Chapter 243: Wiggins' Proposal

Under the cover of night, Luoning carried Lulansi as they flew high in the sky riding Kaierluosi.

Looking down from high above, Wushan Castle was brilliantly lit, and Wushan City also had large areas glowing with lights; compared to the nights in Shanlin Town, there was more of a bustling, human atmosphere here.

"This dragon of yours, Kaierluosi, its flight speed should be a bit slower than a Griffin."

Lulansi had ridden more than one Griffin and had a certain understanding of their flight speeds.

"Griffins are that fast?" Luoning was somewhat surprised; he had assumed a dragon's speed would be faster than a Griffin's.

"Griffins are mostly Wind Attribute, and some even master Wind Attribute Magic, so they are naturally adept at flying."

Lulansi explained, "Although Kaierluosi is similar in size to a Griffin, its weight is clearly much heavier, so its flight speed is naturally a bit slower; however, it looks like its sustained flight time should be longer than a Griffin's."

Luoning nodded slightly.

It seemed that Kaierluosi and the Griffin each had their own strengths and weaknesses in terms of flight.

However, he still had great confidence in the dragon.

Once Kaierluosi grew to its later stages, it would definitely be able to crush Griffins in terms of flight.

After a test flight, the dragon landed back on the mountainside.

Lulansi climbed down from the dragon's back and looked back at Kaierluosi, his eyes full of envy.

Although a Meteor Knight who has broken through the threshold of the gate possesses an unstoppable momentum, they are still bound to the earth.

To charge into the sky, one must either possess a flying Magic Beast or promote to Silver Moon.

But not only is the difficulty of promoting to a Silver Moon Knight extremely high, contracting a flying Magic Beast capable of carrying a person is also not easy at all!

Back then, after he obtained a Contract Scroll, he searched for Along time and tried many times to conquer a Dragon Hawk, a great eagle, or a giant hawk, but none were successful.

For a person who cannot fly to want to capture such Magic Beasts that have keen perception and are masters of flight is truly too difficult.

That was why Lulansi ultimately chose the Thunder Chasing Beast.

This kid Luoning had such good luck that even he couldn't help but feel jealous.

If he had known, he should have moved Wushan Castle to the Wubei Territory; perhaps it would have been him who discovered Kaierluosi's cave.

Watching Kaierluosi flap its wings and leave, Lulansi gathered his thoughts.

"Although a dragon is strong, it has not reached the level of being invincible. Whether it is the Magic Cannon or Magic Spear I showed you this morning, or the Griffin Knights I just mentioned, they can all pose a threat to Kaierluosi."

Luoning was well aware of this; he was not yet arrogant enough to think that having a dragon meant he could walk sideways.

"Besides not being careless on the battlefield, in normal times, I suggest that if you can avoid exposing the dragon to the public eye, you should try your best not to."

Lulansi continued, "As far as I know, there are no clear records of true dragons appearing on this continent. The existence of Kaierluosi will inevitably attract everyone's attention, and among them will be some old men who love research but have extremely eccentric personalities."

When he said this, he thought of the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce's Chief Mage.

Back then, in order to treat his illness, the other party had performed who knows how many experiments on him.

Things like drawing blood, ice therapy, and fire roasting—everything had been used.

Being able to survive, Lulansi could be considered tough-fated.

Now that Luoning had a dragon, it was possible the other party might run over to study it, or even make Luoning break the Master-Servant Contract so the dragon would recognize him as its master.

Luoning nodded solemnly.

This was the logic behind the saying, "An innocent man is guilty of his own treasure."

"Up until now, apart from the attendants who accompany me, only you know of Kaierluosi's existence. I have also long been prepared not to easily expose Kaierluosi to the public eye."

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Lulansi was wholeheartedly looking out for him and was very trustworthy, Luoning would not have revealed the dragon's existence to him.

Lulansi glanced at Luoning, thinking to himself that this kid still had some conscience and didn't treat him as an outsider.

