Back in his room to rest, Leewilliam's head was still buzzing with the things Liszt had said at the very end.
"I recently rode another dragon."
"Though I have no money, I have dragons. I have five dragons."
"In the end, all their money will be my money."
Those words kept circling through his mind, drawing an inexplicable sigh from him. "It makes so much sense that I have nothing to say."
Faced with the Red-White Rose Family's wealth, he had little resistance left. Yet he also knew Liszt was right. Controlling dragons was what gave one the foundation to control wealth. The reason dragon-raising families were top-tier nobles was because the dragons they raised could suppress an entire kingdom.
Though he understood this truth, a thought still rose uncontrollably within him. "What a pity."
Liszt himself had the same thought.
He had seen through everything and sorted out the true nature of strength and wealth. But while anyone could understand the principle, it was difficult to truly cut oneself free. The Flame Kingdom had five dragons, and the wealth needed to support them was immense. The Red-White Rose Family's fortune could completely fill the emptiness of this growth period.
"What a pity."
"The knightly system is strictly monogamous. Nobles can have countless lovers, but not two wives. Otherwise, I could have taken Marilyn as an imperial consort, just like an ancient Chinese emperor. Never mind whether she was promiscuous before—I'd only need to scoop up her money."
His greatest concern regarding noble ladies was the libertine customs among the nobility. Who knew how many revelries a woman had experienced before marriage?
Other nobles might not care, but Liszt cared greatly.
Yet life was a process of growing through endless compromises.
His cousin Meiopal had married Angela Sapphire, who had