The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 1021 - 1018 King of Shadows

Chapter 1021: Chapter 1018: King of Shadows

Chapter 1021: Chapter 1018: King of Shadows

The assassin and the archmage had not yet woken up when Pilaf and his son were already confessing under torture. According to Pilaf, his family had long been in contact with the Kushan Imperial.

Because they operated a trade route together, the Kushan Imperial quickly used the news of the Aluminum Dragon to win over the Earth Fury Family.

“I don’t know how they learned about the Aluminum Dragon, but Shadow Incarnation is a massive organization, probably explaining how they accidentally discovered the Aluminum Dragon while investigating Piero. It is well-known that Piero is involved with Liszt, so isn’t it expected for Shadow Incarnation to investigate?”

Thus, having received the news of the Aluminum Dragon, people from the Kushan Imperial began to plot their conspiracy.

“The assassin is named Louis Shadow, he is the most powerful agent within the Shadow Incarnation, surpassing the levels of Shallow Shadow, Deep Shadow, and Shadowless, reaching a pinnacle that rivals Dragon Knights and archmages. I’m not very familiar with this level, only knowing Louis calls himself the King of Shadows.”

Apart from the King of Shadows Louis Shadow, there was also an archmage, the chief magical advisor to the Kushan Imperial royal family, Lerald Truth.

“I’m not very familiar with Lerald Truth either, only knowing that he is a veteran archmage, his power unfathomable. Moreover, he carries the Kushan Imperial royal family’s Divine Artifact, the Light of Confinement Magic Staff, which can lock the void and prevent any being from escaping the confinement light.”

Pilaf, a tough man, had to undergo various tortures before he could intermittently reveal the entire conspiracy process.

He was not familiar with the King of Shadows, Louis Shadow, nor archmage Lerald Truth, but had been in contact through an intermediary. This intermediary was a trusted knight of Emperor Jupiter, who was executing the entire Eagle Kingdom’s strategy and the collusion with Nobles.

“Where is this intermediary now? Do you really believe he is Emperor Jupiter’s confidant?” inquired the Marquis of Bull Tail, who was responsible for the interrogation.

Pilaf scoffed in response, “I don’t know where he is; he always comes to us, not the other way around… Why would I believe him, don’t you find this question laughable? With the King of Shadows and the archmage standing before me, you ask me whether I believe his identity, do you think I should?”

“So you’re confident in plotting with them to act against the Flame King? Haven’t you heard of the Flame King’s glorious battle achievements?”

“The temptation of the Aluminum Dragon, for a major family like us, is something you wouldn’t understand. Besides, the assassination was carried out by them, not by me personally. If successful, I could enter the Dragon Rearing Family; if not, I could still continue to enjoy… I just didn’t expect Liszt to kill Louis Shadow, and I jumped out!”

Pilaf still regretted his recklessness then—Liszt was clearly targeting his shadow, not himself.

Compelled to act, he exposed his own identity.

He still didn’t know that Liszt had long been aware of his conspiratorial identity.

“I’ve said all I could say, even the Cloaked Bear-wearer Cultivator’s Manual I’ve handed over. As a captive, I request to pay a ransom for the freedom of myself and my two sons,” Pilaf said.

“Unfortunately, Marquis Pilaf, the Earth Fury Family has been destroyed; no one will pay your ransom anymore.”

“Impossible!”

“That’s the truth. You’ve drawn the Flame King’s wrath by attempting to assassinate him, leading to the destruction of the Earth Fury Family. Additionally, we’ve just received news that the Eagle Royal Family has acted, declaring that the Earth Fury Family colluded with Duke Piero of the Grey Iron Duchy in a plot to rebel against the Eagle Kingdom, and their lands have been reclaimed by the royal family.”

“What!” Pilaf exclaimed, his eyes wide with rage, “Impossible!”

“I also find it hard to believe, but the decisiveness of the Eagle Kingdom’s King is extraordinary. Knowing that the Aluminum Dragon was lost, he immediately allied with the Flame King to partition the Grey Iron Duchy and the Earth Fury Family, compensating for the losses caused by this incident,” Li Weiliam reflected with emotion.

