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Chapter 326 - 326 325 High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight

Chapter 326: Chapter 325 High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight Chapter 326: Chapter 325 High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight In the afternoon, Russell returned to Wuyao Snake Manor and was greeted by a wave of flattering compliments from his subordinates.

But that was pretty much where their flattery ended.

The serfs of the manor were still busily tending to the crops, calculating the day’s harvest.

There was a natural divide between the knightly class and the commoners, or one could say, a huge rift between the supernatural world and the ordinary world.

The manor’s serfs were completely unaware of what had happened outside, and even if they knew, they could not grasp its significance. In their eyes, even an ordinary knight was very powerful, and the might of a Phantom Beast Knight was beyond the boundaries of their imagination.

Inside the Cigar Courtyard, officials lavished Russell with flattery while merrily enjoying a sumptuous dinner feast.

Orders for Rain Dragon cigars flew in like snowflakes, and Russell amassed so much money that he no longer had to be miserly with himself and his subordinates. Anyone who came for a meal would be treated to a lavish spread, and sometimes even to magical food.

“It’s so refreshing to have money; inventing cigars was such a great move!” After the banquet, Russell patted his stomach and walked contentedly to the garden terrace for a stroll.

The Ice Pellet Pearl series, settled with ice crystals, were ultimately few, and the ordinary White Dew series sold the most.

Never underestimate the purchasing power of the knightly class. To smoke a White Dew cigar on the snowfields, almost every Knight would scrape together a few Gold Coins to order a box of cigars to take back — they’d smoke their pipes normally and cigars during battles on the snowfields.

It could be said that the Knights of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy alone could absorb the entire output of the Cigar Factory.

Nevertheless, a portion of the cigars had to be included in the bilateral trade list to offset the export quota of food and precious metal resources, to save some national strength for the Shadowflame Duchy and prevent it from being exploited too harshly by the Scorching Torrent Kingdom.

Thinking about how the profits from this portion of the cigars were swallowed by Marquis Arno Sunfire, Russell felt displeased.

But after all, it was a request from his maternal grandfather, Count Merlin, and Russell did not feel good about refusing it.

And in his heart, he was always a Knight of the Shadowflame Duchy, hoping the Shadowflame Dragon and this country could pull through their difficulties.

“Master, are you going to rest now?” Butler Morris, carrying a gemstone lamp, came up to the garden terrace to ask.

“I’m not planning on resting yet, have the maids wait an hour before drawing the bathwater.”

“Very well, Master.” Butler Morris excused himself, “Then I won’t disturb you while you enjoy the cool evening air and will take my leave.”

“You may go.”

After Butler Morris left,

Russell circulated his Battle Qi to disperse the slight drunken haze and regained his clear thinking.

“Ga’err.”

The Pseudo-Harpy Dragon Hape, in charge of patrolling the territory, burst from the night sky and landed on its designated perch on the garden terrace.

Its white figure was enchanting, even in the night.

Russell approached the perch, signaling Hape to lower its head to let him touch the tuft of hair on the top of its head.

At the same time, he was communicating with Unicorn Polly in his mind, “I am preparing to contract Hape.”

“Okay, Russell.”

“No matter what, Polly, you will be my partner for life. We met the earliest and will accompany each other the longest,” Russell whispered for reassurance, as a Phantom Beast Knight must maintain mental balance to advance to a High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight, or to open a Second Turn contract.

How to balance the mental connection with several fantasy beasts is a profound study, involving the Knight’s talent, compatibility with the fantasy beasts, and everyday interactions.

Russell had sought advice from Mr. Luo Man on this aspect before.

After all, Mr. Luo Man was a Third-layer High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight who was about to achieve mental balance and prepare for a Fourth-layer contract.

Everything was ready except for the right opportunity.

Now, it was finally his turn to initiate the Second-layer Contract.

After comforting Polly, Russell looked towards Hape. During the time they had spent together, the bond between them had also made significant progress, “Are you ready, Hape? It’s time to initiate the contract. Open your body and mind.”

The constant daily hints of the contract had long made Hape accept the reality.

Therefore, as soon as Russell spoke, it nodded its head and let out a cry, “Gua!”

“Here I come!”

Having previous experience with contracting Polly, Russell was now adept at the process, with Battle Qi chains directly entering Hape’s body.

Then he placed his finger on Hape’s beak, “Hape, merge your Magic Power with the Primal Breath I’ve injected into you, feel the intentions in the Primal Breath that belong to me… then bite my finger, let the blood act as a medium to connect our thoughts!”

Hape felt the change within its body, pecked lightly, and broke Russell’s finger, with the blood falling into its mouth.

Boom!

Russell’s blood was the bridge linking their thoughts and also the catalyst for communicating their Magic Power and Primal Breath.

Hape’s Magic Power quickly merged into Russell’s First-Tier Primal Breath, creating a peculiar reaction and forming a new energy. This energy was the Second Turn Primordial Breath. Under the bridging of the Battle Qi chains, it fused from Russell to Hape into one.

However, what was special was that what ultimately settled in Russell’s body was the newly fused Second Turn Primordial Breath.

But what immersed in Hape’s body was the First-tier Primal Breath, reformed after removing Polly’s Magic Power and fusing Hape’s Magic Power with Russell’s Battle Qi as the core.

Which is to say,

After initiating the High-ranking Mythical Beast Knight Second-layer Contract, it was only Russell’s power that had become the Second Turn Primordial Breath. Both Hape and Polly still maintained the initial First-Tier Primal Breath—the power between Fantasy Beasts remained distinctly separate.

This was a unique power fusion reaction, its principles difficult to fathom.

But Russell wasn’t one to ponder over every detail; possessing the power was enough. As for where it came from, that could be explored slowly in the future.

The Second-layer Contract was established in this moment of success.

Buzzing!

Russell felt a momentary ringing in his ears, and then he sensed a clear new connection in his mind, followed by a peculiar spirit imprinting itself in his consciousness.

“Russell,” the spirit began to call out.

Russell followed the mental connection through the Battle Qi chains, feeling at the end of his blood a sea of pure thoughts, where the thoughts churned and conjured the form of Pseudo-Harpy Dragon Hape.

Russell laughed heartily, calling out, “Hape!”

In the moment their spirits called out to one another, the changes brought by the contract were completely realized, and all the Magic Power in Hape’s body transformed into First-Tier Primal Breath.

It couldn’t help but indulge in this new power, “Gua!”

The First-tier Primal Breath within Russell had also all fused into a more formidable Second Turn Primordial Breath, a full and robust power flowing through his limbs and body, making him involuntarily raise his head and roar with delight, “Awesome!”

His fingers came together to form a sword gesture, casually releasing the Six Meridians Divine Swords technique.

Streaks of white sword radiance pierced the night, lighting up the entire garden terrace.

The sword radiance released in the beginning with Battle Qi was just a faint white glow, but after the contract with Polly and the formation of the First-tier Primal Breath, it had become a bright white light.

And now,

After contracting with Hape, the sword radiance formed by the Second Turn Primordial Breath was dazzling to behold.

“Now, I can take on ten Marcuses by myself!” Russell felt the surging Second Turn Primordial Breath within him and was overcome with a sense of invincibility, “Even if a Flying Dragon Knight came, I could tear apart the Knight with my bare hands and slice through the Flying Dragon with my sword!”