Red Dragon Emperor

"You're here," Red Dragon's voice was very calm, as calm as the opening remarks of an acquaintance.

Belden's Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His face and neck turned red due to the surge of blood. He forced himself to calm down and calmly analyzed the red dragon's words.

Judging from his own experience and the Red Dragon's words, this encounter was no accident. In other words, the Red Dragon was waiting for him here specifically.

A red dragon, but it has a unique aura that is completely different from ordinary red dragons that show off evil, and dragon eyes full of wisdom and majesty. He naturally thought of the "legendary" red dragon king in the middle of the Northland prairie - Francisco Te Rinidad Jose.

After figuring out the identity of the red dragon, he began to speculate on the red dragon's purpose, and at the same time he relaxed a lot. There was a high probability that the red dragon was not here to kill him.

After all, with the strength and status of the man in front of him, let alone killing him as a has-been prince, even if he killed the eldest prince, the real crown prince, King Norn would only dare to verbally condemn him.

After thinking for a while, he really couldn't figure out the purpose of the red dragon's search for him. He took a deep breath to suppress his violent heartbeat. He bowed and asked: "Good day, His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Fusay. Could you please summon me, a little person?" What's the matter?"

Looking at the respectful, or extremely cautious, second prince of the Norn Principality in front of him, Jose felt a slight approval in his heart.

He is worthy of being a prince.

Their performance was in stark contrast to that of ordinary soldier followers and reckless high-level warriors. Most of the ordinary soldiers fainted from fright, while the reckless warriors immediately thought of sounding the alarm and escaping.

The second prince was able to calm down quickly in the face of unexpected situations, conduct analysis, analyze the identity of the red dragon, and recognize the reality that "man is a swordsman, and I am a fish", and then lowered his attitude and asked the red dragon's purpose. This is how he faced the situation. The correct posture of a strong man whose strength far exceeds his own. As for the small man who suddenly bursts out of the universe and kills the powerful enemy with luck, such absurd stories mostly only exist in third-rate knight novels.

"Relax, little lord, I don't mean any harm. On the contrary, I have a gift for you." As he spoke, Jose snapped his fingers, and the ferocious dragon power made the "surviving" ordinary soldiers and high-level warriors faint. It passed by without affecting the second prince who was close at hand.

Seeing this, Belden understood that the red dragon's next words were not allowed to be known to a third party. He made a gesture of listening attentively. Facing a strange and powerful man with an unknown personality, the best strategy was to reduce his movements and make fewer mistakes.

The red dragon continued: "You intend to support you and help you ascend the throne of the king of Norn Principality."

Belden was slightly stunned, feeling a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. After all, his greatest value was his status as the heir to the throne of the Duke of Norn, even though he was at the bottom of the succession sequence.

His eyes were uncertain, and the thoughts in his heart were like lightning. It had to be said that the support of the red dragon was very tempting. In the current situation, it was a timely help. However, there was no free lunch in this world, and I was afraid that this was a jar of poisonous honey.

"Your Majesty, your gift is very tempting, but...what do I need to pay?"

"Only when you become the King of Norn will you be qualified to contribute to me. Also, what are you hesitating about? Do you think you have a choice?"

Hearing this, Belden laughed at himself, as Red Dragon said, he had no choice.

Red Dragon deliberately planned to appear here in this way, and it must achieve its goal. If he refuses...

He could imagine his own ending. The next day, the news that the second prince of the kingdom died in the riot of extraordinary beasts would spread throughout the Norn Principality. The principality would symbolically issue an obituary, and his "good brothers" would symbolically shed their tears in front of the public. She shed crocodile tears and celebrated with a closed-door drinking party at night. The only person who was really sad was the maid who stayed at the castle.

Even if the red dragon benevolently spares his life, a few years later, when his former rival, the eldest prince, takes power and becomes the king, his situation will become even more difficult, and his only options may be death or escaping from the kingdom.

As for the red dragon's purpose of supporting him, this will have to wait until he becomes the king.

With this thought, Belden understood his thoughts and bowed again: "Thank you for your majesty's love. If I can become the king of Norn, I will definitely repay your majesty with all my strength."

"I hope you can remember today's words," Jose nodded calmly.

Taking into account the excellent detection ability of the Northland Witch Council, he could not make Belden a kinsman through the contract to avoid exposing his aura. He could not even sign a magic contract. Magical contracts can be detected through special means. As a veteran spellcaster who dominates the Northland Witch Council, The organization definitely has the ability to detect.

