"Huh. Instead of the uneasiness and wavering Alfred had imagined, Iroh burst out laughing.

"What do you mean?"

The black dragon stared at him coldly, and in an instant, countless possibilities flashed through his mind. Is it ...... to be so fearless?

"Your Excellency is right. Iroh stretched out unconcernedly, his smile revealing a malicious elegance, "Actually, if it were me, I might do the same." After all...... It is more practical to grasp the interests of the present than to grasp the uncertain future. ”

"But there's something you don't know about. ”

His words turned sharply, "I dare to come to the adult alone, is there really an absolute certainty that I can convince the adult?"

"You ......"

Alfred's face was gloomy, and he thought about it too. Even if it is a young dragon, with a large number of inherited memories as a foundation, its strategy cannot be underestimated, and most of the young dragons' strategies seem very naïve, just because they lack experience and resources.

What's more, after the confrontation just now, he also realized that Airo was not the same as ordinary young dragons.

"Ten minutes to go. ”

Iroh played with the pendant on his chest unhurriedly, "If I don't get back in time, my servants will open the secret letter I delivered to them earlier and know my reasoning. ”

He looked at Alfred again, ignoring the latter's increasingly fierce gaze, "By the way, if you turn your face with me, although I am not sure that I can escape from the palm of my lord's hand, it is still possible to leave a soul mark for my lord......"

Alfred remained silent, knowing that what Iroh said was right. Even if he can constantly change his appearance with the talent of transfiguration, the soul level cannot be changed. Previously, due to his own caution, he had not been able to get the pursuer to successfully mark his body with a soul mark, but for Iroh......

He didn't dare to bet.

Although the long years have allowed him to accumulate amazing strength, on the other hand, the blood and courage of his youth have gradually been replaced by caution, old age and conservatism. Even as an ancient dragon who had completed his sixth awakening, he sincerely wanted to live for a few more centuries.

You must know that Alfred has escaped the siege of the metal dragon many times, and has also participated in the revenge of the metal dragon and its subordinates many times, and the notoriety on the side of the metal dragon is already the level that everyone wants to kill. Once this matter is poked out, even if he is not killed, he will inevitably have to give up this identity that he has not won so hard and return to that period of panic.

The black dragon, who has been used to a comfortable life, is certainly not willing to take risks casually!

On top of that, the older the dragon is, the more life is usually valued. Alfred definitely didn't want to pay such a big price for the life of a newborn dragon - in his opinion, his own life was more precious than Iroh's.

It's just that...... It is impossible to make an ancient black dragon compromise like this.

"You're lying to me, junior. ”

After a few more moments of silence, Alfred suddenly stood up, and the coercion in his whole body spread to the extreme, all pressing on Iroh. Unlike what I said just now about Long Wei being scattered throughout the room, at this moment, all Long Wei was restricted to Iroh alone, and its effect instantly increased by more than ten times!

"I paid attention to you the first time you came to the royal capital, and I really thought that I would ignore a descendant of a fallen nobleman?" Stupid!" Alfred sneered, his pupils constricted into a line, as if a needle was hidden in his eye, "Not only the whereabouts of your master and servants, but even your house is monitored by my people, and you didn't tell them about it at all!"

"Oh, why don't you try it?"

Ello's smile faded, no matter what, his actual age was less than two years old, and it was unprecedented to be able to hold on to an ancient black dragon until now. At this moment, he was under all the pressure of Alfred, and finally he could no longer maintain that calm and breezy appearance, revealing a solemn look.

And...... Alfred was right about one thing, he was indeed cheating on him!

At this point, Iroh also had to admire the spirit and scheming of this black dragon, and he was able to maintain a sober judgment in such a situation, and even took his own army - it seems that the old guy who can live for so long is indeed not simple.

If there were more dragons like this in the Colored Dragons camp, maybe it would be easier for me to implement my plan, right?

With this in mind, Iroh continued softly, "Try it, my lord. Anyway, I may indeed have deceived you, if you can take a little risk to take me down in one fell swoop, I believe that the power of the adults in the royal capital will also increase. ”

"You ...... guy"

Alfred still didn't make a move, just gritted his teeth and glared angrily.

In fact, he almost moved just now, but another sense, with a posture that was thousands of times more powerful, suppressed all the previous impulses and disappeared without a trace.

For no other reason, Iroh's performance is really abnormal!

If Iroh still maintains his usual composure, Alfred will do it, because he knows the strength of his coercion - the guy who can stay calm under this pressure is either stronger than himself, or pretends to be calm!

But Iroh clearly showed a solemn expression, and he could see that this was not acting - at least the other party's disguise had been stripped of a layer.

What stopped Alfred was precisely this layer of "reality"!

