A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

287 – Paradigm Change (1)

So much gold was created.

There were a lot of things to think about, but the first thing Sir Robert and I did was-

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“This is the original, father.”

“…”

The original plate was torn off.

“I thought it was a door, but it wasn’t, and there was nothing else beyond the disc. Maybe it was this, a teleportation device… Something like that?”

A narrow space where about four people can stand.

I think it would be just the right width for two people to stand on.

“If you shed the blood of Gibraltar, can you enter the Gold Dragon Lair?”

“Yes.”

“Within Rare, there was a golden dragon that turned itself into gold and wrapped its body around itself as if guarding something like a tower.”

“Yes.”

“…”

“Do you have any guesses?”

“No.”

My father shook his head firmly.

“If there was something passed down as a legend, I would immediately have thought of it, but there is nothing like that.”

“Isn’t there a possibility that the tradition has been lost?”

“Even if there was such a thing, wouldn’t you have noticed it first, having studied all the historical records in the Earl of Gibraltar?”

“That’s it… That’s right.”

After my return, I read the books in my father’s library while receiving tutoring from the age of 10.

I looked to see if there was any information about regression, and also looked through books accumulated over the past 500 years.

There was none.

No one mentioned the Return, the Gorge of Gibraltar, or the Tomb of the Golden Dragon hidden within the canyon.

“Grey. I think it would be better if our ancestors didn’t mention this. Because if they know that something like this exists, they will inevitably become greedy.”

“Yes. Me too.”

The moment I first saw the Golden Dragon’s Tomb, even I became greedy.

That’s me, but what about other people?

“Sir Robert even said that now that we have this vast amount of gold, it is time for him to found the Kingdom of Gibraltar.”

“It’s the Kingdom of Gibraltar. Do you want to do it?”

“If it is your wish, I would like to make you the first king. We will need to properly coordinate between the two kingdoms of Nostrum and Thersian and the Empire.”

“It will become a deformed country.”

“Anyone can become a king. The only difference is whether he can maintain the kingdom or not and whether he can maintain the kingdom’s identity.”

“…”

My father looked at the original for a long time and thought about it.

“No. Not the kingdom.”

He refused to become the Kingdom of Gibraltar.

“May I ask why?”

“It’s annoying.”

“…”

It is reasonable.

The difference between what you have to do when you are the lord of a territory and when you are the ruler of a country is such that it is meaningless to compare.

Isn’t Yeongji a small country?

Queen Carmen did not run her country by reducing her sleeping time and destroying her own growth potential.

“There was a lot to do when I was an earl, and there was a lot to do even after becoming a marquis. What was the reason for letting the empire’s spies come in as administrators?”

“Because they are good at what they are told to do.”

And we are entrusting part of our administration to administrators who came over from the empire.

Because he is an excellent talent.

They are digging up information from Gibraltar and sending it to the Empire, but now that they are showing pro-Empire movements, they are just administrators who can do as they please.

At least as long as there remains the perception that Gray Gibraltar is the successor to the Habsburg Emperor.

“Yes. We are nobles, and we are in charge of military force and security. If we leave administrative matters to the imperial administrators, everything will be fine.”

“There are things we have to be thankful for, too.”

“When you become a kingdom, you will have to stay up all night looking at documents and arguing with ministers about political issues. In that case, wouldn’t it be much better to enjoy a date with your mother, fly in an airship with your younger siblings, and tour other territories? What’s more?”

“Are you planning on doing it like St. Geo Nostrum?”

“If a king does that, he’s an incompetent king, but if a marquis does it, it’s just a vacation.”

His father shrugged lightly.

“Isn’t that what you wanted too?”

“That’s right. I also want to play and eat with Astasia, and I don’t like doing troublesome things.”

“So, I am planning to hand over the position of Gibraltar successor to Noir and leave international affairs to Queen Naria.”

“Both are capable enough.”

“What if I compare it to you?”

“Ability and talent are outstanding, but if you don’t have the will, it’s a different story.”

“…”

After looking at each other for a while, my father and I reached a tacit agreement.

“Unless it is used as a means of economic blackmail, this gold has become a very troublesome item.”

“Yes. I have some plans regarding the use of gold, but…”

I spread three fingers.

“Currently, there are three types of gold: gold as a mineral, gold made from mana, and gold made from dragons.”

“Mana…False gold is something that has the potential to disappear.”

“Yes. But the gold that the dragon has hardened is different. As a result of the analysis, the mana conductivity is overwhelmingly superior to that of existing gold. It is not even as soft as gold.”

“What about smelting?”

“You have to heat it to a slightly higher temperature than gold to melt it, but according to reports from blacksmiths, it will become a metal that is harder than any existing metal. You will have to test it yourself.”

“…”

My father looked down at the original with an extremely serious expression.

“Grey.”

“Yes.”

“If this gold spreads to the empire, the empire’s economy itself will be ruined.”

“Yes. Right now, I’m holding on with the stamina I’ve built up so far, but if this runs out, the empire’s thaler will be nothing more than a piece of paper. To put it in an extreme, to buy a piece of bread, you have to bring a cart full of thaler to buy it.”＜ Br＞

“Is it going to be that extreme?”

“Maybe in 10 or 20 years. Maybe it will happen in the near future.”

The disc is not just a disc.

