Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 97 Father Long and Sister (4K, first order please support)

"You lead the Knights to station in the wilderness, and often lead the knights into the wild land without any trace of civilization. In the areas you can set foot in, are there many dragon beasts, earth dragons, flying dragons, and creatures with dragon veins?"

Noah inquired.

“There aren’t many, but you can still see some occasionally.”

"If you have any, that's fine. Catch some and send them to me without causing any casualties. It's best if they are in pairs so they can breed."

"What do you want to do?"

"Cultivate dependents."

Noah stretched out his dragon claws and fiddled with the red dragon egg in front of him. Tiny sparks appeared between his dragon fingers, making the shell of the dragon egg reflect a faint metallic luster.

"Cultivate followers?"

Teddel looked thoughtful, with a hint of confusion and hesitation on his face.

"What's that expression on your face? Just forget it if you feel embarrassed."

Flames spewed out from the golden dragon's mouth and nose.

"I'm only asking you to help me because it's convenient for you. If you don't want to, I can ask the cloud giants to capture dragon beasts for me. They are stronger than your knights."

"Noah, you misunderstood Taidel. It's not that he doesn't want to, but he just happens to have a pair of fire dragons."

Edith chuckled and began to defend her husband.

"Fire dragon?"

Noah narrowed his eyes and looked at the young man who was grinning.
"He was captured during the expedition against the Red Dragon, right?"

The Fire Dragon is a sub-dragon that lives in volcanic areas. Its scales are similar in color to those of the Red Dragon, both are red, so it is often mistaken for a Red Dragon. However, the Fire Dragon is much smaller than an adult Red Dragon, and does not have the Red Dragon's strong forelimbs.

This type of dragon has a strong sense of territory and is quite intelligent. It can speak dragon language. Although they have a bad temper, they are quite sensible and will basically only attack creatures weaker than themselves. When faced with a stronger dragon, they will choose to surrender and offer the treasures they have collected.

For fire dragons, the best object of submission is naturally the superior red dragon. Even though the red dragon, as the leader of the color dragons, is tyrannical, greedy and stingy, fire dragons still flock to it.

Therefore, in the territory of adult red dragons, you can also see fire dragons serving them, usually just one, and occasionally a pair.

"Yes, I originally planned to tame them and use them as mounts."

The young man gritted his teeth, his face showing a look of reluctance as if his flesh was being cut.
"Since you need it, I'll have someone send this pair of fire dragons to you when I get back."

"You want to change your mount? You think a flying dragon is not worthy of your status."

Noah naturally knew what Tidel was thinking. His wife Edith rode a dragon colt. In comparison, the flying dragon was just a large dragon beast. It was completely outclassed. How could the young man accept this?

"You are still hiding this little trick? Have you succeeded in taming the pair of fire dragons?"

"not yet."

Teddle shook his head.

Although the fire dragon is only a sub-dragon and is the type that bullies the weak and fears the strong, it does not mean that it is willing to bow to humans, even if the humans defeat them.

In the eyes of dragons, humans are an inferior species and would never be willing to become humans' mounts for them to ride.

"Then send it over. Come over in a few months and try it out."

Even though he hadn't even seen the fire dragon yet, Noah dared to make a promise.

It's just a sub-dragon. Since it is willing to be a slave to the red dragon, how dare it act rashly in front of the golden dragon?

"Will you help me tame the fire dragon?!"

The young man was surprised and delighted.

"It's such a small matter, why not? But when you have a new mount, in exchange, you have to help me capture more dragon creatures."

"no problem."

Teddel agreed immediately, and this made the Golden Dragon satisfied.

The couple, who rarely come back, waited for their daughter to wake up naturally from her sleep.

However, the two men who wanted to get closer to their daughter soon discovered helplessly that their daughter was not close to them, but was more dependent on Noah.

Even when awake, she was only willing to play around Jin Long, and showed resistance and impatience towards their hugs and kisses.

"It's normal for Gwen to feel defensive. You are too unfamiliar to her. Normally, there is nothing wrong. I suggest you come to see her more often. After all, she is your daughter. It's ridiculous that she only comes once every three months."

