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Chapter 624 - 624 622 Beyond the Heavens

Chapter 624: Chapter 622: Beyond the Heavens Chapter 624: Chapter 622: Beyond the Heavens He woke up with the scenes from his dream vividly presented in front of his eyes.

Russell couldn’t help but sit up on his bed, pondering for a while, before washing up and having breakfast, then using the “Quiet Dream” teleportation to go to work at Red Castle.

Throughout the journey, he couldn’t stop thinking.

The events that occurred in his dream last night were far too complex, containing an overwhelming amount of information, making it hard for him to clear his thoughts in such a short time.

“Your Highness,” a servant came to ask, “do you require the regular morning assembly today?”

“No need,” Russell instructed,—he wasn’t a workaholic, and after establishing the Cabinet and the Flying Dragon Group, he had spent most of his time hands-off.

Moreover, without his direct intervention, the development of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy had actually been smoother, and industrialization had been thriving. This naturally gave Russell more peace of mind, sparing him from the domestic trivialities, focusing solely on the high-end strategies.

He took out his organized “Way of the Dragon and Human,” handing it to a servant, “Send these cultivation materials to the Thunder Voice Conference.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

No sooner had this servant left than another entered: “Your Highness, the Prime Minister seeks an audience.”

“Let him in.”

Baron Gevedas entered, joyfully announcing, “Congratulations to Prince Hape for advancing to a Phantom Dragon, and congratulations to Your Highness for advancing to a 2nd tier High Illusion Dragon Knight. This is another joyous occasion for the Shadowflame Grand Duchy, a decree should be sent nationwide for a national celebration!”

“Such inspiring news can be spread, but let’s skip the national celebration,” Russell waved his hand.

Having followed the Way of the Knight and cultivated all the way to this point, there had been too many celebratory days.

So many that Russell had become numb to them, not wanting to celebrate any further: “Currently, the situation on Dragon Sleep Continent is very dangerous, the Cabinet needs to focus on industrial development, besides that, the birth and immigration policies must be steadfastly enforced.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Baron Gevedas replied regretfully.

In his role as Prime Minister, he was essentially Russell’s echo, following whatever Russell dictated.

“Alright, I’m going to the Shadowflame Volcano to contemplate the Way of the Knight,” Russell stood up, prompting Baron Gevedas to hastily take his leave.

Passing through the underground passage, he arrived at the Shadowflame Volcano.

The Shadowflame Dragon was not lounging in the magma, but squatting on an expanse of open ground, gazing up at the sky.

Gurgle gurgle.

Magic dragon language resounded as the Shadowflame Dragon turned its head to look at Russell: “You’ve come, Russell, now Shadowflame believes, you can lead Shadowflame into a new era! Never has Shadowflame felt so strongly before, never!”

Russell nodded calmly.

The Shadowflame Dragon immediately sensed his emotional anomaly: “If Shadowflame isn’t mistaken, it seems, you’re troubled?”

“You guessed right.”

“Oh, tell Shadowflame about it,” the Shadowflame Dragon leaned its head closer to Russell, its slender pupils reflecting Russell’s figure.

Russell just sat on the edge of the platform, legs dangling, frowning as he spoke, “Shadowflame, do you know what this world is like?”

“Ice, volcanoes…” responded the Shadowflame Dragon.

“Do you know what the universe is like?”

“The universe?” the Shadowflame Dragon shook its head.

“In the universe, there is a tree, let’s call it the Universe Tree for now, its roots and trunk are unfathomable, and one of its leaves formed Dragon Sleep Continent,” Russell tried to deconstruct his dream from last night.

“I don’t understand.”

“It is indeed difficult to comprehend; it’s too arcane, even I can’t fully describe it. But according to my guess, this Universe Tree is the source of all Magic Power. It supports the life of every creature on Dragon Sleep Continent.”

The Shadowflame Dragon frowned, unsure if Russell spoke the truth, it had lived for over four hundred years, but unfortunately knew very little.

Dragons did not possess intrinsic wisdom; all depended on human heritage.

