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The carriage traveled along Charcoal Dust Road; the sounds it emitted in the night were particularly distinct. Inside the carriage, lit by the stove, Lady Ingrid wept over and over again.

She lamented her daughter, Mrs. Roby, wondered what her future held, and what was to become of her young granddaughter, Diana.

Lady Meryl and her sister-in-law Gwyn gently comforted Lady Ingrid.

Lola, now thirteen, propped her chin in her hands and daydreamed, watching the dark night sky through a gap in the curtains.

She could no longer remember what her Aunt Roby looked like.

But she remembered her cousin Diana, two years her junior, whom she occasionally saw at festival banquets with her Uncle Davis and Diana in attendance. However, Diana was somewhat reserved, not quite a playmate for her.

“Quite pitiful,” Lola thought.

She had two brothers and one sister, whereas Diana had no siblings at all.

Listening intently, she could hear her father, Mr. Luo Man, her eldest brother Roland, her second brother Russell, and her Uncle Roson talking outside the carriage.

“With Davis’s death, the shift in power over Golden Prairie has become a certainty. I’ve met that Daison; he seems a qualified successor,” said Roson in a low voice, “But once Daison inherits the title, he will likely lean completely towards the Willow Clan.”

“Davis didn’t specify an heir, I believe there is room for maneuver here,” Baron Roman said.

“Indeed, now the choice of heir should be designated by the aunt,” Roland also spoke.

“Will the Golden Cap Family obey Roby’s commands?”

“Roby is the Baroness, who would dare not to listen to her,” Baron Roman said confidently. “If they dare not listen, Russell and I will teach them what loyalty to a lord means.”

Roson was still unaware that Russell had been promoted to Dragon Domain Lord and said with some concern, “I’m afraid the Willow Clan will intervene.”

“Osclo, that waste, isn’t even a Flying Dragon Knight; what right does he have to meddle in the Golden Prairie’s succession?” Baron Roman said disdainfully. Although he had only started riding dragons last year, it did not stop him from despising Osclo.

As an Earl and a grand noble, it is indeed disgraceful to be only a second-tier high-level Phantom Beast Knight, hardly sustaining the title of Earl of Gravel Domain.

Eldest brother Roland laughed, “Father, August always loves to claim that his family has three dragons.”

“Ha,” Baron Roman said mockingly. “What does it matter with three dragons? Not one regards him, clearly proving his incompetence.”

Then, he turned to Russell, “I need to escort the caravan and hurry on; we cannot afford to delay reaching Golden Top Castle. Once we are past Mountain River Trade Route, you go ahead to Golden Top Castle to support your aunt. I have a premonition Osclo will cause trouble.”

Russell nodded, “Don’t worry, Father. With me here, the Willow Clan won’t be able to stir up any mischief.”

Having just been promoted to Dragon Domain Lord, and having repelled the Snow Giant Da in a deserted place, Russell had yet to achieve any notable victories that could gloriously mark his new status.

Baron Roman smiled with satisfaction, “You managed to wound Snow Giant Da; with the combined powers of a Flying Dragon Knight and Dragon Domain Lord, you are indeed capable of suppressing any mischief. Moreover, as the junior, any misconduct will hardly be held against you.”

“Wounded the Snow Giant Da?” Uncle Roson seemed puzzled, “Big brother, Russell, what are you talking about?”

Roland explained on his behalf, “It’s like this, Uncle, just yesterday, on the snowfields east of Blackflame Plains, Russell was hunting Snow Ghosts when he was ambushed by the Snow Giant from Dako Territory… At the critical moment, Russell was promoted to Dragon Domain Lord and, with the help of the Shadowflame Dragon, repelled the Snow Giant Da…”

It must be said, Roland had a way with words; he embellished the story of Russell’s promotion, thoroughly astounding Roson.

Looking at Russell, he grew increasingly amazed: “A Dragon Domain Lord, my nephew is both a Flying Dragon Knight and a Dragon Domain Lord!”

In his heart, he was immensely moved, “Is this the same nephew Russell I knew?”

He had watched Russell grow up, knew all about his character before he came of age: poor talent, brooding personality, nothing commendable other than his looks. However, everything changed after the blossoming of his fighting spirit.

His personality became cheerful and gentle.

Talent became unreachable, especially in swordsmanship, which was shockingly inexplicable.

With incredible speed, he became a Phantom Beast Knight, quickly found a Bipedal Flying Dragon, and now, in the blink of an eye, had ascended to be the Lord of the Dragon Domain.

Roson had tried his best to hold Russell in high regard, but now he realized he had still underestimated him. Russell was truly a legendary knight blessed by “Shining Light” and “Watched by the Dragon,” soaring ten thousand miles once he broke his chains.

“Is Russell going to contract with the Shadowflame Dragon next?” Roson couldn’t help but anticipate excitedly in his heart.

And the more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

The Shadowflame Dragon was missing a knight; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been brutalized by the Snow Giant Da. Now that the direct bloodline of the Flamecrest Dragonblood Family was nearly extinct and no talents had emerged from the collateral bloodlines, why couldn’t Russell, who had no blood ties, contract with it?

Such a dazzlingly talented knight would surely even make a dragon envious!

In an instant.

Roson thought of too much.

Russell simply responded lightly, “It’s just a fortuitous coincidence, between life and death there is great fear, thinking back on it now, it’s quite terrifying.”

If it were possible to develop safely, he definitely wouldn’t have risked ascending to the Lord of the Dragon Domain.

“Isn’t that right, Polly?” Russell thought.

Hanging on, the Unicorn Polly now stood conspicuous alongside ordinary horses, as she had grown larger still. Initially, in a group of warhorses, she already seemed to stand out, and now her body was even larger.

Standing shoulder height at two to three meters, some shorter knights only reached up to Polly’s belly.

Fortunately, Polly’s physique was slender and muscular, appearing in no way ungainly, and her posture when running was still graceful.

When her wings spread, she could surpass the speed of sound with the wind and thunder.

When her wings were folded, they were like a smooth, silky fur.

Only Russell, riding on top, compared to the unicorn’s size, seemed slightly small, not quite in proportion — but at least more noticeable than when riding a Bipedal Flying Dragon, which often made the rider invisible from below.

“Yes indeed, safety first,” Polly repeated a phrase Russell often said in her mind.

“Gua,” the Pseudo-Harpy Dragon Hape flying midair, looked enviously at Polly’s form.

It, too, was a Phantom Beast Pseudo-Dragon Successor and naturally, it also longed to ascend to Pseudo-Dragon.

Unfortunately, when the Snow Giant Da attacked, it had already passed out, missing the chance to ascend with Russell, while Polly seized the opportunity, achieving her current Pseudo-Dragon elegance and even establishing Leize Warm Land.

“There will be a chance.” Sensing Hape’s bitterness, Russell quickly comforted it in his mind, placing great hopes on Hape.

With the experience of ascending with Polly to Pseudo-Dragon.

He was confident that even without a life-or-death crisis, he could find the opportunity to ascend next time and help Hape evolve into a Pseudo-Dragon.

By then.

He would be both a Flying Dragon Knight and a 2nd-tier Lord of the Dragon Domain, truly unrivaled in the world, bold enough to confront dragons and Snow Giants alike.

The road ahead is long and winding, always seeking further.

The path is difficult and long, but by walking, he will arrive.

Russell looked up at the sky; tonight, the clouds were heavy, signifying a heavy snow might fall tomorrow. Now, with his keen vision, even though the sky was pitch black, he could still see Rossay and Ross moving through the clouds.

“I am on the right path to the peak of my life!”