Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

"Terramus now has four companions. It won't be long before he finds a fifth. What are your thoughts on this?"

When the busy with affairs Iliad came to see his yet unborn nephew, Noah's voice came from one side.

Noah wasn't urging his eldest son, but until now he had never paid attention to this matter. However, after his younger son confessed, he had to ask.

Since the younger son waited until he thought the conditions were mature before he was willing to reveal, the eldest might also be in a similar situation. Noah didn't want to remain completely ignorant.

"My thoughts? I have no thoughts. I haven't hidden anything from you, Father."

Observing the dragon egg, Iliad understood what his father was referring to when he heard Noah's question. He knew what happened with his younger brother.

To be honest, he was also caught off guard. His brother, who had been single with him, now turned into a dragon with a wife and children.

Although he was caught off guard, as a brother, Terramus returned to offer sincere blessings and gifts, taking the opportunity to see the yet unborn nephew or niece.

However, he hadn't expected his father to inquire like this. If you count the age, he is only a hundred and fifty-six years old, quite young, so he hasn't considered this aspect. He's really too busy.

"I know you haven't hidden anything, but your brother has already found four companions. As the elder brother, don't you plan to find one?"

Noah walked over slowly and glanced at the dragon egg placed in the alchemy matrix.

As a grandfather, he certainly didn't have the duty to care for the grandchildren's dragon eggs. Normally, the one responsible for hatching the dragon egg should be Brigit the Yellow Jade Dragon.

The reason this dragon egg was placed here was because Noah wanted to try whether he could, before his eldest grandson or granddaughter was born, enhance the bloodline potential through external intervention.

Although bloodline degradation is an inevitable happening, Noah still wanted to delay his dragon son and daughter dropping to ordinary dragon species speed. A fifth generation drop and a tenth generation drop are two different things.

Even according to the conservative tradition of the Metallic Dragon Race's eugenics, the gap in numbers between the fifth and tenth generation dragon offspring can reach more than thirty times.

Of course, this number gap refers to the distinction between ordinary dragon species and those with ancestral bloodlines, because Noah's bloodline is destined to continue. However, Noah still wants to, as far as possible, maintain the bloodline potential of his descendants above the average baseline.

Dragons that have growth potential above average gold dragons are very important to Noah, especially given that he has completely transcended the ordinary dragon species. This becomes a bloodline group with him as the source.

This is not only a kind of representation and symbol but, more importantly, during the inevitable, prolonged and long-war against the gods, these dragon sons and daughters will play an important role in maintaining the battle lines and consolidating the rule.

Moreover, the birth, growth, and strength of these dragon sons and daughters will bring Noah a large and continuous positive feedback on the Golden Tree, which is stronger than that of the favored.

Noah didn't need to toil much for this. The dragon sons and daughters born carrying his bloodline inherently have a strong causal relationship with him, which is an unbreakable blood bond.

Of course, this benefit can only be felt when the time scale is extended to a millennium. In daily life, it's merely a gradual accumulation, so Noah wouldn't make this his code of conduct.

It's merely going with the flow. If the younger son found multiple companions, then put some pressure on him to exert more strength in childbirth. This was something he sought himself, and nobody forced him, so since he enjoyed more, he should pay more.

"Father, you know I have no time."

"What kind of time is needed for this? Are you planning to set aside specific time to resolve it? Is there not any female around you that you find agreeable?"

"No, I haven't thought about this."

Iliad shook his head, emphasizing once more.

"Haven't thought about it? Speaking of which, you are not young anymore. Do you not want to resolve this? Or perhaps you simply lack desire in this regard."

Noah was now very concerned about his children's feelings.

But the eldest son is different from the younger son. Iliad was a hybrid of angel and dragon, and angels have little need in terms of childbirth. Their birth method differs from most species in the material realm.

Therefore, Noah asked this just to know whether his eldest son is inclined towards angels or the Dragon Clan emotionally. He can accept either choice.

After all, with Terramus as the fallback, the worry about bloodline inheritance, just one dragon can resolve independently, whether his elder brother chooses not to marry or finds a companion to pass down the bloodline, Noah can understand and accept.

"Father, it's not that I don't have thoughts, I just haven't met the right one."

Iliad explained to Noah somewhat helplessly.

As someone with half of his bloodline from the Dragon Clan, how could he lack desire? In fact, some of his desires are so strong that they sometimes frighten him, but the holy power from Blazing Angel suppresses these thoughts, allowing his words and actions to perfectly match the image of the Saint Heir.