Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 220 Grand Ceremony Opens, Dragon Clan Ascension Ceremony
On this day, the grand ceremony for the founding of the Star Empire finally began!

Three days ago, steel structures were laid out on all the residential buildings in the central district of the capital.

These steel structures retract and extend automatically, so that, when viewed from above, the entire capital city appears as a smooth steel platform.

As the steel platform was completed, a large number of courtyards were opened from beneath it.

And then, the next moment, a steady stream of people began to appear on these steel platforms!
The direction of human settlements is naturally all human.

Elf residential areas, orc residential areas, sea creature residential areas—it's all the same.

Countless citizens of various ethnic groups from the empire appeared rapidly and in an orderly fashion on the platform above the capital city.

All the flying animals flew in an orderly fashion to their respective low-altitude areas, lining up in rows and columns.

Those who cannot fly will watch the ceremony from the steel platform.

This process lasted for nearly three days.

After all, the imperial capital has a very large population, with more than 200 million people of various ethnicities gathered here at present.

Therefore, even though the Star Empire now has AI assistance, plans the viewing positions for its citizens in each region, and actively reminds each citizen not to stand in the wrong place, it is still the first time that the people of the Empire have participated in such a large-scale ceremony, so some chaos is still inevitable.

However, with the real-time monitoring and coordination of the AI, and even with each citizen having a personal assistant to accurately tell them where to stand, the grand ceremony was completely arranged in just three days.

Eating, drinking, and relieving oneself are not problems either.

After all, eight years have passed since the addition of the AI ​​to the current empire. During these eight years, the Star Empire has not been busy having the AI ​​control the machines to renovate the entire empire.

Meanwhile, Imperial scholars and many high-ranking sorcerers, with the assistance of the AI, invented many highly effective foods.

Compressed foods, magic pills—similar products have been around for a long time.

Therefore, with the allocation of these supplies in just three days, there is absolutely no need to worry about food, drink, or basic necessities.

As for the citizens with suspended power, in order to offset their energy consumption, the entire empire has put the magic towers in the capital region into full operation.

High-level magic crystals are invested in without any expense.

As a result, the concentration of magic in the entire capital city reached an extreme level over these three days.

Thus, the abundance of both the ceremonies and the magical power is a double blessing for the current citizens of the imperial capital.

In just three days, nearly two hundred million citizens of the empire, whether ordinary or high-ranking, remained enthusiastic.

In fact, as the day of the ceremony approached, these citizens of the empire became increasingly excited.

at last.

The inevitable has finally arrived!
Just as the dawn was slowly rising from the eastern sky.

Right in the center of the capital, in the area that originally belonged to the mountain city, atop a tower over a thousand meters high.

The first emperor, York Smith, accompanied by his queen, Lucia Callum, appeared at the very front of the viewing platform.

Accompanying him were the emperor's harem, along with over thirty princes and princesses.

As they appeared, the next moment, in various areas of the imperial capital, a large number of drones that had been prepared beforehand suddenly cast a large number of huge projections!

The projected content was naturally the scene of Emperor York's appearance.

The capital of the Star Empire now covers more than 100,000 square kilometers. Without projection, the so-called ceremony is a complete joke.

After all, the outer area is more than hundreds of kilometers away from the center of the capital. Even high-level superhumans cannot see that far with the naked eye. Therefore, this ceremony naturally requires the use of intelligent machine technology.

At the same time, the entire world of Calter, including its eighty-six theocracys and even the Warcraft independent zone, simultaneously projected images of the opening ceremony of the Imperial Grand Ceremony.

Meanwhile, in the central region of the empire...

It is located below the Empire State Building.

The people in the very front row were undoubtedly all Saint-level beings.

The number of Saint-level beings is close to two thousand.

More than 95% of them are chosen by the gods, that is, players, while the remaining 5% are the saint-level beings of the native races.

Yes, almost all the players from both worlds attended this Imperial Grand Ceremony!

At this moment, all these Saint-level experts were sitting on their respective designated Silver Saint Thrones.

But this is clearly not all, because behind these Saint-level experts, there are over 600,000 high-level experts.

Among the high-level beings, 85% are players favored by the gods, while the native races only account for about 15%.

Like the Saint-level beings, they were all required to wear uniform silver dragon-patterned uniforms.

At this moment, all the high-ranking and saint-ranking beings stared solemnly at the tower. When the drones of the opening ceremony swept over this group of high-ranking and saint-ranking beings, the atmosphere of the entire empire was instantly ignited!
"Eternal Empire!!!"

May Your Majesty live forever!!!

