Chapter 415 - A Shocking Betrothal

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“A fruit that can raise one’s strength to gold-tier. Is that true?”

Many of the noblemen present were surprised when they heard what King Landhar III had said.

As noblemen of the kingdom, they had never heard of such a miraculous fruit. Even if it were a gold-tier potion, it would only raise a silver-tier elite by a notch, giving them a chance to advance to gold-tier.

“His Majesty said so; how could it be wrong? And I’ve heard of such a fruit. It does indeed grow on the World Tree in the Forest of Eternity in the south. I’ve been to the Elven kingdom when I was young. That was what an elderly elf there told me.”

“I don’t know about the sun and moon gems, but I know that recently, a wine called the sun and moon wine has appeared in many taverns in the kingdom. After drinking that strange wine, one’s strength will increase. I wonder if it has something to do with those two fruits?”

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Some were puzzled and somewhere more familiar with that matter. They stood out to help explain that. As they looked at the sweet gemstone-like fruits in the guard’s hands, their faces revealed a look of desire.

The guard very quickly brought the fruits to Watson and the other geniuses. Their faces were also filled with doubt and anticipation.

“Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty.”

One of them picked up the fruit and took a bite. Then, a powerful aura suddenly appeared on their body. After consuming the sun fruit, four wings grew out of his back, along with his fire and light-elemental combat aura wings. The four wings flapped gently behind his back, bringing with them combat aura ripples that shook the air.

“I’ve advanced to gold-tier, and I have also grasped the light-elemental combat aura!”

The youth looked at the light-elemental combat aura wrapped around his fingers with surprise.

With someone taking the lead, the remaining geniuses ate the sun and moon gems. Each of them exuded either light or dark-elemental combat auras. For a moment, the entire hall was filled with exclamations.

Augustus was sitting in his wheelchair. He also picked up a sun gem and placed it in front of him to size it up. The fragrant smell and the alluring gem-like luster made him bite down on it—juice slid down his throat. His broken limbs had yet to recover. The sun gem had entered his stomach, his legs, which he could not stand on, began to heal. A powerful force supported him in standing up from where he was.

“That fruit contains such powerful vitality. Even though it has not improved my level, it has healed my injuries, which I would have needed a few months to heal! And just as His Majesty said, I have awakened a light-elemental combat aura. Now, I have become a warrior with both light and fire elements.”

When he sensed the new combat aura surging in his body, Augustus could not help but feel surprised. The light-elemental combat aura had increased his strength by several times. He raised his head. He realized that Nia, from the Saint Laurent family, had also eaten a moon fruit. A dark magic luster appeared on her body. It was obvious that she had also awakened her dark-elemental talent.

“It is as expected of His Majesty to be able to get such a precious thing and give it to us. The King too generous.”

The King had given them those fruits as he deemed that they were no longer suitable for him. Augustus could not help but feel excited. The King truly loved the people as if they were his children.

Not only were the geniuses excited, but even the noblemen gasped as if Emperor Cluck were crowing. Many people had envious expressions in their eyes. If the King had not explicitly asked the geniuses to eat those fruits, they might not have been able to resist snatching those fruits and eating them for themselves.

Those children were lucky enough to eat those fruits, and their families were glad. Other families were almost driven mad with envy.

King Landhar III, who was sitting on the high seat, looked satisfied. Watson had sold those fruits for wealth, but he was different. He gave them away for favors and gratitude. Most of the noblemen present were grateful to him, and those geniuses who had eaten the sun and moon gems would work for him in the future.

The King looked in Watson’s direction. He found that everyone had eaten the sun and moon gems, but Watson was staring at the fruit in front of him without moving, so he said, “Watson, what’s wrong? Why don’t you eat the fruit I gave you? Is it not to your liking, or do you doubt the truth of what I said? ”

“Your Majesty, of course, I don’t doubt your words. I’m not eating the sun gem, not because it doesn’t suit my appetite., but because it’s useless to me, so I’m not eating it.”

Watson smiled.

That was one reason he made it up casually. The truth was that he could eat the fruits every day when he was on Mount Creation. Furthermore, the fruits on the Mount of Creation were different from those there. Considering the storage time, he had chosen those that were not fully ripe. He was used to eating ripe fruits, so he did not want to eat those.

However, he could not say that to the King, who was obviously using the sun and moon gems to show off in front of the noblemen. If he messed up the King’s plan, the other party would definitely not take it well.

