Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 207 Temple
In the spring of the eleventh year of the Dragon Calendar, the Golden Empire, the Golden City.

The breeze blew gently, carrying the unique fragrance of spring. The bards played bagpipes and harps, and the girls' singing flowed in the spring breeze like the notes of raindrops dripping on the calm lake.

A few months was enough time for those short-lived species to experience something memorable, just like the several decrees issued in succession at the beginning of the empire.

Once the "Slave Freedom Promotion Decree" and the "Dragon Code" were promulgated, they immediately caused an unprecedented sensation throughout the empire.

This sensation continued to ferment as time went by, flowing through various channels to distant places, beyond the territory of the empire, and to the entire northern border.

The "Slave Freedom and Promotion Decree" did not cause any waves in the discussions of the vast majority of subjects, but it was opposed by some representatives of aristocratic forces and slave owners.

This kind of opposition has little effect under the absolute ruling power of the dragon group, but it is enough to reflect what a huge wave it will cause once this policy is made public to the whole world.

The promulgation of the "Dragon Code" demonstrated the true spirit of the Dragon Empire, which also attracted the attention of many giant dragons, some with good intentions, some with bad intentions.

Even the most ordinary farmers, when working in the fields, can often see various giant dragons that do not belong to the dragon group beginning to appear around the territory.

These are the giant dragons that are relatively close to the dragon territory. After receiving the news, they wander around this land for their own purposes.

This also resulted in several metal dragons, including the bronze dragons Gross and Natarelli, and the silver dragon Chris Tiana, who were bound by the Dragon Contract and given the tasks and responsibilities of inspectors of the Dragon Code by the dragon group, being quite busy during this period.

Under the arrangement of the dragon group, these three giant dragons, whether or not it is out of their own will, are using their actions to convey a message to the outside world that these metal dragons are serving the dragon group.

However, these metal dragons obviously did not expect that, even in their own hearts, they felt that they were at least nominally oppressed by the dragon group and served these giant dragons, but they had gained considerable power.

At least according to the Dragon Code, these inspectors have the authority to handle all relations with external dragons.

This made the three metal dragons extra cautious when exercising their responsibilities and powers, which was different from their original intention of taking advantage of the situation and serving in the dragon territory for a few years.

The three metal dragons, the silver dragon Chris, the bronze dragon Gross and Natarelli, transformed into humanoid forms and walked out of the government agencies of the Golden City.

According to regulations, the three dragons need to sign in at the nearest imperial government department every day, whether it is the beginning or the end of a work day.

Moreover, they are also required to make daily performance reports to the responsible officials and receive training and guidance from relevant personnel. This is also the subtle ideological influence of the dragon group on the three metal dragons.

The humanoid forms of the silver dragon Chris and the two bronze dragons at this moment deliberately highlight their dragon identity. This is the requirement of the dragon group, and it is also gradually leading to the formation of some obvious distinctions.

Therefore, although the faces of the three people look like elves, the double horns on their heads and pupils of different colors reveal their identities.

When the silver dragon Chris transforms into a humanoid form, her eyes are round and light golden, her pointed ears are as white as her skin, and her forehead is decorated with gold-plated flowers, which is the symbol of the dragon's contract.

There is also the garland of gold ornaments wrapped around the white silk ribbon around its neck, and the gemstone inlaid in the garland of gold ornaments that is as white and translucent as snow as the skin of the silver dragon. These are all rewards given by the ancestor red dragon after the silver dragon has made relevant achievements.

The two bronze dragons have blue horns, exquisite robes, and sapphire rings on their hands.

Even though the silver dragon Chris and the two bronze dragons knew that the red dragon was using this method to corrode and disintegrate their rigid defenses, they still couldn't resist the temptation. It was because the red dragon gave them too much.

"Those wild dragons are really stupid. They want to fight us as soon as they see us. I can't stand such impulsive and mindless behavior."

