Red Dragon Monster Hunter Template.

And this—which only requires taking a small risk and offering the loyalty that is already due—is a very worthwhile deal, even for humanity.

Having done all this, Thor turned and leaped into the crater behind him, continuing to immerse himself in the lava, absorbing the endless energy and metallic minerals there.

At the same time, he converted all the spiritual essence he had accumulated during this period into various energy crystals and metal minerals, which he then stuffed into his mouth.

Furthermore, dwarves and kobolds received orders to bring in large quantities of refined and purified gold, silver, and other high-quality precious metals, as well as various kinds of cattle and sheep.

For the next period of time, Thor planned to remain immersed in the lava until his body's rapid growth due to the Lava Dragon monster template slowed down, at which point he would choose to leave.

As a result, every day one could see a continuous stream of convoys slowly driving towards the top of the volcano, continuously dumping countless supplies into the volcano.

Thor is enjoying the most carefree time of his life. All he has to do every day is open his mouth to receive food, and after he's full, he can absorb the energy of the volcano.

Of course! Occasionally, when he's in the mood, he'll emerge from the volcano and circle his territory a few times.

Sometimes, when the canal-digging teams encountered problems or progressed too slowly, he couldn't help but step in and give them a push to speed things up.

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The encroachment on the Earth Giant Spirit Mountain City continued steadily, and although there were a few disturbances, they were all suppressed without incident.

More kobolds were sent to the Earth Elemental Plane, where, like industrious worker ants, they dug tunnel after tunnel outward from the open hall.

Their almost intuitive perception of ores always yields them results. Vast amounts of mineral deposits are transported to Thor's territory through dimensional portals, where they are forged in volcanic furnaces to accelerate the territory's development and construction.

After initial accumulation, the metal dragons' autonomous territory has begun to develop rapidly. A stable environment stimulates the creatures' desire to reproduce, and newborn offspring can already be seen.

It is likely that the population under its rule will increase several times over before long, and at that time more land will be needed to live in. Therefore, some metal dragons have already applied to Thor in the hope of obtaining more autonomous territory.

Compared to the metal dragons, the autonomous territories of the five-colored dragons pale in comparison.

Even after so much time, they were still in a chaotic state, and could only helplessly accept that they lacked the ability to develop and build their territory, so they began to decentralize power.

This actually improved the situation somewhat, but due to the chaotic nature of the creatures, it didn't get much better. They were still struggling, and many creatures had to rely on the relief food distributed by Thor to survive.

This made Thor start to think that these guys might not be suited to the conventional development path. Perhaps they should abandon planting and building and take a more distinctive path instead?

Chapter 309 Reopening

Thor believes that the reason why the five-colored dragons are not as good as the metal dragons in terms of territorial development is not only due to their own personality, but also because of the way they modify the environment.

The places where blue dragons have lived for a long time are always subject to strong winds, which also cause the soil to gradually become desert.

In areas where green dragons reside, plants grow wildly, which in turn breeds various highly toxic miasmas.

Where black dragons linger for too long, water accumulates and soil decays, eventually forming large areas of mudflats and swamps.

The white dragon will bring cold waves and freezing rain, causing rivers to freeze and the earth to fall into a state of perpetual frost.

Aside from the green dragon granting plants an almost mutated vitality, the presence of the other five colored dragons is nothing short of a natural disaster for the creatures within their territory.

Compared to the extreme environmental alterations caused by the five-colored dragons, the metal dragons have much smaller environmental changes, and all of them are positive effects such as balance, abundance, purification, and nourishment.

The innate power they possessed destined them to find it difficult to develop their territory peacefully, and they could only rely on invasion and plunder to acquire more material wealth.

However, since the entire wilderness belonged to Thor, his five-colored dragons had nowhere to plunder, and because of their own detrimental impact on the environment, they became an obstacle to the development of the autonomous territory.

Having figured this out, Thor immediately dismissed all his five dragons from their posts, effectively ending their mini-game of building their territories.

Upon receiving this order, the young dragons and teenagers who were diligently working in the wilderness, racking their brains every day to build their territories, felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and were immediately stunned and at a loss.

Years of hard work vanished in an instant. If an ordinary ruler dared to do this, his subordinates would probably immediately rise up in rebellion.

However, the foundation of Saul's rule was not something ethereal like bloodline, name, or righteousness, but rather his unparalleled power.

Absolute power brings absolute authority, and subordinates have no choice but to obey.

All the five-colored dragons had no choice but to bid a painful farewell to their "local tyrant" lives and return dejectedly to the location of Mount Doom.

After some time, Thor, immersed in the magma, became like a bottomless black hole, endlessly devouring vast amounts of resources.

His flesh and blood were constantly growing, his bones were slowly lengthening, and his newly formed thermonuclear organs were continuously becoming more and more perfect.

