The Defeated Dragon

“I need to get back to my father.” Anthony did not give any answer to Lester's proposal, and he needed to sum it up carefully with Grand Duke Sapphire in order to respond.

Lister nodded: “It's just a suggestion, there is still some time left for this year's pioneering order, the Grand Duke can think slowly… I personally am very willing to facilitate this cooperation, when the Kingdom of the Eagle is weakened, thunder should be used to accelerate its decline. ”

“Rest assured, Your Highness, that when the funeral of Marquis Merlyn is complete, I will return immediately to the Blue Sky Engine Mountain Palace to bring all His Highness's words to my father. ”

“Good.” Lister picked up the teacup and drank a little bitter tea - the green tea tree on Black Horse Island is exclusively owned and has been cultivated for a long time and is already producing high yields.

Because his dragon knight drinks tea every day, quickly guiding the sapphire atmosphere, the great nobleman buys a bunch of tea from Black Horse Island and returns to brew it. Even the sapphire family ordered a lot of tea from Black Horse Island, and the Grand Duke is said to love tea, adding to the tea style of sapphire.

Of course, how many people really like tea, Lester doesn't care.

He simply wanted to drink tea, and even if a kilo of tea fried into a few gold coins now, he couldn't see the profit of tea.

Sea salt, white paper and glass have always been the three pillars of the Flame Collar trade.

Dinner didn't drink, just a simple meal, as Lester suggested, and he thought it would be inappropriate to drink during Marquis Merlyn's funeral - in fact, there was no rule that sapphires were not allowed to drink during the funeral, just that Lester personally thought the atmosphere was too high and inappropriate.

Dragon Knight made the request, and the nobles naturally embarrassed themselves to mention it.

So Grass had dinner and went back to rest, and Lester found the opportunity to talk to the Marquis Bulltail alone: "Father, let's go to the study. ”

“Well, I happen to have a lot of questions for you, too. ”

“Shall I participate?” Livius asked with enthusiasm and enthusiasm about his involvement in the family's affairs.

Lister nodded: “Of course, my brother can participate, but later he will help me to make sure that the study is quiet enough so that no one else can hear the conversation. ”

In the study, Archer is still reading and writing for herself. She simply says hello to William Lee and immerses herself in her world - busy studying the magic transmission array, leaving all other experiments aside, and striving for the early completion of the magic transmission array.

Lister picked up wine and glasses from her servants and showed herself.

When the servant closed the door, Reeves went around the door and told him never to let anyone disturb him before returning to the study.

Take the wine glass from Lester: “There's no one out there anymore, Lester, what can I say? ”

Lister sat on the chair and asked, “Has my father heard about it? ”

Li William nodded seriously: “Messillo told me... Triple Dragon, for this news, I stayed up all night.” He arrived at Fort Long Yam yesterday, and Messiro talked about it when he heard it and felt that he was only entertaining himself.

It took half a day to barely accept the facts, but still half a letter and half a doubt.

So is Reeves.

“I do own a triple dragon, which is where I intend to build the kingdom directly. The kingdom of flame is set up on the sea, and I believe that no kingdom dares to wage a dragon slaughter battle against the kingdom of flame… As for the location of the kingdom of flame, the address - the Flame Islands - has been chosen. ”

Without waiting for Lee William and Reeves to react, Lester pulled a good map out of her arms.

“This is a map of the Flame Islands, about 7,000 kilometres from the Sapphire Islands, a little far away, but not too much of an obstacle," he said. Father, look, this biggest island is Flame Island, and it's going to be my Flame Family Territory. ”

Without shocking the three-headed dragon, William Lee immediately followed Lester's finger to the map: “How big is this island? ”

“Approximately 3 million square kilometres have been mapped. ”

“Three million? Isn't that bigger than the Sapphire Islands combined? ”

“Yes.” Lister laughed proudly and was truly proud to find the Flame Islands, "Flame Island is the territory of the Flame Family, so the second largest island in the Flame Islands, this one, which I have named Tulip Island, is the enclosure I gave to the Tulip Family. ”

“How big is it?” Livius couldn't wait to ask.

“Approximately 450,000 square kilometres, one half more than Iron Shoe Island. ”

“Forty-five thousand!” Levi's eyes lit up and instantly felt enthusiastic about this island, which looks much smaller than Flame Island, "Lester, when are you going to build your country and when are you going to develop the Flame Islands? ”

“What did Father think?” Lister decided to ask William Lee's thoughts first.

Touching the chin and forcing himself to calm down, Marquis Bulltail, after a serious look at the map, slowly said: “It is my idea to develop and then build a nation. The Flame Islands belong to an unknown environment. The resources on the island have not yet been explored, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will be suitable for living. ”

He paused and continued: "And the Sapphire Islands are too far from the Flame Islands to be adequately prepared, and the resources consumed are likely to be wasted in vain… Our family's industries are still weak to head to the Flame Islands to cultivate, which is likely to have to be compensated. ”

“Father thought the same as I thought, but the development is still to be developed, you can send a bunch of knights to explore the land first. I am recruiting knights from Iron Shoe City, Father You can also recruit knights, any knight eliminated by sapphires can be recruited and thrown into the flame archipelago to pioneer. ”

Earth knights can be promoted in general by eating more meat, and intern knights are innumerable.

Few knights can truly build a successful career. Most knights eventually have to put down their rifles, sell their horses, go back to the fields or make miscellaneous noises. Lister was born in space, and all knights can see the opportunity, and will surely let the unwilling fight for their lives.

It is not forced to speak clearly of the dangers and benefits of pioneering, leaving the knights to their own will.

Li William nodded: “That's fine, there is no shortage of knights on Iron Hoop Island, the bull family's demise, many knights are forced to get off the horse farm. ”

“By the way, Father, although I will focus on developing the deserted islands of the Flame Islands over the years, I am not in a hurry to build a nation. But the flame kingdom's palace will have to be determined sooner rather than later. I wonder what my father has to teach me.” Lister asked.

National systems under the Knights' system differ considerably from national systems on Earth.

First of all, as a sub-blockade, the Lord is the greatest ruler of the land, and everything else is left to the Lord himself except for paying taxes to his superior lords. Even true royal palaces are more responsible for managing the king's own enclosure and coordinating his lords.

Lester held the position of court marquis until the Marquis of Bulltail was sealed.

The position appears to be that of a servant. In fact, the positions held by the nobility in the court are essentially similar honorary positions. The chief caterer, the minister of inner court, the bartender, the marv… As for the minister of finance, the minister of military, etc., there are no similar positions.

The main administrative office of the King's Territory will be held by a special subordinate nobleman, and the cities and towns will be managed by advisors, government officials, etc.

War is left to the Knights - most knights feed themselves without the worry of their lords, unless they are specially trained as elite knights.

The Knights will be chosen from among the great nobles to prepare the chaotic knights for the kingdom. Before his retirement, Marquis Merlyn held the position of captain of the court fleet, equivalent to the position of commander of the Knights of the Land. The Marquis is essentially the leader of every big Knights Order for Pioneering.

Lester participated in the first two Pioneering Orders and the Battle of Iron Hoops Island, in which he and Lee William, although in the name of the Coral Island Knights, remained under the command of the Commander of the Big Knights who presided over the battle.

Li William thought slightly and quickly replied: “Just copy the Iron Ridge Kingdom. ”