Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 182: Plundering the Gods, the Taotie Half-Dragon

"pity!"

Noah looked at Teddel wearing the monarch's crown and sighed with some regret.

He was the one who took the lead in designing this crown, with a focus on the flat crown in his memory, and the clothing was based on the twelve coats of arms. Of course, there were some changes based on the local characteristics of this world.

However, it was different from all previous monarchs, especially the somewhat ridiculous ring. Noah had never liked it because the ring-like crown did not look like a king at all.

"What's a pity?"

Seeing Noah sighing and looking sad, the girl, who was sitting on the holy dragon's tail and swinging her long and slender legs, asked curiously.

"Teddel wanted me to crown him, but I refused."

"Why do you refuse?"

Gwen asked, somewhat confused.

"Because once I agree and crown Taidel at this ceremony, then every king who ascends the throne after Taidel will seek me to crown them, and I will become the orthodox symbol of the throne of Atlas!"

Noah explained the reason.

"Isn't this bad?"

Gwendolen still couldn't understand why she refused.

"I have eliminated the influence of theocracy on royal power. I cannot replace theocracy!"

Noah shook his head. He could not change the divine right of kings into the dragon right of kings. Although it was good for him, under such oppression, there would always be rebellious kings.

Let alone the potential risks in the future, even at present, if the crown of a king has to be awarded by others, how can such a king be called a king? How can he be worthy of the title of king?
Besides, he is already very eye-catching now. If a legend with near-holy combat power ascends the throne and he is asked to wear a crown, it will be too ostentatious. Noah thinks he should keep a low profile.

"That's it!"

Gwen nodded thoughtfully, but in fact, she was still very confused and couldn't understand Noah's choice.

Because if she were in Noah's position, she would definitely agree. What a great opportunity.

“I declare that the Kingdom of Atlas is established today, and I, Taider Augustus, will become the first king of the kingdom.

From now on, I will defend the kingdom from all threats at the cost of my life and honor.

Whether it's invaders from another world or rebels from within, I will step forward and lead the army myself until my last breath.

I promise to follow the wisdom of the saints, rule the Kingdom of Atlas justly, and let the law be a protective umbrella for the innocent and a shackle for criminals and greedy nobles...

I swear, I will fight for my country until I die!"

With Taidel's official accession to the throne and his final declaration, a vast kingdom spanning 19,000 kilometers across the eastern border and 13,000 kilometers at its widest point was established.

Although this kingdom occupies less than one-fifth of the land in the eastern part of the Zealandia continent, it covers more than half of the known civilized areas in the eastern part. Including King Taidel himself, there are as many as twenty-two legends in this kingdom.

This is a great kingdom that has never been born in the thousands of years of history of the East Territory. No wonder other forces on the continent are very sensitive about it.

Even though this land had been invaded by Hell before, when most of the forces in the East were united, even the most remote Western Desert would be cautious.

Because of such powerful strength, it already has the power to invade across continents. Not only can it cross continents, the surface power of the Atlas Kingdom is now qualified to fight a plane war. In other words, this kingdom is already qualified to colonize other dimensions.

Of course, it is only superficial power. In fact, if one really wants to carry out plane colonization, all the power of the kingdom must be integrated together, with the top and the bottom being united and the policies being consistent.

Otherwise, don't even think about it. Plane wars are not that easy to fight. Winning may not guarantee victory, but losing will be a miserable experience.

"Not bad, not bad. You look quite energetic."

After Tidel issued the declaration of founding the country and succession to the throne, a grand military parade followed. However, those were all knight orders that Noah had seen before. Among them, there was a knight order whose mounts were the results of Noah's project.

"I'm so tired, Noah. I wish this would end right now!"

The King of Atlas seemed to be very majestic on the surface, but secretly he was complaining to the Holy Dragon.
"What's the point of holding this kind of ceremony? Our power has been exposed, and those guys already know everything they should know."

"But the people don't know. You have to let them know how powerful the kingdom they belong to is. The kingdom has the ability and strength to let them live a peaceful and stable life. This can enhance their identification with the kingdom and their sense of belonging."

"A sense of belonging? This cannot be cultivated through a ceremony."

"So you have to hold it every five years, or at most every ten years. Oh, and you have to set today as a national day. Then every year on this day, you have to take a long holiday and hold a national founding celebration."

“It’s so hard to be a king!”

"Are you complaining of being tired already? This is just the beginning!"

Noah gloated.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Although Teddel complained that everyone knew everything there was to know about the kingdom's strength, in fact, the ones who truly knew the kingdom's power were the Elf King's Court in Middle-earth and the Tower of Stars, which were top forces that were above the rest.

Many small and medium-sized forces had no idea of ​​the strength of the newly established kingdom. Whether it was the many legends standing beside the new king when he issued the declaration, or the subsequent military parade, the delegations sent by those small and medium-sized forces were frightened.

Therefore, at the banquet that followed the founding ceremony, the leaders of these small forces, especially those in the eastern border, tried their best to show their goodwill and submission in front of Taidel, expressing their intention to submit.

Although most of them are small-scale forces just to make up the numbers and there is not even a legend, even so, they have created a prosperous atmosphere with all nations coming to pay tribute.

In this prosperity, the Holy Dragon Noah, one of the symbols of the kingdom, had quietly left, but on his way back, it became much more lively.

"what is her name?"

Noah looked at the baby sleeping quietly in front of him, and then at the Silver Moon Elf who seemed a little restrained and uneasy. This was the daughter of an old friend he brought up.

