Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 542 The Dream of the Ancient Dragon

“Sharu, every angle on the observatory is closely related to observing celestial phenomena, so there can be no errors in precision.”

The ancient crystal dragon, Tessaya, known as the Fate Astrologer, stands beside a gleaming, imposing building.

She covered her left eye with her left hand and measured the lateral line of the flat, angular stargazing platform in front of her with her naked eye.

The elegant lady then instructed the fire dwarf Sharu standing beside her, "The lateral line on this side is tilted by almost half a division. This can sometimes cause extremely serious errors when His Majesty observes celestial phenomena and astronomical movements."

"You should know that when the stars move, even the slightest error can have a huge negative impact on us."

The red-haired, stubble-bearded fire dwarf Cell did not question the woman's observation based solely on her naked eye, even though Cell was the most skilled architect among the fire dwarfs of the Golden Empire.

Stos the Fire Dwarf is one of the chief officials of the Imperial Divine Craftsmen Department among the Fire Dwarves, while Sharu is the leader who serves the Dragon Emperor's Lair.

All the buildings surrounding the True Dragon Emperor's lair were constructed by this fire dwarf and his tribe.

But the fire dwarf craftsman Sharu possesses one of the most important qualities: he is humble enough to be in an industry he doesn't understand.

Moreover, the lady before him was someone whom Sharu's master respected greatly.

So Sharu, carrying his giant hammer, walked toward his tribesmen who were hammering and banging around the huge building, and kicked several young fire dwarves to the ground.

The ancient crystal dragon, Tesaya, smiled and glanced at the huge mountaintop platform in front of the True Dragon Emperor's lair.

Here you'll find suspended bridges and pavilions, flowing streams and flowerbeds, lakes and animal parks, as well as a forest of strange statues of birds and beasts. It looks like a huge park built by these fire dwarves to help the true dragon emperor relax.

Many active wild beasts roam among them; according to the fire dwarf Sharu, those are the Dragon Emperor's favorite 'little guys'.

However, the Dragon Emperor did not like to confine these wild beasts in the animal park, so those beautiful big cats did not always stay in this place.

Occasionally, when herders down the mountain have their cattle and sheep stolen, there is a high probability that it is the work of these big cats.

Tessaya had heard from the fire dwarf Sharu that the Golden Empire had even set aside a subsidy fund specifically for the Dragon Emperor's beast garden.

Once it is confirmed that the herders' cattle and sheep were taken away and stolen by the 'pets' in the Dragon Emperor's Animal Park, they can apply for compensation for their losses, including the value of the stolen goods.

This has led to many herders vying to graze their livestock in this mountain range. The Dragon Emperor may not profit, but these herders certainly won't lose out.

However, what impressed Tessaya was not this policy of caring for her people, but the huge park in front of her and these well-organized fire dwarves.

Such capable subordinates are just a reflection of the countless races in the Golden Empire, but for other dragon families and tribes, it is a completely different story.

When the two ancient crystal dragons built their own observatory in their lair, they did it themselves, and it took them several years to complete.

While Tessaya and her partner could capture other monster races to build and use for themselves, for the vast majority of jobs, those untrained and unmodified races were unusable.

This is why many wild dragon lords live in caves, or in ruined castles and abandoned city ruins.

Even when those monster races build enormous castles for their lords, the quality is rarely guaranteed.

It's not that the buildings constructed by these monsters are prone to collapse, but rather that their only advantage is sturdiness and durability; aesthetics and precision are completely out of the question.

But within the Golden Empire, Tesaya experienced the conveniences of civilization.

While such conveniences of civilization naturally exist in other human kingdoms, they are extremely precious because countless races in the Golden Empire possess this advantage.

If the desired architectural features are exquisite, the Golden Empire has elven craftsmen; if the desired features are simple and grand, the Golden Empire also has dwarf and giant master craftsmen.

If the aim is to highlight the humanistic spirit, then the Golden Empire also had human craftsmen at its beck and call.

Tessaya now believes that the austere, divine style displayed in the architecture of the Golden Empire may be a result of the cultural fusion and influence of these races.

As the ancient crystal dragon pondered its own thoughts, it walked along the long corridor toward the towering observatory.

