Chapter 552 Some of the people who had already received gold returned with their relatives. More villagers kept arriving. What started as twenty people had grown into nearly fifty, and the crowd was still swelling. Alex’s eyes shifted to the side. The two cultivator women in blue and yellow robes

Chapter 551 Alex was the King of Estoria and the richest man in Prussia. He owned five storage rings, each one crammed full of gold, jewels, rare herbs, and treasures worth more than entire cities. And yet, in love and friendship, he was bankrupt. The climb to the top was

Chapter 550 Alex had no idea what was happening. People kept shouting a name at him-Bai Xiaochun. In the Xia language, he understood the words clearly. Bai meant white, pure, clean. Xiao meant small. Chun meant innocent, simple, genuine. Together, it meant “the small and innocently pure one.” Harmless. Gentle.

Chapter 549 Alex stood inside a wooden house, the air thick with the smell of timber and dust. He had seen this kind of place many times before. Xia architecture. Old, stubborn, rooted in tradition. They refused to trade wood for steel, refused to raise glass towers into the sky

Chapter 548 The front screen froze at 100 p> “Father,” Sofina said quietly. “Doesn’t that mean Alex is pure-blood from the Earth Empire p> Wilhelm leaned back in his chair, the weight of centuries settling into his posture. “I checked the records left by our ancestors. There are only a

Chapter 547 “So, Father-do you really plan to turn them into slaves?” Sofina asked. Her face made her opposition unmistakably clear. The king let out a slow sigh. “That was the original plan,” he said. “The one we agreed on last year-before everything changed p> “What changed?” Sofina pressed. The

Chapter 546 The palace hall fell silent as Duke Christoph played the live feed. On the massive screen, Alex’s aircraft was swallowed by blinding white light. The light bomb detonated. The image shook violently, then dissolved into static and fire. Nothing remained. No wreckage. No escape. The King stared at

Chapter 545 On the throne, King Wilhelm Augustus sat rigid, his gaze fixed on the man before him. “Christoph,” he said coldly, “is it truly necessary to hunt down the last heir of Saint- Claire p> Duke Christoph von Dornwald inclined his head, just enough to show respect. “Your Majesty,

Chapter 544 When Alex heard that his enemy might be the king himself, his heart went ice-cold. “Countess Marlene,” Alex asked suddenly. “How long have I been here p> “About twenty three hours since we found you,” Marlene replied. “Listen to me,” Alex said quickly. “I guess, the only reason

Chapter 543 Alex froze. His eyes widened. “Why… why is this because of me p> Countess Marlene folded her arms. “Because Sofina called Eve to save you,” she said. “When Eve found you, you were lying on the ground like crushed meat. Like you’d been hit by an aircraft. Bones