Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 544 All Nations Pay Homage to the Emperor (Part Two)
This day has finally arrived.

On this day of national celebration and worldwide attention, neither the citizens of the Golden Empire nor the visitors and envoys from afar could remain asleep as the bells that signaled the arrival of dawn rang in the capital of the Golden Empire.

Thump, thump, thump
When the golden bell hanging in the central tower of the royal capital was struck for the sixth time by the troll guards who had replaced the night watch soldiers, the bell was struck with a gavel.

As the royal capital, shrouded in the hazy glow of the moonlight, gradually dimmed, shadowy figures began to emerge, ushering in a new chapter throughout the capital.

The troll guards stood expectantly on the central watchtower, looking down at the city slowly awakening from its slumber. It was as if the city itself was breathing, with wisps of smoke rising from various areas.

"Hey, that's life,"

The troll touched the two thick, long fangs near his mouth, then turned his gaze to the Dragon Nest Mountains behind the capital, shrouded in mist and clouds.

He could almost hear the unique howling of a dragon's wings as it began to rise into the sky.

In this country where the magic industry has developed to a certain level, daily timekeeping no longer requires such an ancient method. Whether it is a mechanical pocket watch or a magical timekeeping bracelet, both are sufficient to accurately reflect the passage of time.

But for the people of the Golden Empire, the ringing of the bells was an essential daily ritual.

The same applies to the silver dragon Chris Tiana.

Silver Dragon Chris Tiana holds a very high status and position in the Dragon Mountains.

Not only because this beautiful silver dragon brought new life to the Dragon Emperor and the dragons of the empire in recent years, but also because it gave birth to the Dragon Emperor's bloodline offspring for the empire.

This is also because the silver dragon Chris Tiana herself possesses a powerful appeal. Whether in the Southern Good Dragons or in the Gogmora Dragonflight, there are quite a few dragons who have been spread the ideas of the Golden Empire's true dragons by this silver dragon in a preaching manner.

Cecilia, the female black dragon, is a typical example of this.

As the Dragon Emperor's companion and consort, as the Valkyrie who oversees the Silver Dragons alongside the Silver Dragon Flo in the Gogmora Dragonflight, and as one of the three potential Empress candidates in the Golden Empire, Chris Tiana undoubtedly possesses her own unique lair and palace on this sacred mountain of dragons.

The dragon's palace naturally needs many female servants to fill and maintain it, but the silver dragon Chris has very few female servants. Apart from a few ogre female servants who need to clean and sweep, there are only two female dragons serving as attendants.

However, what surprised Silver Dragon Chris was that the multifaceted influences of environment, culture, and diet could cause such a huge change in a race.

Wild cannibals, whether male or female, are mostly extremely ugly, ferocious, and do not resemble intelligent beings.

However, as the Golden Empire established itself in the Northern Continent for many years, it was not only the kobolds and goblins within the empire, whose bloodlines were ordinary, that were affected and underwent benign mutations, becoming known to outsiders as the Golden Kobolds and Golden Goblins.

Even within the empire, these goblins and kobolds refer to themselves this way, regarding kobolds and goblins in other regions as another race.

Even races like ogres and trolls, whose bloodlines are far stronger than those of weak creatures like kobolds and goblins, have experienced noticeable benign mutations.

The coarse black hair on the male ogre's body has turned into fine, soft golden hair. The individual is much stronger than before. Although the softening of the skin has reduced the surface defense, it has also led to an increase in the ogre's intelligence and the emergence of individuals with spellcasting potential.

The female ogres may have been influenced by the giant ogre Fafnir, and in a stable environment, they underwent obvious benign mutations and evolutions in the direction of Fafnir.

Many of the female ogres abandoned physical strength in favor of intellectual evolution, which led to a significant increase in the overall intelligence of the new generation of ogres in the Empire.

Although the ogre race was one of the mainstream races in the empire in the past, it never managed to enter the core ranks, except for special individuals like Fafnir the troll.

But now, many ogres in the Empire have begun to access higher levels.

Becoming a maid to the silver dragon Chris is merely one manifestation of this phenomenon.

"Your Majesty Chris, Duke Kramar of the Elemental Realm has arrived,"

As the silver dragon Chris, with the help of the ogre maid, put on the exquisite yet majestic silver crown, a soft call came from behind her from another dragon.

