Under the Red Dragon

Huff, the flowing wind in the sky swirled into subtle air vortices under the huge wings of the red dragon, and the strong wind pressed down the thick branches entangled with ancient vines in the forest.

The red dragon landed on a low mountain in the forest with a gust of wind, and then sniffed around, finding no signs of other intrusions or destruction, before retracting its wings and turning over the top of the low mountain.

The red dragon's four claws clung to the stone wall of the low mountain, and it lifted the dense vines covering the cliff of the low mountain, revealing a wide and deep cave, and then burrowed into it.

Kediloss is the name of this red dragon. It has now passed through the most dangerous and highest mortality rate period of its life, the cub stage, and has entered the youth stage, the second highest mortality rate period in a dragon's life.

The former is because they are weak. Although dragons are born with a higher starting point than most other races, in the cub stage, well-coordinated elite adventurers can easily defeat five-colored dragons if they are equipped with sophisticated weapons.

Even some powerful extraordinary magical beasts can treat ordinary five-colored dragon cubs as prey. The dragon's might of young dragons cannot scare those wild monsters.

The youth stage is because they are reckless. At this stage where the dragon's strength leaps forward, many five-colored dragons who reach the youth stage experience a surge in confidence, greed, and the strong aggressiveness of five-colored dragons along with their soaring size.

Many dragon-slaying tragedies on the continent of Ikania mainly involve five-colored dragons in their youth stage. According to incomplete statistics from those bored human mages, only about one-fifth of each generation of five-colored dragons can survive the youth stage.

In this one-fifth ratio, black dragons who like to nest in swamps and blue dragons who live in groups in the desert account for the vast majority, and green dragons who only like to stay in their forests as twisted gardeners also account for a portion.

The highest mortality rates are for red dragons and white dragons, far exceeding the proportion of the other three chromatic dragon types.

The reason for the death of red dragons is obvious. Red dragons, who love to be bandits, are often defeated by swarming dragon slayer teams and adventurers after invading a few human towns, and then become commodities on the market and collectibles in other people's treasure houses without even seeing the princess.

White dragons, even if they hide in those uninhabited glacier lands and like to dig and live in the corners of remote glacier lands, their lives seem too humble.

There are always countless dragon hunter teams and adventurers who come to make trouble for them, dragging them out of their sleeping caves and slaughtering them like pigs.

This kind of dragon not only fails to gain the respect of other dragons who are also true dragons, but is also despised by other races.

After being driven out of the nest by his dragon mother in his adolescence, Kediloss, the red dragon, passed by the extremely distant grassland, the polar glacier land covered with ice and snow all year round.

He persuaded a juvenile female white dragon with his reasoning, and enslaved her as a servant. His daily activities were to enjoy the white dragon's prey and the white dragon's body. Life was very comfortable for a while.

If the glacial climate hadn't been unsuitable for red dragon growth and brought negative effects to the red dragon, Kediloss would have wanted to build a nest and live in the glacier.

"Tsk tsk," the red dragon Kediloss showed a lewd smile that only dragons could understand, while smacking his lips. His body, which had just passed through adolescence and reached more than eighteen meters, swayed involuntarily, obviously recalling some good things.

"It's a pity for that obedient white dragon dog. I shouldn't have eaten her to replenish my consumption during hibernation," Kediloss muttered to himself, with a trace of flesh and blood debris still hanging on his white fangs from the prey he had just hunted.

Solitary dragons always have all kinds of quirks. The red dragon Kediloss, who likes to talk to himself, is considered a relatively mentally healthy dragon.

"But there is more than one female dragon in that dragon group. Lord Kediloss can't wait to enjoy their wonderful taste!" A strong possessiveness was revealed in the red dragon's deep red eyes.

Wandering and solitary dragons are always more cautious than dragon families living in groups. The red dragon Kediloss has also developed this habit during his years of solitary wandering life.

He will not stay in one place for more than three to five years when he establishes a nest. Once it exceeds three to five years, the red dragon's aura will leave strong traces in that place, making it easy to be tracked.

But Kediloss has been nesting in this place for six years. The red dragon, who should have abandoned his nest and left, changed his mind when he entered the youth stage. He felt that his powerful strength could make him the lord of this place.

He wants to build a monster kingdom of his own, enslave all the creatures he sees, squeeze all the slaves, and vent his animal desires on all the females. This is the idea of most red dragons, and Kediloss is no exception.

