69: A huge harvest of hundreds of millions of gold coins

Another day passed.

The Orcs had been repelled, so the remaining ninety-odd Lords returned to their respective homes.

However, they also left behind many things, such as nearly nine hundred thousand people.

This large population was Arthur's compensation for taking in the many Lords.

After adding these nine hundred thousand people, the total population of Arthur's Initial City now exceeded 1.1 million!

Fortunately, when Arthur built the city previously, he hadn't strictly built houses for only one million people, so these 1.1 million people could still be accommodated, but no more!

And in this war against the Orcs, Arthur was the one who benefited the most.

The Orcs suffered heavy casualties, while the many human Lords lost both people and money.

Only Arthur not only gained nine hundred thousand people but also earned four million gold coins by selling magic scrolls.

Not to mention the wealth plundered by Victor and the others after killing the Orc Experts.

He could be called the biggest winner!

A few more days passed, and the news that a Sky Knight from the Orc Kingdom had been abducted by five mysterious individuals spread throughout the entire Kate Kingdom, causing a huge uproar within the kingdom.

In the eyes of most people, this was a great piece of good news, after all, the world loses one Sky Knight-level Expert for every one that dies.

With the Orcs losing one Sky Knight-level Expert, humanity would gain a greater advantage in future wars against them.

There were even rumors that those mysterious individuals were human Experts from the continent who acted because they couldn't stand the Orcs.

Of course, not many people believed this claim!

In addition, a few people saw the meaning behind the event—the situation between humans and Orcs might become chaotic.

For a time, many people secretly began preparing.

As for Arthur, he had been looking forward to the return of Victor and the others these past few days.

Finally, on the fifth night after the Meteorite Fall incident, Victor and his companions quietly returned to Arthur's castle.

Arthur received them in the study.

As soon as they met, Arthur first offered his regards:

"You've worked hard, gentlemen!"

"It is our honor to serve Milord!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Arthur noticed that only four people had returned and one was missing, so he asked:

"Where is the fifth person?"

"Minotaur Kote is too conspicuous and difficult to bring into the city, so we left one person at an outpost outside the city to guard him.

When Milord needs to perform the replication next month, we will go there then!"

Hearing this, Arthur nodded and smiled:

"Your arrangement is excellent!"

Then, recalling the huge amount of wealth they might have obtained this time, Arthur excitedly asked:

"How much wealth did you gain from plundering the Orcs this time? Quickly tell me the details!"

"Yes, Milord!"

After answering, Victor took out two space rings:

"Milord, the wealth plundered from the Orcs this time is mainly divided into two parts.

First is Minotaur Kote's; his storage bracelet contained nearly one hundred million gold coins, and the remaining miscellaneous items, such as weapons and armor, were also worth nearly two hundred million gold coins.

The remaining three Earth Experts, dozens of Gold Experts, and hundreds of Silver Experts had a total of fifty million gold coins and miscellaneous items worth nearly eighty million in their spatial equipment!

Overall, the value of the items is higher.

However, those are stolen goods, and it's not good for us to sell them right now. We can consider selling them later when we are stronger, perhaps after we possess a Legendary Expert!

Otherwise, when selling these things, we might be targeted by Orc and human Legends!

These two space rings contain one hundred and fifty million gold coins and miscellaneous items worth two hundred and eighty million, respectively. Please inspect them, Milord!"

Hearing this, Arthur nodded and affirmed:

"Victor, your approach is correct; there's no rush to sell those stolen goods!

Furthermore, one hundred and fifty million gold coins is already a huge haul for me right now. We don't need to be too greedy!"

After agreeing with Victor's point of view, Arthur took the two space rings.

Arthur was too lazy to appraise the space ring containing various valuable items one by one.

However, Arthur took a quick look at the ring containing one hundred and fifty million gold coins; seeing the mountain of gold coins, the smile on his face grew brighter!

Seeing the smile on Arthur's face, Victor and the others knew Arthur was very satisfied with their actions, and smiles also appeared on their faces.

After a moment, Victor thought that their current weapons and armor were not very helpful to them. If they had suitable weapons, they could help Arthur more, so he said:

"Milord, in Minotaur Kote's spatial bracelet, we also found a Knight's Greatsword suitable for a Sky Knight.

It is inside the space ring you are holding.

It's not good for us to take it out and use it now, but Milord, you can replicate it and then slightly change its appearance, allowing us to have suitable weapons!"

Hearing this, Arthur thought: it seems Victor and the others also found their current weapons inconvenient.

However, possessing appropriate weapons could indeed greatly enhance their strength, which would also greatly benefit Arthur.

He curiously searched for the special Knight's Greatsword in the space ring containing numerous high-value items.

Soon, a gleaming greatsword entered Arthur's sight. He took it out of the space and tried to hold it, but realized he couldn't lift it at all.

Just as the greatsword was about to smash onto the floor, Victor reacted quickly and caught it.

"Be careful, Milord! This sword is forged from Profound Iron Ore Essence combined with various rare Materials. Although it is only two meters long, it weighs tens of tons. Only a Gold Knight can lift it.

It is my fault for not reminding Milord, almost causing you injury!"

In truth, dropping it would at most shatter the floor and cause a commotion, but Arthur wouldn't have been injured.

Moreover, this was Arthur's mistake; he hadn't expected a Sky Knight's weapon to be so heavy, so he quickly apologized:

"I don't blame you, but I was ignorant!

Instead, I'm grateful you caught the sword in time, or it would have caused quite a scene!"

"I wouldn't dare!"

After this incident, Arthur truly saw the power of a Sky Knight-level weapon. Being so heavy, merely dropping it could kill many people!

If Victor and the others used it, wouldn't it be enough to destroy the heavens and earth?

Therefore, weapons must be equipped. He would replicate and purchase them whenever he had the chance.

Putting the matter aside and storing the greatsword, Arthur saw that the wealth obtained from just one raid was more than what he had accumulated over the previous half-year,

The spirit of robbery in Arthur's heart began to stir restlessly.

After some thought, he said to Victor and the others:

"Victor, Wilson, the two of you will continue to serve as my rotating guards."

"Yes, Milord!"

Arthur then looked at the remaining two Sky Knights:

"As for the two of you, I have a mission to assign."

"We will exert our full effort!"

The two began swearing allegiance before Arthur had even stated the mission, causing him to pause before continuing:

"As you both know, I am in great need of gold coins, and the ones who possess the most gold coins in the kingdom are the nobles and merchants!"