Under the Red Dragon

Karon's magnificent and robust body was perched atop the Crown of the World Tree, which seemed to reach the clouds. His broad wings, spanning thirty-two meters, were covered in profound and mysterious flame patterns.

Entwined around these flame patterns were runic veins representing earth and metal, which quietly illuminated at this moment, making the red dragon's wings resemble those of a celestial being.

His formidable and majestic head looked down from above, and surrounded by the dancing dragons, he appeared as a manifestation of divinity in the eyes of the kneeling elves.

Thus, these elves placed their expectations and hopes on that red dragon and the swirling dragons below.

The elderly High Elder of the elves, Kade, cried out loudly, "Praise the great Red Dragon, praise the great Dragon Horde, we offer you our highest praise, Supreme King of the World!"

At this moment, all the elves transformed from worried about destruction to sublime fanaticism, shouting loudly, "Praise the great Red Dragon, praise the great Dragon Horde, we offer you our supreme praise and allegiance, Supreme Dragon King of the World, Noble Dragon of the World!"

The elves' voices shook the forest, shook the heavens and the earth, converging into a roaring tsunami. Even the surrounding forests echoed with songs of praise, and the World Tree swayed, scattering green life radiance, as if also chanting in praise.

The number of elves gathered here was more than tens of thousands, and the assembled life far exceeded the dragons' expectations. All the elite warriors and druids from the remaining large elven tribes in the Green Wilderness Forest had been mobilized, exceeding twenty thousand, not counting the other ordinary elves.

Adding the original three elven tribes that huddled together for warmth, the estimated number was at least fifty thousand elves. Even with many elves hanging from the branches of the War Ancient Trees, they still covered the sky and the earth, a vast sea of people.

If the dragons weren't standing high enough, they wouldn't be able to see the edge at a glance.

These fully mobilized elves originally intended to test the strength of the dragons. If the dragons' power could be resisted, they would switch to a state of all-out war.

But under the dragon horde's concentrated attacks, the almost destructive power quickly transformed these elves. The giant pit, hundreds of meters in circumference and thousands of meters long, instantly buried thousands of elves.

Under such divine might, these elves had become the dragons' pan-believers and shallow believers.

The power of faith and the mental energy of tens of thousands of elves instantly connected and submerged the red dragon and the dragon horde in the sky. Although this power of faith was weak, almost non-existent.

But the number of elves was simply too abundant. The elves in this world alone already far exceeded the number of residents in the dragon horde's territory.

And these elves were the elite of this world. Although the power of shallow faith they brought was weak, it was considerable when added together.

Every dragon in the dragon horde was ecstatic, feeling the strange power, like drops of water, pouring into their bodies.

They soared excitedly in the sky, emitting clear and high-pitched dragon roars.

Although this power was weak, and each dragon only received a little, although this power was unfamiliar, and none of the dragons had ever seen it before.

But the dragons' inheritance told them that this was the power that could only be touched when reaching the realm of divinity—the power of faith.

Although the power of faith was already a fairly broad and common knowledge among gods and favored ones, it was still a supreme mystery below the realm of divinity.

In the dragons' historical inheritance, there had never been a dragon that ascended to godhood because of the power of faith. Even the dragons' dragon god was born as a god, and then a god.

The reasons for this were various, but the main reason was that no one was willing to make the dragon race their god. Even those monsters who took dragons as their patrons would at most regard dragons as their lords.

This could be seen from the behavior and style of the dragons who once ruled the world.

In the endless years before, dragons ruled everything in the world, the sky, the earth, and the sea, but no dragon ascended to the throne of godhood because of this.

This was because in the era when dragons ruled the world, the rise and fall of all races in the world depended only on the dragons' tastes.

If the dragons liked you, then your race would usher in decline. If the dragons hated you, then your race would usher in extinction.

At this time, the elves developed worship and admiration for the dragons because of their power, but if the dragon horde behaved like other dragons in ancient times, then these elves would quickly transform and become a force resisting the dragons' rule.

