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The new king of the Kingdom of Arad is named Lawrence. He is the sixth son of the previous king and also the least favored prince.

Lawrence is neither the eldest son of the eldest prince nor has the support of a powerful maternal family like the third prince.

He was not even as good as the youngest, the Eighth Prince, who at least knew how to please the late king.

Therefore, no one thought that Lawrence would inherit the throne, not even himself.

His biggest dream was to wait for his elder brother or younger brother to inherit the throne so that he could get the title of prince and live the rest of his life happily in his fiefdom.

However, fate always likes to play tricks on people. Three years ago, the late king was seriously ill, and the eldest prince and the third prince, who had been canonized as kings, fought with each other, both wanting to inherit the throne.

The late king's younger brother was also unwilling to be lonely, and wanted to seize the throne he had coveted for a long time by supporting the eighth prince.

The three princes refused to give in to each other, and the fight gradually shifted from the dark to the open, and then to swords, thus breaking out the "Rebellion of the Three Kings".

In order to expand their own power, they vied with each other to win over other princes, and the Second Prince and others were forced to take sides.

Only Lawrence stayed out of the matter, as no one wanted to win over this good-for-nothing prince.

As a result, in the end, none of the three princes gained an advantage. Instead, the four major families took the opportunity to rise up and gain the trust of the late king.

In the name of the late king, the four major families characterized the fight between the three princes as rebellion, and then ordered the Royal Knights and local powerful lords to send troops to quell the rebellion.

Under attack from both inside and outside, the three princes were quickly defeated, the "Rebellion of the Three Kings" was quelled, and the four major families became the ultimate winners.

Some people may ask why the former king did not trust his own son, but chose to trust the four major families instead.

The reason is very simple. The late king was heartbroken. He wasn't dead yet, but his younger brothers and sons started fighting for the throne. It was obvious that they wanted him to die!
There would naturally be a rift between an aged monarch and his heir, and with the instigation of the four major families, the seriously ill late king would naturally lose trust in his sons.

However, the late king was not foolish enough to hand over the throne to the four major families. On his deathbed, he ordered the four major families to choose suitable heirs to the throne.

Although the four major families also have ideas about the throne, they know very well that as long as they try to get their hands on the throne, they will inevitably be attacked by the other three families.

This is also an important reason why the previous king delegated power to them. The four major families check and balance each other, and no one will pose a threat to the throne.

As for the problem of power loss, if the next king is capable, he will naturally be able to take back the power of the four major families and become a powerful leader.

If he can't even do this, then it would be better to let the four major families exercise power, at least to maintain the stability of the kingdom.

The four major families certainly understood the intentions of the late king, and they did not want to see the kingdom continue to fall into turmoil.

And they only need to choose a mediocre successor, and they won't have to worry about their power being taken away.

When it comes to doing nothing, the first person that comes to mind among the four major families is Lawrence.

The Sixth Prince had never had great ambitions, was extremely mediocre, and did not have a powerful maternal family. He was the heir who best met their requirements.

What surprised the four major families even more was that Lawrence did not participate in the "Rebellion of the Three Kings", so there was no need to clear him of the guilt, and Lawrence could legitimately inherit the throne.

So the four major families immediately sent people to bring Lawrence, who was sleeping soundly in his own mansion, to the late king.

The late king was not surprised to see Lawrence. If the four major families wanted to hold power, Lawrence was undoubtedly the best choice.

The dying king looked at his son, who was not competitive, for the first time and said with a little guilt:
"I'm sorry, I have to hand this mess over to you. I never showed you love and care before, but now I'm asking you to take on this responsibility. I'm sure you have some complaints in your heart."

Lawrence remained silent, just looking at the late king with sleepy eyes.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the corners of the former king's mouth curled up slightly:

"You're too lazy to even complain? Your personality is still as lazy as ever."

"But it's better this way. Instead of meddling in government affairs, I should get more sleep."

"The biggest regret in my life is not getting a good night's sleep. I hope you don't learn from me."

"Okay, I'm going to sleep too. Please don't disturb me, it's time for an old dragon like me to have a good sleep."

After saying this, the former king closed his eyes with relief.

