Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 111 Dragon Song
The southernmost province of the former Carthaginian Empire has now become the Principality of Chalal.

The former lord's fortress of the southern province has now been converted into the duke's castle of the principality. It is about 40 meters high, spacious and magnificent. Some walls and watchtowers have been demolished, making it look much more majestic than the original lord's fortress.

The former Emperor of the Carthaginian Empire, now Duke Charal Caesar, likes to stand on the top of the Duke's Castle every day and overlook everything in the territory, including his remaining elite troops, his current subjects, and his loyal generals.

And his most loyal warrior and bravest general, Carlyle, was standing beside him, shoulder to shoulder with him. This was an act of usurpation that he had never allowed before. It was obvious that Duke Charal Caesar had changed a lot during this long period of time.

"How was your inspection, Carlyle?" Duke Charal Caesar said, with a pair of strong arms visible from under his wide robe, leaning on the castle railing, his expression calm and his eyes deep.

"Your Majesty, based on the population potential of the two provinces, we can raise two fully staffed corps within three years. We cannot afford to raise more than that. In addition, we need to ensure that every household in the territory retains an adult laborer in order to maintain the normal basic production and food supply of the territory."

"If we recruit soldiers by any means necessary, we can gather four more corps, but then the territory will fall into a state of collapse. Perhaps many people will flee from the territory, and then it will be very bad. Without the supply of food, even the original elite corps will inevitably defect!"

Although he had been demoted from emperor to duke, General Carlyle still addressed Duke Charal as "Your Majesty" in daily life, and he was obviously worried that the former emperor was too impatient.

A faint green light flashed through the Duke's eyes. He was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Take your time. This time we will learn from the last lesson and no longer retain the privileges of those lords and nobles. We will rebuild a kingdom that is clean and strong enough."

The duke, who had been on the battlefield since he was a teenager, suddenly felt heroic. He smiled and said, "It's just one more time. I was successful before, so why can't I do it now that I'm stronger? Kailei, come with me and try again. After all, we are still young!"

General Kailei, who was standing next to him, had a flash of surprise in his eyes, but he still bowed his head and said, "I will always follow your majesty's steps and rebuild the kingdom!"

Duke Charal Caesar nodded with satisfaction, turned and walked into the castle.

A girl in a white lace dress was waiting for Duke Charal Caesar in the castle. She was once a princess of the empire and has now grown into an outstanding girl.

The former playful blonde girl has now become quiet and ladylike. When she saw her father coming towards her, she did not rush up to him like she did when she was a child. Instead, she gracefully lifted the edge of her skirt with her two white and slender hands and bowed her head.

"Haha, my favorite girl is here," Chalar Xisala strode forward, took his daughter's hand and said with a smile, "I wonder if my pure angel has any good news to tell me. I seem to see joy on her face!"

"Father, someone has already accepted the bounty that was secretly offered. They are the famous dragon-slaying team, the Bloody Rose," Leah said with a look of joy on her face. Her lively movements, sweet voice and the occasional exposure of her rabbit teeth made her look particularly playful. It was obvious that she was only quiet on the surface.

"Yeah," Chalarcesa nodded, and suddenly tightened his grip on his eldest daughter's hand.

"Ah," the playful girl couldn't help but scream out as she suddenly felt a pain in her wrist that was being clenched, and her hand bones seemed to be breaking.

"Damn it, I was distracted by thinking about something just now and accidentally hurt my pure angel. Someone, come and check Leah," Charal Caesar seemed to come back to his senses at this moment and hurriedly summoned the servants.

With tears in her eyes, Leah shook her head and said with wide eyes: "I'm fine, father, don't bother those people."

"Well," Charal Cesar nodded, and suddenly said, "Liya, I suddenly remembered that there are some things that need to be dealt with. You should go back and rest first."

With tears in her eyes, Leah nodded and looked at her father who hurried into the study. She always felt that her father was a little strange recently. Although his personality had not changed much, he was always mysterious most of the time.

