Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 204: Holy Dragon's Plan to Go East
"You will be my envoy and attend the new king's coronation ceremony on my behalf!"

Noah looked at the dragon fairy in front of him. This was Lutetia, the one with the lowest presence among the three dragon fairies. However, even if it was the lowest.

As one of the three dragon fairies who were initially promoted along with Noah, her current strength, according to human standards, has also reached the third level of the Ultimate Intent. Combined with the elemental manipulation abilities that fairies possess after continuous advancement, and the strong physique bestowed by the dragon veins, this fairy is equivalent to a walking half-dragon.

"Yes."

Under the erosion of time and years, because of her long-term relationship with Noah, the dragonization phenomenon became more and more obvious. Lutitia, whose body grew to five meters, looked like a giant dragon man. She first accepted the order, and then expressed her confusion.

"You will not take part in this ceremony?"

"I have been feeling a little sleepy lately and it is not appropriate for me to attend such a grand event."

The golden dragon, who was lying in the palace and enjoying the service of the silver dragon, replied lazily, not looking tired or sleepy at all. So, facing the confused eyes of his followers, Noah added,
"If anyone asks, just answer like this."

"Yes."

Lutetia bowed and stepped back.

Although she knew that with her current status and position, she would be under tremendous pressure and might even be harassed if she represented His Majesty the Holy Dragon at such a high-level ceremony, she did not back down.

"The second king of the Atlas Kingdom is being crowned. Not to mention your relationship with the Augustus family, just the identities of teacher and student, it's a bit inappropriate for you not to attend the ceremony, isn't it?"

Silver dragon Annabell couldn't help but remind Noah when she saw his lazy posture.

"I'm sleepy now. I'm not in good condition. What can I do?"

Noah opened his mouth and yawned, losing even less of the majesty of the Holy Dragon.

"Stop messing around. Don't I know whether you are tired or not? Regardless of whether you have a rift with your students or not, you and the Augustus family are the most steadfast allies.

Even if the relationship between you is not as close as before, you should still act as you should. Otherwise, when the ceremony is over, rumors will spread everywhere, and it will be difficult for us dragon lords to do anything!"

Silver Dragon continued to advise.

She knew that the golden dragon in front of her was in a bad mood because the news that the new king Urnos, who was about to ascend the throne, had broken through and become a legend did not reach the golden dragon's ears immediately, but went through a circle before reaching Elishim.

This is difficult to explain as negligence, because there is a cross-domain teleportation array that can directly connect the royal capital Uther and the city of Elisim.

Normally, Elisim would be the first to know about any major event that happened to Uther, but the news that the new king Urnos was promoted to a legend came from other places.

Although there is only a gap and the time difference is almost negligible, the meaning it represents is hard to ignore.

"What you said makes sense, let's go and take a look!"

Noah glanced at Silver Dragon and did not refute her advice. After thinking for a while, he slowly nodded and changed his mind.

Having said that, the procession that Shenglong brought to the coronation ceremony of the second monarch was far less grand than when the first king ascended the throne. The most distinctive features were the number and shape.

When the first king was crowned, the Holy Dragon Noah and all the dragon lords under his command attended the ceremony. They also gathered into a group of dragons and flew over the capital city of Uther. They then severely suppressed the arrogance of the elf delegation.

However, this time, including the Holy Dragon, there were only twenty-three Dragon Lords present at the ceremony. Moreover, these Dragon Lords, without exception, all appeared in humanoid form. If it were not for the waiters announcing their names, the envoys from many countries and forces would not have recognized them.

This made many residents of the royal capital who had high expectations extremely disappointed. At the coronation ceremony of the King of Atlas, which is also known as the Kingdom of Metal Dragons, no real dragons were seen. This was too ridiculous and many people could not accept it.

"Sir Noah, aren't there too many elves at the ceremony?"

