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Chapter 224 - 224 223 Entering the Ice

Chapter 224: Chapter 223: Entering the Ice Chapter 224: Chapter 223: Entering the Ice On Dragon Birth Festival, Russell announced his promotion to Great Knight, which undoubtedly added more atmosphere to the celebration.

Of course.

It was just an addition to the ambiance and not much of a surprise, since becoming a Great Knight was merely a stage in the cultivation of fighting qi.

It might be that countless knights of common origin could only ever reach the ceiling of Great Knight.

But for Russell, born of the Fluorescent Fungi Family, as long as the Qi Seed blossomed, his ascension to become a Phantom Beast Knight was almost a certainty. Therefore, it was not surprising that Russell was promoted to Great Knight three years ahead of time.

Everyone knew that Lord Medikalun had bestowed upon him an Origin Dragon’s Breath.

The feast continued into the night.

The lights in Glowing Valley Town were still bright; the night was destined to be sleepless, as the commoners celebrated the birth of the Shadowflame Dragon just like the nobility, grateful for the warmth it brought and all the resources it provided for their survival.

“What are you looking at, Russell?” Uncle Roson came over with a glass of red wine in hand.

“Just watching the joyful street parade in Glowing Valley Town,” Russell replied.

“These common people really are carefree,” Roson sipped his wine with a faint sneer at the corners of his mouth, “Without our protection, how could they have such happy days, squeezing every penny even when giving away eggs.”

Russell smiled silently, noncommittal about the custom that, on Dragon Birth Festival, commoners must give eggs to their lord.

The uncle and nephew stood by the window, chatting casually in the cool breeze.

“The ice age is probably approaching, especially with Snow Giant Da waking up, which will speed up its arrival,” Roson frowned.

Russell nodded: “I guess so, the temperature has dropped quite a lot at night these past days.”

“Sigh, all we can do now is pray that Shadowflame Dragon has fully recovered from its injuries and can drive Snow Giant Da out of the territory.”

“It’s unlikely.”

“It is indeed difficult. The Grand Duchy hasn’t made any further progress in twenty years of recovery, and we’re down two Flying Dragon Knights from twenty years ago… If only big brother or Roland could ride Mr. Ross,” Roson remarked.

“Mr. Ross…” Russell looked at the parade in the distance, not knowing quite what to feel.

His predecessor yearned for dragons, and his father and brother yearned for them too.

But Mr. Ross showed no sign of it.

Roson downed his wine and sighed, “I’ve even doubted that Mr. Ross doesn’t want to be ridden at all.”

“Uncle, what do you mean by that?”

“You should know, before the title of Lord was conferred, I too had thoughts about Mr. Ross, just like you. No matter how much big brother and I tried to please Mr. Ross, he would never let himself be ridden, no matter how close he seemed.”

“Given my talent, it’s normal that I didn’t gain Mr. Ross’s approval. But my brother, your father, was a Third-layer High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight with top-tier talent and character, and there’s also Roland, another genius knight… Why weren’t they approved?” Roson spoke softly.

“Maybe it has something to do with compatibility with Mr. Ross.”

“No, I don’t think that’s it,” Roson leaned his hands on the window sill, looking down at the lawn below the castle, “I think Mr. Ross might have been scared out of his wits, the calamity twenty years ago frightened him!”

“Ah?”

“I’ve had this suspicion for a long time,” Roson turned back with a serious expression, “I’ve even mentioned it to my brother… Perhaps Mr. Ross doesn’t want to face what happened twenty years ago again and prefers not to be ridden, rather than face such a major battle.”

It was surprising to hear at first.

But upon reflection, Russell had to admit that Uncle Roson’s conjecture could be a reasonable explanation.

The lineage of the Fluorescent Fungi Family was permeated with the contractual powers passed down from their great-grandfather and grandfather.

Indeed, with such a bloodline blessing, the probability of their descendants riding dragons significantly increased.

For instance, Count Merlin’s steed, the Manganese Steel Dragon Mercedes, had already early on accepted Cousin Mel as its next partner. This undoubtedly had to do with the influence of the bloodline on the contract and was not merely about compatibility.

