Chapter 324: Dragon Knight Lei En

Lei En stepped out of the teleportation gate and appeared in the lower hall of a Wu Shi Ta in Weizelan.

The tower's owner is Speaker Dalan Deng; this is his first visit, and he has no authority to enter the counterpart's room at the top of the tower directly.

In the hall there are several wizard apprentices; seeing Lei En, they quickly step forward and call in unison, "We have seen Speaker Lei En."

"Hmm, greetings, everyone." Lei En replies with a friendly expression.

The apprentices, regardless of gender, are extremely excited; each young face is filled with respect and admiration. Now in Weizelan Fu Kong Cheng, Lei En has replaced Kaide Jia and become the most popular Speaker.

Lei En looks at a wizard; he recalls that the person is Dalan Deng's student, and says, "I wish to visit Speaker Dalan Deng; please notify him."

"Yes, Speaker Lei En, please wait a moment."

The senior wizard dares not delay, and hurriedly opens a teleportation gate to the top tower.

A few wizard apprentices muster courage and approach; among them is a fresh‑looking girl who appears only fifteen or sixteen, who pulls out a Camera and timidly asks, "Speaker Lei En, may I take a photo with you?"

Lei En can't help but be surprised—he had only handed the Camera technology to Viola less than a month ago, and it's already been produced and sold to Mo Du?

That efficiency is just too fast!

Anyone who can obtain a Camera at the first moment must have wealth and background far beyond an ordinary person.

He sizes up the girl; her attire is exquisite yet not gaudy, and its very cost is high. Her soul strength is also impressive, far surpassing ordinary people, giving her a very high chance of Soul Transformation, and she has the potential to become a wizard.

"Sure, go ahead." Lei En smiles in agreement.

The girl cheers, shoves the Camera into a companion's hand, and stands beside Lei En.

The male classmate clearly also wants a photo with Lei En; with an envious face he lifts the Camera, skillfully adjusts the angle, snaps the shutter, and with a click a white flash flickers, the photo is taken.

"I want one too! Speaker Lei En, I also want a photo with you!"

The other apprentices clamored forward with requests; Lei En did not refuse, taking a group photo with each of them, fulfilling their wishes.

"Speaker Lei En." Dalan Deng walks over; in fact he had arrived earlier and was patiently waiting nearby.

"Speaker Dalan Deng, sorry for the long wait."

This legendary Mid-stage wizard, usually dignified and appearing as a middle‑aged man, now wears a broad smile and says, "It's my pleasure, please follow me."

He opens a teleportation gate, and Lei En follows inside.

What meets the eye is a spacious alchemy chamber, its floor spotless, with several large alchemy tables in the center, each serving a distinct purpose; the vessels and tools on the tables are arranged meticulously, each item seeming to have a fixed spot, revealing the owner's fastidious nature.

One of the alchemy tables is brewing a certain magical elixir.

Lei En and Dalan Deng entered the Weizelan council simultaneously, but know little about him.

This fifteen‑level wizard elementalist is currently the most accomplished alchemy Master in Fu Kong Cheng; after entering the council, it was decided that he would take over the alchemy department of Fu Kong Cheng.

The alchemy department handles equipment production for Weizelan wizards; all materials and supplies submitted to Fu Kong Cheng must be centrally allocated by the department, making it a position of high authority and great profit. Yet Dalan Deng's conduct and ability are first‑rate, and under his governance the alchemy department has, in just half a year, shown a completely renewed appearance, earning extremely high praise from the wizards.

From the Soul Eye's perspective, this Speaker is clearly an upright person, very reliable.

Lei En enjoys dealing with such people.

Dalan Deng glances at the brewing elixir and gets straight to the point, asking, "Speaker Lei En, you came to me right after returning to Mo Du; did you obtain good materials?"

"Yes, Speaker Dalan Deng guessed correctly."

