Bringing the Farm to Live in Another World

CHAPTER 666: Official Declaration of War

Rang Liqi was a merchant from the Leon Empire, specifically a sea merchant engaged in maritime trade, and he was somewhat well-known within the Leon Empire.

However, the recent changes in the Leon Empire had surpassed Rang Liqi's understanding. First, the Dragon Clan, with the cooperation of the major nobles, suddenly broke through the nation’s defenses, slaughtering the members of the Leon family who were gathered in the palace. Then, the Dragon Clan abruptly became the royal family of the Leon Empire, even renaming it the Holy Dragon Dynasty.

Rang Liqi initially thought that this was the end of the matter. The overwhelming strength of the Dragon Clan was known to everyone on the continent, and the Pagoda Empire, Roson Empire, Aksu Empire, and the Azure Wave Dynasty, which had been renamed the Kingdom of Light, had all acknowledged the Dragon Clan's rule over the Leon Empire. Under these circumstances, it seemed the Leon Empire was truly on the brink of becoming a nation ruled by the Dragon Clan.

In Rang Liqi's view, there was nothing wrong with this; the Dragon Clan's dominance was clear to all the powers on the continent, and they had even formed an alliance with the Church of Light. Although he did not fully agree with this, he was just a merchant with no voice in the matter. Even if he had a voice, he wouldn’t dare speak out against the current rulers, the Dragon Clan; he still wanted to live.

He thought everything would be fine, but soon Rang Liqi realized that the Dragon Clan's rule was not as good as it seemed. The Dragon Clan regarded themselves as superior and looked down upon the human race, perceiving all humans as nothing more than ants. Even the Sub-Dragon Clan was treated similarly. In recent days, the number of innocent civilians slaughtered in the Leon Empire had reached around a thousand. These civilians had committed no crimes; some may have simply failed to bow to the Sub-Dragon Clan or sold them goods and received payment, only to be killed without mercy.

This kind of rule could not win the hearts of the people. Rang Liqi noticed that fewer and fewer people were doing business in the city. Even many minor nobles who usually had no business would not go out, and various balls and banquets had completely disappeared. No one had the heart to attend any more social events except for the major nobles who still indulged in such entertainments.

The biggest beneficiaries of this situation were the major nobles. Although the Dragon Clan ruled over the Leon Empire, they were essentially outsiders, unfamiliar with the land, and nearly everything was handled by those powerful nobles. Thus, the power of these major nobles was greater than ever.

This was precisely why Rang Liqi looked down upon these major nobles. To be honest, he did not like the Dragon Clan's rule at all. Their tyranny was not only directed outward; even the common people suffered under their oppression. This was not governance but sheer slavery. Yet, the major nobles, chasing after their interests, grovelled before the Dragon Clan, which made Rang Liqi disdain their behavior.

But he was just a merchant—famous and wealthy yet lacking real power. He was genuinely worried that those major nobles might turn against him. Fortunately, he had some connections with a few of them, and they had not targeted him.

Today, he had planned to leave the city by ship to conduct business on Golden Island. As a sea merchant, who would not go to Golden Island to do business? Just as he was about to leave, an upheaval occurred.

Rang Liqi was quite bold; having spent years at sea, he had encountered magical beasts and pirates, facing life and death multiple times. Naturally, he was not afraid like ordinary people. Thus, he had witnessed the entire fighting process in the capital.

Waiting until the battle ended, Rang Liqi was somewhat in disbelief. He never expected that the formidable Dragon Clan could be wiped out completely and turned into undead beings.