Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 127 - 126 Rosys Day

Chapter 127: Chapter 126 Rosy’s Day

Chapter 127 -126 Rosy’s Day

Oasis, a land surrounding the volcano that is never affected by ice and snow throughout the year, laid the foundation upon which the entire Shadowflame Duchy was established.

The vastness of the oasis lands is beyond description.

The large tracts of fertile land here all belong to Red Castle, to the Shadowflame Family. Over the past few generations, nearly three hundred lords have been enfeoffed around the territory, guarding the entire oasis and preventing any snow and ice from penetrating.

However, beyond the oasis, there are warm enclaves scattered like “satellites,” such as Tributary River Mouth and Glowing Valley.

Unable to control these territories effectively, the Shadowflame Family enfeoffed two earls and five barons to govern these warm enclaves. Like satellites, they shield the vast oasis, becoming insurmountable obstacles for Snow Demons and Snow Ghosts seeking to invade the oasis.

Because they are satellite enclaves, these warm lands cannot be directly connected with the oasis, thus necessitating the opening of trade routes across the snowfields.

The Mountain River Trade Route is one such route that connects the oasis to Glowing Valley.

It is constructed and maintained by the Fluorescent Fungi Family.

“This year, the Snow Ghosts are really underperforming. It’s not even the hot summer yet. How come the Snow Ghosts are already wilting?” Lord Uterras complained.

“Complain less, Uterras,” Baron Roman said. “With fewer Snow Ghosts, we can focus our attention more on our territories, govern them well, and if possible, take the opportunity to open up some new farmland.”

“We need population for that, sir,” Uterras said. “If the thunder beasts carting resumes earlier this year, could we possibly engage in some serf trade?”

“Yes, sir,” Baron Marcus also chimed in. “The oasis has been recuperating for twenty years and the population has grown a lot. We could buy and sell a batch to enrich our territories.”

Compared to the oasis, satellite enclaves are cold and barren, thus their population grows slowly.

Naturally, they considered buying and selling serfs from the oasis.

Hearing such a conversation, Russell immediately perked up his ears. Although the serf trade easily reminded him of the slave trade, he had no intention of treating serfs like livestock. Instead, he planned to bring in a group of immigrants to cultivate the land.

In his previous life back on Earth, all the major cities competed for population as well, offering various incentives.

He thought secretly, “If I set the welfare benefits a bit higher, I might even attract some exceptional talents to settle at Wuyao Snake Manor!”

At that moment, Baron Roman said, “We’ll discuss the serf trade after we resume the thunder beast carts. We need permission from Red Castle. We can start by testing the waters with the Grand Duchy’s stance.”

The plan was thus decided.

After the meeting concluded, they had a lavish lunch, and in the afternoon, the lords went back to their territories to start preparing their knight squads.

Russell was no exception.

He also added a few extra sessions for the practice of Battle Qi and martial skills to the knights’ morning and evening lessons. As the saying goes, sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. The journey across the snowfield was indeed a money-making opportunity, but it was also fraught with risks, and one could never be too careful.

“Chirp chirp!”

While Russell was diligently practicing the “Radiant Swordsmanship Technique,” the mushroom bird Rosy landed on his shoulder. As Russell moved up and down, Rosy swayed her body along, and intermittently preened her beautiful green feathers, looking quite adorable.

Russell stopped swinging his sword and gently tapped Rosy on the head, “Little guy, go play somewhere else, I still have to practice my swordsmanship.”

“Chirp chirp.” Rosy was very human-like and obediently flew away.

But instead of flying back to the manor’s annex, it flew outside like a real bird, and once it picked up speed, it shot off like an arrow from a bow, so fast that the eyes could hardly keep up.

In the blink of an eye, it flew from the manor’s annex to the Magic Medicine Tun.

It was there to check on its cordyceps.

On the trunk of the thickest birch tree, the Glowing Mushroom Cordyceps thrived vigorously. Although they did not glow during daylight, they still dazzled with a vibrant green sheen.

