Chapter 307: Unknown Magic Book

This chapter is an extra update for reaching the 'bittertree' milestone reward.

When Marcus once again returned by ship, Liszt, who had completed the inspection of the pottery workshop with Gort, held a secret meeting with him.

"This is the brick factory I designed. Take a look, do you follow my design?"

The design of the Fire Dragon brick factory was quite visual, and Liszt's drawings had improved lately since he'd been drawing more of them. However, Gort and Marcus still couldn't understand it, as they didn't know the secret of the Fire Dragon's magical properties, making it hard for them to grasp the concept of a kiln that didn’t require fuel for burning.

Liszt simply explained, "You can think of it as a magic array that concentrates fire-attribute magic power."

He drew a circle in the blank space of the kiln with his hand, "Here, within the effect range of this magic array, the stone wheelbarrow will push the unfired bricks to this position, and the fire-attribute magic power will start to burn them. In short, you will first build a kiln on Black Horse Island according to the blueprint, and I will set up the magic array."

"Yes, sir!"

After discussing the brick factory, Liszt suddenly asked, "Master Marcus, when you were transplanting rubber trees on the island, did you find any special trees?"

He was referring to the three wild tea trees.

"Any special trees?" Marcus was puzzled, "Sir, there are indeed some trees on the island that we can't identify, but I don't think they are particularly special."

"After you return, mark all the trees that can't be identified, and I will check them personally... Since there are such wondrous rubber trees on the island, there might be other equally magical trees... Additionally, I have figured out the properties of the rubber produced by the rubber trees."

He shared the organized notes on the quality of the rubber, "The importance of rubber can be said to have surpassed that of potions."

"It's truly magical," Gort marveled as he flipped through the notes, "Good heavens, its effectiveness in building houses is as amazing as glutinous rice."

Glutinous rice juice, boiled from glutinous rice, is the most important gel material for castle construction.

Walls constructed with glutinous rice juice can stand for hundreds of years. A noble castle not built with glutinous rice juice would be deemed of inferior quality. Especially in this world, glutinous rice juice resists magic power, significantly reducing damage to the walls by magic and combat skills.

The properties and effects of rubber water are indeed similar to glutinous rice.

Marcus also marveled, "I didn't think it would be useful at first, but now I see it is indeed a precious resource, as you foresaw, sir!"

"Under the favor of the Glory of Knighthood, I knew you were the child of glory, otherwise, how could so many magical treasures be born in Flower Town and Black Horse Island?" Gort quickly flattered.

Liszt smiled slightly.

It wasn't that he was a child of glory, but rather that his smoke mission involved the power of destiny. These rubber trees, potions, and fast-growing iron thorn bushes were all naturally occurring.

If anyone deserves credit, it should be this magical world.

Although these plants and animals are quite similar to those on Earth, they exhibit extraordinary characteristics in many aspects. The influence of magic power on this world is reflected in every detail. Who could predict the sparks that would fly when seemingly familiar things are combined with magic power?

The glutinous rice capable of building a city was not ordinary glutinous rice.

The black tea trees used for making milk tea were not ordinary tea trees.

Rubber, possessing the advantages of both cement and super glue, was naturally not ordinary rubber.

...

While Liszt was busy with the brick factory, a message from Abagon of the Flower Town caravan made him ponder. The apprentice of the architect Mbappe, Jo Maya Hammer, who had studied under him for many years, was imprisoned after being caught committing adultery with Mbappe's daughter-in-law.

If things went as expected, with Mbappe's influence, he would bribe the prison officials to kill Jo Maya if he wanted to.

"Committing adultery with the master's daughter-in-law, what a despicable character... But he has studied architecture under Mbappe for many years and is skilled enough to be independent. The reward for the smoke mission should be Jo Maya Hammer." Thinking this, Liszt decided to send Earth Knight Rondo Kettle to Tulip Castle.

He instructed, "Contact Mr. Frank and have him get someone out of prison—Jo Maya Hammer. Don't hesitate to spend whatever is necessary and charge it to the account of the castle."

Given his current partnership with Levis, asking Frank to do something like this would be simple.

After all, it was just about getting a prisoner out.

No matter how high-ranking Architect Mbappe was, he was still just a commoner. On Coral Island, the Tulip family was the law unto themselves. If they decided to protect Jo Maya, even ten people like Mbappe couldn't stop it.

"However, we should still show Mbappe some respect. Tell Frank to have the prison give Jo Maya a beating, but don't kill him, and then send him to Flower Town."

"Yes, Lord!"

Londo went to carry out the order.

...

It took only a day and a half for Jo Maya Hammer, whose buttocks had been nearly torn to shreds by the whip, to be brought to Flower Town by carriage.

"Jo Maya, you should have died in prison. Remember, it was Lord Levis, the Lord of Flower Town, who saved you. You know what you need to do next, right?" Londo said lightly.

Jo Maya, enduring the pain, replied weakly, "I understand. I will never make the same mistake again and will work diligently for Lord Levis!"

"Lord Levis appreciates your skills as an architect. From now on, you will work with peace of mind in Flower Town, and your family will be brought here too."

"Yes, I will work hard and am grateful to Lord Levis for saving my life."

He was then sent away to recover from his injuries.

Levis did not meet him immediately. An apprentice architect, even if he rose to the level of a full architect, wasn't worth much attention.

He directly called up the smoke mission, and as expected, after claiming the reward, the mission had changed.

"The mission has been updated."

"Mission: The Flowers ship travels back and forth between Flower Town and Black Horse Island, come rain or shine. However, sailing involves risks, especially at night. Without a lighthouse's illumination, it's easy to lose your way. You need to build a lighthouse on Black Horse Island. Reward: A magic book."

After going over the mission details, Levis suddenly became aware that he had to pay more attention to Jo Maya. Building a lighthouse was clearly a more advanced construction project, and the stonemasons and carpenters in Flower Town wouldn't be up to the task.

"I'll wait until Jo Maya has recovered a bit before calling him to meet me... The fact that the reward is a magic book is quite intriguing. The last time the reward involved a book, it was information about the Invisible Dragon and the 'Magic Eye' combat skill. So, what kind of magic will this book contain, and will it be related to Acheronides?"

There was no one in the territory who could use magic, except for the mermaid Acheronides, who was diligently studying water magic. The rewarded magic book would probably be related to her.

"What kind of magic will it be?"