The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

The Fire Seed state of the Little Fire Dragon was clearly not a true young dragon yet.

It meant that the anticipated Fire Dragon had not truly been born, and there was still a significant distance before becoming a Dragon Knight. Yet the mere Fire Seed state of the Little Fire Dragon had already scared Liszt half to death.

Maintaining it now required such a vast amount of resources; what if it truly hatched, becoming a tangible Little Fire Dragon? Would that not lead to bankruptcy?

"How exactly do other Dragon Knights ride dragons?"

"Could it be that Dragon Knights can suppress the fortune of a nation, not because a dragon's strength can protect a nation alone, but because it requires the resources of an entire nation to sustain it?"

Thinking like this, it seemed to really be the case; basically, dragons were controlled by the various countries of the continent, and there were no known cases of private dragon ownership.

"The most crucial point is that the dragons of these countries seem to be Gemstone Dragons and Metal Dragons, with only one or two being Elemental Dragons," his thoughts became hazy, and even more melancholic, "The Fire Dragon is an Elemental Dragon, and most Elemental Dragons are Evil Dragons who do not produce goods and can't contribute to me. Wouldn't sustaining it be even more expensive?"

Gemstone Dragons could produce gemstones, and selling those gemstones was absolutely a big profit; Metal Dragons could produce metals, which were resources coveted by nations.

What could a Fire Dragon do?

Produce volcanoes? Or fuel furnaces?

However, just as this idea arose, Liszt had a flash of inspiration: "Perhaps it could indeed fuel furnaces? The current Fire Dragon Brick Factory, and the public baths, are both powered by Fire Dragon Magic Power. If my Little Fire Dragon grows, couldn't it provide an even greater supply of Fire Dragon Magic Power?"

Fire Dragon Magic Power was a high-efficiency energy source, clean and pollution-free.

If used properly, it might replace coal, oil, natural gas, and start a new energy revolution!

"Thinking about it this way, the Fire Dragon is quite useful after all, and the combat power of Elemental Dragons is stronger. Once I mount the Fire Dragon, couldn't I easily beat the Sapphire Dragon? Perhaps even seize the entire Duchy of Sapphire, and best of all, capture the Sapphire Dragon as well?" Liszt indulged in this wild fantasy for a moment.

He slowly calmed his emotions.

Regardless, the Fire Dragon was already incubating within him, and he could at any moment realize his dream of becoming a Dragon Knight.

If resources were insufficient, he would strive to farm and earn money; if his strength was lacking, he would continue to accumulate energy and bide his time.

Countless Completion Level Sky Knights, despite preparing all the resources, failed to find a dragon and died in discontent. Compared to them, he had already completed the most important step; the rest was just preparation. Having the Smoke Mission and many industries, prosperity was only a matter of time.

"Little Fire Dragon, Little Fire Dragon, I'll definitely raise you up!" Liszt squinted his eyes, entertaining another thought, "And if there are no other dragons, I'll have to form a contract with you, and share half of your lifespan with me, making me a Dragon Domain LandLord."

The Little Fire Dragon probably needed to grow for more than a hundred years to reach a modest size.

But Liszt didn't have that much lifespan to wait; becoming a Dragon Domain LandLord was an essential step—unless the Little Fire Dragon suddenly matured into adulthood. Continue your adventure at empire

Of course.

Everything was still too rushed for now. First, he needed to find a way to incubate the Little Fire Dragon. Hopefully, the incubation wouldn't take tens of years. He focused his attention, summoning the Smoke Mission again to check the new mission.

"To incubate the Fire Seed state of the Little Fire Dragon into a true Fire Dragon, a massive amount of resources is needed, but don't forget the legacy left by the Fire Dragon. That is the true nourishment to raise the Little Fire Dragon. Please feed the Fire Seed state Little Fire Dragon once. Reward: Amber with Magic Power."

The content of the mission brought him a quick insight: "The legacy of the Fire Dragon? That definitely refers to the Fire Dragon Magic Power within the volcanic glass! Certainly, this Fire Dragon Magic Power will help the development of the Mini Little Fire Dragon... After all this time, it still comes down to draining my Fire Dragon Magic Power."

Collecting Fire Dragon Magic Power was not easy; last time, in order to activate the Dragon Bone Magic Array and incubate the Magic Fire Seed, he had already exhausted most of the Fire Dragon Magic Power mined on Black Horse Island.

Now, these reserves of Fire Dragon Magic Power had to be used to feed the Mini Little Fire Dragon.

There might not be any left by the end.

The Fire Dragon Jar filled with Fire Dragon Magic Power was in his Gemstone Space. He didn't choose to start feeding it now, after all, this place was Tulip Castle, and if the Fire Dragon Magic Power leaked, it would be troublesome. He didn't even pay attention to the reward of the Smoke Mission, the Amber with Magic Power.

He calmed his mind and began to sleep.

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Early the next morning, he left Tulip Castle.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Upon returning to his own domain, Liszt couldn't wait to take out the Fire Dragon Jar and draw out a bit of Fire Dragon Magic Power to try how to absorb it.

In fact, it wasn't troublesome at all. When he let the Mini Little Fire Dragon out, the little guy immediately smelt the "flavor" of the Fire Dragon Magic Power.

It kept crying out "oh ho", "oh ho," emanating a strong desire.

Liszt didn't give it the Fire Dragon Magic Power right away but tried to tame it as he had tamed the Blizzard Beast—this age was probably the most suitable for education, as it wouldn't be so easy once it grew up—he didn't know how to ride dragons and could only grope his way forward.

"Do a somersault, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Do a somersault, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Do a somersault, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

After several repetitions, the Mini Little Fire Dragon somewhat reluctantly did a somersault and got a bit of Fire Dragon Magic Power as a reward from Liszt. It opened its mouth, the Fire Dragon Magic Power was sucked dry in one gulp, leaving nothing behind. Then from its body, a bit of impurity magic power was released, mixing into Liszt's Dou Qi.

He felt a very slight improvement in the quality of his Dou Qi—this was probably the process of advancing to Dragon Dou Qi.

"Fan your wings, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Lift your hind leg, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Stick out your butt, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Sing a song, and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Sing, Fire Dragon Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

"Sing, Magic Power."

"Oh ho!"

Finally, the Mini Little Fire Dragon, anxiously pacing around, still opted not to sing. Liszt had to give up, "It seems that you indeed can't sing. Well then, lick my finger and I'll give you Fire Dragon Magic Power."

The Mini Little Fire Dragon had no choice but to stick out its tongue and lick Liszt's finger, after which it was given a large clump of Fire Dragon Magic Power.

All morning, Liszt did nothing but happily feed the Mini Little Fire Dragon, establishing a bond with it through training. It seemed that the Mini Little Fire Dragon possessed dragon's pride, disdainful of Liszt even though it was nurtured within his body.

But for the Fire Dragon Magic Power, it had to lower its proud head—life always manages to smooth out the edges.

Gradually, all the Fire Dragon Magic Power from a Fire Dragon Jar was fed to the Mini Little Fire Dragon, making it comfortably belch and then retract into Liszt's Dou Qi meridians, scurrying off to sleep soundly near his heart.

It was satiated.

The Smoke Mission was also completed.

"Mission complete, reward with Amber containing Magic Power."