Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 449 Depends on the message
As the king of the Zhendan Kingdom, Lyon has always only controlled the general direction and made suggestions, but was not responsible for the specific implementation... Personnel and finances are of course firmly in his hands. The appointment of senior officials and large financial appropriations must be approved by him and must be signed and sealed by him.

As for military power, which is the most important thing for other monarchs, it is the least of his worries. He is an army by himself, and one person is worth thousands of troops. All the people in the Zhendan Kingdom combined are not enough for him to fight with one hand.

In this situation, Lyon, who usually didn't care about anything, didn't even remember that there was an elven city in the Kingdom of Zhendan that was not under his jurisdiction.

Leon's attention is basically focused on the multiverse. For example, there is a civil war among the Githyanki. The Comet Prince and the Githlaize have united to fight against Vlaakith. The fighting has been going on for many years and it is not known how long it will last, but someone has always remembered the things about the elves.

As a green dragon, Cecilia is very concerned about the elves because Leon promised her that he would hand over the elven city to her when the time comes.

"If you hadn't mentioned this, I really wouldn't have remembered it."

Cecilia broke into the study and said that when the peace treaty between them and the elves was about to end, Leon was holding his daughter and drawing a picture with a crooked picture of a red dragon with three heads and six arms.

"How about letting me handle this matter?" Cecilia was eager to try.

"No." Without even raising his head, Leon discovered that Sharon had drawn him with six legs.

"Why?" Cecilia asked.

Of course, she would not think that Leon was going to break his promise and get the money. You have to know that although Leon is a red dragon, he is famous for keeping his promises. Unlike other red dragons who cannot afford to lose and are often willing to gamble and refuse to admit defeat. If she did not have so many means, such as being favored, powerful, and able to fight, she would not be able to get the money at all.

"Because it's a diplomatic matter, it's the job of our diplomat Isili... What if she gets upset if you just take her job?" Leon said nonchalantly, "She does nothing all day, just like a street urchin. We should give her something to do."

"That's a diplomat's job, but I'm also the Prime Minister, so I'm qualified to sit in." Cecilia didn't leave. She really cared about dealing with those elves and that elf city.

"It's up to you." Leon said indifferently.

Leon doesn't know many functional spells, but his daughter knows a lot.

Leon glanced at his daughter. Sharon, who had grown from a little girl into a little loli, nodded knowingly. Her slender fingers drew an elegant arc in the air, and in an instant she completed the spell of the short message, notifying Isili to report to the study immediately.

"What does His Majesty the King want to talk to me about?" Isili appeared quickly in a hurry. Although she has entered her youth for several years, she still maintains the appearance of a silver-haired girl. She looks immature and unreliable, not like a diplomat at all.

"There is something I need you to take care of." Leon said that the peace treaty between them and the elves was about to end.

Isili, who had perfect business skills, asked, "How do you want me to talk?"

"Submit or die," Cecilia interrupted.

Leon looked at Isili, pondered for a moment, and said, "If you want to fight, I'll accompany you to the end. If you want to talk, the door is open."

"As for fighting, there is nothing to say. Everyone will rely on their own abilities and the truth will be revealed on the battlefield." Leon knocked on the table. "As for negotiation... a country within a country is definitely impossible. Which good country would allow a country within a country. This is the bottom line. No matter how much tribute they are willing to give, there is no room for negotiation on this point."

"Autonomous region." Leon thought for a moment, holding his head with both hands and leaning back on the chair, "I am very tolerant. I accept the existence of the autonomous region."

Different ethnic groups have different lifestyles, not to mention different races. For this reason, there are several autonomous regions within the Kingdom of Zhendan - only for those races with high united front value, such as kobolds and goblins, stay away - one more is not too much, one less is not too little, the elves are not bad. "Even if we agree to give them an autonomous region..." Isili frowned slightly, "Those elves are always arrogant, I'm afraid they won't accept it."

Leon smiled. He had known that those proud elves would not submit to him, even if he behaved so lawfully. He said, "If they want to leave, I will allow them to leave safely and even take some of their property with them. However, the real estate must be left behind and Danalan must be left intact."

Leon thought that he could destroy Danalan by just flapping his wings, but that would only leave a ruin. He reminded, "There is also the maze. I want the maze."

Isilie knew elves very well. She found it difficult to negotiate, but there was still hope.

"You don't want to give anything. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?" Leon gently stroked Sharon's hair. "Don't force me to do anything."

"I'll try to talk to them." Isili bit her lip lightly, "I hope they can make the right decision."

After Isili left, Cecilia immediately came to Leon and said, "Do you think those elves who claim to be noble and proud will obey?"

"I don't know." Leon said casually. He didn't care about an elf city at all. Anything was fine.

"If those elves insist on fighting, how about leaving it to me?" Cecilia puffed out her chest.

Leon raised his head and said, "I'm not looking down on you... Danalan not only has the maze, but the elves are also not weak. Even you are no match for them now."

"I'm not like you who likes to fight alone." Cecilia snorted, "I will definitely call for help. Tyral and Lethon...Angrista and Saloves will definitely be happy to join the battle."

Cecilia hopes the elves will resist, even if it means destroying Danalan. She lives on a volcanic island now anyway, and it is impossible for her to abandon the island and move somewhere else. Even if she takes over Danalan, it will only be a country villa.

"Let's talk about it later." Lyon did not reply immediately.

Leon is too strong now, and there is no possibility of defeating him. At the same time, he has left a way out. As long as those elves still have some rationality, they will know what to choose.

Submission to a red dragon is hard for proud elves to accept. Most elves are unwilling to submit to Leon and can only choose to leave... Some elves choose to stay. Cecilia's infiltration over the years is not without results.

Things went more smoothly than expected, and an elven city was taken down without any effort, which made Leon somewhat envious of the Talia Alliance. However, he could not attack the Talia Alliance with which he had cooperated for many years without any reason, because there were many kind metal dragons in the Kingdom of Zhendan.

Is it worth declaring war on the Talia Alliance and risking the disloyalty of so many metal dragons under your command?
Because of the existence of those metal dragons, does he have to guard the Zhendan Kingdom obediently and do nothing?
We can't go to war with the Talia Alliance without any reason, so just find a reason.

Leon immediately thought of several excuses for declaring war, such as maintaining peace, anti-aggression, protecting civilians, anti-terrorism, and hiding weapons of mass destruction...Except for the gold dragon, the metal dragons are not so pedantic and rigid, as long as they don't carry out a massacre after conquering the Talia Alliance.

After thinking about it, Leon did nothing. He was still hesitating.

Colonialism can be roughly divided into three stages: the early period of killing and aggression, the middle period of plunder and control, and the period of invisible manipulation after World War II.

He now doesn't know whether it is better to conquer the Talia Alliance directly, or to learn from a certain country and engage in neo-colonialism. In that way, while extracting wealth, he can avoid taking on various responsibilities. He doesn't have to worry about managing the country, nor does he have to be responsible for the people... The key is whether he can do it.

(End of this chapter)