7: Draw Mountain Giant

Arthur knew that Abergh said this because he was afraid Arthur would overrate his own abilities and get hurt, so he immediately promised:

"If I truly fail, I will obediently return to the Counts Fief, but I will not fail!"

"Good, I believe you!"

Seeing Arthur's confidence, Abergh laughed and gave his response.

Unfortunately, Arthur's next sentence immediately broke the wonderful atmosphere:

"Father, when will those three hundred thousand gold coins be given!"

"You!..." Hearing this, Abergh was stunned; he suddenly realized that Arthur seemed to have become quite a money-grubber all of a sudden!

However, this money was nothing to Abergh, so he said directly:

"Give me your space ring!"

After Arthur handed over the ring, Abergh transferred three hundred thousand gold coins into Arthur's space ring.

"Prepare well during these three months. It's best to raise your strength a bit; after all, your Early Stage Bronze rank strength is still too low!"

"Alright, Father!"

After a few more words, they were done chatting. Arthur stopped disturbing Abergh's official business and left!

Just like that, over half a month passed, and it was the next month. The replication chance for Arthur's Portable Shop refreshed, and he also gained a chance for a random item draw.

Nothing major happened during this half-month, but there were still a few things of note.

First, his eldest sister-in-law, Jessica, returned from visiting relatives!

Afterward, his eldest brother and sister-in-law, as well as his second sister Arina, who all knew he was preparing for the development decree, came to visit him one after another.

They all expressed their concern and support for his development efforts.

Upon asking Arthur and finding out he only wanted gold coins, Art and Arina each gave Arthur one hundred thousand gold coins.

As for why the two of them were so wealthy...

It was naturally because both were already over eighteen and had reached adulthood!

As a congratulation, the generous Count Abergh had bestowed upon them the title of Viscount and granted them corresponding territories. They both had the ability to make money, which was why they were much wealthier than Arthur.

Besides that, the flow of people within the Counts Fief gradually increased. This was all due to the development decree; many noble children without territories and ambitious people from across the kingdom had begun arriving at the border one after another.

They arrived here bringing slaves and many supplies.

Many merchants thinking only of profit also rushed over upon hearing the news. After all, developing a territory required many things, and they could take the opportunity to make a fortune. This made the three major Counts Fiefs bordering the frontier increasingly prosperous.

Arthur saw the external changes, but for Arthur, who had reached the next month, the most important thing right now was the replication and drawing of items in the Portable Shop.

First was the random draw, which required no preparation.

Of course, for his own psychological comfort, Arthur still took a bath and then muttered a bunch of nonsense to various gods before actually clicking the draw button.

As the red lottery box shook, a pattern of a giant with rocky skin caught his eye and turned into a new item.

Curious, Arthur immediately clicked to view it:

"Ordinary Mountain Giant, twenty meters tall, usually a guardian of elves. It possesses strength comparable to a human Earth Knight, but ordinary human Earth Knights find it very difficult to pierce its thick rock skin.

At the same time, its rock skin has magic resistance, capable of blocking most magic damage below Forbidden Curse Magic.

Even if injured, it can quickly recover by eating trees and standing on the earth. It is an almost invincible existence when facing human Earth Knights! (Appearance adjustable, loyal to the buyer)"},

Price: 1,000,000 gold coins!"

Holy crap! So powerful!

Arthur couldn't help but exclaim after reading the description.

Moreover, one million gold coins really wasn't expensive. One must know that his own Wild Lion Counts Fief, as a relatively powerful one, had an annual income of over two million gold coins, enough to buy two Mountain Giants.

This was an existence even more powerful than his father Abergh! He could actually buy two in a year.

This comparison made Arthur feel the power of the Portable Shop once again. With it, as long as he didn't seek death, he would definitely rise!

Unfortunately, Arthur still couldn't afford this Mountain Giant and didn't dare to buy it. He could only stare greedily for a long time before reluctantly closing the Portable Shop.

Next was the target for the Portable Shop's replication. Arthur had already set his sights on this: the captain of the castle guard, Chris, who possessed Peak Gold Knight strength.

He was one of the five Gold Knights under the Count and also the strongest person under the Count's command.

In fact, Chris had long ago earned the merit for a title, but he always believed the Count had saved him and that his later achievements were due to the Count's guidance. Thus, he remained loyally as the castle guard, protecting Arthur's family.

Therefore, contacting him to perform the replication was very simple for Arthur.

Arthur simply pretended to have questions to ask him for advice and inadvertently touched him, completing the replication.

After finishing his consultation, Arthur couldn't wait to return to his room to check the specific details.

After all, this was his first time replicating a living person, so he was quite curious.

Opening the Portable Shop, he saw that there was already a fourth item inside. The item's image was a full-body portrait of the guard captain, Chris.

After clicking on Chris's image, a detailed explanation appeared:

"Once a guard captain for a Count, brave and skilled in battle, possessing Peak Gold Knight strength. (Appearance adjustable, loyal to the buyer)"},

Price: 100,000 gold coins"

It actually only cost one hundred thousand gold coins. With the five hundred thousand gold coins on him, Arthur could buy five Peak Gold Knights.

This was the total number of Gold Knights in the entire Counts Mansion, and he could have them all at once!

Most importantly, they were incomparably loyal warriors; that was the most precious part!

With such a comparison, Arthur once again felt that the Portable Shop offered incredible value for money.

Although he really wanted to see what it looked like to summon a person out of thin air, Arthur didn't dare summon him inside the castle.

Arthur planned to head out.

After saying his greetings, two Silver Knights acted as guards, following Arthur as he walked out of the castle in the center of the city.

As for why his guards were still two Silver Knights after he had been attacked, that had to do with the extra gold ring on his hand.

This gold ring was the upgraded version of the Silver Guardian Ring that had previously shown great utility: the Gold Guardian Ring.

It could manifest a barrier when the user encountered danger, blocking attacks from a Gold Knight level powerhouse for ten minutes while leaving the user unscathed.

Even if the barrier was broken, it only took ten days to be used again.

Its function was so powerful that its price was naturally extreme. After Arthur was attacked, the Counts Mansion worried such an event would happen again.