The Black Dragon Rosani was just like the Green Dragon Antagena,The Green Dragon now controlled the birds in the sky, while he controlled the beasts on the ground.
This was a crucial part of Kalon's defensive line for the Dragon Nest, but contact and cooperation with humans were not his responsibility, nor did he want them to be.
Rosani's idea was that any creature infringing on Dragon clan's interests should be trampled to death by the Dragon clan, but perhaps this didn't align with the Dragon clan's temporary goal, as the True Dragon's still needed these humans to work for them.
So, this matter was pushed by the Black Dragon to Blue Dragon Dos.
Blue Dragon was the most stable-tempered Dragon in the True Dragon besides Kalon, and Kalon had arranged for him to manage all matters related to cooperation with the Pioneer Camp.
Although the Dragon clan and the humans in the Pioneer Camp were still in a cooperative relationship, Kalon had said that the specific cooperation methods also needed to change because the Dragon clan no longer needed to concede interests for development.
However, Kalon didn't specify how to change the cooperation methods, directly throwing the problem to the Blue Dragon Dos, which caused the Blue Dragon to constantly scratch his forehead with his claws these past few days, just like the Green Dragon.
It's a good thing True Dragon's don't have hair, otherwise, the Blue Dragon would have lost a lot of hair during this time.
"Damn it," the Blue Dragon habitually scratched his horn again, and he said to the Dragonborn Centaur with dissatisfaction, "Drive these humans back to their camp, and while you're at it, let them know that they are not allowed to hunt magical beasts and ferocious species in the Dragon Clan Territory anymore."
"Forget it, you should learn from humans and announce the Dragon clans's decision in the camp. This time will be forgiven, but next time, if such a situation occurs, directly kill the humans who violate the Dragon clan; you don't need to ask me again."
"Yes, Lord Dos." Chiron happily walked down the Blue Dragon's mountain.
Since he wasn't punished, he could happily go to the Centaur Tribe for a bonfire party tonight. Tsk, Aoni from that Centaur Tribe seemed quite attractive, Chiron thought to himself.
"But I still need to inform Lord Klenaya. She now manages all Dragonkin. Although it's not my turn to stand guard tonight, I'll be finished if she can't find me when she needs me. She's not a good-tempered Dragon."
All the True Dragon's had been assigned tasks by Kalon. Germot now managed the various vassal tribes under the True Dragon, just as he had done before.
Blue Dragon Akez now managed the True Dragon's duties of patrolling the sky and the earth. In simple terms, he was a security planning manager; all True Dragon had to follow his arrangements and plans.
Except for Kalon, as the leader of the Dragon clan, he naturally enjoyed the privilege he deserved. He also enjoyed this privilege with a clear conscience.
Of course, he had no thoughts of equality. Whether it was a True Dragon or other racial societies, class distinctions would always exist. As the King of the Dragon clan, he should enjoy his rightful status.
However, even if he was the leader of the Dragon clan now, he wouldn't always stay in his nest. After all, showing up more often was also beneficial for strengthening the vassals' mental energy supply to him.
When he was bored, he would still stretch his increasingly wide wings, soar in the sky, and overlook the land. He now thoroughly enjoyed this feeling, not only because of freedom but also because of his power and status.
After all, he was an ambitious Red Dragon, and his free will had long been intertwined with the Red Dragon's blood, inseparable and indistinguishable.
However, Kalon was now enjoying his free time, and Carlit's former nest now belonged to him.
For a Red Dragon, a volcano was the most suitable place in the world to build a nest. Whether it was an extinct volcano or an intermittently erupting active volcano, under the Red Dragon's power, they would eventually be influenced to become exceptionally active volcanoes.
But Kalon didn't want to wait that long. The reason Red Dragon liked to nest at the mouth of a volcano was not only because of the species' innate preference for warmth, but more importantly, the abundant fire-attribute magic power of the volcano could help the Red Dragon grow and develop faster.
Moreover, the scales of Red Dragon who frequently bathed in volcanic magma would be exceptionally smooth and delicate, which was also a motivation for True Dragon s who loved beauty.
So Kalon decided to manually dig through the lava channel of this extinct volcano.
He could not only perceive the specific conditions inside this volcano, but also much knowledge about volcanoes existed in his mind, not only the True Dragon's inheritance but also knowledge from his previous life.
The interior of an extinct volcano is mostly lava channels, extending deep into the Earth's core like tree roots. Volcanic eruptions occur because the magma in the Earth's core heats up and expands, then releases pressure through the volcanic vent, forming an active volcano.
And when the magma inside an active volcano and the magma in the Earth's core create a pressure difference due to some reason and flow back into the Earth's core, it will cause the active volcano's channel to collapse and block the volcanic vent, turning the active volcano into an extinct volcano.
