Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

Another period of training passed, and about a year had passed.

Under Scathach's training, Shirataki's strength improved greatly. After he estimated that Ainz had almost finished handling the tedious government affairs, he bid farewell to Scathach and leisurely returned to the surface of the world.

——This time, what appeared before him was a brand new kingdom.

Eight cities, a population of 300,000, 10,000 elite soldiers, and hundreds of knights with excellent martial arts and character - never before in the history of this island had there been a kingdom with such strength.

Moreover, the strength of this kingdom continues to grow.

It was like a gigantic monster, appearing on the British Isles, a land populated by small nations. This vast kingdom's ability to siphon off the surrounding nations was fatal—especially when its ruler was the renowned "Saint King" and its land was renowned as the Garden of Eden. Naturally, the common people of these nations refused to continue living in dire straits in the apocalypse.

"The divine power is magnificent, and the kingly way is majestic!"

Every day, new refugees pour into the country, just to exchange for a better living environment; every day, knights come here, just to witness the glory of the savior king with their own eyes.

Although there are inevitably various small problems within this country - there is no doubt that this thriving country does represent the last hope of this island.

"But don't you find it strange?"

In the kingdom's temporary palace, Morgan, having finally gotten through that difficult time, finally had time to relax and think about a question that had been bothering her for a long time:

"What is that humble king doing?"

"We've been making such big moves, expanding our influence so quickly... but why hasn't he done anything? It's as if he knows nothing at all."

"What conspiracy is he hatching?"

Chapter 46 The Abnormal White Dragon King

【Camelot】.

In this country full of noble knights, Morgan's existence is like an outlier.

"conspiracy."

This is the word that she always keeps on saying.

The Red Dragon Princess, who was born into a noble family but had witnessed too much human suffering due to the destruction of her country and the loss of her family, was always not afraid to speculate about others with the greatest malice.

When she saw someone, she would first subconsciously judge that person as a bad person. Then she would think about what kind of conspiracy this bad person was brewing and what kind of harm it would bring to her.

——This is undoubtedly a rather terrible way of thinking, which has had quite serious adverse consequences for both herself and others.

It was precisely for this reason that, despite her beauty and prestigious status as "Daughter of King Uther" and "Sister of King Arthur," most of the knights in the kingdom kept a respectful distance from her and would not easily come into contact with her.

She didn't like communicating with others and was happy to be alone. She found a palace in a very remote location and never went out except to handle the official business assigned to her by Artoria.

But today, she had to go out because she accidentally interrogated an important piece of information from a Saxon prisoner.

……

Morgan went to the palace where Altria was.

Originally, according to Artoria herself, she actually didn't like living in such a luxurious palace - she felt that the slightly narrower cabin before was just right, as she could handle government affairs while also being able to quickly walk out of the room and communicate with the villagers.

But Merlin persuaded her to move into the castle and turn it into the temporary royal palace of the Kingdom of Camelot, using the excuses that "a king must also have the dignity of a king" and "the people will take the king as their goal and be proud of the king's life."

There is a huge round table in the living room of the palace, which can accommodate hundreds of knights at the same time - this is a gift from Guinevere's father to Artoria, and Guinevere, who has become a close friend of Artoria, was also sent with it.

By the way, the elegant and wise Princess holds a very high status in the hearts of these knights, countless times higher than Morgan, who is also a princess.

"咚咚-"

Morgan stood outside the conference room door and knocked.

"Please come in——"

As the king, Artoria said this subconsciously, her head resting on the desk as she dealt with the vast amount of government affairs, and she never raised it up.

"咚咚-"

The door was not opened and the knocking continued.

"Ah, it's Sister Wang!"

Artoria suddenly realized what was going on and quickly stood up from the table and walked to the door of the meeting room.

Morgan never entered this conference room.

In her own words, she hated this kind of "noisy" place - even though there was only one knight, Bedivere, assisting Artoria in handling government affairs.

Another person who did not enter the meeting room was Guinevere, but the reason she gave was "This is the sacred territory of the knights, and even she, as a princess, cannot offend it" - you see, now you know why she is sought after by those knights; and Morgan is hated by the knights, right?

"What's the matter, Sister Wang?"

Altria asked with some seriousness.

She knew that under normal circumstances, Morgan would never come to her on his own initiative - something important must have happened to get a girl like her, who suffered from severe social anxiety and stayed at home, to go out.

"Ah."

Morgan nodded and solemnly took out the intelligence he had obtained from the Saxon captives:

[At the beginning of last year, King Vortigern issued a royal decree prohibiting all Saxons under his command from continuing to invade Celtic lands westward.]

【Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed without mercy.】

"what?"

……

This is incredible information.

Because at first glance, it seemed that the humble king was afraid of Artoria's current power and attempted to use the narrow plain between the Cumbria Mountains and the Cornwall Peninsula as a boundary to divide the ruling territories of the Celts and Saxons and continue to maintain the so-called "Dual Kings Rule Britain" situation.

