Ryūzoku was not a valley, but a huge mountain range. Different from the Dragons in the Demon Realm, where the dragons resided on separate islands, the nests of the dragons in Ryūzoku were closer to each other, and the relationships between their clans were closer.
The core of Ryūzoku was the Holy Spirit Peak in the middle of the mountain range. This was a huge mountain range that needed to be looked up at. It towered into the clouds and appeared majestic.
This was the palace of the ruler of Ryūzoku, the Dragon Emperor Palgoris.
The palace of the Dragons was completely different from the Elves, who wanted to be as beautiful as their hair. It appeared more majestic and … "ordinary".
The so-called "ordinary" was the feeling of a nouveau riche. Even every inch of the material on the ground was a valuable treasure. It was sparkling and resplendent, as if they were afraid that people wouldn't know that it was valuable. This was the usual style of the Dragon Clan.
In the palace, there was a routine Elders Meeting.
The convening of the Elders Meeting was a major event for the Dragons. Under normal circumstances, it would be held once every five thousand years. The Dragon Emperor and all the Elders would attend, mainly to discuss the personnel changes and future development of the Dragons, as well as to vote on some important matters.
The personnel changes included the promotion of the Elders, the selection of the Elites, and so on. Today's meeting attracted more attention from the Dragons than ever before, because it was said that the personnel changes this time were unprecedented.
The direct disciple of the previous Grand Elder, Nyeinth, the current Grand Elder, Meriah, was likely to step down. Not only that, Meriah had been the Grand Elder for nearly thirty thousand years and had committed countless mistakes. It could be said that he had a bad track record and would be judged by the Elders Council. If the charges were proven, this Grand Elder might face house arrest or even exile.
To the Dragons of Ryūzoku, although Great Elder Melia sometimes appeared to be overbearing and domineering, and sometimes used many evil means, causing many Dragons to complain endlessly, as a Great Elder, Melia was definitely a competent one. Over the years, she had helped and protected her people countless times. Almost every dragon in the whole of Ryūzoku had received some or some pointers from her. Her reputation was extremely high, and the rumors of her "misdeeds" were not convincing. However, everyone believed that after this Elders Meeting, the truth would be revealed.
Among the Elders of the Dragons, the one who had the highest chance of replacing Melia as the Great Elder was Stanwil. Stanwil was a "newcomer" who had been promoted by the Dragon Emperor Palgoris after he ascended to the throne. His promotion speed was very fast. In just a short period of 20,000 years, he had become the second most important person in the Elders Meeting, besides Melia. For the Dragons, 20,000 years was really nothing. It was like a guy who had no foundation and had been in politics for less than 10 years actually held the important position of Deputy Prime Minister.
Everyone knew that Stanwil was backed by His Majesty the Dragon Emperor. For generations, there had been a delicate balance between the Elders Meeting of Ryūzoku and the Dragon Emperor. Sometimes, even the Dragon Emperor had to be constrained by the decision-making power of the Elders Meeting. It was a little similar to the relationship between the King and the Parliament in Chen Rui's previous life. Of course, this "King" had much more power.
The current Dragon Emperor Palgoris was the type who had great talent and strategy but was more authoritarian. He had always wanted to get rid of this constraint and achieve his absolute rule. When he first ascended the throne 20,000 years ago, due to his unstable foundation, he used a conciliatory approach to the Elders Meeting. Rolla's marriage was one of the methods he used to win over Great Elder Melia.
In the end, Rolla ran away from the marriage and the Elven King beat up Rolla. Melia was a very smart person. After thinking about it, she did not calm the situation down. Instead, she made a big deal out of it, which was equivalent to handing the "weakness" to the Dragon Emperor. Palgoris understood the meaning of this. Not only did he not blame Melia, he even admitted his mistake of "messing up the marriage" and comforted Melia and her husband.
The result of this matter was a win-win situation. Melia gained Palgoris's trust, and the position of the Dragon Emperor was further stabilized. However, the power of the position of Great Elder allowed him to interfere with every major political order. Moreover, Melia had a very high prestige among the Dragons. For Palgoris, who had a strong desire for control, it was like a fishbone stuck in his throat.
As the saying goes, a new emperor brings his own courtiers. For the past 20,000 years, Palgoris had been cultivating his own direct forces, and his trusted aide Stanwil was the representative figure who rose to prominence because of this.
This time's Elders Meeting was the time for Stanwil to "draw his sword". To be precise, the one who really drew his sword was the Dragon Emperor Palgoris who had been plotting for 20,000 years.
After Melia, Perin, and Groas arrived at the palace hall, the Elders Meeting officially began.
First, Dragon Emperor Palgoris routinely summarized the development of the Ryūzoku Dragons over the past 5,000 years and expressed his gratitude for the Elders Meeting's support.
After Great Elder Melia paid her respects to the Dragon Emperor on behalf of the Elders Meeting, Stanwil launched an attack. He pointed his finger at Melia and listed out a series of crimes. Stanwell's revolt was within the expectations of the Elders. In fact, everyone knew that the so-called "crimes" of deceiving superiors and bullying subordinates, running amok, stuffing their own pockets, and suppressing rookies, even though some of them were caused by Maylia's domineering attitude, most of them were because there was always a way to accuse someone of a crime.
