Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 211 Brass Dragon Hollister

In the empty royal castle, the dome seems infinitely high.

On the huge throne far up high, a young man whose true face seemed never to be seen was sitting there, with his head bowed in deep thought.

According to rumors, the Emperor of the Golden Empire, Karon Gogmora, the king of dragons and the emperor of all dragons, is rarely willing to reveal his humanoid form in front of the public because of his handsome appearance and the dragon's arrogance.

Only in the Dragon King's Court, the Imperial National Library or the Dragon National Academy, these sacred places, can the Dragon King, whose appearance is unmatched even by the angels in heaven, maintain his friendly appearance in human form.

Of course, the creator of this rumor did not realize that the humanoid form of the red dragon was hardly a sign of affinity when it appeared in his exclusive laboratory.

Now, in small areas of the Abyss Hell, portraits of the humanoid face of the red dragon and the related coordinates used for summoning from the main material plane have begun to circulate.

The rumor also warned all demons and devils not to respond to the call of the material plane in the near future, lest they go and never come back.

This also means that now, whether it is Charon himself or his team of spellcasters, when they want to summon creatures from other planes, they always need to cover up and transfer the true coordinates of the plane they are in.

However, because of this situation, some "hacker" magicians began to emerge in the empire, who were particularly good at this type of operation.

But even those dragons who have some understanding of Kalon's abilities would not know that Kalon is not disdainful of transforming into a weak two-legged creature as most red dragons do. In Kalon's heart, no matter what form he is, he is himself.

It’s not because of his overly handsome appearance that is not suitable for an emperor.

It is because Caron discovered that his facial incarnation was gradually evolving. When his human face appeared, his humanity would occupy the vast majority of the proportion, and his way of thinking would be more based on the human perspective.

At the same time, he also sensed that, after his facial incarnations were taking shape, they began to nurture abilities unique to the facial incarnation under the entanglement of the power of faith and his own mental energy.

Although his abilities have not yet taken shape and are not even a seed, Kalon has some guesses about the abilities of his incarnation. Perhaps, just like the abilities and priesthood of the gods who ascend to godhood through faith, the abilities of his various incarnations also come from unique physiognomic origins.

These thoughts flashed through Caron's mind. He still sat on the throne, looking at the silent royal hall. This was the rare time he had alone.

With the establishment of the empire, no matter how skilled the Dragon Emperor was at shirking responsibility, he was caught up in the heavy workload of government affairs. Orders waited for his signature, documents waited for his review, and important members waited for him to meet.

The busy affairs seemed to have no end in sight. Only then did Charon realize firsthand that the blue dragon Doss often took advantage of his lazy time to run to the royal court to complain to him about how terrible it was that even dragons, a race with good sleep quality, would still be awakened by nightmares.

And not only the empire's political affairs, but also Caron's own plans cannot be delayed for too long.

Caron’s biggest problem now is not how to grow to a higher level. Instead, he needs to pay special attention to his own growth and not allow himself to grow wildly without a purpose.

If you wake up one day and find that you have crossed the legendary level, that would be too much fun, but you would have missed the best opportunity to lay a solid foundation.

Fortunately, dragons are different from weak races like humans. Even if Charon's life level has not exceeded the legendary stage, his pure strength can still be increased until it reaches a certain difficult-to-cross limit, but it cannot cause some qualitative changes.

But now that the busy affairs have finally come to an end, the royal court has become empty and completely quiet. Only the occasional ringing of the bell echoes in the royal court, like the final song before the show ends.

The head maid Charlize, who was standing quietly at the side, glanced at the monarch who was thinking with his eyes slightly closed. In Charlize's eyes, the outline that seemed to be carved from jade and cut from steel, and the unparalleled bone structure and flesh were not as good as the slight frown between Caron's brows.

"Rule over the empire is one of the master's strong bases, but it is also the shackles that bind the master to the throne," Charlize thought. "Dragons are born with wings that should soar in the sky. Dragons were not born to be trapped on the throne."

The masters and servants sat in silence until noon. The maids in the castle rang the bell and began running between the corridors and the castle. The halfling chefs also began to prepare lunch for the emperor.

It's time for lunch and rest.

As an immortal species, dragons have never had any precise concept of time. Even Charon, after living for nearly the first half of a mortal's life, gradually lost his sense of time.

These dragons are accustomed to arranging their activities according to their own likes and preferences, freely and without ever considering time.

