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"Go back, Elvie." Red Iron Dragon's deep voice echoed among the mountains, "Get familiar with your new power and prepare to welcome the arrival of the Legendary Realm realm."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Elvie bowed and saluted.
Then, she turned around, her mane raised in an arc in the wind, kicked the ground with all four hooves, and rose into the air. Soon, her figure disappeared behind the surging sea of clouds.
Mountain Range Silence returned, with only the sound of wind passing over the rock ridge.
At this moment, the air in front of Red Iron Dragon began to twist.
Circles of ripples spread out, as if the space was wrinkled.
Amethyst Dragon Iseramathus's figure slowly emerged from it, revealing an elegant and steady body.
He first looked in the direction where the people and horses were leaving, his gaze penetrated the clouds, and stayed for a moment. Then he withdrew his gaze and turned to Red Iron Dragon, who was two times bigger than him.
"Congratulations."
"This man with special blood under your command will soon become Legendary Realm. The fluctuations in power can be felt from a long distance away."
Garos turned his head, looked at Amethyst Dragon, nodded, and his neck scales made a soft metallic sound.
"Indeed," Red Iron Dragon paused and mentioned another matter, "I was very worried when the royal capital was attacked."
"Although there are defenses in the city, raids at the Legendary Realm level are always unpredictable."
"Fortunately, you took action in time, thank you very much."
Iseramathus heard this and looked Red Iron Dragon up and down.
His eyes stayed on Garos's visor for a few seconds, seeming to read the subtle movements of muscles and the emotions revealed in the scales of the visor.
The silence lasted about five breaths.
Amethyst Dragon finally spoke slowly, with a hint of understanding and helplessness in his tone.
"Worried? I dare to guarantee it in the name of Ruby Dragon God."
"You have definitely known for a long time that if Crimson Flame Royal City is attacked, I will not sit idly by and watch. You are sure that I will take action, from the beginning."
Garos did not deny it, nor did he answer the call.
He just kept his expression calm, his eyes fell calmly on Iseramathus, and his eyes focused on Iseramathus's scales.
On Amethyst Dragon's neck, chest, shoulder blades and other places, brightly colored gemstones are inlaid.
Spinels as deep as blood, sapphires as blue as the sea, and emeralds as vivid as green are carefully polished into shapes that fit the curvature of the scales, and are fixed between the gaps between the scales with almost invisible Psionic Energy filaments.
The midday sun was pouring down at this moment, reflecting a dazzling halo on the cut surface of the gemstone.
The halo contrasts with the purple scale color of Amethyst Dragon itself, making it beautiful.
"It seems that you are very satisfied with these gems," Garos said, "They complement your scales perfectly."
These gems on Iseramathus were personally selected and donated by Garos from the treasure house after he guarded the royal capital as a thank you for his timely help.
Iseramathus is the dragon Legendary Realm, but it is not rich in itself.
Although he has lived much longer than Garos, due to his personality, he acts low-key and does not fight or compete. He spends most of his time studying Psionic Energy and observing the social structure of various living creatures.
This lifestyle allowed him to accumulate a lot of knowledge and experience, but he never accumulated decent wealth.
It wasn't until Garos generously donated it that he experienced the feeling of Fulong for the first time.
Those sparkling gems were so numerous that they could decorate his body.
At that time Iseramathus wanted to refuse.
He helped the royal capital more out of his intolerance for the city and the lives in it than for reward.
However, I couldn't bear it and Garos gave me too much.
When boxes after boxes of gems were carried in front of him, reflecting the dazzling light in the sun, Amethyst Dragon found that the excuses he had prepared were stuck in his throat.
In the end he accepted it.
After all, the gem itself is beautiful and precious, and it has a natural attraction for Dragonkin.
Upon hearing Garos's words, Iseramathus's expression froze slightly, but soon returned to normal.
He raised his head and expressed his righteousness.
"Don't think that this little gem can completely buy me off."
"Garos, you know very well that I don't like to get involved in political struggles and military conflicts between kingdoms. This is a special case because there are too many innocent lives in the capital."
"Similar things will never happen again!"
He said it categorically.
However, these words would be more convincing if you ignore the gems that sparkle on his scales.
Garos nodded seriously, a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Well, I understand what you mean."
His tone was calm as usual, but Iseramathus's mind was sharp and he could almost hear the second half of the unfinished sentence.
If this little gem doesn't work, then I'll pay more next time.
As the head of a country, Garos is indeed wealthy.
Aura Kingdom's mineral income, trade taxes, and tributes from those territories, including newly occupied territories and various resources from Theo, etc., have allowed Red Iron Dragon's treasure house to expand at an alarming rate.
More importantly, Garos is much more resistant to treasure than the normal Dragonkin.
