Too many dragons were exhausting; too many elves were exhausting too. Liszt had no choice but to spend a day bonding with the elves under his command.
As of now.
He had one Dragon Elf, nine Great Elves, sixty-seven Little Elves, and nearly four hundred Elf Bugs. The elves were increasing at an explosive rate. Only a minority had been cultivated by himself; most had been acquired from elsewhere. Some came from prisoner ransoms, some from the Count of Hot Spring Island, and some from the Moon-Slayer tribes.
Yet even with so many elves, he was still far behind the Sapphire Family.
As a dragon-riding family that raised six dragons—including the Bone Dragon Vini—such assets were truly shabby. Only after developing the entire Flame Archipelago, coupled with scientific farming, would the number of elves gradually rise and eventually reach the standard of a royal dragon-riding family.
Besides.
Liszt also went to the kennel to inspect the Falcon Hounds gifted by the Red-White Rose Family.
This low-level dragon beast was wind-attributed. It was not particularly large, even slightly smaller than an ordinary Violent Earth Dog. However, its body was slender, it excelled at running, and it could cast wind magic—Multiple Wind Blades. Perhaps it was unsuited for charging into battle, but it was an excellent hunting companion, the sort of plaything favored by nobles.
Many nobles enjoyed keeping dogs for hunting.
Thus, a Falcon Hound breed of low-level dragon beast would undoubtedly elevate a noble's status immensely—after all, not even great nobles could necessarily acquire dragon beasts as pets. Dragon beasts were exceedingly rare, and their value was difficult to measure in Gold Coins.
The Red-White Rose Family had truly made a grand gesture, giving Liszt three pairs of adult dogs and twenty puppies all at once. They could breed continuously,