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Chapter 582 - 582 580 Walking on the Right Path

Chapter 582: Chapter 580: Walking on the Right Path Chapter 582: Chapter 580: Walking on the Right Path “Hape.” Upon arriving at the Snowfield, Russell waved at Harpies Hape, who immediately transformed into a gust of wind and merged into Russell’s forehead.

Sacred Unicorn Polly also transformed into the Mark of the Thunder God, appearing on Russell’s forehead.

A Phantom Dragon and a Pseudo-Dragon did not disturb Russell, who was now taming a Bipedal Flying Dragon.

Hovering in midair.

Russell quietly watched the joyfully soaring newborn Bipedal Flying Dragon, and couldn’t help but think of his great-grandfather, “Did my great-grandfather pick up Ross like this, the unruly Ross who must have given my great-grandfather quite a struggle?”

Back then, Russell’s great-grandfather was merely a second-tier senior Phantom Beast Knight.

In terms of strength, he clearly couldn’t defeat the newborn Ros the Clay Dragon, but Knights possess wisdom. Taming a Bipedal Flying Dragon wasn’t solely a matter of brute force.

Ultimately, Ross became the guardian dragon of the Fluorescent Fungi Family.

“Polly, Hape, the birth of this Bipedal Flying Dragon not only signifies the return of Shadowflame to its glory but also signifies the expansion of Shadowflame’s power… Dragons and nations complement each other; only industrialization can sustain such prosperity!”

At this moment.

Russell firmly believed that industrialization could truly herald a new era. Once the entire Dragon Sleep Continent entered the Industrial Age, every dragon would benefit greatly and grow stronger.

Crushing Frost Giants and Snow Giants would be a trivial matter.

“The question is whether there’s enough time for Dragon Sleep Continent to fully industrialize. The Frost Giants and Snow Trolls have already descended, and once Frost Star fully arrives, the inevitable great war between humans and giants is unavoidable!”

As Russell pondered.

The newborn Bipedal Flying Dragon had already noticed Russell, the uninvited guest, and roared as it flew towards him.

However, it clearly felt Russell’s overwhelming aura, which put intense pressure on it, preventing it from approaching Russell too closely. It merely circled back and forth within a kilometer, warning Russell.

“Its wingspan is less than twenty meters, and its body length is less than ten meters. This Bipedal Flying Dragon is even smaller than Ross, not to mention compared to Rossay.”

Russell inspected the newborn Bipedal Flying Dragon with interest, “Judging from the patterns, color, and luster, this must be a gemstone-type Bipedal Flying Dragon. Exactly which gemstone, however, can only be identified after forming a contract or mining the vein.”

Having observed.

Russell beckoned to the newborn Bipedal Flying Dragon, “Come here, little guy!”

“Yiyo!” The newborn Bipedal Flying Dragon roared at Russell, but unfortunately, its roar lacked dominance and was overly cute.

“I know you understand human speech, little guy. You were born in my country, my territory, so you are my Bipedal Flying Dragon. Now, I will take you back to Red Castle to register you, and then I’ll let you return here.”

Bipedal Flying Dragons like to stay in their own territories—unless they are born in the Volcanic Oasis.

“Yiyo!”

“Come here.”

“Yiyo!”

“Russell, this clearly isn’t working. Bipedal Flying Dragons are all quite wild and hard to tame,” Polly chuckled in his mind.

“Sigh, I just don’t have the patience to care for it anymore,” Russell shook his head.

If it had been a few years earlier, upon encountering such a wild Bipedal Flying Dragon, he would have patiently tamed its heart over several months.

Unfortunately, now that he had grown much stronger, he no longer had such patience.

In the next moment.

The dual lightning-shaped Mark of the Thunder God burst forth, the silhouette of the Sacred Unicorn coalesced, and in the next moment, Knight and Phantom Dragon both employed elemental embodiment, transforming into a gigantic Golden Thunder Knight tens of meters tall.

“Little guy, come over!”

The essence-forged Bipedal Flying Dragon had no strength to resist as Russell’s golden thunder-laden hand grasped it.

