Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 450 Successor

A month passed in a flash, and Leon still hadn't decided how to deal with the Talia Alliance... In fact, he put the matter out of his mind the next day, and focused on playing with his daughter, racing on the sea on a Hell Jet Ski that was modified from a Hell Vehicle.

From this perspective, Leon is totally incomparable to the protagonists in those time-travel novels. They were mediocre before they traveled through time, and all they did every day was eat, sleep, and play games. But after they traveled through time, they immediately became ambitious and had great aspirations.

He has really been very lazy since he was a child, and seldom actively pursues anything. Even now, it is not much better. Rather than conquering the world, he prefers a life with a wife and children and a warm bed.

He has status and wealth, three beautiful wives, and a smart and lovely daughter... One is enough to play with, and too many would be a headache. Leon really feels that he lacks nothing. What else is there to be dissatisfied with in such a life?
Leon wanted to live a peaceful life, but he was now a king and had a lot of people waiting for him to be fed.

Someone may not have the intention to be an emperor, but his subordinates will not hesitate to give him a yellow robe if they feel the weather is cold. After all, only when the boss becomes the emperor can everyone else become prime ministers or generals.

If you don’t take it, how can I take it? If I don’t take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn’t take it, how can you and I make progress! It’s actually the same the other way around. If Commissioner Geng doesn’t take it, then no one else can take it.

Lyon went to Faerun and brought back a bunch of gifts for Tassera, which only irritated a few people close to him. The annexation of Danalan by the Kingdom of Cathay directly affected the entire Kingdom of Cathay.

The officials of the Zhendan Kingdom were like sharks that smelled blood, rubbing their hands in anticipation, because as long as they swallowed the Talia Alliance, at least a dozen governor positions would be waiting for them.

However, someone can be crowned as a king, but Leon cannot. No one can force or plot against him if he does not want to do something. No one dares to make a small move to provoke a war between the Kingdom of Zhendan and the Talia Alliance. At most, they dare to test Leon and encourage him.

As Leon became stronger and stronger, the fire giants no longer dared to speak loudly in front of him, and only Cecilia had no taboos.

"What did you say... Everyone asked you when we would declare war on the Talia Alliance?" Leon was sitting on a rock by the sea, watching his daughter pick up shells. "Why do you ask that?"

"Why else?" Cecilia shrugged.

Leon smiled, thinking that he did miss the Talia Alliance, but only for a moment, and said: "Danalan is easy to bully, but the Talia Alliance is not easy to bully. We must fight... Even if it is Danalan, my sixth sense tells me that those elves who left will never be willing."

“What can we do if we are unwilling?” Cecilia sat with Leon on the rocks by the sea, swinging her long legs. “They think that if you take action, the Talia Alliance will be worthless... Just like Danalan, if you say a word, those elves dare not say a word.”

"It's not that simple." Leon paused, "Besides, they want to profit from the war, why should I help? What good will it do me to conquer the Talia Alliance?"

Leon stood up and faced the sea breeze, saying: "They are my subordinates. I am the only one who needs them to help me. There is no reason to do the other way around."

"So you have no interest in the Talia Alliance?" Cecilia blinked. "If you are not interested, I will reply to everyone and ask them to be content and not to think too much...Teral and Lethon have been a little jumpy recently and need a lesson."

Leon used the object capture technique to capture a shell, then threw it out. The shell bounced dozens of times on the sea surface and flew dozens of meters away. He asked, "How many years has the Zhendan Kingdom been established?"

“About a few decades,” Cecilia replied.

"Do you think we have completely absorbed such a large territory as the Zhendan Kingdom?" Lyon continued to ask.

Cecilia thought about it, shook her head slightly, her hair ruffled by the sea breeze, and said, "At least Watchport has digested it."

"The Kingdom of Zhendan has not yet fully digested it, and there is still a lot of room for development. Why is it biting off more than it can chew and declaring war on the Talia Alliance?" Leon looked around, "We obviously have other ways to plunder resources and wealth from the Talia Alliance... Except that we can't act tyrannically and have the power of life and death in the Talia Alliance, it is better for us to keep the Talia Alliance."

