Chapter 287

Losweiser listened silently to the chatter of her people.

After a moment, she slowly raised her hand.

The people below the stage immediately fell silent.

"I've considered everyone's ideas, and each one does have its own drawbacks."

"While nurturing the next generation of silver dragons, we must also guard against the invasion of foreign races. Finding a way to achieve the best of both worlds is not easy."

"But, everyone, while we rack our brains to think using the traditional Dragon Race way of thinking, have we overlooked another matter that is right before our eyes?"

Losweiser smiled and kept everyone in suspense.

"Something that's right before our eyes? What is it?"

"I don't know. Does Your Prince know?"

Leon grinned, inwardly thinking, "You guys have such a twisted way of thinking... no wonder you've become an endangered species."

However, we can't really blame these second-class merits, since Losweiser just said that we need to think about this issue outside of the traditional Dragon Race mindset.

So, once you step outside of that perspective, the answer becomes obvious.

What Losweiser was referring to was right before her eyes...

"How much longer are you going to keep a low profile offstage, darling?"

Losweiser tilted her head slightly on the stage, her hair falling down, and smiled with her eyes narrowed, showing this gentle side of herself in front of her people, which was rare for her.

And that sweet "darling" ignited the gossip spirit of all the dragons present.

"Have I been away from home for too long and can't understand our Silver Dragon dialect anymore? What did Your Majesty Prince? Darling?"

"Hey, this is a public place! How can you be so indecent! Hmm, bring more, I love to watch."

"At most, I'd just call him 'husband' or something, after all, Your Majesty and the Prince have been married for three years. But this 'darling'... tsk tsk tsk, I can't say, I can't say, everyone!"

"..."

"Everyone step back! Let the professionals handle the gossip shipping CP!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shirley and Milan raised two flags high in the center of the crowd.

Each flag also has two slogans on it.

The slogan on the flag Shirley was holding was very simple and easy to understand:

It is our duty to restore the glory of the Silver Dragon!

As for the banner in Milan's hand, it was somewhat unfamiliar to the Dragon Race present.

"Life continues because of love... dreams are illuminated by children?"

What does this mean?

"I recognize each character individually, but I don't understand them when they're put together..."

"Oh, look! His Prince is coming up on stage!"

A reminder drew the dragons' attention back to the podium.

Leon and Losweiser stood side by side, lowering their voices, "I told you, the Empire's slogans encouraging large families are not something you Dragon Race can understand."

"It's okay if you don't understand now, just explain it to me."

Leon shrugged and said no more.

"I believe you are all very familiar with the man next to me."

As she spoke, Losweiser put her arm around Leon's, "We met and fell in love three years ago and started our family together. In these three years, we've also raised three well-behaved and sensible children."

"I wonder what kind of people they are in everyone's eyes?"

Shirley raised her arms and shouted from below the stage, "Princess Noa is the best!"

Immediately, the call was met with overwhelming support.

"His Prince Muen is the cutest little dragon baby, no arguments allowed!"

"In that case, I'll take Princess Aurorla. I apologize to everyone."

"..."

Look, this is the 'straight man' that the leader arranged beforehand.

The effect is outstanding!

"It seems that everyone still really likes the little Princesses."

Losweiser continued,

"As everyone should know, since I have married Leon, it means that all our children will be born from a womb."

"In the past, in the traditional concept of the Dragon Race, cocooning was always the mainstream."

"Because compared to viviparous birth, Dragon Race cubs born from cocoons are better able to inherit the mother's power."

"Furthermore, Konosuke does not need to be with anyone else and can complete the task alone, so he will not be betrayed by his partner."

Dragon Race are a race that highly values "pure love".

But this doesn't mean there aren't scoundrels in the Dragon Race who "don't recognize their place after they've put on their pants."

Although few in number, once they appear, they cause an indelible wound to the victimized dragon, who values 'pure love' above all else.

This is another reason why the vast majority of Dragon Race pursue cocooning.

The Silver Dragon Clan members below the stage listened attentively to the Queen's speech and waited silently for her next words.

"I'm not forcing anyone to fall in love with someone, because love is free; it can transcend age and status—"

Losweiser glanced at the man beside her and said in a voice only he could hear, "Across races."

Leon was slightly taken aback, then his lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

Then he gripped Losweiser's hand even tighter.

"But the hardest hurdle to overcome is trust."

