Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 30 - The Elixir of Life

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 The Elixir of Life

Chapter 30 -30 The Elixir of Life

In the legends, the Snow Demon from another world froze the Dragon Sleep Continent, plunging all living things into a deathly stillness.

Until the Great Dragons awoke, tearing through the encasement of the snowfields, creating oasis after oasis where humans could thrive.

Glowing Valley was one such small oasis.

Of course, it was born from the power of Ros the Clay Dragon, but in the end, it depended on the influence of the Shadowflame Dragon over the land.

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The power of the Shadowflame Dragon radiated constantly, protecting the entire Shadowflame Grand Duchy. Ros the Clay Dragon condensed a part of it, and thus, Glowing Valley, warm as spring all year round, became the ancestral territory of the Fluorescent Fungi Family.

“As for the Snow Ghosts…”

In the kitchen, the personal servant Ram colorfully narrated the ancient tale: “The Snowfield encapsulates the dark power of the Snow Demon, and once someone is killed by the Snow Demon, they will be resurrected as a Snow Ghost under the erosion of that dark power!”

“Are Snow Ghosts black or white?” the kitchen maid Barbara asked innocently.

“Well…” Ram had never seen a Snow Ghost, but in front of the maid, he had to maintain his image of erudition. So he said, “Of course they’re white; otherwise, why call them Snow Ghosts.”

“I thought they were called Snow Ghosts because they turned into ghosts in the snow,” Olivia, another maid, said.

“That’s possible too.” Ram said, not certain himself, so he quickly glossed over it, “It’s not important. What’s important is that the lord killed a whole bunch of Snow Ghosts this time, even including a three-meter-tall big Snow Ghost!”

“Three meters, how tall that must be!” Barbara gestured to her own height of a meter and a half, full of disbelief.

Olivia didn’t understand, “But if the Snow Ghosts are transformed from people, how can they be that tall? I’ve never seen such tall people.”

Ram thought for a moment and said, “Perhaps people from other territories are just three meters tall.”

“Wow, I really want to see a three-meter-tall person. If only I could leave this place once in my life,” Barbara prayed.

At that moment, Mrs. Moore, the cook, came in from outside carrying a basket of vegetables and scolded loudly, “Wishing to go out there, eh? The wolves on the Snowfield would reduce you to a pile of bones, not to mention the Snow Ghosts, Ghost Beasts. Now, stop lazing around and wash these vegetables!”

“Sorry, I’ll go right away.” Barbara took the basket and ran off to the wash basin.

Mrs. Moore, with a disdainful attitude, looked at Ram, “Oh, the lord’s intern personal servant, if you’ve got nothing to do, you’d better think more about how to serve the lord, instead of fooling around in the kitchen, tricking the young maids. William is watching you like a hawk!”

“William is no match for me, he’s all thumbs,” Ram retorted, but he didn’t dare linger in the kitchen any longer.

“Really a bunch of troublemakers,” Mrs. Moore muttered.

Olivia didn’t leave. She wasn’t a kitchen maid and wasn’t under Mrs. Moore’s jurisdiction, so naturally, she didn’t have to fear Mrs. Moore. Instead, she asked with interest, “Mrs. Moore, do you know about the Snow Ghosts, the ones the lord killed?”

“Who at my age doesn’t know about Snow Ghosts? I’ve seen them more than once.”

“Ah, you’ve seen those white ghosts?”

“White, who told you Snow Ghosts are white? Those resurrected dead, the Snow Ghosts, are all tinted with blue-green.”

Olivia rolled her eyes, “Damn, I knew Ram was making it up.”

“Never trust a man’s mouth, dear.”

“I’ve heard Snow Ghosts are souls imprisoned in their corpses, and once a Snow Ghost is killed, the soul dissipates into smoke.”

“I don’t know about that, but they’re all dead anyway.” Mrs. Moore no longer had any curiosity about Snow Ghosts, “What I do know is when a Snow Ghost is killed, they leave behind an Ice Pellet Pearl that can grant longevity.”

“Immortality, my goodness, can the lord live forever?”

