Make the dragon great again

Chapter 96 A Better Way (Ask for tickets and investment!)
The intelligence that Adrian learned from Elizabeth was worse than the last.

First there was a suspected seventh-level holy spirit clan [angel], then a failed ritual performed by the dragon clan in the past, a dead dragon egg, and another trace of the existence of another [Dragon Race Root], and now it is discovered, Could there be two fantasy species in the Land of the Ancestors?
The only good news is that the subspace dragon tomb itself has become a seal to imprison them, so Adrian can start preparations more calmly...

Elizabeth continued:

"...I originally thought that it could only evolve by devouring the blood of the dragon clan, but in fact, after the spiritual erosion passed through the nobles who had been infected by the black tide, and spread in the hinterland of the kingdom, its growth rate entered a certain level. A state of acceleration, and as the erosion spreads further, the speed is still accelerating..."

Adrian was not surprised by what Elizabeth said.

The Holy Spirit Race itself is a special fantasy species that feeds on spiritual thoughts. In the Age of Gods, they were all attached to other powerful fantasy species and fed on their scattered powerful spiritual fluctuations;
The collective spiritual resonance produced by the Gaia species and even the longevity species has a clear direction, which is the so-called "power of faith", which can also attract the Holy Spirit race.

However, in the Age of Gods and the early days of the Second Era, due to the phantom species with extremely powerful individual strength, they would always inadvertently plow the earth over and over again. Even if the "inferior creatures" had wisdom, they could not gather to form a unified Civilization, let alone culture;

Under such a general background, it is difficult for the "inferior creatures" to produce a collective spiritual resonance comparable to the scattered mental fluctuations of the phantasy species. Therefore, the holy spirits of that period naturally would not choose "parasitic" "poor quality fields".

But the situation is different now. At least on the continent of Sirias, the fantasy species has disappeared on the surface, and the Gaia species has also formed one prosperous civilization country after another. Under the current environment, the Gaia species It is completely able to generate a strong enough collective spiritual resonance, and it is strong enough to make a seriously injured [angel] recover quickly...

But this is a good thing for that [angel], but for Adrian, it is a "dilemma". Facing such a "difficulty", Adrian fell into deep thought.

On the other side, Anna was looking at Elizabeth with a complicated expression.

After the dust-laden secret was completely revealed, Anna now finally understands the reason why Elizabeth is obsessed with maintaining the war.

The upper-class nobles of the kingdom have been eroded by the "alienated angels" on a large scale. Their existence will accelerate the evolution speed of the "alienated angels", enabling them to overcome the restrictions of the dragon blood and directly forcibly break through the space blockade to come to reality. I am afraid that the entire kingdom and even a wider area will fall into a huge disaster.

Under this major premise, discord among factions within the kingdom, hidden dangers of division, etc., are actually minor problems.

On the surface, Elizabeth used this war to divert domestic conflicts and reintegrate the various factions in the kingdom, but her real purpose was to use this war to "cleanse" the kingdom's polluted noble class and cut off the "alienated angels" A source of collective psychic resonance for multiple smoking.

——Of course, being able to re-stabilize the kingdom's rule by the way, this may also be the expectation of Elizabeth, the Duke Regent...

but.Although she understood, Anna was still unwilling to accept this reality, because it meant that the scale of the war might not be limited to the southern front, and civilians in other parts of the kingdom would suffer as a result.

"...So, not only the southern faction, but also the northern faction are within your calculation range?"

Because the secret she had carried alone for many years was finally revealed, the gloom on Elizabeth's face dissipated a bit at this time, but she only said calmly about Anna's question:

"It's not just the southern faction and the northern faction... Anna, you should also be aware that the royal family faction is the one that has been most eroded and needs to be purged the most."

Anna opened her mouth, speechless.

And from the beginning of hearing about it, Glenn looked at her students with some distress, and she gritted her teeth and said to Elizabeth:

"Just cleansing the contaminated ones, right? I alone can..."

"No!" "No!"

Before Grainie finished speaking, Elizabeth and Anna spoke at the same time.

"Once you make a move, it is tantamount to Gao Talin declaring war on the kingdom, and even the aristocrats of all countries. This cannot be resolved by your own words! Gao Talin has been in various affairs in the mainland for thousands of years. Keep neutral in the world, once you start this way, it will attract the suspicion of all countries for Gao Tallinn, and if it is not good, it will even cause a war that will sweep the entire eastern part of the continent!"

Elizabeth seriously refuted Glenn's thoughts, and Anna also said:

"Teacher, I know that you have good intentions, but this war is still maintained at the level of a 'game between nobles', which is barely controllable, but once someone breaks the tacit understanding and rules under the table, the situation will be serious." It will evolve into a real all-out war, and it may become a zero-sum war that completely gets out of control!" (Note)
Granny smiled awkwardly and said:

"I'm sorry, I thought it was too simple... But then again, little Anna, you are really similar to Elizabeth back then. You clearly said that you hate aristocratic politics the most, but whenever you need it, you will Demonstrated amazing political instincts."

Glenn's words eased the atmosphere, and Elizabeth's eyes softened.

As a single duchess who has not been married for many years and has no children of her own, Elizabeth has always regarded Anna as her own daughter in her heart, so Glenn said that Anna is like herself before, which obviously touched her heart. Soft parts.

However, the emotional outpouring between relatives can embarrass others caught in the middle.

Grainy, who soon felt a little uncomfortable, coughed lightly and said:
"Ahem, is there really no better way? To be honest, I also think that war is not a good way to solve problems."

The topic returned to the main topic, Elizabeth sighed and said:

"If I had a choice, I don't want to rely on a hasty war to solve the problem... But in fact, this war is indeed the fastest and most feasible solution without having a deeper impact on the kingdom. one of them."

The three women fell silent again.

At this moment, Adrian, who did not know when he recovered from his contemplation, suddenly broke in and said:

"Me! A better solution is right in front of your eyes?"

Elizabeth and Anna were taken aback, not knowing what this strange creature/Mr. Ed was talking about all of a sudden, but after a moment of bewilderment, Glenn's eyes lit up, and she quickly said to Elizabeth:

"That's right! Didn't you just doubt that Lord Adrian can use spiritual abilities? But since Lord Adrian is not that monster, then Lord Adrian, who has similar abilities, may be able to reverse the pollution. Well!"

Elizabeth and Anna also came to their senses and realized that this was indeed the case.

"You... Your Excellency is willing to help us?"

Elizabeth looked at Adrian with some hope, not to mention anything else, this "suspected dragon" creature that can isolate her from the erosion of alienated angels seems to really have this ability.

And Anna was also a little ashamed but looked at Adrian expectantly.

"Mr. Ed, I, this... please help us again!"

……

To be continued, change first and then change.

Note: 【Zero-sum】The full name is "zero-sum game" or "zero-sum game", a sociological concept, which means that the gain of one party must mean the loss of the other party. ", there is no possibility of cooperation between the two parties. To put it bluntly, it means "either you die or I die."

　The second is more likely after 12 o'clock orz
　　
　
(End of this chapter)