The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 951 - 0948: Generations to Come (Second Update)
Chapter 951 -0948: Generations to Come (Second Update)
The Buckwheat Dragon Elf of Atlantis, now renamed Yadi, officially settled in Flame Island, located around Flame City in the buckwheat plantation—The plantation had been constructed before Yadi’s arrival since Liszt had previously acquired a few Buckwheat Elf Bugs.
However, after the contract, Yadi became somewhat silent.
His mood was consistently gloomy.
During his first meeting with the Man-Eating Tree Dragon Elf, Kali, at Flame Castle, he had been humiliated by Kali. It was all “unwanted elf,” “little one, behave,” “can’t even speak Serpent Script”, “useless, trash, if you’re capable, then grow Magic Potions.”
Luckily, Yadi didn’t understand the Serpent Script and didn’t comprehend what Kali was saying.
After being scolded by Liszt, Kali ceased to trouble Yadi. He didn’t spend much time living at Flame Castle and frequently went out. Kali, who possessed soil magic, often led the Man-Eating Tree Cluster on adventures in search of new species of Man-Eating Trees, generating income for Liszt.
His combat strength wasn’t strong, yet his survival skills were top-notch, and after several ineffective attempts at dissuasion, Liszt simply let him be.
“Yadi, what activities do you usually enjoy?”
“Playing the piano.”
“Hmm, is that so? I also enjoy playing the piano. If work wasn’t so busy, I might have become a piano master.”
“What can you play?” Yadi asked, not very enthused.
“I can play many pieces, have you heard of ‘For Alice’?”
“I have heard it, I can play it.”
Liszt chuckled, “That piano piece was one I listened to a not so famous pianist perform when I was young. After my own modifications and refinements, the final score was set. I never expected it to spread to the Eagle Kingdom in just a few years.”
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Yadi said in surprise, “You really can play the piano.”
“I’ll teach you a few new pieces when I have the time, all composed by me and yet to be released to the public,” Liszt said.
After becoming a Dragon Knight, Liszt’s memory had greatly improved; the melodies of many piano pieces he had heard in his past life emerged complete in his mind. With a bit of refinement, they became classic masterpieces, but he was ultimately too occupied with his official duties to compile his “Liszt’s Piano Collection.”
The only manuscript he still held in hand to organize was “Liszt’s Complete Dragon Knight Training Manual,” covering all experiences in dragon training.
As this was to be the great work passed down within the Flame Family, it had to be treated with the utmost seriousness.
Using the topic of playing the piano, Liszt successfully eliminated the feeling of strangeness between himself and Yadi, but he didn’t have the time to chat and bond with Yadi every day. After preparing a piano room specially for Yadi and a complete set of piano scores, he hastily left Flame Castle.
First, he went to check on Emily’s progress in dragon riding.
The progress was minimal.
But the Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan didn’t show any aversion to Emily, indicating that she still had a great chance of successfully riding the dragon.
“Now that you have to manage the Mammoth Knight Brigade, take care of the Blizzard Beasts, and persist in training with the dragon, do you feel tired?”
“Your Majesty, not at all tired; spending time with Ethan is relaxing for me.”
“Mm, dragon riding isn’t something that can be achieved overnight. You must be prepared for a prolonged struggle,” Liszt said, patting Emily’s shoulder, which immediately brought a faint blush to the girl’s face.
When she was just a little girl, Liszt was fond of patting her shoulder like that.
As Emily grew up, adherence to noble etiquette became stricter, and Liszt had not made such an intimate gesture as patting her shoulder for a long time.
She looked up, her bright eyes sparkling: “Please rest assured, Your Highness!”
The September sunlight had already started to weaken, and the climate of Flame Island was about to experience the dry season of autumn and winter when crops cease to grow, and food begins to become scarce.
Even with the Flame Territory and Bull Tail Domain continuously transporting food here, it still couldn’t keep up with the rapidly growing number of serfs.
In the past few months, the knight orders under Liszt and those under Li Weiliam had been constantly subjugating the Moon Slayer Native Tribes. A third of the southeastern forests on Flame Island had been visited by the knight orders, with a total of one million two hundred thousand Moon Slayer serfs subjugated.
Fortunately, the number of Flame People had reached three hundred thousand, a ratio sufficient to manage the Moon Slayer serfs.
To show support for his son’s nation-building, Marquis Li Weiliam did not undertake large-scale development in his fiefdom, Tulip Island. Instead, he placed most of the family’s knight orders under Liszt’s management to support the development of Flame Island—he was well aware that the better Flame Island was developed, the more beneficial it would be for the neighboring islands.
A thriving large island market far outweighs a thriving small island market.
Most importantly, he and Liszt now shared the same idea—farming wasn’t as profitable as plundering.
“The Eagle Kingdom launched a campaign against me known as the Dragon Slaying War, intending to drive me to my death. This grudge cannot go unavenged. Moreover, the Eagle Kingdom has not apologized to me nor compensated me for my losses… Buckwheat Dragon Sprite is a ransom, not compensation… If they don’t give it, I’ll take it myself.”
“Liszt, the Flame Kingdom and the Eagle Kingdom signed an agreement prohibiting dragon-level combat. Relying solely on knights, we may not accomplish much,” Marquis of Bull Tail, Li Weiliam spoke.
He was still the Marquis of Bull Tail in the Duchy of Sapphire, and Liszt also still held the title of Marquis of Flames. These titles and honors were temporarily retained until Flame Kingdom formally declared nationhood.
“Although I have signed an agreement with the Eagle Kingdom, the Sapphire Family has not. This time, let the Sapphire Duke issue a Pioneer Mandate. All the knight orders under us will fly the Sapphire banner… Additionally, let the Sapphire Dragon go out and plunder, while I secretly restrain the Eagle Kingdom’s Dragon Knights.”
Li Weiliam did not object: “That would indeed be good.”
Thus, the two of them quickly proceeded to the Azure Sky Peak Palace to discuss war matters with the Sapphire Duke. In just a few months’ time, the Sapphire Duke had already aged greatly, appearing like a man in his seventies or eighties, with severely weakened vitality, especially mentally, where he seemed particularly listless.
“Grand Duke Andrew, how is your health?”
“It seems I can no longer hide it, Your Majesty. My time is short, and I fear I will soon have to pass the Sapphire on to Anthony,” the Duke said, sighing. “I had hoped to endure for a few more years to pave the way for Anthony. Now I can only hope for your help, Your Highness.”
“Please say it, Grand Duke. I will help wherever I can.”
“Your Majesty should still remember the dragon slaying incident of the past. Marquis of Bull launched a rebellion and assassinated the Sapphire Dragon. He used a vile form of soul magic that tore apart the Sapphire Dragon’s soul. To preserve the life of the Sapphire Dragon, I had no choice but to overdraft my own soul to keep it alive.”
But the human soul, compared to the dragon soul, is far too weak, and the Sapphire Duke was already at his wits’ end.
“Two years have passed, and I still haven’t found a way to repair the Sapphire Dragon’s soul. Andy has been imprisoned in the dungeon, but all experiments to separate his fused dragon soul and give it back to the Sapphire Dragon have been unsuccessful… After my death, the only choice is for Anthony to continue repairing the Sapphire Dragon in my stead.”
“This probably isn’t a solution; what if Anthony can’t manage it either?” Liszt asked, frowning.
“I have a second son, Angus. If Anthony dies, then Angus will take over. If Angus also fails, Anthony’s children should be of age by then…”
