Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 256 - 256 255 Pie in the Sky

Chapter 256: Chapter 255 Pie in the Sky Chapter 256: Chapter 255 Pie in the Sky After parting ways in Cloud Marsh Province, Russell set out with Eric, heading back to his hometown alone.

In fact, if Russell had been returning alone, with Unicorn Polly’s speed, he might have made it back to his territory in just two or three days.

After all, Polly could fly at speeds of up to two hundred kilometers per hour, while a carefully trained warhorse could run only sixty kilometers per hour, a gap of more than threefold.

“Mr. Eric, after you perfectly synchronize your thoughts and feelings with Kevin, you should try to contract a new fantasy beast, ideally one that can fly,” Russell suggested on the road, believing that with Eric’s talent, advancing to the second transformation was hopeful.

Eric responded in a subdued tone, “I will work hard.”

“Of course, you need to work hard, because this is not a mere encouragement from me, but something I genuinely hope you can achieve.”

“Understood,” Eric replied, somewhat confused.

Russell decided to reveal some news to his loyally devoted Knight Commander, “I will soon no longer be the Lord of Wuyao Snake Manor.”

Eric’s eyes widened, but his mind raced at that moment, “Sir, are you going to Tributary River Mouth?”

He thought of the Blue Crystal Dragon Medikalun, assuming Russell was going to ride dragons under Count Merlin’s command.

“Haha,” Russell laughed heartily, “Not at all, not at all. Though my fate is not shallow with Lord Medikalun, and it might also acknowledge me, I would never ride it, for I have another bipedal flying dragon to ride!”

“Sir!” Eric was shocked.

“Don’t ask too many questions. In as long as a year or as short as half a year, I will advance to become a Flying Dragon Knight,” Russell said, his lips curling up in pride. “This is a gift from the Shadowflame Dragon. You always say that the Shadowflame Dragon watches over me all the time, and it’s all true!”

“Ah!” Eric’s mind buzzed for a while before he calmed down, his voice trembling, “Congratulations, Sir!”

“Keep this secret to yourself for now. Don’t spread the word until things are settled.”

“I understand!”

“So, work hard with Kevin. When I become a dragon rider, I will be able to open up my own Warm Enclave. By then, the Grand Duchy … er, it seems there is no longer a Grand Duchy… Regardless, with my own bipedal flying dragon, a baron’s title is inevitable.”

Russell was full of confidence in this.

If the bipedal flying dragon belonged to Red Castle, or was born on the land of Volcanic Oasis, then the knight must have enough military exploits to be granted ownership of the bipedal flying dragon by Red Castle and be titled as a Baron.

If the bipedal flying dragon was born on the Snowfield, then it belonged to whoever found it—if they could ride the dragon successfully and carve out a Warm Enclave, Red Castle would not be stingy with the title of Baron.

Russell’s great-grandfather had once found Mr. Ross on the Snowfield and was swiftly titled Baron Youguang.

Therefore, after Russell becomes a dragon rider, even without substantial military achievements, he would leap to become a Baron of the Grand Duchy thanks to the Black Oil Dragon about to be born.

He began to paint a grand future: “Once I carve out the Warm Enclave, Mr. Eric, you will be the first Lord with a Lordship under my command!”

Lord, Lord!

Eric’s mind buzzed again, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.

When he first took up the position of Russell’s Knight class teacher, he had to admit, he was quite disappointed, as Russell’s talents were indeed poor. Nearly reaching adulthood without the Qi Seed blooming, it seemed unlikely he would ever become a knight in this lifetime.

As a Knight class teacher, unable to train Russell into a Knight, his future prospects seemed bleak.

Fortunately, right before the coming-of-age ceremony, Russell eventually bloomed the Qi Seed and received his feudal title as a Lord from Mr. Luo Man.

Eric then transitioned to becoming Russell’s Knight Commander, and it could be said that a glimmer of light appeared in his otherwise dark future.

But he never imagined that, after following Russell to Wuyao Snake Manor, he would have the opportunity to contract a fantasy beast within a few days, becoming the Phantom Beast Knight he had long dreamed of, breaking through the ceiling of a knight.

