Under the Red Dragon

The Emperor of the Hobbes Empire, Charrar Caesar, sat majestically on his throne, his eyes slowly opening as he gazed down at Antagina, the Dragon Queen of the Golden Empire, who stood below with an unperturbed expression.

The Hobbes Empire's imperial palace was undoubtedly magnificent, mirroring Emperor Charrar Caesar's ambition.

However, it was ultimately limited by the inherent habits and perceptions of its race, unlike the vast and boundless Dragon King's Court. Therefore, the Green Dragon Antagina maintained a transformed humanoid form.

Her wavy green hair accentuated her emerald-like eyes, making her exceptionally charming. Her tall, voluptuous figure was also remarkably striking, amidst an aura of nobility and unapproachability.

Although dragons were powerful, not every dragon dared to accept an audience with the Hobbes Empire's emperor alone, without any attendants, and remain unfazed while facing the scrutiny of the Hobbes Empire's emperor and his court.

Whether it was the loyal psionic legionnaires within the palace or the soldiers with their piercing gazes, they could all hold back this Green Dragon.

Even an ancient dragon could not casually come and go freely within the Hobbes Empire's imperial palace, especially with the empire's emperor being a true legendary king.

"Are you saying that your emperor, Caron Gogmora, is inviting me, the emperor of a human empire, to attend a meeting with the kings of the orcs, frost giants, dragons, dark elves, and giantkin?"

"Moreover, it is said that Saros, the Lord of the Gloomy Lair in the Western Continent, is an extremely evil being. How is she worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as the forces of order!"

Emperor Charrar Caesar of the Hobbes Empire spoke concisely, yet with absolute authority.

Becoming emperor for the second time had not only brought Charrar Caesar much painful experience but had also solidified his will into an indestructible spirit—a fruit born of suffering.

It was also the source of this human emperor's unprecedented confidence and powerful aura, as if the entire palace was enveloped by Charrar Caesar's presence, causing even the independent wills of his courtiers to waver before him.

The Green Dragon Antagina maintained her noble and dignified demeanor, not allowing such authority to affect her spirit.

Compared to the true majesty of the ancient Red Dragon Caron Gogmora, Charrar Caesar, no matter how powerful, could not compare to Caron's freakishness, which was rarely seen in the mortal world for thousands of years.

So she chuckled softly, "Emperor Charrar is a mighty ruler, having risen to great heights after several ups and downs. Naturally, he knows that there are no clear-cut positions between countries, but rather a greater emphasis on interests."

"Even the lofty gods are the same. In the face of great interests, gods draped in the veil of justice will also cooperate with the lords of the abyss and hell, except, of course, for some special fools and fanatics."

"If anyone is deceived by those who hold the power of speech and are high above, believing in the theory of natural alignment, they can only be said to be born fools. Emperor Charrar, as a hegemon with the ambition to swallow mountains and seas, would naturally not be so superficial."

The Green Dragon Antagina subtly removed the question about the evil stance of Saros, the Lord of the Gloomy Lair, giving the emperor a reasonable reason and excuse to persuade his ministers, while also flattering the human emperor.

Then she added, "Emperor Charrar, the Golden Empire's determination is unprecedented. The empire's emperor has issued an invitation, and the other kings have already agreed one after another,"

The Green Dragon raised her head and said, "If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send people to the empire to investigate. Because of this matter, Saros, the Lord of the Gloomy Lair, and Anudalia, the mighty king of the dark elves, have already arrived in the empire's capital to stay."

Charrar Caesar's gaze was deep and thoughtful, somewhat surprised. Although he knew that these two kings had appeared on the West Hammer Coast of the Golden Empire, he did not know the inside story.

Because no matter how credible the Golden Empire was, a country's monarch would not easily set foot in another country's territory when the alliance was not yet determined. That was not heroism, but foolishness.

This showed that Saros, the Lord of the Dark Lair, and Anudalia, the King of the Dark Elves, had already decided to form an alliance with the Golden Empire.

As for the Godforsaken Mountains, they were even closer to the Golden Empire, so what the dragon said was unlikely to be false.

Although Charrar Caesar could not know how the dragon queen sent by Caron Gogmora would persuade the Elf King of the Elven Kingdom and the monarch of the Orc Kingdom in the Western Continent, he found it difficult to refuse this alliance.

