Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 547 Let the Primordial Golden Dragon Come to See Me
Within the Dragon King's Court, all creatures bowed their heads, and ten thousand dragons roared.

The Black Dragon King Rosani held a massive tome in his claws, turning its pages as he walked among the myriad dragons.

The roaring dragons left their claw marks and blood spirits, which will forever be engraved on the Empire's "Dragon Codex." The enormous roars echoed from the dragons' fangs, filling the entire royal court.

One after another, powerful five-colored dragon kings imprinted their marks on the imperial code that was gradually being raised high by the black dragon king, and one after another, metal dragon kings uttered their dragon names and engraved their blessings on the imperial code that was gradually rising in status.

Then, one after another, the great dragons summoned the power deep within their bloodlines, condensing it into their own mark and name, thereby upholding the power of the "Dragon Codex".

The imprints of powerful dragons made the Imperial Codex in the hands of the Black Dragon King Rosani grow ever heavier, and each turn of the gold-threaded pages drew the attention of everyone in the royal court.

"In the name of Crystal Dragon Tesaya, by the decree of the Heavenly Dragon Emperor, and with the very foundation of my bloodline, I establish the basis of the Imperial Code, which will remain unchanged and unaltered for ten thousand generations!"

The ancient crystal dragon, the Fate Astrologer Tesaya, gently lowered her head, her translucent giant claws imprinted deeply on the pages of the "Dragon Codex" along with the female dragon's impassioned dragon language.

The lifelike figure of an ancient crystal dragon suddenly appeared above the massive Imperial Codex, emitting a deep dragon roar, even though it had only just entered the Codex.

The legendary blue dragon Watson spewed out fragments of lightning from its mouth and nostrils, solemnly engraving its own mark as a Dragonblood Guardian upon them.

Morton, the Iron Dragon King, calmly stepped forward, chanting the incantation of the Iron Dragon. The image of the Iron Dragon plunging into the sky flickered in his pupils as he left his name and power on the imperial code.

Then there was the ancient red dragon, Poirot, who had obtained a fragment of the True Dragon Emperor's power and became the most powerful previous generation red dragon after the ancestral True Dragon. Therefore, he called himself the most loyal henchman of the Imperial Dragon Emperor.

Therefore, the dragon language emanating from the throat of this ancient red dragon was truly terrifying, forcing many of the other envoys from various countries to rely on magical power to resist the roar of this ancient red dragon.

As the marks and power of the great dragons surged forth one after another, even the young dragons, who were usually as quiet as statues and lived in the side hall of the royal court, could not resist such a terrifying influence.

The great dragons that have arrived here encompass almost the entirety of the dragon species and types existing in the world of Ekania, and the power of each great dragon is tens or hundreds of times greater than that of these dragon cubs.

When such spirit and power gradually climb to the peak of sublimation, the resulting diffusion effect is far stronger than the nest effect of any true dragon.

Even the effects of a demigod dragon's long-established lair cannot compare to the moment when all dragons bow their heads in unison.

Although the dragon was young, its voice was like thunder.

The attacks rose and fell in waves, a truly terrifying sight.

Among the delegations from various kingdoms, many envoys skilled in magic were surprised to find that within this Dragon Royal Court, the sound and movement of magical winds were exceptionally clear, almost to the point of being visible to the naked eye.

Many low-level mages even had a vague feeling that they could leverage the power of the magical winds at this moment and unleash power and magic far exceeding their own level.

Of course, this is all predicated on these magicians having the courage to do so.

Phyllis Tiamat's enormous form was hidden behind the dragons. This female dragon was incredibly large, the largest of all the dragons in the Golden Empire. Only the current size of the True Dragon Emperor Charon Gogmora could be compared to this powerful demigod female dragon.

Even so, this female dragon remained inconspicuous in the Dragon King's court.

There was no other reason than that there were simply too many dragons in this royal court, making it difficult to distinguish them from one another.

Moreover, this female dragon's status in the royal court was not high, and she was not even allowed to enter the core dragon group. In addition, this female dragon was deliberately hiding herself, so she was rarely noticed by envoys from foreign countries.

When the Black Dragon King Rosani walked up to the female dragon with the Imperial Codex in hand, Phyllis Tiamat had a strange feeling.

The power emanating from the Dragon Codex was so potent that even a demigod dragon like her could hardly withstand it under the influence of this atmosphere and environment.

In this dragon kingdom, in the royal court of the dragon kingdom, the empire's "Dragon Codex," though not yet truly complete, has already demonstrated terrifying potential.

Phyllis could only sigh silently in her heart, engraving her power mark on the end of a page of the "Dragon Codex". The lifelike figure of a five-tailed female dragon leaped out from the pages of the codex, becoming one of the dragon species of the Golden Empire.

When the last adult Shadow Dragon, Ini, belonging to the Golden Empire, timidly inscribed her name and power on the Imperial Codex, the continuous roars of the fledglings gradually ceased.

