Dear Broom Knight

Although Bolanios wasn't the kind of dragon who was arrogant and loved to show off, his innate knack for finding ore was like the brightest star in the night sky to those who were overly concerned with money.

Lowry truly felt that the reason he hadn't been moved until Ruskania appeared, despite his advanced age, was because he knew that a mother dragon without sufficient ability, no matter how careful and considerate, wouldn't be able to take good care of his children.

At the very least, because of Ruskania's existence, no one on the white dragon side would dare to lay a claw on them.

After all, Bolanios was only exceptionally good at finding ore, but most white dragons were also naturally able to smell money... So, it was just that finding ore wasn't as easy for them, but it wasn't as if they couldn't find it at all.

With the husky-like nature of white dragons, grabbing two young dragons to help him mine wasn't a big deal... He didn't kill them, and he even raised them!

Even if those two little dragons rebelled after growing up, they wouldn't really care.

If they escaped, they escaped... and they'd see if there was another chance to catch their younger brothers and sisters.

As for revenge, white dragons generally weren't afraid.

Moreover, as long as they didn't kill, even if they were caught by the little dragons' parents, they would at most be beaten half to death, not to the point of having their tendons pulled and bones dug out.

Of course, the reason this situation existed was because there was a White Dragon King in this world.

He could actually be considered a racial god.

Like other dragon gods, the White Dragon King's ascension to godhood was only to observe and protect the future and safety of his race through the connection of laws and the thread of fate, and he basically didn't rely on divine power to survive.

Of course, there were also special types like the Five-Colored Dragon Queen, who relied on her shrine and statues to steal the Five-Colored Dragon treasure trove... She could be considered the dragon god with the most divine arts, but the starting point for creating spells was a bit abnormal.

Even her most devout believers would never enshrine her in their homes.

Therefore, in some worlds where five-colored dragons are more rampant, do not casually enter some tall and desolate giant buildings... That is not an abandoned old castle, but a place for the five-colored dragons to ingratiate themselves with the Five-Colored Dragon Queen.

The reason why it looks so desolate is mainly because those are buildings made by dragons with their claws, and they will never spend money to decorate them themselves.

Besides, is decoration useful?

Even if they put some gold leaf on the walls, the Five-Colored Dragon Queen would take it home.

However, even though he greatly envied the Five-Colored Dragon Queen's excellent creativity, the White Dragon King didn't have that ability.

The only thing he could do was use the laws to protect the safety of his clan... Most importantly, if a white dragon died unexpectedly, he would immediately notice and see who did it.

Although powerful gods or great mages who could shield or even tear apart the lines of law could deceive his eyes, white dragons could absolutely not do this.

But if they really had a deep-seated hatred, as long as they explained it clearly, the White Dragon King wouldn't interfere in such a revenge battle.

In short, you must kill each other under reasonable circumstances.

And, no matter how many reasons there were, the White Dragon King would never allow anyone to mess with his daughter's children.

Therefore, Bolanios really made a big profit by being favored by Ruskania.

Of course, it wasn't a problem that Ruskania would take a liking to him... Bolanios was definitely the most responsible of the white dragons.

This was also one of the reasons why Lowry could easily deduce where the enemy spying on his territory came from.

Although his strength seemed to be mediocre now, in essence, there were very few beings who could, and dared to, attack him.

To put it simply, he could just call the roll among the forces of several gods.

Although many national kings were also notoriously greedy, they would never bring national disaster upon themselves for this bit of profit.

Everyone knew that the White Dragon King only wanted a suitable excuse.

And now, he could only focus on the Icewind Kingdom, but the other kings were all cooperating to play dumb.

No matter how much he provoked them, the neighboring countries, and the neighbors of the neighboring countries, could all turn the other cheek.

Otherwise, even with the suppression of the gods, the White Dragon King wouldn't be so well-behaved.

As for enemies of Count Gezair's level... Heh~ To put it bluntly, what Lowry wanted most was for him to move quickly.

The moment Lowry accepted the Gale Wolves, a net was already laid over Count Gezair's territory.

As a result, Gezair seemed to have given up, and it turned out that someone from the Goddess of Wealth's family came.

However, Lowry could somewhat guess that these worms in the gutter were probably brought in by the Storm High Priest behind Count Gezair.

The other party seemed to have more important things to do, but couldn't let Lowry humiliate his subordinates like this... This was understandable, after all, if he didn't stand up in this situation, which subordinate would be willing to follow him.

