Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 282 Those who imitate me will die
In the Golden Empire, the rolling mountains of Dragon's Nest have long been unknown how high they are.

No dragon has ever measured the vast, sweeping mountain range that it now is, and no mortal or scholar has dared to actually measure its height.

But everyone who comes to the Golden Empire and sets foot on this land can see this undulating holy mountain standing deep in the sea of clouds on the distant coastline.

Even some maids serving in the Dragon King Castle only knew that the dragons had flattened the entire mountain and built a giant dragon castle on the widest part of the mountainside, which was ten thousand meters high away from the city of the King's Capital.

The inexhaustible energy of the earth's core and the volcanic magma that has accumulated under the earth for tens of millions of years seem to be affected by the nest effect of this ancestral red dragon's long-term living.

The nest effect, which originally had no subjective will, was infected by the ancestral red dragon with strong subjective willpower, causing the dragon mountains to grow taller day by day.

It faces south and stretches for thousands of miles from west to east. The easternmost mountain range has begun to extend into the sea.

Some fishermen who like to ride whales and sea beasts in the sea were surprised to find that at the bottom of the sea, there were countless mountains that looked like spring buds breaking through the ground and were growing from the roots of underwater volcanoes.

These underwater mountains grow so rapidly and are so numerous, and have a tendency to gradually cut off the northern and southern coastal waters. Many outside scholars and mages are also speculating on the power level of the current emperor of the empire based on the influence of the nest effect.

As we all know, the emperor of the empire had already begun to emerge in the world when he was a teenager. Even after many years of the short-lived species' life, this elusive red dragon is still only in his teenage years.

Whether it is the collections of dragon stories circulating in the North, or the monster manuals and picture books in the hands of nobles and wizards, there is a lot of knowledge about dragons for others to learn.

But whether following this common sense or making bold guesses by scholars, no one can truly grasp the true face of this red dragon.

Because even the lair effect of a legendary dragon cannot compare to the subtle and large-scale effect of an ancestral red dragon, which almost changes the fundamental topography and accompanying ecology of an entire region.

Even though they are of the ancestral dragon bloodline and possess greater power than ordinary dragons, they are restricted by the path of the dragon itself during their adolescence and cannot match the influence of the Dragon Emperor of the Golden Empire.

The ancestral golden dragon Obilash, who is still tied up in front of the Dragon King's Castle and guarding the gate, is proof of this.

However, analyzing the rare battles in which the ancestral red dragon appeared, it is quite difficult to find the reason why this special red dragon is so powerful and its weaknesses.

Because the abilities of this ancestral red dragon are never the same every time they are displayed outside, just like onions planted in the fields by mortals. As you peel off the layers of skin, there are still layers of skin inside.

There is only one thing that is known by those who want to secretly explore the secrets of the ancestral red dragon. That is, this red dragon is still a pure dragon, with the extremely strong greedy desires of every dragon.

It is said that in the Golden Empire, the most outstanding, purest and most beautiful girls of all races living in this country must be selected by the red dragon and placed in his luxurious and magnificent palace.

All races need to offer the largest and brightest pearls and gems, the most beautiful and softest silks and animal skins, the most delicious food, and the most hearty wine for the dragons to enjoy.

Otherwise, how can we explain the luxurious life of the dragons and the extravagant life of the emperor of the empire?
As a result, some scholars who specialized in studying dragon civilization and ecology began to emerge in the world of Ekania. They wanted to understand the powerful roots and weaknesses of the Dragon Emperor from the source civilization of the dragon. These people were known as dragonologists.

The culture of this school soon began to prevail in the North, but this was only one of the many changes caused by the dragon.

The Golden Empire threat theory, the dragon's conquest of the world theory, the dragon's evil order, trying to subvert the traditional order of justice theory, began to prevail gradually when the Golden Empire grew stronger. No one knew where the wind came from, but it was not groundless.

Kalon Gogmora stood on the top of the mountain facing the evening breeze, as if the chaotic rumors from the outside world had no effect on him.

The silver dragon Flo had a serious look on his face as he stood on the top of the mountain with the ancestor red dragon, looking down at the night of the empire.

The adult silver dragon Flo felt very strange. As both were super giant dragon species, the adult silver dragon looked a little thin in front of the teenage ancestor red dragon.

