The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 746: Chapter 0743: Vacation Resort (Second Update)
 

Marquis Nuta, as a Domain Knight and a longstanding marquis, had a total of four Greater Elves, specifically the Barley Greater Elf, the Pea Great Elf, the Five-leaf Gromwell Great Elf, and the Eucalyptus Great Elf.

Among these, the most valuable was undoubtedly the Five-leaf Gromwell Great Elf because it could cultivate Magic Potions, and the next was the Barley Greater Elf, which could produce the staple food barley. However, after weighing his options, Liszt chose the youngest, the Pea Great Elf, which was only seventy-five years old.

Peas are food commonly consumed by the ordinary people, and nobles typically don’t eat beans, using them instead as fodder for horses.

Yet Liszt was different; in his domain, peas were highly valuable and could be used in all sorts of bean products. The most important thing was a special product of the domain—Rhizobia peas. Rhizobia peas could proliferate rhizobia, aid in fixing nitrogen in the soil, and increase the yield of crops.

All the wastelands, after being planted with peas for two seasons, quickly turned into fertile fields.

During the fallow period of the farms, Liszt mainly had his domain plant Rhizobia peas to harvest rhizobia and inoculate other legumes with it, enhancing the production of leguminous plants. Soybeans, peas, cowpeas, mung beans, as well as soap pods and peanuts that had been inoculated with rhizobia could all benefit from rich nitrogen fixation by the rhizobia.

However, rhizobia from Rhizobia peas worked best on peas and broad beans. Hence, Liszt had been secretly wishing to find mutated varieties of soybeans and peanuts that could produce rhizobia.

In sum,

Not even by killing the Marquis Nuta could one acquire the Five-leaf Gromwell Great Elf, and since the Barley Greater Elf was too old, Liszt comprehensively weighed his options and chose the Pea Great Elf.

Relying on this mutant variety of Rhizobia peas, along with the continuous promotion of legumes, the Pea Great Elf’s role was significant.

Under Liszt’s gaze, Dean reluctantly channeled his Dou Qi to dissolve the contract with the Pea Great Elf. The Pea Great Elf, which had just woken up, didn’t react initially, and before it could, Liszt abruptly shoved his finger into its mouth, then pinched its mouth.

The teeth unconsciously clenched shut.

In a flash, a clear psychic connection was established between him and the Pea Great Elf.

“Huh?”

Licking the blood that was still on the tip of its tongue, the Pea Great Elf seemed a bit confused. It looked at Dean and only felt that he was an acquaintance, yet the closeness they once had was gone. Instead, the handsome stranger before it gave it a very familiar sensation—as if everything had changed suddenly upon waking up.

“Your Highness Liszt, I have delivered Dineo to you; may my father now be freed?” Dean asked, enduring the discomfort.

“Why don’t you stay for lunch with us?”

Dean had no appetite, desiring only to leave right then, to go far away and never have to feel the pain of parting with a Great Elf again. But Marquis Nuta said, “Thank you for the invitation, Your Highness. In that case, my son and I will trouble Your Highness. The delicacies of Thorn Castle are truly unforgettable.”

As a Domain Knight, he had a comfortable prisoner’s life on Black Horse Island, with plenty of good food and drinks provided.

So, he quickly fell in love with the abundant cuisine here and the clean and tidy hygiene standards, which could make for an ideal vacation spot if not for the fact that they were enemies.

Liszt smiled slightly, “It’s no trouble, just a lunch; it won’t take up much time.”

He had a rather good impression of Marquis Nuta, having spent time discussing the cultivation of the Dou Qi Domain. Although Liszt didn’t plan to delve deep into the Dou Qi Domain, he still needed to attempt the necessary cultivation, lest he have the secret manuals but no idea how to practice systematically.

“Sir Dean, when you set out from the Eagle Kingdom, did you manage to understand the Kingdom’s reaction to the Dragon-Slaying Battle?” Liszt suddenly inquired.

Dean glanced at his father.

Marquis Nuta, holding his teacup, was tasting some fine green tea. On hearing the question, he couldn’t help but chastise, “There’s no need to hide anything in front of His Highness!”

Then Dean awkwardly revealed, “Your Highness Liszt, I don’t have comprehensive information; after receiving your letter, my family hurriedly prepared the ransom to go to Sapphire. I only heard some news along the way; the coastal regions were all talking about the Dragon-Slaying Battle and were shocked by Prince Carlo’s death, but the reaction of the high-level officials of the Kingdom is still unclear.”

“Hmm.”

Liszt could not deny it.

In a world without the internet, the results of the Dragon War would take months to spread widely. Aside from some high-ranking nobles, the vast majority of lesser nobles and commoners in broad regions were clueless about the Dragon War, hardly concerning themselves with matters beyond their own territories.

The vast majority of civilians had never left the towns or villages they lived in their entire lives.

Even the lesser noble class rarely left their homes if not for war, as the cost of going out was considerable and it was better to stay on their land and assert their influence.

In any case.

If Liszt wanted to know more about the feedback from the Dragon War, he had no choice but to wait for the news that Mary and other Blood Servants continuously sent back from the Eagle Kingdom.

…

The luncheon was quite grand, mainly in terms of the variety of dishes.

Marquis Nuta was eating with great enjoyment, while his son Dean seemed a bit restrained, struggling to adapt to many of the novel dishes he was trying for the first time.

After the luncheon.

Marquis Nuta suddenly suggested, “Your Highness, your territory possesses many novel and unique products, and if possible, I hope to initiate trade with your lands.”

“At this time, you don’t mind the attitude of the Royal Family of the Eagle Kingdom?”

“The affairs of the Royal Family are naturally a concern for the Dragon Knights. I followed Prince Alonso into battle, losing soldiers and having been captured myself. If the Royal Family cannot compensate me, I must find my own ways to reduce the losses.” Dimaria wasn’t particularly concerned about the Royal Family’s attitude, as feudal landlords enjoyed significant autonomy and the Royal Family rarely interfered.

“What kind of materials are you interested in trading?”

“Green tea, glass, white paper, and porcelain.” These were all products Dimaria had enjoyed during his time there and saw great potential in.

“Trade for glass, white paper, and porcelain is possible; however, the green tea production is insufficient, barely enough to supply your castle’s use. But there is one product I wonder if you have considered.”

“Please speak clearly, Your Highness.”

“Salt, a kind better than well salt or pond salt – sea salt.”

“Salt?” Dimaria’s eyebrows raised in contemplation, and after a moment, he made up his mind, “I am very interested, but I wonder about the production of sea salt.”@@novelbin@@

“Let the servants discuss these matters, let’s have some tea.”

…

After reaching a verbal agreement on trade cooperation, Marquis Nuta and his party set off to leave Black Horse Island.

It was only then that Liszt had the time to communicate in detail with the Pea Great Elf.

The Greater Elf had a strong sense of independent thought, so even after forming a contract with Liszt, it remained sullen and unwilling to face him upon learning of its situation.

“Dineo, from now on you will live here,” Liszt walked into the Worm Room where the Pea Greater Elf Dineo was hiding.

The Yu Huashi Family had given it the name Dineo.

It looked up at Liszt, its beautiful little face full of dejection: “I don’t like this place; there is a Little Minor Elf across the corridor making a lot of noise, crying ‘woo wa,’ ‘woo wa’ all afternoon.”