The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Utilizing medicine is an indispensable method in knight training; without the aid of magic potions, it's very difficult to break the shackles of the human body and accommodate more Dou Qi to transform one's physique.

Scientifically utilizing medicine to achieve less than a tenth of the effect is already quite impressive.

"Even if Levis had not learned the science of medicine from me, he would have become a Sky Knight sooner or later. As the legitimate eldest son of the Tulip Family, it's impossible for him to remain at the Earth Knight stage all his life; as for Li Vera, it's hard to say. She still hasn't entered the elite stage, and the possibility of breaking through to Sky Knight seems rather small."

Knight training not only requires a great deal of resources but also a persistent heart.

Li Vera's diligence in training is not outstanding. Probably being a woman has limited her pursuit of strength. She'd rather spend lots of time accompanying Lady Penelope to watch farces than practice Dou Qi cultivation every day.

As for Lidun.

He's still young, not even an Earth Knight yet, so it's hard to judge his future achievements. However, he's only thirteen years old, and after the festive season, only fourteen. His talent is indeed not weaker than Levis was— as for Liszt, it's not good to compare; he was useless when he was young, but now he is astonishing.

A seventeen-year-old Sky Knight, such an exact record has not been seen before in the Duchy of Sapphire.

He obviously can't compare with the Dragon Knight candidates of the Continental Kingdoms, but within the nation, Liszt can already be bestowed with the title "unprecedented."

"Basically, this is all of Liszt's knowledge on medicine. In the near future, I'll take the time to write down my training experience into a manual to be passed down within the Tulip Family—'The Earth Chronicle of Liszt.' You can borrow it to read when it's available. Normally, I am very busy and do not have the time to answer your questions."

Even the Earl doesn't have the time to attend to his children's training issues every day, being just a peer granted land, he's even less obligated to teach them.

To write a chronicle for the family's internal reference is already a significant act of responsibility.

After an overnight discussion, Liszt laid bare all his experiences of the Elite Earth Knight Stage. It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that he dismissed the exchange meeting, took a bath, had a late-night snack, and then returned to his room to sleep.

The next day was another busy one.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The Earl had mentioned hosting a grand banquet for Liszt to celebrate his advancement to Sky Knight; thus, countless nobles from Coral Island were called to Tulip Castle to attend the celebration. The focus of the banquet, Liszt, was once again lauded all day long.

He drank until he was utterly drunk.

He didn't even carry out his evening practice.

As morning sunlight spilled through the window, he woke up with his body fully recovered and his head free of any hangover discomfort. During his morning wash, he shook off the tumultuous state of the past two days and began to organize his life plans for the future.

"Becoming a Sky Knight is just the beginning. I am now a Sky Knight of the ordinary level and need to continue training to advance to the Sword Saint level, the Completion Level, and ultimately succeed in dragon riding to become the Dragon Knight of my dreams," he said as he washed his face with cold water, finding it more comfortable in the dead of winter.

The biting cold water had no effect on him; a Sky Knight with a robust physique had a strong resistance to all kinds of temperature and weather.

But the cold nonetheless sharpened his thoughts, "Concerning my training, there are three points to consider at the moment. One is the development of Dragon Dou Qi, and how to nurture the sprouting Magic Fire Seed is an unavoidable subject; another is the cultivation of the Advanced Dou Qi Manual, where I must quickly catch up with flying and combat."

He took a towel passed by a servant and wiped his face.

He was still reflecting, "Another is the issue of medicine for Sky Knights. In the Elite Earth Knight stage, medicine is a necessary means of training. But as a Sky Knight, medicine remains an essential method of training, and I must formulate a new medicine plan as soon as possible."

Dou Qi Cultivation could be described as rowing upstream; if you don't advance, you fall back.

That's why even after becoming a Sky Knight, medicine cannot be stopped, and the dosage of medicine will be even greater.

