Kyle activated the Magic Crystal placed at the center of the round table, then explained, "In five years, the New Continent will fully merge into Reality Space. That will also mark the beginning of the New Continent's movement."
"These six Teleportation Arrays exist because of this New Continent. Once the continent begins moving, these arrays will lose their original purpose."
"However, as you have all seen, these six Teleportation Arrays have strengthened connections between the subcontinent, island nations, and maritime nations, giving rise to prosperous trade."
"Over the past five years, the Adventurers' Offices established by us have generated annual tax revenue of 2.546 billion gold coins, equivalent to 31,825 High-grade Magic Crystals."
"That is only the result of rough management. If a tiered taxation system is adopted, this annual tax revenue can be raised to 60,000 High-grade Magic Crystals."
"Still, I believe you all understand that the tax revenue generated by these six Teleportation Arrays is secondary. Their greatest value lies in enabling resources to flow between the deep sea and the subcontinent."
"According to our assessment, the final valuation of these six Teleportation Arrays is eight million High-grade Magic Crystals."
Upon hearing that figure, Duke Moravia's eyelids twitched several times.
He alone had handled everything from planning to construction for these six Teleportation Arrays, and the costs at the time had only amounted to around four million High-grade Magic Crystals.
Yet twenty-five years later, the price had somehow doubled.
Facing his grandfather's strange look, Velin simply pretended not to notice.
Constructing Islington Astral Sea Port required a total investment of 294 million High-grade Magic Crystals, with the first phase alone requiring 180 million.
After Kyle's report three days earlier, he had finally gained a clear understanding of how much wealth he possessed.
Excluding books, weapons, necessary Transcendent resources,