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Chapter 513 - 513 511 Choosing Sharp Knife Mountain as the

Chapter 513: Chapter 511 Choosing Sharp Knife Mountain as the Site Chapter 513: Chapter 511 Choosing Sharp Knife Mountain as the Site The majority of Thunderflame Territory consists of plains and hills, with the highest elevation likely belonging to the still-stabilizing Qinqiu. Amid the rolling hills of Qinqiu, there stood a small mountain about five hundred meters tall.

This small mountain was named by Russell as Fox Mountain.

“Is the observatory going to be built here, Sir?” Sullivan panted as he followed Russell and others up Fox Mountain.

The less than half-a-year-old Fox Mountain was already covered in weeds and saplings.

“Let’s survey the area first,” Russell said, hands clasped behind him, pacing through the air as he led a group of people to slowly take in the scenery of Fox Mountain.

However, Fox Mountain didn’t have much of a scenery; trees had yet to grow, and the shape of the mountain had nothing notable, looking altogether mediocre.

“The biggest downside to building an observatory here would be the inconvenient transportation; the distance from Redwater Town is just too far, and there are no plans to build a road here in the short term,” Charles, who was among the group, commented.

“That is indeed a problem,” Russell nodded.

Then he sighed, “If we don’t build the observatory on Fox Mountain, there’s no other good place in Thunderflame Territory that’s suitable.”

“Actually, the plains could work as well, Sir,” suggested Sullivan.

“It still has to be built on a mountain; the higher the terrain, the less impact there is on the astronomical telescope,” Russell gazed up at the sky, saying, “Observing the stars should be as refined as possible, you know. The smallest disturbance can create a huge error in the observation.”

Russell set the tone.

After thinking for a moment, Charles spoke up, “Sir, why not build the observatory in Glowing Territory? With your status, there’s no real difference between Glowing Territory and Thunderflame Territory. Sharp Knife Mountain in Glowing Territory is much higher than Fox Mountain, and it’s also more convenient to transport materials from Yuanguang Town.”

“Then let’s go inspect Sharp Knife Mountain,” Russell waved his hand.

Since Sullivan and the others couldn’t keep up with his pace, Russell went to Sharp Knife Mountain alone; it was a mountain range stretching from the north to the south.

In the past, it served as a barrier against the snowfields; now, after the resonance with the warming land, Sharp Knife Mountain has become an obstacle between the two territories. Fortunately, Russell had once swung his sword, shattering Sharp Knife Mountain and carving out a smooth thoroughfare.

After the inspection,

He was drawn to a mountain peak about eight or nine hundred meters in elevation not far from the asphalt road.

“The terrain here is very flat. With some polishing, it would be very suitable for building. Moreover, there’s a path leading up the mountain nearby,” landing on the mountain peak, Russell was quite satisfied, “Let me transform it.”

The Sword Butterfly Mark in the palm of his left hand flickered.

A silver-white Meteor Butterfly Sword was already in his hand.

Secret Technique: Sword of Thunder, Secret Technique: Sword of Wind, quietly unfolded on this verdant mountain peak.

The already flat mountain peak, within moments, had become a small square.

“This is nice. Let’s build the observatory right here. When I have nothing to do, I can also come over to stay for a night and enjoy the vast starry sky,” Russell decided then and there to construct the observatory on this unnamed peak of the Sharp Knife Mountain Range.

The name, hence, would be Sharp Knife Mountain Observatory.

“An observatory?” After communicating with the Fluorescent Fungi Family, Uncle Rosen, in charge of supervising the construction, was quite surprised, “What’s the purpose of building this?”

The humans of Dragon Sleep Continent were too fixated on the snowfields.

They hardly explored the stars above, the depths of the earth, or the unseen oceans.

Russell didn’t care to explain too much, just gave a gentle smile, “Consider it a hobby of mine, Uncle.”

“Hmm, alright then,” Uncle Rosen accepted that reason easily, “Though the cost of this hobby is a bit grand, you obviously have the credentials. I will ensure the construction of Sharp Knife Mountain Observatory is well supervised.”

