The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Even if he had a myriad of ideas, being unable to express them made it all in vain.

Liszt didn’t have time to waste on this: “Since you’re so full of ideas, I’m going to entrust you with some creativity and let you bring it to life, Karasko. Can you do it?”

“Lord Landlord, Karasko, can do it!”

“Very good, do you see this blueprint?” Liszt pulled out a prepared blueprint, which depicted a rocking chair, “This kind of chair that can rock, do you understand it?”

Karasko took the blueprint.

After studying it intently for a full ten minutes, he slowly nodded, “I understand, Lord Landlord, Karasko will do it.”

The blueprint was drawn in great detail, not just a single image, but with explanations from various angles, understandable by anyone who wasn’t a fool.

A rocking chair was a very simple piece of furniture after all.

In this world without rocking chairs, when the Sun came out occasionally in winter, Liszt could only sit in a hard-backed chair, unable to enjoy the drowsy ambience that comes with rocking.

With a rocking chair, one could not only bask in the winter sun by the window, rocking and reading, but also cool off in the shade of an apple tree in summer.

After leaving the Carpenter’s Shop, he thought to himself, “Should a rocking chair be able to open Karasko’s mind, letting him unleash his creativity?”

If not, he was prepared to teach Karasko other wooden inventions that were absent from this world, such as drawers, cradles, curved ploughs, unicycles, and curio shelves.

If a rocking chair alone could complete the mission, Liszt would still slowly invent these things.

However, by then, he would arrange for skilled carpenters to build them: “The Carpenter’s Shop is time to be upgraded to a woodworking workshop, and it’s time to expand, Rapid Growth Iron Thorns will soon be mature, and soon the wooden products of Fresh Flower Town will become a new specialty—after all, they are made of ironwood.”

Desks and cabinets with drawers, rocking chairs and baby cradles that can sway, and curio shelves of unique design, suitable for noble collections, should all be popular.

As for the curved plough and unicycle, Liszt still hadn’t decided whether to develop them.

These tools could now be defined as strategic items; once invented, they would greatly promote the development of productivity. But the technology involved in these tools was relatively low and easy to replicate; they could end up propelling not just the productivity of Fresh Flower Town but of the entire Duchy of Sapphire.

He never denied his own selfishness.

As a noble, of course, he wanted to keep the good things for himself.

“I should wait until I grow stronger then develop these strategic items one by one. By then, I’ll be able to use the advantage of being first to quickly expand my power and achieve exponential growth… Right now, Fresh Flower Town’s capacity is simply not enough to develop leaps and bounds through these means.”

Once he thought it through,

He was no longer troubled.

Returning to the castle, it was time to check on the progress of Sea Sprite Ake’s magical practice.

“Ake, how is it going, can you cast Water Arrow Barrage now?”

“Not yet, brother.” A water arrow slowly emerged in Ake’s hand, but he was still unable to condense a second arrow, “It seems like Water Arrow Barrage isn’t very difficult, but Ake just can’t create the second arrow, even after trying many times. Is Ake very stupid?”

“How could you be.”

Liszt started stroking Ake’s deep blue hair again, enjoying the silky and moist feel of it, “Magical practice isn’t achieved overnight. Compared to magicians who spend years learning just one Water Arrow Spell, you are already a genius.”

Ake immediately grinned and said, “Yeah, Ake also thinks Ake is a genius.” Then he nuzzled his head into Liszt’s hand.

He enjoyed being petted by Liszt.

This gave Li Si Te a peculiar sense that he was engaged in a “Magical Girl Training” program, nurturing a sea sprite, not yet adult, into a powerful magic platform. He felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

Occasionally, he would remind himself, “Start with three years, with the highest penalty being death.”

His gaze swept past Ake’s chests as he chuckled, “Don’t you feel bored staying here all the time?”

“Not at all, Ake really loves the current life. I can quietly read books and learn magic, and I don’t have to worry about Dulu Miqita hunting me anymore.”

“I thought you would love the ocean very much.”

“Mhm mhm, Ake loves the ocean very much, but compared to magic, I have already lived there for forty-one years. Once I learn lots of magic and can defeat Dulu Miqita, I can go out to the sea with brother and travel around. For now, I need to read books.”

She lifted a magic book from beside her, her face glowing with a pilgrim-like radiance.

Magic had opened the doors to a new world for her.

“Ake will become an excellent water mage, I firmly believe this!” Li Si Te stood up to leave, “You quietly read your books and study magic. Fresh fruit has been placed on the table, help yourself if you want any. Also, keep an eye on Jela, I’ve decided to ground it for three days as punishment.”

The sea sprite nodded, “Hehe, Ake will take good care of Jela for brother.”

In the corner of the seashells, a small “Wah!” sounded.

…

Although Karasko’s thoughts were a bit off the mark, under Li Si Te’s guidance, he still crafted his first rocking chair within two days.

Since this was his first attempt, and he had no experience, the rocking chair was crooked and didn’t conform to ergonomics.

When the rocking chair was delivered to the castle, Li Si Te almost failed to recognize that it was supposed to be a rocking chair—the sides were so unbalanced that it not only was uncomfortable to sit on but also felt like it would tip over at any moment when rocked.

“Karasko, sit on it yourself, and feel it,” Li Si Te said calmly as he stood up.

“Yes, Lord Landlord.”

Karasko sat down and rocked with difficulty.

Li Si Te asked, “What do you feel?”

“It seems, it seems less stable than a normal chair, and it pokes, pokes the bottom.”

“The legs that allow for rocking need to be uniform, and the curve must be just right, not too big or too small. And the chair back that supports a reclining person must be flat and comfortable. Continue improving the rocking chair, and don’t disappoint the expectations I have for you. Strive to make a qualified rocking chair.”

“Y-yes, Lord Landlord!”

Having had many interactions with serfs, Li Si Te no longer lost his temper easily, even if the serf was incredibly dim-witted—he just calmly accepted the fact. With the experiences and perspectives from his two lifetimes, he had a deeper understanding of problems. Serfs were uneducated with narrow outlooks and rigid thinking.

Just as with the carpenters from Fresh Flower Town’s Carpenter’s Shop, aside from following instructions, they never thought to innovate or create new furniture or tools.

Although Karasko’s ideas might have been off, at least he had ideas.

“When you make a qualified rocking chair, you will receive a reward from me. Now, get back to work seriously,” Li Si Te waved his hand, and the servants escorted Karasko and his chair out of the castle.

He took a sip of fresh Dragon Breed milk tea and summoned the Smoke Mission.

He had assumed that the mission wouldn’t be completed since Karasko’s rocking chair was seriously flawed, but apparently, the Smoke Mission hadn’t set high requirements.

The Smoke Serpent Script suddenly transformed.

“Mission completed, reward: Rubber Tree Elf Bug Triplets.”