"Pathetic..." Muria looked down at the fog giants below, that was his first impression upon seeing them. These fog giants were dressed in tattered clothes, many missing limbs, and looked extremely miserable.

Most importantly, their strength was even weaker than the average cloud giant on the island, who were only at Gold Tier Level 1. Most of these fog giants were only at Silver Tier, with only a small portion reaching Gold Tier Level 1.

"How did you come to Taiji Island?" Muria suddenly asked as he looked down at the fog giants.

"We used most of our tribe's savings to seek help from humans to build a large ship and crossed the ocean..." The leader of the fog giants below, covered in scars, replied emotionally as Muria's sudden question caught him off guard. He began describing their arduous journey to reach Taiji Island.

These fog giants lacked the natural talents of the cloud giants. Before reaching Gold Tier Level, most of them couldn't fly, so they had to rely on tools and pay a price to seek help from other creatures.

The fog giant tribe had requested their close relatives, the cloud giants, to accompany them on the ship, but even then, they still couldn't meet the standards for crossing the sea with only a group of low-level Gold Tier giants. They had to pay "tolls" to the sea tribes they encountered on their journey to ensure safe passage.

That was the best they could do - trading resources and treasures for safety. They might have lost their money, but at least they still had their lives.

What truly terrified the fog giants were the powerful sea monsters they sometimes encountered. Some of these sea monsters were powerful but as wild as beasts, unable to communicate at all. Upon seeing the fog giants passing by, they would immediately attack. Each encounter with these sea monsters resulted in heavy losses for the fog giant tribe.

"How many fog giants are left in your tribe compared to when you set out?" Muria asked, feeling a bit moved by the fog giants' difficult journey. Suddenly, he had a moment of insight. The significance of giants to the Titan far exceeded his imagination.

"In my tribe, only half of the adult fog giants who set out are still alive..." The muscular giant's eyes moistened as he spoke. "But their sacrifice was worth it. We have successfully seen you, the great Child of the Titan and Dragon."

"...I accept your loyalty. From today onwards, you will settle on Taiji Island. I will instruct the cloud giants to build houses for you." After a moment of silence, Muria spoke to reassure them.

With that said, a storm giant stepped forward, intending to guide the fog giants to leave and make way for others waiting to meet Muria.

"Wait, we still have something to offer to His Highness Muria." Seeing the storm giant gesturing for them to leave, the fog giant leader quickly took off a small ring from his neck.

To a giant, this ring was tiny. If Muria's eyesight wasn't good, he wouldn't even have noticed what the fog giant leader took off.

"Such a small spatial ring, it must be made by humans!" The storm giant standing next to the fog giant leader observed the ring and made his judgment with a loud voice.

"We only have this one spatial ring left; the rest were given away." The fog giant leader felt a bit embarrassed and explained with his head bowed.

Regardless of the type of giants, except for the strong individuals among humans, the rest of humanity was beneath their notice. For giants, using human-made items was shameful.

"Are you planning to offer this spatial ring to His Highness Muria?" A tide giant in the hall asked with a smile. These fog giants, covered in rags and poor, and this spatial ring was probably their most precious possession.

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"Hehe" "Haha"...

The hall erupted in low laughter upon the tide giant's words. Even Muria couldn't help but smile.

"No, that's not it. After seeing His Highness Muria's magnificent castle, how could we dare to offer such a humble human-made ring to His Highness Muria?" The fog giant leader's expression became even more embarrassed as he explained, then he activated the spatial ring and took out a piece of metal.

"Eh!" "Ah!"...

As they saw the object in the fog giant leader's hand, the laughter in the hall instantly ceased. Some giants, unable to hold back their laughter, made strange sounds, appearing extremely embarrassed. But no one paid attention to them; all attention was drawn to the metal in the fog giant leader's hand.

It was a piece of irregular elliptical black metal, about three meters long and over a meter wide. Dots of dazzling starlight floated above it, resembling a clear night sky on a bright night.

In front of this piece of metal, the magical crystal sculptures in the hall, the embedded golden gemstones, seemed to lose their luster in an instant, becoming as inconspicuous as roadside stones. Muria's splendid palace also seemed mediocre in front of it.

"Legendary metal, Void Star Gold!" The storm giant next to the fog giant leader said in an almost reverent tone as he identified the metal in the fog giant leader's hand.

"Are you planning to offer this piece of Void Star Gold to me?" Muria asked from his throne, "Do you know the value of this legendary metal?"

