Su Qing opened the letter in her hand and squinted as she read it.

The letter was very simple, and its meaning was quite clear.

"Let me surrender, hand over Miss Bubble, and then spare my life?"

Su Qing read the letter from beginning to end, but couldn't find any benefits promised by the other party after she surrendered.

Although I certainly won't surrender, it's obvious that the other side isn't being sincere!

He frowned and looked at the arrogant messenger: "I understand the contents of the letter, and I will consider it carefully!"

As she spoke, she paused slightly, a hint of reproach in her voice: "How could you let the guests arrive empty-handed? Hurry, hurry, hurry..."

Upon hearing this, the messenger was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the dragon to be so sensible as to bribe him. He was thinking to himself with delight.

Then Su Qing's unhurried voice was heard: "Find some rags and brooms. Guests are guests, how can we let them be idle? Quickly take the guests downstairs to clean the toilets."

The messenger was stunned, wondering if he had misheard, but before he could react, two burly men stepped forward, grabbed him from both sides, and dragged him out.

Su Qing ignored the sudden shouts and curses, and casually handed the letter to Little Mary beside her.

He didn't take the threat from the Duchy of Roland seriously, even though they had already conquered Bubble Territory, there were still several territories between them.

It won't have any real impact on the Dragon Territory in the short term.

Instead of worrying about these things now, we should focus on developing our territory.

In reality, the one who should be truly overwhelmed right now is the old king of the Principality of Carter.

Because after the Duchy of Roland conquered Bubble Territory, it was able to directly threaten the royal palace.

After reading the letter, Mary naturally thought of these things.

During this time, because Su Qing had been looking at maps a lot, Xiao Mary had also become quite familiar with them.

Based on the contents of the letter, it can be roughly determined that the army of the Duchy of Roland is now very close to the royal palace.

Little Mary's face turned deathly pale.

Su Qing didn't pay much attention, looking at the second faintly visible fruit on the skill tree in the system.

[The Feather of No-Flight!]

[Active Skill: Soaring Through the Clouds]

He felt a pang of heartache. The system was too greedy; unlocking a single skill required 100,000 points of wealth, and he couldn't bear to continue developing new skills for the time being.

However, since I am currently mainly developing in a rapidly growing territory, although my wealth is increasing steadily and slowly, it is still too slow. I need to develop some other ways to make money.

The idea that he had dismissed resurfaced: why not go and snatch a hundred or so princesses himself?

As Su Qing was pondering this, she suddenly heard a thud beside her.

Little Mary knelt down: "My lord, please save my father and mother!"

Looking at the pleading girl, Su Qing was stunned for a moment, then grabbed the map next to her and looked at it before she realized what was going on.

After occupying Bubble Territory, we were able to directly confront the capital of the Duchy of Carter?

As for how poor the capital city's defense capabilities were, Su Qing didn't even want to complain about it.

There were indeed a few people in the capital who could fight the original owner of the body, but the black dragon at the time didn't fight them at all. He just barged in, grabbed the princess, and ran away.

With its ability to fly, those guys could only watch helplessly.

"My lord, if you can save my father and mother, I believe my father will be willing to give you all the wealth he has accumulated over the past few hundred years!"

Little Mary said seriously that she was no longer the naive little princess and knew that the conflict between their Duchy of Carter and Duchy of Roland, which had been going on for hundreds of years, was irreconcilable.

Once they fall into the hands of those people, their father and mother will surely suffer a terrible fate.

It's better to come to Dragon Territory. As long as you're obedient, this dragon treats its subordinates quite well.

Su Qing was still pondering whether or not to go and rescue them, but when she heard about the wealth accumulated over hundreds of years, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Wealth isn't important; what's important is how to ensure that my father-in-law and mother-in-law's inheritance falls into the hands of outsiders.

Su Qing felt it was necessary for him, as the son-in-law, to take over and safeguard his parents-in-law's money.

Having made her decision, Su Qing immediately grabbed Little Mary, flapped her wings, and flew out of the castle, heading directly towards the capital of the Carter Duchy.

He did not summon an army because it was unnecessary. The lords of those territories would not allow an army of several thousand men to pass through, as that might cause some trouble.

Besides, those two thousand or so people might not be of much help, so Su Qing might as well go there himself.

Even now, within the capital, the people are filled with unease.

The old king sat on his throne, utterly distraught. Shortly after they received news of the destruction of Bubble Territory, thousands of elite cavalry surrounded the capital.

They were clearly the elite troops of the Duchy of Roland, probably sent to lead the vanguard and also to keep watch, preventing anyone from leaving the capital.

The old king also tried to send his elite troops from the capital to fight them, but they were routed after a brief engagement, almost causing the capital to fall.

His first warrior also died in battle because of this.

At this moment, unless someone comes to their rescue, they will only face certain death.

"Your Majesty, why not surrender?"

Inside the main hall were dozens of ministers, who, though of little use, were kept by the king to maintain his prestige.

But at this moment, someone inside suggested surrendering.

The old king looked over with a displeased expression. It was a younger minister who no longer held him in the same awe as before.

"presumptuous!"

He shouted sharply, thinking he could frighten the other party into kowtowing as usual.

Unexpectedly, several ministers stepped forward, looking generous and acting as if they were concerned for the country and its people, and advised the old king to surrender.

The old king was so angry that his beard trembled. He never expected that the people he had raised were actually a bunch of ungrateful wretches. If these people surrendered, perhaps nothing would happen to them, and they might even be able to secure a good future.

Even if he surrendered, the best outcome would be that he would be imprisoned for life. The Duchy of Roland did not have a system of granting fiefdoms, so it would be impossible for him to become a lord.

Moreover, the wealth accumulated by the Principality of Carter over hundreds of years could become resources for the enemy.

He was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

"His Majesty!"

A general in full armor, looking anxious, strode into the hall, completely disregarding etiquette.

"Your Majesty, the enemy has reinforced again. This time, they have sent over ten thousand infantrymen, along with a considerable amount of siege equipment. It seems they are about to attack the city!"