"Hoo, hoo,"

Charal Caesar closed the heavy door of the study made of precious sandalwood, leaned against the solid wall of the castle, and gasped. Veins bulged under his wide robe, and his once strong body was now stained with a faint dark green light.

In his eyes, the dark green light was as rich as the deepest emerald, and whispers like the devil's bewitching voices kept echoing in his heart and mind.

"Charal, why don't you give me your most beloved angel, your most beloved daughter, just as you gave me your eldest and youngest sons."

"Your favorite pure angel is also my favorite soul angel. Give it to me. Not only will you gain more life, but you will also gain more power."

"Give her to me, Charal Caesar. A pure soul can help you go further. If you please me, maybe I will grant you the covenant of ascension to godhood!"

Voices like those of the most evil devils and the most enchanting succubus in the abyss of hell lingered in Charal Caesar's mind, bewitching his will, disturbing his spirit, and making him unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, truth and falsehood.

"boom,"

Charal Caesar suddenly turned around, facing the wall of the castle, and slammed his head against it. The skull of the holy warrior collided with the solid stone wall, making a dull sound.

A severe pain came from the head, and a stream of blood oozed from the sunken forehead. The pain also made Charal Caesar's will clear up again.

"Shut up, shut up, shut up right there," Charal Caesar's eyes were filled with unimaginable fury, and he roared in a low voice, "I am the emperor of the human empire, my will is supreme, don't try to control my will, you lowly demon who only dares to hide in the corner and deceive people."

"I am the emperor of mankind. Even the evil gods must submit to my will. Haha, even if you promised me the covenant of ascension to godhood, I don't care. I will become the god of mankind, not the evil god like you!"

"Sacrificing my child was a choice I made, a choice I made to survive, but Chalal Liya is my last pure place, and it must not be touched."

"You are not allowed to touch my free will. Remember, demon, you are just a tool of me, Chalar Caesar. If you do it again, I will take you into the church, even at my own cost!"

The spiritual will of Charal Cisa gradually became firmer, and his will also restored the calmness of freedom, but the spiritual communication was more resolute than ever before.

"Okay, okay," the unreal, overlapping voices that seemed to come from outside the real world said intermittently: "Don't be nervous, Charal, I just saw that the pure soul was too happy. I promise it won't happen again. It won't happen again next time, next time, for sure!"

Charal Caesar's eyes were determined and he stood up straight again. His sunken skull slowly recovered under the encouragement of strength. He once again became the duke and emperor with great heroic spirit and the will to rebuild the world.

However, a familiar voice sounded from a place that Charal Caesar could not even notice. The voice chuckled, "Hehe, the more determined the person is, the more sense of accomplishment it is to tame him. Charal, my lovely little darling, when you find out that those so-called gods of humanity are already busy with their own affairs, I hope you can still have the will to resist me. I am really looking forward to it!"

Tap, tap,
The small door of the courtyard was knocked gently, and the unique rhythmic signal made everyone in the courtyard relax.

A nimble figure flashed, leaped over the high wall, and landed on the ground lightly and silently, showing the person's outstanding control ability and flexible skills.

This is a handsome young man with black hair named Bill. He is the master assassin of the famous dragon-slaying adventure team, Scarlet Rose. He is also a rare holy-level assassin and a stealth master who is proficient in shadow technology.

At this moment, the handsome young man Bill had a sunny smile on his face, and a small dimple appeared on his left cheek. He looked like a particularly harmless big brother next door and seemed extremely friendly.

Bill raised a piece of fine parchment in his right hand, smiled with dimples on his cheeks, and said, "Oh, come on, everyone. I got a big job. It's enough for us to finish this job and then go home and enjoy a happy retirement life!"

"What a big job, Bill, don't just pick a reward casually, we can't fail on our last order." The cautious team leader, the blond high-level magician looked over.

The rest of the team also looked over. This was a relatively mature team, with a mage, an assassin, a warrior, a priest, an administrator in charge of equipment and logistics, and a druid.

"Hehe, it's that big job. Everyone knows that the former Carthaginian Emperor, Charal Caesar, hated those dragons, as well as the nobles and mages who betrayed him. However, those mages are not easy to deal with, and the rewards they offer are too small. Only the rewards for those giant dragons are generous enough!"

