Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 213 Dedication
The new year had just arrived, and the regular army established by the Golden Empire was expanding in scale as various affairs unfolded.

The Mist Dragon Deniro, who had just joined the territory, was recommended to Karon by the White Dragon Gemot, and was given the responsibility of the head of the Golden Empire's national defense construction department by the King of Gold.

The duties of Mist Dragon Deniro are quite important. Although he does not have the power to command the legion, he needs to be responsible for the training and delivery of legion warriors, contacting the legion's logistics support, the construction of the empire's national defense infrastructure, and the management of conscription and retirement, among other imperial national defense projects.

Although the duties of Mist Dragon Deniro are, according to regulations, subject to the supervision of the military and the Imperial Central Council, in reality, he can make most of the decisions on his own.

But the Mist Dragon Deniro had just arrived and was not very familiar with the situation in the empire, so this somewhat special dragon was not in much better shape recently than the former blue dragon Doss.

Every day he needed to fly from his temporary nest on the seashore to various places within the empire to gain a thorough understanding of the local situation and formulate recruitment policies and related measures for different regions based on the opinions provided by local officials of relevant imperial departments.

This is also a habit developed by the giant dragons in the dragon group under the strong... teaching of Charon. They cannot implement the policies of governing the empire based on their own simple impressions, but must combine them with local facts.

Once this principle is violated and any omissions occur, then when the dividends are distributed on the annual interest day, the dragon will find that there will be a lot less gold coins and wealth in his treasure chest.

Although the Mist Dragon DeNiro did not join the dragon group because of the "Dragon Covenant" at first, but only joined the dragon group because he loved the order and civilization of the dragon group's territory, no matter what kind of dragon it is, it cannot resist the temptation of treasure.

In fact, in the wars of the past few years, the major war legions of the empire have undergone many expansions and establishments, and the number of legion soldiers has exceeded the normal population-to-troop conversion ratio of human countries.

In fact, this is an extremely abnormal and unhealthy conversion and mobilization ratio in most kingdoms and organizations, and will also have an adverse impact on normal agricultural production and social development.

But the situation within the empire is different from that in normal civilized countries. A considerable proportion of the warriors are composed of the monster followers of those dragons.

Apart from those elite soldiers, other creatures such as goblins and ogres are just like weeds in the field, growing wildly over and over again in a few years, so the pressure they bear is not that great.

However, now that the empire has been officially established, it is necessary to start optimizing the size and structure of the army.

In the wilderness, even if there are no large-scale wars, there are constant small disputes. Everyone understands the dangers of joining the legion.

However, the generous treatment, promotion system, and logistics support system that the Golden Empire provides to regular legion soldiers still attracts many people.

Even for soldiers who retire due to disability, under the management regulations of the retirement department, these soldiers will be arranged to the security stations in various towns according to their own wishes and become patrol staff or civilian staff of other departments.

If a soldier is seriously injured and unable to take care of himself, the empire will also guarantee the soldier's daily life and give preferential treatment to the soldier's family. The medals of military honors the soldier has won can also be used as a qualification to allow the soldier's family members to receive preferential treatment.

This also led to many subjects who had enjoyed a ten-year period of exemption from conscription choosing to voluntarily join the legion. Moreover, due to the large number of people, the empire's military affairs department discussed the matter and issued a special policy.

If there is only one adult male in a family, he is not allowed to join the Imperial Legion. If there are only two adults in a family, one of them is allowed to join the Legion, but if he does not make any military achievements or get promoted, he will have to retire after one year.

If faced with war, these retired soldiers will be the first candidates for conscription.

However, due to the increased efficiency brought about by magic production and the development of the industrial base of the entire empire, a large number of working people engaged in production have been liberated to a considerable extent, coupled with a steady stream of population replenishment and growth.

This allowed the Golden Empire to maintain a huge number of legionnaires without affecting the development and operation of various industries within the territory.

Every dragon in the Gogmora dragon group supports the cause of vigorously building the Imperial Legion.

These dragons are not like some arrogant dragons that are blinded by their own strength. They have experienced war and no longer think that the mortal legions are just reptiles in front of the dragons.

Some lonely dragons, even ancient dragons, felt that mortal armies were nothing more than fragile toys before they died in large-scale legion sieges.

Mortals cannot resist the power and breath of a dragon, and the dragon can come and go as it pleases.

However, the dragons of the Golden Empire attached great importance to legion construction and structural optimization. They would not waver even if it required consuming a large amount of wealth that the dragons could share.

