Evil dragon has a warm heart

Chapter 66 - 66 66 Above the Snowfield

?Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Above the Snowfield Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Above the Snowfield A stalk of caterpillar fungus was like a magical relic or a signal booster.

Spirit Insects could continuously release some yet-to-be deciphered power through the caterpillar fungus, then infect the same species. This allowed the same species to draw on the Earth’s strength, refine it into Magic Power, and thereby become Magic Potion or magical materials.

At this moment, the Bloodfang fungi mushroom caterpillar fungus on the rotting wood looked like a big piece of white bread with lots and lots of strawberry jam sprinkled on top.

The strawberry jam seemed as plump and dripping as blood.

“Sir, this is gum blood.” The newly recruited Ranger Hauls, from a hidden compartment in the Wolf Head Skylight, took out a small jar, inside which was a dark purple sticky ointment, “Every harvest of Bloodfang fungi Magic Potion will be made into gum blood.”

Russell approached and frowned, “What a waste, this gum blood is just crudely crushed Bloodfang fungi mixed with all sorts of random stuff, without fully harnessing the Magic Power of the Bloodfang fungi.”

“There’s not a single potion maker in the grotto, and, when the Lone Wolf… Lisbon was alive, he personally mixed the potions, we could only occasionally have a little share.”

The making of Magic Elixirs is very complex.

Generally, it’s the large aristocrats who cultivate special potion makers to create Magic Elixirs; commoners lack the skills, even if they had Magic Potions they couldn’t produce Magic Elixirs.

This was also the aristocracy’s monopoly in technology.

“Katie, take people and package this jar of gum blood, and later on take it back to the manor’s annex.” Russell assertively claimed the gum blood for himself, though he looked down on this crude ointment, keeping it to reward his subordinates was also not bad.

As for the Bloodfang fungi mushroom caterpillar fungus, Russell did not move it.

He had to first go to Fluorescent Castle to consult with Mr. Roman, to see if Mr. Roman knew about this mushroom, and to ask about the growing conditions for the Bloodfang fungi.

Only in the most suitable environment could the mushrooms grow well.

It was possible that the conditions in Wolf Head Skylight were the most suitable for the Bloodfang fungi to thrive, with no need to transplant it elsewhere.

“Eric, issue three tasks to the Grotto Patrol Team.”

“Please instruct.”

“First, clean up the entire Echo Water River Cavern, have all the Freemen pledge allegiance to me, and register them as serfs for the estate. If there are any who don’t wish to, let them leave the Echo Water River Cavern and settle in other grottos,” Russell said.

After a pause, he continued, “Second, arrange for personnel to be stationed at Wolf Head Skylight, guarding the Bloodfang fungi fields around the clock.”

It could be said that currently, the most valuable asset of the entire Echo Water River Cavern was this plot of land in Wolf Head Skylight.

Russell then spoke of the third task, “The Grotto Patrol Team can form another patrol group to arrange a patrol route throughout the Echo Water River Cavern. Likewise, patrol non-stop, twenty-four hours a day, to ensure we can detect the Snow Ghosts as soon as they appear.”

“Understood.” Eric responded in a muffled voice.

“Catherine, you assist Eric in executing these three tasks.” Russell named another, “Katie, continue to be my guide, take me on a tour around the Echo Water River Cavern.”

“Yes, Sir.” Katie complied.

Eric said, “Let Kevin accompany Sir to ensure his safety along the way.”

“Alright.” Russell agreed amicably, valuing his own safety greatly; with the Gold and Silver Wolfhound Kevin by his side, no one in the grotto could threaten him.

The interior of the grotto was replete with crisscrossing secret passages. Apart from some that were naturally-formed caverns, most had been slowly excavated by the Freemen over many years, and with cold springs and skylights as settlements, a complete dungeon ecology had formed.

“Cold springs, secret passages, skylights…” Unknowingly, the group arrived at a skylight at the deepest part of the Echo Water River Cavern.

