While the other superpowers still had their eyes on the World Government, the Kronos Kingdom had already begun its economic colonization in secret.
On the surface, the Kronos Kingdom held only the Pluton Sea, the Northern Sea, Fish-Man Island, and Trade Island.
But in reality? The Kronos Kingdom was everywhere.
All of this depended on Hades's absolute rule over the Kronos Kingdom and his unrivaled influence.
The kingdom's military, Intelligence Department, and Underworld Prison all helped advance its expansion across the world.
Even the General Staff had dedicated plans for it.
The Kronos Kingdom stood behind many famous companies in the Four Seas, having cultivated numerous proxies.
Even entire nations' economies had fallen under the Kronos Kingdom's control without anyone realizing it.
The whole kingdom had soared like a rocket.
In the nearly twenty years since Hades had inherited the throne, the Kronos Kingdom's economy had multiplied countless times. Its annual income exceeded ten trillion Wark, equivalent to over one hundred trillion Beli.
Annual tax revenue alone reached five trillion Wark. The system was remarkably fair: everyone paid fifteen percent.
Everyone's income was recorded in the kingdom's Information Database. There was no escaping it.
It was a staggering figure. If it became known across the seas, there was no telling how much shock it would cause.
The Kronos Kingdom even possessed the ability to control the world.
But Hades would not do that.
The price of controlling the world was too great, and maintaining such an order would demand enormous effort.
More importantly, it meant making an enemy of the world.
That would be no different from becoming another World Government.
Wasn't it better to stay hidden as the world's uncrowned king? Why step into the spotlight just because he had nothing better to do?
*Who knew what enemies might