For an empire with an economically developed system, the dragon’s body in this disk can be said to be a catastrophe itself.

It is said that it would have been better for the central bank president to have gambled away all of his own money at Gyeongryongjang and then used customers’ money deposited in the central bank and lost most of it.

“Have you seen the golden dragon this far?”

“Rather, it is a sign that the Golden Dragon loved Nostrum so much that it turned 1 gold into a real gold coin. When humans willingly provide water for the ant kingdom, there is such a difference that even a small drop of water can cause the ants to drown. Isn’t that right?”

“Humans and ants. …If you say golden dragons and humans, I definitely know what it feels like. Gray.”

“Yes, father.”

“This gold. We use it.”

My father came to a conclusion.

“There is no point in leaving it alone. Even if the Empire cares, if you leave the gold alone, it is just a decoration.”

“About how to use it…”

“I leave it entirely up to you. However, it will be difficult if the empire collapses.”

My father pointed to my left hand.

“The Habsburg Emperor is a cocky guy, but Empress Erwin is the one who will be your mother-in-law. And if the empire is shaken, the size of your wedding will be smaller and there may be trouble.”

“…”

That’s a bit of a serious problem.

“But if we use this gold, a situation could soon arise that will shake up the empire’s economy. And above all, the problem with the Golden Dragon’s Tomb is also the question of ownership.”

“Nostrum.”

“The canyon is Gibraltar’s territory, but all Nostrum land belongs to the Nostrum royal family. The things dug out of the ground also belong to Nostrum, and the door leading to this dragon’s tomb found in the canyon and everything in the tomb belongs to the royal family. “

There are many problems in many ways.

From the empire’s point of view, even if there is an economic crisis and the economy stagnates for about 20 years, it is gold that will be greedy, and from the Nostrum Kingdom’s point of view, they can pull out all the pillars of the Golden Temple and sprinkle gold on them regardless of whether the empire collapses or not.

“Grey. Let’s call Director Bathory and do some research.”

“Research?”

“Yes. The gold that originated from dragons… I think the person who would be most interested would be Director Bathory.”

My father shook some of the golden pieces of the dragon he had carved from the grave.

“It doesn’t have to be gold.”

“…”

“If necessary, you can cover the color with plating. Otherwise…”

My father grabbed one of the leftover homemade crayons from the table that his sisters had been playing with.

“Wouldn’t it be okay to color this and then release it to the world as a new mineral rather than gold?”

“…”

At that moment, I felt a shiver run down my spine.

“Father.”

I stretched out my hand toward the golden piece painted with gray crayon.

“I will go to Director Bathory immediately.”

“Bring him.” Directly. Even if it means kidnapping, bring him.”

“Yes.”

* * *

In a moment.

“Ah…”

“Calm down, Major General.”

“Even if I die like this, Yeohan…”

After explaining her situation to Director Bathory, he personally captured her and invited her to the Temple of the Golden Dragon.

“It’s a dragon, can I dismantle it? Marquis?”

“If necessary, I will cut it myself.”

“Ahh…”

Director Bathory was ready to dismantle the dragon, and my father didn’t have any problem with it either.

Why?

“Father. It’s still a dragon.”

“We must dismantle it in advance while it is golden. Saint Geo Nostrum, what will happen if that crazy person uses the strange Miracle of Nostrum to awaken this dragon?”

“…Wouldn’t it be annoying?”

“Yes. I don’t know how you and I can deal with it, but if we are going to deal with a dragon flying in the sky, the drakes that will climb up to the sky will be scared of the dragon.”

No matter how strong Nidhogg is, it is a bit difficult to fly towards the top of a creature called a dragon that is tens of meters tall.

“You never know. Sprinkling Nostrum’s blood might awaken the dragon from its seal.”

“Uhm…”

Obviously, there is a possibility.

“Was it a waste?”

“No. Instead, let’s take pictures and leave them behind before dismantling.”

“Then, let’s first cut the dragon from the parts that aren’t in the picture. Before it wakes up.”

My father pulled out his sword, his eyes shining.

Creep, crease, crease.

My father immediately stabbed the sword imbued with aura towards the dragon’s torso.

The red auror immediately began dismantling the dragon.

It feels as if a red knife is digging deep into golden ice cream and then scooping out the ice cream.

Hehe…”

Director Bathory was stroking the cut dragon gold with both hands as if it was more precious than any other treasure.

The good news is that he likes gold like a child, wondering what kind of research he can do with it, rather than as a wealth that will make him rich.

“…”

I silently watched my father dismantle the dragon and scoop out gold for research.

Parts that wouldn’t be visible even when photos were taken later were cut off, but the dragon didn’t move.

As if Nostrum’s descendants already knew that one day they would even rip off their own bodies and use them.

“When I have children later, I will make a fairy tale and tell them about it. It’s about the golden tree that gives generously.”

“Huh?”

“It’s too nostalgic to say golden dragon, so we call it golden tree.”

A golden tree that gives everything, giving away leaves, giving away golden apples, until the tree trunk is cut down and only a small stump with growth rings clearly visible is left.

The ending of that fairy tale-

“Gray. Wait a minute, come here.”

My father called me in a serious voice.

“Take out the knife. And would you like to stab me once?”

“Father?”

“This.”

My father pointed to the golden tower with a golden dragon wrapped around it.

“The sword won’t go in.”

“…”