Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon's Might-Chapter 382 - 377 Setting Out

Leon handed over all the chaotic tasks and spent all his time in the alchemy room.

The Spirit Revitalizing Pill is used to restore mana, while the Nine Revolutions Spirit Recovery Pill can instantly restore a large amount of mana. The downside is that it is costly, but the main problem lies in the alchemy materials needed to refine it, similar to the Heavenly Immortal Pill that increases mana limit.

Chao Yuan Ointment temporarily increases the mana limit after consumption, while Three Immortal Pills reduce mana consumption for a period of time. The main issue is similar to the Nine Revolutions Spirit Recovery Pill: most elixirs involving mana require specific alchemy materials.

Due to these reasons, Leon has always been frugal with alchemy materials when refining Heavenly Immortal Pills to increase the mana limit. He barely refined any, only managing to make a few Spirit Revitalizing Pills with leftover scraps. However, for the upcoming war, some must be refined.

Another issue is that although refining Human Elixirs is time-consuming, it is not as bad as refining Heavenly Immortal Pills, which can take 49 or 81 days. Nevertheless, it still takes a considerable time—for instance, crafting Three Immortal Pills definitely requires at least a week. So Leon needs to delay the Fire Giants’ advances as much as possible.

Harpies were sent by Cecilia, acting as scouts.

After all, they are merely Harpies, so it doesn’t matter if they are crushed by a Fire Giant’s boulder. If they complete their mission excellently, they are rewarded with shiny trinkets.

Adventurers don’t care who they serve. If there’s a profit, that’s enough... Indeed, Red Dragon isn’t benevolent, but neither are Fire Giants. Let them bite each other, and there’s no need to take sides. No worries about conscience.

Not to mention Goblins and Orcs, even Hobgoblins with good equipment are nothing but cannon fodder against the well-equipped Fire Giants. They are not useful in direct combat, but like adventurers, they can be used for enemy rear operations effectively, albeit not as capable as adventurers.

It’s worth mentioning that Edwin’s explosives can’t hurt Fire Giants. However, giving them to Flying Dog-headed Men to blow up mountain paths in the Lost Plateau can hinder Fire Giants’ march without issue.

If it was to invade the Talia Alliance, Grianna definitely wouldn’t help. But to resist Fire Giant invasion, he wouldn’t mind persuading Mankus.

Brother, if things get out of hand, it’s hard to settle. We still need to do business with Zhen Dan Kingdom. As a Cloud Giant, Mankus’s mind has always been sharp. Mainly, he was tricked by Jasas, and Leon promised not to offend other giants, for which Mankus doesn’t mind approaching Zhen Dan Kingdom.

Leon instructed him to boldly help those Fire Giants but delay a bit when providing assistance, such as promising materials that will take some time or agreeing to contact Frost Giants who need time to gather.

Hearing about the war, especially against giants, Tatiss eagerly accepted her close friend Fiora’s invitation.

Isily is indeed formidable. Who knows where she found an adult Golden Dragon named Matan?

This Golden Dragon, with mane-like soft spikes, exuded a wise appearance like a sage. Its sail-like wings stretched from shoulder to tail tip, letting him perform vibrant aerial maneuvers like swimming in the air.

Matan didn’t want to help the Red Dragon; his aim was to aid civilians living in Watchtower Port, unwilling to go to Volcanic Island to meet Leon. Leon, busy with alchemy, wasn’t interested either.

Tassera invited her parents over, even calling her aunt and uncle from the Red Crown Desert to Watchtower Port, but she didn’t call the Ancient Black Dragon Delaguna.

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At the same time, Flame Divine Successor Kazegro awoke from his cradle with his body fully restored, striding confidently out of the half-plane where he had been sleeping. Through the token handed to Jasas, it was easy to find Jasas located at a Fire Giant Fortress halfway up a volcano.

"How is the task I assigned you?" Kazegro asked, his body ablaze with fierce flames, hovering in the air as he looked down at Jasas, "How many people have you gathered?"

"Everyone is here," Jasas said.

Kazegro surveyed the area, furrowing his brows, and said, "Just this few?"

"The main forces are still on their way," Jasas quickly explained.

The situation had indeed exceeded his expectations.

Most giants primarily live in family groups, usually consisting of four to six adult giants, spanning several generations, along with one or two young giants.

If the environment allows, giants prefer living in larger groups. Suitable environments might feature abundant food supplies, allowing giants to benefit from greater numbers. A stable settlement might include two or three families, with their accompanying animals or humanoid allies, often comprising dozens of adult giants plus young and juvenile Fire Giants.

Even in the Lost Plateau, large giant settlements are rare. If they exist, they are generally united by an outstanding leader who gathers a family and settlement collective.

To assemble more Fire Giants requires traversing the entirety of the Lost Plateau, which is not insignificant, then waiting for Fire Giants to gather from all directions... Fire Giants, unlike Cloud Giants, cannot fly and must trek rugged terrain.

In these circumstances, there’s the Red Dragon’s forces causing chaos; stable mountain paths collapse unexpectedly, and human adventurer groups, along with Orc and Hobgoblin squads, constantly interfere with the assembly, launching sporadic arrows before retreating in guerrilla warfare, causing much frustration. freewёbnoνel.com

Kazegro, after hearing the explanation, wasn’t bothered, exuding confidence as he said, "He keeps sending people to harass us, indicating he fears us, unwilling to confront us head-on."

"Proceed step by step with preparations." Kazegro, seeing Harpies fly overhead, snapped his fingers, causing them to fall, "Are they just sending these small creatures to scout? Are there any dragons?"

"No," Jasas shook his head, "Not a single dragon has appeared in all these days."

"They fear me," Kazegro arrogantly remarked, except for the peculiar Red Dragon, confident in his ability to slay any dragon that dared confront him.

Half a month later, over a hundred Fire Giants gathered in the valley below the volcano, each tall and strong, equipped with gear, and even carrying their food supplies.

Another ten days passed, now with over two hundred Fire Giants in the valley... Lost Plateau offered slightly more resources than the desert but not much more, sufficient to sustain so many Fire Giants. It was mainly due to Fire Giants capturing slaves for farm labor; otherwise, they couldn’t support even this many.

With over two hundred Fire Giants, each one’s standard challenge level stands at 9, akin to a young Red Dragon. Among them, more than twenty Fire Giant Braves with a challenge level of 14 match that of an adult Red Dragon, while seven or eight Fire Giant Furnace Masters challenge level 18 slightly weaker than an ancient Red Dragon... To swap them out would mean two hundred young Red Dragons, twenty adult Red Dragons, seven or eight ancient Red Dragons.

No one could gather so many without Flame Divine Successor taking charge.

Additionally, Fire Giants possessed numerous slaves, including Ogres and Trolls, alongside hordes of Hellhounds and the like.

"We can’t wait any longer." Kazegro glanced around, "Prepare to set off."

Jasas hesitated, "I don’t trust Cloud Giant Mankus, but he’s been aiding us, probably thinking the Red Dragon wouldn’t trust him anymore. He now promises to deliver a batch of supply in three days. Should we wait?"

"Is it only three days?" Kazegro pondered, "We can wait a little."

Three days later, Mankus’s promised supplies reached the volcano’s base. Mankus indicated he could help persuade a Frost Giant village to join the war in another three days.

Kazegro rebuffed Mankus, not because he uncovered Mankus’s ploy, but mainly due to his disdain for Frost Giants.

Thus, the mighty army of Fire Giants set forth towards Zhen Dan Kingdom. With their pace, they could reach Zhen Dan Kingdom’s front in a matter of days.

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