I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means-Chapter 842 - 518: Achieving Cooperation_2
Chapter 842 -518: Achieving Cooperation_2
After all, the current situation in the Gordon Kingdom is indeed quite critical, and Archil is desperately grasping at any lifeline.
“I understand.”
Lis nodded and said to Gerard:
“Prince Gerard, what brings you here today?”
Even though both sides were already clear about each other’s intentions, Gerard still cooperated with Lis in order to gain greater benefits, saying:
“Lord Lis, I have come this time to seek the support of the Feis Kingdom.”
“As long as the Feis Kingdom is willing to lend a helping hand, I am willing to pay a price that would satisfy you and King Morton.”
“This… may not be very appropriate.”
Hearing this, Lis shook his head slightly and said:
“After all, I am just a noble of the Feis Kingdom. Such matters certainly need the consent of His Majesty the King.”
“You should send an envoy to Bright City!”
“If it were possible, we would certainly like to do so.”
Gerard felt a slight urgency in his heart, but he quickly controlled his emotions.
From any perspective, it was obvious that Lis was preparing to cooperate with the Gordon Kingdom; saying this now was just an excuse.
Gerard also knew that if he did not show some sincerity, it might indeed be difficult to continue the discussion.
After all, Lis and the Feis Kingdom had other options, while the Gordon Kingdom was in a much more difficult situation.
“Lord Lis, to be frank, the Gordon Kingdom is very eager to receive support from you and the Feis Kingdom.”
Gerard waved his hand, stopping Archil who was about to speak, and said solemnly to Lis:
“To that end, we are willing to pay a price that will satisfy you.”
“If the Feis Kingdom is willing to send its army to help us defeat the Archibald Kingdom and the Paluo Federation, all the gained territories will be at the disposal of the Feis Kingdom. We only want to regain our previously lost territories.”
Oh?
Lis looked at Gerard in front of him somewhat unexpectedly, not imagining that this prince was willing to pay such a high price right from the start.
This was tantamount to abandoning control over the Archibald Kingdom and the Paluo Federation.
Although the joint forces of the Archibald Kingdom and the Paluo Federation were currently in a stalemate with the Gordon Kingdom in the Ely Hills, in reality, the power of the Archibald Kingdom and the Paluo Federation could not compare to that of the Gordon Kingdom and the Feis Kingdom.
This was indeed the case, as the ultimate victor of the war in the Ely Hills in the previous life was also the Gordon Kingdom.
However, under those circumstances, the Gordon Kingdom had only managed a pyrrhic victory and had no strength left to counterattack the Archibald Kingdom and the Paluo Federation.
In the previous life, the Feis Kingdom was unable to intervene in the conflict between these three countries as it was occupied with the invasion of the Bodic Kingdom and threats from surrounding nations.
But things are different now!
Lis’ appearance had prevented the Feis Kingdom from falling into the quagmire of war with the Bodic Kingdom, allowing it to swiftly crush and annex all of the Bodic Kingdom’s territories.
Although it still needed some armies to quell other resistance forces, with support from the Lisiluo Peninsula territory, the situation was much better than in the previous life.
As for the northern Dillon Kingdom, they were in no position to covet the territories of the Feis Kingdom. Several of their main corps were severely damaged or even annihilated, forcing the new king to withdraw his forces to lick their wounds and worry about the threat from the Feis Kingdom.
Attacking the Feis Kingdom?
No way!
The Legendary Crown they secretly sought protection from was Joyce, the big shot. They didn’t have any chance.
This meant that now, the Feis Kingdom was the biggest winner in the chaos on the Fanor continent, still holding plenty of leverage.
It could easily intervene in nearby regional conflicts to gain benefits.
This was why, after contacting Bright City, King Morton sent Bevis with the Golden Lion Knights over.
King Morton was well aware of many things Lis had done in secret, and they had reached a tacit understanding.
For Lis now, the title of Duke Kane did not mean much.
Didn’t [Judgement Flame] Stephens, never receive any noble title from the Feis Kingdom?
The seemingly prestigious titles meant nothing to a strong person of such a level.
And now, Lis was gradually showing similar inclinations.
Attracting such strong persons was something that every wise ruler was willing and even needed to do.
If Lis were now interested in joining the Gordon Kingdom, not to mention the duke title, the entire Ely Hills as Lis’ territory would be nothing.
But such words, Gerard would not mention.
To Lis, ordinary territories were nothing.
Only key areas like Danerluo Port, which were crucially important in version 3.0, were worthy of Lis’ investment of more energy.
Lis touched the armrest of his chair, somewhat appreciating Gerard in front of him.
As expected of the meritorious prince who led the Gordon Kingdom to win normal foreign wars, such decisiveness was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
“If that’s the case, I can relay your message to His Majesty the King.”
Lis smiled sincerely and then said:
“Prince Gerard, you should know about the mercenary group formed in Cui Feng City, right?”
“Call me Gerard, Lord Lis.”
Gerard relaxed slightly, feeling that there was a possibility to continue the conversation.
“Do you need our help with something?”
“You should have noticed those mercenaries who can ‘die and come back to life’, right?”
Lis took a sip from the goblet in front of him and nodded.
“Yes, what do you mean?”
Gerard asked tentatively, wondering if the Elf Sage in front of him knew the secret of these people.
“I am quite interested in them, so I want to gather them for some research.”
Lis said to Gerard.
“No problem, we and the Mercenary Guild will fully cooperate!”
Gerard agreed immediately upon hearing that.
He was only curious about these people, not overly concerned.
After all, their strength was rather average, with the strongest being only at the High-level Bronze Rank.
Although they had the ability to resurrect, this might have caused mental issues, making their behavior extremely strange and aggressive.
If it weren’t for their peculiar preference for completing mercenary commissions and relatively ‘abiding by the rules’ when doing so, these ‘undead’ would be natural members of the Chaotic Camp.
“I hope that Prince Gerard can assign more commissions to the White Dove Mercenary Corps.”
“No problem, the White Dove Mercenary Corps will become a strategic partner of the Gordon Kingdom.”
“Even after the war here ends, there will still be many commissions throughout the kingdom. Surely, they can satisfy the needs of the White Dove Mercenary Corps.”
Although Gerard was not too clear on Lis’ reason for saying so, he thought it might be Lis’ way to control those undead, so he did not ask further.
This kind of price for cooperation with the Elf Sage seemed a pretty good deal to Gerard.
Lis was also quite satisfied.
Some territories and resources were not worth much to him now; what interested him more were precious treasures above the Legendary Rank.
General legendary weapons and equipment were no longer of much importance.
The Gordon Kingdom could not easily hand over such possessions.
Rather, allowing the Gordon Kingdom to let Lis’ White Dove Mercenary Corps, that is, those players, to farm Experience Points was more practical.
This ‘field’ would provide more Experience Points to Lis.
Lis had accumulated quite a lot of Legend Level, and the Experience Points he could allocate for player missions each day was far higher than that of a typical Gold Rank, but it still couldn’t satisfy the demand of all players.
This slowed down Lis’ gathering of Experience Points.
With the Gordon Kingdom helping to ‘cultivate’ the White Dove Mercenary Corps, the efficiency would be exceptional.
Gathering enough Experience Points to break through to the Legendary Rank as quickly as possible was more important than anything!
Mission accomplished.JPG!
