Cutting the Flagpole

Shulitu was greatly shocked.

Compared to most people in the Norland, he had read many books and received a short but excellent education. He knew how to use his status to win the hearts of the people with a carrot-and-stick approach. However, the Dragon King's risky move was quite beyond his understanding.

The Dragon King was trying to turn fear and doubt into awe and obedience, but his opponents this time were the minds of tens of thousands of people.

When he looked at the thousands of indecisive glances, Shulitu felt as if he were standing next to a newly captured beast, an untamed animal that conveyed its deep hostility though silence, ready to open its mouth and tear anyone approaching it into pieces at any given moment.