This was the shortcoming of the dragon era: chaos mixed with a little bit of order. There was order, but not much.

However, although the power of faith was scarce, it was of great help to the dragons in the dragon horde. They could gain many benefits by touching this power.

The main thing was that they would gradually realize the benefits and advantages of order, and these powers of faith were just one of them.

And Karon, perched at the top of the World Tree, received the greatest impact. Abundant mental energy and a relatively large amount of faith power compared to other dragons descended into his body.

The originally accumulated and expanded mental energy vortex was now like a rotating galaxy, emitting dots of mysterious light, floating in Karon's sea of consciousness.

The power of faith, mixed with the elves' prayers and blessings, was rejected by Karon's own supremely pure mental will, which represented supreme power.

The birth of this ability was closely related to Karon's own will and mind. The supreme power actually wanted the power of faith, which was considered essential by the gods, to lie dormant beneath him.

But these powers of faith were also actively attaching themselves to Karon's soul will and even his body, causing some kind of collision and conflict with Karon's mental energy.

Although under Karon's own will, this conflict and collision gradually turned into reconciliation, a wonderful change was gradually born in this friction and reconciliation.

Karon's huge dragon body began to change, switching from a huge red dragon to a dragonkin form with dragon horns facing the sky, standing upright, skull ferocious, and scales dense.

But in the next moment, his figure gradually changed again, transforming from a dragonkin form to another form. His dragon horns shrank, his scales disappeared, and his long tail vanished.

His figure faintly changed, his five claws became slender and powerful fingers, and his ears became pointed ears similar to those of elves, but with a head of red hair like fluttering flames.

His ferocious and majestic face also became similar to that of elves, but different from those slightly feminine elves.

Karon's face had distinct angles, three-dimensional features, and peerless bone structure, representing the combination of the most masculine and most handsome.

It was just that the femininity inherent in elves slightly modified Karon's overly aggressive eyes and the red dragon's flamboyant temperament, so that his eyes were not such that no one dared to face them.

But at this moment, the elves' fanaticism was even greater than before. Even some particularly determined elven warriors generated the power of shallow faith in the elven incarnation in front of them. They swarmed around, like worker bees facing the supreme queen bee, gathering under the World Tree.

These elves no longer offered empty praise, but heartfelt songs. They held hands and danced under the World Tree during the elven tribe's grand festival.

"The great Red Dragon, he is the supreme king of the world, he possesses the incarnation of an elf, which is the most beautiful color in the world, the face that all elves yearn for."

"The great Red Dragon, he is the supreme king of the world, he is the king of other races, and also the god of elves, the incarnation of elven beauty and power, he can bring destruction, and he can also bring new life!"

In the singing and praise of these elves, Karon's elven form took shape rapidly at an unimaginable speed.

The World Tree weaved the most life-energy-rich buds into a garland, but it could not be worn on Karon's head, but turned into a small bracelet, carrying the blessings and energy of life, blooming with a soft glow.

But in the next moment, Karon's elven form quickly switched to his original red dragon body. He lowered his head, and a low, deep voice sounded in the ears of many elves: "I am first a king, and then a god! You may regard me as a god, but first respect me as a king!"

Countless elves stopped dancing and singing, with disappointed expressions, sighing softly. They were disappointed that they would never see Karon's elven form again.

But Karon's words represented the red dragon's will, and all the elves bowed down, shouting in unison: "My king, my lord, we follow your will!"

Karon stretched out his broad wings and roared loudly. His voice drowned out the voices of all the dragons, and also drowned out the resonance of all the elves.

But his calm will was sensing the changes in himself.

At that moment, his polymorph spell had been completely disfigured. Under the distortion of the Evil Dragon Blood, the mental energy, and the power of faith, the polymorph spell, which was originally a spell, had formed an ability similar to bloodline talent.

The transformation of three forms flowed in his eyes. These were three aspects, and one form represented one aspect. Currently, there were only three aspects: the original dragon form, the dragonkin form, and the elven form.

