Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 141 - 118: Mountain Master, Titan Blood Crystal_2

Chapter 141: Chapter 118: Mountain Master, Titan Blood Crystal_2

The campaign aimed at the Dark Territory was intended for resource plundering rather than land occupation, thus the entire campaign lasted less than two years from start to finish. It progressed rapidly, achieving abundant results but with heavy losses for the Augustus family.

Considering the completion of Mage City and Selena’s ascension, all sacrifices were worthwhile, exceeding expectations.

The gifts from various forces for congratulation and alliance partially filled the Augustus family’s deficit, but only partially. The losses among the Knight Orders and mid-level forces would take time to recover.

At this time, the royal gifts provided by the royal family significantly alleviated this issue.

"That old thing knows his place, so I don’t have to take Casius to the capital to have a talk with him."

Selena tossed the map sent by the royal envoy in front of Noah.

As a newly ascended Legend, Selena unsurprisingly received the title of Duke. Moreover, she did not need to go to the capital to accept the enfeoffment; she only needed to acknowledge the royal family’s legitimate authority.

In addition, she received a ducal territory befitting her status, not along the borders or outside them, but within the kingdom, on a fertile plain where three great rivers converged. It was quite a juicy piece of land.

"But it’s still not enough."

"This isn’t enough?"

Somewhat surprised, Noah looked up. Although the royal family was the largest feudal noble within the kingdom, with the most land, its directly controlled land accounted for less than one-third of the kingdom.

"I also want the entire Aeldis Mountain range to be allotted to me."

"Isn’t that a bit too much to ask for?"

Although Noah had suggested seizing the throne, he felt a bit embarrassed about the request. The mountains were hard to develop due to their treacherous terrain, yet they were resource-rich precisely because few could reach them.

The Aeldis Mountain range was one of the three most famous mountain ranges within the kingdom, spanning over 1,200 kilometers in length and 150 to 300 kilometers in width, covering a total area of over 240,000 square kilometers. It was the source of numerous rivers within the kingdom.

Saying that controlling this mountain range could allow the Augustus family to split the kingdom in two is not an exaggeration.

"Too much? I don’t think so. If they don’t give it to me, I’ll just have to take it myself."

The female mage sneered, exuding more wanton arrogance than her foster father ever did, even though she had just ascended.

"Around the Aeldis Mountain range are territories of many nobles, some of whom do not serve the royal family but are loyal to other dukes."

When the royal envoy learned of Selena’s request, a troubled expression immediately appeared on his face. The issue was not about whether the royal family was willing to grant the land; some regions simply were not theirs to grant.

"That’s a problem for that old geezer to resolve, not mine. I just want the result."

Selena paid it no mind.

Facing the now-powerful Augustus family, the royal family chose to compromise. This elderly mage, who had not shown himself for a long time, left the tower and personally visited each major duke family to negotiate the exchange of territories, aiming to grant the entire Aeldis Mountain range to the Augustus family.

This political move naturally shocked many mid-to-lower level nobles, some even mistakenly seeing it as a sign of royal weakness and cowardice.

Yet, after the royal family ruthlessly eradicated a batch of fools trying to imitate the Augustus family, many oblivious nobles finally came to understand.

The royal swords were still sharp; it was just that the gigantic figure standing in the southeast of the kingdom was too terrifying.

"Did we really get it?"

Noah looked somewhat dazedly at the Sealing Land Document in his hands, feeling a bit disoriented.

"Wasn’t this the inevitable result? I was prepared to confront that old bastard, but he preferred to beg others rather than face me."

Selena was nonchalant, even a little annoyed,

"From today onward, you are the Mountain Master of the Aeldis Mountains. Manage this mountain range well and prevent disasters like beast hordes."

"Of course!"

Noah accepted without the slightest refusal, confidently agreeing.

When his foster mother sought the entire mountain range from the royal family, he was already prepared, and now it was merely as he wished.

"We can start now!"

Once the commotion caused by Selena’s ascent to Legend gradually subsided and the Augustus family’s internal and external affairs stabilized for recuperation, Casius, as the Augustus family’s strongest combat force, also began to attempt daring and crazy ideas.

"We cannot rely on any external strength; we must use our own power to independently sever the bloodline."

When Noah suggested asking the Dragon God for some Divine Power, Selena firmly rejected it, and even Casius shook his head.

Though this god was benevolent, a True God who would grant Divine Power after receiving ample offerings, the couple refused to rely on it.

"Do you know who to look for to potentially obtain information about Titans, or even Titan relics?"

"Divine entities."

The obvious answer: many divine entities were avid collectors of all things related to Titans.

When it comes to severing the Titan Bloodline, not only the Platinum Dragon God but even the Dragon Queen might be willing to help. However, these divine beings would likely take away the severed bloodline in their own way.

"If we do it ourselves, the difficulty would be too great."

With the shortcut rejected, Noah could only rack his brain in frustration.

"If it can’t be done in one go, we can break it down into phases, giving Uncle time to adapt. Once the bloodline is fully severed, he might even maintain a Legend rank."

Noah proposed a more detailed plan.

"Hmm!"

The first attempt soon began. Though Noah also participated, most of the time he only provided ideas and assisted his foster mother, while she handled almost all of the array’s setups and adjustments independently.

"It’s sufficient already, no more checks needed. Besides, it’s only about extracting part of the bloodline, nothing to worry about."

Casius stopped his wife from conducting another unnecessary inspection and proactively stepped into the massive, layered and complex spherical array, with a radius of over a thousand meters.

This semi-independent space was formed inside the Mage City using a spatial array, effectively suppressing any phenomena that might occur when the Titan Bloodline was extracted.

Crackle~

Golden lightning erupted from Casius’s body, as thunderous serpents roared through the air, easily piercing the shiny metal lines of the array.

Even though Casius cooperated actively, the difficulty and cost of extracting the Titan Bloodline were way beyond expectation. Hosting the array, Selena’s eyes were unwavering; everything was within prediction.

Assisted by the Tower Spirit, the array repaired itself while operating at maximum efficiency, drawing out tendrils of the immensely potent yet elusive bloodline power from the Titan Giant’s true form.

It was a brilliant, golden radiance, more dazzling than the sun, gathering at the array’s core and finally forming a crystal of genuine material structure.

"Truly insightful!"

Noah, as a third-party participant, watched excitedly. The sight of the Titan Bloodline being extracted was something even Ancient Dragons might not have seen, yet he had the chance,

"Who will benefit from this Titan Blood Crystal? Awaken Tidel? Or strengthen Ul?"