“Of course not!”

“But the lord killed the Snow Ghosts, he must have Ice Pellet Pearls.”

“Silly girl, Ice Pellet Pearls are Ice Pellet Pearls, if you want immortality, you’d have to hand them over to an alchemist, who will alchemize countless Ice Pellet Pearls to then concoct a Magic Elixir of eternal life.” Mrs. Moore was just repeating hearsay.

But this was enough to startle Olivia.

Then Mrs. Moore added, “All you need to understand is that in many places, Ice Pellet Pearls can be used as Gold Coins, dear.”

The servants in the kitchen were discussing Snow Ghosts and Ice Pellet Pearls.

Up in the study on the second floor of the manor’s side residence, Russell and the others, who had enjoyed their lunch and were completely plastered, were indulging in afternoon tea.

Holding an upper-class Ice Pellet Pearl between his thumb and forefinger, a substance left behind after the death of a great Snow Ghost, Russell, slightly tipsy, exclaimed, “It’s hard to imagine that such a tiny pearl could encapsulate all of a Knight’s power.”

“Yeah, it’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?” Charles chuckled drunkenly, “Suppose Eric dies on the snowfield, his lifetime of Battle Qi would ultimately condense into such a small ice pearl.”

Eric rolled his eyes, “If I were about to die, I would chop off my head!”

Knight Commander Chris said, “Chopping off your head wouldn’t work, the Snow Demon’s power would make your body move, and then it would reattach the head by itself. Only by crushing your skull can you completely erase the influence of the Snow Demon’s power.”

He paused, then added, “But be careful your body doesn’t touch another head. Otherwise, a dog-headed Snow Ghost, or a pig-headed or cow-headed Snow Ghost might be born on the snowfield.”

“Hahahaha.” Charles laughed loudly.

Russell also laughed a few times; the power of the Snow Demon was truly extraordinary.

Only Eric did not laugh, and his expression was exceptionally grave. He silently vowed that if he indeed died on the snowfield, he would make sure to instruct others in advance to chop his body into mince, leaving no opportunity for the Snow Demon to take advantage.

Especially not to exchange heads.

If a head exchange was necessary, it had to be anything but a pig or cow head. A dog’s head could be reluctantly accepted.

After the laughter, everyone casually chatted and drank tea.

Russell lifted the upper-class Ice Pellet Pearl over his head, and looking through the light shining through the window, he peered inside the pearl, where he could see strands like smoke sealed within.

These strands were likely the power a Knight spent a lifetime cultivating.

Snow Ghosts were humans, and they had to be those who practiced Battle Qi while alive, then after death, became corrupted and influenced by the power of the Snow Demon.

The Battle Qi inside their bodies would transform into another power, allowing the corpse to be resurrected as a Snow Ghost. This power was known as ice hail.

After killing a Snow Ghost, the ice hail would condense into an Ice Pellet Pearl.

According to market rates, an ordinary Ice Pellet Pearl could be used as a Gold Coin, and an upper-class Ice Pellet Pearl could fetch a dozen or more Gold Coins.

In other words, killing Snow Ghosts could yield Gold Coins.

“Speaking of which, is it true that by alchemical means you can extract the power of the Snow Demon from Ice Pellet Pearls and grant humans longevity?” Russell put down the upper-class Ice Pellet Pearl he was holding and inquired.

Charles shrugged, belching out alcohol fumes, “Not sure.”

Knight Commander Chris had heard a bit about it, “I think it’s unlikely. Although Snow Ghosts are transformed by the Snow Demon’s power, there is a fundamental difference between it and the power of the Snow Demon, and it’s not a gap that quantity can bridge.”

“But the Ice Pellet Pearls are valuable, and there are people secretly buying them up, aren’t there?”

“Maybe you should ask Lord Baron.”

“Alright,” Russell no longer obsessed over the Ice Pellet Pearl in his hand, for the meantime, treating it as a Gold Coin was sufficient, and his warm smile faded as he said seriously, “This time the Snow Ghost invasion has been dealt with, but what about the Lone Wolf Lisbon who lured them here?”

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