Chapter 0947: Atlantis (First Update)
Duke Piero has always eaten and drunk well on the Black Horse Island, he is not a fool, and he has long guessed the result of the orichal bronze dragon from Liszt's calm expression.
Being able to snatch the gray iron dragon Orn away directly in a short period of time is enough to prove how powerful this young dragon knight who made him feel conflicted in his heart is. Therefore, he used the information of the mountain bronze dragon in exchange for the other party to help him stabilize the position of duke, hoping to maintain his power and wealth.
A person who has enjoyed the taste of prosperity, how can he be willing to let go, at least Piero can't do it.
"Your Majesty, the emissary group of the Eagle Royal Family has already talked to me, and I will be able to return to the Gray Iron Principality after the Dragon Elf trade. After Piero saw Liszt, he said frankly, "Relying on Your Majesty's strength, I am still the Duke of the Gray Iron Duchy, but I still have to pay tribute to the Eagle Kingdom, and I dare not easily cut off the relationship between the subject countries." β
It's one thing to defect secretly, but on the surface, he has to take care of the face of the Eagle Royal Family, after all, the Gray Iron Principality is 108,000 miles away from the Flame Kingdom, but it is on the border of the Eagle Kingdom.
"It's okay, I will naturally protect you, the Eagle Royal Family and the Gray Iron Duchy will not dare to openly turn against me, your dukedom will be very stable for at least half a year. But half a year later, I can't guarantee whether the Eagle Royal Family will do it in private, and even within the Gray Iron Family, it may also be in harmony with the Eagle Royal Family. β
Piero could use Liszt's name to return to China and continue to be a duke.
However, this does not change his guilt for losing the dragon, he is still a sinner of the Gray Iron Family and the Gray Iron Principality.
Moreover, with his secret defection and Liszt's verbal protection, the Eagle royal family and the Gray Iron family must have guessed how much benefit Piero promised Liszt. For this betrayal of the principality and the suzerain, I am afraid that even his son will want to eat his flesh and blood raw.
So Liszt was very skeptical that Piero would survive for half a year.
The so-called 20 years of shelter before was just a consolation, and more of an excuse to provoke a war.
Piero smiled confidently: "Your Highness, I don't have your greatness and strength, and even my son expects me to die in a foreign land." But I'm not alone, and the dragon farming family that has befriended me in the Eagle Kingdom will help me through this difficult time. β
"It's good that you're confident. β
"Twenty years, I hope I can live to see His Highness sweep away the three kingdoms and unify the northeast corner of the legendary continent...... Maybe I won't live to that day, but my grandson will be able to see it. β
Grandson?
Liszt raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything more - he guessed that Piero was going to kill his son when he returned, and it didn't matter if he had a grandson anyway.
After meeting with Duke Piero, he quickly announced the summoning of the Eagle Kingdom envoys.
The head of the emissary was still an acquaintance, Alexander White, and after some courtesy, the ransom was traded directly in the halls of the Castle of Thorns.
In terms of details, Liszt was left to his father William Li to deal with, and he only stared at the dragon elf's deal.
The dragon spirits that the Eagle Royal Family used as ransom must be grains and potions according to the regulations, and they cannot be more than two hundred years old. The dragon elf only has a lifespan of five hundred years, and if the Eagle Royal Family sends a dragon elf that is more than four hundred years old, Liszt will definitely turn his face.
"Its name is Atlantis, it evolved into a dragon elf one hundred and twenty years ago, and has been diligently cultivating buckwheat for the Eagle King. Alexander said in a low tone, with a kind of unwillingness to endure humiliation.
Beside him stood a slender figure dressed as a small Frac Abière, an aristocratic garment.
It's just that the little man's head is crystal white, and there is a cluster of light pink flowers on the top of his head, which is a buckwheat dragon elf.
At this time, Atlantis, the buckwheat dragon elf, looked at Liszt with a pair of big crystal eyes, and his expression was humanized sadness and apprehension. It has broken the elven contract with the Eagle King, but the life in the Eagle Kingdom for more than a hundred years is an indelible deep memory.
After several days of persuasion from the Eagle King, he agreed to go to the Fire Kingdom as a ransom to start a new life.
However, during the voyage, it was always in a low mood, and even the light pink flowers on its head looked a little embarrassed. Not looking forward to a new life at all, just going back in time, back to the carefree life in the Eagle royal family, where there are familiar people and familiar houses.
But.
It had to brace its spirits a little and look at the human in front of it who was about to make a pact with it.
From the aesthetic point of view of the elves, the human beings in front of him seem to be quite pleasing to the eye, at least not the kind of crooked melons and cracked dates. The facial features are evenly proportioned, the left and right faces are symmetrical, the figure is also straight, and a pair of bright eyes like stars release a look that makes it feel goodwill.
In short, the impression at first sight was not bad, but it was not much better - after all, it was very resistant to the changes that had arrived.
At the same time, Liszt was also looking at Atlantis, and he guessed that the Eagle Royal Family would send this buckwheat dragon elf. Piero, the "traitor", had already presented him with the information of the Eagle Royal Family, including the Dragon Elves of the Eagle Royal Family, of which the most consistent was the Buckwheat Dragon Elf.
First of all, buckwheat is classified as a type of grain, and buckwheat dragon elves meet the requirements of cereals, secondly, buckwheat dragon elves are no more than two hundred years old, which meets Liszt's age requirements, and finally, buckwheat is a relatively low-value type among all cereal categories.
Buckwheat has a wheat name, but it has nothing to do with wheat.
Wheat is a member of the Poaceae family and belongs to monocots. Buckwheat is a dicot plant, which is related to Polygonum multiflorum in species, and bears triangular seeds. The world's buckwheat is not as good as barley and wheat in terms of yield and nutritional value.
However, buckwheat is also a little good, that is, it is not delicate, easy to serve, it can grow when sprinkled in the field, and sometimes it can have a good output without the influence of cordyceps.
"Atlantis, welcome to the Kingdom of Fire, I am Liszt Flame, the king here, the master of the sea, the knight of many dragons. From now on, you and I will be partners, and the Flame Family welcomes you to join us, and I'm sure you'll love it. β
He reached out, not into Atlantis's mouth, but to shake it.
The dragon elf already has the IQ of an adult, knows a lot of things, and should be treated with an equal mentality. Atlantis hesitated for a moment before reaching out his small hand and shaking it briefly with Liszt.
"Shall we, then, make a contract?" Liszt then raised his hand and held out an index finger.
Atlantis struggled, it could feel Liszt's friendliness, and it remembered the Eagle King's request, but it still didn't want to change.
At this time, Liszt glanced at Alexander.
Alexander suddenly felt a substantial heavy pressure pressing on him, and hurriedly spoke: "Atlantis, please make a contract with His Majesty the Flame King, don't hesitate any longer, hasn't His Majesty the Eagle King already told you that you have to accept a new life." β
Atlantis lowered his head and was silent for a moment. Then he grabbed Liszt's outstretched hand with both hands, reluctantly opened his mouth, and bit Liszt's fingers.
Blood oozed from his fingertips, and in an instant, he reacted wonderfully with Atlantis's teeth, and a strange and mysterious feeling came to his and Liszt's hearts.
They have a heart-to-heart with each other.