After more than half a year of hard work and development, William had finally ushered in the prosperity of the City of Dawn.
Annie's order filled the Elves of the Blue Moon Town with anticipation and gratitude.
The 45,000 Elves were once residents of the Blue Moon Town. Even though they had migrated to the City of Dawn, they were still estranged from the locals.
Annie had given up her authority as the Lord. She allowed the other Elves to integrate into the City of Dawn and had the opportunity to choose.
It could be said that without Annie's order, no matter how good the City of Dawn was or how high William's status was, he would not be able to command the 40,000 Elves.
But now.
These Elves had been stamped with the seal of the City of Dawn.
To the other Elves, this order was something to be happy about. Whether it was the future of the City of Dawn or the charisma of the Lord, they were all looking forward to the future of working for him.
William did not stand on ceremony.
He posted the recruitment order, the Magic Guild's recruitment order, and all kinds of job applications.
At the same time, he informed all the Elves and human civilians that if they did not want to join the strict regular army, they could choose to join the relaxed Dawn Mercenary Team.
Of course, the selection of personnel was still very strict. Every person had to be personally appointed by William.
There was an endless stream of applicants for the large-scale recruitment of the City of Dawn.
This news naturally reached the ears of the Iron Nation and the Black Lava Nation through their spies.
The City of Dawn was constantly expanding, and the threat was getting bigger.
The Iron Nation had some defensive measures, so they were not too worried.
But the Black Lava Nation immediately issued an order to strictly prohibit the sale of slaves to the City of Dawn.
Curry had become a Count and a high-ranking noble who controlled thousands of elite soldiers.
After many attempts, he discovered that all the main roads were controlled by the King's soldiers. It was difficult to bribe them.
He could only helplessly transmit a message to William. The slave trade could not be carried out. Curry's backer did not dare to violate the laws of the Dukedom. Otherwise, he would be targeted by his political enemies and be accused of treason.
Curry's backer was the top noble of the Black Lava Nation, the famous Marquis Chris. He had an army and a half under his command!
He was also an absolute supporter of the Third Prince.
Now that the King of the Black Lava Nation was dead, he did not leave behind any posthumous edicts. Although the First Prince had a strong backing, his enemy was Tian Duo. He did not dare to ascend the throne and could only manage the country's affairs in the name of the acting King.
Now that the eldest prince was eyeing Marquis Chris covetously, the marquis did not want to be the leader and provoke the eldest prince.
After all, the threat of the Iron Nation had never subsided. In addition, William had allowed the Iron Nation to build a military fortress at the peak of the cliff. The Black Lava Nation was even more fearful of the City of Dawn.
Even Marquis Chris started to think that the City of Dawn would ally with the Iron Nation.
Although he did not support the current First Prince.
However, the great aristocrats of the Black Lava Nation knew that the Iron Nation, which was constantly reforming, had always been known to abolish slavery and yearn for freedom.
If they really attacked, they would definitely not leave the nobles alive.
Therefore, the Black Lava Dukedom became unusually united despite the various internal and external troubles …
Anyone with a discerning eye could see the key problem. As long as the threat at the border was no longer there, the battle for the throne of the Black Lava Dukedom would erupt again.
However, the City of Dawn did not dare to act rashly because William did not have enough military strength. There was a military fortress next to him, and there were countless spies inside.
The internal affairs of the Iron Nation were not peaceful. The king was controlled by Goethe Nasis, but some nobles felt threatened. However, they were suppressed by the might of the king and did not dare to rebel!
It was the same for the Black Lava Dukedom …
The three parties were like running on a single-log bridge. If they were not careful, they would fall off the cliff and lose everything.
Under such circumstances, the three parties were anxiously preparing for war. At least they had to get rid of the internal dangers first.
"But under such circumstances, it is the most beneficial for my development.
"Because the power of the two dukedoms has been developed to the extreme, they are unable to expand their military strength. This is because the great aristocrats and the king do not have the financial and material resources to support the legions.
"Now, they can only build high walls, accumulate rations, and train more soldiers.
"Otherwise, they would not be selling slaves everywhere. This is an opportunity for me to take advantage of.
"I only need to convert those slaves into commoners and let them become laborers or a source of soldiers. Then, I can steadily increase the strength of the City of Dawn."
William gazed at the north. Although the quality of the legions in the City of Dawn was high, their numbers were far from enough to withstand the future crisis.
His ambition was not the territories of the human dukedoms.
But the moment the war started.
He would definitely encroach on the wealth, rations, and even the population of the two dukedoms.
It was a pity that he did not have a source of slaves.
The Iron Nation could send some slaves every month, but there were more and more spies!
There were very few people who could be used.
"But I still have one last chance." William gradually turned his gaze to the snowy mountains of the East Sea. In his previous life, the Iron Nation's plan to slay the Dragon had ended in failure. But this did not mean that William, who was hiding behind them, could not complete it.
Slay the Dragon?
For what?
Just for the treasure of the Fire Dragon?
Not really!
It was for every drop of blood, every piece of flesh, every bone, and every scale of the Dragon.
The value of the Dragon was very high.
Whether it was the complete Gods' continent.
Or the current legendary continent.
The Giant Dragon was a legendary creature that humans had always yearned for. Whether it was conquering or slaying the Dragon, it would bring great benefits to humans.
Since the Iron Nation had the intention to slay the Dragon.
This naturally meant that they definitely had the ability to use the Dragon's blood.
They could use the blood of a Dragon to create a legion of Dragon Followers. Even if there were only a few hundred Dragon Followers, it would be a surprise force.
"I have to, I have to take down this Dragon." William clenched his fists.
This was a rare opportunity.
The southeastern corner was a remote area. They did not understand the rules of the legendary continent, and they did not understand the power of the Great Dragons.
Many Great Dragons lived in the vast territory of the human empires.
But why did they not use the Great Dragon's blood to create a large number of Dragon Followers?
Otherwise, with the power of the human empires, wouldn't it be easy to create ten legions of Dragon Followers?
But they did not dare to!
Humans had legendary warriors, legendary mages, and legendary warlocks.
The Great Dragon race also had legendary Great Dragons.
They were the ones who protected the Great Dragons that had yet to mature, regardless of their species.
The Great Dragons were once the rulers of the first era. Even after they were defeated, they still retained a large amount of power.
In the truly prosperous areas, although the humans had Dragon Slayers, they could only kill the evil Dragons that had committed many crimes.
But every time the evil Dragon was killed, there would always be a Legendary Great Dragon expressionlessly appearing.
There would always be a Legendary-tier dragon appearing expressionlessly, as if he had always been hiding somewhere, waiting for the dragon slayers to slay the evil dragon and obliterating most of the true value of the dragon blood, allowing the dragon slayers to take away the spoils of war.
Because of this, there were very few Dragon Followers in the continent …
For example, the Fire Dragon that lived in the Snow Mountain of the East Sea. It ate and slept all year round. Although it was also an evil Elemental Dragon, it did not commit any crimes …
If they really wanted to pursue the matter, the Fire Dragon had a backer …
And the most important thing was.
Those Legendary Great Dragons could not be bothered with those wild Great Dragons in small places.
The main responsibility of the Legendary Great Dragons was to prevent the human empires from becoming stronger …
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