Chapter 745: Chapter 734: I want to be a sycophant, and no one can stop me. Chapter 745: Chapter 734: I want to be a sycophant, and no one can stop me. “You’re undergoing dragonization.” Staring at the change happening to his son’s hand, Duke Tulip’s face abruptly changed. Since his son succeeded in riding a dragon, he had gained much understanding about dragons.

Among this, because of his son’s Red Dragon, their Tulip Clan also cultivated many Dragonkin warriors using its dragon blood. They were not at all worried about these warriors betraying them, because the blood in them would always make them loyal to that Red Dragon.

“Golden dragon scales, you have become a Golden Dragon’s Dragonkin. What exactly have you experienced these days?” Anxiousness showed on Duke Tulip’s face, “The pride of the heavens who was supposed to lead our clan to its rise has, after a short separation, become merely a servant to a dragon. How can this not anger me? I still wanted to live as a grand duke, to experience the life of a grand duke.”

“Not just dragonization, I’ve also undergone Titan transformation.” Bernard took a step back, then under his father’s gaze, his body quickly grew from nearly two meters to three meters. His muscles intertwined, making him look like a Devil Muscle Man.

“A while ago a possible Ancient Dragon arrived in my territory. Because of my greed, I used a Bewildering Dragon Heart Fruit on it, but the fruit had no effect on it at all.” Bernard’s face revealed a bitter expression as he said this.

“And then I became what you see now, father. This is the punishment that existence imposed on me for my attempt to offend him. I have become his servant, and my Thorns Territory now completely belongs to him.”

“You were too greedy.” Duke Tulip put the teacup heavily on the table with a look of disappointment, his face showing exhaustion. “You hadn’t even broken through to Legend level, yet you tried to take on an Ancient Dragon. How arrogant. The smooth sailing you experienced before made you overly proud.”

“Even without this incident, there would have been another. You might have suffered an even greater loss. Becoming the Dragonkin of a Golden Dragon isn’t so bad. At least you are still alive.”

Duke Tulip consoled his son, but in truth, he was also consoling himself. Because his son had become a servant to others, his dream of becoming a nation’s father had shattered.

However, the current situation wasn’t too bad. Duke Tulip had become the top great noble in the Duchy, fulfilling his youthful dreams.

But no matter how much he consoled himself, Duke Tulip couldn’t suppress his frustration. Greed is human nature. While he could have been the father of a nation’s founding king, he was now only a noble in a small duchy. This enormous disparity was hard to accept.

“How much force can you command now? Is there a chance that you could leave Thorns Territory, find a desolate land, and reestablish yourself, waiting for the day to found a new kingdom?”

“All of my deployments have been seized.” Bernard’s face revealed an even more tragic despair. Those mighty non-human races he had painstakingly tamed were now all gone.

The Mountain Giants, Dwarves, Elves, and others were transported away soon after the arrival of the titans on the floating ship. Even the Green Bronze Dragon he had gone through great troubles to tame was taken away by the orders of Muria and its contract was revoked.

This wasn’t all. The oceanic tribes he had tamed with the help of the Sea Spirit were also conquered by a Legendary Naga sent by Muria. His control over the oceans was completely lost. Even the Sea Spirit he had decided on as his future wife was taken away.

The only people he could command now were the servants in the castle, the three knight regiments he had assembled earlier, and some of his officials. Outside of them, no one else would follow his command. These forces were still decent, but what would this count for in the whole of Xena Pus?

“But, it is still possible to establish a nation.” Remembering the words Muria had told him earlier, a hope ignited in Bernard’s heart. This land needed a ruler, and he still had tiny influence on this land. Especially since that great existence valued his farming skills, but didn’t care at all about his other abilities, like combat power.

“You can still establish a nation now?” Duke Tulip’s face showed surprise.

“As long as I can break through to Legend level, there won’t be any problems. Even if my power grows stronger in the future, with the help of my master’s power, it wouldn’t be hard to establish a kingdom.”

Thinking back to what he had seen when he was transported to Xena Pus two days ago, Bernard felt deeper awe and he was not in doubt anymore about the origins of the drop of blood in him.

“Was the Golden Dragon who forced you into servitude that powerful?”

