Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 168 Eat It All
Year 2 of the Dragon Calendar, Gold Coast.

It is already the spring rain season, and the mild climate makes the drizzle seem less annoying.

In this vibrant season, even the sound of the waves hitting the coast of the islands and reefs seems particularly powerful.

There is a constant flow of ships at the Haikou wharf, and it has been even more crowded and busy in the past few days. Countless ships flying noble flags and merchant group flags have arrived in the past two days. This golden city, which has already gained some fame among the civilizations of the countries in the northern continent.

Because the first opening time of the Dragon Auction House is approaching.

Not only did some nobles who had secretly cooperated with the Dragon Group send their agents, but even some nobles and forces who secretly harbored hostility towards the Dragon Group also sent their own agents.

The Dragon Territory's first appearance as a formal political force was an opportunity that the nobles who mingled in political circles would not refuse, not to mention that they also wanted to learn more about this force that was beginning to stir up troubled waters in secret.

Even though they, like other nobles, still secretly traded with the dragon territories, they still did not understand why a region ruled by evil dragons would gradually become a place of hope and beauty through word of mouth among many lower-class people.

With the full-scale propaganda work of the Cultural Propaganda Department headed by the Copper Dragon Alfred, ensuring that everyone has enough to eat and has surplus food for every meal has become one of the labels of the dragon territory.

Moreover, the story books that were spread and the numerous games that were deliberately promoted also proved that life in the dragon territory was affluent and that people had gradually begun to pay attention to the construction of spiritual, cultural and entertainment.

The stories that spread from the Golden Land have also begun to circulate in many noble territories and have been adapted and performed in opera houses across the country.

The simple card game that emerged in this territory was also embraced by many people, and the taverns opened by the noble lords also became a place of entertainment for many people.

There were also things in the dragon territory that people talked about, such as the many beautiful elves that appeared. In the world of Ekania, elves were about to become legends among ordinary people, just like those five-colored dragons that gradually disappeared.

Unlike the Orc Kingdom Yuhui who were driven to the island to be kept in captivity and left to fend for themselves, the elves, like the Orc Kingdom, had also stepped down from the ruling position, but at least they were still able to maintain a relatively decent state.

In the endless elven forest of the western continent lies the homes of the elves, the remnants of the elven empire, and the five great elven kingdoms.

However, the pride of elves has always been one of the stereotypes attached to them, and it is appropriate. The five closed elven kingdoms rarely communicate with the outside world, and even the human countries on the Western Continent do not often see the whereabouts of these elves.

There is also the legend of a huge gladiatorial arena that was built, which was not only circulated in the Golden Land, but also influenced the outside world.

In the arena in the dragon territory, as long as you win a hundred games in a row, you can win the gladiator's crown. Not only can you meet the ruler of the golden land and one of the ruling dragon lords, you can also get a reward that countless people will be tempted by.

The warrior who wins the gladiator's crown can choose any item from the treasure house of the Golden City, or obtain the promise of one of the dragon lords.

Although no one knows what is in the treasury of the City of Gold, it can be seen from the list listed at the Dragon Auction House that it definitely will not be ordinary goods such as gold and silver.

However, no one has yet achieved 100 wins in the Dragon Arena.

It’s not only because of the random matching challenge mechanism of the Dragon Arena, but also because the warriors in the Dragon Legion also yearn for this honor.

Those adventurers and knights-errant who often rely on their own strength come to this arena to challenge for rewards, but there will always be some legion warriors who jump out and beat them clamoring for honor, and then triumphantly accept the cheers of the crowd.

Even Kylo, the knight known as the 'Sword of the Dawn' in the human kingdoms, was defeated after fighting a legion centurion for a whole morning.

Fortunately, there is no rule of life and death in the Dragon Arena. Although bravery is advocated, strong warriors are still respected, which allowed this 'Sword of the Dawn' Kylo to survive.

There is also a powerful hunter from the Orc Kingdom - the Violent Krasi. This warrior who takes enemies as prey is powerful enough and well-known among adventurers. He has now won his tenth victory.

Some powerful and renowned figures such as Lightning Thorn and Shadow Poison Mother are also accepting trials and challenges in the arena.

Bards were particularly fond of spreading these stories, so every powerful person who challenged the honor of a hundred wins in the arena received some extra attention.

This also led to the largest influx of people to date in the rebuilt Golden City. With a permanent population of nearly 50,000 and the guests and caravans coming and going, the Golden City is no less bustling than any noble lord's main city.

The law enforcer of the Golden City, the Yanglong Naxon, rearranged the entire Golden City according to his own plan, including the defense of the coastal ports, to ensure that no major chaos would occur during this period.

Each patrol team of kobold soldiers is equipped with at least one spellcaster to facilitate quick response and communication when encountering difficult problems.

An ordinary-looking but exceptionally spacious carriage was driving out of the city on a street that was wide enough for sixteen giant ground dragons to pass at the same time.

A pure and beautiful face appeared from the open window of the carriage. It was the former princess of the Carthaginian Empire, Leah Caesar.

Leah Caesar looked at the lively scene in the Golden City, just like looking at the former capital of the Carthaginian Empire. The people living in this city seemed happier, stronger, more active and full of vitality than the ordinary people of the Carthaginian Empire.

However, she was not worried about the changes in the dragon territory, but was thinking about her father, the current Duke Charal Caesar.

Leah always felt that her father had changed. Although Charal Caesar sent his favorite daughter out on the pretext of training, Leah always felt that her father was intentionally or unintentionally staying away from her and sending her away.

Although the dragons are their enemies and both sides will do everything they can to destroy each other on the battlefield, they still have to do business in private.

When Leah came here, she was given an important task. Not only did she need to buy some necessary treasures at the auction, but she also needed to expand the scale of arms trade with the Dragon Territory.