They actually rule these legions, so all the dragons in the Gogmora dragon group know that in front of the powerful dragons, perhaps an army of hundreds or thousands of people may not be considered strong, but if it is a legion of tens of thousands of people, it would be extremely terrifying.

An army of this size, even if configured normally, is qualified enough to hunt down a lone normal adult dragon.

When the size of the legion reaches 50,000, 100,000 or even several hundred thousand, even the most ordinary legion will possess incomparable courage, with the iron hooves and spearheads to trample on all obstacles.

A drop of water is just a breeze, but when countless drops of water gather together to form a raging tide, even a dragon needs to retreat.

A legend certainly possesses power that many creatures cannot reach, but the power of a legend is not infinite after all. A legend alone can only cause blood to splatter thousands of steps and disrupt a certain area.

But the King of Dragons does not need to do anything himself. With just a single order, he can have the warriors of the legion open up thousands of mountains, forge thousands of rivers, and sail thousands of miles, with smoke of war rising all over the earth.

As Charon grew up, he came into contact with more and more things and understood more and more things. His legion was no longer simply established for his rule.

These legions were prepared for him to deal with many possible troubles and dangers in the future, and they were also one of his reliances in facing the changes in the future world.

Therefore, Kallon attaches more importance to armed forces than anything else in the empire.

Degonia, this city, means the volcanic city ruled by the Dragon's Son in the common language of the continent.

This city is also the first large city established by residents who migrated westward from the imperial territory. It is a medium-to-large city with a permanent population of 150,000.

The city was built on the mountain, and one could clearly see the top of the mountain where the emperor of the empire lived.

In the southern suburbs of Dagonia, in the military supervision area of the 'Burning Hoof' Legion, the Mist Dragon Deniro and the Dagonia area's recruiting chief accompanied Caron to inspect here, standing outside the training ground and watching the soldiers' training from afar.

The newly recruited and selected elite soldiers here are undergoing the final round of screening tests. There are many races of people in the Golden Empire now, in addition to the steadily increasing number of dragon people, gnolls, barbarians, orcs and other races that have excellent combat effectiveness.

There are also many elite human warriors and a large number of trolls, ogres, hobgoblins, etc. Even the recent sea Naga race has begun to appear in the Golden Empire. However, except for the first few independent legions established in the empire, which are relatively pure, the rest of the legions are mostly mixed legions, only considering ability, not background and race.

However, a large number of warriors of different races and identities have different natures and habits, so in addition to assessment tests of the warriors' abilities, it is also necessary to consider changes in the warriors' natures and obedience training.

If these people fail to pass the natural adaptation and obedience training during a testing period, they will be sent back to their place of origin and will no longer be able to apply to join the extremely special battle group "Burning Hoof" within three years.

Because within the Golden Empire, apart from the extremely special and unique imperial guards, there is only the Burning Hoof Corps, which is the personal guard corps directly under the Dragon Emperor of the Empire, Caron Gogmora.

Therefore, the selection requirements and standards of the 'Burning Hoof' Legion are extremely strict. Every warrior who can stand here to be tested is at least a powerful warrior, either because of blood, talent, strength, or because of their unique wisdom.

But no matter how prominent or obscure these people were in their own places, whether they were farmers, adventurers, or elite legion soldiers, they now quietly and obediently wore full sets of armor, held weapons, and received obedience training in formations and command training with various commands on the training grounds.

The construction of the legion's armed forces is far from being as simple as simply expanding the size and structure of the regiment and simply increasing the number of soldiers.

Although Charon once established a fairly clear and distinct legion hierarchy, divided into soldiers, centurion captains, centurion company commanders, thousand-man chapter commanders and ten-thousand-man legion commanders.

But even so, it is still difficult for the giant dragons among the dragons to build a stronger and more perfect legion according to the actual regulations, because there is no such boring knowledge in the heritage of the giant dragons.

Although many talented people in the empire have many ideas, most of them are somewhat different from Caron's ideas. Therefore, Caron needs to devote a lot of energy to military reform and establishment and do it himself.

The reason why the Mist Dragon Deniro was able to successfully take office as the head of the Imperial Ministry of Defense was because this Mist Dragon saw the relevant plan, which clarified the salary and benefits of soldiers and officers at each level, and required the supervision of soldiers, statistics of military exploits, and appropriate rewards and punishments.

De Niro proposed to Cuarón that he should establish an ideological instructor in the legion, who would be responsible for supervising the legion, organizing and leading the legion's political work, and implementing the royal court's lines, principles and policies.

