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Chapter 71 - 71 71 The Seven Worms
Chapter 71 - 71 71 The Seven Worms
?Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Seven Worms Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Seven Worms “So, this Lone Wolf Lisbon found a Mushroom Bug, and after you exterminated him, the bug fell into your hands?”
In the spacious study of Fluorescent Castle, Mr. Luo Man, holding a wine glass, looked at Russell with surprise, “Birch Insect, Bloodfang Fungi, you mean to say that in just a short period of time, you’ve already collected two Spirit Insects, and including the one your sister gave you, you have six bugs?”
To be precise, it should be seven bugs, as the Sword Butterfly Amber Bug also counts as one.
Of course, Russell didn’t plan to reveal the existence of the Sword Butterfly Amber Bug. Such an extremely rare item could easily expose his secret—after all, in less than two months, he had encountered too many adventures for it to be explained simply as the Great Dragon’s gaze.
“Yes, father, including the Mushroom Bug my sister gave me, I already have six bugs.”
Two Glowing Mushrooms Mushroom Bugs, one Bloodfang Fungi Mushroom Bug, one Rainy Flower Spirit Insect, one Parsley Spirit Insect, and one Birch Tree Spirit Insect.
“The Great Dragon’s gaze, it seems that sending you to live at the manor was the right decision,” Baron Roman remarked with emotion, but without much further thought.
After all, it was his son who had obtained the Spirit Insects, not someone else.
However, he shook his head soon after, “Sorry, Russell, I’ve not heard of this Bloodfang Fungi type of Mushroom Bug. Based on your description, Bloodfang Fungi might be a newly emerged mushroom, so you’ll have to figure out on your own how to cultivate it.”
There are too many types of mushrooms, with totals exceeding a hundred thousand to even a million species, and the varieties that humans have seen spawning Mushroom Bugs are but a small fraction.
“Alright.” Russell nodded.
“What about the reading glasses you’re making for your grandmother, any progress there? Grandmother provided you with a sizable amount of Gold Coins, so you should put in extra effort.”
“I have already arranged for a gem-cutter to custom-make reading glasses for grandmother. The reading glasses this time will be made with dual crystal lenses; they will certainly satisfy grandmother,” Russell said, aware that there wasn’t much technical difficulty in making reading glasses.
Out of the one hundred Gold Coin research fund, he had allocated thirty Gold Coins, more than enough to make a pair of quite perfect reading glasses.
“That’s good then,” the Baron nodded.
After that, the father and son had little else to say to each other. Neither of them were conversationalists, so they used silence to dissolve the awkwardness.
In the end, it was Russell who first broke the quiet atmosphere, “Father, I would like to flip through some books in the study to see if I can find some information about Mushroom Bugs, to help me with arranging for the Bloodfang Fungi Mushroom Bug, since it’s a new mushroom.”
“That’s fine,” Baron Roman stood up, “You stay and read here, I’ll go for a walk.”
“Father, take care.”
Seeing off Baron Roman, Russell was now free to peruse the books in the study. Although there were many bottles of wine placed on the bookshelves, there were still a large number of books inside the cabinets.
Although the Baron wasn’t fond of reading, he knew books were carriers of knowledge, and that for a noble family to prosper, the inheritance of knowledge was indispensable. Therefore, he collected books from all over every year and placed them in the cabinets of the study.
And then… he waited for someone with fate to discover them.
He would never willingly read them himself; his interests didn’t lie in that direction. He’d rather play with the three Fantasy Beasts he was contracted with than read a single book.
Ssssshhhh…
The only sound in the study was that of Russell flipping through books, which continued until lunchtime began, yet he found no records about Amber Worms.
After lunch, he remained in the study, continuing his search for another two hours.
Still, there were no findings related to the Amber Worms, only sparse descriptions in some knight novels, which seemed to treat Amber Worms as a type of Spirit Insect capable of breeding insect-type Magic Potions.
“Can the Sword Butterfly Amber Bug really cultivate… a Sword Butterfly Potion?” Russell shook his head; he had received feedback from the Sword Butterfly, which couldn’t cultivate any butterflies into Magic Potions.
It was an individual entity, incapable of infecting members of its own species with Magic Potion abilities.
After all,
The Sword Butterfly had been a species from tens of millions of years ago, and its kind had long since ceased to exist. The butterflies of today were vastly different from the Sword Butterflies; they might not even belong to the same scientific family—how could one infect another if they are not from the same family.
“Never mind, I’ll just figure it out on my own… In fact, I’ve already had a sense of the magic of the Sword Butterfly Amber Bug.”
Russell hadn’t found any information on the Amber Worm, but he wasn’t too disappointed.
On the contrary, this further proved the rarity of the Amber Worm, and having obtained the Sword Butterfly Amber Bug was indeed a stroke of great luck.
“You’re really lucky!”
Before departing, Roland patted Russell on the shoulder, looking somewhat enviously at Kevin the Gold and Silver Wolfhound that was protecting Russell.
Eric did not accompany Russell; he had Kevin guard Russell to ensure his safety.
Now that Lone Wolf Lisbon had been eradicated, the news of Eric’s ascension to Phantom Beast Knight no longer needed to be kept secret, and Roland was also made aware of it.
“Eric actually became a Phantom Beast Knight, and I haven’t even contracted a Fantasy Beast yet!” Roland said with a slightly sour tone.
“You’re planning to meet Mr. Ross as a chaste bachelor,” Russell teased with a smile.
“Of course, of course,” Roland responded with an air of it being only natural. “Whether chasing a dragon or a girl, it’s all the same. Just you watch, Russell. It’s time for the Fluorescent Fungi Family to reclaim our grandfather’s glory in our generation!”
Rod Glowshroom, the grandfather of Roland and Russell, was a renowned Flying Dragon Knight, who, had he not died in battle following the former Grand Duke on the Snowfield,
The Fluorescent Fungi Family might have already been promoted to an Earl’s family.
“Then I’ll look forward to the good news from you, big brother,” Russell said with a smile, waving as he rode off from Fluorescent Castle.
He harbored no more covetous thoughts for Mr. Ross.
While Roland was still trying to conquer a Bipedal Flying Dragon, Russell had already spent countless nights entwined in flight with the Great Dragon Ice Cream of his dreams.
Watching Russell’s departing figure, Roland touched his chin and muttered to himself, “Could it be that Russell has really figured it out and doesn’t want to compete with me for Mr. Ross anymore? This kid used to be quite crafty; I still need to keep my guard up!”
In his mind, Mr. Ross was his forbidden delicacy, not to be touched by anyone else, especially not by his own brother, Russell.
Looking up at the majestic Fluorescent Castle, Roland already saw all of it as his for the taking.
Now, he was just waiting for Baron Roman to pass away, and he would rightfully become the new master of Fluorescent Castle and Glowing Valley.
Taking a deep breath, filled with beautiful expectations for the future, Roland returned to the living room.
“Roland,” Lady Meryl called out.
“Mother, what is it?”
“Did you talk to Russell about Malena? That boy, if he doesn’t start taking things more seriously, Marcus is going to send Malena off to the Gale City Girls’ Academy to meet young nobles from other regions,” Lady Meryl complained.
“I told him, but he didn’t care,” Roland shrugged his shoulders, “Mother, I don’t think your worrying will help; the kid hasn’t caught on yet.”
Lady Meryl said irritably, “If he hasn’t caught on, what about you? What are you waiting for by not being proactive in socializing? Are you waiting for Princess Kunlaya to grow up?”