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Chapter 486 - 486 485 Chief Consultant

Chapter 486: Chapter 485 Chief Consultant Chapter 486: Chapter 485 Chief Consultant The banquet was even more splendid.

The guests who had originally planned to leave after the ball were persuaded by Russell to stay at Cigar Castle, celebrating throughout the night.

Cigar Castle only had the main fortress built; the towers and walls were not yet constructed, so it couldn’t accommodate so many guests. Fortunately, they were all minor nobles from the countryside, not too particular, and could manage sharing a room among a few of them.

However, it would not do to arrange things this way for great nobles in the future.

“Keep the music playing, keep dancing,” Russell said, holding a glass of red wine, toasting the guests from afar, eliciting louder cheers.

However, after drinking a glass of red wine, he quietly left the banquet hall.

In the study.

Baron Roman and his wife were waiting for him.

“Ah, my earl son,” Baron Roman, slightly tipsy, bowed to Russell upon seeing him, “I offer Count Thunderflame, Roman of the Fluorescent Fungi Family, our highest respect.”

Russell blinked and looked at Lady Meryl.

Lady Meryl rolled her eyes and said, “Don’t be surprised, this is your father, an eternal fool who never grows up.”

Russell laughed, “I accept your respect, Baron Roman.”

“Does the earl have any orders?”

“Eat well, drink well.”

The father and son played their trivial act while Lady Meryl watched in utter disbelief, “You two, speak properly!”

She then scolded Baron Roman, “Hurry up and circulate your qi to dissipate the effects of the alcohol. Every time after just two drinks, you start to make a fool of yourself. Now you’re even making a fool of yourself in front of your son. I don’t know what your face is made of; metal, perhaps?”

Chastised by his wife, Baron Roman shrugged his shoulders and resignedly circulated his Dragon Breath to sober up.

As the effects of the alcohol faded and he sobered up, he seemed to realize that his behavior had been too flamboyant, especially behaving frivolously in front of his son, which had undermined his own dignity as a father.

Thus, Baron Roman quickly changed the subject, “After ascending to an earl, what plans do you have?”

“Develop the fief, conduct some interesting experiments, and train a group of industrial talents,” Russell said casually. “Of course, I also need to coordinate with King Ares and the Shadowflame Dragon to deal with the threats of the Frost Giant and Snow Giant.”

Upon hearing this, Lady Meryl expressed concern.

“You’re only nineteen and not a Dragon Knight; why must you deal with the Frost Giant and Snow Giant? This King Ares has never had good intentions. Russell, you must be very careful.”

“I’ll be careful, Mother,” Russell replied.

Baron Roman then said, “Your mother’s worries are reasonable. In any case, I can no longer help with the Frost Giants and Snow Giants you’re dealing with. You must solve everything yourself. Your eldest brother and I will help you take care of the land.”

“Then I can rest easy,” Russell said with a smile.

Suddenly remembering something, he added, “Father, after the opening of Qingqiu, Thunderflame Territory will expand further and will certainly become the largest warm enclave in the Shadowflame Grand Duchy. I plan to emulate the Volcanic Oasis and establish an administrative system.”

“That’s appropriate.”

“I’d like to ask you to serve as the Chief Advisor of Thunderflame Territory, fully responsible for its development. In addition, I’m asking my elder brother to serve as the Deputy Advisor, managing the mundane affairs of the territory… if possible, I’m thinking of inviting Uncle Rosen to also serve as an official.”

“Is that necessary?” Baron Roman frowned, “Although your territory is vast, it only has a population of two hundred thousand, at most.”

“But Father, this land has enormous potential, doesn’t it?” Russell said with a smile.

In reality, he wanted to cultivate the governance abilities of his father and uncles through this method, preparing for his future kingdom-building endeavors.

“Yes, Roman,” Lady Meryl urged from the side, “Russell has opened up an even greater foundation. As a father, how can you just stand by and watch? Both these territories are the Fluorescent Fungi Family’s legacy!”

“Alright, just being an advisor, no problem,” Baron Roman agreed.

“Then it’s settled, Father.”

…

That night Cigar Castle was brightly lit. Due to the lack of rooms, many guests simply spent the whole night playing cards in the main hall and side halls.

