The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 698 - 0695: Unknown Reward (First Update)

Chapter 698: Chapter 0695: Unknown Reward (First Update)

Following the precedent set by Dragon Kui Auxiliary Medicine and Auxiliary Medicine Dragon Mallow, the thorn mutation’s auxiliary medicine shall be called Auxiliary Medicine Thorn, and the magic potion created from it shall be called Thorn Auxiliary Medicine. Liszt quickly decided that within the area affected by Thorn Cordyceps, more than ninety percent should be planted with Auxiliary Medicine Thorns.

The remaining ten percent would be planted with Rapid Growth Magic Thorns and Rapid Growth Fire Thorns, two types of magic potions.

Using Thorn Auxiliary Medicine in combination with Giant Algae Magic Potion would be the future go-to method for potion consumption in his domain.

As of now, the domain’s magic potion plants included Black Tulip, Rapid Growth Magic Thorn, Auxiliary Medicine Dragon Mallow, Magic Medicine Kelp, Rapid Growth Fire Thorn, Erect Centipeda, Coptis, and Auxiliary Medicine Thorn, totaling eight varieties; magic potions from Abandoned Cordyceps included Flame Mushroom, Ice Snow Flame Mushroom, Blue Pine Mushroom, Black Truffle, Golden Cordyceps, Monkey Head Mushroom, and Horse Bladder Fungus, seven varieties in total.

One could say that the magic potion industry was booming, far exceeding the output of many earl nobles’ domains, but magic potions were still not enough—his and the Little Fire Dragon Leo’s daily consumption was a bottomless pit, lesser quantities could mean a lesser frequency of consumption, but more magic potions could be gone in a day.

However, there was still a Knight Order to sustain, and although the Elite Earth Knights did not count on consuming potions to break through, they still needed to be regularly distributed some magic potions to ensure their Dou Qi did not wane.

The talented Emily had become an Elite Earth Knight, and her daily potion consumption was not insubstantial in order to cultivate her talent.

Yevich Water Peanut, as a Sword Saint without personal wealth to sustain himself, also required a regular provision of magic potions to ensure his Dou Qi did not deteriorate.

Becoming a landlord did not solely mean enjoying power, it also came with the obligation to provide support—the knights following him were like the “vibrant social organization” underboss’s lackeys; to get the lackeys to follow orders, the underboss certainly had to offer benefits, and without benefits, how could he attract the loyalty of lackeys?

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Of course, Liszt had not yet encountered any demanding lackeys.

His two Pioneer Mandates and one Iron Hoof Island suppression campaign all resulted in a great harvest, with his knights basking in the benefits, reaping rewards to their heart’s content. Now, the majority of the rudderless knights in the Sapphire domain probably wished to follow Liszt, including those from the great nobles’ younger sons.

Because following Liszt meant gold coins and titles of nobility.

With his strength, he would at least need the title of Marquis in the future to match his stature, and one could imagine how many military exploits it would take during the process of advancing ranks.

In short, the birth of Auxiliary Medicine Thorn was great news, but the demand for magic potions was endless, and the domain needed continual development and accumulation to support Liszt in raising dragons and establishing a kingdom—speaking of which, he could not yet really be considered raising dragons, as Fire Dragons were Elemental Dragons and could grow by relying on volcanoes.

For a Sacred Dragon like the Formless Dragon, he had no idea how to raise them, but certainly, they couldn’t be thrown near a volcano and be expected to grow indefinitely.

“Only thing is, raising a Fire Dragon is good for me right now, since the Dodo Island Volcano can meet most of Leo’s needs. Raising a Gemstone Dragon or Metal Dragon, apart from providing flesh and food, would likely require a vast amount of other resources… A Formless Dragon could also be seen as a Gemstone Dragon.”

His train of thought was somewhat erratic.

For some reason, he had jumped from Auxiliary Medicine Thorn to dragon-raising, but Liszt timely brought his thoughts back, refocusing on the content of the new Smoke Mission.

“Winter’s arrival is imminent, meaning that all things in the domain will enter two months of dormancy, affecting both production and daily life significantly; however, all these impacts are not as profound as the lurking crisis, which you may need to prepare for and decisively choose your stance. Reward: Unknown Rewards.”

“A lurking crisis? Choose a stance?”

“Unknown Rewards?”

Liszt’s gaze sharpened, contemplative. Disregarding this mission reward, he had already received five instances of Unknown Rewards, always after the New Year and wars.

The first New Year’s Unknown Reward was the sea sprite—Sea Sprite Ake.

