After rebirth, one gold coin bought the Elf Princess

Apart from the two chaebols, Blue Flame and Gold Tooth, who were at war with Roland and had no possibility of reconciliation, the other chaebols still sent representatives despite their hesitation.

Roland adopted the strategy of pulling one faction, isolating one faction, and attacking another faction towards the goblins. He beat the two major chaebols, Blue Flame and Golden Tooth, who took the initiative to provoke the war, to death. As for other chaebols, he mainly suppressed them economically and divided and disintegrated them as a supplement, and did not actively use force.

This method of division and disintegration is an open conspiracy. Other chaebols can see it but are unable to resolve it.

Even if they could see it, who would be willing to be enemies with Roland's group of murderous lunatics?

Roland implemented the military merit system in the country based on the military merit system of the Qin and Han dynasties. Except for the original shareholders who invested with capital, later comers who wanted to be granted a title had to have military merit.

Where does military merit come from?

Of course, it is to borrow a few heads from foreign countries and fellow countrymen of different races.

Under Roland's leadership, the entire Gracia Kingdom turned into a two-headed monster.

One of the monster's heads was madly devouring wealth, while the other head was devouring flesh and blood.

When the goblins and orcs heard that Roland was going to abdicate, they were puzzled at first, but after confirming the news, they were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.

The damn devil finally knew how to rest.

The goblins/orcs are saved!

They sincerely presented Roland with a valuable gift, hoping that he would quickly find a place to embark on the path of becoming a strong man and not pay attention to worldly disputes.

In order to help Roland create an atmosphere that he must really retire, these people also promoted Roland through the media.

On the eve of the abdication ceremony, Roland met Valenie on the top of the lonely mountain.

"You gave up?"

"It's not about giving up, it's about knowing the outcome." Valenie smiled and said, "You win."

Roland thought to himself, dragon people, dragon people, humans are the core, they are of course members of the human race. It is not difficult to keep them, but forcing them to go to Antarctic Dragon Island requires double the effort.

He smiled and said, "What are your plans next?"

"There should be almost no dragon members stranded on the mainland. I have to go back."

"Before you go back, can you do me a favor?"

"Reason." Valenie did not refuse, and there was a little more curiosity in her eyes.

She never expected Roland to ask her for help.

"Although I am not a pure dragon, after all, I have awakened the memory of the Abyss Dragon, so I should be considered a member of the dragon clan, right?"

"I am willing to accept all members of the tribe. It's up to you." Valenie's face was calm, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth could not hide her joy.

"Although I have awakened the memory of the Abyss Dragon, only one of my hearts has been resurrected. My claws, torso, and wings are scattered in different places."

"I didn't want them to be found by the enemy, so I hid them very deep. After so many years, it's hard to find them back."

Roland looked at Valenie seriously and said solemnly: "Help me, Valenie. This is really important to me."

Valenie stared at Roland for a long moment before nodding slowly.

"Since you are so sincere in asking for help, I have no reason to refuse. But I cannot stay too long. I have a feeling that the time for the Titans to return will not be too far away. I must stay with my people."

"If the Titans are bad for the Clan, I will fight alongside you."

Roland made a serious promise.

"Why, aren't Titans and humans the same race?"

"I think so, but they certainly don't think so."

Roland smiled and said, "The Giants and Titans are more closely related by blood. In the eyes of the Titans, we humans should be called Earth Spirits."

Valenie let out a long breath and let out a refreshing laugh.

"In that case, I will stay for a while and help you deal with other enemies."

Roland stretched out his right hand, and Valenie did the same without any hesitation and shook hands with Roland.

In this way, the two dragons with the highest bloodline level in this plane reached an agreement of mutual assistance and cooperation in human form and using human rituals.

After coming back to her senses, Valenie found the scene more and more funny and couldn't help laughing.

Roland asked softly, "What are you so happy about?"

"Isn't it worth being happy to have more powerful allies?"

Roland knew that Valenie was definitely not laughing about this, but he would never expose her.

Nor would he remind Valenie that the longer she remained in human form, the closer her thinking would become to that of a human.

This is probably the drawback of super-level transformation.

When the Dragon God created magic, he probably could not have imagined that a giant dragon would transform into a human for decades.

The way Valenie spoke now was becoming less and less like a holy dragon.

She was happy, and Roland was even happier.

The dragon clan is very strong.

Due to their weak reproductive ability, they no longer have the opportunity to reach the top of the world, but they have the ability to influence the world situation.

The dragon clan cannot become the overlord, but they can make a powerful clan lose the opportunity to become the overlord.

Originally Roland was worried about offending both the dragons and the Titans, but now it seems there is no need to worry.

With the dragon clan as an ally, there is no need to worry about how to get along with the Titans.

It goes without saying that dragons and Titans are mortal enemies.

The Tiamat plane is not big and cannot accommodate so many top races.

Titans, I'm sorry.

The next day, the abdication ceremony went on as scheduled.

This is a grand celebration and a stage for the Gracia Empire to demonstrate its national strength.

Although he disliked formalism, Roland knew it was necessary.

