Chapter 148

After he had returned from High Tide Harbor city, he checked the budget reports. Right now the Istarin Empire had multiple mega projects. There were more than hundreds of construction projects taking place all over the Empire. Even though Aditya had earned a huge amount of money after conquering 15 kingdoms, the money in his treasury was very fast. All these projects required millions of royal gold coins.

"Watson, I am done for today. You and others can also take a break." Aditya stood up to stretch his body.

Meanwhile, the royal officials who have been working day and night without getting any sleep dropped their pens and looked at Aditya before looking at each other as if asking if they heard it right.

"Did I hear it right?"

"The Emperor himself is telling us to take a break."

Aditya was a serious man when it came to matters related to his Empire. In these two months, the royal officials who worked under Aditya also had to stay up countless sleepless nights. They worked with the King. The royal officials felt as if the Emperor was torturing them with work and was trying to kill them.

When Aditya asked them to take a break, everyone including Watson was surprised.

"What?" Aditya was confused seeing everyone staring at him.

"Your Majesty, are you sure we can take a break?" Alex, the man who was once rescued by Aditya asked hesitantly. Alex felt it has been a long time since he spent time with his family. Because of too much work, Alex could not meet his family for 2 months. In these two months, all Alex and other royal officials did was work, eat, shower, washroom, work and work.

"Of course." Aditya then realized how hard he has been pushing the royal officials. He made them work almost 150 hours a week. Remembering this Aditya felt a little guilty. He was so focused on developing his Empire, that he over-pushed the royal officials.

"All of you can take a day break. As the Emperor, I thank each and every one of you for working day and night without complaining. Your hard work has saved the lives of millions. It has improved the lives of countless people. Aside from your monthly salaries, you all will get a bonus of 1000 royal gold coins. Not only that, you all receive a free pass for using the teleportation array." Hearing Aditya's words, everyone was extremely happy.

"Thank you, Your majesty." Everyone bowed their heads to the King. Aditya chuckled before walking out of the study room. He was in a good mood as he and his wife were going on a date.

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Scene change

"Sorry, did I make you wait?" After waiting over an hour, Julia finally walked out of her room. Instead of replying, Aditya looked at her beautiful face.

Today Julia had put on a little bit of makeup which only further made her look more beautiful. Today she was wearing a mid-calf floral dress. Above her dress, she had put on a white long coat. Today she had tied her hair in a ponytail which gave her a youthful and refreshing look.

"How do I look?" Julia shyly asked while walking up to Aditya.

"Beautiful as always." Aditya replied with a kiss on her right cheek.

"Where are we going tonight?" Julia asked. She was very excited about their date.

,m "I was thinking of going to High Tide harbor city. I heard that recently many new shops and restaurants have opened up."

"Alright."

Using the personal teleportation array, Aditya and Julia soon arrived at High tide Harbor city. The guards recognized Aditya and Julia. They were about to bow their heads to greet the Emperor but then they found Aditya signaling them to not make a scene and continue with their work.

Aditya did not want their personal time to be ruined. It would be better if the people just stayed ignorant of their presence.

The guards silently nodded their heads. Aditya gave them a nodding smile before taking Julia's hand and walking out of the teleportation array circle.

"I heard that uncle is recently preparing to break through beginner 5th-order. Is it true?" Aditya asked while walking on the streets. The streets were full of people. People from various races could be seen walking on the street.

Under Aditya's order, the streets were lit with beautiful Chinese round paper lanterns.

"Yes, after breaking through beginner 3rd-order I had made 5-star cultivation pills for Father. In a few more months he should be able to reach 5th-order." Just after the war ended, Julia focused on her cultivation. The alchemy goddess could be considered one of the best geniuses on the continent. She had frightening cultivation speed.

But she wasn't interested in cultivating. Julia spent all of her time in alchemy while neglecting her cultivation. It was only when Julia realized how strong Aditya has grown, the goddess also started cultivating as she did not want to remain weak.

"The nobles in Echo Dominion are getting more and more shameless." Aditya sensed Julia's anger.

"What happened?"

"Since none of the nobles were able to get my hand in marriage, now they are targeting my little brother. Last month, 11 marriage engagement proposals came up for Zak. Though dad has refused all of them engagement talks, just like what happened in my case, those nobles are now after Zak." Even if Julia wasn't the goddess of alchemy, just the strength and the influence of the Onard family were enough to attract the attention of every noble. Forming close ties with the Onard family will only bring them endless benefits.

"In that case, why don't you ask uncle to just send Zak here? He can live here and go to school. If you're worried about the level of education, then I can assure you that the schools in the Istarin Empire have one of the best education systems in the whole world." Aditya had personally made the education system of the schools in the Istarin Empire. He added his knowledge from Earth to make the level of education higher than other schools.

"I will have to ask Dad and mom about it. The chances are they are not going to agree. If Zak came here, then who will spend time with them? Dad and mom will be alone and lonely." Aditya nodded with an understanding look.

"This is why I think it's important to have a big family. And the easiest way of having a big family is by having multiple wives." Just as Aditya finished his words, he felt his waist pinched.

"Hmph!"

"By the way, I have been meaning to ask. Besides Alicia, have you met the other 5 goddesses?"

"Unfortunately no. I haven't met anyone other than Alicia. I just never took the initiative to know about them." It was Alicia who met Julia. The goddess of alchemy was just too busy with her alchemy life. She did not care nor had any interest in learning about the other 5 goddesses.

Aditya and Julia walked around the city. The cold wind of winter did not affect them. They bought clothes, and some accessories while enjoying their time.

"How much?"

"11 gold coins"

"Alright."

"Thank you very much."

Just as Aditya and Julia walked out of the shop, they found a beautiful woman standing in front of them and blocking their way.

Aditya and Julia moved to the other side and were about to exit the shop but then the words of the woman alerted Aditya. "It's very nice to meet the Dragon King."

Swoosh!!!!

The shopkeeper saw the three customers at the entrance disappeared. This shocked the ordinary shopkeeper.

"Who are you?" Aditya had bought the woman on top of the rooftop. Julia had followed them. Aditya's voice contained a trace of killing intent. He won't hesitate even for a micro-second if this breathtaking beautiful woman turns out to be his enemy.

"It's nice to meet you. My name is Laura. I am one of the contestants who is going to participate in the upcoming competition for the throne." The reason Aditya had bought this woman named Laura on top of the rooftop is that he had sensed that this woman is a beginner 5th-order powerhouse.

The appearance of a beginner 5th-order powerhouse in his territory is something that Aditya did not take lightly at all.

"Did the Deep Sea palace Empire send you here?" This time Aditya did not even suppress his killing intent. If this woman showed even the smallest trace of hostility, Aditya was going to beat the living hell out of her.

When Aditya released his killing intent, Julia who was standing behind instantly felt suffocated. She felt as if she couldn't breathe. The weight of her body seems to have increased drastically.

Meanwhile, the woman named Laura's face instantly turned deadly pale when Aditya focused all of his killing intent on her. The killing intent that is formed from killing multiple millions of powerful cultivators is not something that even a beginner 5th-order powerhouse can handle.

When Laura looked into Aditya's eyes, all she saw were endless dead bodies and rivers of blood. It was as if the world itself has been painted red by the blood of his victims.

Even though Laura was a beginner 5th order, when facing this kind of killing intent, she felt her entire body tremble. Her legs were weakly shaking, her teeth were chattering. Her heart was beating wildly. Her whole become had become stiff.

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