The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 780: Chapter 0777: Pop Pop Pop (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch Extra 14/56)
 

The Female Tyrant Earth Hound’s pup, named Yeast, had been pinned with great expectations by Liszt, who hoped its arrival would bring him an army of Blizzard Beasts.

However, the outcome was disappointing. Before Yeast, who consumed the Bloodline Fruit, had a chance to grow, it bled from all orifices and died suddenly—the evolution with the Bloodline Fruit had failed.

Looking at the dead Little Fierce Earth Dog, Liszt shook his head and sighed, “If it isn’t a Bloodline Fruit from the Smoke Mission, it’s just like the ordinary ones, with a very high chance of failure… I wonder if the Smoke Mission also failed and what kind of punishment follows a failure.”

He ordered the scene to be cleaned up and the corpse of the dead Fierce Earth Dog to be sent to the Magic Guild, handed over to the magicians for dissection and study to extract any remaining value.

Then he returned to Thorn Castle and summoned the Smoke Mission.

“Mission completed, reward: new Super Dragon Beast clue.”

“Hm?” Liszt exclaimed in surprise. He didn’t expect the mission to still be completed even though the Little Fierce Earth Dog had died suddenly, “It seems the task only required feeding the Little Fierce Earth Dog, without requiring successful evolution… Though losing a Bloodline Fruit is a loss, it’s still within an acceptable range.”

He didn’t plan to give up on the Blizzard Beast Legion plan. If he found Bloodline Fruit in the future, he would still attempt to evolve new Blizzard Beasts—the Blizzard Knights were destined to become an elite part of the Burning Knights Group.

Putting aside the disappointment of the Little Fierce Earth Dog’s sudden death, he continued to look at the Serpent Script in front of him.

In an instant, a new Smoke Mission was issued.

“Mission: Archmage Acherloides Truth is diligently researching the Dou Qi Secret Technique ‘Eye of Magic Power’ to improve it into a casting system for magicians, but she needs your full cooperation to acquire the minutiae of Dou Qi circulation and methods. Reward: The improved version of ‘Eye of Magic’ super magic.”

Seeing the contents, Liszt couldn’t help but feel elated, “Achy is finally going to improve into a magician’s version of ‘The Eye of Magic’, good, good. With the magician’s version of the Eye of Magic, Achy will handle magic research even more adeptly, and she will also better help me oversee the territory, discovering resources.”

Elfs, Magic Potions, Magical Beasts.

With the Eye of Magic, these resources of the territory simply cannot escape.

Liszt’s own energy was limited, managing the land was strenuous, and attending to the sea was difficult. Even with the help of Rainbow Whale Rose, searching the sea for resources was rare. Once Achy learned the Eye of Magic, the sea’s resources could be thoroughly delegated to her for harvesting.

As his thoughts flickered, he had already thought of a name for Achy’s soon-to-be-completed improved magic—’Eye of Magic Power.’

As it happened, Achy was in the laboratory at Thorn Castle conducting experiments, so Liszt went directly to the laboratory, ready to have an in-depth exchange with her.

…

Improving Dou Qi Secret Technique into magic was not an overnight affair.

As time crept by, the middle of February passed, and after several days of brewing, the Rubber Bug triplets finally lived up to Liszt’s expectations and successfully completed their magic eruption, struggling out of their dead Elf Bug skins.

Three plump Little Minor Elfs flew out in succession, lining up to fly around the laboratory.

And they issued synchronous cries, “Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

Liszt disbanded his Eye of Magic and beckoned with his hand.

The three Rubber Minor Elfs immediately landed in unison on his arm, almost identical in appearance but very easily distinguishable. One had a rubber tree seedling on its head with a very thick trunk, another had a round fruit on the rubber tree on its head, and the last had two large leaves on the rubber tree.

They represented the different varieties of their Cordyceps, Fountain Rubber, Fruit Rubber, and Fan Rubber, respectively.

