The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

The seed had just germinated and hadn't broken through the soil yet.

So, Liszt didn't disturb it but simply used his Eye of Magic Power to observe it for a while, finding no trace of magic power. It seemed that the magic potion had degraded along with the seed, turning into an ordinary plant.

"It's good that it has sprouted. As long as we know what plant it is, we can find the corresponding Elf Bugs. If all else fails, with the existence of the Smoke Mission, I believe there is a high probability that these plants will nurture Elf Bugs," said Liszt in a good mood as he personally watered and fertilized the plant.

Only after doing all this did he proceed with his routine research for the day.

When he arrived at the smithy in Fresh Flower Town, the steward in charge of the smithy came forward to report, "Lord Landlord, our research on the pale blue metal is not going well. Forging this metal is no less difficult than forging Mithril. Perhaps only an Iron Knight could accomplish the forge."

An Iron Knight was a blacksmith who practiced Dou Qi, typically one had to become an Earth Knight to earn the title of Iron Knight.

Their Dou Qi had special properties, and the Dou Qi Manuscripts they cultivated were also unique, with all their skills dedicated to forging. Magic metals like Mithril, Mountain Copper, and Fine Gold could only be forged by Iron Knights.

"Does that mean this pale blue metal might be a magic metal?"

"I... don't know, Lord Landlord," the steward replied quietly. "The blacksmiths in our smithy used the bellows to burn the best charcoal, trying to get the furnace as hot as possible, but we still couldn't melt it or shape it by hammering."

Liszt nodded.

Suddenly, he felt that he should use Fire Dragon Magic Power to build a stronger furnace for the smithy. Maybe Fire Dragon Magic Power could fully forge magic metals—it was something to consider over the long term, as the Fire Dragon Magic Power was constantly decreasing and could be completely exhausted at any time.

He couldn't possibly stop cultivating the Mini Little Fire Dragon.

At that moment, the Mini Little Fire Dragon within his heart awakened and immediately started clamoring in his mind with a "Whoa-ho!" It was simple in its desires—it wanted to eat, to consume Fire Dragon Magic Power.

Eat, eat, eat!

That's all it knew day in and day out!

Liszt had to restrain it to behave inside his heart. Then he left the smithy, took out a Fire Dragon Jar, released and absorbed Fire Dragon Magic Power to satiate it. Each time the Mini Little Fire Dragon consumed enough Fire Dragon Magic Power, it would excrete about one-tenth the amount of magical impurities.

This helped Liszt's Dragon Dou Qi grow in a very special way.

He hardly needed to cultivate himself and continued to grow stronger— the power of the Dragon Dou Qi greatly increased the power of his Combat Skills. He hadn't fully learned the Rising Sun Blaze yet, but felt that merely with the addition of Dragon Dou Qi, he could hold his own against an Earl.

"Maybe I should find an opportunity to have a real fight with the Earl... Wouldn't it be wonderful to accidentally defeat him in combat?"

He thought wryly.

Although getting stronger felt great, the thought of the priceless Fire Dragon Magic Power being continually consumed caused him a sharp pain in his chest.

After taking a few deep breaths to suppress the pain, he quickly took out the pale blue metal to shift his attention. The smithy was unable to forge it, and he hadn't figured out much about it himself— it was as heavy as Fine Gold, conducted Dou Qi well, but its other properties were unknown.

Mithril was light as a feather.

Fine Gold was indestructible.

Mountain Copper was unbreakable.

These were the properties of the three known magic metals. The properties of Fine Gold and Mountain Copper were just descriptive; there was no logical relationship between spear and shield. A weapon made of Fine Gold could easily destroy an ordinary Mountain Copper weapon; a powerful weapon made of Mountain Copper could easily block an ordinary Fine Gold weapon.

"The light blue metal is highly likely a magic metal, but I don't know what it's called in Sun Script. However, since this continent doesn't have a similar magic metal, I can name it whatever I want in Serpent Script—let's just call it Blue Steel. Gold, silver, copper, steel, that makes four types of magic metal."

Fine Gold, Mithril, Mountain Copper, Blue Steel, arranged neatly in order.

Yet, Liszt suddenly thought, "The Sun Scepter contains five layers of materials. Other than the central material that seems like crystal and might not be a metal, the other four could possibly be metals, even magic metals. Additionally, the materials of the Messaging Drift Bottle and the thirteen chests could also be magic metals."

He took a chest out of the Gemstone Space.

This was a chest for storing books, but the books had already been removed by Liszt and were piled up in the corner of the space. Handling the chest, roughly the size of a delivery box, it was easy to discover that the metal was quite unique – very light and felt a bit like plastic to the touch.

But it was undoubtedly metal.

"Its weight could match that of Mithril, and it's similarly durable. Moreover, the items it has preserved for hundreds, even thousands of years, are still intact, which speaks volumes about the value of this metal. Most crucially, it seems capable of being engraved with a magic array and can be activated using the blood of a Sun Descendant."

Liszt couldn't be certain whether the magic array was the lines on the chest or something else.

But he knew that the effects of this metal were potent: "Now that I have Blue Steel, I should give it another name. What should I call it? Hardware is usually... gold, silver, copper, steel, aluminum, or gold, silver, copper, steel, tin?" He had little to do with hardware tools in his previous life, not even fixing a pipe.

He couldn't remember whether hardware included aluminum or tin.

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However, tin seemed to have less application in daily life, mainly for tin foil used in grilling? Liszt was inclined to think of hardware as aluminum, since he had seen many aluminum products, like aluminum alloy windows and doors used in construction. Moreover, he knew there was a layer of metal paper inside cigarette packs, called aluminum foil.

It was clear that aluminum was very common.

"Then, this magic metal shall be named after aluminum. It's mainly used for packaging, lightweight, with a feel like plastic; let's just call it Cast Aluminum... Why does that name sound so odd?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Despite the peculiarity, he still decided to name this metal Cast Aluminum—Cast Aluminum Drift Bottles and Cast Aluminum Chests.

...

While Liszt was immersed in his research of Blue Steel and Cast Aluminum.

In the Magic Workshop.

Chris Truth was struggling hard to cast the Advanced Magic Water Wave Shield. Without the innate talent of the Sea Sprite Ake, who could cast it successfully in one try, her attempts were met with repeated failures. Finally, as she kept trying, the Water Wave Shield she released grew larger and larger until a light blue curtain of water enveloped her.

"Just a little more, and I'll be able to close the Water Wave Shield and truly anchor the Dynamic Magic Array of the advanced magic!" Beads of sweat dripped from her forehead. Even in winter, she felt both tired and hot.

But she clenched her teeth and made a final effort.

Bit by bit, the Water Wave Shield began to close.

At last.

Ten minutes after casting the magic, the Water Wave Shield completely closed. Instantly, her mind surged, entering a new realm. Her perception and mastery of the magic Water Wave Shield advanced to an insightful level, feeling that the next time she cast it, it wouldn't be nearly as strenuous.

The details of the Dynamic Magic Array had never been so clear.

"I did it!"

Chris allowed herself a modest smile, her emotions stirred as she looked at the Water Wave Shield enveloping her: "Overcoming cognitive barriers, discerning the Dynamic Magic Array, successfully casting advanced magic. Now, I have finally become a Grand Magician!"