Saving money on this kind of ceremony would only make others think that Gracia's national strength is weak, and then give rise to inappropriate evil thoughts.

Although it may seem a bit pretentious, the sense of ritual still needs to be maintained.

The new emperor ascended the throne and the old emperor abdicated. This kind of thing had happened countless times in other empires. Most of the representatives who came to attend the ceremony were knowledgeable and had seen it many times.

The media covering the ceremony were also not surprised.

Some old reporters who have lived for hundreds of years have even witnessed the abdication ceremonies of emperors of the three major empires, without missing a single one.

But Roland is different.

He did not abdicate after serving a full term, but rather when the Gracia Empire was thriving.

He had just broken through to the sixth level less than twenty years ago and was still a long way from the peak of the sixth level. In fact, there was no need for him to abdicate early.

No one knows what he is thinking, but his enemies dare not take it lightly.

Roland always acted in an imaginative way, and his enemies could only know what he was thinking afterward.

The Lisenburg Empire and the Fran Empire, which had good relations with Roland, both sent heavyweight representatives to participate.

The new emperor of the Lisenberg Empire came in person to congratulate.

Roland was once a vassal of the Lisenburg Empire and even exchanged territories with the Lisenburg Empire when it became independent.

The Lisenburg Empire gained more territory, and Roland connected many enclaves together, which was a win-win situation for both parties.

As Roland continued to grow stronger, the old emperor of the Lisenberg Empire became a little worried. He was afraid that Roland's expanding ambitions would devour the borders of Lisenberg.

But his worries didn't last long because something happened at home.

He had just taken the princess into the harem, and the most favored princess was having an affair with the third prince.

He returned to his country angrily and wanted to capture his rebellious son, but was killed by him instead.

Afterwards, the Lisenberg Empire fell into civil war. The three princes had their own supporters, each of whom declared himself the legitimate emperor and attacked each other.

At this critical moment, Roland sent out his troops.

His reason for sending troops was to help his neighbor quell civil unrest.

No one in the world believed his reasons.

It's obvious that he was taking advantage of the neighbor's civil unrest to seize territory, and he said it so righteously. Is he a hero of the human race?

When the troops were dispatched, Roland's reputation plummeted.

Yet within just three months he succeeded in restoring order for his neighbors.

Roland did not support the third prince who slept with his stepmother, nor did he support the crown prince who had the deepest roots. Instead, he chose the gentle second prince.

After quelling the civil strife, Roland accepted the generous reward from the Lisenberg Empire, but did not accept the reward of ceding territory.

He came with great momentum and left in style.

The whole world was stunned.

What is this operation?

Although it was incomprehensible, public opinion instantly reversed and no one doubted that he was a human hero anymore.

Anyone who dares to slander Roland will be labeled as slandering the human hero.

Several major forces finally reacted later.

Although the Lisenburg Empire remained independent on the surface, its economic lifeline was controlled by Roland.

The Lisenberg Empire, which has lost its economic independence, will gradually lose its independence in other aspects. As the gap in national strength between the two sides becomes increasingly larger, it will have no choice but to surrender with courtesy.

People with insight were worried, as they realized that this was the first step in Roland's ambition.

But how can ordinary people see so far?

All they could see was Roland personally leading an army of 300,000 to help the Lisenberg Empire restore order, and then the entire army evacuated in a noble manner.

When has there ever been such a righteous emperor in human history?

This is not an emperor, this is a hero!

Once a stereotype is formed, it is difficult to change.

The media also discovered this. They finally realized that Roland's reputation was difficult and could not be reversed, so they flexibly changed their propaganda methods and switched to flattery.

They need to eat too.

Special issues that disparage Roland will not sell at all, and may even be blocked by angry Roland fans who curse at them.

After being hit by a few rotten egg rains, even the most stubborn Luo haters had to transform themselves into Luo fans.

Public opinion is indeed powerful, but it can only kneel before the overwhelming trend of public opinion.

Roland's abdication ceremony was once again packaged as a noble act of not being greedy for power.

If they didn't have their last bit of professional integrity, they would have packaged Roland as a saint.

However, under the watchful eyes of the public, Roland delivered a speech at the abdication ceremony that was somewhat like a confession of guilt.

Everyone was stunned.

Roland sprained their back again.

None of them could understand Roland, but Valenie, who blended in with the crowd inconspicuously, could understand him.

This is not a confession of guilt, but a letter to shut up.

Roland cried several times during his speech, choking up as he mentioned all the people who died in the war, including his enemies.

He said sincerely: "The success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of millions of lives. The rise of an empire also buries more than a million lives. I have done my best for my country and my people, but I am often uneasy in my heart."

Valenie understood.

The meaning of this sentence is very simple. Roland killed many people, but he did it for the benefit of the country and the people. He himself was not bloodthirsty.

In response, Valencia remained silent.

Roland looked around the room, tears glistening in the corners of his eyes, and his voice trembled slightly.

"I have no regrets, but I cannot bear the fact that so many people died because of me."

"I am willing to lay down my bloody sword and hand over the throne to a young and kind new monarch. I hope you will support him as you have supported me."