The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 952 - 0949: Coordinating Treatment (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch Additional Update 25/147)

Chapter 952 -0949: Coordinating Treatment (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch Additional Update 25/147)

Though I die, my sons remain; my sons bear grandsons, and those grandsons bear sons again. And they have sons and grandsons in turn; endless and uninterrupted the lineage flows…

The firm response of the Sapphire Duke moved Li Si Te.

He intended to pledge the lives of all the male members of his family to ensure the life of the Sapphire Dragon and thereby maintain the status of the Dragon Rearing Family. Perhaps any noble would make the same choice; after all, it is the Dragon Rearing Families that are the players manipulating the game under the knight system, not mere pawns.

However.

Li Si Te glanced at the wrinkles on the duke’s face and asked pensively, “The Lich Andy is imprisoned in the dungeon, isn’t he?”

A flash of hatred in his eyes, the duke answered, “That’s correct, I did not kill him.”

“As for soul magic, especially involving liches and Dragon Domain Landlords, how much research have you done? How many valuable conclusions have you drawn?”

“Countless research efforts, but all without a single clue; the transformation into a lich is irreversible… Andy relied on an ancient divine artifact that has been passed down for the final transformation. As for the Dragon Domain Landlord, it has always been a myth with no possible methods to achieve it.”

“I recall over a hundred years ago, a Grand Magician called Curtis Truth seemed to want to help a member of the Sapphire Family become a Dragon Domain Landlord.”

“That part of the story isn’t a secret, but the version that circulates outside is slightly different. That madwoman Curtis never had control of the Dragon Domain Landlord technique. She planned from the start to turn Annute into a lich. The three major kingdoms all knew this; otherwise, they would have made their move to seize it… It was her lich research that Andy got his hands on to instigate the rebellion.”

The Sapphire Duke’s response left Li Si Te somewhat disappointed; he had hoped to acquire the technology of the Dragon Domain Landlord from him.

After careful consideration, he still said, “Actually, you should have contacted me earlier, rather than researching ways to save the Sapphire Dragon alone. You should know that an archmage represents true magic. Even soul magic, if researched by an archmage, would not be too difficult.”

The duke displayed an embarrassed smile—he dared not entrust the Sapphire Dragon to Li Si Te and Acherloides for research; it would have been a tragedy if, like sending a meat bun to a dog, it never returned.

It seemed Li Si Te understood the Sapphire Duke’s concerns.

Li Si Te said, “Speaking of which, I had a deal I was planning to propose after some time, but it might as well be brought up now… I visited the Legendary Continent a while ago and came across Andy’s grandson, Andre, who was close to succeeding in subduing a Mountain Copper Dragon.”

“What!” The Sapphire Duke nearly jumped up.

Anthony, who was waiting at his side, was so excited he accidently shattered his teacup, “Your Majesty, where is that scoundrel Andre now?”

Both of them were focused on Andre, thereby overlooking the key point in Li Si Te’s statement, the “Mountain Copper Dragon.” After all, such a miraculous dragon as the Mountain Copper Dragon should have been the truly surprising element.

He gestured with his hand and said, “Calm yourselves. Andre dared to steal my dragon and was naturally captured by me. I have been planning to gift him to Duke Andrew as a birthday present, in exchange for some information regarding the Dragon Domain Landlord. If the duke is in a hurry, I can send him over next time.”

“Please, Your Majesty, be sure to send Andre. I may not have information on the Dragon Domain Landlord, but I am willing to immediately present all the research I’ve done on the soul.”

“Of course, but are you sure you don’t need me to ask an archmage to research and repair the Sapphire Dragon’s soul?”

“This…”

Duke Andrew hesitated, but Anthony, who had just managed to calm his emotions, directly said, “Father, why do you hesitate? We are all followers of Your Majesty, isn’t it right to ask Your Majesty and Lord Acherloides to treat the Sapphire Dragon?”

He did not want to die young, and having just heard that Li Si Te had captured another Mountain Copper Dragon, he fully realized—his family’s Sapphire Dragon might indeed be somewhat insignificant in the other’s eyes.

After all, the other party possessed a Formless Dragon among the Sacred Dragons and a Mountain Copper Dragon among the Magic Metal Dragons.

The value of just one of these dragons far exceeded that of a half-crippled Sapphire Dragon.

Seeing Anthony’s attitude.

