Under the Red Dragon

Originally, the dragon council should have concluded in a lively atmosphere, but Head Maid Charlize quietly walked from beneath the Red Dragon's throne and softly reported a message, causing the coiled Red Dragon to lightly furrow the fine scales on its brow, like tiny embedded jewels.

“Someone requests an audience? At this hour?”

Karon suppressed the slight agitation and annoyance in his heart, gently smoothing the wrinkles between his brows with a claw as sharp as forged steel.

Even though dragon blood could no longer easily affect Karon, every creature's nature has a limit to its tolerance for repetitive tasks and behaviors.

Moreover, the vast power of the mind accumulated from Karon's slumber, combined with his bloodline's origin, gave birth to a natural talent that called to him.

It called for this primal red dragon to use absolute power to tear apart these weaker dragons before him, who could only provide him with some slight benefit, as if they were his prey.

To swallow their flesh, chew their bones, and satisfy his hunting instinct and desire to feed.

Therefore, when Karon sat on the throne in the royal hall, surveying the dragons, he was constantly restraining and suppressing his instincts.

His talent originated from his bloodline but was even stronger than it. In particular, the primal dragon blood, subdued under Karon's will, was passively stimulated to resist more intensely, making Karon's revived primal dragon blood purer and more powerful.

The combination of the two amplified the effect, bringing some small changes to Karon.

It made this primal red dragon's temper slightly more volatile, no longer as deep and unfathomable as before. His actions and gaze would unconsciously reveal a kind of fierce essence.

That was the essence of this primal red dragon, who fed on the roots of all things and was the apex predator. Even though Karon had tried his best to restrain his power, he had not yet reached the point of perfect control and needed a considerable amount of time to practice.

The reason the dragons appeared so well-behaved before this red dragon was not because of the red dragon's power. They already knew the dragon leader's personality and were accustomed to their interactions.

But Karon's unconsciously revealed sharpness made it difficult for the dragons to restrain themselves from tightly closing their back scales, just as weak creatures would when targeted by a predator. Naturally, they had no time to joke or talk.

Karon's decision to face the battle against the three adult dragons alone was also partly to vent his power through combat, so that he could quickly and perfectly control his changes.

It was just a pity that, although the three adult dragons opposite him were remarkably strong, especially the silver dragon Chris, they still could not force him to use his full power in front of the current primal red dragon.

The identity of a primal red dragon might represent the strongest power and highest status for other dragons, but for Karon now, it was only his starting point.

Although Karon was annoyed, and the dragons were somewhat unable to restrain their excitement, they each acted like well-behaved cats pretending to be innocent after making a mistake under the primal red dragon's slightly somber expression, folding their wings to their sides, standing on their forelimbs, and sitting on their hind legs.

“Let her in. It's also a good opportunity to introduce her to the dragons, so they don't need to get to know her again later.”

Karon's deep voice sounded, and Head Maid Charlize quickly shook the golden bell at her waist to transmit her signal.

In this situation, at this time, ordinary people would certainly not choose to seek an audience with the dragon leader. Even Count Renice, the vampire who was eager to extend an olive branch, and representatives of various noble forces, had wisely left the royal court after enjoying the banquet.

Even the devils in hell would maintain a polite attitude before deceiving you into signing a contract.

Being able to choose to see him at this moment, Karon instantly thought that the other party must be a dragon.

Only dragons, even if they have received some education, still tend to be direct and maintain a significant degree of self-will.

Upon seeing the visitor who came late at night, the thought in Karon's mind was, as expected.

The visitor was a dragon who had transformed into a human form. She was a delicate and lively young girl with gray and bright eyes, looking quite cheerful.

Her steel-colored short hair, like some cosplay enthusiasts, and the steel ornament-like decorations worn on her chest and waist, further emphasized this characteristic.

But the true form of this dragon under the transformation could not be hidden from Karon's true vision.

This was also a type of metallic dragon, but not one of the ten orthodox true dragons in the world of Akaniia, but a variant of the metallic dragons—a steel dragon.

The dragons turned their still-boiling gazes on the steel dragon Midiel, who slowly stepped into the gate of the royal hall, which startled the steel dragon Midiel, who had transformed into a slender but petite girl, from the shock that the magnificent castle had brought her.

Even in the dragon's heritage, the steel dragon Midiel knew many spectacular buildings that were more magnificent than this castle, but in the material world, it was almost difficult to find a building comparable to this giant fortress specially designed and built for dragons.

