The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Chapter 1024: Chapter 1021: Torture

Chapter 1024: Chapter 1021: Torture

It was just a muttered complaint.

Liszt was well aware of his limitations; his so-called vast knowledge was mostly courtesy titles given to him out of politeness by others.

Now, it was Acherloides who was truly the most learned in the Flame Kingdom, especially when it came to knowledge of magic. Some basic principles were beyond Liszt’s comprehension, so profound were they. That was also why he had spared Archmage Lerald Truth’s life—some cutting-edge knowledge could only be vaguely understood by Lerald.

Kenley Truth and Chris Truth, the two vice presidents of the Magic Guild, were constrained by their own levels of cultivation and often couldn’t keep up with Acherloides’s pace.

As for the seven mermaids, they were Superior Magic creatures; however, their knowledge of magic wasn’t even on par with that of human Grand Magicians.

“During this period, Acherloides has developed a strong distaste for you because you participated in an attempt on my life. Therefore, your assignment for the time being will be the compilation of ‘Great Encyclopedia’. Once you’ve become accustomed to life in the Flame Kingdom, I’ll involve you in Acherloides’s experimental research,” he said.

“That’s fine, but when do you plan to build a Mage Tower for me, Your Majesty?”

He had not yet started his work and was already asking for his perks.

Liszt waved his hand dismissively, “No rush for the Mage Tower. With the architectural art I now possess, constructing wondrous buildings is a matter of minutes. Once my King’s Castle and Royal Palace are complete, it will be your Mage Tower’s turn.” He still needed more time to assess Lerald’s character.

It simply wasn’t possible to fully trust someone after just a few conversations.

Lerald Truth could not disagree, “Compiling ‘Great Encyclopedia’ is indeed a good idea, but I have no patience for the task myself. You’ll need to help me find a group of Grand Magicians to assist me; I am only willing to provide dictation. In addition, you’ll need to prepare a laboratory for me. I want to develop a magic curriculum to teach to Lord Acherloides eventually.”

“That can be easily arranged, but there is another issue we need to discuss—what information do you have about Louis Shadow, the King of Shadows?”

“Louis Shadow is the leader of Shadow Incarnation, an ace up the sleeve of Emperor Jupiter. I don’t know much about his background, only that he has twice successfully assassinated Dragon Knights from smaller kingdoms. He exists on a higher level within Shadow Incarnation, above the rank of Shadows.”

Shallow Shadow corresponds to Elite Earth Knight.

Deep Shadow corresponds to the average level Sky Knight.

Shadows corresponds to Completion Level Sky Knight.

Louis Shadow is the King of Shadows, at the level of a Dragon Knight or Archmage.

Suddenly remembering something additional, Lerald continued, “The reason Louis became the King of Shadows is probably related to Emperor Jupiter’s Dark Dragon, a creature inherited from the previous emperor. Jupiter himself is also grooming his grandson, hoping he can inherit the Dark Dragon.”

…

“The Dark Dragon is related to the King of Shadows… Could it be that Shadow Incarnation is a system of cultivation similar to Light Magic Swordsman or Fire Paladin?”

With doubts in mind, Liszt stood up to leave.

He urgently needed to deal with some necessary tasks, such as practicing and harmonizing with the dragons—without which even dragons bound with Mind Branding would become estranged.

Moreover, he needed to properly soothe the elves, especially those recently obtained from the Earth Fury Family and the Grey Iron Family. With the sudden increase of Greater Elves, Liszt didn’t know what to name them; he considered following the Dragon Rearing Family’s tradition of not naming even the Greater Elves.

As of today, he could hardly look after the elves anymore.

He didn’t even have time to properly bond with the three Dragon Elves at home, including Jela, the uniquely different Thorn Greater Elf, who was virtually left to fend for herself.

Fortunately, Jela was currently learning how to manage and striving to be a good Elves Butler of the Flame Castle.

“Back then, when a single Tulip Bug failed to evolve, I was heartbroken for days. Now, almost every month, a few Elf Bugs die, yet it has become hard for even the thought of sighing to last long,” Liszt said, looking at Jela as she proudly educated the new Little Minor Elves, a wistful sentiment playing across his lips.

The main issue was that his rise to power was too wild, and there had never been a perfect harmony between his mentality and his strength.

“Waaah, did you all get that?” Jela, with hands on hips, finished scolding the Little Minor Elves. Wearing a set of extra-small Flack Abbieye, she looked somewhat… absurd.

The Minor Elves looked at each other, then dispersed without any of them responding to Jela.

Jela was so annoyed that she cried out, “Waaah”!

Elves have never been gregarious creatures; they have relatively independent personalities, which is why they often lack obedience and are easily immersed in their own worlds.

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For example, the Corn Greater Elf, Mickey, counted corn kernels every day when he was a Minor Elf and continued to do so as a Greater Elf, striving to count from one to one hundred.

Once he counted to one hundred, he might be able to evolve into a Dragon Elf.

…

Before Liszt could complete his round of training with the dragons, the King of Shadows, Louis Shadow, whom he had targeted with double fury, had already woken up from his stupor. Unlike Archmage Lerald Truth, he was assaulted by Liszt’s frenzied flames in his internal organs and nearly died.

So, even after waking up, he was still gasping for breath, ready to faint at any moment.

“Louis Shadow, do you understand your current situation?” Liszt personally interrogated the King of Shadows, his curiosity about the Shadow Incarnation undiminished.

“How did you, avoid, my assassination?” Louis, instead of answering, retorted with a question and was panting after uttering just a few words.

“I see you’re still not quite awake, not realizing the situation you’re in.”

“No, you, you’re not human, definitely not, I clearly stabbed, your heart, felt the heart, bursting, such a euphonic sound!”

“Nonsense!”

Right from the start, Louis presented an uncooperative stance. No matter how Liszt interrogated him, he just kept repeating phrases like “Liszt is not human,” “you’re already dead,” and “I wouldn’t fail an assassination,” stubbornly unyielding.

This angered Liszt immensely, not just double fury, but triple.

But the current Louis couldn’t be beaten; his body was too weak and could die from any blow. Therefore, Liszt forced himself to calm down, and a spark of insight crossed his mind: “If Louis is so uncooperative, it’s either because of his loyal-to-a-fault nature, or it’s because he dares not speak carelessly.”

Combining this with what Lerald Truth had said before, that the King of Shadows might be related to the Dark Dragon, Liszt grew more suspicious that Louis was a type of Dragon Wraith under the Dark Dragon’s influence.

Unlike Paris, who could train independently as a Light Magic Swordsman, Louis might be unable to escape the Dark Dragon’s control.

“Don’t wish to speak, huh? If you want to play the waiting game with me, then I’ll allow you to wait!” Liszt got up and left the underground dungeon immediately.

He ordered a magician with healing abilities: “Heal his body as soon as possible.”

He also handed over the interrogation duties to the dungeon warden: “When his body can withstand it, torture him daily with severe punishment. He doesn’t need to speak, just keep him from dying!”

“Your Majesty, you can rest assured. I might not be good at interrogation, but I excel at torturing prisoners!” The dungeon warden, a Sky Knight with the rank of Earl, volunteered to manage the dungeon specifically to torture mortals—it could be said he was a sadist.

After seeing Liszt off, the warden went to the cell with a smile at the corner of his mouth and, with an unspeakable gaze, watched Louis Shadow, making his hair stand on end.

Then he cackled: “You’d better get better quickly.”