The Defeated Dragon

Father means that you will suppress the war at sea, and the Sapphire Knights will be the main force in the war. The taxes we pay will be divided equally between our two families.

Anthony told the benefit plan of Grand Duke Sapphire.

In previous years, Grand Duke Sapphire suppressed the battle situation, fought against possible dragon knights, and ensured that the battlefield remained at the level of ordinary knights. Therefore, all harvests of the Knights have to pay taxes, especially ores such as metals, which must be distributed by the Grand Duke himself after the war.

This time, Grand Duke Sapphire plans to let Liszt suppress the war situation, and then split the tax in half, which is a more reasonable plan.

Liszt thought for a while and agreed: Yes, but you need to come up with a more detailed plan. You must investigate the number of ports in the Eagle Kingdom, the number of ships, and the distribution of shipbuilding technicians. I hope the best They can wipe out all their sea power in one battle, and they dare not advance to the sea for decades!

His Royal Highness's ambition is admirable. As the host of this sea battle, Anthony will definitely investigate all the details. Anthony replied in a deep voice.

Looking at Liszt, who still had traces of immaturity on his face, but his tone was full of sophistication, he couldn't help being deeply moved.

...

Regarding Liszt himself, the core members of the Sapphire family had a lot of discussions, especially after the battle of the dragon slaying, there were discussions on Liszt almost every day.

An eighteen-year-old dragon knight, and possibly an even younger mage, is unimaginable.

Grand Duke Sapphire knew Li William, Earl of Coral Island at that time, very courageous and talented, and he was a relatively promising upstart earl in China. But his heir, Levi's, belongs to the conservative generation. He thought that it would take several generations of hard work for the Tulip family to become a marquis.

Unexpectedly, there was a huge variable.

In the beginning, Liszt didn't attract much attention.

That is to say, when the eldest prince was besieging Juniper Castle, he took a second look at Liszt and thought he was a good young man, so he wanted to cultivate him. Then in a flash, Liszt, who was in the pioneering order, earned the title of Viscount, and was promoted to Sky Knight, taking away the title of the youngest in the country.

At this point, Liszt really entered the eyes of Grand Duke Sapphire.

As the king of a country, the Grand Duke must pay attention to the young people in the country. These are the candidates for the future nobles, and they are also the objects of his loyalty.

However, without waiting for the Grand Duke to act,

Liszt became the inheritor of the ghost swordsman in a flash, the top powerhouse who can defeat the knights in the field. When he got the news, the Grand Duke convened a staff meeting to discuss the matter of Liszt twice, and Anthony also participated in it.

In the end, the Grand Duke decided to personally recruit Liszt as a follower.

But was interrupted by Li William, who used a reason that the son is going to help his father fight for the title of Marquis before the separation of the family. Regarding this, the Grand Duke had no choice. Li Weilian was stimulated and reached an agreement with his son to fight for the position of Marquis.

There's nothing wrong with that, so I'll put it on hold for now.

At that time, Liszt was not a ghost swordsman inheritance at all. I'm afraid he had already succeeded in riding a dragon... Dragon knights naturally didn't want to be loyal to my father. Thoughts flashed in Anthony's mind, And what Li William said, Liszt is also fooling me when he plans to pledge his allegiance to me in a few years.

Thinking of it this way, it is inevitable that I feel uncomfortable, being played like a monkey.

But as a qualified heir of the Yanglong family, Anthony did not let his personal emotions affect him. After Liszt successfully rode the dragon and teamed up with the wizard to kill a dragon knight, he quickly changed his mentality and put Liszt on the same level as his father.

Liszt was not underestimated because of his youth.

He deeply knows that the sea in the future is no longer the sphere of influence of Sapphire.

When discussing within the family, his father once said with great difficulty: The era of Sapphire's sea supremacy is over, Anthony, when this country is handed over to you, you must learn to endure and know how to choose...United Steel Ridge suppressed Liszt, Combining Liszt against Iron Ridge requires you to grasp the balance.

But he himself frowned and asked, Father, what if Liszt becomes aggressive after his rise?

Then divert his attention. Why should he gnaw on the hard and fleshless bone of sapphire with such a large piece of meat in front of the Eagle Kingdom. Once Liszt establishes a country, he will understand that the country on the sea can only It is too difficult to rely solely on the sea to grab resources from the mainland.”

It's just father, if I can't become a dragon knight, if I want to compete against a dragon knight and a mage, I don't even have confidence in myself.

The Grand Duke pondered for a long time before answering his heir: Let's adapt.

...

After recovering from his thoughts, Anthony concealed his inner sigh. He found that Liszt's ambition was greater than he imagined.

The purpose of Grand Duke Sapphire is to destroy the fleet of the Eagle Kingdom, but Liszt wants to destroy even the port and completely cut off the sea power of the Eagle Kingdom. This is undoubtedly treating the sea as his own back garden, and no one is allowed to casually Get involved.

Keep the Eagle Kingdom out of your hands today.

So will the Grand Duchy of Sapphire not be allowed to get involved tomorrow?

Melancholy deep in his heart, Anthony remained relaxed on the surface. After confirming the overall policy of the naval battle, he chatted happily with Liszt and chatted about some noble anecdotes.

The luncheon was even more lively with cups and cups.

Antony returned by boat in the afternoon because he was anxious to go back to formulate a battle plan for the sea battle.

After he left, Liszt, who personally went to the pier to see him off, watched the palace fast sailing ship go away, and said to the followers around him with great emotion: Anthony is not bad, he is a qualified heir to the principality, except for his mediocre talent, he has no shortcomings. .”

The followers smiled awkwardly.

Under this cavalier system where strength is king, mediocre talent seems to be the biggest shortcoming. Of course, Anthony's talent is not too mediocre. The Juggernaut in his thirties will definitely become a sky knight of the perfect level in the future, which is in line with the status of the king of a country.

As for riding a dragon, many heirs of the principality could not ride a dragon. This was not Anthony's own shortcoming.

However, looking at the lord's tall and straight back and his stalwart figure, the followers felt that what the lord said was correct. According to Liszt's standards, Anthony is indeed mediocre, or ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent of the world. Nine people are mediocre talents.

So no one answered.

Following such a lord is certainly honored by the knights, but it is not so stressful, for fear of being rejected by the lord.

Liszt, who didn't realize that he had caused huge damage to his followers, turned around and ordered lightly: Captain Marcus, Captain Fox, prepare the Knights as soon as possible to form a fighting force. It won't be long before we Let's go to war again!

As you wish, Your Highness!