Chapter 249 Dragon Riding Ceremony (III) Continental Situation

The situation of the four northern countries is completely different from that of the three southern countries.

Although the Topa Kingdom and the Citrine Jade Crown Kingdom have strong national power, they rarely launch aggressive wars.

Although the Azure Tide Kingdom is weaker in national power, they value trade like the Emerald Kingdom and are not very interested in war.

As for the Mithril Holy Kingdom, it faces an embarrassing situation:

It is located at the northernmost end of the continent, and neighbors the strongest Citrine Jade Crown Kingdom and the second-ranked Topa Kingdom in the south.

If these two countries had not had little desire for aggression, I am afraid that the Mithril Holy Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago!

Therefore, the relationship between the four northern countries is relatively calm and there are not many waves.

This peaceful atmosphere allows countries to focus on their own development and promote economic prosperity through trade and other means.

But wherever there are people, there will be disputes.

Although the four countries will not go to war, they have been engaged in an arms race.

This includes the number of vassal states.

The continent where Krober currently lives is a north-south continent similar to the shape of a chicken leg, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

The vast land area and peaceful environment in the north of the continent have stimulated a large population.

With enough population, there will be a strong military force.

With the foundation of military force, the number of dragon knights will increase.

So among the four countries in the northern continent, three of them are in the top four in terms of national strength.

That is, the first-ranked Citrine Jade Crown Kingdom, whose queen Ashadron. Jade Crown has contracted the magic topaz crystal dragon for a thousand years.

She is also the only powerful monarch who has maintained his rule as a founding emperor until now.

The second-ranked one is Aditya. Tiyuzhixi of the Topa Kingdom, who has contracted a magic orange Topa stone dragon, also called the Emperor Orange Gem Dragon.

Aditya is the second magic dragon knight and king of the Topa Kingdom. The first king died in the war a long time ago when the Topa Kingdom was not established.

The third-ranked one is the Mountain Copper Kingdom, which Krober is quite familiar with.

As for the fourth, it was originally the Emerald Kingdom, but it suffered heavy losses after the war, and lost half of the Northwest Land, so it fell from the fourth place to the fifth place.

The Holy Mithril Kingdom, which was originally ranked fifth, climbed to the fourth position.

The Holy Mithril Kingdom is very similar to the Mountain Copper Kingdom. They both rely on the magic mineral dragon to establish the country. Its king, Gassoni. Shining Silver, is the third king of the Holy Mithril Kingdom and the third dragon rider of the Mithril Dragon.

Its first two riders were killed by the enemy before the Mithril Dragon grew up.

So the Mithril Dragon has a strong affection for the Shining Silver family.

There is no need to introduce the Emerald Kingdom, which is ranked fifth. Krober is very familiar with it.

The sixth place is the Azure Tide Kingdom. Their king, William. Royal Blue, loves to play by nature and does not value the governance of the country.

If it were not for the magic blue diamond dragon he contracted, I am afraid that the Azure Tide Kingdom would fall into civil strife.

The seventh place is the Blazing Steel Kingdom.

This seventh place does not mean that the Blazing Steel Kingdom is weak in combat power.

It is just that this country is too poor.

Most of their country is in the desert terrain, and the agricultural resources are very few. If it weren't for the three trade trump cards, the Manganese Steel Dragon, the White Iron Dragon, and the Ruby Dragon, I'm afraid the Fiery Steel Kingdom would have been passively destroyed long ago.

But even so, the food traded by the resources produced by the White Iron Dragon and the Manganese Steel Dragon is only enough for the people to maintain the minimum level of food and clothing.

It is worth mentioning that the manganese steel produced by the Manganese Steel Dragon is very popular among merchants because of its strong characteristics.

Similarly, the price of the food they buy is also the highest among the seven kingdoms.

Due to the small area of ​​the southern continent, the three kingdoms often go to war, and some weak principalities have been wiped out.

The north is different, with vast land and rich population, and a principality can be easily pulled out.

At that time, if you pay tribute to the Yellow Crystal Jade Crown Kingdom and hand over half of the production resources, you can become a local emperor in the principality.

Who wouldn't be happy with this?

Therefore, half of the more than 20 principalities on the continent have bowed to the Citrine Jade Crown Kingdom and become part of its overall national strength.

"Sir Veronica, the tribute ceremony is over, let's proceed to the next item."

As the representatives of the seven kingdoms took their seats, the envoys sent by other principalities were also arranged on the stands. As the host, Marquis Frostwolf walked to the bottom of the platform and asked Veronica to proceed to the next activity.

"Let's start."

Veronica's voice came from under the platform.

Marquis Frostwolf bowed and saluted, then turned his head, used Dou Qi to strengthen his throat to ensure that everyone could hear, and said in a deep voice:

"The ceremony will proceed to the second item, please! The Earl of the Amethyst Islands, the pioneer of the blue sea, the fiancé of Grand Duke Veronica, the Prime Minister, and the White Pewter Dragon Knight-Crober Amethyst Rose enter!"

As the voice fell, a warm applause rang out.

Along with the applause came the majestic figure of Krober riding Ama in a low-altitude circle.

"Yes, this tin dragon looks like an adult, with a strong body and a strong smell of blood, which means that this tin dragon is definitely not raised in a greenhouse, it should be a wild dragon."

Although Bellon's intelligence agency is not very good, his vision is still very sharp.

At first glance, he smelled a scent from Ama that could only be acquired after years of fighting. When he first met the Magic Red Opal Stone Dragon, he smelled the same scent from it.

"This white tin dragon is very good!"

As the ruler of a kingdom with a harsh environment, Belron has always valued the basic qualities of every citizen and dragon.

In fact, this is easy to understand. With a small total population, it can only take the elite route. Otherwise, I am afraid that the Blazing Steel Kingdom will not even have a foothold.

"Indeed, a dragon that has fought since childhood is completely different from a dragon that grows up in a greenhouse."

Alvis nodded as he sat aside. As a professional "greenhouse dragon breeder", he could feel Ama's temperament at a glance.

Maybe his strength will not be particularly strong, but his combat experience, thinking, and flexibility will definitely be much better than those of a dragon raised in a greenhouse.

In this way, in terms of overall strength, this white tin dragon can definitely have an advantage in 1v1.

"Next, as a warm-up for this Dragon Riding Festival, Lord Krober will demonstrate the Dragon Rider's combat methods - the Five Arts of Dragon Riders. Welcome everyone!"

The crowd responded with warm applause and cheers.