Chapter 029 Breeding and Taming 2
In the dark dungeon, the torches trembled in the wind, and the candle wicks were dim.
Seddon was pacing about, sighing.
"Seddon, there's no point in being anxious. Lord Augustine will definitely come to rescue us." David tried to comfort him.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Flamebird heard the name and let out a low hiss, even with a tendency to spit fire. David and others hurried forward to comfort it.
They were all Augustine's retainers and confidants, and were thrown into the dungeon without any reason. Not to mention Augustine's Flamebird mount, even they, who were experienced in battle, were very frightened.
Saiden sighed. "I'm not worried about us. I'm afraid for Master Augustine."
There was a hidden danger in this statement, but everyone knew it.
Even though they tried hard to convince themselves, the biggest possibility was... that Lord Augustine might have met with an accident.
David was about to speak to comfort everyone when two figures suddenly flashed before him.
"grown ups!"
Everyone was very excited and shouted in unison.
Augustine made a shushing gesture, and Lin Muqiu whispered, "Enough talk! I'll teleport you away immediately."
Everyone suddenly became uneasy again.
Generally speaking, the magic level will limit the number of teleportations and the number of people in a day, so who should go first?
"Seddon, you go first." David said softly, "We are guards after all, and with Flamingo by our side, we are safer."
"No, you go first! You can tame beasts, so you'll be more useful to me!" Saiden quickly declined. "To die for me, my lord, is the honor of my life!"
Lin Muqiu rolled his eyes and teleported them all away, fearing that some Qiong Yao-style sentimental plot would unfold next.
Everyone: “…”
Is this the world of the big guys?
*
In the town of Oez, inside the Lord's Hall.
"Congratulations, father! Your biggest worry is finally gone!" Di Si on the side clapped his hands and congratulated.
Oez sat on the throne and breathed a sigh of relief, with the corners of his mouth rising more and more.
After twenty years of painstaking efforts, he finally got rid of the shadow of his deceased ex-wife.
At that time, he was just the Duke's least favored youngest son, with no followers and no fiefdom, while his ex-wife was the lord of the small town of Oez, and was pursued and loved by many suitors.
He had gone to great lengths to win her favor, and had worked his way up to this position through her, and even regained his father's favor.
In fact, Augustine did nothing wrong, but the fact that he looked like her was his original sin.
He felt sick just seeing that face. It reminded him of his past—when he was powerless and had to be humble and subservient to please him. Moreover, Augustine was quite famous, with a group of loyal followers who were willing to follow him to the death. This made him feel extremely dangerous.
If he wants to implement his ice powder plan and rise to prominence, he cannot tolerate the variable of Augustine.
Anyone who threatens his rule should be eliminated.
Moreover...why did he have to endure such a difficult journey, while Augustine had everything he never had since birth?!
As the eldest son, extremely talented, and loved by his mother...
He admitted that he was jealous of Augustine, even though he was his son.
Thinking of this, Oez's smile became even more distorted. "After all, I am Augustine's father. Even if he is unfilial, I still have to give him a chance to live. Just don't let me see him again. Anyway, he is alone now. Even if he follows Lin Muqiu, he won't be able to cause any trouble."
A hint of sneer flashed in Di Si's eyes.
Why are you pretending to be a loving father and a filial son now?
But fortunately, he had secretly arranged archers, so Augustine could not be alive.
Di Si suppressed his emotions and smiled, "Father is indeed wise. He deliberately sent thieves disguised as refugees to rob and cause trouble in Lin Muqiu Town. Even if she is a mage, what can she do? Isn't she too busy taking care of herself? Let alone helping Augustine."
"Report—"
The attendant came hurriedly, panting.
Oez's eyes were full of smiles. "Tell me, what's the good news?"
The attendant gasped, "All the thieves we sent out were robbed!"
"Look how anxious you are," Di Si said with a smile, "You said it the other way around."
The attendant lowered his head, not daring to look at him. "I didn't say anything about rebellion. The thieves we sent out were all robbed by Lin Muqiu. The thieves who came back even asked if the Lord would compensate us for the losses incurred during the mission."
"This must be fake!" Oez stood up suddenly, his face livid. "Are these bastards trying to cheat me out of my money?"
"Report—"
Another attendant came hurriedly, panting.
"Speaking of which, it's time for me to cheer myself up." Lord Oez returned to his seat, closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and consoled himself by saying, "This little thing won't make me lose my composure."
"The dungeon is out of control! Someone broke into the prison! And... and..." The servant lowered his head in a cold sweat, not daring to say any more.
Oez stood up suddenly, "What did you say?!"
"Father, why are you so angry?" Di Si soothed him, "We've known for a long time that Lin Muqiu has the ability to teleport. But even if she's a level 50 mage, she can only take away a few people at most. She won't be able to do anything."
Oez thought what Di Si said made sense, so he sat back calmly and said, "No problem, just say it. I am a broad-minded king and will never get angry."
"They are all gone," the attendant said in one breath.
"What? Bastard!" Oez slammed the table and stood up, furious. "Impossible! Is her magic level above 80?"
"Father, please stay calm!" Cold sweat also dripped from Di Si's temples, but he could only pretend to be calm at this moment and said: "Lin Muqiu may not be a superb magician. It is also possible that he has used special props to hide. He can't get far! As long as we let the pharmacist develop the formula of ice powder, it will be fine. This is the real thing!"
"That's right." Lord Oez calmed down and sat down again.
