King of Titans and Dragons
Chapter 407 - 407 402 Unifying the World

Chapter 407: Chapter 402: Unifying the World Chapter 407: Chapter 402: Unifying the World “It’s such a pity, my fellow countryman has already reached his peak in life, marrying the eldest princess of the Empire, becoming the chief weapon forger, and even having a small dimensional plane as his duchy.”

Muria shakes his head and sighs to himself. Such achievements represent the peak in the main material world of Elasia. Besides becoming a deity or attaining an epic accomplishment, there’s hardly anything better.

Truth be told, when the Ancient Golden Dragon Basde was introducing Gustav, Muria considered recruiting this top artifact refiner. But after hearing about Gustav’s current achievements, he discarded that thought.

This guy has had it too good. Set aside his identity as a Titan and Son of the Dragon, he’s even more successful than Muria. He owns a small dimensional plane as his duchy, a complete world, quite unlike Muria’s semi-plane that he hasn’t exploited yet.

In terms of personal wealth, even if Muria considers his Nine Kings and Saintly Imperial Abyss, he probably couldn’t compete with Gustav. How much resource could a chief artifact refiner of the Empire possess?

So, Muria believes there is no hope in recruiting this top artifact refiner. Whether offering bribes or threats, he doesn’t stand a chance compared with the empire guarded by an Epic.

“By the way, you said Gustav is able to forge legendary weapons quickly? How quickly exactly?” Muria asked with some curiosity. His exclusive weapon was forged with the assistance of the Void Forging Palace, so the process was very short.

“Master Gustav’s record is forging a legendary long sword named ‘Undestroyed Lake Light’ in just ten days. Such short forging time sent shockwaves across the main continent.

Regrettably, by that time, Gustav was already engaged to the Star Cluster Empire’s eldest princess. No one could intrude on their territory, hence the number of people wanting to assassinate Master Gustav soared. As a result, the Emperor of the Star Cluster Empire assigned four legendary guardians for his brother-in-law.”

“Wow, that treatment.” Muria smacked his lips. If he were human, he would probably be green with envy. On top of being the brother-in-law of one of the ten most honorable emperors in the human race, he also has a beautiful princess as a wife. What more could a person want in their lifetime?

But unfortunately, Muria is not human. He is an exceptional being with both Titan and Dragon King Bloodline. His present lag behind that predecessor is due to his young age. Given enough time to grow, he is bound to surpass this top artifact refiner.

Their starting points were different. Granted, Gustav, a downcast noble who lived an extra lifetime, has achieved so much through his exceptional artifact refining talent and hard work, it is quite impressive,

but he has reached his limit. Non-combat professions do have a ceiling, and Gustav has reached his. He has already lost his path forward.

From the perspective of the rulers of the Star Cluster Empire, an artifact refiner’s strength should be enough to forge legendary weapons, no need for it to be too strong. Too much strength would be difficult to control.

In this way, Gustav can’t reach the level of Epics. Under the Star Cluster Empire’s control, he couldn’t possibly form a legion capable of roaming the void and performing grand salvation or destruction events with a small material world.

As for becoming a deity, forget about that. Considering the population resources of the human empire, supporting a human to become a deity would be easy. But the Star Cluster Empire doesn’t need a God of Forging, besides, there’s the issue of controlling it.

The main thing is, a Deity, at the level of Epics, uses weapons that can’t be just forged with superior techniques but involves more fundamental things,

Such as faith and source power. Without these, just relying on metal materials is not enough to forge weapons for the legendary beings. The best weapon an artifact refiner can forge is a legendary weapon.

Thus, Gustav is limited to this level of achievement. Who can tell how bitter this seemingly highly prestigious chief artifact refiner of the Empire is? Those four legendary guardians by his side probably have responsibilities far beyond merely protecting this master artifact refiner.

But Muria is different. His future is boundless. There is no existence in the world of Elasia that can impede Muria. If anything hinders his development, his elders will naturally intervene to eliminate it.

Their initial positions were different, there’s no comparison. Besides, Master Gustav already lived over three hundred years, if Muria lived as long, he would surely surpass Gustav in strength and wealth.

“Hmm, why is Gustav not recognized as the number one artifact refiner in Elasia, only as the number one artifact refiner in the main continent?” asked Muria, who was interested, “is it because he never left the main continent to compete with the artifact refiners of other subcontinents?”

“Exactly. Not only has Gustav never left the main continent, but he also hasn’t left the territory of the Star Cluster Empire after gaining renown. His activities are limited to the Star Cluster Empire and his duchy. Even when he wants to visit his duchy, he needs to inform his wife, Princess Isabella, to accompany him.”

“So, it’s impossible to have a number one artifact refiner in Elasia. No ruler allows their top talent to be out of their control.”

“Yes. Many non-combat professions find it hard to compete for the top spot due to the heavy restrictions they face. ” At this point, the Ancient Golden Dragon Basde burst out laughing, as he found his conclusion ironic.

“If there existed someone who could unify Elasia and hold competitions like Your Highness, then these non-combat support professions could easily find out who’s the best in Elasia.”

“Unify Elasia?” Muria was amused by the Ancient Golden Dragon Basde’s hypothesis. “Since the ancient times, no one has ever managed to do so. Definitely not in the past, and even less likely now.”

“It was just a joke, why should it bother Prince Mureya? Elasia can’t be unified. A sage once had this idea, but after briefly counting the number of powerful forces in Elasia, he gave up on this impossible dream.”

“Only by physically beating all Gods and Epics, and suppressing all objections can unity be accomplished. But who, from the past to present, could have such power?”