The landmass was too vast, making the transmission of news inconvenient.
Piero Gray Cast Iron's capture and Gray Cast Iron Dragon becoming Liszt's mount had yet to spread. In fact, the outcome of the dragon-slaying battle had only just begun to ferment among the upper echelons of the Sapphire Grand Duchy and the Eagle Kingdom. Of course, the rats of the various kingdoms and duchies had already carried the news back to their respective countries.
Before long, the entire northeastern corner of the Legendary Continent would surely boil over completely.
Some would feel as though thorns were pressing against their backs, some would treat it as a story, some would worship him madly, and some would be consumed by inexplicable jealousy. All of that was perfectly normal. Liszt, however, was destined to add another armful of firewood to the blaze.
The reason was simple.
He himself was rather low-key, but after the Smoke Mission's task to punish traitors had been completed, it issued an exceedingly high-profile new mission.
Mission: The Sapphire Grand Duchy has begun singing your name, while the upper echelons of the Eagle Kingdom plot to curb your growth. But what true man fears the filthy dealings lurking in the dark? It is time to ride Gray Cast Iron Dragon to Blue Dragon Island and make the Sapphire Family choose correctly. Reward: The first vassal state to submit.
Clearly, the Sapphire Grand Duke was still hesitating.
That was only natural. For several generations before Liszt, his ancestors had been followers of the Sapphire Family. Yet one day, their positions had reversed, and the Sapphire Family was to become Liszt's follower. From the standpoint of interests, Liszt, who possessed multiple dragons and was a Magician, already had the qualifications to be a king.
It was only right