Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 2 Pioneering Nobility

"You should leave. They've waited long enough for you."

Noah raised his head and looked at the cavalrymen who were staying outside the flower garden. Teddel, who had wanted to watch Noah eat, was startled. He turned his head and glanced at the silent knights. Realizing that something was wrong, regret appeared in his eyes.

"I should lead them back to the city first and then come here."

"You should also rinse off the fishy smell on your body."

Noah looked disgusted. Dragons have a keen sense of smell.

At this moment, the young knight was covered in blood, which was splashed on him when he was cleaning up monsters while leading his team on patrol. As a boy who was not even fourteen years old, the responsibility he shouldered was heavy.

But as the son of a border noble, this was a responsibility he had to bear and could not escape. His father, Noah's adoptive father, was an earl who was sealed on the border of the kingdom.

As a border noble, Noah's adoptive father was almost free from any constraints and had the right to freely expand his military and expand his territory.

In other words, any land conquered by Noah's adoptive father and his knights can be recognized by the kingdom, and the territory they rule can exceed the limits of the title.

But the reason why they can have such freedom is that as a border noble family, the Augustus family has to face too many challenges.

The United Kingdom of Erestoria, located in the southern part of the Zealandia continent, is a pioneering force for human civilization to advance into the wild areas, and the Augustus family, located in the southeast of the kingdom, is one of the sharp swords of the kingdom stabbing into the wild land.

This is where human civilization and primitive wilderness clash. The land is fertile and the resources are abundant. Any relatively flat land can easily support thousands of people. However, such fertile land can also nourish countless ferocious beasts and monster clans.

The difficulties faced in developing the land here are beyond imagination. Apart from the temporary reliance on the rear, the pioneers have to face the monsters that continue to emerge from the mountains, rivers, sky, and even underground.

With such a harsh living environment, there will naturally not be any policy restrictions, because there is no need. The so-called right to freely expand military forces and the right to explore are the same whether they exist or not.

The nobles who develop the border in the southeast of the kingdom are excellent enough to maintain the number of their troops and protect their territory. And the nobles who can expand the territory again on this basis are among the best heroes of the human race.

Noah's adoptive father is such a hero. He can not only protect the territory inherited by his family, but can even lead his knights to explore deeper into the wilderness.

But even so, he also had a problem that he could not solve, and that was the population in the territory. Because the living environment was too harsh, ordinary villages had to face the threat of ferocious species.

Therefore, the population growth rate is extremely slow. In this case, even nobles, once their combat power meets the requirements, even if they are still young, need to pick up swords, put on armor, and join the patrol knights with relatively less pressure.

The Knights need to patrol between cities, towns and villages, kill invading ferocious beasts, and drive away roaming and migrating monster clans to protect the safety of the people in the territory.

The noble title of the Augustus family was built entirely with the blood and bones of generations of pioneers in the family. This is the true nobility recognized by the discerning Golden Dragon City.

Even Noah only disliked the fact that his adoptive father's title was too low. Apart from that, there was nothing to complain about.

"This is my mistake."

Seeing Noah's expression, Teddle noticed the blood all over his body. He didn't think it smelled fishy. In a fight, the smell was the easiest to ignore. After it was over, he had gotten used to it. "Then I'll go back first."

Leaving the animal skin bag behind, Teddel did not delay or waste time. Although he really wanted to play freely and carefree in this flower garden for a while like he did in his childhood, the situation in the territory did not allow him to do so.

"Be careful on your way back to the city, and don't get ambushed by the goblins."

Noah gave this instruction, but in a joking tone.

"These cunning and lowly monsters will flee far away when they hear the sound of my horse's hooves. How could they have the courage to attack me?"

"That's hard to say. Once they gather in sufficient numbers, these lowly monsters will do things that you think are impossible, beyond your understanding."

"You're right, they are a real problem."

Hearing Noah's reminder, Teddel frowned and recalled that since he led the patrol team, villagers often complained to him.

The low-level monster clans, which are intelligent and have amazing fertility, are the most common threat faced by ordinary people in the territory.

In the same area, there are only a limited number of powerful monsters. After they are killed, it will take some time for other monsters to appear and occupy their original ecological niches.

But those monster groups that are already at the bottom are different. They are like mosses on the cliffs and weeds in the cracks of rocks. They only need a little sunlight and water to continue to grow wildly.

They are impossible to kill or eradicate, and the cost of eradicating them is difficult to ignore, while the benefits that can be obtained are almost non-existent.

But there is no way to ignore them. They are afraid of knights wearing armor and holding spears and swords, but when facing farmers working in the fields, they will show their most brutal and ferocious side.

"There shouldn't be any injuries."

Noah muttered as he watched the young knight's departing back.

Noah was dissatisfied with his adoptive father's eldest son's idea and intention of regarding himself as his elder brother, but he could not remain indifferent to his attitude and behavior of treating him as his own brother and taking good care of him.

He is not only a golden dragon, he also possesses the memory of a lifetime. Seriously speaking, if he were not born with the support of golden dragon bloodline, it would be difficult for him to reject a heroic noble who was so sincere and only wanted to call him brother.

Because Taidel is indeed 10 years older than him in terms of age, legally speaking, he should call Taidel his brother. However, as a golden dragon, he is too proud to admit his younger brother to a short-lived person.

Unless this short-lived species can accomplish a glorious feat that will astonish even the immortal species, he will have a chance of gaining recognition from the golden dragon, whose bloodline stands at the top of the metal dragon clan, or even above the top of the dragon clan.

But it was only a possibility. Such a great achievement could not be accomplished by a boy who was not even fourteen years old. And for this reason, Noah would never acknowledge this brother now.

quack!quack!
After a cleansing spell, Noah swallowed all the pearls in the animal skin bag in one gulp. A crisp sound of breaking was heard, and the young dragon squinted his eyes comfortably. Although none of the pearls were worthy of his collection, the shape did not affect the taste and flavor.

(End of this chapter)