I am a wicked dragon, and you want me to fall into goodness?

Chapter 89 I will announce the arrival of war (3k)

Puser's eyes blazed with fury, his voice dripping with undisguised mockery and impatience as he abruptly interrupted Cedric, "Continue for a thousand years? What is the value of your existence?"

"I don't see anything good about this system at all!"

His massive body leaned slightly forward, his vertical pupils fixed intently on the aged mage.

"Cedric, tell me, shouldn't this land have a unified government?!"

"Shouldn't you, as a great sage, yearn for a truly unified kingdom?!"

"The royal courts of each tribe govern themselves independently, with power scattered like sand. Today the Long-Eared Tribe rebels, tomorrow the Levi people fight amongst themselves. How long will this continue?!"

"Cedric!" His voice suddenly dropped, but it was more penetrating than his previous angry shout.

"You were once the great sage of Elijah, you witnessed that land crumble and your people struggle in hunger, cold, and war!"

"Tell me, what can those so-called ethnic traditions," those "millennial royal courts," bring them?!"

"Can it stop Elia's demise? Can it stop the invasion of the Crimson Empire?"

"I don't want any three-way division of power, nor do I want any system of separate regimes!"

"What I want is a unified Starlight, a kingdom where all races submit to its light!"

Pu Se was absorbed in his own obsession and persuasion: "You are a smart man. You should understand that only a unified government can concentrate all its strength to resist foreign enemies, cultivate fertile land, and ensure that the people of Xingluo City no longer go hungry or suffer from the ravages of war!"

"The royal families of those races may exist, but they must submit to the Starshine Royal Court!"

"The royal families of those tribes may be preserved, but they must pledge allegiance to Starshine!"

"This is not destruction, this is rebirth! Cedric, I need your help to establish this new order."

Cedric's body swayed slightly, and for the first time, a look of hesitation appeared on his aged face.

The star-patterned scepter in his hand fell to the ground, the gem at the tip of the scepter flashing brightly and dimly, as if it too were struggling with its master's thoughts.

"But----"

The royal court system is deeply ingrained; if they were suddenly forced into unification, it would likely provoke—

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stopped, a glint of light flashing in his cloudy eyes.

Yes, there is discontent among various ethnic groups—but the Levi people have just escaped from the iron heel of the Crimson Empire, and their elite forces are reduced to less than one-tenth.

The Long-Eared Tribe was defeated and preoccupied with its own survival, so it was busy recuperating.

They had all suffered heavy losses and had neither the strength nor the courage to wage war.

"But—but the obstacles from the nobility—"

Cedric murmured again, trying to grasp at the last shred of concern.

Elijah's downfall was inextricably linked to the deeply entrenched aristocratic forces, who had always been the greatest obstacle to change in the social order.

But as soon as he said that, he shook his head.

Today, Starshine is nothing more than a refuge in Starfall City, where displaced fugitives gather.

As Puse said, those nobles who were once high and mighty either died in the invasion of the Crimson Empire or had long since lost all their fiefdoms and servants, and were no different from ordinary people.

In the Kingdom of Starshine, everyone has only one identity: a fugitive.

Here, there are no longer any nobles who can hinder change.

Even Karen, even him, Cedric, as exiles to this land, what reason do they have to resist the will of the dragon?

Cedric's murmurs grew fainter and fainter until they finally disappeared completely into the snowstorm.

He raised his head and looked into Puse's eyes, which were burning with obsession. The struggle on his aged face gradually faded, replaced by a clarity that was almost bewilderment.

Cedric considered the possibility of a unified government and the specific methods for its implementation.

The more Cedric thought about it, the more he felt this was the most opportune opportunity in a millennium.

"How could I not have thought of that—"

Cedric's voice carried a hint of realization as he straightened his slightly hunched back and bowed deeply to Pousser.

His movements were no longer hesitant, and his voice was filled with a determination born of struggle: "Cedric—I agree with Your Highness's point of view."

"Never in a thousand years has such a suitable opportunity appeared!" Cedric suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes shining with an astonishing light.

"With all ethnic groups in decline, the nobility extinct, and the people yearning for stability, this is the perfect opportunity to establish a unified regime!"

The wind and snow swirled around his gray hair and beard, but they couldn't shake his resolve at that moment.

He took a step forward, looking intently at Puse with a bright, respectful gaze.

"Your Highness! I am willing to help you establish a new order!"

"But—" Cedric changed the subject, his tone becoming more pragmatic, "the road to unification will be very difficult."

"The establishment of the Starry Sky Royal Court, the submission of various ethnic royal courts, the division of power, and the gathering of the people's hearts—every single thing requires meticulous planning."

He took a deep breath, bowed to Pu Se again, and said in a steady and powerful voice, "Please instruct us, Your Highness, what should we do?"

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Without any hesitation, Puse stated his thoughts immediately: "The first step is to establish a common royal court!"

