Chapter 0614: Determination and Ambition (Third Update, Alliance Leader Supplement 5/54)

The origin of the Roaring River is unknown, but it is probably a treacherous place tens of thousands of kilometers away - the continent is so vast that even the area that has not yet been set foot by humans is far larger than the range of activity. In particular, some high mountains and flowing waters, primeval forests, desert Gobi, and large lakes and rivers all belong to the forbidden area of Warcraft's life.

The Count followed Liszt's fingers.

Castle Sydney is located at the mouth of the Roaring River, and Castle Le Lesser is upstream of Castle Sydney, and further upstream is Castle Castle of the River. Liszt, however, crossed the Great River Fort and continued upstream.

Finally, it was fixed in the Three Dragons City further upstream.

"The location of the Three Dragons City is the fief of an earl, and he is a follower of the Marquis of Furytao. Defeat the Marquis of Fury, and then uproot the Three Dragons City, then the roaring river is the inland river of the tulip fleet. This golden waterway not only allowed for the rapid delivery of supplies, but also for the rapid transfer of the Knights. ”

"You want to use the Roaring River to plunder supplies from the surrounding territories?"

"It's not just supplies. Liszt smiled slightly, and pointed his finger to the west of the Three Dragons City, "Father, the name of the Three Dragons City comes from a battle in the past, it is said that two dragon knights chased an evil dragon and passed by here, so it is called the Three Dragons City. ”

The Count did not speak, but listened attentively.

Liszt repeated the news revealed by Jevic: "The city of the Three Dragons is also the place where the Roaring River meets the tributary of the Three Dragons River, and further upstream along the Three Dragons River, there is a continuous mountain called the Sleepy Dragon Mountain. Father, please see, here, there is a secret iron mine!"

"Iron ore?"

"That's right, this is the news that Jevic revealed, he once entered the Sleepy Dragon Mountain to capture a magical beast to act as a mount...... I have sent Blood Servants to investigate, and once it is found that there is indeed an iron mine, perhaps we can unite with my uncle's Knights, relying on the Three Dragons River and the Roaring River, to repeat my father's feat when he was young!"

After Liszt finished speaking, his eyes were blazing, waiting for the earl's reply.

The Count did not answer immediately, he fell into the memories of his youth.

When he inherited the status of Viscount of Tahiti City of Greg Tiles, he was bent on revitalizing the family, and every year he plundered resources and military exploits. One year, he even went deep into the hinterland of the Eagle Kingdom, snatched the next iron mine, and plundered at least 200,000 tons of iron ore.

Because of these 200,000 tons of iron ore, even the dragon knights of the Eagle Kingdom came from thousands of miles to intercept and kill the fleet.

This time, William Li was favored by the Marquis of Merlin and married his daughter Melissa to him. The following year, the Grand Duke himself canonized him as Count of Coral Island.

However, nearly twenty years later, the feat of his youth has never been repeated, and he has been in the position of earl for more than twenty years.

Today, he is still ambitious, hoping to go one step further and become a marquis.

The iron ore in Sleepy Dragon Mountain was simply a shortcut to the promotion of the Marquis, which made him breathe a little faster. However, after thinking about it, he shook his head: "Liszt, I understand that you are now in high spirits and have great ambitions for your strength, but it is too dangerous!"

"Father, take advantage of the dragon knight's reaction to fight quickly, there is a great chance of a battle! If you don't take the iron ore in Longshan this time, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to take it next time, and the mine mining will be less than a year a year!"

"Since you know that I plundered the mines when I was young, then you should also know that the consequence of that time was to bring out the dragon knights. The Earl palpitated, "If it weren't for the Dragon Knight of the Steel Ridge Kingdom, maybe I would have been intercepted by the Dragon Knight on the sea." ”

Liszt was silent for a moment, his eyes still flashing: "Wealth is in danger!"

......

Dragon Knight, the pinnacle of power!

Dragons in this world are not rare, but compared to the vast land, the distribution of dragons is very thin, and many nobles have never seen dragons once in their lives, let alone ordinary people.

The Eagle Kingdom counts the subject countries and evil dragons, and there are a total of twenty dragons, which is not much.

Only dragon knights can be granted the title of Grand Duke and create a new nation, until the dragon dies or flies away, and the country comes to an end.

Therefore, every country, whether it is a principality or a kingdom, must have dragons.

