Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 232 The incident began
At the end of winter in the eleventh year of the Dragon Calendar, the city of Gulfstream, far to the south of the Golden Empire, also welcomed its own warm atmosphere of the New Year.

This city, which was built at a location chosen by the bronze dragon Alina, is not as spacious as big cities like the Golden City due to the small population and terrain restrictions at the time, but it still has a unique style.

The city of Gulfstream is surrounded by overlapping plains, mountains and rivers. Its east side is watered by waterfalls flowing down from the high plains all year round, making the land fertile, with abundant water and grass, making it a rare place for settlements to live in.

The disadvantage of its remote location was compensated by the river of gold flowing downstream and the transportation network that was built between the major cities of the empire.

Every few days, many ships from the King's Capital and the Golden City would go downstream along the canal that was dug day and night by the Lich and his army of bones, and then turn to the main channel of the Golden River.

Bringing new immigrants, enthusiastic merchants, curious adventurers, wandering bards and a large amount of trade goods to the remote city of Gulfstream.

Not only are there gradually widened horse trails on land, but the tracks that have been built in the Golden Empire in recent years have also extended to Gulfstream City. In fact, the magic steam train track from Gulfstream City to the Golden City was the first operating track built.

Now the magic steam trains have begun to rumble back and forth between the major cities of the empire, contributing the greatest value to achieving closer connections between the major cities of the empire.

This is the foundation of the empire's industrial development, and its significance lies not only in order to make it more convenient.

The blue dragon Carlit stood on the top floor of the governor's residence of the Gulfstream City, which was built on the mountain. She looked down at the green mountains and flowing water, the people, the sailboat races, and the land transportation. Everything was within the sight of this blue dragon who had transformed into a human woman.

Let the blue dragon Carlit get used to this kind of life. After dealing with the mountains of affairs, the peace and development of the city are the best stimulants for the rulers.

Every city in the empire has a garrisoned dragon, and now the highest affairs of the city of Gulfstream are governed by the blue dragon Carlit.

The former Bronze Dragon City Lord Alina was thrown an even heavier pot by the ancestor red dragon because of her outstanding work ability.

Among the later dragons that joined the dragon group, the ability of the blue dragon Carlit did not seem particularly outstanding, and was even a bit mediocre, but she was still the first dragon to be entrusted with an important task among those that joined the dragon group.

Although the status of all dragons seem to be equal in front of the ancestral red dragon, the inner closeness and distance always exist in the hearts of every creature, and even dragons are not immune to it.

Although the blue dragon Carlit, who used to be lazy, did not think this was a good decision for her.

But from the behavior of the ancestral red dragon, it can be seen that the red dragon is using various behaviors, either inducing or semi-coercing, to force the dragons in the group to slowly change their habits and make them accustomed to them.

Kalon believed that every dragon in the dragon group, except the white dragon Kamide, had the potential to become a qualified ruler and was able to share many affairs with him.

In the eyes of the ancestral red dragons, these dragons are more useful tools than any other race. They are always energetic and will have no problem staying awake for several months.

The inheritance from dragon blood and natural intelligence give these dragons great potential, provided that they only need to slightly change the habits flowing in their blood.

"Don't look at it. You look at it several times a day. Sometimes I even feel that if the male dragon Akezi appeared in front of you now, you would not give up your city to meet your lover."

The green dragon Ellie's humanoid form turns into a beautiful girl with long wavy hair, but her pair of emerald green vertical pupils make this girl's style seem a little gloomy, like a beautiful flower containing poison, tempting and dangerous.

The green dragon Ellie is a wild dragon. After joining the dragon group, she became close to the blue dragon Carlit. Although these dragons have not yet been entrusted with important responsibilities by the emperor of the empire, they have the power to observe politics.

The intentions of the ancestral red dragon had already been known among the dragons. After sending the black dragon Rosani into the new world, the dragons in the dragon group, except perhaps the white dragon Kamide, who quarreled with him on a daily basis, all had high expectations for their future.

The world of Ekania is the homeland of the Golden Empire, the nest of thousands of dragons, and the headquarters of all dragons. The dragons in the dragon nest are the tentacles spread out by the emperor of the empire, extending their limbs and spreading to other planes.

Perhaps when the imperial system was being decided, in which the dragons of the empire were not given fiefs but allowed to retain the title of lords, the ancestral red dragon had already thought of this step.

