Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan

"Exactly. Times have changed, and we can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of the previous generation of the Dragon Race."

"That’s right. And the fact that His Majesty values the York Dragon Child so much suggests he might intend to change our legal traditions. You have to remember, Divine Son York wasn’t even a Dragon Descendant before."

"As someone half-human and half-dragon, the York Dragon Child is establishing a kingdom. Even if it’s not called a Dragon Kingdom, I believe it must at least reflect our Dragon Race’s absolute dominion over this world. Only by doing so can we unify the world’s power and actively prepare for any external enemies."

"..."

The fifteen Saint Tier dragons all eagerly voiced their opinions.

After all, as newly born Pure-blooded Dragon Clan members, they were essentially the true Elder Level figures for the future of the Dragon Race.

Therefore, under these circumstances, they were exceptionally proud of being members of the Dragon Race and participated even more actively in planning the race’s future.

Besides, Lince had nothing left to hide now.

So, after summoning these fifteen members of the Pure-blooded Dragon Clan, Lince had directly told them a half-true, half-concealed version of the secrets of the previous generation of the Dragon Race.

As a result, these dragons, who had been promoted from long-standing Sub-dragons, felt an even greater sense of crisis regarding the future of the Dragon Race.

"Since His Majesty left us here to deliberate first, it was surely so we could speak our minds freely."

"Therefore, I stand by my opinion: our legal traditions must be changed to suit the times!"

Melany, the Ocean Current Dragon who had been promoted from a Snake Dragon, said solemnly.

"Even if the laws must be changed, I feel that the fundamental principles are immutable. Of course, I am aware that the Black Flame crisis His Majesty spoke of is a ferocious threat. But now that our Dragon Race has established a foothold in a new world, we have a perfect opportunity to rest and recuperate. There’s no need to be too hasty."

"Foolish!!!"

Crimson, who had achieved her dream and was now a Saint Tier Flame Dragon, immediately retorted to Amos.

"You old fool, you’ve really gone senile! Even after His Majesty bestowed his grace upon you, your mindset hasn’t changed one bit!"

"The Dragon Race of today is not the Dragon Race of the past! Amos, do you really want the Dragon Race to suffer the same tragic fate as our Father Dragon and Dragon Mother?"

"Blindly clinging to old rules and slowly recuperating will never be enough to resist the great enemy of our Dragon Race."

"Besides, time waits for no one. I believe we must do everything possible to strengthen the Dragon Race right now."

As she spoke, Crimson’s expression grew even more radical.

Knowing the truth—that her Dragon Mother had likely been killed by the Black Flame Creatures—her heart was filled with a desire for vengeance.

Therefore, Crimson declared loudly:

"I’m sure everyone has seen by now that His Majesty, and even the previous Space Dragon, possess the Power to grant other beings the ability to become part of the Dragon Race."

"But the previous Space Dragon clung to old conventions. Perhaps he consciously wanted to maintain the purity of the Dragon Race’s Bloodline, so he was unwilling to interfere or develop more beings into members of the Dragon Race. In my opinion, that is the root cause of why the Dragon Race ended up in such a miserable state!"

"Therefore, I will suggest that His Majesty use his great Power to develop more beings into Dragon Descendants of the Dragon Race!"

"Once we have a multitude of Dragon Descendants, I refuse to believe there won’t be geniuses among them. We just have to wait until the Star Realm is filled with Divine Tier dragons, and then let’s see what those Black Flame Creatures can do to destroy us."

Faced with Crimson’s radical pronouncements, the other dragons were all stunned.

But the Pure-blooded Giant Dragon who had been promoted from a Walrus Sub-dragon frowned and spoke up:

"Naive!"

"Leaving aside whether His Majesty’s Power can create an infinite number of Dragon Race members, even if it could, how would we support them once their numbers grow too large?"

"The total Magic Environment of a single world is finite. If our Dragon Race takes it, other races will have none. At least, before we can promote them to the Divine Tier, your so-called idea of filling the entire Star Realm with the Dragon Race is a joke."

However, Crimson was not the only one who held this view.

Black Dragon Teo, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke in a measured tone.

"No. Who said we have to rely on a single world to support the Dragon Race?"

As soon as the Black Dragon said this, the minds of all the Giant Dragons present cleared in an instant.

"That’s right! We don’t necessarily have to rely solely on the Karte Continent to support the entire Dragon Race."

"Isn’t His Majesty actively exploring different worlds right now? We can absolutely use the power of other worlds to strengthen the entire Dragon Race."

"No, no! If we do that, how are we any different from evil creatures?" Amos suddenly interjected upon hearing this.

"Evil? This world has always been about the survival of the fittest. The previous Dragon Race was kind enough, wasn’t it? They never even bullied the other races on the Oakland Continent. But what did they get in return?"

"In my view, the previous generation of the Dragon Race was just too naive! That’s what led to the tragedy!"

"Even before the Dragon Race arrived on the Oakland Continent, those fools had already experienced a world-ending, genocidal disaster. But after they got to the Oakland Continent, they still clung to their old ways. They deserved the calamity that wiped out their generation."

The Black Dragon spoke, his voice grim.

As for Black Dragon Teo, he had always held a grudge about being abandoned by his Father Dragon or Dragon Mother. He had originally planned to question his Father Dragon or Dragon Mother through Lince, the Dragon God.

But the truth he received was that the entire previous generation of the Dragon Race had likely fallen. One can only imagine the kind of twisted anger that now filled his heart.