The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 933 - 0930: Don’t Save Money on My Account (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch additional update 17/147)

Chapter 933: Chapter 0930: Don’t Save Money on My Account (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch additional update 17/147)

Old Jack, Three-Legged, Gold-Tooth Rat, Young John, Old Drunkard, Sister Mendes—the six most outstanding rangers of Rattlesnake Mercenary Camp.

They had all cultivated Dou Qi, and although it was only Primary Dou Qi, they were veterans when it came to traversing the forest. They might not be able to defeat Low-Level Magical Beasts, but they could rely on various disguises to move around the forest freely. Their primary income came from scouting information and exchanging intelligence.

“Sir, they hold nearly all the intelligence of the entire camp. Many of the rangers are their subordinates,” said the camp manager.

“Disperse everyone else, don’t let them get in the way.”

“Of course, I will have the mercenaries leave immediately.”

After driving the onlookers away, Liszt cut straight to the chase, “I need you to provide me with some intelligence. As long as the information is valuable enough to gain my approval, Gold Coins won’t be an issue. But if you feed me false information, you will be killed by my Bear One and Bear Two.”

Three-Legged, who had a sly look about him, smiled and said, “May I have the honor of knowing Your Excellency’s name?”

“Me?” Liszt felt that when dealing with these crafty old rangers, it was better to adopt a more intimidating identity, “Mario Red and White Rose.”

“Ah!”

Not just the rangers, but also the camp manager, all showed their respect, “So it is Lord Mario of the Red and White Rose Family!”

“Lord Mario, feel free to ask away, Old Jack will tell you everything he knows!”

“Offering my respects to the Red and White Rose Family, Three-Legged is willing to provide all the information he knows.”

“Sister Mendes is also willing to offer up all of her intelligence.”

The six rangers jostled to express their respect first and even offered to provide the information for free. Judging by their gazes and expressions, they were not doing so reluctantly but were genuinely willing to do so.

This showed that the reputation of the Red and White Rose Family held an esteemed position within the Steel Ridge Kingdom.

Of course, this also had to do with Liszt looking very young and riding an Earth Barbaric Bear. Anyone seeing him would think that he wasn’t just a direct heir of the Red and White Rose Family but also a very important young descendant, otherwise, he wouldn’t be privileged to have an Earth Barbaric Bear as his mount.

After learning of Liszt’s “Mario Red and White Rose” identity, the six rangers indeed spilled everything they knew and provided all the intelligence they had.

It mainly concerned the Pegasus Herd and Unicorns.

Pegasus were Advanced Dragon Beasts, found in groups throughout the Pegasus Great Forest, adept at Wind System Magic. Even though they were not part of the combatively powerful Dragon Beasts, their battle prowess could still be compared with a Sword Saint. The difficulty in taming and capturing them when a group of Sword Saints gathers could only be imagined.

As such, many Nobles sent Knight Orders to the Pegasus Great Forest, but the number of times a lone Pegasus was actually caught was very few.

Even the Royal Family sent Knight Orders, yet they failed to locate the Pegasus Herd.

There were indeed rumors that eyewitnesses had seen Unicorns within the Pegasus Herd, but their authenticity could not be verified.

“Lord Mario, indeed there have been knights who have seen Unicorns. But Unicorns are extremely agile. When a knight glimpses one from afar, the Unicorn takes notice and flees forthwith, with the Pegasus Herd following suit. Hence, no one has been able to closely observe a Unicorn, much less be certain that what they saw was indeed a Unicorn.”

There were too many obstructions in the forest, and the distance was great.

Even a Sky Knight wouldn’t dare to assert that what they saw was the so-called Unicorn. Thus, without solid evidence, Unicorns remain a mythical creature that exists only in anecdotes.

However, Liszt believed in the existence of Unicorns—in the “Magical Beast Encyclopedia” compiled under the supervision of Ach, the official name for Unicorns was tentatively set as “Storm Dragon Horse.”

Just as there was the Lightning Dragon Turtle among the Dragon Turtles, the Super Dragon Beast within the Pegasus Herd should be called a Storm Dragon Horse.

Moreover, Liszt thought of the time when Kenley Truth had provided him with the unicorn clue. She had mentioned an official record concerning the Steel Ridge Royal Family of the Platinum Family and the rulers of the Rose Duchy of the Red and White Rose Family—a true event related to unicorns.

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The Red and White Rose Family often formed marital alliances with the Platinum Family. Once, a Duke of Rose planned to marry his daughter to the dim-witted youngest son of the King two generations prior.

As a result, the Duke’s daughter was rescued halfway by a unicorn and eloped into the forest.

This incident was recognized by both the King and the Duke.

Of course.

Liszt believed it was likely a scandal between two dragon-rearing families. Perhaps the Duke’s daughter had eloped with someone, and they used the tale of the unicorn to embellish the story.

Otherwise, how could a unicorn, a creature of the same caliber as the Flame Dragon Bird and the Lightning Dragon Turtle—so called Storm Dragon Horse—possess such human-like intelligence? Furthermore, how could it perform such an extraordinary feat, ignoring the formidable protection of the Court and rescuing a young girl from amongst the Knight Order?

His thoughts returned to the thick parchment paper handed to him by the Ranger.

Liszt looked at the somewhat abstract map and asked, “So, the locations where unicorns have been spotted are marked here in red ink?”

“Yes, Sir Mario.”

“And these places marked with green ink are where Pegasus herds have been seen, and the ones with purple ink are where a Pegasus has been caught?”

“Yes.”

Liszt flipped to the backside of the thick parchment, “The food that Pegasus like to eat, their resting habits, and some herd behaviors are all recorded here?”

“Yes.”

Nodding, Liszt put away the thick parchment and took out sixty gold coins, handing them to the camp leader: “You take your cut, and let the six of them divide the rest… I’ll be taking this information and the map.”

“Sir Mario, we all voluntarily offer our intelligence to you.”

“Do as I say.” Liszt didn’t care about these gold coins. On the contrary, he took out another hundred gold coins, “If I can’t find the Pegasus herd, I will come back. Use these gold coins to gather new intelligence for me. As long as it’s helpful, I will reward you even more.”

He jumped onto the back of Earth Barbaric Bear, shook the cloak outside his armor, and proclaimed loudly, “Remember, the Red and White Rose Family has plenty of money!”

Ach chuckled secretly.

As Bear One and Bear Two began to turn, Liszt added very empathetically, “Don’t skimp on me!” His voice was resounding, echoing long after the two Earth Barbaric Bears had departed, lingering in the ears of the camp leader and the Ranger.

Watching the proud figure disappearing into the distance.

A Ranger couldn’t help but exclaim, “Worthy of the Red and White Rose Family indeed!”

“Yes, Sir Mario’s demeanor is as brilliant as the morning sun.”

“If one could follow behind Sir Mario, one would surely bathe in knightly glory and have an endless supply of gold coins!”

…

The Rangers’ flattery was beyond Liszt’s hearing.

However, his mood was quite good: “Indeed, the feeling of smashing people with money is utterly refreshing. Why didn’t I transmigrate to the Red and White Rose Family in the first place? With the wealth of the Red and White Rose Family and my personal talent, I should have unified the three great kingdoms by now.”

But soon he sighed, “Such a pity for my one hundred and sixty gold coins!”