[{"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-610":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},972664,1270,"Chapter 610 - The Young Dartomi","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-610",610,"\u003Cp>\"Sirs, this is the boy’s home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... Thank you, village chief Gringo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Beri, his men and Gringo were now within what was supposed to be the boy’s front yard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beri looked up at the thatched house that barely looked like it could’ve taken anyone through winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was slightly slanted, old and looked very unsteady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on closer inspection, one could see that it had been mended numerous times during this past winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that on some days, the poor boy had probably almost frozen to death whenever the heavy snowfall would collapse parts of his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh... His life must’ve been tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dartomi, this is the village chief..... Are you in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting any more time, the village chief respectfully knocked on the thin door that was made from several backs of trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked for a while without getting any response and thought that no one was around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Beri and his men knew that this wasn’t the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On arriving, they had seen footsteps on the mushy grounds that can only belong to that of a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the footsteps went straight into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, when they had knocked on the door the first time... They could hear slight noises coming from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One might think that it was just the wind or something, but Beri and his men felt otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, there was so much evidence around the yard alone that showed that the boy was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erhmm... Sorry sirs, it looks like he’s not in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know the boy lives alone, so he probably went out hunting or fishing in the nearby streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you’d like, we could wait for him here or back in the village... Whichever one you all want.\" Gringo said with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... No need, he’s in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"_\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gringo looked at Beri, and then looked at the rest of the nodding soldiers in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How were they so sure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gringo looked at the door again and thought long and hard on whether the boy had responded during one of his knocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But failed to recall hearing anything from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beri now stood in front of the door and knocked once more to get the boy’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kid, we mean no harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are from Baymard, and we’re here to assist you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kid, I know that life has truly been unfair to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world is a dark place that turned its back on you when you needed help the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have lived, suffered, and even survived through it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you will continue to suffer if you don’t take a chance to make a change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these words are the words that a wise, daring and brilliant man once told me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never forget that amidst human cruelty lies ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like everyone else, I too used to be ignorant as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now my eyes have opened with the changing tides of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know you don’t trust anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for yourself and your parents, give it one more chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give yourself a chance to prove humanity wrong about you and change your destiny.\" Beri said with a slight smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>85% of these words came from Landon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had first come here with his mother and sister, he felt like he was at his wit’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he trusted Santa, one never knew if the person Santa trusted was as good as he claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all he knew, he could’ve been sent into slavery behind Santa’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much that weighed on his shoulder as a man who had 2 women to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father had disowned his family and their names had been removed from the list of royals and nobles throughout the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this point, he was nothing more than an ordinary peasant man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the lowest point in his life, where he felt that the wicked would always succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Landon saw him, he immediately took him as a brother and said these exact same words to him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had some sort of enlightenment, because immediately after... he felt his mind become calmer and clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at this point that he knew what he wanted to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing up in the palace, he had never wanted the throne and had always wanted to be a simple knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who could take on too much responsibility and that he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if Santa could be a merchant, then why couldn’t he be a simple knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so with so much motivation, he took his miserable situation and turned it into a dream all thanks to himself and his majesty Landon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never forget those words no matter what!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were his saving grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kid, soon we will be leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if you’re in there, this is your last chance to come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, your destiny is in your own hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Catchah!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gringo: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Beri finished his speech, the door was forcefully opened by the young boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gringo was shocked and embarrassed at the same time when he recalled how he told Beri how hardworking and honest the boy was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Kid, so you were inside the whole time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you know that they might take you as a troublemaker instead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if you were in there, why didn’t you open up when you heard my voice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kid...You really don’t put I, the village chief in your heart, do you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Gringo was still sulking, the young lad Dartomi..... Was currently facing Beri and his crew silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young boy had a scarf over his nose and tried his best to stand in an imposing manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, his trembling hands quickly gave him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Dartomi was also analyzing them as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and without a doubt, he was utterly impressed by what he saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like real warriors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dartomi steadied his chaotic heart and looked Beri straight in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smelly men, what do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"_\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-03T07:55:28.921Z","2026-06-03T07:55:36.430Z",1,"novelbin.me","2d55692be33b0bff83e3f4ae3feebeb7b56355b3e4fdedb93caab3e834ae8a97","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-611","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-609",1977,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-king-of-technology-cover.jpg"]