The Mighty Dragons Are Dead - Chapter 353

Chapter 353: Chapter 0350: You Are the Person I Trust (Fourth Update, Alliance Hierarch Additional Update 13/18)

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“Chris, I need to go back and think about the message you brought, please rest well, I’ve arranged for a farmer to take care of you outside the door. If you need anything, feel free to let them know,”

Liszt instructed her briefly before hastily leaving the room.

He then summoned his personal guard Paris.

“Baron, what can I do for you?” The strands of hair on Paris’s forehead were damp, she had clearly been training hard before. Recently, she planned to learn Dou Qi to see if she could combine it with the strength of the Black Dragon Wraith, thereby improving her own power.

“I’ve saved a magician, you know about that, right?”

“Chris Truth, I’ve visited her. She’s as frail as a commoner… To be honest, I’m quite disappointed. If I were to become a magician, I’d probably be just like her.”

Of course not the same, the differences in figure and appearance were huge.

It was just a thought that crossed Liszt’s mind before he brushed it away like a gust of wind. He was in no mood to worry about such messy matters, “She has brought a message that is hard to discern as true or false, and I need time to think it over. Therefore, during this period, I hope you can discreetly monitor her actions.”

“Hard to discern as true or false? Baron, do you need me to interrogate her? I’m still quite skilled in interrogation techniques,” Paris raised her eyebrows.

“There’s no need for that. She’s prepared to stay in Fresh Flower Town to work for me, and perhaps in the future, she will be the magician I worship. I’m a bit nervous about the message she brought and need time to digest it. Paris, after I’ve thought it through, I’ll still need your help to consider it, after all, you are someone I trust.”

He placed his hand on Paris’s shoulder and gave it a firm squeeze.

Paris’s breathing quickened slightly, but she maintained a radiant smile, “Baron, you know I can’t refuse.”

“I’m counting on you, Paris.” Liszt withdrew his hand, turned, and left, leaving behind a tall, straight figure for Paris to gaze at for a long time.

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Back in the study of the castle, Liszt did not allow anyone to disturb him and pondered alone.

What was laid out before him now was a precarious situation that could be either big or small—if nothing happened, everything was normal; but if something did happen, it would definitely be a massive earthquake for the Duchy of Sapphire.

The words of Chris Truth were hard to identify as true or false.

Although her tone was sincere when she spoke, the logic was fairly consistent, and much of the content matched up with the information Liszt held, with no glaring holes. Moreover, she had no reason to soak herself in the sea and then remain unconscious for more than a week, just to contrive such a lie to deceive a country baron.

If what she said was true.

Then it’s possible that the assassination of the Sapphire Dragon has already taken place.

“The Magic Goat Family has been exterminated for over a hundred years, why would they bother to stir things up again? The former Marquis Cohen and Curtis Truth wanted to help Annute become the Dragon Domain Landlord; now the Goat Assembly is coaxing the Marquis of Bull to become a Lich and assassinate the Sapphire Dragon.”

What kind of grudge did these people have against the Sapphire Dragon?

Assuming for the moment that what Chris said was true, then there were two possible outcomes—the Marquis of Bull succeeds in slaying the dragon, or the Marquis of Bull fails in slaying the dragon.

“A failed dragon slaying would be a decent outcome. The Bull Marquis Family would definitely be annihilated, and Iron Hoof Island would become nothingness, swallowed by the wrath of the Sapphire Duke. But at least the country would still be stable, and the impact on Coral Island would not be great. Perhaps, because of the reduction in the number of Marquis positions, my father might even have the opportunity to advance further.”

One man’s meat is another man’s poison; the larger islands of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire could only accommodate seven Marquis.

One more Marquis, and they would have to use the scattered minor islands to make up the area of the fiefdom. This would be troublesome and difficult to manage, so switching birds in the cage would be the quickest way.

Most Earls probably view the downfall of the Marquis of Bull with schadenfreude.

“But Andy Sapphire grew up in the Court since he was a child, and he must have come in contact with the Sapphire Dragon. He is also a close companion of the Grand Duke and almost has no guard against him… After preparing for so long, counting the Former Marquis of Bull, he has at least thirty years of preparation. Would he fail so easily?”

More than thirty years ago, the Goat Assembly successfully connected with the Former Bull Marquis.

The Bull Marquis sheltering the remnants of the Magic Goat Family involved in the Court’s coup d’état indicated there must have been a secret transaction—the Lich transformation technology.

So it could be basically affirmed that for over thirty years, the Bull Family has been eyeing the Sapphire Dragon.

Liszt’s gaze wandered restlessly.

He was unclear about what was so magical and incredible about Dragons, but from the residual Magic Power of a Fire Dragon, the Smoke Mission infected by the Smoke Dragon, and the Space Gem of the Formless Dragon, he could barely glimpse the magic of Dragons. Certainly, the Sapphire Dragon would not be an easy prey for ordinary humans, not to mention the numerous protections of the Sapphire Family.

But still.

A Marquis, plus a magician organization, two generations, and over thirty years of preparation, could not be taken lightly.

“If the Bull Marquis really succeeds in slaying the Dragon, and the Sapphire Dragon falls, then… the Grand Duchy of Sapphire may have no possibility of existing anymore.”

A nation built because of a Dragon could also be destroyed because of a Dragon.

Without a Dragon to suppress the fate of the nation, the Sword Saints of the Sapphire Family won’t be able to guard the wealth accumulated and plundered for over a hundred years.

“If the Bull Marquis truly accomplishes the slaying of the Dragon, how should Coral Island face this situation, and how should I face it?”

The answer to this question had too many possibilities.

There were opportunities but also dangers; Liszt could not make an accurate prediction, which made him feel terrible. He preferred orderly progression and disliked having his plans disrupted by unforeseen events. Now, with Fresh Flower Town and Black Horse Island on the rise, as long as he had time to develop, Dragon Riding was a matter of sooner or later.

“I hate this feeling of having no control over the future…” Accustomed to the positive choices that the Smoke Mission brought to fate, Liszt now felt very anxious.

He wanted to talk to someone.

Marcus? Marcus was just an Elite Earth Knight longing for nobility, without a great perspective on the wider situation; Goltai? Goltai was just a down-on-his-luck Honored Knight, and this news would probably scare him to death; Isaiah, Zambrotta, Charles, Rick and the others were all unsuitable for discussing such news.

Paris? As someone who had faced a real Dragon, she was in essence just a woman of average intelligence; Ach? The Sea Serpent was as pure as a blank sheet of paper, likely unaware of what something like politics even was.

Butler Carter?

Indisputably, the person he trusted most in Fresh Flower Town was Butler Carter.

He enjoyed ending a busy day by hiding in the study with Carter, drinking Crescent Moon Wine, discussing major and minor matters of the castle, the town, and Black Horse Island. However, while Carter was available for the small matters of the domain, national affairs were too far removed for him.

After much thought, he had no one to confide in or discuss such matters with.

“It seems that tonight… the night is already late; I need to think more carefully about how to bring this matter up with the Earl, and first thing tomorrow morning, I will head to Tulip Castle. The Dragon slaying incident concerns the family’s fate, and I have to deliberate carefully with the Earl.”

If the Dragon slaying incident had happened, it would have been a week ago already—there’s no rush on this one night.