Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 130: Branch of Destiny

A young man with white hair and snow-white eyes, his hairline was covered with a layer of icy light, sitting on a wide chair.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows behind the third floor of the castle, flocks of seabirds, terns, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, with the wind blowing through the woods, stirring up waves on the seashore.

Bailong Gemot held his forehead with one hand and corrected documents with the other hand. He read and annotated one document after another, and a thick pile of documents had piled up on the long and wide desk.

When the white-haired boy finished reviewing the last two documents, "Proposals on breaking up and separating the elven tribes and internalizing them" and "Related suggestions on using cultural publicity and generous treatment to attract technical and cultural talents," he let out a long sigh of relief.

Although at the suggestion of the bronze dragon Alina, the political reports on dragon territory affairs have been written in the simplest and most straightforward form, the sharp increase in daily workload still gives the energetic dragons a headache.

The Dragon Territory, which sees a population increase every month, is now very busy. The number of newly arrived slaves and free immigrants attracted by the conditions offered by the Dragon Territory is increasing as the reputation of the Dragon Territory gradually spreads.

However, the resettlement and planning of these populations requires a lot of energy. In addition, some of the newly recruited anthropologists can write several proposal reports a day in order to demonstrate their abilities in front of the rulers.

These documents and reports were screened by the giant demon Fafnir and were deemed valuable. They have accumulated to half a person's height.

In order to facilitate the handling of government affairs, the white dragon Gmot has recently come to the newly built castle in the Golden City to settle down. This castle, which is built with its back to the sea, is tall enough to accommodate a giant dragon landing at will.

But for convenience, the white dragon still used Transfiguration to transform into a human form. Among the current dragons, only Kalon and the white dragon Gmot have mastered Transfiguration. After the Transfiguration, the white dragon Gmot is now much taller than an ordinary person.

If it weren't for his somewhat childish face, one would have thought he was a tall warrior just by looking at his figure.

This is determined by the aesthetic taste of dragons. Except for the female dragons, almost every male dragon will try to choose a tall and mighty image when using transformation.

However, no matter how hard Bailong tried, his immature face still faithfully reflected his original age.

Knock, knock, knock. Outside the wide door, an elf maid knocked cautiously on the open door. Her beautiful eyes quickly glanced at the spacious study.
Then he said softly: "Lord Gmot, there is an orc noble waiting for your audience outside the castle. He has passed the inspection and permission of Lady Fafner!"

These elven maids were publicly selected from the tribes that moved from the Green Forest to the dragon territory. They were the first elves to show their obedience to the dragons.

In order to speed up the integration of these elves in the territory, many elves were recruited from the elven tribe as servants.

Each dragon is equipped with at least two elven maids. Charon even equipped the black dragon Rosani with four elves who were considered extremely beautiful in terms of dragon aesthetics, in the hope of saving the black dragon's overly unique aesthetic preference.

The tall young man transformed by the White Dragon Gemot stood up from behind the desk, nodded and said, "Let him come up!"

The white dragon Gmot changed back to his original dragon form. Most dragons prefer their original forms, even the silver and gold dragons who like to use transfiguration to transform into humans and elves. In the eyes of dragons, the dragon form is the highest level of aesthetics.

Moreover, the White Dragon Gmot also felt that what the Red Dragon once said made sense, "Let those who are not sure whether they are enemies or friends overestimate their own shortcomings."

The white dragon Gemot feels that the white scales on his body are a very useful protective color. Although he doesn't want to admit it, white dragons give everyone the impression that they are not very smart.

Bai Long faced the tall floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the scenery outside, and waited quietly.

Tap, tap, the sound of heavy and light footsteps rang out, and a deep voice sounded behind Gemot: "Greetings to you, honorable white dragon, Fati extends his highest regards to you!"

Bailong Gemot recalled the usual expressions and behaviors of his fellow brother, Kamide, and then his lively eyes turned slightly dull and he turned around.

The white dragon Gmot imitated Kamide's voice and said, "Tell me, orc, what do you want from the noble dragon?"

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"Those orcs really treat me as an ordinary white dragon. They think that the giant dragons in the dragon group are suppressed by Charon and cannot have their own territories. They even want to use this to tempt me," the white dragon Gmot sneered and put forward the conditions proposed by the orcs, watching the actions of the dragon group.

At this time, the dragons had gathered in the orchard. In addition to Karon and the black dragon Rosani who were far away in the Green Forest, even the bronze dragon Alina who was in charge of the situation in Gulfstream City had arrived.

When Kalon was not in the territory, whenever there was a major decision, the dragon group would always hold a meeting to discuss it together. Bronze dragon Alina and copper dragon Alfred won the respect and acceptance of the dragon group with their respective performances, and the two dragons no longer had no sense of existence as they did in the past.