The bronze dragon Gross kept complaining, "If those five-colored dragons were as smart and rational as the dragons in the Gogmora dragon group, I wouldn't have to explain the laws of the empire that restrict dragons to them over and over again."

"In the end, I got their contemptuous looks and despicable tails. Damn them. So far, this month's performance has not been completed at all. Only the fog dragon Deniro can be counted as the real performance of the three of us. Even this was deliberately given to us by the dragon group. It really annoys me."

The female bronze dragon Natarelli nodded in agreement, frowned and continued, "Those wild dragons are still waiting and watching. They don't like being restricted too much."

"Although the Gogmora dragon group has gained some fame, it is difficult for these evil dragons to have true trust in each other. Our work is too difficult to carry out. If we don't make any achievements in the next few years, how can we explain to the dragon group?"

But the two dragons' words were interrupted by several brave and enthusiastic residents who greeted them.

"Hi, Mistress Chris, Mistress Gross, Mistress Natarelli, good afternoon, you have finished another day's work,"

The enthusiastic young man was full of youth and seemed to be greeting the three dragons, but his eyes could not help but take a peek at the posture of the silver dragon.

Only some older and more stable people can calmly appreciate these scenes that were not so common in the past, and greet them calmly, letting their words express their attitude.

Gross and Natarelli quickly responded to each other's enthusiasm. Although these metal dragons were respected for their noble status and powerful strength, they had never felt a different kind of recognition at these moments.

The silver dragon Chris nodded to the greetings of the oncoming people. Although the three metal dragons made a mistake by following the golden dragon Obilash in the founding ceremony, they were rejected by the other dragons and all the residents in the territory.

But these three dragons are now serving the dragon group and have dealt with several cases of wild dragons. Coupled with the natural kindness of metallic dragons, they have gradually gained recognition from the residents of the territory.

The silver dragon Chris, in particular, is particularly popular among the young men in the territory because of her beautiful appearance.

"So, you two have forgotten that we are still prisoners bound by the dragons?" Silver Dragon Chris showed a funny expression on her face, and her cold look suddenly became like spring breeze melting snow, which was particularly moving.

"Have you begun to be obsessed with this power that could be abolished at any time, deceived by these voices of recognition, and sincerely work for the empire ruled by these evil dragons?"

Natarelli no longer spoiled the silver dragon. They were all of equal status, so the female bronze dragon sneered.

"But I found that a certain silver dragon is more attentive than us. Not only does he work hard in his busy work, he also spends his only rest time to visit various places and punish those lawless criminals. Do you have an additional title of sheriff than us?"

Silver Dragon Chris shook her head. Her figure in a white gauze dress looked particularly graceful among the people returning home on the street. She said calmly, "I only do things for my own wishes and don't care about other people's opinions. I am just worried that you will be corrupted by money and power."

"A mind that is too easily obsessed will not be considered a useful pillar by these dragons. In their hearts, they are much prouder than us."

"You two should take this time to think about your future choices." Silver Dragon Chris left her meaningful words and disappeared into the crowd, leaving only two dazed dragons.

But when the Bronze Dragon Gros looked at the crowd, he unexpectedly found a special target.

At this moment, the Bronze Dragon Gross, as if driven by some unusual force, quietly grabbed the hand of his companion Natarelli and hid in a tavern.

"What are you doing? I don't want to be your companion. We are just an alliance and companionship between dragons."

Natarelli waited until they hid in the tavern before shaking off Gross's hand and said with a little dissatisfaction,

Bronze dragons are also a type of dragon with a concept of loyalty, so they are not as casual as five-colored dragons.

"Shh, Natarelli, I didn't mean to take advantage of you. Guess who I just discovered?" The expression on Gross's face was mysterious, revealing the evil taste of a dragon.

"Who?" The bronze dragon Natarelli also lowered her voice, widened her eyes, and cooperated with her companions.

"Hollister, Overseer of the North," Gross said softly.

This time, the female dragon Natarelli really widened her eyes and showed a look of surprise.