In the eyes of dragons, paying attention to the concept of time is a lowly idea. It is only a last resort for short-lived species with short lives.

But since the establishment of the territory, Charon has taken the lead in learning the practices of humans and those short-lived species, following the laws of time and abandoning the dragons' almost non-existent concept of time.

These bad habits are one of the reasons why the giant dragons are gradually withdrawing from the world stage. The giant dragons are just like the heritage of the giant dragons themselves, ancient and inflexible.

After generations of improvement and progress, those magicians have even made countless versions of the most basic trick, the Mage's Hand, each with its own different emphasis on abilities.

Not to mention other magic, such as the spellcasters of the School of Evocation. The research and casting model of just a fireball spell has changed at least hundreds of times.

In the dragon's heritage, only a small amount of knowledge was added, but there was no change at all.

In this era when many races are rising and prospering, it is not surprising that dragons and their heritage will be squeezed into a corner or even crushed into ashes if they cannot keep up with the evolution and development of other races.

After the initial painful adaptation and the overly large fist of the ancestral red dragon, almost all the dragons in the dragon group have now become accustomed to following the laws of time and established a normal concept of time.

There is no doubt that exerting strong adaptability is the most powerful survival rule for dragons.

After the maids served their master the customized lunch and brought the usual rare desserts, Caron stepped down from the throne and headed to the reception room. His next goal was not to be too formal, nor too neglectful.

When the fourth bell rang in the afternoon, a middle-aged man wearing an exquisite aristocratic robe similar to an open windbreaker, which was popular in Rose City in the south of the North Continent, and a magic dragon head crown emblem on his chest, slowly stepped into the magnificent castle.

The court maid bowed slightly, "Mr. Hollister, please follow me. The master is awaiting your arrival."

The brass dragon Hollister, in humanoid form, is a tall, thin, middle-aged man with a somewhat scorched face, prominent facial features, deep eyes, and vertical pupils that are clearly different from those of normal humans.

He nodded politely to the maid, which seemed more like a natural habit, and his eyes inadvertently looked at the maid's outfit. This came from the hobby of this brass dragon. He loved fashionable and gorgeous clothes.

The waitress led the guest who had made an appointment in advance through the deep and vast corridors and came to the exclusive reception room of the Emperor of the Golden Empire.

Hollister paused for a moment before he revealed his true dragon form and proudly stepped into the living room. Caron was sitting by the warm fireplace, stepping on a precious carpet, reading the information about the visitor, which came from the intelligence network that Caron had laid out a long time ago - the Eye of the Raven.

The other one came from the male bronze dragon Gross.

It is understandable that the bronze dragon Gross does not want to face the red dragon alone for the time being, but the other party's actual behavior also shows the attitude of the bronze dragon.

Kalon knew that he was not a devil who liked to play with the dragon's heart, but he still felt somewhat satisfied that his quiet influence could produce a positive effect.

When Karon heard the slight footsteps deliberately made by the brass dragon, he raised his head from his thoughts.

The Dragon Emperor's reception room is wide enough that even a mature brass dragon can move freely inside.

However, this middle-aged brass dragon, like many of its kind, did not have a beautiful appearance among the giant dragons. It had a short, thick neck and short bat-like wings that looked like ribs, growing from the shoulder blades to almost the tip of the tail.

Moreover, compared to the five-colored dragon with scales of different and distinct colors, the scales of this brass dragon are too dull.

Its slender body, broad axe-blade horn crown that is unique to other dragons, sharp horns on its chin, and eyes that look like molten metal balls all show that this brass dragon is in its prime.

Karon was slightly stunned when he saw this. He chose to transform into a humanoid form out of respect for the habits of this brass dragon that was accustomed to living in human civilization.

Moreover, in this humanoid form, neither side will immediately face the obvious barriers and differences between metallic dragons and chromatic dragons.

But this brass dragon obviously had some of the same ideas as him, and took the initiative to transform into its true dragon form.

Then, Charon also revealed his true form as a dragon, but in the form of a human, this form was more like borrowing the power of his true body to return to his origin.

"Hollister Blackburn."

"Welcome, my fellow alien scales fellow from afar," Karon said as he looked at the brass dragon that stepped into the hall.

"By the way, the clothes you are wearing are really great. You have good taste."

At this moment, the meticulous expression of the brass dragon Hollister showed a little joy. He bowed his head and saluted, "Leader of the dragons, shaper of the wasteland civilization, emperor of the empire, ruler of the wasteland, forests and seas of the Golden Land, Your Majesty the Noble Flame King Karon Gogmora, I pay my respects to you and express my friendship and goodwill to you on behalf of my compatriots."