"You did well; some things require caution and care. A single dragon is not enough; if you want to possess power that makes people fearful, you must also become stronger and have more powerful followers."

As he spoke, he climbed back onto the Thunder Chasing Beast and began to head down the mountain.

Luoning followed at his side.

Perhaps because of the dragon incident, the Thunder Chasing Beast was now very polite to Luoning, who was walking beside it; its cautious appearance was enough to make one unable to help but laugh.

"Oh, right."

Lulansi seemed to have thought of something.

"I remember that a Chief Mage of the Water Attribute can master a Magic called 'Light Refraction and Shadow Distortion'; it can manipulate water elements to distort the surrounding line of sight, thereby achieving an effect of Concealment."

Luoning's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Lulansi meant.

Kaierluosi was known as the "Frostfire Wing" and mastered the two elements of water and fire.

If it could master the Magic of "Light Refraction and Shadow Distortion," it could, to a certain extent, reduce the risk of exposure.

"The Battle Technique and Magic books that Grandfather gave me don't seem to have this Magic."

The two Water Attribute Magicians in the Wubei Territory, Jennie and Ailin, were too far apart in level, and Luoning had no way to learn about this knowledge through them.

That was why Luoning had overlooked information about this Magic.

"I'm not a Magician, why would I collect so many Magic books?"

Lulansi laughed and scolded, "Go to the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce and take a look; you should be able to buy it."

"However, as far as I know, the concealment effect of this Magic has significant limitations. First, if the movement speed is too fast, the manipulated water elements cannot keep up with the movement speed, which will break the concealment effect."

"Secondly, people with keen observation will notice the distortion of light and discover that something is wrong. And someone with my strength, even without using my eyes, can sense it approaching."

These two points were not really a problem.

Luoning could just have Kaierluosi fly slower when the time came.

As for the second point, he wasn't asking Kaierluosi to turn invisible to act as an assassin; this Magic was enough to avoid the public eye.

"Grandfather, you know so much."

"It's that you have learned too little."

Lulansi laughed and scolded, "I think when you have time, you should buy fewer knight novels and buy more useful books to read."

As the two went down the mountain, candles were lit along the road at the foot of the mountain, in rows that looked a bit like streetlights.

Moste was waiting at the foot of the mountain: "Master, Young Master, the dinner party is already prepared, and the Count and Countess are already waiting over there."

Lulansi was in a good mood, "Let's go."

The atmosphere of the dinner was much like the lunch, with Daianni maintaining her enthusiasm, and even Weijinsi couldn't help but tease her about why she had suddenly changed her nature, which only earned him a glare from Lulansi.

Weijinsi gave an awkward smile, then raised his wine glass and toasted with Luoning.

After putting down his glass, he said with a smile: "To be honest, I thought you would be dejected in Shanlin Town; I didn't expect you to have so many changes after arriving there. Sometimes I even sigh, it's all thanks to my eye for choosing that piece of prime land for you back then!"

Luoning chuckled and returned the toast: "Father is right."

Weijinsi added: "I have already prepared most of the grain and weapons and equipment to be transported to Chishan Town today; I will set off once everything is ready in two days."

He changed the subject and looked at Luoning eagerly: "However, I am currently missing someone to represent me and go with the transport team to send greetings to the Fifth Knight Order stationed in the Southwest Territory. Are you willing to make the trip for me?"

Originally, Weijinsi had been worrying about who to send.

Sending Tolu and the others would not seem formal enough;

Sending Buleidun would mean the person was too young;

It wasn't until he saw Luoning in the afternoon that he finally had a candidate.

Luoning, blood of the Wushan Family, his son, Viscount of Wubei Territory, a young Advanced Knight.

There was no one more suitable than him to represent Weijinsi on a trip to Chishan Town.

Luoning, on the other hand, had not expected that coming to Wushan Castle for his birthday would result in being assigned a task.

"Chishan Town, I haven't been there before."

He pondered, considering whether to agree to this proposal from Weijinsi. (End of chapter)