That was going against an existence like the White Dragon King, and if the treatment wasn't good enough, those guys would have run away long ago.

Don't think that many nobles seem to have followed the Storm Church for thousands of years, or even ten thousand years, but... Missing a single word would cause someone to quickly change sides:

The glory of our ancestors is still vivid in our minds, but we need to survive now! So, let those glories remain in the basement!

Nobles' concern for history never affects their real-world interests.

Moreover, even though they were obviously unable to spare the manpower, they still brought a big trouble to Lowry... Even if it didn't succeed, it could make Lowry another strong enemy.

This was enough to comfort Count Gezair's sad heart.

Not to mention, there were still several metal mines on the Wolf Mountain that the Gale Wolves gave up that could be mined!

Along the Wolf Mountain, the strongest noble was clearly Duke Avid Schroeder, and normally, the mining area should be near him, so it shouldn't be Count Gezair's turn.

Even if Wolf Mountain once belonged to the Gale Wolves, it could be considered Count Gezair's territory.

However, that wasn't the case on the map.

But now, those mines all belonged to Count Gezair.

It was conceivable that the Storm High Priest on Duke Schroeder's side paid a huge price to appease this famous count with a bad temper, vicious personality, and terrible style.

Actually, the Storm High Priest's choice was understandable.

Madam Yagris vaguely told Lowry a part of Pat's past.

Therefore, he was very clear that for the Storm Church's High Priest and his comrades, whose lives were already nearing their limit and might not be able to wait for the day of world change, nothing was more important than life.

All their calculations revolved around this point.

If they really had any spare strength, they would only try to support Duke Schroeder and let him work hard to divert the White Dragon King's attention.

After all, in the current Icewind Kingdom, the strongest external force in a real sense was still this White Dragon King.

Although the Night Church and the Earth Church had publicly come forward, they had actually been defeated in the first confrontation.

Therefore, even though the church forces had been in the Icewind King's Capital for several months, they were still just a signboard.

A signboard representing the Icewind Royal Family's increasing importance to the gods.

This did indeed make Alex's path to succession, who had sent away his father and put on the crown, much easier.

Many attacks in the name of the Ice and Snow Church could only honestly withdraw in front of those priests and bishops representing the church.

And the real Ice and Snow Church, which didn't care about the earth or the night, had been quiet all along.

After all, they never had any preparation for 'how to continue after a failure'.

Losing was losing, and they would try a different method next time, which was their usual practice.

But it was very difficult to get them to prepare in advance how to change tactics once they failed... The most evil thing about the Ice and Snow Heresy was that they always had a belief that they would succeed in whatever they did.

Of course, they didn't really care if they failed, and they wouldn't lose their fighting spirit because of it, even if they failed countless times.

The husky dogs raised by the husky dragon were absolutely unmatched in terms of confidence.

Obviously, the Ice and Snow Heresy was starting to think of new ways... Although they had cooperated with many Icewind nobles, generally speaking, the Ice and Snow Heresy would never listen to the other party's commands, they always had their own ideas, unless the nobles really had someone who had mixed into the high levels of the heresy.

Just like that time, if it hadn't been for that Ice and Snow Saintess, it would have been unthinkable to get the Ice and Snow Heresy to dispatch an existence of the level of the Ice Dog King's incarnation.

They were indeed easily exploited... But the people who exploited them also had to pay with an existence who could speak for them in their church.

It was actually quite fair.

Don't look down on the Ice and Snow Heresy, but they have their own way of survival to be able to live so recklessly and freely under the current environment.

Otherwise, based on their stubbornness, they would have died a long time ago.

Therefore, although he encountered so many problems on his way back to the country, Alex was quite smooth after returning home.

The matters of inheriting the throne and recovering the direct subordinates of the king were all proceeding in an orderly manner.

As long as you stood in that Ice and Snow Capital, you could feel that although the White Dragon King wasn't there, his influence was everywhere.

If you really wanted to do something in the Icewind Kingdom, then the first priority was to divert the attention of this King.

Lowry's status was high enough, but his importance wasn't that strong.

Of course, most importantly, Lowry's territory was managed so tightly that outsiders didn't understand many things at all... Especially after the white dragon appeared, it was even more difficult to deal with.

The Storm Church obviously had a more sinister plan, so they paid so much to prevent Count Gezair from alerting the enemy.

Lowry contacted the White Dragon King for the first time because he knew this news.