Chapter 495: Chapter 410 Cassius’s Persuasion_2 Chapter 495: Chapter 410 Cassius’s Persuasion_2 Cassius explained in great detail.
In his eyes, compared to the hopeless White Dragon, this Silver Dragon from lwood seed more suitable to beco a ruler.
In Cassius’s plan, with the expansion of territory and the increase of the races under his command, the Ashen Empire should not beco an evil faction but rather a diverse empire that embraces all.
Pure goodness or evil was insufficient to describe this complex nation.
And the Silver Dragon was undoubtedly an excellent banner representing the “Orderly Good” faction, which could significantly help improve the empire’s image.
At that ti, maybe they could establish a two-party system: one playing the good cop, the other the bad cop, transforming this empire, built on slaughter and plunder, into a glorious and honorable “Utopia.”
For now, it seed this Silver Dragon was quite easily deceived; at least, she couldn’t perceive the empire’s true nature. For instance, Guges, who wrote “On Social Security,” seed to have already seen through it.
Olivia listened attentively, nodding repeatedly and occasionally using a spell to take notes.
For so reason, she felt like she had returned to that night of discussion and exchange with “Angel.”
The figure of the knowledgeable Young Gold Dragon gradually overlapped in her mind with the imposing Red Dragon before her….
That was clearly just a false guise, yet it left a deep impression on her.
“Alright, that’s about all for these questions.”
Cassius yawned, gently shook his enormous wings, and exhaled a puff of sulfur-scented white smoke,
“Hmm, I got it. I’ll make the necessary changes when I get back. I’ll bring it to you another day.”
Olivia nodded, picked up the docunts scattered on the ground, and said earnestly,
Cassius looked down at the silver-haired girl from above: “Olivia, is there anything else you want to say?”
Imdiately, her gaze trembled.
“…”
Olivia clutched the docunts in her hands tightly and tucked her silver hair behind her ear.
She bowed her head in silence for a long ti before slowly looking up, eting the tepid golden eyes of the Red Dragon that were filled with an oppressive aura.
“Cassius, I think… your empire shouldn’t develop in this way.”
Cassius was montarily taken aback, then asked with interest: “What do you an by ‘this way’?”
“I’ve always believed that you are not the kind of dragon who would trade others’ lives for money.”
Olivia locked eyes with Cassius, biting her lip slightly, her tone sowhat heavy.
“But my kin in the South told that the Ashen Empire is massively dumping horrible weapons that can be used by common people onto the disintegrating Empire of Fadlan.”
“The mortals of Cassandra, Thrace, and the Kingdom of Seleucis are using weapons sold by the Ashen Empire to kill each other, causing terrible casualties. It is said that the entire Central Plains have been stained with blood, and the Holy City has turned into ruins.”
“I’m glad to see the empire thriving, but—”
Olivia bit her silver teeth lightly and paused in her speech.
“I don’t want to see this developnt nourished and watered by the blood of the Fadlan People.”
“So, please stop, Cassius, make the empire stop selling those cruel and evil weapons. This is what I truly want to say.”
Cassius imdiately shook his head, laughing.
This was indeed a textbook “Silver Dragon statent.”
After Olivia spoke, Cassius could almost guess what she was going to say next—much like the last ti she begged him to stop conquering the North.
Despite her considerable experience, this Silver Dragon was still naive and full of fantasies, like most of her kin.
She always thought words could change others, yet failed to realize she was the one being changed more deeply.
Cassius did not respond directly, but under Olivia’s gaze, he extended a claw.
“Shh——”
The invisible force field controlled a knife from the weapon rack, making it fly from a distance and hover before the Red Dragon, the blade gleaming with a cold light.
Cassius asked with a smile: “Do you think this knife is evil?”
Olivia frowned slightly and gently shook her head.
She sensed a familiar pattern; it seed this Red Dragon was about to use smooth talk to persuade her again.
“Then, what if I told you this knife was owned by a brutal bandit who used it to kill over a hundred innocent commoners?”
Olivia pondered for a mont, and then sowhat uncertainly replied: “Then… it would be evil?”
Cassius shook his tail, denying: “No, the knife itself is not wrong. It’s always the person wielding the knife who is at fault.”
“…”
Olivia fell silent once again.
It seed like… what he said made a lot of sense.
Cassius continued: “Just like the war in the Empire of Fadlan—you got one thing wrong. It wasn’t our selling of weapons that caused the war to break out, but rather the war broke out, leading us to sell weapons.”
“Even without my involvent, the three princes would still fight for the position of Fadlan Emperor, causing countless innocent civilian casualties.”
Saying this, the Red Dragon sighed rather “sincerely.”
“I deeply regret this, but since the war is inevitable, why not take the opportunity to earn so gold coins and improve the lives of the imperial citizens?”
“As you can see, over these years, the thriving military industry has brought nurous job opportunities and a substantial inco to the empire. Countless imperial citizens have been saved from hunger because of the military industry’s developnt.”
“As the emperor of the Ashen Empire, I am powerless to stop the war in Fadlan, but I do have the ability to address the subsistence of the imperial people.”
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