Russell didn’t need it to understand but hoped for some referential feedback, so he continued, “But this cosmic tree has withered, its leaves are being withdrawn from the Dragon Sleep Continent, and once completely withered, the Dragon Sleep Continent will likely become desolate.”

“Why?” the Shadowflame Dragon discovered a blind spot, “Even if magic power vanishes, humans can still survive.”

“This is just my conjecture, and the evidence might just be that Frost Star.”

“Frost Star?”

“The leaves of the cosmic tree on Frost Star have completely withdrawn, causing Frost Star to shatter and it’s now hurtling toward our Dragon Star. Those Frost Snow Giants might be using this opportunity to pass through the portals of other worlds to sieze the magic power of Dragon Star.”

“I don’t understand,” the Shadowflame Dragon couldn’t comprehend, unable to imagine the image of the cosmic tree or understand how planets operate.

“You know,” Russell didn’t care whether the Shadowflame Dragon understood or not and kept talking, “The cosmic tree has seeds, much like crops in the fields, blooming and fruiting abundantly, but its seeds are subtle.”

“How subtle?”

“Its seeds are ice cream.”

“Um?”

Seeing the Shadowflame Dragon’s firm disbelief, Russell slowly said, “It’s true, ice cream is the most magical of dragons, surpassing ordinary elemental giant dragons, Shadowflame, whether you believe it or not, an eruption from the Ice Cream Volcano would astonish you.”

The Shadowflame Dragon gazed at Russell for a long time.

It didn’t believe what Russell was saying, but it also knew that Russell was not one to joke frivolously, which made it waver.

Then, it quietly inquired, “So, is it a tree, or is it a dragon?”

“It is both a tree and a dragon.” Russell tried to explain something but soon shook his head, unable to truly explain, he couldn’t treat a dream as truth, so he could only say, “Whether you believe it or not, I believe it.”

Unexpectedly, the Shadowflame Dragon looked him in the eye and nodded decisively, “Shadowflame believes!”

“Um?” It was now Russell’s turn to be surprised.

The Shadowflame Dragon leaned in close, its hot breath nearly igniting the air: “The dragon firmly believes in the knight’s faith!”

“Whew!” Russell exhaled a breath of turbid air, somewhat overwhelmed by the Shadowflame Dragon’s nearly “confessional” trust.

But the next moment.

The atmosphere was ruptured by the Shadowflame Dragon itself, “So, Russell, do you want to ride a tree, or do you want to ride a dragon? Or rather, do you want to be called the Giant Tree Knight by others like Ares, Scorching, Bandit Flood?”

“Cough cough, Shadowflame, stop talking such cool words.” Russell said, “Let us wait together for the arrival of ice cream.”

He stretched out his finger toward the volcano’s mouth, smiling mysteriously, “Now, it’s brewing just above our heads, outside the sky, preparing for a volcanic eruption!”

The earth had no hope; hope lay beyond the heavens.

The Shadowflame Dragon looked up toward the sky beyond, and Russell also looked up, the two gazing in silent communion.

Russell didn’t know what the Shadowflame Dragon was thinking.

But he himself was thinking, maybe it was because the earth had lost hope, needing to scatter the seeds of the cosmic tree beyond the heavens, so Mother Earth, or rather the planetary will of Dragon Star, had brought him here.

Through his hand, the seeds of the Little Dream Dragon, planting in the skies beyond where a sliver of hope remained.

“Perhaps, those Frost Snow Giants who came through the portals of other worlds are here for the seeds of hope, the Little Dream Dragons. With Frost Star shattered and its leaves stripped away, the world of the Frost Giants has completely lost hope… Their only option is to seize!”

At that moment, Russell didn’t know how to resist the invasion of Frost Star.

But he believed that the hope represented by the Little Dream Dragon would provide him with answers and protect the Dragon Sleep Continent.

Whoosh!

A daytime star fell, a meteor streaked across the sky above the mouth of the Shadowflame Volcano, and new Frost Snow Giants descended.