“I originally thought it was just an Ancient Golden Dragon, but it turned out to be far beyond my expectation. It’s not a pure-blooded Golden Dragon, it’s a hybrid. It has the bloodline of a legendary race in its body. It is of the Titan bloodline!”

Bernard said with deep reverence on his face, he had experienced one of the powerful qualities of the Titan bloodline in Muria, which was an unbelievable and terrifying rallying power towards the giants.

Those mountain giants who he had treated with fine wine and food, actually all prostrated on the ground at the sight of Muria. When they heard that Muria wanted to recruit them, they were even overjoyed.

That scene made Bernard unforgettable. Initially, he had exhausted a lot of effort to recruit these mountain giants. But to them, just a stand and a release of aura would suffice. The gap was so big that one couldn’t even arise feelings of jealousy.

“Titan! Are these legendary creatures real?” Just like Bernard, Duke Tulip also looked dumbfounded. He also treated the Titans as legendary creatures, only existing in stories.

“They exist, Titans have always been there. It’s just that we are on a very low level and so we don’t know it. Our horizons are too narrow, Father, I tell you, Titans are the first race in our world.”

Reflecting on his arrival in Xena Pus, Bernard had spoken about the Titan’s great achievements surrounded by a group of Cloud Giants. Looking at his father’s shocked and dumbfounded face by the story he told, Bernard felt a strange pleasure.

“Wait, are you saying the disaster where multiple gods fell forty years ago has something to do with Titans?” After hearing his son talk about all kinds of Titans’ secrets, Duke Tulip’s face was full of shock and confusion.

“Those fallen and dormant gods were all because of provoking the anger of the Titans, and so the Titans punished them.” Looking at his father’s almost stunned face, Bernard felt a bit complicated.

Because initially, he seemed to show the same reaction as his father’s. Presumably those Cloud Giants were also laughing secretly at his expression at that time!

“Why haven’t we heard of such a thing?”

“We naturally can’t hear it. Titans simply don’t care about their renown among the worldly beings, and the gods certainly wouldn’t allow such scandals to spread. This news was blocked, and only the high-ranking big figures knew about it. Small figures like us of course wouldn’t know.”

“Wait.” Duke Tulip suddenly looked overjoyed, “Since the Titan Tribe is so powerful, and you have now become a servant of a Titan, does it mean that our Tulip Clan is now associated with the world’s most powerful race?”

“That’s right, absolutely right.” Seeing his father’s almost madly happy face, Bernard sighed helplessly.

“Then we don’t need to bow down to the king.”

“The king is nothing. Father, my master promised me that as long as I perform well, he can recommend our outstanding descendants from the Tulip Clan to study at the Imperial Academy.”

“Join the Imperial Academy! Hehe!” Upon hearing the benefits of his association with the world’s most powerful race, Duke Tulip laughed like an idiot. He picked up the teacup on the table, but his tea was trembling excessively and even spilled onto his body. When he raised the teacup to his mouth, most of the tea had already spilled out, but he still didn’t notice it. He took a sip as usual, but in fact, he didn’t drink a drop.

“My son, you are really the pride of Duke Tulip. What does the Thorns Territory matter, compared to building a relationship with the Titans?” Duke Tulip was extraordinarily open-minded. When he first heard that his son lost the Thorns Territory, he was heartbroken. But now his faces was red with happiness; he was so excited that he wanted to dance.

“Keep this news confidential, Father. My master doesn’t like to show off. Now, he seems to have something to do on this continent, and he is sailing towards our family’s port. You must be ready to receive him. Don’t expose his identity and let everyone knows it, it is enough if you know it.”

“The Titan His Majesty is coming. Okay, okay, I’ll welcome him myself.” Upon hearing that Muria was coming, Duke Tulip wore a panicked and excited expression, like a restless young man. “Don’t worry, I will receive him with the highest standards. No, that’s not enough. Son, can you help me think, what kind of ceremony should I arrange, in order to satisfy the Titan His Majesty?”

Seeing his father who had turned into a sycophant within minutes, Bernard had mixed feelings. He opened his mouth wanting to say something, but then closed it again. Because if he could make his master happy, his clan, including himself, would benefit greatly. So, he had no reason to stop it.

“As long as His Majesty sees our Tulip Clan’s respect for him, that’s enough. After all, with our Tulip Clan’s wealth, no matter how grand the reception is, it won’t catch the eyes of His Majesty.”

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