Although the Hobbes Empire was not afraid of the Golden Empire, once the Golden Empire successfully united with the Frost Giants and the Multi-Armed Giants, their military strength would be enough to break through the Hobbes Empire's defenses.

Moreover, Charrar Caesar looked at the golden jade scroll written in the common language before him, which contained some conditions promised by Emperor Caron Gogmora of the Golden Empire, which made him unable to resist being tempted.

Charrar Caesar lowered his gaze, his silent eyes fixed on the Green Dragon Antagina, who stood proudly and smiling.

He knew that the Gogmora dragon clan was excellent enough, ever since he knew about this dragon clan when it was still young.

At that time, Charrar Caesar even had the idea of completely subduing this dragon clan, which was why he allowed these young dragons to undergo training and refinement in the empire's arena.

After all the wildness and sharp personalities of these young dragons were worn away, and they recognized the hardships of the world, he would appear and promise various favorable conditions and treatments, which would inevitably gain some goodwill from these young dragons who had experienced beatings.

Then, after spending a long time together, how could he not gradually subdue these dragons? The adventurers who formed partnerships with dragons could do it, there was no reason why he, Charrar Caesar, could not.

But Charrar Caesar did not expect these dragons to be too outstanding.

The destruction of the empire in the past was not the fault of these dragons, but of the nobles. Charrar Caesar knew the truth.

Not only those nobles, but also himself.

As a lucky man who obtained the 'Greed' authority in his youth, the darling of fate in the Northern Continent, Charrar Caesar used this unexpectedly obtained power to develop a foundation far superior to his original family's for hundreds of years.

But fate's gifts had already marked the price in secret.

All things of living beings, mutually transformed and influenced, spirit and material body, mutually influenced.

Charrar Caesar explored the use of the 'Greed' authority on his own, but when he stepped on the wrong path, it brought him power, but also brought him some unbearable costs.

Such as his lifespan, such as his personality and behavior.

Without the outstanding talent and unparalleled will of the ancient Red Dragon Caron Gogmora, Charrar Caesar was deeply affected by the 'Greed' authority.

This led to what he once thought were meticulous measures becoming unignorable loopholes, not only causing his empire to collapse, but also killing many of his relatives.

Charrar Caesar later relied on the power of the Void Evil God to heal his injuries, and used his forbearance, schemes, and power to successfully kill the Void Evil God's consciousness in painful wandering, obtaining new power and successfully advancing to the legendary level.

This emperor rose again and gained more power and strength than before, but in his heart, he still had some resentment towards these dragons.

But a mighty ruler would not be bound by this simple resentment. In the face of the benefits promised by the Emperor of the Golden Empire, these hidden resentments could only sink into the deep ravines, mixed with the dark dust, unable to shake his torch-like will.

So Charrar Caesar turned to look at Princess Leia Caesar of the Hobbes Empire, who was awaiting her duties. Leia Caesar nodded slightly, understanding her father's meaning.

So Leia Caesar smiled and said, "Please, honored guest of the Golden Empire, stay in the empire for a few days. The empire's political discussions need to be discussed. Someone, lead the Dragon Queen of the Golden Empire to my palace. I will personally entertain the honored guest."

The Green Dragon stepped out of the palace, and the voices of ministers discussing came from behind the closed door.

And Emperor Charrar Caesar of the Hobbes Empire sat high on the throne, his gaze deep, allowing his ministers to express their views.

But Charrar Caesar thought of the Dragon Emperor of the Golden Empire.

Caron Gogmora, this unique red dragon was extremely special, not only because of its power.

In the eyes of an emperor like Charrar Caesar, the era of the Golden Empire was the wildest and most creative era of dragon civilization, far more shocking than the era when dragons ruled the skies and the earth in the ancient era.

In the legends of the ancient era, dragons ruled everything, but that was all. Now, it only left a distant legend, and did not change the world in any way.

Those dragon lords who ruled the world had nothing but destruction, annihilation, slaughter, and enslavement.

And what about Caron Gogmora? As the emperor of a country that created dragon civilization, in terms of the empire, he unified weights and measures, unified the concept of time, and began to unify historical writing and language.

Although many people in it could not find it, Charrar Caesar watched the changes in the Golden Empire.

