The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 1036 - 1033 Too Great
Chapter 1036: Chapter 1033 Too Great
Chapter 1036 -1033 Too Great
In China, there exists a type of city known as ghost cities, where towering buildings abound, yet they remain eerily uninhabited. Consequently, many foreign journalists have reported on the supposed collapse of China’s economy.
However, once shops start to move in and facilities begin to operate, these places quickly become populated by Chinese people and turn into new bustling districts.
Liszt greatly admired this model.
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He requested to construct many such ghost cities within his own territory—houses empty, streets empty, roads empty, even the farmlands outside the city bare without crops. Essentially, along major transportation routes and flat arable lands, ghost cities were everywhere.
These were not just small-town-level ghost cities but also included small-city-level ghost cities.
Even more so, Liszt planned to build several large-city-level ghost cities in the key areas of Flame Island.
He was not at all worried about the cities being empty. As long as he kept waging wars and pillaging, the captured population would automatically fill these ghost cities, which would then swiftly become operational.
Now in Reed City, new batches of serfs, continuously arriving, were being assigned to various ghost cities—many nobles who had surrendered voluntarily had their serfs taken in by Liszt, and these serfed classes would gradually be freed and fill the freeman class.
Serving as the breeding ground for the future knight class.
In fact, as the Flame Kingdom continued to develop technology, integrating magic with farming and industry, the serfdom system was increasingly falling behind the times. The power brought by Fire Dragon Overmagic directly propelled traditional workshops toward factory phases.
Brick factories, glass factories, paper mills, cement factories, textile factories, and many other factories emerged, freeing countless serfs from the fields to become professional workers.
Of course,
Transitioning from a serfdom system to an industrial society still had a long way to go. But with the thriving development of the Magic Guild and the continuous improvement of magic technology, one day the Flame Kingdom would fully realize a new civilization—Liszt was not opposed to this progress for a simple reason.
If similar industrial revolution changes occurred on Earth, society would be unstable, and the rulers might end up prisoners.
However, in this world, power ultimately reigned supreme, and holding dragons was the foundation of rule. The status of the Dragon Rearing Family would essentially remain unchanged with social transformations, holding dragons through generations, and always representing the noblest of nobility.
What he needed to guard against was merely a restoration by magicians.
Having experienced the power of magic, this wariness not only persisted but grew even stronger—only magic could rival dragons.
In any case,
The serfs who had migrated to Flame Island had all listened to a letter read by a receptionist.
In this era, the credibility of kings was still very strong. Even a mere public letter managed to soothe all the anxious serfs, who followed the officials to their arranged residences in the ghost cities.
Little boy Jim and his mother also settled in a small city under the jurisdiction of Flame City. While his mother’s job was not yet finalized, Jim, having registered his personal household, was sent to school where he joined many other children of his age from the Moon Slayer and Flame People communities in knight classes.
The first lesson at school was called Loyalty Class.
Three teachers elaborately used Serpent Script, Wind Language, and Moon Language to narrate the origins of the Flame Kingdom, speaking of the great King, the ruler of all.
“Liszt Flame…” Young Jim, in just over a month, had heard this name countless times and deeply engraved it in his mind.
And it brought about some reflexive associations.
Liszt Flame was greatness, glory, a Dragon Knight, a king, a ruler, the most prestigious person in this world. Such beliefs were like seeds buried in every child’s heart, growing with them.
Meanwhile,
The master served by all measures of brainwashing, Liszt had ridden the Formless Dragon Bard to Aden Bay, continuing to covertly protect the Knight Order as they plundered the coastline.
Many Noble Landlords were defeated, prisoners captured, and those who surrendered, surrendered. From top to bottom, everything plunderable was plundered. Unaware, the Knight Order under the banner of the Pioneer Mandate might make a sudden counterattack from the Dense Corridor to Aden Bay.
Many Noble Landlords had no time to hide and were overwhelmed by the Knight Order.
“The gains are substantial, with a large influx of knights and civilians again, and the population of the Flame Kingdom has surged,” he was very satisfied with these gains.
Yet, amidst his satisfaction, there was a hint of regret, “It’s a pity the Eagle Royal Family has adopted a defensive stance, ignoring the warfare here under the Pioneer Mandate… Otherwise, I’d truly love to have another dragon-slaying battle. As of today, I am even stronger than before, and my dragons are more numerous and powerful!”
“I would also love to participate in a dragon-slaying battle, fighting alongside Your Majesty,” Emily responded.
“There will be opportunities. The Eagle Kingdom might be waiting for the right moment. According to my investigations, the Eagle Royal Family has sent envoys to Steel Ridge and Blast Furnace Fortress several times, trying to form an alliance against us. Although currently, Steel Ridge and Blast Furnace Fortress have no intentions of allying, it might happen sooner or later.”
Liszt’s infiltration of the three great kingdoms had never ceased.
His Blood Servants had grown strong, and with his permission, Mary Dawnbreak transformed a large number of new vampires— he even had Chris manipulate the Magic Guild behind the scenes to foster the vampires’ development and transition into scouts.
The new vampires’ combat capabilities were negligible, but their magic to transform into bats had greatly improved, making it easier to hide their presence, undetectable even to Sky Knights.
With these new vampires, most of the news from the three great kingdoms could be gleaned, and with the Magic Platform’s long-distance communication, the vampires could relay information back to the nation at any moment. The efficiency was beyond what the three great kingdoms could imagine—after all, the Flame Kingdom had entered the information age ahead of time.
In terms of intelligence gathering, the Flame Kingdom was far ahead.
Moreover, the Magic Guild was also studying the Shadow Incarnation system of Xisile Ying and four others, aiming to decode this cultivation system. Once successful, it would enrich the means of reconnaissance. Regrettably, the King of Shadows, Louis Shadow, would rather die than yield, revealing no information about the Shadow Incarnation, thus increasing the difficulty of decoding.
“Now is the best time to stifle the nascent Flame Kingdom through an alliance; the longer it is delayed, the less chance they will have,” Emily pondered aloud.
“Why do you say that?”
“Because, with His Majesty’s speed of acquiring dragons, it won’t take long to exceed the eight dragons of the Eagle Kingdom, and even adding its vassals, there are only twelve dragons in total.”
Liszt smiled slightly, “Actually, I have already caught up with the Eagle Kingdom in terms of the number of dragons, as I have a Little Water Dragon being nurtured in the ocean.”
Fire Dragon Leo, Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan, Formless Dragon Bard, Grey Iron Dragon Ornn, Mountain Copper Dragon Mata, Bone Dragon Vinnie, Aluminum Dragon Connor, and Water Dragon Walter.
Exactly eight dragons, matching the number held by the Eagle Royal Family.
Emily opened her mouth, perfectly surprised, “Your Majesty, have you acquired a new dragon? That’s truly great!”
