Ultimately, Kalon suppressed the idea, which was incredibly beautiful and attractive to him. He struggled to use his Dragon claws to pry open his eyelids, which seemed to be developing a will of their own and wanted to close.
Then he shook his head to clear it, creating a ripple in the lava river.
He crawled out of his temporary cave and swam up the excavated passage.
A true Dragon's powerful bodies allow them to survive in all-weather environments, and a Red Dragon is even more at home in lava rivers; he swims through the lava faster than fish in the ocean.
He even took the time to find several rare ores and some precious gems born in the volcanic lava as he swam up.
He swallowed these gems into the True Dragon's unique stomach,and then, using the upward surge of lava from the volcano, Kalon quickly swam out of the long lava tunnel, poking his head out at the entrance of the original volcanic basin cave.
The formerly dry basin, after a period of accumulation, now had enough accumulated lava to cover the Red Dragon's lower limbs.
He contentedly dog-paddled a few times in the lava lake, stirring up countless surging hot currents, and then he flapped his wings and flew to the edge of the basin.
Although the activation of the dormant volcano didn't cause major chaos under Kalon's deliberate control, the changes that occurred still alarmed the other young True Dragon.
The thick, vast volcanic ash clouds that erupted with the gurgling lava had already enveloped the peak of the mountain, spreading with the wind in the sky.
Much of the scattered volcanic ash dyed the nearby mountains and the plains at their foot a layer of gray. These gray volcanic clouds also frightened some creatures, sending them frantically fleeing across the grassland.
Fortunately, the forest near the foot of the mountain had been cleared in advance, forming a buffer zone; otherwise, it might have caused a forest fire.
Two Blue Dragon, Dos and Akzi, were flying in the sky, and the Blue Dragon, who controlled storms and thunder, diligently dispelled the gathering gray volcanic clouds.
They drove these volcanic clouds to higher altitudes and then dispersed them as much as possible, thus reducing the impact of the volcanic ash clouds on this land.
This commotion not only alarmed the young True Dragon's but also there dependents who were observing from the foot of the mountain.
These Dragon dependents clearly knew why this volcano had changed; only the power of a Red Dragon could create such a commotion.
However, although they were also very curious, approaching the top of this mountain, which belonged to the Dragon clan, was forbidden to other creatures.
Even those loyal dependents could only set foot there when summoned.
The other young Dragon's stood observing from a distance on the mountaintop. After confirming that the changes were self-induced by the Red Dragon, they moved away from the crater, which was emitting steaming heat and sulfur fumes.
Although these young True Dragon could also survive in a crater, they did not enjoy the smell of sulfur like a Red Dragon.
Only Female Red Dragon Klenaya happily came closer, gazing enviously at the constantly accumulating and rising lava lake.
"Kalon, your Dragon Nest looks very comfortable. Can I go in and see? Perhaps we can share the same Dragon Nest, just like when we were hatchlings. Don't worry, I definitely won't disturb you."
Kalon found it somewhat amusing to see the usually irritable young Female Red Dragon now looking so fawning.
The Red Dragon, who believed "Heaven first, Im second, and Tiamat's third," now looked like a puppy wagging its tail for treats, especially comical with its naturally cold vertical pupils trying to feign a pitiful expression.
But how could another Dragon sleep soundly beside his bed? Kalon disliked other creatures approaching him when he slept; it made him feel insecure.
He knew how great the temptation of a lava lake was for a Red Dragon; it was second only to treasure.
But for Kalon, a Dragon's Nest was an extremely private space; he would rather share treasure with the True Dragon than allow another True Dragon to touch his Dragon Nest in the slightest.
So the Red Dragon refused the seemingly fawning young Female Red Dragon, even though Klenaya's body had reached nine meters after the baptism of the ancestral blood.
But with ample food and energy supplements in recent days, Kalon's body had already reached twelve meters.
His exceptionally robust body, compared to Klenaya's streamlined figure, indeed made the Female Red Dragon seem like just a young Female Red Dragon.
