What Levi didn't know was that letting Zelandia, who didn't even see a shadow, join the Silvermoon Federation was actually the initiative of Vera Marandes, the Silvermoon Dragon Mother.

Only the Silvermoon Dragon Mother has the qualifications to endorse Levi and Zelandia behind him, and be recognized by all the city-states of the Silvermoon Federation Council.

This made Erasdron a little incomprehensible, and even when the Silvermoon Dragon Mother made this proposal, she thought for a moment that this silver dragon was the second child of the Dragon Mother and Silverwing, and then felt some inexplicable guilt for her malicious speculation.

After all, the Mother of Dragons had become an ancient golden dragon two hundred years ago, and thus lost her fertility.

That's why she and Silverwing didn't have another child after that child died.

And the reason why Levi is reluctant to join the Silver Moon Federation is actually very simple, but to put it bluntly, everyone present may not be able to understand it.

Long before Levi left Zeellandia, he had discussed this issue on the Hogg Mining Board of Directors, and Iggy had studied the city-state agreement of the Silvermoon Federation.

The conclusion is that joining the Silver Moon Federation with Zeelandia's current size will definitely do more harm than good!

To use a very simple analogy, Levi found out after carefully studying the city-state agreement between the Silvermoon Federation

Nima, isn't this a weakened version of the Blue Star Gull Alliance?

It's also huddled together for warmth under a strong potential threat.

The same is the economic and military integration of the agreement.

And in order to achieve economic integration, they all issued a new currency in unison.

Perhaps the original intentions were all good, and they did play an irreplaceable role in historical promotion in the early days.

But as early as the time when Levi crossed, John Niu had already changed three Supreme Mages because he wanted to break up with the Gull League, and the potential price to pay for the final breakup was not small, and their suffering had only really begun.

Although Levi still hasn't fully figured out the twists and turns, he still understands the drawbacks of a federation like this.

The most direct point is the issue of leadership.

Joining the Silver Moon Federation will inevitably cede a part of the sovereignty, and many large economic and military issues must be discussed by all the city lords.

While this decentralized parliamentary system and decision-making mechanism can avoid most fatal decision-making errors, it is also easy to misadapt to things that require a rapid response mechanism.

Like, a local war!

For example, when they looted their northern farms, the main fighters and conservatives in the parliament quarreled fiercely.

Seeing that the first snow is approaching, I still haven't been able to come up with a result.

I can only see the opportunity missed.

This brings us to the second issue, which is the issue of unity.

For all the city-states, though they ceded some of their sovereignty, still retained their sovereignty and some of the necessary private armies.

Although the Silver Moon Federation has also gathered the military strength of the nine city-states to create an army, if it encounters this time, it is difficult to rely on this army alone to be able to withstand the annihilation of the orc tribe, and it needs the private army reinforcements of each city-state?

In the event of such a large-scale war, the issue of sending troops between each city-state is enough to argue.

This is something that Levi could not tolerate in any case.

In the predetermined plans of their Board of Directors, once Zelandia has gained a foothold in the Northlands, there is a major military operation against the Eternal Wasteland!

Any trolls, frost giants, all have to fuck him!

Then a large area of natural agriculture and pasture that can be called the Kerrell Loop Plain is left undeveloped, which is simply a catastrophe!

Finally, and most importantly, there is the issue of benefit distribution!

Perhaps the original nine city-states in the Northland are not much of a problem at the moment, because they are still city-states under the feudal system, and the productivity of most of them is still in the era of small handicraft workshops, and it will not be too far behind.

But what has Zelandia become now, and Levi, who is the driving force behind it, doesn't he have a little bit of a hard time in his heart?

They are such an outlier who suddenly joins in, and the chain reaction will definitely quickly intensify the internal contradictions of the Silver Moon Federation, and even lead to the disintegration of this federation that has a good impression in Levi's eyes.

Then his sins are not great?

This is also something that Levi absolutely does not want to see.

And Zeellandia also has a predetermined plan, that is, when the development of the surface city-state reaches a certain size, he intends to build a monetary system with the central bank of Zeellandia as the core.

It is even ready to let Kaka use LAN to develop e-commerce

However, this is a bit ahead of its time, and it is unlikely to happen at the moment.

That is, Erastro, who is the chosen person of the goddess of magic, must not watch them get into his mother's net.

Even if that's something that Mystra, the goddess of magic, can't control now.

Based on all of the above, Levi would not be able to allow the current Zelandia to join the Silver Moon Federation, even if they would have to pay an extra part of the spilled customs duties in three years.

But the question is, can Levi clearly tell Erasdra and the Silvermoon Dragon Mother that they can solve it now?

And Levi believed that except for the third point, the first two problems Erastro understood these ills more deeply than he did, but in this kind of system, it could not be solved by his own strength.

Since it's useless to say it, then what to do with unpleasantness.

But Levi had to give them a reason to convince them at this moment.

Otherwise, just looking at Erastro's almost murderous gaze at the moment, Levi has some squares.

He didn't want to be hated by an angry female voter.

But it still didn't bother Levi, and the reason was already ready.

Under the gaze of several bigwigs, Levi seemed to be self-hypnotic, reminiscent of the hard years at the beginning of the crossing, sneered, and then said with slightly red eyes:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your attention and concern. Actually, it's not that Zelandia and I don't want to join the Silver Moon Federation, but that we can't! ”

Hearing this completely unexpected answer, everyone in the audience looked stunned, and even Erastro, who was originally angry, suddenly became confused.

