Let's start over, Your Majesty.

Chapter 123 The Secret History of the Dragon Clan
“Wait, the ruins of Visconno? What does that have to do with Holonig?” Caesar asked, frowning.

Visconno was one of the cities they conquered in their early days.
At that time, Holonig was not yet the Dragon King, but a pitiful prince who had been driven out of the dragon race by a usurper and was looking for food when he accidentally attacked their army.
Unexpectedly, they encountered a tough nut to crack. In the end, this dragon was chased all over the mountains by a group of humans. After having nowhere else to go, it chose to follow Rean and his group.

At that time, Holonig was still very dissatisfied with Lord Rean. As a noble dragon, why should he always have to listen to a human? So he often challenged Rean's authority, causing a small disturbance every three days and a big battle every five days. As a result, the two got along better and better through these battles. Later, Holonig, who was a dragon, even willingly became Rean's mount.

Later, the entire dragon race never expected that this down-on-his-luck prince, who had been driven out of the race, would lead a group of humans back to the dragon race in less than ten years, kill the usurper, and reclaim the throne that belonged to him.

Back to the present, Caesar didn't understand Sothos's meaning. The underground ruins of Visconno were not very old and were not worth paying attention to. The collections inside were not abundant, and there were many dangers. It took them more than a month to figure it out. They only found some mid-level spell scrolls and some alchemical materials inside. After that, they had no memory of the ruins.

What does this have to do with Holonig?
Sothos sighed: "I didn't know about this at all. It was a complete accident. We had just finished exploring the ruins when I stumbled upon Holonig performing a purification ritual on himself. After questioning him, I learned that he had been cursed from inside the ruins, and that this curse was only for dragons."

"Targeting only the dragon race?"

Sothos nodded: "He never let me tell you about this. Maybe he felt it had nothing to do with you and that it wouldn't be good for you to get involved. At that time, the dragons were cooperating with an ancient human family called the Spirit Corpses. They were basically the dragons' henchmen in the human world. But this Spirit Corpses family was secretly using the intelligence they shared with the dragons to research spells specifically targeting dragons."

"Their blasphemy was eventually exposed. The Dragon Elders demanded that the Dragon King, Holonig, who had decided to cooperate with the family, be held responsible. This incident was considered a scandal for the Dragon Royal Family. Later, the throne was taken away, and Holonig was expelled from the Dragon Clan, which was also affected by this incident."

"And that ruin belongs to the Spirit Corpse Family. Although this family was later wiped out due to the Dragon Clan's revenge, the products of their research are still buried all over the world. Holonig was very unlucky and stumbled upon one, almost suffering from the curse."

"And as you know, that guy has a lot of pride. After I found out, he kept stopping me from telling you that he had secretly healed the curse. Later, because I didn't encounter anything similar again, I didn't tell you about it either, and then I completely forgot about it."

After listening to Sothos, Caesar covered his forehead and sighed.

This happened to his closest brother, and he didn't find out until six hundred years later.

He rubbed his eyes and asked Sothos, "So, the scent on this pipe is the cursed scent that targets dragon magic?"

Sothos nodded: "It's extremely similar to the cursed aura I sensed from Holonig back then. If I'm not mistaken, it must be connected to that ancient spirit skeleton family."

"Although the Dragon Clan launched a great purge against this family, there must have been some who escaped the net, or those who inherited their will and survived to this day."

Caesar frowned deeply.

So, that black cat sorcerer is related to a dragon-slaying family? Or perhaps he's a member of that family.

But where did his resentment towards me come from? I have no connection with this family, and I have never heard of them in all my years of life.

The mystery seems to have grown even bigger.

"So, what's been going on with you lately? And what's the background of this?" Sothos asked, holding his pipe.

“This is because…” Caesar then recounted the previous attacks to Sothos.

"The Black Cat Sorcerer harbors deep resentment towards you and possesses his own unique kingdom. Hiss."

Sothos also frowned and began to think.

“As for the black cat, we’ve encountered quite a few familiars with similar features along the way, but we’ve never seen one in the form of a sorcerer himself,” Sothos speculated. “Could it be another sorcerer who has developed a different form over the years?”

Caesar sighed: "Then the scope is even larger."

"makes sense."

Sothos chuckled and patted Caesar on the shoulder: "But this little thing shouldn't bother you, Your Majesty, right? You can easily deal with this nobody."

"It's easy for you to talk when you're not in my shoes. If I had the strength I had back then, I wouldn't be so worried now," Caesar said.

“When we were still very weak, we were never afraid of anything stronger than ourselves,” Sothos said.

Caesar smiled helplessly. Indeed, in the eleven years since he stopped being emperor, he felt that his temperament had become much milder, and when he thought about problems, he no longer had that unbridled feeling of not submitting to anything and just doing whatever he wanted.

For example, those officials who committed the heinous crime of exterminating nine generations of their families back then, if you ask them to think about it now, you can just let it go by executing three generations of their families; there's no need to be so cruel.

“Speaking of which, haven’t you already made contact with Holonig’s descendants? You could ask her for information. As a member of the Dragon King’s lineage, she might also have clues about the Spirit Corpse Family,” Sothos said.

That's true.

"If Holonig knew you still have such a good relationship with his descendants, he would definitely be happy,"

At this point, Sothos couldn't help but laugh: "Speaking of which, you and Holonig are really destined to meet. You found him in the field, and you also picked up his great-granddaughter."

"Speaking of which, if it weren't for the deep affection between you and Grace, he would have wanted to marry his sister to you. If that had happened, it would have been a historic marriage between humans and dragons,"

Caesar covered his face: "You actually believed what he said? His sister was only fourteen years old at the time, which is considered young by human standards. How could I possibly agree to that?"

"So what? They'll grow bigger in a few years, won't they?" Sothos shrugged.

Caesar: “.”

After Sothos returned to the black box, Caesar sat on his throne, pondering his words.

That black cat sorcerer has connections to the dragon race, which means he's related to the current Ita.

This matter is more complicated than I thought; I need to prepare properly.

He waved his hand, and at that moment, six golden halos rose beneath the hall, signifying the construction of the new legion of soldiers.
After his divine consciousness level improved, the number of legions he could control also increased, and he was able to create more powerful units, although this would require more time.

He planned to name his new legion:
"Execution squad".

(End of this chapter)