Chapter 412

"But how exactly do we do it?"

"The man next to Rebecca asked."

Leon looked in the direction of the sound, then narrowed his eyes slightly.

I felt that this person looked somewhat familiar.

After staring at him for a while, Nacho finally introduced himself.

"Nacho Salaman, formerly the Field Assistant to the Dragon Slayer Army's commander, Ailandi."

Nacho...

Memories flooded his mind, Leon remembered that in those 'twenty years after Leon ceased to exist,' Nacho rose to power, succeeding Ailandi as the future commander of the Dragon Slayer Army.

The Knife Trio will be Nacho's subordinates in the future.

In the future, Leon also obtained information about the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale from Nacho.

Seeing that the captain remained silent, Rebecca assumed he didn't trust Nacho, so she explained,

"Captain, a few years ago Nacho's father was framed by the Empire and died tragically in prison, which is why he joined our Lionheart Society."

Rebecca's explanation wasn't very detailed, so Nacho added to it.

"My father was forced by the empire to falsify accounts. If he didn't, his family would be implicated. But as the days went by, the falsification grew bigger and bigger and gradually became impossible to hide. In the end, the truth came out, and they made my father the scapegoat."

"Ailandi promised me that as long as I led the Dragon Kings to deal with you, he would let my father go."

"But after the battle at the Ravi Space Rift, Ailandi was completely disappointed in me and had my assistant Scott take my place."

"When I visited my father in prison, I learned that he had died at the hands of several death row inmates."

"But who would believe that? My father knows the inside story of how some big shots falsify accounts, so as long as he lives, those big shots will not let him go."

Nacho spoke of these things in a flat tone.

It's as if I've been soaked in sadness and grief for far too long, to the point of numbness.

After listening to Nacho's explanation, Leon roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.

In a world twenty years after 'Leon did not exist', Nacho successfully made Leon fall into a spatial rift and disappear from that world. Therefore, he perfectly completed the task given to him by Ailandi, and his subsequent career in the officialdom was naturally smooth, and his father was also able to live.

However, Leon returned to the present through the future's Hikari's reversal magic, reversing cause and effect and giving the whole thing a completely new development.

Nacho's father's betrayal exposed him to the dark and corrupt nature of the empire, leading him to join the Lionheart Society, either for revenge or to ensure he could continue to contribute to the world.

But there is another crucial contradiction.

"You said that Ailandi's mission for you was to take the Dragon King and eliminate me, but my counterattack caused your mission to fail, so fundamentally... we were true enemies, Nacho."

Leon's simple words succinctly revealed the grudges and conflicts between him and Nacho.

Unlike the other members of the Lionheart Society, he and Nacho had actually fought on the battlefield.

Leon wasn't questioning Nacho's loyalty to the Lionheart Society; he simply wanted to hear what his former enemy was thinking now.

Like Constantine, he may be a bit crazy, but once you get to know him, you can still work together to fight the enemy.

Nacho pondered for a moment, then slowly replied.

"I never thought that joining the Lionheart Society would completely erase the mistakes I made in the past. I just want to ask you to give me a chance, a chance to take revenge on the Empire. As long as I avenge my father, you can send me to prison."

After a pause, Nacho added, "I meant... the prison of the New Empire, not this one."

Leon met his gaze silently.

He discovered that Nacho and Constantine were actually different.

Constantine's ability to join forces with Leon is not due to a "whitewash" or a "sudden awakening," but rather because Constantine has always been this kind of dragon.

He cooperates when the empire benefits him; he retaliates when the empire betrays him. This is perfectly reasonable.

What about Nacho?

He knew that his decision to abandon the empire and join the Lionheart Society was seen by some as a sign of "enlightenment and abandonment of darkness for light," but that was not his true intention.

Because of his sins and his mistakes, he never thought of running away.

He could go to jail for this, but he also said not now.

The country that can sanction him should not be a corrupt and decadent nation;

Instead, it should be a more reasonable system and a fairer law.

Losweiser stood quietly to the side, not intending to get involved.

Rebecca tilted her head up, looked at Nacho, and then at Leon.

The two men stared at each other without saying a word.

The crazy girl was frantic.

She thought Nacho was a pretty good guy, even though he had been an accomplice to evil, it was out of necessity.

It's not too late to recognize the true nature of the empire now.

The captain wouldn't fire him just because he fought with him before, would he?

"Indeed, you're quite suited for prison," Leon suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Nacho was slightly taken aback, but it seemed like an expected response.

Rebecca was terrified.

Is this... is Nacho really going to be sent to jail?

No way, Captain!

"So after we overthrow the current dog emperor, I'll discuss with the new king about making you the warden of the prison. What do you think?" Leon said with a smile.

Rebecca was stunned for a moment, and it took her a few moments to understand what the captain meant.

"Ha~~ Captain, can't you finish your sentence in one go?" the crazy girl complained.

Leon smiled.

"Due to some special reasons, Nacho and I had contact outside the battlefield."

Leon is referring to the future, twenty years from now.

