The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 95 The Green Dragon Lord's Abnormality!
In the heart of the Elf Royal Court, within the enchanting fairy forest, lies the magnificent royal palace.

"what's the situation?"

"In the southern part of Eldoron, the land of humans in the East, in the Emerald Mountains, the Dragonblood Legion under the command of that ancient Green Dragon Lord has once again invaded a wild elf village and captured a group of wild elves?"

"In the past two years, they must have captured at least a hundred wild elves."

The Elf Queen frowned slightly.

The Emerald Mountains, controlled by the Green Dragon Lord, are not only near Eldoron, but also not far from the wild elf villages in the remote eastern part of the Elf Kingdom.

"That's right. In the past two years, the Dragonblood Legion under the command of the ancient green dragon Emerald has been behaving very strangely. They frequently send small teams to harass and invade remote wild elf villages, capturing some wild elves," the subordinate reported.

"First it was the human kingdom of Eldoron, then the ancient dragon lord... Why are there so many things happening in the East lately?"

The Elf Queen looked utterly dejected and covered her forehead.

A minister asked, "Your Majesty, is it necessary to send someone specifically to subdue the Green Dragon Lord? After all, although the wild elves have a lower level of civilization, they are still considered an elven race."

"This is a problem..." The Elf Queen's expression darkened slightly as she fell into thought.

The Wild Elves are the least civilized race among the elves, far less advanced than the Sun Elves and Moon Elves. They have many backward villages in remote areas of the Elven Kingdom.

Most of the major elven families didn't care about these barbaric and uncivilized brethren.

Now, the Elf Queen is in a dilemma—

On the one hand, the attacks were not large-scale, limited to a few remote wild elf villages.

Specifically for these uncivilized compatriots, the Elven Royal Court mobilized its military forces, including many legendary figures, to subdue that ancient dragon lord...

That's a bit of a waste.

On the other hand, it would also be detrimental to simply stand by and watch the villages of the elven people continue to be harassed by other races.

"Alas, the elven kingdom is vast and has too many enemies. That's the problem..."

The Elf Queen helplessly shrugged, then looked puzzled.

"It's really strange."

"The Green Dragon Lord Emerald has dominated this mountain range and forest for decades now."

“This guy wasn’t so reckless before, daring to offend our elven race!”

"What has happened to this ancient dragon in the last two years? It even dares to provoke the Elven Royal Court?"

A minister who had investigated the situation reported:

"According to intelligence, Emerald, the green dragon lord of the East, entered a semi-dormant state after completing a life-extending ritual 10 years ago and has remained in his lair ever since."

"In this semi-dormant state, this ancient dragon still retains a certain level of consciousness. It can use the birds and trees in the forest, as well as the connection of bloodlines, to issue commands to its dragonblood legion."

"In the last two years, Emerald has suddenly ordered the half-dragon goblins, half-dragon kobolds, and the orc clans that had previously joined him in his territory to raid remote villages of wild elves in the west. Their goal is to capture a group of elves."

"We suspect that Emerald may have received some message or revelation in a dream two years ago, which caused her attitude to change drastically, and she became full of hostility towards elves..."

"Or perhaps, there's a deeper scheme at play!"

A deeper scheme?
The Elf Queen's expression suddenly turned serious.

If it were any other race that suddenly became hostile towards the elves, the elves, who considered themselves the leaders of all races, would only ridicule them.

But the dragon race is different.

They were once the masters of this land!

In the dragons' eyes, the Elven Royal Court now occupies the very place that rightfully belongs to them.

Just then, Seymour Moon murmured in response, asking:

"Sister Wang, I heard that the Ancient Dragon Jade is a descendant of a great noble family from the Ancient Dragon Empire. Could this be related?"

—After witnessing the retreat of the Sun Elf allied forces, Seymour, seeing that humans and elves had not engaged in battle, happily returned to the palace that same day. What Seymour had not anticipated was:
The moment the Ancient Dragon Empire was mentioned, the expressions of the many ministers present, and even the Elf Queen herself, instantly turned solemn!
After a brief silence, the Elf Queen said in a deep voice:

"This matter must be taken seriously."