Including the laws of the empire, resolutions, orders and instructions of superiors, it plays the role of being responsible for the ideological construction of the legion and stabilizing and supervising the legion's discipline.

And Caron named this position the Legion's Political and Ideological Guidance Committee Member, in short, the Legion's Political Commissar.

Currently, the only ones who can serve as political commissars are the veterans in the Imperial Guard and some warriors who are extremely loyal to the Empire and the Red Dragon and are flexible enough.

These political commissars are not only responsible for their original jobs, but also have an most important job, which is to punish and take back the lives of soldiers who cannot control themselves.

Because every warrior in the Burning Hoof Legion bears the glory of dragon blood, as well as the sin of other ancient bloodlines, the blood of demons and devils.

A soldier who served as the acting political commissar of the recruit training camp, wearing a full set of energy armor, relied entirely on his body to drive the armor weighing hundreds of pounds to move freely on the training ground, while giving ideological guidance to the soldiers in the recruit camp.

Instilling brainwashing teachings like faith, and imprinting loyalty and obedience.

Although the distance was far, the dragon's hearing still allowed Caron to clearly hear the political commissar instructor's low voice coming from the training ground.

"If the Empire needs us to attack a country, a country known for its justice, stability and harmony, what would you think?"

The huge dragon-faced helmet and the inlaid dragon temple emblem on the political commissar's energy armor symbolize their status and glory.

These political commissars, who were able to receive the glory of the Dragon Temple by performing rituals, were hailed as "God's Warriors" by the warriors of other legions. Perhaps in the eyes of spellcasters from the outside world, these "God's Warriors" were more like the priests prepared by the Dragon Emperor for the future.

Each of them had a different weapon, the only thing in common was that these commissars all had strong mental fluctuations surging through their bodies, which meant that this group of people was the most affected because of their loyalty to the Emperor of the Empire.

They have been born with the seeds of anima and possess the magical power of anima. Therefore, these political commissars not only take on this responsibility because of their loyalty and ideas, but also because of their strength, which is enough to spread the emperor's glory and bring the death scythe of punishment to enemies and out-of-control warriors.

"I will take up my weapon, carry out the will of the royal court, do what I should do, obey the orders I should obey, and bring bloody massacres to all opponents marked as enemies by the empire."

A strong ogre warrior pounded his hard armor until it made a loud noise and shouted first.

"You are a qualified soldier, but that's all," the political commissar's voice came from under the majestic dragon-faced helmet, scanning all the soldiers present.

"Are there any other opinions? I hope to see different opinions."

A human warrior raised his hand and said loudly: "Our Golden Empire was once invaded by the Orc Kingdom and suffered from war. Why should we take the initiative to invade other countries? Isn't this a bit unjust, even though we are not known for justice."

The dragon helmet turned to the soldier who spoke, then nodded slightly. The commissar's indifferent voice came: "Very good, I like different opinions. Congratulations, you are out. The Burning Hoof only selects, not educates. But if you want to know the reason for being eliminated, you can stand aside and listen."

"Anything else? Be brave. The Burning Hoof does not welcome cowards." The commissar's gaze, even through the thick dragon helmet, still carried a strong sense of oppression.

Another young warrior raised his hand. Although this young warrior looked strong, the light blue fine hair on his chin showed that he was not mature enough.

"There are only so many things in the world," the young warrior said fearlessly, "some people gain, and some people lose. What we warriors have to do is to let the empire, let us, gain more. Therefore, no matter what forces or countries we are fighting against, it is just for the empire and for us."

"As the Holy Emperor once said, everything we have must be obtained with steel and iron, from blood and fire."

"Very good," the solemn voice of the political commissar came from under the dragon helmet. He said, "Although your ideas are not mature enough, you will be an excellent fighter if you have your own thoughts."

Clang,
The dragon-faced helmet suddenly popped open, revealing the stern face of the political commissar. He smiled and said, "I know the names of all the soldiers present, and I also know your name - Keith. Today, right now, is your belated coming-of-age ceremony."

"What is our true duty?" the commissar said solemnly. "Bathed in the flames of war, forged in iron, is our powerful doctrine."

"Everything we do is for the development of the empire, for the survival and space of the people, for the glory of the emperor, and for spreading the glory and civilization of the emperor."

The political commissar opened his huge arms at this moment, as if embracing all the soldiers in his arms, and said: "Come, spread the shining light of civilization for the great emperor, and contribute your meager strength!"

　Thanks to Yayla for the tip. Well, I haven't finished writing it yet. I will continue tomorrow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)