The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 931 - 0928: Earth Barbaric Bear (First Update)
Chapter 931: Chapter 0928: Earth Barbaric Bear (First Update)
Dragons are exhausting, as are elves, and Liszt had no choice but to spend an entire day bonding with the elves under his command.
As of now,
he had one Dragon Elf, nine Greater Elves, sixty-seven Little Minor Elves, and nearly four hundred Elf Bugs. The Elves were increasing at an explosive rate; those he personally bred were few, with most acquired externally. Some were from ransomed captives, some from Count Hot Spring Island, and some from the Moon Slayer Tribe.
But with so many elves, they still fell short of the Sapphire Family.
As a Dragon Rearing Family that had raised six dragons (including Bone Dragon Vinnie), his assets were modest. He would have to fully develop the Flame Islands and implement scientific farming before the elves could slowly increase in number, eventually reaching the standard of a royal dragon-rearing family.
Furthermore,
Liszt had also visited the dog kennel to see the Falcon Dogs gifted by the Red and White Rose Family.
These low-level Dragon Beasts had a Wind Attribute, were not large in size, even slightly smaller than the typical Fierce Earth Dogs. But they were slender and good runners, capable of unleashing Wind System Magic — Multiple Wind Blades. Perhaps not suited for charging into battle, they were excellent hunting companions, belonging to the type of luxury enjoyed by nobles.
Many nobles enjoyed hunting with dogs.
Thus, owning a low-level Dragon Beast like the Falcon Dog would undoubtedly elevate a noble’s status — Dragon Beasts were incredibly rare and not something that could be easily valued in Gold Coins.
The Red and White Rose Family made a grand gesture by gifting Liszt three pairs of adult dogs and twenty pups. This population could keep breeding indefinitely, meaning that the Falcon Dogs had become an industry for the Flame Family. They were more valuable than the Landwalker Birds and Rainbow Whales that Liszt had obtained himself.
The Landwalker Birds, having consumed Bloodline Fruit, had possibly become Intermediate Dragon Beasts, but unfortunately, he could not find a second one to breed.
The Rainbow Whales were low-level Dragon Beasts and also lacked a mate for breeding.
However, the Banpo Cattle, Estuary Pigs, and Black Blood Treasured Horses were gradually breeding on a larger scale. It wouldn’t be many years before they became an important industry for the Flame Family — and now that the methods of how the Formless Dragon released bloodline infections of Magic Power were clear, new varieties of dragon-related creatures could continue to be infected.
It was still unclear how the other dragons released bloodline infections of Magic Power.
In short, as a Dragon Rearing Family, there would be no lack of Dragon Beasts in the future.
…
Having managed his territories’ affairs, the date just so happened to be July 10.
Liszt, along with Ach, set off for the Steel Ridge Kingdom. Accompanying them, besides the Formless Dragon Bard, were two dragons — Little Fire Dragon Leo, transformed into a Fire Dragon Pattern at his chest; and Bone Dragon Vinnie, turned into a dragon skull pattern on his left face.
The totem forms of Elemental Dragons were very unique.
They could, in fact, change the location of attachment, but the Fire Dragons preferred the chest area, especially near the heart for a compatible affinity.
Bone Dragons, on the other hand, greatly favored the head, seemingly because being closer to the brain also meant being closer to the soul, which also indicated a compatible affinity.
“Based on the ancient Chinese theory of the Five Elements, the liver corresponds to wood, the heart to fire, the spleen to earth, the lungs to metal, the kidneys to water… Leo is a Fire Dragon, fond of my heart, so he attaches to my chest. If I were to ride a Water Dragon, would it like my kidneys and attach to my waist?”
With that thought, the Earth Dragon, which favored the spleen, would probably have to compete with the Water Dragon for position.
Of course, since the spleen is on the left side of the abdomen, the Earth Dragon could contend for the left waist position, and the Water Dragon the right waist position — one on each side, settled!
There were no Wood Dragons or Gold Dragons among these elemental types. It was unclear how the Wind Dragon would match with human organs, and it was still unclear for Lightning Dragons, Light Dragons, Ice Dragons, and Dark Dragons. However, the Bone Dragon, dealing with the soul, was compatible with the brain.
“If one day I contract all Elemental Dragons, wouldn’t my body be covered in tattoos?” Though not exactly tattoos, more like sticker tattoos that can be peeled off at any time.