But before Kediloss could start his conquest, his territory was invaded by other dragons.

The expansion speed of Kalon's dragon group territory has been too fast in the past two years. In the past few years, Kediloss was still in his adolescence, so he was relatively low-key, and his territory was not adjacent to the dragon group's territory, so neither side discovered each other's information.

But now Kalon's dragon group has gradually expanded to the doorstep of this young red dragon Kediloss. Although dragons don't need to leave a puddle of dragon urine on the edge of their territory to mark it, the black dragon Rosani and the white dragon Camid have done this a lot.

These two nasty guys marked the entire edge of the territory adjacent to the red dragon Kediloss with the smell of urine.

Fortunately, the red dragon Kediloss's brain hasn't been completely filled with magma. When he occupied the territory in his adolescence, he didn't dare to mark the territory carelessly, but tried his best to hide himself. How dare these weak young dragons come out to mark the territory alone.

This red dragon guessed with his not-yet-fully solidified head that there must be a dragon family behind these young dragons. Maybe the dragon family is behind an adult blue dragon. Only those guys like to pick up the eggs laid by dragons of various colors and hatch them, and then raise them to adulthood.

But in his subsequent observation, he found that the most powerful dragon in this dragon group was just a juvenile blue dragon. That blue dragon, as the leader, was quite diligent, and would fly over the dragon group's territory every few days to patrol their territory.

And in the smell of marking the territory, the aura of this juvenile blue dragon was the most intense, which proved Kediloss's idea.

"Tsk, observe for a few more days. If it is determined that the leader of that dragon group is that weak blue dragon, then this dragon group is not worthy of occupying such a vast territory. They should all become powerful red dragons, my vassals, Kediloss. Only the great red dragon is worthy of those beautiful and coquettish female dragons and that fertile territory,"

The red dragon Kediloss still maintained the caution of a solitary evil dragon. He squinted his eyes slightly and muttered: "At that time, should I directly challenge that weak blue dragon and then become their leader, or should I directly rush in and knock them all down? Let me think, what should I do to be more majestic and show my Kediloss, the demeanor of a great red dragon!"

The red dragon smacked his lips, his thoughts jumping to the entanglement of which female dragon to fuck first.

"Even so, I will not easily take risks. It is very dangerous to rashly enter other planes," Kalon shook his head. Although dragons are naturally gifted in adapting to the world, and entering other planes is almost unaffected by severe suppression and influence.

But Kalon never believes that dragons are invincible, especially since he is just a young dragon with a lot of bright growth space and future. There is no need to take risks for some lost magical knowledge. The benefits gained and the risks faced are not proportional at all.

If the benefits gained far outweigh the risks faced, Kalon might consider it for three more seconds before refusing, but now, Kalon almost refused directly without thinking about it to the squinting mage Hiusser's suggestion.

"Kalon, of course we will not ask you to rashly enter those powerful and dangerous planes. In fact, based on some historical remains we have retrieved, we have mastered many plane coordinates."

"Under our sorting and combing, these plane coordinates have rough records and hazard level classifications for the planes they represent. We will first explore the lowest-level planes, and we can share this knowledge with you."

The mage Hiusser began to agitate his lips and tongue. Red dragons are natural conquerors, with endless conquering desires. Although Kalon is not driven by the will and desires of red dragons, the instinct of desire always exists, unless Kalon is not a red dragon.

"And the first target we explored was specially chosen for you, Kalon," Hiusser's squinting eyes tried to widen, wanting to show his sincere gaze.

"This plane is named 'Green Wild Forest' by us. Due to the limitations of the Green Wild Forest native plane, almost no strong people like the Saint level have been born in this plane since the exploration of the magic empire. It belongs to the lowest level and danger level among all plane coordinates,"

"In theory, your mages can easily explore such a plane. You have a lot of high-level mages, wouldn't they be able to walk sideways in that plane? High-level mages should not be greatly suppressed,"

Kalon narrowed his eyes slightly, finding a loophole in the mage's words.

The squinting mage shook his head and said: "Although that plane is very small and its strength is average, almost all the land in all planes is covered by dense forests. The number of natives in the forest is almost endless. Those natives are all variants of the original elves born from the plane, and their strength in the forest is also increased to a certain extent,"

"Under this terrifying number, even high-level mages, if they are not careful, will be killed by arrows and spears that come from nowhere. After all, the mage's magic power is not endless, and mental power will also be consumed."

