Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 488 - 488 487 Speak Out Your Heart Knot

Chapter 488: Chapter 487 Speak Out Your Heart Knot Chapter 488: Chapter 487 Speak Out Your Heart Knot Mastering Wind Thunder Form was not an overnight endeavor.

However, Russell had a profound interest in training, and what others viewed as the dull art of cultivation, to him, was a delightful experience.

Therefore, he could practice the Wind Thunder Form from dawn till dusk without tiring.

After another hard day, Russell wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled, “Every day we improve, and soon, we will master the Wind Thunder Form perfectly. Polly, Hape, let’s keep it up!”

“Quack!” Hape never spoke of hardship, its determination to become stronger far surpassed Polly’s.

Of course, although Polly did not have the same innate drive to become stronger, it was very willing to cooperate with Russell to grow stronger together.

Suddenly,

The Mark of the Thunder Lord and the Mark of the Storm Lord appeared on Russell’s forehead, and they also transformed him into a training outfit.

The Sword Butterfly Mark sparkled as he held the Meteor Butterfly Sword in his hand.

In the wilderness, Russell continued to perfect his swordsmanship, unleashing the Secret Technique: Sword of Thunder and Secret Technique: Sword of Wind repeatedly.

Soon, a long sword burst forth with both secret techniques.

Compared to the demanding integration of the Wind Thunder Form, merging two secret techniques in swordplay was relatively simple. Of course, this was also thanks to the Meteor Butterfly Sword, transformed by the Sword Butterfly Amber Spirit, which had perfect conducting properties.

Whether it was Dragon Breath, elemental power, or Russell’s will, all flowed unimpeded through the Meteor Butterfly Sword.

“Once the wind thunder rises from the earth, spirits are born atop piles of white bones.”

During his sword training, Russell also enjoyed reciting poetry. Reciting verses that only he understood made it easier for him to immerse in the mood.

He thrust his sword.

Thunder shattered the space, and fierce winds ripped the ground apart.

The two secret techniques coexisted harmoniously, flawlessly leveraging the powers of dual elements, which doubled Russell’s combat strength.

Suddenly,

He leaped into the air, brandishing the Meteor Butterfly Sword, and unleashed the Mystic Art of Wind and Thunder to its maximum extent against an imaginary target.

He recited another line of poetry, “The golden monkey erupts with the force of a thousand jun, clearing the jade heavens of ten thousand miles of dust!”

Countless thunders and fierce winds descended from the sky, bombarding the earth mercilessly, leaving scars more terrifying than those left by meteor impacts. When the wind and thunder dissipated, the ground was covered in cracks, almost comparable to the mess left behind after the colossal battle between the Shadowflame Dragon and Snow Giant Da.

“This sword!”

Russell looked at his handiwork and laughed heartily, “Let’s call it… Wind and Thunder on Flat Ground!”

The essence of swordsmanship was completely integrated.

Russell dispelled the Meteor Butterfly Sword and, with hands clasped behind his back, floated away like an immortal, soaring towards Leize, a place he hadn’t visited for a long time.

“Leize has also become lively,” Russell remarked as he looked down at the serfs digging channels and lakes below.

Hape did not respond.

Polly asked telepathically, “Russell, there wasn’t a plan to cultivate Leize for now, so why are there serfs working here?”

This is a reflection of Polly’s more human-like nature; it was very interested in human systems.

“After the excavation of lakes and water channels, the Fluorescent Fungi Family plans to raise warhorses here. It’s better to make use of the land in the short term, rather than letting it lay fallow,” Russell explained.

“Are you going to utilize the marshland as well?” Polly seemed a bit puzzled, then asked casually, “But why specifically raise horses? This place could also be used for sheep and cattle. Just using it for horses seems a bit overkill.”

“Uhm…”

Russell paused, slightly embarrassed.

Ultimately, he decided to be truthful, “I’m going to be honest, Polly, don’t be upset.”

In Polly’s mind, a gentle laugh echoed, “Go ahead, Russell, I probably already guessed it. There’s nothing to be upset about.”

“Haha,” Russell said with a laugh to mask his awkwardness, “we’ve visited the Fengling Plain together and also seen the Kinnaly Family’s Phoenix-like birds and ‘Mock-Kinari Dragons’, all evolved from ordinary phoenix birds.”