From then on, he was wholeheartedly devoted to following Russell.

As Russell’s worth continued to grow, with Bear Honeybees, Dark Gold Pigs, Mushroom Birds, Little Sprites, Red-eyed Rat Kings, Rain Dragon Cigars, Unicorns, and even obtaining the title of a Scholar…

Eric became more convinced that, after three generations of hard work, Russell’s descendants were bound to become Barons.

And in his lifetime, he would faithfully follow Russell, letting his son and grandson also faithfully serve Russell’s descendants.

After three generations, his own bloodline would definitely also have the chance to be ennobled as Lords.

However, he never imagined that today, at this very moment, Russell would tell him that he was about to be ennobled as a Lord in the not too distant future!

Eric didn’t doubt Russell’s words at all.

Because without the watch of the Shadowflame Dragon, how could Russell rise so quickly and acquire so many wondrous creatures? Therefore, it was completely reasonable for the Shadowflame Dragon to give Russell a Bipedal Flying Dragon as a gift after the Second Meteoric War.

With the Bipedal Flying Dragon, it was only a matter of time before getting the title of Baron, so it was entirely possible to bestow upon him the title of Lord.

“Sir, I…” After a long pause, Eric’s face flushed red before he managed to stammer out a few words.

Russell, having traversed time for long, understood keenly the common knight’s longing for the status of a noble Lord, and thus, he understood Eric’s excitement.

He smiled faintly, saying, “No need for extra words, Mr. Eric. In a word, we strive together.”

Eric nodded vigorously on horseback, “Yes!”

He felt the Prime Breath within him boiling, ready at any moment to ignite itself, striving for the title of Lord.

…

The return journey was scarcely worth mentioning.

At most, after Gloomy Dreamland descended, Russell was no longer bored; accompanied by the Little Dream Dragon and Polly, he searched for treasures everywhere.

Wherever he spotted a glimmer of Magic Power, he would have Polly use the Wraithwalk to see if they could seize it.

Unfortunately, there were no treasures to be found around the inns where they camped; they couldn’t exactly scrape off the gemstone fixtures from the walls of the inn to take with them.

Russell also tried using the Fantasy Beast Whisperer Skill, then riding the Unicorn Polly to capture a Fantasy Beast in the wild. Sadly, Fantasy Beasts are more cunning one after another, and without a meticulous capture plan, there is no way to catch them on the fly.

Most of these Fantasy Beasts lived in dense woods and even if Russell rode Polly and activated the Wraithwalk Skill to sneak up on them,

It was still hard to knock a Fantasy Beast unconscious with a single blow.

When a Fantasy Beast was startled and darted into the dense woods, their trace was difficult to find again.

“Sir, capturing a Fantasy Beast requires a large number of hands to block all of its escape routes,” Eric reminded.

Russell nodded, “I know, just trying.”

In reality, what Russell truly desired were Fantasy Beasts like Polly; using targeted Fantasy Beast Whispers to lure and trap them. But Fantasy Beasts like Polly were too rare; the whispers of most Fantasy Beasts were mostly nonsense.

Thus, even upon returning to You Guang Ji in Torrent Province, they had gained nothing along the way.

You Guang Ji is a business enterprise of the Fluorescent Fungi Family, with Knights stationed there. Russell took a night’s rest while also inquiring for news.

From the stationed Knights, he learned that his father, Baron Luo Man, had not returned to his fiefdom but went directly to Red Castle. This news was not unusual; as a hereditary noble of high rank, he would inevitably go there to discuss the aftermath of the Grand Duke’s demise.

What truly surprised Russell was a decree just issued from Red Castle, which was posted on the bulletin walls of every village square.

“A selected prince?”

Russell, reading the decree, was dumbstruck: “Ennoblement of Kunsley Xiangrikui, Augustus Water Willow, and Mel Yujiuhua as selected princes… During the tenure of the Council of Elders, the three selected princes shall compete for the position of Grand Duke, ultimately determined by a vote from all the nobility.”