The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 742: Chapter 0739: Jela’s Endeavor (First Release)
 

He dismissed the others.

Leaving only Goltai and Blair behind, his reason was straightforward, “You must quickly hand over the work of port town advisors and administrative officers. I will have you go to Iron Hoof City to take up positions there. Goltai, you will temporarily serve as the advisor of Iron Hoof City, and Blair, you as its administrative officer.”

Upon hearing this, Goltai’s voice trembled as he replied, “Your Highness, Goltai swears loyalty to the death to Your Highness!”

Blair spoke with a choke, “Swear loyalty to the death to Your Highness, and will never fail Your Highness’ expectations!”

“Hmm, Iron Hoof City is an enormous city with a population of one hundred thousand, and this will be a challenge for you. If you do well, you will take on greater responsibilities in the future when the kingdom is established. If you do not do well… I need not say more, right?” Liszt actually wasn’t optimistic about either of them, in terms of methods or courage.

They might be competent as advisors and administrative officers of a small city, but to be responsible for an enormous city with one hundred thousand people was indeed very questionable.

But Liszt had no choice, as he had no one else to use, so he had to make do with this arrangement for the time being. After the Flame Territory had been properly assimilated, he would gradually make adjustments.

Short of money, people, and elves, what to do?

Rob!

He would negotiate with the Sapphire Duke, issue more Pioneer Mandates, and crazily raid the Eagle Kingdom.

Once Goltai and Blair left, he already started planning how to arrange the raiding plans—the Fire Dragon was inherently an Evil Dragon that did not engage in production. Its nature was to loot! As a Fire Dragon Knight, he naturally couldn’t abandon this innate skill but had to skillfully carry it forward and enhance it.

With the Dragon Knights of the Eagle Kingdom dead and their dragons hijacked by Liszt midway, it was the weakest moment for them. As soon as they showed signs of fatigue, Liszt would decisively not let go—after all, the Eagle Kingdom had mastered navigation and could seize control of the sea’s benefits at any moment; they must be struck down.

He would make it clear to the nobles of the Eagle Kingdom that besides Sapphire, only he, Liszt, could dominate the sea!

“Speaking of which, the letter from the Marquis of Nuta should have already reached his family. Representatives of the Yu Huashi Family with the Greater Elf are probably preparing to come and redeem their people… If only I knew this before the Dragon Slaying Battle began, I should’ve captured a few more Nobles, and by now, perhaps my hands would be soft with the elves I’d have received!”

Regrettably, before the battle began, he had adopted a wait-and-see attitude and had not taken much action; and after the battle began, due to his pride as a Dragon Knight, he felt it beneath him to act.

In contemplation.

Smoke slowly emerged before his eyes.

“Complete the task and you will be rewarded with one Thorn Elf Bug.”@@novelbin@@

After accepting the cheers of his people, the task was finally deemed complete.

“Hm, not bad, another Thorn Bug!” Liszt had initially thought the Smoke Mission was being lackluster, fooling him with just another Elf Bug, but it turned out to be a Thorn Bug.

One Thorn Bug could plant about one hundred acres of Auxiliary Medicine Thorn, and this Auxiliary Medicine could be used in a three-to-one ratio with Magic Potions. Especially for Earth Knights and Sky Knights practicing Dou Qi Cultivation, the value of Auxiliary Medicine far exceeds Magic Potions. The value of one Thorn Bug is almost comparable to that of an ordinary Little Minor Elf.

Currently, the two kinds of Auxiliary Medicine in the Territory, Auxiliary Medicine Dragon Mallow and Auxiliary Medicine Thorn, both lack Elven cultivation—this also shows the importance of Jela.

Immediately afterwards.

The smoke before his eyes transformed, and new Serpent Script content appeared.

“Mission: You have noticed that the Thorn Minor Elf Jela is extraordinary. As the number of Domain Elves continues to increase, it’s inevitable that Jela’s emotions will be neglected. Yet the temperamental Jela refuses to be sidelined and is striving hard. Please provide Jela with a new variety of Thorn. Reward: One Greater Elf.”

