Chapter 309 Invitation and Cooperation

"But."

Olivia wanted to argue, but was speechless.

Because she realized again that what Cassius said was true. She was also angry about the North's behavior of treating people as "animals", but the elders of the tribe only asked her to respect human customs and traditions and not interfere.

Over time, all this oppression became natural, and she herself did not even realize this terrible thinking inertia.

The silver dragon fell into a long contemplation again.

"Snap!"

Casius snapped his fingers crisply, attracting the other party's attention.

With his movements, dynamic magic images appeared in the air, presenting ordinary fragments of the daily life of the citizens of the Burning Kingdom.

Clerks sorted documents in the archives; guards patrolled the streets; workers worked hard on the assembly line; vendors shouted loudly at the morning market; researchers conducted experiments in the laboratory.

They may be exhausted, tired, or even full of complaints, but one thing is certain - everyone is doing their best to live and move towards their desired goals, which makes Olivia feel a sense of prosperity.

Browsing these scenes and looking at the somewhat confused expression of the silver dragon, Cassius spoke again to guide:

"This is the kingdom I built."

"It is not the dualistic good and evil, but a real and complex society."

"But here, those who were once regarded as 'gray livestock' can at least survive as 'people'. They don't have to die in the cold wind because of a bag of wheat, they won't kneel in front of others to beg for food like dogs, and they won't send their own children for the orders of the nobles."

Another crisp snap of the fingers, the originally beautiful picture suddenly turned: the skinny serfs shivered in the cold wind; the boy sold to the nobles huddled in the corner of the basement; the slaves accompanying the army were driven to the front line like livestock under the whip

This was not maliciously vilified, but directly showed the dark side of the northern countries.

Casius knew that his rhetoric was very attractive to the kind-hearted silver dragons, especially the young silver dragons whose worldview was not yet perfect.

At least his country was still decent on the surface, hiding those "cannibalism" things in the dark, and gaining benefits by manipulating invisible chains. The young silver dragon with little social experience could not realize these things at all.

And those northern nobles were ugly in their eating habits, and even "cannibalism" was naked and undisguised, which made the evil dragon Cassius think they were a bit too extreme.

Sure enough, it was just as Cassius expected.

Olivia lowered her eyes and began to waver in her heart.

"Perhaps. This is the justice I pursue?"

"Is this the order that truly conforms to human nature?"

"Then everything I did before is meaningless, and even hindering the progress of history?"

Looking closely at the silver dragon's lake-like eyes, Cassius took advantage of the victory to pursue:

"Olivia, as the supreme ruler of the Burning Kingdom, I sincerely invite you to join the kingdom."

"After the unification of the Anzeta Wilderness, I will not ask you to become a so-called 'evil dragon'. You can even become a member of the kingdom through proper procedures, speak for the weak, help the civilians who are deeply oppressed by the northern nobles, and better realize your ambitions."

The red dragon's voice echoed in Olivia's ears, bewitching her like a devil.

[The Speaker]

Under this extraordinary charm that is enough to distort reality, the silver dragon has been deeply bewitched, even at a loss, and fell into a quagmire of hesitation and entanglement.

In the past, she could still rely on the glorious image of "Angel" to strengthen her will.

But after that encounter, everything was revealed, and some of the things she insisted on also dissipated and turned into an illusory bubble.

"I don't know."

Olivia bit her lip lightly, hesitating, and didn't know what to say.

She had prepared a plan in mind, wanting to take this opportunity to "save" Cassius, pull him into the camp of kindness and justice, and even convert to Bahamut, the "King of the North Wind".

However, it turned out that this was just her wishful thinking, and she couldn't even convince herself.

In this conversation, Olivia was firmly controlled by Cassius throughout the whole process and fell into a carefully designed trap, not to mention that she had an inexplicable dependence on the red dragon, which made it even more difficult for her to break free.

Cassius came to her side and gave her a reason that she couldn't refuse:

"The unification of Anzeta by the Burning Kingdom is an irreversible historical trend. I believe that you, as smart as you are, know this very well. But you can use your power to speed up this process, so that more innocent people can be spared from sacrifice and live better under the order of the kingdom."

As he spoke, reality was distorted, and the hellish battlefield scene appeared in front of her. The bloody river, the pile of corpses, and the painful wailing made Silver Dragon feel extremely heartbroken - she didn't want to see such a scene, but this might be the near future.

This scene finally broke through her last psychological defense.

"I"

Olivia's lips trembled slightly, and her blue-gray eyes were full of entanglement.

Finally, she looked up at Cassius with a complicated expression and sighed with relief.

"I agree."

"But you can't force me to kill anyone, and I will only complete the orders I think are right."

For some reason, Olivia felt that she was always so powerless in front of the red dragon, as if she was always being played around by him, but she couldn't find a way to resist. The additional request was her last stubbornness.

Casius smiled happily, holding his claws, one large and one small, in different colors.

"Very good."

"Then, happy cooperation."

"It just so happens that there is an important task related to the situation of the kingdom, and I think you are the best and only candidate for this task."

Olivia immediately became alert and frowned slightly.

The experience of being cheated many times told her that every time Cassius smiled, nothing good would happen.

Sure enough, Cassius's calm voice sounded.

"Your grandfather, Lord Osedro, the Silver Wing, has arrived at Anzeta. Unfortunately, he was blinded by false justice and chose to support the rebels in the North. He will stand in my way of unifying the North, so..."

"Casius! You——"

Olivia was so angry that she was shaking all over, and there was even a hint of crying in her voice.