The Witch Hunter System

Vaan was quickly intrigued by Kuvat's timely attendance.

Considering Kuvat showed up shortly after relaying the news to Chaezi, which was subsequently passed on to him, it was clear that Kuvat had purposely withheld some information to make a personal report.

'Tell me, Kuvat. The emperor's sudden action against the shamans and witch doctors had something to do with you, right?' Vaan calmly inquired.

'That's right, Supreme Leader,' Kuvat honestly admitted before continuing, 'I've made contact with the Red Wyvern Clan and indirectly told its Red Wyvern Ancestor about their connection to the demons of Gehenna.'

'The Red Wyvern Ancestor must have passed my words on to Emperor Varan, which led to his current actions,' Kuvat guessed afterward.

'What did you just say, Kuvat?' Chaezi suddenly scowled at Kuvat with anger as she criticized him, 'How dare you act on your own, Kuvat! The Supreme Leader never ordered you to contact the Red Wyvern Clan!'

'And yet, not only did you do that, but you even talked to its ancestor! That's two offenses! Just you wait for the Supreme Leader's punishment!' Chaezi snarled.

But despite Chaezi's harsh criticism, Kuvat didn't feel the slightest concern or fear regarding the possible repercussions of his actions; he was still calm and collected, and that was because he believed the Supreme Leader wouldn't be mad at him.

Kuvat's feeling was correct.

If Vaan could smile, he would already be smiling when he heard Kuvat admit to his independent actions.

This was because Vaan had once told all the young dragon elites to learn to think for themselves and make their own decisions. They didn't always have to report first and then act after; they could act first and then report after.

He didn't need a puppet army.

As such, if he didn't give the young dragon elites certain levels of autonomy and freedom, they would never truly grow.

Alas, it was a little disappointing that up until now, Kuvat was the only one who have learned to think and act on his own.

'That's enough, Chaezi,' Vaan calmed her down before pleasantly saying to Kuvat, 'I don't believe that's all you did, right? Furthermore, your actions must have been related to something of significant importance that you discovered.'

'As expected of you, Supreme Leader. Your wisdom is as vast as the starry sky; nothing can be hidden from you,' Kuvat indirectly admitted with praises, full of reverence.

'The Red Wyvern Ancestor is the guardian beast of the Great Ratholos Empire and Peak Transcendent-rank being. For a lesser dragon with an inferior bloodline to reach this level of strength in this world is honestly very difficult and praiseworthy.'

'Considering the Red Wyvern Ancestor was nearing the end of its lifespan and was teetering on the edge of life and death, I thought it would be a great pity if we just let it die and miss out on the chance to obtain a powerful ally or subordinate.'

'As such, I sacrificed some of my blood essence to help the Red Wyvern Ancestor advance to the Demigod rank, significantly increasing its lifespan and saving it,' Kuvat explained.

'You helped the Red Wyvern Ancestor advance to the Demigod rank…?' Chaezi repeated in disbelief before asking, 'Do you have any idea what you have done, Kuvat? Even a few of our dragon lords have only just barely reached this level of power. By creating such a powerful rival, you are threatening the interest of our clan!'

'It's fine if this wyvern ancestor has good morals, but what if he is not? What if he is greedy and demands more of our true dragon blood essence? Does our clan's younger and future generations have to keep supplying them with our precious blood essence and harm our future progress?'

'You've taken a huge risk for a mere possible ally or subordinate that we may not even need. That doesn't seem like a wise move to me. Otherwise, why didn't the Supreme Leader order us to help the Red Wyvern Ancestor much sooner?' Chaezi pointed out.

Everything Chaezi said was reasonable, but Kuvat's emotion wasn't affected. He could see her point of view, but he didn't agree with it.

'That's where you are wrong, Chaezi. The Supreme Leader didn't order us to help the Red Wyvern Ancestor sooner, not because he deemed it risky and disadvantageous but because he was giving us a chance to take the initiative, which I did,' Kuvat argued with a soft chuckle.

'And as a direct result of that, the Red Wyvern Ancestor and his clan had sworn their loyalty to me. Not to our Red Dragon Clan, but me alone.'

'The Red Wyvern Ancestor and his clan really did that?' Chaezi uttered in shock and disbelief.

Kuvat was only a Low-level Transcendent. How could an Early Demigod and his clan swear their loyalty to him just like that? It didn't make any sense.

'Of course, they did, but it's no surprise that you find it hard to believe, Chaezi,' Kuvat calmly replied, 'Our clan's long years of seclusion and hiding from Gehenna have made you mentally weak and fearful. You have greatly underestimated our clan of true dragons.'

'Our Red Dragon Clan might have one of the lowest true dragon bloodlines within the whole true dragon race, but to lesser dragons, we are no different from royalty. This is especially so after we absorbed some of the Fire Dragon God's blood essence, the blood essence of a Rank 6 Divine Being.'

'Otherwise, how could my blood essence help the Red Wyvern Ancestor advance to the Demigod rank? Even if it is just a single drop, our true dragon blood is a peerless limit-breaking elixir for these lesser dragons. Of course, it still wouldn't have been possible for the Red Wyvern Ancestor to advance to the Demigod rank if he didn't already have such a firm foundation.'

'However, there's something else you are mistaken about, Chaezi. Even if the Red Wyvern Ancestor reached the Demigod rank, he is not qualified to rival our Peak Transcendant-rank Dragon Lords, let alone our newly ascended Demigod-rank Dragon Lords.'

'The Red Wyvern Ancestor only has a Demigod-rank body. He is no match for our Dragon Lords, who are strong in both body and magic. And even if, for some reason, our Dragon Lords are no match for the Red Wyvern Ancestor, we still have our Supreme Leader, the Progeny of the Fire Dragon God.'

'That's why the Red Wyvern Ancestor was so readily and willing to swear his loyalty to me, a member of the younger generation. It is because I, for one, have a noble status in the eyes of lesser dragons. Two, I saved the Red Wyvern Ancestor's life, a favor that can never be repaid. And three, my potential is limitless compared to the Red Wyvern Ancestor and everyone in his clan.'

'The Red Wyvern Ancestor is no fool. He knows he couldn't just jump over my head and swear his loyalty to any of the Dragon Lords or the clan itself, not after I did him such a great favor. And like I said before, this is the opportunity the Supreme Leader left for us,' Kuvat stated.

However, Chaezi was still confused as she asked with a frown, 'What do you mean, Kuvat?'

'You still don't get it? After everything I said so far, Chaezi?' Kuvat replied, feeling a little exasperated at Chaezi's inability to comprehend.