Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

In the Iron Dragon Wing Palace, Cassius was lying on the throne, exhaling a breath of sulfur-smelling hot breath.

"Counting the time, the players will be leaving soon."

"It will be four years before the server is actually launched."

All the facilities that were originally in the council hall have been moved here intact.

In particular, the extremely rich collection of items in the Red Dragon's treasury was continuously transported to the deepest part of the cave by the extremely powerful Frost Giant slaves under strict supervision. Even this took several days. The poor slaves were even blindfolded and had to follow the instructions of the overseer to carry them.

Tens of thousands of gold coins are stacked like hills, dotted with crystal-clear gems and crystals of various colors, hundreds of pieces of magic equipment are shining with brilliance, and there are massive amounts of elemental ores scattered everywhere, and even the extremely precious nine rings are hidden. Spell scroll - this is the red dragon's treasure trove.

Each cave entrance is filled with rocks created by magic, and the only accessible place is sealed by a high-level arcane lock. There are dozens of guard inscriptions hidden at the door, and there are hundreds of fully armed hobgoblin guards at the outer door. , enough to stop and kill any uninvited guest. The red dragon even looks forward to the arrival of adventurers, which may increase his inventory.

Trump originally wanted to call the building the "Treasure Mountain of the Dragon King", but for some reason, Cassius changed it.

As the most greedy dragon species, red dragons are quite proud of this.

He sometimes takes out some gold coins from the treasure house and eats them to increase the gold element in his body and use it to enrich his gilded scales. Tinia, who is also a dragon, always cannot understand this and wonders how Long Sheng could have it. Can a giant dragon be so extravagant as to swallow precious gold coins?

There are tiefling guards patrolling back and forth at the entrance of the palace, and there are even bipedal dragons resting on the guard tower outside the palace. Any intruder without permission will be torn into pieces.

At this time, Cassius was looking at the report submitted by Trump.

As an integration of the original territories of Luckman and Norton, plus the original Storm Slope and the newly occupied glacier area, it already covers an area of ​​nearly 200,000 square kilometers. However, most of these areas are vast and sparsely populated, even if they are considered The Shanglongmai dependents only have a national population of about 400,000.

However, with the productivity level now close to that of the Middle Ages, it is already quite difficult for the Ember Kingdom to manage this area. The population, taxation and other tasks are still being carried out in an orderly manner, and it is expected that it will take several years to gradually improve.

Trump has learned a lot of advanced management knowledge from players, but how to apply it according to local conditions is also a problem.

Due to its vast territory and sparse population, and the fact that the country was founded through war, the original princes and nobles of the Principality of Lachman owned a large number of hereditary territories. They forced the poor to perform labor service, forming the so-called "serfdom", and based on the manors where labor service was the main form. Establish economic and legal systems. This is not an exception. Almost the entire principality in the North has adopted this seemingly backward system. This can at least ensure the combat effectiveness of their noble private armies and gain sweetness in disputes.

And this is obviously not applicable to the current Ember Kingdom. After all, most of the original nobles were slaughtered by the angry tieflings, and even tens of thousands of serfs in the Luckman family's manor were declared free. The Red Dragon prefers to build a centralized empire.

"Haha——"

Looking at these complicated data, Cassius couldn't help but yawned.

Fortunately, he doesn't need to be too distracted by these things. He only needs to give general directions and act as a hands-off shopkeeper. The ones who really need to worry about this are the ruling ministers. During the time when the players are away, Their lives will become even more difficult.

At this moment, the tiefling guard reported at the door.

"Your Majesty, Lord Metrorash has arrived."

"Let him in."

"yes."

The heavy palace door slowly opened, and Metrolash walked in with steady steps, and half-knelt in front of Cassius calmly.

"How are the things I told you going?"

"I have successfully completed the handover with that player. According to your instructions, I have found some humans with innocent origins who have suffered oppression from the Principality of Lachman. As candidates for the 'Nocturne' force, they will become the king of the kingdom in the dark night. The sharpest dagger."

"very good."

Cassius still decided to hand over the leadership of "Nocturne" to Metrorash. This is because the tiefling tribe has been tied to the kingdom's chariot, and there is no possibility of him rebelling.

It's also because Metrorash has always been decisive in killing and has the ability to control the undead, so he doesn't have much objection to doing this kind of dark side work.

After all, players are too uncontrollable, especially the notorious ones like Langli Baitiao, so it's better to let him be a mascot. It's okay to play some assassination and raid missions, but those truly secret things must not be left in their hands.

However, Cassius did not know the story behind this "smooth" handover. Langli Baitiao cried and howled over this, and even challenged Metrorash to a duel. In the end, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen before he accepted defeat. A crowd of onlookers watched. The players loved it and applauded.

"The task of collecting intelligence from various principalities should be put on the agenda. After the training is completed, you will send these vampires to the countries in the North. Now that the kingdom is getting bigger and bigger, we must not only rely on the intelligence of those snake people. ”

Cassius paused and then said:

"Four years, within four years, I want to see detailed information from each country."

"As for the source of additional funds, I will write you a note and you can go talk to the ministers in power yourself."

"Yes, Master."

Metrorash responded respectfully.

His face was calm. He could see neither joy nor depression. He simply obeyed the arrangement.

For tiefling, this arrangement undoubtedly expands his power. You must know that in Cassius's plan, Nocturne targets not only foreign countries. This will allow him to gain leverage from other tribes in the country, but it will also attract suspicion and hostility from others.

But it doesn't matter. After all, the power structure of this country is extremely simple and is based on extreme individual power. Therefore, as long as you hug the red dragon's thick legs that are comparable to stone pillars, any trouble will be solved.

Metrorash knows this and often leads by example.

The kingdom has been booming recently, and various affairs have come one after another. As soon as Metrorash left, the tiefling guards at the door reported again.

"Your Majesty, Lord Freed from the Dragonsworn Hall wants to see you."

"There are so many things going on lately, I don't even have time to take a break."

Cassius opened his newly narrowed eyes, slowly raised his head, and puffed out a puff of gray smoke impatiently.

But the red dragon still said:

"Let him in."