Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 560 A Decision Made in One Word
Although the white-robed mage had explained the reason why the silver dragon Chris Tiana had been pregnant for so long without giving birth, Kalon Gogmora still gently invited Archbishop Ilu over to examine Chris Tiana's physical condition.

Governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; well, the same applies to managing a family.

Even a powerful emperor like the True Dragon Emperor needs to do some seemingly superfluous things in certain situations.

But the spirit of all things has many connections that are gradually built up from small things. The result is important, but the process is indispensable.

Especially as the blood of the Dragon Emperor was nurtured for a long time, the talent in his mind became more and more prominent.

The silver dragon Chris Tiana also became more sentimental because of this maternal connection, becoming a rare and emotional dragon.

Kalon Gogmora was also willing to take good care of the silver dragon's feelings.

After Archbishop Ilu was led away by the head lady-in-waiting Chariz, Princess Garune of the Naga set up a chessboard for Bayhart and the Dragon Emperor, with the pieces of the two armies facing off.

Caron considered Baryohart to be the elder, so he let Baryohart make the first move.

Bayuhart participated in the game with great interest, after all, even the Dragon God was first and foremost a dragon.

Many dragons enjoy these kinds of puzzle games. For example, the Bronze Dragon among the Metal Dragons particularly enjoys strategy games.

Today, the Golden Empire is flourishing in all aspects of culture, and even games like chess are divided into forms such as military chess, war chess, Chinese chess, and Go.

However, because these puzzle games involved simple strategic thinking, they were collectively referred to as "gambling games" by the people of the Golden Empire.

In addition to these, the Golden Empire was also home to a variety of competitions, such as horse racing, animal fights, beauty pageants, and athletic competitions.

In terms of competition alone, there are various ball games, contests of various magical alchemy techniques, and mutual honing of combat skills, among others.

Even the Floating Life card in the Dragon Card game can be considered a competition, and there are even competitions like the 'Big Eater' among the common people of the empire.

This reveals the subconscious culture of competition within the Golden Empire.

It is worth mentioning that in the third Imperial Eating Contest, the winner of the title of "Golden Eating Contest" was not one of the various trolls or giants known for their eating prowess, nor a dragon-blooded hybrid within the Empire, but a pure-blooded human.

When this human, who had earned the title of 'Golden Eating King,' was invited by the bored White Dragon Kamid to enter the White Dragon's palace to compete with him, even the White Dragon Kamid's appetite was inferior to this human's.

Therefore, the White Dragon Kamid suspected that the human had used cheating methods, so he summoned a great mage from the empire to conduct a detailed examination of the glutton.

After dozens of investigations, it was finally discovered that this guy had actually bound his stomach to a small dimensional plane in order to win the prize money for the competition.

However, this discovery also provided many insights for the logistics department of the Imperial Legion.

Creating demiplanes is an extremely important and convenient method for many mages, as the items stored in ordinary spatial magic bags are simply unusable for many powerful mages.

Only mages above the legendary level are qualified to independently create their own demiplane.

This also makes the threshold too high to be applicable.

But this glutton somehow developed magical techniques to simplify the scale of this demiplane and the conditions it had to meet, achieving a inferior version of the legendary mage's demiplane effect.

After the Empire's military discovered this technology, it improved it and put it into production in the Empire's logistics department, making it compatible with various military transport vehicles of the Empire.

It can be said that a significant portion of the credit for the Empire's logistics today belongs to this glutton.

After consulting with his partner, Princess Suli, who possessed the blood of a god-king, the white dragon Kamid made his decision with a wave of his giant claw.

The white dragon first issued a notice, deducting the glutton's prize money—three thousand gold coins—obtained through cheating using magical means, and banning him from participating in any kind of competition for life.

At least within the Golden Empire, this glutton can only participate in entertainment activities from now on, because his reputation score has been completely wiped out by the cheating incident.

Then, the White Dragon Kamid officially issued a notice, awarding him 10,000 gold coins for his contribution to the Empire's logistics department through his gluttonous magical skills.

