Chapter 385: A Fire in the Swamp

Another spring had arrived, and Wubei Territory once again welcomed the spring plowing.

It was already a busy and bustling season, and this year, with the influx of a large number of workers building the port, it was even more so.

Conversely, Luoning, as the lord, ushered in a relatively leisurely time.

He spent most of his time learning Magic and Battle Technique; only when he felt bored would he walk out of the castle to stroll around the territory.

Hum—

The pale flames brought an extremely high temperature, baking the entire courtyard as if it were the height of summer.

Under the scorching heat of the flames, several pieces of wrought iron turned red and softened at a speed visible to the naked eye, then formed a pool of molten iron.

"The temperature of the Level 7 Magic Heart of the Earth is indeed not to be underestimated."

Luoning once again marveled at the miraculous nature of transcendent power.

No fuel needed, no heating required; only Mental Power and Magic Power were needed to produce such high-temperature flames out of thin air. This was far more convenient than the Iron Smelting high furnace in Chishan Town.

The only regret was that the number of Fire Great Archmage was too small, and having a noble Great Archmage work exclusively on Iron Smelting seemed inappropriate.

While he was pondering, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, and immediately after, a tall figure appeared in the courtyard.

"It's bad, Lord Aierlong, something has happened!"

The panicked voice made Luoning walk out from the inner courtyard, and at this moment, Aierlong and several other Magician also poked their heads out from the castle laboratory.

"What is going on, Damon? Didn't I say not to make noise in the castle?"

Aierlong frowned slightly; a quiet environment was very important for the production of Magic Potion, and he did not want to cause a production failure because of these things at a critical moment.

Damon was an Advanced Knight who had newly joined the territory, and could be considered a squad leader-type figure.

"I'm sorry, my lord, it's just that the matter is too strange and urgent."

While apologizing, Damon reported: "A great fire has broken out in the Zhaoze, not only swallowing more than a dozen farmers who were reclaiming land, but the fire is also spreading rapidly. Captain Ruige and I have tried every means to put out the fire, but it is completely impossible!"

Suddenly hearing such news, Aierlong and the others immediately changed their expressions.

This was indeed a major event; not to mention whether it would threaten the town, just the fact that more than a dozen farmers had already died was a catastrophic accident.

Aierlong did not dare to hesitate, "Let's go, let's go take a look!"

He ordered: "Damon, go call the other Knight and Infantry."

"Yes!"

As they spoke, the few hurried away.

When Luoning walked out, he could only see their backs.

"A fire in the Zhaoze?"

When they were developing the Zhaoze before, there had been cases of peat catching fire, but they were always well-controlled and did not cause any casualties.

A fire this big this time was indeed a bit unexpected.

"I'll go take a look too."

He quickly cast Wind Wings to reach the sky, and with a slight scan, he saw thick black smoke to the northeast.

Wind Wings fluttered slightly, and he appeared above the flames at a very fast speed.

The fire was very large, just like a wildfire in the mountains; even a professional fire brigade would find it difficult to extinguish.

If he really stopped these people in Swamp Town who lacked firefighting knowledge and were not professional enough from putting out the fire, it would undoubtedly lead to greater casualties.

"It seems I can only rely on you."

Luoning did not hesitate anymore and directly communicated with Kaierluosi through his soul, telling him to come over at the fastest speed.

In the Zhaoze, Ruige stood outside the fire zone with the Knight.

When the fire first started, he had thought about summoning a batch of Earth Wall to isolate the flames, but he did not expect the fire to spread so quickly.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind struck, and Luoning landed beside Ruige.

Ruige was startled by the lord who descended from the sky. Looking at the thin, cicada-wing-like wings on the latter's body, he was in a trance, "The lord is not only a powerful Knight, but also a powerful Great Archmage?"

The Knight beside him all had expressions of shock; the lord could fly?

But the farmers standing not far away cheered loudly.

In their eyes, the lord was omnipotent; it seemed reasonable that he could fly.

Now that the lord had arrived, this fire could be extinguished.

The relatives of those farmers swallowed by the flames wailed and prayed, hoping that Luoning would extinguish the fire quickly.

"What is the situation now?"

Luoning asked: "I just saw from the air that there seems to be a giant pit that collapsed over there?"

"Yes, my lord!"

