Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 118: Lord of the Mountains, Titan Blood Crystal

"How was the discussion, little Noah?"

When Noah saw his adoptive mother again, those beings emitting powerful auras were gone. No one knew where they had been assigned to, or if they had been sent away, but the Golden Dragon didn't care.

“In terms of the results, I am quite satisfied.”

"The result is satisfactory, but the process is not very pleasant for you."

Selena understood instantly.

"I didn't think anything was wrong when I was discussing this with those dwarfs, but when my uncle came in and I saw them discussing this with him, I felt unhappy."

Noah complained.

"Hahaha, this is inevitable. Unless you are an ancient golden dragon, why would you expect to be treated the same as Cassius? Even I wouldn't think so. Those dwarfs won't treat me so well."

After hearing Noah's complaint, Serena burst into laughter.

"I know, so I'll just be depressed for a while. Anyway, sooner or later, I will be able to reach the same height as my uncle, and these dwarfs will show me the same expression."

Jin Long snorted.

"But by that time, the bones of these dwarfs may have turned into mud."

"It doesn't matter. As long as their descendants are still around, it's the same. It makes no difference to me."

Noah is quite open-minded.

"Hahaha, you are really good at comforting yourself."

"What else can I do? Rush up and beat them up? I can't even beat them."

The golden dragon spread out its two claws.

"So, this is why I don't introduce those legends to you. Compared to them, you are still too young and too weak. Even with the presence of me and Cassius, it is difficult for them to take you seriously."

Serena said,

"I was promoted to Legend. I can get in touch with Cassius's people, meet and get to know them, and expand my social circle. But it's meaningless for you to know them."

"Because I'm not strong enough, when I become a legend, I don't need to do anything. These guys will naturally come to me and make friends with me. This is my own network of contacts."

Noah added to his adoptive mother's words.

"Yes, it seems you are very sober!"

"This is the understanding that normal intelligent creatures should have. The so-called connections can only be called connections when the status and strength of both parties are equal, or at least similar, and there is a possibility of exchanging interests.

If the strength is not equal, then it is just one-sided acquaintance, which does not count as connections. The party with a higher status will not remember you at all."

Jin Long didn't care. Although everyone knew that his future potential was amazing, that was in the future, not now.

His growth period has exceeded the survival time of many legends, so when facing him, legends only need to maintain the most basic politeness and no extra effort is required.

"As expected, you have always been a relief to me. In this case, I don't need to lecture you anymore. It's time to get down to business with me."

"Draw a blood extraction array?"

"Yes, Cassius can't wait any longer."

"Won't you wait any longer?"

Noah asked curiously.

"What are you waiting for?"

"Of course it's the reaction from the capital."

Jin Long showed a malicious smile on his face, and he seemed very expectant and eager to make a move.
"I really want to know how the old wizard in the royal family would react if he knew that you, aunt, were promoted to a legendary."

The United Kingdom of Erestoria is a united country formed by the union of many legendary forces. The royal family has the highest legal say because of the existence of legendary wizards and legendary warriors.

But now, although the strength of the royal family has not changed at all, a noble family has emerged in the kingdom and also has two legends with equal configurations.

Although the spellcaster is slightly weaker, the Mage City is enough to make up for this weakness, but the melee legend. Back then, Cassius, who was only at the Ultimate level, could withstand the attack of that legend. Now, Cassius can even lift up the melee legend of the royal family with one hand.

It can be said that the combat power of both sides has been completely unbalanced. Under such circumstances, who should have the final say in the kingdom?
Although there is no clear stipulation, the person with the strongest power should have the greatest authority. This is a basic rule that does not require special statement.

Suppressing the strong and blocking the way out for those with outstanding talents is a way to bring disaster and chaos.

"What? You want me and Cassius to replace the royal family?"

"Why don't you consider it? If it works, Taidel will be a prince!"

Noah urged enthusiastically.

"Okay, your idea is good. As long as you convince Cassius now to give up the idea of ​​stripping the Titan bloodline, I can fight the old guy in the capital."

"That's it."

Jin Long knew how determined his adoptive father was.

"However, the matter of Cassius can indeed wait for a while. Let's see how the old man in the capital reacts and what he is willing to pay to stabilize us. If he is still as stingy as before and gives us some undeveloped border land to get rid of us, hmph!"

A sneer appeared on Serena's face.

With the Duchess' promotion to legend, the Augustus family, which has two legends, has reached a new peak in terms of prestige, not to mention the Mage City that stands on the top of the mountain and can be seen from hundreds of miles away.

But what cannot be ignored is that beneath the prosperity of the Augustus family, there is weakness that urgently needs recuperation.

The campaign launched against the Underdark was aimed at plundering resources, not occupying land, so the campaign lasted less than two years from start to finish. It can be said that the campaign progressed very quickly. While the results were rich, the losses of the Augustus family were also extremely heavy.

Now that the Mage City has been completed and Selena has been promoted, all these costs are worth it and can be said to be great value for money.

The gifts used by various forces for congratulations and making friends made up for part of the deficit of the Augustus family, but it was only a part of it. As for the losses of the major knightly orders and mid-level combat forces, it would take time to recover.

At this time, the gifts sent by the royal family greatly alleviated this problem.

"This old man is quite sensible. I don't need to take Cassius to the capital to talk to him."

Selina threw the map sent by the royal messenger in front of Noah.

As a newly promoted legend, Serena was also granted the title of Duke without any surprise. Moreover, she did not need to go to the capital to accept the title. She only needed to acknowledge the legitimacy of the royal family. Not only that, she was also granted a duke's fiefdom that matched her status. This piece of land was not located on or outside the border, but within the border. It was a fertile plain with three major rivers intersecting and running through it. It was a large piece of fat meat.

