Dear Broom Knight

Lowry now truly believed some of the rumors he'd heard in his previous life… that white dragons were the strongest of dragons. They could trade intelligence for fertility, or vice versa, or even strike a balance in between.

Otherwise, with Toriel white dragons laying clutches of a dozen or more eggs, this world would have been overrun by white dragons long ago.

But Luskaniya and the others didn't seem to have many dragon eggs, yet their intelligence was noticeably higher.

Though they still had the air of a husky.

But actually, most dragons were pretty silly.

After all, their inner fearlessness was the reason for their recklessness.

And what made them feel like they had nothing to fear was looking around and seeing that they were the toughest.

While huskies mainly had too much water in their brains and were delusional, as long as they understood they could be suppressed, they'd be a little more obedient.

And dragons could genuinely be the toughest.

But similarly, as long as these dragons knew they weren't the strongest, they'd quiet down a lot.

However, Luskaniya and the others weren't particularly smart either, just about average for a normal person. Living longer meant more experience and fewer pitfalls.

So, while white dragons had reduced their egg production, they weren't infertile.

Much stronger than those Toriel dragons who couldn't produce an egg for hundreds of years.

Watching the changing expressions on Lowry's face, Arsaran hesitated, then couldn't help but say seriously, "Luskaniya! Stop teaching Lowry with a dragon's way of thinking.

His current linear thinking is all your fault!"

Lowry looked left and right, asking curiously, "Are you bored, Teacher, Luskaniya?"

This kind of argument wouldn't normally happen between these two. They actually disliked each other a bit, never talking about personal matters after finishing business.

"Then what can we do?" The white dragon lady sprawled lazily on the ground, "Those two who crawled into their own traps are still saying things that seem secret but are actually nonsense!"

Lowry glanced over there… the White Dragon King and Alex were still communicating amicably inside the isolation array.

Although right next to that grave of love, Alex's expression clearly wasn't about love.

"What are they discussing? The future? Or the upcoming wedding?" Lowry asked curiously.

"Probably, and more or less… more likely the future Icefield Queen's dowry," Arsaran nodded. "In any case, what Gillian can bring to the Icefield Kingdom, tangible or intangible.

And what the Icefield Kingdom is willing to pay for it."

Lowry was just asking casually, so he was quite surprised: "Alex is negotiating himself?"

"The general framework was discussed long ago, of course. This isn't something His Majesty can decide on his own. Even if he's willing to fill in some from his private treasury, it can't be too excessive and must be in line with the interests of the country," Arsaran smiled. "And Alex's performance today determines how much of his own interests he can gain from it.

Understand?"

Lowry was a little dazed: "Is his performance today very good?"

"Who can expect him to fight the Ice and Snow Cult now?" Arsaran replied casually, "Being under a spell is no problem, even being used due to the flaws in his heart doesn't count for much.

What really needs to be considered is what he truly sees the Northern Kingdom and His Majesty, who has supported him and his mother to this point, as.

Lowry, we don't care about nurturing a competitor from our hands, but it can't be a villain or fool who backstabs as soon as they reach a high position.

Everyone has ambition, and it's normal to not want to be restricted by external forces after becoming a true powerhouse, but how can such a fool, who only thinks about how to get rid of his only help when he's still facing internal and external troubles, ever reach a high position?

What Alex's first reaction is at the moment of greatest mental tension is very important."

He raised his hand and pointed to the crack: "If we had come out from there, some things wouldn't be the way they are now.

Even if we still maintained those previous agreements, but… the blade brought to the Icefield Kingdom, which direction it's pointing, wouldn't be certain."

Lowry could only nod slowly.

He understood Arsaran's meaning.

If Alex made the wrong choice today, even if he was the only son of the Grand Princess, he would have to abdicate directly after the little prince was born.

Yes, they wouldn't even wait until the new heir came of age to succeed the throne.

Otherwise, Arsaran wouldn't have mentioned the blade, and his words would have been softer.

