Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 315: The Vice King of the Kingdom, the Fake King's Authority

The Atlas monarch Urnos announced his abdication, and the third-generation monarch, Alexander Augustus, succeeded his father and officially took the throne.

This news swept across the continent of Zealandia like a hurricane, and even crossed the thousands of miles of sea, reaching the other side of the continent to hear and know about it.

A legendary king who had been on the throne for less than a hundred years actually voluntarily gave up the throne and handed over power to his offspring. Not only did the common people talk about it with relish, even the legendary rulers found it incredible, because that was a kingdom.

However, the legends of Zealandia were more receptive to this, because the second-generation monarch Urnos was not the first to abdicate.

Compared to his father, King Tyder, who ended the Hell Rebellion and founded the Kingdom of Atlas, who gave up the throne less than fifty years after his reign, King Urnos reigned for a long time.

What people are curious about now is the reasons why these two legendary kings voluntarily abdicated. No one thinks that there is anything wrong with them. They are legends who are high and mighty, so how could there be a problem?
Therefore, even though the current third-generation monarch Alexander is a new legend who has just broken through, his coronation ceremony was extremely smooth.

In the Kingdom of Atlas, all legendary families expressed their submission to the three new kings, and no family wanted to take this opportunity to shake the royal power.

After all, the previous two kings only abdicated, not died. The two upper legends who have disappeared and may appear anywhere at any time, such a deterrent power is really terrifying.

In the eyes of outsiders who are unaware of the situation, the Augustus family is becoming increasingly powerful as time goes by.

Of course, this is indeed the case, because the Holy Dragon Noah, who is entrenched in the East, is still protecting the Augustus family and watching the Kingdom of Atlas.

The three generations of new kings, the relationship between Alexander and the holy dragon, are known to everyone, even the common people, as long as they are not blind or deaf. It can be said that this is the new king supported by the holy dragon Noah.

In the eyes of many legends, the new king of the Kingdom of Atlas is the extension of the will of the Holy Dragon Noah. Rather than saying that a new king has ascended the throne, it is more accurate to say that the second-generation king Urnos has entrusted the kingdom to the hands of the Holy Dragon.

Even though Noah did not take this opportunity to send his followers to the Kingdom of Atlas to serve as officials again, in the eyes of many forces, this was still the case.

"Hey, don't come to me every now and then. If you have anything to ask, just use the communication array. I used to communicate with your father in this way. He seldom came to me."

Noah looked at the new king below, who had come to him for the fifth time this month, and said helplessly.

Noah still cared about some rumors circulating in his territory and the Kingdom of Atlas. He had promised to ensure the inheritance of the Augustus family and the continuation of the throne.

However, the attitude of this nephew in front of him, especially after he came to power, he kept running to him before he even had time to sit on the throne. Even if it was just a simple greeting or small talk and did not involve any specific policies of governing the country, such behavior by a king has already sent a very strong signal to the outside world.

Noah had no intention of taking advantage of this opportunity to annex and control the Kingdom of Atlas, not because he had no desire for territory, but because there was no need to do so.

To the east of his territory, there are not only a large amount of wild land that has not yet been developed, but also a vast ocean and a distant continent on the other side. He has plenty of directions to explore.

Why bother to plot against the brother country that is so close to him? Even though the Kingdom of Atlas is extremely wealthy and the essence of the eastern civilization, Noah is unwilling to occupy it.

Although he has gradually lost some of the good qualities that intelligent races have in their stereotype of golden dragons, there are some bottom lines that Noah is not going to cross.

"Uncle, I came here in person this time not to disturb your time intentionally, but I have a somewhat embarrassing request."

Alexander lowered his head. As a monarch, he actually showed some shyness and looked a little embarrassed.

"Oh? Tell me, what do you want?"

"I would like to ask my uncle to appoint Miss Lutetia to help me govern!"

The dragon man with golden hair and golden eyes cast his eyes towards the dragon fairy who was standing beside Noah and whose presence was extremely weak. When the dragon fairy heard his name, who was following Noah and obeying his orders after Sifrea, he looked up in surprise.
"I?"

"What do you want her to do?"

Noah narrowed his dragon eyes and looked up and down at his nephew.

"The kingdom my father left me is too huge. I often feel powerless in governing the country recently. I heard that Miss Lutetia, who is beside my uncle, manages many affairs very well and has the ability to govern the country, so I would like to ask my uncle for help."

Alexander replied respectfully.

“Not a bad reason.”

Noah looked at the dragon fairy Lutetia who was standing aside with a look of surprise and contemplation.
"What do you think? Are you willing to assist him?"

"I only wish to serve Your Highness for the rest of my life and never leave His Highness' side!"

The dragon fairy Lutetia looked at Noah with a serious expression and said solemnly, without even a glance at the Atlas monarch who was pleading with him below.

She was once one of the three great goblins. Of course, the so-called three great goblins had long since disappeared, leaving only the two goblin kings. As for the dragon goblin whose name had been lost, she knew too well how he had lost himself step by step.

Compared with serving the noble ancestor dragon in front of him, secular power is simply a joke.

She has not forgotten the embarrassment and difficulties she suffered when she was weak. The reason why she now has power over the Holy Dragon 8,000 miles is not because she took the initiative to do anything, but because she did nothing and only followed His Highness Noah to practice.

Different choices lead to different paths. She has seen the consequences of taking the initiative to step into the secular world and wield power. That is a wrong path.

Now, with the same path before her, how could she possibly choose? She didn't want to lose her name.

"You saw, she didn't want to."

Noah looked down at his nephew, whose expression remained unchanged and respectful, and said in a playful tone,
"Since you don't want to, I think it's fine. You should just choose someone else. How about that? You can't force things like this."

"Uncle is right. It is indeed my fault."

