The financial manager's expression froze for a moment, and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face. Looking at Chen Yue, he couldn't quite figure him out. To dare to stand out at this time...

  Before he could finish thinking, Gamor had already sneered. Pointing at Chen Yue, he said in a sinister voice, "Manager sir, it's this kid who tricked me into coming to the caravan."

  He moved closer to the manager and added in a low voice, "He's just a commoner."

  The financial manager's eyes lit up, and his small eyes narrowed into slits. "Arrest him and hand him over to Lord Gamor to deal with."

  His eyes swept over Ling Yue'er, who was standing gracefully to one side. Gamor's heart couldn't help but burn with desire. Swallowing his saliva, he couldn't wait to point at Ling Yue'er and said, "And her. She's my maid and was tricked away by this kid."

  Either she's crazy or you're an idiot. Is there a maid who can be tricked away so easily? The financial manager cursed inwardly. This reason was really stupid.

  However, at this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue acting along. And the "fact" that Chen Yue was just a commoner made him feel more at ease.

  Ling Yue'er moved closer to Chen Yue in fear.

  Chen Yue comforted her by patting her on the back and took the Frozen Rabbit from her arms. He was full of confidence. He understood the power of class thoroughly. After becoming a true apostle, Gamor, who used to be so high and mighty, was no longer in his eyes.

  If Gamor had behaved himself and stopped causing trouble, Chen Yue wouldn't have been interested in suppressing such a small figure. However, being provoked and not fighting back was not Chen Yue's style. Moreover, Gamor had tried to have improper intentions towards Ling Yue'er.

  Holding the Frozen Rabbit levelly, Chen Yue looked at the financial manager and said, "Open your eyes wide and see what this is."

  Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the Frozen Rabbit.

  "A magical beast." Gamor was stunned, and then, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, he burst out laughing loudly and unrestrainedly, "Do you think you can threaten us with this magical beast that you don't even know where you got it from?"

  The laughter spread far away and sounded extremely harsh in everyone's ears.

  The people in the merchant caravan had been aroused with hope by this turn of events, but with what Gamor said, their hearts sank to the bottom again.

  However, the financial manager surprisingly didn't laugh along. Unlike Gamor and the people in the caravan, he hadn't formed a fixed opinion about Chen Yue. And the mysterious smile on Chen Yue's face made him feel a chill in his heart.

  In this situation, if someone could still laugh, they were either stupid or had something to rely on. But looking at his performance, he didn't seem stupid. So...

  Pulling hard at the clerk beside him who was laughing exaggeratedly, the financial manager said in a low voice, "Calm down. Perhaps, the situation has changed..."

  Still wearing a faint smile on his face, Chen Yue seemed not to have heard Gamor's sarcastic laughter. His fingers calmly stroked the soft body of the Frozen Rabbit, and he whispered a few words.

  In the next moment, two halos suddenly lit up around the Frozen Rabbit. One blue and icy halo rotated clockwise, and the other rotated counterclockwise at a slow and steady speed. As the halos rotated, there was a faint sound of ice cubes rolling and rubbing, making people feel as if they were in a world of ice and snow, freezing to the bone.

  The coldness instantly spread out.

  The laughter seemed to be suddenly choked in the throat and stopped abruptly.

  "A... familiar spirit." At this moment, the financial manager felt his teeth trembling. Looking at Nord, who had already fainted on the ground, he suddenly felt extremely envious...

  The words "familiar spirit" were like a magic spell and spread to every corner of the camp. Everyone stared blankly at Chen Yue, who looked as calm as water, still doubting in their minds whether they had heard it wrong.

  A familiar spirit was a high-level creature that only apostles could summon. Was this young man, who usually seemed gentle and only showed his fierce side when arguing with Gamor, one of those legendary figures?

  The people in the caravan felt as if they were dreaming.

  The financial manager really hoped it was just a dream. He wished he could faint immediately and pretend that nothing had happened and that he had never been here. But that was impossible...

  Apostles were the privileged class among the privileged classes. Magicians of the same level were nothing in front of them. Moreover, looking at that familiar spirit, it actually had two life halos, which represented that it was a two-star familiar spirit. Judging from the young man's appearance, he seemed to have just become an apostle. To be able to successfully summon a two-star familiar spirit just after taking office, even the city lord would have to be respectful in front of such a person.

  What had he done... The financial manager glared fiercely at Gamor, wishing he could strangle this idiot immediately and hit himself with a stick.

  "Impossible. This is impossible." Gamor cried out in disbelief, his voice sharp and hurried, like a chicken or duck with its throat suddenly clamped.

  He had originally thought that Chen Yue was just an ordinary commoner and that he could easily make his life a living hell with just a flip of his hand. But in the end, he found out that he was the real small fry.

  What a shock and sadness it was.

  Everyone's eyes looking at Gamor changed from hatred to pity, and this emotion was the last thing he could bear.

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  "An illusion. It must be an illusion." Muttering some incoherent words, Gamor suddenly had a flash of madness in his eyes.

