Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 43 Hobbes

Kalon had to admit that some of what the wizard said made sense. In his opinion, the secret in his mind was like a strength amplifier. The more knowledge he knew and the stronger his foundation was, the more feedback he would get.

Treating it as a powerful mindless tool is a huge waste. It should be a stepping stone for one's own transcendence, not just a cornerstone on the road to becoming a strong person.

Perhaps the direction of my strengthening should be shifted in this direction in the future. The Red Dragon slowly closed his eyes and slowly accumulated his strength. In difficult times, it is the time to practice. He should use these thorns on the road to hone his will.

The days of sailing on the sea were extremely boring, not to mention that the young dragons were locked in the cabin and could not move freely. Every day they could only hear the sound of the sea, which made them extremely tired.

The time when the young dragons eat each day becomes their most active time, although the food is very little and can only maintain the daily physiological needs of the dragon.

Fortunately, dragons are naturally extraordinary creatures. Their bodies do not need daily defecation and urination like ordinary wild beasts. A dragon's stomach can digest almost all food, but there will always be some food residues left that are of no use to the dragon's body.

The dragon can condense the remaining food residues that are useless to the body in its stomach and discharge them when needed, otherwise the entire cabin would have already stunk.

However, such a small amount of food did not leave any food residue for the dragons. Only excess potions slowly precipitated into crystals in the dragons' stomachs.

The young dragons' bodies are restrained, and these harmful substances cannot be discharged for the time being. In order to reduce the impact on their bodies, they can only make this choice.

The nobleman Will Clarence would get off the airship on time every day in an attempt to persuade the red dragon, but the red dragon ignored him.

The days passed one after another, and when the young dragons had begun to get used to falling asleep in the waves of the sea, the ship finally docked.

The young dragons had no idea where they were. After the ship docked at the port, they were pushed into large iron cages covered with black cloth in the dark of night. Each cage was pulled by six tall and strong castrated horses of mixed species. They sailed towards an unknown world under the cover of darkness.

Karon didn't want to expose his perception ability, but his sensitive ears also heard that the number of people accompanying him had increased significantly. The heavy sound of horse hooves represented fully armed knights, perhaps even heavy cavalry in full armor. He counted and found that there were about a hundred knights.

There were also a large number of infantrymen, whose steps were not light, but there was no sound of conversation between them. They were obviously a well-armed and capable team coming to escort them. With such a large number of knights and soldiers, perhaps the elite warriors of the Clarence family had come out in full force.

The team moved quite slowly, with light cavalry constantly coming and going along the way. It was obvious that Will was being extremely cautious, and he kept sending out light cavalry patrols to investigate the situation.

Only in the middle of the night would the black cloth covering the dragons' heads be opened to let in air, allowing the young dragons to eat. At this time, the originally strict team would always cause some noise and shock.

These knights who were raised by the Clarence family from childhood did not know what they were guarding, because even these loyal knights did not get any news. They could only look at the unusually quiet young dragons in the cage with shocked eyes for half the night.

Dragons have long become legends in the hearts of most people. This world is no longer the ancient wilderness ruled by magical creatures such as dragons and titans. Dynasties created by powerful species such as the ancient Orc Empire, the Elf Kingdom, and the Dwarf Kingdom have also withdrawn from the stage of ruling the world one after another.

Now is the era when humans rule the earth. Even after developing an extremely prosperous magic culture, they still want to rule the sky and the sea. The giant ships sailing on the ocean and the airships flying in the sky are proof of this. There are even crazy wizards who have proposed to build wizard towers flying in the sky and city fortresses floating above the clouds.

Those fallen races and powerful creatures have long since been scattered in the wilds of all parts of Ekania. The powerful five-colored dragons and metal dragons rarely appear in the human vision. Only in the distant southern empire is it said that there are good dragons, and they have even been given a title in the human empire. Even so, there are still many five-colored dragons that are slaughtered by those greedy and all-seeking treasure hunters and dragon hunters.

Nowadays, information about the five-colored dragons can only be found in remote wilderness swamps and deep mountains and forests. There are no particularly high-profile five-colored dragons appearing anymore.

Even adult dragons only dare to appear in sparsely populated marginal towns. Only when the evil dragons grow to adulthood, when their power is usually already a monster kingdom, will they roam the continent openly.

At this time, only a kingdom or even an empire of equal size has the strength to defeat the evil dragon, but there are very few evil dragons that can grow to such a level.

After staying in the cage covered with black cloth for a few days, the black cloth was finally removed. Although the team was still moving, they were obviously much more relaxed.

Many merchants and pedestrians began to appear on both sides of the cobblestone road, which was wide enough to accommodate sixteen carriages running side by side. The merchants shouted at their orc slaves driving the carriages, and the ground dragons pulled the carriages slowly forward on the road.

Some powerful merchants even have centaur slave guards and elven slave guards. These slaves wear leather armor and are allowed to hold bows and weapons in their hands to guard around the merchants' carriages.

There were also many farmers stopping in the vast fields on both sides of the road, and there were rare black-skinned minotaur slaves working in the fields. The managers sat aside with whips, drinking wine and chatting leisurely.

Someone exclaimed, "Dragon!"

"Oh my god, it's a dragon."

"Look, that's a brutal red dragon, and there are many baby dragons!"

Exclamations came one after another, and soon spread throughout the road and fields, causing a sensation.

The entire wide road suddenly became crowded and came to a standstill. Many merchants and travelers stopped their journeys just to take a look at the legendary dragon. Farmers in the fields also stopped and looked over there.

When the slaves of different races saw the giant dragon, there was not only curiosity and confusion in their eyes, but also some sadness. Even the powerful dragons were captured and used as commodities.

Fortunately, the escorting knights were all fully armed, and their elite spears flashed with cold light, forcing back the crowd that was surrounding them on the road. The city guards who came to support them from a distance also drove the crowd away, allowing the group to pass, but the noise and bustle were endless.

Karon quietly peeked out an eye from under his wing and looked at the tall and majestic city that rose from the plain, leaning against the mountains.

The city wall, which is tens of meters high and built with neatly arranged huge stones, has several wide and tall gates. Hundreds of wild beast and grass patterns are carved on the heavy gates. Soldiers in full armor are guarding the passage with spears, looking greedily at every pedestrian passing through the gate.

This is Hobys, the political and economic center of the Carthaginian Empire and the capital where the emperor of the Carthaginian Empire resides.

(End of this chapter)