Noah met the couple's gaze and offered pertinent advice.

"Don't make excuses in front of me. How to make time is something you should think about. Let me remind you that Gwen is about to learn to speak."

"I understand!"

After these words were spoken, both the couple looked thoughtful. Not only Ted, but even Edith, who looked rather cold, showed a very obvious change in mood.

For the next period of time, the couple really went to the Duke's Mansion every few days. They really accepted Noatti's advice and found ways to squeeze out time to visit their daughter whenever they had free time.

Especially for the half-elf Edith, the dragon colt's flying speed was faster and more agile. So much so that Teddel, who realized that he had fallen behind in visiting his daughter, asked his mother for help and built a semi-permanent single teleportation array at his knights' station.

Of course, the money to build the teleportation array was paid by this guy himself. Unfortunately, the teleportation array had been built for less than three days, and Edith followed suit.

As a result, the two of them appeared in the Duke's mansion almost every day, and Gwendolen's attitude towards her parents also changed. At least when they hugged and were intimate, she no longer resisted or was disgusted.

However, even so, it did not change the third generation of Augustus' close attitude towards the golden dragon, and the biological parents were put behind them.

"Dragon, Daddy!"

Seven months after Gwendolen was born, the pink and tender-looking little girl babbled and uttered the first accurate name in her life.

This not only shocked Teddel who was hugging his daughter, but also silenced the half-elf Edith beside him. However, Selena who happened to pass by heard the name and laughed so hard that she fell backwards with joy.

"I told you two to stop worrying. You didn't care about your daughter after she was born, and you just wanted to slay the dragon. Now little Noah got there first. You deserve it."

While Serena was mocking, she also did not forget to snatch her granddaughter from her son's arms.
"Come, let me give you a hug."

"elder sister!"

The sweet voice of the little baby girl rang out along with the sorceress's teasing, and Selina smiled even more happily.

On the other hand, the originally silent Taidel showed a look of devastation.

"Mother, what did you ask Gwen to call you?"

Although it made Noah feel suffocated when his daughter called him "Dragon Dad", there was nothing to say. After all, Jin Long had indeed spent the longest time taking care of the baby, so the name "Dragon Dad" was reasonable and there was nothing to complain about. But why was his mother trying to join in the fun?
"Sister, didn't you hear me? Come on, little Gwen, call me again."

Selina glanced at her son with disdain, then guided him again.

"Sister!" This time, the baby voice uttered by little Gwen was more coherent and smooth, and the pronunciation was clearer.

"Hey!"

Serena responded loudly on purpose.

"Gwen calls you sister, so what should she call me? And what should I call you?"

The expression on Taidel's face became even more devastated.

"Everyone shouts their own words, it won't cause any trouble."

Selina said nonchalantly, then she lowered her head and rubbed her delicate face, which was no less delicate than a baby's, against her granddaughter in her arms.

"Isn't that right, little Gwen?"

“But this is too messy.”

Tedder couldn't accept it.

"If little Gwen wants to shout, I'm willing to listen. What does it have to do with your stupid head?"

The mage could no longer tolerate his son's noise, and with an impatient look on his face, he waved his hand and threw the tall and strong young man onto the teleportation array, stuffing him in without saying anything.

"Go back to your base and stay with those stinky knight cans!"

"Edith, do you think we look like three sisters when we stand together?"

The mage, who was still angry, turned his gaze to his daughter-in-law.

"picture."

The half-elf's answer was brief and concise.

"Hahaha, you still have good taste."

The female sorceress was immediately cheered up again, her smile was as beautiful as a flower and her eyes were as bright as the crescent moon.

Noah, whose body length is nearly 20 meters, stands aside as a background with an inexplicable expression.

"Why? Little Noah, do you have any different opinions?"

When his adoptive mother looked at him, Noah spoke without hesitation.
"No, I just think that if you go out with Edith, people who don't know might mistake you for Edith's sister."

"Tsk, little Noah is still good at talking."

The female sorceress was obviously very satisfied with this answer. Iris, who was standing by, glanced at Noah and then lowered her head.

"I wish Tidel, that stupid fellow, was half as smart as you."

