Chapter 2730 - 1175: The Uninvited Ancient Blue Dragon (Part 3)

Chapter 2730: Chapter 1175: The Uninvited Ancient Blue Dragon (Part 3)

The other party came to hold accountable, that’s one thing; the main purpose is probably to assert their own sovereignty and claim their portion of the profits.

"At least fifty percent, lower than this amount, I won’t negotiate with you." The Ancient Blue Dragon remained unmoved.

"In their hands versus ours, the benefits are different. Twenty percent can be greater than fifty percent, even at twenty percent, I assure you there will be millions of Gold Coins flowing into your Dragon’s Nest annually." Gaven directly brought up numbers.

"Millions of Gold Coins!" The Ancient Blue Dragon hesitated; even for her, this was a huge temptation.

The total amount of gold annually contributed to her by the Amm Kingdom was barely a million.

In the next moment, the Ancient Blue Dragon demonstrated what unlimited greed meant with practical action, "The yearly minimum is a million Gold Coins, if this premise is met, then thirty percent is acceptable; if not, you pay in accordance with the million Gold Coins."

"Alright." Gaven readily agreed, "If you are willing to give me a seat at the Masked Councilor, I guarantee that the tribute amounts paid to you by other cities in the Amm Kingdom will also be substantially increased, at least by thirty percent."

Opportunity knocked.

If they could extend their influence into the Amm Kingdom, it would naturally be extremely beneficial for the future development of Tesser Kingdom.

For the Ancient Blue Dragon before them, it didn’t matter who actually controlled the Amm Kingdom.

As long as the tribute was paid to her, providing her with more wealth, that was sufficient.

The Ancient Blue Dragon clearly revealed an expression of intent, but it fleetingly vanished, responding coldly: "Your suspicion is temporarily lifted, but not completely eliminated. If I find you scheming behind my back, our current agreement will be nullified."

"Then I await your good news." Gaven replied with a smile.

The seed has already been sown, and now it’s just a matter of waiting for it to take root and sprout.

As long as she sees the True Gold and Silver, there will be a moment of temptation.

"I will be observing you at all times." The Ancient Blue Dragon coldly threw in a last sentence before letting out a roar and turned to fly back in the direction she came from.

"Since she came to us herself, why not simply slay her, instead of agreeing to such harsh terms?" Zalanda quietly appeared beside Gaven.

Gaven didn’t answer her question, instead, he carefully checked her body, "Why are you here? Even if you’ve finished giving birth, you should be resting on the Queen."

Zalanda pointed to the Regeneration Necklace at her chest and said, "Thanks to you, I’ve completely recovered long ago, childbirth isn’t more severe than breaking limbs."

At this time, she had already recovered to her pre-pregnancy appearance, without any trace of the severe deformation previously seen.

"Well, I suppose I’m just used to thinking that way." After ensuring her body was fully recovered, Gaven explained, "First, let’s talk about whether we can keep her. Such a notorious Giant Dragon typically possesses Subdivine Power and often has abilities beyond that of a Giant Dragon. Plus, she carries no less than three Divine Artifacts.

If we can’t completely kill her, our territory is going to fall into disaster.

Constant Dragon sieges will ruin our cities and lead to people’s despair, gradually dragging us down.

Back then, she used this very tactic to make the Shoon Dynasty yield, having to pay her tribute."

"Subdivine Power presence? Abilities beyond a Giant Dragon?" Zalanda’s gaze instinctively tightened, this was the first time she heard of such a situation.

"Your Earth Blessing, Chosen Ability, they all belong to abilities outside the Professional System!" Gaven patiently explained, "The belief system is far more complex and deeply integrated with the material world than you or I imagined. Anything famous across the continent inevitably breeds corresponding abilities.

Good name is a name, bad name is a name as well.

And these abilities are similar to the Divine Abilities of True Gods, hence they are referred to as Subdivine Power abilities, and such existences are known as Subdivine Power presences. In the Outer Plane, such existences are ubiquitous.

The most famous title shattered teeth came from the destruction of the largest Kingdom of Humanity, the Shoon Dynasty here, and I fear her Subdivine Power ability stemmed from it.

If pushed too far into a Jade Burning, it’s a consequence we can’t afford, likely leading to the collapse of our newly formed influence."

As one’s mastered strength grows, with increasing awareness of this world’s underlying operational logic, some previously incomprehensible things suddenly make sense.

Often, it’s not that those benevolent strong ones and True Gods don’t want to completely eradicate evil, it’s just that the cost required in the process far exceeds the level of tolerating their existence.

Weighing the pros and cons.

They can only tolerate them to continue existing.

The Ancient Blue Dragon Aiwikelasa Gran is one such case.

Though this Ancient Blue Dragon is evil, reviewing her entire history, she has rarely committed large-scale massacres or heinous acts like exterminating villages and cities, more often, she manifests greed for wealth, squeezing surrounding intelligent beings for tributes.

Moreover, her targets aren’t individuals but Kingdom forces, naturally raising the tolerance level, plus her terrifying strength, no one knows exactly how many forces she covertly manipulated, and how many would fight for her.

Whenever a creature operates in one place for a millennium, it is extremely frightening and deeply entrenched.

Especially an Ancient Giant Dragon, she possesses Strength when needed, Wisdom when needed, and Wealth when needed.

Countless people are willing to sell their conscience to exchange for rights and wealth.

Thus, even knowing her Dragon’s Nest location, she can still enjoy carefree millennia, many slaying dragon endeavors end before they even begin, falling apart.

Or becoming the mouse in a cat and mouse game, mistakenly thinking they went to slay a dragon, only to become the toy willingly delivered, a sweet snack for the Ancient Giant Dragon.

Those dragon-slaying heroes carry significant survivor bias, they could only share their stories because they succeeded.

Those who failed, most don’t get the chance.

Compared to the successful, the failed are the majority.