novelraw Chapter 748 - 748 737 The Dragon who Stole the Country
Chapter 748 - 748 737 The Dragon who Stole the Country
Chapter 748: Chapter 737: The Dragon who Stole the Country Chapter 748: Chapter 737: The Dragon who Stole the Country “Muria!”
In the Guishuang Kingdom, the well-reputed young general stared dumbfounded at the youth sitting on the terrace, drinking his tea. Behind him stood two maids with weary faces, their hair wet with dew. They had been standing there with Muria for a day and a night.
“How? You’re surprised to see me?” Muria looked emotionlessly at the armored young general.
“No, I…” Cold sweat trickled down Angelo’s forehead. At that moment, he cursed the woman below him a thousand times over in his heart. He hadn’t forgotten that the Countess had said she had kept this youth waiting for a day and a night. This is a grave offense, this is gravely offending Muria!
“Sit, you’ve been working for a day and night, you must be tired? Don’t stand.” Muria spoke indifferently, revealing no emotion.
“Uh, I am okay standing, I am not tired.” Angelo wiped the sweat from his forehead and forced a laugh.
“No need to be nervous, I wouldn’t stoop to be petty with an ordinary human.” Muria cast him a glance, speaking in a tone that suggested he wouldn’t stoop low to wrangle with such a pleasure-seeking noblewoman.
“Yes, Your Highness. Your status is noble, such lowly creatures do not deserve to be in your sight.” Angelo flattered Muria greatly.
“That’s right, not bad for someone who has risen to the rank of legion commander. Your conversation has become much more tactful, even when begging for mercy. But this is completely inconsistent with your race, isn’t it?”
Hearing this, Muria raised an eyebrow. Although it seemed like Angelo was belittling the noblewoman, it was actually a veiled defense of her.
“Your Highness Muria, you flatter me. My current position is all thanks to your cultivation. Without your guidance when I was young, I would not have achieved so much.”
“That’s nice to hear.” Muria smiled at the flattery, these people had indeed changed over the years. He remembered when he raised these dragons as a child, they often resisted him, and he had hardly heard any compliments.
“Since that’s the case, everything you have now is what I once gave you. So, if I ask you to give it all up now and follow me, you would be willing, correct?”
“Your Highness, I…” Angelo’s face changed immediately at Muria’s words.
“What? You’re not willing?” Muria found Angelo’s change of color amusing.
Muria had claimed so many dragons already, but none of them were as tricky as this one. He chose to infiltrate the human kingdom’s ruling class, using his innate dragon gifts to take control of a portion of power. It was laughably absurd, and yet also seemingly inevitable. It’s only natural for the naturally powerful dragons to set aside their pride and know when to concede and when to achieve something great.
“Not that I’m unwilling, but…” Red Dragon Angelo looked at Muria hesitantly. He had dreamed of this scenario countless times, it was his worst fear. His greatest fear was that once Muria arrived, he would ask him to leave.
By now, he didn’t want to see Muria anymore, as seeing him meant all he had worked so hard to gain could go up in smoke.
“No need to explain, just call the other five over! Let’s discuss this together.” Muria raised a hand to stop Angelo’s speech, and gave a light order.
Just like when they were young, he didn’t treat Angelo as a general commanding eight hundred thousand soldiers. To ordinary humans, he might be a big figure, but to Muria, Angelo was just one of the 101 dragons he had raised.
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Soon, under Angelo’s notice, the other five dragons dropped everything and hurried to the castle when they heard of Muria’s arrival, dutifully lining up and facing Muria just like the students facing their teacher.
“What are you all looking so gloomy about?” Muria was the first to speak, looking at the six dragons in front of him who were looking glum, “You can’t bear to leave everything here, right! Because after you leave with me, the power you’ve built here will be gone, is that why you’re upset, huh?”
The terrace was silent, signifying that the six little dragons acknowledged Muria’s words – they indeed did not want to leave with Muria. After more than fifty years of struggle and effort, they have attained power in the Guishuang Kingdom that ordinary dragons could only dream of. If they were to leave with Muria, it would mean their life’s work would go to waste. Because some things can’t be taken away.
“You all look at me, based on your previous impressions of me from when we lived together, do you think I am a fool?” Muria asked the six dragons.
Instinctively, all six dragons shook their heads. Although Muria was domineering and lacking in emotional intelligence, calling him a fool would be an exaggeration.