Obviously, everything was normal when she was growing up, but after she relaxed for a moment, she went in a direction he could not expect. Although Noah was very dissatisfied with the path she chose, he could not say that she was wrong.

"Parvati Augustus!"

Under Noah's gaze, the half-dragon elf Isabella seemed a little uneasy.

"Parvati? Nice name. Did you choose it?"

"Yes, I asked Wuerl, and he agreed."

"Then did you ask for his opinion before you gave birth to her?"

Noah asked with some amusement.

His eyes lingered on Parvati, a baby girl who was born less than half a year ago. She looked very tender, delicate and extremely cute. But Noah was a little surprised that she was a mixed-blood among mixed-bloods, with at most a quarter of high elf blood.

But she has long, smooth silver hair and a pair of long and thin ears, which show how pure her elf bloodline is.

If Noah had not been able to feel the inseparable blood connection between the baby girl in front of him and the Augustus family, he would have really thought that this was a pure Silver Moon Elf. Unfortunately, she was still a mixed-blood.

"Uncle Noah, Wuer has said more than once that he wants to have a child with me. He believes that the child I give birth to will definitely have talents that are no less than his."

Isabella called out a name she hadn't called out in a long time.

"So you just prayed to the elven gods?"

"No, I didn't pray to the elven gods, nor did I become a believer of any elven god. It was the elven high priest who took the initiative to find me and told me that the gods could fulfill my wish!"

"So Parvati was born. Didn't you think about it? How much did the gods have to pay to give birth to such a child? What kind of return did they want for such an effort? Haven't you ever thought about it?"

Noah looked carefully at the half-dragon elf in front of him. Time had hardly left any traces on her. She was still young and looked the same as when he first met her.

“They told me that all the elves are declining and heading towards extinction. They need a monarch with sufficient status and talent to come to the world and lead them out of their predicament.

They don’t care about the monarch’s race or identity, or whether he is pure-blooded. As long as the monarch cares about the elves and stops them from declining, that’s enough.”

"You believe it?"

Noah recalled the past performance of the half-dragon elf in front of him. He remembered that this was not a stupid child, but sometimes he was very smart.

"The elven priest placed the divinity and godhood before me, and also sent the power to fulfill my and Ur's wishes. It was difficult for me to refuse."

"Yes, this is indeed a temptation that mortals cannot resist!"

Even Noah, if he were to ask himself, would not dare to say that he was not tempted by the Godhead and divinity.

"But this requires a price!"

"Even if they have to pay a price, they are asking for a reward in the future, not now. Since they don't have to pay immediately, why not accept it?"

Isabella suddenly asked back.

"Ok?"

Noah narrowed his eyes and looked at the half-dragon elf in front of him, who was obviously not right.

"I can guess what the elves want, but can they get it if they want it? Will the Augustus family give it to them?"

"The elves have sacrificed their godhood and divinity, and their gods are paying attention."

"You may not get rewards for your efforts. This is something that even children understand. As an immortal race, elves should also understand this."

Isabella, who still looked a bit childish, bowed slightly to Noah.

"If they don't understand, I think you can make them understand this, Uncle Noah, right?"

"That's the gods. You think too highly of me. I don't have the qualifications to compete with them right now. Hahahaha."

Noah couldn't help laughing. He knew that even though he didn't put much effort into the child, he had taken care of the child for a while after all, and he was also a descendant of the dragon clan. How could he be easily fooled by a few fairy matchsticks?

"Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. It will take a long time for a demigod to grow."

Elizabeth looked at her daughter with a soft gaze filled with maternal radiance.

She was very satisfied with her daughter. The only thing she was not satisfied with was the possible backhands of the gods in the divinity of her daughter. Although she could not solve it, she knew that there were hidden dangers that could be solved.

"I misjudged you, Elizabeth. Not only me, but Ur also misunderstood you!"

Noah couldn't help but sigh.
"Your disguise fooled everyone. Although you walked in the appearance of an elf, in fact, you are more suitable to be a dragon than most dragons!"

A mere half-dragon actually tried to gain benefits and advantages from the gods, and even used his own connections. This kind of greed and ambition can be said to be unique to Noah. Even real dragons are not so greedy.

"Please also explain to Ur that he can no longer hear me since Parvati was born."

"I will."

"Then I'll entrust this child to you. I hope you can solve any hidden dangers that may exist in her."

Elizabeth bowed to Noah again.

"I'll try my best."

If before he was just looking for fun and causing trouble for the elves, now Noah has put himself in the position of an elder.

"If there is really no other way, please remove the godhood and divinity from this child and just keep her alive."

"You should have some faith in me."

Noah glanced at this junior who was older than him. He was just being modest, but the other party took it seriously.

"Uncle Noah, I have to apologize to you in advance."

"Ok?"

"After I leave, I will slander you among the elves, which may have some negative impact on your reputation."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you portray me as a world-destroying dragon. As long as you can get more benefits from the elves, you can give me some of them when the time comes."

Noah didn't care about his reputation among the elves. He had already had a conflict with the elf god once, so why would he care about pointed ears in the secular world?

"In that case, I'll take my leave first."

"Go!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Isabella, the seemingly weak half-dragon elf, looked sad and staggered away from the holy dragon's chariot.

"I never expected that my brother found an excellent drama performer!"

Gwen, who was watching the whole process, couldn't help but marvel at it. She had never thought that her brother and sister-in-law would be such a ruthless character.

(End of this chapter)