However, now that the Dragon Territory has been transformed into a formal kingdom, the auction house is run by only the relevant mid-level officials of the Golden City. She has no access to the officials in charge of arms transactions, because such important transactions that are prone to corruption are all reviewed and approved by the Dragon Lord who governs the Golden City, Blue Dragon Dos. But Blue Dragon Dos is not in the towering fortress, so Leah and her guards want to go to other cities to find the approval of another Dragon Lord.

"Hey," Liya suddenly sighed, pulled the curtains, looked at the loyal guard beside her, and said to Nali, who was disguised as a personal butler, "Who of the many nobles invited by the orc last night accepted the invitation?"

"No human noble will agree to meet with an orc, even an orc noble, Your Highness," Nali, who is about fifty years old, looks to be in his prime, not at all as old and gloomy as humans of this age.

"I don't know what that orc noble wants to do. He has contacted so many nobles in private. For a simple banquet, the orc nobles will not tolerate the arrogance and contempt of humans."

The young Leah is no longer the innocent princess she once was. Time always makes people grow, either wise or stupid.

"I heard that the orc kingdoms are very close to the orc tribes left on the grasslands, and they often use the dragon territory to trade."

"They once tried to find a place in the dragon territory where they could live, and they tried to make friends with officials in the Golden Land, trying to lobby and influence the dragon lords who ruled the territory through these officials."

Nali, who looked serious, spoke calmly, observing the only remaining descendant of the Caesar family.

Liya frowned, thinking about the connection, and then asked in surprise: "Could it be that these orcs are targeting the dragons? Are they eyeing this fertile land nurtured by the dragons?"

"But how is that possible? Even though the Orc Kingdom is powerful enough, it is a united group of dragons. They have many loyal followers. This can almost be considered a kingdom of giant dragons."

Nali's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction. He looked at the pure prince and said with a smile: "If the dragons were truly invincible, there wouldn't be so many dragon-slaying deeds in the world of Ekania, Your Highness."

"With premeditated targeting, hundreds of warriors can kill a young dragon, but without any precautions, a young dragon can destroy a small country. In battle, strength and wisdom go hand in hand."

The butler, who looked like a 30-year-old man, smiled and said, "And dragons have an iron rule that cannot be denied. They must enter a deep sleep at the end of their age group in order to seek their own growth."

"Under such circumstances, it would be difficult to wake up these dragons unless they were in mortal danger. According to estimates, most of the dragons in the group will fall into a deep sleep."

"The most important thing is that the red dragon, the bond of the dragon group and the ruler of everything, will also fall into a deep sleep. By then, the dragons will be leaderless, and even if they have more followers, it will be difficult for them to gather strength to fight against the orcs."

"When faced with danger, the other evil dragons may take the initiative to divide up the treasures in their territory, or even flee with their followers. Those evil dragons are proud but fierce on the outside, haha."

This butler, who has been diligently guarding the Charal Caesar family since childhood, is obviously also a smart man, teaching his future master, the heir of the family.

"Aren't the orcs afraid that other human countries will send out their armies to oppose them?" The skin between Leah's brows had never been smoothed out, and perhaps sparks had already appeared in her little head.

"Haha, as long as the Orc Kingdom does not attack the human countries on the continent, those human nobles will definitely not take action. I know the nature of those nobles very well. No, perhaps it is more appropriate to describe them as human nature."

……

Giant dragons were flying in the sky, with the young red dragon Caedilos flying in the front, and the blue dragon Akzi and the blue dragon Karit in the middle, talking.

Although the blue dragon Carlit was determined to embrace the dragon group again, the crime of betraying the dragon group was too heavy. Carlit, who had already figured it out, felt a little homesick and wanted to escape for fear of being punished.

All I can say is that the massacre she encountered when she was weak, seeing the adult blue dragons in her family die one by one at the hands of the hunter, had a huge impact on this female dragon. It frightened her and turned her into a timid dragon.

The teenage female green dragon Ellie followed behind several giant dragons with her captured wyvern.

Although this female green dragon was enslaved by the blue dragon Akzi's slavery contract, after seeing the richness of the dragon territory, she came up with the idea that this was not a bad thing. Since she couldn't resist, she might as well enjoy herself.

She looked at the mountains in the distance, the peaks that were blazing with flames and shrouded in black fog. There was an extremely strong red dragon aura there, but it was not the aura of the young red dragon in front of her.

The green dragon's mind was filled with a shocking sense of oppression and heaviness as he actively touched and tried to sense it, as if the mountain was also infected by the will of the mountain's owner and became extremely aggressive, ready to suppress any will that dared to actively spy.

There was also the Green Dragon's mountain, and the huge Green Nest Palace made her envious.

There is also the black dragon's mountain, the blue dragon's lair, and she actually sensed the breath of the metal dragon, which made the teenage green dragon experience firsthand the power of the dragon group.

"Perhaps it would be a good idea to join this powerful group of dragons,"

Teenage green dragon Ellie was thinking to herself, but a strange smell, subtle but enough to attract her attention, came from a distance, in the breeze, which made her suspicious.

The female green dragon turned her head and looked towards the source of the strange smell. In the distant continent opened up in the forest, a group of guards in bright clothes and fast horses surrounded a large carriage and were traveling on the avenue.

That's where the smell comes from.

"What is this smell? It doesn't seem like the smell of some living creature. I have never smelled it before. Why does it feel so familiar?"

The green dragon Ellie was sniffing in mid-air. She didn't notice at all that her scales and horns had dimmed again, just like her vitality, which was slowly fading away with the passage of time.

"It's so strange, this taste makes me want to have a big meal, and even want to eat all the dragons in front of me!"

(End of this chapter)