Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 309: Brothers in Distress Meet
"My dear child, you have been very hard-working during this period. From now on, you should stay with your grandmother. I will go to visit your brother next."

Orthea glanced at Noah who was appreciating the relief again. She could certainly hear that her grandson did not tell the whole story, but only described part of the truth.

But even just this part can be used to infer how tough the training he has gone through in the past period of time.

Which metal dragon needs to learn the enslavement spell? They need to forcibly enslave the enemy on the battlefield to enhance their own combat power. Chromatic dragons do not need to do so, although they are unlikely to do so.

"Visiting my brother? Great, I've never met my brother before!"

After hearing his grandmother's words, Terramus, who had briefly recounted his experiences over the past eleven years, immediately showed a look of joy.

In the process of describing the past, he omitted all the pain he had endured and did not describe the types of his enemies. On the one hand, he was taking his father into consideration, and on the other hand, he did not want to cause these two elders who cared about him to worry. After all, he had already survived, and there was no need to dwell on the past.

"You haven't met your brother yet?"

The sharp eyes looked at Noah. Noah, who was appreciating the artwork, couldn't bear it anymore because his mother's eyes followed him like a shadow. Even his father didn't let him go.
"Noah, what's going on? Have these two kids never seen each other?"

"Iliad saw Teramus, but he was asleep at that time."

Noah had to explain.

"So, your two children have never met or communicated with each other once when they were sober?"

"Because Telramus was too young at that time..."

Noah was still trying to defend himself.

"You are being ridiculous, Noah. For the next period of time, your father and I will take care of Teramus. You don't have to worry about him anymore."

The two adult dragons could easily see what kind of education Noah had given his children. Although it was not clear what their grandson had experienced specifically, they guessed it must have been very bad.

What made them feel the most sympathy was that such a sensible child had to suffer such a crime. This guy was not a qualified father.

"But what about your injuries?"

Noah expressed concern about the state of his parents.

"Don't worry, you can recover without sleeping."

"That's fine."

Since the biological parents wanted to take care of the baby, Noah had no choice but to agree.

From then on, the custody of Telramus was in the hands of Noah's parents. These two strong dragons, despite their injuries, took their grandson to play in Noah's territory for a while, and then, with the help of Selena's power, they crossed the sea and went to the continent of Alvis to visit their eldest grandson.

"They just took your child away like that, and you didn't try to stop them?"

Selena reluctantly sent Olthea away and came to tease Noah again.

"What's there to stop? Isn't this good? Tairamus has indeed suffered a lot, and now is a good time to rest."

"Has his addiction to mages been corrected? If not, all our previous efforts will be in vain when he comes back."

"Well, let's just call it a correction."

Noah pondered for a moment and replied.

"What do you mean by considered? If it's corrected, it's corrected. If it's not, it's not."

"He won't let his obsession with magic get in the way of his work."

Noah replied.

The advice of adoptive mother Selena is still very effective. Under the stimulation of life and death crisis, many bad habits can be quickly corrected and then new habits and hobbies can be developed.

"That's equivalent to a correction. If that's the case, it's okay for him to go out and play for a while. He should also enjoy the treatment that comes with being a golden dragon."

"I think so."

Noah nodded, and then talked about business again, which he had thought about a long time ago.
"Aunt, I have a big business here. Are you interested in participating?"

"What big deal?"

"A business that's profitable enough to build a floating city!"

Noah's shocking words immediately attracted Selina's full attention. As a legendary wizard, her biggest pursuit at this stage is to own a floating city of her own.

But unfortunately, this is indeed not something she can build on her own. Although she has the support of a certain lord of hell, the resources obtained from hell are illegal assets to some extent and need to go through a round of laundering and conversion. Therefore, she cannot save money quickly.

"Is the profit so high? If there is such a good thing, why did you come to me?"

"You are my adoptive mother. If I don't come to you for good things, who else can I go to?"

That being said, Noah's main consideration was that this adoptive mother's identity and background were sufficient to enable her to hold her own, even when facing the orc demigod and the deity.

Noah wants to gain benefits from the Helan Continent, but his attention cannot stay on the other plane for a long time. He needs someone with the strength and background to intimidate the demigods to maintain the plane trade, or to take advantage of the generation gap between civilizations and carry out unilateral plunder.

Therefore, adoptive mother Selena is the best candidate. There is no one more suitable than her. Noah is willing to split the profits with her in half.

"You should use this kind of words to bluff your children. Tell us more about your big business."

As a rational wizard, Selina was not fooled by Noah's nice words. She rolled her eyes at Noah with disdain, but smiled a little more, and urged Noah to describe his big business.

"This all started with me helping my father and mother..."

Noah began to describe his recent trip to another dimension. He briefly talked about the vassal states he had gained in the other dimension and the human monarch he had supported to ascend to the throne. He also focused on describing his contact with the demigod orcs and the high priest.

"I see. However, it is not that easy to earn enough money to build a floating city."

Selena, who had already figured out the whole story, looked thoughtful.

"But it's not difficult. The orcs have already conquered the entire continent. When they complete the task of conquering the entire continent, their warlike spirit will inevitably decline along with the rise and fall of luxury and enjoyment. That will be the best time for us to promote cross-border trade."

"It's OK now. They should also be interested in weapons and equipment, siege equipment and so on."

As a matriarch who once headed a family, Selina was no stranger to business and trade. She quickly made a decision.
"Give me the coordinates of the plane. I want to go over and investigate. If it's suitable, I can lead the construction of this trade route."

"Okay." Noah handed the coordinates to his adoptive mother, and then the legendary wizard demonstrated a superb plane teleportation spell right in front of him.

