As long as there is a dragon, there is no one who does not love treasures. He plans to use the dragon's greed for treasures to stabilize it first, and then find an opportunity to report this dangerous and huge creature to the empire and request troops to encircle and suppress it.

"As long as you spare my life, I swear to you with the honor of the Duke of the Empire, Maple Leaf City's hundred years of accumulation will become your wealth."

"And, I will assure you that the Imasca Empire will not cause you any trouble afterwards."

"On the contrary, I hope to gain the friendship of the legendary dragon, and I will be given treasures every year from now on."

In the claws of the dragon, Thorin calmed down and talked.

However, Garen just stared at him with calm eyes and showed no reaction or expression to his words.

The gaze that looked like a giant dragon doubled Thorin's pressure.

Without saying a word, the silent silver dragon also gave him a bad premonition.

Thorin paused for a few seconds, then cheered up and continued: "If you kill me, it will not do you any good."

"The empire will not ignore the death of a duke. In order to maintain the inviolable majesty of the empire, you will face pursuit from the imperial army."

"I believe that the wise dragon will make the right choice."

Thorin once again put forward the support of the Imasca Empire.

What he said is actually correct.

After all, he is a duke, the lord of a city, and already a member of the Imasca Empire's great aristocracy. If Thorin suddenly disappears, the Imasca Empire will definitely send someone to investigate.

Unfortunately, Thorin met Garen.

"I think there is a third option."

Garen's voice was low and he said calmly.

Thorin was slightly startled.

"Please tell me."

Thorin was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning, because he discovered that this legendary dragon didn't seem to want to kill him. Otherwise, under the dragon's claws, the other party could kill him with just a little force. If he wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago.

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"Betray your empire and serve me."

Garen got straight to the point and said directly.

Thorin's expression stiffened.

Betrayal of the Empire... The Imasca Empire punishes betrayers very harshly.

Once his treachery is discovered, his entire clan will be immediately demoted as slaves.

There are slaves in Maple Leaf City. Thorin knows very well how the Imasca Empire treats slaves. The slaves in the empire do not have any human rights. They are worse than pigs and dogs. They can kill and abuse them at will.

The Masca Empire is a paradise for the artificer nobles and a hell for slaves.

As for himself, he will enjoy the most severe punishment methods in the empire.

After death, the soul will be extracted and tortured for eternity.

You can't live, you can't die.

Thorin opened his mouth, wanting to discuss other possibilities with Garen.

"Your Majesty Dragon, I..."

Garon interrupted the Duke's words.

"You have no choice."

"Betray the empire and be loyal to me, you can still go back and be your city lord."

"Be loyal to the empire and disobey my will, then only eternal death awaits you."

Garen's words were clear and clear.

His words were calm and dangerous.

In the dragon's claw, Thorin's face showed a look of struggle under the silver dragon's irrefutable voice.

The glory of the empire, personal life and death, the dignity of the family... Thorin's brain was so confused that he couldn't make a choice for a while.

It was as if two little people were noisy in his mind.

"Thorin, you enjoy all the privileges of the empire. You should not betray the empire. Only cowards betray their own empire."

"Betrayal? People should only be loyal to themselves. Nothing is more important than themselves. Face your heart. You don't want to die for the empire."

"Think about the empire's training in you and its trust in you."

"Are you willing to give up your privileged life? You have just become a duke and your future is bright."

"And there is always someone who wants to betray the empire, why can't it be you?"

"............"

A few minutes later, Thorin was still having a fierce inner struggle.

However, from the moment he hesitated, Garen knew Thorin's decision deep in his heart.

People who are truly loyal to the empire will decisively refuse, hesitate, hesitate, and think the moment they hear his request... These all show Thorin's attitude. He is not someone who puts the safety of the empire at risk.

People who are above their own lives.

Garen planned to add fuel to Thorin's wavering heart.

The dragon claw holding Thorin slowly tightened.

The squeezing force coming from all directions caused Thorin's complexion to change drastically.

"Those who are loyal to the empire, I respect your choice."

"Now, I grant you death."

Death's scythe has reached Thorin's neck and is slowly approaching.

In the danger of death, Thorin's wavering heart instantly made the final choice.

He chose to be true to himself.

"Wait a minute, Lord Dragon."

Thorin hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head under the calm gaze of the silver dragon, and changed his words: "Master... Master, I am willing to be loyal to you."

"Very good, you made the right choice."

Gallon said.

In the Dragon's Claw, Thorin was relieved after making the decision, and his demeanor suddenly relaxed a lot.

"Swear under the witness of the Dragon of Eternity and Time, you will be loyal to me and become my loyal minion."

Thorin made a vow.

After he finished speaking, he felt something in his heart and knew the miserable consequences of breaking his oath. This meant that the witness of his oath was a god-like existence.

Immediately, Garen planted a time mark on Thorin.

Under Galen's deliberate methods, a feeling of being watched permeated Thorin's heart, lingering like a shadow.

Thorin himself is a high-level weapon master, not a weakling.

But even though he knew that some kind of mark had been left on him, he couldn't even detect any trace of the time mark. Thinking about the mysterious fall of the Mechanical Titan, he couldn't understand Garen's unfathomable methods.

I couldn't help but feel even more afraid.

Garen let go of the dragon's claw.

Looking down at Duke Thorin who surrendered to him, Garen said solemnly: "Tell me what you know about the Seven Secret Weapons of Imasca."

Thorin was slightly startled.

It turns out that I came here for the Imasca Empire, and I also hoped that the empire's prestige could repel the enemy... Duke Thorin smiled bitterly.

He is not stupid.

The giant silver dragon showed its fangs, and its target was clear.

"The seven secret weapons of the empire, four of which are controlled by the imperial royal family."

"The remaining three secret weapons are under the control of the three great weapon lords. We are both dukes, but our status in the empire is incomparable."

"The first secret weapon of Imaskar is a crown, held by the emperor of the empire."

"The Crown of Imaskar can forcibly control all the artifacts in the empire. It is a symbol of supreme power and is enough to suppress the rebellion of any artificer."

"The Second Secret Weapon of Imaska............"

Since you want to sell, sell it thoroughly.

The Imaskar Empire will not forgive betrayers, so Thorin has no choice but to try to believe that the silver dragon in front of him has the strength to compete with the Empire.

Gradually, Thorin told Garen everything he knew about the secret weapon.

Garen then asked a lot about other information about the Imasca Empire, such as the powerful weapon creations, how many legendary level weapon masters there are, etc.
To be continued...