Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

What’s the first thing you do when you move into Lothern?
Checking out dissidents? Looking for a spy planted by Malekith? Or liquidate the nobles who contributed to Fenuba's incident?

Imrik's actual actions suggest otherwise. The first thing he did when he took over Lothern was to carry out political reforms. He frantically demanded that most of the military power of all kingdoms be handed over, and that all professional armies be included in the order of the Phoenix King. Led by the War Council.

This proposal was opposed by most people. They never thought that Imrik was more tyrannical than Druzi. Military power is the foundation of the kingdom, but this power must not be handed over to others.

Of course, Imric also understood that it was very difficult to get a group of die-hards to agree in a short period of time. After all, before the Phoenix King was crowned, it was impossible to force consent from a legal perspective.

But everyone has their own tricks. The Shadow King took the initiative to declare his return to Ulthuan's political system, and during his first participation in the War Council, he informed Asul of some not-so-good news.

All cities in Druzi began to assemble large-scale troops, cutting down trees in a frenzied manner to make ships. A large number of slaves originally used for production and manufacturing were sent to the blood forge. The smoke generated during the smelting of black steel has covered the steel mountains.

According to Shadow Walker's report, the number of troops assembled by the Witch King this time is not too large. It is about all the living people Druchi has accumulated over the past decades, from teenagers who have just held a spear to The old men who could only be dragged by the wizard spirit were all included in the recruitment of the wizard king.

The number is estimated to exceed one million, and Nagaryth's military power will definitely not be able to stop it. Therefore, the Shadow King is very unkind and prepares to open up the west and launch a guerrilla attack relying on the defense facilities built by Tyranno Locke on the border over the years.

The news of this bad news caused all the princes who rejected the proposal to look at Aislin.

Imrik simply wanted to use the emergency situation to quickly pass the proposal and let all countries gather all their forces in the hands of the Dragon Palace.

Now that the War Lords have surrendered, only the Cosqui Marine Fleet can fight the Druzi without the intervention of the Itain Navy.

Aisling showed a bitter smile. Don't think too much of Cosqui. Judging from the size of the fleet, the Eastern Kingdom, which prides itself on its navy, is not even as powerful as Lothern, so it relies on its best troops to maintain its reputation.

"I have no confidence in stopping Druchi's expedition fleet. This is not something that a kingdom can take the lead in."

"As Aislin said, the war with Druchi is not something that one kingdom can take the lead on." Imrik spoke categorically and stated a reality in an unquestionable tone.

"The army under the Dragon Court suffered huge losses in the Badlands, not to mention that in the case of Fenubar, Caledor lost two highly respected dragon princes. We need to unite to exterminate Druchi, and to Naggaroth Launch a counterattack.”

"But..." Odd showed a hint of hesitation. It's not that he doesn't support Imrik, but that this proposal is too nonsense. Military power has been handed over. Then what comes next, personnel appointments and dismissals, finance and taxation, fiefdom borders... this Everything that symbolizes the sovereignty of the Kingdom will be lost.

"As for the dragon horn you got, there are at least a thousand giant dragons sleeping in the Caledor Mountains. As long as you wake them up, not to mention the million-strong Druzi army, even the great chaos invasion six thousand years ago can Blocked for a long time.”

This is a very critical issue. Everyone knows what Imrik is up to, but there is a big difference between using tyrannical force to gain power and using Druzi as a springboard to "passively" gain power.

And everyone wants to use this method to test the next Phoenix King to see if there is any such thing as democracy in his heart.

The person involved soon gave them a satisfactory answer.

Imrik narrowed his eyes and looked around the round table. His cold and majestic gaze made people just want to dodge and dare not look at him. Word by word, he clearly stated the reality.

"The dragon has never been a beast controlled by Asur. Perhaps I can once again request to fight with Asur under the command of Prince Caledor, but have you ever thought about this question? The dragon that died in the hands of the elves is far away. There are far more people than died at the hands of demons, how can we make up for this debt?"

Odd knew what Imrik was thinking, and he used the name of the dragon to euphemistically tell him something. If he didn't agree with the proposal, the horn to awaken the dragon would be useless.

"But you're not a dragon."

Imrik, who knew someone would refute, laughed softly. Amid a sound like a roaring wind, the front door of the War Council Palace was already enveloped by a huge figure.

Minas Nir's heavy breathing made everyone understand that Imric did not mind doing some unspeakable things in order to get the power he wanted.

Imric observed everyone's reactions, including regret, despair, and expectation, but no matter what, in fact, nothing could be changed.

"Listen, I'm not going to use the so-called bright future of Assur as a slogan. We've heard this nonsense from the Phoenix King countless times, but it has never worked.

We are still deeply entangled with Druzi. I am not a so-called sociologist or politician who has studied the loopholes that have existed in elven society for thousands of years.

But a very real problem lies before me and you. I want to gain the power to truly rule Ulthuan, and you need to face the threat of the Witch King.

Yes, it is a well-known fact that the dragon army can destroy Druzi, but your cowardly attitude only shows one thing. Since Caledor is always expected to save Ulthuan, why can't I ask for what I should have The power to have. "

Weird remarks...

This is Oder's judgment, but it has not been seen for more than 20 years. Why Imric emphasizes power so much? This is very different from his previous attitude of trying to split Asul and form a political newspaper group.

Obsession, or something more important?

The old prince cast his peripheral vision at Eltharion, hoping that this young man who was familiar with Imric could explain to him why Imric was so urgent. Taking back power was something that every Phoenix King would do. In addition to the internal and external disputes, the political structure of Su'an is also the dispute between the co-leader and the prince.

Imrik could realize his intention step by step, instead of making such an arbitrary decision and letting all the kingdoms know what he plans to do.

Elsharion shook his head and said he didn't know. In fact, he was firmly opposed to this matter. Handing over military power meant that the Phoenix Court could directly control the fate of the prince's family.

After waiting for a moment and seeing no one speaking, Imric asked again.

"So, what's your answer?" (End of chapter)