Kalon knew that as long as he opened up the channel for the magma in the Earth's core, the extinct volcano would immediately come back to life.
However, Kalon needed to control the degree. An extinct volcano turning into an active volcano had many advantages, but also disadvantages.
The advantage was that erupting volcanic ash clouds could carry tens of billions of tons of minerals, and these minerals would make the areas around the volcano the most fertile soil in the world.
Volcanic ash could also nourish fish in nearby rivers, forming a complete food chain – bears, birds, foxes, etc., preying on salmon, while salmon could feed on volcanic ash.
It could also nourish the terrestrial ecosystem, bring abundant mineral resources, and form many valuable gemstones. These gemstones were the Kobold's favorite, decorations for the True Dragon's treasury.
Moreover, stone materials similar to pumice formed by the fusion of volcanic lava and other substances, as well as volcanic ash and volcanic slag, were all excellent building and filling materials, needed when building houses and leveling roads.
The benefits were countless, but there was only one drawback: if the degree wasn't controlled well, it would be a devastating result. The entire Dragon Nest Mountains would be affected, and even excessive surges of Earth's core energy could cause tsunamis in the ocean hundreds of miles away.
Except for these True Dragon's and those powerful enough creatures, this place would be devoid of life, all things withering, and it would take a long time to recover its original vibrant appearance.
However, Kalon was very confident in controlling this degree. After all, he was a Red Dragon who mastered lava and fire, and with the help of his enhanced perception, he shouldn't make a mistake.
No sooner said than done, the Red Dragon first dug away the dome of the original volcanic crater. Although the existence of this dome could shelter the nest from wind and rain, its presence had now become a limitation.
Kalon considered that it might affect the trajectory of the volcano's re-eruption and his continuously growing body size in the future, so he still dug away this dome piece by piece and then piled the rubble on the flat mountain top nearby.
With the Red Dragon's current body and strength, dealing with this dome didn't take much effort.
These stones would continuously accumulate and fuse with the erupting debris and lava after the Red Dragon cleared the volcano, piling higher and higher, forming new peaks.
It is imaginable that future peaks, influenced by the Red Dragon's power, are bound to rise continuously, just like Mexico's Paricutin volcano in Kalon's memory, which initially was just a few centimeters wide crack on flat ground emitting lava and black smoke.
A few hours later, the crack widened to several meters, and the eruption gradually intensified. The ejected debris and lava continuously accumulated at the vent, forming a conical peak that reached a height of several hundred meters.
Ordinary volcanoes are not frequently active, and the height they can accumulate is limited. After they temporarily stop activity, the accumulated crater will also be destroyed by rainwater erosion and various other reasons.
But with the influence of a Red Dragon, if the Red Dragon wished, the volcano could be active day and night under its power.
Perhaps when the Red Dragon's power grows to a certain extent again, the entire mountain range will continuously rise due to the Red Dragon's power until the energy of the Earth's core is exhausted.
Looking at the neatly stacked square boulders covering the ground, Kalon suddenly had a funny thought: if he could return to his original world, perhaps he could let these True Dragon try working on construction sites. They might earn a thousand or eight hundred dollars in half a day.
Not to mention how many bricks a True Dragon of this size could carry at once, even some cranes were not as good as the True Dragon under his command; they had a large load capacity and were flexible and agile.
Perhaps even as a delivery drone operator, they could join the ranks of top earners. Thinking about the True Dragon and their dependents under his command now, they were all very useful laborers.
Shaking his head, Kalon felt that the Red Dragon's greed for wealth must have affected his brain. He shook off these idle thoughts, jumped into the cave, and began to work with a pair of muscular forelimbs.
In Kalon's knowledge base, retrieved through his sub-brain clusters, and not from True Dragon inheritance, there were mainly two reasons for volcano formation.
One is at the boundary of continental plates, where there is relative movement between the plates, and one plate will subduct beneath another at the boundary.
The rocks of the subducting plate will melt due to immense pressure, forming magma. The magma will rise; some stop rising after reaching a certain level, while others will rise to the surface, forming volcanoes. This accounts for the vast majority.
But in Kalon's diffused perception, the reason for the formation of this volcano beneath him was the second type.
That is, the heat released by the decay of some radioactive substances within the Earth's core melts rocks, causing them to rise to the surface and form volcanoes. In this world's terms, it's probably due to an excessive change in elemental magic energy that led to the formation of this volcano.
This was good news for Kalon. He only needed to control the scale of the lava channel and the intensity of the underground energy eruption to create a continuously erupting, controllable volcano.
Not only could it bring benefits to the territory, but the Red Dragon could also bathe in the continuously surging fire-attribute magic power.
Kalon first dug a channel through the ground, which had already solidified into basalt and various impure rocks, leading to the layer of pipes where lava had solidified into root-like structures.
