Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 319 Watching
Golden Empire, West Gorge Coast.

When the sun jumped up from the distant sea level, the sails were already fluttering above the sea.

The sea was calm, with layers of shallow waves hitting the cold coastline and the ship, and the sound of the tide blending with the cries of seagulls above the sea.

The climate on the coast of the West Sea is not as warm as that in the heartland of the Golden Empire. The cold sea breeze from the raging western sea is particularly cold in the early morning and evening. All people who travel and live in the West Sea need to wear warm robes.

Fortunately, it is almost summer and the weather today is particularly sunny. Many workers and fishermen in the West Sea Port have changed into light and thin long and short shirts to facilitate activities.

The newly developed areas in the west should have been supported by imperial financial grants in exchange for time for development.

But this deep-water port connecting the western continent and the northern continent has blossomed with unprecedented development vitality after the empire wiped out the hostile pirates entrenched in the sea and on the Angry Sea Islands.

Kallon's huge body stood on a hill, looking out to the sea.

The White-Scaled King Gmot stood side by side with the ancestral red dragon, feeling the sea breeze blowing across the still-expanding port.

Although the white dragon Gmot is the first atavistic dragon among the Gogmora dragons besides Charon to revive the bloodline of its predecessors, the white dragon is a relatively weak species of dragon. In order to carry stronger power and magical abilities, its body size will become larger and larger.

But when the white dragon Gmot stood next to Kalon, he still looked quite thin and strong.

Not far behind the two giant dragons, followed the divinely favored Naga Galun and the chief of defense of the West Coast Port, a sturdy two-headed ogre sage.

Around the hill, fifty Golden Guards and fifty Storm Giant Guards hid in the rugged rocks, faithfully performing their duties.

Outside the Golden Guards and Storm Giant Guards were 500 Frost Giant warriors.

These Frost Giant warriors are the Royal Guards selected by the White Dragon Gmot from among the Frost Giant slaves. They are the exclusive guard corps possessed by every Dragon King in the Empire.

For this purpose, the Empire's military workshops have specially customized a batch of weapons and armaments for the abilities and body characteristics of these Frost Giants, arming these Frost Giants like iron barrels.

After being educated by the iron fist and thoughts of the Empire, these frost giants now only feel grateful that they have escaped from their status as slaves.

The white dragon Gmot also promised that if these frost giants performed well, they would have the opportunity to gain freedom in the empire and break free from the constraints of the Dragon King's contract.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the White Scale Guard Corps is not necessarily worse than any other legion in the empire.

In the distant plains behind the giant dragon, there is a small seaside town that is gradually expanding on the land, and the tracks of the World Python steel train are gradually extending.

There were also a thousand death knights prowling around like wild dogs, and the Centaur Drogo stood at the foot of the hill with a wide view.

The dragon bone spear in his hand was like the cold, steel-like expression on his face, emitting an invincible aura, ready to attack at any time.

In addition to these heavily-armored Centaur Knights, there were dozens of knights riding flying dragons scattered in the sky, scouting for every movement.

In the more peripheral areas, there are more than two hundred Gnoll and Dragon reconnaissance teams, ensuring that the movements within a radius of dozens of miles are under complete control.

Although Charon and Gmot are powerful dragons, they have full security guarantees within the empire.

But the two dragons are now huge monsters and the rulers of the empire. They will not and cannot be as casual as they were when they were young. Even the personal guards are, most of the time, the dragons' service personnel.

If it weren't for Charon's firm refusal, perhaps the growing group of maids in the Dragon King's Court would have followed the emperor of the empire at the request of the head maid Charizard and served the red dragon well.

"If we were not on the distant coast of West Hammer, but in a place that interacts with the civilization of any country, perhaps the scale of this trip would make others think that the Golden Empire wants to declare war on them."

The white dragon Gemot smiled softly.

This size of guards could be considered an extremely elite small mixed army. If placed in any area in the southern part of the Northern Territory, they could easily sweep away a legion of thousands of people.

Especially the thousand-man Death Knights led by the Centaur Drogo, combined with the dragon's agility, can easily roam and attack in the vast plains, and it is no problem to defeat enemies that are ten times their number.

Karon shook his huge head slightly and smiled with great enjoyment, "There is no other way. I have tried my best to reduce the number of people accompanying me. If we follow the plan deployed by those officials, the Golden Fleet on the sea will also have to return from the islands, wasting time and resources just to show the majesty of the emperor of the empire."

