Under the Red Dragon

Golden Empire, West Hammer Coast.

As the sun leaped from the distant sea horizon, sails were already billowing on the ocean surface.

Near the coast, the waters were calm, with gentle waves lapping against the cold, fishy shore and the hulls of ships, the sound of the tide mingling with the cries of seagulls above the sea.

The West Sea Coast does not have the warm climate of the Golden Empire's heartland; the cold sea winds from the western Sea of Fury are particularly biting in the mornings and evenings, requiring all who travel or reside in the West Sea to don warm robes.

Fortunately, summer is approaching, and the weather today is exceptionally bright, with many West Sea port laborers and fishermen already changing into light long and short shirts for ease of movement.

Originally, the western region, being newly developed, should have received financial support from the Empire to foster development over time.

However, this deep-water port, connecting the Western and Northern continents, has flourished as never before after the Empire wiped out the hostile pirates entrenched in the sea and the islands of the Sea of Fury.

Karon stood on a hill, his massive frame gazing out at the sea.

The White Scale King, Gammod, stood shoulder to shoulder with the ancestral Red Dragon, the sea breeze blowing past the still-expanding port.

Although the White Dragon Gammod was the first of the Gogmora Dragon Clan, besides Karon, to embark on the revival of ancient bloodlines, and white dragons are a relatively weaker dragon species, the larger their size, the greater the power and magical abilities they can bear.

However, White Dragon Gammod still appeared quite slender and compact standing next to Karon.

Not far behind the two dragons were the Divine Naga, Garun, and the West Coast port's defense chief, a lean, shrewd two-headed ogre sage.

Around the hill, fifty Golden Guards and fifty Storm Giant sentries were hidden among the jagged rocks, faithfully performing their duties.

Encircling the Golden Guards and Storm Giant sentries were five hundred Frost Giant warriors.

These Frost Giant warriors were the White Dragon Gammod's personal guard, selected from among the Frost Giant slaves, a dedicated guard legion possessed by every Dragon King of the Empire.

To this end, the Empire's armories had specially customized a batch of military equipment tailored to the capabilities and size of these Frost Giants, arming them like iron barrels.

Educated by the Empire's iron fist and ideology, these Frost Giants now only felt fortunate to have escaped their slave status.

White Dragon Gammod also promised that if these Frost Giants performed well, they would have the opportunity to gain freedom in the Empire, breaking free from the Dragon King's contract.

Therefore, the fighting power of this White Scale Guard Legion was not necessarily inferior to any legion of the Empire.

In the distant plains behind the dragons, besides the seaside town gradually expanding on the land and the gradually extending tracks of the 'World Serpent' steel train,

There were also a thousand Death Knights, like wild dogs, prowling around, with Centaur Drogo standing beneath the wide-vista hills.

The dragon bone spear in his hand, like the cold, hard expression on his face, exuded an indestructible aura, ready to strike at any moment.

Outside these Centaur heavy armored knight regiments, dozens of dragon riders were scattered across the sky, scouting every movement.

In the more peripheral areas, there were more than two hundred kobold and dragonkin scout teams, ensuring that movements within dozens of miles were completely under control.

Although Karon and Gammod, as powerful dragons, possessed ample security within the Empire,

Both dragons were now enormous behemoths and rulers of the Empire, unable and unwilling to be as carefree as they were in their youth, even if the personal guard was, in most cases, more of a service staff for the dragons.

If it weren't for Karon's firm refusal, perhaps the ever-growing maid corps within the Dragon Court would have followed the Empire's Emperor on his travels at the request of the head maid, Chalitz, to serve the Red Dragon properly.

"If we weren't on the remote West Hammer Coast, but in a place of interaction with any kingdom or civilization, perhaps this scale of travel would make others think the Golden Empire wanted to declare war on them,"

White Dragon Gammod chuckled softly.

This scale of escort already counted as a highly elite small mixed legion. If it were placed in any region of the southern Northern Territory, it could easily sweep away a legion of thousands.

Especially the Death Knight thousand-man regiment led by Centaur Drogo, combined with the dragon's agile mobility, could easily roam and strike in the vast plains, defeating enemies more than ten times their number was not a problem.

Karon lightly shook his massive head, enjoying himself as he laughed: "There's no way, I've already tried to reduce the number of personnel as much as possible. If we followed the plans deployed by those officials, the Golden Fleet at sea would have to return from the islands, wasting time and resources, just to show the majesty of the Empire's Emperor."

