Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 383 Praise the Holy Dragon and Kill the False God
"Father, the first cross-border gate has been completed!"

When the eldest son of the Holy Dragon came to Elisim and reported the progress of the project to his father, the sound of horns blown by the dragon-like giants echoed over the land of the Holy Dragon as Elijah left.

The sound of the horn, representing the start of the war, spread step by step along the towns and villages. Soldiers who had made achievements in the previous round of war and those who were eager to gain merit in the war walked out of the barracks and began to gather.

Even the citizens, businessmen, students, workers, farmers and other groups who had no way to directly participate in the war, all had a different look in their eyes at the call of the war horn.

Twelve years ago, the soldiers of the regiment who joined the war against the Evil God of the Flaming Sun received extremely generous rewards. Any soldier who survived to the end would at least be awarded the title of knight.

This was not an empty title, but a real one. Of course, because the process of regiment building was extremely difficult, soldiers were not allowed to return to the countryside to become noble lords after winning the battle and receiving the reward.

Even if the war is temporarily suspended, the soldiers of the regiment need to continue training, and at the same time, they must adapt to the magical weapons that are updated every year and be able to master their use proficiently.

Therefore, after the soldiers of the regiment are granted fiefdoms and titles, their territories will be managed by dedicated personnel, and the annual taxes will be paid into their respective accounts for them to use at their discretion.

It sounds like they are not as free as noble lords and cannot act tyrannically in their territories, but the soldiers of the regiment have almost no desire to resist.

Because the taxes from the fiefdoms would arrive on time every year, if they were to run the business on their own, they might not be able to reap the profits.

Moreover, staying in the regiment, whether it is a channel for self-improvement or a channel for upward promotion, is all open to them. What's the point of going back to be a country noble? It is simply self-degradation, which will be spurned and despised by the comrades and brothers around them.

The soldiers of the regiment who actually participated in the war received such huge benefits that everyone was awarded merit, and the soldiers who unfortunately died in battle also received higher pensions. Not only did they all have higher titles as honor, but their children and immediate family members were also well raised and cared for.

This war, where participation can change the fate of individuals and families, apart from the direct beneficiaries, as Noah established his dominant position on the continent of Alvis through the war, the already prosperous Land of the Holy Dragon once again ushered in a blowout development.

The most intuitive feeling of the grassroots people is that although their income is only growing slowly, the gold dragon coins in their hands have become more valuable, basic prices are decreasing year by year, cheap goods from all over the mainland and across the sea are pouring in, and their living standards have improved visibly.

The beneficiaries of the interim victory achieved by His Majesty the Holy Dragon in his crusade against the evil god are not a single class or group, but all the legal citizens of the Holy Dragon Land, although the extent of the benefits varies.

Because of this, when the war horn sounded, even those who could not join the war had a changed expression. People who had tasted the dividends of war would naturally want to taste it a second and third time. Who doesn't want better and better lives?

"Your Majesty the Holy Dragon will be victorious!"

"Victory and glory will surely belong to the people of the Holy Dragon!"

"Kill the false gods and praise His Majesty Noah!"

When the sound of war trumpets reached all places, voices of praise and acclaim also rang out, and almost all the people were looking forward to more victories.

Noah can listen to these voices, and the Word Spirit Emperor will reflect the people's wishes to him. These wills are insignificant if they are alone, and no one will care about them. But when these voices gather together, even the gods who are high above the world cannot ignore them.

"Let's go!"

One after another, dragon-shaped cross shadows were reflected on the ground again. The moment the war horn sounded, the dragon lords who were thirsty for war crossed the teleportation array without hesitation and gathered on the continent of Alvis.

This is the appeal that only Noah has. Only he can call on the dragons. Along with the gathering of the giant dragons, one after another, the battle groups that have been under Noah's command and have been expanding over the past twelve years are also teleported to Alvis. There are also dragon-transformed giants and the Dragon Riders from the Kingdom of Atlas... The scene when Noah conquered the True God Kingdom fifteen years ago is reproduced.

