Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 224: Northern Disaster, Extermination Order
“Where did this come from?”

Noah watched the image projected on the imaging stone with great interest. It was an extremely horrifying scene of death, enough to stop a child from crying. People with weak tolerance might also be frightened to death.

The ice and snow falling from high above the sky were eroded and assimilated by an all-encompassing force, turning into a grayish-white color that symbolized death. Under the cover of the grayish-white snow fog, one could clearly see a giant tiankeng that had been blasted out.

This tiankeng is being continuously filled up. Looking down from the sky, one can see countless densely packed, ant-like giants digging ice and snow, chiseling rock strata, and then transporting boulders into the tiankeng for construction.

At first glance, there doesn't seem to be anything scary, but if you look closely, you can find that the giant craftsmen who are using the tiankeng as the foundation to build the city are clearly dead spirits with shriveled flesh and blood, and soul fire burning in their pale eyes.

This is a group of undead frost giants. According to their respective strengths in life, they were made into different levels of undead, such as giant skeletons, giant zombies, giant ghouls, etc., to be driven and enslaved by humans. In this respect, they are equal and there is no difference.

"This is an image from the northern polar ice sheet. It is said that after an extremely rare meteor shower, a natural disaster of undead broke out there. What we are seeing now is a city of the undead being built."

Sifrea, who came to report as soon as she received the news, answered in a serious tone.

Because this is a disaster that is enough to affect the situation on the mainland, just like the Abyss Chaos and Hell Disaster that broke out previously.

"The North? That's fine."

Although they were on the same continent, Noah immediately lost interest when he heard that the disaster was caused by the eruption of the northern polar ice sheet.

In terms of geographical distance alone, the polar ice sheet is 60,000 to 70,000 kilometers away from Elisim, making it almost impossible for it to harm him.

Morally speaking, Noah could not find any reason to go to the northern ice field. Although a plague of the dead had broken out there, what races were harmed by the plague of the dead?
That depends on what's on the ice field. The two most famous races on the ice field are the frost giants and the white dragons. They are natural enemies and have been loving and killing each other on the ice field for countless years.

Of course, in addition to these two "powerful races", there are still some other races active on the ice field, such as the crystal dragons among the gem dragon clan, and the silver dragons among the metal dragon clan.

However, these two types of dragons are rarer than each other. Although the silver dragon is a cold dragon, it does not like to live in a bitter and cold place like the ice field for a long time. The traces of civilization there are too faint.

Therefore, the dragon clan in the ice field is still mainly composed of white dragons. Although white dragons have the reputation of being the shame of the dragon clan, it is precisely because their bloodline power is the weakest that the number of white dragons is quite large, far exceeding any true dragon species.

In addition to these two powerful races, there are also ice and snow races living in the ice field that evolve adaptively according to the environment, such as frost trolls, subspecies of humanoid races, ice elves, northern barbarians, etc.

Therefore, Noah really could not find a reason to go to the north, because races that have strong adaptability and can adapt to the environment within a few generations are often classified as monsters by the dragon clan.

There are a few exceptions, such as the ice elves, and the northern barbarians, to be honest, although they are human beings, the environment has made them irritable, arrogant and unreasonable.

Because of environmental factors, although there are resources, they are difficult to mine. Therefore, the northern barbarians prefer to go south to enter areas and countries with warmer climates to plunder.

These races would naturally be classified as evil by the Golden Dragon. It would be good enough if the Golden Dragon didn't cause them trouble, but they still wanted support? Dream on!
"Your Highness, this undead disaster is of great magnitude. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 30 undead cities under construction. In the deepest part of the ice field, there is a Lich King who is awakening."

Seeing Noah acting as if it had nothing to do with him and that it was none of his business, Shifraya reminded him.

"understood."

Noah's response was still very lazy, and he had no intention of intervening at all.

The eastern and southern parts of the continent had already been destroyed, so what if the northern ice fields were destroyed? He just couldn't believe that the local creatures would be so useless that they would be wiped out by a meteor shower.

Even if there are some powerful undead from outside the world hidden in the meteors, under the suppression of the world's instinctive consciousness, the more powerful the existence, the more difficult it is for them to move.