"The evidence of these crimes is conclusive, and many of them have been witnessed and heard. I will only give you one example. "Stanwil glanced at Perin." Back then, Melia and Perin were connected by marriage. In the end, Melia's daughter, Rolla, ran away. Not only did Melia not apologize to Perin, but she instigated her husband, Spann, to attack Perin, severely injuring him, and looting his wealth! This kind of domineering violence is simply infuriating! Elder Perin, as the victim, you only need to say, did this happen? "
Perin didn't dare to look at Melia and just nodded. "Yes."
"Great Elder," Stanwil smiled slightly. "What do you have to say?"
Melia didn't even look at Stanwil. Her gaze fell on Dragon Emperor Palgoris. "Your Majesty, do you think so too?"
Palgoris shrugged and smiled without saying a word.
"Stanwil, continue." Melia turned her head, looked at Stanwil, and said faintly.
Stanwil only felt that the gaze of the fairy dragon's Great Elder was like a sharp arrow penetrating his soul. He shivered slightly and didn't dare to look directly at her. He looked away and continued to speak.
Many of the "crimes" that followed were false and true. Most of the truth was that Palgres had deliberately condoned Merya's actions that day, but Merya did not explain, and Dragon Emperor Palgres did not speak either.
At the end, Stanwil finally revealed his fangs. "Melia is no longer suitable to be the Great Elder, and her behavior is too bad. I suggest that she be imprisoned for ten thousand years or banished from Ryūzoku as a warning to others."
Whether it was imprisonment or banishment, it was the most serious punishment. There was basically no possibility of a comeback. It seemed that Dragon Emperor was determined to bring down the Great Elder this time, but Melia's prestige was there. Not only had she worked hard all these years, but her contributions couldn't be buried. If they were really punished like this, the elders would inevitably feel that they would die. For a moment, there was a lot of discussion.
"Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to report." After Stanwil finished speaking, Groas stepped forward and said, "The trial ground of Storm Island has been destroyed."
"What?" Palgoris frowned. "Who did this?"
Groas looked at Melia. "It's Great Elder Melia's son-in-law."
Groas seemed cold and taciturn, but he was not a simple-minded person. After the battle on Storm Island, his first reaction was to block the news and forbid anyone from sending messages to Ryūzoku, including Perin. It was also Groas's idea that Melia and the others had entered the palace at the right time to attend the Elders' Meeting. The purpose was to not give Stanwil time to prepare or react. Now that he had taken the initiative to "expose" this matter, it was undoubtedly a retreat in order to advance.
"It's Melia again!" As expected, Stanwil immediately jumped out to criticize. "This trial ground is very important to the Dragons. It was originally one of Melia's few correct decisions, who would have thought …"
"Wait a minute," Palgoris heard a key point and interrupted Stanwil. "Did you just say, her son-in-law?"
The Elders also realized this point, and the voices of discussion instantly quieted down, their gazes all landing on Groyas.
"Rolla, she's back." Groas's next sentence shocked everyone. "She defeated Elder Perin."
"Rolla … defeated Perin?" Palgoris was shocked, thinking he had heard wrong. "Are you sure it's Rolla and not … Melia or Spann?"
"Yes, it's Rolla, and it's a complete defeat." Groas glanced at Perin. "Elder Perin?"
Perin felt the strange gazes of the crowd and wanted to find a hole to hide in. But the truth was right before his eyes. Even if he fought with Rolla again, he would only make a fool of himself. There was no way to deny it, so he could only nod.
"Rolla defeated Elder Perin with lightning power. Everyone, don't laugh at Elder Perin. If we were at the same level, whether it was me, Spann, or Melia, we would all end up the same as Elder Perin if we fought Rolla!"
Stanwil was shocked. "You mean, Rolla has reached the Pinnacle Kingdom?"
"Not just an ordinary Pinnacle Kingdom! At that time, I was protecting the Dragons participating in the trial and attacked her without knowing it, but … "Groas sighed and paused." Rolla took a heavy blow with 70% of my strength unscathed. Elder Perin and all the elites of the Dragons participating in this trial can testify to this. Rolla is the most outstanding genius of all the races that I have ever seen. There is no one else like him! "
Perin hurriedly nodded. It was not a shameful thing to lose to the most outstanding, especially when Groas had admitted that he was no match for Rolla at the same level.
In just 20,000 years, she had reached the Pinnacle Kingdom! Invincible in the same level! And she could fight beyond her level!
Three almost "impossible" things, all concentrated on one person!
No wonder Groas used two words: the most outstanding genius! No one else!
Not to mention the elders, even Palgoris was moved. Stanwil did not expect such a turn of events and was momentarily stunned.
"Melia, is this true?"
This result was within Melia's expectations. Melia smiled indifferently. "Compared to other things, I am more happy to be reunited with my daughter. As for strength … Rolla is now outside the palace. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can summon her immediately. "
"Alright!" Palgoris nodded. "Groas, bring Rolla to the hall immediately. I think, not only me, but all the elders are impatient to see the most outstanding genius of the Dragons."
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