Arriving above the Chilin Garrison, the logistics personnel below raised red and yellow flags to convey instructions to the flying dragon in the sky.

Mantou read the instructions at a glance. He patted Noodles on the side of the neck and whispered:
"Dragon stop position number 13."

"Ow~"

Noodles growled, circled a few times above the garrison, and then landed precisely in the yellow frame marked on the platform.

The surrounding logistics personnel immediately gathered around, wiped the scales of the wyvern, tied a chain around it, and filled the feeding trough with its favorite flesh and blood paste feed.

The wyvern did not resist at all, but just stretched its body and enjoyed their service.

As the empire grew and funds became more abundant, the Red Scale Garrison also developed a comprehensive logistics system to keep the wyverns in top condition at all times.

"Thank you all."

Mantou greeted him, then turned over and walked down the stairs impatiently.

As he was walking, he bumped into a player head-on without noticing - he never expected that it was Singo in viscount's clothes.

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

Mantou looked at Singo's gorgeous Viscount robes and replied with envy, "Go exchange for abilities."

"Didn't I just read the guide you sent me, which said that professional players should spend their experience as early as possible and exchange it for abilities to improve their own strength?"

Singo glanced at him and said calmly, "My guide is aimed at top professional players, aren't you?"

Mantou gritted his teeth and said, "I think I am."

Singo glanced at his dashboard and said sarcastically, "No way, there won't be anyone who hasn't reached the level cap and is stuck at level 7 and can't go up, right?"

"You haven't even reached the level cap, so how can you have surplus experience?"

Mantou continued to be stubborn and said, "Do you know what it means to prepare for a rainy day?"

"Don't worry about it. Just tell me where the experience store is at the garrison."

"It's at the Marquis of Alger's place. You have to go to his office. There are already dozens of people lining up."

"wipe."

Mantou continued to walk down the stairs and soon arrived at the door of the regiment commander's office on the third floor of the garrison.

Sure enough, there was already a long queue at the door, and basically all the Red Scale Conqueror players he could recognize appeared here.

And he had no choice but to queue up obediently.

Fortunately, the time interval for each person to exchange their abilities was not long, with each person having only a few minutes, so Mantou only waited for half an hour and lined up at the office door.

He pushed the door open carefully and walked into the spacious and luxurious office.

The commander-in-chief of the Red Scale Conquerors, Alger, was standing not far away. He still looked like a half-dragon, half-human, but the horns on his forehead were longer and the scales on his body were denser.

The gorgeous robe he wore and the dragon head medal on his chest made Mantou envious - it was the medal of the Imperial Marquis, a symbol of noble status.

The dragon-veined giant eagle was lying nearby, not tied with any chains. It was chewing on precious magic ore and tilted its head curiously to look at the player who had just entered.

Mantou looked above Alger's head.

[Alger, the First of the Red Scale Conquerors]

Faction: Burning Empire
Challenge level: ???
He couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He didn't expect that even after he reached level seven, he still couldn't see the challenge level of this "first red-scale conqueror".

Thinking of this, Mantou said flatteringly, "Boss Alger, I'm here to exchange my abilities with you as well."

He hesitated for a moment, then asked:

"Well, Boss Alger, considering that I am one of your first two students, can you give me a little more discount?"

"No."

Alger replied coldly.

As a genuine native, he actually cannot see the panel. He just received orders from his superiors to stand here to receive players for the so-called "ability exchange."

Every time the exchange was completed, Alger would feel a strange energy surge into his body, but he could not control it and could only passively accept it.

Therefore, there is no so-called "discount" to speak of. "Okay."

Mantou scratched his head awkwardly and opened the [Experience Store] panel.

【Alger Yeoman's Experience Shop】

Skilled items: Riding +18, Military +14, Scouting +12, Hunting +11, Sports +10, Survival +10
Special abilities: Commander surprise attack, dive attack, emergency stop in the air, rapid turn, action like a tide, recovery of breath

"Oh my god, so many?"

Mantou couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

But when he saw the experience points required for those abilities, he felt a little discouraged.

To raise his Riding proficiency to level 18, he would need 9000 experience points, which was almost one-third of all the experience points he had gained so far.

To redeem a useful ability like [Commander's Surprise Attack], tens of thousands of experience points are required.

"I can't afford to change it. I can't afford to change it at all."

In the end, Mantou chose to consume 3000 experience points to upgrade his [Riding] proficiency to level 14.

After pressing the [Confirm Exchange] button.

Mantou's experience bar suddenly dropped a lot.

And between him and Alger, they also resonated with each other through their common bloodline from the red dragon, and eventually developed a special bond.

Alger's memories and skills about "riding" were transferred into Mantou's body.

His proficiency increased rapidly.

At this moment, Mantou felt as if he had been training in riding since he was a child, living with his mount day and night, and had been on the eagle's back for decades.

Even the body develops certain muscle memories.

When Mantou came to his senses, his panel had changed drastically.

[Riding Skill +14]

"It's amazing."

Mantou exclaimed in admiration, feeling that this experience was very novel.

Alger also closed his eyes slightly, feeling the strange energy flowing into his body, making him stronger.

"The Falling Star."

"What strange fellows they are."

Even though he was used to seeing the extraordinary behavior of the Falling Stars, Alger was still quite surprised by this strange infusion of power.

However, they did not know that half of the experience consumed by Mantou was paid as "taxes" to the leader of the camp - the emperor of the Burning Empire, the red dragon Cassius.

[You gain 150xp]
[You gain 300xp]
[You gain 200xp]
[You gain 400xp]
[You gain 1900xp]
Casius browsed the constantly refreshing panel information, stared at the dense experience data, and felt quite refreshed by this act of cutting leeks with a combine harvester.

"It turns out that the experience was transmitted through the bond of [Imperial Grace]."

"As expected of a player."

"With just this little effort, I have gained tens of thousands of experience points. If I continue at this pace, I will soon be able to break through to level 18."

"Leveling up while lying down is much more enjoyable than working hard to kill enemies."

The red dragon grinned, revealing a ferocious smile - that expression contained the joy of a good harvest.

From now on, these players will become nutrients for him to improve his own strength.

He flapped his wings gently and circled over the city of Antonio.

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live His Majesty Cassius!"

The people in the city burst into cheers, celebrating the arrival of His Majesty and looking forward to their future life. (End of this chapter)