However, the slight difference is that the size and number of both war groups have expanded, and this time there is a brand new force - the Steel Star Legion.

This is a new legion that was established after the end of the war twelve years ago. This legion was not built for the purpose of being a main combat legion, but its battlefield positioning is an auxiliary army.

Because of this, the requirements for joining this auxiliary legion are much lower. It is not limited to dragon people. Any humanoid creature, as long as their strength reaches the high silver level or above, can apply to join.

However, you are only qualified to apply. You need to pass the recruit training before you can officially join. Those who are eliminated during the training will naturally be screened out.

The Steel Starfall Legion is positioned as an auxiliary legion rather than a cannon fodder legion. Its duty is to assist the chapter and help it to exert stronger combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Its duties include but are not limited to clearing out the enemy's cannon fodder and servants, transporting supplies, building fortresses, clearing battlefields, restoring order, suppressing occupied areas, and clearing out the enemy's remaining resistance forces.

However, although this auxiliary legion is mainly responsible for war chores and does not serve as the main offensive force on the battlefield, in fact, their combat effectiveness is not bad, and can even be called terrifying for the mortal kingdom.

In order to improve the battlefield survivability of this legion, Noah has specially established several military research institutes, where the goblin engineers and the humanoid engineers who were subsequently trained were designed to create standard equipment tailored for this legion.

Steam blaster guns, rune rapid-fire crossbows, individual arcane projectors, as well as light, medium, heavy and heavy rune exoskeleton armor suitable for a variety of battlefield environments, and even magic armor that can directly improve the combat capabilities of individual soldiers.

In addition to these individual weapons, there are also all-terrain Scorpion assault vehicles, Stinger Dragon gunboats and other vehicles suitable for ground and air combat.

However, because this is a newly developed weapon, twelve years is too short a time to develop this type of weapon, so there are not many types. Now all major war research institutes are intensively developing and testing them.

After consuming a large amount of wealth, the compulsory education system that Noah had previously forcibly promoted began to pay back after thirty years of sedimentation. It now provides a steady stream of talent to Noah's major facilities and institutions every year, and supports the annual expansion of these research and development institutions and war groups.

This was one of the foundations and confidence for Noah to challenge the gods. He was willing to open up channels for his people to acquire knowledge and learn technology, and to reduce the difficulty for them to obtain all of this as much as possible.

In his territory, any lower class is only temporary. Most of them are people whose fathers and grandfathers are farmers, but they study hard, have excellent grades, are admitted to higher education institutions, get the opportunity to be promoted to dragon, join the battle group or enter the research institute, and soar to the sky. Therefore, everyone living in the land of the Holy Dragon is enterprising and energetic. Even if most people are screened out in various tests, they will be discouraged, but this does not mean failure.

Every citizen of the Holy Dragon who is certain that he cannot achieve class transition through his own efforts will choose to place the bet on his offspring. There are many examples of people who use all their family wealth to educate their children.

Because there are so many successful cases, it is hard not to imitate. The key is that it can really produce results, so this behavior has become a trend in Noah's territory.

I am inferior to others, but it does not mean that my children and grandchildren are inferior to others. As long as a genius can be cultivated among future generations, the family and even the clan will benefit from it.

This kind of thinking has become the mainstream among the grassroots and has formed a consensus. As for the problem of being frustrated and unappreciated, it does not exist at all. In this land, there is no such ridiculous thing as talented people being buried.

The promotion channels at the bottom level are not limited to studying and taking exams. The major special institutions under the Holy Dragon will release special recruitment quotas every year. As long as you pass the test, you can join them.

Regardless of racial background, previous identity and status, these are meaningless in this land. As long as you can prove your talent and strength, you will be able to get the treatment you deserve.