Hollister, a mature brass dragon, was sent by the Southern Good Dragon Alliance to be the true supervisor of the northern continent.

Even though the brass dragon is ranked at the bottom among the metal dragons, just like the black dragon and the white dragon are ranked at the bottom among the five-color dragons, the brass dragon in its prime still has a great power that cannot be ignored by the dragon group. Hollister has always lived and worked in the Rose City of the Principality of Kaas at the southernmost tip of the northern continent. It is closest to the Narrow Sea and is only separated from the center of the Ekania world, the Central Continent, by a sea route. It is also the most prosperous city in the entire northern border.

As a result, Rose City became the intelligence gathering center and affairs center of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance in the North. All affairs and intelligence in the entire North were sent from Rose City to the Dragon Crown Council of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance.

The Good Dragon Alliance uses this to monitor evil and injustice in various places and take corresponding measures.

However, since most of the North is in the wilderness and separated by the endless mountains of the Promised Land of the Gods, only a small half of the area is covered by human and other ethnic civilizations, the Good Dragon Alliance in the North is relatively weak.

Those pampered, dignified and elegant metallic dragons do not consider the endless wilderness and forests as their jurisdiction.

The supervisor of the entire Northern Good Dragon Alliance, the middle-aged brass dragon Hollister, has a unique hobby, which is to design fashionable and beautiful clothes for others.

This middle-aged brass dragon was happy and proud that the clothes he designed were praised by everyone and became popular, so he hid in his own station all year round and designed fashionable outfits that satisfied himself.

This mature brass dragon once received a letter from two bronze dragons, trainee trainees of the Alliance of Good Dragons, explaining that evil was growing in the northern wilderness.

At first, the brass dragon didn't take it seriously. In his opinion, how much of a threat could a group of youngsters, who were still in the transition period from adolescence to adolescence, pose? The two bronze dragons must have exaggerated the facts in order to achieve achievements worthy of promotion to full members.

Even when he learned that the dragons had won the war against the orcs, he believed that the large-scale consumption of the evil dragons' followers had weakened the power of those dragons, and he did not need to worry about these trivial matters.

What's more, the territory established by the dragon group is still in the wilderness, and he has no interest in it at all.

It was not until the news came that several adult dragons were defeated and even the ancestor golden dragon Obilash was chained in front of the palace by the dragon group's master, Karon Gogmora, and humiliated like a guarding hound, that the middle-aged brass dragon sighed and stepped out of his Hollister hut.

The North Continent, a region separated by endless mountains, was originally just a wild land in the mind of the mature brass dragon. But in recent years, this wild land suddenly became civilized.

Even the brass dragon Hollister had occasionally heard people in the distant Rose City talk about the name of Karon Gogmora, the conqueror of the wilderness and forest, the shaper of civilization.

He originally thought that due to the dragon's vanity, these reputations might be boasted to a large extent, but when he set foot on this civilized land, he discovered.

Rumor has it that this red dragon, with its sharp claws and wisdom, created a powerful dragon empire in the wasteland in the northern part of Hokuriku. This was so true that he also felt a sense of sincere admiration.

Although this golden city is not as prosperous and wealthy as the Rose City, where the Brass Dragon Hollister is stationed, it appears to be exceptionally clean and vibrant.

Moreover, the city built specifically for dragons is particularly in line with the aesthetics of dragons, giving brass dragons an inner sense of identity and comfort.

This mature brass dragon even wanted to reveal its true form and take a good look around this huge city.

Although he was also browsing now, the letter that the Bronze Dragon Gross had sent to him emerged in his mind.

"There are real dragons with different scale colors in the Gogmora dragon group. They practice absolute power rule in the territory, are good at bewitching people, and have extremely strong corruption abilities. Bronze dragon Alina and copper dragon Alfred may be victims of the dragon group's corruption and bewitching."

"The Gogmora dragon group is under assessment and has a very high threat level. Even though most of the dragons in the group are still young, their loyal followers have strong military power. Every dragon in the group has outstanding potential."

