The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

“When I find a way to deal with Dulu Miqita, you’ll be able to return to the ocean,” Liszt comforted her.

Enjoying delicious fruits and the company of minor elves and Elf Bugs, Ake was very happy, “Liszt, thank you… you are a good person.”

He was handed a good-guy card.

Liszt didn’t mind, everything was in order, and he felt at ease and cheerful.

Now, the news of the most noble Landlord of Fresh Flower Town adopting a Shell Sea Monster gradually spread. However, the news did not cause much of a stir, Goltai and others had seen the shell before, as it lay in the castle’s hall for a full three days, a pure white giant clam.

At first glance, it was considered a novelty, but after seeing it frequently, it wasn’t much of a sensation.

After all, everyone in Fresh Flower Town had eaten shellfish seafood; aside from its size, they found nothing special about the Shell Sea Monster that Liszt had come to possess.

Not to mention, they had initially seen that huge Tridacna shell that produced Black Pearls.

As long as Ake did not open the shell, it was impossible for ordinary people to witness the sea sprite’s beauty, nor would they associate the shell with a sea sprite.

“Baron, I think that Shell Wood Tower is truly unsightly, it doesn’t match the castle’s style at all,” said Paris, who occasionally visited the castle and no longer carried a roll bag, to Liszt.

“When the enterprise of Fresh Flower Town is on the right track, I will build a bigger castle; then, we can discuss the aesthetics of the castle,” he replied.

He said so, but he would not build a castle in Fresh Flower Town, at most patching and mending.

The castle of the future would be built on Black Horse Island; he had previously considered placing it on Ice Grass Hill. But now it seemed best to choose a location with cliffs by the sea, allowing direct access to the ocean, more suitable for the residence of a sea sprite. It wasn’t right to keep a sea sprite locked up in a room forever.

But Black Horse Island had no real cliffs, only some rocky coasts.

“Forget it, don’t think about it for now, the time for building a new castle is still far off… at least wait until the port town on Black Horse Island develops, then there will be financial support for building my castle.”

A castle worthy of a name, the construction cost would definitely be in the thousands of Gold Coins, and it would require a large labor force and a lot of time to complete.

The matter of the castle was far away.

Right now, the pressing issue in front of Liszt was a huge problem that urgently needed resolution—the sea monster Dulu Miqita.

If had come from distant seas chasing after the sea sprite Ake and clearly was now lurking in the waters between Coral Island and Black Horse Island, without assurance that it wouldn’t suddenly attack the Fresh Flower Vessel.

Liszt inquired carefully of Ake.

Ake showed another one of her abilities, controlling the seawater inside the shell to create the likeness of Dulu Miqita, forming a six-headed sea serpent made of water.

The realistic form of the six-headed sea serpent had short and stout bodies with six slender heads.

It released four types of magic with its six heads, and through Ake’s demonstration with seawater, Liszt had determined they were Water Arrow Barrage, Water Wave Shield, Water Whirlpool, and Strong Water Column. The magic Water Arrow Barrage and Water Wave Shield were also used by the Purple Sand Crocodiles on Coral Island.

There were four magics, each of moderate strength.

“So, Dulu Miqita could generally be classified as an intermediate sea monster,” Liszt made the determination with a serious expression.

If an Intermediate Magical Beast like the Purple Sand Crocodile could roam freely on Coral Island, then the intermediate sea monster Dulu Miqita could naturally do the same in the sea.

Not to say that Liszt had no way to deal with it, even his father Li Weiliam would have been unable to handle it as well.

He could only sigh inwardly: “I can’t beat it, even if I lure it into a small river, it would be difficult to deal with an intermediate magical beast that can release four types of magic… I can only hope that it won’t find the sea sprite Ake and will leave this area on its own… I have to tell Captain Kostor to be as careful as possible when sailing.”

At this moment, he sorely wished for the lost Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique of the Magic Goat Family.

But alas, after flipping through the magic book “To Prince Annuette—The Truth of Curtis”, reading all the content carefully, there was no record of the Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique.

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“I wish we had managed to extract the Dragonbone Stabilizer Technique from Curtis before killing him,”

it’s too late for regrets.

We can only ask Goltai to be extra careful and minimize the number of sea voyages wherever possible.

Regaining his composure, he asked again, “Ake, what magic can you perform?”

“Ake can… control the shape of seawater and the flow of seawater,” she said, capable of only these two magics, which might not even be considered magic. Similar to how an Elf can manipulate plants, this is likely an innate power, “When Ake reaches adulthood… I can gain incredible abilities.”

“What kind of incredible abilities?”

“I don’t know… but every Sea Serpent, upon reaching adulthood… has magical abilities. We are born from the sea… the Spirit of the Sea shelters us as we grow… granting us these abilities.”

“Have you seen any other Sea Serpents?”

“No… but Ake… can sense them… in the vast ocean.”

Sea Serpents are born and raised by the sea, without parents or any social gathering instincts. However, Ake is an underage Sea Serpent, and the information she can get from the sea is limited. All alone, she vaguely lived on the seas, avoiding Sea Monsters, listening to ships, and softly singing.

If not for the destiny laid out by the Smoke Mission, Liszt might have never been able to encounter such a beautiful creature.

One could only imagine the Siren’s song like those sailors.

But now, she is living in the Castle, more beautiful and magical than in the legends.

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The eight little Blizzard Beasts were eagerly drinking milk, growing nicely though it would still be a while before they could open their eyes.

“They consume so much, sir, your share of the milk is about to be depleted by them,” Mrs. Morson took great care in making sure the Blizzard Beasts were drinking the milk.

The maid Maisie was diligently cleaning the rooms.

“If there’s not enough fresh milk, use the powdered milk we have in storage,”

“We can buy fresh milk from North Valley City, sir. Can we feed the little Blizzard Beasts with it?”

“No, we will only use the milk produced by Fresh Flower Town’s cows. Mrs. Morson, you must ensure strict control. I require milk only from Dahua, Dahuang, Dahei, Little Hua, and Little Black, these five cows. Only their milk is qualified to feed the Blizzard Beasts, understand?”

When the Formless Dragon invaded, Fresh Flower Town had eleven cows; two ageing cows were eaten.

Among the remaining cows, Zhuangzhuang is a bull and it is hard to say whether or not he was infected; Naihua, Naihuang, and Naihei are not yet mature, and this year they might just be ready for breeding; Little Hua and Little Black are young dairy cows with modest milk production, but just about meeting the standard for Dragon Breed Milk quality.

The main producers of the bountiful Dragon Breed Milk are the mature cows: Dahua, Dahuang, and Dahei.

“Understood, sir,” Mrs. Morson nodded but then voiced her concern, “However, Dahuang, Dahei, and Dahua are in the later stages of pregnancy, and their milk production is starting to decrease.”

According to the dairy farmers’ predictions, these three cows are expected to give birth around May.

As they need to ensure the health and survival of the calves within their wombs, these cows are secreting less and less milk, with the milk production expected to pick up again once the calves are born.

After giving it some thought, Liszt gritted his teeth and said, “First, use the powdered milk in storage for feeding. If that’s insufficient, my share of milk will be allocated to the Blizzard Beasts — feed them with it until they open their eyes.”

At most, half a month more.

These Blizzard Beasts would open their eyes soon. By then, with a more stable foundation, there would be no need to continue feeding them Dragon Breed Milk. He decided to endure for a while — the appetites of these little Blizzard Beasts are astonishingly huge!

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