He values the resources and influence brought by wealth rather than the pleasure of hoarding brought by wealth itself. Therefore, using part of the wealth to win over a Legendary Realm Amethyst Dragon is a very cost-effective investment in his opinion.
Iseramathus is speechless.
This Psionicist Dragon, even without using magic to detect his thoughts, can roughly guess what the other party is thinking from Garos's eyes and micro-expressions.
The evil Dragon Emperor!
He silently condemned in his heart, and at the same time, he had to admit that there was a little bit of envy hidden deep in his heart.
Most Evil Dragon will take the lord route, occupy a territory, drive slaves, and enjoy worship.
But when the dragons are exhausted, they just do things like looting, kidnapping and extortion, and collecting protection fees. In fact, they can't accumulate much wealth after working so hard.
There are only a handful of people who can develop to the level of Garos, establish a real kingdom, and enjoy almost endless wealth.
This is not an achievement that can be achieved through strength alone.
It requires vision, patience, political skill, and the wisdom to rule over intelligent creatures.
Iseramathus has lived for many years and has seen too many powerful Evil Dragon. In the end, it is just like Beast occupying a corner, and Garos is obviously not.
Amethyst Dragon took a few deep breaths, and his chest rose and fell slightly with his breathing.
He decided not to care about this topic with Garos. If he continued to talk, it would only make him appear to care more about those gems.
"Garos, prepare some materials for me."
Iseramathus changed the topic and his voice became calmer.
Red Iron Dragon didn't ask the reason and said directly, "Okay, what do you need specifically?"
"Animated Root, the oak root system must be at least three hundred years old, and must not be damaged; Resonance Crystal, the purity must be above 90%, preferably purple; Mercury Silver, must be refined three times; Psionic Gem, must be at least Dragon Egg size, no limit to the category but preferably amethyst or moonstone; and..."
Amethyst Dragon reported a series of materials, a total of seventeen kinds, most of which are spell-casting materials and the rest are ritual supplies.
Some are common and some are quite rare.
Garos listened quietly, nodded slightly, and said in a calm and calm tone, "Well, I will ask someone to prepare."
Perhaps some of these things are not in stock in his treasure house.
But as long as he gives the order, as the entire Aura Kingdom system operates, his family members and people will run for it.
The caravan will go to neighboring countries to purchase, the miners will go deep into the mines, and Spellcaster will rummage through the laboratory's reserves.
Unless the items he wants are extremely valuable or extremely rare, they will definitely be placed in front of him within three days.
This is the efficiency of a kingdom machine.
Those lone wolf-like dragons are unimaginable.
"Why don't you ask me what I need these for?"
The evil Dragon Emperor!
Iseramathus looked at Garos's straightforward reaction, as if the materials were cheap, and she condemned him again in her heart.
"For your hobby? Or to better integrate into certain biological groups?"
Garos joked.
Amethyst Dragon's face darkened. He knew what Garos was referring to.
"That's enough."
Iseramathus snorted lightly and said seriously.
"These materials are used to arrange Amethyst Dragon Bloodline Purification Ritual. I am going to purify the bloodline of Ennus so that he can reach the same level of continuous growth through sleep as normal Dragonkin."
Hearing these words, the scales on Garos's forehead stretched slightly.
This is Dragonkin's subtle movement to express pleasure, and usually only those who are familiar with Dragonkin can detect it.
Red Iron Dragon's mood has definitely gotten better.
Amethyst Dragon Lion, Ennus, this was the first lord he conquered during the wilderness battle.
After Garos defeated the giant lion with a mane and purple dragon scales, he did not choose to kill or expel him. Instead, he gave him a considerable degree of autonomy and incorporated him into the Aura Kingdom's system.
This proved to be a wise decision.
Among the non-Dragonkin lords under Garos, Amethyst Dragon Lion's talent potential is second only to Immortal Bird Anqiya.
Ennus already has the capital of the Legendary Realm. Once Dragon Vein is successfully purified, after another deep sleep, it is basically a certainty to break through the Legendary Realm.
As for Immortal Bird Anqiya, after the decisive battle of the Emerald Ridge Mountains, he returned to his territory.
She turned into a flaming dome.
According to Immortal Bird's life cycle and previous energy accumulation, she should be able to step into the realm of the Legendary Realm earlier than Ennus.
Elvie, Ennus, Anqiya.
After all three of them break through, the number of the Legendary Realm of the Aura Kingdom will approach ten.
This number is not much in the kingdom of Romanian Plains, but Legendary Realm of the Aura Kingdom is not the same concept as those human Legendary Realm.
Garos's thoughts continue to extend.
Sacred Spirit Deer, Golden-Plumed Griffin, Eight-Snake Leopard, these three are somewhat different.
Although their talents are not bad, they are still far away from the Legendary Realm threshold.
Red Iron Dragon is considering whether to give them Dragon Vein Conversion to increase their potential limit.