Kalon nodded, such a situation is indeed very troublesome. Even if a Saint-level archmage goes there, it is useless to kill hundreds or thousands of native creatures with one spell, unless they can have the great power to suppress the entire plane, otherwise the endless consumption will be enough for these mages to drink a pot.

In such a situation, dragons and dragon's dependents have a great advantage. As long as the dragon's dependents put on sophisticated iron armor, they can slowly sweep those native residents one by one. Under the magical blessing and enhancement of these mages, they don't need to be afraid of the spellcasters born among those native residents.

And dragons, if the situation is really as the mages said, the arrival of dragons is no different from the arrival of war machines.

The defense of the scales on Kalon's body is so outstanding now that even his own claws need to spend a lot of effort to cause damage. This is still because the dragon's attack is naturally accompanied by magical attributes of the same blood origin.

Moreover, the red dragon's surface protection is not only that layer of scales that looks like a work of art, but also an elemental protection layer and a magic shield. This is the quality that a dragon who studies magic should have.

There is also the red dragon's dragon breath and spells, which are naturally restrained by this forest environment.

Of course, what makes the red dragon a little tempted is the almost infinite native population of that plane. What the current dragon group territory lacks most is the population. A sufficient population is the basis for territory development. Without a sufficient population, any idea is just empty talk.

But the mage's next words made Kalon instantly moved.

"Most importantly, that plane is a paradise for forests and plants, so many Trees of Life have been born. There is a Tree of Life growing about every five or six hundred miles, and those Trees of Life, Kalon, we can give them all to you, just need one as a research material!"

The mage spoke words comparable to the temptation of the devil, and Kalon instantly felt his heartbeat speed up.

The Tree of Life is a sacred object unique to the elf race. Other benefits don't need to be seen. Simply planting these Trees of Life will turn the area affected by the Tree of Life into a prosperous place.

Not only will crops grow prosperously and be able to obtain more harvests, but even the newborns born in the territory will become smarter, their physique will be stronger, and the infant survival rate will be higher. This is simply the best auxiliary for territory development.

The elves' use of the Tree of Life is simply a waste of natural resources. They are always thinking about that little bit of leaves, branches, and water of life. In Kalon's view, those elf tribes are another form of freeloading, but what they are freeloading on is the Tree of Life.

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Kalon's red claws tapped on the hard stone table. If the situation in that plane is as the squinting eyes said, then he can indeed find a chance to go there.

All primitive capital accumulation is accumulated through plundering others. It takes a long time to develop slowly by relying on the dragon group territory. Although Kalon is a dragon, belonging to the long-lived species that mortals look up to, he will not refuse the shortcut to development.

And if he can successfully gain a foothold in the Green Wild Forest, he can use the resources of the entire plane to supply the dragon group's territory.

It was okay if Kalon didn't make a decision, but once he made a decision, his ambition would not be so small. He would not only be satisfied with the knowledge and inheritance left by those magic empires, as well as those native elves and Trees of Life.

He wanted to swallow the entire plane and treat the entire Green Wild Forest plane as the territory's back garden and resource reserve base.

"I have to say, squinting eyes, you convinced me, you successfully moved my peace-loving heart," Kalon said with a smile, completely unaware of how to write the word shameless.

“Excellent! With your cooperation, our exploration will definitely be smooth!” Archmage Hughes was overjoyed, completely disregarding the words 'squinty eyes' in Karun's words.

“However, I have two requests,” Karun raised two fingers, he said with a faint smile, “The first request is that the location for establishing the planar portal will be chosen by me, as well as the departure time.”

“No problem,” Archmage Hughes readily agreed to this condition. The mage was sincerely seeking cooperation and did not care about these minor details.

“The second request is that after entering the Greenwild Forest plane, every exploration activity and behavior you all undertake must be approved by me. I don't want to be burdened by teammates who are as stupid as pigs!”

“That's also no problem,” Archmage Hughes agreed without hesitation. These cooperation conditions were not harsh, which secretly relieved the mage who was prepared to be heavily fleeced.

“Well, that's good. But recently I want to build a laboratory for magical experiments. I don't have any experience, and I'm not comfortable leaving the territory before the laboratory is built,” Karun sighed softly.

