Chapter 471

"Thank you for your hard work," Losweiser said softly.

"It's okay, it's not hard."

"I didn't tell you."

Losweiser nudged her husband's waist. "I'm talking to it."

Leon was about to retort, but then seemed to suddenly think of an even more brilliant idea.

"Since you've already thanked it, shouldn't you thank this one too?"

Losweiser blinked blankly. "What?"

Having said that, Leon was about to take off his pants—

"Hey, hey, hey, stop!!"

Losweiser quickly grabbed his wrist, then playfully punched his chest.

"I thank you for everything, Leon, okay?"

General Leon smiled with satisfaction and crossed his legs smugly.

See? Even though the Dragon Slayer organization is gone, my Dragon Slayer talent is still there!

The foolish dragon can be easily handled.

After playing around for a while, the couple snuggled together on the sofa, patiently waiting for their strength to return before tidying up the room.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Leon noticed an old note under the coffee table.

The coffee table drawer was half open; they must have accidentally knocked it open while having too much fun last night.

Leon picked up the note out of curiosity.

"What is it?" Losweiser also came over and found that there were many names written on the note.

Those are all the names of the Dragon King.

The couple exchanged a glance, and memories of the past surfaced in their minds.

That was a long time ago. In order to investigate which dragon kings were secretly cooperating with the empire, the couple infiltrated the territory of the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan and obtained this list from a guy who was going to succeed Constantine as the next Crimson Flame Dragon King.

This record contains information about the Dragon Kings who secretly colluded with the Empire.

Losweiser glanced at it and said,

"The Dragon King up here was either killed by you or judged at the recent Dragon King Secret Meeting."

"Um..."

Leon pondered for a moment, then his gaze finally settled on the last name.

"But, whether I killed him or punished him, this guy wasn't among them."

Following the direction Leon pointed, Losweiser murmured the name of the dragon king.

"Warhammer Dragon King... Adam."

41 I'll be with you

Losweiser patted her head, clicked her tongue, and said with some annoyance,

"How could I forget about this guy? Compared to other dragon kings who have their own territories and people, Adam, this lone wolf, is very difficult to punish."

Leon nodded. "The successive victories and unexpected developments have indeed made us overlook this more troublesome Dragon King."

The lifestyle or social structure of the Dragon Race is based on the dragon king's tribal system.

A dragon king leads a specific tribe. Under normal circumstances, they do not invade each other's territory, and occasionally they establish diplomatic relations.

To put it simply, it's about keeping to ourselves and not interfering with each other.

Of all the dragon kings, only Warhammer Dragon King Adam is an exception.

He had no territory of his own, no tribe of his own, and no people of his own.

As Losweiser said, he was a true loner—

A dragon represents a tribe.

Therefore, Adam was completely unconcerned about the punishment of the Dragon King Secret Meeting with the traitor Dragon King.

What meaning would paying reparations and ceding territory have for him?

I'm all alone, with only a worthless life. Go ahead and kill me if you dare.

They're like someone who's barefoot and not afraid of those wearing shoes.

"But he never showed up. After the empire falls, he'll probably go back to being a mercenary, won't he?"

Losweiser says "mercenary," she is referring to Adam's former profession.

Because he was penniless and had no one to rely on, he had no worries about the future. Therefore, even though he had made countless enemies, Adam was not afraid of being threatened by others.

This is why Adam was willing to do anything for his employer as long as they offered him generous compensation.

Most of them were shady dealings that couldn't be brought to light, such as murder, arson, and espionage.

Leon pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

"Do you remember the 'Lord Shadow' I told you about after we came back from negotiating with Nacho and the others last time?"

"Um."

Losweiser followed Leon's train of thought, "You mean, Adam might be related to this Shadow?"

"That's right. Nacho and his men still haven't found Queen Elizabeth, who ran away back then. I guess that woman must have gone to seek refuge with this so-called 'Lord Shadow'."

Leon said, "A person who can make the Queen of a fallen empire run to him in despair must be much stronger and more capable Cantor, the puppet King."

"Therefore, we have reason to suspect that it was not Cantor who secretly colluded with the Dragon King to manipulate the war between humans and dragons, but this Shadow."

"So after the war ends, Shadow will continue to cause trouble in the shadows in order to achieve some goal of his own. And Adam, who has never appeared before... is very likely Shadow's trump card."

Losweiser once mentioned to Leon that Adam, as a lone dragon king, possessed unfathomable strength.

