The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 772: Chapter 0769: High Intelligence (Fifth Update, Alliance Hierarch Extra 10/56)
 

Facing the vast Crystal Alsophila Trees on the island, Brad wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling an unprecedented drive. As a Crystal Craftsman, he had begun by grinding telescope lenses, which led him to the acquaintance of the great Lord Liszt Flame.

However, things did not go smoothly. After polishing crystals in the Glint Castle’s warehouse, he could only keep company with Volcanic Glass. After the Volcanic Glass carving was over, he went a long time without work—though Lord Landlord still paid him a salary, he couldn’t earn any extra profit.

Compared to his time in Coral City, his living conditions had declined.

But as the Lord Landlord became a Dragon Knight, his mindset swiftly changed. To be a craftsman under a Dragon Knight was an honor worth dying for, he thought.

What’s more, it was obvious that he wouldn’t starve to death now, but he might die of overwork instead.

“Such a magical tree, the whole tree is crystal, pure natural crystal, it’s just unbelievable. I’m afraid even if I carve for decades, I wouldn’t be able to finish all the crystals in this Crystal Alsophila Tree forest… It seems I should consider entering the Knight Academy’s Craftsman Institute to train more Crystal Craftsmen for Lord Landlord.”

When there was no work to do, skills were the guarantee of life, and no one wanted to teach them carelessly.

Especially for Freeman Craftsmen, who treated their skills as family heirlooms, more important than their own lives. Brad wasn’t willing to enter the Craftsman Institute before and impart his technology.

However, now looking at the countless Crystal Alsophila Trees, his ideology suddenly advanced to another realm—as a Crystal Craftsman of the Dragon Knight’s family, he had no worries about living, so how could he be as petty as the small-time craftsman in the streets.

Looking up.

He saw an Apprentice struggling to cut branches.

He couldn’t help walking over and said, “Jolia, your cutting technique is wrong. You should pull the knife in the opposite direction, using the left and right swaying force to resolve the special toughness of crystal, rather than relying solely on the strength in your hands to cut… Let me demonstrate once, you watch carefully.”

“Ah, okay, Mr. Brad.”

“Follow my teaching well, there’s so much crystal here to practice on, strive to become a qualified Crystal Craftsman soon.”

“Yes, thanks for your teaching, Mr. Brad,” Jolia didn’t understand why Brad, who was so miserly with his skills before, was being so generous today, but he was genuinely grateful, “Jolia will study hard and definitely not disappoint Mr. Brad.”

Brad’s face became solemn, and he said devoutly, “No, Jolia, you should thank Lord Landlord! It is Lord Landlord who has brought the opportunity for a happy life to all of us!”

“Yes, thank Lord Landlord, Lord Landlord is the greatest person! Jolia used to dare only to eat twice a day, but now I eat three meals a day, and sometimes I have to eat a midnight snack when I work overtime at night!”

That’s how civilians are.

They might not understand any profound principles, but they are thankful to whoever can make their lives better.

…

While the civilians were grateful to Lord Landlord, he was at that moment gesturing with his hands.

As long as the Crystal Alsophila Tree forest wasn’t entirely harvested, the Super Magical Beast would probably not be drawn out by the Threads of Destiny, so he was relaxedly pondering the third technique of the “Fire Dragon Knight-Dragon Qi Secret Manual”.

As he continuously sorted through the inspiration in his mind and compared it with the techniques of the “Sapphire Dragon Knight – Dragon Fighting Qi Manuscript” and the “Light Green Sapphire Dragon Knight – Dragon Fighting Qi Manuscript”, he quickly figured out the third signature move for the Fire Dragon Knight—this move bore a principle similar to a knight’s charging sprint.

As a person from a broad-visioned civilized era, whose perspective surpassed the entire world and epoch, he just needed to think seriously, and there was no problem that couldn’t be solved.

In the end.

The technique’s trajectory was already precisely calculated, and a slight arc formed at the corner of his mouth, “Good, it’s done, Since this move is a charging technique, once the Dragon Dou Qi erupts, it can certainly engulf any object in front of me. So… it shall be named ‘Swallow Sun’.”

Following the hacking principle of Dragon Slash, the sweeping principle of Sky Burning, and the charging principle of Swallow Sun, the technique was officially born.

The Little Fire Dragon Leo felt his call.

He burst forth from within his body, transforming into a Fire Dragon with a wingspan of twenty-six to twenty-seven meters—After devouring the carcass of the second Flame Dragon Bird, it grew once more, but without the supplement of Phoenix Feathers, its growth was much less pronounced than before.

“Oh!”

With a roar from Leo, all the workers on Mind Island fell prostrate in fright.

Liszt leaped onto the back of Leo, alighting on the Dragon Tooth Platform, and in an instant, their minds merged as one, they shot straight up into the blue skies and white clouds. In the clouds, he attempted a charge and executed the newly developed technique, Swallow Sun.

The Dragon Lance became the outlet for the torrential Dragon Dou Qi. As they charged, the explosive Dragon Dou Qi evaporated all of the mist within a hundred meters radius. Accompanying this was a series of sonic booms, which quaked the entire sky and caused the few white clouds to show signs of complete collapse.

And the workers on Mind Island, just recovering from the majesty of Leo’s presence, were abruptly startled by thunderclaps above their heads on a clear day, causing them once again to fumble their saws and cleavers.

After a good while, when no further disturbances came from the sky, they resumed their normal work.

Moments later, Liszt rode Leo back from the distance, landing he instantly turned into a flame and retracted back into Liszt’s body, reshaping the fiery image of a Giant Dragon.

Liszt stood on a rock, letting the wind blow on him for a while.

Then with a few flashes, he returned to the Flame Number. Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple, which were locked in the birdcage, immediately started chirping noiselessly. They felt an endless affection for Liszt, who carried Leo’s scent, as if they were seeing their own parents.

Training them however was not as easy as when he first trained Douson, yielding less obedience.

Nevertheless, the three little birds showed signs of high intelligence. They were once locked in a cage, which wasn’t secured with a lock, just fastened with a bolt. Surprisingly, the three little birds didn’t struggle much before they pulled out the bolt and flew out, creating havoc in the ship cabin of the Flame Number.

Though, in the end, they were harshly reprimanded by Liszt.

Yet, such demonstrations of intelligence made him see the potential in the three birds.

The smarter the species, the easier they are to tame, and once tamed, they are far more cooperative than creatures of lower intelligence. Perhaps a day will come when he could form a knight order mounted on Flame Dragon Birds. A first wave of Fire System Magic attacks, followed by a cavalry charge of Knight Dou Qi, would be fiercely unstoppable.

The cage unlocked, the three little birds landed on the designated feeding perch, and Liszt began feeding them pieces of Magical Beast Meat.

This was the meat of the Short-tailed Belly Snake. Mrs. Abbie had made a few servings of snake soup last night, but the taste was far from as delicious as he had anticipated.

So he simply used it to feed the birds.

…

In a blink of three days, the already small Crystal Alsophila Tree Forest was finally emptied of every tree, including the roots, which were dug up and carried away by the diligent workers.

The Smoke Serpent Script before Liszt then changed.

“Task completed, reward: one Super Magical Beast.”