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Chapter 401: "The Grizzly Pirates are Crippled."
Lei Luo walked up to the stage and put on the command hat that Zha Mu had left behind.
Although they were filled with a deep-seated hatred for Lei Luo, the pirates in the command module all acknowledged that Lei Luo was indeed a genius commander.
The remaining 1,000 warships were almost in a state of chaos.
Under the command of Lei Luo, in just three minutes, they had basically returned to normal.
His instructions were detailed to every ship, and the frequency and level of detail that each ship received was also something that the pirates had never heard of.
It was under the detailed operation of Lei Luo that the light transport ships with fewer passengers and lower value were placed at the front.
After that were the heavy-armored ships with powerful firepower and strong defense, followed by the frigates and other auxiliary ships.
It should be said that this arrangement was rational enough.
But at the same time, it was also cold-blooded enough because it was clear that the passengers on the light transport ship would be cannon fodder.
One had to know that even if they were not destroyed by the last volley of shots from "Holy City of Beauty."
They wouldn't be able to escape the attack of the heavy armored defense forces that were already in the air and ready for battle.
Even Lei Luo was prepared for the mutiny of the light transport forces when he gave this order.
He was also prepared to make space for the ships behind them to allow the light transport forces to retreat.
However, what surprised him was that there wasn't a single light transport ship that was retreating.
They faithfully carried out Lei Luo's orders.
Only, on the command crystal, different kinds of words kept flashing.
These were all the last words left by the members of the light carriers to their families.
Witnessing all of this, Lei Luo understood why a small pirate group like the Grizzly Pirates had never had a great leader.
They had been able to survive for so many years in the cruel world of the empire entirely on their own.
All of this was because of the terrifying cohesion between them.
At this moment, Lei Luo felt a little regretful. He thought that he might have been wrong.
He had sacrificed something that should not have been sacrificed.
However, this was not the time for Lei Luo to think too much.
This was because the fleet was close to the moment when the enemy was about to fire their cannons.
Lei Luo opened his eyes and stared at the crystal. He watched as the brilliant multi-colored light burst out from the countless cannons and gathered in the empire. Finally, it swept into the grizzly pirate fleet and turned into a white light.
"All remaining transport ships, retreat. Heavy armor and escort the main assault. The other auxiliary ships will assist in shooting."
"Other than heavy armor, all ships will completely abandon their shields. All their energy will be converted into offensive energy. Shoot! Each ship will choose their target."
Before the white light dissipated, Lei Luo immediately shouted the order.
Now that they were in close combat, both sides were too close to each other. Courage was more important than strategy.
Therefore, there was no need to make any detailed commands.
Everything seemed to have been rehearsed according to the script. When the white light dissipated, the heavy armor defense team of the city went into battle.
Their last defensive force went into battle.
When they had just appeared on the battlefield, they were hit by a volley of shots from the fleet of the Grizzly Pirates.
Before they could figure out what was going on, they had already lost half of their heavy armor.
Among them, the captain of the defense fleet was also hit.
With the battle going on like this, there was no suspense at all.
The fleet of the Grizzly Pirates, which had the upper hand, easily broke through the defense of the defense fleet of the city.
With only sixteen heavy-armored defense fleets remaining, the fleet announced their surrender. They had finally taken down the city.
And as the price, the Grizzly Pirates were completely crippled.
Among the sixteen heavily armored ships that surrendered, the Grizzly Pirates only had 70 or so heavy armor, 100 or so guards, and 300 or so support ships.
When they received the surrender message from the defensive fleets, the pirates that were originally amazed at Lei Luou's commanding ability immediately raised their swords and aimed at Lei Luo, who was their commander just a second ago.
At this moment, Zha Mu slowly returned to the command cabin.
When he passed by Lei Luo, he paused for a moment before walking straight to the chair next to him and sitting down.
Zha Mu turned his head and looked at the remains of the ships in the sea. He calmly asked, "You are extremely intelligent. Did you ever think that you would be bleeding on the spot today?"
"I have thought about it, but the probability is very low."
"Just because of your lie, our pirate gang was crippled. Do you still think the probability of me killing you is very low?"
"When the flowers wither and fall into the soil, there's no use crying anymore. The only way is to wait for spring to come."
Lei Luo took a deep breath and slowly turned around to face Zha Mu.