"This is a dragon agreement that was made when the dragons were young. Besides, everyone knows the current situation of the territory. If a dragon lord stands alone, he will be asking for trouble."

The blue dragon Doss lazily swung his tail. With the addition of Gmot and Alina, his life was much easier now, and the scratch marks on his horn were much lighter.

"I think it's okay to establish trade relations with the orc kingdom, but I can't allow them to establish a new territory next to the dragon's territory."

Bronze dragon Alina lay on the ground, ignoring the copper dragon Alfred's advances. They were now officially a pair, but the two dragons were so busy that they didn't even have time to stay in their own nests for long periods of time.

"The Orc Kingdom was once a powerful empire that ruled the world of Ekania. Although they were driven out of the world by humans, they have been looking for an opportunity to return to the main continent. If the dragon gives them this opportunity, it may attract hostility from other human kingdoms!"

Bronze dragon Alina expressed her concerns. "Although the Orc Kingdom has declined, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. We can't follow the example of humans and raise tigers for a little profit, which will cause trouble in the future!"

The copper dragon Alfred beside him nodded repeatedly. He didn't know much about this, but it didn't matter. He just had to show his support for Alina's statement.

The elder copper dragons once taught young Alfred that no matter whether the female dragon was right or wrong, he should not directly oppose it on the surface, and should even express his agreement.

The green dragon Antajiana suddenly sat up from her prone position, her beautiful scales glowing with emerald light in the sun, but the female dragon's opinion was the opposite of that of the bronze dragon Alina.

The green dragon's slender eyes flashed with a sinister light. She bewitched the giant dragons in the dragon group and said, "The dragon group's territory is far away from the human countries and is blocked by endless mountains. The hostility of those human countries will not pose a substantial threat to us."

"But if we accept the Orc Kingdom's conditions, we can not only mobilize the Orc Kingdom's power to open up those places that are temporarily out of reach for us, but also swallow their ripe fruits when the dragons expand their territory again in the future."

The naturally charming green dragon spoke in a gentle voice, trying to stir up the dragons' greed. She said, "We can also take this opportunity to extort a large sum of gold coins from them. Then each dragon will get a pile of gold coins. Just think about those cute little things that we can have without any effort!"

The other dragons' breathing tightened visibly. The attraction of gold coins to dragons was more than anything else. Even the bronze dragon Alina, who had been calm enough just now, hesitated. The greed of the dragons made the female dragon not to open her mouth to refute immediately even though she knew it was wrong.

Only Gmot looked at the reactions of all the dragons with a relatively calm look.

At this time, the white dragon Kamide lazily covered his mouth with his dragon claws, opened his eyes sleepily and yawned. Then he looked at the green dragon who was bewitching with a thoughtful look and said: "Karon said that the first person to speak well of outsiders is often a potential traitor!"

The green dragon Antajiana was immediately furious. The beautiful female dragon bared her teeth and roared in a threatening manner: "You idiot, can't you use your brain to think about what benefits I will get from betraying the dragon group? Kalon said it, Kalon said it, don't you have the brain to judge it yourself?"

The white dragon Kamide showed his fangs nonchalantly and said seriously: "I'm just a white dragon!"

Although the White Dragon Kamide's performance was quite funny, it brought the greedy dragons back to their senses. The Bronze Dragon Alina even asked directly, "Antagena, you didn't take the orc's gold coins just to speak for him in a roundabout way, did you?"

The other dragons also looked at the green dragon with suspicion, their greed receded and reason took over their brains again.

"Damn it, you would rather believe a stupid white dragon and an outsider than me?" The green dragon Antajiana said angrily. The female dragon lowered her front legs and moved her tail, which was a sign of an attack.

"That's enough," the always calm White Dragon Gmot stopped the argument. He said with a serious face, "In just a few months since Karon was away from the territory, are you going to start an endless argument?"

The white dragon looked at the green dragon with a calm and firm look. He said, "No one doubts that you will betray the dragon group, Antajiana, but Alina has joined the dragon group and is a member of the dragon group. In the future, don't say anything that is not conducive to unity, Antajiana."

"I just hope that no matter whether you accept the benefits or not, you will not forget that you are also a member of the dragon group. The interests of the dragon group are closely related to all dragons, including you."

"I don't want Kalon to come back and see a quarreling and divided dragon group and a mess. I'm sure you don't want to see Kalon's disappointed look in your eyes either. Kalon won't like a dragon that can't control its greed and causes damage to the interests of the dragon group. He will let all the dragons tear you apart!"

The female red dragon Clenaya at the side laughed softly: "A female dragon like this who thinks she is smart but is actually stupid wants to become the mistress of the dragon group? This is even more ridiculous than Kamide becoming a legendary wizard!"

