Duke Piero had been eating and drinking well on Black Horse Island. He was not a fool. He had already guessed the outcome of the orichalcum dragon from Liszt's calm expression.
To be able to snatch the Gray-Mouthed Iron Dragon Aoun away in such a short period of time, it was enough to prove how powerful this young Dragon Knight, who made him feel conflicted, was. That's why he used the information of the orichalcum dragon to help him stabilize his position as Duke, hoping to keep his power and wealth.
How can a person who has enjoyed the taste of prosperity be willing to let go? At least Piero can't do it.
"Your Majesty, the Eagle Royal Family's envoys have talked to me. I can return to the Gray Iron Duchy after the dragon elf deal." After seeing Liszt, Piero said frankly, "With the power of Your Majesty, I am still the Duke of the Gray Iron Duchy, but I still have to pay tribute to the Eagle Kingdom. I dare not easily cut off the vassal relationship."
It was one thing to secretly change sides, but on the surface he had to take into account the Eagle Royal Family's face. After all, the Gray Iron Duchy was thousands of miles away from the Fire Kingdom, but it was on the border of the Eagle Kingdom.
"It doesn't matter. I will naturally protect you. The Eagle Royal Family and the Gray Iron Duchy will not dare to openly turn against me. Your position as Duke will be stable for at least half a year. But after half a year, I can't guarantee that the Eagle Royal Family will not act in private. Even the Gray Iron Family may cooperate with the Eagle Royal Family. "
Piero could use Liszt's name to return to his country and continue to be a Duke.
However, this could not change his crime of losing the dragon. He was still the sinner of the Gray Iron Family and the Gray Iron Duchy.
Moreover, with his secret defection and Liszt's verbal protection, the Eagle Royal Family and the Gray Iron Family must have guessed how many benefits Piero promised Liszt. For this kind of betrayal of the Duchy and the suzerain, even his son would want to eat his flesh and blood raw.
So Liszt wondered if Piero could live for more than half a year.
The so-called 20 years of protection was just a comfort, more of an excuse to start a war.
Piero smiled confidently, "Your Highness, I am not as great and strong as you. Even my son expects me to die in a foreign country. But I am not alone. The dragon family in the Eagle Kingdom who is on good terms with me will help me through the difficulties. "
"It's good that you are confident."
"Twenty years. I hope I can live to see His Highness conquer the three kingdoms and unify the northeast corner of the legendary continent … Maybe I won't live to see that day, but my grandson will definitely be able to see it."
Grandson?
Liszt raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. He guessed that Piero would kill his son when he returned. Anyway, with his grandson around, it didn't matter whether he had a son or not.
After meeting Duke Piero, he quickly announced that he was summoning the emissary delegation of the Eagle Kingdom.
The leader of the emissary group was an acquaintance, Alexander White Iron. After a series of formalities, the ransom was directly traded in the main hall of Thorn Castle.
Liszt left the details to his father, Leewilliam, and focused on the deal with the dragon spirits.
According to the rules, the dragon elves that the Eagle Royal Family used as ransom had to be grain or magic potions, and their age could not exceed two hundred years. Dragon elves could only live for five hundred years. If the Eagle Royal Family sent a dragon elf that was more than four hundred years old, Liszt would definitely lose his temper.
"It's called Atlantis. 120 years ago, it evolved into a dragon elf. It has been working hard to farm buckwheat for the Eagle Royal Family. The Eagle King endured the pain and gave it to the Fire King," Alexander said in a low voice, as if he was unwilling to accept the humiliation.
Beside him stood a slender little man in a small frac habille, dressed like a nobleman.
However, the little person's head was crystal white, and there was a cluster of light pink flowers on his head. It was a buckwheat dragon elf.
At this time, the buckwheat dragon elf Atlantis was looking at Liszt with a pair of big crystal eyes, and there was a human-like sadness and anxiety on his face. It had canceled the elf contract with the Eagle King, but it had lived in the Eagle Kingdom for more than a hundred years, and it had left a deep impression on it.
After several days of persuasion from the Eagle King, it finally agreed to be the ransom and go to the Fire Kingdom to start a new life.
However, during the voyage, it was always in low spirits, and even the light pink flowers on its head seemed a little dull. It was not looking forward to a new life at all. It just wanted to go back to the past, to go back to the carefree life in the Eagle Royal Family, where there were familiar people and familiar houses.
However.
It had to cheer up a little and look at the human in front of it, who was about to contract with it.
From the elves' aesthetic point of view, the human in front of it seemed to be pleasing to the eye. At least, he was not ugly. His facial features were well-proportioned, his left and right face were symmetrical, and his body was straight. His eyes were as bright as the stars, releasing a look that made it feel good.
In short, the first impression was not bad, but it was not very good either. After all, it was very resistant to the changes that had come.
At the same time, Liszt was also looking at Atlantis. He guessed that the Eagle Royal Family would send this buckwheat dragon elf. Piero, the "traitor," had already presented the information of the Eagle Royal Family to him, including information about the dragon elves of the Eagle Royal Family. Among them, the buckwheat dragon elf was the most suitable.
First of all, buckwheat was classified as a type of grain, and the buckwheat dragon elf met the requirements of a grain. Second, the age of the buckwheat dragon elf was not more than 200 years old, which met Liszt's age requirement. Finally, buckwheat was a relatively low-value type among all the grains.
Buckwheat had the word "wheat" in its name, but it had nothing to do with wheat.
Wheat was a monocotyledon plant of the family Gramineae. Buckwheat was a dicotyledon plant, which was related to polygonum multiflorum, and had triangular seeds. In this world, buckwheat was not as good as grains such as barley and wheat, whether in terms of yield or nutritional value.
However, there was one good thing about buckwheat, which was that it was not delicate and easy to serve. It could grow as long as it was sprinkled in the field. Sometimes, even without the influence of cordyceps, it could still produce good yields.
"Atlantis, welcome to the Fire Kingdom. I am Liszt Flame, the king here, the master of the sea, and the Knight of many dragons. From now on, you and I will be partners. The Flame family welcomes you to join us. I believe you will like it here. "
He reached out his hand, not to stuff it into Atlantis' mouth, but to shake hands with it.
The dragon elf already had the intelligence of an adult and understood a lot of things, so he had to treat it as an equal. Atlantis hesitated for a moment before reaching out its small hand and shaking hands with Liszt.
"Then, shall we make a contract?" Liszt immediately raised his hand and extended an index finger.
Atlantis was conflicted. It could feel Liszt's friendliness and remembered the request of the Eagle King, but it still did not want to change.
At this time, Liszt glanced at Alexander.
Alexander immediately felt a substantial and heavy pressure on him. He hurriedly said, "Atlantis, please make a contract with His Majesty the Fire King. Don't hesitate anymore. Didn't His Majesty the Eagle King already tell you that you have to accept a new life?"
Atlantis lowered its head and was silent for a moment. Then, it grabbed Liszt's outstretched hand with both of its hands, opened its mouth reluctantly, and bit Liszt's finger.
Blood seeped out of the fingertip, and in an instant, there was a wonderful reaction with Atlantis' teeth. A mysterious and wonderful feeling emerged in its and Liszt's hearts.
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