The Defeated Dragon

“Father means that you suppress maritime warfare, that the Knights of Sapphire are the main force in the war, and that you pay taxes on half of our family. ”

Anthony speaks of Grand Duke Sapphire's interest plan.

In previous years, the Grand Duke of Sapphire suppressed the battlefield against possible dragon knights, ensuring that the battlefield remained at the level of ordinary knights. So all Knights' harvests are taxed, especially for minerals like metal, which must be personally distributed by the Grand Duke after the war.

This time the Grand Duke of Sapphire plans to send Lester to suppress the war, and then the tax is split in half, or a more reasonable plan.

Listerio said, "Yes, but you need to come up with a more detailed plan to find out how many ports there are in the Kingdom of the Eagle, how many ships there are, and the distribution of shipbuilding technicians. I hope to annihilate all their maritime forces in World War I and not dare move forward in the ocean inches for decades! ”

“His Highness's ambition is admirable, and Anthony, as the host of this maritime battle, will certainly look into all the details.” Anthony replied silently.

Looking at his face still showed signs of tenderness, but his tone was full of old spicy Lester, who had to be touched.

……

There has been a lot of discussion among the core members of the Sapphire family about the Lester people, especially during the period following the Battle of Dragon Slaughter, almost every day.

Eighteen-year-old Dragon Knight, and possibly a younger Magician, is unimaginable.

The Grand Duke of Sapphire knew the then Earl of Coral Island, Lee William, well endowed and talented, and was a new and more promising Earl in the country. But his heir, Levi, belonged to the Guardians, who thought it would take generations for the Tulip family to be in the Marquis.

Never expected a huge variable.

At first, Lester wasn't too noticeable.

In other words, while surrounding Fort Ginseng, the Grand Prince looked at Lester more and thought he was a good young man, intentionally cultivating it. Then the pioneering Lester earned the Viscount title and promoted the Sky Knight to take the youngest title in the country.

Only then did Lester really get into Grand Duke Sapphire's eyes.

As the king of a nation, the Grand Duke must pay attention to the young people of the country, who are future noble candidates and who are the object of his sowing loyalty.

However, without waiting for the Grand Duke to make a move, Lester is once again the heir of the Ghost Swordsman, able to defeat the top of the Knight of the Realm. At the time of the news, the Grand Duke convened his staff to discuss Lester twice, and Anthony was involved.

Eventually, the Grand Duke decided to personally admit Lester as a follower.

But Lee William interrupted him, using a “son ready to help his father get the Marquis before he split the family" argument, and the Grand Duke couldn't do anything about it - apparently he thought it was the Marquis position left behind by the Bull Marquis's rebellion, which spurred Lee William to reach an agreement with his son to get the Marquis.

This is nothing short of thick, so put it on hold for now.

“At that time, Lester was not inherited by any ghost swordsman, and I'm afraid he had succeeded in riding dragons... and the Dragon Knight naturally refused to serve my father.” Anthony's mind flashed, "Lee William said, and Lester was fooling me when he was ready to serve me in a few years. ”

To think about it, it's inevitable that people are playing like monkeys.

But as a qualified heir to the dragon family, Anthony didn't let his personal emotions affect him. After Lester Cavalry succeeded and joined forces with the Mage to kill a Dragon Cavalier, he quickly changed his mind and placed Lester at the same height as his father.

There is no disregard for Lester's youth.

He is well aware that the future ocean is no longer the domain of sapphire.

During the discussion within the family, my father once said very hard: "The era of maritime domination of sapphires is over, Anthony, when this country is handed over to you, you have to learn to be patient and understand trade-offs… United Iron Ridge to suppress Lester, United Lister to fight Iron Ridge, you need to grasp the balance. ”

And he frowned and asked, "Father, what if Lister is aggressive after he rises? ”

“Then distract him. Why should he eat the sapphire, a hard, meatless bone, when such a large piece of meat is in front of him? Once Lester builds a nation, he understands that it is too difficult for countries at sea to rely solely on the ocean unless they grab the resources of the continent. ”

“Just my father, if I can't be a Dragon Knight, trying to fight a Dragon Knight and a Magic Wizard, I don't even have confidence in myself. ”

It took a long time for the Grand Duke to answer his successor: “Straighten up randomly. ”

……

Returning from his thoughts, Anthony masked his inner sigh - he found Lester's ambition to be greater than he thought.

The aim of Grand Duke Sapphire is to destroy the Royal Eagle Fleet, but Lester wants to destroy even the harbor and completely cut off the maritime forces of the Royal Eagle Kingdom. This is undoubtedly to treat the sea as his own back garden and not allow anyone to stain their fingers.

Don't let the Eagle Kingdom stain your fingers today.

Will the Grand Duchy of Sapphire not dye his fingers tomorrow?

Deeply depressed, Anthony remains relaxed on the surface, and after defining the overall course of the maritime battle, he talks with Lester about laughter and some aristocratic stories.

The luncheon is more like exchanging cups, so it's not lively.

Anthony returned by boat in the afternoon as he was anxious to go back and prepare his operational plan for the maritime battle.

When he left, he personally went to the pier to deliver Lester, watched the court sail quickly away and said with emotion to the followers around him: "Anthony is a good man and a qualified heir to the Principality, except for his mediocre talents, there are no shortcomings. ”

The followers laughed embarrassingly.

In this cavalier system, where power reigns, the seemingly mediocre talent is the greatest drawback - not too mediocre, of course, in Anthony's talent. Sword Sage, in his thirties, will surely become a full level Sky Knight in the future, in keeping with his status as the King of a nation.

As for dragon riding, many of the Principality's heirs cannot ride dragons, which is not Anthony's fault alone.

Yet, looking at the backdrop of the lord, the figure of the great shore, the followers felt that what the lord had said was true - according to Lester's standards, Anthony was truly talented, or 99.999% of the world's people were talented and mediocre.

So no one answered.

Follow such a lord, although the knight is glorious, but why not try it with great pressure, afraid to be rejected by the lord.

Without realizing that he had caused tremendous harm to his followers, Lester turned around and said softly: "Captain Marcus, Captain Fox, prepare the Knights as soon as possible to form a fighting force. It won't be long before we face the war again! ”

“as you wish, Your Highness! ”