The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Relying on the enormous profits from the Flame Kingdom's annexation of the Eagle Kingdom, the scale of the Blood Servants was also rapidly expanding as numerous Vampire families defected to the Flame Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, we are integrating the seven great Vampire families of the Eagle Kingdom; as per your instructions, as long as they are willing to defect and hand over their hearts, we shall provide them with a new Blood Magic cultivation system. The Vampires of the seven families have all made the correct choice."

Mary Dawn Break was increasingly showing the demeanor of a superior, transforming from a vampire that once eschewed the light, she had become the commander of the Blood Knights, nobly entering into the ranks of the nobility.

The rest of the Vampire sects have also become members of the Blood Knights, directly subordinate to the Burning Legion.

"He who knows the times is a wise man. These Vampire families have made the right choice. However, don't have any reservations about their differentiation and suppression. Once they choose to join the Blood Knights, they are no longer Vampire families but can only become my Blood Servants."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, within half a year these seven great Vampire families will vanish into thin air; they can only exist in the form of Knight families, never to repeat any Vampire patterns again."

"Very good." Liszt was satisfied with Mary's work, "You have worked for me for many years now. Although intelligence operations are not as clearly measurable as a knight's charge, I am very clear about your contributions. Once the integration of the seven families is complete, I will give a special reward to you Blood Servants."

"Your Majesty's glory is my blessing; Mary is willing to serve Your Majesty till death," Mary bent down to accept the reward.

Liszt smiled, "Mary, don't consider Marquis to be the end of your titles. I hope you can soon establish commendable merits that satisfy me. By then, you will be the first among the Blood Servants to be promoted to Duke."

"Duke?"

Mary was stunned, then she trembled with gratitude: "Your Majesty, Mary..." Her title was the Marquis of Reed City, as a Pureblood Vampire compared with other Knights and Arcanists, her strength was not outstanding, so she naturally did not dare to hope for a higher title.

"No need for thanks, serve me well by mastering the Blood Servants, and probe all the information you can gather."

"As you wish!"

...

Vampires were one of the legacies passed down from Ancient Warriors and Ancient Magicians. The Eagle Kingdom had several other secretive heritages, such as those Cloaked Pig-wearers, Gladiators, and Warriors with bronze-hued muscles. However, these legacies were already in decline, with the Knight system soon to subsume even the Magic system, not to mention these ancient practices.

Nevertheless, for the families of these secret heritages, Liszt still showed favoritism—the Royal Arcane Academy was very interested in these ancient systems, constantly striving to decode the secrets of cultivation, and attempting to improve upon the established systems of Dou Qi and Magic, with even Archmage Archy similarly intrigued.

Of course.

Now, apart from returning to the Royal Palace to enjoy pleasure with Liszt, Archmage Archy spent the rest of her time on Mount Mulagao Ding, deciphering the Moon Teleportation Circle.

Before the festive season arrived, her research finally bore fruit.

"Brother, Archy has mastered all the secrets of the Moon Teleportation Circle; simply by replicating the construction work of the original Moon Teleportation Circle, we can activate this circle that leads to the moon." After a moment of pleasure, she lay on Liszt's chest and shared the working principle of the Moon Teleportation Circle.

Liszt listened in a daze, and after finishing, he directly said, "Archy, tell me what you need, I will prepare it, and then leave the repair of the Moon Teleportation Circle to you."

"Mm."

When dawn came, Archy provided a list, with a litany of a hundred steps, each procedure requiring materials more precious than those needed to create a Magic Teleportation Circle. It even required finding some never-before-seen treasures to maintain the operation of the Teleportation Circle.

"So you mean, I can't afford to build it now?" He glanced at the form and then asked Dean Chris of the Royal Arcane Academy.

Chris glanced at Archmage Ach, who was deeply engrossed in reading, and nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty. Even after assimilating the territory of the Eagle Kingdom, the Kingdom's finances still cannot cope. And during this time, you have asked us to submit plans for the construction of ten magic teleportation arrays, which will consume most of the Kingdom's magical materials."

Liszt had already tasked the Royal Arcane Academy with constructing ten magic teleportation arrays within the Eagle Kingdom's territory to facilitate communication across the Kingdom's vast lands.

Of these, five were meant to connect with five vassal states— Dragon must be at his beck and call at all times, ready to join the dragon-slaying war. He allows the existence of vassal states, but they must be under his absolute control to prevent any defection in the heat of battle.

"Since we can't afford it, let's set it aside for now," Liszt rubbed his forehead, "Archy, the Kingdom will focus on assimilating the Eagle Kingdom during this time, which will delay our steps in uniting the three kingdoms. Meanwhile, discuss with the mermaids, we are preparing to start purifying the oceans."

Purifying the oceans was the mermaids' most awaited task.

Liszt had promised them, seeing as they had been behaving well during this period, he was ready to carry it out now.

"I understand, brother," Ach nodded.

...

The annual festival was grand, and Liszt's fame could now be said to shock the entire Legendary Continent, his prestige having reached an unsurpassable level.

Amidst the lively celebrations, the Flame Calendar turned to its third year.

The Steel Ridge Kingdom and the Blast Furnace Fortress Kingdom hadn't made any move against the Flame Kingdom, and Duke Barton of the Kushan Empire seemed to have vanished, with no indication of where he might be hiding.

January 15th, clear skies and gentle breezes.

Gigantic waves surged over the Devil's Sea, and currents roared within it; Liszt and his impressive entourage embarked on purifying the Devil's Sea.

He personally rode the Water Dragon Walter, accompanied by Sea Monster Magician Ach, Unicorn Charlie, and seven mermaids, along with a host carrying "iron frame submarines"—huge baskets welded from steel, used for transporting goods.

Upon entering the Devil's Sea, they quickly discovered many high towers constructed by devils.

Sensing the presence of living things, the devils rapidly disintegrated from the towers and furiously assaulted Liszt's party. Unfortunately, they were now confronting a super luxurious cleanup team. Once Ach mounted Unicorn Charlie, her magic was an overwhelming destructive force.

With Liszt and Water Dragon Walter united, they could easily purify devils, and with the assistance of the seven mermaids, one devil tower after another was thoroughly swept away.

The Yu Chou followed behind, packing the corpses of devils into iron frame submarines, which were immediately transported back to Anchor Island.

These devil corpses would be processed for purification at the overmarine laboratory on Anchor Island, where Ach had designed magic arrays capable of extracting the power of the Cursed Dragon.

"If the Cursed Dragon's power is sufficient, perhaps we could use this power to resurrect a Cursed Dragon," Liszt had inquired about this possibility with Ach.

Ach couldn't predict precisely, but she mentioned it was a possibility.

In any case, the Devil's Sea operation was rapidly underway.