Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 812 453: Noah Recognizes the Heavenly Father, the Dragon Descends Upon the World (Part 2)

"So this was already arranged!"
Looking at the divine spear straight into the ground before him, Noah realized that this Blazing Sky Father had already planned everything, only then did he send down this spear, rather than simply coming to accuse him.
That said, it makes sense, a dignified Blazing Sky God wouldn't act on impulse, would he?
However, if Noah had acted too arrogantly, unwilling to bow, or was too incompetent in other aspects, this Blazing Sky God probably wouldn't have shown him a good face, let alone leave the divine spear.
"World Will!"
Having accepted the gift left by the Father from Heaven, Noah's thoughts shifted again to the problem he currently faced.
Undeniably, the suggestions from the Blazing Sky God were sound, representing the noble path, perhaps it was the path the Blazing Sky God himself once took, so he recommended it to Noah.
Yet to Noah, this path seemed difficult. Human desire is endless, but what about the world's desire? Offering sacrifices may please the World Will, but how much sacrifice is needed to become the Lord of the World?
Can a sycophant truly lick their way into becoming the master?
Noah felt it unlikely, perhaps only by leading the world's ascension could he become the Lord of the World, relying solely on sacrifices was surely delusional.
However, without sacrifices, is it possible to control the World Will?
This requires contemplating what the nature of the World Will truly is?
According to some mages' theories and the Dragon Clan's understanding of the world, the World Will is the collective will of all beings. Therefore, launching a massacre, engaging in genocidal acts, might effectively weaken the World Will.
But Noah's goal is not to weaken but to master, to replace the will of beings with his own will, thus control the world and gain authority over the principles of manipulating World Source Power.
And such endeavors, he is already undertaking. The Dragon Transformation Tower, assimilating all living species, initially meant to enhance local warfare potential and improve the qualities of the populace, unexpectedly aligns with part of the road to Dragon King he has chosen now.
"We must invest more resources in the Dragonification project, not just limited to the Xilantia Continent, but also on the Alviss Continent and the other three continents. Build Dragon Transformation Towers, turn beings into dragons, and transform the world into the Dragon Realm!"
Noah's eyes grew ever brighter, his thoughts becoming increasingly clear,
"Additionally, colonial wars on the planes cannot cease. The continual plundering of resources and treasures from other worlds is essential to nourish and perfect this world.
Once enough is amassed, I shall conduct a grand sacrificial ritual and become the World Guardian!"
Want, want more, and still want more, Noah plans to approach from multiple fronts simultaneously, to conquest the World Will. He refuses to believe he cannot conquer his Mother Realm.
Once his objectives were decided, Noah immediately gathered numerous Favored and summoned many Dragon Lords to an audience, announcing, without revealing the Dragon King Road, the conquest of at least twenty Material Planes within a century.
Simultaneously, strong military deterrent systems had to be established on various Material Planes to ensure stable transportation of resources and delivery of treasures to the homeland.
Such reckless, greedy colonial targets did not frighten the Dragon Lords, nor did it incite any dissenting voices.
Because those Dragon Lords who followed Noah back then are now gradually entering a mature stage, many have founded families with themselves at the head, influenced by Noah.
Of course, quite a few remain traditional Dragon Clan lifestyles, but those partners they've found and their offspring birthed them mostly entered Noah's built system.
In any case, all scenarios indicate that the number of pure-blood Dragon Clan under Noah's command increases yearly, and the number of powerful dragons rises continuously.
This also means the material needs of dragons under Noah grow at an alarming rate, a very realistic demand.
Dragons must eat as well. Although they can eat dirt, they cannot survive on dirt alone, that is an extremely helpless choice. With considerable power, no dragon would disparage themselves this way.
The resources produced by the Xilantia Continent alone are insufficient to sustain the original tribe while supporting hundreds of dragons entering maturity, let alone the numerous adult dragons and young hatchlings they reproduce.
The colonial expansion wars are not merely Noah's desire, every mature dragon under his command yearns for war because the current benefits have essentially been distributed. Only by acquiring more land do they have a chance to become Dragon Lords.
Dragon Lords with land are unsatisfied with the current state, wanting more vast and resource-rich lands.
So it is with pure-blood Dragon Clan; it is even more so for Dragon-men born under Noah's Dragonization Domain.
No slogans or glory need be shouted, it's a very practical issue of filling bellies and nurturing wives and daughters. Just these basic needs are enough to garner a supportive vote for Noah's seemingly insane colonial goals from the majority of his forces.
Before such a massive force willing to engage in war, opposing voices are negligible, any grand reasoning pales in the face of basic survival needs.
However, the initial targets of this century-spanning colonial war are home territory, more accurately Noah's other three continents separated by ocean.
Hepolion Continent, Mildamia Continent, Seredis Continent
As the war with the goal of unification began, most beings were bewildered by the situation, feeling helpless.
In facing dragons that soared the skies, the vast majority of rulers made the wisest choice. Confronted with those obscuring Dragon Wings, those towering Ancient Dragons, no matter how iron-blooded a king might be, he would have to lower his noble head.
Even those monarchs yearning to resist, vowing never to yield, would face betrayal from their citizens. No one wishes for death, even if just an existence in agony.
Furthermore, in this war unifying the home world, Noah gave preferential treatment to those who chose voluntary surrender; as long as they submitted nominally and paid annual tribute, they could maintain their original political system. Noah would not interfere with inner political structures, at least not for the short term.
This was a tribute system established with Holy Dragon Land at its center.
The primary consideration is that compared to the vast world and the enormous number of conquest targets, Noah and his forces of Dragon Clan and Dragon-man Battle Group are still too sparse; indeed, fighting and conquering a nation inevitably requires dispatching equivalent forces to military deterrence, and his forces lack distribution capacity.
So initially, only nominal submission and securing ample resources suffice, once the effects of the Dragon Transformation Tower project become evident, and the second and third Floating City construction is complete, genuine rule over these countries can be executed, interference in their inner political structures, no matter if by fostering proxies or puppets, choices remain flexible.
However, if the rulers within are savvy enough to embrace the Holy Dragon Order, choose full Dragonification, naturally their original statuses can be preserved, even allowing them to advance further.
Thus, the era once ruled by the Dragon Clan returns, the glory of the Dragon Clan shines again, the world seems to revert to a distant ancient era, the Dragon Clan dominates the skies and earth.
"And the Ocean!"
With the body of an Ancestral Golden Dragon, personally leading the dragon hordes, traveling the world, over five years, having obtained the allegiance and submission of all political entities from the home Five Directions Continent, Noah's sights turn towards the Ocean.
Although those outside the Xilantia Continent who are willing to submit to the Golden Order's national entities do so mostly in name rather than genuine intent, especially several kingdom-level forces harboring considerable calculations, Noah is not worried, his main need now is nominal submission, settling accounts can wait for the future.
Despite the Golden Dragons being fire-related, they have a strong affinity for water, adept at aquatic warfare, once defeating a larger Red Dragon by utilizing water currents, hence, Noah naturally won't pass up the intelligent species in the Ocean either.