Bang! The Blue Dragon Akzi, who had fallen on the grassland, had blood oozing from his five orifices and was still wailing, but the other Dragons and Kobold's attention was no longer on him.
The boiling Evil Dragon blood made Kalon let out a victor's roar. Even though the battle, with its short, full-power burst, had left him somewhat overwhelmed, the excessively turbulent magic made every muscle and organ in his body cry out in pain. Yet, all of this transformed into a majestic, surging roar that echoed far and wide.
The Young Dragon looked at the Red Dragon, standing upright and covered in blood. Although he landed and immediately retracted, the boiling domain power had turned everything within a hundred-meter radius into ash. The ground beneath his feet was like a parched purgatory, even the moist, fertile soil had been burnt dry. This was a display of power, and the majesty of the a Dragon king.
At this moment, the Young Dragon's submission rose from their hearts. Kalon's identity was no longer just the strongest among the Young Dragon's playmates. The Dragon's response to Kalon's summons was no longer merely a response to a powerful companion. Kalon, to them, was more than just a linchpin holding the other Dragon's relationships together.
Kalon had accomplished what they could not. Therefore, at this moment, the Dragon hailed him as king, no longer just the Young Dragon's verbal leader, but the Dragon's master. This was evident from the stable power of the mysterious runes that quietly linked the Young Dragon and Kalon's minds.
As for Carlit, the other Dragons deliberately ignored her. Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps next month, or next year, Carlit would ultimately just be one member of the Dragon, and the Dragon would no longer fear her authority.
"Is this Kalon's true power?" White Dragon Germott and his brother looked with awe at the Young Dragon king who was once just an idol for their curses. The Red Dragon's power was a distant, unreachable dream for the slender White Dragon. "Perhaps Kalon's title in the future should be the Purgatory Tyrant."
"Perhaps it should be the inferno Monarch," the steady Blue Dragon Dos said with a composed expression, masking his trembling voice.
"How can a Giant Dragon have a title in its Young Dragon period? A too-famous title will invite trouble, and a not-yet-strong Dragon won't be able to handle those troublesome treasure hunters and Dragon slayers." Black Dragon Rosani, who often followed Kalon and was instilled with the idea of 'accumulating grain and slowly claiming kingship,' licked his lips with a hoarse voice and pouted, "It'll be more appropriate for Kalon to have this title after he becomes a Young Dragon."
The two female Dragons, with shining eyes, did not express their opinions; they merely showed it through their actions. Klenaya and Antagena stepped forward, their limbs lowered, and their proud heads bowed. This was the posture of a Dragon showing complete submission.
Blue Dragon Akzi was in a miserable state; his left forelimb was torn off, his internal organs were bleeding after the fall, and many of his scales were ripped off during the fight. However, these injuries were not very serious for a Giant Dragon. Most of the injuries would heal with proper rest for a period, and the torn forelimb would regrow during his next slumber, though he would be a limping Dragon for a while.
So, despite Akzi's slight grievance and shock at being unable to defeat even the Young Dragon in his family, he decisively showed his submission to Kalon.
Now he was happily sitting among the Dragons, preparing to sit in a row and share the fruits. After all, the temptation of treasure to a Dragon is innate. Even greedy humans only possess treasure to use it to bring about changes in their lives, while a Giant Dragon simply wants to possess treasure, regardless of its usefulness.
The Dragon all squatted in a circle around Kalon, who sat before a small mountain of gold and silver ingots. These gold and silver, crudely smelted by the Kobold, were not very pure, with many mixed ores, and varied in size. But they made up for it in quantity. At this moment, the Dragon all stared intently at Kalon's actions, the dazzling scales on the Red Dragon's body no less brilliant than the glow of the gold and silver.
Kalon, with his massive Dragon claws, pushed and divided the gathered gold, silver, and jewels into two piles, leaving other ores and unsmelted gold and silver aside. One pile was significantly larger, and the other smaller. Even so, the volume of both treasure piles was enormous.
Then Kalon divided the smaller pile of treasure into eight portions, seven of which were equal, and the remaining portion was twice as large as any single one of the other seven.
Finally, Kalon sat down and, pointing to the divided treasures, said, "These treasures were originally offered to me by my subordinates. Logically, these treasures should belong to me alone, but I want to establish an unprecedentedly powerful clan of Dragons, so today I will divide my treasures among you. This will also be the beginning of our clan of Dragon's future agreement."
