[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-king-of-technology":3,"chapter-i-m-the-king-of-technology-i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-274":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm the King Of Technology",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},971828,1270,"Chapter 274 The Race For The Throne 2","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-274",274,"\u003Cp>--The Capital, Arcadina--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"So you are sure that he’s dead?\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"_\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alec sat on his throne, and looked at his knights inquisitively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Shannon really dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(*Shannon: Dude, can you let my name rest in peace already?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alec looked at his knights, as if scanning them for any signs lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sent these knight Captains with Marder, during the last week of August last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from their report, they had arrived sometime in December.... stayed there till March of this year, and had left immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, they had just arrived during August again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in essence, they had stayed out for an entire year for this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what surprised Alec, was that Shannon was truly dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had just been paranoid over nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hahahahhahahahahaha!!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’_’ everyone within the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the laughter of a mad crazed lunatic, Alex’s loud voice filled the room..... as he joyfully slapped his thighs in sheer delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed and shook..... like how power ranger Megazords shook, when they were finally combined together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was ridiculous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alec felt relived and refreshed, as he had heard that his long time nemesis was finally dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later on, that joy slowly turned to confusion, anxiousness and rage... as he began to analyze the matter deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t Shannon, then which trickster had fooled him into believing that Shannon had killed his eldest daughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannon’s shoulders shook from rage, as he struggled to calm himself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just who was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he had thought his enemy was Shannon... but now finding out that there was an unknown enemy in the mix, his heart couldn’t help but jump a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From experience, facing the unknown was always scarier.... as the enemy would know everything about him, but he would remain clueless about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How frustrating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind kept spinning, as he tried to think of all the powerful men within the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sadly, he couldn’t come up with anyone who would have the guys to go against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all he knew, it could be someone from another empire as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh..... Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no use thinking of it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"What about the boy?\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Your majesty, from our observation..... he wouldn’t be any threat to you in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy seems to lack courage... because no matter how we pushed him, he would always remain meek and docile.\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Yes your majesty... He’s as weak as a newborn lamb, that can’t stand the weight of its own wool.\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"__\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alec listened and nodded, as he fell deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his knights, he had another perspective to the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was TIME.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason why a Marder didn’t stand up for himself, was because he was buying more time for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Marder was weak, and needed more forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence he could only act humble for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alec wasn’t a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that how Shannon acted as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always sucking up to him here and there, as if he cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, a snake could only spawn from another snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to put Marder at the back of his mind for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what could a wee little lad do to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than thinking about the good-for-nothing, it was better to think about other important matters..... like his throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yup!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning, he was reminded by his council, that he had selected today to discuss the matter of stepping down from his throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... 3 years ago, he was supposed to pass the throne to Eli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every year, he ended up pushing his abdication date to the following year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, he didn’t want to leave his throne anytime soon.... as he liked having all the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence he planned to leave the throne when Eli turned 35 or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Eli had just turned 20 this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in 15 more years, he’d be willing to give everything up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fortunately for him, Eli had thoroughly understood him and supported him all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Alex didn’t feel guilty about keeping the throne to himself at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, he couldn’t host push the date to 15 years later.... as that would make people look down on Eli instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence he had pushed his abdication date to 2 years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the time came for him to abdicate, he would do the same thing over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, right now.... he had to arrange a formal ceremony (again), and tell his people about his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, with how many times that Alex had pushed the date back.... the people weren’t shocked anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, this king of theirs truly loved power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex smirked in glee, as he thought about how he would be ruling for several more years to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around his massive throne room and began to massage the golden arms of this seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hahahaha..... it’s all mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arcadina is all mine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And anyone who wants it, will have to take it over my dead body!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’_’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--Lipo City, Arcadina--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connor was currently within his second base... which was 2 cities, 4 towns and 1 village away from where he had been held hostage by Mr. Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he had had to make his plans A.S.A.P.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lost too many men during those ’games’... and this had definitely lowered his chances of securing the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence he had to live big moves swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"O’Brain... I need you to get out there and recruit more men!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if not many want to sign up, then kidnap them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if it still isn’t enough, take their families hostages as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t have much cash on us right now to buy thousands of slave boys... so kidnapping would be the best way to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And remember, your deadline is December of this year\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dont disappoint me!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Your highness.....Consider it done your!!!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"_\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Connor watched O’Brain leave, he too couldn’t help grinning widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he would be take his rightful place as king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one, not even Eli.... would be able to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he would get an army of 20,000... before he could make his move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just you wait brother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, I’ll make you kneel before me!!!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--Unknown Road, Arcadina--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his other brothers who had several bases... James just had one, and that was his official base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence he was still stuck travelling on the road, ever since Mr. Death had freed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought about how all the men that he had lost... he couldn’t help but cry a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because year again, unlike his brothers who had been hiring more knights in secret... he only had his official 10,000 knights that were given to Jim by his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, 3000 were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his father ever found out... he would probably deemed him unworthy of being king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thsk was bad!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James pondered for a while, as he continued his journey on horseback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a few more minutes, his eyes instantly lit up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he got his uncle form his mother’s side to give him all his knights in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was a prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So shouldn’t lowly nobles show him face by giving him their knights?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he could even get more than he desired... then wouldn’t he be stronger than his other brothers as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As James continued to daydream about the number of knights he would receive..... his mind began to slowly linger on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehehe.... with so many knights, how could he not be king?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his brothers usually called him stupid, wasn’t he smart now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmmpp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, I’ll make you all regret looking down on me!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Soon... I’ll show you who’s boss!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1333,"2026-06-03T07:55:13.590Z","2026-06-03T07:55:19.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","43def7359e5977ead95abefeb1210701b0d5b33c1d4ac6bbd4d5a5afa7dd7d1a","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-275","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-273",1977,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-king-of-technology-cover.jpg"]