“Here it comes, as expected, you can't overestimate their moral standards when making deals with dragons,” The squinty-eyed Archmage Hughes's brow twitched. A mage's laboratory is not cheap. If a laboratory is built according to complete specifications, even these wealthy mages will be shocked by the speed at which those shiny gold coins disappear.

“This, this of course, we will help you, Karun,” Archmage Hughes gritted his teeth and still agreed to the red dragon's 'polite request'.

“Very good, then, happy cooperation!” Karun clapped his hands with a smile, stood up, and prepared to leave.

“Wait, Karun, Lord of the Dragon Clan,” Countess Bathory, who had been listening quietly, stood up and stopped Karun from leaving. She raised her head and strode to Karun.

Her tall figure of nearly six feet is considered a good height among humans, and even more so among women, but in front of Karun, who is about eleven feet tall, the Countess can only look up.

“Oh, do you also have something to discuss with me, beautiful lady,” Karun stopped and looked at the voluptuous lady in front of him, openly admiring the unique voluptuous beauty of the female form.

Countess Bathory raised her head, her short hair falling back, revealing a pair of round and fair ears like ingots, she said: “I wish to pledge allegiance to you. As my sincerity, I can lead all the soldiers and people in the earldom who are loyal to me to submit, hoping to obtain a certain position under the dragon clan!”

Karun's eyebrows rose. He really didn't understand why Bathory, as a human noble, and still a high-ranking noble Countess, would give up everything to pledge allegiance to him. Even if the red dragon was confident, he didn't think these humans would be like those monsters, able to easily submit to the red dragon's majesty.

So Karun asked, but the answer he got was unexpected.

“She has fallen into the void of life and is sliding towards nothingness. Who told her to not be smart enough but like to think wildly, so she needs another life to seek the meaning of life, in short, she is too full!” Archmage Hughes spread his hands helplessly, preemptively answering for the Countess.

Bathory smiled, revealing a mouthful of crystal-clear white teeth, but her eyes, like ripples of emerald water, revealed a hint of madness, she said softly: “I like exciting lives, I hate boring lives, but I am unwilling to give up the decency of a noble and become those gray-faced adventurers!”

“Okay,” Karun nodded. He was familiar with this idea of doubting the meaning of life. He was in this situation for a while when he first came to this world, until his free will gradually strengthened, and he abandoned those negative thoughts, and a more determined goal was born in his heart.

“Maybe in the future, there will be a battle group organization formed by women under my command,” Karun thought to himself. In the northern countries that advocate martial valor, those women are not weaklings. Ordinary thieves who dare to underestimate these women will have their brains blown out by these sturdy women.

Moreover, the situation in the Dragon Clan's territory is even more so. Not only are there many female adventurers and powerful female warriors, but those monster眷族, in addition to reproduction, never deliberately distinguish between men and women.

“But I don't need you to bring back all the soldiers and people who are loyal to you. You should bring those who are neutral and opposed to you,” Karun raised the corner of his mouth at a strange angle, and he stared at the short-haired Countess's beautiful green eyes and said, “When you bring those people back, it will be the moment to swear allegiance to me!”

Countess Bathory obviously did not expect the request made by Karun. Although her big eyes were a little doubtful, she still lowered her head slightly, revealing her white and slender back neck, “Yes, I will do as you wish!”

Karun turned around, his wings spread out behind him, leaped into the sky, and then dispelled his dragon-born form in mid-air, transforming back into a huge red dragon.

Whoosh,

The strong wind from the red dragon's flapping wings bent the fruit trees in the orchard, and his body swept past the foot of the mountain, over the heads of the newly established Imperial Guard.

These tall Imperial Guards, each wearing iron armor, even their heads are covered in sealed helmets, only revealing a pair of eyes.

The weapons they carry are also heavy broadswords. The Imperial Guards stand at the foot of the mountain, watching every creature that tries to approach the dragon's nest. Although the number is small, they have an indomitable aura.

“Bring Yugu to see me,” The red dragon's deep dragon language accompanied his huge body, and then rose up, straight to the top of the mountains. The turbulent wind blew the red cloaks behind the Imperial Guards, like red flags fluttering.

“Yes,” The Imperial Guards knelt on one knee with their broadswords, and shouted in unison in the clanging sound of the iron armor.