Under such formal etiquette, Caron had no choice but to stand up and stand opposite the brass dragon Hollister: "I am very happy that we have the opportunity to get to know each other better during this meeting. Although the Good Dragon Alliance is far away in the southern continent, your reputation has spread throughout the world."

"I heard that not only metal dragons, but also many gem dragons have joined the Good Dragon Alliance. It's really admirable."

The eyeballs of the brass dragon Hollister were very dark in color, but his gaze was extremely deep. He stared at the dark golden pupils of the ancestral red dragon for a long time before he spoke.

"When the Dragon Crown Council first sent me here to investigate, I was actually very reluctant to leave my nest. You know, in my impression, this is still a wild land full of ignorant and stupid beasts. Moreover, it is a land occupied and ruled by a group of five-colored dragons. What's more, this group of five-colored dragons is led by a red dragon."

The brass dragon Hollister looked at the calm face of the ancestor red dragon, and then explained: "Of course, it is not a correct view that metal dragons naturally dislike five-colored dragons. At least in front of the five-colored dragons led by you, this is not a correct view."

"But I didn't expect that this place would be so good beyond my expectations. Although there are still many problems, at least, a giant dragon likes to stay here, which is enough. Moreover, you are a leader with excellent vision and can appreciate my noble aesthetics."

Hollister picked up a piece of precious metal with his claws without hesitation and threw it into his mouth. Then he smacked his lips and complained unsatisfactorily, "But most people don't understand that my advanced vision and the fashionable clothes I designed are often not accepted by those conservative nobles and people."

"They don't know that I have accumulated a lot of design concepts, which I have captured since my teenage years. Oh, they were formed by asking adventurers and visitors from various planes. They don't understand my ideas at all. They are too bound by their own narrow knowledge."

Although the brass dragon race is easier to get along with among metallic dragons and does not have the arrogance that gold dragons have towards other races, it has an extremely serious flaw, or a notorious characteristic.

That is a chatterbox, and a lot of what he says is pure nonsense that has no purpose.

Most of these brass dragons have good tempers and can tolerate some jokes from other races, but they cannot tolerate others interrupting their conversations.

Even a young brass dragon with limited experience can spend a whole day talking nonsense, let alone a mature brass dragon that has lived for countless years and experienced countless things that mortal races can hardly imagine.

And even though brass dragons are relatively weak among true dragons, their ancient age has endowed them with profound strength. A middle-aged brass dragon is not much different from an adult golden dragon.

Fortunately, Charon had already prepared for this situation and left his human-like incarnation, which was his most patient side, to face the talkativeness of the brass dragon. Therefore, he was able to quietly filter out some useful information from the brass dragon's chatter.

Hollister is an inspector sent by the Good Dragon Alliance to the North to supervise the entire North. Although the Good Dragon Alliance's control over the organization is not as strict as that of the country and the lord, Hollister can take measures based on his own judgment in most matters.

But the Gogmora dragons won successive victories in the war against the Orc Kingdom, and defeated and detained several metallic dragons, especially the ancestor golden dragon Obilash.

This matter has attracted the special attention of some members of the Dragoncrown Council, so even the brass dragon Hollister has to come in person and try to contact the ancestral red dragon to negotiate the release of several metal dragons.

And the Brass Dragon Hollister will most likely be stationed in the Golden Empire for a long time in the future due to the orders of the Good Dragon Alliance.

Although nominally maintaining contact with the Gogmora dragon group, in reality it is overseeing the future movements of the entire empire.

Also, although the Brass Dragon Hollister kept chattering and talking nonsense, the topic was still intentionally or unintentionally exploring the real purpose of Kalon's establishment of the Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons.

In the view of the Brass Dragon Hollister, those Dragon Gods who were also enshrined in the Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons, although nominally belonged to the same dragon pantheon, these Dragon Gods did not have this concept.

Not to mention that they are enemies of each other, Bahamut and Tiamat, who started the Dragon Holy War in ancient times, and other dragon gods also have their own camps and goals.

It is hard to imagine how such a hodgepodge can exist quietly in the Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons.

Finally, it is the nature of the Brass Dragon, Hollister, who wants some benefits because he has heard and seen the prosperity of the Dragon Empire. This is the nature of dragons and cannot be changed.

(End of this chapter)