“Watson, if that’s the case, you can choose not to eat it. However, there’s no reason to take back what you’ve been given. That sun gem is yours. You can choose to eat it when you want to or give it to someone else.” The King waved his hand when he realized that Watson was not interested. He knew that Watson must have eaten his fair share.

“Thank You, Your Majesty.”

Watson pretended to nod respectfully and picked up the fruit in front of him. At that moment, he heard the labored breathing from around him. Many noblemen stared at the fruit in his hand. The geniuses who had eaten the fruit also looked at him. They licked their lips. Even if they had eaten one fruit, they still longed for the fruit in Watson’s hand, especially those who had not eaten it before.

It was a pity that it was a banquet organized by the King. Otherwise, those noblemen would have already made an open bid to buy the fruit from Watson.

“How should we deal with that last sun fruit? We can give it to other people, but it is inappropriate to give only one to anyone. Perhaps we can take bids for that sun fruit. The lowest price is 1,000 gold coins. I will give it to whoever offers the highest price.”

“Watson, you really know how to act. This is His Majesty’s banquet. If you don’t eat that fruit, you’re disrespecting the King. And you still want to sell it at a high price to other people? Do you have any respect for His Majesty?”

Before the others could react, Augustus, who could stand up because he ate the sun fruit, had already sneered at Watson.

He remembered how Watson broke his limbs. He had to mock the younger man when he saw his proud expression.

After him, a few other noblemen followed suit.

“That’s right. His Majesty can’t bear to eat that fruit himself, but he gave them to us. It shows just how much His Majesty loves us! If it weren’t for His Majesty, we wouldn’t have been able to eat that precious fruit, let alone sell it for wealth. To exchange His Majesty’s generosity for money, Watson, you’re really an idiot!”

The King’s generosity?

Watson rolled his eyes. If he had not given those things to the King, the ruler would not be able to do that at all. “Don’t grumble in front of me. His Majesty just said that the sun gem is mine to use, so it is up to me whether I consume it or sell it to others. His Majesty hasn’t said anything yet, so why do you have the right to speak? You might as well simply say that you don’t want to buy it. If you don’t want to buy it, I can sell it to others.”

“Wait, who said that we don’t want to buy it? Watson, I want that sun gem. I’ll pay 2,000 gold coins. Of course, I’m buying that gem to admire His Majesty’s goodwill. I can’t eat that gem for free.”

Augustus, who had just mocked Watson, suddenly spoke and raised two fingers.

His words sounded odd. After mocking others, he still wanted to buy the item? How could he do such a thing? However, they knew that the fruit was worth even more than 1,000 gold coins. Furthermore, Augustus had wanted to buy that sun fruit in the name of the King. It was like killing two birds with one stone. Of course, they were unwilling to give away such a thing to other people.

“I will pay 3,000 gold coins. It is also because I respected His Majesty. ”

“I’ll pay 5,000 gold coins. After I buy that sun gem, I will not eat it. Instead, I will put it at home so that the children can worship that fruit. They will understand His Majesty’s gift to the kingdom.”

One noble after another expressed their willingness to the fruit. ‘They want to buy it, but they won’t eat it?’ Hearing that, Watson wanted to laugh. Noblemen had always been people who only cared about profit. It would be strange if that group of people bought the sun fruit and did not eat it. They only said that to curry favor with the King. Even though he understood that principle, Watson did not intend to expose it.

“The highest price has already reached 5,000 gold coins. Is there any higher price?”

“I bid 100,000 gold coins!”

Suddenly, a cold voice came from the side of Watson. Watson turned his head and saw that the person who bid was a young girl from the Saint Laurent family named Nia.

“100,000 gold coins going once, 100,000 gold coins going twice…” Watson looked around and found that after Nia’s bid, the other noblemen fell into silence. Firstly, they did not dare go against Nia, who was from an archduke’s family. Another reason was that Nia’s bid for 100,000 gold coins was too high.

Charlotte, who had met Nia before, was also there. She was leaning close to Nia and whispering something into her ear. Apparently, Charlotte, who had eaten the moon gem, knew the magical effects of those two fruits, which was why she urged Nia to buy them at such a high price.

“She bid 100,000 gold coins! That crazy woman really dares to bid so high!” Augustus’ eyes flickered, considering whether he should deliberately raise the price and let Nia buy them at a higher price. After all, Nia and Watson were not on good terms with him. It was good that he had just insulted Watson, and then he could let Nia suffer a more significant loss. He had been stuck at home for more than a week and could not go out. He had to vent his anger that day.

