Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

"But."

Olivia wanted to argue, but was speechless for a moment and couldn't speak.

Because she realized again that what Cassius said was true. She had also been angry at the North's behavior of treating people as "animals", but the elders of the tribe only asked her to respect human customs and traditions and not to act rashly. interfere.

Over time, all this oppression became natural, and even she herself was not aware of this terrible thinking inertia.

Silver Dragon fell into deep thought again.

"Snapped!"

Cassius snapped his fingers to attract the other party's attention.

Following his movements, dynamic magical images appeared in mid-air, showing ordinary fragments of the daily life of the citizens of the Ember Kingdom.

Scribes organize documents in archives; guards patrol the streets; workers toil on assembly lines; vendors shout at morning markets; researchers conduct experiments in laboratories.

They may be mentally and physically haggard, exhausted, or even full of complaints, but one thing is certain - everyone is doing their best to live and move towards their desired goals, which makes Olivia feel a sense of joy. A breath of prosperity.

After browsing the scenes and looking at the confused expression of the silver dragon, Cassius once again opened his mouth and guided:

"This is the kingdom I built."

"It's not a binary of good and evil, but a real, complex society."

"But here, those beings who were once regarded as 'gray animals' can at least survive as 'human beings'. They don't have to die in the cold wind because of a bag of wheat, and they won't kneel in front of others like dogs. Even if you beg for food, you will not give away your own children for the orders of the nobles.”

Another crisp snap of the fingers, and the originally beautiful scene suddenly changed: the skinny serfs shivering in the cold wind; the boys who were sold to the nobles huddled in the corner of the basement; the slaves accompanying the army were beaten like animals under the whip. catch up with the front line

This was not maliciously vilified, but simply showed the dark side of the countries in the North.

Cassius knew that his rhetoric was very attractive to silver dragons with good natures, especially young silver dragons whose worldview was not yet complete.

At least his country is still high-sounding on the surface. It hides those "cannibalistic" things in the dark and obtains profits by manipulating invisible chains. The young silver dragon with little social experience is simply unable to realize these things.

And those northern nobles eat ugly things, and even "eating people" is naked and undisguised, which makes Cassius, the evil dragon, think they are a bit too extreme.

Sure enough, it was just as Cassius expected.

Olivia's eyes lowered, and her heart began to waver.

"Perhaps this is the justice I pursue?"

"Is this an order that is truly in line with humanity?"

"So everything I did before was meaningless, and was it even hindering the process of history?"

Staring closely at the silver dragon's lake-like eyes, Cassius pursued the victory:

"Olivia, as the supreme ruler of the Ember Kingdom, I sincerely invite you to join the kingdom."

"When Anzeta Great Wilderness is unified, I will not ask you to become the so-called 'Evil Dragon Familiar'. You can even become a member of the kingdom through due process, speak for the weak, and help those who are oppressed by the nobles of the North. Ordinary people can also better realize their ambitions.”

The red dragon's voice echoed in Olivia's ears, bewitching her like a devil.

【Smooth Talker】

Under this charismatic charm that can distort reality, Silver Dragon has been deeply bewitched, even at a loss, and fell into a quagmire of hesitation and entanglement.

In the past, she could still rely on the glorious image of "Angel" to strengthen her will.

But after that encounter, everything came to light, and some of the things she insisted on also dissipated and turned into illusions.

"I have no idea."

Olivia bit her lip lightly and hesitated, not knowing what to say.

She originally had a plan in mind, hoping to take this opportunity to "save" Cassius, pull him into the camp of kindness and justice, and even convert him to "King of the North Wind" Bahamut.

But it turned out that this was just wishful thinking on her part, and she couldn't even convince herself.

During this conversation, Olivia was firmly in Cassius's grasp throughout the whole process and fell into a carefully designed trap. What's more, she also had an inexplicable dependence on the red dragon, which also made her More difficult to break free.

Cassius came to her and offered a reason she couldn't refuse:

"The unification of Anzeta by the Kingdom of Burning Ember is an unchangeable historical trend. I believe you are as smart as you and know this very well. But you can use your own power to speed up the process so that more innocent people can be spared from sacrifice and let them To live better under the order of the Kingdom.”

With his words, reality was distorted, and a hellish battlefield appeared in front of him. The river of blood, the mountain of corpses, and the painful wailing made Yinlong feel extremely heartbroken - she did not want to see such a scene. , but this is likely to be the near future.

This scene finally broke through her last psychological defense.

"I"

Olivia's lips trembled slightly, and her blue-gray eyes were full of confusion.

Finally, she looked up at Cassius with a complicated expression and sighed with relief.

"I agreed."

"But you can't force me to kill anyone, and I will only complete orders that I think are right."

For some reason, Olivia felt that she was always so powerless in front of the red dragon. It seemed that she was always being played by him, but she couldn't find a way to resist. The additional requirements were her last sign of stubbornness. .

Cassius smiled happily and held his two paws of different colors together, one big and one small.

"very good."

"Then, happy working together."

"It just so happens that there is an important task related to the situation in the kingdom right now, and I think you are the best and only person for this task."

Olivia suddenly became alert and frowned slightly.

The experience of being tricked many times told her that every time Cassius laughed, it was definitely up to something bad.

Sure enough, Cassius's calm voice sounded.

"Your grandfather, Mr. Oszedro "Silver Wings" has arrived in Anzetta. But unfortunately, he was blinded by hypocritical justice and chose to support the rebels in the North. He will stand in the way of our unification. On the roads of Northland, so."

"Cassius! You-"

Olivia was so angry that she was shaking all over, and there was even a hint of crying in her voice.