Under the Red Dragon

The chief of the Dehonia region responsible for recruitment is a knight errant from other human kingdoms. Although he is in charge of the region's recruitment power, he is usually unlikely to step into this special legion's area relying on his own status and power.

The recruitment officer looked at these selected warriors. Despite their formidable strength, they were still tirelessly training under commands and instructions.

He couldn't help but admire, "Almost every lord in the world wants their warriors to obey their orders, but they only use simple rewards and punishments to achieve their goals."

"They don't know that relying on some subtle and simple things that seem boring can make soldiers gradually get used to obeying the orders of their superiors. Even those knights who take the knight's code as their creed and have good virtues are not as disciplined as the empire's legion warriors."

"It's a pity that the knights now have been reduced to the dirty gloves and lackeys of those noble lords." The recruitment officer showed a sad look on his face.

At this time, Caron was walking in the mortal world with the appearance of a dragonborn, so his facial expressions appeared richer than in his true form.

He knew that knights in those human kingdoms were both the starting point of the noble class, representing a noble starting point.

They are also a special power class born in many human kingdoms, as noble as spellcasters, requiring virtues such as bravery, compassion, humility, and justice as the knight's code and creed.

But Caron knew that even in the best of times, there were not many people who could truly follow these knightly codes. Most of them were just decorated with a beautiful appearance, but behind the scenes, they were a dark class that did all kinds of dirty and nasty things.

Being able to uphold neutrality is considered a good enough talent.

He showed his smile, looked at his recruiting officer, and said lightly: "Although the empire also values good virtues, the empire does not flaunt good virtues,"

"A country's strength is the foundation. Those good reputations are just incidental accessories."

The recruitment officer was slightly stunned, and then nodded thoughtfully, "What Your Majesty said is right. Perhaps only Your Majesty's wisdom would know that formulating these subtle rules to train and restrain warriors can make the legion more powerful and strong."

A group of people passed through the huge training ground for new recruits, and then passed through layers of strict sentry posts before reaching the 'Burning Hoof' barracks.

This solemn barracks looks more like a large manor located in the suburbs. The magnificent gate is wide enough to allow sixteen carriages to pass side by side. Near the barracks' walls, teams of soldiers patrol back and forth, holding swords and wearing armor.

At each corner of the wall, there are high turrets and watchtowers. On them are not soldiers holding bows and swords, but huge armor-piercing crossbows.

These turrets and watchtowers are interconnected, forming an airtight network covering the barracks. Even a flying bird or a crawling insect cannot escape the capture of this dense net.

Those warriors wearing complete sets of neat armor covered their faces under cold masks, and gauntlets woven from steel held the hilts of their swords.

Only when they saw Caron's arrival would these stern warriors put down the hilts of their swords and offer a loyal salute to the rarely seen emperor.

But now, those following Caron, besides the Mist Dragon Deniro and two Imperial Guard who were always protecting the Dragon Emperor, even the Chief of Recruitment of Dehonia was not qualified to step into this barracks.

Caron stepped into the heavily guarded barracks and walked along the wide stone avenue. Within the 'Burning Hoof' legion, there were also several sub-legions.

Among them, the "Bloodscale Berserker Legion", which was originally used to refer to those special dragons, was awarded to the warriors in the 'Burning Hoof' legion who bore the glory of various dragon bloodlines.

There is also the 'Demon Hunter' legion. The warriors in this legion all bear some unique or powerful demon blood. These warriors do not take bearing demon blood as an honor, but take defeating demon blood as an honor.

Only warriors who successfully defeat the demon blood will be absorbed into the 'Demon Hunter' legion. These warriors, who are loyal to the emperor of the empire with unique powers, applied for this legion title in order to prevent other legions from misunderstanding their power.

Similarly, one of the garrisons in this barracks belongs to the warriors who possess the sinful blood of devils. The battle group title of these warriors is much simpler - 'Dragon Devil Battle Group', meaning that even devils need to offer loyalty to the dragon.