“Nia, you are too naive to think that you can buy the fruit given with just 100,000 gold coins. The price of that sun gem is not in itself, but in the fact that it was from His Majesty! Therefore, I offer 1,000,000 gold coins!”

Augustus puffed out his chest and said those harsh words with an overbearing expression.

He wanted to bid 1,000,000 gold coins?

The crowd was shocked by Augustus’ offer and sucked in a breath of cold air. One million gold coins to purchase a fruit presented by His Majesty. It was a great sacrifice, even from an archduke’s family.

“Nia, do you still dare to raise the price by 1,000,000 gold coins? If you don’t dare to do it, then forget about it. That sun fruit is mine. Since you don’t dare to compete with me, you should slip away silently whenever you see me.”

Afraid that Nia would give up the fruit if he raised the price a little too high, Augustus sneered at Nia after he raised the price, trying to provoke her anger. As expected, even though Niawas still expressionless in the face of those words, her eyes turned cold. “I bid 1,500,000 gold coins.”

“You’re bidding 1,500,000 thousand gold coins? Nia, you’re really rich. I can’t compete with you, so I’ll let you have it. “Augustus chuckled. He had given up. The surrounding noblemen were not fools. They could see that Augustus had deliberately raised the price to get Nia to spend more gold coins. However, that was how the Campbell and the Saint Laurent families usually interacted, so they did not interfere.

“A new bid with 1,500,000 gold coins. Anyone else? Well then, 1,500,000 going once, 1,500,000 going twice, and 1,500,000 going thrice,” Watson said.

The surroundings were silent. It seemed like no one would continue to raise the price. After all, 1,500,000 gold coins were not a tiny amount. Many middle-tier nobles only had that much.

Since Watson had called the price thrice, Augustus could not help but feel proud. He had to admit that he had held it in for more than a week. When he saw Watson and Nia simultaneously that day, it made him want to vent his anger. The only thing that made him unhappy was that he had let Watson get 1.5 million gold coins for free. However, he would find an opportunity to make Watson spit out the money later. He was not in a hurry.

Just as he was thinking about that, Watson announced the result. “Congratulations, Young Master Augustus. You have bought that sun fruit at a high price of one million gold coins. Please give me the money now.”

“Nia, that’s 1,500,000 gold coins. Pay up! Wait a minute, Watson, who did you say bought that fruit?” Augustus had already seen Nia’s extremely uncomfortable expression when she took out the 1,500,000 gold coins. Suddenly, he realized that Watson did not mention Nia at all.

“Yes, Young Master Augustus, you don’t have to doubt it. I am talking about you. I am selling that fruit to you. ”

“No, wait, Watson. Nia offered a higher price than me. She offered 1,500,000 gold coins. Why are you selling it to me?” At that moment, he saw Watson’s childlike smile that was unique to children his age. “His Majesty said that I can give that fruit to whoever I want. I don’t want to sell it to Nia; I want to sell it to you. You just offered one million gold coins. You won’t go back on your words in front of so many people, right? Besides, didn’t you say that the value of the fruit is not in itself? What’s important is its added value—it was given by the King. If you don’t buy that sun fruit, it proves that what you said just now was a lie. It’s a crime to deceive His Majesty.”

Watson handed the sun fruit to Augustus. “So, Young Master Augustus, do you want to buy that sun fruit or not?”

“I’ll buy it!”

Since Watson had already said that, Augustus had to buy it even if he did not want to. He gritted his teeth and agreed. He took the sun fruit and whispered to Watson, “Watson, you’re too cunning. Just you wait.”

He had only wanted to trick Nia, but he did not expect Watson to be so shameless as to sell the sun fruit to him forcefully. He had already taken the sun fruit once, and there was no effect that time. Even if it were the moon fruit, it would not cause him any heartache. However, eating the fruit again would only give him a delicious taste. It was equivalent to losing a million gold coins.

“Young Master Augustus, I’ll be waiting for you,” Watson responded to Augustus with a smile. He watched Augustus take out a check with a pained expression and sign his name on it. After handing it to him in front of everyone, Watson kept the check and distanced himself from Augustus.

“Alright, since these geniuses have already eaten the fruits, I believe that you will have higher and further achievements in the future. I hope that you will not disappoint me! That was only the first act before the banquet. Next, I am preparing to perform the second act. Someone, bring me those weapons.”

