130: amassing royal wealth

Moreover, the combination of Joao and Melita didn't seem like they were occupying the latrine without leaving; rather, they resembled bandits who would grab a fortune and flee.

As everyone knows, Dragons are extremely greedy!

Isaac even fantasized that if he offered enough treasures to appease Joao, perhaps he himself could escape this calamity.

Yes, Isaac believed Joao and Melita were after wealth, not knowing they were after the entire kingdom.

If he had known, he wouldn't have harbored any illusions.

Seeing Isaac agree to surrender, Joao scanned the royal capital.

He saw armies beginning to gather in the city, many noble powerhouses on high alert, and royal powerhouses and personal guards starting to assemble within the palace.

Joao knew that the entire city was treating them as invaders.

Although they were indeed invaders, continuing to fight would only result in losses for Arthur's future property.

Thinking of this, Joao turned his gaze to the surrendered Isaac and said coldly:

"Since you have surrendered, it's time to show some sincerity!"

Isaac saw Joao's gaze sweep across the city as he spoke, and he also noticed the actions of the people in the city.

So Isaac immediately understood Joao's meaning.

However, before resolving the conflict, he placed his precious armor and weapons into his space ring, leaving only a luxurious set of casual clothes.

He then handed the space ring to Joao.

This action indicated Isaac's complete surrender; after all, he had given all his possessions to Joao and personally disarmed himself.

Joao naturally accepted Isaac's gesture of goodwill completely, taking the former's space ring.

Then, Isaac, dressed in casual clothes, slowly flew into the air, concentrating his Qi into his voice, allowing his words to spread throughout the entire city.

"Everyone, I am Isaac, the first king of the Kate Kingdom. I regret to inform you all that due to insufficient strength, I have been defeated and have surrendered.

Please immediately cease all hostile actions and reduce unnecessary casualties!"

It should be known that Isaac's battle lasted less than a minute!

In such a short time, Isaac, the strongest person in the kingdom, was actually defeated and surrendered.

Even though this terrifying news was announced by Isaac himself, the people in the royal capital were in disbelief at first.

Because for hundreds of years, Isaac had always played the role of the kingdom's guardian god; his power had deeply ingrained itself in people's hearts.

Now, he was defeated by unknown outsiders. How could they accept this!

Moreover, Isaac's defeat meant that the power structure within the entire kingdom would be reshuffled.

Such a huge shock of information left the people in the royal capital stunned for a long time.

Some who couldn't accept it simply sat down on the ground.

After a long while, everyone finally had to accept the unfortunate news.

Since Isaac, the Legendary, had failed, their resistance naturally became meaningless, only adding to the casualties.

So, those armies and nobles who supported the royal Family silently put away their weapons and retreated.

The royal Family members in the palace immediately put away their hostility in the face of their Old Ancestor's command!

Only the current king, Jeh, who was deeply poisoned, still had a faint sense of unease.

Because from his previous negotiations with Melita,

even if the royal Family surrendered, the outcome would likely not be good.

Their actions were too well-planned; they didn't seem like people who would just grab a fortune and leave.

And if they were plotting against the kingdom, what would become of the Kate Family, the royal Family?

Jeh could only ponder this question internally!

Since the Old Ancestor, a Legendary, had been defeated, their lives and deaths were merely at the whim of those two unknown powerhouses.

In the royal capital, with Isaac's speech, a commotion gradually subsided.

However, Joao and Melita knew that to control the kingdom, more people needed to recognize them, know their strength, and thus submit to them.

So, after Isaac had stopped the royal capital's populace who were preparing for battle,

Joao and Melita also flew in front of Isaac, demonstrating their dominant position.

Then Joao said:

"I presume everyone in the royal capital has guessed our identities. Indeed, it was us who defeated Isaac and accepted his surrender.

However, there is no need to panic. We have not come here to indiscriminately kill.

We have our own objectives, and as long as you do not oppose us, your safety will naturally be guaranteed.

On the contrary, we hope the Kate Kingdom prospers. If anyone takes advantage of the situation to cause trouble in the next few days, we will hold them accountable!

May you all be aware!"

Although the royal Family had surrendered, Joao would still act against them later.

At that time, the Kate Kingdom would certainly experience some turmoil, and there would definitely be many opportunists.

Joao said this to deter those with ill intentions, reserving a more prosperous kingdom for Arthur.

There were two reasons why Joao would still act even after the royal Family surrendered.

Firstly, the royal Family was the wealthiest in the entire Kate Kingdom, and Arthur desperately needed gold coins, which meant they couldn't escape the fate of having their homes searched.

Secondly, Arthur intended to control the Kate Kingdom, which would sever the royal Family's roots.

Even if they didn't dare to openly resist due to the prestige of Joao and the others, they would certainly engage in constant covert actions.

The idea of restoring their kingdom would always sustain them.

Both in his previous life and this one, there were many cases of royal families persisting in restoring their kingdoms, reminding usurpers to nip the problem in the bud.

This was a huge hidden danger.

Arthur was a cautious person; not actively provoking strong enemies was a manifestation of caution, and not leaving behind future troubles was also a manifestation of caution.

And as extensions of Arthur's will, Joao and Melita's subsequent actions were already obvious!

However, to save trouble, Joao and Melita did not immediately reveal their true intentions. Instead, after intimidating the crowd, they went to the palace with Isaac.

On the way to the palace, Joao also explained in detail that he wanted the royal Family to hand over all their wealth within half a day.

This way, the two of them would show leniency!

Actually, Joao said this to save some effort in collecting money.

Isaac clearly believed it, and he had no choice but to believe it.

Hearing Joao say this, Isaac's tense expression eased considerably; as long as it was just money.

With this thought, he immediately dragged his still-recovering body to hold a royal Family meeting, instructing his descendants to hand over their wealth.

As for Melita and Isaac, they quietly waited in a room within the palace.

In fact, there were many wealthy people in the royal capital. If their money were also plundered, it would certainly amount to hundreds of millions of gold coins.

But Arthur considered that the entire country would eventually be his, and for sustainable development, he did not act against those people.