Under the snow-covered sky, Garos lowered his eyes and looked at White Dragon Beskar crawling in front of him, thoughts flowing in his dragon eyes.
He was thinking about how to place the newly conquered dragon Legendary Realm.
Leave it at Permafrost Tundra, hidden, as a hidden potential trump card?
This thought quietly crossed his mind.
If a conflict, or even a real war, breaks out between the Aura Kingdom and other kingdoms soon, a Legendary Realm White Dragon who is completely outside the enemy's intelligence network will undoubtedly bring huge advantages and deliver a surprise blow to the opponent at a critical moment.
This is a tempting option.
However, Garos soon shook his head slightly and rejected the idea in his heart.
The prerequisite for hiding clumsiness is that you have a deep enough strength foundation to support you in hiding part of your strength; and the value of this hidden strength when needed must far exceed the benefits of revealing it publicly.
However, as a newly established country, Aura Kingdom has a shallow foundation.
Its greatest deterrence and support are currently almost all tied to Garos and Red Iron Dragon Emperor's powerful individual strength. The strength of the entire kingdom is far from sufficient.
Moreover, Aura is not closed to the outside world. It has alliances with neighboring kingdoms.
Once war breaks out, these allies will support each other.
The existence of the Legendary Realm level is a key weight that determines the safety of the kingdom and affects the diplomatic balance. It can also effectively deter potential enemy countries that are eyeing the country with ulterior motives.
More importantly, Aura Kingdom is now in a golden period of rapid rise.
What it needs is not to hide its strength, but to establish its prestige and consolidate its foundation.
Every Legendary Realm should be like the dazzling stars guarding the scorching sun, surrounding Red Iron Dragon Emperor, hanging high in the sky of the kingdom, illuminating the vast territory and shocking everyone in the world.
Hiding a Legendary Realm is equivalent to actively weakening the muscles that can be displayed to the outside world.
And among countries surrounded by wolves and with intertwined interests, showing weakness will often not bring peace and respect, but will only attract more tentative minions and greedy covetousness, adding unnecessary trouble.
On the other hand, a Legendary Realm Ancient Dragon who publicly declares his allegiance has equally great symbolic significance.
It can truly declare to the entire continent.
--Aura Kingdom is rising strongly, even enough to make the proud Legendary Realm Ancient Dragon willing to join!
This can attract more talents, allies, and opportunities, further consolidating the kingdom's upward momentum.
After some weighing, Garos already made a decision in his mind.
At the same time, White Dragon Beskar noticed Garos's thoughtful gaze.
Long years have given him a keen sense of emotions, and he saw that the powerful Red Iron Dragon Emperor was considering how to position himself.
"Your Majesty, this Northern Icefield is vast and extremely cold."
"Under the ancient frozen soil, there may be many undiscovered powerful existences or dormant threats."
He raised his head, flicked his tail, and volunteered. "I am willing to stick here and guard this ice field for you! No matter where the creature comes from, as long as it dares to invade this place, I will make it defeated or die here!"
In this way, to a certain extent, he could be regarded as fulfilling his long-cherished wish to rule the ice sheet in disguise.
Although in the capacity of vassal and guardian.
As he said that, White Dragon turned his huge eyes and glanced at Ogre Gruff who was standing respectfully aside.
He grinned and put on the gentlest smile possible.
He praised, "This Ogre is loyal and fearless to Your Majesty. He dares to face an enemy who is far stronger than himself. His courage is commendable. He is really buried in such a remote and small stronghold."
"Please allow me to allow him to follow me directly and assist me in controlling the affairs of the ice field."
Garos heard this and shook his head slowly.
He took the trouble to conquer Legendary Realm Ancient Dragon, not just to let the other party fish in the water.
"Permafrost Tundra is certainly important, but this place is barren, barren and sparsely populated. In peacetime, there is no need for a strong Legendary Realm person to be in charge all year round."
Red Iron Dragon said in a deep voice, "I have higher expectations for you."
He spread his wings and continued, "Follow me back to Ser Wilderness. Your new Dragon Lair will be built in the south of the wilderness, overlooking the vast Southern Domain of my kingdom. When the time comes,, your existence itself, your Legendary Realm prestige, will fly together with the Aura Kingdom dragon flag, becoming a symbol of intimidating Southern Kingdoms and stabilizing the borders of the four directions."
