Worthless Profession: Dragon Tamer

Chapter 492, Pull Him Down from His Pedestal? Too Naive

Translator: Silavin

Strictly speaking, Meng Jia could be considered a partial soldier.

The gap between a soldier and a student was predictably vast. After all, a person’s strength was not merely determined by their Attributes, equipment and Skills. Their Combat Instinct and combat experience was also extremely important.

In this regard, the difference between Meng Jia and the other students was like Heaven and Earth. He could kill those above his Level without any problem whatsoever.

Moreover, the Blood Cloaked Legion was not at all unfamiliar to the people of Dragon Country.

The Blood Cloaked Legion was the strongest comprehensive army outside of Dragon Country’s four ace military units.

The outside world had even habitually included the Blood Cloaked Legion Dragon Country’s ‘fifth ace military unit’, which sufficiently demonstrated the Blood Cloaked Legion’s power.

The Blood Cloaked Legion was primarily responsible for handling Monster Tide attacks on cities, with every soldier being meticulously selected. They needed to be the best of the best.

Meng Jia was a Third Grade Cavalry Officer with a hundred men under him, whose status was equal to that of a City Lord.

This was the first time he had revealed his Level, as well as his military rank and status in the Blood Cloaked Legion in front of everyone. Now, the onlooker’s perception of Meng Jia had instantly changed.

It seemed that although Lu Fan was a Hero of Dragon Country, Meng Jia was not too far behind!

Not to mention anything else, the identity of being a Third Grade Cavalry Officer of the Blood Cloaked Legion was not much worse than Lu Fan’s title of Hero of Dragon Country.

If the two were to fight, although Lu Fan would still have a higher chance of winning, it seemed that Meng Jia was not entirely without hope for victory!

Jiang Fengyun was shocked for a long while before he came back to his senses. With his jaw dropped, he applauded. “Brother Meng, I couldn’t have ever imagined that you have such an identity! You are a Third Grade Cavalry Officer… that means you must have killed many Monsters during your time in the Blood Cloaked Legion, right?”

Meng Jia chuckled, raising the heavy sword in his hand, lightly brushing the bloodstains on the blade that were so deeply ingrained they could no longer be washed away. With a proud tone, he declared “Of course! Since I was twelve, before I even had my First Profession Change, I joined the Blood Cloaked Legion as a trainee. Later, at sixteen, I had my Profession Change early, just to break free from the constraints of the Level Cap and quickly get stronger.”

“I actually got a Hidden Profession, Bloodcrazed Werewolf. So, after my First Profession Change, I followed the Blood Cloaked Legion in dozens of battles and fought against six Monster Tides. I daresay even ordinary Blood Cloaked Legion soldiers don’t have as much experience as I do in life-and-death combat. Otherwise, how could I have become a Third Grade Cavalry Officer?”

Jiang Fengyun gulped, completely intimidated by Meng Jia’s aura. He stammered as he said, “Brother Meng… your experience really makes us University students feel ashamed of ourselves… No wonder when I crossed swords with you in the Arena, you felt so unfathomable. It was as if you did not need to exert much strength to defeat me.”

Meng Jia, being flattered like this, inevitably felt pleased. His attitude towards Jiang Fengyun improved somewhat as he said. “You are not weak yourself. It is just that your Combat Instinct is too poor. Identifying your weakness and defeating you is not difficult for someone like me.”

“I’ve seen the videos of that Dragon Tamer fighting. Basically, he hardly fought himself, relying entirely on his Pet Dragon. Honestly, I’ve always looked down on such people. They just happen to be lucky enough to get a powerful Profession, and somehow obtained a Pet Dragon through unknown means. How can he be compared to someone like me, who has honed myself in bloody battles since childhood?”

“Honestly, I’ve always disliked those who have higher starting points than others and are smug about it. Although I come from a powerful military Family, I still fight on the front lines to train myself!”

After a pause, Meng Jia’s voice grew colder as he said, “Since this Dragon Tamer is participating in the freshmen exam, it suits me just fine. I really want to see just how strong he actually is!”

For a moment, Jiang Fengyun was so intimidated by Meng Jia’s aura that he actually had the illusion that with Meng Jia around, his team might actually take first place in the final exam.

He quickly flattered him, saying, “With  you Brother Meng, we are sure to win! To be honest, even without fighting Lu Fan, you’ve already won. He has a Pet Dragon, so all his strength is gained through his Pet Dragon. If you win, you’d be Dragon Country’s, no, the world’s number one! Even if you lose, it would be nothing to be ashamed of. After all, how could you, a mere flesh and blood Human, possibly contend against a Giant Dragon? From how I see it, without his Pet Dragon, ten Lu Fans would not be your match!”

Meng Jia nodded and said, “What you say is quite right. But I still hope that I can have a good fight with that Dragon Tamer and take him down. That way, I can prove that in the face of effort, talent is not important!”

After Meng Jia finished speaking, many people around were excited and unconsciously nodded along.

At once, Meng Jia became everyone’s idol.

Born into privilege, he could have lived without worry as a wealthy Young Master. Yet at a young age, he joined the Blood Cloaked Legion and through effort became a Level 40 Third Grade Cavalry Officer. This was exactly like a Protagonist from a novel would look like!

In comparison, Lu Fan, as a Dragon Tamer, became a Hero of Dragon Country just by relying on his Pet Dragon…

Although Lu Fan had also brought glory to the country and could not be said to have done anything wrong, everyone felt they were increasingly displeased with him. They saw Lu Fan as someone who reaped without sowing. Right now, deep down, everyone hoped that Meng Jia could win against Lu Fan.

If Lu Fan were here and knew that everyone secretly favoured Meng Jia, he would definitely laugh out loud.

Because ultimately, he was too strong. Others were simply jealous and wanted to pull him down from his pedestal.

But counting on Meng Jia to pull him down from his pedestal? Lu Fan could only say, Meng Jia was still too naive.

Meng Jia was indeed strong, that was without doubt. However, did Lu Fan only depend on his Pet Dragon?

To say he purely relied on his Pet Dragon for his achievements today would be wronging him. The effort Lu Fan had put in to become stronger, the dangers he had experienced, were no less than Meng Jia. Moreover, even without relying on his Pet Dragon, Lu Fan’s own strength could not be underestimated.

Back then, to improve his Combat Instinct and combat technique, he had been pummelled by Ye Wuxian for two whole months!

Meng Jia had only seen Lu Fan fight in videos from when Lu Fan demonstrated his abilities during the freshmen exam, so it was normal that Lu Fan did not seem as strong as Meng Jia.

But now, after being tempered by Ye Wuxian, Lu Fan’s own Combat Instinct was hardly inferior to Meng Jia’s. In fact, in terms of raw strength without any Skills or Summons, Meng Jia might not necessarily beat Lu Fan.

As for overall Combat Power, there was no need to even discuss it.

Not just one Meng Jia, even if the entire Blood Cloaked Legion came together, Lu Fan could still wipe them out!