[{"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-279":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},971833,1270,"Chapter 279 Baron Cains Dilemma","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>--Profus City, Arcadina--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"You Fools!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You idiots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You... you.....Ahhhh!!!!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pah pah pah pah!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of thunderous slaps, could be heard raining on their poor victims from outside a massive closed door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within the room, 3 men could be seen kneeling before their master pitifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces had been smacked so hard, that one could see several palm imprints on them.... as well as small trails of blood here and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know that their master liked to wear a ton of golden rings... so for sure, their faces had all swelled up as if they were infected with some unknown virus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"You imbeciles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave you all one simple job.... Find Shannon or the person who killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did you do, you went about lazying around!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for those 3 knight Capatains who informed me on their way back to the capital... how would I have known that Shannon was dead?\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pah pah! pah! pah! pah!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’_’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain Cain was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how long he had been waiting for news on Shannon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been over a year now for crying out loud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had known that Shannon had died earlier, wouldn’t he have made his moves to conquer the entire western region already?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yup!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Shannon..... he too wanted to divide Arcadina, by splitting the western region away from rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly why Shannon was his nemesis.... because both of them were too alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been fighting secretly for more than 13 years now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for him to find out about his nemesis death through Alec’s people..... meant that Alec would definitely keep an eye on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t stupid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the death of Shannon, there weren’t too many people who would be ballsy enough to go against him within this region... and Alec knew this!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his guess was right, then Alec would soon send him a letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even though he didn’t know what would be written there, he knew that it wouldn’t be too good for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, Alec might send an even stronger power to help that useless City lord rule the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since that person would be Alec’s spy, that would mean that he wouldn’t be able to do most of his activities anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know that Cain was the law within this Profus city... as well as the law within all neighbouring villages and towns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a young 24 year old city lord, who took after his late father’s duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could he do against Cain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because this assumption, that Cain had left the boy to live after secretly killing the boy’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like the boy was an insect that could never be used against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Alec wanted to give a helping hand to that boy, then for sure... his power within the city would diminish thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all.... Cain had been taking 60% of the boys monthly salary sent by tAlec.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As well as controlling most of the city lord’s army here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this could still be charged under the crime of deceiving the king..... since he had told Alec on countless occasions that he didn’t control more than what he shouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying about growing an army on it’s own was too suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, if Alec’s officials (spies) came to stay permanently... wouldn’t he be charged, stripped from his powers, exiled or executed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much to consider here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to make matters worse, he wasn’t prepared for such news at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this time, he too had assumed that Shannon was in hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even at this moment, it was still too unbelievable to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his arch enemy he was talking about, so how could he be dead just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn!!.... this was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why he left Shannon and him alive for so long, was so that they could fight with each other and keep the balance of power even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with him being the victor.... how could Alec allow him win just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make no mistakes, even when he fought with Shannon.... both of them were careful enough to not kill each other yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it simply, they just wanted to cripple or Assimilate each other’s forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short..... so far as Alec was still alive, it would be stupid for them to kill each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the start of their careers, they had thought about working together to put Alec down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were too distrustful towards each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if one of them betrayed the other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say that Cain hated Shannon more than he hated Alec... and Shannon knew this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence their only choice was for them to go back to the drawing board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assimilate or cripple each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Shannon dead now.... Cain knew that as of now, his peaceful life would suddenly become chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He balled his fists in anger, as he cursed the son of a b**ch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shannon you bastard!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in death, you still found a way to drag him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked at the men kneeling before him, he felt like beating them to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they found out that Shannon died before the king did.... wouldn’t he have already conquered a massive chunk of the western region by now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then.... wouldn’t he be prepared for any sudden attacks from Alec?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all their fault!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shannon had soon turned his slaps into fierce punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Do you know how much trouble you’ve put me in?\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You worthless dogs!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"_\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone’s face who he didn’t like, he would punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cain was just punching in any direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he began his WBA career, the men tried their best to hold in their screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lower jaw, cheeks, and entire face.... had suddenly turned into punching bags\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had broken one’s nose, as well as made one’s tooth fly out too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now..... these people looked like Alec and Shannon to Cain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastards!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>30 minutes later, the men had all fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"All of you there!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drag these baffoons out Now!\\\" Cain said, as he pointed at all the guards standing around his audience room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Yes my lord!!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Brubrubrubru!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards worked fast, and very soon..... only 3 people were now left within the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Cain had vented all his anger out, his mind quickly went to work again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"Woxan!... Zeditus!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"You called my lord!\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"I have new assignments for you.\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\\\"__\\\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1113,"2026-06-03T07:55:13.590Z","2026-06-03T07:55:19.557Z",1,"novelbin.me","8adc18fc5702c612dcdae664add2b463b2e329f5893477082caa30ab82b89026","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-280","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-278",1977,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-king-of-technology-cover.jpg"]