Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 451 Decision-making
"So, based on the information we've gathered so far, there are at least five ancient dragons within the Southern Good Dragon Alliance,"

"Of the three ancient dragons that have awakened, the ancient silver dragon Iris is an ancestor of Lady Chris Tiana. Because it concerns Lady Chris's safety and the opportunity for further advancement, she led the expedition to the Astral Plane, to the world of Lyphons, to seek the treasure of His Majesty the Dragon God Aio,"

An elegant dragon-like voice echoed throughout the royal court; it was the voice of Alina, the bronze dragon who had ruled the empire for many years.

In the Dragon King's Court, after the true dragon emperor of the empire and a large number of great dragons successively entered their lair and entered a crucial slumber, many thrones were already empty, and the king was nowhere to be seen.

However, the Dragon Court now has hundreds of great dragons, and many of the great dragons who have undergone the tests of the Empire's education have successively gained the recognition of the Gogmora Dragonflight and been incorporated into the true ruling class of the dragonflight. Even Deros, the consort of the young red dragon Kediros, has now become one of the core members of the dragonflight.

Therefore, the Dragon Court is not as empty as it was in its youth, and there are still many large dragons coming and going.

Especially now that the Emperor of the Empire has entered a deep sleep, the Empire's dragons need to unite closely around the Imperial Dragon King, headed by the Bronze Dragon Alina. The monthly Dragon Council brings together the core dragons of all the Gorgmora Dragonflights.

Three blue dragons from the Heleka Blue Dragon Clan in the Central Plains, namely GriLSbrina and Kolem, became powerful figures among the blue dragons in the Golden Empire, second only to the Azure Thunder King Akz and the Thunder Lord Dos.

Many matters and issues concerning the Blue Dragon population were left to Akz and Dos to these three young Blue Dragons, which led to their extraordinary progress and they have successfully mastered the secret method of obtaining the Dragon's Proof.

The primary goal of these three young blue dragons is to forge a closer alliance between the Herleka family, located in the Middle-earth desert, and the Golden Empire.

Therefore, all three blue dragons found their mates among the great dragons of the Empire. Sabrina, the female blue dragon who once aimed for the bloodline of the true dragon emperor of the Empire, is now one of the companions of the blue dragon Doth.

Even if Sabrina didn't achieve her goal, the bloodline of Thunderlord Doth was far superior to that of other members of the Heleka family, thus Sabrina's status in the Gogmora dragonflight rose accordingly.

"That's not surprising,"

Sabrina has now grown into an exceptionally beautiful female dragon, whose scales, like those of the other great dragons in the royal court, radiate a chilling light, and whose horns are particularly ferocious and menacing.

The patronage from the Empire and the various forms of training and development provided by the Goggmora dragons have made these newcomers far surpass their predecessors.

"Our Herleka Blue Dragon Clan also has two Ancient Dragons. Although one of them went mad and disappeared while exploring other paths, it's not difficult for our clan to have at least five Ancient Dragons still alive, far surpassing the Herleka Clan's former glory."

Sabrina said "our family" instead of "our family" because these young blue dragons have gradually come to understand and agree with the Goggmora Dragonflight, and have fully integrated into the Goggmora Dragonflight.

Moreover, when the three young blue dragons entered adulthood and began their slumber, they chose to slumber in the Dragon Nest Mountains of the Empire, rather than returning to their former families.

Blue Dragon Caesar, Cloud Dragon Derrick, and Behemoth Achilles, these young dragons, perched beside the many great dragons of the Dragon King's Court, their eyes gleaming with contemplation.

Although the second-generation dragons of the empire currently have their own duties and their words are respected by the other dragons, they actually have few opportunities to express their own thoughts when faced with truly important matters.

Because these young dragons have not experienced enough, although they possess their own independent consciousness, they are currently unable to compare with the golden generation of the Golden Empire.

Therefore, the blue dragon Caesar was not considering how the Golden Empire should deal with the Southern Good Dragon Alliance. These matters were handled by the great dragons of the empire, and there was no need for the young dragon Caesar to worry about them.

Caesar was thinking about the ancient dragons hiding behind the Southern Good Dragon Alliance.

With the rise of the Golden Empire, under the will of the True Dragon Emperor Kalon Gogmora, the empire began to unify weights and measures, timekeeping, and historical writing and language.

Much of the knowledge, wisdom, and common sense passed down through generations of dragons was collected and compiled by the Empire, becoming material for the re-education of the Empire's dragon cubs.

Each dragon possesses a unique lineage, but the convergence of numerous dragon lineages, along with the filling in of gaps, has given the Golden Empire a profound understanding of the dragons' heritage.

