Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire
Chapter 68: 7 Years

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: 7 Years

"The underground creatures’ warnings are just baseless rumors. What? Are you scared too? From the description, at most, it’s just an ancient black dragon fallen to the path of the undead, nothing significant."

Noah scoffed.

In fact, this wasn’t Noah being arrogant as a Golden Dragon. Not to mention the Metallic Dragon Race, even the Colorful Dragon Clan would disdain ancient dragons obsessed with the path of the undead, as dragons that become undead are by default expelled from dragon kinship, and no dragon clan would regard them as the same kind.

Among the Dragon Clan, the black dragons of the Colorful Dragon Species are the most prone to corruption, due to their habits and bloodline, frequently coming into contact with negative energy.

Due to their low status among the True Dragon Species, black dragons at any age may choose to fall to the undead path.

Even upon becoming an Ancient Dragon, the low bloodline means that black dragons, even if they endure the millennium trial, may not necessarily ascend to become a legend.

"But underground there’s likely not just an ancient black dragon; more legends might be lurking in the shadows."

Tidel’s expression held an indescribable gravity; anyone would find it hard to be at ease knowing the enemy they must face.

"Worried your father can’t handle multiple legends?"

"That’s right!"

"The Augustus family is under the Aristoria United Kingdom, have you forgotten?"

The Golden Dragon inquired leisurely.

"The kingdom will provide support, but that takes time. If those legends choose to ambush..."

"How long has it been since you last visited your uncle?"

Noah suddenly asked.

"Half a month ago, at my mother’s birthday banquet, I saw my father."

The young man thought for a moment and replied.

"No, I don’t mean public occasions like that, but privately, have you visited your father to seek his guidance on training and combat skill practice?"

"..."

Tidel was silent for a long while before he spoke,

"I have no concerns."

"This won’t do, Edith often goes to your uncle for advice, soon enough, she’ll be able to become a Nine Swords Master with Skill’s Extreme Intent."

Noah couldn’t stand it any longer; as a son, how could he be so unfamiliar with his father and have unnecessary worries.

"That’s good."

"What about you? When will you ascend with Extreme Intent, and with which Extreme Intent do you plan to ascend?"

Noah asked back.

"I’m honing my skills and refining my fighting spirit. Whether it’s Skill’s Extreme Intent or Extreme Intent of Qi, as long as I can ascend, it’s fine."

The young man’s gaze was restrained, his tone firm, yet there was a sense of casualness and laziness.

"You have a legendary father you don’t ask advice from; what are you blindly fumbling about?"

The Golden Dragon shook his head continually, then said,

"There’s no need to worry about the Dark Territory, trust your father!"

"Okay."

The young man looked at the unknown wildflowers at his feet for a long while before slowly nodding.

"In your twenties, really, what are you sulking about!"

Watching the young man leave, heading towards the large mountain Dragon Nest where dragon eggs were being bred, Noah muttered.

However, with a little empathy, he could understand Tidel’s small frustrations because his adoptive parents truly treated Edith as their own daughter, with everything surpassing Tidel in terms of standards and treatment.

Tidel proposed the establishment of two aerial knight orders, with the Griffin Knights currently under Edith’s command. The two were not only married but also in a sort of competitive relationship.

However, as things currently stood, Tidel was already subtly on the losing side, and over time, he feared slipping further into disadvantage.

According to Noah’s observations, that industrious and eager-to-learn half-elf girl had talent surpassing Taiger, especially in swordplay aptitude, earning Casius’s praise.

This was particularly remarkable because Casius had achieved a breakthrough with Skill’s Extreme Intent, being a genuine Grandmaster in the path of technique. As a personal descendant, Tidel was otherwise unwilling to seek advice.

With painstaking effort and sweat, the skill honed was dismissed as worthless, unrecognized. This was a deeply unpleasant experience.

"Tsk, their parents aren’t worried, so why should I be?"

Noah exhaled a spark lazily and lay back down.

Over the years, he had grown increasingly idle, as there was little he could do now; the promotion of Noah’s Book required no effort, and the two Wisdom Fruits produced made him feel a bit guilty when eating them.

The only thing that slightly troubled him was the difficulty of maturing the fourth Golden Wisdom Fruit, which had reached an incredibly frustrating level.

However, for the current Noah, it was sufficient; he could easily peruse any spell book below the seventh circle, with no problems causing prolonged puzzlement.

As for his subordinates, Noah was even less worried since worrying was pointless. Over the years, two sprites had evolved into Great Elves in the flower garden and were taken into the Dragon Nest to serve as Sifreya’s aides.

As for the Cloud Giants, their numbers grew rapidly over these years; not due to the previous giants breeding madly but rather because some Cloud Giants, upon hearing some unknown message, flocked here since.

However, the legendary figure himself outright did not accept them, forbidding the Augustus family from taking any Cloud Giant’s allegiance. The only way for Cloud Giants to stay was through signing a contract with the Golden Dragon.

As a result, even without moving in the Dragon Nest, Noah’s Cloud Giant subordinates had doubled.

However, compared to the changes around the Dragon Nest, the changes in the Augustus family’s territory were the most significant. In nearly seven years, six new cities with populations over 100,000 had been built, and the number of new towns and villages was in the hundreds.

This was partly due to the Augustus family’s absolute power, implementing a liberal tax policy, creating a favorable environment for the territory’s populace to thrive, and partly due to a large influx of migrants from within the kingdom.

This was also the primary reason why Tidel and Edith routinely patrolled the borders. They needed to establish a safe migration route for these incoming migrants.

Thanks to the rapid population growth, the Pioneer Knights under the Augustus family expanded from three to twelve orders.

These are knights capable of venture into the wilderness, with membership supplemented by many adventurers and freelancers arriving amidst the migration wave.

The reason these Transcendents were eager to join the Knight Order was that the Augustus family had opened up noble titles; as long as they made military contributions, even an obscure adventurer could become a feudal noble.

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