The Crimson Dragon Chapter 114

Editor Note: y'all better be thankful, I literally cannot type any faster. Also I feel like we are slowly discovering more and more of the author's kinks and fetishes. Aiya – Moop

While Claudius held the high-spirited Ilya Lhasa captive in his city, on the mainland, the play called “Blood Road” was being staged. The silver dragon in the exposed robes was forced to follow a dressed up Claudius in formal uniform, as the chain around her neck was held tightly in the hands of the red dragon. This would have been a hugely shameful experience, but perhaps dragons have a different sense of shame than humans? In short, Ilya Lhasa wasn't in enough shame to die, rather she was enraptured with viewing the city that belonged to Claudius.

Although Ilya Lhasa wasn't that old in terms of her lifespan as a Silver Dragon with a strong sense of justice, she had visited places of martyrdom on more than a couple occasions over the years, all in foreign places. She had seen h.e.l.lish places, and even heavenly ones, but the exaggerated grandiosity of the architecture in the city was beyond anything she had ever seen. The building was atmospheric and beyond beautiful, and it was just the main part of the entire city. The large Greco-Roman style architecture was even bigger in Feren in comparison to its counterpart on Earth, not just because she was in a humanoid form. She hated the evil red dragon even more. "This is what committing sin yields, blackmailing and robbing of wealth…” Almost all of the building's facades were inlaid with gold and jewels. The gigantic colorful fountains and embellished sculptures were decorated with precious stones, gold, and secret silver to list a few. The estimated value of this property was beyond Ilya Lhasa– at this point, everything in front of her, altogether is worth more than she owned. Her legal property and a.s.sets combined wouldn't be enough to compare to just the precious metals and stones. If she threw in her magical props, weapons, and reels, then she felt a little more confident about competing with Claudius's wealth. Almost all building facades are inlaid with gold and jewels as decoration. 

What drew Ilya Lhasa's attention was that all the buildings were open to all the roman residents, completely public and nonprofit. The mother dragon was more concerned with estimating the cost of this expense. Most of the residents who came in and out of the structures were dragon tooth soldiers, mushroom people, etc., with only a small part composed by humans and other races. So Ilya Lhasa is lead to think that they are all servants to Claudius. In fact, it is the most open period in Rome. One could stay in the lower city without any formalities– as long as they could afford to rent a room. And whether it was in the upper or lower city, all public buildings were open to all citizens. So far, Minerva had yet to introduce any sort of citizenship law, thus for now all residents of the Roman city were considered citizens by default. The population of the city had only continued to grow as time progressed. The Upper Tooth soldiers and their families in Shangcheng District had more than 3,000 people, while the central goblin region along with the caves hosted more than 20,000 mushroom people. Of course, there are mainly human beings. Just counting the people who came from Feren's mainland for various reasons, the population of other races sums up to more than 20,000. And the Kobolds outside the city and as well as the ensuing amount of Ghosts weren't counted in the population census yet, along with the plundering race of Gnolls. Compared to Earth, Feren's Rome is performing quite well– after suffering under the horrible Longwei, and  after accidentally “misunderstanding” the dragon tooth soldiers, the remaining jackals immediately became extremely well-behaved farmers and hunters. Minerva's decree said that there are people in the city of Rome who are arrogant, such as the wolves and the kobolds who wished to enter into their haven. She told them the sky was free. Minerva had even received loyalty contracts submitted by the so-called elders of the Gnomes, pleading to obtain the right of residents.

Now Minerva had a new authority– in the past, her decree was simply autographed, but now it had been officiated by a very simple dragon seal ….

Claudius was now very happy. He pulled the silver dragon along with him as he wandered around. He had captured a slave for himself, and he enjoyed exploiting her. It looked like Ilya Lhasa had already come to accept this new way of life, barely resisting his impulse.s "I wonder if Stockholm Syndrome might exist in this world." Claudius thought. As for the silver dragon, he didn't want to kill her now. From the very beginning, he wanted to marry another, so he was reluctant about retaliating against Ilya Lhasa, not wanting to kill her. It can be said Claudius is a prime example of a fool who wilts after seeing the soft legs of beautiful women. 

The Dragon Blood Centaur were a brand new race among many of the numerous creations, mutations, crosses, crossings, natives, and invasive races of Ferren. Although they were similar in appearance to the Centaurs in northern Feren, they were actually innately different– in terms of size, strength, and supernatural powers. Ferren's native centaur, at least those who were mixed with the orcs, had always wanted to penetrate the defense of the North, to invade the warm southern peoples.With the  Dragon Blood Centaurs, they're a group who were as tall as a normal person from horseshoe to the top of their head. Much like a scorpion, their lower half was very strong. The centaurs could be regarded as outstanding light cavalry, slight stronger than their human counterparts. As for their magic resistance and magic, they were more like the orcs, possessing mainly shaman casting and druid spell-casting abilities. 

The Dragon Blood Centaur race was completely different. They were the size of Asian elephants found on Earth. They had the powerful capacity to completely crush humans. Their average strength shadows that of most Giant races, closer to the t.i.tan races. Their agility was comparable to that of the Dark Elves. Their physiques imitated that  of dragons, and like their relatives, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers, they were born with an innate talent in the martial arts. They had a strong hierarchy imitating the military corps. Their magic resistance was a benefit received from the red dragon's blood, it was so powerful it could be called "magic immunity." They embody the full range of ground troops: heavy cavalry, light cavalry, gunmen, archers, saber cavalry, the entire spectrum… The only thing they had in common with Ferren's centaurs was that they were also omnivores. 

The birth of the Dragon Blood Centaur included their armor and weapons, but they weren't able to find any sustainable provisions such as food, water, or money. Their nutrition requirements were by no means small, and since they didn't have money to buy sustenance, nor was begging a viable option for filling their stomachs, it was decided for them to go on a warpath. They would rob or collect fees for protection along their journey, and so they left a "path of blood" in this way. The first village to be attacked was somewhere between the River Iss and the River Ajis. At this point, the Centaurs were hungry and thirsty. Thirsty they could easily resolve, as there were two rivers nearby, but their hunger couldn't be resolved by river water as the place was a desert. There weren't big prey around to hunt, so they could only resort to ransacking the unfortunate village.  

Before attacking, the Centaur sent messengers and scouts to ask the village to give alms. With just one or two individuals from their majestic centaur force, they may refuse by underestimating the force, but if their emissary group is too big, the villagers may feel compelled to refuse in defense. The villagers are willing to give, however they barely had enough supplies. The local landlord refuses to give any of his storage, and so the battle began.