It could be said that Laws of Nature Origin Crystals held a lethal attraction to any ninth-grade expert. Any expert stuck at the pinnacle of ninth-grade and unable to advance any further would love to have one to help them to break through.
Unfortunately, how would something like that possibly be that easy to obtain?
As for the right to residence in Dragon Island, this was something that one daren’t even think about!
As the Holy Land of the Colossal Dragons and even the Dragon God Empire, traditionally, only pure-blooded Colossal Dragons and Saint Domain Dragon People were allowed to enter Dragon Island. How would ordinary people possibly be qualified to enter the island?
Even the champions didn’t receive a privilege like that during the past years of the competition!
Yet one needed only to make it into the top three positions, and they would receive the right to a one-year residence on the Dragon Island this year? This was practically... insane!
Your Majesty, are you out of your mind? Why are the rewards so generous this year?
“Those little fellows are simply too lucky this year!”
Some people were so jealous that their countenances were pretty much close to becoming altered beyond recognition. “Why weren’t the rewards this generous the last time?”
“What a loss! What a huge loss! If I’d known, I’d have joined the exchange competition this year no matter what...”
However, before all of this was even over, the attendant went on. “The champion shall be conferred a King and bestowed a plot of land measuring 5,000 square kilometers, 10,000 servants, 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals, 5,000 kilograms of elemental crystals, and permanent residence in Dragon Island!”
“What?!”
“Conferred a King?”
The entire venue was thrown into a huge furor at once!
Even the princes and princesses, as well as old-time Saint Domain experts, like President Fred and the others, were astounded by this particular reward! Each and every one of them stared at the emperor in disbelief!
Conferred a King?
How many years had it been since the empire had last conferred someone a King?
Chapter 157: Establishing A Kingdom And Conferring A King, A Lost Continent
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
How many years had it been since the empire last conferred someone a King?
2,000 years? Or 3,000?
Many of them couldn’t help but try to recall… It seemed like the last time someone was conferred a King had been more than 2,000 years ago?
During that time, another dukedom was added to the Dragon God Empire, thereby increasing the number of affiliated dukedoms from a total of 47 to 48.
Even so, there were currently only 63 Kings in the empire, and they were respectively the rulers of the 15 kingdoms and 48 dukedoms.
Apart from them, there were no other rulers.
What? Couldn’t the emperor’s sons be conferred as Kings?
One would be dead wrong if that’s what they thought!
In the Dragon God Empire, the emperor’s sons were but just princes. No matter how outstanding they were, how strong they were, or how favored they were by the emperor, they were still just princes and had nothing whatsoever to do with being a King.
In the Dragon God Empire, the conferment of a King held special meaning—not only did the conferment mean that a new ruler was going to emerge in the empire, but it also meant that a new dukedom—or even a kingdom—would be added to the empire!
The territories occupied by dukedoms and kingdoms were far beyond the other nobles’ territories. Even if the emperor wished to confer someone as a King, he’d need to be able to provide the corresponding amount of land first.
Otherwise, the conferment would exist only in name.
Why is His Majesty suddenly conferring someone as a King?
Many of the high-ranking officials’ minds ran at lightning-quick speed as they mused over the emperor’s intentions. A lot of them were utterly confused, but a small group of officials who were on closer terms with the emperor did manage to guess his intentions.
The reason for His Majesty’s sudden conferment of a King is likely related to the 13th Princess!
Not only is the 13th Princess highly favored by His Majesty, but she’s also amazingly talented and edges out even the most talented Prince Barbarossa. She’s indisputably the strongest among the empire’s youths!
It’s just a shame that she’s half-human, so it’s destined that she’ll never be able to inherit the throne. Therefore, His Majesty intends to settle for the second-best option and confer the 13th Princess as a King?
But the problem is that in order to confer someone as a King, they’d also need to be given their own territory. Although the empire occupies a vast amount of land, all of it is currently presided by their own overlords, so where’s the territory going to come from…
Just as the people let their imaginations run wild, Frederick the 32nd stood, and with a smile, he announced, “Let me tell everyone a piece of good news! Three months ago, a team of adventurers discovered a lost continent in the southeastern waters of the Endless Oceans!”
“A lost continent?” Everyone was greatly shocked by the news.
“The continent hangs isolated above the Endless Oceans to the east of the Dragon God Empire and is obstructed from view by the clouds surrounding it. Thus, prior to this, no one has ever discovered its existence until that team of adventurers entered it by accident.”
Frederick the 32nd went on mirthfully and said, “After the empire’s investigation team’s appraisal, it has been found that the continent occupies a vast territory and has abundant resources.
“The distance from the east to the west spans more than 5,000 kilometers while the distance from the north to the south reaches over 6,000 kilometers. The surface area covers as much as ten million square kilometers. In terms of just territory alone, it’s enough to match up to a dukedom.
“It can be said that this is