Although in fact, Noah and the Augustus family led by Urnos are drifting apart, but as Silver Dragon said, in the eyes of the outside world, the two sides are an inseparable whole, and the union is also beneficial to both sides.

Therefore, in public, both Noah and Urnos must give the other party the face they deserve so that the other party can have dignity.

When one suffers, all suffer; when one prospers, all prosper.

"It is indeed a bit much, but it is also within the normal range."

Sitting in the chief seat closest to the throne, Noah, who had transformed into a dragon man, glanced at the venue indifferently and spoke in a calm tone.

Although the position he was sitting in now was the dream destination for many people, Noah remembered that the last time he came here, he sat next to the throne and even pulled away from Teddel to test the softness and hardness of the throne himself.

"This is normal. I just randomly selected a few. Not to mention the high elves serving as guards outside, the number of elven nobles seated now alone exceeds the number of last time."

"What quantity? Does this matter? The key is the identity of these elves."

Another brass dragon, who just came to join in the fun, came to Noah.

"you know?"

"Of course I know. Those elves look so familiar. See that guy with a cold expression as if he was chiseled out of ice? He is the Grand Speaker of the Silver Moon Council."

"You know all this? What else?"

"And that very famous chief advisor to the Queen in the Elf King's Court..."

A brass dragon and a copper dragon were whispering nearby. Noah listened attentively with a blank expression.

Ignoring the intimidating titles and noble status of the elves present, Noah could basically draw a conclusion.

The relationship between the Kingdom of Atlas and the Elf Royal Court has begun to become closer. They will probably cooperate in more areas, and the two major powers may become allies.

This was completely different from the period of Taidel. Taidel himself did not have much resistance or aversion to the elves. He just had some opinions about the seven elves blessing his granddaughter.

From a secular perspective, it is difficult for Taidel to have any ill feelings towards the elves because the elves truly presented rare treasures that are hard to find in the world.

However, due to Noah's preferences and influence, the relationship between the Elf Royal Court and the Kingdom of Atlas was very dull. Even with the influence of the blessing of the Seven Gods, the spread of the faith of the Elf God system was difficult within the Kingdom of Atlas.

It was not that Noah was targeting him, but because Taidel listened to the advice of the Holy Dragon and introduced many true God beliefs. As long as the true God church was preaching normally, it could enter the Kingdom of Atlas and be officially recognized. It was not that no church tried to obtain the sole missionary rights from Taidel and wanted to become the state religion of the Kingdom of Atlas, but unfortunately no church had succeeded so far.

Not to mention becoming the state religion, even if a church wanted to bribe local senior officials, collude with nobles, and gain a religious advantage in a certain area, it would be inexplicably suppressed.

This is the policy of faith balance proposed by Noah. The secular power of any god must never be allowed to expand in the Kingdom of Atlas. Only when the faiths of the gods check and balance each other can the royal power maintain its supreme position and its independence.

Now, this policy is still maintained. Urnos has not destroyed the policy of balance of faith. He has also learned from the balance policy and introduced new forces from the outside world.

Elf King's Court
Noah remembered how angry Urnos was about the birth of the demigod. He looked furious at that time. The golden dragon had no doubt that if he was given a weapon powerful enough to kill gods, he would really dare to wield it against the elven gods.

Now, the nobles of the Elf Royal Court can appear at his coronation ceremony, calm and composed, talking and laughing, without any sense of crisis or tension.

This was a scene that would never be seen at Tedel's coronation ceremony. The elves who participated in the ceremony were so nervous that even the legendary high priest did not dare to let go of the staff in his hand during the entire ceremony.

But now, some of the top elves' dignitaries whom Noah had never seen appeared at the venue. Their expressions were as natural as if they had returned home, and judging from their appearance, it didn't seem like it was their first time here.

Obviously, the gradual deepening of cooperation and intimacy between the Kingdom of Atlas and the Elf King's Court had already begun and was ongoing, but Noah only saw it now.

"A qualified king does not make decisions based on his own likes and dislikes."