  A wave of magic power suddenly surged. The two ears of the Frozen Rabbit, which had been lying lazily in Chen Yue's hand, suddenly stood up. Its beautiful ruby-like eyes stared fixedly at Gamor.

  "Fireball."

  A burning fireball instantly rose up one meter in front of Gamor and flew quickly towards Chen Yue.

  "Oh no."

  The situation changed suddenly, and no one had time to react. The Fireball was a first-order magic spell, and as a second-order magician, Gamor could cast it instantaneously. Seeing that the fireball was about to hit Chen Yue, everyone's expressions changed at the same time.

  "Gu gu." Just when the fireball was only a few meters away from Chen Yue, the Frozen Rabbit suddenly chirped softly twice. It opened its mouth, and a white column of air burst out. The small fireball was like a match falling into water in front of the white column of air and disappeared in an instant.

  The white column of air didn't stop. Before everyone could react, it hit Gamor, and dense layers of ice immediately appeared on Gamor's body. Soon, an ice sculpture appeared in front of everyone.

  "Er." Looking at everyone's astonished eyes, Chen Yue waved his hand awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect this to happen either."

  The financial manager nodded knowingly. He understood in his heart that the reputation of a high-level creature was not for nothing. Although after being summoned from the spirit world, no matter how powerful a familiar spirit was, its level would be suppressed to the first order and could only increase its rank as its strength grew continuously. However, the strength of a familiar spirit was not calculated only by its rank but also by its star level. Take the Frozen Rabbit as an example. The maximum strength it could currently display was the continent's rank plus its star level, which was the strength of the third order. Gamor used a first-order magic spell to deal with it. That was just asking for death.

  What happened next was simple. With Chen Yue's sudden appearance, the financial manager wouldn't dare to make any more mistakes even if he had the courage. While busy treating Gamor, he kept apologizing and promised to handle things strictly in accordance with the laws of the empire and exempt the caravan from all taxes.

  Regarding this, Chen Yue didn't say yes or no. After being forced to reveal his identity, Chen Yue had the intention to leave. One could imagine how awkward it would be for him to stay in the caravan in the following days.

  The financial manager seemed to want to explain and said intentionally or unintentionally, "It would be nice if you had the badge of the Apostle Association. Then this kind of misunderstanding wouldn't have happened."

  The Apostle Association. As soon as these four words entered his ears, Chen Yue's eyes lit up.

  On the continent, the status of apostles was transcendent. Unlike magicians and fighters who were still bound by their respective countries, once one became an apostle, they automatically gave up their nationality of the original country, didn't need to bear any obligations, and could enjoy the preferential treatment of any country.

  All of this was based on powerful martial strength, and the Apostle Association was this ultimate martial force.

  The Apostle Continent was vast and boundless, and the number of countries was as numerous as the stars in the sky. The large ones covered hundreds of millions of square kilometers, while the small ones were only about a hundred square kilometers. They were divided into seven levels according to the country's level.

  The Apostle Association had branches in countries above level two. There was only one branch in each country, and the scale of the branch was set according to the size and strength of these countries. The more powerful the country, the larger the scale of the Apostle Association within it.

  The Tianye Empire was located in the eastern part of the Apostle Continent and was only a fourth-level empire. However, in terms of land area, it was no less than China on Earth, and its population was as many as one billion.

  The Apostle Association of the Amano Empire is located in the City of Freedom.

  ...

  Every apostle can join the Apostle Association of their own country. Only those apostles who are recognized by the association and awarded the badge are the real apostles and can enjoy extremely superior treatment.

  Chen Yue was very clear about his own situation.

  At that time, he hadn't been recognized by the Apostle Association yet, so he couldn't enjoy most of the rights and benefits, nor could he get the protection of the Apostle Association. With his current strength, he could act without scruples in many places. Coupled with the noble status of an apostle, not many people dared to offend him.

  But was that enough?

  Chen Yue knew that there were countless powerful people in this world, and there were many who were stronger than him. Without the support of the Apostle Association, others would have fewer scruples when dealing with him. The extraordinary status was related to powerful strength. His journey had just begun.

  Moreover, he didn't know how to upgrade his level or how to upgrade the level of the Frozen Rabbit. He was completely confused about the abilities of the Life Aura and those of an apostle. For Chen Yue, who was eager to become stronger, this was unbearable. A place like Chia City could only be a temporary stop for him. Nobody could answer his questions. The Apostle Association should be his stage. Only there could he find the way to become a strong man.

  Considering that it would still take a long time for the optical brain to recover, this was a good opportunity for him to explore the abilities of an apostle without distractions. Finally, Chen Yue made up his mind.

  Parting was difficult. Whether it was Ling Yue'er or Nuo Erde and others, none of them wanted Chen Yue to leave. But faced with Chen Yue who had already made up his mind to go, they could only accept this fact.

  Reluctantly bidding farewell to Ling Yue'er and agreeing to meet again in the City of Freedom, Chen Yue rode a flying beast and left Chia City the next day, flying towards the City of Freedom, the first city of the Amano Empire.