King of Titans and Dragons
Chapter 413 - 413 408 Crediting the Strength of the Stone

Chapter 413: Chapter 408: Crediting the Strength of the Stone Chapter 413: Chapter 408: Crediting the Strength of the Stone “However, the space within the half-plane is limited. It’s impossible to allow all the residents of the kingdom to take refuge in it. Only a very small number of them will have this opportunity.”

Muria simply introduced his plan to initiate the Half-Plane Refuge, “Unquestionably, it will be the elite among you humans who will be prioritized. High-level Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, Array Masters, Inscription Masters, and other types of high-end knowledgeable individuals, along with their direct family members, will have the right to take refuge first.”

Some people below clenched their fists in the dark, feeling angry about Muria’s words but being helpless. As the ruler, what’s wrong with protecting the elite talents in the country first?

If we prioritize protecting ordinary people instead of these high-level talents, it may seem kind-hearted and close to the people, but this is a brainless act that does not understand the importance of priorities.

“And as members joining the Demon Hunting Team, your family members also have the opportunity to take refuge in the Half-Plane. However, you need to obtain quotas by killing demons and earning military achievement points.”

“How many achievements do we need to get a quota?” asked Yaheng, the young man with the back axe, raising his hand again.

“A thousand achievements.”

“What rank of demon must we kill to get a thousand achievements?”

“A demon of the Silver Third Rank should suffice.”

“That’s good.” Yaheng breathed a sigh of relief. A Silver Rank demon is just within his easy handle range.

“The demons now all appear in groups. It is not easy to slay a demon of the Silver Third Rank,” Muria kindly reminded.

…Under the influences of honor, military achievements, and the young people’s self-esteem, all the martial arts geniuses participating in the final matches joined the Demon Hunting Team. There wasn’t a single withdrawal, regardless of how many were sincere and how many were merely for the rewards of demon hunting. Nevertheless, the result was very good.

It is worth mentioning that, except for those with noble backgrounds, almost all the auxiliary profession geniuses who qualified for the finals were recruited by Muria. Even though some of the recruiting processes were ugly, it was acceptable as long as the results were good.

No matter if it’s a black cat or a white cat, a good cat is one that catches mice. Of course, the Half-Plane these auxiliary geniuses entered was not the one controlled by the Scarlett family, but the almost desolate Half-Plane controlled by Muria.

Muria provided these array masters and runic masters with enough blueprints and materials to allow them to optimize and strengthen mage tower’s defense system on the basis of restoring its original one.

After all, it’s an ancient mage tower dating back ten thousand years. Strictly speaking, it’s out of date, and its magic technology and runic arrays are obsolete antiques compared to current enhanced studies.

As for alchemists, Muria scheduled potion brewing tasks for them, based on a standard work schedule from nine to five. The rest of the time was free for them to do anything they pleased after completing the tasks.

For artifact-refiners, Muria also provided adequate materials for them and concurrently assigned tasks. Without a doubt, in the future, the consumption of weapons and potions will be the largest. Naturally, Muria is stockpiling as much as possible now for the war reserve.

…

The Martial Arts Competition ended and the city residents of the Lockman Kingdom found it amazing that in the most bustling downtown of their city, a crystal monument towering nearly a hundred meters was erected overnight.

It was crowded with rows of vivid figures with names, looking very spectacular. The dazzling spirit light on the monument also carried a mysterious aura, something they had never seen before.

“What is this? It wasn’t here yesterday, but it suddenly appeared this morning. Is this a miracle?” A deity believer stared at the crystal monument gleaming under the rising sun and asked uncertainly.

“Don’t just link everything to the Deity if you don’t know anything. Do you think any deity would descend a miracle on our dinky city?” An annoyed passerby who had witnessed the miracle the night before retorted.

“If it’s not a miracle, then how did this beautiful and majestic stone pillar appear? Did you see it with your own eyes?”

“Quite coincidentally, I did indeed witness it last night. I watched as eight mighty Cloud Giants, with dozens of Griffins, lowered the monument from the sky and installed it in the center of the city.”

“Oh, so it’s a creation of the Duke Mureya. That explains it.” Upon hearing this passerby’s words, the people around them showed a sudden realization. Because of the new tax legislation, most of the population of the Kingdom admired Muria, wishing he could always rule the Kingdom.

“How could such a big stone monument make no noise when dropped?”

“Are you stupid? Haven’t you heard of magic? And you’re talking about vibrations.”

“Yeah, but who are the figures on the stone monument? They look so familiar. Are they from noble families?”

“Your memory really sucks. Is it because you made love too many times with your wife last night and forgot who these people are? It’s been such a short time.”

As soon as the words fell out, laughter broke out in the area, filling the air with a jovial aura. Ordinary people have fewer rules to follow than the nobles, so having few crude jokes in their normal conversation is a piece of cake.

“Take a good look, those are the geniuses who went to the Royal Capital Scarlett to participate in the martial arts competition.”

Ah, right, I was wondering why they looked so familiar. But why set up such a huge stone monument and put all the geniuses on it? What’s the purpose?”

“Don’t know. Duke Mureya is a Golden Dragon. He appears to be young now, but who knows how long he has lived? Big figures like him have a long-term perspective. They have ideas that we insignificant people like us cannot guess.”

“That’s also true. Hey, look, some of the figures on the monument are moving up, and there is a string of numbers appearing below. Do you see it? What is that? One thousand, one thousand three, two thousand two, they keep increasing. What’s going on?”

“Not only is one person having numbers appearing beneath them, but many others are having the same too. Those numbers are also increasing.”

Under the puzzled gazes of numerous city residents, the crystal monument, which had quietly been standing in the center of their city overnight, was undergoing inexplicable changes,

One after another, the vivid figures with names and a string of constantly changing numbers, ceaselessly rose and fell on the monument, moving rapidly up, down, left, and right. It looked quite strange.