"Then what do you mean? I don't quite understand. How can you be on guard against Kroeber and not fight him?"
Alvis felt a little confused. Could it be that his IQ had degenerated as the Emerald Dragon said?
"My point is simple. Compared to the rulers of other kingdoms, your relationship with Krober is much closer."
"With Veronica here, she won't let you suffer any loss."
The Emerald Dragon's tone was strange, as if mixed with some other meaning.
However, Alvis was already a little anxious at this time, and he had no patience to listen to the Emerald Dragon continue to keep him in suspense.
"Come on, tell me now. I don't have time to listen to you talking in circles."
The Emerald Dragon flew in the air and rolled his eyes speechlessly. He was now really considering whether he could consider changing to a new contract partner.
"I mean, why don't you take your relationship with Kroeber to the next level and become closer?"
The Emerald Dragon's words still sounded rather euphemistic, but Alvis now understood the meaning hidden behind them.
"you mean....."
Alves said uncertainly.
And a human-like look of expectation appeared on the Emerald Dragon's face.
"That's right, that's it, say it, say it!"
"You mean to ask me to give a bastard daughter to Krober as his underground lover?"
“…”
“I really…”
Alvis' words made the Emerald Dragon completely unable to hold back. It no longer wanted to play any word games with this brainless guy.
"I mean that you should take the initiative to initiate a union request with Krober and merge the Emerald Kingdom into the Amethyst Ocean Kingdom."
The Emerald Dragon's words surprised and puzzled Alvis. Although the concept of union sounded nice, it was actually no different from surrender.
It just sounds like it might have left some face and dignity for the party that admitted defeat.
"Union?! Impossible! This is the country I inherited from my father. How could I allow the Emerald Kingdom to become someone else's wealth?"
Alvis was a little emotional. Before his death, his father entrusted the Emerald Kingdom to him, hoping that he could lead the Emerald Kingdom to prosperity.
And he has been working hard for this, attaching importance to trade, building the entire country into an extremely prosperous one, opening a knight school, and greatly enhancing the national strength of the Emerald Kingdom.
Not only that, he also achieved extremely high results in diplomacy.
Not only has he formed a military alliance with the Blazing Steel Kingdom, he also has a certain degree of personal relationship with Baeron.
Moreover, the diplomatic relations between him and the Azure Tide Kingdom are also very good. Although they have not signed any treaties such as military alliance or offensive and defensive alliance, if the Emerald Kingdom is in trouble, the Azure Tide Kingdom will never stand idly by.
Unfortunately, he was unlucky. Since he inherited the throne, the Emerald Kingdom had often suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters, coupled with external wars and civil unrest. He could only sit back and watch these things push the country to the bottom again and again.
But he never thought that this was his problem. When he took over the country, the country itself was weak and the domestic economy was not very good.
He worked tirelessly for hundreds of years to make the Emerald Kingdom prosperous, and Edwin Bronze Fury was promoted to Dragon Knight during his reign.
He has indeed tried his best in both national construction and diplomacy, and has indeed improved the situation a lot.
"I have never denied your abilities and achievements, but do you really think that the setbacks the Emerald Kingdom has encountered over the years have nothing to do with you?"
The Emerald Dragon naturally knew what his contracted partner was thinking, but the facts were before them. It had existed since the founding of the Emerald Kingdom and had witnessed its gradual decline. If anyone was to say who felt uncomfortable, it was definitely the one who felt the most uncomfortable.
Especially since this country is named after it. If it were a united country, the name of the Emerald Kingdom would probably only exist in history books.
"You are indeed a qualified ruler, even an excellent one, but you are definitely not as good as Krober."
The Emerald Dragon's words successfully touched Alvis's sore spot.
"I'm not as good as him? How am I not as good as him? Krober doesn't even handle government affairs. He just leaves it to his dragon knights. How can I be worse than him?"
Alvis, whose pain point was touched, was full of indignation. If someone else said this, he might not be so angry, but the one who said this was his contracted partner, the dragon closest to him.
"This is what I want to tell you, and this is what you have never understood, the nature of power."
The Emerald Dragon's voice was a little low, and Alvis still had the same thoughts as when he first inherited the throne hundreds of years ago.
"What qualities do you think a good king should have? Hard work? Love for the people? Or appointing people based on their merits?"
"Wrong!"
"If you want to be a good king, an excellent king, the most important prerequisite is that you must be strong!"
"Think about it carefully, Alvis!"
"Since you ascended the throne, have you ever been to the training ground to exercise?"
"If you hadn't touched weapons a few times in previous battles, you probably wouldn't have even drawn your sword many times in these years."
The Emerald Dragon's words plunged Alvis into silence and guilt.
Since he became king, he has indeed devoted too much of his energy to governing the country and political struggles.
"Krober is much better than you in this regard. He clearly knows what brings him his status and power, and what his life is based on."
"And you, Alvis, you still don't understand."
"Krober knows that as long as he's there, his country won't be in turmoil. He doesn't even consider a dozen or twenty lower-rank dragon knights as a threat."
"That's why he leaves all government affairs to his subordinates, even those from the Sea Clan."
"And your father did this very well. He possessed the heart and courage of a king. This is why I recognize him."
Alvis remained noncommittal about the Emerald Dragon's words.
What about the king's mind, courage, magnanimity and so on.
It was because his father trusted the dragon riders too much that a large-scale civil war broke out in the Emerald Kingdom, and he even died tragically on the spot.
It is precisely because of this that he holds everything tightly in his hands. Even Liam and Phoenix, he cannot trust them 100%.
"I believe that the position most suitable for you would be Prime Minister, the Hand of the King of Krobe.
You are indeed somewhat unsuitable for the throne of king."
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