"How dare you!"
The King of Eagle interrupted the Knight before he could finish reading the letter. The content of the letter was very simple. Liszt had sent a ransom negotiation letter through the official channels of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire, asking the King of Eagle to forward it to the Grayiron Family and ask them to send someone to negotiate and pay the ransom.
There was no diplomatic channel between the Grand Duchy of Sapphire and the Grayiron Duchy. Moreover, the Grayiron Duchy was located in a remote area, so it was impossible to send a negotiation letter directly.
So Liszt decided to ask the King of Eagle to forward the letter on his behalf.
It was also a small humiliation.
Liszt would not easily let go of the fact that the Grayiron Duchy had dared to launch a dragon-slaying war. It would not be too late to punish the King of Eagle first.
"Your Majesty, this letter …" a noble minister reminded the King of Eagle.
The King of Eagle widened his eyes and gritted his teeth. Finally, he said coldly, "Seal the letter and send it to the Grayiron Duchy immediately. Everyone, you are the ministers of the kingdom. The Grayiron Duchy has lost its Grayiron Dragon because of the dragon-slaying war. How should we solve this problem?"
After a while, a minister replied, "Your Majesty, the loss of the Grayiron Dragon is a huge loss to the Grayiron Duchy, but Duke Piero has to be redeemed. The kingdom should preside over the ransom transaction and even make up for the Grayiron Family's loss."
The minister seemed to be saying that the ransom should be paid by the Kingdom of Eagle.
However, the minister changed the topic, "The kingdom should help the Grayiron Family get the Grayiron Dragon back, but Duke Piero was ambushed after the dragon-slaying war. The Grayiron Family still has to raise the ransom themselves."
"Duke Piero was captured, so the ransom must be paid. But have you ever thought about what the Grayiron Family will do if the Grayiron Duchy loses its dragon?" Another minister shook his head. "I think the Grayiron Family may take an extreme stance."
"What extreme stance?" The King of Eagle asked knowingly.
"As far as I know, Duke Piero's son is already 30 years old. He is in the prime of his life and is suitable to inherit the Grayiron Family. Maybe he is not willing to redeem his father. Even if he is willing, the Grayiron Family cannot afford the huge ransom of a duke."
Usually, a viscount needed a little elf, a count needed two or three little elves, a marquis needed a big elf, and a duke needed three or five big elves.
However, Duke Piero Gray Iron was different. He was the Duke of a dragon rearing family. Not only that, he was a Gray Iron Dragon who raised metal dragons to produce iron. The family's wealth was much higher than that of a Duke without a country, and their status was equivalent to that of a Grand Duke. At the very least, they had to pay the Dragon Elves as ransom.
In his letter, Liszt had also hinted that the dragon sprites must be the keynote of the negotiations. He believed that the Grayiron Duchy was wealthier than the Sapphire Grand Duchy, and that there would be more than one or two dragon sprites. If one was used as a ransom, it wouldn't hurt the family. On the contrary, it would "lighten the burden" for the family.
Without a dragon, the family should not occupy so many resources. Otherwise, it would cause trouble sooner or later. "
"Are you saying that the Grayiron Family may not pay the ransom and push the ransom of Duke Piero to the Kingdom?" The King of Eagle frowned.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Duke Piero is not a Dragon Knight. Now that the Grayiron Dragon has been lost, the Grayiron Family will also hold Duke Piero accountable. This is an irreparable mistake. "The minister replied. Nobles would not get up early if there was no profit. Compared with the profit, family love was nothing.
Moreover, Duke Piero lost the dragon and the future of his family.
His son would probably hope that Duke Piero would die soon.
Another minister said, "Your Majesty, if the Grayiron Family is not willing to pay the ransom, will Duke Piero just give up?"
"No, no, Your Majesty. I think Duke Piero must be redeemed no matter what. The War of Dragon started because of the Kingdom. If we give up Duke Piero, all the vassal states will feel disappointed. The Kingdom of Eagle has developed for hundreds of years. We can't abandon the heart of a Knight! "
"Yes, Duke Piero must be redeemed no matter what."
"If the Grayiron Family is not willing to redeem the dragon, the Kingdom should redeem it. This way, Duke Piero will be more loyal to the Kingdom."
The ministers began to discuss. Some advocated that the Kingdom should not take the blame. This was a private matter of the Grayiron Duchy. Some advocated that the Kingdom should step in, otherwise, their followers would be disappointed. Of course, more ministers thought that they should send the letter to the Grayiron Duchy first and see their reaction before making a decision.
The King of Eagle's temples were throbbing. He was very upset.
He was familiar with Duke Piero's son. He was a standard aristocrat who always put his interests first. Refusing to pay the ransom and pushing the blame to the Eagle Kingdom, Duke Piero could absolutely do it, and he would definitely do it.
In this way.
The ransom had to be paid by the Kingdom. Otherwise, the royal family would lose the loyalty of more followers. Although some ministers encouraged him to put the blame on the Grayiron Duchy, if he really did so, these ministers would be the first to betray the Kingdom.
After a while.
He coughed lightly to stop the noisy quarrels in the hall. "First send the letter to find out the Grayiron Family's attitude. If Peter really doesn't care about Piero's life, then the Kingdom will negotiate and redeem Piero … The royal family will not abandon any loyal follower!"
"Your Majesty is merciful!"
"Your Majesty will not abandon us. We are willing to fight for the royal family!"
"With the Knight's glory, Duke Piero will be the most loyal shield of Your Majesty!"
"We are willing to be the spear in Your Majesty's hand!"
Seeing this, the ministers began to flatter and express their loyalty to the King of Eagle.
Therefore, this official letter written by Liszt was immediately carried by the Eagle Knight to the direction of the Grayiron Duchy. At the same time, the news that the Grayiron Dragon was ridden by Liszt was also passed by the Eagle Knight to the border and handed over to the Dragon Knight who guarded the border.
The internal affairs of the kingdom were generally managed by the king and ministers. However, when it came to diplomacy and dragon information, the Dragon Knight needed to discuss and execute it.
When the meeting ended and the ministers left, the King of Eagle was still sitting on the magnificent throne.
He did not get up for a long time.
He just stared at the stone pillar in the hall with the Eagle Royal Family's emblem, his heart was filled with sadness, anger, loss, hatred, and other emotions.
"Alonso, you have disappointed me again and again …"
"Fire Kingdom … If we don't suppress the rise of Liszt, the ruling structure of Eagle, Steel Ridge, and Furnace Castle in the northeast corner of the legendary continent will change dramatically … Perhaps Osborne and Helder will respond to my plan. The appearance of the Holy Dragon will arouse their desire!"
Osborne Platinum, King of Steel Ridge Kingdom.
Helder Golden, King of Blast Furnace Kingdom.
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