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The banquet lasted until late at night.

Ron saw off the last group of guests and returned to the backyard.

The little pink-haired girl was overjoyed today. She never expected that she would actually become a princess, and so quickly, as if she had just been lying down.

She gently massaged Ron's shoulders:

"Brother~ You're really amazing. I heard from those envoys that dragon knights are usually only found in kingdoms."

"Will our Silver Grand Duchy become a kingdom again someday? Then you'll truly be king, brother."

Ron patted the little pink-haired girl, and she switched to automatic mode.

"You're already thinking so optimistically? How good are you really?"

Let me investigate.

"Don't let yourself end up still being a squire; otherwise, your brother won't take you."

The pink-haired girl pouted and said, "I've already worked very hard, and I've become a high-ranking knight's squire in just two years."

Ron's women received a great deal of help from his resources, so their strength improved rapidly.

Both the pink-haired girl and Elise followed the path of chivalry, so their progress was more obvious, and they have both become high-ranking knight squires.

It wouldn't be difficult for him to break through to become a full-fledged knight.

But Liulichuan is a bit more difficult to deal with; Ron doesn't have any good methods for the cultivation of magicians.

Even with enough potions, without any guidance, Liulichuan remains at the intermediate level of magic apprentice.

Especially after she gave birth to her daughter, she reduced her cultivation time significantly and focused all her attention on Shirley.

Therefore, it is also beneficial for Ron to maintain good relations with the Magic Empire.

Regardless of their intentions, let's try to win them over first.

Ron's motto is: I want the benefits, but I'll work according to the circumstances.

If circumstances allow, they can even turn the tables on their employers.

To be honest, Ron was hoping to get some of the dragon knight's training techniques from him.

He's already a Grand Knight, and everyone says that once he becomes a Dragon Knight, reaching level three will definitely be no problem.

But now, apart from cultivating his battle qi every day, he is completely clueless about what to do next.

The training of a level two Grand Knight involves using magical beast mounts to hone the quality of their battle aura, sense the power of their attributes, and finally add it to their attacks.

Level 3 takes this path even further, allowing you to easily unleash high-quality, wide-range, high-magic damage.

By then, the damage inflicted by the knight will not be far behind that of the mage.

Dragon Knights have a natural advantage here; when advancing to level three, they don't need to change their mounts or find a mythical beast like others.

Dragons are the highest-level high-magic creatures in this world, and they also possess dragon-like characteristics.

Even if your own fighting spirit attribute doesn't match that of a dragon, you can still advance by following the dragon attribute path; this is also a legitimate path.

I've heard there are level three dragon vein kobolds in the northern wilderness, which is quite a force among the orcs.

It's hard to imagine that a kobold, who is usually so weak that a farmer could kill him, could have gone this far.

All I can say is that heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river!

The next morning, Ron had just sat down in his study when a servant came to report: Orlando, the special envoy of the Starshine Magic Empire, requests an audience.

Their previous meetings were all informal, but this time it seems they really have something to talk about.

"please."

Orlando was wearing a dark blue suit today, still sporting the crystal grape badge on his chest. He entered the study, bowed slightly, and then sat down.

"Your Highness, how did you sleep last night?"

"Not bad," Ron said, leaning back in his chair and getting straight to the point.

"Envoy, please speak frankly. The Empire has traveled all this way to Silver City, surely not just to deliver congratulatory gifts?"

Orlando laughed: "The Grand Duke is straightforward."

He took out a fist-sized communication crystal from his pocket and placed it on the table. A faint light flowed inside the sphere, like a frozen nebula.

"This is the Empire's highest-level communication crystal, allowing direct contact with the Empire. His Majesty desires the Empire to establish a long-term friendly relationship with the Silver Duchy."

As a gesture of goodwill, the Empire is willing to provide the Silver Duchy with magical technology support—including blueprints for airships, methods for constructing magic towers, and techniques for manufacturing alchemy equipment.

They could even send magic advisors to the duchy to help train the country's magicians.

Ron didn't touch the crystal ball; he didn't believe anyone would do a good deed for no reason. He just looked at him:

"This can't be achieved through simple friendly relations. What does the Empire want?"

"Right now, I don't want anything, just a token of goodwill." Orlando's smile remained unchanged.

"His Majesty said it's just about making friends. The Silver Duchy is newly established and needs help. The Empire is willing to lend a helping hand, that's all."

"If one day the Empire needs the help of the Silver Duchy, we have a relationship, and I hope the Grand Duke can lend a helping hand then." Orlando paused.

"Of course, we will offer a generous reward as a token of our gratitude, but you, Your Excellency, can decide for yourself whether or not to accept the offer."

What could the Magic Empire possibly need his help with? Who could possibly fight him? Ron thought to himself.

It's worth noting that among the major powers, the youngest, the Tide Commercial Federation, has a history of seven thousand years, while the Starshine Magic Empire has been established for over ten thousand years.

During this period, no one posed any threat to this ancient empire. The other major powers were merely on equal footing.

Ron stared at him for a few moments: "Can you provide the training methods for dragon knights?"

Orlando paused for a moment, then laughed:

"Your Highness, each dragon knight has their own path to training. I'm afraid I can't be of much help in that regard. However—"

He pulled another thin booklet from his pocket and handed it over with both hands:

"This is 'Dragon Knight's Guide' from the Imperial Library. It's about the techniques for dragon knights and dragons to fight together. It might be of some value to the Grand Duke."

Ron took the booklet, glanced at it, and saw that the handwriting was messy, but the contents were indeed somewhat useful to him. He closed the booklet and put it away.

"I accept the goodwill of the Magic Empire."

"As long as it doesn't go against the interests of the Silver Duchy, I can consider it." Ron stood up.

"The special envoy has come from afar, please stay a few more days, and let Perrin show you around Silver City."

Orlando also stood up. "Then may the friendship between our two countries last forever."

Ron smiled and said, "May our friendship last forever!"

After seeing Orlando off, Ron didn't rest.

On the first day of the nation's founding, there were too many places where Ron was needed.

Hart was already waiting outside with envoys from several other duchies.

The newly established Silver Duchy was originally controlled by the Bronze Duchy.

Now that the territory belongs to Ron, it's only natural that he should reclaim these benefits.

It's incredibly easy for a duke of a principality to make money.

It's no longer the original business logic—how much I sell and how much profit I make.

Instead, they directly define trade rules, formulate tax policies, specify which countries are allowed to buy serfs and slaves, and determine the scale of trade in various metals this year.

In particular, the large-scale buying and selling of various metals was almost entirely conducted within the small circle of the dragon-raising family.

Others who want to do metal business can only buy from their own dragon-breeding families at a premium.

With just this simple act of reselling, they can influence the metal prices of the entire country.

If the Grand Duke ever runs out of money, you'll have to accept it even if the price of raw materials skyrockets two or three times.

As for whether someone might buy them from other dragon-breeding families and resell them, that's just a joke.

Not to mention they wouldn't sell to you at all, if you dare to buy it, do you think someone will descend from the sky riding a dragon?