Under the Red Dragon

The giants' assault came swiftly, but ended just as quickly.

This is a common occurrence on the borders of the Golden Empire's territory, built upon the wilderness. Not only Bay Stream City, but all cities and towns outside the secure central regions of the Empire, are in a constant state of small-scale conflict with the surrounding races and monsters.

However, this is already commonplace in the eyes of the residents of Bay Stream City, even though these giants are somewhat stronger than some monster species.

After the small-scale war ended, besides the city's garrison troops remaining vigilant at their posts, the city's residents spontaneously went outside the city to clean up the aftermath of the battlefield.

The bodies of giants beheaded by the Imperial Guard warriors were scattered across the battlefield, and dense piles of ogre and troll corpses were piled up like mountains, causing the residents of Bay Stream City to curiously look back and forth at the huge corpses of the giants.

"What a pity, these giants are tall and strong," a middle-aged farmer said, rolling up his sleeves and laboriously threading the rope on the cart through the arms of a hill giant.

Looking at the hill giant's dead body, still bulging with arm muscles, he couldn't help but sigh, "If these giants were all captured, how much wasteland would they help us plow in a day!"

"What are you thinking? Although these giants seem to be good at working, they must eat a lot," another farmer muttered.

"These big guys, unless they are willing to eat grass, we can't afford to raise such slaves. After all, the current imperial policy has led to a shortage of slaves in our empire, and the prices are very high. Renting and buying them would cost a lot of food."

This is what most residents of the Golden Empire think now. Influenced by the empire's policies and propaganda, the residents of the empire maintain their enthusiasm for opening up land.

Don't underestimate these farmers in their ordinary, simple linen clothes. After several years of policy inclination and their own efforts, as long as they are diligent, their families have accumulated enough food to make the nobles in other regions jealous.

Even after the support consumption of the Orc War, most self-sufficient farming families can still allow these most ordinary people to live a relatively affluent life.

In the hands of an increasingly large number of farmers, the barren land and lush forests of the Golden Empire have been opened up into rough plots of land, planted with crops selected by the Ministry of Agriculture according to the land's suitability, making the entire empire flourish.

It is this huge foundation that can support the consumption required to supply the entire empire's operation.

"I wonder if those ogres and trolls will be rented and sold at cheap prices. If the price is right, I plan to rent and buy two less smelly big guys to share some of the work for me,"

"Next year, I also plan to respond to the order issued by Lord Kalite of Bay Stream City and go to the swamps outside the Three Mountains to open up some land, which can be regarded as saving some capital for my boy."

The older farmer pushed the hill giant's body onto the wooden cart while looking eagerly at the giant subspecies and slaves who were driven and gathered by the storm giants and golem legions, kneeling with their heads in their hands.

The current policy of the Golden Empire stipulates that, except for a few special cases of slaves, most slaves have a ladder to climb up and change their own class, so the corresponding rules have changed.

The ownership of slaves no longer belongs to individuals, but to the entire empire.

However, these slaves can be rented and sold to the residents of the empire at low prices and to foreign merchants at high prices. They only have the right to control and use the slaves, but cannot have lifelong ownership of the slaves.

Therefore, those who buy slaves must not wantonly kill or harm these slaves rented and sold by the empire. Of course, these policies obviously cannot be conceived by the Five-Colored Dragons; only the kind Metallic Dragons would think so meticulously.

"Alas, what a pity for these big guys. They look like good materials for working and plowing the land. Even if they eat more, I can feed them pig feed, which should be fine. Those brave warriors were too careless,"

The older farmer was still reluctant, looking at the giants' corpses all over the field like he was appraising good cattle and horses. The huge mountain giants lay in the center of the battlefield like a low hill, and the giants' blood had soaked the ground.

"Shhh, keep your voice down. Those warriors are said to be the supreme emperor's guards. They usually don't take action, but when they do, they never leave anyone alive,"

The people nearby instantly cast respectful and admiring glances at the tall warriors who were re-forming their ranks, carrying the heads of giants and waiting for the light of reception to descend.

