Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

The fief's development was getting better and better, they should be able to collect some taxes each year, right?

The subjects only knew to call him back to enjoy the good life, but didn't consider whether he had the travel expenses. At the very least, they should have transferred some of the annual tax revenue to him. Knowing that their "Viscount" was having a tough time out there, why wouldn't they send him some Gold Coins to make his life a bit more carefree?

They wouldn't think their own "Viscount" was someone who regarded money as dirt, a person with noble morals, would they?

Lance quietly griped about his own fief's subjects in his heart. As their days grew more prosperous, why couldn't they think of sending their Viscount some money?

Given the loyalty of the fief's subjects, there was only one reason they hadn't sent him money.

They were still poor, and the fief had significant expenses. Developing the territory required money, as did paying the knights, squire knights, and soldiers.

Money was also needed to repair the villagers' houses, roads, and to optimize the environment of the town, not to mention the subjects had also renovated the Viscount's mansion for him.

The taxes were probably mostly spent on these things, plus the daily expenses... it was debatable whether there was any money left to save.

And then there was helping Duke McDonna wage war; if there were casualties, the compensation could not be slight.

After thinking it through, Lance was even less inclined to return.

The sprightly maids had turned into chubby girls.

With no tax revenues to keep, if he went back, he might even have to think of ways to create wealth for the subjects of his fief.

He was still a Black Dragon who took on odd jobs here and there. He had some ideas for making money... but not many...

Better to let the subjects develop on their own. The iron smeltery, armory, and granary would all come into being; the fief's subjects weren't foolish.

If they could survive and eat well, they would find ways to make the territory better and better.

Almost ten years had gone by, and the scruffy leather armors should have evolved into proper armor by now, the weapons from hoes, rusty greatswords, and broken shields to fine steel greatswords and fine steel shields...

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Without his micromanagement, the subjects' lives would continue to improve.

"Isn't that nice? You even get to experience what it's like to be a king. If you get tired of it, just let me inherit your throne, hehe... Before becoming an emperor, starting off as a queen for a bit could work too..."

"I wanted to be a Viscount with a fief just to experience what it's like to collect taxes, but the experience has been lousy."

"In the Human World, kingdoms can collect taxes from all the nobles with fiefs within the country."

"Not interested."

The Young Dragon grinned, knowing that the Evil Dragon wasn't interested in being a king; he could appear in the Human World in any form, except as a king or emperor.

He had no interest in being a king or an emperor.

Power desired by everyone held no allure for the Evil Dragon.

The image of the Evil Dragon flying close to the sea surface that morning flashed through the Young Dragon's mind.

The Evil Dragon loved a free, unrestrained life.

That was perfect; if she were not a Princess but a true Young Dragon, she would surely live like the Evil Dragon as she matured, reveling in the variety of identities and the pleasures life brought.

"How about I let you experience what it's like to be an emperor after I become one? You won't have any responsibilities; you just need to happily experience the feeling of being an emperor.

Hehe, what do you think? Don't you feel that the Young Dragon you picked up is one with a conscience and knows gratitude?"

"You're a Young Dragon who knows how to dream."

Lucia bared her teeth, the Evil Dragon underestimated her, huh. Wait until she became the Empress of the Farolan Empire, and then let's see if this Evil Dragon would dare to look down on her!

Calling her a dreamy Young Dragon!

One day, her words would come true.

Angry, the Young Dragon picked up a bottle of fruit wine and started gulping it down.

The fruit wine brewed by the Evil Dragon was really delicious.

It even tasted better than the red wine from the imperial capital.

"How come... those increasingly wealthy subjects of my territory... just don't think of sending me some Gold Coins?"

"Maybe they're afraid you'll go bad, or maybe they're worried that once you have money, you won't want to go back. After all, having seen those bustling cities and towns in the Human World, and with money in hand, who would want to return to a backwater to be a petty Viscount?"

"........"

Lance looked down at the Young Dragon squatting beside him and felt that there might be a bit of truth to what the Young Dragon said.

In the Human World, there's a saying that "when a man gets money, he turns bad..."

[Busy recently, will come to see you in a while.]

Lance sent a message back to his Fief.

[My lord Viscount, we have recently been recruiting knights and have attracted a young female knight for you with significant strength and an enchanting appearance. Not only does she have a high Combat Power, but her temperament is also impressive, likely being a noble offspring fallen on hard times.

You don't have your own Guardian Knights yet; please return soon. If you can win her loyalty, you could make her your Guardian Knight.

Now that you are an Earl, you should have your own Guardian Knights.]

The message was accompanied by an image of a human girl.

The girl held a knight's lance and wore silver armor, sitting on a horse, looking valiant and formidable, with an aura of overlooking the world.

[Hold her steady, give her a cup of "Coma Tea," and then lock her up, and ask if she is a member of the Red Maple Kingdom's Royal Family.]

The girl in the projection looked like she had the makings of a king or noble.

Giving her a cup of "Coma Tea," and then interrogating her was definitely the right move.

The subjects within the Fief were foolish. This valiant girl with a distinctive temperament suddenly appearing in his Fief and willingly becoming a guardian knight for a rebellious traitor?

It was a clear sign of ulterior motives.

Locking her up for an interrogation was unquestionably correct.

The Young Dragon nearly spit out the wine in his mouth upon reading Black Dragon's message.

Wasn't the Evil Dragon known for his lechery?

Shouldn't he first take a beautiful human girl to his side?

Why did it become "lock her up for interrogation" when it came to the Evil Dragon?

The subjects in the Wicked Dragon's Human Territory seemed to be stunned as well, and it took a long time before they sent a reply.

The content of the message was: [My lord Viscount... she's currently in the great hall of our Earl's Mansion... and she saw the message you just sent... the tea Ingeri poured her... she picked it up and then put it back down...]

"........"

Idiots.

Don't they know to hide when chatting with their own Viscount?

[Tell her, we don't kill people, we can help her restore her country. If she has killed, then she will have to pay with her life.]

[She says she is the daughter of Duke McDonna...]

[So we're family, treat her well, give her a bag of our Fief's specialty (Dragon Dung) tomorrow, and then let her return to the royal capital. We will always support Duke McDonna, we are staunch supporters of the Duke.]

[My lord Viscount, it's late; we won't disturb your rest, we'll contact you tomorrow.]

Lance put away the jade seal.

The subjects inside the Fief weren't stupid; they should know how to deal with that female knight.

"Aren't you worried about the safety of your subjects in the Fief?"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Not worried, if they didn't have some capabilities, I couldn't have become an Earl."

"Then why do I feel like you have some worries?"

"I don't know why, but I suddenly have a bad premonition... I have a feeling that something not so good is going to fall on my head.

No, I have to divine."

Lance took out a few copper coins and a turtle shell from the Vajra Ring, and after a dazzling set of maneuvers, the Young Dragon heard Black Dragon draw in a breath of cold air: "A loss of wealth divination..."