The Huge Prey

Victor was puzzled. "I remember the kingdom had extremely strict sales controls on Bright Gold, didn't it?

How did you get such complete Golden Court Tree Leaves?"

The guide nodded and smiled. "That's right, Marquis. Just as you said, the kingdom strictly controls the sale of Bright Gold. Only a few licensed merchant associations are authorized to sell it!"

But what we have are Golden Court Tree Leaves, not Bright Gold. Besides, we obtained them as decorations, not to refine into Bright Gold.

Since the first king, residents of the Royal Domain have been allowed to possess Golden Court Tree Leaves like these as charms or jewelry. As long as they don't secretly buy or sell them in large quantities, there's no problem!

This is the agreement between the royal family and every resident of the Royal Domain: we share in the radiance of the Golden Court Tree, and in return, we swear loyalty to the royal family, serve in its army, and fight for it!"

As he spoke, the guide's tone became solemn, with a hint of fanaticism. He was clearly extremely loyal to the Raine Royal House and immensely proud of being a resident of the Royal Domain!

Only then did Victor understand. Edmund had once told him about the special status of the Royal Domain's residents. No wonder the royal family could use a Royal Domain with only a little over 800,000 square kilometers of land and a population of less than twenty million to suppress the Raine Kingdom's other ten provinces and the hundreds of noble territories within them.

Of course, the royal family also owned territories in the other provinces, but none of them were recognized by the kingdom as the Royal Domain. Only this plain centered around Golden Tree City was unanimously recognized throughout