The Empire Has a Duke Protector of the State?

"..."

Luokenuosuos i's face stiffened upon hearing this, and then he fell silent.

After a long while, he finally looked at the [Great Wei Boxing Champion], at the Dragonborn he had personally transformed:

"He was on your side from the beginning?"

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] shook his head:

"No, he was in a sealed state for a long time before, and he still has many things to do after the seal is lifted."

"If I remember correctly, he has only been investigating matters related to 'Base Body' in the capital recently, and only comes here occasionally."

"Today's events are quite coincidental."

"But you never mentioned before that you have a... prince behind you."

Luokenuosuos i looked rather grim.

"I didn't think you even asked..."

[Great Wei Boxing Champion] feels that the Green Dragon seems to harbor a lot of resentment towards him now.

"Who would have thought he was still alive..."

Luokenuosuos i sighed:

"Life is unpredictable, and some things are beyond my control."

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] hadn't expected the Green Dragon Grand Marshal to be so emotional. He simply asked somewhat urgently:

"So, is the weight of this token sufficient for you to change your marching strategy as I previously suggested?"

Luokenuosuos i remained silent for several minutes before finally nodding slowly.

"Your strategy has no impact on the overall situation. Since it's his idea, I can carry it out, but only this once."

"Even a prince cannot interfere with the marshal's plans at every turn."

Having completed his mission, the [Great Wei Boxing Champion] let out a long sigh of relief.

Perhaps because he had been transformed into Green Dragon half-dragon, he felt a lot of pressure every time he was with Luokenuosuos i.

Just as he was about to leave, a new mischievous idea popped into his head.

It wasn't really a crazy idea; [Great Wei Boxing Champion] just really wanted to know what the relationship was between the Green Dragon Loxor and the Imperial Prince Nuowa.

After all, he could be considered a "disorder scholar" by some extent. He has produced countless videos on video websites, revealing the world's secrets and uncovering side stories, and his fan base continues to grow to this day.

Since Nuowa was released, his popularity has never fallen out of the top five, and everyone loves watching videos related to him.

So he turned back, even though he had already turned to leave.

"Aren't you leaving yet? Is there something else you need?"

"Luokenuosuos i asked."

"I want to know, what exactly is the relationship between you and the Sixth Prince of the Empire...?"

"Oh, he didn't tell you?"

Luokenuosuos i was somewhat taken aback by what he heard.

"No."

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] shook his head and said:

"Nuowa only said that giving you this token and a message would get you to agree to change the strategy for advancing the troops."

"Arrogant brat."

The Green Dragon cursed under its breath:

"I see."

He then looked at the person in front of him:

"If you want to know, I can tell you, but you must remember to keep it a secret."

"Rest assured! The Soul Returners are the undisputed authorities in the field of secrecy."

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] swore an oath, then revealed a gossipy expression.

Luokenuosuos i nodded:

"I remember you once questioned my motives, saying that neither the position of the Grand Seal Keeper nor the Marshal should be the job of a Green Dragon."

"Yes, I asked you a similar question, but you didn't answer."

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] said politely.

That's because you were just a Nobody then.

"Now that you are both my Dragonborn and have come on the orders of that prince, you naturally have the right to know some of the inside information."

A ghostly green light emanated from Luokenuosuos i's eyes. Although nothing else on his body changed, in the eyes of the [Great Wei Boxing Champion], he appeared to be "a dragon in full bloom."

Green Dragon waved his hand, and the noise outside the tent was instantly swept away. Clumps of gray-green mist appeared from nowhere and filled the tent to the brim.

"You brought this token..."

Loxor opened his palm, letting the object that looked like a military medal, brought by [Great Wei Boxing Champion], float up.

"But they didn't know its meaning."

As they spoke, the fog filling the tent began to move on its own, creating a distinction between thick fog and thin fog.

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] looked closely and discovered that the mist in the air was formed by what appeared to be an enlarged version of the pattern on the surface of a "medal of merit".

Loxor pointed to the magnified pattern in the fog:

"The meaning of this emblem is very simple: it means 'Duke Protector of the State'."

Wow~

The player then chimed in with a timely, supportive comment.

About a thousand years ago, I traveled the world once.

"The purpose of travel is threefold: to broaden one's horizons, to decipher previously unseen poisons, and to find worthy adversaries."

"At that time, there were many dragons in the world, but they were very difficult to find when scattered throughout the world."

"During my travels, I transformed into human form to experience life in human settlements, and even once infiltrated a royal palace, where I found many secret royal medicines."

At this point, Loxor couldn't help but gasp in astonishment:

"Human beings are indeed highly skilled at making poisons; there are many poisons that even I cannot quickly counteract."

"There are even specific types of toxins that do not cause any damage other than their designated function, such as 'abortion,' 'sterilization,' 'joint malfunction,' 'madness,' and 'loss of voice.' I have found many valuable samples."

"You seem to possess an extraordinary talent for slaughtering your own kind."

He cleared his throat and continued:

"After the palace treasury was robbed, the king was furious and offered a very high reward for the capture of the culprit."

But what's the point?

"I do not belong to human society, and besides, my status can shield me from most spying and tracking magic."

"But later, an astrologer who claimed to have the ability to 'observe the stars' heard about this and came to the capital."

Although he did not accept the commission, he seemed quite interested in it.

He found a flat-topped, treeless mountain on the outskirts of the capital and observed the starry sky for a whole week.

"And then he found me."

Luokenuosuos i shrugged:

"I don't know how he did it. Sometimes I suspect that his ability is actually to foresee the future, and has nothing to do with the stars."

"Anyway, the young Stral found me, in a way I don't quite understand."

[The Great Wei Boxing Champion] nodded thoughtfully:

So he reported you?

Of course not.

Luokenuosuos i snorted:

"He was a very strange person; there was neither fear nor greed in his eyes, but rather he was very interested in me."

"After finding me, he neither claimed the reward nor ran away; instead, he asked me how I had managed to do it."

"You told him?"

"Of course, isn't the point of doing bad things to show off?"

The Imperial Marshal wore a very pleased smile.