But when you think about it carefully, something doesn't seem right.

At the beginning of last year - at that time, the "Battle of the Ten Kings" had not yet taken place, Artoria and her people were hiding in that mountain valley, eating hard-to-swallow black bread!

Moreover, thinking carefully about the recent situation, the actions of the Saxons did not seem to be consistent with the content of this royal decree.

According to reports from scouts, the Saxons, who had been quiet for nearly a decade, seemed to be stirring again recently - they repeatedly invaded the borders of the Celtic kingdoms in teams of a hundred men, looting villages near the borders.

In order to curb this passive situation, Artoria has ordered her brother-in-law to lead a team of 100 elite cavalrymen to hunt down these Saxon bandits.

——Her sworn brother was an expert at hunting in the mountains, and returning to the lush forests was like returning home.

"However, all evidence indicates that the actions of the Saxons are inconsistent with this so-called 'White Dragon King's Order.'"

"What do you think?"

Morgan put the question to Altria.

The answer is obvious.

"Or maybe the humble king is deliberately confusing us and creating confusion."

"But it's unlikely—there are many ways for him to set a trap, and there's no need to resort to such a thankless method."

Even conspiracies have to be balanced between cost and benefit; no one would engage in a losing proposition. If this were a conspiracy, Altria would have lost nothing. On the contrary, the White Dragon King would have lost both territory and the hearts of the people.

"Then there is only the second possibility."

"For some reason, that humble king really wants to negotiate."

"But... with his current strength, he can no longer suppress his subordinates' ambitions to continue expanding!"

Morgan said thoughtfully.

And when she raised her head again, her eyes, which were always full of conspiracy, began to flash with brilliance.

"He's weak."

"I don't know why, but he must be very weak right now!"

"Liya, there may be some risks involved, but this is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"We have to find out what happened there. And then—"

Morgan paused at this point.

The rage for revenge was already burning in her eyes.

"Take advantage of his illness to kill him!"

PS: It seems that no one is looking at the related works.

Let me reiterate, there is a female lead, and not just one, not just two.

Chapter 47 The Magician Who Knows Everything

"Go deep into the nest and gather intelligence."

This sounds easy, but it is not easy to do.

The enemy was not some mediocre mortal, but a humble king who had dominated the island for ten years with terrifying prestige. Even though all Britons despised his despicable tactics of inviting foreigners in for the sake of victory, people had to admit that he was indeed an enemy so powerful that he was invincible.

Otherwise, King Uther would not have created Artoria, a "red dragon in human skin", to fight against the White Dragon King.

"If it were an ordinary scout, he would probably be strangled by the power of the humble king before he even approaches the city."

"If we use a feint attack to draw his attention, and then send a small group of elite cavalry to attack the King's lair... it seems feasible, but we must be extremely cautious in choosing the leader of the front and the route of the surprise attack."

Altria seemed troubled.

She wanted to come up with a foolproof plan. She had to find out the true situation of Vortigern while also ensuring the maximum possible survival of her own side—ideally with zero casualties.

But Morgan told her not to bother.

"You can ask Merlin."

"That guy knows everything—but he won't tell you anything unless you ask!"

——On the surface, she had reconciled with Merlin, but the Red Dragon Princess still hated the magician from the bottom of her heart and talked about this matter in a tone as if she was talking about garbage.

……

Artoria found Merlin in Shirataki's sanctuary.

This magician who always likes to tease women has offended some noble lady again - he has no choice but to come to this realm of gods where outsiders cannot find him to "take refuge".

To be honest, Shirataki did not welcome the arrival of this magician.

But for the sake of the little white beast he brought, he reluctantly opened the door of the sanctuary for Merlin.

"Fufu——"

This is a very interesting scene.

On one side is a petite white beast, only about thirty or forty centimeters long, not counting the tail.

On one side is a giant dragon that is as huge as a towering mountain.

The contrast between these two "beasts" is so stark, yet they can surprisingly play together.

"They seem to be very close!"

When Artoria came to this sanctuary, she happened to see Shirataki using his tail to lift the little beast high up into the air, and then letting it slide down his back like a slide.

She was somewhat surprised by Shirataki's childishness—but upon closer inspection, Shirataki seemed to be only a three-year-old child. It was just that his exaggerated size always made people subconsciously forget his true age.

"Yeah, I really hope they can stay this good forever."

The magician smiled and expressed his true thoughts in words that Altria could not understand at all.

Then, inevitably, they talked about the humble king and Morgan's evaluation of the magician.

"Injustice!"

The magician howled, his face showing a very sad expression, as if he had really suffered some great injustice.

"The reason I didn't tell you those things is because I can't get involved in the fights of ordinary humans. It's definitely not something I'm hiding on purpose!"