The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Ach thought the name Oloi was nice to hear, but ultimately, Liszt still rejected it.

"For the sake of tradition, let's go with Pike."

The so-called tradition was the naming style he had used all along for the mounts, magical beasts, elves, and dragons he had trained—Fire Dragon, Li Dragon, Douson, Juan Fu, Lightning, Jela, Nami, Loki, Mickey, Leo, Fizz, Tam, Ros.

So, following convention, the Giant Algae Greater Elf was named Pike.

Bloodharbor Ripper Pike, a very ferocious hero in "League of Legends", matched the temperament of the Giant Algae Greater Elf quite well.

"You're called Pike, got it?"

"Gurgle!"

"Your name is Pike, follow me and say it..." Liszt used his thoughts to communicate, pointing at it, and then pronounced clearly in Serpent Script, "Pike!"

Pike turned its head away, ignoring Liszt.

Liszt smiled and took out a handful of Jade Powder, "Pike."

"Gurgle..." Pike's eyes were glued to the Jade Powder, unable to look away, and only after a while did it reluctantly speak, "Pai... ke..."

"It's Pike, Pike," Liszt insisted, clenching his fist, still smiling.

"Pa... ke..."

"Pike."

On the third try, the Giant Algae Greater Elf finally clearly called out its own name, "Pike."

"Good boy, here, this is for you, I have to leave for a bit now, but I'll come find you in the evening." He handed the Jade Powder to Pike.

Liszt waved his hand, riding the Rainbow Whale Rose, and along with Ach, left Pike and its giant cordyceps behind.

Once their figures disappeared into the Giant Algae Forest.

Pike, who had been downcast eating Jade Powder, suddenly stopped, raised its head, and stared blankly at where Liszt had left as if lost in thought.

A quarter of an hour, perhaps two quarters of an hour.

Pike opened its mouth and softly called out, "Pike."

It continued calling, "Pike."

"Pike."

"Pike."

The calls grew louder, and eventually, it simply started laughing with delight, shouting, "Pike! Pike! Pike!" It was excited to have a name for itself.

It had lived in the sea all its life, never thinking about giving itself a "name."

Mimicking Liszt's way, it pointed to itself and pronounced distinctly, "Pike." Its voice was shrill, but the tone was pleasant to hear, although the teeth in its mouth detracted a bit from its beauty.

After calling out "Pike" for a long time, it even forgot to eat the Jade Powder in its hand.

Just then, a fish darted over, seemingly wanting to taste the Jade Powder. Before it could nibble, a flash of light twinkled, and countless Giant Algae burst from the body of the fish, tearing it apart alive.

Pike turned its head.

Looking at the remains of the dead fish, it roared, shouting, "Pike!"

The other fish that had come close, seeing the dreadful end of the dead fish and hearing Pike's roar, were instantly terrified and turned to flee. For a time, the area around the cordyceps was quiet except for Pike. It continued to eat the Jade Powder, then returned to its own cordyceps, curling up a leaf to wrap itself inside.

A vague murmur could be heard, "Pike."

Soon.

The place became a territory for various fish, shrimp, and crabs again.

...

"I actually felt Pike's emotions, a childlike happiness at getting a toy?" Liszt had just left when he received Pike's emotional feedback.

He wasn't quite sure why Pike was so happy; not even when he fed it Jade Powder had he seen such a display of emotion.

Shaking his head without giving it much thought, as long as it wasn't the panic that came with danger, it wasn't something to worry about. With Rainbow Whale Rose, his speed of searching the sea bed made great advances, and though there seemed to be ten thousand acres of Giant Algae Forest left to search, it was essentially just a matter of making a round trip.

The Eye of Magic continued without interruption. Despite the narrow field of vision underwater, the water was clear, so he could still see dozens of meters away. A quick glance would reveal whether there was any feedback of magical light, thus eliminating the cumbersome process of identification.

It could be said,

the Eye of Magic, this Dou Qi Secret Technique, existed for the purpose of finding elves.

Suddenly,

a brightness caught his eye, a point of magic feedback light attracted his attention. Immediately he urged Rose towards the light, and upon getting closer, indeed, it was a Giant Algae Cordyceps, with an Elf Bug wandering around its base. With nothing left to say, he sprinkled Jade Powder, extended his finger, and "snap," just like that.

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The appearance of this Elf Bug proved Liszt's hunch was correct; there were still elves in the Giant Algae Forest. Therefore, he continued his search with rejuvenated spirits, exploring every corner. In the evening, just before planning to return, he made a new discovery—this time, the cordyceps he found belonged to a Giant Algae Minor Elf.

"The third Giant Algae Minor Elf, happiness has been hitting my face so frequently it's overwhelming... I need to go back and take a breather," Liszt used the usual method and successfully contracted this minor elf.

After much thought, he named it Eddie.

Besides following tradition, he could not come up with a suitable name for the many mounts, Magical Beasts, elves, and dragons. Therefore, Eddie became a name without any particular meaning. This probably also had something to do with the timing of its appearance; who asked it to show up after Pike.

Having contracted a Greater Elf, it was inevitable for Liszt to slightly neglect the Little Minor Elves, and Eddie was just the icing on the cake after a barrage of happiness so dense that he was already numb to it.

He couldn't be bothered to come up with another pleasing name—many Nobles' Little Minor Elves didn't have names, only identified by their cordyceps as a code.

Soon, he too was stepping into the ranks of the Nobles, and in the future, there would be more and more Little Minor Elves.

He stuffed Eddie into Ach's shell, and before the three Giant Algae Minor Elves could bare their teeth and snarl at each other, he forbade it from fighting with Fizz and Tam.

He curbed the elves' wildness

Liszt called to Ach, preparing to return.

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Riding on Rose's back, he felt a bit dazed, "As I keep increasing in strength, the number of elves, mounts, Magical Beasts around me will grow, and those companions I once treasured will gradually become marginalized... In fact, it's been a long time since I cared for the Fire Dragon Horse, Li Dragon Horse and Lightning; Loki has already replaced them."

A touch of subtle sadness.

But that's life, like the toys of childhood, they inevitably retire quietly at a certain point in time.

"At least they can still enjoy a proper life on my territory, receiving conscientious care from the Servants." Liszt put away his sentimentality; he wasn't a person given to melancholy.

He was striving towards his ideal

...

Quickly returning to the location of the Giant Algae Greater Elf Cordyceps, he woke up the sleeping Pike, lingered a while to practice a few "Pike"s, and told Pike his own name.

"Liszt," he pointed at himself, then pointed at the Giant Algae Greater Elf, "Pike."

This time, Pike behaved very harmoniously.

It first pointed to itself: "Pike."

Then, pointing at Liszt, it said clearly, "Liszt."

Liszt immediately smiled, then pointed at the nearby Sea Serpent, "Ach."

Pike's expression suddenly changed, as if about to roar: "Grumble!"

Ach felt somewhat disappointed.

But Liszt comforted her quickly, "Don't worry, Pike will get used to you over time."

"Yeah, Ach knows."