Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 297 - 297 296 You Speak Strangely

Chapter 297: Chapter 296 You Speak Strangely Chapter 297: Chapter 296 You Speak Strangely Fluorescent Castle, Russell was not surprised by his mother’s summoning.

“Your father came back once this month, but he didn’t rest at home for long before he went back to fight in the snowfields,” Lady Meryl said. “He has brought you a bag of Ice Pellet Pearls, eight hundred regular ones and fifty-five superior ones.”

“Okay, Mother, when Father returns, please thank him for me,” Russell took the bag of Ice Pellet Pearls without any hesitation.

Following the previously agreed upon valuation, he recorded one regular Ice Pellet Pearl as one Gold Coin and one superior Ice Pellet Pearl as ten Gold Coins, marking the bag’s value of thirteen hundred fifty Gold Coins in the ledger to be repaid in the future.

Even among nobles, whether they be siblings or parent and child, accounts must be settled clearly.

Of course, Fluorescent Castle would help him with his venture, but this was also clearly priced as an investment and required a sufficient return.

Of course.

Shared interests created stable bonds, but familial love also played an important role—Fluorescent Castle did not set a repayment date.

“Mother, please wait, I will absorb the Ice Pellet Pearls first,” Russell went into the castle’s study and began to quietly absorb the Ice Pellet Pearls.

The dragon egg was only the size of a marble, like a dark red gemstone, and could be carried around.

Without needing any complicated operations, he simply threw the Black Oil Dragon Egg into the bag of Ice Pellet Pearls, and saw the pearls melt one by one. They turned into white light and merged into the Black Oil Dragon Egg, which showed no sign of change.

The energy provided by these Ice Pellet Pearls was not enough to make the Black Oil Dragon Egg hatch.

But Russell, through the contract’s mind link, felt the presence of Rossay’s pure little soul inside the Black Oil Dragon Egg, wildly ecstatic, at the peak of excitement.

It was not a naturally born Bipedal Flying Dragon, but rather a creation of Shadowflame Dragon using Dragon Blood, yet all the essence from the Dragon Blood had been reabsorbed by the Shadowflame Dragon, resulting in its inherent deficiency and inability to draw power from the earth.

Therefore, it needed a large amount of Ice Pellet Pearls for nourishment.

The power of each Ice Pellet Pearl brought it one step closer to hatching, eventually freeing itself from the constraints of the eggshell to gain liberty.

“Not enough, still not enough.”

“Need, need more!”

In Rossay’s pure little soul, a vague thought process had begun, and through the mind link, it reached Russell’s heart.

“How magical, the consciousness of life is gradually born… Before Rossay was a blank slate, but now it is showing vibrant colors…” Russell marveled at the growth of Rossay, a miraculous creation from nothingness.

Immediately, he sent a thought back to Rossay through the mind link, “Eat, Rossay, eat as much as you want. This is just the first batch of Ice Pellet Pearls, there will be many more coming your way!”

“Thank you.”

“Russell.”

“I love you.”

In Rossay’s pure little soul, feelings of affection and closeness towards Russell were continuously expressed, akin to a child’s admiration for a father.

Although it was not created by Russell, its growth was entirely thanks to him.

Russell thought, “Once Rossay hatches, our bond will definitely surpass that of a typical Flying Dragon Knight.”

A typical Flying Dragon Knight’s relationship was more about friendship, an equal partnership.

But between Black Oil Dragon Ross and Russell, it would likely be more of a “father-son relationship,” where Russell had absolute parental authority.

It took a good half hour before the Black Oil Dragon Egg finally consumed all the Ice Pellet Pearls, leaving the bag empty.

Picking up the Black Oil Dragon Egg, Russell stored it close to his body once again and left the study to see his mother, Lady Meryl.

“All done?”

“Yes, all done.”

“How much longer do you think it will take for Rossay to be born?” Lady Meryl asked curiously, as Rossay had become a top priority for the family.

Russell thought for a moment, “At the current rate, a few more bags like this one should suffice.”

“So that means we’ll have to wait for several more months… Your father, along with the Knight Regiment, has been engaged in relentless tough battles, and it took half a month to accumulate just one bag of Ice Pellet Pearls… Now that the warm season is approaching, Snow Ghosts will be even harder to find.”

“Father has worked hard because of my affairs.”

“Silly child, this isn’t just your big event—it’s our whole family’s big event,” Lady Meryl said with a smile.

