Wonderful Uses of the Throne

You followed me, the this Queen, to learn the ways of power, and what kind of nonsense have you learned?

No, look, you're my husband—

"A fake husband," Leon corrected.

"OK, OK, you're a fake husband, but in Anna's eyes, you're the real Prince."

Losweiser coaxed, "So what if Your Prince sits on the throne? If I were to frame you for plotting to usurp the throne, it wouldn't be convincing to the people, would it?"

The Dragon Queen has a point.

Leon glanced furtively at her Silver Dragon throne, which looked like it had cost a fortune to build.

General Casmod has fought on the battlefield for so many years, slaying more dragons than pigs, yet he has never sat on the throne of the Dragon King.

That's fine.

Since Losweiser has extended such a generous invitation today, Leon will give it a try and see if this seat is really as desirable as it seems, worth the fierce competition among so many Dragon Race.

He leaned on the armrest of the throne and slowly sat down.

There was still some warmth under my buttocks, the warmth that Losweiser had just left on me.

But to be honest, sitting on this throne... isn't actually very comfortable.

It's even a bit hard.

Leon sat here, facing the main entrance of the Silver Dragon Sanctuary, with a panoramic view of the spacious and luxurious hall.

And this is what the Silver Dragon Queen sees every day.

(1) The grandeur of the scene, yet it is also quite dull.

He turned his gaze back to the table in front of him.

The exquisite mahogany table was piled high with all sorts of work documents and logs, almost forming a small mountain.

This scene evoked Leon's memories.

He remembered that at the victory celebration after defeating Constantine, Losweiser, slightly tipsy, came to chat with him.

She said the throne was a giant cage, and she was Queen bound by the throne.

At that time, Leon didn't quite understand the meaning of that sentence.

But now, he can more or less understand what it feels like to be a king.

Or rather, the price of being king.

No wonder his master didn't let him learn too much about the world of those in power; he was just to be a good cog in their machine.

"How are you feeling?" Losweiser asked, standing to the side.

"It feels... so-so."

Leon had a hard time describing how he felt after sitting on the throne.

I feel both lost and depressed.

And... a little bit of... um, heartache for Losweiser?

Let's call this emotional fluctuation "heartache".

Even the erudite General Leon couldn't find any other adjective to describe him.

Distracted, Leon suddenly felt a soft touch beside him.

Turning his head, he saw that it was Losweiser who had come over and squeezed onto the throne with him.

Leon moved aside to make some space for Losweiser.

The couple sat shoulder to shoulder, legs touching, and even though Leon shifted slightly, it was still quite cramped.

Leon placed his hands on his knees, pursed his lips, and looked a little awkward. "It's... it's quite small, isn't it?"

"Yes, when this throne was made, we didn't consider that I would have a husband to sit with me in the future, so it was made to fit only me," Losweiser replied casually.

She paused, then looked at Leon with a mischievous grin, resting her chin on his shoulder.

"Hey, how about we get someone to make a bigger throne? Big enough that we can all sit on it together, and also... do some other things on it."

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Wrong.

That's completely wrong.

As everyone knows, whenever Losweiser has a new trick up her sleeve or a hidden agenda, she uses this clumsy honey trap to lower Leon's guard and thus achieve her ulterior motives.

Leon snapped back to reality the moment she pressed against him, secretly relieved that he hadn't fallen for the enchantress's trick.

He pushed Losweiser's shoulder away, his expression serious. "Dragon Queen, show me some respect. I am detached from worldly desires and do not associate with women. Don't try to corrupt my Daoist heart."

Oh my, this scoundrel of a man is finally acting serious.

What nonsense about being detached from worldly desires and abstaining from women? If you didn't know better, people would think you were a religious person.

As Leon spoke, he turned his head away, no longer looking at Losweiser.

While the "beauty trap" is certainly clumsy, the beauty itself is anything but clumsy.

When Leon is with Losweiser, he not only has to be careful not to say anything that might cause trouble, but he also has to be careful not to say anything that might cause trouble.

Can you resist that affected little face of hersing at you?

Seeing this, Losweiser remained calm and simply continued speaking, following Leon's lead.

"If you are truly detached from worldly desires, why do you dare not look at me?"

She didn't move closer to Leon; instead, she raised her hand and gently placed it on his shoulder.

"I just casually mentioned that I wanted to build a bigger throne, not only so that I could sit more comfortably on it, but also do other things, like... take a nap or something."

She smiled, her hand resting on Leon's shoulder, and gently tickled his earlobe with her index finger. "What are you thinking about? You're not thinking about anything wicked, are you?"

"I didn't—"

Leon was about to retort, but then he suddenly remembered that he hadn't come to Losweiser to discuss the 'Wonderful Uses of the Throne,' but to inquire about his daughters' whereabouts. ③

Now that he knew where his daughters had gone, Leon saw no need to waste any more time with the Dragon Queen. (Mio)

After all that time and effort, you might just become another tool she uses to relieve stress.