The conversion between the three aspects also brought Karon a new understanding. Perhaps in the future, for every race under his command that believed in him as a god, and the power of faith reached a certain level, he would generate a new aspect.

This aspect represented the image in which the race that believed in Karon hoped Karon existed. It could be seen that Karon's previous transformation of his own form was also influenced to some extent.

"Is it influenced by the sentient beings under the rule? Come on, come on, let's see if you influence me more, or is my will stronger."

Karon grinned, revealing his ferocious fangs. He felt himself wrapped in the light of the mind, and his pure soul and will revealed a smile of challenging victory.

Those powers of faith were distorted by Karon's will and mental energy, changing Karon in another way of existence, but Karon didn't think it was a bad thing.

"Every time a race believes, reaching a certain level will generate a new aspect. Does that mean I have to add the title of Thousand-Faced Dragon to my name later," Karon thought about his newfound ability, touching his chin and falling into a brief thought,

"It seems that the founding dragon god Io also has related titles, Nine-Faced Dragon God Io, which represents this aspect of ability,"

"Tsk," Karon shook his head, throwing this somewhat blasphemous idea out of his head. He felt that perhaps a single thought could touch and sense his existence.

Although the Nine-Faced Dragon God Io was said to have died in legends, this great existence possessed the ability to rise from the coffin at any time. Karon didn't want to test whether he could attract the attention of such an existence.

Moreover, although the power of faith provided by these elven tribes was far from enough for ascension to godhood, Karon couldn't guarantee that the chain reactions triggered by attracting these ancient existences would be good or bad for him.

Those low-intelligence dragon beasts probably wouldn't believe that the Platinum Dragon God Bahamut and the Five-Colored Dragon Queen Tiamat, born from the corpse of the founding dragon god, had no means of paying attention to and contacting this founding dragon god.

"I only hope that the time I attract attention is as late as possible," Karon suddenly breathed out. Although Karon routinely restrained all his aura and traces, and his mental energy was to some extent following Karon's will, concealing Karon's existence, Karon was not sure whether these measures were useful for those high-ranking gods.

Even if Karon's own methods were useful, when his territory developed to a certain extent, and the dragon horde he led grew to a certain extent, it would eventually attract attention.

To this, Karon could only be glad that even those immortal gods were not omnipotent. Their gazes were in the endless star realm and would not constantly pay attention to a fixed prime material plane.

"Forget it, why think so much, it's just dealing with problems as they come. If I can't stop them, then so be it."

The red dragon relaxed, lazily stretched out his wings, and patted the World Tree under him, which was jumping for joy, and said, "Hey, do you have any fruits, you know, those very powerful fruits!"

It was time to reap the fruits of victory, although the biggest fruit had already been harvested by the dragon horde.

…

The dragon horde's territory has been very lively recently. Many people from the villages in the forest have rushed to the dragon horde's only two large cities, Gold City and Baystream City.

This has led to a serious test of the security of these two cities recently. Although no one dares to cause trouble in front of the security soldiers holding weapons and wearing leather armor, friction will exist when there are too many people.

The whole city is noisy, and serious conflicts can even lead both sides to enter the newly built dragon arena to determine the outcome.

Not only the residents within these dragon territories, but even many outsiders who have heard the news have flocked to Gold City in droves because of the regulations recently issued by the dragon territory.

Because the dragons are giving out wives to everyone.

According to the newly promulgated law of the territory, all residents who are settled in the dragon territory, as long as they are single men or women, the dragons will give you a husband or wife, or as labor, and they are all elves.

No matter what race or creature, as long as they are rulers, then the first element must be clear rewards and punishments, which is the important foundation for the existence of all rule.

Therefore, Karon turned the three elven tribes that were guilty of crimes against the dragon horde into slaves, and then combined them with other races in the territory in the form of families to digest them. This not only quickly absorbed these elves but also promoted racial integration and the formation of cohesive ideas within the territory.

