Red Dragon Emperor

Half a year has passed.

In the past six months, Jose has lived a very fulfilling life. He studies magic on weekdays, takes care of the kingdom's development business in his spare time, pays attention to the development of the situation on the mainland, and actively lays the foundation for the future of the Fusay Kingdom.

One day, in the throne hall of the Red Castle, the red dragon lay on the throne on the nine steps, and the prime minister of the kingdom, Yi Gou, reported below.

"Master, according to the information collected in the past six months, the second and sixth princes of the Norn Principality are the most promising and are still working hard..."

Jose listened quietly, raising his fingers slightly from time to time, and then gently lowering them to knock on the throne beneath him, making a "dong-dong-dong" sound. At the same time, his mind was rapidly processing various information reported by his family members.

At this stage, the Kingdom of Fusay seems to be developing vigorously, but in fact it is a bit embarrassing. The kingdom's future development path is restricted by the geographical environment, and it must find a way to break through.

To the north of the Fusai Kingdom is the dangerous land of the mainland - the Great Glacier, to the east is the sphere of influence of Yangfan Port, and to the west is the complex barbarian Holy City, the Mother of Cold Waves, the Kingdom of Dana and the Kingdom of Odyssey.

Needless to say, there are too many parties involved in the muddy waters in the west and the forces are complicated. Jose does not want to participate, so the only thing left is the south.

Across the dark forest in the south, you can reach the Norn Principality, one of the four kingdoms in the North. If you can get through the Norn Principality, you can open a third road connecting the civilized world and the prairie. Then the Kingdom of Fusay will welcome Come to a big development opportunity.

The biggest obstacle to taking over the Principality of Norn is the original vested interests - the Northland Witch Council. The Kingdom of Fusay and the Northland Witch Council are incompatible. There is no soft-hearted or moral issue. It just depends on whether it can be taken from the enemy. Grab the fat.

Jose could almost expect the fierce resistance of the Northland Witch Council. He had already found out that most of the power of the Northland Witch Council existed in the coastal kingdom-the Kingdom of Wei Ya.

If the Red Dragon takes over the Principality of Norn, it will cut off the connection between the Northland Witch Council and the Kingdom of Dana and Odyssey, and directly seize three-quarters of the territory of the Northland Witch Council. This is almost equivalent to declaring the Northland Death penalty by the Witches Council.

However, for the Kingdom of Fusay, the Principality of Norn is a strategic location that must be captured. Therefore, this is destined to be a fierce game that determines the life and death of the two major forces.

At this stage, the Northland Witch Council has a certain strength advantage and a defensive advantage, and the Red Dragon knows the truth that "a dragon has no long-term worries, it must have immediate worries", and takes advantage of the enemy's overt and covert advantages to collect Nuo through various means early on. Duke En’s royal family information, waiting for the right time to intervene.

Now the time is ripe. After Grand Duke Norn announced the eldest prince as the crown prince half a year ago, he has been observing the remaining princes and looking for potential support objects. Now he is about to make a choice between the second prince and the sixth prince of Norn Principality.

"The second prince, his mother is a noble of the Middle Kingdom, and he was also a strong candidate to compete for the throne. However, something happened to his mother's family, and he has no support since then. On the surface, he was hit and gave up the throne long ago, but from the observation of [Red Dagger] I learned that he never gave up and kept practicing hard, trying to compete for the throne of the king by becoming a legendary warrior. At the same time, he also used the cocktail party as a cover to make friends with many military nobles..."

Yougou continued to introduce: "The sixth prince, whose mother is the daughter of a great nobleman of the Kingdom of Odyssey, originally competed with the eldest prince for the throne, and they were evenly matched, but later he fell behind because the eldest prince's mother wooed the Northland Witch Council. Now they are being suppressed, but because they are worried about the reaction of the Kingdom of Odyssey, the eldest prince does not dare to beat the sixth prince and his team to death. They still have a certain power base..."

After listening to a wonderful palace drama about the heir apparent, Jose's mind was filled with lightning. After comprehensive consideration, he was more inclined to support the second prince.

On the one hand, the second prince of the Norn Principality is helpless. If the Kingdom of Fusay suddenly offers an olive branch to help him seize the throne, he will most likely accept it, and he will not receive much attention, making it easier for the Red Dragon to operate behind the scenes.

On the other hand, Red Dragon felt that the second prince himself was more worthy of investment than the sixth prince.

His forbearance can be seen from his "willingness to fall", his progress can be seen from his secret efforts and diligent cultivation, and his strategy can be seen from his secret friendship with military nobles in the name of his fall.

