Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 122 Father Long, Change for Me

Cassius, who regained his youth and had the appearance of a young boy, left the Augustus family. No one knew where he went, not even Noah. Perhaps only his adoptive mother knew.

According to Cassius's declaration, he will travel around the world and challenge all the powerful enemies he encounters on the journey. For him who has fallen to a low level, there are many opponents in this world who are worthy of fighting.

The departure of the adoptive father did not bring any major changes to the Augustus family. After all, no one knew that the Augustus family would cut off its own arm and destroy a legend.

No one would believe this kind of thing if it were told to others, let alone guess it. Therefore, even if Cassius disappeared, no temptation appeared.

This is also because the Augustus family now has a legendary wizard stationed there all year round, which brings unparalleled deterrence.

Of course, it is also because of the economic effect brought by the legendary wizard, which is unimaginable for warriors. Any magic product, as long as it is slightly related to the legendary wizard, even if it is just a naming authorization, can be sold at several times the price of products of the same level.

Unlike warriors who are difficult to produce, the existence of legendary mages is an inexhaustible source of wealth, and this description is not an exaggeration at all.

Therefore, the Augustus family, whose actual high-end combat power had been reduced by more than half, became more prosperous on the surface, without any sign of decline.

"Alas, if only my adoptive father could have more patience and ambition."

The golden dragon looked at the cloud giants gathering below and couldn't help but think.

After his adoptive father was promoted, his adoptive mother was promoted to become a legendary wizard, which was a scene he had imagined for a long time. With such combat power, Noah felt that he could completely plan to seize the ruling power of the kingdom.

This is indeed the case. After the adoptive mother was promoted, even though her behavior was arrogant and domineering, the old wizard whom the royal family relied on had to go out in person and run around for the Augustus family just to gain the benefits that this family wanted.

This action is enough to show how powerful the Augustus family was at that time. It is no exaggeration to say that even the first noble in the kingdom and the royal family had to bow down to them.

Although it is still like this on the surface, the family knows their own business. The Augustus family, with their adoptive mother guarding it, is of course a strong family, but when it comes into contact with the royal family, they can't help but feel a little weak.

Fortunately, the outside world does not know the strength of the Augustus family, and no one wants to test it, as this test could be fatal.

"Your Highness Noah, all the adult giants have been assembled. Please give your orders."

Just as Noah was imagining how glorious he would be if his adoptive parents had greater ambitions and took control of the kingdom, the cloud giant under his command came to report.

"Well, wait here."

Jin Long ordered.

The reason why he gathered the cloud giants this time was not for anything else, but to completely bring the Aldis Mountains under his rule, rather than just occupying them in name only.

Noah was not satisfied with this. If he wanted to achieve this, he had to thoroughly sweep through this mountain range covering an area of ​​240,000 square kilometers from beginning to end.

This would undoubtedly require a huge military force, so Noah showed no mercy and recruited all the adult cloud giants under his command who were able to fight.

It's not just the giants. A few hundred cloud giants are not enough to conquer such vast mountains, so Noah called for more reinforcements.

roar~
Along with the roar of the fire dragon, a huge group of flying dragons appeared in the sky. On the back of each flying dragon with armor on its chest, there was a strong and muscular knight.

"Noah, here I come!"

"Where's Edith?"

Noah was not surprised to see the Dragon Knights coming in following his call. They were asking about the whereabouts of another group of knights.

"She'll be here soon."

Soon, accompanied by the cries and roars of griffins, a group of griffins with shiny and bright feathers came into the golden dragon's sight.

Following the Golden Dragon's request for help, Augustus' two most famous Sky Knights officially joined the Golden Dragon's territory expansion war.

In fact, with Noah's status and position, he could call on more knights to join the war. However, Noah felt that those knights who tended to be traditional were not suitable for being deployed in the mountains with complex and varied terrain. Only the air cavalry was the most suitable.

"The family should form another knight group suitable for fighting in the mountains!"

After leading his knights to successfully wipe out a tribe of werewolves, the young man who got off the saddle on the back of the flying dragon couldn't help but make a suggestion.

