Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 929 512: Catastrophe of Darkness

To bear the disgrace of a nation is to be its ruler, to bear the misfortune of a nation is to be the king of the world.
This is the best explanation of the fundamental factors in the creation of the Golden Tree's Dark Fruit.
Each Dark Fruit is generated and nourished by the extreme negative emotions from Noah's subjects, followers, and adherents.
If it's merely ordinary complaints, like an ordinary citizen of the Holy Dragon Land thinking that their efforts have not granted them a higher quality of life, such complaints do not contribute in the slightest to the birth of the Dark Fruit.
But if a law-abiding citizen is living their life normally and suddenly encounters disaster, the despair and resentment arising in the moment before the calamity provide substantial nourishment for the Dark Fruit's creation.
Incidents like these are extremely rare, and more citizens of the Holy Dragon Land experience extreme negative emotions stemming from their inability to resist injustice and grievances, providing excellent nourishment for the growth of the Dark Fruit.
When the foundation was still small, Noah frequently used Word Spirit·Emperor to examine and correct the order he established, to prevent such injustice and grievances from arising, swiftly addressing them upon detection.
Due to Noah's frequent interventions as the supreme ruler and creator of the Golden Order, his territories were praised by moral guardians like Paladins, becoming an aspirational land for many just individuals.
But as the foundation expanded, even though Noah's ability to handle affairs increased, it could not keep up with the pace of territorial expansion.
Not to mention, after the expansion, the problems Noah, as the Dragon King, faced grew exponentially. Even though he again commanded the Fairies to form a Secret Affairs Department to assist with important documents from various Void worlds, he was still overwhelmed.
All Fairies in the Secret Affairs Department, regardless of their cheerfulness and optimism, eventually became heavily resentful after a period.
Because they had to handle documents piling into mountains every day, each of them critical, affecting the fate of countless beings, yet they possessed no corresponding authority, acting merely as tools for processing documents.
Luckily, the resentment emitted by the Fairies does not transform into nourishment for the Dark Fruit. After all, it's merely fatigue, not extreme despair threatening their life safety.
Even the Fairies are like this. As Sect Master, Noah does not feel fatigue, but the documents he needs to deal with nowadays are endless, only increasing without any reduction.
Due to such a diversification consuming energy, even if Noah can simultaneously use Word Spirit·Emperor to impose more will, judge injustice, and maintain order, compared to the vastness of Noah's territory, these interventions and judgments are insignificant.
This indicates that once the great expedition begins, the number of Dark Fruits on the branches of the Golden Tree Top will multiply crazily. Even though Noah regularly clears some with reluctance, he cannot keep up with the growth speed.
"This is getting worse and worse!"
Amid the swirling nebulae, the Golden Tree remains dazzling, but deep within the crown, the Dark Fruits that resemble black holes devouring light are terrifying, even making Noah, now ascended as Dragon King, frown deeply.
Noah can guarantee a solid foundational order, that within the Dragon Realm, no corrupt official dares to blatantly challenge the Golden Order rules. Those who wish to make small moves are extremely restrained, avoiding any acts that might incite public wrath.
Because under Noah's world governance, after generations of suppression, the remaining privileged class has become honest. As long as they desire survival, they dare not overstep.
Yet outside the Dragon Realm, where the Golden Order accompanies the army's expansion, it cannot be as perfect as the native Dragon Realm, inevitably having deficiencies, with injustice and personal ambition rampant.
Noah already wishes to pause the army's expansion and reorganize the order, but the Dragon-man eager for promotion through war is too many, especially after Holy Dragon Descendants consecutively achieve Divine Enthronement, driving Warband Commanders mad.
The highest achievements in Plane expedition have already appeared as Immortal Divine Beings. Though currently only Holy Dragon Descendant have achieved them, other Dragon-man Army Commanders also have the chance to attain the same accomplishments.
Such Immortal Divine Beings are only disregarded by Noah as Dragon King, while every other being, even Noah's eldest son, desires them.
Much less the other Dragon-man Commanders who have the chance. Therefore, pausing or stopping the Plane expedition to stabilize order runs counter to the wishes of the entire Dragon-man group. Noah can indeed use absolute force to suppress, making all Dragon-men submit to his opinion, but dissatisfaction is bound to arise.
So when foster mother Selene made a request, Noah agreed without hesitation, guiding the army's edge towards the Abyss, tearing it apart, an excellent choice indeed.