Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 659 - 047: Human Heart

What did Austin and the shadow of the Beast God discuss inside the Treasure Hall, and what kind of agreement did they reach,

no one knows at all.

In fact, no one knows that such a mysterious existence visited Austin's Treasure Hall and secretly, without anyone's awareness, reached an agreement known only to the parties involved.

On the surface, nothing happened in the Dragon Nest Tribe Main City.

But Austin had already obtained the oldest secret of this world since its inception from the mouth of the Beast God.

Perhaps, in the storytelling of the Beast God, the stance on the great war between the Arcane Mages and the gods might have been biased, but during the eras of Gold and Silver, the other side probably had no reason to cover up anything.

The historical account of this world from the Beast God's mouth is at least eighty percent credible.

As for other matters, like the origin of the other side, the method of epic progression of the alliance, these things are open to individual interpretation.

Austin never suspected others with the greatest malice, but it was impossible to trust this old fellow who could manipulate even the Divine, who excelled at intrigue, and who had just been scheming against him.

The most noticeable point,

is that this old ghost claimed he woke up disturbed by space-time more than twenty years ago and only revived then, but during the great war of the Beastman Royal Court at that time, a pure-blooded Beastman he encountered midway once said that they had always been merely puppets on the stage.

A thousand years ago, the pure-blooded Beastmen betrayed their alliance with the Elf race, destroyed the Elf Royal Court, and replaced the Elves in the Kawa Great Forest.

This was intricately tied to the behind-the-scenes rulers of the Beastman Royal Court.

It's likely, 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

that old ghost had already revived a thousand years ago,

or even longer ago!

And as for when did the other side notice him, and how much did they know about the secrets he hid?

Whenever Austin thought about some of his initial actions being keenly watched by hidden eyes, he felt a chill down his spine.

"Unfortunately, can't get rid of that old ghost."

The other side knew too many of his secrets, too dangerous; if possible, Austin really wished the other would keep his mouth shut forever.

But unfortunately, how could such an old immortal who emerged from conspiracy and intrigue appear in front of Austin without any backup plan?

Not to mention, whether the shadow clone inside the Treasure Hall is the other side's true form.

Even if it was the other side's true form, such an ancient relic that has survived since the Golden Age, even if his power was greatly reduced, was not something Austin could easily deal with.

Because of these concerns, Austin did not make a move.

"However, this threat must be resolved in the future when I have the power!"

Thinking of this layer, a cold light flashed in Austin's eyes.

Even though they both had the same enemy, thus becoming allies.

But Austin knew that the presence of the Beast God would never be benevolent, and taking this step must include other calculations, and even he might be a pawn pushed to the front to attract attention, a scapegoat or such.

Austin would never forget that the trouble this time was brought by the other side.

Originally, he could develop steadily, use the Gate of Truth to perhaps find the road to epic without placing himself in danger before accumulating power.

But now, with the arrival of that mysterious Divine, everything had clearly become impossible.

Austin could not naively believe that everything would end just because he repelled the descending avatar of the opponent.

"Next, we can only see how things develop on the Ireland Kingdom side."

Austin hovered in the void, his gaze looking far into the horizon, as if through layers of space, seeing the turbulent Imperial Capital hundreds of thousands or even millions of kilometers away.

Austin had learned the method of epic progression from the mouth of the Beast God.

But Austin did not entirely trust that guy, the Beast God.

The Ireland Kingdom, one of the ancient Seven Kingdoms far in the Central Earth World, might bring him some unexpected surprises.

...

The battle in the Dragon Nest Tribe Main City did not cause much damage to the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

The official media kept a deliberately low profile about it, merely briefly explaining that the main city had been attacked by enemies, and the Southern Countries of the Central Earth World had caused a horrific explosion in the city, committing a terrorist attack and killing civilians, condemning it strongly from a moral standpoint.

More column space was used for the frontline war.

Since that day, the Dragon Nest Legion waited in ambush and encircled and annihilated the Eight-Nation Alliance on the outskirts of the Kawa Great Forest, then broke through the Border Great Wall in one shot, tearing a massive gap in the Wall of Iron Defense line that was said never to fall, and after the Dragon Nest Legion occupied the entire border defense line,

exuberance spread throughout the whole Blue Dragon Kingdom.

It wasn't opposition sounding,

but rather a sense of pride and recognition.

As for the Beastmen, needless to say, their natural love for combat, for war, for victory, for breaking through the Iron Wall Defense, filled them with joy and excitement, shouting loudly at the sky.

As for humans living in the Blue Dragon Kingdom,

to be honest, in this world where racial consciousness had yet to awaken, ordinary people at the bottom cared more about their livelihood, and the noble elites focused on noble socializing and climbing ranks in wars, unlike those progressive students and revolutionary activists in Austin's previous life who sacrificed for patriotic propaganda.

Especially now, humans living in the Blue Dragon Kingdom in the Kawa Great Forest, most of them are refugees from the lower class of the Central Earth World.

In their perception, serving was merely changing from one noble lord to another noble lord, for these people who just escaped the struggle for subsistence, life in this world ruled by Giant Dragons and surrounded by Beastmen was seemingly better.

In terms of people's cohesion, through years of propaganda, it's said that in the Seta Continent, no other national power can surpass the Blue Dragon Kingdom.

Even though humans and Beastmen mixed within the Blue Dragon Kingdom, which looks strange to outsiders,

but after so many years of development and propaganda, aside from some minor conflicts, the integration has been very harmonious.

It must be noted that during the process of the Blue Dragon Kingdom recruiting these refugees and displaced people,

the organization form was simply adopting the straightforward military training organization methods from when wild Beastmen were reigned in, various brainwashing propaganda, molding them almost completely anew.

Even production after military training was connected through a simple military-civilian organization.

This kind of camaraderie between soldiers, consistent training, was the best means to eliminate the barriers that were already minimal.

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PS: Had something to attend to today, so barely made one update, will compensate with three updates tomorrow and the day after.