184: Summon Silver Dragon

Arthur finally had money, and not a small amount—a staggering eleven billion gold coins, as all the goods representing the five branch guilds had been sold out!

This was actually within Arthur's expectations.

After all, the four types of commodities sold by the Lionheart Merchant Guild were, to some extent, scarce items.

As long as the market wasn't saturated, there was no need to worry about selling them.

Adding the nearly two billion worth of goods sold by the Lionheart Merchant Guild Headquarters, Arthur now possessed thirteen billion gold coins.

(The Lionheart Kingdom does not have that much purchasing power; the sales mainly relied on people from other countries!)

With so much money, some of Arthur's plans could be put into action!

First was the issue of Experts; the leap from Legendary to Demigod is immense.

Breaking through to Demigod requires comprehending the power of the Law, resulting in a revolutionary development in combat capability, not only multiplying attack power several times over.

Even Forbidden Curses only require a symbolic chant of one or two seconds.

Demigod Experts also possess a signature skill: the Domain. Even Legendary Experts who fall into it will become lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Only a corresponding Demigod can use their Domain to fight back!

In conclusion, the strength disparity between Legendary and Demigod is vast; even dozens or hundreds of Legendary individuals would find it difficult to defeat a Demigod.

Of course, if Arthur hardened his heart, saved money for a year or more, and summoned thousands of Legendary Experts, he could still kill a Demigod.

But the cost would be the death of many people!

This was something Arthur did not want to see, because the people he summoned were fiercely loyal to him. Unless absolutely necessary, Arthur did not want them to die as cannon fodder.

Therefore, Arthur wanted subordinates with Demigod strength.

Currently, there was one viable method: continuously performing Instillation on a person, forcing them to Break through to Demigod.

Considering that Instillation can only be used once a year per person, Arthur set his sights on the newly replicated Silver Dragon who possessed Legendary Peak strength.

Not only did the Silver Dragon currently have the highest Realm, reaching Legendary Peak, but its strength within the same Rank Realm was also the strongest Arthur had ever witnessed.

Furthermore, Breaking through to Demigod requires comprehending the Law. If forced Instillation is used, the Silver Dragon, which naturally controls the space attribute, has a much higher probability of Breakthrough than humans and other species!

Therefore, this slot for Breaking through to Demigod must belong to the Silver Dragon!

Moreover, Arthur planned to summon five Silver Dragons at once and perform Instillation on them.

After all, the more Demigod Rank Experts, the better, and Arthur was not short on money now.

Thoughts churning in his mind, Arthur first spent five hundred million gold coins to purchase five Silver Dragons from the Portable Shop!

Considering that the Silver Dragons' bodies would be too large when summoned, Arthur specifically went to a secluded place outside the Royal Capital to perform the summoning.

After spending five hundred million gold coins, five Silver Dragons, each fifty meters tall, appeared before Arthur.

Perhaps feeling that their massive bodies looking down on Arthur was disrespectful, the five Silver Dragons immediately transformed into human form the moment after they appeared.

They turned into five exquisitely beautiful maidens, clad in silver armor, with flowing silver hair, kneeling on one knee.

"Fiore... pays respects to Your Majesty!"

To be honest, when Arthur had previously seen Emily, he had secretly marveled at her stunning beauty.

Now, looking at the five maidens before him, who were uniquely beautiful yet equally stunning, Arthur could only say: the Portable Shop is invincible!

"Rise first!

You should all know about the Instillation function, right?"

Seeing the five nod, Arthur continued:

"Ever since the Instillation function became available, I have had a plan: to be the first to push some individuals to the Demigod Realm through Instillation, and the targets I have chosen are the five of you!"

Before Arthur could continue speaking, the five Silver Dragon maidens, including Fiore, knelt on one knee again:

"Thank you for Your Majesty's great favor. We shall certainly eliminate all enemies for Your Majesty!"

"Mhm, I trust you all!

Therefore, I will now perform Instillation on you. Prepare yourselves!"

After the five stood up and completed their preparations, Arthur immediately spent another five hundred million gold coins to perform Instillation on them.

Under Arthur's expectant gaze, the aura of the five Silver Dragon maidens began to strengthen... but even after an hour, when the effect of the Instillation passed, none of the five Silver Dragon maidens managed to Break through to the Demigod Realm.

Arthur couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although he had anticipated this outcome—that the probability of Breaking through with a single Instillation was low—Arthur still felt a bit dissatisfied when the result materialized.

This meant he would not have Demigod Experts under his command anytime soon!

On the other side, the five Silver Dragon maidens, including Fiore, saw that Arthur was displeased and knew it was because they failed to Break through, causing them to look ashamed.

They immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, we are useless and have failed to live up to Your Majesty's high expectations!"

Hearing this, Arthur immediately composed himself and smiled:

"Don't blame yourselves. How could Breaking through to Demigod be so easy?

I am just curious now: how many more Instillations do you roughly need to Break through to Demigod, or is it that Instillation simply cannot lead to a Demigod Breakthrough!"

Hearing Arthur ask this, the five Silver Dragon maidens, including Fiore, immediately sensed their conditions carefully, and then replied in unison:

"Your Majesty, we will likely need two more identical Instillations before we can Break through to the Demigod Realm!"

Two more times—neither too many nor too few. Arthur could afford to wait two years!

He nodded:

"That's good! Two times it is. I will perform Instillation for you once every year afterward. Once you Break through to Demigod, you will be the strongest fighting force under my command!"

"We are willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"Mhm!

For now, you should stay in the Royal Palace, as the identity of a Silver Dragon is too conspicuous!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, Arthur prepared to return, and his method was to use a space teleportation scroll.

When Arthur took out the scroll, Fiore, the Silver Dragon closest to him, suddenly spoke:

"I have a suggestion. Would Your Majesty be willing to hear it?"

"What suggestion?"

"Your Majesty, as a Silver Dragon, I can also perform space teleportation. I personally feel there is no need to waste the teleportation scroll; I can take Your Majesty back to the Royal Capital myself!"

Hearing this, Arthur thought there was nothing wrong with that.

After all, one space teleportation scroll costs one hundred thousand gold coins, which is not a small amount of money, so he nodded:

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

"I wouldn't dare!"

Saying this, Fiore excitedly took Arthur's hand. She was extremely happy to be able to help Arthur.

This was the meaning of their existence!

Following a flash of silver light, Arthur returned to the Royal Palace.

Spending one billion gold coins just for this trip stung a little, but Arthur still had more spending planned next.

Because he needed to increase the strength of his family members and the elders he had summoned.

Due to confidentiality concerns, Arthur did not arrange for both groups to increase their strength simultaneously.

Instead, he first summoned his parents, eldest brother, and second sister to a room.

Once everyone was present, Arthur went straight to the point:

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Sister, do you remember the surprise I mentioned a week ago!"

"Of course, we remember!"