Chapter 443 The Ambition of the Four Dragons

The wedding proceeded as scheduled without any unexpected twists.

Liszt presented his gift, a black pearl the size of a basketball, which nearly made Levis's eyes pop out of his head, naturally leaving him extremely satisfied.

After the luncheon.

Guests began to leave.

Meopo and Angela also prepared to leave. Before their departure, Liszt repeatedly reminded, "Cousin, don't forget to send me your piano scores."

"Don't worry."

After seeing off his uncle, aunt, and their large family, Liszt also returned to Flower Town. He hadn't been back for several days, and there were many tasks awaiting his attention—today was September 12th, and the day after tomorrow is September 14th, the Earl's birthday, so he would have to return again.

In short, socializing is quite time-consuming.

By the time he returned to Flower Town, it was already dark. The flytrap insects and nightshade insects were to be taken to Black Horse Island to be settled in their insect grasses—he had arranged for people to clear nightshade fields and a small patch of flytrap fields on Black Horse Island when he decided to purchase the two spirit bugs.

"My lord, this is the newly discovered mutated corn grass, it looks very strange, its ear is very thick, resembling a club," Isaiah, using the light from the crystal lamp held by a castle servant, guided Liszt to the new corn grass location, where the difference was quite obvious.

Originally, the ears of corn grass were tillered, with one corn grass able to grow several ears, but the ears were very thin, containing only a few scattered seeds.

Now, the ears have the rudiments of corn cobs, about as thick as a baby's arm and two fingers long.

Unfortunately, it still isn't a magical herb, still belonging to ordinary plants. Liszt directly said, "Let's call it club corn, like grain corn and oil corn, protect their seeds carefully, and plant these corns on a large scale on Black Horse Island in the future. Try to plant all wastelands."

No matter how the growth is, any harvest is beneficial.

After returning to the castle, he carefully observed the corn grass insects, finding the little creatures both emotionally and physically stable, with no signs of change, showing no possibility of evolution.

Looking again at the rubber bug triplets.

After one of them became restless once, the triplets returned to calmness, moving and feeling in sync, as if they were a single entity. There was also no sign of any desire to evolve.

"Are you going to evolve or not?"

He muttered to himself, "If not, why are all the tasks related to spirit bugs these days connected to you? Why are the related plants mutating daily?"

Peanut bugs, alfalfa bugs, tulip bugs, millet bugs, two wheat bugs, tomato bugs, coconut bugs, nightshade bugs, four snake blood fruit bugs, apple bugs, barley bugs, fig bugs, blackberry bugs, pea bugs, smoked grass bugs, green tea tree bugs, all are quietly eating, drinking, and sleeping without any issues.

Even Jie La is staying quietly in the castle, not going out.

It's too hot outside, and neither Liszt nor Acheronides are around. After growing tired of bullying the eight little ones, Jie La had to lay low. However, every day, servants had to bring cool water for it to soak in and enjoy the coolness.

"Wah."

It looked up at Liszt, without moving.

The personalities of spirit bugs are varied, most do not enjoy communal living, and many are not close to humans. Only after forming contracts with humans do they become emotionally close to their contractors. Like Jie La, it is clearly not a sociable or human-friendly spirit.

Its personality is irritable and domineering, ready to act at the slightest provocation, and only Liszt can control it.

...

Elkson sent another batch of magic books, swindling Liszt out of more than a dozen gold coins.

To support Cris, Parris, and Acheronides, these three magicians, he indeed spent a significant amount. Ordinary magicians do not have the financial means to purchase so many magic books.

Nor would they be willing to buy them.

Only Liszt, who holds the belief that "knowledge is power" and "science and technology are the primary productive forces," would place such importance on books.

Elkson also brought a basic light magic spell—Bright Bullet.

"There are relatively few types of light magic, and even fewer casting methods. Generally, only great magicians study light magic. Great magicians are usually not short of money, and magicians who lack money usually don't have light magic. My lord, with my connections, it might be difficult to obtain more light magic." "An ordinary light magic for five gold coins, an advanced light magic for thirty gold coins, Mr. Elkson, my commitment to magic is very sincere." Liszt significantly increased the price from the original two gold coins for ordinary magic and twenty gold coins for advanced magic.

Elkson's eyes indeed lit up: "Please rest assured, even if I have to run my legs off, I will find more light magic for you!"

It's rare to find someone willing to spend so much on light magic.

While there is the intention to cultivate Parris, the Black Dragon Wight, to transition into a light magician, deep down, Liszt also harbors ambitions for that light dragon—all metal dragons and gem dragons are highly sought after and protected by various nations, with elemental dragons being the most convenient to find.

He currently has information on four dragons.

One is the elusive Smoke Dragon, whose whereabouts and status are unknown; another is the Invisible Dragon, which left behind a space gem and might visit Flower Town again to taste the smoked grass; another is the already deceased Fire Dragon, whose Fire Dragon bones have revived, possibly leading to the birth of a new Fire Dragon.

The last one is the light dragon that turned Parris into a Black Dragon Wight, residing in the Red Maple Mountains of the Duchy of Maple, has yet to be hunted by dragon slayers.

Additionally, dragons like the Sapphire Dragon and the White Iron Dragon are already claimed, making them difficult to obtain.

Of course.

Obtaining the Smoke Dragon, Invisible Dragon, Light Dragon, and Fire Dragon is nearly as difficult as wishful thinking—at least for now, he doesn't know of any way to successfully ride a dragon.

His ambitions for the four dragons are merely precautionary measures.

"A man without dreams is just like a fish out of water!" Liszt's dream is to ride a dragon and soar without fear through the nine heavens.

...

After distributing a batch of magic books to Cris Truth, Liszt took the opportunity to inquire about the progress of the pink pearl research.

"My lord, I might not be able to craft it into a magical item like the Sea-Calming Pearl. The principles of the runes and magic arrays are not difficult, but the technical skills are challenging. I don't possess the exquisite craftsmanship of Mr. Glanny," Cris said apologetically.

"That's alright, having Mr. Glanny make the Sea-Calming Pearl is fine, though it will cost a lot more money."

"By the way, my lord, I have turned the shell of the pink conch into the horn you requested," Cris presented a large conch shell resembling a trumpet. "This magical item is easy to craft and highly effective. When I blow it here, the whole town can hear it."

"This is a great item. If you have spare time, you could turn all the pink conch shells into horns, equipping one for each ship... let's call them Conch Horns."