Black Dragon Rosani withdrew his gaze from the treasures shimmering with lovely luster, licked his lips, and opened his mouth, saying, "Speaking of this right now , Kalon. You are now the leader of our group, and I will uphold your will, especially since you are generously sharing the treasures with us."
Blue Dragon Dos was thoughtful; unlike the other Young Dragon, he had long known that the Red Dragon had his own ideas and plans, but he undoubtedly supported Kalon, so he nodded.
Kalon looked at the Dragon's attentive posture and then spoke, "From now on, the Dragons should be a true collective. The Dragon's wealth belongs to every Dragon, and as the Dragon's wealth increases, so will the wealth of every Dragon. However, in the future, the Dragon will reward other Dragon who contribute to the family and punish any Dragon who cause harm to the family. The more one contributes to our Dragon clan, the more rewards the family will give him."
Akzi also highly approved of this; this request was not excessive, and it was even good news for him. He had been a model worker Dragon for several years and felt that his future rewards would be very generous.
Moreover, there were only a few big and small fish in the family now, and they hadn't accumulated many treasures. All of his and Carlit's assets combined probably didn't amount to as much as the gold brick under Kalon's butt.
"Very good," Kalon said, looking with satisfaction at the Dragon, who, under the threat of both carrot and stick, offered no objections. Then he extended a Dragon claw and pointed to the largest pile of treasure, "Then the agreement is established from this moment. This treasure will be placed in a treasury built for our clan of Dragons, to serve as future development funds for the Dragon Clan Territory and capital for strengthening the Dragon."
"In the future, all income generated from the Dragon Clan Territory, apart from supplying our Dragon's daily consumption, will be converted into wealth and deposited into the treasury. Then, on this day every year, it will be distributed Dragons who work more will get more, those who work less will get less, and those with no contribution will receive no treasure rewards. I have finished speaking. Who agrees, who opposes?"
Although the other Dragons were not very willing for the future income of the Dragon Clan Territory to be deposited into the family treasury, they were greedy, not foolish. They also knew that as a Dragon's power grew, it would bring them more benefits.
A solitary Dragon still needed to be constantly wary of predation from other kin and the covetous gaze of other races. But under this clan of Dragon's power, their treasures would be safely guarded, a sense of security that a single Dragon could never match.
Moreover, the Dragon also knew the consequences of opposing Kalon's opinion at this moment; one only needed to look at the miserable Akzi to understand. But why did the miserable Akzinow look so overjoyed?
The Red Dragon scanned the Dragon. It seemed no Dragon wanted to experience his fist, which was larger than a sandbag, so he nodded, "If no Dragon objects, then come up and claim your treasures."
Roar, roar, roar! White Dragon Germot eagerly rushed forward, embracing his treasure, and didn't forget to flatter, "Kalon, you are truly a generous king! I, Germot, will be your steadfast supporter from now on."
The other Giant Dragon also embraced their treasures, their faces filled with happiness as they sniffed the scent of the treasure. The two little female Dragons even lay directly on their share of the treasure and started rolling around. Kalon also quietly lay on his treasure, enjoying the fruits of his harvest.
But very quickly, the Dragon fell into a happy dilemma. Even when divided into several portions, the gold and silver treasures accumulated by the Kobold tribe over countless years were a treasure so rich that many unsuccessful Giant Dragon could not even imagine it. The few Young Dragon simply had no way to carry their treasures back to their Dragon Nest.
Even for the Young Dragon Akzi, the Giant Dragon's naturally endowed stomach, used for storing treasures, could not hold all of his treasures. The heavy gold and silver ingots could not be hidden under the Dragon scales like gold coins. And Kalon, not only received the most, but also needed to transport Carlit's share of the treasure and the largest portion destined for the family treasury.
Kalon was troubled, but he hoped to have more such troubles in the future. Fortunately, he still had his newly acquired subordinates, so he ordered the Kobold to cut down trees to make transport tools and move all the treasures and ores to the Dragon Nest.
The other Dragons, uneasy about their treasures, circled back and forth in the sky, following and escorting the convoy. The Kobolds had never felt such a strong sense of security as they did today. This spurred their industrious hearts, so they transformed into beasts of burden, transporting back and forth, and incidentally relocating their tribal population. They would settle in the forest within the Giant Dragon Territory; that would be their new home.