Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

News of Her Highness Ice Princess Scadilo building a city on the northeastern coast of the Continent has been spreading like wildfire in Elisium City, becoming a hot topic of discussion among many citizens and visiting adventurers.

For those who have no direct interest, the youngest daughter of the Holy Dragon Emperor establishing a new seafaring city on the Eastern Coast is merely idle chat and gossip over meals.

But for merchants with some capital, eager to move further ahead, an invitation to the high society of the Holy Dragon Land seems to be right within reach.

She's the Holy Dragon Noah's youngest daughter, and although it's unclear why someone so young would independently run to the Eastern Coast to establish a city—maybe it's just child's play—but that doesn't really matter.

What matters is that this esteemed princess has provided everyone with an opportunity to approach her.

According to reliable sources, her chosen location for city-building is too far north, a bit remote, although there are reportedly vast expanses of fertile land nearby that can be cultivated.

But before these lands are cultivated, they are wild fields where monsters roam freely, with countless beasts prowling, fighting, and competing for resources among them.

Therefore, whether by land or sea, ordinary merchants can hardly approach the city-building site of this esteemed princess, but that's okay. This was always meant to be a selection and filtration process—those without the strength shouldn't even dream of witnessing the glory of this princess.

Only those with both ample economic power and courage can bring a large amount of goods to this burgeoning port city and gain an audience with the esteemed princess.

Although the risks, difficulties, and the substantial economic costs are high, the temptation of establishing good relations with the Holy Dragon Descendant and gaining recognition is enough to entice many merchants to take the risk, go all-in, and bet their entire fortune on a single venture.

This is the Holy Dragon's most favored youngest daughter, after all. To gain her favor would indirectly mean receiving recognition from the Holy Dragon Emperor himself.

In the future, whatever one wants to do in the Holy Dragon Land, it would be unhindered, and not only there but also in the Atlas Kingdom, the Central Earth Elf Court, and even on the far Alviss Continent; having this princess's connections lightens the burden of any task.

Even if the quantity of shipped goods remains the same, just under the protection of this princess's name, reducing the exploitation by various officials and nobles en route, profits could easily multiply several times over.

This is the shallowest and most obvious benefit. Ultimately, no amount of money can compare to the elevation of life and the advancement of one's race.

If one could earn the princess's favor and receive her bloodline's blessing, who knows, perhaps an ordinary Human Race member could rise to become an esteemed Dragon-man.

Thus, spurred by the many rumors spreading like wildfire in the Holy Dragon Land, merchants eager for progress have been ferrying shiploads of goods to the city-building site chosen by Scadilo.

It is a frozen port, occasionally dusted with snow, which sees rapid expansion visible to the naked eye due to the desires of living creatures, even though it is a barren coastline near the north where birds don't even defecate.

"Truly worthy of being my daughter!"

Even Noah sighed upon learning the speed of his daughter's territory's city-building development.

This youngest daughter of his spent not a single coin, relying from start to finish on her status and racial lineage to command a group of drawn-in enthusiasts.

Of course, they can't really be called fools, as the promises made by the Holy Dragon Descendant will surely be fulfilled in the future. When exactly that future will arrive is uncertain, and Noah can't judge, leaving it for Scadilo to decide.

Among the employed Dragon Clan and the merchants who traveled thousands of miles bearing gifts and goods, there was no lack of shrewd individuals, yet this was an unsolvable open stratagem.

Because all of this was built upon the foundation of bloodline and status, if one does not possess these qualities, no dragon or powerful entity can replicate it.

The adult Dragon Clan was invited because they knew that this princess could undoubtedly build a city, no matter where it was situated, and they would ultimately receive the rewards promised by her. Even if she couldn't fulfill it herself, her father could complete it on her behalf.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the Dragon Clan's trust lies not in Scadilo but in her father, Holy Dragon Noah, and the same goes for the merchants.

They seek to forge a connection with Noah, even if indirect. Leveraging even a fraction of his name and majesty would be sufficient to allow them to achieve major commercial success, and lead to leapfrog progress for themselves and their families.

Since the establishment of the Holy Dragon Land, how many Dragon Descendant families have risen, and how many nobles have attained glory on this land that will not fade or wither for at least a thousand years.

The most envy-inducing and jealousy-arousing fact is that many of these Dragon-man families and nobles had ancestors who were merely slaves.

If a slave can rise, and achieve brilliance on this land from such a low starting point, why shouldn't those with higher beginnings, and able to bear greater costs, receive even more rewards and honor?