The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 658 - 0655: Come Home with Me (Fourth Update, Celebrating 10,000 Coins Reward)

Chapter 658: Chapter 0655: Come Home with Me (Fourth Update, Celebrating 10,000 Coins Reward)

This chapter is an additional update for the reward of “Luoyu Zangfeng”.

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The wind was howling, and the clouds were rolling as Leo pushed himself with all his might, soaring straight up to several thousand meters in the sky, reaching the clouds that were usually in sight but out of reach.

Feeling the strange sensation of clouds brushing against his face, Liszt was extremely excited, and Ach in his arms trembled with excitement—and perhaps a little bit of fright. As a sprite of the sea, she had never been so high in the sky before.

“Oh! Ho!”

Leo let out a roar.

He conveyed his thoughts to Liszt—he had climbed to the limit of his current flying capability. As powerful as he was, he was still just a young dragon and hadn’t the ability to roam the ten-thousand-meter-high skies like adult dragons—the rarity of dragons was also largely related to their ability to soar to great heights.

Above the high altitude were clouds, which made it easy to conceal one’s figure.

“Since we’ve reached the limit, let’s go back down!” Liszt was merely taking Dragon Riding for a breeze.

It was very cold in high altitude, and although he and Ach had strong physiques and greater resistance to heat and cold, there was no need to suffer like that. Besides, the surroundings were all mist and they couldn’t see the scenery clearly; it would be more suitable to fly around Dodo Island and enjoy the beautiful view.

Immediately, Leo folded his wings and began to fall, plummeting like an object in free fall.

Compared to the time it took for flying, free fall was obviously faster. Within a few breaths, they could already see the Human Skull Trees on Dodo Island. Just before crashing to the ground, Leo unfolded his wings alarmingly, halting the plunging momentum of his massive body instantly.

Barely bending a few Human Skull Trees, he then flapped his wings and pulled up his tens of tons of weight, starting to fly smoothly around Dodo Island.

After two circles, they landed by the seaside.

Liszt set Ach down, the Little Sea Monster was so excited that her face was flushed red. She was probably the first Sea Serpent to fly thousands of meters high in the sky.

“How was it, thrilling?” Liszt asked.

“Mm-hmm!”

“Take a good rest to calm down, I’ll go ahead with Leo to complete this training.” He had only been Dragon Riding and had yet to do Dragon Breath Tempering and Dragon Magic Refining Qi. Moreover, he still had to explore the next training method in order to complete the Smoke Mission without delaying Ach’s advancement to Archmage.

Compared to the previous training sessions where Leo was reluctant, this time he was very cooperative.

And because of their spiritual bond, the rider and dragon were of one mind, allowing them to adjust the details of training at any moment, thus maximizing the efficiency of training as much as possible. It took half a day to complete the two types of training; the following afternoon, Liszt spent trying out new training methods.

However, deep into the night, he still hadn’t figured out any new leads.

Seeing that the moon was about to set in the west, Liszt stroked Leo’s big head: “I’m going back tomorrow, you continue to stay at the Volcano Crater and train well.”

“Oh! Ho!”

“Hmm, you’re saying you want to come back with me?”

“Oh! Ho!”

Through Leo’s mental communication, Liszt discovered, to his surprise, that Leo didn’t need to stay in the volcanic magma every day. Essentially, it was enough for him to absorb the Extreme Nature Magical Power condensed in the volcanic magma once a month to form his Dragon’s Intent. The rest of the time was just to sleep in the magma.

Clearly, the former Leo had been deceiving Liszt, or rather, he didn’t like staying with Liszt and other humans.

The now united-in-spirit Leo had begun to be fond of Liszt.

This was a good thing.

Liszt agreed quickly: “You can come back with me, but most of the time you need to stay in the form of Dragon’s Intent and not easily reveal your corporeal form in front of people.”

“Oh! Ho!” Leo nodded in agreement.

“So go and absorb the Dragon’s Intent condensed by the volcano, and we’ll set off together tomorrow morning!”

“Oh-ho!”

Liszt suddenly stretched out his large tongue and licked Liszt’s face, leaving no saliva or, as one might say, dragon drool, only the warm fire attribute mana. Then, taking a sudden step back, he plunged down the cliff of the volcano crater, flapping his wings as he landed and diving headfirst into the churning magma.

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The night passed.

Early the next morning, with Hemp Rope Vine seeds and a batch of Human Skull Fruits in tow, Liszt called out for Leo.

Leo directly transformed into the form of Dragon’s Intent and crashed into Liszt’s body, solidifying at his chest into the shape of a flame-patterned Fire Dragon.

They descended the mountain.

He called over the Rainbow Whale Rose, who was playing by the sea, and greeted Ach before heading back directly.

Ten hours later, in the afternoon, they arrived at Black Horse Port. Liszt sent Ach ahead with the previously contracted Laver Bugs to the seaside villa in Fresh Flower Town. Liszt himself prepared to inspect his domain—there was a peanut seedling that might be nurturing an Elf Bug that he had yet to check.

“My lord, you have finally returned!” Goltai came forward to greet him.

“Has anything happened to the estate?”

“The Earl has returned to Tulip Castle. Yesterday afternoon, he sent a messenger knight to invite you to Tulip Castle to join the family banquet,” Goltai said.

“Is that so? Did the messenger knight say anything about the follow-up to the Pioneer Mandate?”

“He briefly mentioned that the iron ore from Trapped Dragon Mountain Iron Mine had been completely transported away—a total of 1.12 million tons. No Dragon Knights rushed back to vie for the iron mine. However, the First Prince still declared the Pioneer Mandate officially concluded after all the iron ore had left the Eagle Kingdom’s coastline.”

“Everything returned smoothly?” Liszt asked, astonished. The raid this time involved a staggering 1.12 million tons of iron ore, and yet no Dragon Knights had mobilized!

Years ago, when the Earl had raided just 200,000 tons of iron ore, Dragon Knights had pursued him.

The contrast was simply incredible.

“The messenger knight reported that all the Knights of the Sapphire Order returned safely, and the Coral Island Knights not only suffered no casualties but actually returned with eight hundred more Earth Knights than when they set out. It is confirmed that the Earl’s advancement to Marquis is a done deal, as the Grand Duke himself announced it in Bull Hoof City on Iron Hoof Island,” Goltai continued.

“The Grand Duke went to Bull Hoof City?”

“Yes, the Grand Duke personally presided over Bull Hoof City and summoned a merit meeting, pretty much confirming the Earl’s battle achievements as sufficient for the promotion to Marquis. The Earl has even discussed with him which part of Iron Hoof Island he would choose as his fief.”

“Which part did my father choose?”

“The messenger knight doesn’t know, as the Earl seems not to have disclosed his choice publicly.”

That was essentially all the messenger knight had reported. The specifics would have to await Liszt’s personal visit to Tulip Castle.

Eager to learn the details, Liszt did not linger in the port town and immediately rode the Rainbow Whale Rose in haste to New Harbor Town.

Upon inspecting the peanut plantation, sure enough, the peanut seedling was nurturing an Elf Bug.

After instructing the Bug Guard Team to carefully watch over the Cordyceps, he continued without rest back to Fresh Flower Town, took a quick bath at the castle, changed his clothes, and rapidly rode the Landwalker bird Loki to Tulip Castle.

He arrived just as darkness fell.

His arrival quickly stirred Tulip Castle, with the Earl personally leading family members and numerous servants to welcome him at the entrance to Tulip Castle.

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“Liszt, the Son of Glory of the Tulip Family, welcome home!”