The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Thinking of the Magic Fire Seed.

His chest suddenly grew hot, and he could clearly feel that something had been added to the position of his heart. He exerted his inner Dou Qi to the fullest, attempting to guide this thing at his heart out, but after several attempts, all ended in failure.

The Magic Fire Seed just like that lodged itself in his heart and was not prepared to leave.

Liszt's expression was grave.

His body had been invaded by the Magic Fire Seed, and although he had regained consciousness from the coma, it obviously did not put his mind at ease, "What exactly have I smashed open? Can this Magic Fire Seed really hatch a Little Fire Dragon? It's in my heart, does it have any negative effects?"

Unable to drive it away, Liszt could only try to console himself.

He quickly summoned the Smoke Mission.

"Complete the mission, reward one Magic Fire Seed."

The mission was already completed, and the Magic Fire Seed indeed was the reward from the Smoke Mission, just that the method of reward was somewhat unexpected.

"If it is obtained through the guidance of the Smoke Mission, the Magic Fire Seed should not cause harm to my body, right?" Liszt pondered in his heart.

Thus far, the rewards from the Smoke Missions have all been beneficial, without any adverse effects.

It can be seen, then, that the Magic Fire Seed is also a benefit, it's just that how to utilize this benefit is something he currently cannot comprehend.

In a moment.

The smoke transformed into new Serpent Script.

"Mission: The Magic Fire Seed has been obtained, the most valuable existence on Black Horse Island has been acquired by you, the Collapsed Sinkhole has become a huge hidden danger on your territory, liable to collapse at any moment, and threatening the safety of your subjects, please resolve the safety hazard of the Collapsed Sinkhole. Reward: The restlessness of Rubber Bugs."

"Hmm!"

Upon seeing the new mission, Liszt's eyes brightened, "The Magic Fire Seed is the most valuable existence on Black Horse Island, so it could really be connected to the Fire Dragon. Just as Virginia said, it's the key to the Fire Dragon's cycle of reincarnation... Does that mean that inside my body, there might live a Fire Dragon that will one day come to be?"

The thought alone was very exciting.

But after the initial thrill had subsided.

He couldn't help but feel a headache, "Just to condense a Magic Fire Seed took such a great cost, nearly half of Black Horse Island's Volcanic Glass Ore had to be mined, just barely gathering enough Fire Dragon Magic Power required. Additionally, a special soul item from the Ghost Ship was used.

If he was to nurture the Fire Dragon to life.

He might have massive expenses awaiting him afterward.

"Strictly speaking, the Magic Fire Seed should only be one link in the 'Fire Dragon Chain Mission', let me calculate it." Standing in the pit, Liszt was not in a hurry to leave.

He began to tally the Smoke Missions he had completed.

Including the completed and changed ones, a total of eighty-three missions in one and a half years.

Among them, the missions related to the Fire Dragon, started with the thirty-sixth mission—relocating one hundred serfs to settle on Black Horse Island, reward five Decaying Dragon Bones.

Next was the thirty-eighth mission—raising over a thousand chickens in Fresh Flower Town, reward a Fire Attribute Condensation Core Vein, also known as Volcanic Glass.

Then came the seventy-first mission—waiting for the Iron Hoof Island battle to end, reward the revival of Decaying Dragon Bones.

After that, the seventy-seventh mission—mine 10 tons of Volcanic Glass, reward the restlessness of Rubber Bugs.

The seventy-eighth mission—infuse Fire Dragon Magic Power into Dragon Bones, reward Pink Pearls from Fen Hai Luo.

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The eighty-second mission—produce glass products, reward the Collapsed Sinkhole.

The eighty-third mission—secure a clue from Virginia Truth, reward the Magic Fire Seed.

These seven missions are all related to the Fire Dragon, either in content or in rewards, and can generally be considered as part of the interconnected Fire Dragon quests.

If one were to seriously investigate,

further quests could probably be linked to the Fire Dragon, like the several related to Virginia.

The twenty-seventh quest — Discover the reason behind the coldness of the sunken wreck, reward: Dragonbone Stabilizer, which hid a 36D Ghost.

The fifty-seventh quest — Collect the Black Pearls of the Coral Reef, with the reward being a Soul Storage Vessel, allowing the 36D Ghost to successfully regain its memory, becoming Virginia Truth.

The sixty-fifth quest — Set foot on Iron Hoof Island, reward: the awakening of Virginia.

So many tasks, obviously not existing in isolation, with many interlinked with other chain quests, forming complex Threads of Destiny. If Liszt had not mastered the Smoke Mission, gaining the golden finger to manipulate the Threads of Destiny, he would have likely missed many rewards.

It was precisely the pull of the Threads of Destiny that made a reward, seemingly unrelated at first, gradually accumulate, eventually leading to a greater reward.

A Fire Dragon!

"I am definitely undertaking the interconnected Fire Dragon quests, it's just that there are many steps, and I can't complete them all in one go. Now, the eighty-fourth Smoke Mission, the reward has changed to the restlessness of the Rubber Bug... which means, this Magic Fire Seed will probably have to stay inside me a bit longer."

Calm contemplation,

helped him soothe his restless emotions.

Since it has come to this, as long as the Magic Fire Seed isn't causing harm, he would let it reside in his heart. In the future, he would slowly figure out how to interact with the Magic Fire Seed, or wait for a new Fire Dragon chain quest to emerge to resolve the issue with the Magic Fire Seed.

He pulled on the dangling rope.

And shouted upwards towards the Collapsed Sinkhole, "Philip, Zavier!"

"My lord, we are here!" the voices of the Retainer Knights came from the opening, they had been guarding the Burial Ground all this while.

"Pull me up."

Back on the surface, after making inquiries, he realized that he hadn't stayed too long in the pit, which meant he was unconscious for about a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour, starving to the point of dizziness, even considering devouring himself.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Clearly, it was the doing of the Magic Fire Seed.

Fortunately, it was just hunger, with no other changes to the body, and his Dou Qi was functioning as usual.

"Lord, how is the situation at the Burial Ground?" Marcus, who had come from the training grounds, asked. The five iconic bones once at the Burial Ground had vanished, leading anyone to wonder.

"It seems that the bones have decayed, triggering a collapse of the surface, leaving nothing inside the sinkhole," Liszt said casually, "What needs to be done now is to fill the sinkhole to prevent further collapses that could endanger the safety of the citizens in the territory. Three deaths and one injury have already caused significant loss."

Every serf in the territory is an important labor force.

Apart from death due to age or illness—forces beyond control—Liszt hoped to minimize other casualties.

"We could transport rocks produced by the Blizzard Beast to fill in this sinkhole," Administrative Officer Blair suggested.

Training the Blizzard Beast was also taking place nearby, where every session ended with a large number of rocks left behind from the unleashed Rock Spikes.

After some thought, Liszt said, "The terrain of the Burial Ground isn't high, it's quite low-lying, and the absence of accumulated water in the past was actually a bit abnormal. You can fill it halfway with rocks and sand, then the other half should be somehow filled with fresh water, for farming or grazing, we'll need fresh water."

He guessed the absence of water in the sinkhole was probably related to the Fire Dragon Bones, which had evaporated all accumulated water.

Now that the bones had decayed, it might be possible to retain water.

Blair nodded, "Lord, there isn't an abundance of fresh water on the island, perhaps we can hope for a heavy rain."