"The Grizzly Pirates' loss is already an established fact. Even if you kill me now, you can't take it back. But, if you kill me, you'll lose the benefits I promised you."
"If I kill you, I'll still snatch the city."
Zha Mu clenched his right fist, his veins popping out.
But he still managed to speak in a low voice. It was obvious that he was trying his best to control it.
"That's right, but what about after that? Will the alliance give up? Can you withstand their pursuit? With your current strength, I'm afraid you won't be able to last a month."
"Until now, you still dare to imagine that our grizzly bear pirates will listen to you?"
The corner of Zha Mu's mouth curled up, revealing a smile that was a little out of control.
"There's something I've said before, and I'll repeat it to you today. A responsible person has no right to be childish."
After Lei Luo said this, he strolled over to Allie's side.
"Let's go, it's time for us to leave."
"Stop!"
Zha Mu stood up abruptly and let out a loud roar. This roar was deafening.
Even Allie was so nervous that her hair stood on end. She was ready for battle, and she was ready to respond at any moment.
Lei Luo, on the other hand, was still very relaxed. Zha Mu's loud roar only made him pause for a moment.
Then, he continued to walk forward.
Zha Mu pulled out his sword, pointed at Lei Luo, and said, "Give me…Stand still!"
Allie's hair stood on end, and she was about to make a move, but Lei Luo reached out and pulled her back.
Allie never expected that Lei Luo's strength would be so great. He could pull her back with just a stretch of his hand, and she couldn't move at all.
This shocked Allie to the extreme.
"This…What kind of person is he?"
"Leader, look…"
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Chapter 402: "I Will Always Protect You."
The sudden appearance of hundreds of black dots on the crystal caused a pirate to cry out.
Zha Mu turned around and fixed the black dots. When he zoomed in, he saw that it was a light frigate that won with speed.
There were more than 200 frigates in total.
It was obvious that this was a brand new symbol on the ship. It was the symbol of the East God.
This time, the pirates in the command center looked at Lei Luo with even more hatred than before. Their eyes sparkled, and they wished they could swallow Lei Luo whole.
One of the pirates waved his arm and angrily roared, "Leader, don't be afraid of him. F*ck. It's just two hundred light frigates. We'll give up our old assets and destroy them."
However, his sorrowful cry didn't receive any response.
Although the other pirates were as angry as him, they knew that this suggestion would result in their deaths.
Under the current situation, once the war started, the 16 heavy armor ships that surrendered would definitely turn against them.
Attacking from both sides, the grizzly pirates were at a disadvantage.
With Lei Luo's ability to command a fleet, as long as there was one person in the fleet who was equally capable, then their strength advantage would be lost.
Under such a situation, the victory would only be 50-50.
Moreover, even if they won, the Grizzly Pirates Gang would truly disappear from this empire.
Just as everyone was painfully hesitating, Lei Luo and Allie's figures had already disappeared from the command center.
When they could no longer see this person, Zha Mu, whose entire body was tensed up, finally let out a long sigh and fell onto the command chair.
The other pirates also heaved a sigh of relief.
They had no choice but to choose something that was extremely painful. They knew it was so painful that they did not want to choose at all.
This kind of burden was not something that anyone could bear and face.
In the end, Zha Mu gave Lei Luo a sightseeing boat and allowed him and Allie to return to the East God fleet that came to welcome them.
When the sightseeing boat slowly sailed through the sea, the shattered pieces of the ship.
The broken limbs floating in the sea, as well as the scattered blood, were all scattered around the sightseeing boat.
The reason why Zha Mu gave Lei Luo a sightseeing boat was to let him see all the scenery around him.
Although he was sitting in the sightseeing boat, he was protected by a tight protective barrier.
However, they were still able to smell the faint smell of blood.
The Grizzly Pirates released the corpse collecting boat. These mechanical monsters that looked like octopuses continuously waved their tentacles and sucked the limbs that were floating on the sea into a huge container.
Each of them emitted a bright light that illuminated the surrounding space, making the hellish scene around them even more threatening.
Because of this, Allie could not resist vomiting.
Although she had grown up in the major leagues, Allie was a warrior-type person. East God would never allow her to go onto the battlefield.
Therefore, this was the first time she had encountered such a scene where hundreds of thousands of lives were instantly sent to heaven.