Lawrence didn't say a word from beginning to end, and seemed that he had not yet recovered from his sleep.

The four major families were so satisfied when they saw the confused expression on Lawrence's face that they immediately pushed Lawrence onto the throne.

Lawrence did not disappoint them. Perhaps influenced by the words of the previous king, he never handled government affairs after inheriting the throne and looked sleepy all day long.

Every time, people from the four major families would make a decision and then wake him up to stamp the royal seal.

Compared to the title of king, it might be more appropriate to call him a stamping machine.

At first, the ministers tried to persuade Lawrence to cheer up, but he ignored them.

Over time, the ministers no longer risked being suppressed by the four big families to advise Lawrence, and gradually developed the habit of reporting government affairs to the four big families.

They thought that today would be the same as usual, but who would have thought that the young king would ask about government affairs for the first time.

While the ministers were surprised, they all turned their eyes to the king on the throne and the dukes of the four major families.

"Why, can't I ask about this?"

Lawrence's voice was not loud, but no one dared to ignore it.

Duke Dawson immediately responded, "Of course, Marquis Aiden, why are you standing there? Hurry up and report the details to His Majesty!"

"Ah? Yes!"

Aiden quickly explained the situation in detail.

After listening to this, Lawrence said with interest:

"A mere baron actually destroyed the plan of the Shadow Church. This Ryan is really amazing."

"And I've heard news about him in the palace these past two days. It seems that he defeated the coalition forces of the three barons again?"

Facing Lawrence's curious gaze, Aiden first glanced at Duke Dawson quietly, and seeing that he looked normal and not unhappy at all, he answered:

"Yes, Baron Ryan has been very popular recently and has become the talk of the town at noble banquets."

"Very good, very good. I heard that he is younger than me, but he can achieve such achievements. It is really admirable. I really want to meet him." Lawrence praised with a smile.

Duke Dawson lowered his guard a little after hearing this. It seemed that Lawrence did not want to interfere in government affairs. He was just interested in Ryan, an equally young nobleman.

It was normal to think about it. Lawrence was in his early twenties, an age full of vigor and vitality, but the palace was full of boring servants who could not give him the fun he wanted. So when he suddenly heard about Ryan's deeds, he naturally wanted to get to know him.

However, we still have to test Lawrence to see if he wants to take this opportunity to interfere in government affairs and cultivate his influence.

Duke Dawson then said, "Since Your Majesty is interested in him, why not summon him to the capital and give him an official position, just as if you were looking for a playmate for Your Majesty."

Dawson said as he watched Lawrence's reaction.

Lawrence was a little moved at first, then waved his hand and said:
"Forget it. If I let him serve in the capital, it might not be so interesting. I want to see what kind of trouble he can make in the future. Let him continue to be the lord."

After hearing this, Dawson gradually dispelled his doubts. It seemed that Lawrence simply thought Ryan was interesting and had no other ideas.

Just when Dawson was about to let go of the worry in his heart, Lawrence spoke again.

"Speaking of which, Baron Ryan has done a great job, right? Should I reward him?"

"We can't confirm whether what he reported is true." Aiden answered cautiously.

Lawrence said in a nonchalant tone:

"I believe in Baron Ryan, no, Viscount Ryan. I will promote his title, reward him with some gold coins and treasures, and appoint him as a royal knight, allowing him to fight against enemies for me!"

"In addition, give him a staff-tailed scaly dragon~"

Duke Dawson became anxious upon hearing this. Although the previous rewards were beyond the norm, Lawrence had finally managed to handle a government matter, and in order to prevent other nobles from saying that the four major families were monopolizing power, he could agree to all of them.

After all, the four major families looked down on a small viscount and some property. Although the Royal Knights had great power, it could not affect them. They did not believe that Ryan could lead his army to attack the royal capital.

However, the reward of the Staff-tailed Scaled Ankylosaur involved their fundamental interests, and Dawson could not agree to it.

They went through untold hardships to cut off the connection between the royal family and the Armored Dragon, and slowly gained the other party's recognition. How could they allow Lawrence to interfere?

