"Fine. You have three days to spread the news. Three days from now, we'll hold the ceremony and you'll abdicate in my favor. I'm going to ascend the throne."
"Alright."
The young King felt no reluctance. Instead, it was as though a burden he had carried for years had finally been lifted.
"Tomorrow, I'll immediately have people deliver the news to the citizens."
"This is the money I promised you."
Lin Qi opened the suitcase, took out several bundles, and tossed the remaining 2.5 billion into the King's hands.
"Aren't you afraid I'll take the money and go back on my word?"
The King was surprised. Lin Qi had handed over the money far too readily.
Lin Qi drew his long blade and sheathed it at his waist. "If you do, you'll regret ever being born into this world."
The King shuddered. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had vanished, frightening him badly.
"Could those two be ghosts?"
"No, that's not right. The money is real."
After remaining silent for a long while, the King summoned his father-in-law, who was also the finance minister, to discuss where they would go to enjoy themselves from now on.
Three days later.
Several hundred thousand residents had received word beforehand and packed the coronation grounds in layer upon layer.
As far as the eye could see, the dense crowd churned with heads, bustling with excitement.
"Who do you think our new King is? Has anyone seen him?"
"No idea. I just hope he's a tougher King."
"Exactly. The previous King lived way too miserably."
"Sigh... I do have a bit of insider information. My brother's sister's husband's nephew's father's cousin works in the palace, and she passed it along."
"Apparently, the new King is someone like a god