However, Karon obviously underestimated the impact of this measure. Originally, it would have taken a lot of effort to purchase slaves and attract immigrants. Under the influence of this law, even some slave hunter mercenaries have settled in the dragon territory in pairs, not to mention other immigrants.

Because the dragon territory, it really gives them out.

At this moment, the front of the Golden City's office was already surrounded by a dense crowd. Many shortkobold security soldiers had to shout themselves hoarse, while struggling to wield the weapons in their hands to push the surrounding crowd away.

However, the kobold soldiers' hoarse cries were long drowned out by the lively and noisy discussions, and no one paid any attention to these kobolds(狗头人: kobold) at all, only trying to squeeze forward one by one.

"Hey, Old Daton, you already have a wife and you're still here lining up? Aren't you afraid your cat at home will fight you tonight? Besides, the decree issued by the dragon says that only single people can apply. You dare to fool those adults, aren't you courting death!"

In the crowd, a tall and sturdy man pushed aside the people in front and ridiculed a farmer next to him.

The farmer, called Old Daton, immediately put on a stern face. He muttered in a low voice: "Hmph, I've already broken up with that vulgar woman who likes to fight. I'm going to apply to bring back a beautiful elf to piss off that vulgar woman."

But the tall and sturdy man ignored him. He raised his hands high and shouted loudly at thekobold soldiers who were trying to maintain order: "I report him, I denounce him! This person, Old Daton, he originally has a wife, he wants to cheat!"

"Damn it," Old Daton's old face turned red, and he was about to squeeze out of the crowd to queue in another direction, but thekobold soldiers had already barked angrily: "Grab him, he dares to fool the decree, fool the wise kobolds(狗头人: kobold)! Grab him quickly."

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So the unlucky Old Daton was dragged out of the crowd by the angrykobold soldiers, his hands and feet tied with ropes, awaiting the judgment of relevant officials.

Old Daton not only failed to get an elf, but also lost his original wife. More importantly, according to the gradually formulated and improved territory laws, he would also lose his hard-won free life.

Only the tall and sturdy man clenched his fist excitedly. There was one less competitor, and his chances of bringing back an elf beauty increased by a tiny bit.

The tall and sturdy man followed the crowd forward, queuing for most of the day. The officials handling the matter also changed shifts, and he was hungry and thirsty, but he didn't dare to leave the line to find something to eat or drink.

He patted his head in annoyance, muttering: "Damn it, you're such an idiot, why didn't you bring some food and drinks in advance."

But looking at the gradually approaching line, there were only a few people in front of him, and the faces of the human officials handling the matter were already in sight, he still patiently endured it.

He perked up his ears, listening to the inquiries and answers between the officials and the people in front of him in the noisy environment, hoping to bring himself some experience.

"Hand over your identity badge," the official handling the matter was already mechanically going through the process. With such a huge workload, even with three shifts of people working in rotation, there was no vitality on these officials' faces, and they seemed lifeless.

An orc adventurer handed over his identity badge, carefully wearing a smile on his face.

"What, you've only been here for two days, haven't purchased a house or property, and have no fixed income or residence, then what are you doing here? You can't prove that you can support yourself and your wife, go, go, go," the official handling the matter waved his hand impatiently and drove the orc adventurer away.

"Next."

Another barbarian warrior stepped forward and handed over his identity badge.

The official handling the matter took a look, and his face became lively. He said kindly: "You are a soldier of the Barbarian Warband. You have experienced battles with the warband and are a meritorious soldier. You should go there, there is a soldier channel, just register, directly assign, no need to queue here for review."

The barbarian warrior scratched his head. He showed a smile, took back his identity badge, and led his companion behind him towards the building pointed to by the official.

He muttered in a low voice: "It must be chieftain Gibb. He likes big-butt, thick-legged women himself, so he didn't tell us about this. When we go back, we'll complain to the dragon and expose his ugly face."