Although the dragon's royal court is constantly expanding, allowing the 30-meter-long red dragon to move freely, it is ultimately not as pleasant as stepping on the land in person, measuring the empire's territory, and gazing at the mountains and the sea.

Of course, this was just incidental, some things were beyond Caron's expectations.

After the news that the emperor of the Golden Empire was going to travel west to visit the Elf Kingdom in the western continent and establish a friendly and mutually supportive alliance spread, the giant whales hidden under the sea had not yet been attracted by the bait fished by the red dragon, but the lord of the dark nest in the western continent sent an envoy to deliver the message and request a meeting with the emperor of the empire.

The Lord of the Dark Nest, the legendary Mother of Spiders, the Toxic Lord Sharros was sincere enough to come in person from the Western Continent, so Charon would not put on the airs of an emperor and come to the West Hammer Coast of the Empire in person.

Outsiders have no idea how many of these reasons are due to the desire to be lazy.

Other officials only knew that the two dragon lords who were originally scheduled to take office as governors of the plane and were about to rush to other planes to take up their posts, the bronze dragon Alina and the forest dragon lord Antajiana, were also forced to postpone their appointment deadlines.

"I still can't figure out why it dares to set foot in the territory of dragons. Even though it is a legendary lord, its life in the empire is like a small boat in the sea. The will of the dragon is a storm that can overturn a small boat at any time."

The white dragon Gmot said softly, "Although the drow controlled by the Dark Nest have established friendly trade relations with the Empire a long time ago, judging from what the elves said, the Dark Nest's position on the Empire is worth thinking about."

"Saros?" Caron thought for a moment, then said, "No matter how complicated a person's motivations are, we can still analyze their behavior from the perspective of gaining benefits. Although Saros is a monster, she has reached the level of Legend, so she will not act completely based on instinct, desire, and preferences like ordinary monsters."

"As for the meeting with the Empire, I don't know what interests are involved. Perhaps it is related to the changes within the Elf Kingdom," Karon said lightly as he looked at the ships coming and going on the sea.

White Dragon Gemot also fell silent, gazing into the distance at the sea level, thinking quietly.

The port of Hammer of the West Sea has an excellent geographical location and is now beginning to develop into the model of a golden city.

Although this coastal town was not built into a huge city like other cities due to the shortage of manpower, there were many merchants and pirates coming and going. Trade fleets sent by civilized countries on the Western Continent and some pirate smuggling ships also began to travel between the two sides, bringing considerable traffic to the Western Hammer of the Empire.

Many merchant ships and cargo ships from across the ocean are docked in the deep-water port that is never frozen all year round. Some of them fly the flag of the Dragon Kingdom and are trading fleets belonging to the empire.

After the pirate alliance entrenched in the raging sea was defeated, many pirates from the western continent and the pirates from the archipelagoes in the southern waters of the northern border began to extend their sphere of influence to the western sea.

However, these pirates were not like the pirate alliance organized by the Southern Noble Economic Alliance, which attempted to block the empire's trade routes at sea. Instead, they came to sell stolen goods and obtain asylum.

Although the Golden Empire would not try to recruit all pirates to surrender, some unruly pirates were unwilling to give up their life of living on the edge of a knife and getting rich overnight.

But thanks to the good reputation of the Golden Empire, as long as these pirates enter the territory of the empire and abide by the laws, they can have temporary legal status.

Therefore, this small seaside town is almost the same as the trading port established in the original dragon territory, and has great potential to boost the economic development of the surrounding areas.

In addition to these merchant ships, there are also many fishing boats on the sea.

There are many precious fishery resources in the raging sea in the west. Compared with the waters of the Gold Coast that have been vigorously developed, this area has become a new target for many fishermen.

Moreover, this sea area is rich in yellow croaker, tuna, grouper and various groupers. These delicious fish are loved by the wealthy and officials in the empire. Even some deep-sea fish that are rare enough are special foods purchased from the Dragon King's Court.

For example, the emperor grouper. This deep-sea fish was originally called the leopard grouper, but because of the love of its ancestral red dragon, it is called the emperor grouper by fishermen on the coast.

Although Charon now consumes a huge amount of energy every day, he has not undergone a complete transformation. Just like a god completely changes the shape and structure of his physical body, he also needs to eat a lot to maintain his physical strength and energy for activity.

And obtain a large amount of nutrients from food to provide for the development and growth of their bodies.

Now, Karon has to eat at least six adult white-horned bison every day, as well as hundreds of kilograms of fish and a large amount of precious minerals measured in units of 100 kilograms, including precious magic gems.