The young, handsome yet exceptionally friendly assassin said with a grin.

"Are you crazy? Bill, stick your head over here so I can see what's going on in your head!" Another Saint-level member of the team, who was also the breakthrough expert and the solid shield of the team, stood up, his face turned pale, and he asked back loudly.

This holy warrior had bulging muscles all over his body and stood about two meters and three meters tall, but his sturdy figure made even those talented Centaur warriors pale in comparison.

"That's a lord dragon. It's different from the wandering, solitary dragons we hunted in the past. It's not like those wild dragons. It not only has its own dragon group, but also countless followers. Even a team led by a legendary warrior can't say they can complete this task!"

This holy-level warrior had a muffled voice. Although the power of a holy-level warrior was strong enough and the destructive power of his explosion was enough to hurt an ordinary young man or even an adult dragon (not specifically a white dragon).

But that didn't mean he could fight the young dragon head-on. The quality gap between the two individuals would always exist. The dragon was much bigger than him, so he was far from strong enough to fight against it, unless this Saint-level warrior stepped into the legendary realm and touched upon the edge of some rules.

Then the legendary warrior might be able to fight the dragon head-on. And this holy warrior had also seen the magic record crystals passed down by the mages at the time. The power displayed by the red dragon in the picture was obviously not at its full strength, and so much time had passed, who knows how much this red dragon can grow.

If he takes on this mission, it means that the team will inevitably face a head-on confrontation with the group of dragons. According to the team's previous tactics, he will definitely be needed as the team's shield to temporarily resist the red dragon's attack, and then the rest of the members will cut out the red dragon's minions and the group of dragons one by one, and finally focus their fire to kill the red dragon.

The problem is that this holy warrior himself is not sure that he can withstand the attack of the red dragon. Fighting a red dragon head-on is something that even a warrior with a head full of muscles cannot do.

What's more, this red dragon is a lord dragon with countless followers. By then, those followers alone will be enough to kill the entire team.

The leader of the team, the blond magician, also spread his hands and said helplessly: "Why do you think no one has taken up this bounty for so long? Bill, have you been mesmerized by those girls' snow-white breasts?"

"Boss, have we decided to stop doing this job after this one?" Bill had a lazy smile on his face, which made all the members of the team couldn't help but punch him.

"The amount of this bounty is so huge, um, how should I put it, each person gets a deposit of 20,000 gold coins," Bill raised the sheepskin in his hand and winked at everyone.
"Since we have decided not to do this anymore, why not take the money? We can go to the dragon's territory and take a chance on him if we get a chance. If not, we can just go home and retire."

"As for the title of Bloody Rose, do you care?" Bill asked the wizard.

"Or do you care a lot?" he asked the soldier again.

"Or do you care a lot about this title?" Bill asked everyone with a smile.

Everyone fell into silence for a long time. The blond magician sighed, clapped his hands, gathered the attention of the whole team, and said, "Tsk, let me calculate, Bill's order is going to sell the reputation and name of our entire Scarlet Rose for, um, one, two, three, four, five, ten people, 20,000 gold coins each, that is 200,000 gold coins."

"But I personally think this business is very profitable. Is there anyone who wants to object?" The blond magician glanced at everyone in the team.

“Hey,” the Saint-level warrior grinned and said, “Boss, why would you oppose a business that makes money without any effort? Anyone who opposes can try my fist!”

There was a burst of laughter in the yard. Those who can survive in this world for a long time and get away with it are never trustworthy or kind people!
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On the top of the mountains, dragons gathered here. Except for Charon and Alina who were far away, all the dragons gathered at the top of the mountain. Even the copper dragon Alfred was invited.

This is the Parliament of Dragons, and also the highest parliament in the future. Although the general system of the Dragon Kingdom is still under discussion and negotiation, the supreme rule of the dragons has already been established.

The future Dragon Kingdom will implement a relative democracy under the dictatorial rule of the Red Dragon. Below the Red Dragon is the highest-level Dragon Council. Only dragons recognized by the dragon group can join this council, which has the highest power to control the kingdom.