The huge castle was built purely of giant stones as strong as steel, covered with a rich layer of magical light attached to the giant fortress like a halo, just like a true temple shrouded in the glory of the gods.

The huge main hall and the three-story fortress behind the main hall were each taller and wider than the temples built by devout believers for their gods, which made the steel dragon, who was quite experienced in real estate, couldn't help but regret how many residences could be developed on the vast area occupied by the giant fortress.

Even the flower garden in the front courtyard of this magnificent fortress was enough for the steel dragon Midiel to develop a whole residential area.

But the steel dragon Midiel's regret was washed away by the huge wealth placed in front of the dragons, shining with golden light and steaming with precious air, which even made the steel dragon completely forget the etiquette that she had been taught to display.

She just stopped subconsciously under the siege of the dragons, staring at the boxes of treasures and muttering, “Oh my god, pearls of this quality, pure gold coins of this color, exquisite gems of this kind, how wonderful it would be if they were all mine.”

Karon didn't care about the other party's reaction. The attraction of treasures to dragons was unmatched by anything. And this was also one of the reasons why he had deliberately locked several metallic dragons outside the gate of the royal fortress today.

In the future Dragon Empire, it was impossible to require all dragons to have the same goals as the current dragons, and it was also necessary to bring more driving force and temptation to other dragons.

As long as other dragons could be lured and guided and absorbed into the dragon group, and then slowly reformed and influenced, the pace of the dragon group's strength could be accelerated.

And wealth was the most effective special attack against dragons, without exception.

Although Karon didn't care, the words of this seemingly energetic and lively girl steel dragon annoyed the surrounding dragons.

Metallic dragons believe that the legitimate private property of all creatures has inviolable sanctity, and even the majesty of the gods cannot outweigh this sanctity.

They will show their righteous fangs to any creature coveting their property, stretch out their sacred claws, and impose the most severe judgment—destruction—on these creatures.

Color dragons have fewer steps, they will directly kill those creatures who covet their wealth, and even be too lazy to show their teeth.

But before the attitude of the primal red dragon was made clear, these dragons had no choice but to show their long fangs, staring fiercely at this greedy girl, and making threatening and demonstrative low roars.

The dragons' deterrence startled the girl, and she hurriedly stepped forward, came to the steps before the throne not far away, looked around, and then gave a chest-stroking salute to the grinning dragons and the quiet red dragon.

She said, “Good evening, mighty heteroscale leader, honorable King of Gold, and honorable dragons, my name is Midiel, and I am a steel dragon.”

Karon nodded. The aura emanating from the steel dragon in front of him made his hunting instinct stir. In order not to bring too strong a sense of oppression to the other party, he could only focus his gaze on the other party's neck.

That was a steel necklace, but it was not an ornament of this steel dragon, but the talent that the steel dragon species were born with, and the manifestation when transformed into human form.

Chain of Life, this special talent of the steel dragon species, comes from the commonality of steel dragons.

In the long life of the steel dragon species, they will walk on the earth as men, women, nobles, beggars, humans, elves, orcs, and various humanoid intelligent races.

But these steel dragon species do not regard the identities they have played as disguises and masks, but regard the roles they have played as real lives, as friends of the steel dragon.

And the Chain of Life is the collection of the lives of the characters played by the dragon, and in the hands of these dragons, it can exert some wonderful abilities.

But some steel dragons will choose another way to create their own Chain of Life, that is, to carve the characters they have played on their scales, just like some dragons with extremely strong legal fetish.

Moreover, these steel dragons also have an extremely powerful talent—empowerment, which comes from the disguise skills of this dragon, which can almost be called the most disguised among all dragons.

Steel dragons need to spend about a month to complete the profound and complicated disguise empowerment for their new form, and when these steel dragons complete the disguise empowerment, they are almost as powerful as when they are in their true dragon form when they maintain the new form.

The same power as the true form, the same spellcasting ability as the true form, only the defense on the body is slightly weaker than the real dragon scales.

There are also some mysterious and unique talents, which are the triggers for Karon's hunter instinct to erupt rapidly.

However, Karon's will is far from being shaken by this instinct and dragon blood, so he continued to listen to the words of this steel dragon girl.

But the steel dragon girl's words were interrupted by the green dragon Antajena.

“You are too close to the king, heteroscale dragon,” the green dragon Antajena's dragon eyes were nakedly releasing her hostility, her wing claws clung to the armrests of the black stone giant seat, and her slender neck supported her delicate head forward.