"Therefore, I suggest that the Supervisor send more forces to keep a close eye on the Golden Land. We must not allow evil to grow willfully. If necessary, forceful measures should be taken in a timely manner to stop the evil!"

The brass dragon Hollister nodded. "It seems that the two bronze dragons have good vision. This place does have great potential. Unfortunately, we were not careful and are trapped here."

The brass dragon Hollister did not think it was his own mistake, but rather that the fault lay with the two reckless bronze dragons.

"It seems that the power of this dragon group has grown again. The Steel Dragon Midir, the Mist Dragon Deniro, these rare dragons have also voluntarily joined the dragon group."

Hollister walked among the crowd, admiring the civilization created by the dragon.

The arena, library, dragon academy and other buildings in the city made this middle-aged dragon, who yearned for civilization, particularly appreciate them, so he did not have any special hostility towards the dragons.

However, he was particularly interested in the discussions of people on the street.

The name of Steel Dragon Midir appears extremely frequently, especially among merchants.

This steel dragon, in recent times, swore allegiance to the dragon group in front of the giant dragon king's flag in the capital of the king. Midil, who has taken office as the Minister of Commerce of the Dragon Empire, is known as a true "blood-sucking species" among these merchants.

After taking office, this vampire in the dragon group issued countless commercial trade decrees, established countless taxes, and strengthened control over transactions between merchants.

Especially for some important materials, maximum and minimum prices are set to reduce the opportunities for merchants to hoard goods and make huge profits.

For those businessmen, all these measures were like sucking blood from them, so they were known as vampire dragons.

"What a peculiar group of dragons. Even these mysterious dragon species are working for them," said the brass dragon Hollister, who felt that the civilization of this group of dragons was beginning to attract him.

He walked along the wide street towards the central square of the city, where there were huge buildings, towering columns of honor, huge fountains, and magnificent dragon statues.

But what attracted the brass dragon's attention most was the magnificent temple that looked like a newly built one.

In that tall temple, there is a plaque carved from precious sandalwood with some ancient and mysterious words written on it. That is the orthodox dragon language - the Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons.

Those burly followers were standing on the broad steps of the temple's gate, with black and red armor, blood-red cloaks, eye-catching dragon eye emblems, and steel-like resolute faces, all of which showed how powerful the other side was.

Even the brass dragon transformed into human form could feel the momentum of these warriors.

However, these warriors guarding the temple did not prevent others from entering and leaving the temple. As long as you have an identity badge, you can naturally enter the temple.

The brass dragon Hollister followed several centaur warriors into the temple without changing his expression, and warm light hit them.

The temple is filled with a sandalwood-like aroma, which makes people subconsciously quiet and focused.

At first glance, there are countless white jade pillars carved with exquisite patterns, and soft and warm light is shining from the huge gem in the center of the tall dome.

In this faint light, tiny dust particles float in the air and slowly blend into the shiny marble floor.

But what attracted the brass dragon's attention were not these details, but the dragon statues in the center at the end of the hall, as well as the statues, symbols and emblems on both sides behind the dragon statues.

The Brass Dragon Hollister, a giant dragon in his prime, couldn't help but have his pupils dilated at this moment, with a look of shock on his face.

"Asterina, Esterabo, Bahamut, Chronepsis, Falazul, Calix, Hel, Io, Landis, Tamara, Tiamat,"

The brass dragon's expression was horrifying, like twisted and wrinkled bark. At this moment, he was so shocked that he called out the names of these great beings.

"No dragon has ever done this, and no dragon dares to do this," the brass dragon Hollister's twisted cheeks at this moment were not due to anger, but because his normal rationality was shattered by some unspeakable fact.

Hollister raised his head and looked at the tall dome covered with murals of thousands of dragons flying into the sky, and sighed deeply.

"Karon Gogmora, what on earth do you want to do!"

(End of this chapter)