What made her feel strange was that Lei Luo actually did not have any adverse reactions. He just lay on the bed silently and stared at the chaos that he had directed.
"What's so good about this? How cold-blooded."
Allie wiped the filth from the corner of her mouth and rinsed her mouth at the mouth of the sightseeing boat.
Allie saw that Lei Luo was still lying there motionlessly, so he said naturally, "I'm very tired. Can you let me rest for a while?"
To Allie's surprise, Lei Luo did not refute her this time.
Instead, he simply turned around and smiled at her.
This was the first time she had seen Lei Luo speak so politely, and his voice was so gentle.
For a moment, she was at a loss. "Uh…Okay."
"Thank you."
Lei Luo took off his coat and lay down on the sightseeing chair. Then, he covered his head with his coat, as if he had really fallen asleep.
Allie noticed that the sightseeing chair was at least two meters tall.
It was taller than Lie Luo, but Lei Luo didn't stretch his body fully. Instead, he curled up into a ball.
The sightseeing boat continued to move forward. There was no sound inside the boat.
Allie kept looking at Leroy who was lying quietly on the sightseeing chair.
Even Allie didn't know what was going on. After she just watched for about two or three minutes, she began to feel the urge to go up and comfort Lei Luo.
Her intuition told her that Lei Luo was not as strong and cold as he appeared to be.
It was like he appeared to be powerless in front of her, but at the critical moment, he was able to burst out with such great power.
This man had always habitually concealed his true so that no one could see who he really was.
Suddenly, Allie realized that she really wanted to get to know Lei Luo. It was not an intelligence-based understanding, but she felt it in her heart.
It was a kind of understanding that she wanted to get close to.
She could not believe that she would really want to get close to such a man. He was so scheming and shrewd.
This instinctive resistance made Allie delay for a while longer.
After a while, Allie finally couldn't help but walk over to the sightseeing chair that Lei Luo was lying on. She sat down and gently patted the jacket that was covering his head.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Can I borrow your shoulder for a while?"
"Hmm?"
Without Allie's permission, Lei Luo suddenly sat up and hugged Allie.
Allie almost instinctively wanted to push Lei Luo away.
However, when she realized that Lei Luo really only needed a hug and did not have other ulterior motives, she sighed and acquiesced to Lei Luo's actions.
When they were about to reach the east god fleet, Allie asked, "What kind of person are you?"
"Don't you know that in this world, the most difficult person to grasp is yourself? I don't know what kind of person I am right now because people change."
"Lei Luo, can you give me a guarantee? No matter how much you change, you will still treat me as your companion."
Allie's words stunned Lei Luo. He let go of Allie and sat face to face with her.
Allie continued, "Morton once told me that you are a person who will never hurt your partner… I didn't believe his words before, but now I do."
Lei Luo looked at Allie and asked, "Why?"
"No reason."
Allie shook her head slowly.
"Women don't use their brains to think, especially women like me who don't have good brains. I'm used to using my intuition to think… Can you promise me?"
"I'll always protect you."
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Chapter 403: The Peace Conference
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Lei Luo and Allie looked at each other, having just gone through the first baptism of life and death.
Both of them were at the emotional peak of their lives.
It was in this context that Lei Luo made his promise to Allie.
It should be said that, in a way, Lei Luo's words were somewhat impulsive, but Lei Luo used his life to fulfill his impulsive promise.
A day later, in the first province at the imperial capital where the senate was…
Ever since the Black Knights' rebellion, the No. 1 conference hall, which had been sealed up had been reopened.
The people gathered here were the princes who actually controlled the fate of the entire empire.
Historians generally believed that this conference was the last chance for mankind to peacefully solve the problem of the magic conductor.
Therefore, this meeting was called the "Peaceful fall" meeting.
The beginning of the meeting was inaugurated with Calasio's introduction.
This middle-aged man, who relied on his family's bloodline to obtain the status of a feudal lord, was now in his fifties. It should be said that his talent was not too bad, but he did not have any interest in learning.
Over the years, he ate, drank, played, indulged in extravagance and debauchery. To this day, he was a completely mediocre person.
He used his hands and feet and his extremely exaggerated expressions and actions to help explain what had happened to his non-nominal subordinates.