The silver dragon Chris slowly rose to her feet. Her horns and silver crown made this female dragon look like a holy goddess. The naturally kind silver dragon became even more compassionate and holy after giving birth to the Dragon Emperor's bloodline, influenced by the new life that was being conceived.

Because the Dragon Emperor's bloodline possesses an exceptionally strong and prominent spiritual talent, the characteristics of the Silver Dragon Chris Tiana are also extremely prominent.

However, since the bloodline growing in the womb has not yet developed a true and complete independent consciousness, it has no sense of good or evil, no stance or choice, only instinctive reactions.

So initially, Chris's children caused quite a stir because of this power inherited from the Dragon Emperor.

Many of the large dragons in the Golgrimora were unconsciously controlled and influenced by the child in Chris's womb, which led to many humorous situations.

The wicked become wicked, and the good become good. It seems that all living beings with their own desires and emotions can be influenced and manipulated by Chris's children. As a result, when the newly joined Emerald Dragon Lauro met with the Imperial Dragon King, he unexpectedly and openly courted the Green Dragon Antajena.

The ending is well-known, but the Emerald Dragon Lauro is now quite famous in the Goggmora dragon pack.

Although the power that had overflowed from the newborn still in the womb had been sealed by its own father, the silver dragon Chris did not want to cause any more accidents because of this little guy.

This is why there are few female servants in the Silver Dragon Chris's palace, and also why this silver dragon always likes to run to the Dragon Emperor's lair.

"Was it only Duke Krama who arrived?"

As the silver dragon Chris walked slowly, she asked the female dragon beside her, "So, in the world of Ekania, among the major elemental realms surrounding the Empire, only the elemental lord of the wind elemental plane accepted His Majesty's invitation?"

The humanoid form of the female dragon Zolaya also has two horns on its head, but the horns of this female dragon are dark gray, just like the fine scales that appear on the female dragon's body.

"Those mages in the Empire have gone too far; many large elemental realms have also suffered damage and impact from them,"

Zolaya laughed and said, "I heard recently that some mages sent sewage pipes into a large fire elemental realm, hoping that the elemental beings there would use their fiery energy to help the Empire purify the sewage, garbage, and dangerous residue."

"But wouldn't that turn those large elemental realms into dumping grounds as well? These mages are just messing around. So, while those elemental lords might not dare to come to the material realm to cause trouble for the Empire, it's normal for them to have some resistance and resentment towards the Empire."

"Moreover, most elemental lords vary in strength, but they all share one thing in common: their intelligence and intellect are not very good, and their tempers are particularly bad, even worse than those of dragons,"

"Among them, the Fire Elemental Duke was particularly angry at His Majesty's actions but dared not speak out; his resentment was practically palpable."

“It was expected that His Majesty’s invitation was not taken seriously by them.” Although the silver dragon Chris knew that what the female dragon said made sense, she still couldn’t help but frown and said softly, “This is a part of the Empire’s plan that must be completed. Now only the elemental lord of the wind elemental realm has accepted the invitation, which is quite troublesome.”

The female dragon Zoraya's eyes flickered slightly. Since being rescued from the lair of the mature red dragon Argogon and returning to the Empire, her biggest impression of this dragon race that ruled the mortal world was only one thing.

It's not about wisdom and reason, nor about order and thought, but about the word "planning".

The dragons in the Gorgmora dragonflight are often lazy, but when they do something, they always have a clear purpose and plan.

Like the female dragon Zolaya and the other female dragons who were rescued together, she is also part of the Gogmora dragon pack's plan.

However, Zoraya didn't particularly like the Gorgmora dragon swarm's plan.

Because that would mean that Zolaya would leave the Golden Empire and venture into other worlds, or return to the original world that had brought her painful memories.

Zolaya and the other rescued female dragons felt inferior when facing the Goggmora dragon herd, not only because of their painful imprisonment but also because these female dragons hated their former world.

As a female dragon who followed and learned from the silver dragon Chris, Zoraia preferred the Golden Empire and the Gogmora dragon clan.

It was the respect of this family and the teaching and nurturing of the silver dragon Chris that gradually brought these female dragons' confidence back from the abyss.

Whether it's the female dragons following the green dragon Antajana or the female dragons following the red dragon Kleinaya, they, like Zolaya, do not want to leave this world, this family.

But this is the duty of the Dragonblood Alliance Guardians, and it is also the responsibility that these female dragons will have to bear in the future.

