Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 334: The Angel and Dragon King, Crowned

“Only a more advanced and civilized order can truly destroy an order full of corruption, depravity and sin. Only order can completely replace order. Chaos is only temporary after all.”

When Noah's will descended again, the holy statue once again possessed the fresh breath of a living being, and the sound it made fell into the ears of a group of fallen people whose faces were filled with excitement and piety, like the holy words of God.

After hearing these words, the fallen ones, who no longer believed in the correctness of the Paladin's path because of their inner vacillations, began to undergo unusual changes - dragon horns grew on their foreheads, dragon scales appeared on their skin, and dragon tails swung behind them.

Transform into a dragon!

Without living in Noah's dragonization field for a long time, and merely coming into contact with a ray of will cast by Noah, the fallen paladin, who originally had pure human blood, began to show extremely distinct dragonization characteristics.

However, if you observe carefully, you can find that this is very different from the dragonization that occurs when the bloodline is advanced. Within the radiation range of Noah's life breath, the dragonization characteristics that are infected by assimilation are based on the evolution of the origin of life. Such changes directly affect the body and can be passed on to future generations.

But the dragonization of this group of holy warriors was a power that gradually fell upon them. It was more like they were wearing a dragon-shaped golden armor. Although their bloodlines were also affected, they were still quite different from the dragon people who had lived in the city of Elishim for generations.

"From today on, you are no longer holy warriors, but are subordinate to my Holy Dragon Blade. Your duty and mission is to build and maintain the most beautiful order in this world."

"Go, head east, to the Gaoertai region, to assist my descendants, help them, and build an ideal place where the Golden Dragon Code can be truly used."

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"Terra, do you know what war means?"

When Elijah heard his brother's declaration to sweep across the six nations, his expression suddenly became serious, and his heart was filled with helplessness.

Because when his brother left, he just regarded it as an ignorant declaration of immaturity, but who would have thought that after his brother went back, when he came back, he actually brought him an army.

"Of course I know that war brings glory, fame, and a large amount of resources and benefits. It can physically destroy the enemies who dare to use all kinds of conspiracies and tricks to trip you up."

Tyramus thought for a moment, then answered seriously.

"No, it is not. There is no honor in war. It only brings killing, death, hatred and pain."

When Eliade heard his brother's speech, he was shocked and immediately corrected his brother's dangerous remarks in a more solemn tone.

Although he has been in charge of the Gaoertai region for decades, he does not like war. Even though the surrounding countries have joined forces to secretly blockade his territory and hinder the economic development of the Gaoertai region, he has never thought of completely destroying the surrounding countries through war, even though he is sometimes very annoyed.

But he knew how terrible the harm of war was. He had seen too much suffering of the lower classes, and his teacher had often taught him this. Therefore, in his administration, he was very careful to restrain some of his manic thoughts.

"Killing? Of course, I will kill all the enemies who stand in your way, brother, and bring death to them. As for their hatred and pain, who cares?"

Hearing his brother's words, Teramus agreed with them, but his additional explanation shocked Iliad even more. His nonchalant tone and expression made the angel and the son of the golden dragon feel a little panicked.
"I don't care anyway."

"No, that's not the case, Terra. Who taught you that? Such thoughts are wrong..."

"Brother, why do you think your idea is correct?"

Before his brother could finish, Teramus interrupted him.
“I know what you want to say. You like peace and try to use peaceful means to resolve disputes, but what is the result?

Has this land changed much since the last time I left?
It has been thirty-seven years, brother. Our sister is already in school, but the territory you govern has hardly changed.

Do you know how incredible this is in the territory our father ruled? Even in the poorest and most backward areas, after so much development, it is impossible to be like this. "

"I admit that the territory I govern is not as good as my father's, even the poorest and most backward areas are not as good, but this is not a reason to start a war."

Eliade is still trying to correct his brother.

"My brother, do you think the poverty in your territory is due to your ability? Isn't it because the surrounding countries are boycotting you?

The surplus materials produced in your territory cannot be sold to the outside world to obtain enough currency, and the cheap resources from other places cannot come in. Is this what leads to the hardship and poverty in the territory you govern?
Since you have no way to solve these problems through normal peaceful means, why not destroy them through war? This is your only solution to the problem.

Do you have to sympathize with the enemy people who are not loyal to you, and let those who obey your orders suffer? Is this what your father taught you? I remember that this is not what I learned. "

Teramus was also surprised at his brother's overly kind-hearted thoughts. He didn't understand what kind of ideas and education his brother had received that made him so afraid of war.

"This is exactly what my father taught me. He once sealed my power and made me experience mortal life for ten years.

I have witnessed with my own eyes the hardships and poverty of ordinary people's lives. Every ordinary person is trying very hard to survive. I don't think what you just said about enemy people is right.

The only ones who are hostile to me are the rulers of these countries. They fear my existence, but the people of these countries are innocent. They don’t know I exist. They have no hostility or ill will towards me. They should not be harmed and affected by the war because of their rulers.”

Eliade expounded on his past experiences, and it was the ten years of mortal life that shaped his outlook on life and moral values. He knew that a war started by the desires of the rulers would affect many innocent mortals.

"In this case, we should control the scale and intensity of the war. We should quickly destroy the upper echelons of those countries and then take over all the people.

