Very quickly, Caesar noticed the changes in Blakesia and Garen.
Tiamat was very generous. After she left, she gave the two little dragons God's favor. At the same time, she suppressed part of the nature of the two little dragons so that they would not be so sensitive to money and power. They would be able to help their elder brother better.
To be honest, after noticing this, Caesar's emotional fluctuation was not joy, but horror.
He had truly seen the influence that Gods, especially Tiamat, could exert on their believers.
As the Mother of Evil Dragons, the Dragon Queen could easily dig out what she wanted from her Pentashade Dragon believers. Under her subtle influence, she could even gradually change their temperament and preferences, turning them into what the Dragon Queen wanted them to be.
These were just ordinary believers. If it were the Pentashade Dragons who had obtained God's favor, Tiamat's influence would be even stronger. Unless they were as strong as the True Dragons of the previous generations, they would not be able to escape the interference of the Dragon Queen — for example, Blakesia and Garen now.
These two pitiful creatures might not even realize that their temperament and preferences had been silently changed and reversed. A part of their nature and desires had been suppressed, or even eliminated.
In Airadia's proverb, "One's nature cannot be changed" was widely spread. However, this did not seem to be applicable to Gods. Tiamat used facts and phenomena to teach Caesar a lesson, showing him the unimaginable infinite power of a True God.
However, in this way, it was even more impossible for Caesar to run over and believe in the Gods.
After conquering the countries in the North, the Blackwing Clan maintained a period of restraint, allowing the countries in the North to gradually become peaceful. However, very quickly, Laiyin Country, which was controlled by the Blackwing Nest, set up a new supervision department. It was organized by the humans who were the earliest to join the Blackwing camp. After taking office, it started to operate boldly and decisively.
Their task was to prevent any talk about the Dragon King and the Black Emperor from appearing in the North in the future, even if it was praise. This was because Caesar did not have the energy to let people screen out those who might be openly praising or ridiculing him. He simply banned everything, regardless of whether it was good or bad, from mentioning him.
Moreover, books similar to the "Monster Illustration Handbook" were no longer allowed to circulate in the market. Many historical epics were also confiscated. Books that might introduce the Black Dragon were completely banned. Ryan needed to spend a period of time to organize and modify these things before they could be released again.
Even letters had to be strictly censored before they could be circulated.
These prohibitions were written into the new law, "Black Dragon Code". After the Black Emperor's oral records, it was compiled and completed, it was implemented jointly by the five countries.
At the same time, Caesar fulfilled the oath he had originally made. He did not interfere with the ruling class of the surrendered countries. However, he introduced a new law in the "Black Dragon Code":
"The actual rulers of the affiliated countries must choose a day every month to report to the Rhine Palace and describe the situation in the country in detail. At the same time, all the nobles of viscounts and above in the countries in the North must send their children to the Rhine Kingdom to be assisted and educated by the Black Wing's Nest for a period of nine years."
In addition, although Caesar did not dare to offend the gods to the point of death at the moment and was unable to destroy the temples in the countries in the North, he had already begun to suppress the followers of the gods. He gave those devout followers all kinds of unfair treatment in the open and in the dark.
The first law revision of the "Black Dragon Code" had a total of 26 prohibitions. They were implemented simultaneously in all the countries in the North, and no country or territory was allowed to be an exception.
Such strict prohibitions caused a huge uproar in the countries in the North as soon as they were announced. The 26 laws were closely related to the lives of almost everyone. They also affected the fundamental interests of the nobles, followers of the gods, and adventurers.
As a result, the situation in the countries in the North, which had been gradually stabilizing, became turbulent once again.
Regarding this, the Black Wing Clan naturally would not be soft-hearted. They implemented high-pressure control and once again bared their fangs. They carried out a suppression and purge that lasted for a year, causing the countries in the North to bleed once again.
At the same time, with the powerful military force of the Black Wing's Nest, the Evil Dragon camp also obtained batch after batch of humans who turned to the Black Emperor.
Caesar was not stingy with the humans who had passed the strict tests and sincerely wanted to rely on the Black Wing's Nest. Now that the Laiyin Duchy had been destroyed and the Lakond Kingdom was paralyzed, the Black Dragon had plenty of titles and territories to give to these people who had turned to him, allowing them to do whatever they wanted.
Of course, although these people who had turned to him were not reliable, and most of them were incompetent and evil people with weak wills, this did not affect Caesar. He was only making use of them to display a friendly attitude, letting the people of the countries in the North see how the Black Wing's Nest treated those who submitted to him.
The titles of the new nobles were given by Caesar, so he could naturally take them back at any time. When the people's hearts were stabilized and the countries in the North gradually merged into the Black Wing Empire, it would be very easy for Caesar to get rid of these incompetent people. It would only take a single sentence.
While dealing with trivial matters, steadily advancing, and in the process of integrating the countries in the North, the leader of the Flying Ape tribe in the Mostel Grand Canyon suddenly paid a visit. He led a group of his tribe to the Laiyin Imperial Court and pledged their loyalty to the Black Dragon King. He expressed his willingness to move his tribe into the Black Wing's Nest and become the clan of the Black Dragon.
The Flying Ape tribe, this group of black-furred apes with wings.
Long before he had returned to the surface, Caesar had already had his eyes on them. He had the Orc tribe be in charge of communicating with them in an attempt to subdue the remnants of this branch of the Ancient Orc Empire. However, the attitudes of these fellows had always been wavering. Although they were willing to help the Black Wing's Nest, they did not explicitly express their willingness to submit to the Black Wing's Nest. They themselves still maintained their independence.
This process continued for a few years, causing Caesar's originally friendly attitude to gradually cool down.
Even so, out of consideration for the Orcs, and the fact that he had indeed used the Flying Ape tribe to set up traps and rob human merchants, Caesar did not take any action against them after that. He temporarily put them aside.
But today, these black-furred gorillas could no longer sit still. The Dragon King had already conquered all the countries in the Northern Lands. If he wanted to connect the old site of Blackwing's Lair, the Wilderness, and the Northern Lands together, the Monster Grand Canyon would become a thorn in the Black Dragon's side. It would become the only obstacle to his ambition.
Judging from the behavior of an Ancient Black Dragon, the Flying Apes living in the Mostel Grand Canyon would definitely become his next target to conquer. If they did not wish to migrate or be destroyed, they could only submit to the Black Dragon King.
Therefore, the leader of the Flying Ape tribe came to the Laiyin Imperial Court to meet the Dragon King.
But just as Hogg said, "Honey wine when one is idle, or clear water when one is thirsty, which one is more likable?" — The Flying Ape tribe's allegiance was obviously to the former.
Therefore, Caesar did not treat these black-furred apes well. Although he did not treat them fiercely, he was not friendly either. After a few casual words, he sent them away and let the Flying Ape tribe continue to guard the Mostel Grand Canyon, temporarily acting as his eyes and outposts.