Alexander bowed, then looked at the dragon fairy Lutetia, who didn't even look at him, with an apologetic look on his face.

"Please forgive my recklessness, Miss Lutetia. I am just eager to recruit talents."

"You don't need to apologize to me. We are not actually familiar with each other. If you want to find someone to assist you in governing, you should not look for me."

Lutetia did not accept the monarch's apology because in her opinion, it was just a trivial matter.

"Does Miss Lutetia have any recommendations?"

"I don't know your requirements, nor do I understand the situation in this regard, so I can't give you any advice."

"is it?"

Even though the dragon fairy repeatedly rejected him, the monarch did not show any anger. He remained humble, looked at the holy dragon who was watching this scene with interest, and made another request.
"Uncle, can I go to the Valley of Fire to invite Lady Xifuleya?"

"Shifraya? This is more difficult than convincing Lutetia." Noah couldn't help laughing. This was the first dragon fairy under his command, and also the destined queen with the greatest talent and prestige among the fairies.

"If I can convince Her Excellency Sifrea to assist me in governing..."

"If you have such eloquence, I will naturally not stop you."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Alexander bowed deeply, facing Noah as a junior rather than a monarch.

"Please allow me to leave. I will go to the Valley of Fire now."

"Go!"

Noah waved his dragon claws and watched his nephew, who had suddenly risen to a high position but had become more humble, leave.

"Your Highness, what does he want to do?"

"Can't you see?"

The golden dragon's gaze turned to the dragon fairy who was frowning in thought.

"He wants to use your prestige to consolidate his throne?"

Shivreya said uncertainly.

"This is just the first objective that appears on the surface. His goal is more than that."

Alexander was also a little guy that he had watched grow up. How could the little tricks in his mind escape Noah's eyes?

No one would change his temperament drastically without any warning. There must be a reason. Alexander, who suddenly ascended to the throne, would certainly have many changes from before, but these changes must have a purpose.

As a new king, Alexander seemed to need to do something to consolidate his throne, but as a legendary monarch, he did not need to do much, especially when his background was so complicated.

After this guy came to power, he went to Noah's palace every now and then. Today, he revealed his purpose. He wanted to invite the dragon fairy closest to Noah to assist him in governing. After being rejected, he set his sights on Sifrea, who had the highest status among the fairies.

The purpose is self-evident at this point. Alexander wants to have a dragon fairy of high enough status by his side to strengthen the impression on the outside world.

That is, the Holy Dragon is the current ruler of the Atlas Kingdom, and Alexander, who is nominally the monarch, is just a vassal and junior who obeys his orders at any time.

"What else is his purpose?"

Lutetia asked in confusion.

Logically speaking, any ambitious monarch, especially one who is young, strong and on the rise, would be extremely averse to any existence other than himself that would interfere with the power in his hands.

Alexander should be such a monarch, but now he has openly expressed his willingness to obey the orders of the Holy Dragon, which is simply contrary to common sense.

Although Alexander accepted the true blood inheritance, this blood inheritance only transformed his body and gave him new power, but did not transform his mind and will.

Just based on the influence of blood, Alexander would have no power to resist Noah, and would have a natural sense of closeness and submission to Noah, the source of his blood.

But this is not enough to make the relatives devote everything, let alone become puppets without their own thoughts.

"Let's wait and see. No matter what his thoughts and plans are, time will reveal the answers to us."

Noah had some guesses in his mind.

How could a dragonborn who was stationed at the border of the kingdom and was keen on expanding the territory suddenly become humble, willing to bow down and become a vassal after ascending the throne and gaining greater power? This is impossible.

Alexander bowed his head at this moment, which only meant that this guy wanted to get more. As for what the new king wanted, Noah couldn't guess.

After all, there were countless things in his territory that the new king could covet, whether it was people, knowledge, technology or treasures, there were simply too many.

On the second day, a sensational piece of news spread rapidly from the Valley of Fire to the city of Elisim, then quickly spread to the Kingdom of Atlas, and finally swept across the eastern border.

At the invitation of King Alexander of Atlas, the Fairy Queen Sylphrea is about to move into the royal city of Uther to serve as the Grand Archon, commanding all officials in the territory and controlling the twenty-seven elite knightly orders directly under the royal family.

Nearly a hundred years later, the dragon fairy who was expelled from the royal city by King Urnos found an excuse to return to the city of Uther again, and obtained more outrageous power than the founding monarch.

The Dragon Fairy's re-entry into the royal city and the corresponding authority she obtained were the core of this storm, and everyone was shocked.

This person is basically the first person under the king, the true deputy of the kingdom, a fake king.

For a newly crowned king, giving up such a great power, does he just want to be a monarch who indulges in pleasure? Doesn't he worry about being sidelined?
Almost no one could understand, even Noah didn't quite understand. So he looked down and saw Shivreya, who came to see him before going to the royal city.

"What did Alexander tell you that made you willing to accept his invitation?"

This was what surprised Noah the most. Sifrea had no attachment to worldly authority. If it were not for his order, this fairy would not appear in the mortal world, let alone serve as the governor of the Valley of Fire.

"He gave me a blueprint and asked me to help him complete it."

"Would you mind telling me about it?"

Noah showed a curious look. He really wanted to know what kind of pie this nephew had painted that made the number one fairy under his command willing to assist him.

"He plans to establish fifty dragon cavalry regiments within a hundred years and launch expeditions to the south and west."

"Go south? Where does he want to go? Go west? Where does he want to go?"

"The southern countries are his target, as well as Middle-earth. He promised me that half of the territory conquered by the reorganized and rebuilt Dragon Riders will be under your rule."

"So you agreed?"

"Yes."

Noah's expression suddenly became quite subtle.

(End of this chapter)