Holding a quill pen, looking at the letter she had just written, Little Mary looked conflicted.
As a princess, this was the first time she had ever written a letter for someone, and it was an extortion letter! And the target of the extortion was the most powerful lord in the Duchy of Carter, a figure even her own father had to show deference to.
Su Qing ignored all of that, glanced at the letter, and found the handwriting to be delicate and the content to be very tactful.
He nodded in satisfaction, beckoned Old Sam over, and instructed him to have the letter sent out.
Then he returned to his throne, opened the map, and looked at the territory of the Dragon Territory.
He could have chosen to annihilate those eighteen lords and directly annex their territories.
That's nearly two-thirds of the territory of the Duchy of Carter, dozens of times the size of the Dragon Territory. It would be easy for him to become too powerful overnight, leading to an unstable foundation and making it difficult to fully control the territory.
Moreover, even though he annihilated an army of ten thousand, in the end, it was he himself who suffered the loss.
After all, he was prepared to peacefully take over the land.
However, the Dragon Territory is now saturated with population and most of its land has been fully developed, so it is indeed necessary to expand its territory.
We can first swallow up the remaining half of Robert's territory in the north, and then take over the small territory in the east as well. After fully digesting it, we can continue to expand.
Su Qing decided to proceed cautiously and steadily, while also calling over Old Sam: "I plan to build an academy!"
Old Sam looked distressed: "My lord, our strength has indeed improved considerably, but we really don't have the ability to establish an academy."
Su Qing glanced at him, somewhat displeased. She hadn't even said anything yet, and this guy was already backing down. It was really outrageous!
"What I mean is, we should establish an academy that specializes in teaching people to read and write and to learn management skills. As our territory continues to expand, we will definitely need many such talents to manage it!"
"Compared to absorbing outsiders, it's far more reassuring to cultivate our own talent!"
As Su Qing spoke, she revealed a long-term vision and also hinted at a bit of ambition.
Old Sam breathed a sigh of relief. If it were just a matter of establishing an academy to teach people to read and manage, that would be simple.
However, he soon realized the meaning behind his lord's words, and his heart couldn't help but become excited.
The expansion of territory, the growth of population, and the strengthening of power are all of great benefit to those in power like them.
Old Sam was naturally looking forward to it and quickly began looking for someone to take charge of establishing the academy.
He's very busy because the lord has entrusted him with most of the tasks.
...
A middle-aged man dressed in a purple starlight magic robe walked across the desolate land with an indifferent expression and steady steps. He stopped when he saw a dejected young man in front of him, and his usually calm face showed a slight change in expression.
"It failed?"
A cold voice rang out, devoid of any emotional fluctuation!
"I've disappointed the teacher!"
Javi lowered his head even further and gave a brief account of what had happened.
He really had no other choice. He couldn't fight the dragon on his own, and he failed even with the help of other territories. Unless he went to persuade other countries, the many lords of the Carter Duchy would not risk being swallowed up by giving way.
He truly had no way to deal with that dragon.
After listening, Mongo nodded: "I underestimated that young dragon. It's not your fault!"
After reassuring his student, Meng Ge looked up at the sky, his sinister eyes seeming to pierce through the clouds and see something.
However, Mongo quickly looked away, a smirk playing on his lips.
"I never expected that the Black Dragon Clan, known for its recklessness and brainlessness, could produce such a shameless little fellow!"
"In that case, let's contact the Dragon Hunting Team!"
In Mengo's palm, a colorful jade stone shattered, and the fluctuations of magical power spread out, transmitting information.
After doing all this, the middle-aged man looked at Jia Wei and said, "That's enough. Someone will take care of that dragon, but whether it lives or dies depends on his luck!"
His expression remained unchanged as he spoke, as if it were just a trivial matter that he didn't care about.
They left with their students, their figures shrinking until they disappeared completely, having left the northwestern kingdoms.
...
"Father, why are we leaving?"
A beautiful girl of twelve or thirteen, with wide, pretty eyes, asked Marquis Robert in a puzzled tone.
She didn't understand why her father started packing their belongings after they returned, intending to take her and her mother away.
The beautiful woman directed some servants to load the things onto the carriage, while also casting curious glances at her husband, as she was also quite surprised by the question.
Even though you were kidnapped before, hasn't the matter been resolved now? Why do you still need to leave?
Robert sighed, gently patted his daughter's head, and then looked at his wife:
"That dragon is ambitious, greedy, and shameless. We are now powerless to deal with it. Rather than waiting for it to attack again later, we should leave now and retain most of our belongings."
“I have already sent a letter to the Dragon Territory, and that dragon should come to take over this land soon.”
After hearing his thoughts and plans, the beautiful woman nodded in agreement.
In fact, after being kidnapped by that dragon, she developed a fear of the black dragon; having such a neighbor always made her uneasy.
"So where are we moving to now?"
The girl asked curiously.
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