I Have Seven Dragon Souls In a cultivation world

Chapter 100 - Old Friends

But before the store clerk carried on packing the armour, he couldn't help but question Dante.

"Young master... that so-called grant..."

"Don't worry, he's still alive. I wouldn't kill him here. It would create trouble for your establishment."

Hearing this, a relieved smile burst out into the store clerk's face.

"thank you young master, your mercy won't be forgotten!"

After saying this, the store clerk quickly went to start the long process of packaging the armour

After a few minutes, the store clerk returned with a small space pouch.

"Inside the space pouch is the armour you requested."

After checking the goods inside, Dante gave a nod of approval and handed over the bag of gold coins needed to pay for the armour.

After confirming the payment, Dante left the store.

As he went outside, he saw Rebbecca leaning against the carriage, waiting for him with an annoyed expression on her face 

"Finally, you made it out! If you had taken any more time, I would have had to go inside and look for you!"

Hearing Rebecca's nagging, Dante couldn't help but ask, 

"what's with all this panic?"

hearing Dante's question, Rebecca couldn't help but repeat it in disbelief 

"What's with all the panic?! Have you checked the time? We're almost late for the Hidden The Dragon Academy entrance tests!"

"Oh, shit!" 

"Yeah, oh shit! You better hurry up and get in, we've got to get moving!"

"By the way, Rebecca. Do you know anything about the Baleview clan?"

Rebecca raised an eyebrow as she replied

"if my memory is correct, then they are nothing more than a minor clan in the capital."

"why are you asking? Don't tell me you got into some trouble with them1 What have I told you about-"

but before Rebecca could continue her rant, Dante quickly interrupted

"Chill Rebecca, I just got into a brief argument with them and it's already been solved now so there's nothing to worry about."

hearing this, Rebecca's fierce expression finally relaxed

"Well, since there's nothing more to worry about, you better hurry to the entrance tests. Youll have to wait another three years if you miss this one." 

Without wasting anymore time, Dante and Rebecca quickly hopped into the carriage and sped away from the store....

...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the capital city, an old man sitting in a scattered office

The man's gray hair was held in a ponytail while a fierce scar ran across the right side of his face, giving him a fierce appearance.

Right now the old man was grimacing as he stared at the overwhelming amount of paperwork in front of him.

"Knock! Knock!"

Suddenly, the old man's concentration was broken by a knock at the door.

"Come in!"

slowly, the door was pushed open and in came a man with a jovial smile on his face.

Seeing who entered the old mans face contorted into a look of something that could only b described as pure shock

"Impossible! Jarred, is it really you?"

"hahaha! Squad Captain Vincent! Who else could it be!"

"impossible! Last time I checked, you were dead! Your sons even confirmed it!"

"Brother Vincent, I really was basically dead! if it wasn't for the fortunate encounter of one of my sons leading him to find a rare treasure, I really wouldn't be here to see you today!"

forget about all that, it's just good to see you're still alive Brother!"

words alone couldn't even begin to describe the joy Vincent was feeling at seeing his good friend still alive

Vincent didn't waste alive as he embraced him in a firm hug

 You see, the story of Jarred and Vincent went way back. 

 it all started many years ago when Jarred was still a boy not much older than Dante's age right now. 

 like any young man, Jarred had dreams of making a name out of himself, of elevating his clan to a higher status!

 unfortunately for Jarred, his talent just wasn't high enough to enter the hidden dragon academy!

unfortunately for Jarred, his talent just wasn't high enough to enter the hidden dragon academy so Jarred turned to next best thing, 

The Army!

Legend of a hundred battles! God of war! Ghost of the battlefield! 

These are all titles won by valiant soldiers and fearless generals through their military service towards the Vaenam kingdom.

For a regular young man with no powerful connections, his only choice to make a name for himself was to join the army.

and it was here that he met Vincent, the squad captain of the squad they assigned him to.

Vincent was the talented son of a large clan in the capital city and led Jarred and his squad into many battles for the Vaenam kingdom.

though many members of the squad died in these battles, time after time Vincent emerged victorious and kept getting promoted.

And as a member of his squad that somehow survived, they also promoted as well Jarred. Eventually, impressed by Jarred's performance mountains of experience he had as a member of his original squad, Vincent kept Jarred as his close right-hand man! 

As time went on and as Jarred and Vincent progressed in the ranks, their battles got progressively harder and harder, so they needed to increase their cultivation level.

But unfortunately for Jarred, after spending many years in the army, his lack of talent eventually caught up with him again.

As he and Vincent progressed in the military, the fights they got into became tougher, and even the ranks they were awarded required a certain level of cultivation. 

To Jarred's dismay, he soon realised early on where his peak would be. 

The Martial journeyman realm.

Despite years of struggling, he soon came to realise a harrowing fact.

No matter how much effort to put in, even if you trained till your ones shattered, without the required talent, it was futile!

Jarred just wasn't able to handle this fact.

The cruel fact that no matter how hard he struggled. No matter how much effort he put in, In the end it would all be meaningless, his limit was reached.

In despair, Jarred retired from the military to go back to the clan and take over the role of the patriarch.

But despite Jarred avoiding the military and completely ignoring his military past, it didn't mean that his close friendship with Vincent ended. On the contrary, it actually still remained strong.

so you could just imagine the guilt that Vincent was feeling when he heard that Jarred was poisoned in a beast tide and pronounced dead.

but who could imagine that the man confirmed dead would appear in front of him still alive and well!