First the dragon, then the others.

Among the officials, bureaucrats, and legion commanders of the Golden Empire, only a handful were able to have their names inscribed in the "Dragon Codex".

Just like Gibb, the King of the Barbarians, his significance is not only that of a subject and commander of the Golden Empire, but also that of the Barbarian race. Therefore, his name can also be recorded in the Imperial Code.

Sahar, the dragonborn werewolf, is naturally among them as the leader of the twelve werewolf clans and the werewolf king.

As the commander of the Lizardman Legion, Rayleigh's status is far inferior to that of commanders of other powerful legions. His seniority also cannot compare to other commanders who joined the Empire earlier, such as the Wyvern Bartoli.

However, Bartoli was unable to leave her name in the Imperial Code, while the War Lizardman Rayleigh was able to leave his mark on the Imperial Code on behalf of the War Lizardmen.

There's also Chiron, the dragonborn centaur leader; Boom, the dragonborn mad goblin; Fafnir, the ogre troll; Zugar, the dragonborn troll, and so on.

Only those who hold a position akin to a racial leader within the Golden Empire can sign their name and surname in the Empire's "Dragon Codex".

"Inheriting the Mandate of Heaven, the Dragon Emperor, Prince Josiah of the Farn Empire, carrying the will of King Kane Modra of Farn and all his subjects,"

Prince Josiah of the dominant empire of Farn in the central continent bowed to the "Dragon Codex" held in the claws of the black dragon Rossani and said, "I am willing to henceforth uphold the supreme codex of the Golden Empire, which shall be promulgated throughout Farn and serve as law!"

When Josiah, the former regent of the Farn Empire, took the lead in signing the name of his kingdom onto the code of the Golden Empire, the envoys from other kingdoms in the central continent had no more hesitation and followed suit.

But the solemn atmosphere was broken by the commotion. Gaia, the middle-aged blue dragon of the Heleka blue dragon family, which ruled and dominated the Saraca desert of Middle-earth, stood behind the various kingdoms of Middle-earth and looked back in surprise, his eyes gleaming.

It was none other than the ancient silver dragon, Illum Fuller, who stood out at this moment, representing the Southern Benevolent Dragon Alliance and residing behind the Oaks Empire of the Southern Continent.

The ancient silver dragon, Illusion Fuller, knew that this grand ceremony was not merely a display of military might from the Golden Empire, but a shift in the power balance between nations, across the entire continent, and throughout the world of Ekania.

In particular, Phyllis's words that this was just the beginning made this ancient silver dragon realize that if it directly succumbed to the power of the Golden Empire on the first occasion, then the independence and autonomy of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance would forever be subjugated to the order of the Golden Empire.

However, it would be extremely difficult for this ancient silver dragon to openly confront this powerful and well-organized kingdom within the Dragon King's court.

So this ancient silver dragon simply chose a different path.

"Your Majesty, King of the Golden Empire, Emperor of All Ages," addressed the serene dragon emperor, the ancient silver dragon Illusion Fuller.

"In the Southern Good Dragon Alliance, although many good dragons are not bound by the 'Dragon Codex,' they rarely do anything that violates the provisions of the 'Dragon Codex,'"

“Because among the benevolent dragons of the South, there are naturally benevolent dragons who uphold order and ideals,” the ancient silver dragon said, looking up at the dragon emperor who sat high on his crown. “It is a good thing that the Golden Empire has established a code to restrain all the chaotic dragons. The benevolent dragons of the South will naturally agree with and support it, and are willing to uphold the Empire’s code.”

"However, if the Golden Empire intends to directly integrate and rule the Southern Good Dragons in this way, thereby eliminating the independence of the Southern Good Dragon Alliance, I must frankly say that I hope His Majesty the Emperor will reconsider!"

"The Southern Good Dragons will not resist the laws of the Golden Empire, but they are also unwilling to lose our independence and autonomy."

The dragon emperor, seated high on his crown, suddenly laughed. Only at this moment did the dragon, seated high on his crown, reveal its true existence to all living beings.

Perhaps the true nature of this Dragon Emperor's existence was beyond the comprehension of many beings in the royal court, so that the sights seen by other dragons in the royal court, as well as humans such as Prince Adrian and Prince Hezhe, were all different from what they had imagined.

Prince Adrian saw not a real dragon perched atop the throne, but rather a gigantic ten-crowned red dragon's head emerging from the void and resting upon the emperor's throne, looking down upon all living beings.

The dragon emperor's skull was so enormous that even the emperor's throne in the royal court could barely support it. The dragon emperor's majesty was so overwhelming that the entire dragon royal court became his power and authority at this moment.

The true dragon is seen but not its tail.

Prince Adrian took a deep breath, because in his estimation, the head of this true dragon emperor, along with his exposed neck covered in huge red scales, was already twenty meters long.