But Dragon Vein Conversion is not without risks.
One of the requirements is that the loyalty of the person undergoing transformation must reach an extremely high level, and there must be no hesitation or resistance in the heart. Otherwise, when the ceremony reaches a critical stage, a slight wavering may cause energy backlash, which may cause the transformation to fail, damage the potential, or even cause death on the spot.
The result of forced transformation is often not worth the loss.
The current loyalty of these lords cannot reach the level of core family members such as Kalu or Elvie.
They obey Garos more out of awe of power and a combination of interests than true loyalty to the death.
The way to Dragon Vein Conversion improve their potential can only be postponed until later, it depends on the situation.
In addition, Iron Dragon Sorog, Red Dragon Samantha, Blue Dragon Zolaya, Gold Dragon Alberto, after another round of sleep, can basically reach the limit of level 20, which is the pinnacle that all things can reach.
Their condition is somewhat similar to the state Garos was in before it fell asleep last time.
Having accumulated enough experience, energy and understanding, if it weren't for the fact that the Legendary Realm threshold was too strong, they would have been able to break through directly without being stuck at the level 20 limit.
However, they just need a good opportunity next.
Or, with the help of rare items like "Eternal Tide", there is a great chance of breaking through to the Legendary Realm without having to wait for a long round of sleep.
Predictable.
When Garos reaches adulthood.
The number of the Legendary Realm from the Aura Kingdom will usher in a wave of substantial growth.
The key existence among them can generally achieve Legendary Realm, and there is no need to worry about things like lifespan and short peak period.
The lifespan of Dragonkin is measured in thousands of years. Once it becomes Legendary Realm, it can maintain its peak period for a long time, and there is no need to worry about death at the end of its lifespan.
As for under the Legendary Realm.
Blue Dragon Heriam, red dragon Kaxier, Green Dragon Ludwig, Black Dragon Seraphina... these dragon levels will also increase significantly over time and become the mainstay of the Aura Kingdom.
Their growth rate is much faster than that of wild Dragonkin, because they have been trained and educated and have sufficient resource supply.
"I have one more chance to use Eternal Tide at the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm."
Garos suddenly remembered this incident.
"This is of no use to me who is already Legendary Realm."
"When the time is right, you can give priority to Sorog to become Legendary Realm, and then find a way to exchange for other places with the Dragon Realm."
He was thoughtful.
Iron Dragon Sorog is his right-hand man and a pillar of the Aura Kingdom.
Let Sorog give priority to breakthrough. Regardless of emotional or practical interests, the priority is the highest.
At the same time, a more ambitious blueprint emerged in Garos's mind.
It was not just the prosperity of a kingdom, but the rejuvenation of a race.
He looked at Amethyst Dragon and asked seriously, "Iseramathus, tell me, if my Aura Kingdom can survive for thousands of years, the number of dragons under my command will always increase, and only a few will die, how far will it develop in the future?"
Amethyst Dragon was slightly startled.
He chewed Garos's words carefully and quietly understood their meaning.
For thousands of years... the number of dragons has only increased... This sounds simple, but in fact it is an almost impossible vision to achieve.
The growth of Dragonkin is full of risks.
Hatchling Stage is fragile, Young Adult Stage is aggressive, and will face various challenges and struggles in adulthood.
Even Metal Dragon cannot guarantee that every dragon under his command can grow up safely.
But Aura Kingdom is different.
Hatchling Dragon here has a special birth base, is supported by the entire kingdom, and has systematic education and training.
As long as this kingdom exists, it is really possible to realize what Garos said about "increasing but not decreasing". At least, Dragonkin's premature death rate will be reduced to the lowest in history.
If successful...
Iseramathus suddenly felt a slight shudder, which was a mixture of shock and some kind of premonition.
He was silent for a few seconds, organizing his words, and finally said slowly, "So, Garos... you will become one of the greatest monarchs in the history of Dragon Race. No, you may not need one. By then, what you have created will not be a country, but an era, an era that will allow Dragon Race to reproduce the glory of First Era in Material Plane."
Red Iron Dragon nodded slightly and looked towards the vast sky.
The clouds piled up in the shape of the Mountain Range in the distance, and the sun pierced through the gaps, dyeing the edges of the clouds golden red.
The wind blows across the ridges, bringing the scent of distant places.
Iseramathus looked at him, his eyes sweeping over that majestic and mighty body.
From the thick neck to the broad shoulders, from the dragon wings gathered at the sides to the back covered with thick scales.
This Red Emperor is strong, energetic and ambitious, and more importantly, he has the ability and patience to put his ambitions into practice.
Amethyst Dragon suddenly felt a ridiculous but strong feeling in his heart.
It was as if there was some kind of deep intuition telling him that the Red Iron Dragon in front of him could really turn that sentence into reality.