The greatest fortune Hades had ever acquired was Shandora, the "Golden Land" on Sky Island.
Including the Golden Bell, it contained a total of two thousand tons of gold, worth six trillion Beli.
Six trillion Beli was a vast sum, but it could not bring much added value to the Kronos Kingdom.
Compared with the Kronos Kingdom's current annual revenue, it was hardly an astronomical figure.
However precious seastone was, it could not compare to gold. However rare it was, there was still more of it than gold.
That was because the Seastone Mine on Dragon Island was vast enough.
Although seastone had many uses, its extreme hardness made it difficult to put to effective use.
For most powers, it offered little practical value.
It was nowhere near as convenient to use as gold.
That was also the main reason seastone was worth less than gold.
The true wealth of these seas lay in the ocean itself.
Only a portion of the land lay above the surface. Far more was covered by seawater.
And the deposits they could mine were merely the tip of the iceberg.
Developing ocean resources and exploring outer space were the next directions for the Kronos Kingdom's growth.
This world was far larger than anyone imagined.
Besides, no one could claim that island alone, especially after news of its seastone deposits had been exposed.
Even Hades would not allow it.
The profits were destined to be divided.
If the Seastone Mine had been under Hades's own control, he would naturally have wanted seastone prices to be as high as possible.
Unfortunately, it was not.
Perhaps soon, perhaps after some time, an all-out battle would erupt on Dragon Island.
When that happened, it would not be just one major power setting its sights on the island, but