Although the Sky Knights have a huge advantage over non-flying ground creatures, they are far from capable of handling targets in the mountains and forests.

The hundreds of years old trees and dense shrubs can block the view and provide defense for the creatures on the ground, not to mention the many natural underground hiding places such as natural caves in the mountains.

Even the Sky Knights, when deployed to fight in the mountains and forests, were unable to fully mobilize their forces and were constrained by many obstacles.

"All Terrain Knights?"

Noah nodded.
"In fact, I have had such an idea for a long time. I plan to breed a ferocious dragon beast that can adapt to most terrains, run at a very fast speed, and maintain sufficient combat power, as a mount for the Knights?"

"Do you have a concept? Do you have a Primarch that you have cultivated?"

When Teddel heard that Noah had such a plan, he immediately asked with great interest.

"Not yet, but you'll know if I tell you the names of some of these monsters."

"what?"

"Deinocrat, Velociraptor, Deinocrat!"

"You plan to combine the biological characteristics of these monsters into a brand new dragon beast?"

Tidel quickly understood Noah's idea.

"Yes, but it is very difficult, so it has not been implemented yet."

"It's not enough to simply incorporate the characteristics of these monsters. If you want to become a knight's mount, ferocity and violence are not the most important thing on the battlefield. You must have enough wisdom to understand orders and cooperate in combat. Otherwise, you might as well be killed."

“I know that one must have a certain basic intelligence, but not be rebellious, be able to obey orders, be docile to the master, and be cruel to the enemy.

Only on this basis can we continue to add combat power on the battlefield, otherwise we will just create a new type of difficult and terrifying monster. "

Noah also felt a bit of a headache. Ideas were one thing, but the process of realizing them was too difficult.

"Come on, I'm rooting for you. You're a genius in all fields. Why don't you try it now?"

Tedder suggested,

"The battlefield is the best place to test it."

"Let me try."

Noah nodded. Although he was ready to conquer the entire Eldis Mountains, it was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Because there was no real king of monsters in this mountain range, and it was not that the giant beasts and monster clans below would surrender just by defeating and killing the strongest monsters on the upper level.

nonexistent
The complex and varied terrain of the mountains means that the power generated in the mountains is destined to be complex and scattered. If you want to conquer it, you can only push forward one hill after another.

However, Noah was not in a hurry because he could draw strength for growth from this war which was destined to be extremely long.

"Blood Origin Fruit, it's been a long time since I last saw it!"

Seeing the flower buds gradually blooming on the golden tree branches, Jin Long couldn't help but feel happy.

The plundering war against the Underdark presided over by his adoptive mother was massive and successful, but Noah had nothing to do with the war. It could be said that he did not even get a bit of it. But things are different now.

This war to turn nominal land into actual controlled territory, every battle, every fight, every monster that falls under the conqueror's sword will bring nutrients for Noah's golden tree to grow fruit.

Not only the Blood Origin Fruit, but also the Purple Spirit Fruit.

This is a war for the purpose of conquest, not killing. If Noah encounters a creature that he likes and is willing to surrender, he would not mind taking it under his command.

These creatures who voluntarily surrendered and were willing to be vassals of the golden dragon provided a constant supply of nutrients for the growth of the purple spirit fruit.

Unfortunately, Noah does not accept all creatures. The threshold for the golden dragon to recruit slaves is still relatively high. Noah will not even look at creatures like gnolls, lizardmen, and trolls. They are only worthy of becoming souls under the butcher's knife, and their blood becomes nutrients to nourish the growth of fruit trees.

If there are dragon creatures such as dragons, lions, and chinchillas, even if they are tough and unwilling to surrender easily, Noah is willing to spend a little more time and personally go out to subdue them.

There is no other reason, it’s just because this kind of dragon beast has beautiful appearance and its look fits the aesthetic of the tall and mighty golden dragon, it’s pleasing to the eye!
If it is a multi-headed dragon, a swamp dragon, a snake dragon, etc., it will be treated differently.

