The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 897: Chapter 0894: Dragon Pit Great Mine (Second Update)

“The Magic Teleportation Array is already complete? So quickly?” Marquis Bull Tail exclaimed.

Liszt sipped his tea with a composed manner, “Father, are you still not aware of my work efficiency? It’s just a Magic Teleportation Array which, handily finalized by Ach and me. Now, you can arrange for the family’s knights and serfs to head to Tulip Island via the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation.”

“That’s great. With the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation, I no longer need to keep cultivating deeply in the Bull Tail Domain. I am planning to relocate all knights and serfs, except a portion of them maintained for trade, to Tulip Island. What do you think?”

“I think it’s feasible. Iron Hoof Island will eventually have to be returned to the Sapphire Family, which is not worth managing. Black Horse Island and Coral Island will be future leaseholds of the Flame Kingdom, so there’s also no need for you to stay. It’s more crucial to develop Tulip Island… Without focusing on domestic development, the trade focus will always be toward the Sapphire direction.”

Placing the trade focus on the Sapphires will only continuously enrich the Sapphire Family, which is not what Liszt desires. He hopes that the bustling Shell Sea will quickly surpass the Sea of Azure Waves, and similarly, that the Flame Family will also rapidly overtake the Sapphire Family, since the latter are merely his followers.

The elder brother definitely has to be richer than the younger!

“Which mainland country is adjacent to the Flame Islands?” Marquis Bull Tail suddenly enquired.

“It borders between the Yellowstone Kingdom and the Eagle Kingdom, though it’s a complex terrain, sparsely populated, still a wilderness. Hundreds of kilometers inward, lies the Snowstorm Mountain Duchy, a very weak small country. I’ve had Yevich investigating it, and once we have enough information, we can make plans.”

Actually, he was harboring a thought — might as well head to the Legendary Continent to occupy a large swathe of land, founding a kingdom that spans both the continent and the ocean.

Fortunately, the borderland area between the two countries is desolate and uninhabited, with plenty of lands available for occupation.

As for war, he was not afraid!

They were precisely lacking an excuse to snatch knight resources — in his eyes, knights are a resource. Once the Flame Kingdom annexes the Moon Slayers, there wouldn’t be a shortage of serf population. But what about knights? Encouraging reproduction wouldn’t yield skilled individuals till at least one or two generations later, so pillaging is the most logical and quick method.

As for the loyalty of the knight class, well, they say you follow whoever feeds you, so it doesn’t matter anymore.

Marquis Bull Tail was unaware of Liszt’s thoughts and was a bit worried, “Is the coastline all barren? That wouldn’t be good for trade.”

“No worries, we’ll develop domestically first, and I’ll handle the trade issues when the time comes.”

“Alright then.”

After a discussion between father and son, a servant came to report that Lady Penelope had arrived, so Liszt spent some time with the elderly lady and later that afternoon, enjoyed a new play at the indoor theater built within Tulip Castle.

After the play.

They chatted for a while and then left Tulip Castle.

When he returned to Black Horse Island, a large assembly of knights and serfs had gathered, preparing to board the ship heading to Mind Island. Crossing through the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation, they arrived at Flame Island to support the grand development of Flame Island. Both the workshop industries and agriculture were to be gradually transferred there within the coming year.

Even though it was a leased territory, Liszt did not feel secure leaving his family’s foundation here; moving it to Flame Island was safer.

“Captain Marcus, Captain Pàlìsī, Captain Charles, the knights and serf teams are under your leadership. Be cautious when crossing the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation, and terminate the transition immediately if anything changes with the formation.”

“Rest assured, Your Highness!”

“Hmm, go on.”

After giving his instructions, Liszt didn’t linger any longer but promptly mounted the Formless Dragon Bard, soared into the world beyond the physical, then found the exit of the Great Whirlpool Teleportation Formation and quickly crossed over to Flame Island.

He headed straight to the location of the Mammoth Knight Brigade.

It seemed that Emily had discovered the reward for the Smoke Mission — “Mission Accomplished, Reward: Dragon Pit Great Mine.”