The Unknown Reward from the Iron Hoof Island campaign was the revival of dragon bones.

The reward for the first Pioneer Mandate was the rebirth of Dou Qi—promotion to Sky Knight.

The second New Year’s Unknown Reward was the Little Fire Dragon in its form of fire.

The reward for the second Pioneer Mandate was three Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruits.

From this, it can be seen that every unknown reward was quite substantial; however, this was neither a festival nor a war, just an ordinary daily task, yet it offered an unknown reward. This truly sparked Liszt’s curiosity, “Could it be because the task itself is somewhat horrifying?”

The task was not very clear, but the lurking dangers and the choices of standpoints indicated that this would be a significant conflict.

“What could it mean?”

He instinctively felt that it might have something to do with the Grand Duke, because the task involved taking a stand, “Could it be that the Grand Duke has learned of my dragon, thus forcing me to choose between surrendering it willingly or waiting for him to come and plunder? But what exactly does the lurking danger represent, could it be the remnants of the Goat Assembly?”

Aside from the very likely Grand Duke who could become the Dragon Domain Landlord, the only others who could threaten him were the few missing Grand Magicians of the Goat Assembly—after all, they had once severely wounded an adult Sapphire Dragon, and with the strength to slay a dragon, they were a threat.

“However, if I carefully analyze it, whether it’s the Grand Duke or the Goat Assembly, could they withstand the combined strength of me and Ake?”

It wasn’t that he was arrogant, but rather that it was a fact. A Dragon Knight and an Archmage working together were virtually unchallenged across these sea islands, and even if they were to gallop across the continent, there weren’t many threats—no nation would be foolish enough to casually attack a Dragon Knight and an Archmage, as it could easily result in mutual destruction.

Having dismissed the Grand Duke and the Goat Assembly as the lurking threats, he immediately thought that the danger might not originate from within the country, “It’s also possible that it comes from abroad, with Eagle Kingdom being the most likely suspect. Perhaps the Smoke Mission’s threat is the Dragon Slaying Battle… but what does the choice of standpoint mean”

He didn’t believe that this choice of standpoint was about whether to surrender or resist in the Dragon Slaying Battle.

“Forget it, Ake and I will both be cautious. At the slightest signs of trouble, we’ll jump into the sea to escape and reconvene. Then, we can plan our second move!”

The identities of Dragon Knight and Archmage gave him tremendous confidence, and his ability to survive in the sea was an exceptional escape skill. Thus, no matter how ominous the Smoke Mission might sound, he was undaunted.

He shook off the shadow of the Smoke Mission.

And continued to dedicate himself to the development of his territory.

The birth of Thorn Magic Potion had greatly increased his interest in magic potions, and he thought of another opportunity to expand the field, “I had previously come across two kinds of Abandoned Cordyceps, Flame Mushrooms and Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms. Although both come from the same source, there are some differences in nature. I wonder if the limitations of the Magic Web will be shared.”

Winter was coming, and the Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms could be planted.

He needed to test the planting results of the Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms to see if they would affect the Flame Mushrooms, leading to a decline in the quality of both types of Abandoned Cordyceps.

If the restrictions of the Magic Web were not shared, then the Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms could be traded for new Abandoned Cordyceps.

This work required him to merely give the order, and then it could be handed over to Chris Truth for research. Serving so many Magicians and Grand Magicians was not just about refining magic potions or creating a few Temperature Calming, Calming Wind, or Calming Water Pearls, or even making some ordinary magic equipment.

Any magic-related work could be arranged by Chris.

“Viscount, please rest assured, I will send someone to follow up on the planting of the Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms and strictly control the quality of both the Flame Mushrooms and Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms.”

“Hmm, I’m very confident in your work,” Liszt said indifferently.

In the past, when dealing with his female subordinates, he used to habitually flash a charming smile to enhance his personal charm.

However, ever since Ake appeared, Chris had been wholeheartedly following Ake to study magic, showing a perfunctory attitude towards him, their extremely handsome lord. Therefore, he had become too lazy to maintain any charming smile and would issue orders directly. After all, with Ake’s powerful allure, the magicians would only regard Black Horse Island as a holy land.

After Chris left, he called for Mary Dawn Break.

“My lord, what are your orders?”

“Lately, I have an uneasy feeling, as if someone is secretly spying on Black Horse Island, or other places. Dispatch the Blood Servants to investigate the islands of Sapphire, especially the information on Iron Hoof Island… If there is news from abroad, that would be even better.”

Mary bowed and saluted, “As you wish, my lord!”