Dragon Kingdom

Biodata

Locations

• Blue Dragon City — Xiao Hao’s home city, with tens of millions of residents. Its outskirts become the battlefield against the Giant Tree and Flower Eagle; a landmark five-star hotel shelters civilians during the crisis 36 37 38.
• Red Dragon City and Black Dragon City — Named by netizens wondering whether other cities also have powerful, concealed players 40.
• Secret base — The location where the Dragon Transformation Pool is established and its players receive military training 28.

Government and Player Policy

The Dragon Kingdom treats players as citizens to support rather than subjects for experimentation. Xiao Hao publicly endorses its trustworthiness, while foreign broadcasts subsequently expose players escaping laboratories elsewhere 40 41.

• Support limitation: Real-world benefits cannot be carried into the game through Space Slots, which accept only supplies obtained inside the game 30.
• Internet restrictions: Foreign commenters repeatedly bypass the country’s firewall to participate in its livestream discussions 30 37 40.

Defense Forces

Dragon Transformation Pool

The Dragon Transformation Pool brings together players from different survival games. It is established on the first day of the break from the games, but its initial membership is extremely small for a nationwide defense organization 28.

Public Defenders

The country introduces its three leading player-defenders through an official livestream aboard a flying aircraft carrier 35.

• Relative weakness: The Dragon Kingdom initially trails foreign countries in both player numbers and Guardian levels 40.
• Top-player standard: At this stage, a top player has both a level-ten safe house and a level-ten Battle General Guardian; troop Guardians are excluded from that definition 37.

Military Technology and Limitations

• Flying aircraft carriers — Advanced weapons revealed during the Evolution Tide to deter foreign opportunists as well as fight monsters 35.
• Conventional forces — Fighter jets, tanks, helicopters, military vehicles, and special-forces squads participate in the defense 35 36 45.
• Urban restrictions — Heavy weapons cannot be freely deployed near civilians. Aircraft carriers stop firing once the Flower Eagle enters Blue Dragon City 36 37.
• Evolution Tide escalation — Authorities learn that greater interference by ordinary people makes the tide fiercer, leaving suburban threats primarily to players 36.
• Uneven coverage — Players who reinforce Blue Dragon City must eventually return to defend their own hometowns 45.

History

Recruitment and Public Disclosure

After establishing the Dragon Transformation Pool, the authorities begin searching for concealed players. Wang Hegang investigates Xiao Hao following the Mutant Cockroach incident, offering support and justice for his past mistreatment. Xiao Hao conceals his player status and declines recruitment, leaving Wang without proof 28 29.

The government then publicly explains the survival games. Debate over the firearm ban intensifies when netizens discover that wealthy citizens and celebrities have moved abroad and obtained guns. Xiao Hao considers their advantage temporary: ammunition is limited, stronger monsters resist bullets, and belongings will not accompany players during the next transport 30.

Evolution Tide and the Aircraft-Carrier Crisis

During the Evolution Tide, the government broadcasts shelter instructions and livestreams its military response. Its three public defenders confront two rare level-ten monsters outside Blue Dragon City. Qing Feng’s Ceramic Ghost Infant destroys the Giant Tree, but the exhausted forces cannot prevent the Flower Eagle from entering the city 35 36 37.

The Cow, Tiger, and Turtle Kingdoms offer assistance in exchange for aircraft carriers. Dragon Kingdom leaders recognize that surrendering those vessels would weaken national security, yet refuse to abandon the city’s residents. The Dragon Transformation Pool commander is close to accepting the demands when Xiao Hao intervenes 37 38.

Concealed by his Shadow Mask, Xiao Hao intimidates the foreign leaders and kills the Flower Eagle with seven Shadow Seahorses. The leaders withdraw their hackers and paid trolls, ending their immediate pressure for the carriers 38 39.

Restored Confidence and Continued Attacks

Officials attempt to recruit Xiao Hao after his victory, recognizing his value as a symbol of national confidence. He refuses membership but publicly supports the Dragon Kingdom and condemns countries that experiment on players. Foreign laboratory escapes corroborate his warning, strengthening domestic confidence in the authorities 40 41.

Later, an insect horde attacks near the Giant Tree’s remains. More than half the defending soldiers die while holding the route to Blue Dragon City. Xiao Hao rescues a wounded soldier and destroys the horde with an eightfold Darkness Domain, but again refuses to join the Dragon Transformation Pool 45 46.

Relationships

• Xiao Hao / Player 869 — Independent defender who saves Blue Dragon City without formally joining the national player organization. He believes independence allows him to retaliate against foreign players without making his actions official acts of the Dragon Kingdom 39 41 46.
• Wang Hegang / Captain Wang — Criminal Police Team captain and Dragon Transformation Pool support member tasked with identifying hidden players 28 29.
• Wang He — Battlefield commander who urges Xiao Hao to join after the insect-horde battle and reacts bitterly to his refusal 45 46.
• Cow Kingdom, Tiger Kingdom, and Turtle Kingdom — Foreign powers that attempt to obtain aircraft carriers by exploiting the Flower Eagle emergency 37.
• Citizens — Public support for players strengthens after the crisis, despite the country’s smaller player population. The narrative emphasizes solidarity with compatriots facing disaster in other cities 37 42.

Notable Quotes

“What comes from the people must be used for the people.”
— An unnamed national leader during the aircraft-carrier crisis 37

“Players of the Dragon Kingdom, leave your safety to us. All you need to do is focus on getting stronger!”
— Senior officials addressing the nation’s players 41

Trivia

• Xiao Hao’s warning, “You want an aircraft carrier? Aren’t you afraid it’ll burn your hands?”, becomes a national meme. Variants warn that the Dragon Kingdom’s food will “burn your mouth” and its soil will “burn your feet” 42.