After brief consideration, Sebastian agreed to the king's request. A year had passed since the official debut of the guild and The Crowned Dominion. During that time, all members of The Crowned Dominion had taken turns training in the Chimes Tower, resulting in substantial improvements in their strength.
The Crowned Dominion's ranks had grown to over 3000, with each member a demigod armed with a supreme artifact pistol. They were now a formidable, nearly unstoppable force.
Sebastian's own progress had been remarkable as well. Though his cultivation remained at the pinnacle demigod level, his unique blood continuously released energy, tempering his body. While he hadn't yet reached the Bronze Bone State, his physical strength surpassed that of most lower-grade spiritual artifacts. That rendered him nearly invincible among Lesser Deity Masters.
Indeed, this strength proved itself. As he led The Crowned Dominion's 3000 men, while Delaney commanded her own 1200 troops armed with pistols, they divided into two forces. Not only did they repel the allied forces of the two kingdoms, but they also launched counterattacks, penetrating deep into enemy territory.
Within seven months, Sebastian and The Crowned Dominion seized control of the Evolet Kingdom's central region, allowing the Windwalker Kingdom's army to secure key cities across Evolet Kingdom. Soon after, Evolet Kingdom fell completely, becoming part of Windwalker Kingdom's domain.
Sebastian then aided Delaney in conquering the Senan Kingdom, which also merged into the Windwalker Kingdom.
The world finally saw the true power of The Crowned Dominion, and the name echoed across the Southern Region.
Their Supreme wasn't only the leader of The Crowned Dominion and Supreme Merchants Guild—he was a powerful warrior in his own right, achieving decisive, overwhelming victories against the war gods of both Senan and Evolet Kingdoms.
This reputation sparked intense curiosity about their Supreme's identity, as no one had ever seen his true face. He always appeared wearing a silver-white mask.
With the annexation of two kingdoms, Windwalker Kingdom's strength soared, approaching that of an empire. Even the empire itself sent envoys with gifts and expressions of gratitude. Everyone knew, however, that the empire's respect wasn't for Windwalker Kingdom but for The Crowned Dominion.
The pistols from The Crowned Dominion were immensely powerful, so prices more than doubled while the supply slightly decreased. They still sold ten upper-range magical artifact pistols daily, but the number of supreme artifact pistols was reduced to just two per day.
For the first time, there was also a limit on supreme artifact bullets; those who owned pistols could purchase only ten bullets per year with a verified certificate.



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