Chapter 864: Pale Green Figure

This chapter is an extra update sponsored by "100,000 Years of Salted Fish" (a patron's username).

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December, January, and February on Flame Island belong to winter. Although the dry and cold climate halts plant growth, it provides an excellent opportunity for construction projects.

With no rain for extended periods, the land remains dry. Taking advantage of this timeframe, Xinhuo City and settlements around the Whirlpool River have rapidly sprung up. Rows of stilted wooden houses and stone administrative buildings mark each settlement, all planned with the goal of becoming towns, awaiting residents.

All these towns belong solely to Liszt.

Across Flame Island’s three million square kilometers, only nobles of the Burning Legion can be granted land here—no other nobles will receive fiefs. The archipelago also boasts numerous large and small islands, sufficient for rewarding his followers—though since merits are earned too quickly, the fiefs granted are inevitably mediocre.

Essentially, the titles bestowed upon his followers often do not match their military achievements. Liszt frequently invents reasons to award merits, aiming to promote his loyalists.

Everyone is well aware of this, so no one minds whether their lands are barren or fertile.

Consider Cross Shaji, for instance. After traversing the great whirlpool once, he was promoted from viscount to earl. Such a generous reward left him overjoyed; even if given a desert as his fief, he wouldn’t dare complain.

……

Riding the invisible dragon, with Acheronides accompanying him, Liszt moved through the material boundary, inspecting his territory.

"We still lack people, especially the core ranks of knights. Although the Knight Academy is continuously training young talents, they need time to grow. And time is the greatest enemy in developing Flame Island. The loyalty of the ancient magicians remains a concern, even though both you and I, Acheronides, have forcibly become the 'Seji' of the Moon Killers."

"Seji" means "saint."

Liszt’s dragon companion makes his Seji status undeniable. Acheronides, as an Archmage, is the obvious choice for Seji. However, both attained this position through sheer power, and they look nothing like the Moon Killers, making it impossible for the latter to genuinely regard them as true Seji.

To them, only their ancestors are true Seji.

"Brother, don’t worry. Acheronides will help you suppress the ancient magicians. Their magic is outdated—a single modern magician equipped with a few magic-powered artifacts can defeat a great magician among them. They’re no real threat."

Acheronides can now enter the material boundary.

Her confidence exceeds even Liszt’s, dismissing the ancient magicians entirely.

Perhaps it’s because the magicians constantly flatter her, making Acheronides acutely aware of her influence as the "embodiment of Truth walking the mortal world" among them.

"I’m not worried about them causing trouble. I just feel the pace of Flame Island’s development isn’t fast enough... How soon until you’ve fully mastered your spatial elemental avatar?"

"Soon, within the next two days," Acheronides replied.

She rode with Liszt to familiarize herself with the material boundary and accelerate her understanding of spatial magic.

As expected, two days later, in late February, Acheronides finally mastered her spatial elemental avatar perfectly. She could now independently enter the material boundary at will and ride the invisible dragon with Liszt, exploring the world beyond the material boundary and experiencing its uniqueness.

They also observed and studied natural nodes.

"Brother, preparations for the magic gate are complete. Acheronides will now select a natural node and establish the gate!" After evaluating all natural nodes near the Flame Archipelago and the Sapphire Archipelago, Acheronides began the long-awaited construction of the Magic Teleportation Circle.

Currently, they identified six suitable nodes for magic gates: the volcano crater, Jade Stone Mountain, the reed marshes, the ruins entrance, Heart Island, and Bone Lake.

"The first gate will link Bone Lake and Jade Stone Mountain, connecting Black Horse Island and Flame Island!" Liszt’s excitement grew. These two nodes had the best locations, optimizing transportation convenience—this timing is perfect, as Yuxin Avenue is almost finished.

The construction capability of the Giant Elephant Knights exceeded expectations. As they continued to work in sync, the Shoveltusked Elephants could now build 30 kilometers of road in a single day.

Soon,

The connection between Bone Lake and Jade Mountain, and further to Ember City, would form the main transportation lifeline for developing Flame Island.

However, Acheronides objected: "Brother, the first time setting up a Magic Teleportation Circle may encounter unexpected issues, even damaging the natural node. I suggest first constructing an unimportant Magic Teleportation Circle to accumulate enough experience before attempting the Bone Lake-Jade Mountain route."

"I see..." Although Liszt was reluctant to give up the idea, he understood Acheronides' reasoning—first attempts were bound to have failures. "So where should we start?"

"The Mind Island-Reed Marsh Magic Teleportation Circle. First, it tests the feasibility of long-distance natural node connections. Second, it won’t disrupt the future main network on Flame Island. Once confirmed stable and functional, it can even be dismantled to make way for a new one."

"Then let’s do it your way. You arrange it, and I’ll assist!"

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And so,

The intricate and complex construction of the Magic Teleportation Circle began. Acheronides' plan required a vast amount of magical materials, including even spatial gems.

If not for the six spatial gems they had, Liszt would have been reluctant to use such precious resources for this purpose.

Days passed in preparation. February ended, March arrived, and spring rains swept widely across Flame Island as the busy spring planting commenced. Seeds brought from Black Horse Island were sown across the plantations prepared during winter.

Once these seeds took root, many spirit bugs from Thorn Fort could migrate to Ember Fort.

While Liszt was occupied, the Giant Elephant Knights finally finished extending Yuxin Avenue to Jade Mountain—and discovered the Lightgreen Gem Dragon residing there.

"Good heavens!"

"A dragon!"

"This is... the Lightgreen Gem Dragon, the one the Kingdom of the Eagle lost!"

"It’s actually on Flame Island!"

"Hurry, report to His Highness!"

"The late Ka Erluo Violet’s mount!"

The knights gasped in shock, staring in awe at the pale green dragon perched distantly on the mountain, paying no attention to the Giant Elephant Knights.

However, Emily, riding atop the lead elephant, sharply silenced them: "Silence!"

"Commander Emily, this is the Lightgreen Gem Dragon!" Vernal Ink, the knight captain assigned to escort duty, couldn’t contain himself.

"I know!" Though young-faced, Emily’s expression was stern. "This Lightgreen Gem Dragon is His Highness’s mount. He has long become the Pale Emerald Dragon Knight!"

"Ah!"

"The glory of knighthood shines upon him!"

"Incredible!"

"A third dragon!"

"His Highness has already tamed the Lightgreen Gem Dragon!"

"Our Highness, forever blessed by the glory of knighthood, now possesses three dragons!" The knights were speechless.

They had already built up their Lord's glorious image beyond measure.

Yet even now, they felt no words could truly capture the greatness of their Lord.

A twenty-year-old Lord who'd astonishingly become a Dragon Knight commanding three dragons—such an incredible feat defied all description!

Even Emily, who had long been informed by Liszt and knew of the existence of the Lightgreen Gem Dragon Ethan, was equally awestruck, every fiber of her being burning with admiration.

Fortunately, she managed to maintain her composure outwardly and once again loudly commanded, "Silence, all of you! His Highness made it clear that the Lightgreen Gem Dragon will not disturb us! Our task is to clear this valley in preparation for the future construction of Jade City!"

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