Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 240 Imperative
The fishy and salty sea breeze passed through the wide strait mouth, and a whistling echo was heard among the rugged rocks on the coast, like the strange cries and roars of some horrible winter ghosts on the permafrost plains, the pitch varied, making it difficult to tell whether it was desolate or mournful.

On the strait several miles away from the trading port of the Gold Coast, the ancestral red dragon and the foreign dragon law enforcement officer Naxon, who was responsible for the public security in the entire sea area, stood side by side, overlooking the newly built ship port.

This newly built harbor is slightly smaller than the natural harbor on the Gold Coast. Due to the natural terrain restrictions, except for the natural harbor, the nearby sea areas are surrounded by high mountains and cliffs.

Because this slightly remote strait is a stagnant area of the sea, the Golden Empire mobilized a large number of laborers to flatten the mountain cliffs and hollow out the dangerous rocks to build a special ship berthing harbor, which served as a testing site for the Imperial Ship Research Center and a garrison for the subsequently formed Imperial Navy.

In the construction of this seaport, the liches living in the Forest of Sin once again played to the strengths of the necromancers.

After completing the massive project of digging a canal and connecting the estuary between the sea and the inland, countless skeletons of the undead once again "voluntarily" took on this huge project at the request of the hardworking contractor, the lich.

After the bell rings late at night every day, the hardworking liches will wake up those skeleton creatures who are unwilling to get up on time, come here along remote paths to open mountains and cut rocks, and fill up the nearby sea, saving a lot of manpower and material resources for the empire.

Therefore, until now, the two dragons would occasionally see bones floating in the sea. After falling to the bottom of the sea, those hardworking employees would sometimes fall asleep in the sea due to the negligence of the lich.

The officials and imperial guards accompanying him were waiting quietly at the foot of the two giant dragons. These officials were already accustomed to the emperor's inspections.

Although the Golden Empire has a gradually mature system, it has also tried its best to get rid of some red tape. For example, the emperor and the dragon lord may arrive at any time, but the relevant officials will never be notified in advance.

This also resulted in officials within the empire following the regulations set by the empire in their daily affairs.

"How is the Imperial Ship Research Workshop doing recently? In the report submitted by Fafner the day before yesterday, the Ship Research Workshop applied for a large amount of research funds. Although I can still afford the money, I don't like things that only invest but don't get any return."

Charon's eyes fell on the large ships in the harbor. These experimental new ships were covered with a layer of iron sheets and were much larger than any existing ships and warships in the world of Ekania.

The hull including the ram is 300 meters long and 91 meters wide, allowing a giant dragon to move freely on it. It is an absolute giant ship at sea that can move on land.

However, these ships have never been put into formal production and use. Apart from the overall structure and hull, there is nothing redundant. Even the magic cannons and armor-piercing crossbows are not installed. It is like a huge model.

"The researchers in those shipbuilding workshops have indeed built these iron ships, but they are still far from the giant ships you imagined. Even with the guidance of mature knowledge and systems, but..."

The foreign dragon Naxon next to him was a little hesitant. The responsibility of this foreign dragon law enforcement officer includes the dock center, so in terms of overlapping jurisdiction, he is also one of the superiors of these research centers.

"Karon,"

The foreign dragon Naxon looked at the ancestral red dragon swinging its tail leisurely, and then he said: "Not everyone has a strong talent. Even if a mature knowledge system is placed in front of these people, it is difficult for them to learn and understand in depth their already formed concepts and stereotyped thinking."

"Or maybe we should give them more time. After all, these people were only able to build small boats for inland navigation. There is still a technological gap between them and seagoing ships, not to mention the expected super battleships."

"The Ship Research Center has also been working hard recently. Perhaps we should first push these updated warships into the application market step by step, and then gradually improve them based on experience gained in use."

The foreign dragon Naxon observed the subtle expressions of the ancestral red dragon in front of him. In front of the twenty-meter-long ancestral red dragon, the foreign dragon's linear snake-like body looked particularly petite, so much so that Naxon had to raise his head to fully see the changes on the red dragon's cheeks.

