Mage Veigar

Chapter 788 Coincidence
The Holy Dragon Kingdom, with its capital at Redesa City.

This was originally the capital of the Kingdom of the Clouds, but after the Kingdom of the Clouds was destroyed, it became the capital of the Kingdom of the Holy Dragon.

The meeting hall of the Redesa Palace.

The Holy Dragon King sat on the throne and Augustus stood in front of him.

The Holy Dragon Kingdom is no longer what it used to be. The elite troops and most of the young generals have returned to the Dragon Islands overseas. The ones left here are old people without a future. The only one among them who can discuss things is Augustus.

"What do you think about this summit of nations?"

The Holy Dragon King asked with a frown on his face, obviously feeling upset about being forced to attend the meeting.

From the beginning to the end, he believed that the sub-dragon race was of supreme bloodline, but this time he was severely taught a lesson by the Free Alliance. Not only did he lose 100,000 of his own troops, he was also forced to attend the meeting. How could he not be angry?

The sub-dragon species, who have no idea what compromise is, when have they ever suffered such injustice?
"For now, the only solution is to cease fire."

Augustus sighed: "Western countries united, we can't win with our current strength. Now there are only two paths before us, either choose to stop the war and develop, or choose to oppose and destroy ourselves."

"Is there no other way?"

The Holy Dragon King was obviously unwilling to compromise with the other countries. Although a ceasefire could help him sort out the internal situation and develop well for a period of time, that was only low-speed development. Being accustomed to the high-speed development path of fighting to support war, how could he possibly calm down and recuperate?

The Holy Dragon Kingdom does not have so much time to waste.

"Your Majesty, there is a way."

Augustus said: "What we are afraid of is just the various types of troops of the Free Alliance. If we form an alliance with a certain force and they help us hold back the Free Alliance, we won't have to fear the threats from the Western countries."

"You mean... the Principality of Baya?"

The Holy Dragon King saw the key point at a glance: "If we form an alliance with the Principality of Baya, let it contain the Free Alliance, and I will deal with the City-State of Gangti, then the other countries will be nothing but a joke. What else can they do except a head-on confrontation? Speaking of a head-on confrontation, would we sub-dragons be afraid of a mere human army?"

Figured this out.

The Holy Dragon King stood up excitedly and said, "Captain Augustus, let's go to the Principality of Baya immediately and form an alliance with them to oppose this armistice agreement. I would rather divide the West with the Principality of Baya than compromise with the Western countries!"

That's right.

From the beginning to the end, the Holy Dragon King never thought of supporting the armistice agreement.

This was the only thing that Vega didn't see clearly about the situation.

Because Vega underestimated the pride of the sub-dragon race in their bloodline. Their bloodline came from the supreme dragon race. When the dragon race disappeared into the dust of history, they had long considered themselves the noblest race.

But what about now?
How could the proud dragon race agree to a mere alien race trying to force them to compromise by brute force?

Therefore, it was a coincidence that the Holy Dragon King had the intention to form an alliance with the Principality of Baya without Vega's persuasion, but Augustus believed that it was not enough to just form an alliance with the Principality of Baya, and he raised a point that he was concerned about.

"Your Majesty, I think there is still a little doubt."

Augustus frowned and said, "From the current situation, the Jialan Empire has just acquired the territory of the Old Kingdom. Now there is a 50% chance that they will choose to stop expanding. Because as the world's largest military power, as long as they do not start a war against other countries, almost no force dares to take the initiative to provoke them. They have plenty of time to stand firm and advance step by step."

Fighting to support fighting does seem to be a powerful strategy.

But this method is only used by countries that are forced into a desperate situation, because taking too big a step means that the foundation is unstable. Racial conflicts, cultural discrimination, currency circulation, language communication...

Every time a new place is occupied, these conflicts continue to intensify. Now the Principality of Baya and the Holy Dragon Kingdom are simply using force to suppress these disharmonious factors. The deeper they are suppressed, the greater the backlash will be.

Therefore, using war to support war is like walking a tightrope.

Either it becomes a hegemonic country and then slowly mediates conflicts, or it is trapped internally and externally and collapses instantly.

Therefore, for the Jialan Empire, there is no need to use this method of rapid expansion. In the absence of natural enemies, the best strategy is to stop and proceed steadily. This is also the reason why Augustus believes that Vega will support a ceasefire.

Once the Jialan Kingdom chooses to cease fire.

The Nuolan Empire, which had just ended its civil war, would certainly support a ceasefire.

If the two countries stand up against the ceasefire at that time, it will not only anger the Western countries, but the Empire and the Kingdom of Jialan will also have deep opinions about them. Maybe the whole world will unite to eliminate these two discordant voices first.

Against the world?
The Holy Dragon Kingdom is not the Jialan Kingdom.

The Holy Dragon King believed that he did not have the courage to be an enemy of the world. Even if he dragged Baya Principality as an ally, Jialan Kingdom would not attack them, and they did not dare to do so. Because the Empire was still watching covetously, a lean camel was bigger than a horse after all.

"Augustus, any other ideas?"

The Holy Dragon King, who had been quite excited before, sat back in his seat, but now he was forced into a dead end again.

"Your Majesty, please be patient."

Augustus said confidently: "First of all, you must understand that the Jialan Empire has a divine mage. Whether it chooses to cease fire or not, it is just a piece of paper to him. In other words, as long as we can pay enough, we can win over the Jialan Empire to stand in the camp against the ceasefire."

The Holy Dragon King suddenly understood.

If the support of Jialan could be obtained, the armistice agreement would definitely not be signed. At this stage, no country dared to provoke Jialan, which had a divine mage. Although the Empire had always claimed that there were no divine mages in Jialan, who would dare to bet?

The Holy Dragon King’s goal is clear.

First, gain the friendship of the Principality of Baya, and then find a way to impress Vega and form a three-nation alliance to oppose the armistice agreement.

If you want to drink water, someone just happened to have dug a well.

Just as the Holy Dragon King was about to contact the Principality of Baya, a guard came in and reported to the Holy Dragon King: "Your Majesty, the King of the Principality of Baya and the King of the Jialan Empire request to meet with you."

"Can you say that again?"

The Holy Dragon King and Augustus looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

"It turns out that everyone is not a fool."

The Holy Dragon King and Augustus walked towards the door. It seemed that the alliance was a foregone conclusion. When the three countries gathered for the summit of all nations, the armistice agreement would probably not be signed.

But with such a big move, how could other forces not pay attention?
Although he didn't dare to assassinate Vega before the meeting started.

However, as soon as Vega stepped out of the Galan Mountains, his whereabouts were exposed. However, the Western countries seemed to care nothing about the three countries that were about to form an alliance, and had no intention of interfering, as if they had already made up their minds.

(End of this chapter)