This terrifying existence was beyond Prince Adrian's comprehension; he couldn't even fathom how enormous and powerful its true form truly was. The prince even felt that whether the walls of the capital of the Oaks Empire, even with their magical defensive barriers activated, could withstand a single impact from this dragon emperor was a huge unknown.

The fangs that appeared when the Dragon Emperor opened his mouth were even larger than Prince Adrian's entire body.

Prince Adrian was unaware of what the others were thinking; his only thought was that the ancient silver dragon possessed courage comparable to the most powerful warrior in the recorded history of the world of Ekania.

Kalon's gaze swept over the officials in the empire, and the director of the Customs and Trade Department immediately stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, the first coastal kingdom that borders the Central Plains from the northern lands by sea is the Principality of Seba,"

"The tariff system established by the Principality of Seba is quite ancient. A commoner's ship is taxed once, while a merchant ship is taxed twice as much."

"For ships over fifteen meters in length, the tax rate will be calculated separately..."

"And after the Principality of Seba comes the Principality of Elsa..."

Caron nodded slightly, acknowledging the insight and competence of the Director of the Customs and Trade Department. Each country in the world of Ekania has its own different methods of tax calculation.

The Director of the Customs and Trade Department is striving to leverage the combined influence of the Golden Empire and the Northern Kingdoms to establish a relatively unified agreement and policy for the exchange of tax information. This is the greatest achievement of the Director of the Customs and Trade Department since he rose to power.

Not only did the ancient silver dragon, Illusion Fuller, fail to understand the Dragon Emperor's actions, but many nobles and envoys also found it difficult to comprehend his current behavior.

After listening to the words of the Director of the Imperial Customs and Trade Department, Kalon turned his gaze to the first country in the Northern Lands that bordered the Central Continent by sea—the Principality of Seba.

"If the Golden Empire compensates the Principality of Seba with the highest level of customs duties and promises not to seize a single item from the Principality of Seba, will the Principality of Seba agree to allow the Golden Empire's naval fleet to pass through your country's waters?"

The Dragon Emperor bowed slightly, and the envoy from the Principality of Seba almost snapped his own neck.

"As is right, Emperor Gogmora, who holds the mandate of heaven!"

The envoy from the Principality of Seba proclaimed, "The Golden Empire does not rely on its power, but on its contracts; this alone demonstrates the grandeur of an empire."

Kalon nodded, then turned his gaze to the Duchy of Elsa, which lay behind the Duchy of Seba, and asked with his head bowed, "And what about you? Will the Duchy of Elsa also agree to allow the Imperial army to pass through?"

The envoy from the Duchy of Elsa nodded vigorously and readily agreed.

Wherever the Dragon Emperor's gaze fell and his words reached, all thirteen kingdoms of the Central Plains nodded in agreement.

What a joke! Even if we disregard the dragons in these royal courts, the Golden Empire still boasts a main battle legion of 100,000.

The problem is that the main fighting legions of the Golden Empire and the main fighting legions of other countries are two different things.

One of the most important criteria for the main battle legions of the Golden Empire is the full coverage of armor.

But the fact that all of them are heavily armored is not the most terrifying thing about the main battle legion of the Golden Empire.

After so many years of understanding and research, other civilizations have discovered one of the most important military characteristics of the Golden Empire.

In most countries, large-scale military operations result in over 10% casualties, military discipline is on the verge of collapse, and morale is already on the decline.

A legion that can continue fighting even after suffering more than 15% casualties can be considered an absolute elite force.

But the main battle legion of the Golden Empire was not only fully armored, but even more terrifying was that they fought to the death and refused to retreat.

It is said that the Dragon Emperor of the Golden Empire and the Kings of All Ages possess the most terrifying legions in the world of Ekania, and even in the mortal world.

Once these legions are mobilized, they are powerful enough to crush mountains and shake the seas; this is not an exaggeration.

The envoy from the Principality of Seba believed that if he possessed such a powerful army, he would dare to stand here with his hands on his hips and say that the King of the Empire of the Nation was unwise and the leader of the Empire of the Rumman lacked strategy.

After inquiring throughout the thirteen kingdoms of the Central Plains, the Dragon Emperor finally looked at the solemn-faced ancient silver dragon, Ilun Fuller.

"A general is on his way, not chasing rabbits."

In such a solemn setting, the Dragon Emperor uttered a common saying from the mortal world, but it did not cause the other nobles and envoys to look down on it; on the contrary, they paid special attention to it.

"Your Southern Good Dragon Alliance is neither my nor the true target of the Golden Empire. It's not worth my time to waste my energy. Illum Fuller, you need to think carefully before you speak next time!"

The ancient silver dragon was so provoked by the Dragon Emperor's superior and completely condescending tone that the fine scales on its cheeks became visible. It took a deep breath and opened its mouth to speak.

But the Dragon Emperor interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"If you can persuade the ancient golden dragon and silver dragon, then let the ancient golden dragon come to see me!"

Caron lowered his head and looked down, speaking calmly.

(End of this chapter)