The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 642 - 0639: Grow Up Quickly (Second Update)

Chapter 642: Chapter 0639: Grow Up Quickly (Second Update)

Liszt didn’t know that he already had a nephew; he was aware of Loria Gold Wheat Ear’s due date, but didn’t notice that it had come and gone.

After the banquet had ended, he once again headed to the seaside villa, finally meeting with Ach.

“Brother!”

Ach, having already learnt of Liszt’s return from Pike, wasn’t surprised but was very happy, however, she wasn’t the type to act coy and girlish, so her smile was very reserved—since immersing herself in the world of magic and truth, she had become much quieter.

The vast knowledge as boundless as the ocean always made her linger and forget to return. Perhaps the hustle and bustle of the world seemed lively and extraordinary to ordinary people, but in her eyes, it was just superficial frivolity.

Except for Liszt.

She would often picture Liszt’s smiling face in her mind, “Brother’s smile is really nice.”

At that moment, Liszt just so happened to open his arms, and Ach threw herself into his embrace, immediately smelling the strong scent of alcohol, but there was also a familiar, calming scent.

“Ach, how have you been this past month?”

“Everything is quite good… It’s just that the magic plants grow so slowly, Druid magic can’t make them grow quickly, and I’ve made no progress with transformation magic… Leo has also become more temperamental, he doesn’t like the fish I catch for him, he wants to eat beef, but I can’t get any beef for him.”

“It’s okay, leave Leo to me to handle.” Liszt curled a strand of Ach’s azure blue hair and took a sniff at the tip of his nose, noting a faint fragrance, “I heard from Pike that you and Ros have been looking for Elf Bugs recently?”

“Yes, Ach has made some new discoveries in her magic research and wants to thoroughly understand the birth of Elves, but I’ve searched many seas and haven’t found any Elf Bugs in gestation… Oh, right, brother, I found a new Elf Bug on my way to Dodo Island a week ago.”

“Is that so, did you make a contract with it?”

“No, I was waiting for brother to make the contract.”

“It just so happens that I am going to Dodo Island tomorrow, so I’ll contract this Elf Bug then.” After chatting with Ach for a while, Liszt took out two magic books and handed them over, “This ‘The Nature and Development of Blood Magic’ records the research of my new Vampire follower, and this ‘The Grand Magician’s Theoretical Summary’ is a collaborative work by three Grand Magicians, you can refer to them.”

“Ah, vampires?”

“You’ll understand after you read this book.” Liszt didn’t elaborate, as everything was in this Blood Magic Tome, and he took out a beautiful piece of amber, “Aren’t you researching the birth of Elves? Take this Elf Bug Amber, and you can study it at your leisure.”

The Elf Bug Amber had been dug out from, the Rocky Beach of Fresh Flower Town and apart from providing some inspiration for Chris Truth’s ascension to Grand Magician, it hadn’t revealed many other uses.

So, it was given to Ach for her research, to see if she could find any new discoveries.

Once Ach accepted the Elf Bug Amber, Liszt handed her a hand-drawn map of ruins: “This map was drawn by three Grand Magicians based on fragments of an old map, and it seems to point to an unknown race living in the sea, a civilization that has declined, leaving only some ruins.”

“A race in the sea?”

“I suspect it might be the Nixie race.”

“But Ach is also a Nixie, Ah, but Ach is a sea Elf, born in a shell from the start, living alone in the sea. Though I’ve sensed the presence of other Nixies a few times, Ach doesn’t really want to interact with them. Nixies shouldn’t have a civilization, right?”

“You make sense, but I can’t think of any other intelligent sea-dwelling race.” Liszt shook his head.

As mentioned in the Knight’s Novels and Magic Books he had read,

The intelligent beings that exist in the sea, aside from Nixies, are Mermaids. Sometimes he wonders if Nixies and Mermaids are actually the same creature, just mistaken for two different ones. After all, humans seeing Nixies or Mermaids from atop the ocean would likely not be able to discern the details.

But these speculations aren’t important.

Liszt smiled, “The three Grand Magicians have already determined the basic area of the ruins, when we find time to explore together, we’ll know what this unknown race is and what treasures they’ve left behind.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Then you should rest early.”

“Is brother going back now?”

“Yes, I’m going back.” Liszt stood up, looked at the petite Ach once more, and couldn’t help but sigh, “I really wish you could grow up faster, Ach.”

A glint of a blush seemed to pass across Ach’s face, fleeting as she also murmured wistfully, “Ach also hopes to grow up soon.”

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The next morning, Liszt took Ach directly to Dodo Island.

On the way, they found an Elf Bug, a familiar one—the Laver Elf Bug. Ach had formed a contract with a Laver Elf Bug before. However, due to a shortage of manpower in the territory, just tending and harvesting the Giant Algae took up a large portion of the fishermen. Not even kelp was being cultivated, let alone laver.

It had to be set aside for the time being.

When the new batch of serfs arrived, a large number of fishermen would be trained to engage in cultivation work along the coastline.

Coastline cultivation and shallow water fishing were projects vigorously developed by the territory, which would eventually transition to nearshore aquaculture and deep-sea fishing industries, fully exploiting the value of the sea.

“However, why do I feel so little excitement about forming contracts with Elf Bugs now?” Riding the Rainbow Whale Rose through the depths of the sea, Liszt noticed the calmness of his emotions.

From hearing about Elf Bugs to contracting them.

His emotions had never risen with excitement, as if since seizing nine Little Minor Elves from the Pioneer Mandate, the discovery of wild Elf Bugs was no longer a significant event—waves of war plunder could yield profits equivalent to the territory’s several years of farming, and indeed it would have a significant impact.

“Every year, the Pioneer Mandate from the Duchy of Sapphire can attract a large number of knights to participate, there sure is reason behind it.”

Even he, blessed with the Power of Destiny, always stumbling upon Elf Bugs, had a great longing to engage in the plunder of war. Not to mention the knights from infertile lands—the plunder of one battle could feed them for years. Why wouldn’t they plunder? Perhaps by a stroke of a knight’s fortune, while plundering they might even become nobles.

“Plainly put, I’ve grown accustomed to feasting on sumptuous dishes and have lost interest in modest greens…”

By the time they reached Dodo Island, it was already afternoon.

Ach usually fed every five days, and during those fixed times, Leo would wait on the shore. Now was not the feeding time. Yet Liszt didn’t care, he climbed straight to the Volcano Crater and bellowed several times towards the sulphur-rich volcano, “Leo, it’s time for beef!”

After a few calls.

The rolling lava within the volcano suddenly burst open, and a stream of flame shot into mid-air, condensing into a fire dragon with red and black scales—it was the Little Fire Dragon Leo.

“Oh-ho!”

Leo circled in the sky before swooping down, landing in front of Liszt.

It was noticeably larger than before, and as it landed, it immediately squinted and regarded Liszt, shooting hot flames from its nostrils.

His expression and demeanor gave Liszt the feeling it was looking down on him.

With a darkened expression, Liszt responded in a calm voice, “What’s wrong, Leo? Don’t recognize me anymore? Or, do you no longer wish to eat beef?”

At the mention of beef, Leo briefly froze.

Then, reluctantly, it lowered its head and let out a pleasing cry, “Oh-ho.”