"Young people nowadays are proud to join the empire's major legions and become warriors who protect their homes and open up territories, but the warriors of our empire's major legions are proud to join the Imperial Guard,"

The older farmer couldn't help but sigh, "When I was young, I wandered around a lot, but the armies of nobles in other places were just gatherings of evil people, no different from those ogres. Wherever they went, even the topsoil was scraped away by three feet."

"Ordinary people are afraid of contacting these people, but who would have thought that one day someone would be honored to join the legion!"

"Although we don't have much power, we know who gave us a better life," a short farmer said with a smile, "They are the reliable force in the empire, and the tolerant emperor of the dragon lords who rule the empire gave us shields and swords."

"Yes, thank the wise dragons, thank the emperor with virtue!"

The surrounding crowd clapped their hands together and praised loudly.

The Progenitor Red Dragon does not gain the faith of the people and dependents through his direct power, but through his actions, he gains the praise and support of most people!

Gabriel, the commander of the Imperial Guard, who had returned to the tower, suddenly showed a slight smile, but then a slight frown appeared on his beautiful face.

Gabriel, the Punisher Angel, who was born because of the power of faith and whose existence was based on the power of the mind and spiritual power, was also affected by this.

The more the power of faith that was born, the more Gabriel rejoiced, but the more complex and heavy the things he bore on behalf of the Progenitor Red Dragon became.

"What a pity, that one-eyed giant. If you hadn't cut off his head and killed him directly, he would have had a lot of research value. Even dead giants can be used to make flesh golems. The scholars in the research department have always wanted to create golems as powerful as the ancient Titans, and this is a very good experimental product!"

"It's a pity that you cut off his head, which made the follow-up troublesome. At least half of the power was lost."

A middle-aged golden-haired mage walked over, stood side by side with the Punisher Angel Gabriel, and looked at the back of the Eternal Punishment Dragon flying away in the low sky.

The severely injured adult multi-headed dragon was driven by several young dragon lords, who used their subordinates to hold it firmly. It has become another trophy of the Golden Empire.

"The peace of the empire is only under our blades,"

Gabriel, whose expression had always been gentle, became cold when he saw the arrival of the golden-haired mage. He said coldly, "Only by putting swords on the doorsteps of those heretics can the empire have true peace, so you don't have to worry about not having enough experimental products in the future. I will bring you more heretics."

"And this," Gabriel raised the heavy head of the one-eyed giant in his hand, "is my first trophy in battle. The first time in life always needs some commemorative significance."

The golden-haired mage had high cheekbones, but he was not old-fashioned. His simple magic robe was simply fastened with a badge inlaid with a red gemstone-made dragon's eye, representing his identity.

"Submitting a mental steel seal to the emperor for you is just our standard procedure and precautionary measure, and it's not that we're targeting you specifically. You don't always have to be like this!"

The golden-haired mage sighed.

Morvanred, Archmage of the Sanctuary. Once the vice president of the Royal Magic Association of the Kingdom of Faris in the Central Continent of Akania, he is proficient in various magic systems, especially alchemy magic and conjuration magic, and has many outstanding achievements.

But just because of some ridiculous power struggles, Morvanred, this powerful mage, was exiled from the Kingdom of Faris.

The planning department of the Golden Empire once wanted to absorb this outstanding archmage with the fruit of the Tree of Life and various knowledge as conditions, but they were all rejected.

Finally, under a letter from Bill, the deputy director of the planning department and former Sanctuary Assassin, this Sanctuary Archmage was recruited.

There was only a short sentence in the letter, roughly meaning that the empire promises that political power struggles will never affect research plans and related results, as well as the magician himself. This touched the outstanding archmage.

And this archmage is also the person in charge of the 'Punisher Angel' project in the empire, the minister of the Magic Research Department, the third-highest mage in the Sequence of the Kings of Knowledge, and has a lofty position within the empire.

But Gabriel, as the leader of the Imperial Guard, could not maintain his posture towards this highly respected archmage, and his heartfelt disgust and alienation were clearly revealed on Gabriel's face.

"Of course I know, but my disgust for you is born from my heart. I can't suppress it, and I don't want to suppress this feeling,"

Gabriel said lightly, "Just like I admire my father so much, the more grateful I am for what he has done, the more I hate you,"

"Even now, I still can't understand why my father gave me freedom instead of completely controlling my mind and thoughts, but I can't have even a little sense of identity with you."

