Dragon's history stretched back into the distant past, spanning millennia.
This nation, named after the giant dragons, possessed a historical legacy as ancient as the dragons themselves. It was said that as early as the age when Chaos first began and the Lights of Civilization had yet to blaze brightly, Dragon already stood proudly as a powerful city-state in this divided world, becoming civilization's earliest sanctuary and guiding beacon.
Legends were always prone to exaggeration, but the people of the empire had always been deeply proud of their long history, firmly believing that at least ninety percent of those legends could be substantiated. In that magnificent imperial capital built from black frost crystal, countless books and antiquities from ancient times filled the academies and colleges. Across the empire, relics that had endured throughout the river of history could be found everywhere. These timeworn things silently told of the ancient heritage of this nation, seeming to corroborate the claim that "the empire originated in the Chaos Era."
Thus, whenever the proud people of the empire mentioned the "Issu Ancient Kingdom" on the other side of the world, they would involuntarily feel a sense of superiority, even finding the character "ancient" somewhat grating. In the presence of this ancient empire, what nation deserved to be called "ancient"?
Dragon had been founded through warfare.
For thousands of years, this ancient empire had stood firmly at the summit of Planet La Rian's western half. Its territory was vast, ruling over expansive lands and seas across half the planet. Such a massive domain had not been bestowed by the heavens; generation after generation of imperial citizens had conquered it with iron and blood.
Across the half of the planet occupied by the empire, countless fierce barbarian tribes and tenacious nations had once arisen. The empire