[{"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-59":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},2270934,4434,"Chapter 59: Are You Crazy?!","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-59",59,"\u003Cp>In the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen sat on the ground, glancing at the black magic-suppressing collar around his neck; his lifeless eyes flickered with a faint dimness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a dream?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a beautiful dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap-tap-tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, someone stepped into the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteen, it’s time. Your turn to fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man opened the cell door, speaking calmly—he was Benson, the dungeon overseer, responsible for leading slaves to the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No reply. Thirteen simply rose silently and walked out of the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a massive, imposing frame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this truly be a human body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had seen it before, Benson was still awed by the giant’s tower-like stature and iron-hard muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad he’s a slave. He silently lamented in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on. Today your opponent is a ground bear. Take your time—last time you smashed the Black Abyss Wolf into pulp with two punches. The crowd was furious, screaming for refunds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Benson walked through the grim dungeon corridors, he gave instructions to the giant behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant remained silent, and Benson had long grown accustomed to his quietness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does this mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the giant stopped and gouged several crooked characters into the wall with his thick fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means stars and fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though puzzled, Benson instinctively answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If another slave had dared speak up, he might have lashed out to teach them a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this giant was one of the dungeon’s most valuable assets—he, as merely an overseer, had no right to destroy him casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the giant truly committed a grave offense—like refusing orders or refusing to fight—Benson wouldn’t bother over minor things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under Benson’s incredulous gaze, the giant’s scarred, ugly face suddenly twisted into a terrifying smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So… so terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the corridor stood a colossal circular arena, built from countless massive stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectator seats rose in tiered layers, packed tightly with countless people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobles, draped in lavish robes, sipped cups filled with crimson liquid from the uppermost tiers, watching the bloody spectacle below with cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freemen and merchants crammed onto the lower stone steps, waving their betting tickets wildly and screaming themselves hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center lay a vast circular patch of sand, stained dark red by years of bloodshed, the air thick with the reek of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the edge of the sand stood tall iron railings; behind them lay dark passageways, from which faint roars of beasts and the clanking of taut chains could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most prosperous, yet most wicked and bloody city in the Sosia Kingdom—the Slave Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was one of its most important structures—the Blood Fang Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fight had betting pools; countless people had become rich overnight here—or lost everything, even becoming slaves on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Butcher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Butcher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the giant emerged from the passage, the crowd roared in frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Thirteen frowned slightly. For some reason, since entering the dream-palace, he had grown weary of this title that had clung to him for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finish quickly, come back, and memorize the characters that His Highness taught me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, another line of text appeared beside his commoner’s protection on his forehead—deep purple: Berserker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker was an ancient profession, easy to attain—no complex prerequisites, only constant battle; as long as you didn’t die, you’d eventually succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to its extreme mortality rate and difficulty in advancement, it had long been replaced by the mainstream knightly path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet for slave owners, letting slaves choose a profession requiring no investment was undeniably the most cost-effective option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a three-meter-tall giant bear burst from the opposite passage with a deafening roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was covered in armor-like thick fur, its eyes blood-red, radiating a suffocating, ferocious aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starving for days, it quickly fixed its gaze on the towering human nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much meat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drip… drip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saliva dripped from the ground bear’s fangs as it lunged excitedly toward its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it closed in, the bear swung its massive paw at Thirteen with such force it whipped up a gust of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bear’s human-like expression of shock, the giant caught its paw with a single arm like an iron pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human… had blocked its full-force strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear’s mind froze. In terror, it swung its other paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, the giant caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the struggle of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant’s copper-colored muscles tensed instantly, veins bulging like coiled dragons; the ground beneath his feet cracked from the immense force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the crowd’s thunderous roars, the bear gradually lost ground, stepping backward inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing patience, the beast opened its maw, lined with fangs, and bit down hard on the giant’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fangs sank deep into flesh—and then… wouldn’t bite further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this even flesh—or stone?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bear’s mind short-circuited. For a moment, it couldn’t tell who was the monster anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this… really a frail human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen surged forward, flipping the bear onto its back, then brought down a fist the size of a human head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With earth-shaking impacts, his fists hammered the bear’s skull and body like iron hammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blow brought the crunch of breaking bones and the bear’s agonized howls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood and shredded flesh sprayed, staining his copper skin and the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators stared, awestruck by the brutal beauty before them, forgetting to cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the massive bear was reduced to a stinking pulp of meat, and the giant walked calmly toward the passage, did they finally react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Butcher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human Beast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd screamed in frenzy, though some who had bet on the bear’s victory wailed in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stars and fire. Glory and justice. Xia Mingyu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the deafening roars behind him, Thirteen silently recited the characters taught to him in his dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to disappoint that kind prince who had personally taught a slave to read, and even spun a gentle lie for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the lord’s bedroom of Black Wolf Keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say? You want me to ask His Highness to be little Haidon’s godfather?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kallen, just awakened from sleep, stared blankly at his wife beside him, wondering if he was still dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after his waist was pinched hard did he confirm this was reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you mad, Danielle?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though His Highness is always kind and benevolent, and we have indeed helped him a little, expecting him to be Haidon’s godfather? That’s pure fantasy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kallen, who usually cherished his wife, couldn’t help rebuking her sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For nobles, the bond between godfather and child was an intimate tie, nearly equal to that of a biological father—and vice versa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Note: Protection is essentially the world’s safeguard granted to sentient beings; thus, no slave protection exists, for the world does not recognize its sentient creations as slaves.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks(ω) Read again and drop some moon tickets, folks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-19T22:18:43.340Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b9c6e1f4050e804716bcc7d7929091e6167eefa6b51cd6618b72b0c95ad40981","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-60","heir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-chapter-58",186,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheir-to-the-kingdom-of-1-4-billion-citizens-cover.jpg"]