Because of Iro's series of performances, which are false and real, true and false, it is like being hidden in the fog, so that this scheming black dragon can't make up his mind for a while.

Coupled with the psychology of the ancient dragon mentioned above, Alfred was once again suppressed by this guy who played his cards out of common sense.

"I believe that with the wisdom of adults, it can also be seen that now our colored dragons are two advantages and two disadvantages. Sensing the slight decrease in coercion, Iroh immediately changed the subject, and the expression on his face became respectful. He knew not to push Alfred too hard, and although dragons especially valued their lives, that didn't mean they wouldn't be desperate.

Only by grasping the dragon's psychology to a just right degree can you achieve your goals to the greatest extent.

"Adults tear their faces with me, and no matter what the outcome is, it will be the metal dragons and their followers who will laugh. Therefore, instead of infighting, it is better to carry out some shallow cooperation first. "I can make a vow not to tell anyone about the adult's handle, and the adult doesn't need it—with this handle in the hands of the adult, I believe the adult can be a little relieved, right?"

"If the adults are still not at ease, that's okay. Our cooperation can be carried out step by step, and as long as adults feel that I am not a good partner to work with, they can kick me away at any time. Naturally, I can swear that I will not act against adults because of this. ”

After speaking, Iroh spread his hands and signaled that he had nothing to say, and it was all up to the other party to dispose of.

This time, Alfred was silent for much longer.

The suffocating atmosphere in the air spread little by little, and unlike the previous situation that could detonate at any time, this time the atmosphere seemed even more oppressive, as if one was sinking into the deep sea.

"Is that really what you're trying to do?"

Eventually, the black dragon broke the maddening silence, and his black and purple eyes looked at each other, as if to see through each other's hearts, "I want to hear your true words." ”

"I admit that I can't see through you, and even all the psychological tactics and language skills I have mastered may not work against you. But, at least in the end, I want to rely on my own heart to confirm your mind. ”

All the coercion around Alfred was gone, and his eyes were once again human eyes. He sighed as if frustrated, gave Ello a deep look, and closed his eyes.

Then, he heard the young man's calm voice as usual, like a warm breeze.

"Since adults trust me so much, I don't want to be hypocritical. At the end of the day, it's all about survival. ”

"While receiving the Legacy Memory, I realized a terrible thing - the situation of the colored dragon was only worse than I expected...... It's not just the gods and the metal dragons that cause it, it's rooted in humans. ”

"Please think about the past, what was the world like at the beginning of this era? At that time, the metal dragon and the colored dragon were still hostile, and the main stream of the gods was still light, but was the situation of the colored dragon so bad?"

"At that time, human beings were just an ordinary race among the hundreds of tribes on the continent, inferior to goblins in terms of fecundity, inferior to orcs in terms of force, inferior to elves in archery, inferior to dwarves in terms of casting, inferior to dragons in terms of magic, and even if they were their best intelligence, they were actually inferior to the Naga and mermaids in the sea. ”

"However, look at the present, goblins are degraded as slave merchants, orcs do not occupy an absolute advantage even in the Eastern Continent, their birthplace, elves retreat to their forests, dwarves and humans live together, and dragons are either attached to them or exterminated......"

"There are countless human beings living in this vast land now, and they will always be. They came together to form villages and towns, as well as countless associations and organizations. ”

"They fight each other, they help each other, they are intrigued, but they are honest with each other, they can kill others without hesitation, but they can lay down their lives for others without hesitation. ”

"Some people are willing to fall and live in chaos, some people are motivated and ambitious, and some people follow the rules and never think too much. Sometimes, in fact, I feel in a trance that the entire human society is like a huge organism, every human individual is its cell, the town is its organ, and countless associations and organizations are its blood. ”

"Every moment, it's breathing, extending, growing, expanding. Every moment, some tissues and cells age, decay, and die, and then more fresh, full of vitality and vitality are born. Yes, every moment and every moment, it is constantly growing, encroaching on the living space of this world, until finally, it will eventually occupy the whole world. ”

"And at that time, where were the dragons?"

Iroh stared intently at his pendant and ended his words. Admittedly, when he first accepted the memory, the thought was accompanied by a deep tiredness and despair that covered his entire mind, but there was also a sense of relief and relief in letting go of everything and facing it head-on.

His race is the most powerful being in the world, but it won't be anytime soon.

He could have chosen to live a long life in humility, as many of his fellow humans do—at the rate of human expansion, perhaps he would not see the complete decline of the dragons until the end of his life.

But what about after that?

He didn't believe that no other dragon had a premonition that day was coming, and yet none of them had led them out of this predicament. What are they afraid of?

Iroh didn't care, there was only one thing he knew.

Even if you have to give up a lot of things for this, you have to ...... Do something!