Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

"You should leave. They have been waiting for you long enough."

Noah looked up at the cavalrymen who were staying outside the flower garden. Teddel, who wanted to watch Noah eat, was startled. He looked back at the silent knights, realized that something was wrong, and showed regret in his eyes.

"I should lead them back to the city before coming here."

"You should also wash off the stench on your body."

Noah looked disgusted. Dragons have a keen sense of smell.

The young knight was covered in blood at this moment. It was splashed on him when he led the team on patrol and cleaned up the monsters. As a boy who was not yet fourteen years old, the responsibilities he shouldered were not light.

But as the son of a border noble, this was a responsibility he had to bear and could not escape. His father, Noah's adoptive father, was an earl who was sealed at the border of the kingdom.

As a border noble, Noah's adoptive father was almost free from any constraints. He had the right to freely expand the army and the right to open up territory.

In other words, the land conquered by Noah's adoptive father and the knights could be recognized by the kingdom, and the territory he ruled could exceed the limit of the title.

But the reason why they can have such freedom is that the Augustus family, as a border noble, has too many challenges to face.

The United Kingdom of Erestoria, located in the south of the Zealandia continent, is a pioneering force for human civilization to advance into the wilderness, and the Augustus family, located in the southeast of the kingdom, is one of the sharp swords of the kingdom to stab into the wilderness.

This is the place where human civilization and primitive wilderness confront each other. The fertile land and rich resources can easily support thousands of people by occupying a relatively flat land at will, but such fertile land can also nourish countless ferocious beasts and monster clans.

The difficulties faced in developing the land here are beyond imagination. In addition to the short-term reliance on the rear, the pioneers need to face the monsters that continue to emerge from the mountains, rivers, and even the sky, and even underground.

Such a harsh living environment will naturally not have any policy restrictions, because there is no need. The so-called free expansion of the army and the right to develop are the same whether there is one or not.

The nobles who are pioneering the border in the southeast of the kingdom are excellent enough to maintain the number of their troops and keep their territory. The nobles who can expand their territory again on this basis are the best human heroes.

Noah's adoptive father is such a hero. He can not only protect the territory inherited by his family, but also lead his knights to explore deeper into the wilderness.

But even so, he has a problem that he cannot solve, that is, the population in the territory. Because the living environment is too harsh, ordinary villages have to face the threat of violent species.

Therefore, the population growth rate is extremely slow. In this case, even nobles, once their combat power meets the requirements, even if they are still young, need to pick up swords, put on armor, and join the patrol knights with relatively less pressure.

The knights need to patrol between cities and towns and villages, kill the invading violent beasts, and expel the monster clans that migrate and migrate, to protect the safety of the people in the territory.

The noble title of the Augustus family was built entirely with the blood and bones of the pioneers of the family. This is the true nobility that the discerning golden dragon will recognize.

Even Noah, the only thing he disliked was that his adoptive father's title was too low. Apart from that, there was nothing to complain about.

"This is my negligence."

Seeing Noah's expression, Teddel noticed the blood stains all over his body. He didn't feel the stench. In the fight, the smell was the easiest to ignore. After it was over, he was used to it.

"Then I'll go back first."

Leaving the animal skin bag behind, Teddel didn't delay and waste time. Although he wanted to play freely and carefree in this flower garden for a while like in his childhood, the situation in the territory did not allow him to do so.

"Be careful on the way back to the city, don't be attacked by goblins."

Noah asked, but it was a joking tone.

"These cunning and lowly monsters will run away when they hear the sound of my horse's hooves. How could they have the courage to attack me?"

"That's hard to say. Once they gather in large enough numbers, these lowly monsters will do all kinds of things that you think are impossible, beyond your cognition."

"You are right, they are indeed a big problem."

Hearing Noah's reminder, Teddel frowned, recalling that villagers often complained to him since he led the team on patrol.

The low-level monster clans with wisdom and amazing fertility are the most common threats that ordinary people in the territory need to face.

In the same area, there are only a few powerful monsters. After killing them, it takes a while for other monsters to appear and occupy the original ecological niche.

But those monster tribes that are already at the bottom are different. They are like mosses on the cliffs and weeds in the cracks of the rocks. They only need a little sunlight and water to grow wildly.

They are endless to kill and eradicate. The cost of eradicating them is difficult to ignore, but the benefits that can be obtained are almost nothing.

But they can't be ignored. They are afraid of knights wearing armor and holding spears and swords, but they will show their most brutal and ferocious side when facing farmers working in the fields.

"I think he's not injured."

Noah muttered as he watched the young knight leave.

Noah was dissatisfied with his adoptive father's eldest son's idea and intention to regard himself as his elder brother, but he could not remain indifferent to his attitude and behavior of treating him as his own brother and taking care of him in every possible way.

He was not only a golden dragon, but also had a lifetime of memories. Seriously speaking, if it were not for the innate golden dragon bloodline, it would be difficult for him to refuse a heroic noble who was sincere and only wanted to call him brother.

Because Taidel was indeed 10 years older than him in terms of age, from a legal point of view, he should call Taidel his elder brother, but as a golden dragon, he was so proud that he could not bow down to a short-lived species.

Unless this short-lived species could establish a brilliant feat that would amaze the long-lived species, it would be possible to obtain the recognition of the golden dragon whose bloodline stood at the top of the metal dragon clan, or even above the top of the dragon clan.

But it was only a possibility. Such a feat was not something that a teenager who was not even fourteen years old could establish. For this reason, Noah would never recognize this elder brother now.

Bang! Crunch!

After a cleaning spell, Noah swallowed all the pearls in the animal skin bag in one gulp. A crisp sound of breaking was heard, and the young dragon narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. Although none of the pearls were worth collecting, the shape did not affect the taste and flavor.