Thanks to the Nagas' submission, the magical gem veins deep in the sea now have people who can mine them. Except for the occasional protests from the tidal giants in the deep sea against the Nagas' vigorous mining, there are almost no waves.

The tidal giants had originally planned to divide the territory of the Shahuamin Kingdom with the deep-sea Nagas, but were forced to give up their idea after the Nagas joined the empire. These tidal giants had no intention of being completely hostile to the Golden Empire.

The trees of life that were growing in every city in the empire had begun to produce large quantities of resources after returning to their peak.

After some exploration by the Imperial Magic Research Department, it has been decided to make the fruit of the Tree of Life a regular supply to the Imperial Emperor.

The Magic Research Department even had the Elf Druids communicate with the trees of life and formulate a planned cycle for the birth of the fruit of the trees of life. They also required the trees of life to grow fruit strictly according to the plan to ensure that the Dragon Emperor of the Empire could see a fruit of the tree of life on his table every two months.

Allowing the Dragon Emperor of the Empire to develop and grow in the most comprehensive way and providing the dragons with the best conditions for growth is the Empire's top priority, even beyond the Empire's administrative governance.

Of course, enjoying delicious food is also a hobby of dragons. Even if Charon completely transforms his body structure in the future, he may not give up this interest in food.

As the two dragons silently gazed at the sea, a huge convoy of people came from the heart of the empire via the Winter Palace.

This convoy is the Empire's reserve of supplies for its subsequent participation in the Elf Kingdom incident. It is a large number of civilians and reserve troops recruited in the name of the Imperial government, and they are carrying huge amounts of supplies and storing them in warehouses at the harbor to deal with emergencies.

The white dragon Gemot looked at the continuous convoy entering the port as if in a trance. Suddenly he came to his senses and said, "Kalon, I received my mother's care and attention a few days ago."

Karon also came alive from his steel sculpture look. He turned his head and looked at the white dragon Gemot's pupils that were like ice and snow. He asked, "Mother? She cast her eyes on you. It seems that your potential has attracted her attention and aroused her interest."

The word "mother" is rarely used to describe the biological mothers of these dragons among the five-colored dragons.

Even the blue dragon Carlit, the female dragon that hatched and raised the Gogmora dragon group, has no title worthy of respect in the mouths of these dragons. In addition to the blue dragon Carlit's past betrayal, it is also related to the dragon clan's inheritance concept.

However, Charon naturally knew who the "mother" that the white dragon Gmot was talking about was. The Platinum Dragon King Bahamut could be called the father of all metal dragons, and the Immortal Dragon Queen Tiamat was the mother of all color dragons.

Unlike other wild dragons, even if the Gogmora dragons do not fully recognize Tiamat, the color dragon god, in their hearts, they will verbally respect this dragon god.

The white dragon Gmot's fangs were slightly exposed, and a sense of pride and recognition emerged on his cold cheeks. No matter whether it was a color dragon or a metal dragon, getting the attention and recognition of a dragon god was something worth bragging about.

"Mother said that you are her favorite child, but you are too proud. As the emperor of the empire, it is normal for you to be unwilling to bow your head. But if I am willing to fulfill my mother's will, she will favor me."

The white dragon Gmot spoke word by word, and it seemed that the white dragon decided to be completely honest with Kalon after some careful consideration.

This is also normal. Caron does not feel betrayed. Everyone is allowed to have some extremely private secrets in their hearts.

The fact that the white dragon Gmot was willing to tell Kalon about this also meant that the white dragon had made great achievements in fighting against his own nature.

"What do you think?" Caron asked softly, without expressing his opinion.

The white dragon Gemot looked at his brother in front of him and smiled slightly, "Although I am not as good as you, I am not willing to become a vassal under the will of the Dragon God. After all, I have never heard of any earth-shattering strong man who relied on the favor of the gods to gain the power to dominate the world."

"So even though I feel proud to receive my mother's favor, I still want to refuse," the white dragon Gmot frowned and said, "But what I am more worried about is whether my refusal will anger my mother and cause unnecessary troubles for the Gogmora dragon group."

Karon smiled gently, and his huge dragon claws gently stroked the slender head of the white dragon Gmot.

The huge difference in size made the ancestral red dragon look like it could pick up the ancestral white dragon king with one claw.

"Germot, why did we build such a huge dragon kingdom? It is to stand upright and honorably in this world."

"It is to embark on our own independent path," Kalon said with a gentle smile, "If you have made up your mind, don't worry. I will take care of everything. The Gogmora dragons are with you!"

　Thanks for the vote, go to sleep!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)