Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 521: Deceiving the world and stealing the name, the dragon-raising family

"Is this the creature you mentioned that can bring salvation?"

Theresa, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Campbell of the Principality of Jed, frowned as she looked at the two black snakes with thorns all over their backs in front of her, with a look of disgust and aversion.

If there weren't two archbishops from the Temple of Dawn and a team of Templar Knights standing beside the two monsters, she would have drawn her sword and chopped them down.

As a female knight who has led the guards to clean up and strangle monsters since she was thirteen years old, Theresa has developed a strong hatred and ability to distinguish monsters since she was a child. She can even use her intuition to find the shapeshifting monsters hidden in the crowd.

Relying on her instincts honed by seventeen years of fighting on the battlefield, Theresa could tell at a glance that the two black snakes in front of her were monsters. Since they were monsters, what else could she say?

The Grand Duke's daughter now suspected that the group of people in front of her were some high-level shapeshifters in disguise. Otherwise, why would they bring two monsters with them and tell her that these were monsters that could save the world?

"Yes, Your Highness Theresa, this is an oracle!"

The two Dawn Archbishops looked at each other and then spoke with firm eyes.

Although pointing at a monster emitting evil energy and claiming that the world can be saved is a challenge to other people's intelligence, or even a downright humiliation, the oracle cannot be wrong.

"oracle?"

Hearing this, Theresa could no longer bear it. She slowly drew out the alchemical sword, her chest heaving, and flames gushing out of her mouth and nose.

"What kind of monsters are you in disguise? Did I force you to reveal your true form, or did you remove your disguises on your own?"

"Your Highness Theresa, please be patient. When we first received the oracle, our performance was not much better than yours, but now we can prove to you that these two black snakes have the potential to save the world."

"You only have half the magic power. If you can't convince me that these two snakes can save the world at this time, I will regard you as blasphemers who falsely spread the oracle."

"You've given me too much time, Your Highness Theresa!"

Hearing this, the two archbishops' faces were full of confidence, and then with the help of the church knights, the two black snakes tied in the iron cages were released. Then, one of the archbishops, with a hint of pain on his face, took out a Soul Judge's corpse from his collection and threw it to the ground.

The two black snakes that had been released and were still looking around, when they saw the body of the Soul-Judge Demon, ignored everything and pounced on it almost at the same time, tearing the flesh and blood of this high-level demon and gnawing on its bones at a speed that was jaw-dropping.

While maintaining an astonishing eating speed, their bodies also grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and more tissues and organs developed. Their life forms became more complete, and they began to transform from snakes to dragons.

"A monster that can devour the corpse of a demon, what does this prove?"

Although it was surprising that the two monsters, whose aura seemed even weaker than that of the cowardly demon, could chew up the remains left by a high-level demon, it only proved that the two monsters had sharp teeth and amazing digestion and growth abilities.

"Your Highness Theresa, your perception has become so dull, right? Can't you feel the changes in the land?"

An archbishop felt a headache when he saw the Archduke's daughter who was still on guard, and the lord's guards beside her who were ready to draw their swords and fight at any time.

"land?"

The fully armored female knight then cast her eyes towards the two black snakes. She saw that as the two monsters grew, a devouring force directed only at a certain substance was emanating from them. In the earth, there were some tiny particles that were devoured and absorbed by them.

"This is?"

Theresa vaguely understood something, and ignoring the two increasingly ferocious black snakes that had already taken on the appearance of dragons, she took a few steps forward, then knelt on one knee on the ground, stretched out her palm and touched the ground.

"Your Highness Theresa, I remember that the Grand Duke has a great druid from the natural faction under his command. If you are not sure, you can invite this great druid. I believe he will give you a satisfactory answer."

Seeing the look of doubt on the face of the Archduke's daughter, another archbishop reminded her with a confident smile.

Although they did not understand why the great God of Light, the Lord of Dawn, sent two monsters to save the world, this did not prevent them from praising the Lord's greatness and omnipotence after conducting preliminary tests on the monsters.