Another barbarian warrior responded in a low voice: "Chieftain Gibb seems to have received a reward from the dragon. He also specially wanted a centaur female warrior as his wife. He drank a lot with Chiron, the leader of the centaur legion, for this."

The tall and sturdy man listened to the barbarian's words and sincerely felt envy. The centaur female warriors are sturdy, but they look good, and in his eyes, they also have a unique aesthetic of sexiness, but he doesn't have the guts to contact these centaur female warriors.

It is said that if you want to win the favor of a centaur female warrior, you must conquer them in a one-on-one duel. Although the tall and sturdy man looks strong enough, he is just an ordinary farmer. He doesn't have the ability to subdue those sturdy female warriors.

"It's a pity, my future children must be sent to the Dragon Academy to learn a skill, so that he can have whoever he wants in the future, without having to choose a target like me."

The tall and sturdy man had some messy thoughts in his mind, and then stood in front of the official's desk, actively handing over his identity badge.

" Walter Fa? What a strange name?" The official handling the matter secretly complained, looking at a small seal on the identity badge, proving that this was a resident who had been living here for a long time, and then began to ask.

" Walter Fa, right? How many people are in your family, whether you have an original spouse, whether you have a residence, whether you have land, whether you are literate." The official handling the matter began to ask in a methodical manner.

"Sir, I only have myself in my family. I came with my neighbors. I don't have a wife yet, but I do have a house. As for the fields, because I've only been here for a little over a year, I've only opened up four acres of land, which is enough to support myself and my wife. It's just that it's too difficult to be literate, and I don't recognize many words."

The tall and sturdy man scratched his chicken coop-like hair and replied shyly.

"Not bad, looks like a hardworking good boy," the official handling the matter showed a satisfied expression on his face. He heavily stamped a document with the seal in his hand and then handed it to the tall and sturdy man.

"Currently, after preliminary review, you have passed. Looking at your conditions, if you are not lying, it is estimated that the subsequent review will also pass. You are illiterate, so I have some things to explain to you," the official handling the matter's face became serious.

The tall and sturdy man nodded quickly and listened attentively.

"The wife you bring back needs to obtain her consent, of course, they will generally agree, after all, they don't want to be slaves forever,"

The official handling the matter paused and continued: "As long as you get married under the witness of the bell in the Golden City, then your wife will be included in your family register. Before leaving the family, she can be regarded as a free person and have all the rights of a free person."

"But if due to some factors, your future wife escapes from your family, she will be regarded as a slave again. If you personally let her go or acquiesce, you will also be regarded as a slave, and all rights belonging to free people will be revoked."

"So, remember to keep an eye on your wife. If there is a case of defection, notify the territory's sheriff as soon as possible, and it is best to take her down as soon as possible, understand?" The official handling the matter looked serious, but was full of hints.

The tall and sturdy man nodded. Like swearing allegiance to the dragon under the dragon's banner, he stood at attention solemnly and answered loudly: "I know, for the dragon, for the territory, I will definitely take down my wife as soon as possible!"

At this moment, the city of GULFSTREAM, after many personnel supplements, the pioneer group has been expanded from the original three thousand people to more than six thousand people.

Thanks to the Golden River running through the forest, convenient and fast boats go down the river, always bringing the supplies needed by these pioneer group on time. Under these sufficient conditions, the construction of GULFSTREAM city has begun to take shape.

Under the planning of the bronze dragon Arina, rows of neat and orderly houses are located around the plains under the mountain peaks, adjacent to the Golden River.

But in these days, the boats going down the river not only bring supplies, but also an exciting good news. This good news has made the single men of the pioneer group full of energy these days, and the speed of opening up land and fertile fields has become much faster.

Although the members of these pioneer group are still serf, their contributions to the dragon territory have made them regarded as free people, so they also have the rights of free people.

Now the food harvested from the land opened up by the city of GULFSTREAM has been able to be self-sufficient, and can also supply a large part of the dragon territory as a treasury, which is also the benefit of the short-term implementation of military control.