Theoretically speaking, excluding the extremely old dragons that transform into ancient dragons during the life-and-death phase of their lives, dragons do not age and die.

Each dragon can live until the Primordial Dragon era after transitioning into an Elder Dragon.

However, dragons' physical abilities will begin to decline after a certain period, and there is a 75% chance that their mental abilities will also decline, thus entering a period of decline in both their mental and physical abilities.

Is this somewhat similar to the loss of self in the legendary Chosen One?

In fact, the knowledge summaries of the Golden Empire's evolutionary journey contain enough textbooks and books on the evolution of living beings to fill an entire library.

Beings that can gradually ascend to higher levels may have their greatest advantages, which may even far outweigh all mediocrity, but they must not have any overly weak weaknesses.

For example, dragons are naturally powerful, and their souls are far more vast than those of ordinary mortals.

However, after a certain period, the more powerful the dragon, the more likely it is to enter a period of mental decline and aging.

Those with vast souls experience a conflict between their mental and physical abilities, entering a period of chaos.

Dragons whose soul strength is insufficient will gradually decline and die due to mental decay and degeneration.

The immense power of these dragons was too great for their naturally enormous souls to bear, just as the power of a legendary chosen one was insufficient to contain the power of the rules he created.

While many dragons typically reach their twilight years at the end of their lifespan, many Elder and Ancient dragons are forced to enter the twilight period prematurely due to their overwhelming power.

A vast soul does not necessarily mean a resilient soul; this is a consensus among all beings who have reached the extraordinary stage.

Therefore, even though the Southern Good Dragon Alliance has a stable living environment and conditions for dormant transformation, having five ancient dragons existing at the same time is not a small number.

Only by becoming an ancient dragon before the end of its lifespan, or by embarking on the path of becoming a god-like dragon, can a dragon be spared the troubles of its twilight years.

This is also why many ancient dragons and prehistoric dragons that exist in the material world rarely appear. Although they possess great power in the mortal world, they need to maintain their own balance to avoid prematurely entering a stage of decline.

This demonstrates just how powerful the Dragon's Proof, pioneered by Charon, is, through its combination of mental, intellectual, and physical strength.

As the blue dragon Caesar breathed out tiny bolts of lightning, he seemed to already see the scene of countless ancient dragons gathering together in the future Golgmora dragonflight.

The closer he got to Karon Gogmora, the more he revered the true dragon emperor; his filial piety had long since transformed into awe-inspiring worship.

Following the path of continuous evolution through the Dragon's Proof, the dragons of the Golgmora dragonflight will achieve far greater success and a brighter future than their kin.

Perhaps when Charon first created this path, even the True Dragon Emperor didn't know much about the many challenges the dragons would face in the future, but the ultimate goal of wisdom is often the same.

The same applies to the other dragons of the Empire; the closer they get to Kalon's former glory, the stronger their sense of identification with the Goggmora dragonflight becomes.

Caesar cast aside his own thoughts and looked at the steel dragon Midil, who was speaking. The decision-making process had reached its most crucial stage. "So, how should we deal with the envoy sent by the Southern Good Dragon Alliance?"

Steel Dragon Midil's slender body was inconspicuous among the great dragons, but her status was extraordinary. Countless dragons had to rely on this wealthy woman who was the empire's benefactor.

"This time, the Southern Good Dragon Alliance has dispatched the bronze dragons Gross and Natalie, along with several adult gold and silver dragons, to our realm,"

"I'm afraid this is just a show of force to intimidate us, using the power of the awakened three ancient dragons and the consensus reached with the Southern Good Dragon Alliance, to force us to hand over the key to His Majesty the Dragon God Aio's treasure."

Not only did Steel Dragon Midil reveal a sense of dissatisfaction, anger, and greed in his eyes when he said those words, but even all the great dragons were unable to suppress such emotions.

Even after cultivating the Dragon's Proof, the allure of the Dragon God Aio's treasure was irresistible.

Moreover, organizations like the Southern Benevolent Dragon Alliance were not even considered by the great dragons of the Golden Empire.

As a member of a highly cohesive civilized nation, it is only natural to look down on a power like the Benevolent Dragon Alliance with a sense of superiority.

Moreover, these great dragons have already witnessed the majesty of the current True Dragon Emperor. No dragon in the empire would believe that the empire would fear the current Benevolent Dragon Alliance, because the True Dragon Emperor is here, and the legions of the Golden Empire are here.

They had long considered the treasure of the dragon god Aio to be the property of the empire.

"Even if those ancient dragons come to the Empire in person, whether they can return alive depends on our attitude. The Empire's legionary warriors are extremely eager to make a name for themselves. After all, the return of Kalon has made the Empire's new generation of young people eager to prove themselves!"