Hence.

Baron Roman and big brother Roland were both exceptional individuals, and their attitude towards Mr. Ross was fawning from start to finish.

A Bipedal Flying Dragon is not some green tea b*tch. Given their double-sided approach, it should have acknowledged Baron Roman or Roland long ago.

“It does seem like there could be that possibility,” Russell said softly.

Roson chuckled and shook his head, “But knowing this, what can we do? We can’t just expose Mr. Ross’s little ruse… The family still needs its protection, and the territory needs it to keep guard. Perhaps maintaining the status quo is the best outcome.”

“Indeed.”

“So, Lord Medikalun offering you a breath of Origin Dragon’s Breath might not preclude the possibility of riding it in the future,” Roson suddenly mentioned to Russell, “I agree with your parents; if there’s an opportunity to ride a dragon, you must take it.”

Russell smiled, “But riding Lord Medikalun means I would have to go to Tributary River Mouth.”

“So what? You are still a scion of the Fluorescent Fungi Family. Should trouble befall Glowing Valley, do you think you would stand by and watch? Haha.”

“Right, I’ll do my best to strive for it.”

“When it’s time to ride a dragon, you ride a dragon, Russell. It’s a Bipedal Flying Dragon, a dragon!” Roson said with yearning in his tone, “Dragon Breath covering Battle Qi, magic power remolding the body—that’s an incredible realm to achieve. How could a knight miss that!”

Not only did Roson yearn.

Russell also yearned, but on a grander scale, looking forward to truly riding the Little Dream Dragon and becoming a Dragon Knight someday.

Not to mention eternal youth—one should at least live for more than two hundred years.

As the uncle and nephew were indulging in their reveries, they suddenly noticed sparse snowflakes falling outside the window, flickering under the light.

“It’s snowing,” Roson said, “The Ice Age has arrived, just as predicted by the Grand Scholar Roundtable.”

The demarcation between the warm season and the Ice Age is a distinct snowfall.

In fact, the temperature in Glowing Valley at this moment was not very low; even at night, it had not reached below freezing, and during the day it could reach seven or eight degrees Celsius.

But the temperature high above had already entered sub-zero levels; otherwise, it wouldn’t snow.

It’s the power beneath this warm land that keeps supporting Glowing Valley, preventing it from being enveloped by the cold brought by the Snow Demon’s power.

Therefore, even if it snowed all night, the next day’s Glowing Valley would still have no snow accumulation, only a damp earth and babbling streams.

On the lawn, every step splashed up water.

Russell didn’t care about these. He stood on it, continuously exploring and practicing the art of Battle Qi chains. If once was not enough, then ten times; if ten times was not enough, then a hundred times; if a hundred times was not enough, he’d keep at it until ten thousand times.

Of course, he wasn’t just practicing Battle Qi chains.

The contents of a Great Knight’s training also included Qi Tenacity, Qi Shield Vigor, and Qi Round Vigor, all of which were techniques for exerting Battle Qi.

Added to the Fighting Qi Penetrating Power, Fighting Qi Rotating Power, and Fighting Qi Instantaneous Power trained during the Armed Knight stage, they essentially encompassed all techniques of exerting Battle Qi.

Once Fighting Qi Penetrating Power, Fighting Qi Rotating Power, and Fighting Qi Instantaneous Power were mastered together, one could execute the Battle Qi Sword Aura.

If Qi Tenacity, Qi Shield Vigor, and Qi Round Vigor were also integrated into it, achieving all six powers, one could manifest Battle Qi chains.

So, it was a synergistic system.

But Russell stepped forward with his left foot, splashing up a puddle of water, and the fine steel longsword swept forward in turn, instantly shooting out a semicircular white sword aura from the tip. The sword aura skimmed over the splashed water, its formidable power directly evaporating it.

A puff of white mist burst forth.

As the cold wind blew, the sword aura’s energy reached its limit and dissipated, the white mist scattering in all directions, leaving only Russell’s figure standing as upright as a javelin.