115: Clarissa: I'm sure I'm not human.

“Uh, I didn't mean anything else. I just wanted to be friends with you. After all, the more friends you have, the more paths open up!” Bella said to Clarissa with a chuckle. Her girl-next-door appearance was quite endearing. She intimately wrapped her arm around Clarissa's and walked aside, “Let's go sit over there. The drinks here are quite good!”

Clarissa let Bella lead her. Anyway, she was here to travel, so she might as well relax, and at the same time, see if she could earn back her source points.

At the same time, the Exchange Platform also made Clarissa realize that in the Celestial Realms, the benefits to be gained were not just resources and source points, but also many other hidden advantages!

For example, the rules and power systems of other worlds...

Hmm... Clarissa thought, what was the power system of this world? Dragon Rider? Dragon Power? Or some kind of giant dragon...

As for herself, was she a Dragon Rider or a Contract Dragon?

If she was a Dragon Rider, would she also need to cultivate Dragon Power? If she cultivated Dragon Power, would she then be able to contract dragons? No, or perhaps Dragon Power could promote the growth of her bloodline?! Clarissa's eyes lit up at this thought. If that were the case... it would be a truly massive improvement for her!

But... what if she couldn't cultivate Dragon Power? Clarissa also considered this point. If that happened, she would try to become a “Contract Dragon”! After all, the dragons here all thought she was a dragon, and clearly, she looked more like a dragon.

If she became a Contract Dragon... then she would need a Dragon Rider, and then use the Dragon Rider's Dragon Power to improve her bloodline. All roads lead to Rome; the ultimate goal was to improve her bloodline to become stronger!

Clarissa seemed to have found the “greatest benefit” of this world!

“Clarissa? Clarissa?” Bella called out several times. She noticed that Clarissa seemed to be spacing out, and her expression kept fluctuating between excitement, conflict, and then excitement again.

The friend she was about to make wouldn't be a “crazy” dragon, would she?

Bella was a bit worried. Although she liked making friends everywhere, it didn't mean she would befriend just anyone... at least, she preferred to avoid neurotic lunatics.

“Ah?! What's wrong?” Clarissa snapped back to reality. She had been so engrossed in those thoughts just now. “I'm sorry, I suddenly thought of something and zoned out.”

“Oh, oh! It's nothing! Come, this is the drink shop. I often come here to drink!” Bella said to Clarissa with a chuckle, pointing to a drink shop in front of them that was at least two hundred square meters, with two floors. There was also a large open area in front of the shop with tables and chairs for people to sit.

Seeing that most of the seats were occupied, it was clear that this drink shop was very popular.

Bella led Clarissa inside: “Let me tell you, I'm a super member here. I have a member room, and it's the priority kind!”

Clarissa could understand. After all, Bella was a dragon, and an adult dragon at that. Although her human form looked a bit small, this was the other party's “preference,” and Clarissa didn't mind.

“Hello! Do you still have private rooms?” Bella took out a card, dark gold and looking quite high-class.

“Yes!” The server opened a private room for them, and then Bella and Clarissa sat down inside.

The space wasn't very large, just a table and some chairs, providing a private room for talking and drinking.

Bella was very talkative, naturally friendly, and enthusiastically recommended several drinks. She ordered all of them and then chatted non-stop with Clarissa.

Clarissa listened with a smile, occasionally responding.

In her mind, she was still figuring out how to test whether she was a Contract Dragon or a Dragon Rider.

“Hey, Bella, do you know how a Dragon Rider contracts a dragon?” Clarissa asked Bella.

“Uh, just connect with the dragon directly using Dragon Control Power. If the dragon agrees, it will connect, and a contract will form between the two. It's very simple!” Bella answered directly.

It certainly sounded simple.

So Clarissa still needed to get a cultivation method for Dragon Control Power? Clarissa scratched her head: “How do you cultivate Dragon Control Power?”

“Huh? Why would you, a dragon, care about that? You're not thinking of not having a Dragon Rider and then cultivating Dragon Control Power yourself, being self-sufficient, are you? Don't even think about it. That idea has been experimented with by countless senior dragons over many years, including many incredibly talented dragons. It's simply impossible,” Bella said, shaking her head.

“I still want to try!” Clarissa said, shaking her head slightly.

“Hmph!” Bella shook her head. She had seen many dragons like this. “Alright, I'll teach you. You can try!”

With that, Bella told Clarissa the cultivation method for “Dragon Control Power.”

This was basically universal in this world; everyone used the same method. And only humans would cultivate it; dragons didn't care at all. Some dragons would know, some wouldn't.

And Bella was the kind of dragon who knew. Well, to put it bluntly, Bella herself had tried it... *cough cough*, dragons! They're all curious, and dragon lives are long. They'll all want to try it, just in case they're that one “unique” dragon among tens of millions of years?

Of course, such things would certainly not be spoken aloud; it was an unspoken understanding among them.

Clarissa immediately began to attempt cultivation.

Even when the drinks arrived, Clarissa had no success.

“It looks like it's not working, huh?” Bella said, looking at Clarissa.

“Mmm...” Clarissa nodded. She could feel the effect of the cultivation method, but those “mysterious rule powers” “rejected” her.

If that was the case, it meant this world judged her to be a “dragon,” not a dragon-human?

Alright, after confirming that she wasn't human. Clarissa was quite helpless. It seemed she would have to find a Dragon Rider.

She could choose not to, but she had to improve her bloodline! She knew how important that was.

She would have to carefully scout for one when the time came. Of course, it absolutely had to be female.

Clarissa didn't want a male to “control” her.

And most importantly, her stay in this world was not fixed, but according to the prompt, she would be notified in advance.

There was no notification yet, which meant the time would definitely be three days or even a week or more.

She could stay for quite a while.

Clarissa snapped back to attention and chatted with Bella. She still needed to learn more information.

...

Blade Spirit World.

The exchange competition had begun!

Beiling Academy's exchange competition still had the same new students: Wen Yu, Bai Mo, Lin Qiaoqiao, Zhang Ling, and Yi Yun.

As for the older students, they were: Zhang Qier, Li Zhengcheng, Peng Jun, Feng Jun, and Chu Ling.

The next matches would continue to be internal exchange matches, new students against older students, to finally determine the five strongest individuals who would go to Nanhua Academy for the exchange competition.

The dates for the matches had also been set, the draws had been completed, and everyone's first opponents were ready.

This time it was a round-robin tournament; basically, all five people would fight each other once.

Ultimately, the best lineup representing Beiling Academy to compete against Nanhua Academy would be decided by the higher-ups.