Under the Council of Dragons are the organizations and departmental agencies of each kingdom.

Although the Copper Dragon Alfred has not yet obtained the permission of the dragon group to build a nest in the mountains, he has been recognized by the dragon group as a future member. Because of the character of the Copper Dragon Alfred, almost no dragon would dislike him.

Although Alfred was invited, he was very self-aware. He had no qualifications and had not yet made any contribution. It could be said that his farts were more effective than his words, so he just stayed quietly at the end of the dragon group, watching the disputes and discussions among the dragons.

The blue dragon Carlit with long blue hair was standing in front of the group of dragons with the young Countess Bathori and the young squinty-eyed wizard Xiuser, waiting for the decision and judgment of the group of dragons.

The blue dragon Carlit now has a cold and dull look on her face. She has wrapped her heart in coldness. Ever since she betrayed her own group of dragons, she can no longer be accepted and recognized by the group.

This is a betrayal that all dragon families cannot tolerate. Even a dragon family composed entirely of blue dragons will execute the blue dragon after learning of Kalit's behavior, and hang Kalit's head at the highest point of the dragon territory as a warning to the dragons who come after. This is an order and rule that even Tiamat, the Queen of Five Colors, cannot stop.

"I think we should kill Carlit and hang her head on the top of the mountains. Use her flesh and blood as fertilizer for the dragon orchard, and her scales and bones will become the dragons' collection," said the blue dragon Dos, with fine lightning patterns flashing in his azure eyes and violent electric sparks jumping between his nostrils.

Obviously, the blue dragon Doss felt deeply humiliated by the betrayal of his fellow dragon. He looked at the indifferent Carlit with murderous intent, and felt even more murderous towards her pretended indifference. "Carlit, she doesn't even have the slightest remorse, nor did she apologize to the dragons. Damn it."

Even the former licking dragon Akzi, the teenage blue dragon, was reluctant to speak for the blue dragon Carlit. He now identified more with the dragon group. As for Carlit, Akzi believed that the increasingly powerful dragon group would definitely not lack female dragons in the future, and he would not rest on his laurels.

However, the blue dragon Akzi did not take advantage of the situation. He just looked at the former goddess dragon calmly. After throwing away the halo that he once attached to himself, he found that Carlit was nothing more than that.

The black dragon Rosani agreed with the blue dragon Doss's opinion. The black dragon was originally the most cruel and bloodthirsty dragon among the five-colored dragons. Although the red dragon was brutal, the black dragon simply liked killing.

The black dragon Rosani raised his claws to agree with the blue dragon Doss's opinion, "I agree with Doss, betrayers cannot be forgiven, the dragon group must punish those who are guilty and reward those who have made contributions. This is also our custom!"

The green dragon Antajena didn't care about this at all. She just concentrated on holding the small Pik elf Riven with her two dragon claws, and occasionally licked the Pik elf's cheek, which exuded a fragrance that was quite tempting to the green dragon.

Although Pik Elf Riven was not included in the Dragon Council, she now has a prominent official status, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture. While other departments have not been finalized, the Ministry of Agriculture has already been finalized first. This is the top priority and the foundation of a country. Pik Elf Riven is now beginning to trick other Pik Elfs into coming to the Dragon Kingdom to serve. These Pik Elfs have a talent for affinity with plants, and they will soon become specialized masters in the field of agriculture.

Charon once imagined that the scene of these Pik elves waving small hoes and sparks flying might come true. Although these Pik elves will not go to the fields to farm like farmers, the Pik elves who like to plant flowers will become gardeners in the dragon garden in the future.

The red dragon Clenaya had no feelings for Carlit. When she was a child, she even dreamed of challenging the blue dragon, the leader of the dragon family, when she grew up, and then creating a red dragon family. She would be the honorable red dragon matron.

But now she no longer cares about Carlit. Her only goal is to catch up with Karon. In her eyes, this ordinary dragon is just a passing dragon and is not worth paying attention to.