“Unfortunately, the Magic Power state can’t hide beneath the skin, and Bone Dragon’s pattern is too bold.”
Although the Bone Dragon’s pattern gave it a sinister aesthetic, the faintly glowing blue skull design on its head was somewhat too eye-catching and posed an obstacle to his normal interactions with other nobles—knightly etiquette did not appreciate such flashy tattoos.
Anyway.
The two riders and three dragons, fully stocked with supplies, set off from Black Horse Island and continuously galloped and flew.
Formless Dragon Bard was the primary mode of transport. When it got tired, Liszt would call upon Little Fire Dragon Leo to continue flying, while Bard would rest on the sea surface, propelled quickly by Ach controlling the seawater. A journey of over a thousand kilometers, which might take several days by boat, only required a few hours by dragon.
By noon, they had already reached an unknown coast of the Steel Ridge Kingdom.
With a wave of her hand, Ach conjured a strange apparatus made of condensed water, peered through its telescope to observe the position of the sun, and then compared it to a rudimentary map in her hand, saying, “Brother, we are now at the Red Tide Coast, and there’s a major city nearby called Red Tide City.”
“Hmm.” Liszt nodded as he looked at the map.
Ach continued, “Pegasus Great Forest is still three thousand kilometers to the northwest, then past Black Bear City. Pegasus Great Forest is just east of Black Bear City.”
“Let’s eat something, and continue on in the afternoon.”
Walking and stopping intermittently, by the next evening, the two finally saw Black Bear City from high above. They found a small village where Liszt asked a serf working in the fields and confirmed that this city was indeed Black Bear City.
They hadn’t flown to the wrong place.
After resting for the night, at dawn, they officially crossed the mountain range east of Black Bear City and entered the Pegasus Great Forest.
Because the Pegasus Great Forest was immensely vast, finding unicorns quickly would definitely require help from the local knights. Therefore, Liszt and Ach first sought to find appropriate magical beasts as mounts, disguised themselves as adventuring knights, and purchased information from the local knights.
Using the Crystal White Trajectory’s view to scout continuously, they soon located two magical beasts rich in magic power.
“It’s Earth Barbaric Bears; two of them seem to be vying for territory,” Liszt said with a smile at the corner of his mouth, already deciding to use these two Earth Barbaric Bears as mounts.
The Earth Barbaric Bear, an advanced magical beast with Earth attributes, stands nearly five meters tall and can weigh up to ten tons. Capable of using various Earth System Magic, they are ferocious in battle and there were precedents for taming them as mounts. They were widely distributed, with traces found in many wild forests.
Even on Coral Island, there once lived a Giant Barbarian Bear, said to be of Earth Barbaric Bear lineage—later, when Count Hot Spring Island failed to tame it as a mount, he turned the Giant Barbarian Bear’s skin into a chair, achieving the “seat” part of “mount.”
“Bard, go down and put on a show!”
“Woo yii yah!”
Formless Dragon quickly dived toward the ground, and as it neared the two Earth Barbaric Bears, its imposing Dragon Might swept over the area, startling the fiercely battling bears, causing them to panic and start to flee.
But Bard’s dragon claws were quicker, pressing one of the Earth Barbaric Bears down to the ground where it struggled wildly but couldn’t escape.
Ach also unleashed Ice System Magic to block the other Earth Barbaric Bear.
Bang, thud!
Liszt jumped from the back of the Formless Dragon onto one of the Earth Barbaric Bears, his presence overwhelmingly suppressing the bear. He stomped hard on the bear’s head several times before jumping off and landing in front of it. He pulled out a steak and the Ice Soul Dragon-Slaying Sword from his Space Ring.
First, the Ice Soul Dragon-Slaying Sword swiftly slashed, opening a gash in the Earth Barbaric Bear, causing blood to splatter and the bear to howl in pain.
Then, he held the steak up to the bear’s mouth.
He wasn’t sure if the bear could understand, but he made his intention clear, “Submit to me, and you’ll have steak to eat; defy me, and I’ll chop you up! Which will you choose?”
Steak in his left hand, sword in his right.
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The Earth Barbaric Bear’s eyes almost human in their expression, turned towards the steak, and it made noises of “ang ang ang”—a bear that knows food is also a wise bear.
