The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 864 - 0861: Hippolyta (First Update)

Chapter 864: Chapter 0861: Hippolyta (First Update)

In the mind of Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan, a faint silhouette of Liszt had formed, and the branding was gradually taking shape.

However, in the mind of Formless Dragon Bard, no mind branding had yet appeared; likewise, Fire Dragon Leo, the one with whom bonding had taken the longest, also had no branding. Perhaps it would be the most difficult dragon to develop a mind brand with, as the breeding of malevolent thoughts would always destroy Liszt’s influence over it.

Basically, once a month Liszt would cleave through Leo’s mind, filtering out malevolent thoughts and leaving behind only the pure, original intentions.

“If I wish to explore the world, taking Leo would be most suitable, its combat capability is the most powerful… However, Formless Dragon Bard would also be quite fitting.”

Sometimes, he would struggle with the decision of who to choose as his ultimate mount.

Luckily, there was still plenty of time before he had to make that choice.

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He was now waiting for Ach’s cultivation, repeating the Magic Gate experiment over and over, just waiting for Ach to perfectly master the Space Elemental Incarnation, then it could be implemented. At present, Ach had achieved full bodily elementalization, but her control over Space Magic Power was still lacking the final touch.

But it was close, with her terrifying talent, perfect mastery was just around the corner.

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“Once the Magic Gate is established, I won’t have to work so hard, almost traveling three times a week to Black Horse Island to transport supplies, which is really troublesome.” Flame Island was in a dry and cold winter, with all things ceasing to grow, and food being in severe shortage, especially with the continuous recruitment of Moon Slayer Natives.

And feeding a group of gluttonous Shovel-Tusked Giant Elephants meant even greater consumption of food.

Flame Territory had bulk trade in sea salt, glass, and white paper, and in addition to perfumes, soaps, and the porcelain that was being explored, it could barely maintain the current supply.

Just as he was rubbing his hands in eager anticipation of the Magic Gate,

Another piece of good news was brought back by the Knights who had been subjugating the Moon Slayer Natives, accompanied by a Moon Slayer girl only twelve or thirteen years old.

“Your Highness, this little girl is called ‘Hippolyta’, and her father is ‘Pontelesi’, the Listener of the small ‘Luo Tribe’. We found traces of Elves in the Luo Tribe and when our request for ransom was refused, we captured all the natives of the tribe.”

The Knight Captain reported truthfully, “Then we discovered in Hippolyta’s stilt house, a group of Elves that had all made contracts with her, so we brought back the Elves and the Cordyceps.”

Behind the Knight Captain, his men brought out a large wooden box, and upon opening it, inside were the Elves firmly tied up—among them one Greater Elf, and three Little Minor Elves, as well as two Elf Bugs.

Liszt was surprised and delighted.

He had thought that the Elves mentioned by the Knight Squad were just a few Elf Bugs, after all, the Luo Tribe was a small tribe with a population of no more than two hundred people. Unexpectedly, they had brought back one Greater Elf, three Minor Elves, and two Elf Bugs; the value of the harvest far exceeded capturing a large tribe.

“Very good, you have done well. Captain Celt, what is your title of nobility, and whom do you follow?” Liszt inquired.

Captain Celt trembled with excitement upon hearing this, barely suppressing his elation, “Your Highness, Celt is an Honored Knight, following your lead!”

“So you are a direct follower of mine. Then, from now on, I promote your title to Baron. Do any of your men hold noble status?”

“Thank you, Your Highness… No, they are all commoner Knights!”

“Then all shall be appointed Honored Knights.”

“Thank Your Highness!”

“Thank Your Highness!”

The members of the Knight Squad all took to one knee, paying their respects to Liszt with solemn loyalty oaths, their faces brimming with excitement and exhilaration—indeed, such scenes were common on Flame Island, with Knights frequently being ennobled or promoted for their military achievements.

He then rewarded the Knights.

Liszt finally turned to look at the trembling Moon Slayer girl, Hippolyta.

This lean native child hadn’t fully developed yet, but she was already quite tall, just over 1.6 meters. Her skin was the color of wheat, and she wore animal skin clothing, barefoot without any shoes. Her hair was parted down the middle, hanging shoulder-length, glossy, and black.

Between the strands of hair were inserted a row of feathers.

This was a decorative method favored by Moon Slayer women—older Moon Slayer women liked to stick various colored feathers in their hair to form beautiful feather crowns.

Hippolyta’s feather crown was not yet fully formed.

But perhaps because she was the Listener’s daughter, she had better living conditions and was cleaner than ordinary Moon Slayer children, and was also rather pretty.

Especially the middle part in her hair. It was quite interesting.

Liszt really wanted to say, “Call me ‘big brother’ from now on, and I’ll teach you how to part your hair in the middle…”

Of course, he was too embarrassed to utter such juvenile lines and just smiled at Hippolyta. The fact that the little girl had hidden an Elf and hadn’t killed it made him feel very fond of her, “Your name is Hippolyta?” he asked in the awkward Moon Language, having taken some time to learn it recently.

The spoken Moon Language wasn’t too difficult; the pronunciation methods were traceable. After all, most languages on the Legendary Continent, including Wind Language and Serpent Script, inherited vocabulary from Moon Language.

“Va ai tai ke…” the little girl plucked up the courage to utter a series of guttural questions.

Liszt didn’t understand.

He turned to look at the Magician Translator beside him—most knights had studied Moon Language, but they weren’t proficient, usually communicating according to a manual.

Magicians who focused on Moon Language were more suitable for translators.

“Your Highness, she’s asking why you took away her father, her friends, and her family.”

“This is a misunderstanding. I invited them to live in my territory, where life is far better than in the Luo Tribe. You will start a new life here too.” Liszt said, and the translator translated, the conversation went fairly smoothly, “So there’s no need to worry, no need to be afraid.”

“You really won’t kill us?”

“Yes, we won’t kill you. In fact, we have many Moon Slayers here who have come from various tribes to start new lives.”

“Then can you release my father and my brother?”

“Of course, but as a condition of the trade, could you release these Elves from their contracts?” Liszt revealed a grandmotherly smile, exhibiting great patience—not because the other party was a little Lolita, but he was willing to respect those who respected Elves.

“They are my friends, gifts my father gave to me, please don’t kill them,” Hippolyta said anxiously.

“You like them very much?”

“Mhm, I really like Elves. They’re very cute and shouldn’t be killed. But my father only allows me to wish for an Elf on my birthday… I’ve been wishing since I was seven until I turned twelve, and I only managed to wish for six Elves. The rest were killed.”

Obviously, the people of the Luo Tribe were still Moon Slayers.

It’s just that this little girl, Hippolyta, happened to have a fondness for Elves.

“Hand them over to me, and I will take good care of them. No Elf will be killed in my territory; they live happily. You’ll often see them running around freely and unrestrained on the land… As for you, you should go to school.”

In this place, school for Moon Slayers was less about teaching skills and more about reshaping worldviews.