Law of the Dragon

"What! So much?" Eros put the bill heavily on the table, slapped the table with his right hand desperately, and shouted at the deaf old finance minister, "I don't agree, I never agree! Build a river It’s just a dam, so much money!”

"This is already the most conservative estimate..." the Minister of Finance said sternly, ignoring the distraught Eros, "My preliminary estimate is that the actual project cost will exceed one-third, so I request to keep the follow-up Withdrawal rights..."

"No, no! I will never agree to such a large amount of money!" Eros yelled, without the slightest elegance of the ancient sacred dragon clan, "If you want me to agree, unless I die!"

Seeing that the Minister of Finance did not even move his eyebrows, Eros announced anxiously again, "Did you hear me! Don't think that the trick of relying on the old and selling the old is useful at any time. Let me tell you, there is no way! Unless I die! Otherwise, don't even think about it." Penny!"

Duke Sacre sat on a high-backed chair on the side with some depression, and the attendant filled the empty crystal glass with wine again.This war of words has been going on all morning. The chancellor of the exchequer handed over the budgeted funds to Eros. What a royal face.Thinking back to the previous kings, they had no concept of money at all. If they ran out of money, they would take it from the chancellor of the exchequer. There would never be such a disrespectful scene of slapping the table.

Thinking of this, Sa Keluo looked around the conference room. Fortunately, there were only a few relevant personnel, two followers, and a boy.

The boy stood there in good order, turning a blind eye to the spat that was going on now, as if he was part of the background here.

This child was brought back from the Black Forest not long ago.In view of the fact that the sealing of the cold heart is very complicated, and Eros hastily took it out without preparation, Sa Keluo had no choice but to seal this precious and rare gem with his own blood, and then sealed it in this place. in the child's body.The child's body serves as a container that can counteract the influence of the gem, so Eros bought the child from his father and kept it with him as a follower.

Sa Keluo is of course opposed. The child himself is a refugee. In the eyes of most people in the imperial capital, he is equivalent to a thief and a thief.

"I can't support him for nothing," Eros replied naturally, "I have to let me work, or my money is wasted. If you don't worry about him, let him be my follower. Look at him." There is another sentence that Eros didn't say, if I don't do a good job, I can still deduct wages.

Anyway, that child has a cold heart sealed in his body, so it's better to keep it close.

"It's up to you. In short, I will find another way to seal the cold heart as soon as possible..." Sa Keluo felt that it was a bit unreliable to put the cold heart in the human body. Although such a method was recorded in the book, but Everyone's situation is different, so the side effects are really hard to say.

Eros nodded in agreement, he hasn't decided when to use the cold heart, after all, the gem is too expensive, but he feels very uncomfortable when he thinks that someone can seal the ring without him noticing.And if you want to know who did it, you have to break the seal before you can ask the dark businessman Xilu... So, in the midst of various conflicts, I had to seal the cold heart first.

Of course, when the Duke of Sacre asked about the usefulness of the cold heart, Eros showed no patience. A dragon, a face-saving creature, would not admit that someone could approach him unknowingly to seal it. What about the ring!

Who is the one?The shy and young boy's face appeared in Eros's mind, and then he shook his head. How old is that guy? Anyone who can use such a powerful seal should be in his seventies and eighties. The age of human beings is very easy. identifiable from the outside.Thinking of this, he put all his attention on the confrontation with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The financial meeting in the morning ended with a stalemate between the two sides. Eros returned to his bedroom and asked Larry to pour seven or eight glasses of water before stopping: "I will never agree, unless I die!" He once again He repeated it, and then said in disbelief, "Sooner or later, I'll hang that old man on the city wall." Eros would never ignore his furious rage, and the chancellor of the exchequer looked calm, with no room for maneuver.

"It should be agreed, right?" Sa Keluo sat on a high-backed chair beside him, shaking the red wine in his hand, "If you drag it on, you will have to increase your expenses."

"...Why are you here?" Eros found out that this guy had followed up his bedroom just now, "I didn't remember calling you in, and, when did I ask your opinion?"

Duke Sacre smiled and half got up, bowed, and sat down again: "Did you forget that today is 'teaching time'?" Use this time to teach him some common sense and court etiquette.

Eros has studied for a year, but he has learned well. Although he thinks that he will leave here sooner or later with money, he still studies seriously.

"Oh..." Eros nodded, he took a deep breath, and turned his head to look out the window. The weather had already begun to heat up, and the bright sunlight shone into the palace, which further set off the splendor of his bedroom.

"Maybe I can..." Eros suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and turned to look at Sa Keluo, "I can help build the dam, it's not a very laborious thing, I just need to..." Change into the form of a dragon, build a Although the embankment is a bit difficult, there is absolutely no problem in moving things, diverting the river water or something!This saves a ton of money!

"No."

Eros' proposal was interrupted by Thakro before he finished speaking.

"Go down," Thacklow said to Larry who was standing beside him, "Go and learn etiquette with the Chief of Staff this afternoon."

Although Larry was curious about what they were talking about, they obviously didn't want him to hear it, so he had no choice but to leave.But the king helped repair the dams in order to save money, which seems a bit...incomprehensible.

