The current strength of the Dragon Kingdom is not enough for Clementine's father to use magic. From the beginning, she did not give herself the option to refuse! She kind of understands Gilniv's psychology of allying with them so quickly. It must be that
The bastard is as desperate as he is right now, right?
Well, now that I have decided to give in, at least... at least I have to struggle a little in the end and strive for some more favorable conditions for the Dragon Kingdom.
"I understand everything you said, but... Lord Clementine, does it seem that there is no benefit in your country's alliance with our country? In the Central Continent, the Dragon Kingdom is the weakest country in the surrounding countries. I never expected that your country would
What reason does your country have to ally with our country? Our country can't do anything for your country." Drautilon said.
"Of course there are benefits. As I said before, the concept of the Dragon Kingdom is very close to ours. Isn't it difficult for other countries to accept what we and you pursue? I think if you can ally with us,
, it can be regarded as a disguised promotion of our country's ideals, and... it can also send a message to other countries, that the Sorcerous Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown is also a country that can communicate. What my father did on the Kaz Plains earlier
One vote, other countries are very afraid of us!" Clementine said.
It turns out that you are self-aware... After all, isn't that a normal reaction? A single spell can kill 70,000 to 80,000 people! And it still adheres to the coexistence of all races that is even more extreme than the Dragon Kingdom. With your approach, this will definitely happen.
Being targeted by other countries! Maybe! Those powerful powers may unite to target you...
Huh?! Wait a minute! She can't think of this...something that even I want, right?!
Putting it this way...does she want to form her own force before powerful countries unite against her?
It is very possible... first the Bahas Empire, then the Dragon Kingdom, and then the neighboring Kingdom of Beasts and Kingdom of Riestij. If these countries are all brought under their account, the remaining Silian Theocracy,
Even after uniting, the Argrande Council, the Forest Elf Kingdom, and the Holy Kingdom of Lobul will be able to fight.
Although I feel that the remaining countries already hate each other, there is almost no possibility of uniting. Draudiron thought of this
"Besides, it's not just the Sorcerer Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown who will benefit from our alliance. It will only benefit you, the Dragon Kingdom, and not any harm, right?" Clementine said.
"Benefits?" Drotilon cursed in her heart, there are no benefits! It's all disadvantages!
If the Theocratic State finds out that the Dragon Kingdom is colluding with you, the Theocratic State will definitely take action! When the Beast Kingdom comes back again, who will you ask to go?
Well? Now that we are in alliance with them? If the Dragon Kingdom is threatened, they should also lend a helping hand again, right? What does that mean? The Dragon Kingdom breaks away from the Theocracy directly and can obtain asylum without secretly making donations to the Theocracy.
Already?
But if those big countries really want to unite then, wouldn't the Dragon Kingdom on their side be in trouble?
"As far as I know, your Dragon Kingdom is very uneasy because it has been invaded by the Beast Kingdom all the year round, right? At least at this point, with us here, the Dragon Kingdom doesn't have to worry." Clementine said.
Let's see... As expected... As expected, with the Sorcerer Kingdom's protection, the threat from the Beast Kingdom can indeed be alleviated, but at the same time, it will also put the Dragon Kingdom into a situation where it is an enemy of other major powers.
"What's more...the fundamental problem why the Dragon Kingdom is weak is labor, right?" Clementine said.
"Gu..." Although I wanted to refute her, what she said was the truth! It seemed that this guy had indeed investigated the Dragon Kingdom! Drotilon was very upset.
"After we solve the problem of the Beast Kingdom for the Dragon Kingdom, we can free up a lot of labor force for you, but this is not enough, right?" Clementine once again poked a sore spot in Drautilon.
That's right, due to the constant intrusion from the Beast Kingdom, a large part of the Dragon Kingdom's budget is invested in armaments every year.
But you have to know that even so...it can't control the orcs very well, so we can only place our hope on the Theocracy's foreign aid.
However, judging from this large-scale invasion of the Beast Kingdom, it is simply unreliable to place hope on foreign rescue! Although the result is that the Beastmen were indeed beaten back? But at the same time, it also attracted
A big demon more terrifying than the orcs!
Putting this aside for now, if the Sorcerous Kingdom can completely solve the Beast Kingdom, it will save the Dragon Kingdom a lot of money and free up more labor force, but this is still not enough.
Although there is a large hilly area on the side of the Dragon Kingdom adjacent to the Beast Kingdom, the area near the Kaz Plain is a large area of fertile land that cannot be developed due to the lack of labor.
If...that is, if the Sorcerer Kingdom had the ability to deal with all the undead in the Dragon Kingdom near the border of Kaz, then the area that could be cultivated would be even larger! But...as far as the current Dragon Kingdom is concerned
, what is lacking is not land, but labor force...