When Thor reappeared from the lava and returned to the Crimson Palace at the top of the volcano, his size had increased once again, reaching nearly 40 meters.

He had just finished learning about the current situation in his territory when a dragon-blooded kobold came to report that Leilia was requesting an audience outside the palace.

Having received permission, Leilia, whose body length had grown to 18 meters, immediately rushed in from outside the hall.

She moved with graceful steps, her body writhing like a snake, her scales shimmering like sapphires in the firelight. In an instant, she was beneath the throne, reaching out her claws to grasp Thor's forelegs, her voice filled with sorrow.

"Your Majesty...you can't do this! If you hand over all the territories to the metal dragons to manage, those hypocritical fellows will surely develop disloyal intentions over time."

Although we are not as good as them in terms of territory development, as fellow five-colored dragons, our loyalty to you is absolutely the most sincere. Please trust us one more time!

Thor lowered his head in disdain. The five-colored dragons and loyalty—putting these two words together only made him laugh.

As the heat he had been storing within him was released slightly, his body temperature suddenly rose sharply, and his golden-red scales emitted a faint light, causing the surrounding air to ripple like water.

Leilia, who was clinging tightly to his front paws, felt a terrifying heat wave hit her, and felt a burning pain in the part of her body that was in contact with Thor's scales. She quickly retreated as if she had been electrocuted.

She turned her head and saw that large patches of her scales were curled up and the edges were charred and carbonized, indicating that she had been severely damaged.

And this was only because Thor suppressed most of the energy in his body. If he had completely released the restrictions, the entire Crimson Flame Palace would probably have been burned to ashes.

As his strength continued to increase, weak creatures like the young blue dragon no longer even had the right to touch him.

"Loyalty? When has a dragon ever been loyal, or ever needed loyalty!"

“I never give anyone a second chance, and it has been proven that you guys have absolutely no talent for building territory.”

Thor's refusal made Leilia's heart sink, but the dragon's greed and tenacity made her determined not to give up.

As a fellow five-colored dragon, she understood the nature of five-colored dragons all too well. Useless things would only be discarded, but she had lofty ideals and would never allow herself to end up like that.

“You’re right. We may not be as good as those deceitful metal dragons in building our territory, but we’re sure to be stronger than them in other areas. Please…”

Thor was annoyed by Leilia's mournful voice, and his thoughts drifted away.

Not all creatures are willing to live a peaceful life, especially in a world where order and chaos are almost tangible. Some creatures are restless from birth.

Just like asking orcs and gnolls to farm is obviously impossible; putting aside things like nature and free will, they are simply not suited for it.

In Thor's territory, restless creatures like these make up the majority, while truly benevolent and lawful beings are almost all outsiders.

Currently, Thor employs a high-pressure policy towards these chaotic creatures, forcibly suppressing their nature and forcing them to act according to their own will.

However, if a spring is compressed for too long, although it may not necessarily backfire, the metal will become fatigued and may even break.

If we were to completely eradicate the bloodthirsty and murderous desires inherent in the chaotic and evil creatures, making them numb and indifferent, then the intense emotions generated would inevitably be greatly reduced, which would be a loss rather than a gain.

However, if left unchecked, it will have a huge impact on the order of the territory and threaten output in all aspects.

In this case, the only option is to guide them, artificially creating a black market to allow them to generate more value for themselves.

Thor decides to rebuild the old gladiatorial arena and expand it further, building more of them.

Since those evil creatures in my territory don't like farming, building, or fair trade, and only want to get what they want through fighting and killing, then I'll give them everything they want.

Build an arena in each dominion and send all non-productive creatures into it.

They are matched with suitable opponents, the winners receive rewards, and the losers only receive the supplies necessary to maintain basic survival, and are required to fight at least once a week.

You earn one point for each win and lose one point for each loss. Once you accumulate ten points, you can advance to the next level, and your daily benefits will also improve accordingly.

Through this rigorous selection process, we can not only gather their passionate emotions and their souls after death, but also cultivate a considerable fighting force.

Finally, those battle-hardened creatures are sent to the outside world to expand their territory.

Chapter 310 Red Dragon

"Enough! You incessant idiot, I'll give you one last chance, now..."

Thor entrusted the construction of the arena and the organization of the gladiatorial combats entirely to Leilia and the young blue dragons. As one of the few among the five dragonflights to uphold the Law of Order, he trusted them to handle the matter well.

On the other hand, the metal dragons' innate kindness sometimes becomes an insurmountable obstacle.

Immediately afterwards, Thor summoned several more green dragons. He glanced at the mountain of unretrievable clutter in his mind, picked out all sorts of strange and unusual plants, and dumped them all on them.

There were quite a few of them, such as Sleeping Grass, Exploding Walnuts, Ancient Tree Spirit Roots, and Golden Ferns. But the most peculiar of them all was probably a seed from an ancient tree.

