Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 509 Gift
One hundred and eighty meters long, starships stood horizontally outside the logistics department's military camp outside the central city. Six jointed claws made of alloy steel extended from the left and right sides of the flank hatches of these starships, firmly rooted in the ground, stabilizing the starships' balance.

The starships, gleaming with the cold gray steel of steel, not only bear the designations of their affiliated legions, but also the symbols of ears of wheat and sickles representing logistical supplies.

This proves that the starship in front of us is a resource ship in the Golden Empire's starship legion, specifically responsible for transporting and carrying provisions.

By this time, the magical machines on board the starship had already been dismantled by the busy logistics personnel, who then established a production line in the camp to supply the legion's warriors with daily necessities.

Each conscientious and responsible soldier stood guard in front of these enormous steel machines connected to the astral plane, strictly adhering to the engineering requirements of the assembly line production, discarding substandard products and placing them separately in huge resource storage boxes.

The compressed military rations, whose quality was guaranteed, were transported into the interior of these starships by long conveyor belts. The logistics soldiers stationed inside sorted them and placed them in batches in the small spaces where the starships were attached.

These starships have an average of about 120 small spaces attached to them, and each small space has an effective usable area of ​​about 20 square meters.

This is the optimal threshold range for modifications that can be achieved by mages in the Magic Industry Department under the Imperial Magic Research Department, without affecting other operational functions of the starship transport ship.

The energy consumed by the starship's propulsion system to preserve food supplies for their effective lifespan will not cause any effective power attenuation.

There are over a hundred such starships specifically used for transporting food and logistical supplies.

However, when such a large-scale legion is mobilized, the supplies carried in the internal space opened up by the Golden Empire's floating mage tower are of paramount importance.

The interior of each floating mage tower is gradually developed and perfected by the tower spirit and the high-ranking mage in charge, using spatial magic formulas to manipulate the power. The food and supplies stored in each tower are enough to supply an army of several thousand people for at least three months.

The supplies transported by these logistics starships were merely to provide effective and abundant replenishment, and to serve as the material transport function during small to medium-sized wars.

After all, every time the Empire's floating mage towers are deployed, the energy required is calculated in massive quantities.

A tall, golden earth elf, dressed in civilian clothes, led a small squad of warriors on patrol and exploration throughout the logistics camp.

At the source of these production lines, one after another, slaughtered and cleaned wild animals are continuously fed onto the first production line.

After simple crushing and detoxification, the rations are cut and compressed by the second production line into smaller, standardized military rations, which are then sent to individual cans by the third production line and bound into shape.

The golden goblin named Dark nodded in satisfaction, instructing his warlocks and mages to grant the busy warriors another layer of magical and spell buffs.

This simplified and effective magic has been organized and categorized within the legions of the Golden Empire, specifically for professional personnel in various departments and units to study, aiming to further specialize mages and sorcerers.

This avoids the situation where many people with magical and sorcerer talents are unable to play their role because they lack the talent to learn offensive spells.

"Unfortunately, agriculture in this world is underdeveloped, making it difficult to find more food to process into military rations."

The golden goblin Dark watched with satisfaction as the legion-level support magic took effect on the busy assembly line warriors, and nodded.

This large-scale legion magic, called "Fountain of Vitality," is extremely simple, but the benefits it brings to the legion are significant.

Each legion warrior blessed by this 'Fountain of Vitality' will have an effect based on their overall qualities, with the highest-performing warrior having their mental processing speed stimulated to 213% of their normal level.

Energy recovery speed will increase by 158%, physical fitness will increase by up to 168%, and concentration will also be significantly improved.

With the help of magic, these warriors' work efficiency has been significantly improved.

"Although these meat-based foods can provide the soldiers with more nutrition and energy, they can get tired of eating them too often. I need to think about how to improve the taste of the soldiers' rations,"

Dark stroked his chin, feeling a pang of nostalgia for the old rations of the Imperial Legion, which included not only various grains, fresh meat, and fatty foods, but also plenty of vegetables, spices, and tea bags.

The high-ranking officers and generals in the Imperial Legion had even more abundant rations, and some even got to eat canned 'fresh meat' processed by various means from devils from hell and demons from the abyss.

