Warm Dragon

In the room in the courtyard of the outer fort, Russell lay on the bed and could not fall asleep for a while.

He could not hear the whispers of the phantom beasts, and the M-shaped mark on his palm could not be called. Since approaching the Shadow Flame Volcano, it seems that all special powers that are not derived from the power of the Shadow Flame Dragon have been suppressed.

Of course.

He can also summon Sword Butterfly and Thorn. These two amber insects are not afraid of the power suppression of the dragon.

But whether they were born because of the radiation of the dragon's power or because they have extraordinary special characteristics, Russell can't figure it out.

"Sword Butterfly, do you feel that you have become a little bigger?" Russell raised his hand and drew a circle around the sword butterfly in mid-air.

The sword butterfly danced gracefully, unable to speak, and unable to communicate clearly and effectively.

But it is indeed a little bigger than when it was just resurrected from the amber. After all, it has been with Russell and absorbed a lot of sword skills as nutrients.

Not only did the sword butterfly grow a little bigger, but the thorns also improved. The five-meter-long thorn whip could be as flexible as a finger, and even an embroidery needle could be rolled up. It would be Russell's third hand when necessary.

"Go back, sword butterfly."

Russell gave an order, and the sword butterfly quietly sank into his palm. At this time, there was no trace of the M-shaped mark. Only the sesame-sized sword butterfly mark was slowly rotating around the thorn mark of similar size.

Retracting his arm, turning over, Russell closed his eyes.

Princess Kunlaya suddenly flashed in his mind, as delicate as a fairy, but it was soon covered by other complicated thoughts.

I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep.

This night was the same as the previous night. The dark dream did not come. Under the eyes of the Shadow Flame Dragon, the little dream dragon was very low-key.

So Russell had a lot of dreams that night.

When it was early in the morning, most of the dreams could no longer be remembered. I only remembered that I had a beautiful dream of riding a two-legged dragon.

"It seems that when I rode the dragon, I brought a girl with me..." Russell shook his head, and he had a vague impression that the girl he brought with him seemed to be the little princess of Kunlaya, but the dream was already fuzzy, and he didn't know whether it was true or not.

"Master Russell." The maids pushed the door open.

Not only did they clean the room, but they were also responsible for helping Russell change clothes, which surprised Russell: "Is there no male servant in the yard?"

The head maid, who had a pair of sexy red lips, laughed and said: "The master's small yard only has one male servant, the butler, and we maids serve the master on a daily basis. When entertaining guests, the guests will bring their own male servants."

Russell only brought Eric with him on this trip.

Holles and the big stupid bear Grove both followed the caravan to buy and sell serfs.

"Well, Roland... is quite good at enjoying himself." Russell was no longer surprised by his eldest brother's conduct.

This is not the Fluorescent Castle, but Roland's private space. Outsiders can't control it, so naturally there is no need to abide by the rule that male nobles must be served by male servants. The guests invited by Roland were obviously like-minded.

"Master Russell, you can enjoy it too." The head maid said, caressing Russell's chest inadvertently.

A pair of eyes, full of affection.

But how could Russell look down on the other party? He pushed away the other party's hand and said calmly: "Where is Roland?"

"The master hasn't gotten up yet."

"Doesn't he have to go to the morning meeting?" Russell asked again.

Roland came to the Red Castle to assist Grand Duke Kunstan this time, so he naturally had to have a formal official position. His official position was Assistant to the Minister of Seals.

The Minister of Seals was one of the nine important ministers of state affairs in the Grand Duchy. He was in charge of the Grand Duke's private seal. He could manage everything, but he could also ignore everything. He mainly obeyed the Grand Duke and coordinated the affairs of various departments.

During the reign of the Senate, the Minister of Seals was a fart, and everything was decided by Earl Merlin.

Now that Grand Duke Kunstan has ascended the throne, the Minister of Seals has also become more active and has a hand in everything. As the assistant of the Minister of Seals, Roland has the support of the Grand Duke, so he can naturally manage everything.

His position is not high, but his power is great.

"The master sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day." The head maid replied, "As for the morning meeting, it seems that the Grand Duke does not like to hold meetings in the morning, so the ministers are used to holding meetings in the afternoon."

"Holding morning meetings in the afternoon?" Russell was a little confused.

When he went to wake Roland up, he learned from Roland that Grand Duke Kunstan liked to sleep in even more than him, and basically did not show up in the hall in the morning. The Minister of Seals is a fantasy beast knight of the distant bloodline of the Shadow Flame Family. He is well-educated and does not come to work in the morning.

So, Roland only needs to hold a meeting every afternoon.

After asking this, Russell suddenly felt that Grand Duke Kunstan was really an enlightened monarch. If he hadn't been ambitious, he would have wanted to come and assist Grand Duke Kunstan like Roland - who wouldn't love a job where they could sleep until they woke up naturally?

No wonder Roland was so happy with the life in the Red Castle.

If he returned to the Fluorescent Castle, he would have to get up on time at 7:30 every day. It was not as comfortable as staying in the Red Castle, where he would be served by maids every day and sleep until noon.

"Tsk tsk... what do you mean Grand Duke Kunstan has great ambitions and wants to establish a career..." Russell complained in his heart.

Then he said, "Brother, I'm going to Windrage City. After buying serfs, I will follow the caravan and leave. I won't live here anymore."

"Really?" Roland was still a little confused and hadn't woken up yet. He waved his hand casually while lying on the bed, "Okay, tell my father and mother that I will seriously assist the Grand Duke in the Red Castle and strive to establish a career as soon as possible."

After tidying up his appearance, he called Eric, who was already cultivating his essence in the yard, and brought along the red-eyed rat king Jerry and the golden and silver wolfhound Kevin.

The two quickly left the Red Castle.

Riding on the long bridge road, Russell looked back at the magnificent and towering castle. What he saw was not the vitality of the new Grand Duke after he ascended the throne, but a place full of laziness.

"After forcing Grandpa away, I thought Kunstan was really going to show his strength. I didn't expect that he was just a silver-plated spearhead as my cousin Mel said."

With a sigh in his heart, Russell suddenly remembered the fairy-like figure: "But Grand Duke Kunstan and his sister, Princess Kunlaya, are so beautiful. The family genes are so good... I wonder how charming Princess Anxia is."

Leaving the Red Castle, he headed straight for the Windrage City.

Soon Russell found the place where the caravan stayed, a small manor on the outskirts of the city, which was also the property of the fluorescent mushroom family.

The thunder beast pulled the cart and rested here.

In the evening, Halls and Grove returned with the manager of the caravan and immediately reported the situation of serf trade to Russell.

"Sir, we have discussed with the nearby serf merchant association. The price of male adult serfs is 25 silver coins each, and the price of female adult serfs is 50 silver coins each; ordinary serf technicians such as carpenters and stonemasons, as well as boy serfs under ten years old, are all 80 silver coins each; serf technicians such as jewelers, goldsmiths, and blacksmiths are 100 silver coins each. As for senior craftsmen such as pharmacists, they are not for sale."

"Is there a discount if you buy more?"

"No, this is the lowest price."

"Then buy 500 adult male and female serfs first, and then buy 100 children. Use the remaining money to choose a few serf technicians."

"Yes, sir."

"When you get to the cave in the volcanic oasis, you and Grove will continue to recruit free people, and when the caravan comes to trade next time, you can take the free people who surrender back."

"Yes."