"Klenaya, you should know that asking a True Dragon to share a Dragon Nest means challenging that True Dragon. Are you so overconfident now that you want to challenge my power?"
Kalon flexibly stood up on his hind legs; his frequently used hind legs appeared exceptionally developed, and his wide wingspan extended over twenty meters.
Even though Kalon's spiky face showed no intimidation, his massive size and stretching movements still carried a terrifying sense of deterrence.
Klenaya certainly didn't want to challenge the Red Dragon in front of her; it was just the Red Dragon's greed for a very suitable Dragon Nest that made her want to make a small attempt.
She retracted her True Dragon's seemingly long neck, "But I'm your sister, Kalon. So when you're not in the Dragon Nest, I can always come here and enjoy myself, right?"
"Oh, this Chromatic Dragon is playing the family card now?" Kalon looked at the young Female Red Dragon with some surprise. Although he considered this a positive change, he did not continue to entangle with Klenaya.
He used his wings, which were far wider and thicker than those of ordinary True Dragon, to gently push the Female True Dragon away, and said in a deep voice, "Work hard, Klenaya, and manage those newly born Dragon -kin monsters for me. Perhaps one day I will help you divert the underground lava up so you can have your own Dragon Nest."
The Female Red Dragon was coaxed away by Kalon's few simple words. Just as he was about to fly off to forage and patrol his territory, Blue Dragon Dos, who had been dispelling the volcanic ash clouds in the sky, descended, folded his wings, and walked over, clearly having something to tell him.
Kalon had no choice but to stop and stand still. "Dos, do you also have something to tell me?"
Blue Dragon Dos stopped in front of Kalon. There were several clear scratch marks on his forehead, indicating that the Blue Dragon had been experiencing some difficulties in learning to manage the territory's logistics in recent days.
Dos habitually extended a True Dragon claw to scratch his single horn, sighing.
He said, "Kalon, according to your idea, many powerful carnivorous ferocious species on the grassland and in the forest have also become the True Dragon's mouthpiece, which means the amount of food consumed within the territory is now very large."
"Moreover, the Dragon clan currently consists of young True Dragon, who require a large amount of food, and the True Dragon dependents also need their food supply guaranteed."
"Currently, the food resources within the territory are already unable to sustain the True Dragon's consumption. If animals on the grassland are over-hunted, they will migrate to other places."
In fact, no matter where, in the territory of some carnivorous animals, other types of carnivorous animals are rarely seen.
In the past, within the Dragon Clan's Territory, these True Dragon's also frequently hunted those powerful carnivorous ferocious species, precisely because an overly dense concentration of carnivorous animals in one area would cause severe damage to the environmental ecosystem.
Food also could not be adequately supplied, as for carnivorous animals, their targets are herbivorous animals, and these animals take time to grow.
Kalon nodded. After returning to this land, he had been busy constructing a defense system and organizing his Dragon Nest, intending to build his Dragon Nest into an impenetrable fortress, which caused him to overlook this problem.
"So what are your thoughts, Dos? I want to hear your ideas." This problem was only a minor one for Kalon, but he didn't want to directly offer a solution.
He hoped that the True Dragon's within the Dragon clan would also grow, and it would be even better if they could stand on their own in the future.
As the master of the Dragon clan and the king of this Golden Land, his approach was completely opposite to that of Emperor Charaire Caesar II, the former Emperor of the Catha Empire.
Emperor Charaire Caesar II of the Catha Empire had an extremely strong desire for control, preferring to tightly grasp all power in his hands and control others.
He would not easily delegate power to his subordinates, thus creating immense pressure on the imperial subjects and citizens. This was due to his personal character.
But Kalon preferred to control himself; he accepted everything that was about to happen and embraced such challenges; he even didn't care about the separation of power.
Because in his eyes, as long as he could continue to grow stronger, he could easily suppress other True Dragon's and their dependents; in the face of immense power, anything could be overturned.
And if there was no power, focusing on power was merely a castle in the air. Of course, perhaps there was also the most important reason: he was relatively lazy.