"Go and ask Mr. Hughes!"

After realizing that the land had indeed changed, Theresa, as a warrior rather than a spellcaster, immediately chose to hand things over to professionals, which was the truth her father taught her.

Not long after, the ground shook slightly, and a white bear with antlers growing on its forehead came roaring over. However, this body, which seemed as heavy as a mountain, did not leave any footprints on the ground after it passed by. Instead, some flowers and weeds grew where it passed.

The vibrant and tenacious green color and the quietly wafting fragrance undoubtedly make everyone who sees it feel relaxed and happy.

Before the coming of the demon tide, these wild flowers and weeds that were seen everywhere on the roadside have now become extremely rare. Only nobles are qualified and have the spare energy to grow flowers and plants.

"Mr. Hughes!"

When the giant bear approached, Theresa stepped forward immediately, but the archdruid ignored her and walked straight towards the two black dragons that had grown wings and four claws, and had dragon horns on their foreheads.

"How could such a thing happen!"

As the archdruid of the nature faction, Zeus could naturally feel the difference between the places where these two monsters lived and the surrounding land.

"What did you find?"

As the daughter of the Grand Duke, Teresa was ignored by the Archdruid under her father's command, but she did not lose her temper and remained respectful. Not to mention her, even the guards serving the nobles turned a blind eye to the Archdruid's rude behavior.

After the advent of the demon nest, the dark age of rampant monsters began. The earth was barren and lifeless. Mortals no longer had the ability to grow food on the land. Even in the protected areas, they could barely grow enough food to feed themselves. The reason why their resistance area could be maintained was because of the existence of this great druid.

It was because of the food provided by the Archdruid that they had the strength to fight. Otherwise, even daily patrols would be difficult to maintain and order would collapse in a very short time. Therefore, let alone the daughter of the Grand Duke, even if the Grand Duke came, he would be three points shorter than this Archdruid who did not go to the battlefield.

"The pollution from the abyss has been weakened. We can try to grow food on this land."

The white bear stared at the ground beneath the black dragon for a long time, and finally stood up. He said something in extremely calm words that was enough to cause an uproar in the world that was on the verge of destruction under the ravages of the demonic tide.

“Can we grow food now?!”

After hearing about the great druid's situation, not only Theresa and her guards, but even the archbishop and the church knights were equally delighted and couldn't help but be excited.

Although they had verified it once, they did not have an archdruid to accurately investigate the extent of the land changes.

For a world that is gradually perishing under the demonic tide, there is no better news than this. The land that was originally gradually eroded by demonic energy and dying actually has hope of revival. Although it is only a small piece now, this kind of change means hope.

"Where did you find the monster?"

Archdruidius looked at the two black dragons that were not panicked at all and remained calm even though they were surrounded by humans. His round black pupils showed surprise and curiosity.

"This is not something we found, but a gift from our Lord."

Both the bishop and the knight behind him had expressions of piety and fanaticism on their faces.

"A monster gifted by God?"

Even though the Archdruid, who had traveled far and wide and was now experiencing the end of the world, could not help but show surprise when he learned that the two monsters in front of him were actually sent by the gods.

"The oracle told us that these two monsters are called Black Devouring Dragons. They love and only eat the corpses of demons. In the process of devouring, they will continue to purify the land polluted by the abyss."

"There is actually such a demon?"

Theresa couldn't help but marvel. After knowing the extraordinary characteristics of the two dragon-shaped monsters in front of her, her eyes towards the Black Devouring Dragon were completely different. This was not a monster at all, it was clearly a savior.

"It's incredible!"

“This is salvation granted by the gods.”

No one continued to ask how these black dragons were born. Almost everyone, including the great druid, assumed that it was the power of the gods. In their understanding, the gods could do anything they wanted to do and were almost omnipotent. What was the big deal about finding two monsters that could restrain and alleviate the erosion of the abyss?
Therefore, without anyone asking any questions and without the church explaining anything further, the credit for the appearance of the Black Devouring Dragon was naturally attributed to the Lord of Light.

