The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 664 - 0661: Hundred Meter Wingspan (First Update)

Chapter 664: Chapter 0661: Hundred Meter Wingspan (First Update)

Seeing the Earl’s envy and shock, Li Si Te felt extremely proud. At the current stage, his Dragon Knight identity couldn’t be revealed; he could only show off in front of the Earl for the time being.

However, just as he was about to ride Leo into the sky, he suddenly remembered that his Smoke Mission required discretion, and he had to restrain his urge to boast. To prevent mission failure, he had to suppress his desire to soar into the skies, dismount from Leo’s back, and signal for Leo to return quickly.

“Oh-ho!”

Without much ado, Leo transformed into a huge blaze, engulfing Liszt. When the scorching flames dissipated, Liszt stood unharmed in the same spot, and Leo had reverted to the shape of a flaming dragon pattern on his chest. Using their mental connection, Leo communicated with Liszt.

“The appearance fee is at least ten magic potions!”

“No problem, perform well, and you won’t miss out on your share of the magic potions,” he responded mentally.

He then turned to the Earl and said with an air of nonchalance, “Father, I’ve summoned Leo back. It doesn’t like to perform at random, despite being a young dragon, it still possesses a dragon’s pride. Unless it gives its consent, no one can command it.”

“I understand, I understand.”

With a touch of regret, the Earl nodded and then eagerly asked, “So, has Leo been living inside you all this time?”

“This must be one of the dragon’s magical abilities, an indestructible flesh and blood body that can also turn into a clump of magic power and attach to a knight,” Liszt did not elaborate. There were some secrets he did not want to disclose publicly or perhaps, like the other dragon-rearing families, he was beginning to consciously keep secrets for the sake of dragon rearing.

After all, the secrets of dragons are safer when held by a select few.

Otherwise, if all knights around the world were to seek dragons, wouldn’t that create chaos and directly undermine the foundation of the dragon-rearing families?

The Earl also understood this principle, so he didn’t pry further but changed the subject, “Leo looks much smaller than the Sapphire Dragon. Can its combat strength really compare to that of an adult Sapphire Dragon?”

“There is definitely a gap, but the cultivation methods of Dragon Knights and Dragon Domain Landlords are different. Dragon Domain Landlords focus more on seizing the dragon’s lifespan rather than strength, whereas Dragon Knights and dragons cultivate and progress together… Domain Landlords are like one plus one is less than two, but Dragon Knights are one plus one is greater than two.”

“As long as you know what you’re doing, don’t reveal it casually when it needs to be concealed. This is the foundation for our family’s rise to power. Once we establish our nation, a single Fire Dragon might well protect our family for a millennium!”

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“I understand. In fact, I’ve never regarded the Grand Duke and Sapphire Dragon as my opposition. I believe that once we declare nationhood, a Dragon Slayer War is inevitable, as these kingdoms will not allow more forces to divide the resources. Among them, Summit Marquis Alonso Xiankelai is my most likely opponent in the Dragon Slayer War.”

“I’ve also investigated Alonso; he rides an adult Bronze Dragon, a Dragon Knight that the Eagle Kingdom has cultivated over the past decade. However, the Bronze Dragon is said to have experienced several generations of Dragon Knights and is in its dragon prime. Are you sure Leo can catch up to it within a few years?”

“Father, Elemental Dragons are different from Metal Dragons and Gemstone Dragons; they are naturally adept at combat. Moreover, Leo is just a juvenile and already has a wingspan of twenty meters, it won’t take long before it surpasses the Bronze Dragon in size!”

When Leo was born, it had a wingspan of about ten meters, which was not large compared to the fifteen-meter wingspan of the Formless Dragon; but a few months later, Leo’s wingspan had reached twenty meters, significantly larger than the Formless Dragon. After devouring the Dragon’s Intent left by the remains of the Fire Dragon, and then the Dragon’s Intent accumulated by the Dodo Island Volcano, its growth rate was undeniably rapid.

Based on the remains of the Fire Dragon Bones found on Black Horse Island, an adult Fire Dragon’s wingspan might exceed 100 meters, making it one of the largest wingspan among all known dragons.

Liszt didn’t have much data at hand, but he still compiled a chart recording the size data of dragons.