Morvanred finally laughed. This mage, who had spent hundreds of years and accumulated rich life experience, not only had the wisdom of years of tempering after returning to his youth, but also had the vitality of youth.

He chuckled and said, "In the emperor's eyes, there are many things in the world that even he cannot recognize, but he never thinks that what does not conform to his ideas is wrong,"

"This is also something I admire him quite a bit, because the world of truth that magicians explore is based on objectivity. To be honest, even I find it difficult to do this."

"The more true and objective, the more profound, and the more powerful," Morvanred said, "So when he is moving forward according to his own ideas, he does not reject people with various purposes, as long as they have the same final goal as him,"

"He would rather have people around him who spontaneously agree with him, rather than forcibly reversing other people's ideas, although he does have such abilities."

"On the road parallel to him, he will give others great freedom, as long as you abide by the general framework he has established."

"This is also why those seemingly extremely lowly farmers and seemingly hardworking warriors still closely follow the footsteps of the empire's emperor, even though they are in a state of turmoil every day."

Morvanred turned his head, looked at the perfect profile of this Punisher Angel, and smiled, "That's probably why you are willing to actively accept the influence and inheritance of the emperor's thoughts, right? Otherwise, with your initial setting of only having the intellectual ability of a child, you wouldn't have grown so quickly."

"Although we left you with almost all kinds of basic knowledge inheritance when we created you at the beginning, the evolution of thinking ability still requires the growth of a long time."

The Punisher Angel Gabriel turned his head and said coldly, "No, you're wrong. Father didn't instill any of his thoughts into me. He just let me observe by myself. During those years in the elemental pool of the Dragon Temple, I have read countless residents' dream traces, so I was able to grow."

"But my father, as the emperor of the empire, needs to show his tolerance, but I think his approach is too gentle,"

The Punisher Angel turned to look into the distance, which was where the Golden Empire had not yet arrived to open up. He said lightly, "The thoughts of some races and creatures cannot be spontaneously changed by gentle means,"

"They need to be completely eliminated from the flesh and completely eradicated from the soul!"

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The Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam was shuttling in the high sky, but his mind was plunged into blindness. He was just relying on habit, driving magic and wind, day and night, rushing to the prison that he desperately wanted to escape but had to return to.

Even with the flight speed of an adult dragon, the Eternal Punishment Dragon still flew for several days and nights before arriving at that majestic group of peaks.

The Hundred Thousand Mountains are only a part of this mountain range, and even the Eternal Punishment Dragon has never fully explored its internal area.

The peaks on the edge of the mountain range, which used to be covered with lush ancient trees, have been turned into bare stone peaks by unknown forces, revealing the god sculptures that were once carved from entire high mountains.

But the eyes of these god sculptures have been dug out, leaving only some dark holes, which look as terrifying as the nests of some fierce monsters.

The Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam flew towards the interior of the mountain range along the explored safe route. His body, which was more than twenty meters long, seemed inconspicuous among the towering peaks.

Each towering peak may be the habitat of a strange race.

A group of huge Peng birds, covered with steel feathers and fierce in nature, stood on the thick ancient trees on the peaks, staring at the Eternal Punishment Dragon flying by.

Huge steel wings, dozens of meters long, opened in the giant nest on the top of the mountain, revealing a pair of sharp eyes, also staring at this dragon.

The Peng birds with ancient bloodlines are fierce in nature. Even dragons do not want to easily provoke these guys. The Peng birds once tamed by the storm giants are only scattered chicks and special encounters. The Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam accelerated its flight.

In the eyes of the giant dragon, the creatures in the mountains appeared extraordinarily large, with the most numerous being various huge elephants, roaming between mountain valleys and plains.

Mastodons, Stegomastodons, Mammoths, and Greyrock Elephants, among many other creatures extinct in the outside world, still lived in this enclosed world. These omnivorous creatures were the favorite prey of many races.

Eternal Punishment Dragon began to be more cautious, as the creatures of various races became denser as he stepped into the interior of the mountains.

