Chapter 1969: Chapter 1003: Leadership Candidate

Dorothy’s intimidation didn’t last long. Firstly, the opposition was indeed quite cowardly, and secondly, another figure walked through the door of the conference room.

The newcomer was not tall; compared to the giant-accommodating, extra-high conference room, she seemed quite petite. Yet, upon her arrival, everyone in the room immediately stood up from their seats to show their respect.

This arrival was none other than the actual ruler of the Dragon Kingdom and the leader of the Knights of the Round Table, the perfect Knight Sage, Arthur.

"Sorry for making you wait, everyone. I had some other affairs to deal with, couldn’t free myself, I hope I wasn’t late."

Wearing a light blue and white Knight’s combat robe, Arthur apologized with remorse.

Although revered as a Sage, this lord carries not the slightest arrogance typical of the strong. She has always been pragmatic and doesn’t deny her mistakes because of her status.

"No, no, it’s so early; Lord Arthur, you’re not late."

"Yes, yes, we should thank Lord Arthur for taking time in her busy schedule to host the meeting for us."

"Lord Arthur, you’ve worked hard; please take care of yourself, as the Dragon Kingdom cannot do without you."

...

Everyone present quickly offered such consolation.

This was no mere pleasantry; at least, most of the dragon witches hold significant admiration for this perfect Knight Sage, not just for her Sage-level strength, but for her diligent contributions and dedication to the Dragon Kingdom.

The personality charisma of this princess royal, whose temperament most resembles the Dragon King, is genuinely unparalleled. Many dragon witches present have received guidance or help from Lord Arthur.

The Dragon Kingdom’s current prosperity and relative peace owe much to the leadership of this esteemed figure.

Thus, in this harmonious atmosphere of host and guests reveling, the petite yet imposing Knight Sage took her seat at the head of the round table.

Furthermore, once seated, Arthur naturally looked directly at Dorothy, positioned at the lower corner of the hexagram facing her.

Subsequently, her gaze unintentionally lowered, focusing on the homebody witch’s chest...

Hmm, the Dragon Serpent Necklace on the chest. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

It appears Yemengade’s prior intuition wasn’t mere speculation; this Knight Sage truly wishes to forge a good relationship with this laid-back sister.

Nonetheless, given the serious occasion of a meeting, Arthur’s stern and earnest personality would not lead her to exhibit sisterly affection in public, thus her gaze quickly swept past and directly entered the main subject.

As the manager of the Dragon Kingdom, she is genuinely busy, with numerous matters awaiting her attention, every moment is precious, leaving no time to waste.

"Then let’s begin the meeting."

The Knight Sage announced, commencing the session.

"You’ve received the prior notice that there hasn’t been a new legendary battleship born from our Dragon Kingdom in tens of thousands of years. Though currently, we still possess the mightiest and largest fleet cluster in the Witch World, the principle of being proactive in times of peace must not be forgotten. Everyone, I need you to prove to me that your capabilities have not deteriorated, and I need you to demonstrate your martial virtues to the entire Dragon Kingdom through actual action."

"And on this matter, does anyone have objections?"

Arthur inquired, sweeping her gaze across the venue, awaiting the responses from all.

"No."

"No objections."

"Task promised to be completed."

.....

Indeed, naturally, no one would voice opposition.

In fact, regarding these tens of thousands of years of hiatus, they’ve already been nearly unbearable themselves. After all, the Demon Realm next door has been producing legendary battleships from their warship workshop as effortlessly as dumpling-making over the past years, while on this side, not a single particle has been harvested. Even if others don’t mention it, the people at the warship workshops themselves feel somewhat aggrieved.

Moreover, how could others possibly not mention it? Given the straightforward and forthright character of the dragon witches, each time the demon witches boast in their presence, the anger fueled by external frustration directly targets the four great warship workshops with fury; the comment sections are truly a spectacle, difficult to witness.

Of course, realistically, the Dragon Kingdom isn’t that far behind; indeed, even if the Demon Realm’s obsessive pace at squeezing out ships is madly rapid, they still require at least tens of thousands of years just to catch up with our existing fleet’s scale.

No way around it; back during the Great Expedition Era, the Dragon Kingdom’s shipbuilding speed was even more terrifying, not merely dumpling-making but direct hail-making.

And even now, they’re not the most backward; at least their conventional warship production remains the world’s number one, comparing it with the neighboring Angel Kingdom...

Forget it, they’ve fallen to comparing themselves with the Angel Kingdom; that’s somewhat insulting to the witches and truly intolerable.

In short, the various shipbuilding workshops within the Dragon Kingdom truly haven’t lacked the will to build; in fact, they’ve always wanted to prove themselves, yet alas, the issue with legendary battleships is truly not something a single workshop can create at will; such mammoth projects require collaboration among multiple top-tier workshops, full cooperation from dozens of first-rate workshops, and auxiliary support from hundreds of various alchemy workshops; only then is it likely to be constructed.

Of course, these technical hardware aren’t the problem for the Dragon Kingdom; they’re really not lacking workshops or anything of that sort; what they’re lacking is just a powerful leader to unite all workshops together.