Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 351: Fruitful harvest, harvest time

"Father is going to sleep."

"Ok!"

"Are we going back?"

"The Father did not call us, He does not need us."

The conversation between Eliade and Teramus ends here. The two brothers are actually very concerned about the changes in their father's condition, but neither of them intends to go back until they are called by their father.

Unlike her two brothers who were obviously concerned about their father's condition but refused to go back, the Snow Princess Skadilo left Arendelle and returned to Elysium and entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Dragons as soon as she knew that her father Noah was about to fall asleep.

"Dad, are you going to bed?"

"Yes, Dad is going to sleep. After I fall asleep, you must help Dad take good care of Elishim and maintain the order established by the Golden Dragon Code."

Noah, who had already sensed that his sleep period would be longer than expected, softened his expression when he saw his little daughter coming up to him, and gave her instructions in a gentle voice.

"I maintain order in your territory?"

Skadilo, who had come just to show concern for his father and get some resources and gold coins, was stunned.

"What's wrong? Are you worried that you can't do it?"

Noah couldn't help but smile when he saw his daughter's cute expression.

“I’m still too young~”

Feeling the heavy responsibility thrown at her by her father, which made her feel a little breathless, Skadilo couldn't help but take a few steps back. Just when he wanted to refuse, he noticed his father's expression, and the little ice dragon reacted immediately. With a flash of inspiration, he immediately spoke,

"Dad, if I can't take care of it, can I ask my brother to help me?"

"Of course. They are your brothers and my descendants. They have the obligation to maintain the order I have established. If you encounter any problems that are difficult to deal with, you can call on them to help you."

"Then Dad, can you tell them? I'm afraid they won't agree then."

"Of course I will tell them, but even if I don't tell them, you don't have to worry that they won't agree."

Noah couldn't help but laugh. He was still very confident in the character of his eldest and second sons. The only shortcoming was that they were too young at their current age.

But it doesn't matter. This is the best training opportunity for them. A single heir may not be able to take on the responsibility, but if the three of them join forces, Noah believes that there will be results that will surprise him.

The three sons each have their own strengths. The eldest son Elijah's character is too gentle. Although it has changed slightly now, his attitude towards the middle and lower classes remains the same, too gentle and not strong enough.

On the contrary, the second son, Tairamus, is aggressive and fanatical about and loves war, which are somewhat inconsistent with the outside world's impression of the golden dragon race, but are extremely consistent with the many bad qualities that are inherent in the dragon race.

The eldest son and the second son complement each other. They jointly rule the country and are quite qualified monarchs. As for the youngest daughter, Scartilo, she can also join them.

Because this ice princess can create money out of thin air when there is nothing, and she is good at exploding gold coins, which means developing the economy.

The combination of the three heirs is simply perfect.

"Okay!"

Hearing her father's words, Scartilo, who originally felt under a heavy pressure, suddenly cheered. At this moment, she was not nervous at all, but instead felt a great sense of anticipation.

She hoped that her father would fall into a deep sleep as soon as possible so that she could experience what it was like to be a great ruler.

Although my father's territory is called a free territory and is not even a complete country, the territory it currently controls has already caught up with the Atlas Kingdom. Moreover, its vast area and far-reaching influence are difficult to match even for a kingdom.

Because the name of the Holy Dragon is still an extremely resounding sign even in the Alvis continent. As long as the Holy Dragon's flag is raised, no matter where you go, all forces in the Alvis continent will give you some face.

But in that land, the Kingdom of Atlas had no presence at all, and the same was true for the Augustus family.

"Then I'll go find my brothers now and tell them something."

"Go ahead. You brothers and sisters should get together more often."

Although the three children have different biological mothers, they get along with each other very harmoniously, which is a scene that Noah is very happy to see. As an old father, nothing can be more gratifying than this.

In the land of the Holy Dragon, the atmosphere remained unchanged as Noah's sleeping period was approaching. This was not the first time the Holy Dragon had fallen asleep, it was already the sixth time. To the old residents, the expansion and army building of the Holy Dragon's regiment was not to protect His Majesty the Holy Dragon.

In their understanding, this means that His Majesty the Holy Dragon is also preparing to change his original strategy of developing the economy internally and instead expand outward, in preparation for future expansion.

After all, no matter how great the so-called influence is, it is not as effective as having an army stationed nearby when it is overseas. This is the greatest guarantee for the safety and status of overseas dragon people.

Judging from the scope of Dragon People's current activities around the world, the size of the army under His Majesty the Holy Dragon is indeed too small and cannot keep up with the actual needs of the Holy Dragon's people today. Therefore, military expansion is necessary, and the voices of support are very widespread, existing in all classes and groups in Noah's territory.

This also made Noah's military expansion process extremely smooth. Of course, given that Noah had not lowered the increasingly stringent screening standards for a long time, as well as the sophisticated legion weapons, the expansion of the regiment was not fast. To date, the quota of 3,000 people for each regiment has only been completed by less than half.

In contrast, the growth rate of the Imperial Guards was quite good. The first batch of Imperial Guards were dragons whose ancestors had lived in Elishim City for generations, and who had problems and needed to be transformed. However, as the Imperial Guards' transformation technology became more mature and the weapons they were equipped with began to be standardized, their personnel selection standards became more stringent, from the original random selection to the current application system.

Only dragon people whose ancestors or themselves have military merits are eligible to apply to join. After passing numerous screenings, they can join the Imperial Guard reserve and undergo multiple levels of biological transformation.

Noah had given the Imperial Guard a quota of 1,000 men. Now, they were almost fully staffed with 300 men. It sounded like the organization was not as complete as that of an ordinary war group, but this was mainly due to the special nature of the Imperial Guard.

