Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 775 - 016: The Conspiracy Behind
This is a grand conspiracy against the Blue Dragon Kingdom, or more accurately, against Austin behind the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
In recent years,
The Blue Dragon Kingdom has been advancing step by step, becoming ever stronger. Its enormous military power poses a great threat to the nations of the Central Earth Continent.
Especially five years ago, when the Blue Dragon Kingdom army broke through the Great Wall Defense Line at the border of the Kawa Great Forest, gaining access to the entrance pass into the Central Earth World, creating a massive breach.
First came the annihilation of the southern Frandi Duchy and two other countries.
Following this, powerful military forces struck relentlessly, one country after another crumbled like dry twigs in the face of the overwhelming military power of the Blue Dragon Kingdom, with nearly half of the Southern Domain of Central Earth World being invaded.
The Southern Domain's situation changed rapidly, leaving only one kingdom and a few surrounding dependent duchies to struggle bitterly under the terrifying offensive of the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
But it's not over yet!
Due to interconnection through various commercial trade activities, all kinds of news within the Blue Dragon Kingdom were transmitted to these feudal old world nations.
Not to mention the wealth of industry and commerce, the influx of cheap salt and cloth,
caused the few remaining countries in the Southern Domain to struggle bitterly to maintain themselves, with their domestic self-sufficient economies nearly collapsing.
Just imposing a mere one-tenth tenant tax on land yields made the aristocratic class within those countries curse loudly, forced to reduce the degree of exploitation toward the populace while strengthening military power to suppress rebellious mobs, barely maintaining control.
These days, the countries of the Southern Domain have truly lived through hardship.
On one hand, they had to maintain large armies to fend off the Blue Dragon Kingdom's forces, while on the other hand calming their subjects, suppressing local rebellions, maintaining a stable situation, and lowering taxes to prevent all farmers from fleeing.
The country was already unstable, income decreased, and economically faced a comprehensive invasion from the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
Amidst internal trouble and external peril,
The countries that clung together to survive in the Southern Domain essentially sustained themselves mainly because of the Blue Dragon Kingdom's rapid expansion, lowering its advancement speed to stabilize its rear situation.
However,
Almost all knowledgeable individuals were aware that the time left for them,
was running out.
Once the Blue Dragon Kingdom finishes reforming and digesting the conquered territories, consolidates the control results, and fully absorbs and digests the vast population within the newly occupied areas, the Blue Dragon Kingdom will become the greatest nightmare for these nations.
The exponentially increasing population and land area intrinsically diverted most of the Blue Dragon Kingdom's effort.
Once successfully absorbed and digested by the Blue Dragon Kingdom,
Their fearsome Blue Dragon Kingdom army will continue heading north and will annihilate all the remaining countries in the Southern Domain!
The southern part of the Central Earth Continent will be completely ruled by the Blue Dragon Kingdom!
Faced with such severe circumstances, the remaining countries in the Southern Domain are on the verge of peril.
Once,
These countries also tried their utmost efforts, hoping to emulate the Blue Dragon Kingdom's advantages, reform to survive, and develop national strength to counter the threat of the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
However,
Not to mention the heavy internal power struggles, the reforms barely had any effect.
Even if these countries truly completed reforms, what they learned from the Blue Dragon Kingdom was just superficial, and in front of the Blue Dragon Kingdom that had become a consolidated force, where the level of magical science technology were constantly innovating and national economic strength was leaping, they couldn't help but feel the insurmountable despair due to the gap.
The existence of the Blue Dragon Kingdom,
Looming over the south, just like a frighteningly ancient Giant Beast, suffocates these nations.
The upper noble class is extremely unwilling,
But they can only watch as the Blue Dragon Kingdom continually absorbs and digests the populations of those occupied areas, constantly growing in power, while they could barely maintain their presence without being able to even harass.
The absolute disparity in military power,
Makes maintaining a fragile balance the best outcome they can achieve, deploying troops has become a luxury because during the Blue Dragon Kingdom's northward process, they organized their most elite Alliance regiments which were easily defeated.
The remaining army did not defect or collapse, which is the result of these aristocratic classes' efforts to stabilize, let alone talk about harassment.
Under this intense pressure of slowly watching themselves die,
A mysterious force,
Suddenly appeared before the remaining nations of the Southern Domain.
This force secretly united those remaining countries in the Southern Domain, conducted a shocking plot against the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
Nobody knows where this mysterious force comes from,
Nor does anyone know the complete reason for this plan.
The aspect of Kaoof Duchy and three other countries at the border of the Red Dragon Empire pledging to the impending southwestern Blue Dragon Kingdom's expedition army is part of this plan.
Through behind-the-scenes manipulation, Kaoof Duchy was induced to align with the Blue Dragon Kingdom.
Then secretly connecting with the chief administrative officer Adams of the Red Dragon Empire, quietly provoking the Red Dragon Empire's ruler, the King of Calamity, to focus on the Blue Dragon Kingdom to cause conflict, leading ultimately to war.
The war between two alien realms!
In this,
The three duchies at the southern border of the Red Dragon Empire are the sacrificial offerings and stakes in this plot!
With the King of Calamity's prideful nature, facing the neighboring duchies that do not surrender to him but instead pledge allegiance to a far-off kingdom under the Blue Dragon banner, he would surely fly into a rage.
The likelihood of war breaking out between these two alien nations is over ninety percent!
In fact,
The schemes of that force were indeed successful.
Abel, the King of Calamity, personally dispatched his monster legion to one of the duchies and annihilated it in a short period.
Meanwhile,
The monster army moving south, the Blue Dragon Kingdom army moving north,
Finally met face-to-face at Kaoof Duke's City!
Whether it be the monster legion of the Red Dragon Empire or the army of the Blue Dragon Kingdom, once caught in this grand conspiracy orchestrated from the shadows, there was no longer any possibility of peacefully disengaging!
"The plan here has succeeded, so those countries in the southern region should also start moving. Your Majesty Louis, you only need to watch this contest carefully. You will not lose what is most important to you."
On the high tower,
The shadowed figure slightly bowed, sensing the city's frenzied cheers, revealing a faint smile.
Louis XXI glanced at the person beside him,
Said nothing.