Could it be that the other party doesn't look down on her fledgling Silver Moon Federation, but really has something else to hide?

Before the Silver Moon Dragon Mother asked.

Levi took a deep breath and asked with a lowered gaze, "Your Majesty Vera, Your Majesty Araz, did you know where I and the people of Zelandia came from before you pulled us into the Federation?"

It was only then that Erasdra remembered that they had never heard of Zeellandia and the so-called Hogg Merchants.

As if a spiritual light crossed her mind, she suddenly looked up at Levi in disbelief: "Are you from?"

Levi suddenly laughed, looked up and sighed, "Yes, as you think now, you have not heard of us because we have all come from a dark region full of sin.

"How is that possible!" said the Silvermoon Dragon Mother in disbelief. In the common sense of the metal dragon, how could the silver dragon, who was the public enemy of those dark creatures, survive in a place like the dark region.

Then he looked lonely and even looked at the three of them with a hint of inferiority and evasiveness, and asked:

"The moment I burst out of the dragon egg, I didn't see my own parents, but a group of kobolds who were preparing to make me dinner.

"Yes, my Levi, an abandoned silver dragon, hatched in the kobold's soup pot"

"Oh my God!"

Silvermoon Dragon Mother Vera Marandes immediately covered her mouth when she heard this, and her eyes instantly turned red.

She couldn't believe what happened to Levi, as a metal dragon, not only was he born without his parents, but he had to face a kobold tribe surrounded by powerful enemies, what kind of cruel and desperate situation it was.

It was Erasdra and Tyri behind her who were dumbfounded.

It was the most magical way they had ever been born in their lifetimes

And because they were located in the Silver Moon Enchantment, they had the blessing of discerning lies under the vanguard spell, and they could see at a glance that Levi was not lying.

This is actually true

Seeing that the results were good, Levi continued to sell miserably: "I escaped the pursuit of the kobolds by luck, and successfully subdued a slime tribe as my dependent, and it was by relying on them that I survived the most difficult years by eating soil and the fathead fish caught by the slime."

"Later, when I grew up, I became a gnoll through the innate transfiguration, and used its identity to gradually gather a large number of gnoll tribes, a gray dwarf tribe, and a group of humans who were abducted and trafficked into the dark region, and ran a black mine under the hands of the drow elves.

"Over time, our mines and farms have finally gained some scale, but we are constantly facing exploitation by the drows of Gerthorne.

"We thought it would be like this for the rest of our lives, but eight years ago, the Drow seemed to have discovered the remains of a Nether magic ship, and the damage to the upper deck has led to infighting among Gerthorne today.

"So we took this opportunity to dig a tunnel to the surface in an attempt to escape the Drow's grasp.

"To be able to secure a place in the Northlands is content for those of us strangers from the Dark Lands.

"But we can't expect too much after all.

"Your Majesty Aylas, Your Majesty, even if I join the Silver Moon Federation before you know our roots, can the other city-states in the Silver Moon Federation accept a group of strangers from the dark regions like us, and such a group of people whose hands are full of blood and sins, to become a part of the Silver Moon Federation?"

Speaking of this, Levi's face was raised again, and there were already two lines of tears sliding down, but he still had a cold smile.

And Erasdra and Tyri were already shocked by the legendary survival and rise of this silver dragon, and they were shocked and inexplicable.

"No!"

The Silver Moon Dragon Mother, who was already heartbroken and full of tears because of her mother's love, looked at Levi's depressed and sad appearance, as if she saw her beloved son who was tricked by Samast into becoming a dragon lich and finally died tragically because of her neglect of love.

All the regrets, all the regrets, and all the thoughts of the past 300 years have come to my heart.

Vera hugged Levi, who had not yet reacted, into her arms, and while stroking his head, she said almost choked:

"My poor child, I can't believe how much suffering has befallen you over the years, and I can't imagine what kind of willpower can sustain you to return to the surface with such a determination to turn to the light in the midst of such hardships.

"Child, you have to believe that the silver dragon will never abandon its dragon egg unless it encounters force majeure that cannot be resisted. Don't resent your parents, they must have their own grievances, and if they are still alive, they will be forever immersed in indelible sorrow and longing.

"It's over, and all suffering is over.

"Believe me, as long as I, Verama Landes, live, I won't let you suffer like this again.

"Isn't it just a group of dependents from the Dark Realms? I, Vera Marandez, acknowledge their existence in the name of the Silvermoon Dragon Mother!

"Who dares to disagree! I, Vera Marandes, city-state by city-state, personally visit them!"

Hearing this, Levi was instantly stupid, and there was only one thought left in his head:

It's over! Excessive performance is self-defeating!

Do you have to join if you don't want to join?

Then the second thought came to me because of the lack of oxygen:

Why is it so soft

Only then did he realize that his head was pressed into his broad chest by the Dragon Mother

It seems that he wants to use this way to warm his scarred heart

Levi tried his best to break free from this embarrassing posture, but in terms of strength, he was completely crushed by the Mother of Dragons, who was still in grief.

Levi reluctantly gave up resistance

Abrupt.

Then, through the majestic mountains, I saw Tyri, who was also embarrassed in the distance, and wanted to reach out to stop this scene, but seemed to be a little cowardly.

Presumably the current posture of him and the Mother of Dragons is really a bit unsightly.

Levi thought