Chapter 469 Possible Dragon Fighting Spirit

Time flew by, and it was already mid-November. A month had passed since the mid-October arrival on the continent and the campaign of the pioneering decree. The flames of war in the Sardine Bay region extended for thousands of miles.

The knights of the Sapphire Duchy plundered everything, working with local mercenaries to divide the land's resources and continuously transport goods and people back to the country. Liszt's first batch of serf ships had already returned to the territory carrying many supplies, and the second batch of serf ships had also set sail early.

Zanbuluota, the territory's diplomat, was also on the returning fleet.

"My lord, before I departed, Advisor Gort and the two administrative officials, Isaiah and Blair, were carefully organizing the living conditions of the serfs. The families of the incorporated knights were also well provided for... The serf casualty rate is not high, with less than four hundred casualties."

"Four hundred casualties cannot be considered low. With more careful care, the losses could certainly be further reduced," Liszt sighed.

His conscience was heavy.

In the serf trade, the role he played was also dishonorable. Although he could use the excuse of following the crowd or compensate in the future, he still could not justify it. He was, after all, a human educated in modern civilization with normal values, and his thoughts were constantly conflicted by the impact of barbaric and primitive civilizations.

He wanted to be a saint but found it impossible.

When faced with interests and driven by desires, he sided with the nobles to secure his share.

As for revolution, he lacked both the ability and the courage—under the rule of the dragon knights, he was just an ordinary person who couldn't even master industrial skills, let alone promote communist ideology.

It was more rewarding to steadily work towards becoming a dragon knight and enjoy this thrilling life.

Moreover, the humans of this world were not his fellow countrymen, and he had no obligation to liberate all of humanity.

"Zanbuluota, how are things in the territory?"

"The territory is doing well. Oh, my lord, I almost forgot to mention a great piece of good news!" Zanbuluota suddenly remembered something and said excitedly, "Shortly after you left, the corn grass spirit bug being cared for in the castle started behaving oddly. After a unanimous decision by the town officials and Mr. Carter, it was determined to have entered the pupation stage."

"Really!"

"Yes, by the time I was ready to leave, it had grown very large and was motionless. However, whether it can evolve successfully is uncertain, as we can't see its internal condition... To prevent Jie La from interfering with the evolution of the corn grass insect, Mr. Carter placed it alone in a jade box, guarded in shifts by the territory's knights."

"It's a pity I'm not by its side. We can only rely on its luck, hoping that the glory of knighthood favors the territory," Liszt sighed again.

In fact, even if he returned to the territory, there wasn't much he could do.

He could help the spirit bug collect pheromones to increase the chance of evolution, but whether the evolution succeeds depends entirely on the spirit bug itself.

After updating on the situation of the corn grass insect, Zanbuluota also updated on the various constructions in the territory.

Then he said, "After consulting with Advisor Gort and Sir Liszt, we used empty ships to transport a lot of materials for trade on the continent. The territory also sent a batch of specialties such as flower soap, snake blood fruit, high-quality charcoal, pottery, and candy... Additionally, there is a batch of magic potions sent by Lady Cris."

The materials were used for trade, earning as much as possible.

What pleased Liszt was the batch of magic potions. He now had to support one person and one dragon, and the budding magic power core had a huge appetite.

The burden was too great.

Without a large amount of magic potions, cultivation was very difficult. During this idle time, he was exploring how to cultivate in harmony with the magic power core. He found that to regain control over mana, he first had to properly nurture the budding magic power core, expelling a large amount of impure magic power.

This impure magic power had a peculiar nature, capable of significantly altering the form of the mana within him.

Gradually transforming into a higher form of mana.

He initially suspected that this transformation was from intermediate to advanced mana, but found it was not the case. Or rather, the change in form was a transformation of another level, far beyond the transition from intermediate to advanced mana, making him suspect whether it was gradually becoming "dragon mana."

Unfortunately, no one could tell him what dragon qi was.

He could only explore independently and gradually gained some insights, developing a deeper understanding of cultivating with the magic power core, and soon he could officially start a brand new cultivation.

"If someone else encountered this situation, it would probably take a year to figure out the changes. Unfortunately, they met me. Using scientific methods of induction and summarization, the changes in qi cannot escape my keen observation. Mastering the new qi is just around the corner." His vision and cognition beyond this world were his greatest talents.

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After helping capture Xiangcheye Castle and Qunshou Castle in succession, Liszt went into a laid-back mode.

In fact, the Coral Island Knights, who had made a big splash, also gradually became low-key, no longer capturing castles, but occasionally seizing some small mines and supplies from small towns. Following behind Roderick Marquis, they recruited some knights and engaged in some trade in goods.

Before he knew it, it was almost December.

After two weeks of exploration, Liszt finally discovered a new cultivation method, completely mastering the new qi within his body.

This fire-attribute qi had a faint resemblance to the Fire Dragon's magic power.

It had stronger heating ability, slower dissipation speed, and greater power. Moreover, it was easier to break through the total qi capacity with the help of potions. He genuinely suspected that his qi was evolving into dragon qi—though whether dragon qi was of this form, he still didn't know.

Channeling the new qi, he performed a significantly more powerful "Fire Dragon Drill."

He called up the smoke task.

"Task completed, reward: one bloodline fruit."

"Finally, the task was done. Next, I should move around to find the bloodline fruit." Liszt sighed in relief, eager to leave the unnamed castle where he was stationed.

He also checked the new smoke task: "Task: The first expansion order has been underway for a month. As the temperature gradually decreases, the war between the Kingdom of Steel Ridge and the Kingdom of the Eagle is coming to an end. You can choose to end your idleness. Please patiently wait for the end of the war. Reward: unknown reward."

"Another unknown reward. It seems that festivals and wars always bring unknown rewards."

The unknown reward from the first festival was the mermaid Acheronides.

The unknown reward from the second Iron Hoof Island battle was the revival of the dragon bone.

Both were very important rewards, which made him full of anticipation for this unknown reward. Taking advantage of the fact that he could continue to be idle, he still devoted all his energy to finding the bloodline fruit. Basically, human-settled areas rarely had bloodline fruits, which were mostly in the forests.

Therefore.

Using hunting as an excuse, he rode the land bird Loki, called the eight little ones, and led a team of knights to advance into the forest around the unnamed castle.