Chieftain Election
Perhaps they had argued themselves tired, or perhaps the persuasion of the two Dragon Knights had awakened the sibling bond buried deep in their memories. At last, the dispute came to an end.
After that farce of exposing each other's dirty laundry, aside from satisfying the curiosity of the spectators, Maxim and Barbara had both suffered losses.
Of course, the two proud dragons would never admit it.
Having vented her anger, Barbara left directly with her knight. The mess left behind was entirely paid for by the miserable Maxim.
Maxim glanced at the lengthy bill, too lazy to calculate it carefully, and simply stared at the final figure.
"Hudson, you bastard, you're scamming me! We barely fought a few times. How could there possibly be such huge losses?"
The purchasing power of gold coins was immense. A mere bit of collateral damage from the battle had caused losses of hundreds of thousands of gold coins. It was hard for a Giant Dragon to accept.
"Mr. Maxim, the itemized list is right here. You may verify every loss or inspect the site in person.
"Besides the destroyed buildings, farmland, bridges, and waterworks, you are also responsible for the casualties caused by the battle's aftermath.
"Six hundred and eighty thousand gold coins is already a discounted amount. If we calculated everything in full detail, it could increase by several thousand more.
"Logically speaking, you only need to bear half the compensation. The problem is that the other culprit is your biological sister. If not for your sake, I would never have allowed her to leave.
"Now you have two choices. Either bear all the losses yourself, or I'll send someone to bring Barbara back so you siblings can discuss the compensation."
As soon as Hudson finished speaking, Maxim's dragon face