“Hm?”

Liszt shuddered, feeling happiness arrive so suddenly, “The task is about Jela’s striving, and the reward is a Greater Elf. Does this mean that Jela is about to evolve into a Greater Elf?”

He had not witnessed the evolution of a Little Minor Elf into a Greater Elf, but he knew the process—a Greater Elf Xiangxiang from the Tulip Family had evolved from a Tulip Lesser Spirit.

The process of evolution was not complex.

For Elf Bugs to evolve into Little Minor Elves, they needed to go through a Fat Pupa Stage to ferment before breaking out of their cocoon and emerging from the dead skin. Little Minor Elves evolving into a Greater Elf simply underwent a period of withering and decline, a failure to overcome which could result in severe damage to their vitality or even death; but once it was overcome, they could grow into a Greater Elf.

Their bodies would gradually grow larger, expanding from the size of a palm to that of a baby.

Their spiritual power and intelligence would greatly increase, and with fully developed vocal cords, they could learn to speak.

“Immediately!”

“Right away!”

“Go now!”

Liszt dispersed the Smoke Mission and directly initiated a search for new Thorn species by the Territory Officers, while also contacting Tulip Castle to have Marquis of Bull Tail use his network on his behalf to seek new Thorn species. Even if it meant scouring the entire Sapphire, different varieties of Thorns had to be found, to provide Thorn Minor Elf Jela with the pheromones needed for evolution.

He called Jela over.

His mood was a mix of happiness and nervousness.

There was risk involved in this task; although the protection of the Smoke Mission should prevent failure, who could guarantee that the results of the Tulip Bug wouldn’t recur.

“Starting today, before going to sleep every night, chant Jela’s name for a while to strengthen the subconscious control over the Power of Destiny!”

No matter what, once Jela evolved into a Greater Elf, she could live for two hundred years. Two hundred years of companionship ought to be enough. Moreover, with Jela’s evolution, the planting area for Auxillary Medicine Thorns could be significantly increased, and the production of magic potions in the territory could double as well.

“Woah!”

“Jela, you must strive and press on!” Placing Jela on his shoulder, Liszt began inspecting his castle, paying attention to every Little Minor Elf and Elf Bug, and then went to the underwater Worm Room to play with Giant Algae Greater Elf Pike.

Giant Algae Greater Elf Pike didn’t reside in the underwater Worm Room but instead lived in the small underwater castle built for him at the mouth of the canal by Virginia Truth.

He preferred solitude, disliking even his own kind, let alone other Elves.

After calling for a long time, he lazily swam over, nibbling on the Jade Powder that Liszt spread out for him, this Greater Elf was as narcissistic and sharp-tongued as ever.

“Liszt, hurry up and throw away Jela, that clownish Little Minor Elf is so ugly.”

“Woah!”

“A clown who can’t speak is really so ugly.” Pike smirked with disdain, his sharp teeth quite an eyesore, “Only Liszt and Pike are handsome.”

“Woah!” Jela responded with a beam of green light.

Pike reacted very quickly, also raising his hand to release a yellow-brown light: “Looking for a fight!”

“Both of you, stop right now!” Liszt slightly amplified his Dragon Dou Qi and shattered the two beams of light, “Pike, you are indeed handsome, but you must remain low profile.”

“Pike is already being low profile.” Pike floated on the water, speaking contentedly, “Originally, only Pike was handsome, but to spare your feelings, you are grudgingly included.”

“Heh heh.”

Upon hearing this, Liszt left the underwater Worm Room without looking back, as there was really no common language with Pike. As he was leaving, he didn’t forget to instruct the Little Minor Elf on his shoulder: “Jela, when you evolve into a Greater Elf, remember never to adopt Pike’s mouth; otherwise, you will lose mine.”

“Woah!” It was unclear whether Jela understood or not.