??Chapter 593: Chapter 591: Regaining the Hope That Belongs to Shadowfla
Chapter 593: Chapter 591: Regaining the Hope That Belongs to Shadowfla
A week after, Russell felt he had grasped nearly all there was to understand about the extinguished ltdown Volcano—sitting idly any longer would be pointless.
Duke Fritz Moltenfire had finished cremating the bodies, their ashes scattered into the volcano’s still-warm magma. The mont the funeral was over, Russell entrusted a few words to Viscount Fred and then left the place.
On the return journey,
he passed by Blue Mountain Fort again, but this ti he did not stop; he simply felt the temperature of the Warm Enclave.
“The temperature has dropped quite a bit, of course, it’s related to the end of the Warm Season approaching.” It was now the 20th of October and as the Warm Season drew to a close, the ice age was set to return with a vengeance. Russell couldn’t help but sigh and then sped away from the area.
At a velocity of Mach 3, he raced along.
Several days later, he returned to the Shadowfla Duchy.
“Your Highness, in the past few days, four nations have established Thunder Sound Stations—Hurricane Thunder Kingdom, Clear Sky Dusk Kingdom, Grand Duchy of Mist, and Waterfall Duchy,” reported Baron Gedvedas, Chief Executive.
“Did you send greetings to them all?”
“Yes, we’ve established exclusive Thunder Note communication lines with the four nations and exchanged information on the Snowfield situations faced by each.” As he spoke, Baron Gedvedas presented a docunt, “This is the compiled Snowfield information.”
After looking through the materials, Russell had a clear picture.
Snow Giants were not unique to the Shadowfla Duchy; practically every nation was threatened by them. And now with the arrival of Frost Giants, who had brought organization to the Snow Giants, they beca more brazen, even acting in groups.
Especially the Clear Sky Dusk Kingdom, which had discovered three Frost Giants nearby and had even assembled an army to attack the Volcanic Oasis.
However, once the Frost Giants gathered, the dragons could sense them from afar, thus avoiding engagent outside the Volcanic Oasis, and in the end, neither side could best the other. After several skirmishes, the Frost Giants dared not invade the Volcanic Oasis, and the dragons dared not stray too far from it.
“Human nations are too scattered!” Sighing quietly after closing the docunts, Russell realized there was nothing he could do about this.
Then Baron Gedvedas reported on so of the Grand Duchy’s affairs, mainly regarding the reception of refugees from the Molten Fire Duchy.
“The food supply must be fully assured. No matter what ans the Cabinet uses, when the refugees arrive, we absolutely cannot have a shortage of food.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
After dealing with political affairs, Russell went to Shadowfla Volcano.
Revisiting Shadowfla Volcano, he felt the surge of vibrant life emanating from the volcano—a stark contrast to ltdown Volcano.
“This, this is a dragon’s volcano indeed. Powerful life, omnipresent strength… I hadn’t felt it so distinctly before; only after returning from ltdown Volcano does the contrast beco so clear,” reflected Russell, landing on a platform.
“Russell, you’ve returned,” the Shadowfla Dragon lifted its head, speaking in a bubbling Magic Tongue.
“I have,” Russell smiled and waved to the Shadowfla Dragon.
“How was your inspection trip? Is the ruin of the ltdown Volcano suitable for Ice Cream to cause a volcanic eruption?”
“I haven’t considered that question, but I’ve spent a week ditating in the ltdown Volcano, and I’ve had so insights into the power of Dragonfla. Of course, that’s not important. What’s important is that I’ve brought you sothing excellent.”
“Oh, a Frost Star Bead?” The Shadowfla Dragon’s eyes glead with excitent.
“Sothing even more precious than a Frost Star Bead.”
“What could that be…” Unable to guess, the Shadowfla Dragon teased, “The head of a Bandit Flood?”
“Ah, clearly not.” Not keeping him in suspense, Russell directly took out a tal box, “Hope, left by the ltdown Dragon, a return to the ancient hope. I promised to help you reclaim the hope that was taken from you, and here’s our chance.”