The observatory was designed by the mages of the empire to facilitate the Dragon Emperor's research, but in the eyes of the Crystal Dragon, it was insignificant.

However, apart from a young dragon-man with heavily armored scales, there were no other maids or servants on this star-gazing platform.

As Tesaya slowly ascended the platform, she saw the young dragonman sitting on a golden chair made of leopard skin, enthusiastically fiddling with the instruments in front of the enormous celestial globe.

These magical instruments are capable of observing the movement of stars and celestial bodies, demonstrating celestial phenomena, and so on. They consist of two main components: one for observation and reception, and the other for analysis and demonstration.

But every single magical component was enormous. The young dragonman standing behind the celestial observation instrument looked like an ant standing beneath a colossal pillar.

The enormous demonstration and analysis magic instrument hovered behind the young dragonman, slowly turning like a giant golden wheel. Countless star images and fine analytical scales on it were so dense that they would make a mortal dizzy at a glance.

Hearing the ancient crystal dragon deliberately stomp its footsteps, the young dragonman turned around and looked at Tesaya.

Those eyes held a vastness as abyss and starry sea that was breathtaking, causing Tessaya to instinctively pause.

"Ms. Tessaya, the magical instrument you modified is indeed remarkably effective,"

With a slight look of approval on his face, Kalon praised, "Not only is its efficacy far superior to that of the Empire's mages, but its accuracy also far surpasses that of the mages. No wonder you are worthy of being called the wise elder among the dragons, the one known as the Fate Astrologer!"

The so-called observation of celestial phenomena at night is only for ordinary people. During the day, the bright sunlight and various interferences make it difficult to observe the laws governing the movement of stars.

But for both Karon and the mages of the Golden Empire, such interference posed no problem.

"While the mages of the Empire certainly possess profound magical knowledge, few can compare to the Crystal Dragon Clan when it comes to observing the laws governing the movement of stars and the mysteries of the cosmos,"

Tesaya smiled slightly and said without any modesty, "Your Majesty, Dragon Emperor, to put it bluntly, no dragon can compare to the Crystal Dragon Clan in this regard. The observation instruments built by those mages are perfectly adequate for ordinary people, but Your Majesty is a true dragon, a first-generation dragon that is unique in the mortal world, and they are completely unsuitable for Your Majesty's abilities."

Kalon knew that what the crystal dragon said was true, because after the crystal dragon sage's modifications, the effectiveness of the instruments for observing the movement of stars and celestial phenomena had been greatly improved.

Not only is the observation distance far greater than before, but the accuracy has also improved several times over.

At least not before for Kalon, who could directly observe events happening in another material plane world using magical instruments.

However, after the simple modifications made by Tesaya over the past few days, by simply calculating the specific coordinates of the stars in the plane she wanted to observe based on the movement of the stars and the trajectory of celestial phenomena, she could use magical instruments to penetrate the barriers of the plane world and directly see the events and geographical landscapes in many material plane worlds within the observation range.

According to the Golden Empire, Crystal Dragon Tesaya increased the power of this magical device by approximately several dozen times.

Kalon then revealed his fangs slightly and chuckled, "I have come to understand Lady Tesaya's wisdom and methods. Indeed, it is difficult to find someone in the Empire who can compare to her."

"Even that old fellow Laperth admits that he is far inferior to the lady."

Kalon stood up slightly, a movement that made the ancient crystal dragon Tesaya's expression turn solemn.

Although she knew that the dragon-man before her was not the true form of the Imperial Dragon Emperor, the Dragon Emperor's majesty seemed to have gradually transcended his actual identity, exerting an overwhelming and irresistible influence on every dragon.

It is a majesty born from the spirit and soul, which is no longer simply limited to the blessing of the dragon's blood.

Moreover, the ancient crystal dragon could vaguely sense that the dragon emperor before him was probably experiencing some kind of problem, or undergoing some kind of transformation.

Even the ancient dragon's boundless spirit could be felt, and the terrifying destructive primal desire and murderous intent to slaughter all living beings in the mortal realm were suppressed within the dragon-man's body.