This matter is still being told in stories within the Empire, and it has become one of the wise and sagacious achievements and anecdotes of these world-ruling dragon kings.

"Emperor Gogmora's offensive is fierce and powerful, advancing in a grand manner, yet it is also well-balanced in both offense and defense,"

Baryohart, in his humanoid form, sat upright, leveling the game after a narrow victory, and then said in a serious tone, "If you hadn't deliberately let me win, I probably would have lost interest in this kind of game very quickly."

Caron nodded slightly, chuckled softly, and said, "That's true, after all, the entertainment of the gods is always more grand than that of mortals."

“We mortals use chess pieces for entertainment, while you gods use mortal beings as chess pieces. It’s only natural that you have no interest in such a boring game.”

Bayuhart knew that this dragon emperor had his own set of philosophical theories regarding ruling the country, managing interpersonal relationships, thinking and logic, and pursuing his own path.

In his research on Caron Gogmora, he discovered that whatever methods and magic this guy displayed, there must have been an extremely solid theory supporting the advancement and birth of his methods and magic.

Therefore, Bhayhart would not try to change the great red dragon's opinion in a few words, as other gods do to deceive their followers.

Beings at this level communicate with each other only to seek common ground while respecting differences, rather than to persuade each other.

If they really can't find common ground while reserving differences, they have no choice but to use fists and claws to persuade each other.

Then Bayhart smiled and said, "You're using this opportunity to bring Archbishop Ilu into the Golden Empire, isn't it for the sake of the green dragons within the empire?"

"But in my opinion, neither of these green dragons is yet to be considered godhood."

"However, among the dragons, there is indeed a lack of dragon gods with the relevant divine authority. Under your care, the green dragons of the empire do not need to face too much pressure."

"Your vision shines as brightly as the empire's starlight,"

Kalon Gogmora chuckled. Even though this dragon god had descended to earth in mortal form, the Dragon Emperor still maintained considerable respect for him and did not become arrogant or conceited simply because his power and might were on par with the dragon god in the mortal realm. Public is public, and private is private.

Bayhart knew that the pride of this great red dragon was hidden not only in its limbs, bones, and blood, but also in its spirit, will, and soul.

However, he was also very satisfied with the respect shown to the Dragon Emperor, after all, this was the Dragon Emperor who dared to publicly shatter his projection.

“Antajina and I grew up together since childhood. Whether as a companion standing shoulder to shoulder or as a partner and spouse who supports and depends on each other, I have an obligation to think about Antajina and the others.”

Caron held the chess piece between his fingers and said softly, "As for Antajena and the others, they are still a long way from that point. It's alright, I'm here."

Bayuhart's hand sank slightly, but he knew there was no way to refute what this guy was saying.

The other powerful nations all have accumulated strength and support over many years, or have ancient and powerful pillars that have endured for a long time.

In the world of Ekania, the Metal Dragon Alliance of the Southern Continent, including the ancient silver dragon Illum Fuller and the ancient gold dragon Gallo Ramsey, who often slumber in ancient sub-dimensions, is the foundation and background of the southern dragons.

The true dragon emperor, Kalon Gogmora, is now the foundation and the umbrella supporting the Golden Empire and the Gogmora dragons.

It doesn't matter that Gogmora didn't enjoy much protection when he was young, but now Gogmora is qualified to be someone else's protector.

At that moment, Bayonhart just felt that Tiamat, the mother dragon, was sometimes quite foolish, abandoning a progeny with infinite potential because of her own nature.

However, what the dragon god couldn't understand was why, even now, the dragon emperor still hadn't removed the evil symbol of Tiamat from the Palace of Ten Thousand Dragons.

The Golden People called the temple that housed the dragon sculptures the Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons, but Bayohart only ever heard the name "Temple of Ten Thousand Dragons" from Emperor Gogmora.

Not only Tiamat couldn't understand this dragon emperor, but even the Platinum Dragon King, whose wisdom surpassed Tiamat's and whose mind was much deeper, couldn't see through this great red dragon.

The Dragon Emperor, as seen only by Bayuhart, appears to be an embodiment of numerous rules and principles.

