Acquiring a hundred Base Dragons required five million Gold Coins. Richard had over ten million Gold Coins on hand and wouldn't mind spending it all as long as someone could supply the goods. The Mulanese from Kalimantan were his most solid bank!
Of course, if he ever ran out of Gold Coins, Richard wouldn't mind having his guard squadron make a one-time appearance as a band of robbers!
Richard wanted to see who would dare think of the Bimon Kingdom as merely a barbaric nation composed of beasts after this! Beasts couldn't possibly cough up five million Gold Coins, could they?
On the secrecy front, Richard didn't forget to issue a gag order to Chief Kien. Under no circumstances was he to speak carelessly about the "Doppler Rays" secret. Absolutely not!
The Clay Giants, with their unique abilities, had suffered for countless generations and endured the covetous gazes of many for years. Even without explicit instructions, Chief Kien and the Clay Giants knew what to do.