Chapter 54 (2/2)

There was relief, disappointment, expectation, and a sense of achievement.

I should wait for a while longer in case the invisible dragon comes back.

Hiding in the fortress for another half an hour, he activated Eye of Magic Power again to ensure that the invisible dragon had left.

So, he pushed the cover on the top of the fortress aside and walked out.

He stretched his arms against the sunlight. This is the end of my first encounter with a dragon.

He had no idea what kind of dragon the invisible dragon was yet, but all dragons were incredible, particularly one that could not be seen.

He returned to the thorns and checked the wormgrass. It was growing well. Unfastening Fire Dragon’s rein, he suddenly discovered that Fire Dragon was covered in urine and feces. It must’ve been daunted by the invisible dragon just now.

Thankfully, the horse’s back was still clean.

He rode Fire Dragon to the Cow Farm, but the horse wouldn’t get close to the tower no matter how Liszt whipped it.

“You’re scared of the smell of a dragon?” Having no other choice, Liszt could only finish the rest of the trip on foot.

He couldn’t smell the scent left by the invisible dragon, because the odor of the smoking grass hadn’t faded yet.

The eight cows in the farm had run loose. He hoped that they didn’t run to Thorn Hill, where the monsters would feed on them.

In the debris of the tower, Liszt scoured every corner and even dug at the ground with a hoe, partly for the gift of the invisible dragon and partly to destroy all traces of the invisible dragon.

He had to be careful in case others were greedy.

“Got it!” A moment later, Liszt found what he was looking for below a bone—a transparent gem.

It was only the size of a fingernail and much smaller than the ruby he had. Also, it did not have glamorous colors. Clear and irregular, it reflected the sunlight like broken glitter.

Somehow, Liszt was reminded of an advertisement line.

A diamond is forever.

It was indeed the best material to make a ring, but it remained to be seen if it was related to storage. Instead of confirming it immediately, he searched for a second gem. However, he failed to find another one after digging at all the dragon footprints.

He searched with Eye of Magic Power again, to no avail.

It seems that this gem is the only gift. Liszt wiped away his sweat. His leather armor had turned dirty, but he was wearing a brilliant smile. In any case, the chapter of the invisible dragon has come to an end. Flower Town is safe now.

He sought shade in a farmer’s cottage and checked the new mission.

Mission accomplished. Reward: gem of the invisible dragon.

Mission: The potatoes of John Stretchers, a potato farmer in Potaton, taste better and grow faster than those of his peers. As the lord of the place, you have to figure out the reason. Reward: an elvish insect.