You see, he just mentioned that the White Dragon King was actually very good to his grandson, Alex, and would grant almost any reasonable request, even without needing a reason.

But once they reverted to the king's way of thinking, they had already prepared several ways for Alex to die.

Could a normal person really live through such days?

Fortunately, he was just a small fry, and he only needed to grow up and sharpen his claws, as Luskaniya said.

Sometimes, Lowry really wanted to ignore everything outside and live his life in his own small space, like in his previous world.

But he also knew clearly that if he did that, he would be sacrificing not only himself, but also the lives and future of his only loved ones, who cared about him the most.

So, even though his first reaction upon hearing all this was annoyance, Lowry would still suppress all his irritability and resentment, and earnestly listen, think, and understand.

Although he also understood a little why Alex's attitude towards Leon was so strange… that guy must have learned this set of things since he was a child.

But are people who can really put interests before emotions still human?

Alex wasn't very old, but he could play this set of things so skillfully, which was really quite terrifying.

Lowry decided to let go of his prejudice against Alex from now on… his previous way of thinking was still treating Alex as a person.

But in the future, it's best to only treat him as a symbol called the king.

Leaving aside the issue of humanity, Alex was indeed a qualified king.

Anyway, he's from the neighboring family, and he probably won't have any relationship with him in the future… Besides, his own king is the most ruthless one.

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Luskaniya suddenly raised her head: "What a stench… oh… the Night family's smell is so strong!"

Lowry moved his foot that was stepping on the tip of her hind claw and said calmly, "The bishops of the Night Church and the Earth Church are here."

Luskaniya shook her head unhappily and roared softly.

The White Dragon King quickly returned with Alex: "Now that you are safe, I will go and check on the border guards first.

Arsaran, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you. It's really… hard to guard against, there can even be rebels here."

"As long as the money is in place," Arsaran mimicked Luskaniya's tone and gave him a definite answer.

The White Dragon King sighed helplessly and stared at Lowry with a look that said, 'Look what you've done': "Then Lowry, please see Alex and the others off on our side."

Although he was still clutching the broom handle tightly in his hand, Lowry, with a very understated expression, replied calmly, "Border lords cannot set foot on the border line at will, Your Majesty."

This place has just been cleaned up by Luskaniya's flapping, and the white dragon lady has always been automatically conscious, and when she found that the ice and snow on the ground had melted, she directly used her talent to create a white snowy place for herself to lie on.

However, although Alex, covered in wounds, had taken healing potions, he couldn't avoid the dirt he had rolled up on the ground.

Lowry's broom almost rushed over to give him a full-body cleaning.

"When Arsaran was making new crystals, he came up with a lot of interesting little things, and I had someone send them to you.

The ladies of the palace like them very much," The White Dragon King never let anyone work for free, but the conditions varied, so those who took the initiative to strive for it would always get better prizes.

Lowry was quite satisfied with this reward… he had to know to what extent the palace had studied these sturdy glass objects before he could decide whether to play the glassblowing game.

At least for now, they are still making these so-called new crystals by casting… although they are man-made, the value of the materials is actually not worse than crystal.

Lowry also felt that he couldn't use the word glass, which felt a bit cheap to him, to describe it.

But glass was completely fine.

While thinking about these boundless questions, while watching the White Dragon King and his party soaring into the sky, waving goodbye to them, Lowry calmly waved his hand.

"Ah… the Northern King, is he leaving already?" A regretful female voice came clearly from a kilometer away, "I thought I would have the honor to meet him and say a few words!"

"His Majesty is in the palace most of the time, you can apply for an audience at any time," Lowry replied expressionlessly, turning around to cast a cleansing spell on Alex.

Alex blinked and asked tentatively, "Instead of this, wouldn't it be better to have a place where I can go in and change clothes alone?"

Lowry tilted his head until the three clerics came over before throwing out a small tent: "Just press the spire."