Because it's not just these female dragons; all the dragons in the Gorgmora dragonflight who belong to other planes will eventually leave this dragon's nest that even dragons cherish, embarking on their own destinies and duties.

Zolaya heard that Morton, the Iron Dragon King of the Empire, had also been granted the power and responsibility of the Dragon Blood Alliance Guard by the Dragon Emperor and the various Dragon Kings. After the Empire's founding ceremony, the Iron Dragon King would immediately set off to take on the responsibilities entrusted to him by the Empire.

Zolaya sighed inwardly and followed closely in the footsteps of the silver dragon Chris.

"Fortunately, Her Majesty Chris once said that although dragons like us are destined to leave this place, there will always be a place for us in the Gogmora dragonflight, and we will be able to return to the sacred mountain of the dragons and the dragon's lair in our spare time."

……

Even though today is a major celebration for the Golden Empire, classes at the Dragon Academy continue.

Fortunately, on this important holiday, there are only two simple anecdotal lessons in the morning.

Inside the three-story cathedral, which resembles a giant dragon crouching on the ground with its head held high, a dozen or so young dragons neatly place their tiny claws on the table in front of them.

Although these young dragons, with their varying scale colors, maintained a serious expression, their little tails betrayed their excitement, causing them to dart around on the ground, somewhat restless.

"Dragons don't live for tens of thousands of years at a time. Even after becoming ancient dragons, many ancient dragons still die of old age."

The elderly golden dragon named Bayhart casually lay on the podium, a smile on his face, explaining to the eager young dragons: "This is also precise information that many of the larger dragons in the Gogmora dragon herd cannot know until they reach that age."

"Because this is common knowledge, it is not worth mentioning in the minds of many old dragons, so even many great dragons cannot know this simple common knowledge for sure."

Baryohart smiled and said, "The period from the decline of the ancient dragons after their peak until their death is called the twilight of the dragons. However, many dragons often enter the twilight period when they pass through their old age. This is due to the differences between individuals."

"In comparison, among the chromatic dragons, black dragons typically live for 2200 years, white dragons for 2100 years, red dragons for 2500 years, green dragons for 2300 years, and blue dragons for 2300 years,"

"But metal dragons generally have a much longer lifespan and better innate bloodlines than five-colored dragons,"

"The lifespan of a gold dragon is 4400 years, that of a silver dragon is 4200 years, that of a bronze dragon is 3800 years, that of a brass dragon is 3200 years, and that of a copper dragon is 3400 years."

In the classroom, many of the chromatic dragon cubs questioned the newly joined golden dragon instructor of the Dragon Academy, shouting, "How is that possible? The chromatic dragons in the Empire are far stronger than the metallic dragons. How could the metallic dragons' talents and lifespans be so much greater than those of the chromatic dragons?"

Bayuhart smiled slightly and said, "That's because of the difference in power and might between the two dragon gods who created the metal dragons and those who created the five-colored dragons."

"Although Tiamat, the five-colored dragon goddess, is renowned for her power, she has few notable achievements in recorded history."

"But the Platinum Dragon God is different. In the first War of the Gods, countless gods died under the claws of the Lord of the North Wind."

"In the words of the Golden Empire, the Platinum Dragon God cut all the way from the Golden Coast in the east to the Western Sea frontier in the west, without even blinking an eye..."

The mysterious lady, Chris, stood quietly by the window outside the classroom, listening to the incessant chatter of the golden dragon, Bajohart.

It wasn't until the twelfth bell rang throughout the capital, and the dragon chicks joyfully poured out of the classroom, restoring tranquility to the room, that Chris slowly stepped through the classroom door.

"What a shameless old man! He's actually capable of doing things he brags about himself."

Chris adjusted her wide-brimmed hat, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Haha, I'm not bragging, I'm just proving it,"

The old golden dragon, Bayuhart, stroked his long beard and turned to look at the huge skylight.

As the bells rang out, the majestic mountains, which had been shrouded in clouds and mist, finally revealed their true faces to the world.

On those majestic and vast mountains, there sits a magnificent royal palace complex.

This dragon's royal court seemed to be situated on the ninth heaven, extremely high and vast.

As the chimes faded away, the whole world seemed to hear the sound of the dragon's royal court gates opening. Even those far away in the capital could see the magnificent palace slowly opening its doors.

“It’s spectacular, isn’t it, whether from the perspective of a god or from the perspective of a mortal being.”

Baryohart said this.

(End of this chapter)