Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire
Chapter 123 - 109: Returning with Mountains on His Shoulders_2

Chapter 123: Chapter 109: Returning with Mountains on His Shoulders_2

"I can let you wear it for a while."

This was the concession made by Angelis.

"How long can I borrow it for? Two thousand years?"

The Golden Dragon’s eyes lit up. If his father was willing to extend the loan period, that would be fine.

"Noah, my collection was amassed with great effort, bit by bit."

Angelis’s face stiffened, then he earnestly explained to his son the difficulty and effort involved in collecting each piece of precious armor, hoping his son would understand his hardship.

"Oh!"

Noah lay back listlessly. Old Deng—no, his old father was unwilling to open the treasure chest, so naturally, the Golden Dragon didn’t want to wrong himself either; he did whatever made him comfortable.

Angelis was reluctant to give up, but each time he communicated with Noah, his son always brought up inheriting parts of his collection of armor, ending the discussion.

As an adult Dragon Species, Angelis naturally wouldn’t make concessions on matters of principle. No dragon in its prime would divide its wealth with another dragon, not even its own offspring.

Having found a way to restrain his father, Noah felt much more at ease. However, dealing with his mother was another headache.

Despite her seemingly gentle demeanor, his mother was much trickier than his straightforward father. Noah had his eyes on his father’s collection, while his mother had her eyes on his.

"Noah, such a big piece of Solar Meteorite Gold, just lying there as a bed is truly a waste. Why not let me design and forge it into some equipment for you?"

This proposal came "accidentally" from Orsya upon discovering part of Noah’s collection.

"How about a magic weapon matching your dragon body?"

Confronted with such a proposal, Noah couldn’t help but be tempted, but he was more afraid of Orsya coveting the Solar Meteorite Gold.

The trust between dragons was indeed fragile. Noah believed that if he handed the Solar Meteorite Gold to his mother, Orsya should design a magic weapon satisfying him.

But how much would the final weapon weigh compared to the original material? It was hard to say.

It’s akin to mortal goldsmiths; even if you watch them the whole time while they forge jewelry from precious metals, some pilfering is almost inevitable, mainly depending on the person’s conscience.

Noah really didn’t want to wager on his mother’s conscience; that would be challenging the nature of the Giant Dragon.

"Mother, can you design magic weapons? Can you teach me? I want to learn."

This was Noah’s response,

"When I learn it, I can design a weapon to my satisfaction myself."

"It’s a very difficult course."

"So far, I haven’t found any knowledge I couldn’t learn."

Thus, Noah officially began learning from his mother, though it was a field he had never ventured into before. Selena’s evaluation of him as an all-domain genius was well-deserved.

Therefore, Noah’s displayed learning talent was so stunning that it gave his biological mother the illusion:

Could I really have birthed such a dragon cub?

Time quietly passed in Noah’s happy and relaxed learning process. As days went by, he noticed, upon careful observation, that his foster mother’s face had more smiles, and the heaviness in her gaze seemed to have disappeared.

Is foster father okay?

With Noah’s understanding of his foster mother, he could infer her mood from micro-expressions. Thus, the Golden Dragon guessed this.

It wasn’t long before Noah’s conjecture was confirmed. A mountain gleaming with metallic luster crashed through the sky above Elisium City, to be more precise, tearing open a gigantic chasm in the sky.

When one end of the mountain passed through a spatial rift and tilted downward, slowly descending to the ground, countless people exclaimed in wonder, shouting uncontrollably in fear.

However, some people quickly saw that the mountain wasn’t falling. Beneath it was a towering giant, shouldering the entire mountain and arriving by crossing space.

Carrying the mountain here!

Accompanied by the giant’s steps crossing space, the sky seemed to collapse for a moment, with countless Thunder Snakes wildly dancing in the sky. However, all the thunderbolts merely swirled around this giant, as if subjects welcoming a returning king.

"Has it really been that long since we last saw Casius? Has he become this exaggerated?"

Noah hadn’t even had a chance to express his amazement when his father blurted it out because they had been separated from Casius the longest.

For the Dragon Species, thirty years is a mere blink of an eye, yet the change in their old friend was astonishingly beyond comprehension.

People who rise quickly in such a short time are not uncommon, especially in turbulent times. But to grow so strong in such a short period in the current era, it’s unlikely to find a second among the Short-lived Species even across a hundred planes.

"That mountain?"

Noah’s focus quickly shifted to the mountain his foster father deliberately carried back on his shoulder, which turned out to be a mining mountain.

"Is this going to be a fortune!"

The Golden Dragon’s eyes quickly shone with light. Just with a little identification, he could spot the scattered points of Star Iron, the widely distributed Pure Gold and Secret Silver Mountain Copper, and even trace amounts of rarer metals like Wind Silver Secret Gold.

Three years ago, when his foster father prepared for a long journey, he promised Noah he would bring back a tremendous surprise surpassing his foster mother.

Though the entire mining mountain wouldn’t belong to him, he was confident a part of it would.

Noah was particularly confident about this.

"Casius, be careful!"

The dazzling Selena appeared above Elisium City, raising her Magic Wand to harness the elements into torrents, assisting her husband in gradually unloading the massive mining mountain from his shoulder.

"Finally, at ease!"

Although Noah didn’t know what happened to his foster father, things seemed to have been perfectly resolved from the current state, which was all he needed to know.

"My life is finally going back on track."

His foster father’s return not only symbolized that the Augustus family had regained its cornerstone but also that Noah’s biological parents would leave.

The Golden Dragon couple was immensely busy. According to their own accounts, they often joined their friends on Heavenly Mountain in battles against Abyssal invasions, keeping them very busy.

If not for a friend’s call, they wouldn’t have come, being involved in the great cause of saving worlds, albeit in other plane worlds.

Noah respected and understood his parents’ choices, but he felt it was better to sleep soundly rather than join the same cause. The demons in the Abyss were endless; they killed more in internal conflicts than in battles against others.

Casius’s forceful return quelled all disturbances, creating unparalleled peace in turbulent waters, even without doing anything.

The Great Fairies had been reporting to Noah for days that all workshops were calm again, with no prying eyes. Both Great and Little Fairies relaxed, no longer needing to patrol vigilantly day and night.

"Peace is truly wonderful!"

The security brought by powerful strength allowed Noah to once again enjoy the prosperity and glory of Augustus, though the Golden Dragon soon noticed.

Although his foster father returned in an incredibly stirring manner, he wasn’t in as good a state as he appeared, something was very off.

"Uncle, what’s happening with your hair?"

In Noah’s memory, his tall and sturdy foster father, who seemed younger than Tidel, possessing a more valiant spirit, had an expression of weariness Noah had never seen before, and the stray white hair at his temples was exceptionally striking.