Chapter 94 Seagroft's Revenge
By the afternoon, the weather had not cleared up, but a drizzle began to fall, moistening the already lush green land.
The manor villa had no attic or rain pavilion, which disappointed Russell.
Perhaps when the baron built this villa, he never thought that one day he would bask in the sun or watch the rain here. This manor villa was just a temporary stop for the baron when he came to hunt and did not have time to return to the castle.
"When I have enough money, I must repair this manor villa...well, add another floor!"
Russell stood in front of the window, looking at the gray mist and rain, thinking silently.
In fact, he still had some gold coins in his hand. Counting the research funds "cheated" from his grandmother, the private support from his mother, and the gifts from the baron when he was enfeoffed, the total amount was about 160 to 170 gold coins.
However, this period of time also cost a lot of money, building toilets, building mills, and a lot of subsequent actions, all cost money.
It is also necessary to pay salaries to officials and provide cultivation resources to the followers.
If you don't spend sparingly, this money may not last long - at least until the season when the magic potion is ripe and ready to be picked next year.
"Master."
Butler Morris came in with freshly brewed barley tea, put it on the table gently, and then turned to leave.
Russell moved a chair to sit at the table, continued to enjoy the drizzle outside through the window, and gently shook the barley tea.
The strong aroma of wheat rose with the hot air.
One sniff, and the smell of wheat filled the mouth, very refreshing.
"It's a pity that there is no tea here, so I can only fry some barley tea to satisfy my craving." Russell was comfortable, but also a little regretful.
There is no tea in the Valley of the Glow or even the entire Duchy of Shadow Flame, so there are no drinks such as green tea, black tea, and oolong tea. The tea used to entertain guests here is more appropriately called "soup".
A soup with fewer ingredients and a lighter taste, such as only using some flower petals, fruits, and vegetable leaves, is called soup tea.
A soup with more complicated ingredients and thicker texture, such as minced meat, milk, honey, sugar, cinnamon powder, chocolate sauce, or even brandy, is a classic milk tea after being stewed in a pot.
Nobles prefer soup tea, while milk tea is suitable for all ages.
In addition, the most popular drinks are probably various wines and coffee.
As for the barley tea that Russell is drinking now, it is a drink that serfs and civilians like to drink. The barley is fried until it turns brown, and it only needs to be brewed with hot water to extract a rich fragrant tea, which is really a good tool for relieving heat and fatigue.
Russell doesn't like soup tea, milk tea, or coffee. Instead, the taste of barley tea is more in line with his taste.
"I still have to search the Youguang Valley carefully, especially the Bend Blade Mountain and the Sharp Knife Mountain, to see if there are any wild tea leaves." Russell tasted the barley tea and thought to himself, "This barley tea will get greasy if you drink too much."
Drinking tea.
Russell casually opened a book on the table. The title of the book is "Song of the Volcano", and the author is anonymous.
"Well, I read it before going to the snowfield to fight, but I didn't finish it." Russell remembered this book, a heroic epic adapted from a folk legend, telling the story of the heroic knight Seagroft. "I remember seeing the part where Seagroft fell in love with the princess."
Since he was free, Russell continued to pick up this heroic epic and read on.
I thought it was another clichéd story of a hero riding a dragon, sleeping with a princess, saving the kingdom, and reaching the peak of his life.
But the more I read, the more interesting it became.
After Seagroft fell in love with the princess, he did not reach the peak of his life, but became the princess's licking dog. He presided over border battles for the princess, fought against competitors, and helped the princess inherit the throne of the kingdom.
After the princess agreed to ascend the throne, she married Seagroft.
However, just after the princess inherited the throne and became the first female king of the kingdom, she ruthlessly abandoned Seagroft, had someone trick Seagroft into the crater, and then pushed him into the boiling magma.
Seagroft died, but not completely.
His soul came to the depths of the volcano, a huge palace made of magma, where the dragon of the kingdom lived.
He told the dragon about the evil deeds of the queen and vowed to take revenge on the queen and the entire kingdom.
The dragon was infected by the hatred of Sigroft, and released the contractual bond between him and the queen. Then, carrying Sigroft's soul, Sigroft turned into a ball of fire and wrapped the dragon in the fire.
The souls of one man and one dragon burned each other and stuck together forever.
Then.
The volcano began to erupt, and the dragon and Sigroft joined forces to destroy the capital of the kingdom and burn the queen to death.
Then, the dragon and Sigroft left this ugly country.
Without the protection of the dragon's power, the volcano that should have nourished the entire kingdom gradually extinguished, all warm places began to lose temperature, and the severe cold swept all the noble territories with blizzards, and soon the entire country was frozen.
This kingdom was called the "Lost Kingdom".
The knight Seagroft, who came out of the Lost Kingdom, rode the Lost Dragon and roamed the entire Dragon Sleeping Continent.
Some people said that this dragon knight, one man and one dragon, was dead.
Others said that they had seen this man and dragon. They were indeed dead, but they lived in hatred. When someone with a blood feud prayed and summoned, Seagroft and the Lost Dragon would appear to help him complete his revenge.
Life will never end, forever.
"Tsk tsk, this book is not about the peak of the life of the dragon knight, but about the revenge of the licker." Russell shook his head, thinking that the ancients were also good at making up stories, and they knew that lickers would not die well.
However, after despising the author named "Anonymous" for a while, Russell suddenly thought of something.
"Is there a possibility that Seagroft and the Lost Dragon are real?"
If it were not for the existence of Xiaomenglong, Russell might never realize that dragons do not have only one form of existence.
The Shadow Flame Dragon of the Grand Duke protects everyone in the entire country. This is the most traditional dragon.
But Xiaomenglong is also a dragon.
"Even a dream dragon like Xiaomenglong can exist, so it is possible that Seagroft and the Lost Dragon evolve into a 'revenge form'... Even if Seagroft and the Lost Dragon are just a story, the revenge dragon may not exist."
Unfortunately, there is definitely no answer to this question. The entire Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame revolves around only one Shadow Flame Dragon.
Except for a few people like Princess Anxia, most people may not have seen the second dragon.
Even most people don’t know that there are other countries besides the Shadow Flame Duchy. The Shadow Flame Duchy is everything in life.
“The Shadow Flame Duchy is too small…” Russell shook his head, took a sip of the cold barley tea, and stared out the window in a daze, “Not to mention the Valley of the Glowing River, and even my Black-waisted Snake Manor… It can’t hold my heart.”
Sooner or later, Russell will ride on the little dream dragon that has grown up and appeared, travel around the entire Dragon Sleeping Continent, and appreciate all the dragons and legends.
If there is a chance, he even wants to go to the home world of the snow demons to take a look.
“We are all visitors from other worlds, and it is reasonable to visit each other, right?” Russell grinned and chuckled.