Each and every member of the Imperial Guard is an absolute elite selected after going through countless battles. The concentration of dragon blood in their bodies is comparable to that of half-dragons.

The Dragon Realm initially constructed by Noah played a decisive role in this. If it were not for the demiplane that was initially built at great expense, both the Imperial Guards and the War Group would probably be less than one-tenth or one-twelfth of the current number, let alone developing at a snail's pace.

Having said that, Noah was still not satisfied with the speed of expansion of his legion, because just as many dragon people guessed, the expansion of the legion was not to protect his safety during his dormancy, but to maintain the order of the territory and ensure that the order he established would not be challenged.

Noah had no worries about his safety during his hibernation. When he advanced to become a young dragon, his body was able to revive on its own and go hunting actively.

This characteristic will inevitably be further strengthened when he advances to become an adult dragon. Therefore, Noah can't predict what will happen to the guys who come to provoke him at this time. Anyway, his ending will not be much better than those elemental monarchs he swallowed alive.

Time flows quietly in silence, taking away time without a trace. When Noah's sleepiness accumulated day by day, and even this ancestor dragon who fought against demigods was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyelids, Noah had already reached the age of 240.

Noah is preparing to be promoted to an adult dragon many years after ordinary dragons have already entered their prime. However, the meaning is the same, which means that Noah is about to enter the most prosperous period of his life.

"It's taking longer than I expected. I wonder how long I'll have to wait after I enter adulthood before I can become a mature dragon."

Although he was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes, Noah was still able to think about such nonsensical questions before he fell asleep.

Because, when he opens his eyes and wakes up again, he will definitely be standing at the top of the material world. The twelve age stages of ordinary dragons will probably be meaningless to him.

He is not troubled by the problems of aging and blood aging that ordinary dragons need to worry about. Once ordinary dragons pass their prime, their bodies will gradually age and their physical strength will begin to decline.

It is for this reason that colorful dragons generally begin to learn to master the power of magic after they reach old age, because they need to make up for the decline in combat power caused by the decline of their blood.

The vast majority of dragons need to face this major challenge. Only by breaking through the thousand-year limit can they be promoted to ancient dragons. If they fail to complete this life transformation, they will have to build a dragon tomb for themselves.

If they cannot break through the ancient dragon limit, their lifespan will inevitably not exceed a thousand years. The blood power of most dragons makes it difficult for them to cross this limit.

Of course, powerful dragons such as gold dragons, silver dragons, and red dragons do not need to be troubled by this problem, because they have already become legends before being promoted to ancient dragons. This is also a life transformation, enough to temporarily free them from the threat of aging.

However, this problem still exists. Ancient dragons will still age and die, but after they break the limit, their life span will be greatly extended compared to ordinary dragons.

But for the ancestral dragons, there is no such problem. Perhaps the creator of the first ancestral dragons forgot to impose life limits when they were first born, or perhaps the power that created them and gave birth to the ancestral dragons already carries immortality.

Therefore, no ancestral dragon has ever died of old age due to exhaustion of life force. Unless it is cursed by a god, the ancestral dragon will only become more powerful with the passage of time.

"Luteshia, after I fell asleep, if there are any military matters that are difficult to decide, you can ask my descendants!"

"Yes, Your Highness Noah!"

After hearing the response from the Dragon Fairy, Noah completely gave up resisting the sleepiness and allowed his will to continue falling into the endless darkness.

I don't know how long it took, it seemed like just a moment, and then it was billions of years. When Noah's consciousness revived again, the nebula that kept spinning and seemingly unchanging came into view.

In this nebula, the dazzling golden tree that grew with him also came into view. Compared with the original seedling, the golden tree has now become a towering sacred tree, and the huge network of roots that spread out reflects one magnificent scene after another.

This golden tree seems to be the embodiment of fate. Any creature related to Noah will be reflected in it.

All the creatures whose fate has been disturbed by Noah's existence will be revealed in it, and their every move will also provide different nutrients to the golden tree, condensing into different fruits.

During his long youth, Noah seldom ate fruits, because a single fruit was no longer of much use in increasing his strength, so Noah had to continue accumulating them until today, until now.

Between the crowns of the golden sacred tree rooted in the nebula, red clouds were diffused, purple mist was dense, green light was shining, and gold was destroyed. However, in the middle of it, there was a vortex of black gas like a black hole, which was enough to take away the brilliance of all the fruits. Noah did not even look happy about the great achievements, and he collapsed first.

"Why are there so many more?"

Normally, the fruit Noah ate the most was the dark fruit. However, as Noah's territory continued to expand, not only did the production rates of other types of fruit accelerate, but the growth of the dark fruit also accelerated, ranking first in production.

Even though Noah had taken many measures to curb it, the effect was quite limited. Despite this, Noah never gave up, because he didn't want to try to indulge himself and see what would happen to him if the production of dark fruits produced by the golden tree exploded.

Although the taste of the dark fruit is hard to describe, Noah has to admit that this is one of the main reasons why he is still willing to focus on the mundane world and pay attention to the grassroots people.

Even after he wakes up and stands at the top of the secular world, because of the existence of the dark fruit, he will definitely pay attention to the impact of the order he has built on his subjects.

To bear the disgrace of the country is to be the master of the country, to bear the misfortune of the country is to be the king of the world.

This sentence can be said to be the most perfect interpretation of the dark fruit. Therefore, no matter how much Noah dislikes this fruit, every time he transforms, the first thing he swallows must be the dark fruit.

"Are you trying to force me to become a holy god?"

Noah stretched out his dragon claws and lightly touched the edge of the black hole's vortex with his fingertips. In an instant, the black hole collapsed and turned into countless black gases that rolled towards Noah's consciousness body projected in the nebula. The originally majestic and noble golden dragon instantly turned into a black dragon that kept roaring in pain.

(End of this chapter)