"Whether it's the Levi or the Long-Eared Clan, they must all send their royal representatives to serve in the Starshine Royal Court and participate in decision-making!"

Puse's dragon claws slammed heavily onto the black earth: "What I want is not mere formal submission, but for their race to truly become a part of the Starshine Royal Court!"

"Under the Starshine Royal Court, the independent authority of the Levi Royal Court and the Long-Eared Royal Court no longer exists!"

"All decisions concerning the unified governance of the Starshine Kingdom, including conscription, taxation, land reclamation, and defense, shall be made solely by the Starshine Royal Court!"

A look of understanding appeared on Cedric's aged face: "I think I understand."

"I am absolutely confident that I can persuade His Highness Karen and the Levi."

Cedric's tone revealed a clear understanding of the Levi's current situation: "The Levi now live in Starfall City, and are only able to breathe thanks to the dragon's protection."

"The royal family has long lost its former power, and the people yearn for stability and basic sustenance."

"As long as I fully disclose His Highness Puse's determination and plans to establish the Starshine Royal Court, concentrate efforts on cultivating fertile land, and resist foreign enemies, Karen has no reason to refuse."

"For the Levi people, this is a new beginning, but more importantly, it is a guarantee."

"As for other scattered small groups—"

Cedric paused, then added, "They are outnumbered and have long since lost their ethnic foundation in the war."

"Being incorporated into the Starshine Royal Court and sharing the protection of the stars is a blessing they could only dream of. With just a little appeasement, I can win them over wholeheartedly."

At this point, Cedric frowned slightly, his tone revealing a hint of confusion and concern.

He raised his head and looked at Puse's massive, dark blue body, his voice carrying a hint of inquiry: "But—the Long-Eared Clan."

"Although the Long-Eared Clan suffered heavy losses of its elite forces, their royal family still controls the core of the clan and maintains a certain distance from Starfall City."

Cedric's gaze turned toward the remnants of the Long-Eared Tribe, his tone grave.

"They are not as dependent on His Highness's protection as the Levi people, and may even harbor a lingering attachment to the former independent authority of the Elven race."

Cedric's voice was full of doubt: "How do you intend to persuade the Long-Eared Tribe to willingly send their royal representatives into the Dragon Court and relinquish their independent royal authority?"

Puse already had a plan in mind, but some details still needed to be added for its execution.

"The establishment of the Dragon King's Court requires the establishment of common laws as its foundation!"

"And the enactment of laws will certainly require the cooperation of the Long-Eared Clan royal family; their presence in the Dragon King's council chamber is essential!"

"If they know what's good for them, those royal representatives will come obediently." Puse's voice suddenly turned fierce, and his face looked somewhat ferocious.

"I naturally have a thousand and one vicious methods to make them walk on thin ice in the Dragon King's Court, to make their race forever subject to the Starshine, and to make them never again harbor the slightest thought of rebellion!"

"But what if they don't come—"

Poseidon's massive body slowly straightened up, his words burning with the flames of war.

"That would be the worst-case scenario! And also the scenario I'd most like to see!"

"I will now declare war on!"

"Cedric! This country is bad enough already!"

"Today's starlight is nothing more than a remnant salvaged from the ruins of Elijah!"

Puse, addressing Cedric who was deep in thought, directly commanded, "Severing it when it's at its worst, causing excruciating pain, is undoubtedly a hundred times, a thousand times better than waiting until it has barely developed before performing this major unification surgery!"

"Then, the knights of Starfall City will crush their newly established camp, and the dragon's lightning will burn away their obsession!"

Puse's voice grew increasingly impassioned, sounding to the knights like he was giving a speech.

Even if war further scars this already barren land, even if it displaces some of its people, these scars are the growing pains of rebirth! This displacement is an essential step towards unification!

"Rather than let the long-eared tribe's obsession become a malignant tumor on the road to the rise of the Starshine Kingdom, let's uproot this tumor now with the iron hooves of war!"

"Cedric, only on a solid foundation can the strongest tower be built! Only the most painful cuts can bring about the most complete rebirth!"

After the zither finished playing.

A beam of clear light, like a ribbon, first poured down from the cracks in the clouds in the east—that was the silver moon.

Its light was cold and bright, without any warmth, yet it was enough to illuminate the snowy night as if it were daytime, and even the icy blue scales of the puser were coated with a layer of hazy silver frost.

Almost simultaneously, a hole was also torn in the western sky.

The crimson moon, with its eerie red light, slowly rose into the night sky.

Its radiance was intense and viscous, intertwining with the silvery moonlight, dyeing the entire land a strange scarlet hue.

Two moons in the same sky.

The coldness of the silver moon and the heat of the red moon intertwine to create a strange and eerie sky.

And that sea of ​​stars, still shining persistently between the gaps in the two-colored light.

The stars, as tiny as diamonds, adorned the dark dome that the silver and red colors had failed to penetrate.

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