Besides, anyone who works as a mercenary would have been hacked to death by their enemies long ago if they didn't have some skills.

Therefore, if Shadow really wants to achieve another, more unknown purpose by manipulating the Human-Dragon War, then after the fall of the Empire and the ascension of Cantor, he must use his remaining trump cards to continue operating in secret.

And this trump card... is very likely to be Adam, the Warhammer Dragon King, who has never appeared before.

Leon folded up the note filled with the Dragon King's name and put it away carefully.

"During the negotiations, Nacho and I agreed to investigate the Shadow separately for the human and dragon races. Now that we have some leads, we need to hurry."

"Are you in such a hurry?"

Leon smiled, put his arm around Losweiser's shoulder, pulled her into his embrace, and, inhaling the delicate fragrance of her hair, said Leon...

Do you know what kind of enemy is the most terrifying?

The Queen remained silent, for she knew this was not a question Leon was asking her; she simply needed to wait quietly for him to continue.

"The most terrifying enemies are not those with clear objectives, but those you have absolutely no idea what they're going to do, but you're absolutely certain that what they're going to do is definitely not a good thing."

Leon's fingertips gently caressed Losweiser's delicate cheek, then he ruffled her hair as he continued speaking.

"We can no longer be as passive as before in dealing with such an enemy."

Losweiser pondered Leon's words.

She could understand Leon, and she understood why he was so eager to find out about 'Shadow'.

In her past struggles with the empire, she and her daughters were often put in danger because she was too passive.

For example, Old Kang's first attack on the Silver Dragon Sanctuary, and the battle of the spatial rift.

Even in the end, Leon's master was seriously injured. If it weren't for his master's wife Charlotte, using her Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, his master would probably be...

Therefore, Losweiser understands Leon perfectly.

"The Empire had previously colluded with the Dragon King to deliberately prolong the war in order to profit themselves. On the surface, this does seem to align with the motives of those power-hungry individuals who are blinded by greed."

"But... I've always felt like this whole thing is a bit of a mystery," Losweiser said. "Even after we defeated the Primal Nightmare, overthrew the Empire, and punished those traitor Dragon Kings, I still didn't have that sense of clarity. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, of course I understand."

Because Leon felt the same way.

They did indeed win the final victory in their struggle against the empire.

Leon did not disappoint his master, the Lionheart Society, or the people of the empire.

But deep down, he still felt that a dangerous undercurrent had secretly slipped away from the euphoria of victory.

Looking back now, it was probably the 'shadow' that gave the couple this feeling.

"So now that you've decided to do it, go for it with confidence."

Losweiser gently pulled away from Leon's embrace, sat up, tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and smiled tenderly.

"No matter what you do, I will be with you."

What fascinates Leon most about her is that before making a major decision, others might say, "Okay, I trust you," or "No problem, do whatever you want."

But the Silver Dragon Queen will not.

She would tell Leon firmly and resolutely,

"I'll go with you."

Just like their previous agreement, they would work together to maintain this...

Family.

So how could she be content to be protected by Leon every single time?

She wanted to stand with him, no matter when or where.

Leon was stunned for a moment, then smiled with satisfaction.

"I know you will always be by my side, Losweiser."

Losweiser shrugged. She wasn't very good at being sentimental—because that might make the jerk think she was hopelessly in love with him (which was true, but she didn't want him to sense it so obviously)—

So after a brief, heartfelt chat, she quickly returned to the main topic.

"So what are your plans next?"

Leon thought for a moment and said,

"Let's go to Constantine first. After all, this list was given to us by his second-in-command at the time, so he should still have some information that we don't know about."

"Okay. Then—"

"I'll go by myself."

The Queen frowned. "Did I just say something that was pointless?"

"No way, this is just a chat with Old Kang, not a fight, so there's no need for you, Silver Dragon King, to come in person."

Leon said, "And..."

"And?"

Leon swallowed, his tone tinged with helplessness and worry.

"Moreover, if we both go out for a few days at the same time, I'm afraid that when we come back, we'll have to eat our own offerings again."

Losweiser chuckled and lightly punched Leon's shoulder.

"So that's what you were worried about. Okay, then I'll wait at home, and by the way~~~"

Leon raised an eyebrow. "By the way?"

"Prepare a grand funeral for you with your daughters!"

"You've really gone too far, Dragon Queen!"

42 Hefei Constantine (4K)

Leon arrived at the outskirts of the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan's territory.