"Admittedly, I cannot guarantee that the person you fall in love with will reciprocate your love in the same way. This long-standing suspicion has led most of our Dragon Race to close off the love deep within their hearts."

"I was the same way before I met Leon."

"I've even wondered if I've lost the ability to love."

⑻otherother⒎ "But until I met him, this man has influenced my life."

General Leon gasped. In a sense... cough cough, he did indeed influence Losweiser's life.

"I used to not understand what 'love' was."

Some say love is love at first sight;

Some people say that love is about supporting each other through thick and thin.

"But my husband made me understand what true 'love' really is."

Leon glanced sideways at the silver-haired beauty beside him.

Her tone had lost its initial fervor and passion, and it no longer carried the brainwashing aura of a 'success guru'.

She smiled, her silver eyes trembling slightly, as if she were telling a beautiful fairy tale.

"Love is the steadfastness and persistence to stay by someone's side even after knowing all their flaws."

"Love is the fearless desire to spend today with him, even if tomorrow is the end of the world."

"Love is also... the opportunity that allowed me to witness the most beautiful side of this world."

"So what I'm trying to say is... I never thought Leon would betray me."

"Because the moment we fell in love, we only had eyes for each other."

In the evening, Leon leaned on the balcony railing and looked out towards the Holy Temple's backyard.

Under Her Your Majesty the Queen's passionate (and witty) speech, the Silver Dragon Clan members's desire to "have children" reached an unprecedented level.

Right now, they're having a party in the yard.

Of course, there is no causal relationship between "wanting to have a baby" and "throwing a party"—because that would be a silver party.

They were simply celebrating the Silver Dragon race's survival of this crisis and their promise to rebuild under the Queen's leadership and move towards a brighter future.

Leon looked at the two-year-old silver-haired beauty in the yard.

She shone brightly in the crowd, the firelight illuminating her pretty face. She smiled, linking arms with her maids as they danced Dragon Race celebration dance around the fire.

Her campaign was progressing well and had achieved initial success; most people were beginning to slowly try to be brave and fall in love with someone.

A few days ago, when Losweiser first brought up this idea to Leon asked her, "Is it really for the revival of the tribe, or is that what you really think?"

Losweiser thought for a moment and said that both were true.

In the past, Losweiser would never have allowed her emotions to influence her decisions.

But after spending so much time with Leon, Losweiser has also been quietly changing.

She was willing to embrace new ideas and put them into practice.

She was also willing to "speak from experience," presenting her and Leon's relationship to her people, so they could better understand what true "love" really is.

Even after being queen for fifty years, she continues to improve.

What Leon admires most about her is this thirst for and persistence in the face of the unknown.

They are very similar people. Besides having faces that resemble each other's, they are also deeply attracted to each other by their wonderful qualities.

Leon looked away, gazed at the night sky, and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

He couldn't drink much, so he didn't attend the silver dragons' bonfire party.

Besides... Losweiser's speech during the day was so 'touching' that Leon still feels so embarrassed when he thinks about it now that he's digging his toes into the ground.

And look at what's all over the ground in that yard?

These are all goosebumps that General Leon gave me!

Thinking of this, Leon gasped, squinting at the Dragon Queen who was still singing and dancing, and muttered to himself.

"Is it really necessary to say such cheesy things... really."

He shook his head, trying to ignore the embarrassing scene that had made him feel so awkward, and turned to leave the bedroom and go to Noa and her sisters' room.

It was late at night, and the children were all fast asleep.

Leon just peeked into the bedroom from the doorway and didn't go in to disturb them.

After leaving the sisters' room, Leon went to the Holy Temple's main hall.

The new throne of Losweiser has been completed, and before the bonfire party tonight, Losweiser told Leon to wait for her here.

They're acting all mysterious; I have no idea what they're up to.

Leon's gaze fell upon the brand-new throne atop the steps, and he silently grumbled to himself.

"Is she going to show off her new workstation to me?"

To put it nicely, that's the Queen's throne;

To put it bluntly, that's the Queen's workplace.

No problem.

Leon hesitated for a moment, then stepped up the stairs and came to the throne.

"Wow, it's definitely much bigger than before, big enough for two people to lie down in."

As Leon spoke, he carefully sat down.

The instant my buttocks touched the cushion—

General Leon closed his eyes, enjoying the wonderful feeling of his buttocks perfectly fitting into the soft cushion. At that moment, he understood.