The Defeated Dragon Chapter 165

Chapter 165 – Flame Mushroom Magic Potion Cooperation

"Oh, my Lord!"

When Gort arrived at the Garden of Thorns and received the news, his mouth opened wide and he exclaimed, "I can't believe this! Magical Thorns Potions! I thought Flower Town was the place of the knight's glory, but now I understand this place is the birthplace of the knight's glory!  "

"Birthplace of the Knight's Glory? I like that Adviser Gort, and maybe this place holds more surprises that you couldn't have imagined. " Liszt said,  being mysterious.

The smoke mission was their ultimate cheat.

Dragons!

Smoke dragons!

Nothing but a dragon could have given a town this kind of benefit.

“Any more surprises?”

“Of course. You will know soon enough.” Liszt was referring to the evolution of the thorn sprite worms. He believed that the news of a new species of thorns will be passed around, then there will be the assimilation of thorns.

In the end, he will have a thorn sprite.

He couldn't tell Gort immediately since he knew that Gort had a big mouth incapable of hiding a secret. He wasn't ready to announce anything about the evolution of the thorn sprite worm yet, except for Marcus. Liszt trusted Marcus, and Marcus' family has already settled in Flower Town.

Liszt then changed the topic.

“Mr. Gort, planning and transferring of plants here in the  Garden of Thorns can begin. My idea is that fast-growing iron thorns and fast-growing magic thorns be transplanted to the edge of Thorns Ridge so they can be surrounded by thorns and protected from the monsters and thieves outside."

“This is a very big project.” Gort was distressed. “It may not be possible to complete the task in a short time. The autumn harvest has just arrived. I have yet to organize the serfs to harvest this year's crop.”

“Then while you wait for autumn to come, start the plans for the Garden of Thorns. Where there are fast-growing thorns, you have to arrange for the servants to dig out the common thorns and let the Magic Thorns grow and breed.”

"As you wish.” 

A few moments later, Romm Winebarrel, the insect officer who inspected the thorn sprite worm, also hurried in.

Lister had to explain again, “The protection of the Garden of Thorns should be strengthened, with at least one squad of four insect guards, divided into eight hours a shift, with three classes of rotation."

“Understood!”

“Also, I will procure a couple of big drums and put them in the patrol room where the rangers are on duty, and if there is a situation, the drums are to be beaten immediately.”

 After proper arrangements, he reluctantly left the Garden of Thorns.

Back in the castle, Elkson Truth has designed a full set of tools for training, including eagle braces, eagle stumps, eagle kettles, eagle gloves, eagle cage sleeves, cymbals, fake bait, and more. These are all made according to the shape of Blessedcurls, fit for its precise measurement.

It wasn't too expensive, but not cheap either. All in all, the equipment cost a gold coin.

“Baron Liszt, in a few moments, the training will begin. Please do not feed Blessedcurls. I will take care of not letting the magical beast sleep. When all is done, this creature will bow to you."

“I know.”

Liszt reached out his hand to touch Blessedcurls. Although it did not attack Liszt, it dodged his fingers. It does not like anyone touching him.

Moments later, Blessedcurls' training started.

After observing Blessedcurls and recording his every statistic, they locked the falcon in a different room  and moved out of the castle. 

Liszt thought, "I have to say that it's interesting that this peculiar mage, instead of doing magic, does the job of a feeder."

"Mr. Elkson, what magic are you good at?”

 “Earth and water.”

“I was just curious, how did you get on the path of being a mage?”

Elkson recalled, “Baron Liszt, I was born in a serf's house. It happened that my would-be mentor passed through Snake Spear City to pick some plants and proceeded to the town where my house was located. He needed a helper and he picked me. After that, he asked me if I wanted to explore the truth with him, and I agreed. “

"So you're from Snake Spear City?"

“My family were originally serfs from Midway Island. When I was very young, the Lord Viscount Clare angered the Marquis of Deepthroat Island and was exiled to a deserted island. So my family and I came to Coral Island and settled in Snake Spear City. My parents have died and I am alone now. “

Wallace Pineapple , the Marquis of Deepthroat Island was one of the seven marquis of the Sapphire Duchy.

The Little Viscount, who has been annihilated, and his elder brother, Great Viscount, are the nobles of Deepthroat Island. As for Midway Island, Liszt had never heard of it, and knew nothing about Viscount Clare.

However, Liszt knew that in the early years, the Tulip family acquired Coral Island and bought a lot of serfs from various places. It was safe to assume that Elkson one of the serfs bought at that time.

They proceeded in their talk.

Liszt asked, “Mr. Elkson, can you do fire magic?”

“I haven't mastered it completely, but I will.”

“Hmmmm, I have some Flame Mushrooms. Can you turn them into magic potions?” Liszt decided to give Elkson the task of potion production.

Elkson frowned slightly and smiled, “I won't refuse work that promises money. On the road of searching for truth, gold coins are always needed for knowledge is never free.”

A mage experiments with bottles and cans to study all kinds of explosions and dangerous things.

All of this required buying materials which also required gold coins, and as a class not involved with the nobles, they have to work on their own – making magic potions, making magical equipment. For example, a mage who specializes in ice magic might make some ice to earn gold.

Of course, there are some mages who chose to join the aristocracy.

They enjoy a noble's life as a court master, or a magical adviser to an aristocrat.

But a mage of Mr. Elkson's and Mr. Glanny's rank are certainly unable to enjoy such enshrined treatment. They can only work to earn money by themselves and purchase knowledge to explore the truth.

Tulip Castle has a mage who specializes in making magical potions.

The two men, Elkson and Glanny, had to work part-time and live a semi-reclusive life.

"Good. I entrust to you my Flame Mushrooms. I will build a Fire Mushroom processing workshop in Mushroom Village as you will be working there for a while."

Liszt originally planned to let Glanny work on the potions ,but now, he thinks Elkson is a better choice.

Elkson seemed a little hesitant, “I'd have to stay in Flower Town for a long time?”

“You don't have to. The supply of Flame Mushrooms is limited. You can make all the Flame Mushrooms magic potions by a week or a month.”

“That being the case, I accept the task, Sir,” Elkson nodded, wondering again, “Baron Liszt, why don't you cooperate with Tulip Castle?”

“Isn't it the same to make a finished product through a cooperation? There is no loss through transportation costs,  and maybe you can even earn more.”

Liszt squinted his eyes, and chose not to tell the truth. He has been gaining some attention on his part of Coral Island. When one enters the elite knight level, your prospects improve as well.

Chapter end