It was a naked, undisguised, terrifying will to cleanse the world, which made Tesaya feel somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, as the True Dragon Emperor rose, that terrifying dark will subsided.

"Above me are the starry heavens and the moral law within me,"

Caron sighed softly, easily suppressing his boiling desire for destruction and slaughter.

The hellish nature of the colorful prince Nur had a terrifying impact on that evil dragon, causing it to be brutal to all living beings and to regard the five-colored dragons as beasts.

But whether it was the hellish nature of the Colored Prince Nur or the destructive desires that Charon developed from observing the vastness of the stars, such influences were to him like the buzzing of a mosquito, which could be extinguished with a claw.

No one can influence Kalon's mind; this is the bottom line Kalon has set for himself. Even the dragon blood flowing in the body of this first-generation dragon dares not disobey its master's will.

But Crystal Dragon Tessaya knew that the Dragon Emperor's words were meant to convey the other party's intentions.

The starry sky is so vast, yet it alone stands above this emperor destined to rule dragons in the mortal realm. Moral laws are also the means by which this true dragon emperor governs dragons and establishes order.

Only when all the dragons in the world are truly bound by morality and law can they truly transform into a civilization and break free from the behavior of beasts.

"In that case, Ms. Tessaya's wisdom should be put to the right place,"

Kalon gazed into Tessaya's eyes, and seeing a hint of pleasure on the crystal dragon's face, slowly said, "Within the Empire, Ms. Tessaya will be in charge of overseeing and managing the project to construct the Geomantic Myriad Realms Instrument."

"Ms. Tessaya is free to find participants and leaders for projects within the Empire, but if certain special individuals are involved, she must obtain permission from the Imperial government to recruit them,"

The special individuals that Kalon mentioned included reserve personnel of the Empire's Knowledge Kings and members of various research institutions, but he would not elaborate on this with Tessaya, the crystal dragon who had just begun to express her desire to join the Empire.

“You know, Ms. Tessaya, as the emperor of the empire, I must maintain the authority of the imperial procedures, rather than recklessly using my supreme power, which would damage the authority of the imperial government.”

"certainly,"

The ancient crystal dragon, Tesaya, showed a joyful expression. Even though it was an ancient dragon with thousands of years of accumulated wisdom and intelligence, it was still visibly delighted.

This isn't because the ancient dragon is being emotional; it's because this project is of great significance.

Many people may think that the Feng Shui Wan Jie Yi is just a magical artifact that simply records the structure of celestial matter planes and the geographical coordinates of the starry sky.

However, Crystal Dragon Tessaya, who had a deep understanding of this subject, knew at first glance that this Geomantic All-World Instrument was neither a simple magical device nor a simple map.

It is a magical treasure, comparable to a divine artifact, that is enough to be passed down through countless worlds and for tens of millions of years.

Many legendary mages were able to use spellcasting mediums and construct powerful dimensional teleportation spells to travel directly from their current dimensional world to another, traversing infinitely vast distances.

However, if the coordinates sought by this legendary spell and the spell cast happen to fall within the territory of a regional lord, there is a high probability that it will fail.

Not only are the dimensional portals constructed by legendary mages destroyed by the lord, but the magic they create is also disrupted.

Just like in the region where the Golden Empire is located, no mage in the world of Ekania dares to directly construct a long-distance teleportation portal that lands directly in the territory of the Golden Empire.

However, the function of the Feng Shui Myriad Realms Instrument is to forcibly open the barriers between stars and material planes at specific coordinates and to project channels at fixed points.

This also means that once this unimaginably massive magical artifact is completed, as long as the Golden Empire has the coordinates of the specific material world and stars, it can drive this artifact to directly open a passage and descend into the mortal world.

Taisha knew that although this Feng Shui Myriad Realms Instrument did not have the same destructive power as those divine artifacts, its miraculous effects were no less than those powerful divine artifacts.

Fortunately, this unimaginable magical artifact is currently only in the early stages of the project, and even the model has not yet been completed.

This is the perfect opportunity for the Crystal Dragon Tessaya to intervene. She hopes to leave her name on the base of this powerful magical artifact, so that it may accompany the dragon civilization for thousands of years.

(End of this chapter)