From Baron to Lord

Allen frowned. "How would we cooperate?"

"Our Norton Kingdom will provide some assistance to the Allen Duchy. We hope the Allen Duchy will open up the gun emplacements and shield technology used in this operation, as well as the method to allow ordinary people to possess the strength of Bronze Knights in large numbers," Duke Will said slowly, staring at Allen.

"That's impossible!" Allen refused without hesitation. There was no way he would reveal even a bit of these three methods.

Needless to say, the gun emplacements and shields were obtained from the Odin Augustus Empire's ruins. These two things contain many secrets of the Odin Augustus Empire's alchemy.

It's not just about them realizing this is alchemy if we open it up to them.

This point doesn't matter, after all, Allen believes that those kingdoms and empires may look down on alchemists on the surface, but they must have these studies in private.

Allen is most afraid of them recognizing that this is the technology of the Odin Augustus Empire and guessing that Allen has obtained the inheritance of the Odin Augustus Empire. At that time, the Allen Duchy will probably receive a fatal disaster.

Don't think that those duchies can't do these things. Compared to that, losing the technological advantage is a trivial matter.

The same goes for the Dragon Blood Warriors. Allen is determined to make it the treasure of the Allen Duchy.

In just a few months, the Allen Duchy has gained 400,000 Bronze Knights. If it weren't for this, I'm afraid the Allen Duchy would have been unable to hold on long ago.

Duke Will was a little unhappy when he saw Allen's clear refusal, but he still said with a smile: "It's better for Grand Duke Allen to consider it. Our Norton Kingdom is very sincere. As long as Grand Duke Allen agrees, the support will be delivered immediately."

Allen looked at Duke Will below and remained silent.

A few months ago, they were still laughing and talking, but now it's completely different.

The meaning of the Norton Kingdom is obviously very clear. They know the powerful basis for Allen's rise and want to trade for these things, and at the same time, it is a test.

If Allen agrees to the exchange, it means that he doesn't have much ambition and is still willing to be a vassal of the Norton Kingdom.

After all, he handed over the most crucial things of the Allen Duchy. Of course, this is what the Norton Kingdom thinks.

On the contrary, if Allen is unwilling to hand it over, it means that he has the ambition to take the Allen Duchy a step further.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Now that Allen has those things, his rise is almost inevitable after this undead war. They will naturally nip this situation in the bud.

Presumably, they would be very happy to see the Allen Duchy destroyed by the undead. Even if it doesn't happen, they will receive comprehensive suppression from the Norton Kingdom in the future.

This is not actually a transaction, but a test of Allen by the Norton Kingdom.

"..." Does Grand Duke Allen need to consider it further? As long as Grand Duke Allen agrees, our Norton Kingdom will definitely help the Allen Duchy overcome this difficulty with all our strength."

"There's no need to say anymore, Duke Will. I have considered it very clearly. Please go back," Allen said firmly with a wave of his hand.

Duke Will paused, and said somewhat unwillingly: "Then I will take my leave."

Allen looked at Duke Will's departing back and sighed. He was still not strong enough! If the strength of his Allen Duchy far exceeded that of the Norton Kingdom, would they still be so aggressive as they are now?

I'm afraid they would have already eagerly sent people to befriend him.

However, thinking of the ten dragons in his space, he felt much better. He would definitely give them a big surprise when the time comes.

However, the current Allen Duchy can be said to be fighting alone.

The negotiation broke down. It would be good if the Norton Kingdom didn't send people to deal with him, let alone help him.

"Sigh." As expected, none of the people who can reach the level of a kingdom are fools. He had only just begun to emerge, and they had already noticed him.

He can't take the path of wretched development as before. Now he must show his force, so that others can see that the Allen Duchy is not easy to bully.

"Marco."

Marco's figure quickly appeared in the main hall, kneeling and saluting, "Grand Duke."

"Well, Marco, how is your training going? Can you fight?"

Allen looked at Marco. These days, he often let Marco and the others enter the Empty Nest and train with his dragons. Now that so much time has passed, the progress should be controllable. Sure enough, Marco knelt on the ground: "I am willing to fight to the death for the Grand Duke."

Chapter 407: Half a Month Later, Dilemma

Half a month later.

"Bang!"

With a loud cannon shot, the last tall skeleton soldier on the battlefield was shattered by the artillery fire, and the broken bones scattered all over the ground. The battle was also over.

At the same time, a light blue shield appeared from the sky, covering everyone.

Allen, who was on Sphit City, seemed to have been prepared. With a wave of his hand, raging flames suddenly emerged from the ground.

Under the scorching flames, the dry bones on the battlefield made crackling sounds one after another, gradually turning into wisps of light smoke and disappearing.

"The Grand Duke is really amazing. With a wave of his hand, so many bones have been burned away."

"That's right, but why doesn't the Grand Duke just take action and destroy them?"

"Nonsense, these little things are still worth the Grand Duke's action? If the Grand Duke does everything, what do we need you for?"

"That's true."

Allen heard the soldiers below talking about it, and he couldn't express the bitterness in his heart, but fortunately, the morale was good.

Back in the main hall, several ministers had arrived here. Only Marco, Thomas, and Jackson were missing, but Allen didn't speak, and they didn't ask. The Grand Duke must have other arrangements.

Finance Minister Sparrow complained first, "Grand Duke, the skeleton soldiers outside are attacking more and more fiercely, and their strength is constantly increasing. Our energy block reserves are already insufficient."

