Faced with Liszt's threat, Stone Marquis Pilov Earthrage ultimately backed down. He could not guarantee that Liszt would not wipe out the Earth Fury Family over a single disagreement.
With Liszt's fearsome record, even the Eagle Royal Family could do nothing against him, much less a mere ancient warrior family like theirs.
If they truly dared question Liszt's arrangements and secretly pull little tricks, then by the next day, the Bearskin Wearers' branch of ancient warriors would likely lose its inheritance altogether.
Rules—nobles had to follow rules, especially the rules established by dragon-riding families.
"Your Majesty, the Earth Fury Family is willing to pay five Great Elves in exchange for a second chance at the Battle of Minds. After that, we will take turns according to this order."
"A wise choice. That makes things much simpler. Then hand over the Great Elves first, and we can devise a plan for conquering the Aluminum Dragon. Even if it is an underage Aluminum Dragon, it will not be so easily conquered." Liszt clapped his hands and finalized the cooperation agreement between the three dragon-riding families.
Very soon, the Earth Fury Family released Florence Windchaser, and Florence shared the secrets of conquering the Aluminum Dragon.
"The unnamed wilderness south of Solid Earth is the Aluminum Dragon's territory. I was training my battle aura in that wilderness when I accidentally discovered this young Aluminum Dragon. By my estimation, the Aluminum Dragon is around fifty years old and does not hold much hostility toward humans, so I deliberately approached it."
Solid Earth was the name of Stone Marquis's fief. The wilderness to its south was rarely visited by humans, and the Aluminum Dragon roamed there.
"You have been conquering the Aluminum Dragon for some time. You must already know its preferences, right?" Liszt asked. Knowing