Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, the Dragon Spine Kingdom developed rapidly and became the undisputed overlord of the Western Continent.

During this period, Martin, after obtaining the approval of the elves, officially incorporated the Moonlight Star Feather Forest into the territory of his kingdom.

As for the Goblin Kingdom, Martin took tough measures, killing all the resisting goblins and then took over the kingdom.

At this point, the situation in the Western Continent gradually became clear. The only alien kingdoms left were the Mermaid Kingdom and the Lizardman Kingdom located in the swamp, and the only human kingdom left was the last "lonely one" Jingtao Kingdom.

However, during the past six months, the Dragon Spine Kingdom has exposed many problems during its rapid expansion, and its development situation has once fallen into chaos.

It's like being in a hurry to achieve success and swallowing a "big fat man" that is far beyond one's digestive ability.

After all, occupying an area and developing and consolidating that area are two completely different things.

The difficulty of management in those newly incorporated ethnic areas is beyond imagination.

Martin initially tried to send humans or aliens of different races to govern, but the result was that these managers would be killed under inexplicable circumstances.

In desperation, Martin had to mobilize the army to go to the local area to manage and suppress the rebellion.

However, this approach only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, and it cannot last long. Before long, similar violent conflicts will occur again.

In the end, Martin had no better solution but to send people of the same race as the local residents to manage the area, hoping to ease the conflict and stabilize the situation.

At this moment, a fierce quarrel was taking place in the magnificent palace of Jingtao Capital.

The two parties in the quarrel were King Jingtao and his son.

"Child, you actually plan to go to the Loyalty Academy in the Dragon Spine Kingdom. Are you out of your mind?" King Jingtao's face was full of anger, and his voice trembled slightly with anger.

"Father, you don't understand at all! His Majesty Martin is truly remarkable! The son of an earl, yet he was able to ascend to the throne of the Western Continent step by step. He is my idol! I long to study at Loyalty College and meet him in person."

The eldest prince's eyes sparkled with longing, and he responded to his father excitedly.

King Jingtao was so angry that his face turned red. In a rage, he raised his hand and slapped the eldest prince in the face.

Then, turning to the captain of the knight guards, he ordered in a cold and unquestionable tone, "The eldest prince must not leave this palace. If he does, you will end your own life."

When the captain of the knight guards heard this, he was shocked and hurriedly saluted respectfully, saying yes repeatedly to show that he understood the king's will.

King Jingtao was about to turn around and leave, but he couldn't help but look back at the eldest prince. After a cold snort, he left.

On the way to the study, King Jingtao's mood was a tangled mess, extremely complicated.

Anyone with a little knowledge can clearly realize that the Dragon Spine Kingdom has firmly established itself as the overlord of the Western Continent.

However, the Jingtao Kingdom and the Mermaid Kingdom have signed a symbiotic agreement, which makes it impossible for King Jingtao to unilaterally submit to the Longji Kingdom.

But if they don't submit, what will become of the kingdom's millions of citizens? And what fate will the royal family face?

He couldn't understand why his ancestor was so determined not to surrender. Even if it meant suffering a curse, he was willing to give it a try for the future of the kingdom.

In this way, he was full of confusion and unknowingly arrived at the imperial study.

King Jingtao slowly sat down in his chair and fell into a long moment of deep thought. After a long moment, he sighed deeply and whispered, "That's enough, Phantom."

As soon as he finished speaking, a petite woman quietly appeared before King Jingtao. The king looked at her and ordered directly, "Phantom, go and release the eldest prince. Stay with him from now on."

The Phantom took the order, turned around and left quickly.

King Jingtao stared blankly at the eaves with empty eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

At this moment, Yulong City is prosperous.

After half a year of vigorous development, not only has the scale of the royal palace expanded significantly, but the Royal Dragon City has also undergone a large-scale expansion project. Its area is now ten times larger than its original size.

Martin was standing in the area where the young dragons were playing, quietly watching these fifteen lively and cute dragon cubs.

Behind him, fifteen managers stood in an orderly manner.

These fifteen people are all outstanding people who have emerged from layers of rigorous selection. They have stood out from many competitors with their outstanding talents and extraordinary strength.

Martin already had a plan in mind. He planned to train these fifteen people to become domain dragon knights, let them be responsible for different areas, and help him better manage the entire kingdom.

At Martin's suggestion, the fifteen people selected young dragon companions who shared their philosophies.

After everyone has made their choice, Martin consumes his energy and directly helps them be promoted to Domain Dragon Knights.

As a result, the size of Martin's sworn guards has grown to 130,000 people, and the level has been successfully upgraded to level four.

More importantly, from now on, if the Sworn Guards meet the promotion conditions, they will no longer have to wait as long as before and can be promoted directly. This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the combat effectiveness and loyalty of the Sworn Guards.

[Host: Martin]

【System Level: Level 4】

[Current Level: Legend]

[Sworn Guards: 138,673 people]

[Contracted Dragon: 29, Dragonman: 36]

Energy Reserve: 6,547,910,000

The fifteen newly promoted domain dragon knights clearly felt the tremendous changes that had taken place in themselves. Looking at their equally brand new dragon companions beside them, they were filled with gratitude and awe towards Martin.

Unable to contain their inner surge of emotion, they shouted loudly, then knelt on one knee, expressing their unwavering loyalty to Martin with the most sincere gesture.

Martin smiled with relief and gestured for them to stand. With a serious and earnest expression, he said, "You are all aware of the previous arrangements. Now you have a heavy responsibility to take charge of your respective regions. You must ensure that steady development and social stability are maintained in all regions."

The fifteen Domain Dragon Knights nodded in unison, their eyes revealing firm conviction, and responded in unison, "Rest assured, Your Majesty, we will not let you down!"

The sound echoed all around, showing their determination.

Hearing everyone's responses, Martin nodded slightly with satisfaction, then waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

The fifteen domain dragon knights saluted respectfully again, then opened a space crack and rushed to the area they were to protect.