The King clapped his hands as he gave his orders from the high throne. The guard who was in charge of carrying the sun and moon fruits appeared once again. At that time, he was carrying a large box. He placed it in the middle of the hall and opened it. Immediately, more than ten cold-looking weapons were revealed. Those weapons had a unique characteristic—they were all covered in a platinum luster and emitted a platinum-tier aura that distorted the world.

“Platinum-tier weapons?”

“Heavens, why are there so many platinum weapons in the kingdom? That’s more than what the kingdom had, right?”

The noblemen discussed animatedly when they saw the weapons. If they had only felt gratitude when King Landhar III distributed the precious sun and moon fruits, then seeing those weapons had turned those feelings into shock.

“A certain craftsman had created these platinum-tier weapons after much effort. They are prepared to be bestowed upon the geniuses here! I’ve racked my brains to create these platinum-tier weapons and finally urged the forgers to realize it. From now on, platinum-tier weapons are no longer a symbol of nobility and rarity in the kingdom, like they are treasures that are more valuable than their use. Instead, they are top-notch weapons that can truly be popularized in everyone’s hands.”

King Landhar III’s voice sounded at the right time, causing the many noblemen to be even more shocked. Some of them even knelt in front of the King in excitement.

“Your Majesty, you are very wise, indeed. It’s mind-boggling to think that Your Majesty would do so much. Just by the improvement we saw in the platinum-tier weapons’ production rate, your name is to be recorded in the annals of history and become an outstanding king comparable to past monarchs, Your Majesty.”

The noblemen complimented the King. They had always thought that King Landhar III was unfathomable and powerful, but he did not have much outstanding contribution to the kingdom. However, that seemed to have changed when they saw the platinum-tier weapons. They finally understood their stupidity. King Landhar III did not only want the throne, but he had also made contributions to the kingdom.

The Holy Dragon Kingdom would be invincible in battles against other kingdoms if they could equip their citizens with platinum-tier weapons. The enemies’ armor would be shattered, and their enemy’s attacks could not even break their soldiers’ armor. Their generals could win battles with their eyes closed.

The kingdom’s strength had increased significantly, and the day of expanding its territory was just around the corner.

“There’s something wrong with those weapons. It doesn’t look like any forging masters in the kingdom made them. Instead, they seem to be made by Watson,” Reid frowned and muttered to himself.

Usually, a forging master required superb skills and a combination of good timing and geographical conditions to make platinum-tier weapons. Therefore, the appearance of each platinum-tier weapon was random, resulting in all kinds of strange platinum-tier weapons. However, the weapons in the box in front of him were exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold. Reid knew that Watson was the only person who could do such a monstrous thing.

“Reid, it seems that you have also realized it. That’s right. Watson made those weapons! I doubt the things made by Watson would appear in here. Furthermore, His Majesty acted as if he had created those items. Did they come to some agreement, or perhaps Watson was coerced?”

Antonio stroked his chin, deep in thought.

He had felt like something was amiss when the King took out the sun and moon gemstones. Those two gemstones took thousands of years to mature, which was why they had the powerful effect of allowing a person to advance to gold-tier directly. He had been very familiar with a certain elf, yet he could only take one of those fruits with him. It was hard to imagine that the King could have more than ten of those fruits.

Even if the King really obtained those fruits with great effort, those platinum-tier weapons could not have anything to do with the King at all. He had stayed in the kingdom for decades. The two of them knew the King’s abilities well. In fact, it was not just them. Most of the people in the kingdom knew that as well. They had watched King Landhar III grow from a prince to a king, and they would not believe the nonsense that the King was saying at that moment.

There was a method to increase the forging rate of platinum-tier weapons. Why did King Landhar III not use it when he was fighting for the throne? Why would he use it then? Did he only think of that idea then? A king who did not know how to forge and only knew how to use politics suddenly had an idea to increase the success rate of forging? Was that not a joke?

“His Majesty must have hired someone capable to modify the success rate of forging platinum-tier weapons, allowing His Majesty to take credit for it.”

Many people were speculating, and at that moment, King Landhar III, who had placed the platinum-tier weapons in the main hall, spoke up.

“Why are all of you so silent? Did my actions scare all of you? Don’t worry. There are more surprises to come. Barus, as my kingdom’s finance minister, haven’t you always complained about the kingdom’s lack of funds and advocated reducing military expenses and even the royal family’s living expenses?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Since ancient times, a proverb in the Holy Dragon Kingdom says that only frugality can lead to wealth. Now, due to the kingdom’s favorable geographical environment, the population’s fertility was overloaded. Coupled with the warm climate, people tend to be lazy. The grain produced is not enough for the entire kingdom to enjoy every year, so it had to be purchased in large quantities from other kingdoms! We need to be thrifty to save some money so that our kingdom can remain strong.”