“Thanks, Uncle.”

“We’re all family here, no need for formalities.”

Russell nodded, “Right, Uncle, I plan to hire you as the diplomat for the Thunderflame Territory. While you’re managing diplomatic affairs for Fluorescent Castle, you can also handle some for my Cigar Castle.”

“Haven’t I been doing that for you already?” Uncle Rosen said with a smile.

He had always been in charge of receiving and sending guests at Fluorescent Castle. After Russell was ennobled and lacking people he could rely on, handling such affairs had also fallen to Uncle Rosen.

“Previously it was just helping out, but now I want to officially offer you the position, Uncle,” Russell said with a smile. “In the future, when Royal and Royer have grown up, let Royal come help me, and Royer can stay to inherit your estate.”

Royal was Uncle Rosen’s eldest son, and Royer was his second son.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Rosen’s eyes lit up, “Ha, great! Royal is already fifteen and is about to graduate from his apprenticeship in Volcanic Oasis. Once he graduates, I’ll immediately have him follow you and help you out.”

Four years ago, Uncle Rosen had planned to send Royal to become a squire, which is to learn from a knight.

At that time, he had asked Russell, but Russell thought he was still too young and so hadn’t agreed.

Then Uncle Rosen sent Royal to Volcanic Oasis to serve under a Lord of the Duchy. A squire’s apprenticeship usually ends before adulthood, and after that, they must begin their true knightly career.

“Good,” replied Russell.

Therefore, Uncle Rosen gladly accepted the position of diplomat for the Thunderflame Territory, and the futures of both his sons were secured.

Without looking too far ahead, at least for their generation, they could maintain their position among the nobility.

And not end up like many a knight’s descendants who lacked sufficient achievements to inherit the family business, ultimately becoming destitute like Charles.

Russell entrusted the construction of the Sharp Knife Mountain Observatory to Uncle Rosen and Scholar Sullivan, as he didn’t have the time to oversee it every day.

By the end of August,

the first season’s Magic Medicine Tobacco had been harvested, and at the same time, the swamp reclamation project on Leize was officially completed.

The Cloud Dream Lake, covering an area of about one hundred square kilometers, was officially finished.

And, in coordination with the water canal project for the Cloud Dream Lake, the Cloud Dream Canal, which runs through the entire Leize, was also completed at the same time.

Furthermore, half of the Cloud Dream Ranch was completed, with a large number of warhorses brought in for grazing. In the future, the Cloud Dream Ranch will continue to expand, allowing for more warhorses to be grazed and increasing the likelihood of the warhorses evolving into Horse-like Dragons.

“After over half a year of transformations, Leize really has changed,” Baron Roman exclaimed as he stepped on the grass of the Cloud Dream Ranch, filled with boundless emotion.

For the ideal Horse-like Dragons and Pseudo-Unicorn Dragons, he had made great sacrifices.

Because the entire renovation project for Leize had been carried out by his own people and funded by the wealth of Fluorescent Castle.

Russell reaped the benefits.

“We will soon witness whether these warhorses can take that step forward,” Russell said with a smile. “Father, have you been reluctant to contract with the fourth Phantom Beast because you’re waiting for a Pseudo-Unicorn Dragon to be born on this prairie?”

“Not really, if I could have found a Phantom Beast Pseudo-Dragon Successor, I would have done so already,” Baron Roman spread his hands.

Phantom Beast Pseudo-Dragon Successors are quite hard to come by.

Russell said, “Actually, even if you don’t run into a Pseudo-Unicorn Dragon, Father, you can still wait for a Pseudo-Harpy Dragon. I’ve released quite a few owls in Qinqiu, and I’ve also brought some Owl Dragons from the Greentown Garden Cold Spring Point.”

Whether Leize can enable warhorses to evolve into Pseudo-Dragon Successors is still unknown.

But Qinqiu is definitely capable of allowing owls to evolve into Pseudo-Dragon Successors; the Owl Dragons from the Greentown Garden Cold Spring Point are living proof.