The lords of the dragons, their territories are not in the world of Ekania, their territories are opened up planes.

Because the green dragon Antajiana has already been officially recognized by the Dragon Emperor of the Empire under the name of the Green Lord within the dragon group and in the open of the empire.

It’s just that the emperor of the empire has not yet officially issued the order to enthrone the green dragon Antajiana.

But now the green dragon Antajiana, although she does not have the title of the Red King as prominent as the red dragon Clenaya, nor the title of the Black King like the black dragon Rossani, but the title of the Lord of the Green Fields makes every dragon in the dragon group perform very hard.

In addition to the green dragon Ellie, the white dragon Sloka and the white dragon Roni are also actively taking on more tasks, greatly sharing the burden of the dragons, so that the emperor of the empire can now have plenty of free time to perform and relax with the awakened Pik elf Riven for the people to enjoy.

While other dragons were busy with their scales smoking, the emperor of the empire was still roaming around the card hall of the empire with the elves, killing everyone by cheating.

"No, maybe it's just like what the Mist Dragon DeNiro often says. In the long life of a dragon, it is necessary to find something meaningful as its goal, so that its existence can be more real!"

The blue dragon Carlit's slender fingers gently picked up the wine glass placed on the castle fence. The wine in the glass was the top-quality wine transported from the distant southern continent - Odysseus's wine.

It is said that this wine originated from ancient times when a human hero, Odysseus, mistakenly entered the cave of the Cyclops during his adventure and was in danger of death.

So Odysseus mobilized his followers to collect wild grapes that grew around the Cyclops' cave, and used their hands and feet to trample and squeeze the grapes to make wine. He got the vicious Cyclops drunk, and then escaped from the giant's clutches.

Regardless of whether these legends are fictitious, this expensive wine is just a daily consumable in the eyes of the giant dragons.

"But how could you bear to climb down from the Tree of Life?" The blue dragon Carlit took a sip of wine and said sarcastically, "You green dragons are always particularly interested in green places, just like uncivilized wild dragons. Oh, I was wrong, you are a wild dragon."

As a species of green dragon, they naturally like to build nests in the forest, especially between the crowns of huge ancient trees. The Tree of Life is a nesting place that these green dragons cannot refuse, just like the attraction of craters and magma lands to a red dragon.

However, in other cities, the green dragon Ellie did not dare to set foot on the Tree of Life. Although other dragons recognized the green dragon Ellie as a member of the dragon group, the Tree of Life was an important asset of the empire, and even Antajiana could only rest on the tree occasionally, let alone build a nest on it.

Only the city of Gulfstream, governed by the blue dragon Carlett, allowed the green dragon to rest for a long time on the Tree of Life. This was also a relationship established by the two female dragons fighting bloody battles on the battlefield. The green dragon Ellie smiled with her eyes narrowed. She smiled and said, "Carlett, the mocking words of you blue dragons are just like a cold joke in the eyes of us green dragons. Besides, I am a wild dragon. I am proud to be a member of the Gogmora dragon group, but I have never felt inferior because I am a wild dragon."

"The emperor of the empire has never been shy about his past hardships and tribulations. It seems that I am closer to the thoughts of the king of dragons."

The green dragon Ellie picked up the remaining half bottle of wine and drank it down like water. Then she said, "But you, a blue dragon, who was once the emperor's adoptive mother, can't understand his thoughts. If others knew, they would be disappointed."

"Bah," the blue dragon Carlit said viciously without hiding her attitude, "What on earth do you want? I know your habits. You will never crawl out of your nest unless there is something wrong."

"If you fail to cultivate the second generation of the Tree of Life on time, I will apply to transfer you away from me when I return, so that you can no longer be lazy."

Green Dragon Ellie quickly straightened her face and said, "I do have something to say, Carlit. Didn't the guards patrolling the city report to you recently that there are more and more wild beasts coming to the vicinity of Gulfstream City?"

"Not only are there a large number of wild beasts, but the number of ferocious species and extraordinary magical beasts is also gradually increasing," said the green dragon Ellie. "Our Gulfstream City controls this important road from south to north, and we may soon face the impact of the beast tide. Something must be happening in the God-Forsaken Mountains. I think we should not be trapped here."

"Instead, we should proactively send people to investigate along the route so as to prepare for possible future events."

