Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 379

Some time earlier... _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

The small bird Wei had released beat its wings as fast as it could, carrying the encrypted message through the sky. Its feathers blended with the overcast heavens, but not enough to fool the trained eyes watching the border.

"Interception!" shouted a guard from a watchtower, pointing toward the sky with urgency. "Messenger bird, sector seven!"

A four-winged silver eagle rose immediately. Its talons caught the small messenger with perfect accuracy, the predator's enhanced senses making escape impossible.

The captured bird struggled just for a moment before resigning itself to its fate, its small black eyes gleaming with an intelligence that seemed disturbingly human.

The eagle's tamer smiled grimly as he guided his beast back toward the communication post. Another intercepted message, another small victory in the information war that raged parallel to the political tensions.

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At the border communications post, the Sergeant unrolled the tiny parchment with expert hands. His eyes, enhanced by fusion with his beast, could read and decipher the smallest symbols without effort.

Years of experience had taught him to recognize different coding systems, different handwritings, different levels of urgency. This message had all the hallmarks of something important.

"Encrypted," he murmured, passing the message to his subordinate for confirmation. "But it's one of ours."

His assistant, a nervous young man who still jumped at sudden sounds, leaned in to see better. The border duty was wearing on everyone… too much tension, too many sleepless nights watching for threats both real and imagined.

"Goldcrest?" he asked, though something about the cipher structure seemed off.

"No." The Sergeant frowned at the guy, a calculating smile spreading across his weathered features. "This is Yino's work… I have some idea of their language codes."

The assistant stepped back instinctively. Everyone now knew about Yino's "support" for the Goldcrest cause, but nobody trusted it. Their agents were everywhere, their motives always suspect.

"Should I report it?"

"Not so fast. Kharzan gave them 'freedom' to operate." The Sergeant leaned back in his chair, drumming his fingers thoughtfully against the wooden surface. "If we're intercepting communications between our Yino ally's spies, we could use this to our advantage. Let the message reach its destination."

He held the parchment up to the lamplight, as if the paper itself might reveal additional secrets hidden between the lines.

"Are you sure? If command finds out we let information pass..."

"Command asked us to help Yino's 'support'," the Sergeant smiled, releasing the small messenger through the window. The bird immediately took flight, disappearing into the sky with renewed urgency. "Especially if that little bird can lead us straight to the nest."

The assistant watched nervously as the intelligence flew away, but said nothing. The Sergeant's experience had kept them alive long… questioning his judgment now seemed unwise.

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At the academy...

Han was in his room, staring out at the distant city spires with hollow eyes. There was no way he could return to his false family in Yano now…

The weight of his double life pressed down on him like a physical burden.

The familiar that Yino had given him tapped against his window, alerting him to his messenger's return.

His hands trembled slightly as he unrolled Wei's message, eyes moving rapidly over the encoded words.

"Situation compromised. Need distraction at border. The Patinders are in danger. The boy needs support to divide forces soon. He threatened that his parents must escape unharmed or we lose his contributions, and with them, any opportunity to study the purification ability or other cultivation methods. H, I need you to notify S. - W"

Han closed his eyes. He had been reporting to Yino about academy movements, yes, but always carefully filtered information…