Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 246 - 171: Dragon Country, Family Traitor

The Gemology Society established by Noah holds gatherings, though at the peak, the attending dragons number only fifty or sixty, and most of the time, there are just thirty or forty dragons present.

However, since the foundation of this academy, its membership has grown to nearly two hundred. When news of Noah granting lands to the dragons spread, not just around Elisium City, even some dragons who had traveled far returned, hoping to receive Noah’s grant and become his lords.

A juvenile dragon in its adolescence but already having the form of an Ancient Dragon, the Ancestral Golden Dragon can completely serve as a sect master to follow loyally. Even the proud Dragon Clan is not foolish.

Of course, the most important aspect is that following Noah can truly bring great benefits. This is the most critical point. Noah’s identity and bloodline, coupled with the temptation of land grants, are hard to resist, even for the Dragon Clan.

Thus, after the first round of grants, facing dragons returning one after another and approaching him, Noah had no choice but to seek more territories from Tidel to conduct the second and third rounds of land distribution.

Granting territory to a hundred dragons.

This is not an exaggerated figurative expression but rather literal. After the news spread widely, it caused a significant stir not only within the Eastern Territory but across the continent.

In Noah’s eyes, it might just be taking advantage of the situation, leveraging Tidel’s impending kingship to expand his influence in the Dragon Clan and strengthen his power.

But internally in the Kingdom and from the perspective of many external forces, the political significance of this move is too evident.

The territories awarded to the dragon group are scattered throughout the kingdom, and most are located in highly controversial strategic locations. These lands with special significance are now controlled by the Metallic Dragon Race.

In the eyes of many great and small nobles and legendary families within the kingdom who were preparing to submit to Tidel’s rule, this was clearly the royal family strengthening its control over various regions, making them uncomfortable, and planting a thorn in the core of their territories.

But this is an unsolvable open strategy. Although these dragon lords of lesser strength were granted territories, their identities are special. Who dares to have sinister thoughts or use vile means against them?

This means that even if some nobles were dissatisfied with the dragon lords around them, they cannot resolve it through violence or assassination. They can only resort to schemes and underhanded tricks.

The problem is, this also depends on whether the Dragon Clan is willing to play along. If the Dragon Clan is unwilling and only wants to overturn the game, even legendary families cannot withstand it.

Therefore, although many nobles and local forces are extremely dissatisfied, they have no choice but to endure it.

For external forces, they became more cautious of the nation rising in the Eastern Territory, as having up to a hundred real-power dragon lords highlights just how close this kingdom is with the Dragon Clan. This is completely a Kingdom of Metal Dragons.

No one wants to provoke such a country because they never know what they might face.

Both internally and externally, it is unanimously acknowledged that the Augustus family granting lands to a hundred dragons shows their ambitious goals and the new king Tidel’s desire to establish a true Kingdom of Royal Authority.

In reality, neither the new king, who provided the greatest support, nor Noah, who led this, had thought too much.

Tidel merely felt that both he and the Augustus family were under too much pressure and needed to find someone to share it with.

The Dragon Clan was clearly a good choice. Even juvenile dragons could be granted titles without anyone criticizing it, and even if there were, they would have to endure it. freewebnσvel.cøm

As for Noah, he didn’t think much of it. It was merely a plain and unadorned leveraging of strength for gain since the Augustus family’s foundation was just that.

Although there were three legends, compared to the soon-to-be unified Eastern Border Kingdom, they were nothing. The Augustus family could only control and influence less than one-tenth of the Eastern Territory.

Thus, granting land outside their control as a king equals drawing the benefit into their own basket.

This can be said to be a win-win situation for multiple parties.

Tidel’s royal authority was strengthened, Noah’s reputation with the Dragon Clan skyrocketed, his power expanded, and many dragons also gained real benefits.

The nobles, who initially had disputes over territories, also no longer had any reason to compete violently or engage in secret struggles. It can be said all parties gained benefits.

It’s practically like hitting the jackpot.

"Noah! Don’t you think you’re going too far?"

"What’s so excessive?"

Noah looked at the middle-aged man, whose upper body appeared on the communication array opposite him, and lazily responded,

"Why does the fourth batch of lords you submitted include juvenile dragons?"

"Is there a problem with that?"

"Letting a dragon just in its teens or twenties become a lord? Do you think there’s no problem with that? Do you know how many arguments your list has sparked in my cabinet?"

"Why can’t a juvenile dragon become a lord? Look closely, I’ve marked their species. They’re Bronze Dragons; surely they perform better than your human nobles, right?"

Noah stood his ground confidently, with not a hint of guilt.