Chapter 471 Only I can snatch you

The strength of low-level magical beasts is not weak, especially those that can fly. A single one can easily take on an Earth Knight. However, this group of black bats encountered Liszt, who is among the top elite Earth Knights in the enhancement-focused approach.

Moreover, he is a knight whose mana is gradually transforming into "dragon mana power."

Additionally, with his land bird mount, using the Lightness Technique, he can leap to astonishing heights, easily overwhelming this group of black bats. One after another, they were struck down by the Void Cleaver Sword, and in moments, twelve black bats had already fallen. By then, the remaining black bats had fled far away, out of reach.

"Damn, the prey got away!"

Out of the group of twenty to thirty black bats, less than half were left.

He quickly switched to the Swift Shadow Bow, attempting to shoot down one or two more. However, black bats with echolocation are least afraid of arrows, and he couldn't hit a single one.

Including the three he shot down before the bloodline fruit matured, he had a total of fifteen black bat corpses. Each black bat is about the size of a piglet, providing a good amount of magical beast flesh and materials suitable for magicians to create magic circles. A single one is worth at least ten gold coins.

Fifteen would be one hundred and fifty gold coins, a substantial profit, equivalent to the ransom paid by five Earth Knights.

Meanwhile, the battle in the jungle had also ended. Eight young Blizzard Beasts, relying on the powerful bloodline and physique of mid-tier magical beasts, had nearly wiped out the invading group of over twenty Windblade Wolves. Only three Windblade Wolves managed to escape, while the other eighteen were left behind.

This was another profit of nearly two hundred gold coins.

"Collect all the black bat and Windblade Wolf corpses, and allocate one black bat and two Windblade Wolves for the knight unit's dinner tonight."

"Thank you, sir!" replied Charles and the other knights, thrilled.

They hadn't contributed much, so being able to enjoy delicious magical beast flesh was indeed something to be happy about. The team quickly returned heavily laden, busy processing the magical beast carcasses, separating the inedible materials from the consumable meat, and preparing for the feast.

Liszt did not participate.

He was observing Loki, who had eaten the bloodline fruit.

This land bird mount was now extremely excited. Unlike Hiddleston, who immediately fell asleep after eating the bloodline fruit, it showed no desire to sleep, just kept jumping around excitedly. Using the Magic Eye skill, one could see the magic power inside it boiling.

Like water on the verge of boiling.

"Loki needs to vent. Fine, I'll go the extra mile to accompany it for a while, to help digest the powerful effects of the bloodline fruit," Liszt decided, mounting the land bird mount and galloping and bounding across the wilderness.

Loki was too exhilarated to halt.

Liszt just held onto its neck, but his thoughts drifted elsewhere: "The five-minute maturation time of the bloodline fruit is too short. Once magical beasts start fighting over it, it's impossible to organize a hunting action calmly. I should have personally protected the bloodline fruit, ready to pick it the moment it matured."

Then he could have distributed it to his pets and mounts, which would have been safer than letting Loki eat it on its own.

"By the way, although the bloodline fruit starts losing its magic power once it matures, there's still a five-minute window. If I had stored it in the gem space the moment it matured, could I have preserved its efficacy? Then I could have allocated it at my convenience to the one I most wanted to give it to."

Who he most wanted to give it to was actually an excellent choice: Tupo.

Once Tupo also broke through the bloodline constraints and became a Blizzard Beast, he would have a complete Blizzard Beast army. Hiddleston and Tupo could continuously produce offspring. Even if the offspring weren't as excellent as them, they would definitely be stronger than the previous low-level magical beast, the Earth Hound.

Thinking of this, he regretted it so much it hurt: "I thought I had everything planned out, how could I forget I have a space gem?"

A small bloodline fruit could represent the loss of an entire Blizzard Beast army.

"The next time I get a bloodline fruit, I must store it in the gem space and see if it continues to lose its magic power... Logically, it shouldn't. The gem space is formed by the magic power of the invisible dragon, definitely the most magical and incredible gem."

What's done is done, and regret is useless.

He could only hope that the next time, the smoke task would reward him with another bloodline fruit, or he could obtain one through other channels. The price of one thousand gold coins, compared to a Blizzard Beast army, is still acceptable.

His thoughts continued to wander.

Loki was still excitedly hopping around.

It lasted for more than an hour, almost making Liszt nauseous from the constant jolting, before it finally exhausted all its energy and returned to rest in the shack of the unnamed castle.

Feet on the ground.

Liszt steadied his still swaying body and cast the Magic Eye to observe the magic power within Loki once more. The green magic power had thickened a bit, no longer boiling but slowly seeping into its body. This was the sedimentation of the bloodline fruit's potency, which would continuously improve its bloodline over the next period of time.

"I hope you can become an intermediate dragon beast soon."

After personally feeding it grains and fruits, Liszt finally left.

...

The banquet.

The monster meat of the black bats and Windblade Wolves made the knights eat with great enthusiasm.

This leisurely time was almost unlike being on the battlefield. Only the knights of Coral Island, relying on the supplies from capturing the Xiangcheye Fortress, could live such a wonderful life. Other knight orders were still constantly plundering, trying to gain more military achievements and supplies in the expansion order.

"The Grand Duke has ridden the Sapphire Dragon to the war front to discuss the withdrawal of troops with the dragon knights of the Kingdom of Steel Ridge," Viscount Eunas said briefly to Liszt when he passed by the unnamed castle after plundering a small city.

Among the knights of Coral Island, only Eunas and his knight order were still frantically active in the Iron Hoof Island campaign. His losses were severe, and he was taking this opportunity to make up for them.

"The Grand Duke is riding a dragon? Has he really become a dragon knight?"

"I don't know, I heard it from others."

Eunas was unclear.

Liszt then left the unnamed castle to ask his father.

Lee William's answer was also somewhat vague: "It's very likely, but the Grand Duke hasn't revealed his current identity to us. His Sapphire Dragon is also somewhat unique, with the damaged parts of its body not restored, still... a very menacing appearance."

Half rotten, half intact.

This was the deep impression Liszt had when he saw the Sapphire Dragon, and it was still in such a miserable state even after so much time had passed.

It seems that the sneak attack during the Goat Gathering left the Sapphire Dragon with irreparable injuries.

Lee William quickly added a guess: "Since the Grand Duke dares to ride the Sapphire Dragon out now, it means the dragon should be fine. Those continental lords who wanted to take advantage of our internal strife probably have to extinguish their thoughts... We can plunder them, but they can't plunder us."

A Duchy protected by a dragon knight is indeed difficult to conquer. The dragon knights of various countries, as top deterrents, are closely monitored by hostile forces and are not easily dispatched for expeditions.

Moreover, mainland countries generally do not build large sailing ships, so knight orders lack the ability to sail across the ocean.

However, Liszt was a bit speechless about such blatant statements like "I can plunder you, but you can't plunder me." Is it really appropriate?

No matter what.

Three days later, on December 6th, the Grand Duke returned from the frontline meeting and officially announced the end of this year's expansion order. It was time to return home.