“Yiyo!” The nascent Bipedal Flying Dragon attempted to breathe fire,

but the disparity in energy levels was too great. Russell lightly flicked his finger on its head, causing it to buzz dizzily.

A moment later,

Russell dismounted the essence-forged shape, sitting astride the nascent Bipedal Flying Dragon, not by a contract but purely by overpowering it. However, when his buttocks settled into the groove on the dragon’s back, a special connection was formed.

Through this connection, he learned the breed of the nascent Bipedal Flying Dragon — the Zircon Dragon.

Zircon, a peculiar gemstone known for its ability to ward off plagues. Those who wore zircon remained untouched by disease, the effect surpassing even that of curative magic potions.

“Zircon Dragon… Hmm, let’s call you Zak,” Russell thought of a name offhand, with no particular meaning.

“Yiyo.” Zak was defiant, but powerless.

“Accelerate!” Russell quickly engaged the thunder enhancement and storm turbulence technique, propelling the bewildered Zak forward at great speed, his excitement growing as his resistance to Russell faded.

Upon returning to Red Castle, Russell first took Zak to Shadowflame Volcano.

Eventually, it was only by the training of the Shadowflame Dragon that the Bipedal Flying Dragon would truly align with the commands of Red Castle and the Flying Dragon Group.

“Here to disturb you again, Shadowflame,” Russell descended into the volcano.

Reflected in the elongated pupils of the Shadowflame Dragon, Russell’s figure appeared: “Such disturbances are always welcome!”

“Ha ha, Shadowflame, you do have a sense of humor.”

“Is this the newly born Bipedal Flying Dragon?” The Shadowflame Dragon glanced at Zak, “Zircon Dragon, a new mineral has added to the wealth of my domain, excellent. A new Warm Enclave, new minerals, more power!”

Zak harbored no thoughts of resistance before the Shadowflame Dragon.

Even as a wild Bipedal Flying Dragon from the snowfields, faced with the oppressive power of the Shadowflame Dragon, it submitted from the depths of its soul.

Few Bipedal Flying Dragons, like Ros the Clay Dragon, dared to defy such mighty dragons.

After being tamed by the Shadowflame Dragon, Zak no longer showed any unruliness before Russell and became as meek as a lamb.

Russell didn’t linger long at Shadowflame Volcano, quickly riding Zak, ready to depart.

As he left, he looked at the Shadowflame Dragon, into those large eyes, and smiled faintly: “Shadowflame, everything now proves how wise your choice to align with me was, doesn’t it?”

The Shadowflame Dragon squinted, “Observation is still required.”

“Ha ha, keep observing then, observe well!” Russell laughed heartily as he left the volcanic crater, “The more you observe, the more you’ll see that we… are on the correct path. Follow this road, and you will undoubtedly witness the new era I’ve envisioned for you!”

“Pretentious,” the Shadowflame Dragon muttered quietly.

Alone in the vast Shadowflame Volcano, it chuckled softly, “But I must admit, you have a different kind of confidence, a different kind of authority from the three generations of Quentin’s… Russell… I eagerly await the new era!”

…

After registration, Zircon Dragon Zak was smoothly accommodated in the Draco-breed Gardens of Red Castle, where it briefly met other Bipedal Flying Dragons.

In time, it would also be accessed and accustomed by a group of knights admired by Russell, to see if a mutual bond could be formed for a contract.

As for the Warm Enclave it pioneered, it would naturally be taken over by personnel from Red Castle.

However, it was likely to be neglected for now, as even the Volcanic Oasis was far from fully developed, and not yet in line for attention—unless a knight made significant achievements, prompting Russell to bestow both Zircon Dragon Zak and the Warm Enclave as a reward.

“Your Highness, Lord Zak’s emergence is a significant joy for the Shadowflame Grand Duchy. The Cabinet proposes to use this opportunity to free a batch of serfs, granting them civilian status and employment as dedicated factory workers,” reported Gevedas Baimaigen, Prime Minister.

The progress of industrialization inevitably required the liberation of serf productivity.

Russell nodded in agreement, “Granted!”