She looked at her younger son with increasing satisfaction. Russell had been sensible and hardworking before adulthood, but he had always seemed a bit gloomy, which made people feel slightly uncomfortable. Now, though he still wasn’t talkative, his whole demeanor was much more optimistic and cheerful.

Who wouldn’t want their son to be a cheerful and optimistic big boy?

She said gently with a smile, “Your father won’t feel it’s hard work; he will feel blessed. He succeeded in dragon riding, and his son will soon succeed as well… Besides, Red Castle sentenced him to three years of battle servitude; he was meant to suffer in the snowfields anyway.”

“To untie Mr. Ross’s heart knot, these three years of battle servitude are worth it,” Russell said.

“Indeed,” Lady Meryl chuckled. Mr. Ross got scared out of his wits by the Snow Giant Da—it was almost laughably absurd.

Fortunately, after more than twenty years, Mr. Ross finally overcame his heart knot and no longer feared the contract.

After a smile, Lady Meryl said, “Let’s have a good celebration in the castle today and hold a birthday banquet for you to make up for the one we missed.”

Russell didn’t care about that at all: “It’s already passed, there’s no need to make up for it, and, moreover, it was just an ordinary birthday; it’s not important.”

“That won’t do; this is the birthday of a future Dragon Knight, how can we be negligent?”

“Then let’s wait until I truly succeed at dragon riding, and then we can celebrate my birthday properly. For today, it’s enough for me, mother, and Lola to have lunch together.”

Seeing Russell’s insistence, Lady Meryl finally let go of the idea of making up for the birthday banquet.

Besides, even if she did make up for the birthday banquet, no guests would come. Baron Roman, my older brother Roland, and Ross, Sally, Marcus, Utreras, and others had all gone to battle in the snowfields and couldn’t return soon.

The only people who could come would be the dependents of some nobles.

Lunch hadn’t started yet, and after talking with his mother, Russell went to play with his younger sister Lola for a while. Lola was already twelve years old, and Lady Meryl had begun to worry about her, preparing to select a suitable family for a marital alliance.

But in the Grand Duchy of Shadowflame, with only two earls and five barons, finding an appropriate marital alliance was not easy.

After all, many nobles were related by blood or marriage.

Although the Grand Duchy of Shadowflame didn’t have a regulation against marrying close kin, traditional practice meant that such unions were rare, with families generally preferring to marry into clans with no blood ties.

“Russell, will I be able to ride a dragon in the future?” Lola asked curiously.

“Why do you ask that?”

“I saw father riding a dragon, and I want to ride one too, but Mr. Ross has a bad temper, and I don’t want to ride Mr. Ross.”

“Haha,” Russell laughed, “It’s okay if you don’t ride Mr. Ross. But, if you really want to ride a dragon, it’s not impossible. You have to diligently cultivate your Battle Qi. Only a Great Knight can contract with Fantasy Beasts and ride dragons, you know.”

“A Great Knight, huh? Is Rolin a Great Knight now?” Lola’s thoughts seemed to leap.

“Rolin isn’t, and it’s unlikely she’ll ever become a Great Knight,” Russell sighed. After giving birth, Rolin’s vitality had been greatly damaged; her Battle Qi meridians were in disorder, and her path of cultivation was basically severed.

“Why, Rolin is very strong!” Lola didn’t understand, “She’s even stronger than you, Russell!”

Despite being looked down on by his sister, Russell felt no irritation but simply smiled and said, “Yes, Rolin is very talented. However, sometimes just having talent isn’t enough. You also need the courage to risk everything, especially for girls.”

He looked at his rather plain-looking sister and asked, “Lola, do you have the courage to risk everything?”

Lola shook her head: “You speak so strangely, I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Haha, if you don’t understand, then you don’t understand. No matter what you choose in the future, remember that as your brother, I will always be your strongest support.” Russell stretched out his hand, intending to tousle his sister’s meticulously combed braids into a mess.

Lola, having had her hair messed up by Russell several times already, quickly hugged her head: “You nasty Russell, don’t you mess up my hair!”

“Okay, okay, I won’t, our Lola has grown up,” Russell stood up ready to leave, but as soon as Lola let down her arms, he swiftly turned back and started tousling her hair messily anyway.

Annoyed, Lola screamed, “Russell!”

Russell was already laughing and running away.

The old butler Carter watched all this, and seeing the two youngsters bickering as they had in their childhood, he couldn’t help his eyes becoming moist once again.