Unlike magicians, who rely on meditation to gather free magic power from the air and can afford to live in isolation to focus on studying the Truth, knights produce and consume their own Dou Qi. When knights ruled the world, the consumption of Dou Qi necessitated the continual draining of resources.

And so, war was born.

"The magic potions in my territory, obviously the quantity planted is not enough, pity that there aren't enough elves to expand the cultivation of magic potions... This expenditure will definitely be huge in the future, and the most appropriate method to cope at the moment is to expand the scale of Flame Mushrooms and Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms cultivation."

His territory boasted five kinds of magic potion cultivation projects: Black Tulip, Rapid Growth Magic Thorn, Flame Mushroom, Ice Snow Flame Mushroom, and Auxiliary Medicine Dragon Mallow.

However, for Black Tulips, Rapid Growth Magic Thorns, and Auxiliary Medicine Dragon Mallows, elf blessings are necessary; otherwise, it's impossible to cultivate these magic potions.

Only Flame Mushrooms and Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms could have their cultivation scale continuously expanded.

"Taking advantage of the incoming cold current, this winter at least five hundred acres of Ice Snow Flame Mushrooms and a thousand acres of Flame Mushrooms should be planted! In the future, I hope that the Flame Mushrooms can quickly expand to a scale of ten thousand acres... There are many serfs brought in, and I have enough manpower to learn how to cultivate Flame Mushrooms."

Cultivating Flame Mushrooms requires a lot of materials.

But the expense of buying those materials is negligible compared to the value of the magic potions. The only constraint is the cultivation technique—ordinary serfs have no clue about how to plant mushrooms—fortunately, Liszt has always been promoting the apprentice system on his territory, and the serfs of Mushroom Hamlet have begun to take on apprentices.

This way, the mushroom cultivation technique gradually spread.

"In addition, Thorn Minor Elf Jela should be fully assigned to plant Rapid Growth Magic Thorns, and as for Rapid Growth Iron Thorns, they should be cultivated like ordinary timber. Thanks to their rapid growth property, they still have a significant advantage over ordinary timber. Anyway, the carpenter workshops are not a very profitable business."

Furniture of ironwood quality is still in high demand, but with each noble's territory having its own carpenters, it's difficult to sell furniture from the workshops at a high price.

The volume of sales also couldn't expand, and the techniques were quickly learned by other carpenters.

Therefore.

From a cost and benefit analysis, Liszt hoped to develop those industries with high return rates in his territory, such as Fresh Flower Brew, Fresh Flower Soap, and the soon-to-be-produced glass—the master craftsmen at the Fire Dragon Brick Factory had been researching glass technology for several months and could produce barely passable glass products.

There were still a lot of impurities and color defects, but it didn't prevent them from being sold at appropriate prices.

"The magical beast breeding industry must also be quickly unfolded. The Mangrove Forest-Green Caterpillar-Green-headed Duck industry chain must expand its scale as soon as possible. Have Ach bring Nami to create more mangrove habitats; Tridacna and Fen Hai Luo should also best begin aquaculture, especially proactively 'cultivating' pearls."

No one knows how to cultivate the Pink Pearls of Fen Hai Luo, but Black Pearls can be induced by placing sand or similar impurities in small shells of Tridacna.

In the end.

When the washing up was complete, and he had already walked to the dining room, preparing to enjoy breakfast,

Liszt finally sorted out his territory's three major future target industries—the high-margin manufacturing industries that generate cash flow, like glass and spirits etc.; the magic potion cultivation industry that supplies his need for taking drugs, such as various magic potions and auxiliary medicines; the breeding industry that supplies his daily consumption of food, like Dragon Breed Cows, Green-headed Ducks, and Fen Hai Luo, etc.

Everything else can wait.

Only these three industries must be vigorously developed.

Drinking the Dragon Breed Milk sent over by the knights of Fresh Flower Town yesterday, Liszt thought for a moment, then decided he would first return to his territory before attending this year's Pioneer Mandate celebration and the feoffment ceremony—he missed his own castle, the elves living in the castle, and the Sea Sprite Ake.