There is also a special military camp garrison, which is a mixed battle group born from other experimental ancient blood. Because the source of the blood is unstable or rare, and it is not enough to form a group alone, they are all mixed together.

This battle group is the 'Thousand Sons Battle Group' of the Giant Dragon Empire, which means the Giant Dragon has thousands of sons.

However, Caron was not in a hurry to enter the military camps of other battle groups, but came to the rightmost magnificent building he saw in the military camp.

Huge is the first characteristic of this building. Judging from the appearance alone, this building is equivalent to the main area of any luxurious manor.

Walking to the aisle of the building, the Mist Dragon Deniro couldn't help but look up. This aisle corridor, which has only one floor, is as high as a hundred meters, even the true body of the dragon is enough to rampage here.

"How much more do I not know," Mist Dragon Deniro exclaimed, "The more I understand the empire created by the dragons, the more fascinated I am by it. I regret that I could not see the birth of civilization with my own eyes in the beginning."

"But now you can see the civilization grow and participate in it with your own eyes," Caron turned his head and smiled gently at the mist dragon.

The humanoid form of Mist Dragon Deniro is not a transformation technique, but is similar to another special magical talent, so the humanoid form of this mist dragon is always somewhat different from normal people, because this mist dragon rarely appears in the residence of humanoid civilization, so the spell is not well imitated.

At this time, Mist Dragon Deniro is more like a dragon man without wings and with human finger-like claws. The eyes are also obviously dragon-like vertical pupils, not human eyes.

Deniro nodded, "It is my honor to participate in a great cause. I think that even if our empire, the civilization shaped by dragons, disappears in the long river of time, perhaps our names will be recorded in the books of those historians."

"Hehe," Caron stepped forward, nodded in response to some soldiers and spellcasters passing by in a hurry, then turned his head and looked at Mist Dragon Deniro with a smile: "So, is this your pursuit, Deniro."

"Yes, the long life of dragons cannot be spent sleeping all the time. We always need to find some goals to spend the long years. I am not interested in the hobby of other dragons to hoard treasures with all their heart, that is too boring and too much like a wild beast that simply hunts."

Mist Dragon Deniro paused slightly, glanced at the red dragon whose eyes became strange, and then quickly added: "Of course, this does not mean that I am not interested in treasures, but that is not my only, highest need. Treasures still make my heart beat."

Caron was dumbfounded and laughed, then shook his head. He didn't want this mist dragon to serve the dragon group for nothing, that's not realistic. He just didn't expect that the dragon, a creature that is naturally bored with repetitive and large amounts of affairs, Mist Dragon Deniro seems to enjoy it.

Red Dragon has been observing the performance of Mist Dragon during this period. He found that Mist Dragon really likes to participate in these things, not like Blue Dragon Dos, who works entirely because of the responsibilities that dragon group members must bear.

"Don't worry, if you join the dragon group, you are one of them, and you also enjoy the rights of the 'Dragon Covenant'," Caron said.

The guards in the barracks are not as strict as outside, but those who come and go in the barracks are all elite warriors and spellcasters, and there is no need for too many guards.

Caron's footsteps stopped in front of a door, the door was only half-covered, there were no soldiers guarding it, only two tall stone statues, lifelike, standing on both sides of the door, like warriors holding sharp swords, guarding the passage of the door.

The sign hanging on the eaves of the door reads several common language characters 'Armory - Golem Logistics Regiment'.

This is one of the purposes of Caron's visit here.

The 'Burning Hoof' Legion is the personal guard of Caron, the emperor of the empire. Apart from those Imperial Guards, this legion can be said to be the most powerful legion in the empire now. It is the emperor's sharp blade.

But not only these elite warriors, this legion is also equipped with some powerful magical construct equipment, such as golems, one of the magical constructs most loved by mages.

Two Imperial Guard warriors scanned the vision of the golems standing on both sides of the gate with their own tokens, and then the half-covered gate automatically opened slowly.

But a scholar mage was already waiting quietly behind the door.