Nobles exist around interest, yet such barefaced exchange of benefits swiftly shattered the slight sense of justice and morality in his mind.

He shook his head.

He walked out of the sturdy prison built underground and returned to the office in Reed City, when soon an assistant came to report, “Sir, a Sky Knight who claims to be a follower of His Majesty the King, Florenza Chase Wind Arrow, wishes to enter the Flame Kingdom and hopes to be granted permission.”

“Florenza Chase Wind Arrow?” Li Weiliam quickly recalled that Liszt had mentioned someone named Florenza who, having failed at Dragon Riding, was prepared to follow him, but it was uncertain if he would come.

To be recognized by an Aluminum Dragon clearly marked him as a talent with potential qualifications for a Dragon Knight.

Therefore, Li Weiliam nodded, “Allow his passage and bring him to the office. I want to arrange him personally.” Liszt habitually acted as a hands-off supervisor, leaving all matters, big and small, for him to handle.

He was extremely busy and had almost no time to rest.

Yet sitting in his spacious and bright office, Li Weiliam felt an indescribable comfort; power, this intoxicating brew, always had a way of making one revel in its essence.

“At last, even I, Li Weiliam, have a day where all the high Nobles bow before me.”

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“The Eagle Royal Family moves swiftly; the Grey Iron Duchy has already become a thing of the past,” riding on the back of an Aluminum Dragon, Liszt thought of the news he had just received with some regret.

Only one-fifth of the nobles of Grey Iron Duchy had been rallied by Piero·Grey Iron to travel to Heroic Yellow City. The Eagle Kingdom immediately acted, branding Piero a traitor and abolishing the Grey Iron Duchy. They also announced that all nobles from Grey Iron Duchy would be treated equally, allowing outstanding knights’ progeny to participate in the Dragon Knight candidacy program and other benefits.

With this, the nobles who were originally reluctant to migrate naturally leaned toward the Eagle Kingdom.

The ones who truly followed Piero consisted of only four marquises, seventeen earls, and thirty-eight viscounts. However, there were more lower-ranking nobles; these lesser nobles, willing to give up their modest family inheritances, prepared to move to the Flame Kingdom in search of opportunities.

To see if they could rise among the ranks of the great nobles.

Wald·Bumblebee was one such aspiring baron, who came from a family that had been in beekeeping for generations, taking their surname from the bear bees they bred. Unfortunately, wars were rare in the Grey Iron Duchy, so their noble title had always remained a modest baron, following a Viscount Lord.

This Viscount Lord was not outstanding but rather timid and afraid of action. He had refused to participate in several battles he could have joined, so Wald naturally had no opportunity to go to the battlefield.

He had long wanted to break away from this viscount, and now was the perfect opportunity, as the duke personally called for development in the Flame Kingdom.

“The Flame Kingdom!” Wald rode on his horse, his heart brimming with dreams of the future. A powerful Dragon Knight, legendary and risen in just a few years, only by following such a king to establish a new nation did the knight’s rigorous training and charges into battle hold meaning.

Yet, his family members were anxious.

Inside the carriage sat his wife and his sister, who was yet unmarried; they felt the bumps of the carriage, much like their current emotional state.

“How much longer until we reach Heroic Yellow City?” Wald’s sister lifted the curtain of the window, looking out at the endless primeval forest, feeling perturbed.

Wald’s wife shook her head, “I don’t know. We have been walking in this forest for a week and have yet to complete this journey. I’m starting to question whether leaving the Grey Iron Duchy was a mistake. The original castle was small, but it was nice living there.”

“Do you think we can still go back?”

“That’s definitely not possible now. Wald is set on following that Holy Dragon Knight to the Flame Kingdom, pinning all hopes of reviving the Bumblebee family on the Flame Kingdom.”

The sister said with skepticism, “Such a great figure should be worth following, right?”

The wife sighed, “I know that His Majesty the King is indeed great, but such a great figure is too far from us. The Bumblebee family is just a minor nobility; I fear that even if we follow behind His Majesty the King, His Majesty won’t even recognize the name Wald·Bumblebee.”