“Usually, I no longer name Minor Elfs, but the three of you have provided rich data for Elf evolution, and perhaps we’ll soon research a method to accelerate evolution. So I’ll make an exception and name you… You’re Big White, you’re Two White, and you’re Little White.”

The Fountain Rubber Minor Elf was named Big White, as its cordyceps was the first ordinary rubber to evolve into Fountain Rubber.

The Fruit Rubber Minor Elf was the second one to birth a cordyceps, named Two White; the Fan Rubber Minor Elf was the last to birth a cordyceps, hence called Little White.

“Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

The three Rubber Minor Elves were very happy, liking their new names.

Liszt could feel that they still shared synchronized thoughts, with identical gestures and movements, yet amidst those thoughts, there were vague separate little ideas, no longer as in sync as during the Rubber Bug phase. However, they were still capable of invoking the Tri-Phase Force.

Moreover, the Tri-Phase Force was greatly strengthened, now able to fully expand within the cordyceps’ area of influence.

Big White’s cordyceps covered around 1200 mu, Two White’s covered about 900 mu, and Little White’s about 1100 mu, combined, enabling the exercise of the Tri-Phase Force over an area of 3200 mu. And the consumption of using the Tri-Phase Force was also much smaller; they could invoke it once every three days.

“Then from now on, every three days, follow the castle’s servants to invoke the Tri-Phase Force in the gardens to help me grow rubber trees, alright?”

“Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

“Pop pop pop!”

The three Rubber Minor Elves all agreed together, very obedient to Liszt’s command, with a peaceful mindset devoid of any restlessness. This reassured Liszt, glad that the minor elves he had nurtured had normal personalities, otherwise, he would have started to doubt whether there was something wrong with himself for producing problematic minor elves.

With the triplet Rubber Minor Elves, the expansion of the rubber plantation was natural, and the future output of rubber was bound to surge, enough to support the current needs of the territory’s construction.

Just after the successful evolution of the triplet Rubber Bugs,

A fleet arrived from Blue Dragon Island, bringing with it two special teams.@@novelbin@@

One team was originally following the Sapphire Duke: the Iron Knight Family, transferred to the Flame Family as part of the deal to support the founding of their own kingdom, came to Flames Territory to pledge loyalty to Liszt.

The other team came from the Steel Ridge Kingdom, the Steel Ridge Envoy Team Leader Kent Magic Elephant, his sister Kenley Truth, accompanied by a group of magicians, came to partake in a pilgrimage.

The Iron Knight Family was first to meet.

“Respected Prince Dragon Knight, Nickel Bellows extends to you his most sincere greetings.” The leader, an elderly man around fifty years old, kneeled on one knee as a salutation, “The Fengxiang Family is willing to follow Your Highness, provide dedicated assistance, and forge knightly equipment for Your Highness.”

“Count Nickel, I, Liszt Flames, accept your loyalty in the name of Dragon Knight.” Liszt touched Count Nickel’s shoulder with his own Ice Soul Dragon-Slaying Sword, symbolizing his acceptance of the other as his follower.

The Fengxiang Family, known for their Iron Knight heritage, held the title of Earl but rarely took to the battlefield, staying on Blue Dragon Island to craft various weapons and armor for the knights of the Sapphire Family. Strictly speaking, the Fengxiang Family also belonged to the Blue Blood Alliance, because Nickel’s title was Earl of Anvil City.

Now, while he still held the title of Earl of Anvil City, when the Sapphire Duke sent his family to Liszt, the Anvil City territory had already been retracted.

Liszt, fully aware of the importance of Iron Knights, pondered briefly and then said, “For now, you will still maintain your position as Earl of Anvil City, with all resources supplied by me, and once I establish my kingdom, I will provide you with a new fief.”

“I leave all decisions to Your Highness.” Nickel said straightforwardly, even as an Earl, his destiny was not his own to control.

The Dragon Knight commands all.