Of course, he did not take any insurance measures largely because he was confident that he could control the situation. Confidence came from his strength. When he entered the legend, he would have the confidence to stand up to the Northland Witch Council, let alone the king of the principality.

If the second prince betrays him in the future, just crush him to death.

He took out a dimensional bag. The dimensional bag was held up by invisible force and suspended in front of the second prince: "This is the funding I paid you in advance. It contains some warrior-side resources, which is enough for you to practice until you reach the legend. There is also a Box of gold coins as start-up capital. In a few days, someone will find you. If you have any needs, you can discuss with him."

"Become stronger as soon as possible, little lord. In a few years, your opportunity will come."

After saying that, the red dragon teleported away directly, leaving Belden alone in the open forest, with all the surrounding subordinates unconscious on the dead branches and leaves.

Watching the smoke-like remaining purple magical energy dissipate quickly, Belden froze on the spot. If it weren't for the dimensional bag in his hand, he would have thought this experience was a dream.

On the other side, Jose returned to the Red Castle, came to the throne room, and summoned the kingdom's prime minister, Ergo Bloodtooth, and the leader of the [Red Dagger], Van Cleef.

"The seeds of the Norn Principality have been planted and are just waiting to take root and sprout."

On the throne above the nine steps, the majestic red dragon was bathed in the beam of light, calm and majestic: "What you have to do is to take care of this seed, protect it from growing, and prevent it from rotting and dying."

Yougou replied respectfully, "As you wish, Your Majesty, I will allocate some resources to secretly support the second prince Norn."

"No, it is Van Cleef's mission to support the second Norn prince. Your mission is to support the sixth Norn prince."

"Huh?"

The two of them were puzzled: "Your Majesty, didn't you decide to support the second prince?"

"Yes, he is the one I chose, but supporting the Sixth Prince is also part of the plan. Your mission, Yougou, is to find a way to contact the friendly forces in the Odyssey Kingdom to support the Sixth Prince together."

Facing his most trusted family members, Jose explained casually: "Next, the more chaos the Norn Principality will have, the better."

The two men lowered their heads in thought, and gradually a look of surprise appeared on their faces. Finally, they were convinced. The jackal Van Cleef bowed to the red dragon on the throne: "Your Majesty, your wisdom really makes me ashamed."

"Stop flattering and get ready."

"Yes!" x2

After Yougou and Van Cleef left, Jose lay alone on the throne, squinting his eyes to enjoy the sunshine, while thinking about whether there was anything missing in his plan.

His goal was to capture the Norn Kingdom, preferably without anyone noticing, so he chose to support the weakest and most inconspicuous second prince.

A specific plan to achieve the goal was also figured out. He secretly supported the second Norn prince to develop his power, and at the same time used the Kingdom of Odyssey as a cover to support the sixth prince to confront the crown prince, the eldest prince. When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. If the eldest prince and his If the witch's mother wasn't such a loser, the Sixth Prince would most likely lose.

But before the Sixth Prince was defeated, Jose had already achieved his goal of disrupting the Norn Kingdom, and then the real target of support would be able to draw chestnuts from the fire.

"Perfect plan," Jose muttered.

"But we can't place all our hopes on the objects of support. The strength of the Fusai Kingdom itself is the foundation of everything, especially in the cultivation of strong people and the development of magic technology..."

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Three years have passed.

In the past three years, the Kingdom of Fusay has been very peaceful and has grown in peace. However, the Northland outside the Kingdom of Fusay has become a bit lively. The barbarians and the Mother of Cold Waves are fighting fiercely at the junction of the prairie and the great glacier. It attracted the attention of many people in mainland China.

Ordinary people and ordinary nobles only saw the fight between the barbarians and the Mother of the Cold Wave, but they did not see the undercurrent behind this incident. Both the barbarians and the Mother of the Cold Wave were supported by stronger forces. They were the Dragon Worship Cult and the Northern Song Dynasty respectively. The Earth Witch Council and Yangfan Port also provided support to the barbarians by relaxing supply.

As a major force in the North, the Kingdom of Fusay was naturally within the scope of competition between the two sides, but Jose's superb Tai Chi wisdom ensured that the Kingdom of Fusay remained neutral in this battle.

Gradually, both sides of the battle realized that Red Dragon had no intention of participating in this troubled waters, and they were worried that excessive force would push Red Dragon into the enemy camp, so they gradually gave up on dragging the Kingdom of Fusay into the water.

Most people focused on the battle between the barbarians and the white dragon, and ignored what happened in the Norn Principality, one of the four northern kingdoms. The seemingly peaceful Norn Kingdom was actually undercurrent.