Most of the people present were disdainful of his exaggeration and cowardice, but their faces were full of sympathy and deep affection, and because of this, Calasio felt a sense of accomplishment.
After Calasio finished his demonstration, Gao Ze was the first to speak.
"As the core of the empire, the magic shooters of our fifth province have already been cleared below the danger line. In that case, I personally suggest that we make a prompt decision and immediately notify the alliance leader of the entire empire in secret to mobilize the army and deal with the problem of the magic shooters of the entire empire in an extreme amount of time."
It was obvious that Gao Ze had already investigated the magic conductor data of the alliance that he could influence. He was confident that he had the ability to control it.
"I object. Although the magic conductors of the fifth province have almost been dealt with, what about the other provinces? If they start fighting in such a hurry, the magic conductors will definitely have a huge riot."
"Everyone, please don't forget that, to a certain extent, the magic conductors have the ability to replicate."
"Even if magic conductors are at a disadvantage in certain aspects, their terrifying ability to reproduce will offset all the disadvantages. If they really cause a ruckus, the situation of the riot from back then will be repeated."
"Griffin almost immediately voiced his opposition, even though Griffin had already thought of ways to hint to the alliance leaders and suzerains that they should consider reducing the number of magic conductors."
"But his subordinates, who are also full of the desire to expand, have produced too many magic conductors in large quantities in the past few decades in order to expand production. Even if the production has shrunk in the past few years, the total number is still extremely shocking."
"Then are you trying to say that we should allow the suzerains to continue producing magic conductors?"
"Do you know that there are millions of new magic conductors in the empire every day? Who knows, there might be an unprecedented great uprising."
With these two people as representatives, the meeting room was immediately divided into two factions.
They were caught in a long argument, and only three people remained silent from the beginning.
One was Ulysses, the other was the honorable King Papafilin, and the other was the Knight King Graham.
When the argument reached the end, Gao Ze said loudly, "It's meaningless to keep arguing like this. Let's just vote."
As soon as he said this, everyone quieted down.
"Everyone has been arguing for so long, but our most honorable king of glory hasn't said a word. Why don't we invite the king to say a few words?"
The Knight King Graham, who had been closing his eyes and meditating with his beard, opened his eyes at this time.
He threw out this sentence.
Papafilin seemed to be a little surprised to hear Graham say this.
He first glanced at Graham indifferently then turned his gaze to Ulysses.
"I'm not the only one in the entire meeting room who hasn't said a word."
"Although Prince Ulysses is young, his reputation as being extremely intelligent has already spread throughout the empire. We old fellows might as well be humble and listen to the opinions of the young people."
Hearing Papafilin's words, Morse could not help but show some displeasure on his face.
Meanwhile, Papafilin's words also made Ulysses feel very surprised.
The reason why he did not speak was not because he was arrogant and thought that he was amazing.
It was because he knew that there were not many people who were inferior to him in terms of intelligence.
It was only because everyone had their own ulterior motives that they would act so mediocre at the meeting table.
Thus, he had been studying silently for the past few hours.
But now that Papafilin had said so and since everyone's eyes were on him, it was impossible for him to remain silent.
After pondering for a moment, Ulysses stood up and bowed to everyone present.
"Seniors, in my opinion, I think we can issue the senate order, the 'magic guide preferential treatment law,' which states that all magic guides must have the same food, clothing, and other conditions as before and can not be changed. As long as we do this, then 99% of the magic guides will not cause trouble."
At this point, Gao Ze continued, "Although there is only a one percent chance, there are 65 million magic guides who can give birth. Moreover, the reason we allow them to give birth is precisely because these magic guides have to carry out more complicated work. Their thoughts are also more complicated. They are the elites among the magic guides. What should we do with these people?"
Ulysses bowed to Gao Ze before replying, "I think we can let them return to human society and become a part of it."
"This is a very good suggestion, but I feel that this is an impossible task."
Papafilin finally spoke. Everyone's gaze naturally focused on him.
"First of all, for a long time, many people no longer see magic conductors as humans but as beasts."
"There are many such fundamentalist lords. This is no longer the era of the empire, and the senate does not have the authority to order the lords."
"Even if we issue such an order, the lords might not follow it."
"I believe that when that time comes, there will be endless cases of people secretly torturing and killing magic conductor Ke Yu."