“ltingfire’s hope?” The Shadowfla Dragon’s gaze flickered intensely, fixed on the tal box in Russell’s hands.
Not a movent was seen, yet the iron box opened on its own.
The ripple-like “hope” then flew straight toward the Shadowfla Dragon and was swallowed by it in one gulp.
The next mont,
colors of every shade flickered within its narrow, elongated pupils, dazzling like a stupor, taking a while before returning to normal.
Then, lowering its head to look at Russell, its gaze was filled with admiration and emotion, “Unimaginable, that Shadowfla could, in its lifeti, feel the hope of another dragon… However, after playing with it for a while, Shadowfla still wants to reclaim its own hope!”
“Of course, I’ll use this hope to exchange for your hope from King Ares,” Russell said.
Indeed, the hope that is one’s own fits better and holds a greater chance of returning to the ancient past.
After a pause, Russell asked, “Shadowfla, did you perceive anything from this hope? When I played with it, I saw a strange vision.”
“Vision?” The Shadowfla Dragon mused for a mont, “The hope of returning to the ancient past is colorful and blurry.”
“But I saw a forest of brilliant hues and a dragon of every color. It seed to have noticed
and even spewed a breath of Dragonfla at ,” Russell described his experience, “Do you know what it ans?”
“A forest of brilliant hues, a dragon of every color?” Shadowfla shook its head, equally puzzled.
“Well, that’s my impression. I hope it helps in your quest to return to the ancient past,” Russell said, “Once you’ve played with it enough, pass that hope to , and I’ll go exchange it with King Ares… The Tri-Dragon Sacrifice thod should work with either hope.”
Upon hearing this, the Shadowfla Dragon sneered, “An exchange can certainly be made, but Shadowfla also wishes to join forces with Ice Cream and seize the Torrent’s hope for a plaything!”
“Really? Is that necessary?”
“Absolutely, it’s very necessary. Shadowfla needs an outlet for its roar, and Bandit Torrent is the fiery anger that Shadowfla must vent!”
“Alright then.” Russell nodded, sowhat reluctantly. After all, Shadowfla was now his dragon—his own dragon deserved indulgence. Besides, Torrent didn’t have the potential to return to the ancient past anyway, so it was better to give up the hope and let Shadowfla glean what it could.
Perhaps, with this new insight, Shadowfla Dragon might manage to return to the ancient past!
Subsequently,
Russell returned to Red Castle and began exchanging ssages with King Ares through the Thunder Sound Machine.
They first discussed the migration of the citizens of the Molten Fire Duchy, and eventually, he proposed to swap the hope of the ltdown Dragon for that of the Shadowfla Dragon.
In the Golden Palace, King Ares frowned unconsciously as he read the content of the Thunder Note, “Scorching, the hope of the ltdown Dragon is in Russell’s hands… He proposes a trade, to exchange ltingfire’s hope for Shadowfla’s hope.”
“Ares, I’ve long said you are too cautious in your actions… If we went to Molten Fire Duchy straight away, that hope would have been mine!”
“It was impossible either way. Russell was much quicker than us,” King Ares refused to concede, “Moreover, forcibly taking the Shadowfla Dragon’s hope to perform the Tri-Dragon Sacrifice thod was already a desperate move.”
“Let’s make the trade,” the Fiery Dragon resignedly said.
King Ares also sighed, “Scorching, I know you bla
for not being impulsive enough, but the fate of humanity rests on our shoulders. We must tread carefully. It’s my irrefutable duty to unite all the forces we can.”
“Ah, you always have these grand principles… I’ll listen to you,” the Fiery Dragon responded warmly in mind.
King Ares smiled contentedly, “ltingfire’s hope is the sa, and you’ve already pondered on Shadowfla’s hope for so ti. If you contemplate ltingfire’s hope, the success rate of the Tri-Dragon Sacrifice thod will be even higher!”
After pacifying the Fiery Dragon,
King Ares ordered a response to be sent back through the Thunder Sound, agreeing to Russell’s request for a trade.
Nearly five years later, the Shadowfla Dragon could finally reclaim its ancient hope of returning to the past.
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