Chapter 89: A Dragon's Legacy

[Basic fabric factory x1]

[Basic distillery x1]

[Basic alchemy lab x1]

He nodded, satisfied by their usefulness. After all, he had a few hundred units of fabric, but he would have to produce it once the stock dwindled. Therefore, the blueprint would find its use in a few months and help diversify his future subjects' activities.

A broad grin stretched his lips once he saw the distillery. With it, Wukong and Ozymandias would finally have the only thing they asked from him. Anyway, it would be helpful to raise his subjects' mood after a hard day's work, so it wouldn't be a bad addition so long as they controlled themselves.

Finally, the alchemy lab made his heart pound faster as he remembered the minor health potions he had distributed to his subjects during the event. If he could recruit an alchemist skilled enough to reproduce or improve them, he would increase their safety during their dangerous raids.

After pondering, he rummaged through the items and found another fifty serpent's poison sacs and ten darkness gems.

Despite the disappointing rewards, he smiled under the gentle moonlight because...

"It's time for the main event!" Searᴄh the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Without wasting a second, he opened the three bronze chests and grabbed all the blueprints!

[Topaz dragon's necklace blueprint x1]

[Topaz dragon's ring blueprint x1]

[Topaz dragon's earrings blueprint x1]

However, he almost crumbled the papers when he saw a mere three in his trembling hands.

"That's it?! The name sounds cool and all. But only three for real?"

He clicked his tongue, annoyed but curious to see if the number related to their rarity or if his luck was just that horrible. After all, he hadn't gotten a single blueprint out of three thousand kobolds, so these were perhaps more than ornaments.

'I hope...'

With an eye closed in worry, he focused on making their stats appear.

[Topaz dragon's necklace]

Introduction:

The kobold's most prized and the only legacy offered by their ancestor. Minor draconic engravings cover each piece of jewellery, giving them versatile powers and an incredible style.

Rarity: Rare-Epic

Level requirement: 25

Vitality +25

Set pieces:

Necklace, ring, earrings.

Set effect:

Fire damage increased by 10-20%, energy consumption -10-20%

Materials required: 10 units of topaz, 30 units of iron, and an intermediate jewelsmith.

His eyes widened, and his breath caught in his throat after he read the effects.

"No way! This set is good for fighters and casters alike, not to mention the fire damage boost! If I can equip Ifrit and Luna with it, I'll raise their efficiency by a few levels!"

A wistful smile spread across his lips as he pondered this topaz set.

The earrings increased agility by twenty-five while the ring increased strength by the same value, making them desirable already. But the effect... Even if twenty percent didn't seem like much, he shuddered, imagining the devastation Luna would rain and the seas of charred corpses she'll leave behind her.

'I must find a jewelsmith! That's the territory's next priority!'

Satisfied with the blueprints, he rummaged through the other items.

As promised by Maven, he found 130 sparkling Earth gems inside. He also got another thirty units of topaz and fifty of amethyst and peridots.

He tucked his fingers around his chin, pondering the last two minerals before shrugging.

"I can't craft anything with them, so I can try to sell them when we recruit the jewelsmith."

With a final nod, he closed the chests and brought them to the warehouse.

Then, he cleaned himself by the river before sitting around the altar with his subjects, listening to their excited recounting of today's battle.

Dimitris chuckled at some exaggerations and eyed Wukong in respect.

Meanwhile, the three human sisters scrunched their noses at the gory details and covered their trembling lips in dread when they understood how close to death they had been.

Even if uncomfortable, the fifty kobolds and Maven tried to integrate themselves by sharing their meal and engaging in small talk.

After filling their stomachs and laughing for an hour, he gave the new blueprints to Alice and asked her to focus on the distillery for now. Read new chapters at m_v-l'e|-NovelFire.net

Then, he sat by the three sisters and offered them a bright smile.

"I need to interact with the surrounding villages and cities. Can you guide and help us negotiate with humans? Before you ask, I don't plan to attack them, only to recruit specialists and farmers, so don't worry too much." His smile enlarged to reach his sparkling eyes as he added. "You know me by now, anyway.

Even if I want to attack them, I'll ask for their surrender first and will never target civilians."

Contrary to his expectations, they gazed at each other for a second before Laura, the apprentice tailor, raised her thumb.

"We've been here for almost a week already, and honestly? I think the humans from my city are much more demonic than you all are."

Lilia nodded.

"I feel much safer here than when I was surrounded by those rich bastards who could ruin our lives with a single word, not to mention how scared we were each night after returning from work. Don't misunderstand me, though. We all had it hard, but as manaless women, we can't rival those hoodlums." She sighed in frustration.

"When the bandits captured us, we were moving from the city back to our parents' village because of how hard life was there."

Litia clasped her hands over her chest and smiled warmly at him next.

"We'll guide you to the city we used to live in. We'll also help you enter and negotiate. But I have a small request if it's not too much."

He gestured for her to continue, delighted to see their cooperation and intrigued to hear what she had in mind.

"The barn feels a little empty, and I believe you should buy at least a couple of horses. I'll care for them and encourage their reproduction. A few cows, sheep, and chickens are also a must, especially with all the vegetation surrounding us. We can make milk, butter, and cheese that way."

He gazed at her, eyes enlarging as he remembered how shy she had been when they first met. Yet, here she was, giving valuable insights to help develop the territory and... rid himself of this horrible meat diet.

"I'll buy some if we sell enough materials. I have a few things to supervise and a little training to complete, so we'll depart in a week. Prepare yourselves in the meantime, and if you have other requests, feel free to share them with me."

He gazed at the starry sky for a second before bidding everyone good night now that he had a clear idea of what to do next, and went straight to bed after the eventful day.

Before falling asleep, he pondered the unmentioned secondary purpose of his trip.

'I'll take the opportunity to study the city's design and defense to gauge how far I am from them. I can also get a map of Hestia's realm to assess its size and how many adversaries I'll have to fight to conquer it.'

A deep furrow creased his brows as sleep encroached on his thoughts.