“Yes.”

“So I often wonder, Polly, where you come from. Emotionally, I believe you are one of a kind, naturally nurtured like a dragon. But logically, I want to know from where your bloodline has evolved.”

“So you’re raising horses in Leize to see if these warhorses might evolve into Horse-like Dragons and Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons?”

“Yes,” Russell responded honestly, “I was worried you’d get angry, so I didn’t tell you about this plan. You’re very sensitive about being associated with horses, so it seemed to have become the only barrier between us.”

Polly was silent for a moment.

She responded softly, “Yes, Russell, you’re right. It’s not just a barrier between us; it has also become a complex of mine.”

From the outline of their forms, unicorns and horses indeed look very similar.

Not only do humans confuse them with horses, sometimes Polly herself would doubt whether she indeed evolved from a horse.

“Perhaps it’s thinking too highly of myself, but I hate it when people think I’m just a horse,” Polly explained gently. “I have a horn that horses don’t have, and I’m proud of this horn because it gives me extraordinary abilities.”

“I understand, Polly,” said Russell. “It’s like me also feeling destined for greatness, chosen by Ice Cream to be a born Dragon Knight.”

“You are a born Dragon Knight.”

“Haha, Polly, you too are a born unicorn.”

In their hearts, Polly was reassured, and Russell also smiled openly, the issue of raising horses in Leize no longer a problem.

Looking at the peasants on the ground, toiling in the cold, Russell reflected, “I hope the warhorses of Leize give us a satisfying answer… to resolve the last complex in our hearts, allowing us to peer into the next realm.”

“I’m looking forward to it too,” Polly responded softly.

Suddenly, Russell saw a Knight below waving at him, so he slowly descended.

The knight was none other than his brother Roland, who was riding a Nightmare Specter Horse, laughing, “Russell, are you inspecting Leize?”

“I just finished practicing and came over for a stroll,” Russell responded then pointed to the hard-working peasants, “It’s very hard work here, brother, don’t be stingy with the pay and don’t mistreat them with poor meals.”

“Knowing that you are a kind knight, how could I mistreat the peasants,” Roland laughed. “Don’t worry, the pay is generous, and the meals are very good, including fish and meat. Moreover, their working hours are limited; we won’t overwork them.”

He paused.

Pointing at the sweating peasants nearby, he added, “Because you have an overtime system in your territory, now many peasants often want to work extra hours, but I have refused them. Ten hours of labor a day, won’t add more.”

“Hmm, with you presiding, brother, I’m very relieved,” Russell said with a smile. “But you don’t need to do everything yourself, head back to the castle when you need to; your greatest duty is to produce an heir to the family soon.”

Roland was already twenty-five this year, and many aristocrats have children in their early twenties.

“I’m trying, but what about you, Russell, when will you find your own ‘Annie of the Ade Family’?” asked Roland, referring to his cousin Mel and Annie Xuanfuhua’s story, which had spread among the nobility.

When nobles chat privately, they would joke about it.

However, most of the nobility are happy to see such marriages, especially now that the Shadowflame Grand Duchy and the Scorching Torrent Kingdom are in a deep alliance.

Marriages between the nobility of the two nations could also be expected to unfold gradually in the foreseeable future.

“I’m not in a hurry; eventually, I’ll travel around the kingdoms. Maybe I’ll meet a lady worth spending my life with during my travels,” Russell laughed. He was indeed looking forward to meeting such a lady.

However, having lived two lifetimes, his values were not the same as others.

Russell had indeed seen many beautiful and respectable ladies but had not yet found the soul that could make his heart skip.

Roland asked, “Will you really travel the kingdoms?”

“Of course,” Russell nodded, “the world is so vast, Dragon Sleep Continent so boundless, I don’t want to spend my life confined to this corner of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy.”

“True, and your strength supports you traveling the kingdoms,” Roland said with envy. “But before you go traveling, you should talk to Father and Mother, especially Mother, who might not be willing to let you go far.”

Russell shook his head.

Then jesting, he said, “As long as you, brother, have a big, chubby son with your wife, Mother won’t focus her attention on me anymore.”