"What do you mean?" Cecilia tilted her head.

Leon frowned and expressed his idea of ​​neo-colonialism. It is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to rule it. Conquering the Talia Alliance is not easy, but it is not that difficult. However, as a dragon, if you want to gain recognition from other races and want to rule the Talia Alliance steadily, you have to spend a lot of time and energy. The cost-effectiveness is a problem.

If we can engage in neo-colonialism and plunder the wealth of the Talia Alliance, is there really no reason to declare war on the Talia Alliance?

Leon smacked his lips. He really felt that there was an opportunity for neo-colonialism. The reason was simple. The Talia Alliance was formed by many small countries and city-states uniting together to fight against the empire... and now it also includes fighting against the Kingdom of Zhendan. The rest of the time, everyone has their own ulterior motives.

Compared with the Talia Alliance, he has the final say in the Zhendan Kingdom. He can develop whatever he wants and can concentrate his efforts on major tasks, thus avoiding the various forces from hindering each other.

Apart from that, he guaranteed that no country valued technology more than him, had the ability to send high-ranking spellcasters to invent and create, and knew which direction to develop. In particular, he had mastered many technologies from Earth... He did not understand technologies that were too complicated, but through the novels he had read before, he knew a little about those ordinary technologies.

In the past, he had not paid much attention to the development of the Kingdom of Zhendan. Even so, the productivity of the Kingdom of Zhendan had almost caught up with the Talia Alliance. If he was more diligent, he dared to guarantee that the productivity of the Kingdom of Zhendan would soon surpass the Talia Alliance, or even reach several times.

As long as the Zhendan Kingdom is developed, we can then use our economic advantages to carry out political, economic, and cultural aggression against the Talia Alliance, and use the Talia Alliance as a commodity market, raw material production area, and investment site to maximize the extraction of wealth...

Cecilia barely understood what Leon said and said, "Neo-colonialism is also possible... We will do whatever you say."

Lyon suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Cecilia asked.

Leon stretched his waist, thinking that no matter what he did, he would find it troublesome. After all, if it weren't for the golden finger reward, he would never have established the Kingdom of Zhendan in the first place. Being a king or an emperor is no match for being a god who plays around in the world and lives a carefree life.

Leon turned to look at Cecilia. He had always wanted to train Cecilia, but when he met Cecilia, she was already a young dragon. She had her own ideas, which were deeply rooted and difficult to change. She could only be a prime minister, not a successor.

"Is there something on my face?" Cecilia touched her face.

“Nothing.” Leon retracted his gaze, his eyes falling on Sharon who was jumping in the distance, and he was suddenly stunned.

Sharon is his daughter, who has just entered childhood and whose worldview is not yet mature and can still change.

At the same time, as a Nether Dragon, she is quite smart and has unrivaled talent as a mage. She will definitely be a great arcanist in the future, not inferior to Karsus.

She is a hybrid of a red dragon and a blue dragon, but is more inclined towards a blue dragon. On one hand, she follows law, and on the other hand, she values ​​kinship. She has a surprisingly strong bond with her family, including sharing territory with her relatives and serving the elders. Basically, there is no need to worry about the situation of a loving father and a filial daughter.

Leon was somewhat tempted. He could train his daughter and then leave all matters to the other party, whether it was conquering the Talia Alliance by force or the neo-colonial Talia Alliance, or the future empire could not be let go... and he could just be the emperor, watching the fun from the side, taking action occasionally, and living a leisurely life.

Leon doesn't have the time to train others, but he doesn't mind training his daughter no matter how hard it is.

Sharon didn't pick up any shells, but she touched a fish. She grabbed it with both hands, looked up and found Leon staring at her. She immediately held it high and shouted, "Dad, look what I caught? I'll give it to you."

Leon nodded with relief, determined to solve this problem once and for all.

Sharon was smiling, not knowing what was about to greet her.

(End of this chapter)