"Tentatively consider the second prince, pay close attention to his every move and look for opportunities to contact him."

"Yes!" Yougou bowed and exited the throne hall, disappearing at the entrance of the throne hall.

Jose disappeared directly from the throne and returned to the magic tower to continue studying magic. In fact, he didn't really care about the second prince who had never been masked before. This didn't mean that he didn't value the Principality of Norn.

The Norn Principality must be won, but supporting the second prince is not an option. If he has the strength of the Red Nest Matron, he can get everything done by just knocking on the door.

In the final analysis, one's own strength is the foundation of everything, and strategy is just the icing on the cake.

Of course, the icing on the cake is not important, but it is better than nothing.

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The Principality of Norn, Northern Red Stone Territory.

The Red Stone Territory is a barony located in the far north of the Principality of Norn. There are many red stones in the territory. The land is barren and the population is sparse. It is also close to the Dark Forest. It is often harassed by extraordinary beasts in the Dark Forest. It can be said that It is the worst territory in the Norn Principality.

The owner of this territory is His Royal Highness, the Second Prince of the Principality of Norn - Belden.

Three years ago, something happened to my grandfather's family and his mother died of illness due to anger. The second prince, Belden, was driven to this inhospitable place by his "good brothers" with the acquiescence of King Norn.

As everyone expected, the former strong contender for the Norn throne fell. In the first period of his arrival in the Redstone Territory, Belden, who was severely hit, did not develop his territory and stayed in the castle all day, living a muddle-headed life and getting infected. She picked up some bad habits, such as attending various masquerade parties (dirty parties).

After three years, King Norn completely gave up on him, and other princes gradually relaxed their vigilance and no longer regarded him as a competitor.

However, what everyone does not know is that Belden's depravity is just a disguise to paralyze the vigilance of the "good brothers" and avoid being targeted or even assassinated. In fact, he is secretly practicing hard to improve his own strength.

In the secret room of the castle with swaying candlelight, Belden, the second prince of the Norn Principality, finished his day of practice. He was covered in sweat and panting as he walked out of the secret room and came to the bathroom.

He got into the warm water tub prepared in advance by the personal maid, letting the warm water of the right temperature just reach his chin. He leaned against the tub and enjoyed a rare moment of relaxation while his thoughts wandered.

He has been exiled to the barren Red Stone Territory for three years. Through unremitting hard training, his strength has reached the level of a high-level warrior, and he has made great progress, but he is still far away from his goal of becoming a legendary warrior.

At the thought of this, he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

Regarding the current situation, he saw clearly that only by becoming a legendary professional could he have a chance to seize the throne.

His own strength is the foundation of everything. Only with strength can he be qualified to negotiate terms with his father and persuade the Northland Witch Council to give up its support for the eldest prince and instead support himself. After all, he is a legendary warrior and a master. A superior mage will judge who is more valuable.

This is the most effective way for him to ascend to the throne, and only by ascending the throne can he have the strength to pursue the truth about his mysteriously dead mother.

"Oh, it's easier said than done. Fortunately, my father can still stay on the throne for some time, and I still have a chance..." He talked to himself to comfort himself, numb himself, and encourage himself. This was the only way he could ensure that he would not collapse. , not despair.

Boom, boom, boom!

There was a knock on the door, and Belden suddenly woke up and turned around: "Who!"

"Your Highness, it's me," a gentle female voice came from outside the door. It was one of the only two people he could trust, the personal maid he grew up with and voluntarily exiled with him - Shirley.

Belden secretly relaxed a little: "Shirley, what's the matter?"

"It's like this. Lord Alexander came to the castle and said he had something important to see you."

High-level warrior - Alex is Belden's other person who can be completely trusted besides his personal maid. He is his mother's guardian knight. He is now his guardian knight and the garrison commander of the Red Stone Territory.

"Go ahead and tell Alex Knight that I will be there soon."

"OK."

Alex Knight's visit at this time must have something important to do. Belden dried his body hastily, put on his clothes and quickly came to the castle hall.

His castle was so poor that he couldn't even afford the magic lamp, so he could only use candles for lighting. The candle flames swayed in the breeze, and the shadows reflected on the walls of the castle were like the shadows of poor ghosts with snarling teeth.

"Uncle Alex, what's the matter?"

Alex's face was serious: "Your Highness, there is news from the hunters on the edge of the Mirk Forest. There has been a riot of extraordinary beasts in the Mirk Forest. The extraordinary beasts have gone crazy, leaving their original territory and spreading to the outskirts of the forest. The villages on the edge of the Mirk Forest have suffered unprecedented consequences. The villagers are frightened by the threat and begging for your help."

