The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 844 - 0841: Sudden Wealth in a Dream (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch Additional Update 7/150)
Chapter 844: Chapter 0841: Sudden Wealth in a Dream (Third Update, Alliance Hierarch Additional Update 7/150)
For Li Si Te, the first traversal beyond the physical world had provided many insights that urgently needed contemplation. He did not stay long in the Great Whirlpool but flew directly toward the nearby Whirlpool Island.
Because they could not obtain support from the Flame Territory’s resources, the development of Whirlpool Town was extremely difficult, and to this day, it was still only a small town.
If you added up all the magicians who had built Mage Towers here, the total population was barely two thousand.
So it could only maintain a small town by the sea, and did not dare venture too deep into the forest, where powerful magical beasts ruled. A Knight Squad from Whirlpool Town had encountered a group of Split-footed Lizards—these were an Intermediate Magical Beast with Earth Attributes, highly suited for entire families to ride. Liszt had once caught one on Flame Mountain.
He had intended to gift it to the Marquis of Bull Tail as a mount, but that Split-footed Lizard had run away.
“When I have time, I’ll capture all the Split-footed Lizards here and see if they can be artificially raised. It should be quite comfortable to use them as a means of transportation.”
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In the port of Whirlpool Town, many ships were moored. Apart from those flying the Flame Banner, there were also ships of the Tulip Family flying the Red Tulip Flag. After Marquis Merlin’s funeral, the Tulip Family began organizing knights and serfs, preparing to sail and develop Tulip Island.
There was already a group of pioneers on Tulip Island, but Liszt did not pay much attention to it.
Whirlpool Town in the Whirlpool Archipelago was a mid-journey supply point for sailing journeys, where the pioneering teams would conduct large-scale hunts to replenish food and fresh water. In addition, Greenlight Town on Midway Island, Moonlight Town on First Chain Island Crescent Island, and Mangrove Town on one of the Three Islands were all supply points for the fleet.
Unfortunately, there were no other islands discovered that could provide supplies along the three-thousand-kilometer sea route from the Whirlpool Archipelago to the Flame Islands.
Circling above Whirlpool Town for a moment, Liszt did not disturb the guards here.
He thought it over and decided not to stay, heading straight north to Midway Island, preparing to take the Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan with him to Flame Island. The future Dragon Nest of the Light Green Gemstone Dragon was sure to be on Flame Island, so not a trace of its scent could be missed—all was to be kept for gemstone production on Flame Island.
“Calculating the time, the Sapphire Family should already know that the Light Green Gemstone Dragon has fallen into my hands. In that case, I probably don’t need to keep it a secret any longer, and can directly use the Sapphire Family’s channels to sell the batch of light green gems excavated from Mind Island.”
Even with the trading income from sea salt, white paper, and glass to support it,
The Flame Territory was still gradually finding it difficult to sustain the development effort on Flame Island. The resources accumulated over three to four years in the territory were nearly depleted, and Flame Island had yet to produce anything. Plus, the exorbitant cost of magical materials spent by Ach on developing the Magic Gate, Liszt, who had originally thought earning money was easy, was gradually becoming embarrassed by the thinness of his purse.
Indeed.
Sea salt, glass, and white paper were all industries with huge profits, monopolies of exclusive technologies, with gold coins streaming in like water.
But the expenses for buying serfs, magic potions, food, metals, jade, magical materials, and so on were also flowing out like water.
“Relying on trade to make money is really slow, it might be better to look for an opportunity to plunder the Eagle Kingdom!” he thought, his heart beginning to stir again.
Owning three dragons and not seizing resources would be a complete waste.
…
By the time he arrived at Midway Island, it was already night.
Sensing the location of the Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan, he flew directly there, and under the hazy moonlight, Bard and Ethan met for the first time.
Bard still looked disdainful as ever.
It showed no malice toward either Fire Dragon Leo or Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan, but its prideful dragon nature also meant it could not possibly show kindness to other dragons. In its inner world, only it was the most noble existence; Liszt and Ach were recognized by it—strictly speaking, Liszt only achieved half recognition.