This is also the best time to counterattack. If there is a strong and decisive person who takes action, he can directly kill these undead who have not yet adapted to the environment and cannot exert their full combat power, causing them to die in frustration.

However, at the moment, there are no such decisive and strong people in the ice field. Those old guys who have survived countless years and witnessed a lot of history seem to be watching.

Are there any powerful creatures in the ice field?
Of course there are. The white dragons distributed all over the ice field and appearing at any time with blizzards are the best signs. With such a large number of white dragons, ancient dragons will definitely be born.

Although the ancient white dragon is still at the trash level and Noah can now kill it with a single claw, the ancient dragon is only the starting point of a certain stage in the dragon's life, and there is a higher realm.

Ancient white dragon!

There is a higher realm above the ancient dragon

Noah thought it was not surprising that a few super old dragons appeared in the vast ice field covering tens of thousands of miles.

Of course, those super old dragons might not have woken up yet, and they were still sleeping even with such a big commotion. For dragons, no matter what kind of disaster it was, a short nap would basically make it go away.

The material world is not so easy to fall. Even if we take a step back and the plane really falls and turns into a dead zone where no living creature is allowed to live, they can just move to another place to continue sleeping.

Dragons that can live for thousands of years basically become indifferent to everything. They have long regarded the territory and wealth that ordinary dragons fight for as nothing. Apart from the necessary material needs, they can ignore everything.

Therefore, those old antiques in the native ice field are not in a hurry, so why should he, a young dragon who is tens of thousands of miles away, be in a hurry?
"The ones who should be most anxious right now should be the elves, not us!"

Seeing that Shifraya wanted to say something, Noah interrupted her before she could finish her words.

If the old antiques on the northern ice sheet do nothing and just sit back and watch the undead spirits that arrive with the meteor shower adapt to the world environment and grow stronger, then when the undead army is formed, Middle-earth will be the first to bear the brunt. Among the several kingdom-level forces in Middle-earth, which one is closest to the north? The Elf King's Court!
That's why Noah didn't bother to pay attention. With the background of the elves, is it a problem to suppress a natural disaster of undead?
Of course it's not a big deal. He is so prominent that he can order seven gods to descend incarnations in succession to bless the royal family of another country thousands of miles away. With such a profound background, there is no need for a golden dragon like him to meddle in his affairs.

Although Noah sat back and watched the situation unfold after receiving the news, the undead disaster that swept across the ice field still indirectly affected him three months later.

Mainly in the city of Elisim, all factory orders related to the war skyrocketed, but the biggest increase was not in military orders, but in magical products related to restraining the undead.

The prices of all magic products related to holy light and other attributes have skyrocketed, followed by fire and thunder, which have slightly weaker effects but also have a restraining effect.

As the saying goes, demand determines the market. When there is huge demand, the prices of related products will naturally rise.

Merchants were frantically pushing up commodity prices. Such behavior was originally subject to legal sanctions. However, after a brief investigation, they found that most of the orders came from the Elf King's Court. A dragon fairy serving the Holy Dragon directly said,

"Why set the price so low? Are you looking down on our distinguished guests from Middle-earth? They are not short of money, and they don't need your pity."

As a result, the price of an ordinary holy amulet could soar to 20 times the price before the outbreak of the Plague of the Undead. If it was a spell scroll used for attack, the price would be even more expensive.

This was a feast for the merchants, but no matter how much they ate, they could not eat as much as a certain dragon, because more than 70% of the arsenals in the city of Elisim were under its control.

Simply put, with the outbreak of the plague of the undead, Noah, who owns the first city in the East, became rich!

The elves who were purchasing weapons all over the continent for war preparations were gnashing their teeth in hatred, but they had to pay the bills because there were only a few companies in the entire continent that could meet their needs.

The entire Middle-earth is preparing for war. Except for some small forces that want to make a fortune, no one will sell them. The South has been destroyed a long time ago and is still in the recovery stage. There are hundreds of countries in the West, but no force with truly strong productivity can buy the goods they need, but the quantity is not enough to satisfy them.