The finance minister was a fierce-looking middle-aged man with goldfish eyes. He had answered the King’s question righteously.

However, before he could finish his answer, the King waved his hand helplessly. “Barus, don’t say such useless things in front of me. I’ll just give you money.”

Following the King’s words, a few guards dragged a massive box into the palace from the back of the hall. The boxes in the hands of those guards were opened, and inside were not platinum weapons but shiny gold coins. The number of coins gathered together was more than ten million.

“There are ten million gold coins here. Minister Barus, is it enough for the kingdom’s expenditure?”

“Your Majesty, that—”

Barus was stunned when he saw the ten million gold coins. He had always asked His Majesty for more money. Even if it was to build a riverbank to prevent flooding, the King had been reluctant to give him any. How could he be so straightforward that day? He had given him ten million gold coins. Had His Majesty made a windfall by digging through some ancient ruins? Or did someone give that to him?

After being stunned for a few seconds, Barus finally snapped back to his senses and counted with his fingers. “Recently, due to the collapse of the Dragonspine Snow Mountain, the cold wave invasion from the Winter Nation in the north has disrupted our harvest. The allocation of funds for those places requires at least one million gold coins! And the recent training of the Dragon Knights and other legions, together with the loss of weapons, requires about five million gold coins. Adding the expenses for the ministers in the palace, it is estimated that these ten million gold coins are barely enough. ”

“Well, I don’t like that it is barely enough. Guards, give Barus an amount that is more than enough for him.”

King Landhar III clapped his hands, and more guards immediately walked in with more huge boxes. Ten identical boxes were placed on the ground in just a few minutes—they contained shiny gold coins. In total, there were more than a hundred million gold coins.

“Minister Barus, do you still feel reluctant? Just nod, and I will continue to give you money. ”

“No need, Your Majesty. That is enough. We can even use it for a few years.” Barus knelt on the ground, his voice trembling.

“Very well, then don’t ask for money from me for a few more years.” After speaking to Barus, King Landhar III turned his gaze to another person. “General Hoen.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Hoen knelt in front of the King.

“I heard that due to the lack of war recently, the soldiers have not paid much attention to the maintenance of our war equipment. During inspections, they found many defensive weapons were not even bronze-tier, and some silver-tier items were defective! From now on, throw away any weapons that are below gold-tier. In the future, I will order the army to be equipped with weapons of gold-tier and above. At the same time, generals who have made outstanding military achievements will also be able to obtain platinum-tier weapons for free. Come, Hoen, you should be the first to choose one of the platinum-tier weapons here. That is my reward to you. ”

“Thank You, Your Majesty,” Hoen replied respectfully.

He picked out a platinum-tier weapon from the second round of weapons, attracting the envious gazes of countless ministers and noblemen around him.

“Next, Minister Macrotov. As the head of the civil officials, you have repeatedly reported that the record parchment that the officials currently use is not only difficult to write on, but it also can’t record too many things. I will now allocate ten million gold coins to replace all the parchment papers in the country with magical paper that gold-tier elites can use. At the same time, you can also change the ink and quill pens to gold-tier ones. What do you think?”

“Your Majesty, please accept my gratitude on behalf of all the civil servants.”

“I heard that your territory was one of the areas affected by the collapse of the Dragonspine Snow Mountain. Would you like the taxes on your territory waived for this year?”

“Your Majesty is too kind. We will never forget your kindness.”

“Marquis Raphael, recently, the sales of Raphael Winery have not been very good. Since you contributed a large amount of tax revenue to the kingdom every year, should I give you some of the fruits of the sun and the moon so that you can use them to make wine?”

“Thank you very much, Your Majesty. That is precisely what I need. ”

“Count Bridgestone…”

In just a few minutes, the King named dozens of noblemen and gave them different things. Every time he gave something to someone, the nobleman would kneel on the ground in excitement. The King felt pleased about that.

‘I’ve been the King for so many years, and those ministers have always asked me for this and that. It was hard for me to grant their requests then. This is the first time I’ve given something so readily, and it’s also the first time those ministers have thanked me from the bottom of their hearts.