This is a giant ancient tree formed by the fusion of various plants, reaching hundreds of meters in height, truly a spectacle of a single tree forming a forest.

It was supposed to grow normally by absorbing the life energy released after the death of the ancient dragon. Now, relying on the green dragon's magical abilities, Thor wasn't sure if it could even survive.

If it can truly survive, then let it absorb the magical energy of this world and transform it into an ancient tree guardian...

Since trying it wouldn't cost anything, Thor simply handed all the plants over to the three green dragons, letting them find a place to see if they could expand the planting scale.

After the green dragon left, several black dragons were summoned in.

The black dragon, now in its adolescence, looked increasingly thin, with prominent joints on its wings, ribs clearly visible even through its scales, and little flesh on its face.

As true dragons, who are drawn to water and negative energy, they have an instinctive fear of the "sun"-like being on the throne, shrinking back as if darkness instinctively avoids sunlight.

Thor summoned these young black dragons with the intention of having them build a prison.

He discovered that directly executing criminals only yielded a few broken souls, making their utilization rate far too low.

It would be better to imprison and torture him for a period of time, constantly squeezing out more intense emotions, and then finally execute him. This way, the maximum benefit can be achieved.

As the most insidious and vicious of the five dragons, the Black Dragon is a natural master of torture, perfectly suited to Thor's requirements.

As for the remaining white dragons, these ignorant beasts need not be summoned; they can simply continue to serve as guards of the cold storage.

At the command of the great Dragon Lord, the entire wilderness came to life.

One after another, gladiatorial arenas began to rise from the ground. Some were magnificent and grand, while others were simply made of mud. The only thing they had in common was that every single one of them contained a statue of Thor.

A train pulled by a giant wild boar sped by, continuously transporting building materials to a stagnant pool at the edge of the swamp.

Blocks of black basalt were stacked one on top of another, and a formidable prison gradually took shape by the water, lying there like a hungry beast poised to pounce.

In another vast forest, the three-headed green dragon meandered and circled, and after selecting the location with the most abundant magic, it solemnly planted the huge tree seed in its claws.

New rules began to take effect in the wilderness: free black bread and water were a thing of the past, and all creatures had to choose between fighting and working.

This change did not provoke protests from the chaotic and evil creatures; instead, it caused them to howl with excitement.

As the original inhabitants of the wilderness, the Darkborn, who once roamed this land, have left a deep impression on almost all the creatures of the wilderness.

The route they took to get here is known to many creatures, and now that they have the opportunity to retrace it, how could they not be excited?

They fought and slaughtered, offering their souls to the great dragon lord. Their bodies, after death, were buried in the fields, becoming nutrients for the crops to grow.

The corpses of some powerful individuals can be sold to sorcerers or used as sacrifices to summon demons.

After the reforms, the Thor territory functioned much more smoothly. The restless creatures had a home and no longer had the energy to create chaos, allowing other creatures to develop more peacefully.

So he returned to the volcanic lava once again, living a leisurely life of eating, sleeping, and occasionally taking a stroll.

Time flies by, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, the dinosaur eggs and dragon eggs purchased from merchants hatched one after another. After the cubs were infected with the Mad Dragon Curse, they indeed showed signs of evolving into some monster-like creatures.

Pterosaurs seem to be transforming into some bird-like wyverns, horned dinosaurs have become unusually irritable, and green stripes have appeared on Tyrannosaurus Rex's body. Some wyverns have even transformed their acidic breath into fire-based energy.

As they grew, this phenomenon became increasingly apparent. Each one was significantly larger than its peers of the same age, possessed stronger physiques, and exhibited a more ferocious temperament.

The canal dug from the foot of the volcano is also progressing very rapidly thanks to the efforts of the earth elemental life forms.

Their innate magical abilities make manipulating mud and rocks effortless, and they don't need to eat or drink, making them even more useful than engineering machinery.

Thus, the winding canal seemed to come alive, rapidly extending forward, crossing the wilderness and spreading towards the sea along the gaps between city-states.

On this day, a large number of earth elemental beings were carrying out their daily work under the supervision of the Darkin.

They moved chunks of mud and rocks, either tossing them aside or pressing them into the ground, creating a network of crisscrossing channels that eventually converged into rivers.

The sun was shining brightly, its warmth bathing him. A Darkin silently gazed at the earth elemental beings below, his mind preoccupied with other thoughts.

It is said that the great dragon lord has been eating less recently and is about to end his semi-slumber. Should I hurry back to pay my respects and witness his supreme glory?

A dark cloud had drifted overhead without him noticing. He looked up in annoyance, only to be met with a colossal four-legged, two-winged creature swooping down towards him.

Those crimson scales and the fiery aura they exuded undoubtedly identified him as a red dragon, a powerful red dragon.