Akz, the King of Azure Thunder, clenched his fists, his muscles bulging, and chilling dragon language spewed from between his fangs.

"Besides, if those ancient dragons were really as powerful as the Southern Benevolent Dragon Alliance claims, how could they be suppressed by human civilizations and confined to a remote corner of the south? It's utterly ridiculous."

Although the Golden Empire currently has limited control over the astral plane, as its ambition to dominate the world progresses smoothly, few events in Aegania can escape the Empire's intelligence network.

Moreover, these are things that are out in the open.

Unlike the Central Continent, the Southern Continent does not have a dominant civilization, but its territory is in no way inferior to that of the Middle-earth, and it is home to more than a dozen powerful kingdoms.

These dozen or so powerful kingdoms were not as strong as the Farn Empire and the Luman Empire in Middle-earth, enough to extend into the Astral Plane.

But precisely because of this, the legendary powerhouses residing in these dozen or so powerful kingdoms far surpass those of the Farn Empire and the Luman Empire.

Among all living beings, what they seek in life is nothing more than sex and immortality.

Sexuality is related to primal desires and reproduction, and is an essential need that the vast majority of living beings cannot abandon.

Immortality can be found in the immortality of power and authority, the immortality of appearance and fame, and the immortality of family and nation.

Not all legends are certain that they will have a stronger and brighter future, and are willing to leave their native country and homeland to venture into the astral realm.

Even within their own country and homeland, legendary powerhouses are bound by various ties and constraints.

Whether it's fame, power, family, loved ones, or enjoying wealth and glory!
Although Gu Long was considered to be at the pinnacle of power in the mortal realm, legendary strongmen were not afraid in the mortal realm at all.

Even the vast majority of human legends, when facing an ancient dragon alone, can only choose to use their own rules and spells to maneuver or escape, just like when facing a divine incarnation descended to earth.

But the combined legends of more than ten kingdoms are so powerful that even if a god descended to earth, he would have to be careful.

As a result, the Southern Good Dragon Alliance had to send many of its younger generation of dragons to overseas islands to expand their territories, such as the ancestral golden dragon Erikson.

Furthermore, they ignored their past grievances with the Titans and often formed alliances with the Storm Titans through marriage in order to resist the oppression of the human civilization kingdoms.

"The Southern Good Dragon Alliance's power has little impact on the Empire; their self-righteous intimidation is nothing but a joke in our eyes,"

Alina concluded that this female dragon, due to her rational wisdom, was highly regarded by the Gogmora dragon herd and thus held the final say.

"Leaving aside the constraints imposed on the Good Dragon Alliance by the southern kingdoms, even if those dragons lost their minds and recklessly launched a war, they would still have to consider the opinions of the northern kings,"

Alina sneered, "The Empire is not the same as it used to be. We need to be careful when dealing with those fools. Unless they can bring out some ancient dragons or primordial dragons, they won't have the right to put on this act."

"But the Empire's original strategy was to eliminate those dragon elders who did not remain neutral or friendly to the Empire's position. Dragons older than their prime were unlikely to change their mindset and were of little help to the Empire's path."

"Only those young dragons in the Southern Alliance are the true targets of the Empire's plans,"

“However, neither I nor Charon want those dragons to die at the hands of the Empire. Let them go to the material world of Lipunos as pawns of the Empire, as tools.”

Alina tapped her dragon claw lightly on the armrest of her crown, and sneered, "You can tell the dragons of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance the patterns of His Majesty Dragon God Aio's treasure, giving them a reason not to start a conflict with the Empire."

"If they die in that other world, it doesn't matter; on the contrary, it removes some obstacles for the Empire's future strategies."

"Wouldn't this make outsiders think that the Empire is afraid of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance's threat, thus weakening the Empire's reputation?"

A female gyrfalcon suddenly spoke up. This gyrfalcon was a member of Naxon's clan and had lived alone in the deep sea for many years, but was now a member of the secondary dragon species in the Golden Empire.

“It doesn’t matter. The Empire needs to keep its minions in check right now. A few titles won’t make a difference,” Alfred said, explaining for his partner.

So all the dragons began to raise their claws in the royal court to vote on their opinions on how to handle this matter, and nearly the majority of the dragons expressed their agreement with Alina's proposal.

“Very good, we have once again reached an agreement based on unity and consensus,”

Alina glanced back at the crown of the True Dragon Emperor, then turned back to face the dragons and smiled, "From now on, you will need to work even harder."

"Leading all the dragons of various kinds to practice the power of the Dragon God daily, the light of the empire, when the Lord of the Golgmora dragonflight truly awakens, will be the key battle for our empire to step into the astral plane,"

We can't hold others back!

(End of this chapter)