Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 379: The Moves of the Various Powers!

Yu Dong reported along the way and eventually succeeded in arriving at the royal court hall of the kingdom.

Above the hall, three thrones sat side by side, and three rulers were sitting there with their eyes closed.

On both sides of the hall, Near King-level ministers each had seats, numbering in the thousands. The closer the seat to the front, the stronger the minister, so one could clearly see the great strength of the Star Han Kingdom.

Yu Dong nervously came to the center of the hall.

"Who stands below the platform? What matter do you report?"

"Your Majesty, I am Yu Dong, City Lord of Donglai City. Four months ago, the auction house in my city auctioned a treasure map that marked the location of a God Realm Sea cluster composed of thirty thousand Realm Seas. Curious, I purchased the treasure map, then used the teleportation array to arrive at the marked target."

"One month ago, my main body reached the location. After investigation, I found that it was indeed as the treasure map claimed: there were thirty thousand Realm Seas there, and each had just been newly opened."

"But when I expanded the search range, I discovered many more Realm Seas. The current estimated number has already reached one billion!"

"This is my Soul Memory Crystal Stone. Please, Your Majesty, examine it!"

The Near King-level ministers seated on both sides were extremely surprised upon hearing City Lord Yu's report.

A cluster of Realm Seas with over a hundred million Seas was extremely rare;this was already a very good opportunity.

Some ministers lost interest upon hearing it was just Realm Seas;Realm Seas alone were useless to them, not worth their concern.

Instead, the three rulers above all opened their eyes and looked over.

They each glanced at fragments of Yu Dong's memory and easily confirmed the truth of his words.

The three rulers quietly exchanged words through transmission.

"Big brother, this cluster of Realm Seas would be excellent for cultivating our juniors. The Seas are close together, easy to manage. Should we step in and occupy them?" asked the ruler on the right.

"No need. Although there are many Realm Seas, the information is already exposed. If the kingdom steps in directly it would seem like lowering ourselves. Just send a few troops to take occupation," transmitted the ruler on the left.

The ruler in the middle spoke, "Troops can be sent, but there's no need for us to personally occupy them. Release this discovery to all subjects of the kingdom. They can occupy and develop the Realm Seas on their own, and we will collect thirty percent of the proceeds as tax. The troops will only protect their Realm Seas from external invasion and maintain order there!"

"Wise as always, Elder!"

The two rulers nodded in approval.

Then the ruler seated in the center said, "Yu Dong is rewarded for reporting this news. Grant him a resource that raises Continent-City level combat strength."

Yu Dong was overjoyed beyond expectation;this reward was far greater than he had imagined!

Continent-City level was a level he had long dreamed of. It already placed him among the kingdom's middle ranks. The benefits of his report were enormous!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After saluting, Yu Dong continued, "Your Majesty, I am still exploring the boundaries of this cluster. I can still find new Realm Seas. There may be even more!"

When the Star Han King heard this he understood immediately and replied calmly, "If the number of Realm Seas discovered exceeds one billion, your reward can be upgraded to Near King-level!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Star Han King swept his gaze over the ministers and announced, "From this day forth, dispatch the Third, Fifth, and Seventh Armies to the new realm area to garrison it and safeguard the new zone. Establish New Realm Administration Offices, and open applications for Realm Sea pasturing rights. Any subject of the kingdom may register at a New Realm Administration Office. After paying a rental fee they may develop a Realm Sea themselves. The kingdom will collect thirty percent tax, and the kingdom guarantees the safety of developers. This decree takes effect immediately!"

The officials beside him immediately recorded the ruler's command and presented it for the Star Han King's seal.

The Star Han King then stamped it with the royal seal, and the order was transmitted through the kingdom's fortune network directly to every city.

Ministers in the court wore various expressions, all showing interest in developing the Realm Seas.

Developing a cluster like this could strengthen a power's foundation. Occupy as many as you can!

City Lord Yu immediately had his son go register the Realm Seas they had discovered. He planned to find a way to develop a number of Seas. Being first in line would give him an advantage. Especially the Realm Seas around the teleportation array — those were major transportation hubs, destined to become excellent trading points. Establishing shops there would be extremely profitable.

City Lord Yu's thoughts raced.

The ministers in the court also had ideas. They could occupy a Realm Sea to strengthen their families or replenish their clan's resources.

And so, the matter was swiftly decided.

Within the court, neither the Star Han King nor the ministers placed excessive importance on these new Realm Seas. What they lacked was not ordinary resources, but higher-grade resources.

At the same time,

In the Divine Artisan Kingdom, news of the Realm Sea cluster also spread.

Cultivators in the Divine Artisan Kingdom attached greater importance to the new cluster because the varied Realm Seas might contain materials useful for forging artifacts, and it was an excellent place to find talented artisans.

So many low-level artificers below the Wuji rank flocked to that new cluster to explore.

The higher-ups of the Divine Artisan Kingdom quickly learned of the Star Han Kingdom's approach and imitated it, dispatching troops to guard the area.

Su Yuan of the Eternal Kingdom naturally also sent people to seize territory, using a similar policy to the Star Han Kingdom's.

Apart from the three kingdoms, many neighboring states also sent forces to try to occupy as many Realm Seas as possible.

At that time, the absurd magnitude of the Realm Sea numbers had not yet been discovered.

Occupying one Realm Sea after another still required a great deal of time.

Su Yuan was delighted to discover that as news of the Realm Sea cluster spread, he had accumulated three hundred billion Fame Points.

Without hesitation, he continued to open God Realm Sea Garden areas in the chaos, though they were some distance from the earlier eight trillion Realm Seas, and repeated his prior method.

A large number of Realm Seas were opened, forming new plantation zones.

Wide swathes of Realm Seas were created, and Su Yuan spent three hundred billion Fame Points in one go.

When Fame Points ran out, Su Yuan used Once Proved, Forever Proved to slowly restore Dao Principle Origin Essence. Relying on self-recovery, Su Yuan's speed of opening Realm Seas was actually not slow.

Therefore, if future cultivators hoped to occupy all the Realm Seas, it would be impossible, because Su Yuan's rate of creating Realm Seas far exceeded their rate of occupying them!

Realm Seas would only increase in number, until at a certain moment Su Yuan, with this enormous quantity of Realm Seas, would directly become the true Realm Sea Supreme Ruler.