Evil dragon has a warm heart-Chapter 139 - 138 A Small Breakthrough

Chapter 139: Chapter 138 A Small Breakthrough

Chapter 139 -138 A Small Breakthrough

Under the fierce opposition of the Little Dream Dragon, Russell’s suggestion of “eating only Ice Soul Pearls and not Ice Pellet Pearls” was, unsurprisingly, a non-starter.

The Little Dream Dragon was not truly foolish—it wanted the substantial meal of Ice Soul Pearls as well as the meager offerings of Ice Pellet Pearls.

“Gah Gah Gah Gah Gah!”

“Alright, alright, stop screeching, you can have them all, all for you!” Russell surrendered reluctantly.

The Gloomy Dreamland indeed expanded, but unfortunately, no new Magic Light blossomed around the manor’s annex.

However, in the Glowing River, traces of Magic Light occasionally surfaced but soon returned to stillness. It was evident that there were treasures in the river, but they were difficult to find, as the river’s flow was too strong during the warm season.

Russell even specifically stopped at several clam ponds to see if the clams had birthed any pearls.

But after looking for a long time, the clam ponds were pitch-dark, without any hint of luminescence.

“No rush.”

Russell comforted himself, “As long as the clams are alive, that’s what matters. Pearls aren’t easy to come by… wait, are the clams in the pond still alive… Nevermind, I’ll call Rib Jimmy over to ask tomorrow.”

Leaving the clam ponds, Russell did not linger any longer. Instead, he mounted the Little Dream Dragon and decisively flew beyond the boundary.

Whoosh.

Passing through the boundary, the world ahead plunged into a deathly still darkness.

Looking back, Russell could see that although Gloomy Dreamland was dim, it seemed so bright and warm compared to this world where the darkness was maddening.

Fortunately, the glow of the Sword Butterflies lit up the path ahead, brighter than before.

“Three meters!”

“Haha, the Gloomy Dreamland avatar has expanded too!”

Russell was exceptionally happy tonight, joyous from the rewards, “Previously, with only one Amber Worm, the Sword Butterfly could illuminate a radius of two meters. Now with the addition of the Thorn Amber Worm, it can light up a radius of three meters!”

A three-meter-radius sphere was not particularly large.

But it was roughly the size of a large living room, and being within this bright space made one feel much more at ease than before.

“Gah!” The Little Dream Dragon was happy too.

Together, one man, one dragon, one butterfly, one flower, they moved ahead in the darkness, flying far from the manor’s annex.

They didn’t make any new discoveries, but the sense of accomplishment for the night was already overwhelming.

“Gah.”

“Good, let’s part ways here,” Russell waved, and everything went dark.

…

The next day, the last day of August.

Russell continued the monotonous task of swinging the Fine Steel Longsword in sweat, practicing the well-honed move of “Radiant Swordsmanship Technique.”

Suddenly, as he thrust the Fine Steel Longsword forward, he felt a surging battle Qi in his body, like two tides rushing towards his arms. It cleared away every obstacle within his arms and finally reached the palms of his hands.

At that moment.

Russell had a surreal feeling, as if by piercing the skin of his palms, he could release the Battle Qi and infuse his Fine Steel Longsword with it.

“Huff!”

The feeling came quickly and left just as quickly. Russell took a deep breath, knowing it was just an illusion, and he was still far from achieving the external release of Battle Qi.

But the rewards reaped from his sweat were securely in his grasp.

Executing a sword flourish.

He planted the Fine Steel Longsword into the ground and looked at his hands contentedly, feeling the meridians that ran through his hands and the Battle Qi coursing through those meridians. A smile involuntarily spread across his lips and faded away.

“I’ve done it… I’ve successfully unblocked the main meridians in my arms!”

Mid-April, the seed of Battle Qi bloomed successfully, allowing the Battle Qi to flow through the bodily meridians. By the end of August, he had broken through the meridians in his hands, connecting the main and arm meridians into one, which expanded the circulation of Qi.

“This feeling… the feeling of growing stronger, it’s really exhilarating!”

The pain and numbness from the thousands of times swinging and thrusting the longsword could not overcome the thrill of becoming stronger at this moment, and Russell deeply loved this sensation!

“Sir!” Eric noticed something unusual, quickly stopped his cultivation, and came over, “Have you run into some problem with your practice?”

“A problem? No, no, no, not a problem,” Russell laughed heartily, saying with a broad smile, “I have connected the main meridians in both arms! After over four months of diligent practice and hundreds of thousands of sword swings, I finally pierced through the main meridians in my arms!”