"Why not?" Eros asked Thakro dissatisfiedly when he saw Larry leave. "It would be much easier if I participated."

"If you're just trying to save money, then don't do it." Sakeluo stood up, put the wine glass on the table, and his original smiling expression became cold. "You can't take away someone else's job opportunity."

Eros opened his mouth, not knowing why: "Hey! Are you leaving? You haven't finished talking yet!"

Sa Keluo had already reached the door, turned around and said, "Although the commission is not high, in the third district, how many people can be saved from starvation by such a dam, do you know?"

"This..." Eros was stunned, and shouted, "But the elves sometimes help build some buildings, isn't that the garden? Why do I do things differently from the elves?"

"Teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish." This sentence was said by Thakro in an ancient language. "This is the difference between you and the elves."

"What..." Eros didn't know why this person suddenly lost his temper. When he saw the other person turned around and was about to leave, he quickly said, "What's the matter? Didn't you say that you are going to teach etiquette this afternoon?"

"I have something to do temporarily, let's make an appointment next time." After finishing speaking, Sa Keluo left Eros' room without looking back.

Eros was stunned for a while, then turned around to see the empty wine glass, and burst into flames: "Is there something wrong? Why were you so idle when you were drinking just now! Damn it, who is showing your face, I am the king ah!"

Sensitive ears heard the angry voice of the person in the room, and the corners of Sa Keluo's mouth turned up indiscernibly: "Annu."

"My lord." Anu came out from the shadow of the colonnade, and greeted with a smile, "It's lunch time, and I'll have to pay an hourly wage for being on call all the time."

"You bring someone to bring that child to the imperial capital and find a place for him to live," Duke Sacre said flatly, "I want to check it out myself."

"Huh? Why did you change your mind..." Anu glanced at Eros' residence, "I thought you..."

"Don't speculate on my thoughts," Sa Keluo interrupted him, "don't let such an accident happen again, even if the royal blood is all over the world, it can't stand such a toss."

"I understand," Anu immediately withdrew his smile, "I'm leaving now."

"Hmm." Thakro responded lightly, and there was no one in the shadow of the colonnade. He looked at the exquisite garden here, a garden built by elves...

Eros is a good boy, regardless of whether he is a dark creature or what race he is, but in the position of king, he has shown his kindness and hard work.

However, being on the throne doesn't just depend on goodwill and hard work.Everything has not yet begun, about conspiracy, about planning and calculation, about the game of power and disputes, about sacrifice and bloodshed.

Sa Keluo stood in the corridor, the afternoon sun shone brightly in front of his eyes, as if it was really a bright road.He somewhat regretted dragging Eros into the power disputes of the royal family, but... if there was no such involvement, the fate between them was probably just a one-sided fate.

Thinking of this, Sa Keluo was a little irritable.He came back from the court, and he went straight to the basement of his own house.

"This." He threw the butterfly with ears that he found that night on a clean table, "Come and have a look." He said to the dull air.

There was a rustling sound as the cloth rubbed against each other, and the sound of footsteps could hardly be heard. Within the range that the candlelight could see, a man in a gray cloak appeared in front of Thaklow.

"Oh, eavesdropper of the dark night, how many years have I not seen this cute little thing?" The man's voice was soft and hoarse, with an elegant slow tone, "Where did you find it?"

"The king's garden." Thakro replied coldly. The air was filled with candles and a strange smell of spices, which made him a little uncomfortable.

"The king's garden... oh, that's not a good omen," the man licked his lips, "you must know, this kind of thing doesn't appear for no reason, and it doesn't just pass by... it's dead, really It's amazing how fast it escapes as a eavesdropping tool."

"This thing, can you help me find out where it came from?" Sa Keluo asked, not wanting to show off how sharp and neat his king was 2000 meters away, through three Populus euphratica trees to insert this thing. Only broken butterfly.

"Well, it's usually what black magicians do..." the other party said in a evasive tone.

"Don't forget who gave you the sanctuary, Necromancer." Thakro's voice became cold, and he was already in a bad mood.

"Do my best." The man whose face was covered by the shadow of the hood replied meekly.

Sa Keluo snorted coldly, turned and walked out of the suffocating basement.

"I finally know that what a throne reserve needs is not a kind heart and impeccable etiquette, what it needs is more violent and bloody sacrifices. I haven't stood there yet, but I have already foreseen that A thorny road paved with victims. And tomorrow, I will start."

Eros closed the diary lightly, and looked out the window thoughtfully.

"You are allowed to have a holiday this afternoon." Eros said suddenly, "Leave now, I'm going to take a nap."

"Your Majesty?" Larry who was standing beside him was stunned.

"Don't make any noise. I have very sensitive hearing when I sleep, so you should leave." Eros put the diary in the drawer, stood up and stretched, "Come back before falling off the suspension bridge."

"Okay, okay!" Larry quickly bowed, "Thank you!" He turned and ran out of the room. In the afternoon, it was time for the guards to send away the refugees from the Black Forest. Now he went to ask the captain of the guards. , you should be able to take him with you, right?