"Teddel has his own personality. In times of crisis, he is someone people can trust and rely on."

"Just him? Ha."

Hearing Noah's comment, Serena laughed out loud.
"As long as his father and I are still alive, there will be no danger that he needs to step out to stop."

Noah didn't know how to respond, and he and the half-elf beside him looked at each other in silence.

"It's better to rely on my little Gwen than on that troublesome guy, right?"

The young girl-like wizard teased her granddaughter, and anyone could see the love in her eyes.

"I almost forgot. I'm going to check out the dragon eggs."

Noah looked for an opportunity to escape. Thanks to the couple's frequent return, little Gwen was now able to be away from him for a short period of time. Unlike before, she would not cry if she was away from him for a while.

Selina waved her hand indifferently, and the golden dragon successfully left the Duke's Mansion and headed for the Aldis Mountains, which was his fiefdom and also the area where the cloud giants under his command lived and stationed.

It is now also a place for collecting, breeding and training dragon beasts. Of course, the number of dragon beasts collected at present is not large. The most valuable ones are the pair of fire dragons that Taidel sent not long ago.

The appearance of the fire dragon is very similar to that of the red dragon, except that it has one less pair of forelimbs. However, apart from its body size, its personality alone is far inferior to that of the red dragon.

"How's the situation with the dragon egg?"

The long golden dragon spread its wings, broke through the clouds, fell from the sky, and landed on the mountain. Under the majestic atmosphere of nature, two fire dragons emerged from the cave filled with the smell of sulfur one after another. Looking up at the noble and elegant golden dragon, they quickly lowered their heads and crawled on the ground, flattering and humble, without any arrogance or tyranny, and were extremely docile.

"The dragon eggs are in good condition and will hatch in no more than two years."

The male fire dragon quickly replied in dragon language.

"Well, have you thought about what I asked you to discuss last time?"

"Your Highness, although I believe that humans are not qualified to control us, since this is your order, I am willing to be that human's mount."

Although there was reluctance in the eyes of the male fire dragon, it still chose to surrender in the face of the majesty of the golden dragon. It would never forget the scene of its first sight of the golden dragon.

The golden dragon said nothing to them and treated them as meat targets. First he used spells and then he tortured it and its partner from beginning to end.

Finally, he let the giant drag them to the mountain, feed them some leftover meat scraps every day, and let them fend for themselves. When they were almost recovered, he came to ask if they were willing to surrender and obey his orders.

This is even more brutal than the red dragon. The fire dragon never thought that the legendary leader of the good dragons would use such a brutal method to subdue them. Of course, what is even more unexpected is that the golden dragon is willing to accept them.

"I'm willing."

Hearing this reply, Noah nodded with satisfaction, confirming that the many methods he used when he first met were correct.

Violence is right, might is truth

For the colorful dragons, this is a code of conduct. The more violently they are treated, the more submissive they will be and the more likely they will submit.

Having said that, Noah was not very satisfied. After all, these guys surrendered too easily. After being beaten a few times, they bowed to him. There was no challenge and no sense of accomplishment.

In contrast, Noah wanted to try to tame the red dragon. He thought that the red dragon, which was born with inheritance, could bring him more fun.

"I wonder where Auntie hid the pair of red dragons?"

Noah muttered. But it was just a mutter. He was not qualified to train an adult red dragon. This was not something he could handle right now. He could only wait until the dragon eggs hatched and train the young dragons for fun.

After wandering around his own fiefdom, Noah went to the original site of the Dragon's Nest, where there were thousands of golems active, including many big goblins driving steel golems to carry out more detailed magic engineering.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

"Work hard, and I'll have your foster mother give you a bonus at the end of the year."

After Noah visited the construction site to express his condolences and inspect the work, he returned to the Duke's mansion and continued his leisurely daily routine of taking care of his children and reading books.

But Gwendolyn, who also did not inherit the blood of the Titans, but only inherited some meager elven blood from her mother, grew as fast as the short-lived species.

Crawling, walking, talking, everything is so smooth and natural, and earlier and faster than other children of the same age.
So, on the day Gwendolen just turned one year old, her nightmare came.

(End of this chapter)