From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

"Your Highness Gwendolyn, Klob has told me everything about this matter."

"I came here this time just to ask your personal opinion on this matter."

Veronica sat upright in the chair, and did not show any anger because of Gwendolyn's offense to her marriage.

She had ruled the country for many years, and had seen almost everything she should and shouldn't have seen.

She had a deep understanding of the charm of her lover, so she had prepared herself mentally before marrying Klob.

But she didn't expect that the first enemy she met was the upper dragon knight, the Queen of the Sea - Her Highness Gwendolyn.

If there is a problem, it must be solved.

Since Gwendolyn had bad thoughts and even threats about her marriage, she must take countermeasures.

And her countermeasure was to have a heart-to-heart talk with Gwendolyn.

"Actually... I just want to prepare some protection for my people. What if Krober treats mermaids harshly after I join?"

"So I need a position of high status in this kingdom. Duke is too low, so there is only the king left."

"Coincidentally, we are of opposite sexes. According to your human tradition, if we become partners, we can share the throne."

Gwendolyn had a good impression of Veronica.

It just so happened that she was not sure what Krober was thinking, so she might as well say what she thought directly.

"There are many ways to consolidate the relationship. There is no need to hook up with a married man."

Veronica retorted, and she showed great disagreement with the reason given by Gwendolyn.

In this world, marriage is sacred and pure, and she will never allow her marriage to be interfered with by others.

Even if this person is a high-ranking dragon knight, one of the top strong men in the world.

"I understand what you mean. I can be honest with you."

Gwendolyn sat on the bed and clenched her fists slightly.

"Mermaids can't give birth to offspring through sexual intercourse like you humans do."

"There are only females in our mermaid tribe, and we need to drink a special potion specially prepared to give birth to offspring."

"So I just need Kroeber to give me the status I deserve in name, or if he is willing to crown me king, I can give up competing with you for the position."

Her meaning was very clear.

If you can't beat them, surrender, and still be the queen.

Kroeber's guess was absolutely correct.

Gwendolyn was unwilling to give up her halo and the so-called glory.

Gwendolyn knew that if she went to war with Kroeber, she would definitely lose, but she was really unwilling to lose everything.

So, she chose to negotiate to fight for the final benefits for herself.

And what about Kroeber?

He actually didn't want to go to war with Gwendolyn, because that would only cause heavy losses to both sides.

He hoped to achieve a complete integration of the two tribes through negotiations, so that war could be truly avoided and peaceful reunification could be ushered in.

So, on this point, the two of them still had a certain consensus.

However, the difficulty before them was the seemingly impossible condition proposed by Gwendolyn - recognizing the partnership between the two parties.

This was simply a fantasy for Krober.

He would never agree to this condition.

However, the other condition - being crowned king, was actually very easy to achieve.

The "king" mentioned here was not a real king, but a special title that was higher than the duke and second only to the king.

This title was usually given to those who had the ability to become a high-ranking dragon knight but did not have the ability to establish a new kingdom.

Therefore, it also became the lowest title that a high-ranking dragon knight could obtain.

In some large kingdoms in the long river of history, this title was relatively common.

When a country had two dragon knights at the same time, the high-ranking dragon knight who was not the king would naturally be granted this title.

Despite this, they were still honored as "Your Majesty" and enjoyed the same treatment as the king.

However, there was still a slight difference between the two:

These "royals" did not have direct ruling power over their kingdoms.

"Being crowned king shouldn't be a difficult thing. Why didn't you tell Klobber?"

Veronica looked at Gwendolyn in confusion and asked.

Gwendolyn shook her head helplessly:

"I didn't have time to tell him. He left just after I finished talking about my partner, and my title as king is conditional."

Veronica nodded to show her understanding: "What are your conditions?"

Gwendolyn said with a firm look in her eyes:

"I don't care about other races, but the ruling power of the mermaid race must be in my hands. I can share the ruling power with Krober, but I will never give it away for free."

Veronica nodded in agreement:

"That's right. I don't think Krober will refuse your proposal as long as he has the same ruling power."

"Do you have any other requirements? If Krober agrees to your conditions, will you directly announce that you will join the Amethyst Ocean Current Kingdom?"

Gwendolyn pondered for a moment and replied:

"Well, I just want to protect the interests of the tribe, and there's nothing else."

In fact, she didn't have the idea of ​​confronting Krober in her heart. After all, the Wave Dragon had warned her that she would be the one who would suffer if she had a conflict with Krober.

Since you don't want to use force, then use words.

Her request has been met. In order not to appear to be pushing too far, it is the right choice to stop when enough is enough.

"Okay, I know what you think. As long as you give up your covetousness for Kroeber, I will help you say something good."

Veronica said to Gwendolyn in a relaxed tone.

After hearing this, Gwendolyn smiled, which instantly relaxed her tense face.

"Okay."

For some reason, Gwendolyn suddenly felt that Veronica's figure suddenly became reliable.

She believed what Veronica said unconsciously, and personally got up and sent her out of the room.

Along the way, neither of them spoke, but their eye contact revealed a tacit understanding and trust.

When they reached the door, Gwendolyn gently opened it, then turned around and said to Veronica with a smile:

"Thank you, Veronica."

Veronica nodded slightly and responded:

"You're welcome. I hope we can always maintain this friendly relationship."

After that, she left the room, leaving Gwendolyn standing alone at the door. Looking at her leaving back, she felt a sense of security in her heart.

It's stable!

It's stable in every sense!

Looking at Veronica's back, Gwendolyn smiled.