Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 23 Purple Fruit, Word Spirit

The sun shines through the clouds, casting mottled light and shadows on this hot summer day. People come and go on the city streets, and various sounds interweave together, forming a lively and busy picture.

Palu, who was once a slave, walked out of the public security office in a daze. The weather today was not much different from yesterday, but Palu felt it was completely different.

The sky was so blue and high, the sun was so bright and sacred, the city under his feet that he helped build was so prosperous, and even those businessmen with eyes on the top of their heads now looked much more pleasing to the eye and not so hateful.

Born as a slave, Palu originally had no expectations for life and the future, but when he was sold to the city of Elishim, his thoughts changed drastically, and for the first time he developed a desire for freedom.

Because here, the lord allowed people to earn freedom through hard work. So, for two years, Palu worked hard without slacking off, until today, he finally accumulated enough work points to redeem his freedom.

Today would be the most important day in his life—he would no longer be a slave, but a free man.

At this moment, Palu's heart was filled with indescribable emotions. He turned around, facing the place that witnessed his rebirth, and looked up, passing by the management office that witnessed his rebirth, and looking at the mountains that could not be compared with any other building in the city, and could not be covered by them.

Palu took a deep breath, then slowly knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and slowly fell down. He sincerely worshipped the noble being living on the mountain.

"Praise the merciful Noah! Praise the wise Lord!"

It is said that on Mount Elishim there lived a benevolent golden dragon named Noah, who gave advice to the wise lord who ruled the land. The lord accepted the dragon's advice, and the flower of freedom blossomed.

All the slaves believed the rumors to be true because they could all gain freedom through hard work, a gift that was impossible to obtain in other noble territories.

Therefore, all slaves who have regained their new life and gained freedom will worship and kowtow to Mount Elishim to express their gratitude, bid farewell to all the sufferings they have endured in the past, and prepare to welcome a bright future full of hope.

This was not a rigid requirement, but a ritual that was started by the first slave to be freed, and that was followed voluntarily by everyone who was freed from slavery.

Even though no slave had ever seen the dragon that lived in the mountains.

The people around were attracted by this scene, and many of them stopped to watch, but there were also many people who were indifferent and just passed it by, because for the residents of this city, such scenes were already commonplace, after all, slaves were freed every day.

“Praise Noah!”

Some people also heard Palu's sincere words of praise and whispered something along with him.

A considerable proportion of the city's free people were converted from the slaves who originally participated in its construction, so this praise has become a daily expression for this group of people.

"Finally mature!"

Noah looked at the crystal fruits on the golden branches, which were as big as an adult's fist and shrouded in purple mist. He couldn't help but sigh as he smelled the fruity fragrance that even dragons were intoxicated.

The golden dragon lowered its head and looked downward. Among the huge and complex roots, it found a slight ripple caused by one of the roots. Inside the root was a human being who was kneeling. A barely perceptible purple air rose along with his movement.

After he gave advice to his adoptive parents, which they adopted and implemented, the purple bud began to bloom. The nutrients that made the purple flower bloom came from the slaves who came to thank him one after another.

One slave was insignificant, but in the past two years, more than 30,000 slaves had become free citizens because of his original suggestion. Their feedback, which was constantly accumulated, created the purple spiritual fruit hanging on the golden tree branch. This was a complete fruit!

Noah could sense all of this very clearly. The two blood-origin fruits he had swallowed before were incomplete because they did not get enough nutrients.

Because of this, Noah was particularly looking forward to seeing what kind of magical effect the first complete fruit from the golden tree would have, and he waited for two years for this.

click!
The golden dragon swallowed the fruit on the branch in one gulp. It had a crisp taste and was sweet in the mouth. Amidst the overflowing fruity aroma, the misty purple air turned into a long dragon and merged into his dragon soul. A new kind of power was imprinted on him.

"It's worth my long wait!"

The brilliant nebula dissipated, the golden tree disappeared, and the familiar palace came into view. The "awakened" Noah lay coiled on his pearl and gem bed, his dark golden dragon pupils opened, and purple tones surged in the depths of his eyes.

He already understood what the purple fruit represented; it was a completely new kind of power!

"That's great!"

The young dragon has now stretched out to a length of more than seven meters, with a sturdy body close to eight meters long. This size has already surpassed the standard of a young golden dragon and is comparable to that of a young golden dragon.

However, although Noah, who is almost five and a half years old at this moment, should be a young dragon, he is still just a young dragon.

The growth period of dragons is divided into twelve clear age groups, and what distinguishes these age groups is not the age of the dragons, but the dormancy period.

Every time a dragon goes through a dormant period, it will undergo an all-round transformation, which can be described as a complete rebirth. Only after experiencing such a dormant period can it be considered to have entered the next age group.

Therefore, even though Noah is over the age limit, he is still a young dragon.

However, although his situation was different from that of most of his peers, Noah was not anxious because there were many similar cases.

Generally speaking, the young dragon stage of a true dragon will last for five years, and the baby dragon stage and juvenile dragon stage will last for ten years respectively, but this is only a reference, not a standard.

Occasionally, there are dragons that reach the age limit but do not fall into sleep. If it is an old dragon, perhaps its potential has been exhausted and it is no longer qualified to become an ancient dragon.

If this happens to a young dragon, it can only mean one thing, that is, the potential of this dragon exceeds that of its kind.

This is a happy situation, so Noah is not in a hurry at all.

Noah was in high spirits after gaining new strength. When he walked out of the dragon's nest, he saw his elf steward, Sifrea, trying to stop a reckless man with blood-stained armor.

Then, the purple rhythm surged and turned into a mysterious rune in the depths of the golden dragon's pupils. In the void, countless light particles gathered and turned into six chains, just like dragons and snakes, wrapping around the murderous knight.

Word Spirit: Six Paths of Light Binding

(End of this chapter)