"May Your Majesty the Dragon God reign forever as the sun over the starry sea! May the Star Empire prosper forever!!!"

"May the Empire prosper forever!!!"

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When one of the empire’s citizens began to shout excitedly, a deafening roar quickly swept out like a tidal wave!

At that moment, viewed from above, the ocean of sound and cheers even stirred up ripples in the capital's rich magical magnetic field.

At low altitudes, amidst the steel-like ground, crowds of people thronged the ground.

Numerous magical beasts flew about, letting out excited roars, while the Saint-level magical beasts among them manifested their largest elemental forms.

At that moment, countless colossal objects, some thousands of meters tall, could be seen sketching colorful clouds across the sky.

At this moment, the grand occasions in each region were naturally transmitted to each screen in a synchronized manner by the AI's drones.

Looking at the giant screen projected by the intelligent machine, Mu Mu...

At this moment, Adelaide and Sophie, who were among the more than 600,000 high-level spectators, were both stunned by this scene!
They never expected this.

It turns out that the Star Empire's claim that it has the favor of 600,000 high-level 'Chosen Ones' is actually true!

Are you kidding me?

Six hundred thousand high-level?
Let alone 600,000 high-level units!

Back in the heyday of the continent of Calter, having 10,000 high-level beings was considered a great blessing.

After all, the mortality rate in dungeons is extremely high, and each major advancement is a life-or-death crisis.

Therefore, even if the entire continent has 10,000 high-level beings, that would be an exaggeration.

Normally, it would be considered good if the number of high-level beings in the entire continent of Carter could be maintained at around five thousand.

And Saint-level? There are even fewer!
At least in their memories, there was never a period when the number of Saint-level beings on the continent of Calter exceeded five hundred.

However, what they don't know is that the same is true on the Auckland mainland.
After all, high-level items aren't as common as cabbages.

Each high-ranking individual is a major force in the defense of a city or region. Even when the continent of Auckland was at its peak stronger than the continent of Calter, maintaining seven or eight thousand high-ranking individuals during each peak period was considered the limit.

As for those at the Saint rank, excluding the Dragon Clan, the number would be considered the limit if it reached eight hundred.

After all, it is extremely rare for a Saint-level being to appear in a typical kingdom, and the number of Saint-level beings is intentionally controlled by the gods.

Because there are more Saint-level beings, or even more high-level beings, the magical environment of a region is greatly affected.

Therefore, even among the gods of the continent of Auckland, even those who are false saints, each god will deliberately maintain around five subordinates.

Occasionally, a deity may bestow more blessings upon the mortal world, but generally, a deity can only be counted on both hands at most.

And what is the current situation of the Star Empire?
Two thousand Saint-level beings?

Are you kidding me?
Moreover, judging from their aura, the vast majority of these two thousand Saint-level beings seem to be following the orthodox Saint-level path, rather than being pseudo-Saints granted divine favor?
Are they crazy, or is the world crazy?

When did the advancement to Saint rank become so easy?

Furthermore, can the elemental life cores required for the Saint rank be supplied in sufficient quantities?

Even higher-level ones have appeared in such large numbers, like cabbages?
Six hundred thousand?
One world? Or even two worlds, could they really support so many high-level beings?
At that moment, both were plunged into deep self-doubt.

After all, in their understanding, even the world of that phase where they were half-gods.

In other words, in a world with a dungeon-based advancement system similar to Calth, the number of Saint-ranked beings probably doesn't even exceed three hundred.

High-level? Three to five thousand high-level is already the limit of imagination.

At this moment, both of them finally understood the true value of being called "the chosen one of God"!

Even more so, after arriving in the Empire and successfully gaining formal citizenship through the special channels of the Empire's household registration system, they finally understood where the prosperity of the Star Empire came from.

This was actually the help that the so-called Dragon God gained after discovering another world and gathering together another so-called intelligent civilization.

What are the results of renovating the entire imperial capital, and even some main cities of the theocracy, in just eight years?
Eight years?

This means that the so-called Dragon God conquered this so-called intelligent civilization eight years ago.
How many years has the Stellar Empire been established?

In other words, this dragon god conquered another world in just fifty-two years?
this?!!
"As I suspected, the so-called Dragon God behind this Star Empire is extremely dangerous!"

"Besides its mysterious and terrifying strength, it also possesses a strong desire for conquest. If its half-body world is exposed, I think it will surely lead to another bloody storm!"

Adelaide looked extremely serious, and even felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

However, faced with Adelaide's solemn and crisis-ridden words, the woman, Sophie, had no choice but to nod and secretly transmit her thoughts:
"This deity, as it stands, is indeed the most mysterious and powerful being among all the deities we know!"