“Chirp, chirp.” Rosy loved her cordyceps, alighting on the trunk, she also gently pecked at some flawed areas of the cordyceps, removing the imperfections to make it grow even prettier, just like herself.

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Suddenly.

A honeybee buzzed by, a Bear Honeybee from the birch forest’s Bear Honeybee Farm, in search of nectar.

However, there were obviously no flowers in the birch forest, so the Bear Honeybee flew away disappointed.

But Rosy’s interest was piqued, and she swiftly followed the Bear Honeybee back to the farm, where a large group of Bear Honeybees were busily coming and going.

This filled Rosy with delight, and she plunged directly into the swarm of bees.

As if aware that she was a magical creature, the Bear Honeybees did not become agitated by Rosy’s arrival. Instead, they diligently collected pollen and constructed their hive.

“Oh!”

Big-bearded Kenny’s wife noticed Rosy playing among the bees and hurriedly called her husband, “Look, what a beautiful little bird has come!”

Upon seeing her, Kenny immediately grabbed his wife, “What little bird, that’s the esteemed Mushroom Bird Rosy!”

“Oh?”

“Haven’t you heard from the village chief, Sir? Our lord has a beautiful green Mushroom Bird named Rosy. If any of the villagers see the little green bird, they are strictly prohibited from harming it in any way. Violators will be executed on the spot!”

“Oh!”

“Stop ‘Oh-ing’, and let’s go pay our respects to Lady Rosy,” Big-bearded Kenny pulled his wife and hurried to the edge of the swarm, bowing from a distance to Rosy, “We had no idea that Lady Rosy had arrived; we are truly remiss. We hope you do not take offense and that you enjoy your time here.”

Rosy tilted her head, not quite sure what these two humans were up to.

However, she quickly lost interest and, likewise, lost interest in the swarm of Bear Honeybees. With a flap of her wings, she shot off like an arrow.

Long after Rosy had left, Big-bearded Kenny’s wife complained, “Who knows if Lady Rosy has eaten the bee queen? There are only a few bee queens in the swarm!”

“How could that be, Lady Rosy is a magical creature, a Mushroom Bird!” said Big-bearded Kenny, “It wouldn’t eat those things. They only eat jade powder, do you know jade powder? It’s a byproduct found in metal and gemstone mines, and that’s all they eat!”

“Alright, but Lord Russell is really commanding, isn’t he? Allowing such a beautiful Mushroom Bird to fly around freely?”

“Who would dare to harm it, and besides, no one could harm it,” Big-bearded Kenny, who knew a lot, said, “I’ve heard that Little Sprites and Mushroom Birds can be reborn. Even if you kill them, they can still be reborn from cordyceps!”

He added, “And you’ve seen how fast it is. It disappeared in a whoosh—no one can catch up to it.”

“One could always catch it with a net.”

“Maybe it can break through the net… Anyway, stop fantasizing, it’s a nobles’ treasure, not something we ordinary folk can entertain thoughts about.”

“Just thinking about it shouldn’t offend the nobles.” Big-bearded Kenny’s wife muttered under her breath.

Big-bearded Kenny glared, “Even thinking is not allowed; the Great Dragon watches over us, and the lord is a noble under the gaze of the Great Dragon!”

At the mention of the Great Dragon, Big-bearded Kenny’s wife immediately shrank her neck and obediently said, “I get it; I won’t think about it anymore… Great Dragon above, I haven’t thought of anything, please do not gaze upon me.”

The Great Dragon represents the most devout faith on the Dragon Sleep Continent.

“Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp!” The Mushroom Bird Rosy flew back to the manor’s annex. It happened that Russell had just finished his extra lessons. She alighted on his shoulder, chirping away, seemingly recounting the interesting things she encountered on her outing today.

Feeling the little one’s joy, Russell too became happy and laughed, “You’re only allowed to roam nearby; don’t go too far off, understand?”

“Chirp, chirp.”