Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire
Chapter 66 Dark Territory Invasion

Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Dark Territory Invasion

The invasion from the Dark Territory occurred when the Augustus family was completely unprepared, but the war did not break out because the distance was somewhat remote.

The human side did not need to make any extreme reactions, nor could they implement any feasible measures, as the entrance to the passage connecting to the Dark Territory wasn’t even on the Augustus family’s map.

Of course, after that night when the sky was illuminated by the firelight spewing from the depths of the earth, the location of this passage was also marked on the map.

But even so, a rough estimate shows that the distance to the outermost frontier of the Augustus family territory is over three hundred kilometers. At such a distance, only the Legendary Archduke leading the Pioneer Knights could go, and even the slightly inferior Patrol Knights couldn’t follow. That’s the Barbaric Land where civilization has yet to touch.

"Can’t intervene?"

Noah asked.

"How to intervene? Both my father and mother have already taken the Knight Order to have a look. My mother also recorded the scene for you to see."

Having already been involved in territorial affairs after coming of age, Tidel asked in return, taking out a memory stone and placing it in front of Noah, then activating it.

A horrific scene was instantly displayed in front of Noah. The lava earth veins from the depths of the underground tore the ground apart, transforming into a canyon stretching nearly a hundred miles, casting a bird’s-eye view like a narrow and ugly massive dark red scar.

Boiling lava churned at the bottom, forming a river of flames, countless caves, and fissures covered the canyon walls on both sides, the scorching heat and slowly settling dust filled the air with poison, yet many life forms were still active.

They were creatures from the Dark Territory, such as the Terror Claw Beasts, Tunnel Worms, and many others Noah couldn’t recognize at that moment. These subterranean creatures adept at burrowing and tunneling were tirelessly constructing an intricate and vast labyrinth of pathways on both sides of the canyon and even more concealed locations, creating numerous entrance passages.

"This is a planned invasion, and I must say, the schemer is very vicious. They detonated all the volcanoes created during the activities of the Molten Evil Ghosts at the original passage, guiding this terrifying energy to carve out this long molten lava canyon.

Now, they have deployed these large numbers of low-level monster groups, frantically digging to construct tunnels. We simply cannot clean them all one by one, these are all worthless targets."

Although the current distance seemed safe enough, Tidel could completely sense the long-term threat and hidden dangers brought by this narrow molten lava canyon.

Threats from underground are prevalent all over the world. The underground also possesses an ecosystem not inferior to the surface, and in terms of resources, it might even surpass it.

But compared to the more spacious surface, the living environment for underground creatures is quite harsh, with competition being especially fierce. The weak have no right to survive, most directly reflected by underground creatures being generally more aggressive than surface creatures.

They will snatch and fight for all resources that can strengthen themselves and their clans, even at the cost of their lives.

"Couldn’t find any intelligent beings either?"

"At the bottom of the canyon, a small Gray Dwarf tribe was discovered, but they know nothing. They claim to have migrated following the earthquake."

"How could it be such a coincidence? For a volcanic eruption of this scale, this group of dwarves must have iron blocks in their heads, otherwise why would they come over!"

"Indeed, the traces left there are too many. My mother discovered ultra-large arrays and rituals guiding volcanic energy, my father also captured two legendary auras, but what can be done if no one can be found?"

Tidel spread his hands, showing a look of helplessness,

"You can’t expect my father to guard there forever; that place isn’t even within our territorial range."

"There’s really nothing much that can be done."

Noah pondered for a long time and couldn’t help shaking his head. Although it was an invasion from the Dark Territory, they used an open and honest strategy, directly blasting the volcano to make the entrance larger.

Not to mention defending such a narrow entrance, even without the explosion, it would be hard to defend, it’s already far away from the territory of human-like civilization.

This is the most helpless aspect; although it’s not affecting for now, anyone with a bit of brains and a long-term vision can foresee that creatures from the underground are bound to bring disaster, their presence itself is a threat.

"Now, we can only make preparations for war."

The young man’s face showed no sign of despair; in fact, there was a bit of excitement,

"Therefore, the family has already passed a resolution to fully support me in forming the Griffin Knights and the Flying Dragon Knights!"

"A good decision!"

Legends are strategically significant existences, it’s impossible to rely on deploying the highest combat power for every problem encountered. Establishing absolute aerial dominance is the best solution in the face of creatures that will continuously emerge from the underground in the future.

Since Noah’s adoptive father was promoted to Legend, the Augustus family, which had already developed a bit of peace and tranquility, once again entered a long-term wartime state of readiness in the face of the enormous threat from underground.

All policies and resources in the territory and family were prepared for engaging in war and preventing possible monster attacks at any time.

The planting method proposed by Noah was forcibly promoted throughout the entire territory, and even the vassal nobles could no longer find any excuse to delay, they must solve the problem of the shortage of farming tools under their governance.

If they still couldn’t resolve it, the Augustus family could step in to help "solve" it.

It’s worth mentioning, the Augustus family also took the most forceful stance to reclaim the independent tax collection rights of their vassals, prohibiting unauthorized changes in tax types and proportions, and must align with the main family’s policies.

During implementation, numerous discordant voices indeed emerged, but the Augustus family also displayed the expected majesty, and the voices within the territory once again became unified.

All of this was in preparation for increasing the population of the territory, aiming to conduct prolonged warfare with alien races, as population is the most fundamental prerequisite and necessary condition.

This is just the first step, the second step was to lift the restrictions on Breathing Techniques, various basic entry-level Breathing Techniques were printed in the third edition of Noah’s Book. Not just Breathing Techniques, but also the basic Meditation Method to become Spellcasters were included.

The third step was to select those with qualified talent from the numerous civilian cultivators to be recruited into the Knight Order as reserves for training until they become qualified Pioneer Knights.

All these preparations and policies were aimed at expanding military strength to cope with the inevitable war in the future.

However, for this series of measures and policies to take effect, it’s a process that requires at least five to ten years, needing long-term perseverance.

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