Lei En directly produces a high‑grade corpse‑wrapping bag and says, "I have a green dragon's corpse here; I'd like you to help me process it."

"Green dragon!"

Dalan Deng's eyes light up, looking at the corpse‑wrapping bag with great eagerness.

Lei En can understand his excitement; a giant dragon's corpse is one of the world's finest alchemical materials, and even though Dalan Deng is an alchemy Master, he may never have handled a real giant dragon before.

Dalan Deng takes the bag and gently opens its mouth.

Suddenly, a massive corpse appears before them, landing with a bang on the alchemy chamber floor, causing the whole room to tremble slightly.

"It really is a green dragon!"

Dalan Deng is amazed, circles the dragon corpse twice, sees a half‑smashed skull, and laughs, "Speaker Lei En gave it a hammer blow; this green dragon didn't die in vain." He dips his hand in dragon blood, rubs his fingers twice, and says, "Hmm… it's been dead for three days; the body is largely intact, only missing some dragon meat. The high‑grade corpse‑wrapping bag can preserve it for at most five days without spoilage, so it must be processed quickly."

Lei En nods, leaving the professional work to the expert, "Then I'll trouble you with it."

"Not at all, not a trouble at all; I thank you for this opportunity." Dalan Deng shakes his head repeatedly and asks, "Speaker Lei En, do you have any requests?"

Lei En understands his meaning.

A giant dragon's corpse can be used to make far too many things.

Dragon skin can be sewn into tough armor with extremely high magical resistance; dragon blood can be refined into magical elixirs; dragon bones and marrow can serve as spell‑casting materials; dragon meat can be sold; dragon tendons are the finest bowstring material; even the dragon's entrails have special uses—every part of its body is a treasure.

It must be strategically planned to extract the greatest value.

Lei En had already planned this, and says, "I only need dragon blood, dragon meat, and half of the dragon skin; the remaining parts shall be handed over to the alchemy department, and Speaker Dalan Deng may dispose of them as he wishes, provided it benefits the Weizelan wizards."

Upon hearing this, Dalan Deng's eyes change instantly; he bows solemnly and says, "On behalf of the wizards, I thank Speaker Lei En for his gift."

Lei En smiles; as the Speaker of Weizelan, contributing to Fu Kong Cheng is only natural.

He continues, "All the dragon blood, please have Speaker Dalan Deng refine into Dragon Blood Refinement Elixirs; the dragon meat needs no processing—I have other uses for it, and keep the half of the dragon skin."

"All into Dragon Blood Refinement Elixirs?" Dalan Deng is somewhat surprised.

"Yes." Lei En is certain.

Alchemists' magical elixirs are generally divided into three categories.

The first category is soul‑refining potions; their sole effect is that after drinking, combined with training and meditation, they increase soul power or strength, making them the most consumed magical elixirs among transcendents. The second category is combat potions, used in battle to temporarily grant various boosts, such as increased strength or rapid soul‑energy recovery. The third type is auxiliary potions, employed for hemostasis, wound healing, or removing negative effects, dispelling toxins, and can even be taken in advance to grant immunity to certain spells.

Usually, combat potions are the most expensive, because they can be lifesaving in critical moments.

Auxiliary potions come next.

Soul‑refining potions have the lowest price; their consumption is massive, and if sold too high, few transcendents can afford them, so they are generally made with inexpensive magical souls as the main material, mixed with appropriate blood as a supplement.

Dragon blood can be refined into various astonishing combat potions, such as "Great Dragon Guard Elixir," which dramatically boosts strength, defense, and resistance, skyrocketing power for half an hour.

However, this combat potion consumes so much dragon blood that only a few bottles can be produced in total.

Lei En isn't short of money; his Rage Beast Blood potion suffices.

It would be better to refine everything into "Dragon Blood Refinement Elixirs"; the blood of a single green dragon can yield at least seven or eight hundred bottles, not for sale but reserved for strengthening the future knight order.

