Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 31: The Prestige and Credibility of the Golden Dragon
"Oh, don't look like that. What's wrong with coming out with me? What's the point of staying in the dragon's nest all the time?"

On the airship shuttling between the floating spaces, the lord's wife, surrounded by elemental light, teased the little golden dragon who was not in a good mood.

"Are you here just to hang out?"

Noah's mood was not good at all at the moment, because he could tell by the blinding equipment on his adoptive mother.

The staff in her hand was inlaid with four perfect quality gems, with mysterious runes flashing from time to time, and the glittering robe contained countless defensive spells. The necklace hanging on her slender neck and the magic ring on her jade-green fingers were all enough to make Jin Long envious, but this kind of dress didn't look like she was going out for a stroll.

Not to mention the airship under their feet, which has eighteen magic cannons on the surface alone, and even more various heavy crossbows and bed crossbows.

Among the crew members on board the ship, there were ten gold knights from the Pioneer Knights, as well as an even larger number of silver knights and squires, who could also be counted as combatants, and their number had exceeded one hundred.

Judging from Noah's perspective, the firepower and armament of this airship are enough to launch a small war and destroy most of the earldoms in the kingdom in a short period of time.

After making such a fuss, the adoptive mother who forcibly took Noah along told him that she was just going out for a walk. Who would believe that?
"Of course, after Cassius became the Grand Duke, the responsibilities he and I had were completely reversed. I was now responsible for the things he was supposed to do..."

Sensing the uneasy mood in Noah, Serena had to explain.

After Cassius was promoted to Legend, due to the change in his status and position, his every move could no longer be as casual as before, and he had to think carefully. Therefore, there were some things that could only be done by his wife Selena on his behalf.

"Don't be nervous. It's nothing. We are not going to start a war, and I will not take you to the battlefield. I am just taking you to visit a dwarf tribe."

"Really?"

There was hesitation in Noah's eyes. Seeing that everyone was armed and looked murderous, it was hard to say that this was a friendly visit.

"That dwarf tribe is in the territory that Cassius nominally rules. We will not leave the dukedom. There is no creature in the territory that dares to harbor ill will towards the Augustus family."

"That's good."

Noah breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that after Cassius was promoted to a legendary, he triggered a massive beast tide that affected an area of ​​thousands of miles.

The direction of the beast tide's movement is naturally away from the human territory. This is a beast tide that spreads outward. A large number of giant beasts and monster clans with a little intelligence chose to migrate the moment they sensed the legendary aura of humans. This caused many disasters, but they have nothing to do with humans.

Therefore, there is indeed no intelligent race in the Augustus family's territory that bears ill will towards them, but it is hard to say.

"What's going on with this dwarf tribe?"

Noah pressed for details.

He wanted to be a quiet houseguest and not go anywhere. After all, he had many options to kill time. However, his adoptive mother couldn't stand his closed-off life and forced him out.

"This group of dwarves belongs to the mountain dwarves. They originally had no communication with us, but the mountain range they inhabit happened to be designated as belonging to Cassius. This visit is to clarify the Augustus family's rule over them."

Selina said it lightly, but Noah could feel the iron in his adoptive mother's tone, which was the strength and tyranny of a pioneering noble.

The nobles conquered their territories with swords and spears. That is why they did not care about the royal rewards. Even if they were given more land, they could only take it back with swords and spears.

"What if these mountain dwarves are unwilling to be ruled?" "I allow them to migrate, but this is the last tolerance."

Selina glanced at the golden dragon and spoke in a calm tone.

If the dwarves are neither willing to submit nor to migrate, then the result is obvious. The Duke's family, with a legendary figure in charge, will not allow such an independent force to exist in its territory.

Even though this land was not owned by the Augustus family before, but was instead managed by the mountain dwarves for hundreds of years, this was not a reason for the mountain dwarves to choose to resist.

"I hope these dwarves can be smarter."

"Hopefully."

The look the lady of the lord gave Noah was obscure and difficult to understand.

The eighty-meter-long airship broke through the clouds and began to slowly descend, bringing a huge pressure to the dwarf city built in the mountains below.

It is worth mentioning that this magical ship did not cost the Augustus family a single penny, because it was a gift from the Tower of True Spirits in the east of the continent to Cassius to congratulate him on his promotion to legend.

That’s how the Lord’s wife got a lot of magical accessories. It’s no exaggeration to say that the gifts given by various forces after Cassius was promoted to Legend are more than what the Augustus family has accumulated over the past hundreds of years.

"Is this a dwarf tribe?"

The young dragon stuck his head out of the side of the ship and saw a city built in the mountains, with a solid rock foundation and poured with copper. Perhaps it could be called a fortress, or a fortress would be more appropriate.

Just look at the trestle bridge leading to the outside world and the several winding paths carved out along the mountainside, and you will know that this is a city that is absolutely impossible to capture from the ground.

"The number of dwarves here must exceed ten thousand."

"Does it make any difference to us?"

The airship landed in the square of the dwarf city, where hundreds of dwarf soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding hammers or axes were already waiting in line, and a murderous atmosphere was quietly spreading.

But even so, Selena still raised her hand to remove the airship's defensive formation. The moment the magic shield disappeared, hot air mixed with a metallic smell suddenly hit her face.

The knights on the ship began to gather, and the dwarves below also began to get restless, but they were not doing anything extreme, just whispering. Noah could clearly feel that the eyes of most of the dwarves were focused on him.

Stunned, amazed, unbelievable, overwhelmed

When a strange atmosphere began to spread in the dwarf city, a square-built dwarf with dark gray skin, thick beard and hair walked out of the rugged and towering palace.

He swept the square with his sharp eyes, and the dwarves' restlessness gradually subsided in an instant. However, when he saw the golden dragon soaring on the bow of the ship, his expression also changed.

"Noble son of the golden dragon, may the flame be with you. Please allow me, Elken Bronzebeard, the ruler of Ironforge, the son favored by the mountains, to express my highest respect and greetings to you."

(End of this chapter)