"The sudden change in Emerald's attitude and his raids on the wild elves' population warrant the attention of the royal court. This may be related to the [Dragon Empire Restoration Plan]!"

Seymour seemed to be hearing the word for the first time:
"The Dragon Empire Restoration Plan? What is that?"

Queen Antinoya looked at her younger brother, whose eyes were clear yet foolish, and patiently explained:
“Seymour, you should know that before the royal families of the Sun and Moon Elves jointly established the royal court, the Dragon Empire enslaved all the races on this continent.”

"Later, the Dragon Empire split up. More than a dozen forces, including elves, dwarves, giants, orcs, goblins, halflings, and dwarves, joined forces to rebel, causing this vast empire to collapse."

"However, at its peak, the Dragon Empire possessed hundreds of legendary dragons and was the most powerful force on the continent. Even after its destruction, its foundations remain."

"After the empire's destruction, the dragons were ostracized by all races on the continent and could only create giant teleportation arrays to migrate en masse to another barren and smaller continent. A few dragons remained on the continent, scattered in different areas, becoming lords in their own right."

"However, as the former overlords of this continent, many dragons are still secretly plotting to one day return—to destroy all the existing kingdoms on this continent, to enslave all races on this continent, including elves, dwarves, gnomes, orcs, and humans, and to rebuild the dragon empire!"

"This is the [Dragon Empire Restoration Plan]."

I see… Seymour recalled that he had indeed learned similar information before and nodded slightly.

The dragons that migrated to another continent were probably no weaker than the Elven Kingdom in total strength, but they were regarded as enemies by the entire continent and dared not launch a counterattack... Seymour's thoughts churned.

The Elf Queen, her expression serious, continued:

"The ancient dragon Emerald is the heir to a high-ranking noble in the Dragon Empire. Its strange behavior recently is likely related to the restoration plan."

"We must send people to investigate, and if necessary, send troops to punish them!"

The ministers' expressions turned solemn when the topic of sending troops to punish the enemy was brought up.

An ancient dragon within its territory, a green dragon lord who commands a dragonblood army and can control the entire forest in battle, whose strength within its territory is no less than that of an ordinary elven family.

To completely eradicate them, it would probably require the combined forces of multiple elven families.

The disputes over responsibilities alone are troublesome!

"Oh, right, Sister Wang, I have an idea." Seymour had a sudden inspiration:
"Isn't Emerald Dragon Lord's territory located just south of the human kingdom of Eldoron?"

"With such an evil and greedy dragon lord by its side, the human kingdom of Eldoron must also see it as a threat."

"Is it possible to get the human race to help us fight the Green Dragon Lord together?"

Should we ask the human kingdom of Eldoron for help? That seems like a good idea…

It just so happens that the human king also intends to establish diplomatic relations with us. Jointly fighting this dragon lord can be our initial objective for cooperation…

The Elf Queen pondered for a moment and said:

"That does sound feasible."

"Moreover, according to Seymour's description at the front, the allied forces formed by the three major Sun Elf families withdrew without even officially starting the war."

"If we act quickly now, there's still room for improvement in our relationship with humanity..."

Just then, an elven envoy rushed in:

"Your Majesty, news has just arrived from the three great Sun Elf families—"

"The allied forces of the Sun Elves, who had just conquered the human kingdom, have achieved a great victory and are now returning in triumph!"

"The three legendary spellcasters, Princess Lia of the Sun Elf, Serka Radiance, a hero of the Radiance family, and Guiras Goldfleur, the sister of Alamir, along with other elven heroes, severely damaged the human stronghold and killed more than 200 human mages, including several high-ranking mages."

"The human kingdom of Eldoron paid a terrible price!"

what?
Ahhh... Upon hearing this, the Elf Queen's vision went black.

Didn't Seymour say that the Sun Elf alliance had already withdrawn?
Those damned Sun Elves!
With the fight escalating like this, how are we going to end this?

(End of this chapter)