Chapter 384: Chapter 379: Knowing One’s Place Chapter 384: Chapter 379: Knowing One’s Place “…” Upon hearing the Ancient Golden Dragon’s question, the Wind King Hawk did not answer. Instead, it turned its head, gazing all around, surveying its territory. All these Cloud Islands had been collected by it over countless ages.

It was too bored and always had to find something to do, or else it could only sleep. The world was vast, but it had seen everything. The void outside the world was even more enormous, yet it could not leave the world to freely traverse it.

“Do you feel anything special now?” Seeing that Bastide was ignoring the Ancient Golden Dragon’s question, Mureya picked up his question and tried to ask it.

“I want to move in this direction.” The Wind King Hawk lifted a wing, pointing in the direction of the Lockman Kingdom.

“That’s my temporary territory!” Seeing the Wind King Hawk had responded to his question, Mureya touched his chin uncomfortably. It was treating him and the Ancient Dragon differently. Was it due to his Dragon King Bloodline or Titan Bloodline?

“Your territory?”

“Yes, the temporary territory under my control,” Mureya nodded in reply, “It was entrusted to me by a human king.”

“I want to stay in your territory for a while. Would you mind having me as your guest?”

“I would love to.” Mureya agreed immediately. The situation in the Lockman Kingdom was clearly unusual. Now that such a powerful entity was willing to stay and guard it, Mureya felt more at ease.

“Croak!” The Wind King Hawk, upon receiving Mureya’s consent, gave a long cry. Visible winds appeared underneath each Cloud Island, propelling the cluster of one hundred and fifty-two islands towards the territory of the Lockman Kingdom at a high speed. Trails of Qi were left in the sky, the speed incredibly faster than before.

“Such immense power!” Feeling the wind blown onto his face due to the movement of the Cloud Islands, Mureya lowered his head to look down. Observing the swiftly passing sea surface between the islands, he thought of the Floating City and its power problem:
“The Wind King Hawk has the power to easily move hundreds of Cloud Islands. If it was used as a perpetual motion machine… No, that thought is too dangerous. Let’s think about something else that could be achieved.”

Mureya discarded some unfavorable thoughts, “Beings like the Wind King Hawk should not be targeted. But what about other legends? With their power, if we harvest and use it, it should be enough to propel an island. Furthermore, given their ability to recover, as long as the energy harvested matches their recovery rate, they can be seen as an active power core. If there are enough of them, they can be the power source for the Floating City.”

On the Cloud Island, due to the manifestation of the Wind King Hawk’s immense power, Mureya was contemplating some terrible ideas, “I lack power now, but if I acquire enough in the future, can I build a Sky City similar to the Mechanism Emperor? Could I hunt down a few deities or perhaps imprison some Epic Evil Gods as power sources? That would be a real perpetual motion machine.”

…When the towering, stacked Cloud Islands, which resembled high towers, approached the subcontinent, casting large shadows on the land below,
Mureya had notified the cities that the islands would be passing through using communication magic. However, it still caused great commotion. It was a grand spectacle that even Ancient Dragons would marvel at.

Due to the vast territory of the Lockman Kingdom, under the influence of the Wind King Hawk’s power, these islands moved for almost half a month. The cities they passed through were nearly deserted, with open spaces densely packed with people.

In just one or two days after the Cloud Islands’ arrival, human Golden-level Powerhouses wanted to ascend the islands to explore. After all, these natural wonders represent undiscovered treasures and immense wealth in the eyes of many Intelligent Creatures.

However, these curious, or rather greedy, human adventurers were all blocked by the Cloud Giant Legion summoned by Mureya.

Moreover, Mureya’s domineering act of not allowing a single human to explore the Cloud Island gave these islands his personal stamp of ownership—they were seen as his property.

Then, under the astonished gaze of countless mortals, these hundred-plus Cloud Islands flew to the capital city of the Lockman Kingdom, Scarlet, and hovered in the sky. They cast a large shadow around the royal capital, as if it had fallen into perpetual night.

Finally, under the curious, surprised, awestruck, and admiring eyes of almost all the inhabitants of the royal capital, Mureya, who had returned to his Dragon Form, led the seven ancient dragons—who had also returned to their true forms—out from the Central Cloud Island and landed in the Royal Palace.

Mureya’s Golden Dragon Form, nearly unparalleled in Elasia and recognized instantly, immediately caused a heated discussion in the royal capital.

Clearly, in the eyes of the inhabitants of the royal capital, these Cloud Islands had an inseparable connection with their new Duke. Most residents believed these Cloud Islands to be the Duke’s nest, his dwelling place before coming to the Lockman Kingdom.

Those innumerable Cloud Giants and Storm Giants were creatures that liked to dwell on Cloud Islands as well. This was firm evidence. Only a terrifying number of Cloud Islands could nurture so many giants.

Mureya didn’t pay much attention to the external disturbances and discussions. He knew that because of these Cloud Islands, his prestige in the Lockman Kingdom would increase. However, he deemed it somewhat useless because his current prestige was already sufficient.

What he cared about now was the implementation of the new tax law and his political orders. So as soon as Mureya returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the heads of the intelligence agencies:
“Have the nobles obeyed my orders? How’s the progress of rolling out the new tax law?”

“Duke Mureya, the majority of the nobles have obeyed your orders and they have started to implement the new tax law as you have decreed. Only a small number of nobles have ignored your decree.”

“Most of them have obeyed?” A smile of interest appeared on Mureya’s face. It was slightly unexpected. To be honest, he was prepared for opposition from most of the nobles. He did not anticipate that these nobles, surprisingly sensible, obediently complied, “What can be credited for this?”

“Your Grace, after you passed these laws, the seven Dukes, Legends themselves, publicly pledged to obey and widely promoted the new tax law in their respective territories with great momentum. Hence, many nobles followed suit.”

“The leaders are well-behaved. That saves me a lot of trouble.” A satisfied smile appeared on Mureya’s face.

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