Only the white dragon Gmot, the young dragon once revered by many as the White King, stood up.

The white dragon Gmot walked out of the dragon group and stood in the middle of the dragon group. His rational eyes filled with peace and wisdom swept across the eyes of all the dragons, even including Carlit, Count Bartoli and the wizard Xiuser.

"I have read all the history of the dragon heritage, and I found that tolerance is never a sign of weakness, but a strong quality," said Gmot in a low, sonorous voice.

"Among the five-colored dragons now, which one can still be active in the world openly? We should absorb every bit of power to strengthen ourselves," the white dragon Gmot's eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "Of course, tolerance does not mean indulgence. Carlit should also pay the price for her choice."

The white dragon Gmot turned around and faced the blue dragon Carlit. He raised his head and looked down at the blue dragon. "Carlit, you have two choices now. The first choice is to be expelled from the dragon group and never set foot in the place where the dragon group is. No matter how far the dragon group's territory expands in the future, no matter where the dragon group sets foot, you need to retreat to show your awe and respect for the dragon group!"

"If the dragons find you, you will become the enemy of all dragons and our prey. We will mercilessly treat you as an invading enemy and kill your body, and let your soul return to the kingdom of Tiamat forever!"

Color finally appeared on the calm face of the blue dragon Carlit, just like a blank white paper was suddenly dyed with other colors. She raised her head and looked into the white dragon's eyes, waiting for his words.

"The second choice is to atone for your actions. Before you are forgiven and pardoned by the dragons, you will remain a sinner forever and will not be able to transform into a dragon."

"You will be at the forefront of every battle between dragons, holding your weapons and wearing your armor, cutting open the flesh and blood of the enemies for the dragons."

"You are needed to charge to the front in the most dangerous places and to take the lead in the most arduous work. This is how you can atone for your sins until you have lived out your life as a mortal. The deadline is one hundred years!"

It has to be said that the white dragon Gmot's approach is different from that of most dragons. The two choices he gave to the blue dragon Carlit were actually only one choice.

If Carlit chose the first path, she would immediately fall into the white dragon's language trap and become the target of hunting by all dragons.

I'm afraid that as soon as she steps out of the dragon's territory, she will find several dragons following her. The blue dragon Carlit is not a gifted dragon. Facing the siege of the dragons, it was only 30% to 70%, and Carlit became 70% in three seconds.

As for the second path, which is the path of blessings that the white dragon customized for her to exploit 996, even if it turns into a human form, the dragon still possesses strength that most creatures cannot match. Whether as a warrior or in charge of other tasks, Carlit is more useful than ordinary humans.

Because the dragon is full of energy and almost never gets tired, it can be said to be a flesh and blood robot.

This is also what makes the white dragon Gmot different from other dragons. He takes on the identity of a ruler more rationally, rather than simply relying on the instinctive preferences of a dragon to act.

This is also the reason why Kalon did not release other dragons before to build cities and develop territories like the bronze dragon Alina.

In Kalon's opinion, the five-colored dragons who have not received enough experience and transformation are only suitable for doing big things, but not for doing big things. Many five-colored dragons just want to do things here and there, and they only care about the beginning and not the end. It is hard to say whether they are developing their territory or messing up their territory.

The white dragon Gemot has now gradually stood out from the many young dragons. Even the more stable blue dragon Doss is now inferior to the white dragon in this respect, a white dragon who knows how to learn knowledge and summarize history.

"I choose the second path," Blue Dragon Carlit made her own choice. She had no other choice. Not being executed immediately was the best outcome for her as a traitor.

"Very good." The white dragon Gmot nodded, imitating the red dragon. He turned to the group of dragons and asked, "Everyone, my brothers, what do you think of my approach? Can we reach a unified opinion?"

"I have no objection," the blue dragon Akzi was the first to raise his paw. He suddenly discovered the beauty of Carlit again, and he felt that the blue dragon Carlit could still be saved.

"I have no objection either," the white dragon Kamide lazily lifted up his long tail. This white dragon would only support Kalon and Gemot's ideas without reservation and was indifferent to other things. He had even been sleeping without even opening his eyes.

