Chapter 415: Elkeson the 2nd Dealer

Returning from Black Horse Island, good news kept pouring in.

First, a commoner reported that the peas they planted were growing larger and larger, and after reporting to the administration, Viscount Liszt confirmed that they were cultivating pea worms. Then, the patrol team found a blackberry vine with unusually large blackberries in a wild blackberry bush, which Viscount Liszt also confirmed as a parasitic plant.

Thus, the rewards from the previous smoke mission, the smoked grass wormwood, had been contracted, and the fig worm, blackberry worm, pea worm, and green tea worm had all been confirmed as parasitic plants.

Following this, a knight messenger from Tulip Castle brought a message: "Viscount Liszt, Sir Meopo of Longtaro Castle, Red Crab Island, is visiting Tulip Castle, and the Count has asked you to receive him."

"My cousin is here?" Viscount Liszt was surprised, then nodded in understanding. "Sir Meopo is visiting Tulip Castle—did he state the purpose of his visit?"

"I am not sure, Viscount Liszt."

"Alright, go rest and enjoy some juice."

"Thank you, Viscount Liszt."

By evening, Viscount Liszt did not go to Tulip Castle immediately; he planned to go the next day. As for why Sir Meopo had come, Viscount Liszt did not speculate, as he would find out tomorrow. In the evening, he made his habitual visit to the mermaid Acheronides, who was now on the brink of becoming a great water magician.

Unfortunately, he did not see Acheronides at the seaside villa tonight.

Blowing the horn yielded no response.

"Acheronides must have swum off somewhere. Forget it, I’ll go back." Not seeing Acheronides, he had no choice but to return. Upon arriving at the castle, he learned that Elkson Truth had come.

"Viscount Liszt, I haven’t been able to make it to Flower Town in time to congratulate you."

"Mr. Elkson, long time no see." Viscount Liszt gestured for Elkson to sit down. "I’ve been back for several days, and not receiving your magic books left me a bit anxious."

"I went to an outer island to contact magicians I knew before, to find new magic and magic books. This time, I brought an entire carriage full of magic books and seven new spellcasting techniques." Elkson said excitedly, knowing he could turn a hefty profit again.

Viscount Liszt, however, subtly grimaced.

He was now so poor that he was nearly forced to sell off his property, and the thought of spending a large sum on magic books and spellcasting techniques made him wince.

But for Acheronides’ future and Cris’s progress, he decided to buy these magic books and spellcasting techniques.

"Fortunately, I still have a small stash of private funds, enough to cover this expense." Viscount Liszt paid a total of sixty-two gold coins from the castle’s money bag.

It was unclear how Elkson had obtained the water magic "Waterfall" and the ice magic "Eternal Frozen Ice," which only great magicians could master.

These two magic books alone cost forty gold coins.

The Waterfall was suitable for the future great water magician Acheronides to practice, and the Eternal Frozen Ice was suitable for Cris, who was proficient in ice magic.

Once the transaction was complete, Elkson did not leave immediately.

Instead, he mysteriously looked around, making sure the servants had left, and then said, "Viscount Liszt, have you ever heard of Dragon Soul Soldiers?"

"Dragon Soul Soldiers?" Viscount Liszt shook his head. He had never heard of such a thing.

Elkson explained, "Legend has it that the soul of a dragon resides in its teeth, so dragon tooth soldiers are the best divine weapons, but they are not the best weapons. There is another legend that says extracting the soul of a dragon and infusing it into a special weapon forms Dragon Soul Soldiers, which are the best weapons."

"Is there such a saying?"

"I have only heard of it." Elkson smiled. "Viscount Liszt, during the Iron Horse Island campaign, I talked with some magician friends on the outer island, and I know very little. I wonder if you could tell me some details, and I will summarize and share some information I know with you."

Regarding the transaction details, Liszt nodded: "What details do you want to know?"

"The battle between the Duke and the Bull Marquis."

Liszt said, "This is no secret. The Bull Marquis became a very powerful lich, his body wreathed in blue flames, standing two to three times taller than an average person, wielding a great sword ablaze with blue fire. He was extremely strong, surrounded by a group of sky knights, yet he still managed to kill several of them and escaped from Juniper Fortress." Unfortunately, he encountered the Duke, who arrived riding a dragon, struck him back, took something from his chest, and then carried him away.

Elkson's eyes lit up with realization: "So, the plan was half successful."

"What plan?"

"Has the Viscount heard of the Goat Assembly?"

"I have heard of the Goat Assembly. The Bull Marquis was with the evil magicians of the Goat Assembly, carrying out a dragon-slaying plan, which ultimately failed, and they fled." Liszt glanced at Elkson, wondering how he would react to the term "evil magicians."

Elkson, to Liszt's disappointment, showed no reaction to the term: "What I heard was that the Goat Assembly collaborated with the Bull Marquis to create a dragon soul weapon. The Bull Marquis needed the power of the Sapphire Dragon to transform into a lich, while the Goat Assembly wanted to steal the soul of the Sapphire Dragon."

"Your magician friends told you this?"

"Yes, those magicians often organize trade fairs to exchange the spell materials they need, and often, some information slips out. I went there to buy magic books and spell formulas, and accidentally heard this news, thinking it might be of use to you, Viscount."

Regardless of the truth of this news, Liszt was quite approving of Elkson's actions.

"This news is not very useful. The Bull Marquis and the Goat Assembly have already been destroyed, and the Duke's dragon is safe and sound... However, living in the countryside does indeed mean being behind on news. You can help me gather some valuable information while searching for magic books and spell formulas."

He then added: "I will compensate you based on the value of the information."

"I am very willing to serve the Viscount." Elkson's eyes narrowed, smiling happily. He had already fallen from a magician who worshipped truth to a second-hand dealer who only cared about making money.

"By the way, Mr. Elkson, tell me more about the dragon soul weapon."

"Actually, I don't know much. My peers are always secretive, telling half-truths or embellishing what little they know... They believe that the Duke's dragon had its soul extracted, and those magicians from the Goat Assembly have taken the dragon's soul to make a dragon soul weapon, but no one knows what the dragon soul weapon looks like."

In fact, not only the dragon soul weapon, but even the dragon tooth weapon, no one knows.

These are merely legends.

The best weapon Liszt knows of, that truly exists, is a great spirit weapon, a divine weapon forged from the blood of a great spirit, the sword of the Sapphire Duchy.

That sword is named—The Wailing Cage Sword.

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