Chosen Ones (6) (Bonus Chapter for Patron SX Ashes +5)

Splash splash splash splash splash...

Shining Gold Coin, jewelry, gems, and anything else that glowed continuously fell from the Space Ring into the vault.

The Dawn City's treasury was already nearly empty. Even though William had plundered a lot of Gold Coin from the Steel Duchy, the continuous expansion, development, and even the construction of that Warship in the second half of the year had almost completely emptied William's coffers.

Now, a wave of sudden wealth from Dragon Slaying has successfully replenished the flow of funds.

Lotner and Odom stared wide-eyed as William poured out Gold Coin, creating a small Gold Mountain.

At this point, Odom licked his lips and exclaimed, "At least 130,000 to 140,000 Gold Coin, not even counting the value of those rare gems and metals."

Lotner nodded with a hint of relief. "In any case, we now have nearly 180,000 Gold Coin in the vault, which is enough for us to develop for a while."

"That's right. In the future, we should also maintain good relations with the surrounding Winged Folk and Half-Elf, and have more exchanges with the New Blue Moon Town. We should also increase the number of caravans and trade transactions." After William gave the order, the two nodded and walked out of the vault.

Yesterday evening, William led his army back to his hometown.

As soon as the subordinate generals mentioned the Dragon Slaying feat, the hundreds of thousands of Commoners in Dawn City were completely excited. Apart from the official banquet, the Commoners also brought out food and wine and placed them on the streets.

The entire dinner lasted almost until the next morning.

When William went to the vault at dawn, the way people looked at William, whether in the New District or the Old District, whether they were humans, Elf, Half-Elf or Dwarf, was completely different.

Many people initially felt only awe, fear, or curiosity towards William.

At this moment, most people's view of the lord was one of reverence, or even worship, and some fanatical followers even became complete believers of William.

For example, Alec...

After all, most Commoners are uneducated and ignorant, and their purpose in life is nothing more than to eat and, incidentally, to continue their family line.

As the lord of Dawn City, William brainwashed these Commoners almost every few days.

Now, add to that the Dragon Slayer feat.

The people's hearts are full of hope!

William glanced at the character panel.

[Countdown to the Open Beta launch of version 1.0: 12 days, 13 hours, and 22 minutes]

"The open Open Beta is just around the corner, and Player ' equipment is also a problem." William raised an eyebrow and then asked Odom to come to him.

"My lord, what is wrong?" Odom, the Lone Mountain Dwarves prince, is now the chief steward of Dawn City, in charge of various logistical affairs.

Absolutely.

William is a bit overqualified...

However, there are still not enough people. William nodded to him. "Go and inform all the Blacksmith Workshop to forge 30,000 sets of ordinary armor and weapons, and 20,000 sets of fine armor and weapons."

Odom's eyes lit up. "A big deal?"

"You should know about those Chosen Ones who disappeared, right?"

"Their methods of disappearing are truly untraceable. Many of them vanished into thin air within the city, leaving me nowhere to look. If I hadn't personally designed and built this city, I would have thought some kind of underground cave I didn't know about had appeared." Odom didn't understand why the lord called them the Chosen Ones.

William waved his hand, gesturing for Odom, the blond, wavy-haired man, to come closer and speak.

William whispered something Xixi into Odom's ear.

Odom's expression kept changing, from disbelief to shock, and even disbelief...

A while later.

The blonde, wavy-haired man swallowed hard and said in a deep voice, "Is what you said true, sir?"

"The dream I had six months ago—didn't I end up encountering those immortal Chosen Ones?"

Believe it or not, if the Chosen Ones truly descends in ten days or so, then it will prove that what I said is true.

And I believe that the will of Heaven will reach everyone's minds!

"What exactly are those Chosen Ones, and where do they come from?" Odom was very confused.

Although the Chosen Ones come from all sorts of races, they are still very different from me...

William smiled mysteriously, patted his shoulder, and said, "I don't know about that, but just remember, the Chosen Ones are insignificant in the short term. Ultimately, you can only control your own Destiny. But the Chosen Ones won't die; you just need to make good use of them."

"My lord, I understand." Odom left the Conference Hall with a serious expression, his mind heavy with worry as he walked toward the Blacksmith Workshop.

Yet, he was filled with mixed emotions. If this were true, then the lord... wouldn't he be Emissary from heaven?

Otherwise, how could they know so many secrets in advance?

In an instant.

Odom quickly covered his mouth, deciding it was best to keep this to himself and never tell anyone else. After a blissful daydream, his favorability rating surged again to 980+, just 20 points away from the maximum...

"Roar, roar~" The Frenzied Giant Bear roared from the depths of the dense forest, and in an instant, flocks of birds scattered and wild beasts ran wildly.

William rode Big Bear, galloping south through the jungle. Some Commoners pulling carriages saw this and quickly made way for their Lord in the middle of the road before watching the Dragon Slayer depart with reverence.

A human youth, not yet sixteen, looked at the imposing Lord and shook his head wistfully, "I really want to kiss the Lord's shoes..."

An older, middle-aged man turned his gaze away from William, kicked the young man in the backside, and said disdainfully, "Pah, you brat, do you even deserve it? Trying to kiss the Dragon Slayer's shoes? Go back to fishing and come home to dry your nets."

The young man stood up with a smile and said, "Father, I'm almost 16. I want to become Professional. I want to serve the Lord, or even go fishing at sea. I really don't want to be catching shrimp and frogs in Rainbow Lake anymore..."

The middle-aged father frowned, looked at his determined son, and sighed, "Then let's see if you have the Talent. The Lord has made us a lot of money. If you really have the Talent, we'll try to let you learn High-Class Secret Manual."

"Thank you, Father. I will definitely become a true Warrior."

This is the wish of many young people in Dawn City. They want to become Professional, and even if they cannot be recruited into the army, they still have a certain chance of being selected as Mercenaries.

Alternatively, if all else fails, one can go out to sea to fish, because fishermen on the high seas often need the skills of Professional, especially since William described the sea so wonderfully, making many people eager to try it.

The nearly one-year-old Frenzied Giant Bear is already a level 31 Low-Class Magical Beast. When it stands upright, it is nearly 2.5 meters tall, and its running speed is not slow. It has great explosive power, but it is a bit lazy...

Fortunately, while the three bears are disobedient to others, they always carry out William's orders without question.

It's not just about pet affection.

Furthermore, William's title as the Dragon Slayer has deterred the three bears from even considering resistance.

We drove all the way.

After a full two hours, William finally arrived at the southernmost part of the continent and saw the boundless, Fantasy Ocean.

at the same time.

William rode Big Bear straight toward the huge Shipyard.