Isidore died because he faced the Emerald Dragon's breath head-on.
It could have clearly avoided it, but it chose to use its dragon breath and body to fight to the end until its death.
Frederick also died, but his death was worthwhile. The last blow he threw successfully left a shallow scar on Alvis's body.
Alvis was simply careless, and all he wanted to do was get rid of the guy in front of him as quickly as possible, but the bronze dragon Isidore burned everything he had and managed to withstand the emerald dragon's breath.
By the time Isidore died, the dragon knights of the Orichalcum Kingdom had already fled the battlefield.
This time in the Battle of Emerald Valley, the Emerald Kingdom won the final victory.
Having said that, this war also brought huge losses to the Emerald Kingdom.
Economic losses, population losses, and loss of military power.
Judging whether a country is strong is not just about the number of dragon knights. The population base determines the grassroots construction of the kingdom, the military strength determines the number of dragon knights in the future, and the economy is the guarantee of the kingdom's strength.
Why does the Emerald Kingdom rarely launch wars of foreign aggression?
It is because they have already made a lot of money through trade, and there is no need to accumulate wealth through war.
However, this situation has caused the Emerald Kingdom's army to lack actual combat experience and training, and even the new generation of promoted dragon knights has been affected.
"Edwin Bronzefury, you actually colluded with the Orichalcum Kingdom in an attempt to commit treason, passed false intelligence to trick Veronica into joining the war, and made wrong decisions before the first battle, resulting in heavy casualties among our knights!
Look at all these charges! They are too numerous to list! Edwin, do you admit your guilt?
Since he couldn't catch up with the dragon knight team of the Orichalcum Kingdom, he simply gave up. The death of a black copper dragon and a dragon knight was a considerable loss for the Orichalcum Kingdom, which only had seven dragon knights.
He glanced at Bellon, who was watching the battle next to him and had no intention of pursuing, and a trace of gloom rose in his heart.
As if noticing Alvis's gaze, Baeron sat on the Magic Ruby Dragon and smiled brightly:
"Hahahaha, Your Majesty Alvis, congratulations on your victory. If there's nothing else you need me for, I'll go back. Yanliu City still needs me here."
When Alvis heard Bellon's voice, a warm smile appeared on his face again and he said:
"Thank you for your help, Your Majesty, Baeron. Although I would like to keep you as my guest in the Jade Valley, the Jade Valley is now in ruins after the brutal war. If I have the opportunity later, I will personally visit Flame City."
Alvis showed his sincerity very well. He thanked Baeron for his actions from the perspective of a rescued person.
But Belron is not a young man who would be fooled and lose his way.
"Your Majesty Alvis, please don't forget the reward you promised me."
After saying that, Baelon rode the Magic Ruby Dragon out of the Emerald Valley and flew towards the Blazing Steel Kingdom.
Alvis watched Bellon's departing back and clenched his fists involuntarily.
But his strong self-control allowed him to calm down quickly, and he told him how to punish Edwin Bronze Fury.
"Edwin Bronze Fury, stripped of his duke title and demoted to marquis. Half of his original territory will be allocated to accommodate the nobles of the northwest."
Originally, Edwin's duchy covered an area of about 12,000 square kilometers, and it monopolized all land trade between the Emerald Kingdom and the Golden Duchy. It was definitely a place where every inch of land was worth a lot of money.
Although Edwin is old, he is a dragon knight who was promoted in recent years.
So strictly speaking, he still belongs to the new generation of dragon knights. He is far less experienced than the old generation of dragon knights and lives on the territory output and trade dividends.
This made Edwin vomit half of it at once, which was almost like taking his life.
"As you command... Your Majesty."
Edwin suppressed his grief and obeyed Alvis's order. He could accept the punishment of being demoted and having his property taken away. After all, he had committed the serious crime of treason, and being able to save his life was already a pleasant surprise.
It's just that Alvis was more heartbroken than him.
In order to persuade Baeron Red Tulip to go to the Emerald Valley to ambush Harold, he promised to divide its territory in half after conquering the Mountain Copper Kingdom.
However, although the Orichalcum Kingdom was defeated, its overall strength was still well preserved. There were still five ordinary dragon knights and one Orichalcum dragon knight across the country.
Looking at Baeron's expression, it was clear that he would not be able to contribute at all in the subsequent counterattack, so Alvis could only attack the Orichalcum Kingdom on his own.
All I can say is that the probability of success is not very high.
Even though the orichalcum dragon was seriously injured, he didn't want to run out of the Jade Valley to fight it head-on.
Alvis had to admit that without the blessing of its home territory, it was difficult for the Emerald Dragon to gain the upper hand in a head-on battle, and it could only rely on its life force to fight a war of attrition with the Mountain Bronze Dragon.
By then, with the national strength of the Emerald Kingdom, it is likely that it will be directly defeated by the Mountain Copper Kingdom and directly launch a second defense battle for the Emerald Valley. At that time, there will be no help from the magic ruby dragon.
The only thing Alvis could do was to take back the lost land in the northwest of the Emerald Kingdom, and according to the conditions he promised to Baeron, half of this lost land had to be divided and handed over to the Blazing Steel Kingdom.
The area of this part is about 5,000 square kilometers, which is almost half the size of a duchy.
This is also the reason why Alvis deprived Edwin of his title and fiefdom.
He needed half of Edwin's duchy to accommodate refugees and nobles.
Speaking of this, we can't help but mention the general territory structure of the Emerald Kingdom.
The central area of the kingdom is the royal fiefdom centered on the Emerald Valley, which has been the sacred and inviolable territory of the Emerald King since ancient times.
The northern region is the duchy of Phoenix Senlu, which is mainly responsible for trade and diplomacy with the Blazing Steel Kingdom.
The southern region was the duchy of Edwin Bronze Fury, but now it has been divided into marquisates and many new territories of varying sizes.
The western region is the duchy of Liam Gray Iron, and it is also the area that suffered the most damage in this war.
As for the eastern region, it was originally a duchy prepared by Alvis for his sister.
However, because his sister did not like the political struggles of the Emerald Kingdom, he gave the southern wasteland that was not included in the kingdom's territory to Veronica and supported her in establishing the Grand Duchy.
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