Russell even gave up his own room to allow his grandmother, Lady Ingrid, to rest.

He flew up to the Dragon Coiling Pillar himself and took a nap, resting on Black Oil Dragon Ross. Guests invited him to play cards, but he declined all their offers, the reason being quite simple: he needed to accompany the Little Dream Dragon in his sleep and take the chance to see if Shuang Da would come again.

“Ga!”

“Ice Cream, you’ve gotten even more handsome!” Russell laughed heartily.

The Little Dream Dragon also let out a “ga ga,” seemingly flattering as well that Russell had become more handsome. Business mutual flattery had become a daily affair between the man and dragon.

“Let’s go, call on Polly and Uroboros. Hmm, and let’s check on Hape—Hape has advanced to a Pseudo-Dragon. Maybe you can bring it into the Gloomy Dreamland,” Russell called out, and the Little Dream Dragon immediately took off.

The Gloomy Dreamland, spanning tens of thousands of acres, had already brought Cigar Castle and its surrounding birch trees, bamboo groves, and oak forests within its embrace.

A sound of “ga.”

Unicorn Polly instantly fell into the dream, becoming a golden, cartoonish little pony outlined with lightning.

Another “ga.”

The Ouroboros Snake followed into the dream, transforming into a dirt-yellow cartoonish little snake, considerably duller in color.

Next, under Russell’s urging, the Little Dream Dragon called out to Harpy Hape perched in the oak tree, “Ga!”

Sadly.

Hape didn’t enter the dream, still displaying the outline formed by magic light and remaining quietly in the oak tree.

“Alas!” Russell let out a heavy sigh, finding it regrettable.

The Little Dream Dragon, however, didn’t care much. As for Phantom Beasts and Pseudo-Dragons that were unrelated to the Gloomy Dreamland, it simply wasn’t interested. Hence, after calling out once and getting no response, it flew around aimlessly in the oak forest, searching for Fairy Saiban.

Alas, it found nothing.

As long as Fairy Saiban was unwilling to show itself, Russell and the Little Dream Dragon could not find it, even though they knew for certain that it lived within the oak forest.

“Don’t worry, Ice Cream. Fairy Saiban will let its guard down one day. When that happens, we’ll wake it up and pluck a lucky four-leaf clover from it!”

“Ga!”

“Let’s set out for a tour around Qingqiu, and take a look at my new territory!” Russell waved his hand, and the Dream Family set out on a campaign.

This time.

The Dream Clone once again expanded.

The newly joined Amber Bee quickly got along with the Sword Butterfly, thorns, Flat Louse, and geckos, and then happily settled on the little white flowers blooming from the thorns—unlike the Flat Louse, which had been forced to stay among the little white flowers at the beginning, the Little Dream Dragon didn’t reject the Amber Bee.

With the Amber Bee present, the Dream Clone’s radius expanded by another two meters, reaching a span of ten meters.

It could illuminate an area of over three hundred square meters.

“The Dream Family is thriving more and more, isn’t it?” Russell looked at the team he had cobbled together with satisfaction.

It now had nine members!

“Ga!” The Little Dream Dragon was equally pleased.

Soon they arrived at Qingqiu Land. Through the Dream Clone, they could see that Qingqiu Land occasionally flashed with a green magic light. This was the power from the Pseudo-Dragon’s advancement, still surging, carving out a Warm Enclave.

Once this trace of magic settled, Qingqiu would be completely set.

“With Black Fire at the center, Leize to the east, Qingqiu to the south, and Glowing Valley to the west. Uroboros, if you advance to a Pseudo-Dragon, go north to advance… Maybe after the warm resonance, we can connect with the Volcanic Oasis!” Russell fantasized. “By that time, no need to traverse the trade routes—we could communicate with the Volcanic Oasis all year round, and the territory’s development will absolutely soar!”

“Russell, I will definitely work hard!” Uroboros responded in his mind, “I’ve learned from Hape’s experiences, I’m sure to gain something!”

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just let it happen naturally,” Russell said.

“I will!”

After wandering Qingqiu for a while and not finding any special magic light or magic sounds, Russell swung his plump little hand, “Let’s set off. If Shuang Da won’t come to us, we’ll go to Shuang Da… Ice Cream, let’s circle the Heibo Mountains first!”

“Ga!”