The kingdom itself has a bunch of subject countries, and naturally there are not too few dragons raised in its own country. The Eagle Kingdom has nine dragons, but only six dragons are currently combined with humans - that is, they have six dragon knights, who are either born into the royal family or contract to serve the kingdom for life.

However.

Compared to the kingdom that is almost the size of Asia, six dragon knights can't defend such a vast land, and it may take ten days and a half months to transmit news from south to north. What's more, there are dragon knights in the Eagle Kingdom, and there are also dragon knights in the Steel Ridge Kingdom!

The dragon knights of the Iron Ridge Kingdom are even more numerical than the Eagle Kingdom.

It's just that every dragon knight is involved in a lot of international relations, and it is easy and difficult to dispatch, especially the battle between dragon knights to slay dragons.

Victory is naturally a good thing, but once defeated, it is a terrible result that is enough to shake the country's foundation.

The reason why the royal family wants to hand over the dragons they raise to outsiders to ride is because there are not enough dragon knights, and the country will be in great trouble.

Just like China, Russia, the United States and other countries have nuclear weapons, but no one dares to throw them away, let alone reduce them casually, which is a means of deterrence and checks and balances.

The Eagle Kingdom, the Iron Ridge Kingdom, and even the Sapphire Grand Duchy all have dragon knights or dragons, but they are jealous, confrontational, and involved with each other, but they rarely set off dragon slaying battles between dragon knights.

Dragon knights also rarely participate in the wars of ordinary knights.

With a dragon knight against an ordinary knight, almost a single dragon knight can destroy countless knights. But you can destroy the opposing Knights, and the opposing Dragon Knights can also destroy your Knights. No one can take advantage of the fighting, so simply deterrence is the main thing, and participation in the war is supplemented.

No matter how ambitious the Earl is, after all, the years are unforgiving, and he is already afraid.

Li Szt was unwilling to give up this opportunity: "The dragon knights of the Eagle Kingdom are involved in the border of the Eagle Kingdom, as long as we fight quickly, quickly plunder the iron ore, retreat along the Three Dragons River and the Roaring River, and wait until the news reaches the Dragon Knights, we have already withdrawn to the country!"

"In case I can't retreat, Liszt, I long for the title of Marquis, but I don't want to be paid for it. Your future is bright, and the glory of the knight always favors you, there is no need to be so aggressive. ”

Is it radical?

Very aggressive!

Liszt himself understood that such a move was not so much bold as radical and aggressive. He wasn't such a character before, he would rather nest in Flower Town than participate in the war, and was willing to farm in a small place for half his life, armed to the teeth before chasing his dreams.

Unexpectedly, getting a dragon in advance, coupled with the power of the smoke dragon and the gift of the invisible dragon, made his strength improve by leaps and bounds, and he was already about to stand on the top of the world.

Unconsciously, the mentality changed dramatically, and the desire for war became and the eagerness for plunder. He didn't change the world, the world quietly changed him - of course, he prefers to call his changes growth, and when he is just a small person, calculation is naturally trivial.

But now that he has one foot on the top of the mountain, and what he sees is the vast land, how can he be willing to continue to nest on the island and count one or two elven insects.

Consider it for a moment.

Liszt said slowly: "Father, you are right, I really don't need to be so radical, but I can't let go of such a huge temptation, maybe we can compromise." ”

The Earl raised his eyebrows: "How to compromise?"

If he can safely plunder the iron ore, he is also reluctant to give up.

"It's still a quick decision, but this time we brought the Long Taro family and the Golden Wheat Ears family together, and asked the two families to help us block the territory around the Roaring River. Then we plundered the iron ore and gave them a part of the profits, gathered the fleets of the three families, and quickly evacuated to attack the source of the river!"

"But safety is still not guaranteed. ”

"After the capture of Trapped Dragon Mountain, my father and I immediately mixed in with the other knights to avoid the limelight, and we will not participate in the follow-up regardless of whether the fleet evacuates smoothly or not...... On the other hand, we can notify the Grand Duke in advance and let the Grand Duke come to answer, with the protection of the Grand Duke, I believe that even if the dragon knight is there in person, it will not help!"

The earl's eyes lit up, according to this method, the battle merits will indeed be divided a lot, but the risk is also reduced to a minimum, and it is already worth trying.

Glancing at each other, father and son both saw determination in each other's eyes.

And ambition!