Noah has already expressed his feelings countless times.
"I taught you really well, and you really followed my instructions."

Noah looked at the young man who had appeared. He had black hair and golden eyes, and the awe-inspiring aura of someone who had just broken through to become a legend, sweeping across the entire place, trying to dominate the entire city.

At such a ceremony, all the guests attending would naturally give the new king the face he deserves. Even though many legends, including Noah, could easily defeat this aura, there was no need.

The Golden Dragon was very sure that Urnos must be extremely disgusted and reject elves in his heart.

You know, as a father, Urnos has never seen his demigod daughter even once over the years, but now he can reach a cooperation with the Elf Royal Court.

"Everything comes first in the national interest!"

Seeing the results of his careful teaching, Noah couldn't help but sigh, and there was an indescribable regret in his heart. This was obviously the monarch he wanted, but he didn't really want to see it really appear in front of him.

"How are your respective territories developing?"

The golden dragon asked the dragon lords around him somewhat abruptly.

"My territory is developing very well. The economic and population growth has been able to maintain a 10% growth rate every year in the past three years!"

"Haha, mine is not bad either, no one is starving anymore."

"Are you all so well developed? How did you do it? Teach me, I built a dungeon, but it's useless!"

Although less than a quarter of the dragon lords were present, they still gave Noah some very wonderful feedback.

Not all dragons are good at managing territories. Some dragons cannot do it well even if they are taught step by step because they do not have the talent and ability in this area.

"I am planning to expand my territory to the east. Who among you is interested in joining me?"

Although his own battle group was still under construction, and there was not even a plan for the subsequent eastward advance, only a vague idea, Noah still had his eyes on the dragon lord under his command.

It's not to exploit them, it's purely for their safety.

Dragons who are not capable enough should not stay in the Kingdom of Atlas. It is foreseeable that with Urnos's true rise to power, the comfortable time of dragon lords all over the country will come to an end.

Before Urnos was promoted to Legend, the people he really attacked or adjusted were all his own people.

The Augustus family was the worst hit by him. He turned the family into a base that only obeyed him.

As for other forces in the kingdom, he just pretended to be friendly with them and even developed very friendly diplomatic relations with the Elf Royal Court.

Noah didn't believe that his nephew would be so restrained after being promoted to a legendary figure and truly ascending the throne. There might not be many legendary forces within the kingdom that he dared not target or suppress.

The second-generation new king will definitely take further actions. Not only will those legendary families that seemed to be alienated from the royal family and maintained a united relationship with the kingdom be targeted, but the hundreds of dragon lords under his command will also be subjected to a round of purges and scrutiny.

If you have enough ability, you can try to see if you can survive. Urnos will not clean up all the dragon lords, and will definitely leave some behind. The nickname of the Atlas Kingdom is still very useful.

However, dragons with insufficient abilities should leave as soon as possible to save their dignity. Otherwise, it would be really embarrassing if the new king finds an excuse to confiscate their territory.

Although Noah couldn't think of what excuse Urnos would use to bypass him and target the Dragon Lord, Noah believed that this qualified king would definitely have a way.

"Developing territory? I'm interested!"

"I want to participate too."

The eyes of several bronze dragons that were originally unhappy and listless suddenly lit up, and they immediately gathered around Noah and asked him with great interest.

"Are you going to lead the army to explore?"

"How do we calculate the conquered land?"

"Yes, how much should we pay as tribute for the fruits of our development?"

The bronze dragon's question made Noah stunned for a moment, because he was originally planning to take the metal dragons that had no management talent away in advance so that they could end their life as lords with dignity. However, the bronze dragon's question gave Noah a new idea.

Why must we give up the territory?

These territories can be used as resource collection sites and troop replenishment points.

Even if it has reached a point of no return, all the creatures and resources on the territory must be emptied out and taken away. It will not be over until the ground is dug down seven or eight meters.

(End of this chapter)