The Sapphire Duke finally sighed and said, “Then I’ll trouble Your Majesty and Lord Acherloides to save the Sapphire Dragon. Whatever you require, just say the word; the Sapphire Family is willing to exhaust all of our wealth to repair the soul of the Sapphire Dragon that has been damaged.”

“Perhaps it isn’t as difficult to heal as imagined; anyway, the treatment costs will definitely be paid by the Sapphire Family, but I can waive the service fee.”

Having settled the treatment issue of the Sapphire Dragon,

Li Si Te (Liszt) began to inquire about the purpose of this visit, “Duke Andrew, are you still capable of sustaining a battle now, or can Anthony take the Sapphire Dragon into combat?”

“What do you mean, Your Majesty?”

“I am ready to issue a Pioneer Mandate in the name of Sapphire, to restrain the Dragon Knights of the Eagle Kingdom, while the Sapphire Dragon, in coordination with knights, pillages mainly for captives; the development of the Flame Islands requires an enormous amount of human resources.”

“I cannot ride into battle anymore, but as long as I do not perish for the time being, the Sapphire Dragon will have its full combat strength and can engage in a Pioneer Mandate war with Anthony.”

“Then let’s set a date; it’s September now, we should not delay—let us launch the Pioneer Mandate at the beginning of October.”

“As you wish.”

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After Liszt had sent Andre across, the Sapphire Family quickly packed up and returned the organized soul research materials to Liszt.

Then.

Duke Andrew, leaning on a cane, personally took Andre down to the depths of the dungeon for a reunion with the Marquis of Bull.

“Andy, I’ve kept my word; sooner or later I was going to make you and your grandson meet, and now is the time. Didn’t you say Andre would get you everything you want? Well, he’s here now, so where are the things you wanted?” the Sapphire Duke laughed heartily.

Although his body was deteriorating, it did not stop his current exhilaration.

Instead, it was the Marquis of Bull, who had always been calm, whose eyes flashed fiercely blue upon seeing the pale but corpulent Andre, “Andre?”

“Grandfather?” Andre, who had eaten too much junk food and had his Dou Qi greatly diminished, becoming a little chubby, was at first startled, then, ashamed, lowered his head, “I’m sorry, Grandfather. Andre has also become a captive and failed to bring about the rise of the family or achieve your dream.”

Months of imprisonment had eroded all his hope, turning the once proud and ambitious young genius into a dispirited useless person.

“How could this happen? Weren’t you… How did you end up in your current state?” the Marquis of Bull asked anxiously.

Andre suddenly fell to the ground, crying bitterly: “I don’t know, I was attacked by a Dragon Knight, and even the Mountain Copper Dragon was taken away, everything’s ruined, Grandfather.”

The Marquis of Bull, trembling, sat on a chair, repeating over and over: “How could this be? How could this be…”

Yet, Duke Andrew continued to laugh heartily: “Delightful, I’ve never felt so exhilarated in many years, Andy, it’s hilarious seeing you like this now. You wanted to take everything from the Sapphire Family, yet you have lost everything; do you feel what despair and regret are?”

“Regret? No, no, no, why would I regret!” Andy roared, “Why, from childhood to adulthood, have I served you? Why! We both descend from the original Sapphire Dragon Knight, so why am I your servant, and why can you ride dragons while I must feign smiles!”

Duke Andrew sneered coldly, “Because that’s fate; some people are simply born superior.”

“Haha, what a joke, you think you’re superior, but you’re just a maggot breeding on a dragon’s body. Your talent is nothing compared to mine, and Andre surpasses all your offspring in excellence!” The Marquis of Bull stood up, his body swelling and contracting with the trembling of his blue flame.

He glared at Duke Andrew and said in a measured tone, “Although I have failed, you have not succeeded either. The agony of a torn soul will be Accompanying You until death, and the Sapphire Dragon is doomed to die, you and your family will accompany me in death!”

“Do you really think so?”

Duke Andrew suddenly felt the other man to be very ridiculous, very pitiful, the thrill of revenge not yet dissipating: “Too bad, you’re just a delusional madman, and I, I know an Archmage, and she will help the Sapphire Family heal the soul damage of the Sapphire Dragon.”

With that, he no longer paid attention to the roaring Marquis of Bull.

He ordered the knights and magicians on either side, “Seal him up, Lord Acherloides has already urged to send the Lich over quickly to assist with the treatment.”