Even if they are willing to kneel, Noah will activate the Word Spirit·Candle Sun and use it in conjunction with the Sun Wheel to blow them to pieces.

However, in addition to the Blood Origin Fruit and the Purple Fruit that made Long couldn't help but feel happy, there was also the Dark Fruit that Noah hated extremely, which was also growing wildly, and its growth rate was not inferior to these two fruits at all.

War is bound to be accompanied by death. Not only the conquered mountain creatures, but also the cloud giants and knights under Noah's command suffered casualties.

These vassals and reinforcements who died in battle because of Noah's decision provided nutrients for the growth of the dark fruit.

"I don't want to start a war easily, but the monsters and barbarians in the mountains refuse to obey the king!"

Noah sighed as he looked at the dark fruit on the golden tree that dimmed the leaves and branches, but the golden tree obviously would not listen to his explanation. The fruit was still growing wildly, and its growth was even better than the other two fruits.

"Even if I have to bear your suffering and pain, I will make all the mountains prostrate under my dragon wings!"

Noah did not have any thoughts of retreating negatively because of the appearance of the dark fruit.

He did not want to be a lone dragon with no strength left, but wanted to be a lord dragon with his own vassals and legions. Then he had to take on responsibilities, and he felt that he could shoulder them all.

The news of the battle in the mountains soon spread outside the forests. The war initiated by the Holy Dragon immediately attracted a lot of attention and caused a surge of enthusiasm among the adventurers active in the territory of Augustus.

With enough rewards, these guys even dare to enter the Underdark, so what are the mountains within their knowledge?

"Since they want to join so much, let them in!"

Noah would naturally not refuse the enthusiasm of the adventurers. He was not a dragon who would be stingy with rewards. He was also willing to give out the land in his territory as a reward to a powerful transcendent - provided that he liked the person.

"Dad Long, I want one too."

"Uncle, I want to join the war, too."

When adventurers began to enter the mountains in large numbers, a brother and sister also came up.

Noah thought about it for a moment and agreed. Not only that, they also brought another pair of dragon siblings, the red dragon Baal, and his sister Aurora.

Then, Noah saw interesting feedback on the golden tree, which was the red dragon that was recruiting the War Lizardmen tribe.

It has to be admitted that red dragons have incomparable innate advantages over other dragons when it comes to recruiting these monster tribes that are labeled as evil by humans.

Even if they are just baby dragons, they can get the voluntary surrender and service of the monster tribe. Even if they have the possibility of hunting dragons, they still choose to surrender.

"Dragon father, these two dragons acted on their own. They are just young dragons, but they are so ambitious. Do you want me to kill them?"

The girl hugging the dragon's tail saw the scene emerging on the water mirror in front of her, and a hint of murderous intent emerged between her brows.

Although she was well taught, she was not a flower grown in a greenhouse, and her grandmother's courses included practical field training.

"No, don't you think this is funny?"

Noah rejected the goose girl's proposal.

Although these two red dragon cubs showed ambition, they did not pose a threat to Noah. Instead, they brought him purple energy feedback. It was actually his responsibility that these guys conquered slaves.

This surprised Noah quite a bit, so it was no surprise that he decided to allow it.

As a golden dragon, he certainly couldn't take in evil monsters, but wouldn't it be normal for him to take in some red dragon slaves?
My slave's slave, not my slave?
Noah couldn't help but laugh when he thought about the funny thing.

"It is very interesting indeed."

Seeing the young dragon sneaking around and looking around, the girl smiled and then asked casually,

"By the way, Dragon Father, Ur told me that he had seen you in human form? I said he was lying and he said I had no experience. Is that true?"

"Barely so."

Noah replied nonchalantly.

"Have you really changed?"

"Well, what happened?"

The golden dragon realized something was wrong and looked at the girl on its tail. The girl fluttered her long eyelashes, revealing a look of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"But I've never seen it before. This isn't fair. I want to see what you look like as a human, Father Long."

"I have never turned into a human!"

"Then you can try it now. You must look very beautiful in human form."

(End of this chapter)