In their eyes, the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon has long been the foundation of the four major families, and not even one can be given away!
So Dawson objected without hesitation:

"Your Majesty, no. Not to mention that Baron Ryan's achievements have not been confirmed yet, even if he really destroyed the conspiracy of the Shadow Church, his achievements are not enough to reward the Staff-Tailed Scaled Dragon."

When the ministers saw that Dawson sternly rejected Lawrence's decision, they were all worried. They didn't know how the young king on the throne would react.

Should he get angry and break up with Dawson and the other four major families? Or should he swallow his anger and give up the decision he just made?

Facing the ministers' nervous, worried, or expectant gazes, Lawrence said calmly:
"Can't we reward the Staff-tailed Scale-armored Dragon? What about the Heart-scaled Treasure's monster egg?"

"No way."

"Okay, then don't reward him with the Scourge. Anyway, I heard that he has already subdued two Scourge Dragonites."

Lawrence's tone was still lazy, without any anger from being rejected repeatedly.

"You don't have to give me the natural disasters, but there should be no problem with the other rewards, right?"

"Of course, no problem. It is Baron Ryan's honor to receive your reward!"

Seeing that Lawrence had made concessions, Dawson naturally would not go any further.

"Then it's settled. When you've finished writing the edict, come back and ask me to stamp it."

"Okay, go on with your discussion of government affairs, and don't make too much noise."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lawrence closed his eyes, showing no intention of continuing to handle government affairs.

Dawson and the others were completely relieved upon seeing this, and then they laughed at themselves, thinking that they were thinking too much.

If Lawrence really wanted to interfere in government affairs, he would not have endured until now.

What's more, now that the Royal Knights and the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon Clan are in their hands, how can Lawrence take back the power?

Could it be possible to rely on the dream god who only appears in rumors?
No one really thinks that the royal family is connected to the God of Dreams. If the royal family had the help of the gods, they would not have declined.

Looking at Lawrence who fell asleep again, Dawson's eyes flashed with disdain.

It was a good choice to choose Lawrence to inherit the throne. This lazy new king had no talent and was not interested in power.

No wonder the previous king let him sleep more and handle government affairs less. He must have seen that he was not capable of taking on important tasks.

Lawrence was also very obedient. The royal motto had four words, "Do not disturb the sleeping dragon", but Lawrence only followed the first word.

If it weren't for his indulgence, it wouldn't have been so easy for the four major families to control the Royal Knights and the Staff-tailed Scaled Dragon tribe.

Lawrence has made great contributions to the current status and power of the four major families.

"Sleep, sleep. A sleeping dragon is better than a dead dragon."

Duke Dawson whispered, then turned his eyes away from Lawrence and continued to discuss government affairs with his ministers.

What he didn't notice was that Lawrence slowly opened his eyes at this moment.

The young king's eyes were no longer as distracted as before, but were replaced by firmness and determination.

"Although my dream has always been to be an idle prince, I will not be as irresponsible as my father."

"He was neither a good king nor a competent father, but no matter what, he finally entrusted the kingdom to me, and I still don't want to let him down."

"Of course, this is also for my own good. My father's reputation is already bad enough, and I don't want to be worse than him and become the representative of a foolish king."

"But it's easier said than done. The power of the four major families is too huge and spreads throughout the capital. If we want to take back power from them, we can only rely on the power of local lords."

"Especially the newly rising nobles. They are naturally on the opposite side of the old nobles and are the most worthy targets to be won over."

"For example, this Baron Ryan has brought me many surprises. I hope he can make good use of the power of the Royal Knights and make a bigger fuss. This will make it worthwhile for me to risk being noticed by the four major families and give him a reward."

Lawrence thought secretly in his heart that rewarding Ryan was just a casual move of his. He had placed many chess pieces like this in the past two years.

He did not expect these pawns to play a big role. He thought that he would be successful if he could divert the attention of the four major families and make them unable to pay attention to himself.

Lawrence's real plan is not in reality, but in his dreams.

Thinking of this, Lawrence closed his eyes again and murmured to himself:
"Sleep, sleep. The way to salvation is in dreams~"

"Your Majesty the God of Dreams, I'm here to play with you again~" (End of this chapter)