He passed the Grey Elf tribe. These fellows, with silver hair and amber eyes or light golden hair and violet eyes, were quiet in nature, so they wouldn't mind a giant dragon flying overhead.

Eternal Punishment Dragon continued to fly through, but did not rise above the mountain peaks. He passed the Windwing Bird's habitat, passed the Spider-Apes, passed the Elephantine Mastiffs, passed the Five-Headed Terror Ghosts.

He passed the Dragon Eels, passed the Mountain Trolls, passed the Corpse Hounds, Rakshasa Stone Beasts, and passed powerful and ancient races such as the Giant Winged Serpent Dragons.

Only then did he finally step into the giants' domain. In these mountains, apart from the powerful individual giants, such as the multi-armed giant Mogyas and a few of the most ferocious giants, these giant races could not run rampant in the mountains.

These giants, excelling in physical strength, also needed to live in groups in these mountains, surviving in the form of tribes, otherwise, they would also become prey for other races.

The black fog permeated the swamp area, shielded by thick ancient trees. An evil power emitted a dangerous warning, which even Eternal Punishment Dragon needed to avoid.

This was the domain belonging to the Death Giants' habitat.

In these mountains, there were no deserts or dunes. Over a long period of change, the Death Giants settled in the swamps and occupied this area as their exclusive domain.

Although Mogyas's strength had already risen to the legendary level, there were still many giant races in the mountains that had not been ruled by Mogyas.

These Death Giants were among those not conquered by Mogyas.

This race was extremely evil. The ancestors of the Death Giants once sold the immortal souls of their clan members for the power of blasphemy, causing the descendants of the race to inherit perpetual torment and error.

In order to possess the power to destroy all enemies, the souls of the Death Giants were bound by contract to the plane of negative energy. The connection with the Kingdom of Blasphemy granted them spell-like abilities and powerful strength beyond other souls, which were difficult for other giant races to possess.

When Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam flew over this area, a huge head emerged from the swamp.

This was the ruler of the Death Giants, but his head was different from other giants.

He looked emaciated, with bone fragments growing out of his skin forming bone armor covering both sides of the giant's cheeks, long pointed ears, and dark skin.

A layer of mist formed by smoke enveloped the Death Giant's body. Within the clouds, there were countless faces screaming in fear and pain.

"Eternal Punishment Dragon? A watcher from countless years ago, now a slave and a hound..." The Death Giant's orange eyes watched the Eternal Punishment Dragon's figure until it flew far away and was no longer visible, before finally sinking back into the swamp.

Besides the Death Giants, there were also some exceptionally powerful giants who dared to confront the multi-armed giant Mogyas head-on. This was also the reason why Mogyas wanted to conquer the giant races first.

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Only by gathering the power of all the giant races could Mogyas possess the power to rule these mountains.

And only a war against the giants would prevent Mogyas's conquest from being easily hindered by other races.

Although these ancient races were powerful, over the long years, they had formed habitual rules for their respective ruling areas, and they could not imagine that Mogyas actually wanted to conquer all the races within them. They were soaking in warm water, completely unconcerned.

Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam, according to the knowledge passed down in his bloodline from the dragon's heritage, avoided those ferocious giants. But in front of a high peak, he was suddenly struck by arcane magic and divine-like power.

Bang!

A sky full of fireworks bloomed on the left side of Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam's body. This was Flame Strike, the divine-like spell most liked by those evil warlock giants for clearing the field and giving warnings.

Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam quickly raised his flying position and saw two tall, brown-haired evil warlock giants walking out of the mountain cave on the left front, which was filled with abundant arcane magical elemental power.

These two evil warlock giants were like a completely giantized version of humans. The only differences were their light purple skin and the bizarre, mysterious runes tattooed on almost every inch of their bodies.

"Get out, leave here, dragon. It's not like before now. This is evil warlock giant territory, not a place where you can freely patrol."

The two evil warlock giants laughed, extremely sarcastic.

These evil warlock giants could be called the longest-lived among the giant races, with an average natural lifespan that could even exceed three thousand years, possessing a lifespan that even dragons would find unbelievable.

Because dragons, in their extremely old age, still needed to face the test of time, but these evil warlock giants did not need to.

