Beneath the Red Dragon

Above the endless sea, among the archipelago settlements, there exist civilizations and realms no less splendid than those on land.

Like the Beastman Empire, located within the Northern Sea east of the Northern Continent, which is a civilized realm set upon the sea’s archipelagos.

And on the Sea of No Return of the Southern Continent in Icaria World, there are naturally many islands, providing habitats for creatures to thrive and civilizations to grow.

In the stories woven by the mortals of the Southern Continent based on the tales from sea pirates, it is said that at the end of the Sea of No Return, there is an archipelago forever shrouded by the natural and magical mists.

These archipelagos are interconnected across the Narrow Sea, yet their expanse is not inferior to any continent in the Icaria World.

And on the archipelago at the end of the Sea of No Return, reside the former ancient overlords—the Titans.

Mortals cannot discern their secrets, but the active Southern Good Dragons living on the Southern Continent know enough.

The enormous figures occasionally glimpsed by those lucky pirates indeed belong to the bloodline of the Ancient Titans that once vied with the Giant Dragons for the world.

Not only does the abodes of the Titans exist on the Sea of No Return, but even among the Metal Dragon clans in the south, there occasionally are offspring born of Titans and Giant Dragons.

In most cases, hybrids in the Dragon Race face discrimination.

But in any world, the status and power brought by formidable strength are the best beautifiers.

Thus, many hybrids become darlings and outstanding figures among the Metal Dragons.

When the Adult Silver Dragon Chris Tianna and the two Bronze Dragons Gross and Natarili arrived at the realm created by a favored member of the Golden Dragon Race, they saw countless monsters rising and falling among the winding archipelago.

Flying Dragons, Griffins, Winged Serpent Dragons—monsters considered powerful by mortals are just one of many races on this archipelago.

And beneath the vast sea, traces of activity by Nagas, Merfolk, and Tidal Giants can occasionally be seen.

In the realm created and ruled by the Golden Dragons, these deep-sea races are not entangled by the disputes of external races but live in peace in the sea.

Moreover, in this island realm, the three adult Metal Dragons sensed the unique aura of many Dragon-blood Creatures and the presence of Colorful Dragons that didn’t fit in with the Metal Dragon lair.

"It seems this is the realm revered by Silver Dragon Flo, created by Erikson, the half-blooded Golden Dragon descendant of Ancient Titan."

Adult Bronze Dragon Natarili gazed at the various locations of the distant archipelago and spoke.

After leaving the Golden Empire, a few adult Metal Dragons traveled together over many days and finally reached the place described by the Adult Silver Dragon Flo.

"If Karon could see the realm created by Erikson, perhaps he would be content, knowing that the Golden Dragon Race isn’t entirely as he imagined, and can also create a civilization with a beautiful future and development potential."

The Silver Dragon Valkyrie Chris Tianna happily said, "Perhaps this way, Gogomola could abandon his terrifying ideas."

Adult Bronze Dragon Gross calmly looked at the prosperous island realm in the distance and spoke lightly, "The surface prosperity might conceal many unimaginable problems that require thorough verification and observation."

These three adult Giant Dragons, after arriving at the Southern Continent, all assumed the humanoid forms favored by Metal Dragons.

In the left hand of Bronze Dragon Gross, there was a thick metallic-bound book. The shimmering metal cover was engraved with the Dragon Language name of Bronze Dragon Gross.

This is the Book of Knowledge of Bronze Dragon Gross, also a Book of Magic gifted to this Bronze Dragon by the Ancestral Red Dragon Karon Gogomola.

This Book of Magic, like those scale-carving dragons who loved engraving Magic Runes on their own scales, has the ability to make the magic emblem marks imprinted on every page of the book bloom with the fullest magical effects by the voluntary drive of Bronze Dragon Gross.

Receiving the gift from Ancestral Red Dragon, Bronze Dragon Gross cherished this Book of Magic greatly, always holding it and occasionally recording some insights and discoveries of the Bronze Dragon on it.

"But from Erikson’s past declarations, this Golden Dragon might be capable of creating a civilization no less than the Golden Empire,"

Bronze Dragon Natarili spoke softly: "After all, subduing the Adult Silver Dragon Flo and being revered as the future saint monarch among the Metal Dragons cannot simply be due to Erikson’s bloodlines from the Ancestral Golden Dragon and the Ancient Titan."

In Erikson’s past declarations, it was claimed that all evildoings would be eradicated within his realm, crimes silenced, and fairness would prevail in the territory.

Making all the people in the territory have noble morality and establish a perfect system with virtuous governance as the guiding principle.

Perhaps it is this ambition expressed by the Golden Dragon descendant of Ancestral Golden Dragon and Ancient Titan Blood that has drawn many of the new generation of Metal Dragons towards Erikson.

And in the common language of the continent, the name Erikson also means noble ruler, with connotations of beauty, overcoming, triumph, profoundness, and steadfastness.

"Sounds like a kingdom of fantastic ideals, hopefully so," Bronze Dragon Gross said calmly, staring deeply ahead.