Affairs

"In the cave on the outskirts of Strasbourg, at these exact coordinates, send someone to retrieve the treasure hidden by the Silver Dragon. There are 30,472 Gold Coin and 12 kilograms of ruby and sapphire jewelry inside. The numbers must be accurate; I will personally verify them."

"The Crown of Stars Ring is in the silver coffin in the Trifa Church."

"Silver Dragon Scale Armor, under a stone brick in the corner of the Fatteri Hall."

"Two-Faced Sweet Talk, on the bookshelves of the Witch's Veil Tavern."

"A large number of Spell Scroll, a total of 372, are located inside the waterfall in the southern part of Aguer Forest, where there is a hidden Mage Tower."

"Here, at Katrina Castle, there is an observation array inside. The old Silver Dragon of the Mellward Family uses this to spy on the situation in the the North. Go and destroy it."

"They are truly wealthy; no wonder they are the Silver Dragon Clan."

Keosius lay sprawled on the Iron Throne, recounting the information he had extracted from the Silver Dragon dragon.

The Ogre Archmage Lang Pu stood before him, carefully adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses. He used a quill pen formed from his magic to write furiously on illusory magical paper, recording these precious pieces of information one by one.

The poor Silver Dragon, believing he had found a faithful love like in a romantic novel, poured out everything to a guy disguised as Golden Dragon, only to receive the most realistic and blatant deception.

This fabricated image of herself has become increasingly perfect in Olivia's mind, even becoming her support and last straw in her desperate situation.

Keosius knew very well that when the truth was revealed, this carefully constructed illusion would shatter, and the other party would definitely collapse.

That was the perfect opportunity for him to completely break down the other party's psychological defenses and "win over" the naive Young Silver Dragon.

"Tsk tsk, that's a bit tragic."

Thinking about this, Keosius even felt a little sorry for him.

After all, he shamelessly considered himself a "good person with moral principles," or at the very least a ruthless hero, rather than a typical brutal dragon—but the Red Dragon's enemies obviously didn't think so, and needed to be severely corrected.

Although he had such thoughts in his mind, Keosius didn't stop talking about them. After all, thinking about something is one thing, but tangible benefits are another.

He pondered for a moment, then continued:

"The Starfall Crystal Shard is in the cellar of the Ranger Tavern in Mork City, but it seems to be the Harpers ' hideout. Tell our people to be careful."

"The Plane Amulet is also in the Mage Tower I mentioned earlier."

"The Bard's Anstruther Harp showed them the code at the Weirner Music Shop in Strasbourg."

"The Power Scepter, in a box on the thirteenth floor of the Kariana Tower."

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By the time he finished speaking, large beads of sweat were dripping down Lang Pu's forehead, as the paper was already filled with information about various rare and precious items.

This clearly shows that Olivia was speaking from the heart, revealing all the dragon's most treasured possessions in one go.

Lang Pu took out a gold-threaded handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow. With his intelligence, he had probably already guessed what had happened, but he still pretended not to know.

"You have just awakened and you have managed to find so many rare and precious items. I am truly impressed."

"How have the affairs of the kingdom been handled during the three years I've been asleep?"

Lang Pu immediately perked up, took out a magic crystal he had prepared long ago from his Dimensional Bag, and skillfully projected a large amount of information from it.

This reporting format, known as "PPT," is simple and efficient. Thanks to Lang Pu's deliberate promotion, it has become widespread in the Embers of the Burned Kingdom and has become a distinctive feature of the kingdom's spellcasters.

"Master, over the past three years, the kingdom has conducted a thorough census. Taking advantage of the opportunity to quell the rebellion, we have also uncovered all the people hidden by nobles and landowners. The kingdom now has a total of 470,000 citizens, including 80,000 Dragon Vein Kin and 390,000 humanoid beings."

"In the past three years, we have followed your instructions and used serfs as cheap labor to vigorously develop the magic industry. Currently, there are seventeen food processing plants, six arms factories, and one daily necessities manufacturing plant in the country, which can accommodate nearly 40,000 workers and supply the country with food and military equipment."

"In addition, in terms of commerce and trade, we have sent..."

"The laws of the kingdom..."

"Regarding the rebellion instigated by the remnants of the Northern Nobles..."

Lang Pu went on and on until Keosius yawned, at which point he stopped and played the Magic Image to the very end, "This is your glorious achievement!"

In fact, it wasn't just through Lang Pu's reports, but also through his conversations with Olivia and what he witnessed firsthand, that it became clear the kingdom was thriving as he had envisioned. Keosius was merely providing the general direction; the numerous details still needed to be handled by Lang Pu, Mezhuolash, and their retinue.

However, the report also mentioned many potential problems in the kingdom, the most significant of which is the conflict between races, which has forced races that were once enemies and even food for each other to live in a barely harmonious relationship. Lang Pu has already done everything he can.

Keosius began to praise.

"Very good. The kingdom is already on the path of the Great Blueprint and has begun to take shape. You have contributed to this."

Lang Pu was so excited that he knelt down on one knee.

Keosius continued, "Are you all ready for the military merit system and Awarding Ceremony that I spoke of before I fell into my slumber?"

Lang Pu quickly presented the scroll and replied, "It's all ready. They've designed the specific ritual steps, please take a look. All the citizens of the kingdom will remember this great moment."

Similar to the system in the the North, the nobility in the Embers of the Burned Kingdom is also divided into ranks such as Duke, Marquis, Earl, etc., with several sub-ranks within each rank. However, unlike the North, the nobility in the kingdom does not involve actual fiefdoms and can only be obtained through meritorious service.

However, this is not a so-called "nominal title" or "honorary title." In Keosius's plan, these titles come with corresponding benefits, and most importantly, they are related to the dragon vein level of the title holder.

Those who make meritorious contributions can obtain a more powerful dragon vein, progressing step by step with the advancement of their rank. At the very top of the pyramid, dukes and marquises can even receive the personal blessing of the Red Dragon and become descendants of their ancestors.

This will make the massive War Machine of the Embers of the Burned Kingdom even more terrifying. Every member of this system, whether human or monster, will do everything in their power to gain greater strength and longer life.

The chariot of the Burned Kingdom will thus become even stronger, with every citizen becoming a cog in it, making Keosius's plan to crush the the North kingdoms even more secure.