Considering this, it is also equivalent to the dragon's advance reward to these pioneer group people, and can also encourage the morale of the pioneer group, so that they can work harder for the dragon.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat its fill!

The little girl Nora and some of her friends skillfully gathered the flocks of sheep and beasts on the hillside, and the whips in their hands made a cracking sound, driving these beasts, who still lingered on the fertile grass on the mountain even as night fell, back to the barn at the foot of the mountain.

Like these friends, Nora's once pale and thin cheeks have gradually become full and rosy. The most obvious advantage in the dragon territory is that it is guaranteed to be full.

Although this condition seems so simple, most civilians in the world also find it difficult to have this condition.

Moreover, because the dragon family members always like meat, these pioneer group people also often eat meat, although they can't eat it every day, but this kind of life is happy enough for these people.

The little girl Nora has almost forgotten the life in the wilderness, forgotten her unfortunate parents, forgotten the poor village, and forgotten the dangerous every day.

She now has the company of her grandmother, a group of friends who play and graze together, a stable and peaceful life, and the love of many kind elders. She feels that life has never been so good.

Especially thanks to Nora's patience and care, the flock of sheep she grazed has given birth to its first litter of cubs this year. According to the regulations, she has received a lamb as a reward.

At this time, Nora is holding this small, always bleating lamb in her arms, driving the flock of sheep. When all the sheep are driven into the barn, Nora also puts her lamb back beside its mother, so that it can grow up strong under its mother's milk.

Then Nora said goodbye to her friends one by one, and ran back to her home, skipping and jumping.

A simple but not crude wooden house appeared in Nora's eyes. Although this wooden house was inconspicuous among the row of houses, Nora saw the lights in her home at a glance.

This wooden house was built with the help of the village chief Uncle Farn, and the village chief Uncle Farn lives next door to Nora.

Nora ran to the outside of the village chief Farn's house, skipping and jumping, and tiptoed to knock on Farn's window, knock knock knock.

The village chief's voice came from the house, "The door is open, little Nora, can you change your bad habits? You should know that a single man alone at home has many inconvenient times."

"Hee hee, Uncle Farn, don't always say such unfavorable words to children," Nora jumped into the house and saw the village chief Farn kneeling in front of the window on the other side, praying with his eyes closed, and whispering the words of prayer in his mouth.

During this time, Nora and her grandmother have been taken care of by the village chief Farn a lot, and they have regarded this village chief Uncle, who was originally familiar with them, as a real relative, so they have no scruples.

" eh, Uncle Farn, you are praying again, are you praying to those majestic and beautiful dragons, let me listen!"

The little girl Nora sat next to Farn with a smile, looking at the village chief Uncle's serious face.

"I am praying to the gods I admire. The gods bring us light, bring us hope, and also bring us a good life. Although the church of the gods has done wrong things, it does not mean that it is the original intention of the gods."

Farn explained with a serious face. Although he has now been expelled from the church, he still believes in the former gods, so he maintains the habit of praying.

"But, we didn't see your gods lend a helping hand when we were in distress, Uncle Farn, no gods showed miracles when we were captured,"

The little girl Nora said innocently, "But now it is the dragons who have given us a good life, it is the bronze dragon Lady Arina, it is the dragons who rule the Golden Land, and it is the beautiful and majestic Lord Chiron who has given us,"

"In my opinion, these dragons are the gods who bring us beauty, bring us hope and light, Uncle Farn, listen to me, change your prayer object to the dragons!"

The little girl Nora patted her mediocre chest and said loudly.

The village chief Farn was stunned for a moment. After a long time, he finally got up.

"Where are you going, Uncle Farn, it's so late, go try the mushroom soup made by grandmother," Nora invited.

"Hey, I'm going to bring you an aunt, and feel the rewards of the dragons who bring us beauty," Farn touched Nora's head and said softly, "Work hard, Nora, maybe next year, I will bring you a little brother."

Nora widened her already big eyes and asked blankly: "But, what does this have to do with my efforts!"