"A fox mourns the death of a rabbit. It is difficult for the surviving magic guide Ke Yu to not feel fear."
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Chapter 404: 195 Billion Gold Coins
"Moreover, the status of the fertility magister is special. I don't think that they will be able to integrate into normal society, because the so-called normal society is actually a cruel world where the strong prey on the weak and bully the good and fear the evil."
"Not to mention those conceited elites, even the commoners will probably discriminate against them. In the long run, it is inevitable that they will feel resentment."
"When the two are added together, sooner or later, these fertile sorcerers will still be in chaos."
After Papafilin's eloquent speech ended, everyone present fell silent. A few people in the middle nodded in agreement.
Papafilin picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea.
"There are only two long-term solutions now. The first is that we set aside half of the province as a special area for the sorcerers. We will relocate all the fertile magic conductors in the empire to live here. In this way, the relocation fee will be a huge expenditure. Many lords may not be willing to do it. And this will require the senate to bear a certain amount of expenses. At the same time, all the magic conductors are engaged in military work. They lack experience in producing civilian products and have no experience in organizing society. Therefore, the senate will give them all kinds of assistance. I've calculated that it will take about thirty years before we can completely let go of the magic shooter and let them develop their own. This money will have to come from the senate again."
"How much does it cost?"
Among all the people present, no one was more greedy for money than Calasio.
Half of the money of the senate went to the various expenses of the senate, and the other half was shared by all the members of the senate according to the voting rights.
Spending the money of the senate was equivalent to spending part of the money of the dukes.
Thus, when Calasio heard that he was going to use the money of the senate, he immediately spoke up.
"I've calculated. On average, each fertile sorceress needs to spend up to 300 gold coins. In total, they need about 195 billion gold coins."
"Ah…"
Hearing this number, almost everyone in the meeting room cried out in unison.
This was almost the total income of the senate for a year.
As if he had long known that the situation would change like this, Papafilin smiled.
"Since everyone cannot accept the first method, then we can only use the second method. As for what the second method is, I think I don't need to say it, right?"
The entire meeting room was silent.
The opportunity for peace quietly passed in this silence.
"Not to mention 65 million people, even if 65 million people are just flies, it won't be so easy to kill them. The empire is so vast. Even if the senate were to coordinate, it would take at least two years for them to communicate with each other."
After the meeting, on the way back from the meeting center to the port on the empire ship, Morsi, who was full of worry, said to her brother, "How can there not be any changes in such a long time?"
Morsi was not an ordinary person, but he lacked a sense of urgency.
His talent had not been put to much use, and he had been mediocre in terms of strategy.
It was not until he realized that his position was likely to be threatened by his younger brother in the past few years that his intelligence began to grow. However, he was not considered a brilliant person.
As a lazy person, what he wanted to do the most was to safely inherit King Beichen's position as a vassal according to the tradition of the first-born sons of the various dukes and kings.
To him, any unrest that could affect this matter would not be tolerated.
And with his intelligence, he also knew that the plan approved by the senate today to exterminate the fertility magister in the entire empire would inevitably bring turmoil to the empire, and even change the entire structure of the empire.
For this brother who had talent could not bear the loneliness of learning.
He was so immersed in the pleasures of reality that after years of learning, he had always been a middle-class strategist.
Ulysses actually did not think much of him.
However, due to his identity, Ulysses had always been respectful to him on the surface.
Ulysses smiled at his brother and asked in return, "Big Brother, do you really think that today's meeting is only about the issue of the magic conductor?"
Morsi looked at his younger brother and felt a wave of disgust in his heart.
He hated Ulysses' faint smile the most, even though his face was filled with humility and respect.
But he knew that his younger brother looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.
Every time he saw this smiling face, he could not help but feel the urge to rush up and give it a slap.
Because this smiling face seemed to have seven big words carved on it: "Stupid fellow, I'll tolerate you."
"Younger brother, just say what you have to say. We're brothers, what's the point of keeping it in suspense?"
Morsi turned his head unhappily and looked out of the window.