Because Kamide heard from Kalon that adolescence is the most important time for growth, and one should eat more, sleep more, and it is best to look at the mother dragon less!
"I have no objection either," the green dragon raised the Pixie Elf, and Clenaya also expressed her approval of the white dragon's actions.

The blue dragon Doss saw that all his companions agreed, so he also raised his dragon claw to agree with the white dragon's proposal.

The Copper Dragon Alfred finally whispered, "Then, I agree too?"

The white dragon Gmot had achieved satisfactory results. He turned around and whispered to the young countess and the wizard who had been waiting quietly, "Your attitude has won the friendship of the dragon group. Please allow me to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the dragon group. Next, it's time to talk about you and the dragon group!"

Karon's huge body stood on the top of the mountain, quietly looking down at the long queues of pioneer troops below. His body was like a mountain on a mountain, shining with glittering light under the sunlight, like a holy ring of a god enveloping his body.

Loud, rough and wild singing rose from the crowd at the foot of the mountain, and even the Red Dragon on the mountain could hear it clearly.

The bronze dragon Alina spread her wings and held her head high below them. Under her leadership, everyone raised the wooden bowls in their hands and sang loudly.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Singing begins with the first world;

Created in chaos, color gives beauty.

Bahamut, the dragon god who sings platinum,
It creates a majestic outline for mountains, rivers, lakes and seas.

Singing the colorful dragon Tiamat,
Draw a colorful picture for the endless world.

They awakened together from the darkness,
And together they worked hard to create the world.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Singing Sadivuo was born,
The dragon gods follow their own appearances.
Carved out of red jade,
The firstborn dragon and the two dragon gods,
Laying the pattern for the dragon race,
The Metal Dragon and the Color Dragon.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon!
For He gave it at the beginning of creation,
Infuse you with the power of life.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon,
Singing about the visit of the stranger,

The gods started a war,
The number of mortal offspring is innumerable.

They came to the first world,

Finding home for many followers.

With powerful magic and a large army,
The invading gods finally won.

The noble Bahamut was knocked to the ground,
And Sadivua has hidden in the heart of the world.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Singing Tiamat's face now,

Raging with rage at hopeless victory.

She would never flee or surrender,

She will fight until the cold claws of death fall.

But the gods who started the war imprisoned her,

She will not die.

Only pain buried her,

She will never see the light of day.

Fettered by the tyrant who stole creation.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Sing about the outsider who tamed the world,

Their people flourish in the new world,

Just like a seed sprouting and growing in the earth.

The elegant elves live in the vast forest.

The stubborn dwarves dug into the high hills,

The rough beastmen occupied the canyon caves,

The cunning goblins divided the barren borderland,

The half-man cultivated the green fields,
The lizard tribe hides deep in the swamp,

And human beings are walking in all directions.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Sing of Bahamut forging peace,
He was invited to a mountain paradise,
Respected as the Holy King by the Platinum Paladins.

Singing his journey of exploration,

Learn about the new gods and their offspring,
He longed for Tiamat to be free again,
Mourn that he will no longer walk the halls of this world.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Sing about Tiamat breaking free from her bonds.

It says that she summoned her children and ordered the colorful dragons to spread chaos.

Singing her revengeful rage,

Lightning is fierce and poisonous, frost is fierce and flames, and strong acid corrodes the bones.

Now the Dragon God has five heads,

Terrifying in form and mighty in strength,

She brought disaster to the world.
Bringing down destruction, no one can stop it.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
Singing the first world of the past,

Fragmented into an infinite reality.

Sing of Bahamut and Tiamat,
Mourn that all his hard work was destroyed in one day.

And sang Sadivu,

The spiritual consciousness is scattered into thousands of tiny pieces.

Sing with joy, heir of the dragon;
You should inherit the great cause of the Dragon God.
Reign over the first world of the past—even though it is a shattered past!

　The Dragon Song is not original, it comes from the official publication Fizban's Treasury Dragons, which should be a translation by a big guy, with slight changes
　　
　
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