Therefore, even if the East adopts an arrogant attitude of not wanting to buy or not, the elves can only grit their teeth and pay. Of course, they mainly pay on behalf of the East, and they themselves will not show up.

"The Centaur Khanate on the steppes has moved south and requested to be affiliated with the Kingdom of Atlas."

Although the elves were slaughtered by taking advantage of the disaster, these were all insignificant matters. What was really important was the impact that the undead plague had on the situation on the continent after it gradually took shape.

Life will find a way out on its own. When a disaster is about to break out, the surrounding creatures will naturally know to escape.

The north is not only filled with ice fields, but also with vast grasslands and highlands, where orcs, orcs, and many centaur tribes live.

Faced with the impending disaster in the north, those grassland forces resolutely chose to move south, and the war broke out in an all-out manner without warning.

This time, the grassland tribes that moved south did not just want to plunder, they also wanted land, which the original owners of the land would never agree to, as this was the land of survival.

As a result, the flames of war spread across the border between the North and Middle-earth, and the flames also burned to the East. A Centaur Khanate migrated with their entire clan, wanting to enter the East to seek a place to survive and develop.

Faced with the Centaur Khanate that actively sought dependence, Urnos, as the monarch, was originally prepared to accept it. With the land in the east, it was not a big problem to accept a Centaur Khanate with a size of two to three million.

Unfortunately, the Centaur Khanate that moved south was not a civilized tribe to begin with. After migrating thousands of miles to the east, they lost an unknown number of people along the way. In a state of hunger and cold, when they saw the rich cities and towns, the many small tribes that made up the Khanate spontaneously carried out looting without the need for the Great Khan to issue an order.

Therefore, when the royal family of Augustus, who had been rewarded with the royal decree, arrived at the border, they saw cities and towns after towns slaughtered by the Centaurs.

Things have developed to this point, so naturally there is nothing to say. The predecessor of the Augustus family was a frontier noble family, and any act of slaughtering humans was something they could not tolerate.

Extermination Order!
Upon learning that the sixteen border cities had been massacred and all their property looted by the Centaur Khanate, which claimed to be its ally, Urnos flew into a rage and immediately ordered the formation of an expeditionary army, appointing his eldest son Alexander as the commander of the army and four legends to accompany the army in order to completely exterminate the Golden Horde.

Faced with the Atlas Kingdom's counterattack against their massacre, the Centaur Khanate, which had voluntarily surrendered, was puzzled.

Their value was far higher than those mortals they had killed. Since the King of Atlas was ready to accept them, why not clear out some land themselves?

Unfortunately, no one answered the centaurs' questions, and any messenger who begged for peace or mercy was killed on the spot. As the commander of the expeditionary army, Alexander's principle was to never see any breathing centaurs.

"In the first battle, we annihilated 300,000 enemies. In the second battle, we annihilated 100,000 more. In the third battle, we annihilated 50,000 more. The gains are getting smaller and smaller. This battle report looks a bit ugly!"

Looking at the battle reports from the front line sent back from the capital, Noah looked at the performance of Augustus, whom he had personally trained, on the battlefield, and smiled to Gwen beside him.

"That's because Alexander defeated the Golden Horde in one battle, and those legendary khans all led their tribes to flee in different directions."

Gwendolyn picked up the battle report and glanced at it. She was not confused by the decreasing numbers, but instead saw the information contained in the battle report at a glance.

It was not that the battle was going badly, but rather that the battle line was advancing too fast, so that the Centaurs were completely defeated. Without morale, they did not dare to form an army to fight against the Centaurs, and they collapsed as soon as they were touched.

Faced with the Centaurs who are everywhere in the mountains and are only concerned with escaping, it is extremely difficult to fight a war of annihilation.

Because what Alexander wanted to destroy was not a legion, but a country, a nomadic people who could migrate as a whole country in extreme cases.

"What a pity! This Centaur Khan is still a fool. He can't even control his subordinates. He could have set a good example, but now he has set a bad precedent. From now on, the Kingdom of Atlas will no longer accept any tribes from the north."

(End of this chapter)