"In today's meeting, almost no one spoke the truth. The so-called issue of the Mana Guide is actually just a pretense. Today's meeting is actually discussing the issue of redrawing the boundaries of influence. And the reason why the proposal to exterminate the fertile mana guide was passed in today's meeting was because the power to change the status quo was greater than the power to maintain the status quo. In fact, these two powers existed from the very beginning. However, in the past hundred years, the former's power has gradually increased. Just like the mysterious 'Doomsday Alliance,' an unknown new alliance actually annihilated the 'East God Alliance.' The proposal to punish it was actually stopped by the Alliance Disciplinary Committee. This decision was not a coincidence."
As Ulysses spoke, he sighed.
"The changes in the empire have been going on for a long time. It's just that today, this kind of quantitative change has finally accumulated to the extent of a qualitative change."
"Big Brother, take a long look. In just three to five years, this empire will become completely different from what you imagined. The position of the stars…is about to change."
Morsi turned around to look at his younger brother. He saw Ulysses with his hands behind his head, half leaning back on the chair. His eyes were deep and cold as he looked at the ceiling.
At this moment, Morsi suddenly felt a little discouraged. As time passed, his younger brother's growth rate did not slow down at all. He had been advancing rapidly.
He felt that he was on a completely different level from his younger brother.
Whether it was in terms of intelligence, thinking, or ruthlessness, it was the same.
Five hours later, in the fifth province of the Alfa Empire, the city under Prince Ulysses…
Ulysses had just returned home. When he reached the door, he saw his teacher and his most trusted assistant, Strachey, come out to welcome him.
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Chapter 405: Lord's Complaint
He was also the chief advisor under King Beichen. Ever since Ulysses was born, he had volunteered to be Ulysses' teacher.
King Beichen thought that this would destroy the balance of power between his sons, but Strachey insisted.
He even made the decision to resign if he did not agree, forcing King Beichen to make concessions and hand Ulysses over to Strachey for education and training.
When Ulysses turned eighteen, Strachey, as King Beichen's chief advisor, was seconded to Ulysses as his administrative officer.
Ulysses' reputation and more than half of his strength had been blessed by his teacher.
This had also led to Ulysses' rise among King Beichen's sons.
It directly affected the originally stable Moores' right of inheritance, causing King Beichen a headache.
In recent years, King Beichen had been plagued by illness, but he did not recuperate well.
Instead, he began to indulge in sensual pleasures. He probably felt that he did not have much time left, so he indulged in his pleasures.
As a result, his health became worse, and his confidence began to drop.
It was to the extent that he started to become suspicious of his sons. He even suspected that one of his sons wanted to kill him and usurp the throne.
Among them, the one he was most afraid of was Ulysses.
There were a few times when the King Beichen almost wanted to kill Ulysses. It was all because of Strachey's mediation.
That was why he gave up on the King Beichen's idea. It was precisely because of this kind of relationship.
Therefore, Ulysses and Strachey, who were called 'master and disciple,' were actually like father and son.
"Teacher, what's the matter?"
Seeing Strachey come out to welcome him, Ulysses looked a little strange.
"The distant mountain lord of the Union of Immortal Economic Cooperation has sent news," Strachey replied.
"Union of Immortal Economic Cooperation?"
Ulysses ran through his mind and finally remembered.
"It's from the third province, right?"
"Yes."
"I don't have much contact with the Union of Immortal Economic Cooperation. As for the distant mountain lord, that's even more…"
Ulysses was a little lost.
"He told us that the people of the East God alliance had occupied the city of a Lord of the Alliance."
"The East God Alliance?" Ulysses raised his eyebrows. "Who?"
"It's Princess Allie."
"Allie? Her beggar fleet? They couldn't even stop a small pirate fleet. They were even tied up. How could they still take over the colony star?"
Ulysses pondered for a moment and asked, "What city is this? Is it a new village? The walls haven't been built yet?"
"This city is called 'Holy City of Beauty.' It's the most heavily defended city in the Alliance."
As Strachey spoke, he had already pulled out the map of the third province.
"Here…"
Strachey stretched out his hand and pointed at the location of the said city.
Soon, they saw a city appear in front of them.
Around the city were all sorts of data about the city.
As one of the people who valued intelligence the most in the Empire, Ulysses had been fully developing spies ever since he had obtained his main city at the age of fourteen.
To this day, the level of spies in his hands was quite high.
These spies helped him to scout around the entire empire.
This information would eventually be gathered in Ulysses' hands and become part of his intelligence database.