"Damn it, what's your attitude?" The green dragon Antajiana turned around and flew into the sky, leaving behind her angry words, "I'm going to find Kalon and see if you dare to unite and bully me."

Bronze dragon Alina showed a worried look. She asked uneasily, "Will Karon be angry about this? Maybe my attitude is too aggressive!"

"It's okay. As a giant dragon, Antajiana likes to be seduced and is capricious. She has begun to forget the agreement made by the dragon group. It is for her own good to give her a warning now," the red dragon Clenaya replied calmly.

"As for Karon, you don't need to worry about him. If Antajiana had dared to deceive him in the past, it would not be as simple as a verbal warning!" As one of the few female dragons in the dragon group, Clenaya took the initiative to comfort Alina who was a little worried.

The white dragon Gmot sighed as he watched the green dragon go away. Now that he was in charge of the dragon group, he could understand the troubles that the red dragon had in the past. Not all dragons could overcome their own nature, just like not everyone could become successful.

Following the guidance of Natis's soul, Charon crossed the vast remains of the World Tree and came to the depths of the forest.

There are jagged rocks here, and a natural stone forest. Although not very tall, it gives Kalon a sense of timeless charm.

When Caron stepped into it, he seemed to feel the stagnation of time. Even his own body movements slowed down, as if he was in a deep sleep, quiet and gentle.

There is no magic circle in this area, but it isolates all sounds from the outside world, as if the whole world has become silent in an instant. The only sound is the gurgling sound of water flowing from a spring not far away, which sounds like a small well.

"This spring has magical powers. It is said that anyone who comes here for the first time, as long as they are lucky enough, can get a glimpse of his own destiny through the reflection of the spring water," the soul of Natis whispered.

"Many years ago, the mages poured the water from this spring onto the World Tree, and my soul sprouted because of it. Over the years, I have seen a time dragon stop here, wash its body with the spring water, and then drink its fill!"

Time Dragon, Kalon only had two words to describe this creature - monster. The starting point of this creature was the end point that most creatures and ordinary dragons in the world looked up to, and it was born with a legendary life essence and level.

This kind of creature only needs to grow step by step and gradually awaken its magical abilities to become the top creature in the endless world.

Compared with the Time Dragon, both the Metal Dragon and the Five-Colored Dragon are more like toys casually made by the Dragon God. Ordinary dragons need to grow to their peak before they can compare with the starting point of the Time Dragon.

When Karon heard that this powerful creature was also interested in this magical spring, he also became curious. He walked to the magical spring and stopped to stare.

The spring water was only big enough for two people to hug, but it was enough to reflect Karon's entire figure. The flowing spring water seemed to sink directly into the void and did not wet the ground.

But Caron did not notice any images appearing on the water except his reflection.

Just when he thought that his luck was not good enough, the shimmering spring suddenly changed into a dazzling light as if it appeared when traveling through a portal of different dimensions, and scenes emerged in his mind.

Those were the scenes after Charon was born, from the moment he broke out of the dragon egg and came into this world. Every scene was almost the same as before, but some details had changed.

Just like the only friend that Charon now recognizes, the Pixie Elf Riven, the moment she appeared in front of the red dragon, she was instantly swallowed by the red dragon.

The subsequent scenes were different from what Charon had remembered before. The invading ogres were killed by the blue dragon Kalit, who was mentally seriously injured, and cooperated with the blue dragon Akzi and the dragon group.

The red dragon that subsequently grew successfully seized power and expanded its territory, and the dragon group gradually became the overlord of the wilderness.

But a split occurred in the growing dragon group, and the other dragons began to have their own ideas. Under the instigation of the green dragon Antajiana, the dragon group finally fought.

The green dragon Antajiana and the red dragon Klenaya were killed by Charon in the fight, the white dragon Gemot was seriously injured, and the blue dragon Dos and the blue dragon Akzi left the dragon group.

But the picture finally froze here, and a pink dragon tail flashed out from the void and shattered all the pictures.

The pink tail seemed to appear in the past and in reality at the same time. When Caron woke up, he just saw the last tip of the tail disappearing into the void.

"Natis, did you notice it just now?" Caron asked solemnly.

"What did you find? Charon, have you seen your future destiny?" Natis' soul knew nothing about this and asked back ignorantly.

"Maybe the future is untouchable, but I should have seen the branches of my destiny," Caron's expression became serious. Caron knew very well the changes in his own character and biological nature. Sometimes, just a change of thought would lead to different consequences.

The scene he saw in the spring was not enough to surprise him. What he was concerned about was the pink tail, which was obviously the tail of a dragon, but it was completely different from the time dragon in Karon's impression.

"Is it my destiny that has been diverted, or..." Karon looked silently at the place where the tail was hidden and spit out a mouthful of sparks.

(End of this chapter)