The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 0567 The Contest of Water and Fire (Third Update, 1/5th Congratulation for the Alliance Hierarch Glory's Battle Song)

This chapter is an additional one sponsored by the Alliance Hierarch "Glorious Battle Song", temporarily one update, with the rest of the five updates to follow... It's terrifying to say that Old White owes 33 updates just from everyone's rewards.

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"Task completed, reward: migration of the flamingo flock."

There is nothing much to say about the task reward, but what caught Liszt's attention was the new Smoke Mission.

"Mission: The migration of the flamingo flock has attracted the predation of an advanced magical beast. Although it is currently diverted by the Purple Sand Crocodile, it may invade your territory at any time to continue preying on the flamingos. Please hunt this magical beast to protect the safety of your territory. Reward: a variety of Abandoned Cordyceps."

Those Abandoned Cordyceps were something Liszt was about to receive anyway; using them as a reward for the Smoke Mission seemed somewhat cunning.

Nevertheless, he was captivated by the content of the mission.

"Flamingo flocks can actually attract the predation of advanced magical beasts?" He was startled by this revelation. Unsure of the combat power of advanced magical beasts, but recognising they should not be underestimated, "It seems this advanced magical beast has been lured away by the Purple Sand Crocodile, which means I can prepare at leisure... Perhaps I should visit the Purple Sand Crocodile first."

Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles.

Now that the Smoke Mission even provided the whereabouts of the advanced magical beast, there was no reason not to investigate—being a Dragon Knight now, he wouldn't be too embarrassed to face an advanced magical beast, as long as he understood its way of fighting, he could gauge the overall strength comparison.

"The Purple Sand Crocodile, that intermediate magical beast, the Earl probably can't keep it contained anymore."

In order to have magical beasts breeding continuously on the island, producing new magical beasts, the Earl had neglected the Purple Sand Crocodile. Unfortunately, it seemed that all these years, the Purple Sand Crocodile had not found a mate to reproduce with and produce new Purple Sand Crocodiles.

After returning to his territory.

Soon he received a report from Goltai: "My Lord, a flock of strange birds with red feathers has come to the Red River Mouth Mangrove Forest on our island. These strange birds are capable of spitting fire system magic—Fireball Technique—and are fighting with Green-headed Ducks for the Red River Mouth Mangrove Forest, having already killed several Green-headed Ducks."

"These are flamingos, how have you dealt with them?"

"Captain Pàlìs? and Captain Marcus each led the knights in an attempt to capture those strange... flamingos. However, there are too many flamingos, and several knights have been burned. For now, we've barely managed to let the Green-headed Ducks and flamingos each occupy half of the mangrove forest, but they have not stopped their ongoing fight."

"I'll take a look, by the way, have you figured out how to deal with this?"

"Captain Pàlìs? believes that the flamingos, like the Green-headed Ducks, are attracted to the Green Caterpillars. Perhaps we can catch all the flamingos and throw them onto Seagull Island to breed. We have also released a large number of Green Caterpillars on Seagull Island, which have been very successful in breeding, and we haven't introduced Green-headed Ducks there yet."

"It's a very good solution, let's do that," Liszt nodded in approval.

Flamingos were a new magical beast, and there was still no knowledge on how to breed them properly; it would be better to send them to Seagull Island to develop and slowly figure out the breeding techniques.

Moreover.

The advanced magical beast was after the flamingos, and if it was powerful, it might reduce its disturbances to the Black Horse Island by feeding on Seagull Island.

When he arrived at Red River Town, it was almost dark.

The patrol led by Pàlìs? and the knight order led by Marcus were still trying to capture flamingos—as the serfs continued to feed, the Green-headed Ducks had basically stopped being afraid of humans, so there was no need to capture the Green-headed Ducks.

"My Lord!"

"My Lord!"

The knights saluted Liszt one after another.

Waving his hand to indicate that they needn't be over-courteous, Liszt directly asked, "Captain Marcus, Captain Pàlìs?, what is the situation here?"

Both captains were covered in duck and bird feathers on their Mithril Armor, looking somewhat disheveled.

Marcus reported, "We estimate that there are roughly over five hundred flamingos that have invaded the mangrove forest, mostly adult flamingos; the mangrove forest had more than three hundred adult Green-headed Ducks and over four hundred juvenile ducklings; so far, we have confirmed the death of over thirty Green-headed Ducks and more than twenty flamingos, though the ducklings have all run away."