After hearing this, the blue dragon Carlit nodded. Although there were no Dragon Knights stationed in Gulfstream City, the only fifty Dragon Knights who stayed there were also recruited as the pioneering army set out.

But there are some newly trained and tamed griffin knights in the city who can also be sent out as reconnaissance forces.

But before the blue dragon Carlit could think it through, the dragon's vision allowed the two dragons standing high on the top of the mountain fortress to discover smoke and dust billowing in the distant forest, trees being broken, and birds being startled and fleeing in all directions.

Occasionally, huge wild beasts would gallop, and their huge figures would appear in the woods, and would be detected by the dragon's vision.

"Maybe something has happened, Carlit. You are the supreme governor of Gulfstream City. You are in charge of everything. I will go over and take a look first."

Green dragon Ellie, this beautiful girl, jumped over the fence nimbly and flexibly while speaking, jumped down from the tall castle, transformed into a giant dragon in mid-air, spread her wings, flew up, and flew into the distance.

Outside the southern part of Gulfstream City, grasslands, hills, forests and mountains are connected together. The nearby hills and grasslands are rich in water and grass, and are the favorite pastures for young people in the city to graze cattle and sheep.

Every day, many teenagers come here with their own cattle and sheep. They come here at dusk to let the cattle and sheep move around and have their last meal of the day. The teenagers can play and have fun in the mountains and spend their childhood.

Even though there have been an increasing number of sightings of wild animals recently, these residents are all very martial and regard these beasts as rare meat for their families, and they compete to hunt them.

Even the teenagers were not afraid of ordinary wild beasts, except that they were more vigilant to prevent their cattle and sheep from being taken away by wild beasts and then being beaten by their parents.

But today, there seemed to be some huge changes. When the teenagers were playing by the stream, in the forest not far away, the trees were broken and the birds were flying.

Accompanied by crackling sounds and slight vibrations of the ground, wild boars were the first to show their heads, rushing out of the jungle and heading straight for the plain.

These wild boars with long fangs are huge in size and covered with a thick layer of mud armor. Even the most experienced hunters would not provoke them easily, let alone these teenagers.

Following behind these wild boars were groups of mountain deer and marsh buffaloes, which rushed out of the forests one after another, as if some ferocious beast was driving them from behind.

But then, several tigers, giant apes, and pythons also rushed out of the mountains and forests in panic, not knowing where to go, and knocked down many wild animals that blocked their way.

These predators in the mountains and forests are now as exhausted as ordinary wild beasts. They are all being driven away from their homes by more terrifying existences.

Seeing this scene, the teenagers still on the shore hurriedly called out to their companions in the water. Without even having time to put on their clothes, they ran towards the nearby Gulf Stream City.

The guards in Gulfstream City had also discovered this scene and ran out of Gulfstream City to rescue these teenagers in danger.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh,
The guards drew their bows and arrows, shooting down the galloping beasts one by one, trying to disperse the beasts and drive them to the mountains on both sides.

The fastest boys were almost in front of the guards, but one of them stopped, holding his wet hair with both hands and shouted, "Oh no! I forgot to bring my brother back. He's still sleeping on the rocks on the shore!"

At this time, everyone looked hurriedly towards the river. An ignorant child, who was awakened by the sound of the running beasts, was rubbing his eyes and stood up from the short and long stone strip in a daze.

The beasts had already rushed across the streams and rivers, rushing and charging desperately like a rolling torrent, no matter if there was an abyss or defenseless children ahead.

Seeing the young child about to be crushed to pieces by the beast tide, everyone couldn't help but scream in surprise.

Only the young children, facing the rushing tide of beasts, raised their arms, stretched out their small hands, and shouted in their young voices: "I am the son of a dragon, I am not afraid of you!"

Boom! The next moment, a tide of beasts rolled in. Dust covered the children. Everyone couldn't help but close their eyes.

But screams came from behind, and some teenagers who closed their eyes out of pity opened their eyes and saw that the young boy was now surrounded by the wings of a giant dragon.

The thick vines grew rapidly and rose from the ground, forming a solid dam that protected the young children firmly under the wings of the giant dragon.

"Good job, kid,"

The green dragon Ellie lowered her head, with a smile in her pupils, and said to the little devil under her wings: "You are such a courageous child. Even though you seem a little foolish in my eyes, I like you!"

(End of this chapter)