"But it's not enough."

"Isn't this enough?"

Noah looked up in surprise. Although the royal family was the largest feudal aristocracy in the kingdom and owned the most land, from a national perspective, the land directly controlled by the royal family was less than one-third of the country.

"And you have to bring the entire Eldis Mountains to me."

"Isn't this a bit too much?"

Although Noah proposed to usurp the throne, he felt a little embarrassed at this moment. The dangerous mountains and rivers are certainly difficult to develop, but precisely because it is difficult for people to set foot, the resources produced are actually very abundant.

The Aldis Mountains are one of the three most famous mountain ranges in the kingdom. It is over 1200 kilometers long and ranges in width from 150 to 300 kilometers. It covers a total area of ​​more than 24 square kilometers and is the source of many rivers in the kingdom.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Augustus family occupied this mountain range, relying on the dangerous terrain and vast land, they could easily divide the kingdom into two.

"How much? I don't think it's much. If you don't give it to me, then I'll have to go get it myself."

The female sorceress sneered. Although she had just been promoted, her adoptive mother showed more wanton and tyranny than her adoptive father.

"There are many noble fiefs around the Eldis Mountains. Some nobles do not obey the royal family, but are loyal to other dukes."

When the royal envoy learned of Selena's request, a look of embarrassment immediately appeared on his face. It was not a question of whether the royal family was willing to reward or not, but that there were some lands that the royal family did not have the right to reward.

"That's a problem that the old man should think about how to solve. It's not my problem. I just want the result."

Serena ignored it completely.

Faced with the now powerful Augustus family, the royal family chose to compromise. The old wizard, who had not been seen for a long time, walked out of the tower and personally went to the major ducal families to negotiate the replacement of fiefdoms and to give the entire Aldis Mountains to the Augustus family.

This behavior naturally gave many middle and lower class nobles a great shock on the political level, and was even regarded by many ignorant nobles as a manifestation of the royal family's weakness and cowardice.

However, when the royal family used the most iron-blooded means to clear out a group of fools who wanted to imitate the Augustus family, many nobles who could not see the situation clearly finally understood.

The royal swords are still sharp, but the behemoth standing in the southeast of the kingdom is too terrifying.

"Is this done?"

Noah stared at the document of sealing the land in his hand in a daze, feeling a bit dazed.

"Isn't this the inevitable result? I was ready to compete with that old guy, but he would rather go and be humble with others than meet me."

Selina didn't care, and was even a little annoyed.
"From today on, you are the master of the Eldis Mountains. Take good care of this mountain range and don't let disasters like the beast tide break out."

"of course!"

Noah didn't refuse at all, but agreed with full confidence.

He was mentally prepared when his adoptive mother asked the royal family for the entire mountain range, and now it was just as he wished.

"It's time to start!"

After Selina was promoted to Legend, the waves she had caused gradually subsided, and the internal and external affairs of the Augustus family became stable. When the family officially began to recuperate, Cassius, as the strongest fighting force of the Augustus family, also began to try bold and crazy ideas.

"We cannot rely on the power of any existence. We must use our own strength to separate our bloodline independently."

When Noah suggested asking the Dragon God to borrow some power, Selena rejected it without hesitation, and even Cassius shook his head.

Although this is a benevolent deity who will bestow divine power to help if sufficient offerings are made, the couple was unwilling to borrow it.

"Do you know who to look for who is most likely to get news related to Titans, or even Titan relics?"

"Gods."

The obvious answer is that many gods are very keen on collecting all things related to the Titans.

When it comes to stripping the Titan's bloodline, let alone the Platinum Dragon God, even the Dragon Queen would probably be very happy to help, but these gods would most likely take away the stripped bloodline in their own way.

"If you can only do it by yourself, it will be too difficult."

His suggestion to be lazy was rejected, and Noah could only rack his brains in extreme distress.

"We can't expect it to be accomplished all at once, so we have to do it step by step. This way, my uncle will have time to adapt. After his bloodline is completely separated, he might still be able to maintain his legendary status."

Noah proposed a more specific plan.

"Ok!"

The first attempt started soon. Although Noah also participated in it, most of the time he was only responsible for providing ideas and helping his adoptive mother. Almost all the rituals of the formation were completed independently by the adoptive mother. Even so, she made many adjustments and tests.

"That's enough. No need to check again. Besides, isn't this just extracting part of the blood? It's fine."

Cassius stopped his wife's meaningless inspection again and took the initiative to walk into the huge and complex spherical three-dimensional magic circle with a radius of more than a thousand meters and layer upon layer.

This is a semi-independent space opened up by a space array inside the Mage City. It can effectively suppress all strange phenomena that may occur when the Titan bloodline is extracted.

Crackling~

Golden lightning burst out from Cassius' body, and a giant thunder snake roared in the air, easily piercing through the shining metallic patterns of the magic circle.

Although Cassius actively cooperated, the difficulty and cost of extracting Titan blood was still beyond imagination. Selena, who presided over the magic circle, had a firm look in her eyes and did not waver at all. All this was within expectations.

With the assistance of the tower spirit, the magic circle was repairing itself while bursting out with maximum efficiency, extracting strands of elusive but real strongest bloodline power from the body of the Titan giant whose true form had already been revealed.

It was a golden light that was brighter and more dazzling than the sun. Strands of it gathered together at the core of the magic circle, and finally condensed into a golden crystal with a real material structure.

“I’ve really learned a lot!”

As a third party involved, Noah's eyes were burning. Even the ancient dragons might not have seen the scene of the Titan blood being extracted, but he had a chance.
"Who will get this Titan Blood Crystal? For Taidel's awakening? Or for Ur's strengthening?"

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