The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 548 The Final Dragon Knight
"Your Majesty, do you mean that we should create gods?"

Upon hearing this, many important officials and imperial guardians were shocked and began to whisper.

Without even listening carefully, Ryan knew that these whispers were mostly voices of doubt.

After all, even if one wants to create a god, someone must be promoted to a demigod before he has the opportunity to absorb the power of faith of ordinary people.

Now the entire empire does not even have a demigod-level strongman. Empty talk about creating a god is undoubtedly a castle in the air and a moon in the water.

"No, what I mean is that what we lack most is confidence!" Ryan said in a deep voice.

There is a saying in the previous life that confidence is sometimes more important than gold. It still applies in this world and at this time.

After experiencing the Second Battle of the Imperial Capital and the death of Emperor Carlos II, Ryan had seen on the road that the faces of ordinary people were full of worry and anxiety, and the eyes of the originally brave and resolute Griffin Knights were also filled with frustration.

Even many high-ranking nobles of the empire have lost their confidence.

If there is no interference and guidance, the morale of the empire will be demoralized and the situation will become further turbulent. Such an empire will undoubtedly become a breeding ground for the rise of cults.

"Faith?"

"This"

After hearing what Ryan said, many of the empire's guardians and dignitaries looked thoughtful. Even the 'Red Queen' Menia, who was sitting in the main seat, looked thoughtful.

Indeed, when it comes to dealing with gods, even a considerable number of high-ranking nobles have lost confidence.

At this time, a not-so-harmonious voice sounded:
"Haha, Your Majesty Ryan just mentioned confidence, which is true, but he didn't touch on how to solve practical problems."

"I think if we can solve the increasingly frequent cult tragedies, the problem of declining arable land, and the problem of reduced empire tax revenue, everyone will have confidence."

It turned out that it was the Home Secretary who spoke.

Although Ryan performed brilliantly in the war and demonstrated tremendous strength, the upper echelons of the Dragun Empire were so intertwined and deeply entrenched that it was far from the point where everyone had to listen respectfully as soon as Ryan opened his mouth.

However, the Home Secretary was clearly wary of Ryan and did not dare to use words that might obviously offend him. Instead, he tended to make things difficult for him and raise issues.

"As you all know, I have been with the Imperial Sword Bearer for a long time. I do have an idea about suppressing the increasingly active cult."

"In fact, in every province or important area of ​​the empire, those responsible for suppressing cults are mainly middle-level combat forces, such as sword bearers, special departments of the military, etc."

"We can quickly strengthen this part of the force, for example, we can introduce construct golems. I tried this a little bit on the Cyrodiil Plateau, and the effect was very good."

Next, Ryan briefly described how the wizards from the Isolde School and the Bishu School of Construction strangled a group of alien spiders with the help of mechanical devices such as mechanical chocobos, velociraptors and sickle-clawed dragons.

"Through this method, we can significantly reduce the casualties of mid-level combatants in the process of strangling the cultists, thereby improving the empire's control over the territory."

"Good public security, coupled with propaganda and guidance, can rebuild the public's confidence. The cult will lose its breeding ground, and the speed of the evil god's revival will also slow down."

Ryan's words immediately attracted the attention of the imperial guardians and several senior imperial generals present, including Marshal Alfred, and they all took up their pens to record them.

The Home Secretary was delighted to hear that Ryan actually had a detailed solution, which, although only related to public security, was highly feasible.

He pursed his lips twice and said nothing more.

After all, giving suggestions is just giving suggestions, but if he is unreasonable, then he is just asking for trouble.

"I think His Majesty Ryan's suggestion is very good. I hope that after the meeting, the Imperial Army, the Sword Bearers and several other departments can immediately come up with a plan and arrange its implementation." Menia smiled and made the decision.

At first she was worried whether Ryan would be uncomfortable with such occasions.

But Ryan's performance was better than she expected.