This ancestral red dragon did not seem to be bothered by these things. Instead, it seemed to be enjoying the fishy and salty sea breeze blowing towards its face.

A great deal of doubt appeared in the vertical pupils of the foreign dragon Naxon. Although red dragons are not afraid of water, they generally do not like the sea. Even when taking a bath, they prefer to take a bath in magma.

Strictly speaking, the red dragons that have been promoted to the ancestral generation are completely different races from ordinary dragons. This can be seen from the dazzling scales and gorgeous horns of the ancestral red dragons.

But rooted in the basic elements of dragon blood, it is impossible for a flaming dragon to like the sea.

In fact, Caron was indeed enjoying the sea breeze, which he had previously considered a bit smelly.

This is the result of the ancestral red dragon digesting the blue dragon's demon heart over the past few months.

It devoured the heart of the blue dragon demon with its own innate bloodline, and dug out the characteristics of the devil's chaotic creation. A trace of the characteristics of storm and tide was captured and absorbed by the bloodline of the ancestral red dragon.

Therefore, the ancestral red dragon is now enjoying the smell and touch of the sea breeze just like the young blue dragons.

Tiny strands of lightning moved beneath Charon's golden-red scales, tinging the scales of the ancestral red dragon with an imperceptible hint of blue.

Charon carefully protected this rare source of blood, allowing it to curl up deep in his blood, wrapped in a huge amount of mental light, carefully contacting his own origin, and gradually merging with it.

He turned around and said thoughtfully, "Well, or we can recruit some technical talents with innovative consciousness. I don't blame these people in the shipbuilding industry. The focus of the empire was not on this aspect at the beginning."

Although the empire's talent pool surpasses that of many human kingdoms, the shipbuilding industry has never been an industry that those top scholars and wizards are willing to get involved in.

There are no scholars or mages willing to change careers to study these things, so these projects, which are currently filled with low-level personnel, find it difficult to grow and develop rapidly in an empire that is starting from scratch.

The foreign dragon Naxon wagged its tail and looked relaxed. After the ancestor red dragon stopped pursuing the responsibility, all the naturally gathered momentum and majesty seemed to be swept away, making the foreign dragon no longer so cautious.

"But now the establishment and rapid development of the empire has aroused the vigilance and hostility of those human countries. It is difficult for us to recruit the talents we want in their territories openly. This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of our work."

The foreign dragon Naxon said angrily: "The Golden Empire threat theory is beginning to spread among some human nobles. Some nobles who were originally hostile to our empire have even refused to allow the empire's diplomatic envoys to stay. The empire's goods and related trade have also been subject to more taxes by those nobles."

"Those nobles are afraid of the Empire's growing power. Because of the policy of the dragons ruling the Empire, the nobles' subjects are also ready to make moves. Even some rebellious slaves are using the Empire's banner, making the Empire's external affairs difficult."

Karon sighed. This situation was indeed what he had expected, but he could not change his policy of ruling the empire. As the empire's basic industries gradually developed, the civilized countries outside had become an increasingly important dumping ground for goods. This channel would definitely not be abandoned. A country that closed itself off from the outside world would never grow stronger.

"What a pity! I had originally planned to contact the storm giants I had met once before and use their tribes to open up a land transportation route from the Empire to the North Continent."

Charon said with regret: "But the development of things can never keep up with the changes of things. The former storm giants have gradually withered away, and my idea has also come to nothing."

The battle situation in Gulfstream City had already been informed to Charon by the Dragon Lord Carlit. Magical communication methods, which seemed extravagant to others, were not worth mentioning to dragons, so the lords who maintained order in the empire had already learned about it.

But when he thought of the farthest blue dragon Doss, who ran to Gulfstream City to fight in order to escape from heavy affairs, and the two indescribable dragons who were stuck in front of the Dragon Lord's transmission channel because they could not transform, Charon still smiled.

The white dragon Kamide cannot learn, and the red dragon Caedilos is unwilling to learn.

"It seems that Caedilos still needs more encouragement," Karon thought to himself.