Belden's heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the valley. He relied on mountains to eat and water to eat. The Red Stone Territory was barren and could only eat the nearby Dark Jungle. The villagers hunted wild beasts and collected mountain products on the outskirts of the Dark Jungle forest to make a living.

In fact, the villages around Mirkwood are his most important source of tax revenue, accounting for 60% of the total tax revenue for the year, and their population accounts for 70% of the territory's population.

Overall, the villages surrounding Mirkwood are too important to miss.

"Uncle Alex, what do you think about this matter?"

"Your Highness, when extraordinary beasts riot in the dark forest, they can generally be divided into two situations. One is that the number of extraordinary beasts is too large and exceeds the environmental tolerance limit, and the extraordinary beasts spontaneously migrate outwards. The second is that an abnormality occurs deep in the forest. These extraordinary beasts The beasts were influenced by more powerful supernatural beasts and were forced to migrate.”

Alex Knight continued: "The first scenario can basically be ruled out. The last time saturation of extraordinary beasts occurred four years ago, and it will not reach saturation so quickly again, so I prefer the second scenario."

"Well, I think so too, but no matter what, we have to solve this matter, the sooner the better."

Belden said solemnly: "Knight Alex, gather the elite soldiers. We will ride to Jumu Village tonight to understand the situation and enter the forest the next day."

"Yes!" Alex gave a military salute and retreated.

Soon, in the rising moonlight, a heavily armed team stepped on the moonlight, holding torches, and left the castle along the path.

When they arrived at Jumu Village, the villagers didn’t know anything about it. The unknown future cast a shadow on everyone’s actions tomorrow. However, it was not without good news. Judging from the scope of the extraordinary beast riot, the scope of this extraordinary beast riot Not big, which means that the source of the riot is most likely not very strong.

"Two high-level warriors should be able to deal with it together," thinking so, Belden fell asleep.

Early the next morning, after leaving the horses in the village, Belden led the soldiers into the forest to find the truth behind the extraordinary beast riot.

Two high-level warriors were stationed in charge, and many well-equipped elite soldiers joined forces. They could indeed walk sideways outside the dark forest. After killing three extraordinary beasts blocking the way, everyone's confidence was greatly increased.

Gradually, everyone felt that something was wrong. It had been a long time since they slaughtered the last extraordinary beast. They found nothing along the way, and even the lively chirping of insects had stopped.

"Everyone, be careful, we may be close to the source of the problem." Holding the sword in his hand, Belden watched the surroundings vigilantly. This dark forest seemed to be like a man-eating beast, looking cold, terrifying and creepy.

This wasn't the most worrying thing. He always felt like something was staring at him, but he didn't find anything.

In the open space a hundred meters away from the prince's team, Jose activated the invisibility barrier and quietly stepped on the ground paved with leaves and other decay, quietly observing the second prince and his party.

Under the cover of magic, the second prince and his party were unaware of the red giant beast not far away, and were still groping forward vigilantly.

This is the power of advanced extraordinary races!

Just leaking a trace of breath can cause a beast riot. This is the result of his suppressing himself. If the breath is unleashed with all his strength, it will not be as simple as an extraordinary beast riot, but a beast tide that can be called a natural disaster.

Jose stayed put, and the second prince and his party continued to move forward.

While walking, Belden suddenly discovered that a soldier beside him had disappeared. He didn't even notice how the soldier disappeared, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Uncle Alex..." His voice was trembling, and when he turned his head, he was horrified to find that Alex was also missing.

Seeing Belden retreating in fear, Jose stopped teasing him and expanded the scope of the invisibility barrier to cover Belden.

Suddenly, Belden discovered that a majestic red dragon suddenly appeared in the empty forest in front of him. The height of the red dragon almost broke through the forest. Its vertical golden dragon eyes were looking at him quietly. It was as if he was already here.

His eyes suddenly widened, his heartbeat accelerated, and his blood pressure soared. At the same time, he also saw his companions who had disappeared before. The ordinary soldiers were lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, while the high-level warriors stood there under pressure, with stiff movements and trembling slightly. But he couldn't move.

In fact, these soldiers were stunned by themselves, while the high-level warriors were restrained by the red dragon's release of dragon power.

Belden mechanically raised his head and unconsciously looked into the eyes of the red dragon. Somehow, an extremely absurd idea came to his mind. Judging from the calm eyes, he was not facing a terrifying supernatural evil. Dragon, but a wise man full of wisdom.

"You're here," Jose said calmly.