“Congratulations, Sir,” Eric’s eyes lit up as he respectfully clasped his hands in a muted voice.

Tom, Jack, John, and James, the four Knight Attendants, also ceased their cultivation and came over with flattery.

“Congratulations, Sir, on your successful cultivation!”

“Sir, to have pierced through the arm meridians in such a short time is truly genius indeed!”

“With the arm meridians connected, isn’t the Grand Circulation far away? Sir, you will be able to be promoted to a Great Knight very soon!”

“Congratulations, Sir, felicitations, Sir!”

Amidst his subordinates’ compliments, Russell smiled with pride while pretending to downplay his achievement, saying insincerely, “Stay calm, stay calm. It’s just a minor breakthrough, not worth such praise. Treat it with equanimity.”

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In fact, it indeed was a minor breakthrough.

Besides the Battle Qi Seed that bloomed, bringing with it the Minor Circulation within the trunk meridians, the human body still has the main meridians in the arms, legs, neck, lumbar spine, and the back, as well as the most difficult one to open, the head and face meridians.

Combining those seven main meridians to form one whole still results in only a Minor Circulation when the Battle Qi circulates through them.

One must penetrate even more of the finer meridians throughout the body to form the Grand Circulation route, which allows one to advance to a Great Knight and achieve effects such as external Battle Qi emission and enchantment.

In summary,

Russell’s Battle Qi cultivation still had a long way to go.

Of course,

If he could contract a dragon, it didn’t even need to be a Great Dragon, just a Bipedal Flying Dragon would suffice to immediately connect all the meridians in Russell’s body. Then, covered by Dragon Breath, he could become an incredibly powerful Flying Dragon Knight.

Russell had a Great Dragon, but unfortunately, it wasn’t mature yet…

Pleased for just a moment, Russell then waved his hand to dismiss Tom, Jack, and the others, signaling for them not to continue flattering him—their education level was too low, and they repeated the same few lines over and over, which was genuinely uninspiring and tiresome to listen to.

Personal Servant Ram handed Russell a towel, and he wiped off his sweat.

At this moment, Rib Jimmy, the fishmonger, was brought over by Hans the Court Chief—Hans didn’t have much to do, so he spent much of his time running errands for the manor’s separate court, since he knew most of the serfs across the estate.

“Rib Jimmy, how are the clams in the pond doing?”

“Master, of the four clam ponds, only two have many clams that survived, while the clams in the other two ponds are almost all dead,” Rib Jimmy replied. “The clams we planted with crushed shells and clay fragments are not easy to die, while the others are.”

Crushed shells, clay fragments, gemstone dust, and jade powder were the four types of pearl nuclei related to magic power that Russell had chosen.

Experiments proved that planting gemstone dust and jade powder didn’t work; nearly all the clams died.

The survival rate for those planted with clay fragments and crushed shells was decent, though a large number of clams still died. Some that remained were still alive and well.

“I’ve checked them all, and these clams haven’t produced any pearls. But Master, I saw on the mantle of a few clams, at the place where we planted the pearl nuclei, it seems there are very tiny protrusions… I don’t know if those are the beginnings of pearls, or just healing scars.”

“Bring me a few clams to check,” Russell said, interested. Although there was no Magic Light in the Gloomy Dreamland, it was also possible the pearls were too small to radiate such light.

Rib Jimmy quickly fetched a few clams, placing them in a basin of clear water, and waited for them to open their shells.

Once opened, Russell inspected them carefully.

Indeed, there were slight bulges where the pearl nuclei had been planted on the mantle, which looked like pearls forming but could also be scars from the healing process.

Being his first time cultivating pearls, Russell couldn’t recognize them.

So after observing for a moment, he nonchalantly waved his hand and said, “We still need to keep observing. Rib Jimmy, put them back in the pond to grow… Also, catch another batch of clams, plant them with crushed shells and clay fragments, and fill the ponds with them.”

“Right away, Master.”

“Hans, take care of whatever Rib Jimmy needs to manage. If money is required, withdraw it from Butler Morris.”

“I will take good care of the clam cultivation for Master,” Hans promised, thumping his chest.

At that time, Charles, accompanied by a few officials, hurried over to the manor’s separate court. Russell immediately greeted everyone to sit in the parlor, and then the meeting started. They discussed the future construction of the manor in his absence for the coming month.