Warm Dragon

During the Dragon's Birthday Festival in Dragon Calendar 5587, Russell received a large number of eggs. This was a fixed program of the Dragon's Birthday Festival every year, and the people presented eggs to the lord.

The weather was getting colder, and Russell could already feel the chill in the air when he returned to the Cigar Palace at night.

But what surprised Russell was that he saw Sembula, the pseudo-nightmare beast.

"Sembula, have you memorized the Long Court of the Molten Duchy?" Russell asked happily. Mel's envoy team had arrived in the Molten Duchy a few days ago. Sembula, as a member of the envoy, was responsible for Open the portal.

"Yes, Russell, I have already memorized Changting, and Youmeng can teleport there at any time." Sembula responded.

"very good!"

The next day, Russell couldn't wait to ride on Sembula and use Youmeng Teleport. The surrounding scene changed in an instant, from the Cigar Palace to a side hall of the Changting Palace, and then stepped out and returned to reality.

The servant who was cleaning the yard was startled by the appearance of Russell and Sembra.

But he quickly recognized Russell and saluted hurriedly: "See you, Your Highness."

"Mel lives here?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

The servant passed the news, and soon Mel hurriedly walked out: "Greetings to Your Highness, Sembula went back yesterday, and I knew you were coming. I didn't expect you to be too lazy to sleep at all. The Dragon Festival is still going on in the country. Festival."

"How is the situation in the Molten Duchy?"

"I'm still sorting out the relationship between the nobles, but the envoys from the Kingdom of Blazing Torrent are very active. However, they disdain the common people and are more interested in wooing the knight class." Mel said.

"Is that so?" Russell narrowed his eyes, "Then you and Fred's goal can be to focus on the civilian class as much as possible. The population is far more important than the knights."

"I see."

"You don't blame me for separating you from Annie, do you?"

"No way." Mel said with a smile, "You are my Grand Duke, and it is the obligation of every vassal to serve the Grand Duke."

"The subtext of these words is to blame me."

"Really not," Mel said. "Annie was a little reluctant, so I delayed it for a few days. In fact, I had wanted to leave early. Traveling around the world is not your dream alone. I want it too."

The two chatted for a while.

However, Russell could clearly feel that the relationship between them was no longer as open as before, and a sad and thick barrier had been established.

Perhaps it started from the moment Russell ascended the throne.

Perhaps it started from the moment Russell decided to establish his majesty as a grand duke because Marquis Merlin looked down on him.

Later, the two went to the Long Court Palace to meet Viscount Fred.

"After the funeral of Archduke Fritz, a minister proposed that Viscount Fred take over the position of Grand Duke temporarily, but he did not receive enough response. After the death of the dragon, the authority of the Molten Family has been shaken. If Fred had not had good personal prestige, I’m afraid the great nobles have already dispersed.”

"How to deal with the internal affairs of the Molten Duchy now?"

"Fred discussed it with several big nobles, which is a bit similar to the Senate in our country before." Mel explained.

Russell shook his head: "Authority needs strength to back it up, it's true."

"It's true. When Kunstein succeeded to the throne, no one took him seriously, but now that you have succeeded as the Grand Duke, no one in the country dares to disobey you." Mel said, half teasingly, half flatteringly.

"I will discuss with Fred later, mainly on the issue of bone dragons. As for the migration of refugees, you discuss it with Fred."

"good."

The guards in the long court have become loose.

The country is about to perish, and people's hearts have been dispersed. Many knights have left the court and are preparing to find their own way out.

"His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, Your Excellency Mel!" Viscount Fred went out in person to greet Russell and the others.

Soon getting to the point, Russell asked: "How far has the wyvern's depravity progressed?"

"My body is broken and my bones are broken, and my mind is almost no longer clear."

"Can you still control them?"

"It is difficult, and there is no need to control it. Now all the dragon knights in the Grand Duchy have terminated their contracts with the flying dragons. If the contract is not terminated, the dragon's breath will become corrupted, and the knights will also become corrupted."

The bipedal flying dragon can be said to be a dragon that succeeds or fails.

The power comes from the radiation of the dragon, so it reaches its peak immediately after birth. As long as the dragon does not fall, the flying dragon can maintain its peak strength for almost three to five hundred years. But the sad thing is that the dragon fell and the flying dragon no longer had any chance of survival.

"I need ten fallen wyverns, Fred, can you do this?" Russell asked in a deep voice.

"Sir, may I ask, what do you need these fallen wyverns for?"

"Refining and making a new flying dragon is a secret belonging to the dragon. In this way, the dragon can create a new flying dragon with randomly selected attributes." Russell said calmly, "I need a nickel silver Dragon, the rails of the railway under the ice need to be added with nickel silver to resist frost.”

"Can it still be like this?" Fred heard this for the first time.

But he quickly nodded firmly and said, "Sir, please wait. I will select ten bipedal flying dragons and send them to the Shadow Flame Grand Duchy."

"It's a tribute to you that this matter was accomplished."

"Building the under-ice railway is also to facilitate the migration of citizens. This is what Fred should do."

Immigration takes a long time, and it would be considered highly efficient if all could be removed within three to five years. Therefore, if the under-ice railway is built in advance, we can seize the last moment of the volcanic oasis to freeze and transfer all the refugees.

The nickel silver needed at this stage can only be imported from the Kingdom of Blazing Torrents.

After talking about business, Russell went to the molten volcano to feel the cooling magma and the power of the dead earth.

Later, he also captured a fallen wyvern to observe its power.

The wyvern's flesh and blood had almost rotted away, leaving only a tattered skin hanging on the skeleton.

A green will-o'-the-wisp appeared in his eyes, which was condensed from the fallen dragon's breath.

"What a terrible ending." Baoli looked at the struggling fallen wyvern and sighed silently.

On the other side, the harpy Hape silently experienced the power of the fallen wyvern and absorbed all the experience.

This time when Sembula's portal was opened, Russell brought Happy over so that he could gain more experience and accumulate experience for promotion to the Phantom Dragon.

"Russell, I want to stay in this volcano to practice." Happy suddenly made a request.

Russell thought for a while and immediately agreed: "Okay, I will notify Viscount Fred. In addition, I will come here often. If you need anything, please tell me at any time."

Happy was willing to move forward, and there was no reason to hold him back.

After leaving Happy behind, he quickly mounted Sembula and cast Youmeng Teleport. A moment later, he appeared in the Cigar Palace.

"Thousands of miles away, back and forth in an instant, Sembula, your talent is truly extraordinary!" Russell praised this without hesitation.

Sembula responded softly: "It would be great if I can help you and His Highness Baoli."

Then he asked: "Do you still need to teleport to the Molten Duchy tomorrow?"

"No need for it tomorrow, just go there once a week."

"Then I will continue to practice with Ouroboros in the snowfield."

"Okay, pay attention to safety." Russell warned, but there is no need to worry about safety. These two fantasy beasts have the talent of dark dreams and can escape from danger at any time.

Only the dream-eating tapir Taipu has a slightly different talent...