"It's the Black Dragon. It's back."
Unlike the True Dragons and Fairies, mortals were unable to withstand the passage of time. Seven years had passed, and the young noble was now nearing thirty. His long and narrow eyebrows and neatly trimmed beard made Roy look more mature, and his figure was no longer thin.
He was now wearing casual clothes with a ribbon tied to his button. He walked into the Count's study with a solemn expression.
"Father."
The nobleman who was no longer young bowed slightly: "After the great victory, I think we should focus on its problem and guard against the True Dragon's attack."
The Brendel family had swept through the three territories adjacent to Kaki with lightning speed, and hanged three of Lionheart's supporters. However, they did not intend to expand the war immediately. Instead, they slowed down and chose to digest the benefits before moving on to the next step of the plan.
"Is it your intuition again this time?"
Brendel held the pipe in his right hand and looked up through the smoke. His dark eyes and thick eyebrows formed a strange contrast with his short white hair.
"It's my intuition, father."
Roy found an armchair facing the window and sat down: "I've investigated it, and it's not a rumor. It's a premeditated poison sword.
No one will dig up the past, unless it's our enemy. "
"The Brendel family has many enemies."
"But not many know the details of Kaki."
Roy took a sip of tea: "Brian Crowley is one of my men, but he died seven years ago and disappeared in the Battle of the Wilderness.
It's only now that there's a letter with his tone. This must be a forgery. "
"There's only one possibility. Our enemy from that time has returned." Roy concluded.
"Silvia is really disappointing."
The old Count showed a sarcastic smile: "The powerful Mother of Poison?
I didn't think that even a Black Dragon could not be completely dealt with, and even gave it a chance to make a comeback. "
"Father, Laiyin Kingdom isn't giving us much pressure. The Northland Alliance hasn't reacted yet," Roy continued.
The Northland Alliance was a machine that was too large and had too many parts. This resulted in slow transmission and slow reactions. Thus, until now, this war had been a civil war in Laiyin Kingdom. The Northland Alliance had yet to intervene.
Under this premise, Roy proposed, "Please allow me to lead half of the soldiers back to the border of Kaki and guard the rear for you in case of any sudden attack."
To tell the truth, Roy was very afraid of the Black Dragon. The memory was still fresh in his mind. The Battle of the Wilderness had caused the Count's second son, who had been advancing triumphantly, to taste the taste of defeat.
In that battle, he had originally held the absolute advantage, but his opponent had managed to grab hold of his weakness time and time again, turning the situation around. Even when he used his final trump card, the appearance of the Green Dragon Silvia, his opponent still managed to escape.
The Black Dragon was completely different from the lazy and stupid Pentashade Dragons who only knew how to use brute force.
And when it returns, it will definitely bring with it a violent storm.
Roy had to admit that he was afraid and worried.
This time was different from the past. They were in the open while the enemy was in the dark. He did not even know how strong the Black Dragon was and how many forces it had under its control.
But the pair of eyes in the dark were staring at them, waiting for an opportunity to devour them.
Now, the enemy had only played a small trick, spreading a rumor without much effort, and it had already caused Brendel's family to be in a terrible state. They were even forced to launch a rebellion in advance.
God knows what kind of storm the Black Dragon would bring when it really attacked.
Roy had no choice but to prepare in advance. He had to be cautious and eager to return to the border of Kaki in case the Black Dragon could attack at any time.
He did not know the enemy's strength or where they were. Defense was the only thing he could do so far.
"Do you know why you failed that time?
My child. "
The old Count sighed softly and put down his pipe, "You are very smart. You are used to taking everything into consideration and advancing step by step.
This is very good, but you are too young and your vision is too shallow. You can't see the essence of things clearly.
The reason you want to go back to defend Kaki is because the Black Dragon might attack. But have you ever thought about why it would attack?
Will it attack? "
"You told me yourself that it is a unique dragon, not a reckless fool like the Red Dragon."
The old Count looked at him, "What reason do you think it has to attack us?
At this time. "
"Why?"
Roy was a little confused. After hesitating for a while, he probed, "Because we are weak now, and our army is focused on the battle against Laiyin Duchy. We do not have the strength to turn around. It can easily defeat us and complete its revenge."
It was obvious. Roy did not know why his father still asked him this question.
"It seems that you still don't understand."
The old Count shook his head and explained, "To satisfy its insignificant desire for revenge?
That's too naive. What good would it do it to attack us at this time?
To an evil dragon, we are the same as the other humans in the Northern Kingdoms. We are all its enemies. "
"Isn't it happy to see the enemy fall into internal strife?
If the Black Dragon attacks at this time and exterminates Brendel's family, won't it be driven out of the Northern Kingdoms by the others in the end? What good would it get? "
"The actions of any intelligent creature are driven by a motive, and this motive is mostly profit."
The old Count concluded, "In Airadia, the so-called justice and evil, glory and revenge are all laughable lies used to fool the lower class. We only care about profit."
"In the past, in the Second Age, the proud Valkyrie of the Empire on which the sun never sets was willing to be beaten by those ugly giant leaders for four days and four nights in order to get the help of the giants. What can make a legend submit? Isn't it for the benefit of the Empire on which the sun never sets?"
The old Count sneered and said, "Let the humans fight among themselves and use others to suppress our strength. Or jump out now and make itself an external conflict, making the humans unite to fight against it.
What do you think the Black Dragon will choose? "
"So, father."
Roy Brendel's face reddened slightly. He hadn't been lectured like this for a long time, "What do you think we should do now?"
"Just inform the Green Dragon."
The old Count stood up, "We don't need to care about the border defense. Maintain the status quo and swallow the Laiyin Kingdom as soon as possible."
In the old Count's guess, the Black Dragon didn't use assassination or other methods of revenge. Instead, it spread rumors. It seemed that it just wanted the Brendel family to be trapped in a quagmire and unable to react to the changes in the outside world.
In that case, the other party's first target was the Green Capital.
In fact, the old Count was already disappointed with the Green Dragon. Of course, he wouldn't be so kind as to remind Silvia. He just wanted her to fight the Black Dragon to the death. It would be best if she could kill the Black Dragon. Even if she couldn't stop it, it would be best to delay it as much as possible.
With this time, the Brendel family could defeat Grand Duke Lionheart and take control of the Laiyin Kingdom. Then, they could think of ways to win over the other countries and stabilize the situation.