Seeing the arrival of the Red Dragon, the scholar mage quickly saluted: "Your Majesty!"

"Mobius, why are you here," the Zudai Red Dragon frowned slightly.

Caron knew the scholar mage in front of him, Mobius, ranked ninety-ninth in the list of knowledge kings submitted. He was not outstanding in strength, but he had some gains in the research of golem constructs.

This guy is also one of the leaders of the golem research department established by Caron after teaching the magical construct knowledge left by the ancient magic empire.

According to habit, this scholar mage should be in the research department at this time, not here.

Although the Zudai Red Dragon has the vanity that all living beings have, and likes to be flattered by his subordinates, he does not like to be deliberately flattered. In Caron's view, making achievements is better than deliberately flattering himself.

"Your Majesty, the research department has recently made some achievements, so I came here to lead this experiment. I didn't expect to encounter the glory of your Majesty's presence," the scholar mage Mobius said calmly.

"There have been some breakthroughs, very good, take me to see," the Zudai Red Dragon's brow suddenly straightened, and followed the other party forward.

"It seems that this guy is here to ask for credit," the Zudai Red Dragon understood the other party's thoughts, but this did not make Caron hate the scholar mage.

In his opinion, this is a good thing. If you make achievements, you need to show them, you need to ask for credit, you need rewards. If others give him, he will give others. This is the principle that Caron adheres to, an alternative equivalent exchange.

This is the most solid relationship in the world.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the method that our research department has been constantly researching and improving day and night," the scholar mage Mobius bowed slightly and stretched out his right hand.

Caron had already seen it. In the middle of several spellcasters surrounded, a giant stone golem three meters high stood in the courtyard. The spellcasters were engraving the last magic circle on the golem.

This giant stone golem looks very rough and cannot be compared to the golem shaped by Caron himself with the talent authority of earth and metal.

In Caron's hands, he can easily complete various shapes for the low-level golems he wants to manufacture, just need to consume some of his magic power.

But in Caron's view, relying only on himself, even if he spends all his time on shaping golems, it is not worth the loss. Those that cannot be mass-produced are not advanced enough after all.

Only some extremely powerful and special golems can make Caron consume his precious time.

Therefore, Caron taught the knowledge left by the ancient magic empire to the scholar mages of the research department, so that they could cultivate spellcasters and alchemical craftsmen specializing in golem manufacturing.

On the other hand, and most importantly, although the energy driving force of the golem has a magic core, it also needs a large number of elemental essences or souls to truly drive the golem army.

But the current empire does not have the ability to enter the secondary elemental plane to capture elemental essences and souls on a large scale.

This is another problem that the scholar research department needs to solve for Caron.

But it seems that this problem is finding a breakthrough under the hard research of the scholars.

After the spellcasters surrounding the golem engraved the last magic circle, they left one after another, and the scholar mage Mobius stepped forward and stood in front of the tall stone golem.

The tall stone golem is somewhat different from the golem shaped by Caron himself.

The golems shaped by these scholar mages have living eyes carved from crystal, which look like real human eyes.

The golem's body is engraved with magic patterns made of mercury, connecting the golem's core and eyes.

Mobius stood in front of the golem, staring at the golem's eyes, resting his staff on the ground, and then chanted a special spell aloud.

"Pure silver and stone, make a contract with the cornerstone,"

"The whispering wind blocks the solid wall, firmly casting the gate of the four directions,"

"Release in the temple, descend on the road to the empire,"

"Summon here,"

"Your body resides under the command of the emperor, our destiny is entrusted to the heroic spirit sword,"

"If you are willing to be summoned by the heroic spirit, follow this meaning, comply with this principle, then come in response!"

The power of the spell blew to the distance with the whispering wind, reaching the Giant Dragon Temple.

The next moment, a soul entered its body, and the golem's eyes bloomed with dazzling light.

Then the golem turned around, kneeled on one knee to Caron standing behind, and made a deafening sound.

"Your Majesty, my lord, your loyal warrior, has come in response!"