These alone aren't enough; later we still need to buy more soul‑refining demonic elixirs and pour countless resources into forging the Knights Order.

Dalan Deng saw Lei En's mind was made up, so he didn't ask further.

Lei En once again produced a source crystal ore and asked, "Speaker Dalan Deng, are you familiar with this mineral?"

"I recognize it; it's heavy silver."

The answer delighted Lei En, for in the Empire source crystal is called heavy silver; he hurriedly followed up, "I need a batch of heavy silver—buy as much as there is—does any place purchase it?"

However, Dalan Deng shook his head.

"Heavy silver has few uses; only in a few rune formations or enchantments is a small amount of heavy‑silver powder added. Its hardness and properties aren't suitable for forging equipment, so its market sales are extremely low. Moreover, it is naturally scarce—this kind of associated ore is hard to find. In all my years I've only bought a few pieces and have almost used them all."

As he spoke, three pieces of source crystal ore appeared in Dalan Deng's hand, which he handed to Lei En.

Lei En weighed them in his hand; the three ores weighed less than twenty pounds, and after refining they might yield less than a pound of source crystal.

He tried to pay for them, but Dalan Deng refused and gave them to him outright.

After inquiring, he learned that at the alchemy material shop, unrefined source crystal ore sells for only thirty to forty Gold Shields per pound, much cheaper than expected.

Lei En couldn't help but headache; even cheap, it's useless because source crystal ore is undervalued and thus hard to collect.

After thanking Dalan Deng, he took his leave.

Dalan Deng had no intention of detaining him; before Lei En could depart, he began to dissect the green dragon's corpse.

Leaving the high tower, Lei En first went to the Weizelan Grand Library for a round, found no trace of O Xiliya, and then returned to his own room.

He opened the door and stepped out, standing before the opposite door, and knocked twice.

This was O Xiliya's residence; the two had been neighbors for over half a year, but Lei En mostly lived in the castle, so he had never entered her room.

However, after waiting half a minute, the door still did not open.

Every magical door in the high tower notifies its master of visitors, never missing a knock; if the master is away, there is still a response. Clearly O Xiliya was inside but simply did not wish to open the door.

So he knocked once more.

Lei En was very patient; although he possessed the Key of Doors and could enter at any time, he chose not to, lest it ruin the wonderful atmosphere between them—it would be force rather than pursuit.

What he wanted was mutual consent.

After another half‑minute, just as Lei En thought there would be no scene today and was about to leave, the door opened.

The magical door slid open halfway, revealing a face of unparalleled beauty.

O Xiliya's cold face asked, "I am studying a spell; what is it?"

Without the Voice of All Things, Lei En could hear her heartbeat like a drum—boom, boom—so rapid that even her breathing was hurried.

"I just came back from the teacher and wanted to see you," he said with a smile, hinting he knew something, "Xiliya, won't you let me in?"

He knew clearly that O Xiliya was opening not just a magical door but also her heart's door.

So without waiting for her answer, he squeezed through the doorway.

As expected, O Xiliya did not resist; instinctively she stepped aside and shut the door behind her. As she turned, Lei En grabbed her, pressed her against the wall and gagged her.

After a moment of hesitant resistance turning into welcome, the atmosphere grew heated.

She suddenly pressed Lei En's wayward hand, breathed softly, her gaze regaining a trace of chill, and whispered, "I don't want to vie with that Dong Ting Bo Ju for fame, wealth, or fortune; that means nothing to me. I only want you, but you must think it through—how will you explain it to her?"

"No need to worry; Viola doesn't oppose it," Lei En said with a rather smug smile.

O Xiliya's eyes widened, her mind a swirl of confusion.

Lei En seized the moment, hoisted her sideways into her bedroom, and they quickly came to an honest meeting; his eyes locked, unable to hold back, he slipped into battle mode, letting out a low chant like a dragon's roar, and successfully became a dragon knight.

Three chapters completed, time to sleep!

(End of chapter)