Katie introduced, “This is called Great Mouth Atrium.”

The ice cap above Great Mouth Atrium had a very small hole, allowing only a little light to sprinkle down from the top, forming a bright beam of light in the atrium.

“This is called what’s it… the Darwin Effect, or is it the Dali Garden Effect?” Russell stretched out his hand, touched the bright light path, and silently thought to himself, in his previous life on Earth, he often saw such beautiful scenes while scrolling through TikTok.

The mouth of the Great Mouth Atrium was not large, but according to Katie, it was named that way because above the snowfield, a circle of snow walls had been piled up, protecting the Great Mouth Atrium like a big mouth.

“From here, you can go up to the Snowfield to hunt. There’s a vast Snow Forest nearby, where you often find snow foxes and snow rabbits,” Katie said.

The Snowfield was not barren. In places where the ice covering was thin, the force of the earth could burst forth, allowing a certain type of coniferous forest to grow. Although perennial snow and ice caused slow growth, over time it still managed to form an endless expanse of Snow Forest.

Some small animals relied on the Snow Forest for survival.

“Let’s go up and take a look.” Russell became interested.

In his predecessor’s memories, although he went out once a year to celebrate his grandfather’s birthday, he basically stayed obediently within the carriage, moving quietly along the cramped trade routes and never really having the freedom to roam the Snowfield.

“Sir, Eric is not here. We should still be cautious,” Charles advised.

“It’s fine, we have Kevin,” Russell said, patting the head of Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound, who affectionately nuzzled his trouser leg.

The Fantasy Beast could already live freely on the Snowfield.

So, with a simple command from Russell, Kevin nodded in a very human-like manner and leaped out of the skylight with a bound.

After surveying the area, he returned to the skylight and called out to Russell with a bark: “Woof.”

“Safe, let’s go up,” Russell said, leaping up with his Battle Qi vibrating, covering the several meters high distance in a single bound.

He grabbed onto the edge of the skylight and then pushed himself up, climbing out.

Around the Great Mouth Atrium was indeed a ring of snow walls, which could block the line of sight of Snow Ghosts and prevent them from spotting someone as soon as they emerged.

There was no wind, just snow everywhere.

Russell carefully poked his head out over the snow wall and saw that the area was indeed covered with a vast, unbroken stretch of Snow Forest. Perhaps because the warm season was approaching, the trees in the Snow Forest were not covered with thick snow. Instead, many branches and leaves were exposed.

They were able to soak up the sunlight.

Russell’s gaze even caught sight of a little squirrel nibbling on a pine cone in the branches of a fir tree in the distance.

“Indeed, there is animal and plant life on the Snowfield,” Russell thought, “It seems like the Snow Demon’s power is boundless, but even the strongest of severe colds can’t lock away the warmth of the earth. Life still struggles to emerge under the nurturing of the land.”

Katie followed Russell up with ease.

The four Knight Attendants also leapt up effortlessly.

But when it was Charles’s turn, there was a bit of a problem. He couldn’t jump that high and, after several attempts, was always just a little short.

“Sir, a little help…” he could only stand in the skylight and pleaded pitifully.

Russell was speechless: “You should exercise more… Forget it, Tom, Jack, help him out.”

“Yes.”

The two Knight Attendants lay on the edge of the skylight and, when Charles jumped, they grabbed his hands, one on each side, and finally dragged Charles up.

“Huff, huff…” Charles sat on the ground and took a breath, awkwardly touching his large belly and laughed, “This skylight is too high, not quite friendly for a more robust knight like me.”

Russell turned his head away, not wanting to deal with this lazy fellow.

“You really should slim down, Lord Charles,” Katie said softly.

Charles immediately raised an eyebrow at Katie: “Haha, I’ll start losing weight when we get back, and strive to return to my youthful and handsome figure.”

————
It’s the last day of February, and Old White unabashedly asks for your support with monthly tickets!