The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 699 - 0696: Underwater Castle (Second Update)

Chapter 699: Chapter 0696: Underwater Castle (Second Update)

After dispatching Blood Servants to gather information, Liszt spent the following two days busy with the castle relocation. All the elves were transferred to Thorn Castle and moved into the new Worm Rooms.

The Elf Bugs had nothing to say about the move; wherever they were placed, they’d crawl about contentedly. With their low intelligence, they didn’t exhibit any special behavior.

However, the Minor Elves were a bit more troublesome.

Calm Minor Elves like Mickey, the Corn Minor Elf, just needed a handful of corn kernels and they could spend half a day leisurely counting them in the room. Occasionally, Liszt would ask Mickey how many kernels there were, to which Mickey would show a blank expression.

Sorry, but it couldn’t count.

Nami, the busy Mangrove Minor Elf who worked all day, also got a Worm Room, personally arranged by Ach, since it was a Minor Elf contracted with Ach. Nami felt indifferent about the new room, but the peanut nougat candies filling the small cabinet indicated great excitement.

After gnawing on a peanut nougat candy, it let Ach take her back to Mangrove Island to continue looking after her little duck business and didn’t stay overnight in the Worm Room.

Liszt always felt that Nami’s personality was greatly influenced by Ach—they both had independent character traits. While Nami did show some of the Mangrove Minor Elf’s bossiness, it still preferred to wander alone outside and wasn’t clingy.

Minor Elves like Wheat, Sword Grass, Green Soybean, Sorghum, Apple, White Flip Grass, Pine, and Tobacco moved into their rooms without making any fuss.

The two Coptis Minor Elves contracted with Yevich were even quiet. Without the care of their master, they seemed rather pitiful. Therefore, Liszt generously had Yevich come to the castle to comfort the two Minor Elves before sending Yevich off to the dock.

The Adventure Fleet was being organized, and besides becoming familiar with water, Yevich had to learn about sailing, get to know the structure of ships so he could face dangers at sea.

Settling these Minor Elves went quite smoothly.

However, there was inevitably some commotion after the Coptis Minor Elf moved into the Worm Room, mainly because Jela was unhappy to see the Coptis Minor Elf also having its own fancy Worm Room. The two Minor Elves, one crying “Wuuwa” and the other “Ula”, quarreled across the hallway for half a day.

Ultimately, Liszt settled them down with a flick of Finger-Flick Magic, and they went back into the Jade Box to sleep obediently.

The placement of the terrestrial Minor Elves concluded, and soon the aquatic Minor Elves were settled as well, with the Elf Bugs dutifully staying in the ponds. The three Giant Algae Minor Elves also had their own ponds, blissfully enjoying the pond bottom sprinkled with Jade Powder. However, Giant Algae Greater Elf Pike threw a temper tantrum.

“The standards are too low, the lighting is insufficient here, this place is uncomfortable to live in. Even though there’s water, it’s not flowing smoothly—no, no! The handsome Pike cannot endure such an environment, I demand a change of location!”

“This place is quite nice. If you feel oppressed, you can swim along the water channels to Tonghai Canal. The canal is managed by people, and there are gates at the sea entrance that close, so you won’t encounter any danger.”

“Liszt, I thought you understood me. The handsome Pike needs light and freedom. Help me build a castle underwater in the sea; I like underwater castles.”

“Haha.”

“That attitude isn’t good. A comfortable environment can stimulate an elf’s desire to work. Build me an underwater castle, and I guarantee a 10% increase in the production of Magic Medicine Kelp from the Giant Algae Forest.”

Although Pike’s thinking was a bit off and its behavior unreliable, its words weren’t entirely false. If the elves are willing to work on their own, the yield of the crops can indeed increase significantly, at least in terms of farming, reducing a great deal of labor costs.

With just a casual sowing from Pike, it could probably plant several acres of Giant Algae—although it couldn’t guarantee whether the result would be Magic Medicine Kelp or just ordinary Giant Algae.

Since Pike couldn’t guarantee the variety of Magic Medicine, Liszt naturally wouldn’t let Pike meddle with the planting of Giant Algae at will.

However, feeling a kind of mental connection, he did sense Pike’s dissatisfaction. Compared to the undemanding Giant Algae Minor Elves, Pike was a Greater Elf who understood refined pleasures.

“Let’s do this, I will arrange for Virginia the Necrofish Ugly to build you a simple underwater castle at the mouth of the Tonghai Canal. If you like it, you can live there. But don’t run around recklessly; the sea is not safe, and if you encounter any danger, hide in Thorn Castle.”

Pike grinned, showing his sharp teeth, “Hurry up and find that Necrofish Ugly. The handsome Pike can hardly wait.”

Virginia Truth had completely adapted to her identity as a Necrofish Ugly. She usually stayed within the Tear Staff, resting, and would come out to work once she had enough rest, dredging the depth and breadth of the harbor. Now, not only had Black Horse Port and New Harbor become deep-water harbors, but Fresh Flower Port had also completed the construction of its deep-water harbor.

She then lingered around the mouth of the Tonghai Canal, preparing to widen it to match Liszt’s future plans of developing the canal’s mouth into a harbor.

After getting accustomed to the power of the Necrofish Ugly and undergoing a period of training, she could now stay outside for a continuous hour.

Working for one hour each day and sleeping for the rest of the time.

“Don’t worry, my lord. Building a small castle underwater is as easy as constructing a toy castle. As long as you prepare the materials and the design plans, I can start building underwater anytime.”

“Thank you very much,” Liszt responded courteously.

He always treated his followers and other subordinates with gentlemanly manners; he did not like to put on airs or to act needlessly profound.

Following the completion of Thorn Castle by Jomaya Bangtu’s team of architects, there wasn’t much work scheduled for them, so they could immediately start on the underwater castle—for what was called a castle might more accurately be described as a small underwater villa, just enough for Pike to live in without needing luxury.

And so it was.

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Thorn Castle officially commenced operation, with Ach directing the magicians to move one experimental device after another to the fifth-floor laboratory. Butler Carter, on the other hand, directed the servants to decorate each room, seeking to reveal a sense of luxury amid simplicity, fitting with Liszt’s personal taste.

As for Liszt himself, there wasn’t much for him to do, except suggesting some ideas for the arrangement of the study and the bedroom.

After that, he went out t0 find a place to continue his Dou Qi Cultivation with Leo—regardless of what hidden dangers the Smoke Mission hinted at, only by becoming stronger could he better face these crises. If he was strong enough, even a myriad of conspiracies would be futile; a single show of strength would solve everything!

Not far from the castle’s entrance, Patrol Leader Paris was leading a team of knights on patrol.

Upon seeing her, Liszt signaled one of his Retainer Knights to call Paris over.

“My lord.”

“How is your recovery coming along?”

“I have fully recovered, and I feel better than at any time before,” Paris said with a beaming smile, having finally laid to rest the health issues caused by the Black Dragon Childe.

She felt buoyant, radiating the joy of a young girl.

Liszt nodded and asked, “How about your cultivation?”

Upon hearing this, Paris’s smile grew even brighter, “I can now cast Light System Magic again, although Light and Shadow Tug is still a bit of a struggle and might need more attempts. The cultivation of my Light Attribute Dou Qi is progressing quickly; I feel that I will soon complete my apprentice Dou Qi Cultivation and be ready to attempt to become an Earth Knight.”

“Good. If you’re lacking any resources, just ask me. You are a very special Light Magic Swordsman, and your cultivation system represents a new direction,” Liszt said with concern—he was keen on mass-producing Fire Paladins, eager to discover the effects of cultivating both magic and Dou Qi.