"Six hundred thousand high-level cultivators, plus two thousand saints who are almost all following the orthodox path, it's conceivable that there's a lot more to this so-called 'favored by the gods' than meets the eye!"

"Even if the gods of the past, or even the world where the demigods resided, completely opened up the difficulty and channels for advancement in the dungeons, it would be impossible to create so many powerful beings in the mortal world in a short period of time."

"It's impossible to do it in at least fifty years, or even five hundred years!"

"The influence of the magical environment is one factor, but the key is whether the mortal's own spirituality can successfully transform during the advancement. This step, no matter which world it is, cannot be achieved by relying on external forces."

"Therefore, it is not difficult to see from this that this dragon god either has a special power to help mortals advance smoothly, or those so-called favored by the gods are themselves very special."

"I am more inclined to believe that these chosen ones are very special! After all, according to the information I have heard, the vast majority of these high-level, even saint-level beings are chosen ones."

"Therefore, it is not difficult to see that these chosen ones are the most special ones."

Sophie's words were met with agreement from Adelaide, who was standing to the side.

"These chosen ones are truly mysterious."

"Currently, there is absolutely no information to be found in this so-called Empire's AI database."

"Even these high-ranking officials of the empire have only a vague understanding of the origins of the Chosen Ones."

"Those favored by the gods are naturally the favored ones of the Dragon God and all the other gods. As for their origins? Aren't they just native creatures of our two worlds? Such a statement is truly absurd and frustrating."

Upon hearing this, Sophie couldn't help but sneer in the telepathic communication.

"Isn't this normal? They're already called the chosen ones of the gods. When it comes to the realm of deities, who dares to ask too many questions or investigate too deeply?"

"But without a doubt, there is definitely something wrong with the souls and spirituality of these chosen ones, otherwise there is no way to explain why they broke through so easily."

"Whether it's due to divine intervention or their own reasons, we must keep this matter in mind, and if we have the opportunity to unravel the secrets of these chosen ones..."

Needless to say, Adelaide understood what Sophie meant.

If the secrets of those favored by the gods can truly be unlocked, then it would naturally mean that half of their bodies could replicate the power of those favored by the gods in another world.

The most direct benefit of the strengthening of mortal power is that it ensures that the gods gain unimaginable benefits in mortal wars.

Therefore, the existence of the chosen ones is relevant, both to the two of them and to the gods of other worlds.

These are all secrets worth exploring.

Therefore, it is understandable that both sides think this way.

However, at this very moment, after the opening sequence.

Soon, the projected image focused entirely on Emperor York atop the tower.

At the same time, a magnetic narration voice resounded throughout all regions of the world of Calter.

"The horns sounded! The dragon banners fluttered in the morning breeze, and York Smith, the first emperor of the Star Empire, stood atop the imperial white marble platform, clad in a dragon court sash."

He raised his hand to signal, and the boisterous crowd fell silent instantly, with only the imperial dragon emblem shining brightly in the sunlight.

The voice of the First Emperor, York Smith, resounded throughout the empire like a bell.

At this point, the voice of Emperor York has switched to the screen.

"Citizens of the Empire!"

Today, as the dawn bathes every inch of the empire's territory in golden light, we celebrate not merely the empire's continuation—but also the oath sworn by all peoples at its founding, before the sacred Dragon Court and the watchful gaze of the great Dragon God: "This land belongs forever to all peoples!"

The imperial scepter struck the ground, and a mysterious magic circle suddenly appeared from the tower in the capital!
Then, a large amount of azure light suddenly converged rapidly towards the top of the tower!
The next moment, under the watchful eyes of countless citizens of the empire, a dazzling golden beam of light shot straight into the sky!

The beam of light shot through the clouds and simultaneously reached the bottom of the floating temple, five thousand meters above the sky.

Suddenly, a sacred dragon roar echoed from the floating temple, which was neither particularly large nor small!

next moment!
Under the watchful eyes of a large number of imperial citizens, after sixty years, the dragon race once again appeared in the sight of the imperial masses!

First to appear were fifteen beings with dragon heads and human bodies who suddenly appeared on the screen.

They gazed indifferently at the earth.

They did not change their posture to show their power, nor did they say anything.

But at that moment, many local high-level experts within the empire became excited!

Because the divine descent is about to begin!
At the same time, the dragon transformation ceremony will unfold before the eyes of billions of living beings!

The first Star Empire, the divine blessing of mortals ascending to dragonhood, is about to unfold at this very moment!

(End of this chapter)