Having lost all her companions, Ganatika was undoubtedly anxious, without any food for help, and the poor who had joined the Mutual Aid Society were still hungry, although Pandora's gold from the punk had not yet been spent, but ...... No matter how much money there was, the nobles would not sell what little grain they had.

Therefore, the situation of the mutual aid association is simply anxious, but in fact, the nobles of the Scott royal kingdom are also very anxious at this time, and even the mood of several big nobles can no longer be described as anxious, they are about to go crazy.

And the reason why the great nobles are anxious is certainly not the fact that a large number of poor people are about to starve to death, there is only one thing they are anxious about and even afraid of, that is...... A gray crystal is missing!

In Scott's palace, five richly dressed nobles sat together, while the nominal "emperor" of the country sat on his throne in a daze, and the whole palace seemed silent in the night, and the paintings of the ornate halls seemed to be muted by this silence............

"What's wrong...... Let's ...... What should we do"!

The first person to make a voice was of course the emperor on the throne, but at this time, "His Majesty the Emperor" had long lost his usual majesty and lightness, and only his voice could not stop trembling violently, and the fear contained in it echoed endlessly in the empty hall.

It's a pity that the silence was not broken by the emperor's speech, and the five great nobles present still bowed their heads and said nothing, and among these great nobles there are also official-level professionals who have lived for hundreds of years, but at this moment, they still don't know what to answer.

Seeing this scene, the godless emperor couldn't help but slump on the throne, and all that remained in his mouth was muttering like broken thoughts, and fear made the titular supreme ruler of the Scott Kingdom hoarse:

"It's over...... Hehe...... It's all over!"Flame Ripper" specially explained before leaving, the gray crystal must not go wrong, but ...... But what now? Ten gray crystals have been lost, and in a few years the "Flame Ripper" will return, and then we will all be finished, and the red dragon's wrath will burn us to ashes............

The Emperor's words were full of despair, and the facts he told were worthy of the despair of anyone in the Scott Kingdom, who knew that Elmoda Flameclaw was an unreasonable, tyrannical and cruel evil dragon, and that the "Flame-Melting Ripper" would slaughter cities for no reason for amusement, and now ...... The Emperor and the nobles really couldn't imagine what the angry red dragon would do.

And in the face of an evil dragon, every nobleman knows that their usual proud words and rhetoric are all a bunch of jokes, how can they argue against Elmoda Flame Claw, saying that they have done their best to protect it, but the loss of the gray crystal is force majeure?

Or did he not have the ability to protect such a precious legendary creation in the first place, and it was difficult for a strong man to ask for a gray crystal to be placed in a densely populated aristocratic manor?

It's a pity that the "Flame Ripper" never knows what "reasoning" is, and it is impossible to think about the excuse of a group of "ants", it will only crush everything that makes it uncomfortable with absolute power!

"I know, I know!" since the mad dragon of the "Molten Flamebreaker" took out those crystals, and then demanded that "it must be placed in a densely populated area", "no spellcaster or master powerhouse can be approached", and finally said "to leave the Scott Kingdom", "not to receive any contact", "to return in five years"............ Hell, if nothing happens, those crystals are obviously very problematic, and now that there is a great famine, how can they not attract others to investigate?"

A young nobleman could not stand the oppressive atmosphere of fear and oppression, and he slammed to his feet and complained loudly about the source of everything and what Elmoda Flameclaw had done.

Anyway, since "the gray crystal disappeared and Almoda still hasn't appeared", the nobles present all knew that the "five-year retreat" mentioned by the red dragon was true, and since the legendary red dragon could not keep a constant watch on the country at all times, then these nobles complained to Almoda very politely.

Especially at this moment when the gray crystal was lost and Almoda was about to return, the nobles on the verge of collapse were about to scold with the psychology of breaking the jar!

But...... No matter how terrible the truth is about to come, no one will want to die, especially these nobles who live in luxury, they have not yet enjoyed the good life that they have earned by squeezing the poor, even if they complain that they are "dead, all finished", but in reality, no nobles, including the emperor, would never want to die, otherwise they would not have gathered here to discuss.

After the complaints were over and the abuse was over, and the nobles took advantage of the absence of the "Flame Tearer" to express a little resentment and fear, the real discussion about "survival" finally began............

The first to stand up and speak was an old nobleman with a resolute face, who did not complain like the young nobleman, but slowly glanced at everyone, and then said in a calm and steady tone:

"Dear friends, there is no doubt about it...... The continuation of our respective families, and even the survival of the Scott Empire, have come to a critical juncture, because just a day ago, a piece of the gray crystal that the "Flame Ripper" had been telling him to protect and hide was missing when he left, and we all know the cruelty and tyranny of that evil legendary red dragon, if nothing else............ I think all of you here can predict your fate."

The old nobleman told the truth in an unhurried voice, and of course, the sad truth was still sad no matter what came out of anyone's mouth, but it was ...... When the old nobleman told the story, this sadness was dyed with a little "tragic".

Sad things often cause chaos in people's hearts, but "tragic" things can often calm people's hearts.

Now the old nobles need this "tragic" effect, when they saw that the other nobles present, including the depressed emperor, finally pulled out their thoughts from despair and fear and listened to themselves, the old man with cloudy eyes but a firm tone continued to talk about the "countermeasures" he thought.

"We are nobles with noble blood in our veins! We can't be like those foolish people, no matter what difficulties we face, what we should do now is not to feel sorry for ourselves here, but to ............."