Equal to such a long lifespan was the remarkable wisdom of these giants.

Unlike other crude giant races, evil warlock giants liked to spend a lot of time researching spells, collecting lost magical items, or creating their own magical items, using magical permanent spells to create various strange devices.

Moreover, evil warlock giants also studied arcane magic and divine magic and were the most outstanding casters among the giants. This was also the reason why they were not afraid of Mogyas, the legendary multi-armed giant.

This was also one of the few giant races that could live alone, because their caves were always protected by various powerful and strange magical means. And because of resisting Mogyas's subordinates, these evil warlock giants had gathered together from a single solitary state.

Not only that, but these evil warlock giants, who liked to manipulate and bully other giant races, had gathered a considerable number of low-level giants around their nests, such as hill giants and other weaker ones.

But these evil warlock giants were not the most dangerous fellows. At least for dragons and giant dragons, the more deadly fellows were some giant races outside that had surrendered and served gold dragons—cloud giants.

The cloud giants in these mountains were as evil and malicious as the giant god they worshiped.

The giant god Mannos, worshiped and offered sacrifices by the evil giants, was the fundamental reason why cloud giants were so evil.

This giant god even wanted to usurp the power and position of Annam, the original main god of the giant pantheon, and rule everything of the giant race when he was immersed in seclusion.

Mannos, this giant god, chose the priests of the cloud giants to become his tentacles for ruling the giants, using the priests of the cloud giants to emphasize their superiority and firstborn status of many centuries, and to denigrate other giant races to corrupt them.

And because of this, the cloud giants were taught secret methods by Mannos, the god, to control and drive wyverns from their souls and wills, making these evil dragon beasts natural accomplices of the cloud giants.

Therefore, although Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam possessed the majesty of an upper dragon, it was difficult for him to scare away the huge wyvern legions gathered by the cloud giants.

When Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam saw the wyverns flying all over the mountains, he consciously avoided them.

The road into the mountain was not the same as the road to hunt down storm giants. Although this road was quite safe in the inheritance of Eternal Punishment Dragon's ancestors, it had now changed.

Just like the current changes in the bloodline of Eternal Punishment Dragon, it was no longer the same as it used to be.

"Hahaha, look, that dragon, just like a wild dog, knows to avoid us from afar,"

The cloud giants, who had an arrogance that no other giant race could match, stood in the mountain palaces, sneering at this adult dragon who looked a little embarrassed.

These giants looked like nobles among giants, wearing the best clothes and wearing handmade jewelry. In the cloud giants' genealogy, appearance symbolized status. The more gorgeous the clothes and the more beautiful the jewelry, the higher the status of the wearer.

This was also the reason why some cloud giants were willing to surrender and serve the gold dragon race, who valued both beauty and wealth.

And their arrogance came from continuous acquired cultivation. In the brainwashing propaganda of the priests, they equally despised all giant races, and storm giants were regarded as hunting targets by these cloud giants.

Even the multi-armed giant Mogyas, with his legendary power, was just a low-level, ugly, inferior giant in the arrogant eyes of these cloud giants.

But Mogyas's tentacles had not yet reached here, and Mogyas's power had not yet been displayed. These cloud giants naturally despised Mogyas's servants.

Eternal Punishment Dragon had long been accustomed to these scenes. He crossed high mountains and flowing water, crossed mountain peaks and lakes, and finally arrived at the central area of the mountains where the former Supreme Heaven Titan had landed.

This area was the place with the most giant races. Various low-level giants and small giant tribes were conquered by Mogyas's subdued retainers and gathered here.

Not only were there true giants such as hill giants and stone giants, but there were also giant variants such as wood giants, filth giants, and sand giants.

But more were giant subspecies and various races oppressed by giants. Ogres, cave trolls, and earth goblins were among the lowest levels, arbitrarily driven and enslaved by many giants.

In these places where giants gathered, winged dragons, serpent dragons, and roc griffins all became food for these giants to barbecue on bonfires.

The prey flying in the sky always seemed to be favored by the giants, perhaps related to their heavy weight and inability to be carried by these monsters, so they turned their anger into appetite.

