"Mission complete. Reward: man-eating tree grove."
The pursuit had ended with him riding a dragon. The Smoke Mission had undoubtedly been completed perfectly, and its reward was promptly issued. Liszt had no idea what a man-eating tree grove was for the time being, nor did he pay it much attention.
His mood was still steeped in the joy of acquiring his fourth dragon.
The smoke instantly transformed into new Snake Script.
"Mission: Perfectly complete the second dragon-slaying battle. Your name shall shake the entire Legendary Continent; even the sea will tremble upon hearing it. The battle may be over, but the matter has not yet ended. Why not personally punish the traitors within Sapphire? Reward: elf silhouette."
"Punish the traitors—this mission is simple enough... But an elf silhouette? What kind of reward is that?"
Liszt thought about it, but came up blank, so he decisively gave up. Many times, the rewards from Smoke Missions supplemented the mission itself, and one could examine the mission through clues provided by the reward. But most of the time, the reward had little connection to the mission.
This Smoke Mission and its reward seemed unrelated, so there was no need to dwell on it. Once the mission was complete, he would naturally find out what an elf silhouette was.
"Time to sleep. Tomorrow, I'll head straight back to Black Horse Island, then send the Sapphire Grand Duke a message... Though he didn't participate in the dragon-slaying battle, I absolutely refuse to believe he was unaware of this dragon-slaying battle taking place within Sapphire. It won't be so easy for him to sit back and reap the fisherman's profit!"
And Liszt had not guessed wrong.
Within Blue Sky Mountain Palace, the Sapphire Grand Duke was listening to a report from the rat leader concerning the