Although the Dragon Court was constantly expanding, allowing the thirty-meter-long Red Dragon to move freely, it was ultimately not as enjoyable as personally stepping on the earth, measuring the Empire's territory, and watching the mountains and the sea.

Of course, that was just a side benefit, some things were beyond Karon's expectations.

After the news that the Golden Empire's Emperor was going on a western tour to visit the Elven Kingdom of the Western Continent and establish a friendly and mutually beneficial alliance spread, before those giant whales hidden beneath the sea were attracted by the Red Dragon's bait, the lord of the Shadow Labyrinth of the Western Continent took the initiative to send a message, requesting to meet with the Empire's Emperor.

The lord of the Shadow Labyrinth, the legendary Spider Mother, the Poison Lord Shaross, was quite sincere, coming in person from the Western Continent, so Karon would not hold the airs of the Empire's Emperor and personally came to the Empire's West Hammer Coast.

How much of this was due to wanting to slack off, outsiders did not know.

Other officials only knew that the two dragon lords who were originally scheduled to take office as plane governors and were about to go to other plane worlds, the Bronze Dragon Alina and the Forest Dragon Lord Antagena, were also forced to postpone their terms.

"I still can't figure out why it dares to set foot in the territory of dragons, even if it's a legendary lord, but within the Empire, its life is like a small boat in the sea, the dragon's will is the storm, which can capsize the small boat at any time,"

White Dragon Gammod said softly: "Moreover, although the Drow controlled by the Shadow Labyrinth established friendly trade relations with the Empire very early on, from the elves' point of view, the Shadow Labyrinth's position towards the Empire is worth considering."

"Shaross, huh," Karon thought slightly, then opened his mouth and said: "Even if a person's motives are complex, their behavior can be analyzed from the perspective of obtaining benefits. Although Shaross is a monster, reaching beyond the legendary level, it won't act entirely on instinctual desires and preferences like ordinary monsters."

"As for meeting with the Empire, I don't know what benefits are involved, perhaps it's related to changes within the Elven Kingdom," Karon said faintly, looking at the ships coming and going on the sea.

White Dragon Gammod also fell silent, looking at the distant sea horizon, quietly thinking.

The West Sea Hammer's harbor has an excellent geographical location and is now starting to develop in the Golden City model.

Although due to labor shortages, this seaside town has not been built into a giant city like other cities, there are many merchants and pirates coming and going.

Trade fleets dispatched by civilized countries on the Western Continent and some pirate smuggling ships have also begun to travel between the two coasts, bringing considerable traffic to the Empire's West Hammer.

After the pirate alliance entrenched in the Sea of Fury was defeated, many pirates from the Western Continent and the islands of the southern Northern Territory began to extend their sphere of influence to the West Sea.

However, these pirates, unlike the pirate alliance organized by the Southern aristocratic economic alliance, did not try to block the Empire's trade sea route, but came to dispose of stolen goods and obtain protection.

Although the Golden Empire would not try to incorporate all the pirates who surrendered, some unruly pirates were unwilling to give up their life of licking blood from the knife's edge and getting rich overnight.

But thanks to the Golden Empire's good reputation, as long as these pirates entered the Empire's territory and followed the law, they could have temporary legal status.

Therefore, this seaside town is already similar to the trade ports established in the early dragon territory, with great potential to drive the economic development and activity of the surrounding areas.

In addition to these merchant ships and pirate ships, there are also many fishing boats out at sea.

In the western Sea of Fury, there are many valuable fishery resources, and this sea area has become a new target for many fishermen compared to the Golden Coast, which has been heavily developed.

Moreover, this sea area is rich in yellow croaker, tuna, grouper, and various types of grouper. These delicious fish are loved by the Empire's rich and officials, and even some deep-sea fish that are precious enough are special foods purchased from the Dragon Court.

For example, the Emperor Star Grouper, this deep-sea fish was originally called Leopard Star Grouper, but because of the ancestral Red Dragon's love, it was called Emperor Star Grouper by the fishermen on the coast.

Although Karon now consumes an extremely large amount of energy every day, he also needs to eat a lot to maintain his physical strength and energy before a complete transformation, like a god completely changing the form and structure of his material body.

And to obtain a large amount of nutrients from food for his body to develop and grow.

Now Karon has to eat at least six adult White Horn Wild Bulls every day, as well as hundreds of kilograms of fish and a large amount of precious minerals measured in hundreds of pounds, including precious magic gems.

Thanks to the Naga's surrender, the magic gem veins in the depths of the sea already have personnel who can mine them. Except for the occasional solemn protests from the Tide Giants of the deep sea against the Naga's vigorous mining activities, there are almost no waves.