Even the adult Eternal Punishment Dragon felt the covetous gazes of those giant races.

But Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam silently flew towards the huge stone palace in the center of the mountain.

The rough palace seemed to span the entire mountain highlands, and its hugeness was such that even if Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam's body fell, it would only be as thick and long as a rock pillar.

This was the huge palace built by Mogyas by conquering and enslaving all the scattered giants and small giant tribes nearby, letting these giants build it for him.

This palace did not have any guards, because the multi-armed giant Mogyas never allowed any creatures to approach his side when he was resting.

But when Eternal Punishment Dragon approached, even though he heard painful roars from the palace, he still stepped in without hesitation.

Because his soul belonged to this multi-armed giant, what he saw, the multi-armed giant Mogyas could also see, and he could not resist Mogyas's orders.

Eternal Punishment Dragon stepped into the palace, and the scene inside was unobstructed.

Two adult dragons with purplish scales, like two petite bitches, were pinned down with one hand by the multi-armed giant Mogyas, wantonly tortured, but dared not resist in the slightest.

This was this multi-armed giant's pleasure, taking the torture and humiliation of dragons as a rare pleasure.

It was not until a long time later that the multi-armed giant Mogyas stopped his movements.

This giant stood up, like a mountain towering suddenly. His height of thirty-five meters made him look so tall even in this huge palace. Just like this giant's aura, he occupied all the space he saw.

"Liam, you didn't complete my task and get the heritage crown from the storm giant race for me. I am very dissatisfied," The multi-armed giant, like a mountain falling over, leaned down, bringing a strong sense of oppression that made the adult dragon couldn't help but dilate his pupils.

"Puff, puff, puff,"

The multi-armed giant Mogyas stretched out his fingers and easily pierced Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam's membrane wings, which were more resilient than the sails of a sea ship, poking holes in the already tattered membrane wings.

"Unfortunately, that idiot Asis didn't come back, otherwise I could have twisted off his head," A cruel look appeared on Mogyas's face. Suddenly, he pinched Eternal Punishment Dragon's wings, breaking the bones and wings of this adult dragon inch by inch.

Eternal Punishment Dragon just lowered his head, clenched his fangs, and didn't make any sound.

It was not until the dragon's two wings were pinched into torn and drooping flesh wings by this multi-armed giant that he stopped.

"Get out, get out. The way you don't react really disgusts me,"

Mogyas's huge pupils approached and whispered: "If it weren't for the fact that your ability is useful to me, I would kill you like I killed your parents and then use you as my dinner,"

"Remember, Liam, if there is another failure, even if it hurts me a little, I will twist off your head!"

".Yes!"

Eternal Punishment Dragon was silent, and then squeezed a word from between his fangs, crouching down and slowly retreating from the palace.

Many giants laughed at Eternal Punishment Dragon's appearance, but Liam no longer took these to heart.

He could not fly for the time being and could only use his powerful body and claws to climb over two mountain peaks and came to his lair.

This was a huge and deep valley, right at the foot of the mountains where the former Supreme Heaven Titan slept and transformed into. This was also the gathering place of Eternal Punishment Dragon's bloodline throughout history.

But the valley was already without the shadow of a dragon group. There were only dragon bones lying here, some dragons died of old age, some dragons died in battle, and some dragons were eaten. Various signs could be completely seen on the complete and broken dragon bones.

One of the largest corpses was fifty meters long, winding in the valley. The white bones were pale and had long lost their former strength and luster, but they still lingered with the unique aura of Eternal Punishment Dragon.

Liam dragged his heavy body towards the chest of this skull, resting his head on the sternum.

And his gaze, this revealed a rare tranquility, looking at two huge dragon eggs.

This wasn't his child, but his blood relative, whose dragon egg's growth time was magically fixed and put into suspended animation by the elders of the Eternal Punishment Dragon Clan.

Only when the Eternal Punishment Dragon Liam died would his blood relative hatch from the egg, inheriting the responsibilities passed down from ancient times.

Night had fallen, and black clouds shrouded the valley.

Legend has it that dragons do not cry and rarely possess emotions.

But the dragon's roar in the night wind was filled with sobs.

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