The ancestral red dragon is 27 meters long. Even among the golden dragons, only those with such a body size are at least in adulthood. Needless to say, it brings a sense of oppression to the adult silver dragon.

But it was precisely at this point that the adult silver dragon Flo felt strange.

In front of the opponent's body, which seemed to be the embodiment of the word "power" in reality, the silver dragon Flo felt like a child facing a grown man, and it was visibly difficult to match him with the naked eye.

But that was all the feeling the ancestral red dragon gave him.

Only the dragon's eyes can detect the difference between the other party and itself.

The adult silver dragon Flo is proud of his powerful mental strength, which is why the silver dragon clan produces many powerful spellcasters.

But when facing the ancestral red dragon, the silver dragon Flo could not even sense a trace of the other party's non-physical fluctuations, whether it was spirit, breath, or the extremely strong blood of the dragon clan itself.

In other words, what the ancestor red dragon wants the silver dragon Flo to see is what the silver dragon Flo can observe. If the ancestor red dragon does not want the silver dragon Flo to see, the silver dragon can only see the other party's true essence that exists in the material world.

"How big is the gap between him and me? Dozens of times the spiritual power level? Or is it even more than I dare to imagine?"

The silver dragon Flo was trying to gauge the opponent's strength, when suddenly a chill rose from the cold dragon's back, because he had just discovered that the scales on the ancestral red dragon's body were moving as if they had their own consciousness.

Not only the scales of the ancestral red dragon, but also the tough dragon skin and muscles under the scales of this red dragon seemed to be moving in a regular pattern. In just a blink of an eye, the red dragon's skin changed from red to several colors including blue, purple, white and copper.

"Did I ignore these signs before, or was I affected by the other party's mind and my cognition was covered up, resulting in my inability to see the other party's actions?"

The scales on the adult silver dragon's back suddenly exploded at this moment.

Karon ignored the adult silver dragon Flo's conjecture, even though with his current abilities, he could easily detect the thoughts of the silver dragon that was frightened by him.

He looked at the dimly lit capital of the king below the mountain and entered into a certain observation mode.

Now in the dragon territory, the primitive method of lighting with torches and kerosene has long been abandoned, but it has not entered the so-called era of electric civilization.

Even if Kallon had the ability to lead his own empire, he never thought that the greatness of another world civilization could surpass the brilliance of this world civilization.

Thus, the brilliance of this world civilization shone its own light within the Golden Empire.

Those nobles and wizards who mastered advanced productivity and treasured magical knowledge had already developed magic crystal lamps that could emit the brightest light in the darkest night.

However, because it is niche and expensive, it cannot be promoted to ordinary people, and there is no need to promote it to ordinary people.

Scholars from the Golden Empire, however, developed another cheap substitute based on the structure of the magic crystal lamp, but the idea was completely different from that of the magic crystal lamp.

The magic crystal lamp is injected with magical energy to make it shine. However, scholars of the Golden Empire have made research and breakthroughs in the study of magical materials. After years of searching for permutations and combinations, they finally synthesized the Moonlight Thread that reacts to magic.

This synthetic material can react highly sensitively to the magic contained in the air. In theory, as long as magic exists, these moonlight lights with moonlight as filaments will shine forever.

Moreover, this kind of moonlight only consumes the moonlight as the filament, and does not consume magic power. The two kinds of exotic minerals used as synthetic materials are quite common on the continent of Ekania, so they were quickly promoted throughout the empire.

The lamp, named the Moonlight, does not emit as bright a light as the magic crystal lamp, but it is as gentle as the moonlight on a full moon, hazy and gentle, yet clearly visible.

Whenever night falls and the sun sets, the entire empire will be shrouded in moonlight like a hazy veil, regardless of whether the moonlight is blocked by dark clouds or not.

Therefore, the Golden Empire was also known in the outside world as "the country where the sun and the moon never fall" and "the country where the sun and the moon shine forever."

In the eyes of others, the night of the Golden Empire is like a kingdom created by giant gods, shrouded in moonlight, gentle and quiet.

But the gradual changes behind the empire's appearance and the evolution of its institutional and social forms of civilization aroused associative thinking in Caron's eyes.

Even in the Golden Empire under the absolute dictatorship of the dragons, there are still officials who take huge risks and exercise improper power, even if they already have greater power than ordinary people, or even privileges.