Ruige came back to his senses, "We were putting out the fire near the giant pit before, but we didn't expect the ground to suddenly tremble, then crack and collapse. If we hadn't run fast, we would have almost fallen into the pit."

As he spoke, a look of lingering fear flashed across his face, "My lord, what should we do?"

To put out the fire with water, they had no containers to hold water at all.

The best way was to have a powerful Water Attribute Mage manipulate the water flow to extinguish the fire.

But there were only two water-type Magician in the territory, and the most powerful one, Jennie, was only an Advanced Mage; she could not manipulate much water.

Just at this moment, a loud dragon roar pierced through the clouds!

Ruige only felt his soul trembling, and a sense of oppression wrapped around his entire body.

"What is this?"

He looked in the direction of the sound, terrified!

He saw a huge black shadow descending from the sky; those wings covered the field of vision above like a black cloud, and the massive body and ferocious head made people shudder at the sight.

"God, it's a Magic Beast! It's a Magic Beast!"

"How could there be a Magic Beast in Swamp Town?"

"Are we going to die?"

"Run, run quickly, run!"

For a moment, the crowd was in a panic, and some of the timid ones were scared into fainting on the spot.

To tell the truth, if the Lord were not standing right beside him, Ruige would have fled as well.

This unknown Magic Beast was too terrifying; in front of it, he felt as weak as an ant, completely unable to resist.

"No need to panic, this is my Magic Beast."

Now that Luoning could hide the dragon or not, it seemed like a good idea to bring it out as a firefighter to avoid greater casualties and losses from this fire.

He leaped up and landed on the dragon's back, "Kaierluosi, this great fire depends on you."

Kaierluosi let out a happy cry; it was in a very pleasant mood right now, finally no longer needing to hide and skulk, able to appear openly before everyone and enjoy the worship and fear of the Mortals.

Ruige widened his eyes, watching the Lord who had landed on the back of the Magic Beast, his fragile heart receiving a massive shock.

Those who were fleeing also stopped their steps, looking in shock at the Lord on the dragon's back in the air.

They only just realized, yes, the Lord is here, why were they running?

"Long live the Lord!"

"The Lord is invincible!"

The crowd knelt on the ground one after another, shouting loudly, as if they were worshipping a god.

Not to mention the reaction of the crowd, Kaierluosi had already begun to work.

Frost Earth Breath descended from the sky, attempting to extinguish the great fire in the giant pit, but one breath did not have the intended effect; instead, the flames burst outward.

"This giant pit..."

Luoning frowned; his intuition told him this giant pit was not normal.

"Increase the intensity."

Kaierluosi was also angry; a single breath had actually failed to extinguish the fire, which made it lose some face.

If it couldn't put out the fire, it might as well drop the "Frost" from its title of Frostfire Wing.

The dragon held its head high, and the surrounding water elements fluctuated violently, gathering toward its mouth.

As it lowered its head, a wave of frost descended from the sky.

Even though there was a raging fire below, when this breath was released, the surroundings became cool.

Although the giant pit was burning intensely, it only held out against this breath for a few seconds before being suppressed, and soon the flames were extinguished.

Luoning let Kaierluosi go to extinguish the surrounding fire, while he himself flew down from the air to observe the giant pit at close range.

This area was about two hundred square meters, with a depth of twenty or thirty meters.

After being scorched by the flames, the surroundings were pitch black.

"The upper layer is peat, which has been burned to a crisp."

Luoning pinched a piece of black soil, "This is?"

He cast a Flame Technique instantly, and the black solid in his palm began to burn.

"This is coal!"

Luoning said in shock.

Although it was possible for a Coal Mine to exist in a swamp, he had not expected them to discover one.

This pit had collapsed at just the right spot, exposing the Coal Mine below.

"No wonder, no wonder such a big fire started here."

The importance of Coal Mine resources went without saying; it could not only burn to provide a higher temperature than firewood, but it could also be used to produce more chemical products.

For the Wubei Territory, Luoning could use it to smelt metal without having to use firewood to make charcoal to obtain higher temperatures.

Luoning rubbed the burned-out residue in his hand.

If he really managed to make the Steam Engine later, this Coal Mine would solve the fuel problem for him.

"This is truly someone sending a pillow just as I'm feeling sleepy; Heaven is helping me!" (End of chapter)