At this time, Menia seemed to have thought of something, and turned his head to ask the great astrologer Dallion, saying:
"Your Majesty Dallion, as the person in charge of the Imperial Astronomical Master's Platform, after this war, how long will it take for the evil gods to be able to descend into the form of demigod-level incarnations?"

"This...Astrologists, including me, are not capable of making accurate predictions."

"However, although the gods consumed a lot of their divine power in this battle in the imperial capital, I estimate that within half a year to a year at most, a god will be revived to the point where he is able to descend as a demigod-level incarnation."

"The premise is that we still follow His Majesty Ryan's advice and do a good job of curbing the cult."

"Half a year to a year?"

"Then wouldn't the fastest time be only six months?"

"So fast?"

Many important officials of the empire changed their expressions. They knew that as the energy tide fluctuations continued to increase, the time for the gods to revive would be increased.

But I never expected that this time unit was not based on hundreds of years or even decades, but on months.

From this perspective, the victory in the Battle of the Imperial Capital only brought a brief respite to the empire.

this.
"Everyone, time is not on our side. This is why His Majesty decided to attack the demigod directly."

"I hope that everyone will not delay or hinder the implementation of some of the policies and matters that have been discussed and determined, and will not allow any degree of compromise." Menia said with a serious face.

The meeting lasted several hours.

After it was over, everyone left, but Ryan did not leave.

Just as he was about to leave, he was invited to the side garden by a female attendant, who said that Her Highness Menia wanted to see him.

This garden is located at the edge of the east side of the palace. It is the only side garden that has been relatively well preserved after the last fierce battle. However, a large number of flowers were shaken off, and only some bluebells and lisianthus remain, which has a sense of incompleteness.

Menia was still discussing something with Elder Ivan and other royal elders in a small circle, so Ryan walked around the royal garden alone, his thoughts flying.

From the ancient times when there were many righteous gods, to the ancient times when there were many demigod-level fighters, there is no doubt that today's era is in decline.

This aspect is influenced by energy tides.

On the other hand, most of the powerful people today lack the courage to make progress bravely. They all think that they cannot be on par with the gods and that they can never defeat the evil gods.

In this situation, how can a person ultimately control his own destiny?
"Ryan, what are you thinking about?" At this time, a mature female voice sounded, it was the graceful Menia.

"Nothing, just some emotion."

"By the way, Menia, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time recently." Ryan shook his head and said. With the fall of Carlos II, a considerable burden of the empire fell on Menia all of a sudden. Now is not a peaceful time. Under the current situation, even if Menia is crowned as the queen, it will be like adding fuel to the fire.

There was no further discussion on this topic. Menia just smiled and said:
"Ryan, speaking of which, after you became the Guardian of the Empire, you have not yet chosen a dragon as your partner. Have you decided now? Will you choose a red dragon or any other five-colored dragon?"

"With your strength, you can already sign a contract directly with a five-colored dragon at the level of an extremely old dragon."

Ryan naturally thought about this problem.

At first, he wanted to choose a red dragon to enhance the power of the red dragon secret technique "Molten Flame".

But since he has the special talent ability of 'Multiple Heads', he can cast 'Molten Flame' by himself without the cooperation of his dragon partner.

Therefore, Ryan's current idea is to choose a dragon that is strong in close combat, and with the help of his metal covering, the combat power will be even higher, such as the black dragon.
Of course, it would also be nice if there were a dragon with a faster flying speed.

Although his special ability 'Shadow Shuttle' is useful, it consumes a lot of mental energy and cannot be used for long-term flight.

However, choosing a dragon also depends on the dragon's opinion. It is a two-way choice.

As for the Red Dragon King Strahzad, Ryan had some thoughts about it, but firstly, as the dragon partner of the previous and previous emperors of the empire, he had a special symbolic meaning.

Secondly, Ryan also intended to leave the Red Dragon King to Menia.

"Black Dragon, huh? Menia, what do you think?"

"It's a good choice for you. It seems you have made up your mind. How about now? I can go with you to have a look."

"it is good!"

Soon, under the leadership of Menia, Ryan passed through layers of guards and came underground.

