[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens":3,"chapter-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-47":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 Billion Citizens",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2270922,4434,"Chapter 47: The Crown of the Humble","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>Dusk City, Commercial Street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since I’ve come all this way, I should bring gifts for Elise and Danielle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his way out, gazing at the bustling streets around him, Karon suddenly muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, after buying the gifts and preparing to mount Black Abyss Wolf, he found the creature refusing to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Blacktail?” Karon asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time he’d ever been refused a ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Abyss Wolf extended its paw and pointed at the gifts in Karon’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want a gift too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Abyss Wolf shook its head, turned, and bit off a clump of black fur, placing it on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean I need to get a gift for His Highness too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Karon exclaimed in sudden, profound realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Abyss Wolf nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve failed as a human even more than you’ve failed as a dog,” Karon patted the wolf’s head, self-deprecating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Black Abyss Wolf’s emerald eyes flickered with a hint of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a mere human understand how to be a “dog” better than it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying packages of various sizes and an empty purse, Karon set off on the road home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several days of travel, he finally returned to Black Wolf Keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the highest-tier guest chamber of the keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, here is the Hawk-Eye Elixir you requested. Congratulations on successfully advancing to ‘True Magician.’ May your path in magic be smooth, until your glory is etched into history.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon respectfully presented the potion, his gaze fixed on Xia Mingyu’s emerald-colored scalp text, flickering with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had learned from his own daughter that His Highness had mastered all basic magical runes and hundreds of common runes in just two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply… terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To call him the favored child of magic, a future great mage in the making, would be no exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a noble, he had dabbled in magic as a child, but before even learning his first rune, his mind nearly burned out—he’d cried and screamed, grabbing his sword and running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly wondered what miraculous abilities His Highness’s 1.4 billion identity blessing granted him—surely it must be tied to magic learning, otherwise how could anyone memorize hundreds of dull, intricate patterns in two days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon sincerely felt envy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for your help, Viscount. I shall cherish this friendship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu thanked him while taking the potion and examining it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potion was stored in a slightly cloudy small glass bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glass had been invented in this world, but it was expensive and mostly opaque, still not widely available—only the noble class could afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the bottle, the murky green liquid inside was clearly visible, along with two eyeballs floating motionlessly within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hawk eyes were preserved perfectly; even making eye contact with them sent a sharp, piercing sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disgusting—thankfully I don’t have to drink it,” Xia Mingyu’s lip twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, helping you is my honor—why thank me?” Karon said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he spoke thus, the radiant, genuine smile on his face betrayed his true feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friendship? Friendship? Does His Highness really consider me a friend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an honor! What generosity! What bliss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, while in Dusk City, I also brought you some gifts.” Karon smiled and clapped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Servants entered one after another, carrying boxes of various sizes, placing them in the guest chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, you may examine the other gifts later, but please, do look at this one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon ordered a servant to place a delicate wooden box before Xia Mingyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of gift could be so mysterious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flicker of anticipation, Xia Mingyu gently opened the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside lay a black, round-topped top hat, resting quietly on a deep red silk lining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hat’s material appeared to be premium black swan velvet, shimmering with fine luster under the sunlight streaming through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most striking was the feather embedded on one side of the brim: pure white, with a thin golden thread wrapped around its base and a small obsidian-like gem dangling at the tip, glinting subtly as light shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, it was a beautiful hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness, you previously instructed me not to reveal your identity publicly, and I heard from my knight that you’ve worn a round hat before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I specially purchased this magical item—it’s called the ‘Crown of the Humble.’ Wear it, and it will conceal the identity blessing above your head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon said carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hat had nearly drained all his remaining money—even selling his own jewelry barely covered the cost, and even then, only because his status as a son-in-law of the Marsha family secured him a twenty percent discount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Mingyu’s eyes flickered with excitement; the risk of his identity leaking and spreading rapidly had always been his greatest fear, to the point he dared not leave Black Wolf Keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately put on the black top hat before the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, under his gaze, the white feather on the brim gradually darkened, then a wisp of black mist rose from its tip, enveloping the text above his head—“Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 Billion”—and together, they faded into transparency until nearly invisible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then mentally suppressed his “True Magician” profession blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing this, he was delighted to find he had once again become the ordinary, slightly handsome man he had been on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Viscount… no, Karon, I truly love this gift!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu gave the man’s thick shoulder a firm, enthusiastic pat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he knew this viscount likely harbored some expectation of gain, he still felt the man’s sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon noticing the change in address, Karon’s heart swelled with uncontainable joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—His Highness, this noble prince, had finally begun to recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Karon, can identity blessings be artificially altered?” Xia Mingyu asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blessings are divine protection. One may cleverly obscure them from view, but to alter them artificially is absolutely impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There have been those who tried, but they could only deceive ordinary people; any transcendent above the peak level can see through it instantly, let alone the Morning Star experts who have awakened magical power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why, upon seeing His Highness’s blessing with his own eyes, he had immediately dropped all suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a secret chamber of the keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boge, this is the Hawk-Eye Elixir for your advancement to Hunter. Take it now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Mingyu handed the potion to the boy before him, who, after training and a diet rich in meat, had visibly grown stronger and bulkier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, thank you for your great favor—I shall not disappoint you. I shall become your fiercest hound.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy knelt on one knee, accepted the potion with both hands, and without regard for its revolting appearance, swallowed the murky liquid along with the two eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unified reply: This hat appears only a few times in the entire book, minimal impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1174,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","98ec86c05f00028deaa10a01b395ce437f06bd0990b156cb3f4defbe5e7a3636","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-48","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-46",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]