If we analyze this dragon emperor using the rules of physics, then what we get are the definitions and principles of those rules.

However, if we analyze this dragon emperor from the perspective of the rules of magic and mysticism, we arrive at a different definition and logic.

"You certainly have the confidence to say that. After all, in the world of Aikania, who doesn't know that the Dragon Emperor of the Golden Empire's wingspan is enough to cover the entire continent's sky, and that even the light of Aikania must obtain the Dragon Emperor's approval before it can fall into the world?"

Bayuhart joked, "With such power, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that you have authority in the mortal realm of Ekania that surpasses even that of the gods."

Caron paused slightly, lifting his gaze to look into Bayuhart's eyes, and said thoughtfully, "Has my reputation in the mortal realm of Ekania reached this level?"

"However, according to intelligence from the Empire's Dark Ravens in the south, after the ancient silver dragon Illum Fuller returned to the Southern Good Dragon Alliance's headquarters, he was ostracized and suppressed by the ancient gold dragon Gallo Ramsey for agreeing with the Empire's 'Dragon Code' and signing it,"

"Some of the power of the ancient silver dragon, Illum Fuller, was also transferred to the elders of the golden dragon lineage,"

"It seems that the golden dragons in the Southern Benevolent Dragon Alliance don't think my reputation is of any use!"

Bayuhart remained calm and unperturbed, paying no attention to the slight probing in the dragon emperor's words.

"But the ancient silver dragon Elon Fuller has gained more support from the younger dragons because of the radical actions and propositions of the ancient gold dragon Gallo Ramsay. Therefore, the ancient silver dragon Elon Fuller has proposed to hold a referendum on all benevolent dragons in the entire Southern Alliance,"

"And the outcome of the referendum will determine the future direction of the entire Southern Good Dragon Alliance."

Caron grinned at Bayhart, revealing his large teeth, and asked, "What are your thoughts on this?"

Tap, tap, tap

Bayuhart slowly tapped a chess piece against the edge of the board, saying gently, "Although I am the creator of all metal dragons, and called Father God by all metal dragons,"

"But I am their god, not their real biological father."

“I care about metal dragons, but I care about the overall trend in the universe, the trend of metal dragons, not the metal dragons in a certain plane of existence.”

Kalon Gogmora gazed into the eyes of the dragon god, remaining silent for a long time before slowly nodding.

Whether it's the platinum dragon god Bahamut or the immortal dragon god Tiamat, they can only focus their energy on those exceptionally outstanding metallic dragons and chromatic dragon overlords.

Bahamut may care more about the bloodline races he created than Tiamat, but he doesn't particularly care about specific dragons in a particular world plane.

What he cares about is the concept of the metal dragon race.

It's like if someone falsely accuses a metal dragon of being an evil creature, even if the falsely accused metal dragons don't pray to the Platinum Dragon King, the Platinum Dragon King is very likely to directly unleash divine punishment.

However, many metal dragons died in battles with the five-colored dragons and in fights with humans. Even though those metal dragons prayed to their creator for salvation, not many dragons received a response from their creator.

"In that case, let Obirash take charge and lead the metal dragons, including the golden dragon Naloya and the silver dragon Flo, to the Southern Good Dragon Alliance headquarters to participate in this referendum,"

Caron Gogmora concluded, "As for the outcome, we'll see if that ancient golden dragon, Gallo Ramsey, is truly so stubborn as to be unable to see the situation clearly."

The Dragon Emperor raised his head, his gaze piercing through space, and looked at the dragon head of the hellish evil dragon, the colorful prince Nur, hanging above the gate of the Dragon King's Court.

The skull of this demigod dragon became the gate beast inlaid on the royal court gate.

"I am the emperor of all dragons in the mortal realm, and the heads of all dragons hang in my royal court. It doesn't seem like such an excessive thing!"

The entire Southern Good Dragon Alliance's future was decided by a simple conversation between two men in the Dragon King's Court.

But this is the norm in the world; the decision-making power for the vast majority of major events is always in the hands of a minority.

(End of this chapter)