Over the days he waited for his coronation, Russell lived a very leisurely life.
Having just advanced to Phantom Dragon Knight, he needed to spend more time working in sync with Sacred Unicorn Polly and develop more combat techniques for a Phantom Dragon Knight.
Elemental Body Casting was certainly spectacular, but it consumed an enormous amount of energy, so his combat techniques had to be optimized properly.
After all, Polly did not have a volcano that could provide an endless supply of energy. This was also an important reason why Phantom Dragons could not compare to True Dragons. In terms of explosive power, the two might be fairly similar, but when it came to endurance, True Dragons were unmatched.
The road to Red Bat Cave was under construction. Warm Resonance and the development of Yunmeng Marsh Oasis had made Red Bat Cave part of the Warm Lands.
The actual cave, meanwhile, had already been moved three kilometers north.
At this moment.
Russell stood atop the cave, which had not yet completely finished thawing, waiting for the return of Black Oil Dragon Rosai and Simulated Nightmare Beast Dragon Sembra.
Sembra could not fly and could only return along the trade route.
Of course, Sembra was not traveling alone. Two wagons loaded with goods followed her, while Rosai guarded them from the sky—the wagons were filled with gifts Russell had purchased from the Scorching Torrent Kingdom.
"Sembra, welcome home." Russell leaped up and landed on Sembra's back.
"Roar!" Rosai circled overhead.
Russell looked up and communicated with Rosai through their minds. "Go back first. I'm going to ride Sembra home."
Only then did Rosai flap her wings and return to Cigar Castle.
Russell rode Sembra, leading the two wagons straight to Fluorite Castle. He would have lunch there today and distribute the