And the high-grade liquor brewed with the blood of various demons can not only quickly replenish physical strength and energy, but long-term consumption can even improve the physical fitness of these high-ranking officers.

This is one of the reasons why the soldiers of the Golden Empire Legion are able to maintain their formidable fighting power. The empire was founded by force and has always attached great importance to the development of military culture.

At the Empire's headquarters, there are even separate small material planes that serve as logistical production bases for the Imperial Legions, continuously producing various grains and meats to supply the major legions.

However, before the logistics officer, Dark the Golden Goblin, could come up with any brilliant ideas, the soldier next to him shook Dark awake.

"Captain Dark, His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"

Dark suddenly jolted awake and looked at the group of 'people' walking towards the camp from a distance. The young dragonman, surrounded by many storm giants and golden guards, had a calm and imposing aura, and his scales were imposing. It was indeed the dragonman form that the emperor of the empire often showed when he was out and about.

Of course, a low-level legion like Dark could not accurately understand the Dragon Emperor's dragon-human form, but within the Empire, there was only one who could be surrounded by the Golden Guard and the Storm Warriors.

Dark quickly led his warriors through the camp and stood at the camp entrance, bowing slightly as they waited.

The Golden Empire has long had a clear rule that no matter where one is, even in the Dragon King's Court when facing the emperor and the dragon kings, one does not need to kneel or bow in daily life.

"His Majesty……"

Dark bowed with some excitement. As a descendant of the first Greenskin Goblin race to serve in the Dragonflight territory, his feelings for the Empire's dragons were beyond words; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to revere them as gods.

Even the equally outstanding Zerg Queen Livzeta, who was standing to the side, was ignored by this golden goblin.

Kalon Goggmora waved his hand slightly, indicating that the burly goblin did not need to say anything more.

The group filed in, with Dak closely following behind the Emperor, ready to answer any questions.

Only Livzeta and a group of Zerg warriors stared intently at the camp.

"How are the legion's logistical supplies prepared? Have your departments met the requirements set by the legion?"

Kalon's gaze swept over the camp. He was pleased to see that no soldier would stop working abruptly because of his visit.

After all, many of the legion's rules were personally established by this dragon emperor in the past, proving that the instructors in the legion implemented these rules very well.

So Kalon tilted his head slightly and asked the goblin Dark beside him.

However, the badge on the goblin's chest that Karon had seen indicated that he was only a squad leader and probably didn't know much about higher-level matters.

But what the goblin Dark said surprised Karon slightly.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Legion's standards stipulate that each soldier needs a minimum of about four pounds of food per day. If we also consider the water and other resources needed by each soldier, the weight should be doubled." "Therefore, the minimum standard for a legion of ten thousand men to consume food daily should be around fifty tons."

The golden goblin Dark said confidently, "Our production line can now produce enough for the daily consumption of approximately 20,000 legions."

"Because the legion's current food and supplies requirements have already been met, the supplies we produce are only enough to leave a minimum three-month surplus, as stipulated by the legion's standards."

"According to the data I have obtained so far, the Imperial Legion's logistics department has already reached this standard in terms of stored supplies!"

"Oh, what's your name?" Caron nodded approvingly and asked.

“Your Majesty, my name is Dark,” the golden goblin said proudly, patting his chest. “I am a descendant of the first goblin tribe in the Dragonflight territory!”

"Very good, you did a great job. You didn't disgrace the previous generations of goblin bloodlines like Boom and Grimmstalk, even though you're just a cousin of the goblins,"

Kalon patted the goblin on the shoulder approvingly, making the goblin's legs go weak.

Nagagarun, the favored one of the gods who followed behind Kalon, silently memorized the name of the golden goblin and the number of its legion.

As Karon's increasingly trusted personal maid, Galun's success is not solely due to her beauty and strength, nor to her power within the Imperial Navy, but rather to the shrewdness she learned from her head maid, Chariz.

Although the Dragon Emperor's praise, once conveyed by Galun to the goblin Dark's superior, will not directly lead to a promotion for Dark, it will be an extremely important advantage should a promotion opportunity arise in the future.

"What are your thoughts?"

After leaving the military camp, Caron turned to look at Livzeta, who was deep in thought, and asked.