"As expected of a wizard who can travel freely between hell!"

Another important reason why Noah went to find his adoptive mother was that Selina had the space teleportation technology from hell.

This point is particularly important, and its importance is no less than the adoptive mother's personal background. Because the most important cost of commercial trade is transportation, and the most important cost of inter-dimensional trade is the transmission cost.

As we all know, the Abyss and Hell both possess the most cost-effective teleportation technology, and they are able to deliver legions in batches when conditions are right.

Lowering delivery costs equals increased profits, so joining a foster parent is definitely a smart move.

When Noah was feeling proud of his decision, three distinguished visitors arrived in the Gaoertai Territory in the central-western part of the Alvis continent.

"You are, Tyramus?"

More than a decade had passed, and even though the size and temperament of the dragon in front of him were completely different from the young dragon that could only coil up and sleep, Elijah still recognized his brother at a glance.

The bond between blood ties will not fade with the passage of time. Brothers can determine each other's identities at the first sight of each other.

"elder brother!"

Tairamus, who had already felt the warmth brought by family affection, called out the correct name very smoothly and freely, with a bit of childish voice in his voice. He was originally a chick that had not grown up yet.

"Brother, why are you here? Where is father? Are they?"

Elijah was surprised and delighted, then he looked at the handsome young man and woman beside his brother with confusion. The blood-related familiarity between them gave him some guesses.

“This is Grandpa and Grandma.”

Teramus did not keep the secret, but introduced the two elders who came with him to his brother.

"Grandpa! Grandma!"

Although they are a generation apart, the two old and two young ones meet and get along very harmoniously. Jinlong has such a family atmosphere, even though one of them is a mixed-race with impure blood.

"I thought your brother had a hard time, but I didn't expect that you, as the older brother, would bear such a heavy burden."

Even though he cast a spell to conceal his face, the tiredness and exhaustion emanating from the depths of Elijah's soul was difficult to conceal.

Angelis and Orthea felt very distressed to see their eldest grandson, who was in charge of a country and held great power but was extremely responsible, looking so exhausted.

The eldest grandson's way of governing the country was completely different from his father's. Noah liked to distribute the power in his hands to his relatives and servants, and then conduct regular assessments or random checks. Anyone who failed would be killed, punished or dismissed, and those who passed would be further promoted.

This way of governing made Noah look very relaxed and even like he had nothing to do, but Noah was able to rely on this method to govern his territory extremely prosperously.

Eliade was completely different from his father. He almost did everything himself, and the greatest power in the country was firmly in his hands.

Although he appointed many ministers and consuls, these ministers could only help him share some of the pressure and sometimes even took up his energy.

Of course, one most important difference is that the territory that Noah took over was a peaceful and orderly territory that was developing steadily and vigorously.

But what Elijah got was a chaotic land that had experienced a year of war and turmoil after its destruction. It took him nearly seven years just to rebuild order and eliminate the chaos. The development after the order was established was even more of a headache for the son of the Holy Dragon.

Because he was ostracized by neighboring countries. This ostracism and hostility were not open, but happened secretly. Even if one wanted to investigate, no evidence could be found.

Iliad knew the reason for all this very well. It was because his father had come in an extremely domineering manner and declared that he was the king of this land and could conquer all the land he saw. This naturally made the surrounding countries with legendary suppression extremely dissatisfied or uneasy.

Not to mention that his country employed many holy warriors as senior officials, which further disgusted the nobles of neighboring countries.

Therefore, with the surrounding countries secretly joining forces to boycott, the development of the country led by Elijah was extremely difficult, which was also the reason why the son of the Holy Dragon was extremely tired.

"This is not a burden, this is a responsibility I should bear!"

Faced with the concern from his elders, Elijah seemed particularly strong.

Angelis and Orthea looked at each other and had to give up the idea in their minds.

They originally planned to help their eldest grandson get rid of the burden and take the two brothers for a walk so that they wouldn't have to bear the suffering that they shouldn't have to endure at their age.

But obviously, this eldest grandson who shoulders the responsibility of a country cannot just leave. What's more, the grandson himself has no intention of leaving. Although he has worked hard to govern the country, he is happy to do so.

"Brother, I can help you!"

After Teramus understood the predicament his brother was facing, he volunteered.

He felt that everything he had learned during his experience in the cemetery was now useful.

"Thank you, my brother."

Elijah did not reject his brother's kindness. When his grandparents decided to stay and claimed to help him, he did not refuse because he really needed help now.

It was not just because his father did not give him any help except for giving him an empty title, more importantly, his mother, after sensing his existence, refused to give him any help because of his willfulness.

His mother, who came shortly after his father left, originally wanted to take him away to heaven, but he refused with a very tough attitude and insisted on becoming the ruler of the Gaoertai region.

It was because of this that he angered his mother and lost the help that an archangel could provide, so he had to struggle hard alone.

Now, he finally got help from his blood relatives. At this moment, Eliade even felt like tears welling up in his eyes.

However, the young king soon regretted his decision, because people have different concepts, and the differences between dragons and humans are even greater.

To make matters worse, he had a hard time deciding between the two, since on one side he had a paladin who was his teacher, and on the other side he was a blood relative.

When there was a difference of opinion between the two parties, Eliade, as the king, should have made a timely decision, but it was difficult for him to make a timely decision.

Because there are people on both sides who can influence his emotional decisions.

"Father, is this also a test for me? But what should I do? Become a cold-blooded and ruthless king?"

Hearing the quarrel below, Eliade felt distressed because both sides had their own reasons. No one was wrong, just different rights.

(End of this chapter)