Since you have compassion on them, you should replace those foolish rulers, bring them under your rule, and let them live a better life. "

Tyramus was not convinced by his brother at all. Although he had never experienced the life of a mortal, he was born in a superior position and had a very dark experience.

He believed that true kindness and mercy was to get rid of those foolish and stupid rulers, replace them, and bring a hopeful and glorious order to the people who were suffering from exploitation and torture.

As for the bloodshed and sacrifices that occurred in this process, they were all necessary. We cannot do nothing just because we are afraid of bloodshed and sacrifices. What is the point of just maintaining the unbearable status quo? It is just another kind of cruelty without bloodshed. How can it be called mercy?
"Terra, we can do it in a better way."

The older Eliade also had his own ideas, and he was not shaken by his brother's more radical remarks.

"There is no better way. War is the best means. Brother, you can't even convince me. How are you going to convince the dragon lords and dragon people who came with me?"

"Convince them?"

Eliade was stunned.

"Brother, why do you think they came here? Just to support your cause and to maintain what you believe in peace and justice? So they will do nothing and starve and suffer poverty with your people in this poor and backward place? Do you think it's possible?"

A smile appeared on Teramus' face, but it was not a mocking smile, and he had no intention of mocking his brother.

He just thought that his brother lacked the cruelty and tyranny that belonged to the ruling class. He paid too much attention to the lives of the lower class, so that the decisions he made tended to be conservative, and thus appeared too cowardly.

The reason he smiled was because he had foreseen the future. If he had come alone, with his brother's strong opposition, he would not have been able to start a war that could destroy the six nations. But this time he brought with him a dragon army that was eager for war and glory.

Empty words and false righteousness cannot convince these long-unsatisfied dragon lords and the dragon people who are ready to make moves. Only land and real interests can appease them.

Under the collective will of the Dragon Legion, his brother's own opinion is actually not important, because his brother's power is not strong enough to overwhelm everyone.

In this case, the eldest son of the Holy Dragon, who nominally holds the highest power, can only be swept forward, even if his opinions are completely opposite.

"..."

Eliade remained silent, because he had to admit that what his brother said was correct. It was precisely because he had experienced the lower class that he knew how terrible it would be when a group reached a unanimous opinion.

Unless he could be as powerful as his father, and subdue all living beings with his own strength, and make everything he saw change according to his own ideas. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it.

"I'll give it a try."

Eliade was certainly unwilling to give up so easily, but unfortunately, his words and reasons without sufficient interest support would not gain anyone's support.

Not to mention the Dragon Lord, even the Dragon People who missed the eldest son of the Holy Dragon very much were unwilling to listen.

"Grandfather, Grandma, what should I do to stop this war?"

Finally, having tasted the bitterness of failure, Eliade had to turn to his elders for help.

However, facing the eldest grandson's question, even the experienced and mature Golden Dragon could not give him a satisfactory answer. Not only that, he turned around and advised him.
"My child, your brother has done so much for you, why do you resist instead of trying to accept it?"

"Since there is no way to change, why not take advantage of the situation and become a wise and virtuous king?"

"Since you can't stop it, then join it. No matter who you are, they will support you to become the supreme commander. Under your leadership, this war will be controllable, and you can protect more people."

When he found that no dragon agreed with his peace plan, Eliade could not help but ask his teacher for help. Although his teacher also advocated peace, they did not have the power to change it.

So, Eliade chose to give in. He accepted his brother and the dragon army he brought with him, and began to reorganize and prepare for war.

As for his father, Elijah never asked a single question, because he understood his father and knew what the result of asking would be. Although his experience was arranged by his father, his current personality was definitely not what his father liked.

The war of conquest led by the eldest son of the Holy Dragon began and the war broke out.

An alliance formed to curb the rise of the Son of the Holy Dragon surfaced in the early stages of the war. However, when the Dragon Legion's offensive was limited to one country, the fragility of the alliance was immediately revealed.

The targeted countries believe that they have borne all the firepower and other countries should provide sufficient military assistance and material compensation.

Other countries think that it is just your bad luck. Who made you be chosen? It is enough for us to provide military assistance and high-end combat support. Why do you want us to make up for all the losses? What are you thinking?

As the contradictions within the alliance of the six nations intensified, cracks began to appear, followed by collapse. In the spring of the third year after Iliad declared war on the six nations, the capital of the first nation fell.

At the end of the third year, the second country also fell. Then, like a falling domino, the completely collapsed alliance turned into scattered individuals, and were defeated one by one by the Dragon Legion, whose strength was always concentrated as one.

In just five years, all six kingdoms were destroyed. Among the six legends who ruled the six kingdoms, one died in battle, four escaped, and only one chose to surrender.

The outcome of this battle, which took place in the southwest of the Alvis continent, shocked all the countries in the central and western parts of the continent, and made the countries bordering the now expanding territory of the descendants of the Holy Dragon more vigilant.

Because in this war, the aggressiveness displayed by the Dragon Legion that came across the sea, as well as their exaggerated and somewhat outrageous military qualities, shocked every country that paid attention to the battle.

However, for the brothers who just ended the war, there is only one thing that matters most now.
"Brother, with the territory you control now, you are qualified to wear the crown of the king!"

"This isn't appropriate. I'm not a legend yet."

"It doesn't matter. As long as you go to see your father after you ascend the throne, that will be enough."

(End of this chapter)