Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 387 - 387 386 Hawk-Man Form

Chapter 387: Chapter 386 Hawk-Man Form Chapter 387: Chapter 386 Hawk-Man Form After Charles dried his tears,

Russell began to speak of important matters, “Aside from the baron title, Red Castle will also reward me significantly. The reward will likely consist of a batch of peasants, at least tens of thousands in number. You need to prepare in advance for the reception.”

“Ah!” Charles exclaimed again, “A reward of tens of thousands of people?”

Considering the entire Glowing Valley consisted of only a few tens of thousands of people, it showed how precious population was in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy.

Apart from the noble lords of the Volcanic Oasis, who didn’t need to worry about population and could even sell people for profit, the lords of the warmer enclaves were nearly all short of people, even the established ones like Tributary River Mouth or Gravel Domain.

After his exclamation, Charles was ecstatic, “Sir, once we have tens of thousands of people, we can immediately undertake large-scale developments in Blackflame Plains and Leize!”

“Naturally.”

“But if the population is too large, the pressure on food supply will greatly increase. However, Sir, with the Fluorescent Fungi Family backing you, we can easily support the toughest first few years,” Charles said, “It would help if the trading caravans from Fluorescent Castle transported more food over here.”

“Actually, it wouldn’t be too hard; the family could repurpose the coal transport caravans for food trade.”

“What do you mean, Sir?” Charles quickly caught on.

“Exactly as you think, Rossay has sensed that there is a black oil vein forming under Blackflame Plains, which could be mined once the warm season arrives,” Russell said with a proud smile. “With black oil, we can save on coal!”

“Praise the dragons!” Charles beamed brightly.

Why nobles are wealthy isn’t just about being good at business—after all, trade always has its gains and losses—but about earning money from the mineral deposits nurtured by their Bipedal Flying Dragons.

The Fluorescent Fungi Family’s Ros the Clay Dragon had nurtured several clay veins, allowing large amounts of clay to be mined each year.

These ceramics, made from the baked clay, were superb magic artifacts, sold throughout the entire Shadowflame Grand Duchy.

They were even sold to the Scorching Torrent Kingdom.

Most of the wealth of the Fluorescent Fungi Family came from these ceramic products, showing the strategic value of the Bipedal Flying Dragons.

Bipedal Flying Dragons are not only the pinnacle of combat strength but also the pinnacle of wealth.

In this regard, Unicorn Polly is far less significant than Black Oil Dragon Ross; the territories it opened up during its ascension, such as Leize, produce no minerals—pseudo-dragons are still just “pseudo” dragons, not true dragons.

“After enough people arrive to develop the domain, not only do we need to keep up with the food supply, but we also have to plan ahead for the training of local talent,” Russell said. “Especially the knight prospects; we must cultivate them extensively.”

Charles responded, “Yes, Sir.”

Russell had three little sprites: Fluorescent Mushroom Bird Rosy, Tobacco Sprite Niko, and Wheat Elf Hewitt.

Although there were not many spirit insects, the magic potions produced by the three little sprites were sufficient to build a knight regiment to guard the domain.”

Speaking of which,

since the end of the Second Catastrophic Battle, he had spent a good part of the year in the Snowfield.

He had scarcely any opportunity to rely on Gloomy Dreamland to search for spirit insects.

Since his living area was rather fixed, it was hard to justify camping in the wild just for a single spirit insect, so Gloomy Dreamland, this powerful golden finger, was more often used as a tool for escaping and hunting Snow Demons.”

“Perhaps, once the Little Dream Dragon makes its debut, Gloomy Dreamland can be freely opened throughout the entire range of volcanic radiation…”

Russell squinted his eyes, slightly distracted.

He began to fantasize about enveloping the entire nation with Little Dream Dragon’s Gloomy Dreamland after establishing his kingdom, where no spirit insect could escape Little Dream Dragon’s scrutiny.

Then, the nation’s development would certainly soar!

…

“Quack.”

After lunch, Charles went back to his duties, and Russell went to the garden terrace to check on the recovering Pseudo-Harpy Dragon Hape.

The burned and crisped feathers of Hape had mostly shed, replaced by a new layer of bright white feathers, regaining its earlier splendor.

Possibly inspired by Unicorn Polly’s ascension to pseudo-dragon, Hape seemed to have completely opened its heart to Russell.

Their spiritual cultivation together was progressing rapidly.

“That’s more like it,” Russell was very pleased, “By opening hearts, we can become the best versions of each other!”

Hape, being a Phantom Beast Pseudo-Dragon Successor like Polly, possessed potential for evolution far beyond normal phantom beasts.