However, Caron's previous idea failed, which led to the fact that it was more important to maintain maritime transportation channels rather than relying on renting or purchasing merchant ships.

Relying on leased merchant ships, it was difficult for the empire to extend its reach to other continents, form stable relations with other forces and countries, and establish stable channels.

Moreover, in the empire's military system, maritime platforms and military forces are also a very important part of the empire and must be developed and supplemented.

"It's a pity, so I've been paying more attention to the work at the shipyard recently."

The tentacles on the foreign dragon Naxon's body flapped gently. The foreign dragon seemed particularly interested in this topic, just like governing the city was to the bronze dragon Alina.

In the distant sky, a giant dragon glittering with silver light flashed across the sky. Its graceful figure made the foreign dragon Naxon take a second look. The ancestral red dragon could not help but be attracted by the silver dragon's figure.

This is not due to desire, but just the instinct of most males.

During this period, Karon always felt that the figure of the silver dragon Chris appeared around him more frequently. Even the most restrained dragon could not help but feel a little proud of his own charm.

Although the ancestral red dragon never boasts about his appearance, he will not pretend to be unaware of his outstanding appearance.

Fortunately, the ancestral red dragon is not a dragon driven by desire. The fact that the silver dragon Chris can see him means that the ancestral red dragon can also keep an eye on the silver dragon. The red dragon's evil taste also begins to loom behind the silver dragon.

"Let's go. Now that we are here, let's go and take a look in person."

When the figure of the silver dragon Chris disappeared in the distance, the foreign dragon Naxon and the red dragon withdrew their gazes at the same time and spoke.

Next to the newly built harbor, Karon landed with the sound of wind and tiny flashes of lightning, but frowned slightly.

The source of storm and thunder, which had been carefully wrapped in the blood with heart energy, suffered some impact under the overly active power of the ancestral red dragon, just like a delicate seed being eroded by wind and rain, and a flickering candle flame being blown away by the strong wind.

The ancestral dragon blood in Charon's body has been controlled by him to absorb the subtle characteristics of the source of storm and thunder. This characteristic has also been maintained by the power of mental energy, which was born from spirituality, and watered with a large amount of spirituality.

But it is still not enough to counter the majestic flames, thick earth and cold steel in the body of the ancestral red dragon.

Every time the power is used, the innate power that fills the body of the ancestral red dragon will impact this new power.

These sources of natural talents want to chew up this weak power characteristic, just like three evil men who have occupied a nest and cannot tolerate having another newborn child in their room.

Especially the fire element that fills every inch of the ancestral red dragon's body is particularly hateful. The expanding power carries the will of the ancestral red dragon and does not allow other excess forces to contaminate its territory.

As long as Karon relaxes the control of his strength a little, that weak strength characteristic will be impacted. This is a natural reaction in the body.

Caron's control seemed to suppress his body's instinctive reactions.

Caron knew that this was his own body, which could no longer keep up with the power of his own leap-forward growth. It could no longer spontaneously balance and accommodate more things. He could only rely on his own control to achieve a balanced and harmonious power within his body.

Compared to the abilities possessed by the ancestral red dragon, the dragon's true body has now become the weakest link. Even the ancestral red dragon found this fact a little unbelievable.

The growth of dragons in the material plane needs to follow basic ages, and there are rules and restrictions within age groups.

Even though the blood talent of the ancestral red dragon allowed him to expand the growth limit of his body to the current limit, he also touched the ceiling of the dragon.

Because the ancestral red dragon is, after all, just a teenage dragon, and the power it can bear has its limits.

If the ancestral red dragon continues to develop in this way, it may not be long before it will be trapped because its true dragon body cannot bear all of its own flames and it will be unable to exert its full strength.

In short, the natural growth rate of the Ancestral Red Dragon's body could no longer keep up with the power he had comprehended and his growing abilities.

"It seems that not only is the annual rest day approaching, but Rosani should be reunited with the dragons, but even without them, I am bound to do so."

Karon looked at the huge ship swaying slightly on the sea with the waves, clenched his claws, and sighed secretly.

　Thank you all for your support, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)