“Also, at the dragon group's gathering, you should participate in it as a dragon, instead of talking eloquently at this gathering in human form,”

The green dragon Antajena's forward-stretched head was hostile, and she threatened in a low voice: “This is disrespect to the dragon group's king, this is rudeness to the empire's dragon emperor, and it is even more contempt for the dragon group!”

Hearing the green dragon Antajena's words, the steel dragon Midiel had not yet had time to react, and the young white dragon Sloka, located at the end of the dragon group, jumped up excitedly from his exquisite carpet.

“Let me do it, let me do it, let me say that sentence,” the young white dragon Sloka stretched his wings and roared excitedly: “How dare you, disobey the will of the dragon group,”

This young white dragon then turned to the teenage female white dragon Ronnie and shouted: “Quick, Ronnie, help me, let's beat this steel dragon together and let me step on her and say that sentence, I'm afraid I can't handle her alone, a gold coin, no, a silver coin.”

This young white dragon had once been severely beaten by the female red dragon Kleinaya in the royal fortress for offending the will of the dragon group, which made the young white dragon Sloka brooding over this once-happened scene.

This guy, once caught in the rain, always wanted to tear down other people's umbrellas. For this reason, he was afraid that other dragons would be too lazy to help him, and even planned to pay a silver coin price to let the teenage white dragon Ronnie take action with him.

The teenage white dragon Ronnie's vertical pupils turned white, and she said while wagging her tail: “A gold coin, and I'll help you.”

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“Damn it, I see you circling around Gremot all day long, you always actively come forward to help Gremot with anything, and when it's my turn, you open your dragon mouth wide, but I'm the brother who raised you from childhood!”

The young white dragon Sloka roared dissatisfied.

“Tch, if you were as beautiful, strong, and smart as Gremot, I could help you for the price of a silver coin,” the teenage white dragon Ronnie turned her head disdainfully.

“Damn it, a gold coin is a gold coin,” the young white dragon Sloka jumped and shouted anxiously.

The teenage white dragon Ronnie got the satisfactory price and was lazily getting up from the right side of the white dragon Gremot when she saw that Midiel, the girl who claimed to be a steel dragon, quietly bloomed her true form at this moment.

It immediately stunned the teenage white dragon Ronnie.

Not because the other party's true form was so beautiful or so strong, but because the other party's body was surprisingly thin beyond the teenage white dragon Ronnie's expectations.

Now the teenage white dragon Ronnie, who is the thinnest in the dragon group, is also one size larger than this mysterious steel dragon in size.

Steel dragons are the smallest of the known dragon species in the world, and as a price for this, their spellcasting ability is extremely strong.

The teenage steel dragon that appeared in the eyes of the dragon group was only more than seven meters long, with a cat-like figure, a rich facial expression, and looked like a human. Thorns grew around the face near the top of the head, looking like hair.

She also had a damp metallic smell, and her scales shone like polished steel sheets.

Compared to other metallic dragons, the steel dragon Midiel has a slender body and a small head, and sword-like frills grow from her head, elbows, and toes.

But the steel dragon Midiel's wings looked particularly dashing, like the shape of feathers, composed of overlapping blades, and the scales on the steel dragon Midiel's chest were like a whole shield inlaid on the chest and abdomen.

But at the instant when the Steel Dragon Midir appeared, the dragons immediately understood why she preferred to meet the dragon clan in human form, because many dragons, not just the chromatic dragons, but also the metallic dragons, enjoyed mocking the size of dragons of the same age, in order to satisfy their own vanity.

"It was my mistake, but I didn't intentionally offend the dragon clan or the King's majesty!" The voice of the Steel Dragon Midir when she transformed into her true dragon form was not as lively and cheerful as when she was a girl, but instead had a metallic sound.

Karon nodded, "You don't need to be too restrained. Among dragons, there's no need to be bound by elaborate etiquette."

The Red Dragon turned his gaze to the young White Dragon, Sloka, who looked disappointed, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, revealing his long fangs as he smiled and said, "Alright, Sloka, don't be so rude to our guests from afar. This is not the way the dragon clan should treat guests."

Watching the dejected young White Dragon Sloka crawl back onto the long carpet, the Red Dragon turned back to the Steel Dragon and said softly, "Continue to explain your purpose, fellow scaled one from afar."