"The problem of lack of labor force! The Sorcerer Kingdom can also help you solve it." Clementine leaned over and said, pretending to be mysterious.
"How...how to solve it?" Drautilon swallowed involuntarily and asked.
"Undead, driving the undead is a specialty of the Sorcerer Kingdom." Clementine said.
Driving the undead? Drautilon knows this, because such experiments have been done in the empire before. The magic caster uses the magic of enslaving the undead to force the undead to work, but... it can maintain slavery for a long time, and can drive the undead to work.
There were only a few magic casters of the dead... It was a waste of money to use them for work. Later, Graeme, who had less magic power, was used as a substitute for the undead, but the cost of that thing was not something that ordinary people could afford.
, no... It should be said that the cost of mass production of that thing is difficult for a country to support, so in the end we gave up.
"Is it okay to make the undead work?" Drautilon had doubts about this.
"Of course, no problem, absolutely loyal, all year round, no matter the wind or rain, no matter the season." Clementine said quite proudly, and it didn't look like she was lying.
"The premise is that you can accept it. After all, you are still undead... It may be a bit difficult for normal humans to accept, right?" Drautilon had not yet responded, but Clementine's enthusiasm cooled down immediately.
Indeed, if they can really do it, these benefits are indeed very tempting to the Dragon Kingdom, but doing so will also make the Dragon Kingdom stand on the side of being the enemy of the world.
"So, please Her Majesty the Queen, please think about it carefully!" Clementine said.
Are you urging me again? I probably understand the advantages and disadvantages, and it’s time to make a decision, but can I make a decision that can affect the fate of the Dragon Kingdom by myself?
Although it is true that I am the queen of the Dragon Kingdom, but... I always feel that I cannot afford to choose one of the two options. If I choose the wrong one... it may lead to the direct destruction of the Dragon Kingdom!
"If...that's the case, then...Dragon Kingdom...Dragon Kingdom's decision is..." Drotilon returned to reality again, what should she choose? She had no idea at all.
"The... decision of the Dragon Kingdom is..." Drotilon hesitated for a long time, but still could not make a real decision.
"It's decided... that the Dragon Kingdom will... be with..." Give it a go! If you refuse here, maybe... the Dragon Kingdom won't see tomorrow. If you agree to her, you might still have a chance to survive.
"Please wait a moment...Your Majesty the Queen." Just when Drautilon was about to say the key words, Clementine put her hand on Drautilon's hand that was holding her knee tightly, and then moved her hand.
He put his hand on Drautilon's lips to stop her from continuing.
"It must be difficult for you to make a decision on such an important matter now, right? And if you agree now, it will feel like I am forcing you. Besides, it is not a formal occasion. As for me! I am just here to mention it to you.
It's just a suggestion. Please give me a specific decision after you think it over carefully... No, just give Ainz Ooal Gown the Sorcerous Kingdom's reply. Even if you reject it, nothing will happen to you. Just relax a little and slow down.
Think about it slowly." Clementine said with a smile.
at this time……
"Lord Clementine! I'm back! Ah!! That... I... I didn't see anything! Ah!" Belu burst in with a big bag of fruit without even knocking on the door. She saw
After Clementine interacted so intimately with the Queen of the Dragon Kingdom with a smile on her face, her face turned red, she dropped a large bag of fruit and rushed out of the door.
"Uh... It seems that this girl may have misunderstood something. Then, Your Majesty, I must be rude!" Clementine smiled bitterly, then let go of Derodiron and hurriedly chased her out.
"Hey! Beilu! Stop!"
As Clementine's voice faded away, Drautilon finally came back to his senses. He didn't force himself to make a decision... but gave himself some buffering time?
What is going on? In this situation, shouldn't we be given high-pressure policies to force ourselves to submit?
But she didn't do that... What did that mean? What was that person thinking?
"Drodiron? Are you okay? Why is your face so red?" Aunt Conna, who had been waiting outside the door, saw Clementine chase her out, and then went inside to see Drodiron with a red face and stunned.
Sitting there, I felt very strange.
"I'm fine...nothing happened at all..." Drautilon quickly replied, was she overthinking it? Did she really just come to help him and simply give him alliance suggestions? Otherwise, this really doesn't make sense.
Huh? I can’t understand.
"Aunt Kangna, can you call the guard over for me! I have to rush back right away!" Drotilon said. Aunt Kangna nodded and went out. There was only Drotilon left in the room.
People.
Drautilon raised the hand held by Clementine just now, feeling a little at a loss. Maybe... maybe she really just came to help him.