Chapter 1017: Chapter 1014: Coercion and Bribery Chapter 1017: Chapter 1014: Coercion and Bribery The wilderness camp had already been taken over by Li Si Te (Liszt) with a firm hand.
At this mont, he was staring at Piero as he interrogated, “Duke Pierrot, I believe you owe an explanation. I ca here at your invitation to oversee the distribution of the Aluminum Dragon, only to find myself the target of a long-planned assassination. If I weren’t well-prepared, I might not have been able to leave here alive today.”
“Your Majesty, I beg you to believe , the assassination has nothing to do with , the Grey Iron Family, or the Grey Iron Duchy. I truly wanted to invite Your Majesty to oversee the Dragon Riding distribution… All of this must be the work of Pilaf colluding with assassins, it must be, and the Eagle Royal Family is certainly fanning the flas behind the scenes!”
The more Piero spoke, the more nervous he beca, “It must be so, the Eagle Royal Family is behind Pilaf, and all of this, including the Aluminum Dragon, is a conspiracy of the Eagle Royal Family. Adonis Moonlight Silver is indeed cunning, taking advantage of my eagerness to revive the Grey Iron Family and thus luring Your Majesty here!”
Piero knew nothing about the Kushan Imperial, so he was unaware that the assassins were from the Kushan Imperial—the Archmage and the assassin were now unable to speak, and both Pilaf father and son were unconscious, leaving no one to tell Piero the truth.
Therefore, after Piero had filled in the blanks with his imagination, he was increasingly convinced that all this was backed by the Eagle Royal Family: “Your Majesty, Adonis must have used , please believe , I, Piero, have never thought of betraying Your Majesty!”
Liszt was noncommittal.
With a clench of his teeth, Piero said, “The assassination attempt has failed, and the Eagle Royal Family will surely react soon. When that ti cos, not only will the Aluminum Dragon be out of reach, but the Grey Iron Duchy will also have reached its end… Your Majesty, please take in the Grey Iron Family, the Grey Iron Family is willing to follow you to develop in the Fla Kingdom!”
This was clearly the so-called reward of the Smoke Mission, after being scared by the facts concocted in his own mind, Piero decisively decided to amputate a limb to survive.
Giving up the Grey Iron Duchy and fleeing to the Fla Kingdom for refuge.
“I will not leave the Aluminum Dragon for the Eagle Kingdom,” Liszt followed Piero’s self-created narrative, announcing his sovereignty over the Aluminum Dragon, “I will ride away the Aluminum Dragon, making the Eagle Kingdom lose both its lady and its soldiers… As for the Grey Iron Family, I am willing to believe you, Piero, did not play a role in the conspiracy.”
“Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty,” Piero breathed a sigh of relief.
Liszt added, “But are you sure the Grey Iron Family will unite with you to give up the Grey Iron Duchy and go to the Fla Kingdom?”
Piero was taken aback for a mont, then gave a bitter smile, “Your Majesty’s concern is indeed valid, my credibility within the family has greatly diminished, and traveling such a long distance to develop in a new kingdom would frighten many knights.”
However, his tone changed and Piero’s expression gradually beca serious, “But staying would an being swallowed up by Adonis sooner or later, I understand this King of the Eagle Kingdom. The future of the Grey Iron Family is already cut off in the Eagle Kingdom, only by following Your Majesty will the Grey Iron Family be able to revive in the Fla Kingdom.”
“If you really intend to develop in the Fla Kingdom, I welco the Grey Iron Family to prosper there, as long as you can take away a large number of the Knight Class and join the Fla Kingdom, even your title of Duke can be hereditary.”
“The title of Duke can be retained?”
“A Duke without a duchy.”
Normally, the title of a duke without a duchy is usually granted to the offspring of the royal family of a kingdom, or marquises with outstanding military achievents. Only Dragon Knights can found a nation and receive the title of Grand Duke, and if offspring fail at Dragon Riding, they can inherit the title of Duke and continue to manage the duchy.
Although the status of a duke without a duchy is sowhat lower, it is still much wider in territory than that of a marquis, and they can enjoy more resources.
Together with the original foundation of the Grey Iron Family, even though they are no longer in the Dragon Rearing Family sequence, they can still enjoy the treatnt of top-tier Nobles.
This was a better damage control plan than any, and Piero was thrilled, “I will try to persuade more of the Knight Class to go to the Fla Kingdom… But as Your Majesty is concerned, the Grey Iron Duchy is too far away from the Fla Kingdom; the long journey there would scare off most knights. And if the Eagle Royal Family discovers this, they might chase us along the way.”
“I can draw a map for you, setting you on another safer route, to the coastal border south of the Eagle Kingdom and the Yellowstone Kingdom. There, I have established a new Teleportation Array, directly connected to the Fla Kingdom.”
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Recruiting the Grey Iron Family and the knights of the Grey Iron Duchy was just a side story.
Liszt restrained the assassin, the Archmage, Pilaf, and his son. His next step was to conquer the Aluminum Dragon. If ti permitted, he could peacefully use silver coins to conquer the Aluminum Dragon. However, it was hard to say that the Eagle Kingdom hadn’t been involved in this assassination plot.
To avoid prolonged complications, he decided to take violent asures.
He signaled Duke Pierrot to return to the Grey Iron Duchy, preparing for the family’s relocation, and then he began searching for the Aluminum Dragon in the wilderness. He quickly found the dragon, which was drinking water in a valley, a juvenile tal Dragon with a thirty-ter body length and wingspan that had also noticed the arrival of Liszt and his companions.
Leo and Bard firmly locked onto the Aluminum Dragon’s position.
From left and right, they flew calmly towards the valley, pressuring the dragon but not so much that it was driven to flee in panic.
“Leo, Bard, it’s up to you now… and Ach, please ask Charlie to help with the translation, so the Aluminum Dragon understands the choices it faces,” Liszt, sitting on Bard’s back, said to Ach, who rode on Unicorn Charlie—Charlie could discern good from evil and communicate with many creatures’ minds.
It could also engage in vague communication with dragons, proving to be a very capable diplomat.
“Roar!”
The Aluminum Dragon’s scales bristled as it let out a sharp, wary cry, its body tensing, ready to take flight at any mont.
“Oh roar!”
“Woo yeeya!”
Leo and Bard each emitted a majestic dragon’s roar, responding to the Aluminum Dragon’s alarm.
With a snort, Unicorn Charlie’s golden horn flickered, already initiating a ntal conversation with the Aluminum Dragon.
After a mont of conversation,
Faced with two formidable dragons and the promise from Liszt that it could lay on a mountain of silver coins to sleep, the juvenile Aluminum Dragon was indecisive. But rationality prevailed, and through Charlie’s translation, it expressed its willingness to undergo a Mind Battle with Liszt.
However, should the Mind Battle fail, Liszt must let it go free.
“Agreed!” Liszt didn’t hesitate for a mont. He was confident in himself and had extensive experience with Mind Battles. He was also well-aware of the ntal battle tactics of Aluminum Dragons and didn’t expect to fail—if he did, he would let it go as promised.
If it were to flee, he could always capture it later and try a second Mind Battle using a Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit.
In any case,
After persuading the dragon with good words and without a dragon-slaying battle breaking out, Liszt successfully gained the opportunity for a Mind Battle. Taking a deep breath and under the Aluminum Dragon’s slightly resentful gaze, he leapt onto its back and steadily walked toward the exquisite Dragon Tooth Platform.
He found his footing on the uneven spots and settled down.
In an instant,
An extraordinary feeling swept over him, and he entered a world shimring with silver light.
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