Livzeta shook her head and said calmly, "Although in my eyes your approach is inefficient and extremely troublesome, there is a vitality about it that is different from that of the Zerg civilization."

"Perhaps this is something that the Zerg civilization, with its overly simplistic and structured nature, could not possess."

Caron continued walking towards the central city with Livzeta, replying to the empress, "Actually, the Zerg civilization isn't necessarily doomed to fail; every path can lead to its end."

"However, if we look at it from your own perspective, the transformation of the Zerg under your rule into a new form of civilization is indeed a necessary requirement."

Livzeta nodded: "That's right. Your will created your empire, and my will should also be reflected in my civilization."

The empress turned her head and saw that, in the distance behind Karon Gogmora, a dragon-man, countless slaves of the Skull Clan were building houses on the plains.

Tens of thousands of Skull Clan warriors, dressed in simple clothes, are carrying huge timbers and neatly hammered stones from afar under the supervision of Golden Empire warriors, piling them up on the ground for hundreds of miles.

The massive foundations of colossal dragon temples, arenas, observation decks, and other buildings slowly rose from the plain, appearing to Livzeta like a civilization beginning to grow from scratch.

"Isn't it a bit too early to build these things now? We should allocate resources to where they are more needed,"

Livzeta, somewhat bewildered, pointed to the gladiatorial arenas and plazas that seemed wasteful of the territory's development and asked Karon.

"Do you know how many Skull Clan members the Empire accepted during this period, and how many Skull Clan prisoners it captured?"

Kalon shook his head, extended his five claws, and said with a smile, "There are as many as five million registered Skull Clan members, and a large number of more need to be dealt with by the young dragons of the Empire."

"Right now, we shouldn't be worrying about resource allocation, but rather we should try our best to get all these Skull-Bearers active, so they don't have the extra energy or mind to think about anything else,"

"Only in this way can these protruding-headed people be gradually tamed,"

"Governing a country is actually similar to our pursuit of strength. We should not rigidly follow a predetermined route, but rather change our methods of solving problems as they arise."

Livzeta raised an eyebrow slightly. "So that's why you have so many abilities, because that's your philosophy."

Livzeta witnessed firsthand the power that this true dragon emperor had displayed, a power so vast that even legendary mages could hardly match it.

"You could say that,"

Caron smiled slightly, "You can start small and work your way up, or you can start big and work your way down. What you're looking for can actually be found anywhere."

Livzeta suddenly stopped in her tracks and sighed from the bottom of her heart, "Never mind, I don't need to go into this city anymore."

She turned to look at Caron and said calmly, "It is said that in the mortal world, visiting guests always bring gifts to their hosts as a sign of politeness and respect."

“I’ve also brought you a gift!” Livzeta took out a treasure box from her magical space and solemnly handed it to Karon.

"Unfortunately, the world of Lipunos cannot yet truly showcase the splendor of your civilization. I long to visit the world of Ekania and see its magnificent dragon royal court and its thriving multi-racial civilization!"

Kalon looked down at the heavy box in his hand, and at the unusual aura emanating from it. He remained silent for a moment before raising his head.

“The Golden Empire will welcome you,” Caron said with a slight smile, gazing into Livzeta’s eyes, which were as deep as the night sky. “I will also welcome you!”

"That's good,"

Livzeta turned around, waved her hand, and led the Zerg warriors into the distance, decisive and free-spirited.

Only after leaving the central city and boarding the Zerg bio-mothership did Melissa, the female warrior following behind, curiously approach Livzeta.

"What kind of gift did that miser give you? Can it compare to the Star Essence you gave me? Don't hide it, I saw you two secretly touching hands!"

Livzeta shook her head, and with a slight flip of her slender hand, a lifelike doll appeared in her palm, so vivid and lifelike that it seemed to be an animated alchemical creature.

However, this alchemical creature looks exactly like Empress Livzeta.

"It's just an ordinary magical doll. This dragon is such a stingy miser. A single scale plucked from its body is worth a fortune, yet it's not generous at all!"

Melissa muttered somewhat resentfully.

“Yes, it’s just an ordinary magical doll,” Livzeta said, pursing her lips slightly.

“But her eyes are different,” Melissa suddenly exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)