“What can I gain if I bring you along?” Muria asked, instead of waiting for the dragons to respond, he answered himself, “Six Soul Intent Level, extremely knowledgeable in magic, giant dragons.”
“But what if I don’t take you with me? What can I get?” Muria asked with a smiling look at the six high-ranking dragons in front of him, “Four Guishuang Kingdom’s legion commanders, a vice president with disciples all over half of the country, and a judge who holds the power of judgement. Which choice is more beneficial to me, do I really need to think about it?”
Muria’s words made all six dragons look at him with hopeful eyes. From Muria’s conversation, it seemed they didn’t need to leave.
“The combat power of the six Soul Intent Level giant dragons, my subordinate already has it all, it’s not lacking. But those under my command have not united together to influence the destiny of a kingdom. If I let you follow me, that would be incredibly foolish.”
“Muria, then why did you ask me before?” Angelo, the Red Dragon legion commander, revealed a joyous look. From Muria’s words and expressions, he saw Muria’s ambition for his kingdom.
“I was just kidding with you.” Muria, with a smile on his face, looked at the Red Dragon Legion commander who had a jubilant look, it was merely a joke he had made with the Red Dragon, definitely not a form of revenge, really. He, Muria, was a broad-minded son of Titan and Dragon, how could he quibble over such things?
After the joke, Muria looked serious and faced the six giant dragons who had attained great power in the Guishuang Kingdom,
“I won’t take you with me. I want you to stay in this country with peace of mind, using all your energy to gain more power, until one day, when you six are united, you can completely control this country.”
Muria stated his plan after hearing about the achievements of the six dragons and pondering for a long time, “I want you to be the country-stealing dragons of this kingdom.”
“Country-stealing Dragons?” The six dragons were shocked hearing Muria’s outrageous idea. He actually wanted them to steal all the power of this kingdom.
“Are you surprised?” Muria asked, looking at the shocked expressions on the faces of the six dragons, “Do you think I’m daydreaming? Do you think such a thing is utterly impossible?”
“Muria, although we also want to gain more power in the Guishuang Kingdom, the power we have now has reached our limit.”
Red Dragon Angelo started speaking, they had already understood that power is linked with strength. With strength, gaining power is easy. But their current power has indeed reached its limit, they cannot advance any further.
“Above Marquis is Duke, but to be a Duke, one needs to have legendary strength. We won’t be able to break into the legendary level in a short time. If we want to steal the kingdom, we will have to wait at least another five hundred years. By that time, we should have broken into the legendary level.”
“Five hundred years is too long, it won’t take that long,” Muria shook his head after hearing this, “At most, one hundred years. I want you to complete the act of stealing the kingdom and gain complete control of this country within a hundred years.”
“That seems a bit impossible, Muria.” The Blue Dragon, the highest ruler of the Fearless Legion stationed on the kingdom’s border spoke, he could not figure out how the six of them could control a kingdom in a hundred years.
Guishuang Kingdom has thirteen legends, of which two are high-level legends! Such strength is the strongest among the three major kingdoms on the continent. How could they, six soul-intent level, five-colored dragons control it?
“There is nothing impossible. You all have been living in the human kingdom for so many years, haven’t you seen the rules of the human kingdom yet?” Muria asked with a smile,
“The rules of the human kingdom and the survival of the fittest in the wilderness are not the same. Although at their core, both are survival of the fittest, on the surface, one is veiled. For example, the one who holds the highest rule is not necessarily the strongest, but the one who holds the highest rule must control the strongest power. How strong is the current ruler of your Guishuang Kingdom?”
“That guy is just a soul-intent level waste who barely advanced by relying on drugs. If it wasn’t for his royal bloodline, that waste would never have been able to sit on the throne.” When mentioning their Guishuang Kingdom’s king, all the dragons showed looks of disdain, “I could kill that waste with a single slap.”
“But what then? Under the rules of the kingdom system, when you see him, you still have to bow to him,” Muria looked into the distance, “The strong bowing to the weak, this is the most common scene among humans. It seems absurd, but in reality, it’s very common because behind the weak who can make the strong bow, there is power that the strong must fear. You bow to the king, but in reality, you are bowing to the legends controlled by the royal family.”
“So, the real control of the Guishuang Kingdom are those legends, and if we want to steal the power of the kingdom within a hundred years, we cannot avoid them.”
“Legends, I can help you divide and conquer, don’t forget that you have me.”
“How can you help us?”
“Each one of you six has achieved the rank of Marquis among humans. I have traveled the world for many years, do you think I have achieved nothing?”