Chapter 576: The Wealth of the Children of the Sun

"Natural magic?"

Unsurprisingly, Cris was captivated by natural magic: "Viscount Liszt, what is natural magic, and what is a magic plant cultivator?"

After explaining the prepared narrative to Cris, Liszt added, "Regarding natural magic, I'm currently compiling the information, and it's not ready to be shared yet. However, I will soon send you the materials. While you study natural magic, focus on training magic plant cultivators."

"Mm, I can't wait to see what natural magic is like."

Liszt pointed to the twenty new magic apprentices downstairs who were queuing to register their details and said to Cris, "Do you see those twin sisters? The older one is Lucy, and the younger one is Rose. They have shown great aptitude in their studies at the orphanage and are already proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the serpent tongue."

"What about them?"

"I appreciate their passion for magic. Please pay extra attention to them. If they show great magical talent, I ask you to focus on their training. If not, then so be it." Liszt couldn't be certain whether Lucy and Rose were genius magicians.

Cris took a deep look at Lucy and Rose and nodded, "I understand, Viscount Liszt."

After completing this task,

Liszt left the mage tower.

He called up the smoke mission: "Complete the mission, and you'll be rewarded with a clover spirit bug."

"Hmm, pretty good. The Black Horse Ranch only has one clover bug, which obviously has a limited impact. An additional clover bug can help grow a large amount of high-quality forage, expanding the herd of Black Blood horses." Liszt was satisfied with this clover bug.

As it was already late, he planned to visit the Black Horse Ranch the next day to find this spirit bug, to prevent it from being eaten by any horse.

He then focused on a new mission.

"Mission: Overly focusing on the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite has sparked jealousy in the castle's thorn fairy. Its burning anger can't be relieved by just planting and sowing thorns; perhaps it needs more attention from you. Reward: a new variant of thorn."

"Hmm?"

Liszt suddenly felt a mix of emotions: "Have I been paying too much attention to Pyke? Has Jie La become so jealous that she can't control it? It seems I really have a tendency to favor the new over the old. I really should give her more attention... Obtaining a new variant thorn, Jie La is indeed my lucky star."

The thorn fairy is quite temperamental, but after all, it was his first spirit bug, which holds special significance.

Therefore.

What he needed to do was return to Flower Town overnight, bring Jie La with him, and then continue back to Black Horse Island. Early the next morning, he went to Horse Town, riding Lightning through the Black Horse Ranch. After a thorough search, he successfully found the clover bug in gestation; its bug grass was barely noticeable, probably just starting to form.

"Charles, have the bug protection team send members immediately to protect this clover bug grass."

Charles Trapp, the captain of the security team, bowed and responded, "Yes, my lord!"

Immediately.

Liszt headed straight to Thorn Town opposite the Black Horse Ranch. Thorn Town had only built a few rows of houses for the serfs to live in. The town currently has only two industries—a thousand-acre thorn plantation and a little over a hundred-acre blackberry plantation. The blackberry garden has blackberry bug grass, and the thorn garden has three thorn bug grasses, one of which is Jie La's bug grass.

Arriving at the thorn garden.

Jie La was very excited, constantly making "wow" noises. Whether it was getting close to the thorns or playing with Liszt, it was very happy.

It was unclear how much care was needed to complete the mission.

Liszt planned to spend time with Jie La, playing with her whenever possible, as compensation for the previous period of neglect. Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, he had visited Dodo Island three times, practicing with the Fire Drake Leo. The smoke mission had not been completed yet, but Jie La had been having a great time during this period.

Following Liszt, Jie La's presence was all over Black Horse Island.

...

Meanwhile.

Through continuous efforts, Acheronides has deciphered an increasing amount of the Sun Script, and her research on natural magic has made rapid progress. She has deciphered sixty percent of the text of "Druid Essentials - Magic Bean Cultivation," learning six magic bean planting spells: bean sprouting, sunbathing, rapid growth, lush foliage, bud protection, and magic power condensation.

In her downtime, she also identified the titles of related books for several other magical plants.

These are "Vegetable Specialization - Magic Eggplant Cultivation," "Seasoning Specialization - Magic Pepper Cultivation," "Healing Specialization - Magic Ginseng Cultivation," "Fruit Specialization - Magic Pear Cultivation," "Nut Specialization - Magic Sunflower Cultivation," "High-Level Druid Essentials - Transformation Tree Cultivation," and "High-Level Druid Electives - Magic Orange Cultivation."

"So the seedwood I obtained earlier, which can grow into a sky ship, is actually called a Transformation Tree, a natural magic essential for high-level Druids," Liszt realized, his expectations for the Transformation Tree growing immensely.

According to the basic content deciphered by Acheronides, the Transformation Tree cultivation magic allows the tree to grow in the desired shape.

This wood can match the quality of ironwood, remaining hard and unrotted even after soaking in water for hundreds or even thousands of years—imagine how sturdy carriages and ships made with this magic would be.

He couldn't help but marvel, "The Children of the Sun are truly a miraculous race, with natural magic being infinitely marvelous."

Acheronides nodded in agreement, "Magic Beans and Magic Wheat are staples, Magic Melons are fruits, Magic Lotus is an aquatic vegetable, Magic Eggplant is a vegetable, Magic Pepper is a seasoning, Magic Ginseng can cure illnesses, Magic Pear is a fruit, Magic Sunflower is a nut, and the Transformation Tree is a building material. There's also a Magic Orange, probably a fruit as well. The variety is quite rich."

"Indeed, this is a valuable heritage. Acheronides, your work is of great importance."

"Mm-hmm, Acheronides will definitely decipher all of them."

Undoubtedly.

The magical plants and natural magic brought by the sky ship hold boundless potential. Once developed, the assistance they can provide is immeasurable.

"But why did a sky ship, carrying almost all the resources the Children of the Sun depend on for survival, sink here at Black Horse Island?"

He felt it might be related to the note in the message-in-a-bottle he received earlier—"The tower has fallen, the tree city burns, XX has perished, the Children of the Sun will ascend with the flames, and the children scattered abroad, you are free."

"Perhaps the homeland of the Children of the Sun was destroyed, and the sky ship was their escape ark?" Liszt shook his head, not investigating further.

Nor could he investigate further.

All the Sun Script books are about records of natural magic and some architectural blueprints, with no historical records of the Children of the Sun.

Not a single word.

In fact, after reviewing all the Sun Script books, Acheronides couldn't figure out what "XX" in "XX has perished" refers to. It seems like a place name, but even the continent where the Children of the Sun lived is unclear, let alone a possible proper noun place name.

"When I become a Dragon Knight, I will assemble a fleet to cross the Devil's Sea!"

To uncover the truth!

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