Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 670 - 383: Praise the Holy Dragon, Slay the Pseudo-God

"Father, the first cross-border gate is completed!"

When the eldest son of the Holy Dragon personally arrived at Elisium to report the progress of the project to his father, the sound of horns blown by dragonized giants echoed over the Holy Dragon Land as Iliad departed.

The horn signifying the commencement of war was passed along from towns to villages, and the warriors who had made achievements in the last war or longed to earn honors in battle began to assemble, emerging from their barracks.

Even citizens unable to directly participate in the war, including merchants, students, workers, and farmers, now had a different gleam in their eyes under the call of the war horn.

Twelve years ago, the battle soldiers who enlisted in the war to crusade against the Flame Sun Evil God all received extremely generous rewards; those who survived at the very least gained a knight title.

This was not an honorary title but a real fief. Of course, because the process of building the battle groups was unusually difficult, soldiers weren’t allowed to become idle gentlemen in the countryside after receiving their awards.

Even if the war was temporarily halted, the battle group soldiers needed to continue training and adapt to the annually updated magic movement armor, mastering its use skillfully.

Thus, after receiving their fiefs and titles, the battle group soldiers’ territories were managed by designated individuals, while annual taxes were credited to their accounts for them to freely allocate.

Although it seemed less free than being a lordly noble, unable to act recklessly in their territory, the soldiers had little resistance to this arrangement.

Because this tax income from the fief arrived promptly every year, letting them manage it themselves might not yield as much profit.

Moreover, staying within the battle groups provided open channels for self-enhancement and upward mobility. Returning to be a country noble was seen as self-indulgence, drawing contempt and disdain from fellow comrades.

The battle group soldiers who actually participated in combat received such immense benefits, gaining merits, while those who unfortunately died also received higher compensations. They were honored with a higher rank, and their descendants and direct relatives received excellent care and support.

This was a war that could change the fate of both individuals and families. Apart from the direct beneficiaries, as Noah asserted dominance on the Alviss Continent through war, the already prosperous Holy Dragon Land experienced another explosive development.

The most direct feeling for the common people was that although their incomes only grew slowly, their Golden Dragon Coins became more valuable. Basic commodity prices were gradually decreasing yearly, with cheap goods flooding in from across the continent and overseas, visibly improving living standards.

The phase victories achieved by the Holy Dragon Emperor in the crusade against the Evil God did not only benefit a single class or group but all lawful citizens of the Holy Dragon Land, just varying in the degree of benefit.

Thus, when hearing the war horn, even those unable to join the battle had their expressions slowly change. Those who had tasted the war dividends naturally wanted to savor a second, third helping. Who wouldn’t want a better life?

"Ten thousand victories for the Holy Dragon Emperor!"

"Victory and glory shall belong to the citizens of the Holy Dragon!"

"Annihilate the pseudo-god, praise to Noah!"

When the war horn sounded across the lands, the voices of praise and acclaim rose with it, with nearly all citizens anticipating more victories.

Noah could hear these voices. Word Spirit·Emperor would feed back the public’s wishes to him. These single wishes might seem insignificant, ignored by anyone, but when these voices gathered, even the divine beings perched high above couldn’t dismiss them.

"March forth!"

One dragon-shaped cross-shadow after another once again mapped onto the ground; the dragon lords yearning for war crossed the transmission arrays without hesitation the moment the war horn sounded, gathering on the Alviss Continent.

This rallying power belonged solely to Noah. Only he could summon the dragon groups. Along with the assembling dragons, battle groups, which had been expanding under Noah’s command for twelve years, were also transmitted to Alviss, as well as dragonized giants and the Atlas Kingdom’s Dragon Rider Group... recreating the scene from fifteen years ago, during Noah’s crusade against the True God.

However, this time, there was a subtle difference: the scale and number of each war faction had expanded, including a new force — the Steel Starfall Legion.

This legion was established after the war ended twelve years ago, not with the intent of forming a main battle group, but to serve as an auxiliary army.

Consequently, the basic requirements for joining this auxiliary legion were significantly lowered, allowing any semi-human race organism with power above Silver High Rank to apply.

Nevertheless, meeting the application qualifications was just the beginning. They still needed to pass the new recruit training to formally join, with those eliminated during training naturally being weeded out.

The Steel Starfall Legion’s positioning is that of an auxiliary force, not a cannon fodder group. Its duty is to assist the battle groups, helping them exert stronger combat capabilities on the battlefield.