Chapter 405: Feasibility of Raising Magical Beasts

The seaside villa is equipped with crystal lamps, set up by Liszt to facilitate Acheronides' reading.

When he arrived at the seaside villa and pushed open the door, he distinctly smelled a faint, familiar fragrance in the room—Acheronides' natural scent.

However, Acheronides was not present in the room; she must have mistaken Liszt's arrival for that of the castle servants coming to clean and had hidden herself.

Liszt stood by the window and blew a small horn.

In no time, using his Magic Eye, he saw a large shell swimming over from the sea and entering the room on the first floor. The shell then opened a crack, and upon seeing Liszt standing at the staircase, it quickly opened fully, revealing Acheronides, her form wrapped in water bands.

The mermaid was still as beautiful and lively as ever.

"Brother!"

Acheronides called out excitedly, the shell, buoyed by seawater, carried her straight to the staircase, and she threw herself into Liszt's arms: "Acheronides missed you so much, brother!"

With the soft figure in his arms, Liszt felt as if he was holding a large spirit bug, her full chest pressing against him. Even with the water bands separating and soaking his clothes, he could still feel the overwhelming pressure. He instinctively held Acheronides tighter and carried her back to the study.

It took a while before Acheronides let go, calming her excitement, her large eyes blinked as she smiled up at Liszt.

"Long time no see, Acheronides."

"Mmm, Acheronides has been looking forward to your return every day, brother. Do you think of Acheronides every day too?"

"Of course, I think of Acheronides every day, you're so adorable." Liszt ruffled her blue hair, and she immediately snuggled into his arms like a kitten, sitting with him on a chair.

Or rather, Liszt sat on the chair, and Acheronides sat in his lap.

Her petite frame, standing no taller than 1.55 meters, looked kitten-like in the arms of Liszt, who towered over her at more than 1.85 meters. However, despite her small size, Acheronides had a well-proportioned figure, curvy and alluring, which could easily lead to inappropriate thoughts.

Liszt also felt a bit heated.

But he quickly thought righteously: "Acheronides is just a mermaid who doesn't understand human emotional exchanges well; she's not yet an adult, I shouldn't let my thoughts wander." Despite the embrace making it hard not to think of some tantalizing scenes, he restrained his impulses.

He told Acheronides some interesting stories about the Iron Horse Island battle, boasting about his cleverness and valor.

Then he got down to business: "Acheronides, how has your magic progressed during my absence?"

"Acheronides has fully mastered the water magic of the magician stage, Water Arrow Barrage, Water Wheel Wall, Water Bomb, Water Vortex, and Water Spring can be released instantly... but the Water Wave Shield, which only great magicians can master, Acheronides has been unable to release." Acheronides said somewhat frustrated.

The Water Wave Shield was provided by Cris Truth, who, although not a great magician, had a great magician as her teacher and thus mastered several high-end magic casting methods.

Liszt naturally obtained the casting method without difficulty and gave it to Acheronides.

"Tell me all the difficulties you've encountered, and I'll consult other magicians." Liszt said. Currently, the town not only has Cris, a magician from the Magic Goat family, but also Virginia Truth, a private magic consultant. Magicians from the Magic Goat family should know a lot.

Acheronides left Liszt's embrace, took a book from the study's cabinet, and handed it to Liszt: "Brother, Acheronides has noted all her unanswered questions in this notebook."

Taking the notebook, Liszt flipped through it casually. The handwriting in the first half was crooked and ugly, but by the second half, it became more elegant, with many special magic symbols drawn. It must be said, Acheronides' magical talent is outstanding, and her drawing talent is equally impressive.

"I will consult other magicians and help you find answers as soon as possible." Putting away the incomprehensible notebook, Liszt then asked, "Acheronides, where is Nami, isn't she with you?"

Nami is a red mangrove spirit bug.

Acheronides smiled and said, "Nami is on Red Tree Island, where many ducklings have hatched recently. Nami loves those ducklings, catching green caterpillars to feed them every day, and even sleeps with the ducklings." "How many adult green-headed ducks are there on Red Tree Island, and how many newly hatched ducklings?"

"There are twenty-five adult ducks and forty-four newly hatched ducklings, with many eggs still to hatch."

Hearing there were so many, Liszt felt a surge of excitement—the green-headed ducks were low-level magical beasts, a significant source of beast meat.

"Don't those green-headed ducks attack Nami?"

"Not at all. The adult ducks just forage for green caterpillars on Red Tree Island. They don't care about their eggs or the ducklings that hatch; it's Nami who feeds the ducklings."

"Are those eggs hatched by the adult green-headed ducks?"

Acheronides shook her head: "No, they crack open after being exposed to the sun." The magical green-headed ducks are clearly not ordinary ducks and do not require incubation.

"Do they only eat green caterpillars?"

"They also go to the seaside to eat small shrimps and crabs, and they eat the leaves and small wild fruits of the mangroves."

After listening to Acheronides' detailed description, Liszt basically understood that the green-headed ducks were omnivorous, low-level magical beasts that could be raised. Raising them artificially was quite feasible, but it would also require raising green caterpillars, which attracted the green-headed ducks to settle there.

Of course.

Breeding them would certainly take time to figure out, as these were magical beasts capable of shooting water arrows, making them quite dangerous.

"So, Acheronides, do you often visit that ring reef? Have you found any larger clams in the Black Pearl Lake?" Liszt inquired further.

The ring reef was the coral reef that submerged at high tide, and the enclosed sea area was called the Black Pearl Lake by him. Naturally, the clams that produced black pearls were called black pearl clams.

"I often go there to explore, but the clams in the Black Pearl Lake are not any bigger. I've checked each one when they open their mouths, and none have very large black pearls; they are all much smaller than the black pearl brother gave me." Acheronides pulled out a fist-sized black pearl as if by magic.

She held the black pearl and said, "Lately, Acheronides has been practicing building magic arrays with the black pearl every day."

"Very good. Besides learning to release magic, you can also try researching magic arrays, striving to not only fight in the future but also produce magic potions and craft magic equipment."

"Yes!"

...

Leaving the seaside villa, it was already midnight.

He had planned to give Acheronides' magic notebook to Cris for answers, but considering the time, he decided not to disturb her, thinking she might already be asleep.

Early the next morning.

He had a servant deliver the magic notebook to Cris: "Tell Cris to try to complete the answers as soon as possible. If there are parts she cannot answer, she can just skip them." For the parts she couldn't answer, Liszt would ask Virginia.

After that.

While eating breakfast, he listened to the housekeeper Carter's report on the events at the castle over the past month. There were no issues that required his attention, so they could be skipped.

After breakfast, he gathered Marcus and other knights, along with advisor Gort, and set sail for Black Horse Island.

Black Horse Island could now be announced to the public, but first, it had to undergo a land measurement by court envoys and envoys from Tulip Castle to ensure it was suitable as a viscount's fief island.

Liszt was going to handle the island's secrets that couldn't be exposed—more importantly, he was going to inspect the revived Fire Dragon bones on-site.