Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 519 - 519 517 Observing Planetary Trajectories

Chapter 519: Chapter 517: Observing Planetary Trajectories Chapter 519: Chapter 517: Observing Planetary Trajectories Every noble patron who purchased Cloud Mist Cigars received a message written by Russell in the cigar box and then participated in the evolution of the Tobacco Sprite Niko.

This increasingly augmented the prestige of Rain Dragon Cigars and instilled in the hearts of every cigar-smoking knight a sense of glory by association.

It was their every puff of cigar smoke that bore witness to a little sprite’s evolution into a greater sprite.

“This is a sacred mission, for the new great sprite of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy, for Lord Russell, how could we not give our all!”

A lord of the Duchy boldly placed an order for ten boxes of Cloud Mist Cigars, plus a hundred boxes of White Dew Cigars.

“As an old friend of Lord Russell, how can I stand by and watch little sprite Niko’s evolution without doing anything!” Marquis Arno personally rushed to Cigar Castle and took on thirty percent of this season’s production capacity of Cloud Mist Cigars.

“The Rootline Family has been friendly with the Fluorescent Fungi Family for generations. My daughter is the future lady of Fluorescent Castle, and as a relative by marriage, I should offer support.” Baron Gavidas of the Bull Horns directly wrote to his daughter and son-in-law, taking twenty percent of the production capacity.

As for the Rainflower Family, there was no need for Count Merlin to instruct them; Cousin Mel, who had returned home to manage the daily affairs of the estate, directly took thirty percent of the production capacity.

The Tian Zicao Family from Blackgarden Mountain and the Golden Cap Family from the Golden Prairie also came to place orders, but alas, the shares were no longer sufficient, so they reserved the quota for the first quarter of next year.

The entire Cigar Factory was working overtime.

Aside from the specially supplied Frost Snow Cigars, which were still handcrafted by young female workers, all other Cloud Mist Cigars and White Dew Cigars were being produced by the aunties working overtime, early and late into the night – Russell strictly prohibited the use of male labor.

After all,

The aunties were young girls once, so to say that the cigars were handcrafted by young girls was not in the least bit erroneous.

“Niko, do you see? The entire Shadowflame Grand Duchy is supporting you, even Princess Anxia has written to place an order of Cloud Mist Cigars as rewards for the court guards of Red Castle,” said Russell, supporting Tobacco Sprite Niko with his hand.

Niko’s excited mental state had continued for several months.

But the evolution seemed to be indefinitely delayed.

“Yi gu.”

It tilted its head, not understanding what Russell was muttering about, merely gesturing with its small hands, expanding outwards.

Conveying “Not enough, not enough, Niko needs more.”

It needed more people to taste the magical cigars and share the magic behind the delightful smoke, providing the power for its progress.

“It will happen, it will happen. If not this year, then we continue next!” Russell patted Niko’s little head, “And next year would be even better because, by then, Ice Cream will probably also have awakened, and I will let it give you a breath of the Original Dragon Flame!”

Having said this,

Russell glanced at the palm of his left hand, where the M-shaped mark was still burning fiercely, having swallowed all of Shuang Ge’s power. The Little Dream Dragon was clearly overstuffed; half a year had passed and the flame had not subsided in the slightest.

And Niko, standing on Russell’s palm, was as if standing amidst the flames.

Rebirth from fire!

This was a blaze only Russell could see; even the unicorn Polly and the harpy Hape in their mark forms, who observed the world through his five senses, were unable to detect the M-shaped mark or the flames it burned with.

“Ji ji!” The Fluorescent Mushroom Bird Luo Xi flew over.

Then came the Wheat Elf Hewitt: “Bu ji, bu ji!”

In recent months, wherever Russell went, he brought Niko along. This clearly engendered jealousy in the two little creatures. So, whenever Russell observed Niko’s changes, they would fly over and cause mischief, refusing to let Niko enjoy affection exclusively.

Especially Luo Xi, who was particularly crafty and even held a Spirit Insect in its mouth.

Unfortunately,

Russell could clearly feel that there was a contract between himself and this Spirit Insect, meaning that Luo Xi had snagged it from the Spirit Room.

“How many times have I told you, Luo Xi, that taking Spirit Insects from home doesn’t count. Only those you bring back from the wild earn you a reward,” Russell flicked Luo Xi’s little forehead with his finger, “Don’t think you can fill the numbers with fakes and deceive me.”

Rosy cocked her head and paid no attention to Russell, instead busily preening her feathers on her own.

“Chirp chirp, chirp chirp!” Hewitt also shouted, wanting to receive Russell’s reward, but it didn’t get anything.

This year’s magical medicine wheat field had already been harvested once, and not a single spirit insect had been bred.

To know whether cordyceps had been bred in the magical medicine wheat field was actually quite simple. After all the wheat turned golden and ripe, if there were still green shoots in the field, then it was very likely that cordyceps were present.

After all, cordyceps are very difficult to mature and wilt.

“Yip gu, gu gu!” Niko, unwilling to be outdone, pushed Hewitt forcefully and then stared at Rosy with puffed cheeks.

Hewitt, not to be outdone and now accustomed to living at Cigar Castle, had grown increasingly bold and pushed Niko back.

Rosy then started a chatter of chirping on the side.

The three little sprites made a ruckus, giving Russell a headache, so he simply chased them all away: “Go back to the spirit room, stay there quietly, and don’t come out!”

Under the deterrence of the contract’s power, the three little sprites dared not defy Russell and had to obediently return to the spirit room.

…

Night quietly descended, and the telescopes of the Sharp Knife Mountain Observatory slowly began to rotate.

Director and Chief Astronomer Sullivan, along with his assistants and students, were recording the day’s observed celestial phenomena.

Under Russell’s guidance, so Sullivan knew from the start what heliocentrism was.

It was not the sun that revolved around Dragon Sleep Continent, but Dragon Sleep Continent that revolved around the sun; Dragon Sleep Continent is a planet. At the same time, the moon revolved around Dragon Sleep Continent and was its satellite.

“Observe carefully. We aim to find all the sun’s planets among the myriad stars,” Sullivan said.

“Yes, Director!” His assistants responded in unison.

Only after the telescope was adjusted to the right angle for observing the night sky did Sullivan return to the laboratory, content.

He was organizing an academic paper on the causes of moon phases.

He planned to send it to the Grand Scholar Roundtable Council to pave the way for his promotion to Grand Scholar, and of course, on the first page of his paper, he solemnly wrote— “All research related to moon phases was conducted under the guidance of Grand Scholar Russell.”

It was not bootlicking.

It was a fact.

Had it not been for Russell’s explanation of astronomical knowledge, he would not have known how the moon, the sun, and Dragon Sleep Continent operated.

Writing and revising.

Sullivan stretched, looked at the observational data on moon phases, and couldn’t help but marvel, “Who would have thought that the Dragon Sleep Continent we live on is actually a sphere, floating in the cosmic starry sky… When I first heard Lord Russell speak of it, I didn’t believe it at all!”

And now, more and more observational results were supporting this view.

The Dragon Sleep Continent was indeed a sphere, indeed floating in the cosmic starry sky, orbiting the sun year after year.

Of course.

And this sphere, the Dragon Sleep Continent, was also constantly rotating on its own, which is why there were day and night.

“It’s truly miraculous!” Sullivan exclaimed with emotion, then after thinking, he added another phrase, “Even more miraculous than the birth of a dragon!”

At this time.

Several students burst through the door in a fluster: “Teacher, we’ve observed the movement trajectory of Summer No. 1 again, really, it has moved to the position we speculated, it is a planet, just like Dragon Sleep Continent!”