The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 160: Chapter 0160: Preparing to Become a Medicine Jar
The sun rose in the east.

Chained Doussan paced back and forth, tugging at its chain, waiting for Liszt to take it for a walk.

At the castle’s dining table, Liszt perused Grandini Truth’s collection of books while enjoying breakfast. The meal was as lavish as ever, but he was particularly savoring the milk.

Whether it was psychological or if he could truly taste a difference, what was once simply delicious milk now revealed an extraordinary quality.

It’s no surprise it’s from Dragon Breed Cows!

“Mr. Carter, have someone inform Consultant Goltai that I’d like him to come to the castle after nine o’clock.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Also, tell Mrs. Morson that from now on, every morning, I want two cups of milk and two cups of milk tea in the evening.”

“As you wish.”

Having emptied his cup of milk in one gulp, Carter took the cup to find Mrs. Morson to brew another. Liszt closed the “Sixteen Minor Skills of Enhancing Fireball” he was reading and leaned back in his chair, planning his next moves.

He planned to join the elite ranks.

Just by consuming meat and milk, it was unlikely that his Dou Qi would improve significantly.

At this point, magic potions were needed to expand the body’s cellular capacity for generating Dou Qi, steadily increasing his total amount of Dou Qi. When he reached the threshold of his body’s capacity to store Dou Qi, an abrupt increase could trigger a qualitative change, allowing for a breakthrough.

“Starting today, I’m going to become a potion guzzler.”

Liszt did not know how Sky Knights became Dragon Knights, but he was clear about how Earth Knights became Sky Knights. His father was a Sky Knight and had shared his breakthrough experience with his sons and daughters without reservation.

It boils down to consuming potions!

“The Black Tulips from the first three years all have to be handed over to Levis to take care of, which is a tricky matter. However, the Flame Mushroom—I can keep it for my own use. Flame Mushrooms possess the fire attribute magic power, making them excellent ingredients for magic potions that enhance Fire Attribute Dou Qi,” he thought of Grandini, “Grandini is proficient in fire system magic; I could ask him to make the magic potions.”

Magic potions here refer to both plant magic potions.

And the refined magic potions.

Most plant magic potions have chaotic attributes and can aid in enhancing various attributes of Dou Qi. A few plants, like the Flame Mushroom, have clear attributes that can be used to create targeted magic potions, and their enhancement effects are much better than those of the chaotic magic potions.

One is general-purpose, the other specializes; their value is not easy to compare.

But to Liszt, the Flame Mushroom-derived magic potion was the most suitable potion for him.

Magicians certainly knew how to make magic potions—magic equipment and magic potions were the two crafts that allowed magicians to enter the upper echelons of society.

Otherwise, magicians alone, not subjected to the power constraints of the nobles, would have long been suppressed by the knights

In this world, whether in numbers or in strength, knights hold an absolute advantage. Archmages are said to stand at the pinnacle of power just like Dragon Knights and can go head-to-head with a dragon, but they stand no chance against a Dragon Knight. The synergy between a dragon and its knight isn’t simply additive; it’s a qualitative leap.

Therefore, knights are mainstream, while magicians are fringe.

Liszt’s thoughts drifted, but he quickly refocused and continued his musings: “Although Grandini has a stubborn personality and is a bit slow, he’s still within the range of normal intelligence. Perhaps, I could persuade him to settle in Fresh Flower Town… He likes Coral City, probably because of the brothels there. I could find him a wife.”

Magicians are typically single, giving up worldly constraints in their pursuit of truth.

But magicians are also human, and solving problems on their own doesn’t hold the same appeal as discussing them with others.

“No matter what, I need to make money. Only with money can I buy more magic potions.” He felt a tinge of regret for giving the entire Black Tulip share for the first three years to Levis. At that time, he thought it would be at least three years before he’d reach the bottleneck of his Dou Qi.

Otherwise, the self-production and self-sale of magic potions would save me a sum of money.

There are too many expenses. Once we run out of magical beast meat, if we want to maintain the training speed, we’ll have to buy more from outside, which is a huge expenditure.

Whether it’s the cost of magic potions or magical beast meat, it’s difficult for a typical small-town landlord to sustain.

Even with the seafood business, Liszt cannot guarantee that he can keep up. There’s no way to tighten the belt any further; the only solution left is to think of ways to increase revenue.

Workshops must be built in large numbers, aiming to turn Fresh Flower Town into a center for agricultural product processing.

Black Horse Island also needs to be conquered as soon as possible. The trading business of Li Dragon Horses will definitely bring in a large amount of gold coins.

At the same time, the construction of the knight squad must be accelerated. A territory without the protection of knights is not in a healthy state.

“Luckily, I have dragon breed milk cows to provide me with rich nutrition and alleviate the food pressure.” A few cups of dragon breed cow milk a day are at least equivalent to the nutritional intake of magical beast meat.

Of course.

The premise is that they really are dragon breed cows.

After walking the dog.

Goltai had already come to the castle.

Without a doubt, he had received another task from Liszt to improve the milk cow farm—a task highlighting Liszt’s occasional unorthodox approach, something Goltai had grown accustomed to.

“As you wish, the cows on the dairy farm will definitely enjoy the same treatment as your Li Dragons!”

Having sent Goltai on his way,

Liszt rode his horse with his retainers straight to Little Wheat Village to inspect the work progress of Granney and Brad and urge them to complete their tasks as soon as possible.

Twelve retainer knights, roaring as they followed behind him, formidable as dragons.

After the lumberjack team had leveled Thorn Ridge, the tasks of Marcus and the retainer knights ended, with the retainer knights returning to Liszt’s side to guard the landlord. As for Marcus, he had been tasked with training the children brought by the serfs.

Currently in Fresh Flower Town, among the local and purchased serfs, there are three hundred fifty-four children aged three to ten.

Marcus needed to sort them into groups based on gender, age, physique, intelligence, and so on. Liszt would then arrange for suitable instructors to train these kids—to ensure future loyalty to him, they must become Earth Knights, and training must start from childhood.

“Lord Landlord!”

The patrol members guarding outside Granney and Brad’s house immediately saluted upon seeing Liszt.

Magic apprentice Charley opened the door and instinctively shrank back, “Baron, do you, do you wish to come in?” The once ill-mannered Charley now held a heightened reverence for Liszt—simply because Liszt had scared him with Douson, making him wet his pants.

Since then, Charley didn’t dare show any disrespect in Liszt’s presence.

“Is your teacher working?”

“Yes, the teacher is currently crafting the second crystal lamp.”

Once inside the house, Liszt quickly spotted the busy Granney and Brad. Brad was already carving the fifth crystal while Granney had just finished a lamp.

He urged, “Speed up the progress, Mr. Granney, Brad, I’m fed up with the flickering candlelight and urgently need the crystal lamps.”