"What? Didn't I ask you to prepare at least one month's worth?" Allen widened his eyes.

Seeing this, Sparrow hurriedly knelt down, "Your Grace, it was originally enough. But I really didn't expect there to be so many skeleton soldiers, and they are getting stronger and stronger. The turrets and shields have been running overloaded many times, and the energy consumption is too great."

"How much is left now?"

Sparrow knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, "At most, it can only be used for ten days."

Allen didn't speak. It could be said that they were almost out of ammunition and food, with at most ten days' worth of energy blocks left.

Allen didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the hall seemed very dull.

Of course, even without energy blocks, those Dragonblood Warriors could still fight.

But judging from the number of skeleton soldiers now, they probably wouldn't make even a ripple.

When the energy blocks run out, they might have to retreat.

However, Allen still had a trump card up his sleeve, which were the Dragon Knights under his command.

The reason he hadn't let them move before was because of this consideration.

The war doesn't (cfbh) know when it will end. Since they could withstand it before, there was no need to let them go into battle. The sharpest knife should be used in the most critical place.

Now, it was time to let them move!

Allen said to Sparrow, who was still kneeling on the ground, "Get up."

"Tomorrow, you don't need to send anyone to fight anymore, just to save some energy blocks. I will arrange it myself." The few people below looked at Allen, wondering what other tricks Allen had up his sleeve in this situation.

But when they thought that the Grand Duke was being watched by the God of War, and that he was indeed invincible, they felt relieved and retreated one after another.

However, Marquis Albert of Thorns stayed behind, "Father, is there anything wrong?" Allen looked at Albert.

There were no outsiders here, so there was no need to talk about etiquette.

Marquis Albert of Thorns had a worried look on his face, "Your Grace, there is no one else here now, tell me honestly, is the Allen Duchy about to end?"

"I am your father, you can't hide it from me. Otherwise, I'll tell the Marquis's Mansion to say hello in advance, let them clean up first, and move some family wealth to the Norton Kingdom?" Allen didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Marquis Albert's words, "Father, don't worry, everything will be fine."

"Really?" Albert's eyes were full of distrust.

"I am here myself, would I joke about my own life? Believe me, Sfit City will definitely be fine." Allen said a lot, and finally managed to fool him away.

Allen also returned to the backyard. At this time, the backyard was quiet, except for the Valkyries standing on one side, there was no one else.

There was no laughter in the courtyard as before, but Allen was not surprised.

He looked around and found that there were no outsiders, so he moved his mind and returned to the Dragon Nest.

Seeing Allen disappear out of thin air, the Valkyries were not surprised. Their loyalty was absolutely guaranteed to be by Allen's side.

The Grand Duke was a person watched by the gods, so it was not surprising that he disappeared into thin air.

As soon as he arrived at the Dragon Nest, he saw a group of dragons gathering in the sky, chasing and frolicking.

Jackson, Thomas, Marco, Honasan, Lutchinger, Emil, Lucy, and Cecilmina.

All the Dragon Knights of the Allen Duchy were gathered here. As for Cecilmina, Allen gave her the gem dragon that he had specially left for her a few days after she came back, making her a Dragon Knight.

In the past few days, Allen had also asked them to seize the time to train in the Dragon Nest to prepare for the upcoming war.

As soon as Allen arrived at the Dragon Nest, he was discovered by the dragons.

They kept looking at Allen, as if they were about to fly over. "Allen!" "Your Grace!"

Feeling the abnormality of the dragons, they also looked over and found Allen, and they controlled the flying dragons to come over one after another.

As soon as Lucy came over, she threw herself into Allen's arms, while Cecilmina looked at them with a smile.

"Greetings, Your Grace." Marco and the other six people stood respectfully together and saluted.

Now there was no need to keep it secret. Soon others would know that the Allen Duchy also had ten dragons, and the Allen Duchy would rise strongly!

"How is your training going?" Allen asked them.

"We have been trained, and now we can fight." The six of them were full of confidence.

After all, these were Dragon Knights, and the Dragon Knights on the entire continent were also few and far between.

Every Dragon Knight has the qualifications to establish a country, and from then on they become the Duke of a country.

Although they are now Allen's subordinates, they have not established a country.

But even so, they were excited enough.

"I have decided, I will let you take action tomorrow, be prepared."

Immediately, the six people said together: "Willing to die for Your Grace."

"There is no need to die, what can't be solved with a total of ten dragons?" Allen said with a smile.

They were also very relaxed. Indeed, even an ordinary kingdom had almost this strength, which was indeed very easy.

"Now the surrounding kingdoms have suffered heavy casualties, and some kingdoms may not even exist. Cheer up, maybe after this battle you can take this opportunity to establish a country." Allen said with a smile.

Hearing this sentence, the eyes of the six people suddenly turned red.

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Chapter 408: Ten Dragons Move Out

Hearing what Allen said, the eyes of the six people lit up.

After all, no one doesn't care about this.

Establishing a country and becoming a Grand Duke, this means the highest honor for a Dragon Knight.

Hearing Allen say that after this war, they can establish a country, everyone was restless.

Allen looked at their appearance and smiled with satisfaction. It's good to have motivation, and with motivation, they can perform better.

He didn't lie to them before. After all, this undead disaster is not just against the Allen Duchy alone.