Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 624 - 013 Discussion

In reality, the trade between the Blue Dragon Kingdom within the Kawa Great Forest and the Central Earth World has long been watched by some greedy high nobles within the Southern Countries. However, due to their fear of the military power of the Dragon Nest Tribe entrenched in the Kawa Great Forest, they have not dared to act blatantly. Instead, they impose heavy taxes on the transport of the Blue Dragon Kingdom's industrial and commercial products within their own territories to seize wealth.

After all, if they tampered with the Border Great Wall and eventually provoked an attack from the southern Dragon Nest Beastman Tribe, who would be held responsible then?

However, interests ultimately tempt the human heart.

With the influx of a large number of light industrial and commercial products from the southern Dragon Nest Tribe and the prosperity of the trade chain, more and more nobles have turned their attention to the southern Barbaric Zone, which they previously looked down upon.

Indeed,

Even though within the Blue Dragon Kingdom, both industrial capabilities and the degree of civilization have far surpassed these medieval feudal states, leaving them behind without them even noticing, these class-solid nobles still consider the area south of the Border Great Wall to be merely a Barbaric Zone.

In such a Barbaric Zone, a place of impoverished mountains and rivers which only stinky Beastmen could endure, so many valuable items have appeared, and a group of lowly Beastmen have surprisingly produced so many things.

How could this not be surprising?

Especially over two months ago, at the wedding ceremony of a Duke in a certain Duchy, the extremely ostentatiously advertised Crystal Palace—an incredibly magnificent building—made the individual a famed figure among the entire southern Duchy's noble class, meanwhile countless greedy eyes finally turned to that southern land.

Compared to the Duke's dazzling Crystal Lamp Palace, wouldn't the place that can create all this splendor be even wealthier?

Thinking about such enormous wealth in that Barbaric Zone,

for a moment, more people were moved.

Perhaps those dazzling crystal lamps were also dug out from a mine by those brainless lowly Beastmen.

That group of lowly Beastmen, discovered a "Crystal Lamp" mine from who knows which remote mountain and wilderness, dug them out from the mining pit, and turned them into expensive commodities. If they could invade the Kawa Great Forest and seize that mining pit, wouldn't they hit the jackpot?

In fact, among those high and mighty nobles, there really are people thinking this way.

Just like the story of Austin's past life, where cake was suggested to the breadless, especially in this world where the existence of extraordinary power makes it extremely difficult for commoners to rise without special opportunities, causing a severe solidification of class structure.

Against this backdrop, among the ruling aristocratic class, brainless fools are not in short supply.

"Gentlemen, the southern Forest Land is growing more and more glittering gold coins. We used to allow the lowly Beastmen of the south to live there, but now, everything has changed!"

"Over a decade ago, a mere few thousand soldiers crushed the Beastman Royal Court on that land. With our strength, could we not organize an army of more than a hundred thousand together?"

"It is time for the Beastmen entrenched there to pay their protection fees!"

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the nobles were in fervent discussion.

The words were brimming with confidence.

As if as long as they raise an army, they could easily wipe out the Dragon Nest Beastmen on the Kawa Great Forest and seize a massive trove of gold coins.

"But, isn't that Beastman force reportedly led by a Blue Dragon? In recent years, the Pioneer Cities outside the Border Great Wall have continuously fallen, with all cities being captured. Couldn't this be a problem?"

Some also expressed concern.

"Haha, you say a Dragon-led Beastman?"

"I was a bit concerned at first, but since it's a Dragon leading, I'm even less worried."

A burst of laughter erupted among the guests at the banquet within the City Lord's Mansion.

It is well known that though giant dragons are powerful, these muscle-brained creatures simply don't understand how to govern a force.

History is filled with records of powerful, dragon-led forces raising a ruckus, plundering and killing everywhere to grow themselves, quickly rising to a peak of momentum, but all soon collapsed.

The reasons are many, such as the whole force resembling a bandit group without the basic capability to produce supplies. Once they can't plunder enough supplies from the outside, the whole force quickly collapses; also, internally bloated forces suffer chaotic management, with ongoing conflicts and infighting among different Beastman races under their banners...

Numerous issues make many giant dragons lack the skills and ability to manage these forces and cannot maintain the development of their subordinate Clan forces.

But whatever the reason,

Ultimately, the forces ruled by giant dragons have essentially become a punchline, synonymous with unreliability around the world.

The Dragon Race, truly possesses the innate commander ability to develop Clan forces.

But unfortunately, their heads are filled only with muscles.

"Gentlemen, that rich land rightfully belongs to us! Wretched thieves have taken our gold coins; it is time to scatter our honor over that land!"

Someone declared loudly.

Among the nobles present were people of status, even if not personally noble, they were representatives of various forces.

As long as they could unite, the military power gathered with the combined strengths of the Southern Eight Nations would be enough to scour the Beastmen living on that land, seizing their abundant wealth.

In the past,

only a portion of greedy folks coveted the wealth of that southern force, only being able to exploit traveling merchants within their own territories.

However, after that Duke's "reminder," even some Kings of countries began to pay attention to that southern place.

The greed for money is an indelible base nature of these nobles.

Precisely because of this, these influential figures suddenly strengthened the defenses of the Border Great Wall, imposed heavy taxes on passing merchants, and seized a great deal of benefits.

Now, the tax money collected at the Border Great Wall from those merchants, the shimmering silver coins and glittering gold coins placed before them, instantly sparked the minds of most present.

With just one checkpoint, so much wealth can be plundered.

Then what about that southern Forest Land?

It's said that over the years, those Beastmen have learned to cultivate land and open mines. Whether it's food or gold and silver deposits, it's an incredibly enormous fortune.

This fortune is enough for them to take action!