The nobles in the south only saw the trade surplus and economic plunder of the Golden Empire, but Charrar Caesar saw that the Golden Empire was using these actions to promote and cover its standards to other regional civilizations.

Even the Hobbes Empire was deeply affected.

Just like the steel train tracks that had been fully laid out in the Golden Empire, this convenient form of transportation was borrowed and cited by many nobles' territories.

Hobbes Empire has recently recruited and hired relevant craftsmen from the Golden Empire at a high price and began to build tracks through the empire.

But all of this had no precedent and could only be built according to the standards of the Golden Empire.

Then, if the army of the Golden Empire pressed the border one day, would it be able to easily borrow the tracks of this country?

Also, the craft products of the Golden Empire were driving out the products of other regional civilizations and turning their standards into the standards of the masses.

Even the currency of the Golden Empire, now the golden money was expensive, and the gold coins of the Golden Empire were the most popular in the market.

The exchange rate of one gold coin in the Hobbes Empire was 1 to 1.1, and in other small and medium-sized nobles, the exchange rate even reached an astonishing 1 to 1.5.

Charrar Caesar did not have that concept, otherwise the term industrial standardization would be born in his mind.

These changes and the invasion of those cultures and ideas were an extremely terrible thing in Charrar Caesar's eyes.

For a long time, if the dragon's country shouted out the slogan of unifying the mountains and unifying the seas one day, perhaps it would not be met with much resistance from the lower people.

Many of the popular blessings among the civilians in Hobbes City had become 'I hope your child is as strong, wise, and brave as the true dragon of the Golden Empire!'

Charrar Caesar was therefore particularly concerned about the changes taking place in the Golden Empire, and some of the ideas and policies of governing the country were somewhat similar to those of the Golden Empire.

And in terms of dragons, Caron Gogmora was even more worrying.

Because Caron Gogmora created an almost rule-like, Taoist practice method for dragons.

Dragons were born powerful because their blood contained the power of rules, and dragon blood was a fragment of the manifestation of rules.

Therefore, dragons in the world did not need to practice like mortals and other weak races to gain powerful power. Through repeated sleep and transformation, they could recover and carry more power of rule fragments.

Therefore, the dragon race was born to pay more attention to techniques, that was, to dig out the knowledge of spells in the bloodline from the dragon's inheritance, and this was something that only those particularly outstanding dragons could do.

This was the reason why dragons were powerful but could only gradually come to an end in many universe worlds.

Compared with the Titans, who were also at the top as dragons, although they could grow like dragons, they did not have these restrictions of dragons, so in a sense, dragon blood was actually stronger than Titan blood.

But Caron Gogmora, the red dragon, created a practice method that could break this shackle, that was, a method that every dragon could try to approach another "Tao", not bound by its own blood.

It was said that the reason why Caron Gogmora was punished by the immortal Tiamat was also because this red dragon had mastered a power that should not exist in the mortal world.

Because even those dragon gods could not come up with such a thing, gods were not omnipotent, and gods above gods were only infinitely close to omnipotence.

Tao and rules were not single, but a unity of opposing sides.

Reversal was the movement of Tao. When everything and the development of rules reached the extreme, they would move to the opposite side.

Even the rules were like this, let alone the gods of dragons.

Those dragon gods were powerful because of their innate power, and they could not do some things because of the limitations of their innate power.

Just like they thought that dragons should be like this, so they could not find the method outside of dragons, which was their own limitation and also the limitation of rules.

So even in the eyes of a true legend like Charrar Caesar, everything Caron Gogmora did and himself had enough legendary color.

Whether as an emperor or as a dragon.

Some kings ascended the throne with absolute power, dominating the mortal world, and some kings were emperors who ruled the world and controlled the mortal world.

But Charrar Caesar believed that the red dragon had both.

So even if the Emperor of the Golden Empire had not offered the conditions that moved him, he would have gladly gone to the appointment.

Charrar Caesar restrained his pupils, watching his nose with his eyes. He no longer had the flamboyant and domineering outward aura of controlling everything, but he looked more elusive and profound.

Let me see, Kalon Gorgomora, what is truly on your mind. I am curious, far more curious than when I was young and lifted a maiden's skirt!

Having finished writing about the main kings, the rest will be briefly covered. Next, we will get to the main topic.

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