Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

"Is this your great-grandson?"

Because he was the only bloodline awakener of the new generation of the Augustus family, it was of great significance. Even as a Holy Dragon, Noah left his domain and traveled north.

Before Wayne ascended to power, during the time when the undead calamity was rampant, Wayne, who held a position within the Undead Army, once proposed a plan for lands of the living.

In every place, do not wipe out all life but instead, leave most of the living by means of captivity, ensuring their living environment. Their souls and bodies could be harvested periodically, ensuring the Undead Army had a constant influx of new blood.

From a long-term perspective, this plan had absolutely no issues, but the problem lay in the term 'long-term'. The Undead Army did not have the ability to guard these lands of the living, nor could they turn these conquered areas into their base of operations.

Therefore, by the end of the war, when the Undead Army began to contract and retreat, Wayne's plan for living lands essentially collapsed.

However, after Wayne ascended, he brought this plan back out and made some modifications, specifically duplicating several nations of the living within the range the Undead Kingdom could now radiate.

The purpose was not to pour effort into the Undead Kingdom but to create a safe territory for his descendants to grow.

Of course, on the surface, the creatures of these nations did not know that their country was actually controlled by an Undying King. Subconsciously, they still thought they belonged to the human nations.

However, what was most interesting was that in the countries that were built and supported, Wayne's descendants, who bore the blood of Augustus, did not receive much privilege due to their identity and bloodline.

It can be said that the vast majority of Wayne's descendants lived no differently than those around them, appearing mundane, even though the country they lived in was established and maintained because of their existence.

In dealing with his offspring, Wayne was far more excessive than any of his blood relatives. Even Uranos, who was criticized by the same clan as a tyrant, had to concede defeat when it came to his own son.

Uranos merely stripped the majority of his clan members of their royal family status and cut their benefits. However, every member of the Augustus family still lived quite comfortably.

Their family wealth was enough to allow their descendants to soar once more when talented children emerged and reclaim their royal status.

From a fair perspective, Uranos's actions greatly prolonged the lifespan of the family's and kingdom's order.

However, from the viewpoint of those Augustus family members affected by this policy, Uranos was indeed a tyrant, but if they encountered Wayne, these folks would turn around and lavishly praise Uranos as a rare, benevolent ruler.

Because Wayne never gave any special treatment to his children.

The best-living conditions were for Wayne's sons, but they only enjoyed the lifestyle of an ordinary wealthy family.

In a town, they might be considered affluent, but in a slightly larger city, they became inconspicuous, just a small bourgeoisie with no worries of food and drink.

But Wayne had too many sons and daughters, which led to his grandchildren easily numbering over a hundred. This multitude further divided the property Wayne initially allocated to his children.

This led to everyone's living conditions declining further. Yet, even so, Wayne did not offer additional support but allowed his grandchildren to struggle on the poverty line, laboring daily for a meal.

Toward his children, Wayne maintained the attitude that as long as they lived, it was enough, especially for those with extraordinary talent but not outstanding offspring.

Wayne preferred they live an ordinary life as mundane people rather than embark on a path of cultivation and struggle miserably.

If one lacks talent, there's no need to take that path. Effort, though important, does not hold much meaning. It is indeed one of the essential elements for success, but if one had enough talent, effort would not be the primary or necessary factor.

This is why Wayne was so cruel. Among his offspring, not one had appeared with talent that he deemed worth his attention.

Thus, these descendants all led plain and ordinary lives until now, when finally a great-grandson awakened the Titan bloodline.

However, his talent was not exceptional — it only allowed him to struggle into becoming a Wanderer through his own effort.

To ordinary people, becoming a professional is an inspiring achievement.

But in the eyes of Noah, who had come looking, his grand-nephew's actions were rather excessive. He ruled the northern lands, holding sway over the most resource-rich northern fringes of the continent.

Yet he watched his descendants live impoverished lives right under his nose, laboring daily on the brink of subsistence.

Should the royal family members of the Augustus royal family, who had been stripped by Uranos, witness this, they might immediately turn around and give Uranos a grand gesture of gratitude.