However, positions are limited. Even with the annual increase in recruitment, after two hundred years of development, Noah's territory is becoming increasingly crowded. Therefore, the instinctive need and impulse for expansion exists in everyone's heart, and the war of territorial expansion is everyone's demand.

"Father!"

Under the wings of the holy dragon is a mighty torrent of steel. When Noah arrived at Talros, the kingdom of the eldest son, many countries and vassal forces that had sought various excuses or sought to cling to him were shocked by the torrent of steel under Noah.

There was no other reason, it was just that their numbers were too large, which really frightened the monarchs of small countries and the rulers of many independent and free territories.

No one can deny the power of the Holy Dragon Regiment. Any one of them has the strength to destroy a country independently, but the flaw is also obvious, that is, the number is too small.

Even though they have tried their best to expand, the total number of official members of the nine regiments is less than 50,000. For a country, or even a kingdom, this number of extraordinary legions is certainly enough, but for the vastness of the continent, this number seems a bit too thin.

But now, when they saw the giant steel pythons spreading out from the portal under the wings of the holy dragon and pouring out continuously, all the leaders of various countries who originally just wanted to watch the fun and gain some knowledge fell silent.

Because the number is too large, the Steel Starfall Legion, as a newly formed auxiliary army under Noah, has more soldiers than the total number of all combat units formed by Noah in the past years, and the gap in number is gradually widening.

There was no special reason, because the seemingly outrageous entry threshold that Noah set for this legion was too low for the people in Noah's territory.

A mere high-level silver rank, if in an ordinary mortal country, a transcendent of this strength could obtain a noble title with some effort, or at worst become a lackey of a great noble, serving as their minion, doing evil and bullying the common people.

But in the land of the Holy Dragon, as long as the dragon people in their family have lived in the Elishim area for more than five generations, as long as they are not lazy and receive normal education, they can reach this level when they become adults.

What does this mean? This means that as long as the adult dragon people in Noah's territory are willing and have certain military qualities, they can join the auxiliary army.

Compared to the high standards for joining the war group, the threshold for joining the auxiliary army is almost zero for the dragon people, because they do not need to undergo biological transformation or special enhancement, but only need to be proficient in the use of war equipment.

Therefore, even though it has only been twelve years since its establishment, the Steel Star Legion already has 200,000 regular soldiers, and this number is still growing because it has an equal number of reserves.

It is foreseeable that from the moment Noah's war order is issued, the number of dragon people applying to join the auxiliary army will reach a new peak.

Noah didn't care about those mortal monarchs. He didn't even cast a glance at them. These people were not worthy of his attention. Perhaps one of his dragon sons and heirs would be interested in their territories in the future, but that was none of his business.

"Has this cross-border gate been tested?"

The Holy Dragon lowered his eyes to the King of Tallos. This spectacular creation with a diameter of 300 meters, which could accommodate his real body, was built under his supervision.

It was a huge metal ring, like a pure white divine ring that looked like a god falling into the earth, emitting a hazy spiritual light all over. Even if it was hundreds of miles away, one could still see its existence at a glance, which was extremely shocking.

"According to the coordinates they provided, we have already tried it and it is connected!"

Eliade replied.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Open it now. They can't wait any longer!"

Noah glanced over his own legion. Of course, what caught his eye and occupied the largest part of his field of vision were the auxiliary troops armed with various steel machines.

"Father, please let me find the way for you!"

Eliade requested.

"No need. Go and supervise the construction of the second and third cross-border gates now. You have already completed them, but they are only halfway through their construction period. This is really outrageous. You go and take charge of the work and finish it as soon as possible."

Noah flatly rejected the request of his children. How could he let his eldest son be the pioneer? He gave him a new position in an unquestionable tone.
"As for exploring the way, I don't need it!"

With that, the cross-border gate roared, elements roared, and it boiled like an ocean. They were drawn into it, and ripples appeared in the space. The circle that could originally see through the scene on the opposite side was transformed into a portal that connected the two worlds.

(End of this chapter)