According to the original plan, it would take Krober more time to break through to the level of Earth Knight.
But unexpectedly, he completed the breakthrough ahead of schedule.
This way, there is still a day and a night left before Grand Duke Veronica's banquet is officially held.
During this precious time, Krober decided to make full use of it and get to know the nobles who were about to attend the banquet in depth.
Of course, his focus was primarily on the nobles from the Emerald Kingdom.
After all, for the local nobles of the Golden Duchy, if there were no particularly important matters delaying them, they would definitely attend Grand Duchess Veronica's birthday party enthusiastically.
To be more precise, Krober targeted the nobles in the southern part of the Emerald Kingdom.
These people became the main targets of his action this time. As for the reason... it has to start with longer-term plans and strategies.
The first thing to mention is the Crab Claw Family's coveting of Krober's Black Feather Island, which made Krober smell something unusual.
His Crab Claw family was just a viscount, on the same level as him, yet they dared to do such a thing to the vassal duchy of their own kingdom.
Especially considering the crown of the eldest princess of the Emerald Kingdom on the head of Grand Duchess Veronica, the ruler of the principality.
At least it is certain that behind the Crab Claw Family, there must be a force strong enough to compete with Grand Duke Veronica and her forces.
As for who the mastermind behind this was, Krober thought for a long time, and guessed from the Mountain Copper Kingdom to the Blazing Steel Kingdom, and then to King Alvis and his three dukes.
After careful consideration, he still believed that Duke Edwin of the Emerald Kingdom was more suspicious.
Edwin Bronzefury is one of the three dukes of the Emerald Kingdom and one of the four dragon riders of the Emerald Kingdom (excluding Veronica).
His territory is located in the southern part of the Emerald Kingdom, adjacent to the Golden Duchy, and his contracted dragon is a bronze dragon that is over 600 years old.
Strictly speaking, the age of a dragon is actually not important and can only serve as a reference.
They often grow rapidly due to consuming large amounts of magical resources.
However, the names juvenile, adolescent, and adult are merely names given by the learned council to distinguish the three stages of dragon growth.
Of course, dragons in these three stages do grow faster than adults.
In this magical world, dragons are rare, but definitely not exclusive.
But there are only a few people who can tame a dragon and become a dragon rider.
Therefore, the focus of competition among countries is not the dragon itself, but the more scarce and critical resources - population, food, potions, etc.
Sometimes, when faced with a situation where it is difficult to obtain multiple resources at the same time, they would rather give up metal currency to keep food! After all, food is the basis of survival for some poor countries!
For example, the Blazing Steel Kingdom is a country that is notorious for not producing any food. The country's land is extremely barren, with 40% of it being desert.
So this is also the reason why their country's national strength ranks last.
However, this does not mean that there are countries that do not try to grab the dragon.
It's just because every country has a certain number of dragons, and they are not particularly rare, so on an equal level, they will choose more rare potions or other things.
Even the root cause of the war between a powerful kingdom like the Copper Kingdom and the Emerald Kingdom was simply due to problems with cultivation resources such as magic potions.
Based on the above signs, Krober boldly speculated that Duke Edwin might have ulterior motives towards the Golden Duchy, so he instructed the Crab Claw Family to try to control Black Feather Island.
However, Krober had no idea of the specific reason, and he was not even sure whether the mastermind behind the scenes was really Duke Edwin himself.
Without evidence, Kroeber could only investigate slowly.
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A day and a night passed like this.
In the early morning of the next day, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a mysterious veil.
However, Grand Duchess Veronica's preparations for the banquet had already begun quietly.
In the outer castle, a group of hardworking servants were busy shuttling around in every corner.
They took out colorful flowers and soft and smooth silk and carefully decorated this ancient and solemn castle.
Each flower is carefully selected to give off a charming fragrance;
Each piece of silk shines with a delicate luster, as if telling the story of time.
Servants carefully placed the flowers in vases and arranged them in the castle's halls, corridors and balconies.
Roses are bright and juicy, lilies are pure and elegant, and lilacs emit a faint fragrance.
These flowers contrast with the ancient stone walls of the castle, forming a magnificent picture.
Meanwhile, other servants used silk to decorate the walls and furniture.
They cleverly used silks of different colors and patterns to make the originally monotonous space full of vitality and energy.
The gorgeous silk is like flowing light and shadow, giving people a dreamy feeling.
This scene deeply shocked Kroeber, who was attending the Grand Duke's birthday party for the first time.
He was not shocked by the pomp and circumstance, but by the generosity of Grand Duchess Veronica.
The flowers and silks used for decoration sparkled with magical light.
This shows that these beautiful flowers are all magical plants and are raw materials that can be used to make magic potions.
And those silks should be woven from the silk threads spit out by some kind of silkworm monster.
As far as Krober knew, no nobles in either the Golden Duchy or the Emerald Kingdom currently raised silkworm-like magical beasts.
So these silks are obviously imported products, and imported products mean rare and expensive.
But this only goes to show how wealthy Grand Duchess Veronica is.
Well... this is also one of the characteristics that Kroeber likes.
As time slowly passed, the nobles attending the birthday party gradually woke up from their sleep.
They were all in high spirits and began to dress themselves up carefully.
Some people wore gorgeous dresses and dazzling jewelry.
However, everyone wears a badge representing their family on their chest, and these badges shine with a unique magical light.
In this process, some nobles who were familiar with each other and had close relationships naturally gathered together.
They broke into small groups and talked animatedly.
The topics were varied, some discussed the political situation, while others shared interesting things in life.
Their laughter and conversations intertwined together, making the whole scene seem particularly lively.
He also found his grandfather, Marquis Daniel, and began to share with him his insights and gains during this period.
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