The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 953 - 0950: Semi-finished Product (First Update)
Chapter 953 -0950: Semi-finished Product (First Update)
Lich Andy was transported to the Tower of Reeds in Reed City.
To study the Magic Teleportation Array, Ach used his Earth Elemental Incarnation, which he had not yet mastered perfectly, to conjure a tall Rock tower. Then he let the construction team simply decorate the interior, thus creating a Mage Tower that stood a hundred meters tall, and named it the Tower of Reeds.
At this moment, in a secluded laboratory within the Tower of Reeds, Liszt was watching Ach set up a Magic Array. In the center of the Magic Array stood the tall figure of Lich Andy, firmly bound by Mountain Copper Lock Chains.
He could now only be considered a humanoid creature, his shell covered in special metallic armor that had fully fused with his body and soul. According to information provided by the Sapphire Duke, it was with a set of mysterious armor known as “Marks of Terror” that Andy had managed to fuse his own soul with that of a dragon’s soul to transform into a Lich.
The Marks of Terror had completely merged into Andy’s body, profoundly altering its nature, making the original material indiscernible.
However, Liszt speculated that the original material must be dragon-related, for in this world, the most supreme materials are dragon parts. Of the four pieces of equipment he found in the statues, three were made from dragon materials. Moreover, armor crafted from dragon material would obviously be most suitable for a perfect fusion with a Dragon Soul.
“Ach, do you think that peeling the Marks of Terror from his body first would make it easier to strip the soul?”
“It’s still not very clear, but from Ach’s observations, the Marks of Terror have already become the Lich’s physical carrier. With time passing, his flesh is gradually merging into the Marks of Terror. I fear it won’t be long before he becomes a true Lich.”
“A true Lich, so you mean to say he isn’t a Lich right now?”
“He’s a half-finished product,” Ach succinctly assessed. “The workmanship is very rough, and the transformation process must have flaws. Based on what Ach has read in the Magic Books about legends, the Liches of ancient times were also known as Lich Kings, developed by research conducted by Archmages, and could not possibly be this fragile.”
She conjured a water ring that enclosed around Lich Andy’s arm, gently constricting it and immediately causing the armor to deform: “Brother, see, it really is very fragile.”
Liszt nodded: “Hmm, indeed quite fragile.”
At this moment, Lich Andy, who lay in the Magic Array unable to move, had the blue flames in his eyes tremble violently. He could no longer bear it and let out a deep, hoarse voice, “Are you the Dragon Knight and Archmage spoken of by Andrew?”
“That’s correct.”
“You’re the one who stole my grandson Andre’s Mountain Copper Dragon?” Lich Andy stared at Liszt’s face, his voice shaking as he inquired.
Liszt smiled and responded with a hint of mockery, “Dragons are proud creatures; they only acknowledge the most outstanding humans. Your grandson probably wasn’t good enough. He spent years trying to conquer the Mountain Copper Dragon and got nothing, whereas I just spent one day there and the Mountain Copper Dragon voluntarily became my mount.”
After hearing his words, Lich Andy seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he refrained and instead, abruptly changed the subject: “This Archmage, she isn’t human, is she?”
“A spirit of the sea.”
“A Sea Serpent, indeed a Sea Monster Magician… Did Andrew invite Her Excellency the Archmage to study a cure for the Sapphire Dragon?”
“Curing the Sapphire Dragon is just a side task; we’re more interested in researching soul-related information. So, Lich Andy, I hope you will cooperate with us. The sooner we obtain results, the less pain you’ll endure, and perhaps when I send you to the Exiled Lands, you may even see your grandson.”
“I am an undying Lich!”
“There’s no such thing as undying. If there were, where have all the ancient Liches gone? Besides, you’re not even a finished product.” Liszt had nothing else to do today, so he had time to chat idly with Andy, to see if he could ease his mood and get him to cooperate voluntarily with the research.
A little while later.
Lich Andy again became inclined to have a conversation, “If you wish to study Liches, why not let’s also make a deal?”
“Let’s hear it.”
“I will cooperate with the research proactively, and by relying on the Dragon Soul in my body, I will make the Sapphire Dragon yours. I’ll give you the destruction of the Sapphire Family and all their wealth, while all I ask is for your assurance that Andre can leave the Duchy of Sapphire freely.”
“I would very much like to agree to you cooperating with the research, but my integrity does not allow me to deceive others. The Sapphire Duke is a resolute man; he wouldn’t spare Andre’s life out of hatred just to torment him. In fact, he would send Andre to the Exiled Lands as soon as possible.”
“That’s true, I am very clear about Andrew’s character… Then, all I need from you is the assurance of the destruction of the Sapphire Family, how about that?”
Liszt still wanted to talk to Lich Andy for a few more sentences.
However, Ach, who was engrossed in his research, suddenly said, “Brother, Ach has discovered the secret of the Lich. It seems that the Dragon Soul can be easily stripped, and his bodily structure is not very complicated to comprehend. Due to being incomplete, many of his design ideas are exposed.”
“Hmm, is it that easy?”
“Sapphire has provided quite a lot of data, and Ach has recently collected a batch of information about souls. It’s not difficult to see the secrets of an incomplete Lich. If things go as expected, as long as we have the right materials, Ach could mass-produce these kinds of incomplete Liches.”
“Impossible!” Lich Andy exclaimed with a tremble.
Ach’s words ruthlessly shattered any last hope Andy had: “He was transformed into a Lich from a Knight; his Spiritual Power is insufficient, and there are many barriers in his fusion with the Dragon Soul. To call him incomplete is not quite accurate; he should be considered a substandard incomplete… Magicians are the best candidates for transformation into Liches.”
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Without any bargaining value, Lich Andy was doomed to be nothing more than a lab rat, and Liszt didn’t let Ach strip the Dragon Soul right away.
He wasn’t ready to heal the Sapphire Dragon so quickly.
Perhaps it was a bit hypocritical, but as the future King of the Flame Kingdom, from a political standpoint, a deceased Duke Andrew suited his interests better—his successor, Anthony, would be easier to control, and once Duke Andrew died, the identity of the Tulip Family followers would become a thing of the past.
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Without the moral constraint of the identity “former follower,” he could then arrange for the Sapphire Family without any hindrance.
“I have ultimately become one of the politicians of this world, much like the majority of Nobles who only see interests…” Liszt reflected in a rare moment of self-examination under the languid afternoon sun.
But this contemplation did not last long.
He soon received a message from the Magic Platform at the Volcano Crater. In the message, Paris reported to him that the fully formed Phoenix Perch Parasol Forest had attracted a group of magical beasts with red feathers. They did not appear to be ordinary Low-Level Magical Beasts. They occupied the Phoenix Perch Parasol Forest and had even had several conflicts with the Flame Dragon Birds.
Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple, the three gradually maturing Flame Dragon Birds, surprisingly did not get the upper hand against this group of red-feathered magical beasts.
There was even one instance where Little Purple fought one-on-one with a red bird only to end in a draw.
“The combat power of the three little birds is already at an Advanced Magical Beast level, does that not mean that this group of red-feathered magical beasts are all Advanced Magical Beasts?”
Liszt could not sit still, he immediately stood up and left the Castle, mounted the Formless Dragon Bard, and rapidly traversed space to arrive at the Volcano Crater.
