The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 1053 - 1050 Founding Diplomatic Note

Chapter 1053: Chapter 1050: Founding Diplomatic Note

Chapter 1053 -1050: Founding Diplomatic Note

Nimia the Giant Lion took up residence in Flame King City, causing a huge stir, yet the commotion subsided swiftly, after all, the residents of Flame King City were often able to see dragons flying in the sky.

Compared to dragons.

Nimia the Giant Lion was much less renowned, even though its size was comparable to dragons, and it belonged to the same level as unicorns and phoenixes—a Sub-dragon. After abandoning the term “Sub-dragon,” Liszt had picked it up again recently, making it a distinct category.

Initially, it was thought that the term “Sub-dragon” was a misnomer for Super Dragon Beast, but it turned out not to be the case; it was merely that people confused Sub-dragon with Super Dragon Beast.

Sub-dragons were extremely rare, and so were Super Dragon Beasts, so the mix-up was somewhat understandable.

“Nimia, do you have any preferences for your nest?” Now that he had tamed him, Liszt was willing to respect Nimia the Giant Lion’s wishes.

“Roar!”

Nimia indicated that he preferred softer soil, which would facilitate his use of magic to move underground—he, as an Earth Attribute Superior Magic creature, could fully merge into the soil layer, just like a phoenix could merge into magma and flame, which was a special Magic Form.

“The soil around Flame King City isn’t soft enough?”

“Roar!” Clearly, it was not.

“Then you find a place nearby yourself.”

In the end, Nimia chose a forest adjacent to the Pegasus Ranch, about forty kilometers away from Flame King City. As per Liszt’s instruction, he would frequently go to Flame King City, circling around the King’s Castle and both Sun Mountain and Moon Mountain, then settling down at the foot of Sun Mountain, where he would enjoy the delicious food prepared for him.

Compared to raising dragons, raising Nimia the Giant Lion was much easier—there was only the need to provide a large quantity of meat, and there was no need to provide Magic Potions for his growth.

Of course, his meal was roughly equivalent to a month’s rations for an entire Knight Order.

“Your Majesty, you really captured Nimia the Giant Lion and tamed it as the Flame King City’s Guardian Beast, it’s truly unbelievable,” Duke Pierrot remarked with endless emotions when he came to select his duke mansion in Flame King City and saw the familiar Sub-dragon.

Originally, he had assembled a huge amount of manpower and materials multiple times, coordinating with Grey Iron Dragon Ornn, just to capture Nimia the Giant Lion.

Yet he had returned without success repeatedly, wasting resources in vain and eventually treating Nimia the Giant Lion as part of a deal, telling Liszt about it. He harbored a spiteful wish, hoping Liszt would also waste resources in the capture operation and end up with egg on his face.

The result turned out to be that people can be astonishingly different.

He couldn’t even seriously injure Nimia the Giant Lion, while Liszt could tame it.

“Perhaps this is why I’ve fallen to become a duke without a fief, while Liszt has become the rising new legend of the Legendary Continent, there’s a vast chasm between us.” For the first time, Duke Pierrot’s confidence in restoring the Grey Iron Duchy was significantly shaken.

Liszt didn’t know about Pierrot’s inner conflict. At his current status, he no longer needed to concern himself with other people’s thoughts.

He said indifferently, “Nimia the Giant Lion is just a Sub-dragon. Bowing down to me was a wise choice; otherwise, the so-called ‘indestructible’ legend would have been shattered… which was quite a pity, actually. Originally, I intended to use lion pelts to craft a batch of standard leather armors for the Burning Legion.”

Pierrot opened his mouth but found no words to say.

…

Sapphire Calendar 157, October.

Without donning the regulation lion-skin armor, the Burning Legion had also “disguised” itself as a Sapphire Knight Order and participated in the annual Pioneer Mandate War.

The Eagle Kingdom still adhered to a non-resistance strategy, letting the “flies” from Sapphire loot everywhere unchecked.

However, when the two-month war ended and it was time to tally the spoils, Li Si Te (Liszt) found himself quite dissatisfied—the lower-ranking knights and serfs had reaped a rich harvest, but there was a paucity of noble-class and elf resources.

“Adonis Moonlight Silver has grown wise, eh? He moved the great nobles and lesser nobles from the coastal hinterlands inland in advance, redrawing their fiefs. He intends to jettison the tail like a lizard, abandoning the fertile coastal lands… To endure and decisively cut the losses when necessary, it seems I must regard him more highly.”

Devising such a humiliating and onerous strategy required tremendous courage—regardless of his strategic intentions, Adonis Moonlight Silver had already lost the ‘fearlessness’ that characterized a knight’s noble quality.

That also meant he had lost ‘the hearts of his people.’

The low-ranking knights forced to migrate during this Pioneer Mandate had essentially come to understand their abandonment, so they quickly and gladly joined the Flame Kingdom, without the slightest resistance.

They were even grateful to become a part of the Flame Kingdom at such a time.

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Indeed, this year’s Pioneer Mandate War was a good opportunity.

This would likely be the last time the war was conducted under the banner of the Sapphire Duchy, and the last chance for captive knights to become elder statesmen in the kingdom.

Because.

Li Si Te (Liszt) had already notified the three great kingdoms and the numerous duchies in the northeastern corner of the Legendary Continent that the Flame Kingdom would officially be founded on the first day of the first month of Sapphire Calendar 158, and the Flame Calendar would be initiated, designating that day as the first day of the first month of the first year of the Flame Era. On this triple-first day, he would be formally crowned as king.

The era of the Flame Kingdom was about to dawn.

…

“Is that day finally about to arrive?” Anthony Sapphire stood in the highest corridor of a room in the Azure Sky Peak Palace, gazing down at the entire Blue Dragon City beneath him.

His mother, Sarette Dahua Weilan, stood by his side and smiled faintly, “Anthony, do not harbor any resistance; this day was decided by your father while he still lived. Becoming a vassal of the Flame Kingdom isn’t a bad thing, the Steel Ridge Royal Family will respect our decisions.”

“I don’t care about the attitude of the Steel Ridge Royal Family. Compared to the brilliant and resourceful Li Si Te (Liszt), Osborne wasted more than thirty years without even riding a Platinum Dragon, merely a man of great ambition but lesser talent.” Anthony shook his head, “But it’s easier to deal with someone of great ambition but lesser talent, while a resourceful person is far more dangerous.”

“Are you referring to the Grey Iron Duchy?”

“Yes, Mother, a duchy even more ancient than our Sapphire Duchy just vanished into thin air; one cannot help but be vigilant.”

“But that doesn’t prove the danger Li Si Te (Liszt) poses, it just shows the greed of the Eagle Royal Family. Adonis is a shortsighted and ineffective man. Li Si Te (Liszt) could have chosen not to save the Sapphire Dragon, but he did not do so. That generosity is not something Adonis can match.”

Anthony nodded, “Yes, any knight who can establish a kingdom’s foundations is indeed great.”

“If you can think this way, the future of the Sapphire Duchy will be very smooth… How we handle our relationship with the Flame Kingdom will be the most critical decision for our family’s future.”

“Of course, I understand. What I’m really curious about now is how the three great kingdoms will regard the Flame Kingdom. Although this world is vast and most of its resources remain unexploited, hidden in primeval forests with countless fertile lands, no one will willingly give up their interests.”

Anthony looked up at the sky and continued, “Li Si Te (Liszt) is gradually devouring the Eagle Kingdom, and with each bite, the Flame Kingdom grows stronger… Perhaps one day, I shall witness the birth of an empire?”