Pàlìs? added, "The patrol is responsible for capturing the flamingos, and so far, we have caught over fifty, most of which are injured."

The flamingos with their beaks and legs bound were placed inside the cage nearby.

Their fiery red feathers, their black and huge beaks, as well as their slender legs, made them look a bit like cranes or storks.

"Keep a few to taste, send the rest to Seagull Island, let them live there," said Liszt as he changed into a set of armor, "The remaining more than four hundred flamingos, I will capture with you all. We must not let them destroy the Green-headed Duck breeding ground that has been so hard to build up."

"Yes, my lord!"

A Dragon Knight personally capturing low-level magical beasts was like using a cannon to shoot mosquitoes—an overkill.

But there was no choice; allowing the knights to capture the flamingos at their slow pace, who knew how long it would take. It was likely that the flamingos could have wiped out the Green-headed Ducks before they finished—the territory has over ten Elite Earth Knights, who alas cannot fly and could only shoot arrows at flying magical beasts.

The flamingos seemed very suitable for large-scale breeding and domestication; no one was willing to shoot them down.

So Liszt took matters into his own hands.

Dragon Dou Qi circulated.

His form, like a sharp arrow, shot straight into the sky, and a flamingo in flight, before it could react, was caught by the beak, then he grabbed its legs. Tucking the flamingo's head under its wing, Liszt threw it directly towards the knights on the ground.

The knights on the ground instantly caught the flamingo, which couldn't struggle free, tied it with rope, and stuffed it into a cage.

Before they finished with this one, Liszt had already caught another flamingo and threw it down in the same manner. In a short moment, the Liszt hanging in the air seemed like a deity descending from the heavens, wreaking havoc among the flock of flamingos.

When the flamingos realized what was happening, they began to shoot Fireball Techniques at him.

However, Liszt withdrew his Sky-Cleaving Greatsword with a backhand motion. With a simple Dou Qi move, he shattered those small fireballs and landed gracefully on the ground.

After taking a brief breather, he soared into the sky again. In one round trip, he captured a dozen or so flamingos.

After three hours, the sky was completely dark. Liszt, using the Eye of Magic, saw the magical power of the flamingos lighting up in his field of vision like bulbs; thus, they couldn't stop his capture at all. Nearly three hundred flamingos were caught by Liszt, with only a hundred or so escaping, not knowing where they fled to.

"Captain Marcus, once any flamingos return, continue to capture them. The caught flamingos, those seriously injured and unable to heal on their own, send them directly to the castle to stockpile food. For those with minor injuries and those unharmed, send all to Seagull Island to nest there."

"Yes, my lord!"

Liszt shook off the soot and feathers from his armor. Even though he was a Dragon Knight, he had still been grazed by the flamingos' Fireball Techniques a few times, but it was only his clothes that were damaged.

"My lord, your strength is growing stronger," Paris couldn't help but murmur softly while escorting Liszt toward the harbor town.

The gap between her strength and Liszt's was getting wider and had reached an insurmountable chasm.

Liszt looked at his Black Dragon Childe and Light System Mage follower with a bit of sentiment. The formidable thief who once was his important bodyguard—who would have thought that in just over a year, he would no longer need any protection from others.

"How is your progress with Light System Magic?"

"Strong Light Bullet, Light Dust, and Refraction, the three Common Magics, I have completely mastered. Unfortunately, there are no more Common Magics to learn. Now, I only have the Advanced Magic—Shadow Projection to study, but it's too difficult. Chris has explained the Dynamic Magic Array to me many times, yet I still have no clue."

"Take your time... Are you still being eroded by the Light Dragon's magical power in your body?"

"After learning Light System Magic, it has slowed down, but the root problem has not been solved. I probably have about ten years of life left... When I first met you, my lord, I sensed I had ten years left to live. Now, a year and a half has passed, and it still feels like I have ten years left, so I've already gained back a lot."

Paris laughed carefreely.

Her intelligence might not be outstanding, but her personality was indeed cheerful.

Liszt glanced at her and said softly to comfort her, "Don't worry, I will solve the problem of the Light Dragon's magical erosions for you. I believe this won't be too difficult for me." As a Fire Dragon Knight, he was confident that as long as he understood the workings of Dragon Magic Power, he would be able to solve the drawbacks of the Black Dragon Wraith.

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Heartily laughing, Paris responded, "Thank you for your concern, my lord. Actually, this is quite alright. I get to live another ten years, and in these ten years, I probably won't be troubled by age."