Chapter 281: Cultivating Water Magicians

A large factory area was specifically planned within the workshop district for the expansion of the brewing workshops.

The carpentry shop, blacksmith shop, bone craftsman shop, and cooper shop were organized by officials to work together, crafting brewing equipment day and night.

Even Brad, the crystal craftsman who usually only carved volcanic glass in the crystal workshop, received a new task. His family was to carve volcanic glass for some key pieces of equipment.

The town was bustling with activity, while the castle remained as tranquil as ever.

Just on Lister's shelves, there were now bottles of Flower Wine, not for drinking but as keepsakes.

These were the genuine original batches of Flower Wine.

After completing today's knight training session, Lister took a bath. He then went to the insect room to chat with the sea witch Acheronides and enjoy the beautiful view.

Recently, the sea witch Acheronides had developed a fascination with reading various books.

Although she couldn’t read, Lister often taught her. Whether it was due to some racial talent or not, she learned things very quickly, soon memorizing a large number of Serpent Script characters and could read independently.

She especially loved researching magical tomes and was very curious about magic.

At this moment, the shell lay open.

The thorn sprite Jie La was soaking in the seawater, which was connected to Acheronides. Lister ran his hand through it; it wasn’t much different from regular seawater, though somewhat warmer, lacking the usual chill of seawater. It was hard to imagine that this seawater would eventually form Acheronides’ legs.

"You're here, Lister."

"Yeah, are you still reading?"

"I'm reading 'Fredo's Fireball.' Fredo Truth, this magic apprentice, is quite funny. He actually managed to rub out a fireball with the back of his hand, haha, so silly." Acheronides closed the book, offering a sweet smile.

Jie La had her eyes closed until she heard Lister’s voice. She glanced at Lister, then continued soaking in the seawater, thoroughly enjoying the warmth. Behind her, there were also nine sprite insects of various colors swimming in the shell’s seawater.

There was no need to guess; Jie La had tossed them in.

"No, Jie La and the baby insects are very quiet."

"They are only quiet with you. Outside, Jie La is the bully of Flower Town."

Hearing the bad words about herself, Jie La poked her head out of the water, loudly protesting with a "wuuwa." But after a glare from Lister, she obediently shrank back into the water, continuing her bath.

After chatting for a while, Acheronides suddenly lifted her hand. "Lister, do you think magic is cast like this?"

"Hmm?"

She began speaking while seemingly gathering magic. "Meditate to form a bridge between the mind and magic, befriend them, and experience them. I can only connect with water-attributed magic; they are like gentle babies that respond to my call."

Then, something unexpected happened.

On her slender hand, a ball of water began to form, slowly twisting and elongating into a spiral shape like an arrow.

"I read a book about Water Arrow magic techniques. I think the principles described in it are quite simple; I think I can do it easily."

The crystal-clear water arrow was vivid and real.

Liszt used his Magic Eye to observe and clearly saw that the magic power of the water arrow originated from ambient magical energy, rather than Acheron's own mana.

This is the magic that a mage releases, but he never imagined it could be cast by a sea demon.

"Acheron, cast Water Arrow outside the window."

"Okay."

Acheron obediently pushed her hands forward, and the water arrow flew out like a real arrow, shooting through the window and eventually disappearing into the horizon. "Heehee, the water arrow flew out! Liszt, did I learn the Water Arrow spell?"

"Yes, you did!"

Liszt’s eyes shone. He had already overestimated the sea demon’s potential, considering her a key asset in his plan to usher in the Age of Sail. But now, he needed to reassess this. Not only is she valuable for sailing, but she also has the potential to become a mage.

A water mage.

At this moment, an unstoppable idea arose in him—he would train Acheron to become a powerful water mage, or even a water archmage.

Given her self-taught talent, becoming a water archmage seemed within reach.

Excited, he couldn't help but reach out and stroke Acheron's sapphire hair. "I will gather all magic books that document water magic. You can focus on studying water magic and strive to become a mage."

"Can I become a mage?"

"Of course, with hard work."

"Sure!"

One joyous event followed another.

The floral nectar was successfully created, and the sea nymph Acheron learned magic. By the end of January, the young blizzard beasts that Lister had been feeding for more than half a month finally opened their eyes one after another.

The first person they saw was Lister, and that first glance meant recognizing their master.

Perhaps this so-called recognition didn't reach the level of absolute devotion and unwavering loyalty, but it meant that the eight young blizzard beasts regarded Lister as their closest caretaker, like a father or mother. With training and nurturing, they would become as obedient to Lister as Hiddleston.

"What names should I give them?" Lister found himself in a bit of a dilemma.

There were eight of them, all covered in black fur, roughly the same size, and chubby, making them hard to distinguish. In fact, Lister had already forgotten the order in which they were born.

Finally, following his approach with Hiddleston, Lister decided to make a collar for each of the eight blizzard beasts.

Each collar would have a tag.

The tags had to be different colors so that they could be easily distinguished at first glance, avoiding any risk of calling them by the wrong name. He also decided to raise them separately, having previously raised dogs and knowing the havoc a litter can cause. If they went mad, it would be catastrophic.

Raise them separately, train them separately, and once all the blizzard beasts were fully obedient, they would be brought together for military-style training.

All to prepare for future battles.

"Butler Carter, the four enclosures have all been lined with cotton pads, and the blizzard beasts can be moved in. The collars you ordered have also been delivered, a total of eight sets," Carter the butler entered the room and reported.

"Move them today and thoroughly clean the entertainment room, especially removing the smell. It’s too unpleasant."

"I will instruct Mrs. Mason to handle it," Carter added, "What names would you like on the tags of the eight blizzard beasts?"

"I need time to think about it," Lister replied.

"Yes."

As the servants began to place the eight juvenile blizzard beasts into the kennels arranged in four separate areas, Liszt waved his hand and summoned the quest with a puff of smoke.

"Quest completed. Reward: eight intermediate-level blizzard beasts."

Seeing the smoke that formed snake-like patterns clearly, Liszt gave a faint smile.

As expected.

Having been fed dragon milk, the blizzard beasts had strengthened their foundations and attained intermediate-level status!