The Black Devouring Dragon, which can clean up the corpses of demons and purify the land, was naturally worshipped by the Principality of Jed after showing its extraordinary characteristics. It was given the same status as the Archdruid who can produce food endlessly.

As for the battlefield, the Black Devouring Dragon has no chance at all. As long as it is armed, no ruler can send the Black Devouring Dragon as a consumable, unless they witness with their own eyes that the Black Devouring Dragon releases its scale powder and creates the Demon-Devouring Mist while eating.

"Praise my Lord!"

"Praise the Most Holy Lord of the Dawn!"

When they saw one black snake after another tearing through the demon's skin and crawling out of its flesh and blood, such a bloody and cruel scene not only did not terrify the humans and church clergy present, but they were even extremely excited.

After a period of training and raising, the Campbell family has roughly figured out some of the habits and characteristics of the Black Devouring Dragon. This monster, which looks extremely ferocious, has little interest in species other than demons.

Basically, if you don't provoke it, it will just ignore you and has a very lazy temperament. But when it comes to treating demons, it uses a completely different attitude. It is so greedy that it wants to eat the demon skin and bones, not even leaving any meat or bones.

Theresa, the daughter of the Duke, also conducted a test on herself. Even if she made an offensive gesture that was threatening to the Black Devouring Dragon, the dragon would only remain alert and vigilant.

This seemingly ferocious dragon is incredibly gentle towards creatures other than demons, which is totally inconsistent with its ferocious and hideous appearance.

Judging from this performance, many people are convinced that this must be a savior race created by a noble and benevolent Majesty.

Since the church did not carry out much publicity and explanation, based on preconceived notions, the people of this world tacitly accepted that the Black Devouring Dragon was created by the Lord of Dawn.

The church did not veto this. After all, the bishops who were connected to the oracle believed that this kind of monster was a species created by the Lord of Light using his power. How could they give additional explanations?
After the Demon-Devouring Mist appeared and spread, there was no need to worry about the Black Devouring Dragon becoming extinct, nor was there a need to protect the Black Devouring Dragon's safety as if it were an ancestor.

However, the two black dragons cultivated by the Campbell family with all their efforts still have an irreplaceable role. Because of the first-mover advantage, the area of ​​land that these two black dragons can purify every time they eat and grow is incomparable to those newly born black dragon hatchlings.

Today, the Black Devouring Dragon, which has grown to a size comparable to that of an adult dragon, has become the Campbell family's foothold in this place ravaged by the demon tide.

Its status even surpassed that of the Archdruid, who was previously the most relied upon, because even without the druids now, the surviving people on the land where the Black Dragon stayed could grow food.

Originally, the Black Devouring Dragon should have become the symbol of the Campbell family, but unfortunately, due to the Black Devouring Dragon's reproductive characteristics, after learning about the Black Devouring Dragon's role, the forces that were struggling to survive or fighting bravely on this land all used various means to try to seize at least one Black Devouring Dragon baby.

Therefore, when the Campbell family's black dragons were raised to adulthood, any force of a certain size in the land ravaged by the demonic tide would have at least one black dragon and would become a dragon-raising family.

Therefore, no family force is qualified to regard the Black Devouring Dragon as a symbol of the family. This dragon clan, which has demonstrated its ability to save the world, has been worshipped as a god by some ordinary and foolish people.

Amid such enthusiasm and popularity, there were only two black dragons at first, but in a very short period of time, due to human intervention and influence, their population quickly spread to hundreds and was rushing towards the thousand mark.

However, all of this is not the most important thing. What is really important is that every force that has just obtained the Black Devouring Dragon will do its best to cultivate it. This led to the appearance of the evolved form of the Black Devouring Dragon after less than ten years.

(End of this chapter)