As the monarch of a country, other than appearing confident and sturdy on the surface, the King also had many difficulties that were unknown to others. It was true that he held a high position and authority as the monarch. Furthermore, he controlled the resources of a country, and his wealth far surpassed that of the so-called wealthy nobles. However, most of the money did not belong to him. Instead, it was used to maintain the running of the kingdom. In other words, it was public property.

With Watson’s 100 trillion gold coins, even if he kept squandering his wealth every day, he would not be able to spend all of it.

‘It feels so good to have unlimited wealth. Those ministers can have whatever they want. I can even exceed their expectations and give them a shocking amount. When I see their foolish looks for money or platinum weapons, I can’t help but laugh! After being a king for so many years, that is the first time I’ve experienced such a feeling.’

King Landhar III sighed in satisfaction. He was a terrifying king in the past, but he was not a king who had outstanding achievements. After all, having abilities and using those abilities to achieve goals were two entirely different things. For the time being, no one would question his accomplishments. Just the amount of money he earned was more than all the previous kings combined. It was enough for him to go down in history and be immortalized.

The King was happy, but the noblemen and ministers below the stage were speechless. They finally understood why the King held a banquet that day and had specially sent invitations to every nobleman in the royal city. It seemed very serious. It was because the King had wanted to show off.

The banquet was ultimately the King’s show of pretentiousness. In a few minutes, dozens of aristocrats had been selected, and the King had already distributed hundreds of millions of gold coins’ worth of wealth. The aristocrats that had been named felt bitter that they had become the King’s stepping stones to pretentiousness. At the same time, they were somewhat happy. Those aristocrats who had not been named were very envious.

They did not mind being used by the King to show off. They were only afraid that the King would find no use for them; it meant they would not get any reward from the King.

“This is my temporary reward for you. As long as you perform well, I will not mistreat anyone. From now on, the Holy Dragon Kingdom will enter a new chapter and become stronger! However, we’ve gotten old. The future will belong to the younger generation. I’ve already said that I look forward to meeting all the geniuses here today, but I still feel the rewards were not enough. Therefore, I will announce the true purpose of this banquet, which is to find a suitable husband for my daughter, Kiana.”

“As my youngest daughter, Kiana, is already 14 years old this year and has reached the age of marriage! However, those who wanted to become my daughter’s husband must be young and talented. I will organize a competition at the Royal Academy in two days, and geniuses from various families and even ordinary people who are not nobles can register their participation. As long as they win the final championship in the competition, they can become my daughter’s future husband. I will personally hold the engagement ceremony.

“I intend to search for hidden geniuses in the kingdom so that the Holy Dragon Kingdom will be able to enter a truly prosperous era! I hereby announce that the champion will become Kiana’s husband and my foster son. He will enjoy the same rights as a prince and have the right to inherit the throne.”

What?

Initially, the King’s words did not cause too much reaction from the noblemen. However, the last sentence thoroughly aroused their interest and caused a huge uproar.

The competition champion could become the King’s foster son and hold the same inheritance rights as a prince. In other words, if the child of a certain family became the champion, then he could become the future King.

Even if he could not become the King, marrying the princess would allow him to take a step closer to the King. No one knew the reason for the King’s behavior that day. He was very generous with the weapons, the sun gems, and other treasures as well. Then he declared that he was looking for a husband for his daughter. It was as if he was a completely different person.

However, they liked the King that day. After all, who would reject a king who controlled countless resources and was also generous with his wealth?

“Your Majesty, our family just happens to have a young disciple. I will let him participate in the competition and strive to let him get first place.”

“Our family members will also participate. Whether or not we can get first place is secondary. The most important thing is to respond to Your Majesty’s call for talents and let Your Majesty see the elegance of our children.”

The noblemen scrambled to register. Even Augustus looked at Princess Kiana, who was looking down from above with a lofty gaze. He licked his lips and revealed an undisguised desire. “As long as I win the competition, I will be able to marry the princess and become the future King. I must win that competition.”

In contrast to the liveliness around him, Watson stood quietly on the spot and even yawned. He had no feelings at all about how the King wanted to marry off the princess. It seemed like the King had decided to take advantage of the situation to find all the hidden geniuses in the kingdom to revive the empire. The King’s plan was excellent.

However, he was not tempted because he did not need to marry the princess. As long as he killed King Landhar III, he would be the next ruler!

While he was thinking about that, Watson felt another gaze on him from above. He subconsciously looked up and realized that the person looking at him was Princess Kiana. She continued to stare at him.

“That is strange. Why is she looking at me? Is she dissatisfied with the King’s arrangements and is asking me for help?”