The Tide Giants' original idea of dividing up the territory of the Sahua Fishman Kingdom with the deep-sea Nagas was also forced to be abandoned after the Nagas joined the Empire. These Tide Giants did not yet intend to be completely hostile to the Golden Empire.

The Tree of Life, which has grown throughout every city in the Empire, has begun to produce a large amount of resources after restoring its peak.

Under the exploration of the Empire's Magic Research Department, it has been decided to use the fruit of the Tree of Life as a regular supply for the Empire's Emperor.

The Magic Research Department even asked the elven druids to communicate with those Trees of Life and formulate a plan cycle for the birth of fruits from the Trees of Life. And required these Trees of Life to strictly follow the plan to grow fruits, to ensure that the Empire's Dragon Emperor could see a Tree of Life fruit on his table every two months.

Allowing the Empire's Dragon Emperor to get the most comprehensive development and growth, and allowing the dragons to get the best growth conditions, is the Empire's top priority, even far beyond the Empire's administrative governance.

Of course, enjoying delicious food is also a hobby of dragons, even if Karon completely transforms his body's material structure and form in the future, he may not give up this interest in food.

While the two dragons were silently watching the sea, a line of huge convoys and people came from the heartland of the Empire, via the transfer of Winter避 City.

This convoy was a vast reserve army and civilian laborers requisitioned by the Empire in the name of the Empire's government, with the aim of stockpiling large quantities of materials in the port's warehouses to prepare for contingencies in the subsequent involvement in the Elven Kingdom's affairs.

White Dragon Gammod looked at the continuous convoy entering the port, as if he was staring out of his mind. Suddenly, he came back to his senses and said: "Karon, in the past few days, I have received the favor and gaze of my mother."

Karon also perked up from his steel sculpture-like appearance. He turned his head and looked into White Dragon Gammod's ice-snow-like pupils and asked: "Mother? She cast her gaze on you, it seems your potential has gained her attention and aroused her interest."

The word 'mother' is rarely used to describe the birth mother of these dragons among the five-colored dragons.

Even the Blue Dragon Kalit, the female dragon who hatched and raised the Gogmora Dragon Clan, has no worthy title of respect in the mouths of these dragons. Besides the Blue Dragon Kalit's past betrayal, it is also related to the Dragon Clan's concept of inheritance.

However, Karon naturally knew who the 'mother' in White Dragon Gammod's mouth was. Platinum Dragon King Bahamut could be called the father of all metallic dragons, while Immortal Dragon Queen Tiamat was the mother of all chromatic dragons.

Unlike other wild dragons, even if the Gogmora Dragon Clan does not fully recognize Tiamat, the chromatic dragon god, in their hearts, they will verbally maintain respect for this dragon god.

White Dragon Gammod's fangs were slightly exposed, and a sense of pride and recognition appeared on his cold cheeks. Whether chromatic dragons or metallic dragons, receiving the gaze and recognition of a dragon god is a praiseworthy thing.

"Mother said that you are her favorite child, but you are too proud, and as the Emperor of the Empire, it is normal not to be willing to bow your head, but if I am willing to fulfill Mother's will, she will favor me,"

White Dragon Gammod said word by word. It seemed that this White Dragon had decided to be completely frank with Karon after some deep thought.

This was also normal. Karon did not have the feeling of being betrayed. Everyone is allowed to have some extremely private secrets in their hearts.

White Dragon Gammod's willingness to tell Karon about this also meant that this White Dragon had achieved great success in resisting its nature.

"What do you think yourself?" Karon asked softly, without expressing his own opinion.

The white dragon Germot gazed at his brother before him, smiling slightly, "Although I am not as good as you, I am unwilling to become a vassal under the will of the Dragon God. After all, I have never heard of any earth-shattering powerhouse who relied on the favor of the gods to obtain the power to dominate the world."

"So, although receiving our mother's favor makes me feel very proud, I still want to refuse," the white dragon Germot frowned, "However, I am more worried that my refusal will anger her, causing unnecessary trouble and distress for the Gogmora dragon clan."

Karon revealed a gentle smile, his massive dragon claw gently stroking the slender head of the white dragon Germot.

The vast difference in size made the ancestral red dragon's movements seem as if he could lift this white dragon king, who was advancing towards the ancestral generation, with a single claw.

"Germot, what did we build such a massive dragon kingdom for? It was to stand upright and openly in this world,"

"It was to embark on our own independent path," Karon smiled gently, "If you are determined, do not worry. I will take care of everything. The Gogmora dragon clan stands with you!"

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