Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 51: The Second Word Spirit

The small ripple caused by the misrecognition of the Silver Dragon’s gender subsided in just a few days. However, this seemingly insignificant matter resulted in consequences that should be considered positive.

Tidel became engaged to a Duke’s granddaughter. Although it’s just an engagement, the wedding date has already been set for a year later, which is considered quite hasty for a high-born noble.

According to reliable sources, this was a request initiated by the Duchess. Naturally, the Duke Family who established the engagement was not opposed to it. Despite the tight schedule, forming stable and reliable blood ties with a legend is more important—an opportunity not to be missed.

Noah was indifferent, as he always stayed on the mountain during Tidel’s coming-of-age ceremony and had not left. The commotion below was irrelevant to him.

Only a Silver Dragon visited again to take the completed second edition of Noah’s Book.

In this edition, Noah had included the sage-like discourse that impressed the Silver Dragon. However, notions of sustainable forestry and regular hunting and fishing, Noah believed, would not be widely accepted.

The Longevity Species might appreciate such discourse, but the Short-lived Species, who struggle with hunger and live on the brink of survival, would care little for these ideas.

Therefore, Noah added some simple disease prevention methods, such as fertilization and composting, to effectively reduce the waste and feces in cities and their surroundings, thereby decreasing disease transmission. However, for the average person, this is far from sufficient.

Hence, the content Noah added in the second edition was about teaching the Short-lived Species how to live better—knowledge that, in his view, should be common sense for them.

For example, do not drink untreated water, avoid eating raw meat, sleep sheltered from the wind, prevent underage childbirth, etc., as well as the effects sleep duration, emotional fluctuations, and dietary changes have on the body, all simply explained.

Noah originally wanted to add some simple herbal recipes, but the plant ecological environment here is completely different from his understanding, necessitating further learning and understanding.

So, these contents had to be left for the third edition to perfect, marking this as a prolonged but worthy venture.

Even so, the second edition of Noah’s Book left the Silver Dragon astounded and even more admiring of Noah.

"I will do my utmost to spread this book to more places,"

the Silver Dragon assured Noah fervently.

"Thank you for your hard work,"

"I will visit you again in ten years,"

Silver Dragon Raphael already knew the plan of the Holy Dragon before him for the third edition of Noah’s Book.

"By then, I will probably be a juvenile dragon,"

Noah spoke with some uncertainty; as his life span extended, so too did each life stage become longer than those of his kin.

After the Silver Dragon departed, Noah’s life returned to its usual tranquility, almost to solitude. Thus, the young man who used to bring pearls to Noah before the ceremony also became busy.

Tidel was forming his own Knight Order. As the Duke’s heir, he had to have an armed force at his command.

Because in this borderland, not commanding force and armed strength disqualified one from being a noble.

Unbothered, Noah was not bored. He had plenty to do, not only with the magic books he could now read but also venturing into the field of alchemy.

His current talents allowed him to conduct dual-disciplinary research. Nevertheless, for youthful Noah, the most vital activity was still sleeping.

The Golden Tree, rooted and growing amidst the brilliant nebula, shone even more brightly than before. This Divine Wood, with its unspeakable supreme power, grew alongside him, its trunk always matching his dragon form in height.

However, this was not the matter worth stressing over. The real point of interest was the fruit hanging at the top, emitting a gentle purple glow, and of apple-size, almost ripe.

It was about to ripen!

This was the second Purple Spirit Fruit. Compared to the first one, this fruit required more time to grow and consumed more nutrients.

The first Purple Spirit Fruit had taken more than two years to mature, nurtured by the nutrients provided by the liberation of over thirty thousand enslaved individuals through the Self-Ransom Decree.

Meanwhile, the second fruit had nearly taken three years, during which the number of freed slaves approached one hundred thousand—many major commercial chambers sold slaves at no profit to please a legend.

Yet, the second Purple Spirit Fruit was still slightly unripe, though an unceasing flow of purple energy continuously surged forth with unprecedented quality and quantity.

Following the source of this purple stream, Noah caught sight of the elven maidens freely coming and going within the magnificent castle and expansive estate, and mingling at opulent banquets.

Silver Dragon Raphael!

He truly did as he promised Noah, tirelessly recommending Noah’s Book to nobles and lords everywhere.

This action provided purple energy to the Golden Tree that far surpassed the gratitude of freed slaves toward Noah.

"Recognition? Adoration? Reverence?"

Noah wondered about the source of the purple energy, speculating it might be derived from other beings’ veneration and acknowledgment of him. However, it was also strongly associated with the life level of the worshippers.

With so many different cases for comparison, Noah already had a conclusion in mind.

"Finally ripe!"

Amid these thoughts, the fruit hanging from the branch of the Golden Tree burst into brilliance, capturing all of Noah’s attention.

The Golden Dragon extended a Dragon Claw, plucking the fruit, and without hesitation, tossed it into his eagerly awaiting mouth. As he chewed and savored the delicacy, he couldn’t help but ponder a bit.

The second Purple Spirit Fruit consumed over three times the nutrients of the first, including the participation of an adult Silver Dragon’s activities. How many nutrients would the third fruit consume to ripen?

From this, can it be inferred that fruits of other colors have similar properties? Will each subsequent fruit require several times the nutrients of the previous one to mature?

If that’s true, it would certainly invigorate the dragons’ spirits!

After all, the potency of the fruit must be proportional to the nutrients expended. The more nutrients consumed, the stronger the efficacy hidden within the fruit.

The fruit’s flesh melted upon entering his mouth, morphing into a great purple Qi dragon, directly entering the Dragon Soul and evolving into a new symbolic brand, engraving itself there as an innate legacy, seemingly innate.

The second Word Spirit, Nine Luminaries Star Palace

The Golden Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, the originally hinted at splendor in its dark golden dragon pupils, now turned into a purple-gold hue under the influence of the floating purple Qi.

"Your Highness!"

The Great Fairy Sifreya, who was casting spells to clean and tidy up the Dragon Nest, was startled by Noah’s sudden eye-opening. In that fleeting moment of eye contact with such a supremely noble being, an extremely ominous premonition stirred in her heart.