Only then did Ryan discover that there was a secret hidden under the palace.

"Is this a demiplane?" Ryan asked in surprise.

Compared to the real space, the demiplane has an additional unique space, similar to the drawer of a desk. However, unlike a complete space like a secret realm, it does not require teleportation and can be entered directly, as if entering a folded space.

"Yes, this is a demiplane that existed during the reign of Emperor Atlas."

"However, since the demiplane is not particularly stable, it needs to be constantly reinforced. At the same time, in order to avoid accidents, it can only serve as a resting place for adult dragons," Menia explained.

"That's it." Renn nodded.

No wonder.

Otherwise, all the dragon cubs and young dragons in the secret realm of Dragon Valley could be placed in the demiplane under this palace, wouldn't it be safer?

Ryan could see huge dragon nests, one after another, arranged in a staggered manner on both sides of the long passage.

It was the first time he had seen so many dragon nests. If he were in the outside world, he would probably never see such a magnificent sight again.

Indeed, there is a reason why the Dragun Empire was founded on dragons.

"Actually, Ryan, I wanted to recommend you a possible lair location for a dormant metal dragon, but I considered that although metal dragons are suitable for you, they have violent tempers and may have difficulty becoming your dragon partner." Menia said as they walked.

"Metal dragon?" Ryan paused and raised his eyebrows.

Of course he had seen metal dragons in ancient books, but it seemed that in ancient times, metal dragons gradually withdrew from the stage of history, and they were rarely heard of in modern times.

I didn’t expect that there are still living metal dragons now.

"Well, judging from the signs, this seems to be the resting place of an ancient steel dragon. It was discovered hundreds of years ago, but in order to avoid disturbing the other party, the Empire set up an observation point but took no further action." Menia introduced.

"Where is the location?" Ryan asked hastily.

There is one thing Ryan himself is very clear about. He currently has a total of four combat pet contract slots. After the death of the swift wildebeest Xiao Hei, there are still two vacancies.

In other words, even if he contracted a black dragon this time, he could still contract with the legendary steel dragon if it existed.

Moreover, as the dragon became a battle pet through the system, he was not afraid of the other party's violent temper.

"Huh? Ryan, you seem very interested? However, I still give the same advice. The metal dragon has a rather violent temper."

"I understand. I just wanted to check it out."

"Well, the location is in the province of Caswith. I'll ask the attendant to give you the specific address later." Hearing what Ryan said, Menia nodded and said.

"We're here. In front of us is the lair of a black dragon. These are the only two black dragons of the very old dragon level in the empire, Odrax."

Suddenly, Menia stopped and pointed to a cave in front of the passage and said.

"The only two? What about the other one?" Ryan couldn't help but ask curiously.

at the same time.

Antuhall, the federal capital.

Inside the meeting room on the top floor of the parliament building.

More than a dozen dignified federal congressmen were sitting around a long table discussing something. This time, Deputy Speaker Bertrand was only sitting in the center right position.

In the middle is an old man with gray hair and a pipe in his mouth. Although his face looks a little old, his half-closed eyes flash with a gleam of light from time to time.

This is none other than Federal Speaker Lawson Powell.

"Everyone, you have also read the briefing and suggestions submitted to us by the Swordmaster His Majesty Tirion. I would like to hear your opinions." Lawson said in a deep voice.

"I object. The floating city ruins contain ancient goblin technology, which is of great significance to the Federation. If we cooperate with the Empire, the other party will learn a lot of goblin technology through exploration."

"I object, too. The interests of the Federation will suffer in this matter, but the Empire will benefit. I personally respect the personal power of the Swordmaster Tirion, but it is clear that His Majesty Tirion is not good at exchanges between countries."

"Well, I think if the Empire is willing to pay equal benefits, we can explore together."

"Bertrand, what's your opinion? Last time, as the person in charge, you received the imperial delegation headed by Menia. Now His Highness Menia is the actual ruler of the empire." Lawson called on Bertrand next to him to speak.

(End of this chapter)