Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"How many circles was it?" Zachary asked the two disciples responsible for counting the number of the circles.

"Fifty!"

"Fifty!"

The two disciples announced in unison.

Ryder and other people present were stunned to hear this. They did not expect that the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf would have completed one circle more than the Flood Dragon.

"Are you sure you haven't made a mistake? How could the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf have run more circles than Steward Shaw's treasure beast? It's impossible!" Ryder yelled at the two disciples.

"B-but...we aren't wrong! It's indeed fifty circles," confirmed the two disciples. Both were slightly terrified, but were adamant about the score.

"Well, I believe Steward Shaw would be very clear about whether they are wrong or not," said Zachary, turning to look at Shaw. He was certain that Shaw must have counted the circles in his mind.

However, Shaw fell silent. He knew the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf had indeed run fifty circles, and in fact, it had finished the last two circles at an incredible speed, which surpassed his imagination. The Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf had sped up so suddenly, and its speed was far higher than that of the Flood Dragon. Therefore, it was reasonable to believe that the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf had run one more circle than the Flood Dragon.

"Manager Harley, you must have added something in the meat or else the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf would not have run so fast!" Ryder accused.

"Ryder, you seem to have made a mistake. It is not that the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf ran faster, but it's just that Steward Shaw's Flood Dragon is slower than before." Zachary explained with a smug smile.

"Slower than before? What do you mean by that?" Ryder was bewildered!

"Well, this is thanks to you. You looked after the Flood Dragon too well and overfed it with large quantities of food and water. As a result, the Flood Dragon became too obese. This dragon is a treasure beast with short legs and great power, but if it gets too heavy, there will be a lot of burden on its legs. What's more, the excess weight causes it to lose its balance when it runs. That is the reason why the Flood Dragon's speed decreased in the second half of the race," Zachary explained patiently. "In contrast, the Bloody-eyed Stone Wolf increased its speed suddenly in th

from his position? I assume that the disciples won't lead a peaceful life as long as he remains the vice manager."

"Well, I was just showing my authority as the new broom. It's improper for me to go overboard by making drastic changes. Ryder has been the vice manager of the beast barn for a long time. He could still be of some use to me," Zachary replied with a faint smile.

"How could Ryder possibly be of any use to you? I don't understand it!" Henry asked intrigued.

"Although he is good at nothing but polishing apples, he has a fairly good relationship with the warriors of Imperial Level as he takes care of their treasure beasts. If I want to do well in the Xiao Clan, I think it's necessary for me to win over people's support and make acquaintances with the warriors of Imperial Level. Therefore, if I leave Ryder a way out, he might return me the favor one day," Zachary explained.

"What if he holds a grudge against you because of what happened today?" Jimmy knew very well about people like Ryder who were good at bullying the weak and harboring malicious intentions. He had come across many such people when he was in the Dark Prison.

"Don't worry. Strength is everything. Even if he harbors enmity against me, he will have to remain cordial with me on the surface, and that's enough for me." Zachary then waved at them. "Anyway, you can just find a quiet place to cultivate. You don't need to follow me around all the time."

Jimmy and Henry exchanged a glance with each other, nodded and then left for cultivation.