The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 778: Chapter 0775: The Root Red Tree (First Update)
 

“Brother, do we really have to take time out every day to play the piano and sing?”

“Yes.”

“But Ach feels like there’s no time, there’s so much research to do. The Mage Plan of the Eye of Magic needs to be implemented as soon as possible, without the Eye of Magic Ach will find studying magic very inconvenient; the study of the nature changes in Elemental Incarnation also takes time, otherwise Ach’s strength will be greatly limited…”

“Taking a break to clear your head can actually help improve your research efficiency. There’s no need to say more, Ach, this is a must-do daily routine.” Liszt said decisively, regardless of whether Ach was happier studying magic, he didn’t want the little sea monster to become the stereotypical image of a magician.

The following two days.

The Marquis of Bull Tail finally left riding the successfully tamed Obsidian Stymphalian Bird, and after Nami worked for several days in the Yidao Mangrove Forest, the Smoke Mission was also completed.

“Task completed, reward: new variant of mangrove with root mutations.”

“Root mutations, what is it?” Liszt quickly learned what this mutation meant when Ach returned to Black Horse Island with Nami, at which point Nami scattered a batch of mangrove seeds like presenting a treasure.

These mangrove seeds rapidly turned into seedlings, whose roots occupied two-thirds of the entire plant and quickly sank into the water, embedding themselves into the coastal mud.

“I see, the root mutation means that the mangrove seedlings have more developed roots and can land more easily, allowing the mangrove forest to grow rapidly!”

For mangrove seedlings to detach from the mother plant and secure themselves in the mud, very harsh conditions are required to prevent them from being washed away by seawater. In some places where the tidal flats have rapid water flow, mangrove seedlings cannot take root at all, which means the mangrove forests cannot expand. With the introduction of the new variant of mangroves, the expansion of mangrove forests will undoubtedly be rapid.

There are many benefits to mangrove forests.

Rearing green caterpillars, green-headed ducks, and flamingos are the most vital functions, but they can also protect against wind and waves, promote sediment accumulation, reinforce shorelines, purify seawater and air, and additionally, mangrove plants themselves can serve as livestock feed. Some mangrove species possess medicinal value.

In “Aris’s True Herb Classification,” there are records of the medicinal value of several types of mangrove plants, as well as their value as spices.

“Since it’s a mangrove with root mutations, it shall be named – Root Mangrove.” Liszt quickly named the new mangrove and rewarded Nami with many pieces of peanut nougat candy.

Carrying a bag of peanut nougat candy, Nami was very happy. “Chirp,” it offered a piece of peanut nougat candy to Liszt as a gesture of sharing.

“Thank you.” Liszt smiled and accepted the peanut nougat candy. Even though he didn’t like it, he stuffed it into his mouth to give face to Nami.

Seeing Liszt eat the peanut nougat candy, Nami offered another piece to Ach.

Ach also didn’t like to eat it but ate the peanut nougat candy all the same.

Both having eaten it, Nami was overjoyed. “Chirp, chirp, chirp!” It went around knocking on every door of the Worm Room with its rubber bag crafted from rubber tree leaves.

The minor elves had a not bad perception of Nami. Although they were not overly enthusiastic, they quickly accepted the peanut nougat candy gifts. Even the corn minor elf Mickey, who liked counting corn kernels, took a piece of peanut nougat candy and then peeled off the wrapper to count how many peanuts were in it.

One, two, five, three, one, seven, three, two… a bit annoying, better count again, one, three, four, six, seven, five…

Passing by Pea Great Elf Ash’s door, Ash shook his head at Nami, then pulled out a piece of rope. “Nami, peanut nougat candy is hard to eat, would you like to try the art of rope instead?”

Nami quickly waved its hands and then flew away.

Finally, it knocked on Thorn Greater Elf Jela’s door.

Jela knew Nami the earliest, but its attitude towards Nami was lukewarm, it didn’t refuse the peanut nougat candy. “I don’t like peanut nougat candy, next time give me Jade Powder!”

“Chirp.”

“You can’t talk, Nami, you blockhead!” Jela snorted with her nostrils pointing skyward.

Nami, still grinning cheerfully and not taking offense, peeled a piece of peanut nougat and took a bite, crunching loudly, “Chirp.” Then she flew back to Ach’s side, perched on her shoulder, and began chirping and gesturing. She was indicating that Ach should take her to the underwater Worm Room; she wanted to deliver peanut nougat to Pike and the others.

Seeing this, Liszt touched the little sapling on top of her head and said, “If Nami were to evolve into a Dragon Elf, she would definitely make a qualified major Elf Butler.”

Endearing and hardworking free elves like Nami are truly a rare find.

…

After Nami offered sweets to everyone, she continued with her work. Much like Ach, who loved researching magic, Nami took great pleasure in her work.

Liszt had planned to stay in the castle and observe the triplet Rubber Bugs’ evolution closely, but a new task forced him to set out immediately.

“Mission: The volcano on Dodo Island is about to die out. Both you and Leo have felt the desperate crisis brought by the dying volcano. Although the situation isn’t reversible, the volcano can still emit its last glimmers of glory. Why not try to control the volcano with Leo and accomplish one last eruption? Reward: Dragon Breath Heating.”

This was an unusual task, actually seeking to induce a volcanic eruption with the help of Leo.

Even though he did not understand the purpose of the Smoke Mission, the reward being Dragon Breath Heating made it impossible for Liszt to refuse. The temperature of Leo’s Dragon Breath wasn’t particularly high, roughly around one or two thousand degrees, mainly serving as an avenue for the release of magic power and not as a regular attack method.

Previously, Liszt had been using the Dragon Breath to train, a technique known as Dragon Breath Tempering, which constantly strengthened his physique through the dragon’s magical power.

But now the effects of Dragon Breath Tempering were less noticeable. The human body has significant limitations. His skin could be harder than steel when tightened with Dou Qi, but beyond that further improvement seemed impossible.

“Perhaps, once Leo’s Dragon Breath heats up, the effects of Dragon Breath Tempering can once again enhance, breaking the current limits and making my body even stronger!”

Growing stronger was the ever-lasting theme of personal struggle in this world and never out of date.

Arriving at Dodo Island.

The first thing Liszt did was meet with the Phoenix Perch Parasol Tree Greater Elf Annie, asking Annie to pack up the cordyceps—since the volcano was about to reach its final splendid moment, they would no longer live on Dodo Island.

Next, he asked Ach to safeguard the sleeping Light Green Gemstone Dragon.

He then rode Leo to the mouth of the Dodo Island Volcano where, at the crater, only a lake was left, still emitting wisps of smoke, the once-molten lava lake having completely solidified. Leo landed on it, stomping his feet in frustration against the solidified volcanic rock. Unfortunately, aside from causing some cracks, it had no effect.

He could no longer turn into Flame and blend into the magma.

“Oh-ho!”

A growl of dissatisfaction caused small rocks to clatter down from the walls of the volcano crater.

Liszt used Dragon Eye Trajectory to carefully examine the crater, and traces of magic power appeared in his vivid field of vision. Even though the volcano had gone out, he could still catch the magic veins of the volcano: “I can see the composition of the volcano’s magic, but how am I supposed to trigger its eruption?”@@novelbin@@

After a moment.

A burst of inspiration shone through.

“Perhaps I can try to extend the Dragon Knight Resonance to encompass the entire volcano and accomplish one super Dragon Knight Resonance?”