staying in Timber Deity Empire for about ten days, Rocky, Isis, and the other two women left for the Holy Dragon Empire, together with the three female members of the Wood Clan. Juey and Queenie didn't actually want to let Rocky go, but they had no choice.

Upon returning to the Holy Dragon Empire, Rocky took the three women back to the Crimson City first. Then he accompanied the three female members of the Wood Clan to the genetics laboratory to begin carrying out some basic tests, which included checking upon their genetic make-up.

While Rocky was busy getting down to his work, the three women went ahead to the Palace City to accompany Lena and see little Nigel. Isis had been running here and there with Rocky for the past several days; thus, it was natural for her to miss her son.

Half a month passed quickly after Rocky and the others got back to the Holy Dragon Empire.

While Rocky was studying the genes of the three female members of the Wood Clan in the laboratory of the Genome Research Institute, he suddenly heard some strange noises outside the room. He quickly put down the equipment and decided to take a look outside. Then, he immediately saw a furtive figure flash from a distance.

Rocky was instantly alarmed and couldn't help but think of Alston. Without wasting any time, he rushed to where the figure disappeared in order to catch him.