"Yes, we do. That's why we want to offer it to Your Highness."

"You could have used this piece of Void Star Gold as payment to hire a legendary expert to escort you. Your tribe wouldn't have had to suffer so many casualties." Muria's voice was low.

"... " The fog giant leader bowed his head in silence.

"I accept your offering." Muria accepted the tribute without hesitation. After learning about the value of the legendary metal, it was hard for him to refuse such a rare material.

Next, Muria received all the new giants who had arrived on Taiji Island. Many giants also offered treasures to Muria, but none could compare to the precious Void Star Gold offered by the fog giant leader.

It's worth mentioning that, among the newcomers, eight storm giants, at the urging of their kin, requested to join Muria's personal guard when they met him. Muria agreed to their request on the spot, which left other giants somewhat dissatisfied.

However, there wasn't much to say. After all, the storm giants were the strongest among them. Muria wanted only the strongest giants to be his personal guard, which was entirely reasonable. In this world, might made right.

In fact, the reason why the two cloud giant leaders reported to Muria was due to the pressure from these eight storm giants. After they arrived on Taiji Island, they had been clamoring to see Muria.

Some cloud giant leaders delayed for a while, but they couldn't withstand the pressure and chose to report to Muria. There were not only eight storm giants on the island, but also another ninety-seven waiting to meet Muria.

"The fifth thing." After all the giants had paid their respects, Muria began to announce his decisions once again. "I plan to start building a city with the White Jade Divine Palace as the center. This task will be handled by the cloud giants for the design and the mountain giants for the materials. I want to see a city of giants, a city of white jade."

"Your Highness, are there any specific requirements for the giant city? How long will it take to build?" Below, the cloud giant leader, Aibote, asked. He sensed that Muria was somewhat dissatisfied with the cloud giants, but he didn't know why, as he was one of the three cloud giant leaders who followed Muria to the Five-Color Dragon Fortress. He didn't know what had happened outside the fortress.

"The city's buildings should be orderly and neat, without chaos. My city doesn't need walls, and there should be room for expansion. As for the construction time, there are no restrictions. Increase the construction speed while ensuring quality," Muria laid out his requirements.

"Yes, Your Highness Muria."

"Lastly, and most importantly..." Muria looked around. "Inform all tide giants and sea tribes who are willing to obey me that when searching for treasures at sea, if they encounter giants coming to Taiji Island, they must assist them with all their strength. This is the top priority. The treasure hunting mission can be temporarily suspended."

"Your Highness is merciful!" This time, it was the mountain giants who cheered first. Among all the giants on the island, they were the most aggrieved. Being the ones with control over the power of the earth, going out to sea and losing most of their strength was extremely frustrating. They could best understand the hardships of crossing the sea.

"Your Highness is merciful!" All the giants echoed, praising Muria's decision.

Following Muria's orders, the slightly chaotic Taiji Island began to get on the right track. And when Muria officially held a meeting on the first day of each month, there were sea tribes requesting to submit and wanted to gain the qualification to attend the meeting in the White Jade Divine Palace.

After considering for three seconds, Muria agreed to the affiliation requests from the Naga and merfolk tribes, allowing their leaders to enter the White Jade Divine Palace. After all, these sea tribes had done a lot for him; even if they hadn't made great contributions, they had certainly endured hardships.

Therefore, on the first day of each month, Muria would first receive the new giants and then listen to the reports from the cloud giant leaders, giant representatives, and sea tribe leaders about the important events of the past month.

The cloud giants reported on the progress of the construction of the giant city, the tide giants and sea tribes reported on the number of giants they had rescued and the number of treasures they had collected in the past month, and the mountain giants reported on the quantity of white jade bricks produced.

Speaking of mountain giants, Muria felt that their abilities were best suited for infrastructure construction. He even thought about establishing a special construction corps and recruiting all mountain giants to join.

Unfortunately, mountain giants were true barbarians; their lack of knowledge meant they couldn't independently build anything slightly complex. They needed the assistance of cloud giants. However, this situation was improving, as some mountain giants had begun to actively learn about architecture. Their barbarity was due to their lack of opportunity for learning, not because they were stupid.

As for the storm giants, even the newcomers, one was as capable as the next. Muria recruited them into his personal guard, making them the core force behind his rule of Taiji Island.

With the strongest batch of giants on Taiji Island backing him, Muria, over the next five months, continued to expel six cloud giant leaders and their followers, banishing them to the six surrounding islands of Taiji Island to develop.