They also engage in massive corruption and collude with foreign countries. Even though they already have absolutely excellent treatment and more wealth and benefits than ordinary people, they still want to seize more improper benefits and wealth.

It can be seen that the human nature of all living beings is different and will never change. No system or policy will work.

What has happened will happen again, what has been done will be done again, whether it is human beings or other creatures.

Unless the empire as a whole can pursue a progressive path, as IQ increases, people will become less emotional and more rational.

Emotionality, as a manifestation of animal instinct, will also be curbed, and irrelevant desires will be reduced.

Eventually, living beings will evolve into divinity. At that time, they will be in an absolutely rational state, without instincts. Offspring will no longer be important, and interests and classes will naturally no longer be that important.

But this vision can never be achieved. Without humanity, one loses the instinctive ability to feel joy and sorrow. Not only is Caron unwilling to do this, but few people in the world can do this.

Unless there is an absolute authority, an immortal will that maintains its original intention, controls the order of the empire and makes the world's order converge and move forward.

All sorts of enlightenment suddenly blossomed in Caron's pupils. These were the concepts and ideas that had vaguely existed in him when he first founded his empire.

He did not believe that any system or doctrine could maintain its forward momentum forever, so he chose dictatorship without any hesitation, using his own will as the will to control the absolute order of the empire.

Only under his will can the empire ensure that no matter how many millions of years pass, it will still maintain its goal of moving forward.

Therefore, this seemingly simple concept of governing a country is actually the prototype of the legendary Kallon's concept of the law of destiny.

However, Caron believes that the times should always be progressing, and the inheritance of ancient bloodlines cannot surpass the current changes and improvements. Standing on the shoulders of ancient giants, he should be far superior to the ancient inheritors.

He also believes that true power is the power that can be unleashed in any world with different rules.

Therefore, he wanted to condense the laws of destiny, encompassing everything, and when one law came out, all the laws would flow, but they were all under the control of his will.

“My philosophy and the path I want to pursue are not just empty talk of ambition, but are derived from my personality, experiences, education, knowledge, and my own thinking. These combined together form my complete system of understanding of the world.”

Karon bared his fangs and smiled.

While governing a country, one can also observe the Dao.

The wisdom of all things, if one understands one law, then all laws are understood. In Caron's eyes, all the wisdom of existence can be used to observe the essence of the world, the essence of oneself, even a corner of the changes in social consciousness.

Seeing the world, seeing all living beings, and then seeing yourself, it is all like this.

"So, the law of legendary destiny is not something you choose at random. Other people's paths may be a thousand times stronger than yours, but you can't learn from them. Empty ambitions cannot condense your own ideas."

"Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die," Caron said softly.

"What? Your Majesty?" The silver dragon Flo asked hurriedly after hearing the low voice of the ancestor red dragon.

Karon tilted his head, his dark golden eyes staring at the seemingly conservative but actually radical silver dragon, and said with a faint smile: "I allow you to observe politics in the Golden Empire, and also allow you to learn about the Golden Empire's governance ideas and system concepts, as well as the military system."

"But there are some things you can't learn. Even if you know something, you can't change it."

The adult silver dragon Flo was delighted and said, "That's enough. Being able to learn your ideas and thoughts on governing a country is already a rare experience for us. Praise your honorable Majesty Gogmora. You are indeed a generous king and emperor among the dragons."

"Don't be too happy too soon," Caron chuckled, and suddenly said, "Without an opponent, you can't achieve anything. You will accept my test, and I hope you can succeed."

"That also means that you can have wisdom that surpasses mine, and I can also know my own shortcomings."

The mercury-like pupils of the adult silver dragon Flo suddenly dilated, and a deadly threat, like a covering shadow, loomed over his heart.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you mean."

"Haha, death is the most perfect design for life. Because of death, life will think, evolve, and respect life."

Caron raised his head and smiled: "What I mean is, when others say you have evil powers, you'd better really have them. When others say you want to conquer the world, you'd better really want to, because that way, you won't always be passive."

"Dragons are naturally not afraid of death, so they become increasingly decadent and almost like wild beasts."

At this moment, the breath of Charon finally appeared in the perception of this adult silver dragon. It was like a god or a devil. The shadow expanded and covered the sky.

"When facing extinction, civilization will progress, the soul will be sublimated, and wisdom will burst forth. I am looking forward to your wisdom. I will let you know when you need to challenge me! Haha!"

　Refresh, over!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)