Nacho looked bewildered. "I don't remember."

"Well, it's complicated, but I know you're actually a very capable person, especially in management. The Lionheart Society reached its current size, and you must have contributed to that, right?"

Nacho chuckled, a hint of smugness showing on his face.

"It was mostly Tiger who did the work; I just assisted him."

"Well... regarding your father, I regret it, but what you just said about seeking revenge against the Empire—"

Leon extended his hand. "I can definitely help you."

Nacho looked at Leon's hand and grasped it without hesitation.

Let's end this farce together.

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After learning about Nacho's situation, the group returned to their earlier conversation about the Festival of a Thousand Lanterns.

"So, Captain, what exactly are your plans?" Rebecca asked.

"The plan of action is simple. Don't we have an Imprint Stone that preserves a conversation between King Cantor and Queen Elizabeth? This conversation is the key evidence to expose their dirty methods of rule, so all we need to do is let the people of the empire see this conversation."

Leon said, "My idea is to collect enough Imprint Stone and put them into the Festival of a Thousand Lanterns. After everyone releases thousands of paper lanterns, we can use the interconnectedness of the Imprint Stone to display their images in the night sky."

Upon hearing this, Rebecca suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh~~ In this way, people all over the country can see it."

Nacho added, "Not only ordinary people, but also some members of the Empire's army and royal family have not yet colluded with King Cantor. They are protecting themselves in the shadows of officialdom, waiting for the day when a new leader can change everything."

"In other words, if our Festival of a Thousand Lanterns Imprint Stones succeeds, we will not only gain the support of the people of the empire, but also a portion of the army and members of the royal family will stand on our side?" Leon asked.

Nacho nodded. "But don't get too excited yet. Only a minority can stand up and rebel against the Empire. We also have to face the Empire's die-hard loyalists and countless monsters, like the Vanguard Special Operations Team and the Fusion Beasts."

"Yes, I understand. I suspect the Empire has some hidden cards we don't know about, which is why they brought in a few helpers for this operation."

Nacho blinked. "How many helpers? But I only see the Silver Dragon King right now. Where are the others?"

Upon hearing Nacho's question, Leon realized something and turned to look at Rebecca.

"Where's Claudia? Didn't she come with you?"

"Oh, your aunt said—"

"Wait a moment!"

Before Rebecca could finish speaking, Nacho quickly interrupted.

Actually, he's not an impolite person, and interrupting others isn't his style.

However, the ethical term "Leon's aunt" was simply too weighty, forcing even the usually composed Nacho to interject with a question.

"I've read your information before. You came from an orphanage, so where did this aunt come from?"

This time, without Leon needing to explain, Rebecca raised her hand and answered first.

"The captain's aunt is Aunt Charlotte's sister, and they are both Dragon Race."

"..."

"Aunt Claudia is the next Dragon King of the Sea Dragon race!"

"..."

Nacho scratched his temples, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Who do you think researched this little thing, Leon?

Marrying a Dragon King's wife is one thing, but how come even his relatives are Dragon Kings?!

The term "connections" alone is insufficient to describe this level of influence; Nacho's vocabulary is inadequate to describe General Leon's abstract yet illustrious family background.

Leon slapped Rebecca across the face and shoved her next to Losweiser.

Children shouldn't interrupt adults.

The twin-tailed girl hid behind her sister-in-law and made a face with her tongue sticking out at the captain.

Leon withdrew his gaze and looked at Nacho. "She's talking nonsense, it's not that exaggerated. It's just that I only found out a few days ago that my master's wife is Dragon Race."

Nacho shrugged.

I don't know if this shrug means indifference or that I've become numb to such explosive news.

Honestly, it seems that whether they're enemies or allies, Leon always manages to give Nacho a sudden shock.

"So... where did this mysterious helper Claudia go?" Nacho turned slightly to look at Rebecca behind Losweiser.

"Oh right, Aunt Claudia said she's very interested in human culture, so she's been spending the last two days in the library in the Midtown area."

The empire is divided into five districts:

The Imperial City, the Upper City, the Middle City, the Lower City, and the slums where Leon and the others are currently located.

The level of wealth also decreases sequentially.

Of course, the reason for this phenomenon of decreasing wealth is undoubtedly the empire's layered exploitation.

The Imperial City was stripped of its upper city walls, the upper city walls were stripped of their middle city walls, and so on.

Therefore, the most carefree life is in the Imperial City and the Upper City, where the richest resources in the entire empire are incomparable to those in the Middle City and below.

"The library? If she were discovered roaming the empire like a dragon, it would be a huge problem," Leon said.

"Hmm... it's nothing serious. There's been a lot of fighting on the front lines, and the Empire is short-handed, so the patrols aren't as intense as they used to be."

Rebecca said, "Moreover, our Lionheart Society informants in various districts. Even if you are a captain who is a wanted criminal, you can still go out and stroll around at certain times by making some low-key disguises, as long as you don't attract too much attention."

Leon was slightly taken aback. "Have you completely infiltrated the entire empire...?"