Hearing these words, Beskar couldn't help but feel slightly shaken.
He has been dormant and developed for more than eight hundred years, enduring loneliness and waiting. What he longs for deep down in his heart is to be truly valued and respected by the world, not just as a lord hiding deep in the ice sheet.
Standing at the front of the kingdom, it became a symbol of intimidation to all parties.
The prospect Garos painted for him was more worth looking forward to than letting him stay in the silent and cold ice field, and it was more in line with his pursuit of glory and status.
White Dragon restrained his previous slightly flattering expression and became solemn and serious.
He lowered his head and said solemnly, "As you wish, Your Majesty."
"My claws and ice will be with the Aura Kingdom."
At this time, Red Iron Dragon turned his head and his eyes fell on Ogre beside him.
He asked, "What's your name?"
Ogre Gruff kowtowed again, his head pressing a deep pit on the surface of the earth, and then he raised his head again, his eyes filled with pure awe and admiration.
"Gruff, Your Majesty, my name is Gruff."
Red Iron Dragon nodded slowly and said, "I see your loyalty and bravery. This quality should not be buried on the border."
"After you have handed over all responsibilities here, go to Crimson Flame Royal City, first accept Dragonforged Transformation, and after completing the transformation, you will stay and serve in the Royal City Guard."
Hearing this, Ogre was slightly startled at first.
Immediately, great joy overwhelmed him.
The emperor's understatement directly promoted him from a small stronghold in this remote northern land to the noble "Dragonforged Warrior" and the glorious "King City Guard". His identity and status had undergone an earth-shaking leap.
This scene was as beautiful as a dream, and his excitement and gratitude were beyond words.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Gruff will always fight for you! My life and loyalty belong to you!"
"Loyalty! Loyalty! Loyalty!"
Ogre shouted over and over again with an urn-like voice, and the sound echoed on the ice sheet.
Immediately afterwards, Garos said no more.
He stretched out his dragon wings and stepped on the ground with his strong hind limbs, stirring up snow dust all over the sky, and his huge body shot straight into the sky.
White Dragon Beskar did not dare to neglect, and flapped its wings vigorously, whipping up the biting cold wind, and followed closely behind.
Two huge dragon shadows tore through the vast wind and snow and flew away in the direction of Ser Wilderness.
After a while, the wind and snow behind him gradually weakened, but the air current in the sky was still biting and cold, whistling past the dragon scales.
Garos took Ancient White Dragon to the Borderlands area of wilderness and tundra.
After thinking for a while, he did not choose to fly straight towards the wilderness. Instead, he tilted the dragon wings slightly and deflected the direction of flight.
"The college that Tressie is responsible for has been developing for a while. This time I came to Borderlands and I just took this opportunity to take a look at the current situation."
Garos thought to himself.
According to the Kingdom's laws and education strategy, all Dragonkin below Young Adult Stage in the Aura Kingdom will be sent to the academy in Borderlands first to receive systematic education including combat skills, kingdom laws, general knowledge, cooperation discipline, etc.
Most of these young dragons come from the earliest Dominic Blue Dragon Clan.
Aura Kingdom encourages fertility and has established a set of incubation systems. After giving birth to Dragon Egg, the dragon mother can choose to hand over Dragon Egg directly to the Kingdom's designated incubation officer according to her own preferences without having to incubate it herself. She will also receive a generous reward from the Kingdom's treasury.
Therefore, under the incentives of generous policies, the number of new Dragonlings in the Kingdom has increased significantly in recent years.
After these Dragon Eggs were intensively incubated and passed through their most vulnerable period, they are currently concentrated in Borderlands's academy for training.
It can be predicted that in a few decades, when these dragons grow to Young Adult Stage, the number of Dragonkin that can be directly commanded and mobilized by the Aura Kingdom will usher in a spurt of growth.
In addition, there are also a few Dragonkin who traveled across mountains and rivers to seek refuge after hearing the name of the Aura Kingdom and the emperor.
Anyone under the age of Young Adult Stage will be sent to the college of Borderlands for adaptive learning according to regulations.
Garos rarely comes to Borderlands now.
But this is still very important to the Aura Kingdom, and it is the rear that needs attention.
Just a minute or two later, Garos and Beskar stopped in the sky above a broad plain.