Ethan couldn’t see the invisibly hidden Formless Dragon, but the mutual dragon sensing allowed it to clearly feel Bard’s presence.
It was an adult dragon that had weathered many storms. During its time in the Eagle Kingdom, it had dealt with quite a few other dragons; hence it maintained an attitude of indifference, pretending not to see Bard—and indeed, it didn’t.
“Ethan, the environment of Midway Island is too cramped, not suitable for your habitation. I have found an infinitely huge island, where there’s enough space for you to gallop to your heart’s content. As for the Dragon Nest you want, I will construct it gradually in the near future,” Liszt promised.
“Roar!”
“Bone Burning Wine will be available, Magic Potions, and Jade won’t be lacking either!”
“Roar!” Ethan agreed to Liszt’s migration request. It actually didn’t like the environment of Midway Island either. A mere exertion of its strength was enough to fly from one end of the island to the other, and it still had to dodge the ant-like humans of Greenlight Town, making its life rather stifling. Although it was a dragon that had been captured in defeat, it too deserved to enjoy its basic dragon rights!
Night fell.
The two dragons settled down kilometers apart, each in their own territory, with Liszt choosing to sleep on the body of the Light Green Gem Dragon—he hadn’t been close to Ethan for quite some time.
The autumn breeze was brisk, and the latitude here was unclear, but the temperature kept dropping day by day.
Drapped in a green silk-blend blanket, he began to review the spatial travel conducted with Bard: “From the current situation, it seems very simple for Bard to enter worlds beyond the physical realm from the material world. However, finding the way back from the non-material world is very difficult.”
Recalling the unique claustrophobic feeling of the silent, lightless, boundless world beyond matter, even though he had only stayed on the dragon for a moment, he still felt a suffocating discomfort.
One could imagine how terrified Bard must have been the first time it got lost in the world beyond materiality.
No wonder it sought to have someone ride it as soon as it flew out, to boost its courage and help it not to get lost again. Even after Liszt’s first attempt at dragon riding failed and Ach refused due to the language barrier, it still lowered its standards, allowing Liszt to ride successfully the second time.
In that moment.
Liszt’s thoughts suddenly strayed to the Smoke Mission: “Is this the power of destiny, that always stealthily nudges in the most unexpected of places, such that even a Sacred Dragon like the Formless Dragon cannot evade the arrangements of fate… Terrifying, but fortunately, the one who controls the power of destiny is now me.”
His thoughts digressed, quickly returning to the original train of thoughts.
Continuing to consider: “The world beyond materiality is very special; it easily confuses perception and cognition, thus making it hard to find an exit… Using Magic Return Positioning only allows one to locate the anomalies at the material boundaries. Does this mean that even Formless Dragons cannot pass through any space at will?”
If you cannot find the material boundaries, no amount of struggle will help a Formless Dragon.
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Unless you use a Node Locator for positioning.
“I wonder if the located position could be found again?” he conceived a scenario. If the Formless Dragon could be positioned in different locations, then it could establish a transport network exclusive to Formless Dragons, allowing travel at will to any location with a signal.
For instance, he could fly to The Court’s treasury of the Eagle Kingdom, then traverse time and space to return to Flame Island.
Then by using the transfer between the two nodes, he could continuously transport the resources from the treasury of the Eagle Kingdom to Flame Island; with that, amassing wealth would be no dream!
Regrettably, such a thought was shattered by the spatial travel he began the next morning.
When he and the Formless Dragon flew into the world beyond materiality, he found no signal except for the one left behind them from yesterday.
After some thought, he understood the principle: “Ach had left a special Magic Array on the Node Locator; this Magic Array was linked with the material world, and when it entered the world beyond materiality, the Magic Array still maintained its connection to the material world, serving as a signal.”
But when he returned to the material world, the position associated with the Magic Array quickly changed.
Subsequently, the original coordinates disappeared.
“What a pity, my dream of sudden riches was shattered before it even warmed up,” he lamented.