As the old king grew older and his abdication was approaching, he had originally appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince, but he did not expect that the sixth son suddenly emerged and had the momentum to compete with the crown prince.

This change couldn't help but make the old king, Taino XII, hesitate. The reason why he appointed the eldest prince as the crown prince was largely because the eldest prince's mother, a witch, broke through the master level and embraced a member of the Northland Witch Council. The legs of a legendary congressman.

This title may seem intimidating, but my family knows their own affairs. The concubine who joined the Northland Witch Council broke through to the master level by sacrificing her potential and taking secret medicine. The legendary witch she hugged her thigh also I don't think I paid much attention to her.

The eldest prince's mother and concubine made an agreement with the old king to fight for the benefits of the Norn Principality in the Northland Witch Council. In addition, the eldest prince himself was not bad, and this was how he gained the status of crown prince.

Originally, this mutually beneficial transaction was no problem, but at this time, the Sixth Prince was a variable. The forces in the Odyssey Kingdom increased their support for the Sixth Prince. The old king thought about it and found that from the side of the Odyssey Kingdom, He got more benefits than the Northland Witch Council, and he couldn't help but think about it.

However, what everyone does not know is that in the barren red stone territory at the junction of the Principality of Norn and the Mirk Forest, the has-been prince is growing and growing in secret, and his wings are becoming increasingly full.

No one knows that there is a pair of invisible hands behind everything in the Principality of Norn.

The Norn Principality plan was progressing smoothly, but Jose Benlong encountered problems in his magic practice.

He is only one step away from the legendary mage, but this step is not that easy to cross. In other words, the road to legend is never smooth sailing.

The result of achieving a legend is the same, they are all exposed to the Source Sea, but the paths to contact the Source Sea are different. This is related to each person's experience, personality, opportunities, etc. In this regard, individuals are more or less different from each other. They are all different, so you cannot repeat the path of others. You can only explore and understand by yourself.

With no reference and no lighthouse, Jose was like an explorer in endless darkness, groping step by step to find the bright road that was not yet visible.

"Huh~!" Jose put down the magic book in his hand and rubbed his swollen temples.

The magical knowledge gained from the Oropa plane is enough for him to advance to the level of a legend, but it is only a chance to step into the legend. He still needs to spend time and effort to learn, consolidate, dig deeper, and push past the past. New, only in this way can we step into the ideal legendary palace better and faster.

Even with the blessing of [Intelligent Brain], Jose is not a learning machine, and he will also feel tired and tired.

Putting down the book, he turned on the magic circle and observed the scene inside the magic tower for entertainment in his spare time.

It would be a waste to have such a huge magic tower only for the use of the red dragon. The red dragon has exclusive use of the lower three floors, while the middle and upper floors are for the use of the citizens of the Kingdom of Fusay.

The users of the middle and third layers are the official forces of the Kingdom of Fusay, the military, [Red Dagger], [Burning Wings] and other close forces. They are the backbone of the Kingdom of Fusay, maintaining the normal order of the Kingdom of Fusay and constantly promoting the kingdom. develop.

The third floor of the magic tower is the talent training base for these confidential departments, which can be used for outstanding members of each department to practice and advance.

In order to better serve these kingdom elites, Jose added various infrastructures to the middle and third floors, turning the middle and third floors into a small underground city that can operate independently.

The leaders of the middle and third floors are either red dragon cronies or red dragon dependents. Each member is also loyal to the red dragon and the kingdom, so they can absolutely be assured, but this is not the case for the lower three floors.

As long as they are citizens of the Kingdom of Fusay, they can enter the lower three levels of study through application and qualification testing. Even non-Kingdom residents also have the opportunity. Of course, the threshold for non-Kingdom residents to enter the lower three levels is much higher than that of Kingdom citizens, unless they have outstanding contributions. No one is allowed to enter.

The core principles of the lower three levels are fairness, openness and win-win. Fairness and openness are easy to understand. Regardless of origin, only strength and dedication are considered.

The level of "win-win" is deeper and more complex. Residents pay equivalents on the lower three floors to obtain professional knowledge and related guidance. The equivalents include but are not limited to money, property and magic knowledge. They can also receive corresponding rewards for completing specific tasks.

While many participants are learning and progressing, the kingdom managers are also observing and testing them, selecting targets worth absorbing and taking action.

In other words, the lower three levels are the talent reserve pool of the Red Dragon forces, constantly injecting fresh blood into the healthy development of the Fusay Kingdom and providing long-term development momentum.