131: The true intentions were revealed at the last minute.

Speaking of which, relying on the Portable Shop, Arthur could have simply plundered everything directly. If he hadn't considered sustainable development, that would have been the fastest way to acquire the most wealth.

But what Arthur desired was for a man to wake up holding the power of the world and sleep soundly in the arms of a beauty.

Since he no longer needed to act so cautiously, he naturally wanted to experience what it felt like to be a king!

Therefore, he did not want to use overly violent methods against the familiar Kate Kingdom; after all, this was the nation he was currently in.

However, it might be different when facing other countries in the future... On the other side, Joao and Melita required that even assets like land deeds must be truthfully handed over.

Therefore, half a day was an extremely tight schedule for Isaac.

Royal properties within the Royal Capital were manageable, but royal assets outside the Royal Capital were much harder to liquidate.

Isaac's approach was to immediately instruct people to use the magic communicator to notify royal members who were not in the Royal Capital, asking them to gather their wealth and report to the Royal Capital.

This caused distress for many. After realizing the severity of the problem, they were willing to sacrifice wealth to avert disaster.

But the Kate Kingdom was vast, and it was not easy for them to collect their wealth and rush to the Royal Capital within half a day.

As members of the royal family, many of them served as administrative and military officials in the major Provinces of the kingdom.

The farthest places were over a thousand kilometers from the Royal Capital, and travel alone would take considerable time.

However, half a day is twelve hours, and the royal family members are either rich or noble. They mostly possess Demonic Beast Mounts, making it normal to cover one or two hundred kilometers per hour.

They still managed to arrive one after another within the final hour.

The Kate Kingdom truly lived up to its reputation as a royal family with a Legacy spanning hundreds of years.

Just the main members—those possessing a certain level of strength, power, and wealth—who gathered in the Royal Capital numbered over ten thousand.

If all the miscellaneous people were included, the number would likely be in the hundreds of thousands.

However, whether these ten thousand-plus royal members handed over their entire fortunes remains unknown.

After all, given such a major upheaval, it was normal for many of them to leave some wealth for their families, allowing them to act according to the situation.

If something truly happened to them, their distant family members would still be able to escape.

After these ten thousand-plus individuals had all gathered and handed over what they claimed was their entire wealth,

Isaac invited Joao and Melita over.

This took place on the spacious Royal Palace Plaza, where over ten thousand gorgeously dressed royal members were gathered.

They were silent at this moment, but all cast curious glances toward Joao and Melita.

To see what kind of people these Legendary figures, rumored to be even stronger than their Old Ancestor Isaac, were!

Of course, faint hostility was certainly hidden deep within their eyes.

After all, Joao and Melita were still playing the role of robbers.

When Isaac, Joao, and Melita flew above the plaza, Isaac took in the sight of the crowd's expressions, knowing this wouldn't do, and shouted:

"All of you kneel down and greet the two Legendary figures!"

"We respectfully welcome the two Legendary figures!"

Isaac's words finally made the crowd, whose hearts were filled with anger and hatred, realize what a Legendary figure represented. They immediately knelt down in respectful welcome.

Melita and Joao paid no mind to the crowd's congratulations, as scenes like this would be common for them as Legendary figures.

Their main concern now was the amount of wealth the royal family had submitted, as this was related to their mission.

Joao, who was stronger, directed his imposing gaze toward Isaac, who immediately understood.

Isaac took out nearly twenty space rings, indicating a truly substantial amount of wealth.

"Sirs, this is the royal family's property that I collected with all my effort within half a day. There should be no omissions. Please check them!"

Hearing this, Joao and Melita immediately began inspecting the rings.

Besides various miscellaneous treasures and land deeds, whose value was difficult to calculate—and which constituted the bulk of the wealth—

The smaller portion, consisting only of cash, amounted to five hundred million Gold Coins.

Although the two did not meticulously count the miscellaneous assets, they estimated their value to be around two billion Gold Coins.

Adding the one billion in cash and three billion in treasures that the two had discovered in Isaac's space ring two days prior,

In total, the cash acquired from the royal family this time amounted to 1.6 billion Gold Coins.

One hundred million of this came from the assets of the current King Jeh, whose previous space ring had also been confiscated by Melita.

This was a huge fortune, even slightly exceeding Arthur's estimate of one billion Gold Coins.

It seemed Arthur had underestimated the royal family's accumulation over these hundreds of years.

However, neither Arthur nor Joao, who was present, believed that the royal family would hand over all their wealth. People are selfish, and they certainly held some back.

Finding that reserved wealth later would likely require considerable effort.

That would be too much trouble, and unnecessary.

On the other side, after Isaac handed over all the wealth, he originally expected to receive Joao's goodwill or perhaps forgiveness.

But when he looked at Joao, he only found a sharp gaze, and his heart immediately sank.

Isaac knew he was no match for Joao to begin with, and now that he had surrendered all means of self-defense, he couldn't withstand even a single move from Joao.

Therefore, even with a bad premonition in his heart, he dared not resist.

But Joao didn't give Isaac time to struggle internally. His figure rapidly expanded, transforming into his true form: a Dragon Body fifty meters long.

Then, with a grab of his massive six-meter-wide Dragon Claw, he firmly held Isaac in his palm, as if picking up a loach.

Then, mysterious magic arrays began to appear on Joao's giant blue Dragon Claw. This was the Secret Technique specifically used by the Dragon Clan to Seal the strength of others.

Feeling his body lose control, Isaac was overcome by extreme rage after his initial panic, realizing that he had been tricked by Dragon Joao.

He couldn't help but roar in grief and indignation:

"Damn it, Joao! You have no credibility! You are a disgrace to the Dragon race! Your name will stink throughout the continent forever!

One day, you will be slain by a Dragon Slayer!"

Joao's actions and Isaac's grief naturally fell into the eyes of the royal members in the plaza below.

They were all stunned and frozen in shock by this sudden change.

Just as they regained their senses and thought about doing something rather than waiting for death,

As Joao reverted to his true form, his terrifying Dragon Might instantly spread throughout the entire area.

Under such terrifying Dragon Might, only those above the Sky Knight level could barely resist.

Those powerhouses who were Earth Knights or below all fell into extreme panic.

Flynn Kate, the royal Sky powerhouse who had previously met Arthur in Initial City, was one of the Sky Knights in the plaza capable of resisting the Dragon Might.

The Kate Royal Family had a total of three Sky Knights. The current King Jeh was one, but due to poisoning, he was completely incapable of fighting.

Therefore, only Flynn and one other royal Sky Knight were capable of fighting in the plaza now.