"Report—"
Another attendant came hurriedly, panting.
"Don't tell me that the research on ice powder has also failed!" Lord Oez stood up and walked over with a face full of anger, grabbed the servant's collar and lifted him up.
"That...that's not the case." The servant replied tremblingly.
"That's good." Oez breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's the pharmacist who ran away!"
*
At this time, the escaped pharmacist was hiding and moving around in the forest, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he is a senior pharmacist and secretly made a teleportation magic potion last night, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to escape.
He never wanted to do such a thing again, stealing other people's formulas and aiding and abetting evil.
"I was forced to do bad things. I am not a person without conscience..." He tried to repeat himself, praying that Augustine, who was framed, would be okay.
"Since you have done something bad, go and atone for your sins."
A clear and melodious voice interrupted from the side.
The pharmacist slowly raised his head and saw Augustine and a woman standing next to him.
"Ah! Ghost!" He yelled and fell down in fear. "It's none of my business... I don't want to frame you with Di Si. If you become a ghost and seek revenge, don't look for me..."
Lin Muqiu was speechless… "What the hell? Come with me to Ankang Town and work as a pharmacist to atone for your sins, and I will forgive you for stealing the secret recipe from my shop!"
"Huh? Huh?" The pharmacist blinked as he realized what was happening. "So you're not here to seek revenge on me, are you?"
Lin Muqiu smiled kindly: "If you resist forcefully, then I will have to reconsider."
pharmacist:"……"
*
Ankang Town, at home.
"Master, you have counted these gold coins several times...there can't be any mistakes." Yun Yi said helplessly.
Lin Muqiu smiled without even looking up and said, "Oh, it's just a personal hobby."
After saying that, she continued to hum a little tune and count.
She only hoped that good things like this would happen more often, and she was very grateful to the money and supplies (thieves), animal trainers, and pharmacists sent by the neighboring town.
Others rely on fighting for supplies, but she relies on support from neighbors. That's fine.
Everything has been going well recently, except for one thing that makes her feel a little uncomfortable - the dragon eggs cannot hatch.
She hadn't written about the dragon eggs at the time, so even as the author, she was powerless.
She looked down at the chicken coop and the egg at home, feeling a little worried.
At this moment, the fiery red egg was rubbing against her feet, like a baby rubbing against its mother, shaking its head. Although it was just an egg, it was obvious that it was an egg that was eager to break out of the shell!
Thinking of this, she put on a serious face, stuffed the dragon egg back under the turkey's butt and covered it, saying to the dragon egg, "You have to be good. This is the nest I built for you at home."
Augustine stood aside at this moment, having calmly accepted the fact that there actually were dragon eggs. The shock and fear he had felt when he first saw a dragon egg faded away. He even pulled the dragon egg out from under the turkey's butt with an expressionless face and handed it back to Lin Muqiu. "And don't let the turkey hatch eggs in the future. They are not the same breed. How can they hatch them?"
"Ah?" Lin Muqiu held the dragon in his arms, astonished. "The dragon cub was mistaken by the turkey for its own egg, and it didn't run away. Doesn't this mean it needs a fire-attributed animal to hatch it?"
"You're half right. The dragon cub did volunteer. It's very afraid of the cold, and the high temperatures of the summer disaster aren't enough for it to absorb, so it took the initiative to hide under the turkey to keep warm." Augustine shook his head helplessly. "It needs fire magic, but it doesn't want to be hatched by the turkey."
Lin Muqiu's expression was a little strange, "Could it be that you mean... let me hatch it?"
Augustine: “…”
He smiled helplessly, "Even if you wanted to, I'm afraid you'd be powerless."
As an animal trainer, Augustine was familiar with all birds and beasts and loved them from the bottom of his heart. So, he couldn't help but feel sorry for them. He walked to the window and began to chatter away, "Dragons are very precious. Even if it's just a dragon egg, this is the first time I've ever seen one. It's said that dragon cubs are born completely bald, without many scales, like little birds. But as soon as they're born, they emit bursts of dazzling golden light, making it difficult to look directly at them."
"But they are very loyal, treating the person who hatched them as their mother, showing extra favoritism and protection. They are also extremely intelligent, able to understand all commands, even implicit meanings. It's a pity... So far, there's only been one successful hatch, and that was a thousand years ago. I heard that the hatcher needs to be a maximum-level fire mage, infusing them with blazing fire, for it to hatch..."
"Yes, the one who successfully hatched it was none other than the first generation King."
"Having a dragon egg and being recognized by the dragon is the greatest honor."
Augustine's eyes sparkled with endless brilliance, as if he had witnessed the scene with his own eyes. Lin Muqiu could understand this very well. Perhaps this was similar to the feeling of collecting limited edition cards.
so……
"Can you help me check? Is the dragon hatched?" she said expressionlessly.
Augustine was startled. He turned and saw a crack in the dragon egg in Lin Muqiu's arms. A dragon cub, shaped like a bald bird, poked its head out. Its two horns jutted out like small branches, bending its body. Beneath the horns, its eyes shone a dazzling golden light, filled with curiosity as it peered towards Lin Muqiu. Its body flushed pink with anxiety, its delicate scales puffing. Even its tiny wings flapped vigorously, as if trying to kiss her cheek. Unfortunately, it couldn't fly—because its wings were missing a small piece, only half.
But that doesn't prevent it from being a dazzling, golden, real dragon.
Augustine:!
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