At this time, both dragons cast Shapeshifting Spell, maintaining the form of snow eagles to facilitate concealed observation.
Garos converged his wings and hovered high in the sky. The cold airflow gradually calmed down around him, revealing the magnificent building complex below.
"What is this place?"
Beskar asked in a low voice.
Garos said, "A college dedicated to educating young Dragonkin is also one of the foundations of the Aura Kingdom."
This college is named after him and is called Garos Academy.
In addition, it also has a more formal name-Ignas Royal Dragon Academy!
Beskar is thoughtful.
He lowered his eyes and carefully observed the academy standing on the snowy land.
Rather than saying this is an academy, it is a comprehensive fortress and super-standard training ground specially designed for young behemoths.
The towering wall is made of neatly cut giant obsidian walls, and its surface is engraved with dense reinforcement runes and elemental stabilization Magic Array to ensure that it can withstand the impact of the dragons' daily training.
The interior is divided into multiple wide areas.
The theoretical teaching area, spell practice area, melee combat area, physical training area, resting lair area, etc. are separated from each other by tall and extremely strong enchanted walls.
The most eye-catching thing is the huge emperor sculpture standing in the central square of the college.
It is made of a special dark alloy and is extremely majestic. It reproduces the majestic posture of Red Iron Dragon with its head raised to the sky and fluttering its wings. The surface of the sculpture has been carefully polished. Even under the gloomy sky and flying snow, it still has a deep and cold luster. The dragon head looks proudly towards the sky, symbolizing the royal power and power of Red Iron Dragon Emperor.
Garos's eyes lingered on the metal giant statue for a moment.
Next to him, White Dragon Beskar, suspended in the form of a snow eagle, tilted his head and sniffed the scent in the air.
He sensed the aura of a large amount of Dragon Race gathering below.
Immediately, Garos lowered its altitude, following the breath of White Dragon Tressie, gliding silently towards a training area exposed to the wind and snow.
Beskar follows closely.
Then, when he saw the scene in the training ground below, this young Legendary Realm Ancient Dragon couldn't help but slightly widen his eagle-shaped eyes, and his heart was filled with waves.
On the vast training ground, dozens of Dragonkin of different sizes gathered.
From Hatchling Dragon who had just left Dragonling Stage and was about the size of a large war horse, to Adolescent Dragon who was over ten meters long and appeared strong and agile, to Young Adult Dragon who was already close to Young Adult Stage and whose skeleton was beginning to take on the outline of a giant.
Their scales come in different colors and come from many races.
Among them, the number of Blue Dragon obviously occupies an absolute advantage, far ahead, accounting for almost more than half of the total; the rest are classic Chromatic Dragon species such as Red Dragon, Green Dragon, Black Dragon, and White Dragon.
A few mixed scale colors can also be seen, and the characteristics of the five-color Hybrid Dragon are between the two Dragonkin.
Under the condescending gaze of two snow eagles, these young Dragonkin are undergoing various trainings.
Some dragons were repeatedly slamming their scaly heads against the thick metal piles that were deeply buried in the ground and had strengthening runes imprinted on their surfaces. The dull and loud noises they made made the ground tremble slightly;
Other dragons swung their strong dragon tails like giant steel whips, lashing the giant log target suspended in mid-air that required several people to hug it, causing it to shake violently and saw chips flying;
There are also dragons that work in pairs, using their shoulders covered with hard scales to engage in a confrontational collision of pure strength. Their muscles are stretched, and the friction of the dragon scales makes a harsh sound;
In the sky area, several Adolescent Dragons are undergoing weight-bearing flight training. Their claws are clinging to heavy boulders that are comparable to huts, and they are flapping their wings vigorously to maintain flight height and balance;
There is no atmosphere of laziness or playfulness.
The whole training ground was in full swing.
But what makes Beskar most astonished, even a little unbelievable, is not the variety of scale colors, the large number of these dragons, or the intense training content.
But their... physique!
Looking at it, almost every dragon in the field, regardless of age or race, has a very developed muscular outline full of explosive power.
Under the various colored scales, there are strong muscles that clearly rise and fall with the movement, twisting like steel wires.
The roots of those Adolescent Dragon's wings are ridiculously thick, and the muscles connected to the trunk are bulging; Young Adult Dragon's neck and limbs are generally thicker and stockier than those of the same age group that Beskar remembers, full of a heavy sense of strength.