A pseudo-dragon worth anticipating!

“Quack!”

“Come on, Beast Fusion Shadow!” A few days later, Russell had successfully performed the Beast Fusion Shadow with Hape.

Moreover, the form of the Beast Fusion Shadow had both simple and complex versions.

Initially, when Russell and Polly performed the Beast Fusion Shadow, there was a simple white-haired form and a complex centaur form.

Now, he and Hape had the same forms.

The simple Beast Fusion Shadow form involved Russell mimicking a pair of huge snowy wings on his back, which he named “Wing Form.”

The complex Beast Fusion Shadow form was when Hape’s phantom completely enveloped Russell, transforming into a giant humanoid owl, which Russell named the “Hawk-Man Form.”

“The Wing Form is incredibly fast, but alas… it’s somewhat inadequate.” Russell sighed inwardly.

If Polly hadn’t been promoted to Pseudo-Dragon before, he and Hape in Wing Form could reach speeds of five or six hundred kilometers per hour, which was definitely a powerful practical skill.

But now that Polly could take him near the speed of sound, the Wing Form was naturally obsolete.

Not only had the Wing Form become inadequate, but the Hawk-Man Form had also become inadequate, as the attack methods of the Phantom Beast Knights could no longer match Russell’s strength.

Whether it was the Flying Dragon Knights or the Dragon Domain Lords, they were now far superior to the Phantom Beast Knights.

“But don’t be discouraged, Hape. Now we practice these techniques to harmonize with each other and communicate our spirits to achieve perfect synchrony of the soul. Only with a perfectly synchronized soul can we have a chance to ascend to Pseudo-Dragon!”

“Quack!” Hape responded.

It understood this point and was willing to strive for it. As a Pseudo-Dragon successor, evolving into a Pseudo-Dragon was a drive ingrained in its blood.

Especially after being stimulated by Polly, Hape was even more eager to evolve.

…

“Gah!”

At night, the Little Dream Dragon, having slept soundly for several days, returned excitedly—there were still some Ice Essence Pearls left in Russell’s pocket from a previous hunt.

“Don’t rush to eat, let’s go for a walk around our territory and see if there are any Spirit Insects breeding. If there are, you can spit some Dragonflame to hasten their growth,” Russell said. Nowadays, a burst of Dragonflame was hardly a drain for the Little Dream Dragon.

“Gah.” The Little Dream Dragon nodded.

Russell looked on with satisfaction as the Little Dream Dragon had grown bigger overall, but its appearance hadn’t changed much; its horns hadn’t forked, and its head was still as large as its body.

Sword Butterfly, Thorn, Flat Louse, and Gecko were still perched on its head.

The only change was that after that day’s battle alongside the Pseudo-Dragon, the Flat Louse had earned the Little Dream Dragon’s approval. Now, the Flat Louse no longer had to hide in Thorn’s flower but could lay on the scales of the Little Dream Dragon.

Of course.

The Sword Butterfly had also changed its appearance; it was now a shiny silver, large butterfly. When it flew, its wings closed together like a flying sword, twinkling charmingly.

And the range of the Dream Clone brought about by the Gloomy Dreamland had doubled, illuminating a radius of four and a half meters.

This made the overall range of the Dream Clone reach a vast radius of eight meters!

“Let’s go, Ice Cream. Call Polly,” he said.

“Gah!”

With a roar, Polly’s Primordial Spirit was pulled into the Gloomy Dreamland by the Little Dream Dragon.

At this moment, Polly’s Primordial Spirit was no longer a pink little pony but a golden pony outlined like thunder and shimmering in gold. She had grown a size larger, and even Russell could ride her in his Primordial Spirit form.

However, after mounting the golden pony, the magic light of the Gloomy Dreamland would be extinguished.

Only when riding the Little Dream Dragon would the magic light reignite.

“Let’s first go to the Saiban Snow Forest, to see if Fairy Saiban is there. The oak saplings in the Blackflame Plains have already sprouted, and he’s still avoiding us!”

Fairy Saiban, fearful that Russell would continue to fleece him, had been avoiding Russell for over a year. They never met, but the more it was so, the more Russell thought about the three remaining clover leaves in Fairy Saiban’s possession.

Now that the promised oak forest had been planted, it was time for Fairy Saiban to wise up and continue being fleeced by Russell.

With a gentle wave of his hand.

A man, a dragon, a Pseudo-Dragon, a butterfly, a flower, a louse, and a gecko—seven members of the Quiet Dream Family—charged towards the Saiban Snow Forest in grand style.