It's more important to continue trying to get Xiaoguang to call me "Daddy."

Thinking this, Leon pulled his hand away from hers and stood up. "I wasn't thinking about it much. You go ahead with your work, I'm going to find my daughters."

Hiss—

After all this talk, that scoundrel is still thinking about 'brainwashing' Xiaoguang.

No, I have to keep him occupied.

Delay it for as long as possible.

"Sit back down," Losweiser said.

Leon shrugged. "My presence here will disturb your work." Wu

"It's alright, I won't bother you."

As Losweiser spoke, she glanced at the reports and documents on the table, an idea forming in her mind. "Perfect timing, I also need to teach you some things."

Leon raised an eyebrow. "Teach me what?"

Losweiser gestured with her beautiful chin toward the documents on the table. "Here, I'll teach you how to handle these things."

Upon hearing this, Leon's face showed a question mark.

"What am I, a human, supposed to do with the affairs of your Silver Dragon Clan? You don't even pay me a salary."

"To me, you're human; but to Anna and the others, you're Prince. Remember our prison break plan when I was pregnant with Xiao Guang that winter?"

Leon thought for a moment and quickly realized what Losweiser meant by the prison break plan.

At the time, Losweiser was pregnant, and Anna, for Your Majesty's safety, did not allow her to leave the Holy Temple.

So Losweiser teamed up with Leon to devise a prison break plan.

The plan was meticulous and perfect, but it still failed in the end.

The reason for the failure was that Anna noticed that the Prince, who usually didn't concern himself with politics, actually wanted to inspect her work. This seemed suspicious, so she turned around and caught Her Your Majesty the Queen, who was about to "escape."

Leon nodded. "I remember. What's wrong?"

"I was caught because you were being too lazy and said you were going to inspect Anna's work, which aroused her suspicion."

"Wasn't this your idea? I didn't say anything at the time, I was just going along with you. And what's this talk about 'slacking off'? This isn't something I should be doing at all, so where does this talk of 'slacking off' come from?"

"You..."

Leon spoke with great conviction and logic, leaving the Queen momentarily speechless, unsure how to refute him.

Seeing that the scoundrel was about to leave the Holy Temple to find his daughter, Losweiser pursed her lips, her mind racing, trying to think of a way to keep him here.

Since reasoning with him isn't working, let's try appealing to his emotions!

"Alas!" the Queen sighed, appearing utterly exhausted.

Leon, who had just turned around, heard her heavy sigh and stopped in his tracks, turning back to ask, "What's wrong?"

The Queen rested one hand on her forehead, while using the other to peruse the pile of documents and reports on the table, and said wearily,

"It's nothing. My husband has his own things to do. How could I, as his wife, be so unreasonable? Oh, it's okay. I can handle these tasks myself, it's just that it will probably be very tiring."

After saying that, she looked up at Leon and smiled with her eyes narrowed. "Go and keep the daughters company. You don't need to keep me company. I'll prepare lunch for you after I finish my work."

"..."

Who are you pointing at, you Dragon Queen?!

You think I can't tell, huh!

Alright, alright, getting Xiaoguang to call Daddy isn't urgent, but right now, I'm not going to let you keep rambling on like I don't care about you at all—

Although I don't really want to worry about you, if you get tired, your daughters will worry too.

As before, Leon mentally prepared an excuse to show his concern for Losweiser, and then sat back down beside her.

"Okay, teach me, I'll learn."

Losweiser smiled with satisfaction and casually picked up a few reports. These did not involve any internal secrets of the Silver Dragons; they were just some routine documents, and it wouldn't hurt to let Leon take a look.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Leon or dared not reveal some of the clan's secrets to him; it was just that the nature of those matters wasn't exactly 'legitimate,' and even if Leon saw them, it would only add to his own troubles.

Besides, he's a novice when it comes to power struggles, so Losweiser can't rush things; she has to guide him step by step.

Actually, aside from not wanting him to go find Xiao Guang, Losweiser herself didn't know why she wanted to teach Leon these things.

He was clearly a human, and had once been his nemesis...

There's an old saying that even if you teach your apprentice, you might starve yourself. If you teach your nemesis... isn't that like raising a tiger to cause trouble?

So what exactly was the reason that made him decide to teach Leon these principles of power?

Is it... that he can protect himself and move forward or backward freely amidst the various conspiracies and undercurrents of the future?

Or something else.

I don't understand.

Anyway... let's teach him for now.

I doubt that this idiot could master this skill in a short time.

Losweiser pulled herself out of her jumbled thoughts and began to seriously teach Leon how to handle daily affairs.

Although Leon said earlier that this was not something he should do, he was extremely serious when he actually started learning.

When it comes to studying, no matter what he studies, he always gives it his all; this is the self-cultivation of a top student.

The couple answered each other's questions in hushed tones, occasionally interspersed with a few jokes.