The Steel Dragon Midir nodded, paid tribute to the King of Dragons, and then reopened her mouth, "Perhaps you don't know, our Steel Dragon race takes pride in the mission given to us by the founding dragon god Io—to travel the world, collecting wisdom to spread to many living beings,"

"But under this glorious mission, we will also make different attempts for our own hobbies, such as collecting some small fortunes, a few works of art, a little bit of antiques, and so on,"

The fine scales of the Steel Dragon Midir, like fine steel flakes, were her thick skin, so she said without any sense of embarrassment, "Your powerful strength displayed in battle and your speech at the triumphal celebration ceremony were both deeply impressed in my mind. After wise consideration, I think you are an outstanding leader with a broad vision, profound wisdom, and sufficient strength."

The Ancient Red Dragon's skin was even more solid and thick than his dragon scale defense, so he accepted the Steel Dragon's flattery calmly.

"Therefore, I would like to use my wisdom and knowledge to add a little value to the dragon clan and serve you, this outstanding leader. But after all, I am not good at fighting, and I cannot serve the dragon clan with powerful strength like other dragons. Therefore, with a忐忑heart, I took the initiative to send you a request to join the dragon clan!"

The Steel Dragon Midir's remarks were appropriate and generous, humble but not humble. This was the teaching from another talent of the Steel Dragon clan—reflective thinking.

Karon showed a smile. After the dragon clan's reputation spread, this was the first time a dragon had chosen to actively join the dragon clan. This was quite a celebratory news for both the dragon clan and him.

"You don't need to worry, Midir," the voice of the Ancient Red Dragon became unusually gentle at this moment, "The Gogmora Dragon Clan does not only value pure strength. Ability is what the dragon clan expects and values. Your wisdom and knowledge are your abilities."

"But you need to prove that your ability is enough to gain the position you want in the dragon clan. So, what value can you bring to me, to the dragon clan, to the empire!"

The Steel Dragon Midir's expression obviously became more active at this moment, and her voice also increased a lot at this moment. She excitedly甩着 her steel dragon tail,甩动得呼呼响.

"Oh, noble Dragon King, Midir has accepted the wisdom and knowledge inheritance of the previous Steel Dragons, and has some good insights on commercial development, and especially the real estate industry, which is the focus of my attention."

The Steel Dragon Midir spoke eloquently, "When the empire established by the dragon clan gradually grows, it should be possible to regulate and manage the commerce and economy of the entire empire in advance."

"Now the empire's market and economy are only under simple surface management, allowing the economy and commerce to grow wildly. This has no impact in the early stages of the empire."

"However, if this situation continues, those greedy merchants will be more bloodthirsty than our dragons for profit. They will manipulate the market and the economy through economic means, thereby affecting power and affecting the operation of the entire empire."

"Although dragons can easily eliminate these greedy cockroaches, taking action at that time will damage many interests and lose a lot of wealth."

The Steel Dragon Midir looked at the Red Dragon's admiring gaze, only feeling that she had met a wise leader, and the dragon clan's territory would also be the place where this teenage Steel Dragon, who had just walked out of the dragon's nest for the first time, would make her fortune.

So the Steel Dragon Midir said in a firm tone, "Therefore, I am here to suggest to you to establish a special imperial department, which can also be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, specializing in the macro-control of the empire's commerce and economy, and controlling those freely growing businesses and merchants, so as to avoid loss of benefits."

"I also have many means to make the dragon clan earn a lot of profits, and I look forward to showing them to you one by one!"

Karon stroked his steel-forged jaw with his claws, feeling very satisfied with the arrival of this Steel Dragon.

In his vision, the dragon empire was not a simple gathering of dragons and accumulation of numbers. These various dragons had unique talents and were very suitable for filling various departments and organizations of the empire to share affairs, oh no, power, for Karon.

For example, the Steel Dragon Midir in front of him reminded him of the omissions he had not noticed before. Macroeconomic control of the entire empire is an indispensable means for a mature country.

So Karon stretched out a pair of dragon claws with satisfaction, applauding the Steel Dragon in front of him like a human.

One dragon after another also hammered the giant seats, or slapped their tails, echoing the Red Dragon's behavior. The Steel Dragon Midir's remarks were also recognized by the dragons. Making wealth for the dragons, at this moment, the Steel Dragon Midir was more popular than the young Red Dragon Cadilos.

"Your remarks have made me feel your wisdom and professional knowledge, Midir. I will appoint you as a traveling official of the Ministry of Finance. Let your methods be displayed. I look forward to your wisdom!"

The Steel Dragon Midir took the initiative to step forward, lowering her delicate and small head, allowing the giant claws of the Ancient Red Dragon to cover it.

"Welcome to join, Gogmora Dragon Clan, Golden Empire, Land of Dragons!" Karon stretched out his steel claws and gently covered it!