And the new Smoke Mission was already issued when the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation was completed.

“Mission: Negotiation teams from the Eagle Kingdom, Steel Ridge Kingdom Envoy Group, and Blast Furnace Fortress Envoy Group will arrive one after another. The order in the northeastern corner of the Legendary Continent needs to be re-established, and the ruler of the seas also needs to assert authority. Please force the three kingdoms to recognize the Flame Kingdom. Reward: Dragon’s Might in Skeleton.”

The reward for this new mission seemed to be related to the Dragon Pit Great Mine.

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“We’re here, Captain!” A Knight climbed up from the pit and reported to Emily.

“Prepare to have people encircle the pit. The Mammoth Knight Brigade should immediately dig a canal and fill the ditch with water. We must not let the Man-Eating Tree escape this time!” Emily ordered coldly.

In front of her was a valley.

In the distance ahead, a mountain range split into two branches, forming this rather large valley lush with vegetation. However, hidden amongst the vegetation were one pit after another. The smallest of the pits had a diameter of over eight hundred meters, and the largest even reached a diameter of ten kilometers.

The Man-Eating Tree Cluster kept fleeing and was trapped by the Mammoth Knight Brigade in this valley full of pits, ultimately getting cornered in a pit one and a half kilometers in diameter.

The Mammoth Knight Brigade dug trenches around the pit, and once filled with water, they would completely trap the Man-Eating Tree Cluster, capturing them as in a barrel.

Boom, splash.

A river in the valley quickly poured into the trench, filling it in no time.

Watching the river water overflow from the trench, Emily clenched the Crimson Blood Sword in her hand and suddenly declared, “Knight brigade, follow me in for a search!”

The circular pit, one and a half kilometers in diameter, covered an area of approximately seven square kilometers, equivalent to over ten thousand acres—a size matching that of several small villages combined. The Knight Brigade fanned out to search and soon found traces of the Man-Eating Tree Cluster. The trees unable to escape stood tall in the forest.

However, though many Man-Eating Trees were found, the Dragon Elf remained elusive, yet Emily was able to deduce that the Dragon Elf was indeed here.

“Will you not come out then? Since that is the case, let’s resort to the blunt method and cut down the forest in the pit.” She made the decision decisively. Liszt had instructed that under no circumstances should the Dragon Elf be harmed, which is why she chose to cut down the trees rather than burning them directly.

Serfs accompanying the Mammoth Knight Brigade were quickly deployed, starting to cut from the edge towards the center of the pit, leaving only sparse Man-Eating Trees.

With the felled trees being transported out, the pit was bustling with activity.

Knights shuttled back and forth, searching for any possible traces of the exposed Man-Eating Tree Dragon Elves, with Emily also overseeing the operations.

When Liszt arrived riding the Formless Dragon Bard, he saw a bustling scene. After he appeared, Emily rushed over immediately, “Your Highness!”

“Is this the valley full of pits?”

“Yes, we have already trapped the Man-Eating Tree Cluster in this pit, but are unable to find traces of the Dragon Elf. I plan to cut the trees first. If the Dragon Elf still does not show itself, then we will start digging.” Emily spoke earnestly.

Hearing her say this.

Liszt’s heart suddenly stirred, “Emily’s loyalty to me is beyond question, should I then teach her the Dou Qi Secret Technique ‘Eye of Magic’?” The Eye of Magic was indeed a rare and precious Dou Qi Manuscript, but it wasn’t as if others in the external world did not possess it.

After all, Liszt also found it initially on the cover of a book; the previous owner seemed to be a Sky Knight named Steve Vulture from the Blast Furnace Fortress Kingdom.

“Let’s talk about it later.”

He still hadn’t made up his mind and planned to later send someone to investigate the Vulture Family before deciding. If the Vulture Family still existed and the Magic Eye Dou Qi Secret Technique hadn’t spread, he would plunder the Vulture Family and make the Eye of Magic exclusively for the Flame Family.

The Eye of Magic, being able to collaborate with dragons, had incredibly practical utility and was not suitable for exposure.