An adult Fire Dragon might have a wingspan of 100 meters, which is the largest known so far; an adult Light Dragon approximately 80 meters, based on estimates from Black Dragon Childe Paris; an adult White Maw Iron Dragon 60 meters, as encountered by Yevich Water Peanut; and an adult Sapphire Dragon 50 meters, as witnessed by Liszt himself.

An adult Light Green Gemstone Dragon has a wingspan of 45 meters, also encountered by Yevich; while an adult Brass Dragon has a wingspan of 30 meters, again encountered by Yevich.

Finally, the Bronze Dragon with a wingspan of about 30 meters, as heard by Blood Servants from purebloods in the Black Knight Family.

The data might seem rudimentary, but it offers a glimpse into the dragons’ sizes.

Elemental Dragons are the largest in terms of size, Gemstone Dragons are moderate, and while there are Metal Dragons like the White Maw Iron Dragon with a 60-meter wingspan, most are 30-meter Bronze Dragons or Brass Dragons.

Physical size may not represent combat power.

However, it often takes two to three Dragon Knights to jointly slaughter an Evil Dragon, which indicates that Elemental Dragons, as represented by Evil Dragons, must be significantly stronger than Metal Dragons and Gemstone Dragons.

“Of course, these are just my personal speculations, unsupported by theoretical data, and can’t be counted as reliable. I’ll try to keep a low profile, and without making thorough preparations, I absolutely won’t rashly provoke conflicts,” Liszt, though somewhat carried away, has not lost his reason.

Dragon Knights can be cultivated!

Other Dragon Knights may train for over a decade, and even if their dragon’s combat power is a bit weak, the gap can be filled through training. Just as Sky Knights have the ordinary, Sword Saint, and Completion Level tiers, if Dragon Knights have similar rankings, Liszt, who just started Dragon Riding, would definitely be brutally beaten.

Therefore, he still needed to follow the instructions of the Smoke Mission, to restrain his urge to show off and to discreetly explore ways of cultivation.

…

On the way back, the Earl finally regained his usual composure.

He had seen dragons before; every trip to Blue Dragon Island for meetings offered him a chance to see a Sapphire Dragon. Hence, the presence of a Fire Dragon couldn’t shake him too much, the greater impact was that this Fire Dragon belonged to his son.

Adjusting his mindset.

He soon came to terms with it.

His gaze towards Liszt now contained a few different shades, perhaps one day he would submit to Liszt and swear allegiance to him.

Upon returning to Tulip Castle, Liszt did not linger and immediately requested to take his leave. A pile of matters awaited him in his domain, especially the allocation of military merits. He could exchange all of his military merits for supplies, but his followers needed these merits to advance in ranks.

Becoming a Noble is every Knight’s dream.

“You are busy with affairs; I won’t hold you up if you need to return. However, you must come over to grandmother’s place and pick a potted plant to take back with you!” Lady Penelope said.

“Didn’t you give me a potted plant a few days ago when you went to Fresh Flower Town?”

“That was a few days ago. Now, I’ve decided that every time you come to Tulip Castle, you must take a potted plant from me,”

“All right.”

There was no need to decline such an offer, and besides, he was also quite looking forward to Lady Penelope’s potted plants. He ascended to the balcony, the Eye of Magic sweeping around, but unfortunately, he did not detect any glows of magic power and had to randomly choose a lush-looking potted plant to take away.

Thus.

The Landwalker bird Loki galloped away, and in less than half an hour, he was back in Fresh Flower Town—the Retainer Knights following behind him were still weaving through the roads, long used to Liszt’s hurried comings and goings.

Just as he returned to his Nameless Castle, he received a report from Butler Carter: “Master, there was a riot in the Worm Room last night. Jela and several Little Minor Elves had a conflict that led to the room being filled with Thorns and other plants… It finally subsided only after several Earth Knights intervened,”

Liszt was immediately alarmed, “Jela is all right, isn’t she? My elves weren’t injured, were they?”

“Jela and the elves only have some minor external injuries,”

“That’s good to hear,” Liszt breathed a sigh of relief, then fixed a stern expression, “These little brats are flipping the heavens while I’m away. It seems they need a good tidying up!”