However, he didn't expect that some strange creatures still lived in these channels, hidden beneath the rocks and volcanic ash.
In these channels near the underground solution vents, there were many strange-looking giant tube worms. These worms were not quite like their marine counterparts, but rather resembled worms covered in a thin, leathery skin.
Their bodies were also covered in a special fluid, allowing these worms to thrive even when close to hot fluid vents emitting high temperatures.
Kalon curiously poked at one with his claw for a long time. This type of worm moved very slowly.
At this speed, to prey, they would need a deceptive hunting method similar to a carnivorous plant, or a sudden, retractable proboscis like a frog preying on mosquitoes.
But these worms grew plump and white in the dark channels, and their proboscises had no retractable function, so they must feed on volcanic ash or some substance present there.
Kalon could only marvel at the wonder of nature's creation; they could grow plump and white even by eating dirt and rocks.
Although the True Dragon's powerful digestive system could also survive by eating dirt, their body size would certainly not be as plump as these worms.
From this perspective, many Chromatic Dragon might be inferior to Metal Dragon not only due to lower innate bloodline talent but also because many Chromatic Dragon in their infancy did not receive protection and could only survive by eating dirt.
Unlike those Metal Dragon who received proper care and upbringing, and could grow strong under the care of True Dragon parents.
Kalon couldn't help but carefully pick up a worm with his claw and put it in his mouth, tasting the worm that looked very delicious in the True Dragon's eyes.
The leathery skin of this worm was quite chewy. After biting through the skin, a taste like iced snow lotus water spread in his mouth.
The body fluid of creatures growing in a hot environment was surprisingly cool. He smacked his lips, feeling the taste was not bad.
A faint energy surged into the True Dragon's body, so he decided to raise these worms as future desserts and snacks.
To minimize the chance of these worms being burned to death by erupting magma after he dug and activated the volcano, he deliberately chose a direction with fewer worms to continue digging.
During the excavation, he also discovered some very strange creatures: scaly-foot gastropods, living in some tunnels where groundwater accumulated.
Since these tunnels were already close to the temperature radiation range of underground magma, the water temperature in the tunnels could reach almost four hundred degrees Celsius, but it still didn't affect the activity of these snails.
There were also some peculiar arthropods that looked very much like crickets, but Kalon politely declined to interact with these things.
It took Kalon almost five full days of digging to reach the underground magma layer.
On one hand, he needed to first excavate a passage large enough for the enormous Red Dragonto move freely from the hard underground rock layer, to avoid feeling too stifled when the magma erupted.
On the other hand, he was constantly exploring the underground conditions with his perception. If the energy surging in the underground magma layer was too violent, exceeding his control, he intended to abandon the idea.
Fortunately, the exploration results were pleasing to the True Dragon. After many years of dormancy, the energy deep within this long-dead volcano had gradually stabilized.
The surging fire-attribute magic power was also extremely gentle, well within Kalon's control.
Now the Red Dragon could already see the steaming hot air rising from the holes formed by the erosion of the hard rocks. A strong smell of sulfur emerged from these holes and cracks, and occasionally, jumping magma would also shoot out from the holes.
This layer of rock blocking the upward eruption of magma was extremely hard. Even with the Red Dragon's current sharp claws, it took some effort to carve those small holes and cracks into a circular hole several meters in diameter.
Even though these magmas, dormant for many years, were already quite placid, the immense pressure and energy instantly propelled the magma upwards.
Kalon had already hidden in the pre-dug horizontal passage, avoiding the impact of this force.
Although this magma was merely relatively warm bathwater to the Red Dragon, the Red Dragondidn't want to directly withstand this impact.
Under the Red Dragon's power ,guideing this magma, carrying high temperatures and a strong sulfurous scent, along with some substances accumulated deep underground, rushed out through the channel.
The long lava channel was quickly filled with surging magma and intense fire, and some precious ores deposited in the magma also rushed upward with the erupting magma.
This upward momentum gradually diminished as it rushed up the volcanic crater. The gradually spreading magma began to accumulate in the massive volcanic basin, like a reservoir connected to a water pipe.
A grey smoke cloud began to permeate the air above the external volcanic crater.
Kalon's horizontal passage cave was also filled with the rising magma, but this high-temperature, corrosive magma was like a beneficial buff to the Red Dragon. The scorching magma brought the Red Dragon a warm, comfortable, and relaxing sensation, as if being enveloped in a mother's womb.
This made him feel more comfortable and relaxed than any massage or spa, like the feeling of relief a person feels when finally lying down on a bed after a long day of work.
Kalon even had the idea of sleeping there for a while. The Red Dragon's hibernation mechanism was also activated, and the Red Dragon, awakened early from his dormant period, now felt like taking a nap.
If it weren't for the pungent smell of the airflow accumulated underground, which made the Red Dragon sneeze several times, he might have had a good sleep right there.