It was also because of this that Ulysses was able to know the world like the back of his hand without leaving his house.
After skimming through the data of this city, Ulysses was even more confused.
He asked Strachey in disbelief, "How did Allie conquer this city?"
"Princess Allie conquered this city with the help of the Grizzly Pirates," Strachey replied.
"What?" Ulysses was even more confused.
"Wasn't she kidnapped by the Grizzly Pirates? Why would the Grizzly Pirates help her fight?"
"This is the reason why the distant mountain lord complained to you. Princess Allie hired the Grizzly Pirates under your name to help her conquer this city."
Strachey explained the whole story to Ulysses.
After hearing it, Ulysses was stunned.
"Who…who came up with this battle plan? I want to see him."
Hearing Ulysses'words, Strachey laughed.
"Your reaction is also within this person's expectations…Princess Allie also sent a message to see you."
"Princess Allie also sent a message… Heh, no wonder teacher knows so much. I think these details were relayed to you by Princess Allie, right?"
"That's right."
"Princess Allie is a battle-type person. Such a genius and cold-blooded plan is definitely not something she can do."
"Of course. But Princess Allie said that she's already on her way."
"In half a month, she will arrive at Ulysses and explain everything to you in person. However, as a condition, you must guarantee the safety of the Holy City of Beauty during the month that she travels back and forth."
"Allie has a capable person under her."
Ulysses clapped his hands and asked Strachey.
"In your opinion, what do you think I should do?"
"Someone who can come up with such a plan is definitely not a nobody."
"I don't believe that such a person would be willing to assist Allie. Therefore, I believe that he either has a far-reaching plot of his own, or he intentionally did something shocking to attract her attention. If it's the former, then we must kill him without hesitation. The world is currently in the midst of a great war. Just by looking at his actions this time, if such a person allows him to become a force to be reckoned with, he will sooner or later become a disaster for you, who cares about the entire empire. And if it's the latter, then no matter what kind of high position you give, no matter what price you have to pay, you must take him into your pocket."
"Yeah, I think so too… All right."
"Regarding the distant mountain lord, reply that I'm in the senate for an important meeting and can't communicate with the outside world. We can't confirm this matter. Please don't act rashly for now and wait for me to come back before giving him a reply."
Just as Ulysses decided to reply like this, Allie was already on such a ship heading towards Ulysses' main city.
"Is the city really going to be okay?"
Even though she had asked this question many times in the past day, Allie could not help but ask again.
"What do you mean?"
"There are so many people in the city. Can Morton and the others really handle it?"
"Even if you stay there, you won't be of much help, so you don't have to think about it."
At this point, Lei Luo seemed to feel as if he had gone a little overboard.
He added, "Don't worry. Morton will arrange everything properly."
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Chapter 406: The Genius Youth
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"But, with so many fleets of the grizzly pirates there, will they really accept our reorganization with peace of mind?"
"Of course not. However, when they attacked the Holy City of Beauty with all their might, we had already captured their mother nest. As a group of pirates who had lost their mother nest and family members, they did not have the conditions to bargain at all. They were only forced to submit. They were not really on the same side as us. Only the strong have the right to make people submit. With our current strength, it was already the best situation for us to be able to make them submit. But something will happen sooner or later, won't it?"
Lei Luo instinctively wanted to say a few more vicious words.
But when he saw Allie's anxious expression, he knew that if he did not explain clearly, the problem would remain in Allie's heart, and that would bother him for a long time.
So, he had no choice but to be patient and explain. "To be honest, what we did was indeed not aboveboard. It was also shameless. But there was nothing we could do. We lacked strength. We needed a force like the Grizzly Pirates. In order to obtain such a force, we had to resort to all means. However, such a situation will not last long. The Holy City of Beauty has a strong economic and military production capacity. As long as Morton is in charge, we will soon be much stronger than the pirates. At that time, we will have the capital to convince the pirates."
"How are you going to convince the Grizzly Pirates? You have hurt them so deeply. How will you even get them to listen to you?"
"Do you know why I like pirates? Because pirates are always the most realistic people in the world. No matter how much they hate you, as long as you bring them the greatest benefits, they will still work for you."
"Of course, as long as you give them a chance, they will not hesitate to throw you to the ground and eat you to the bone. The Grizzly Pirates are now crippled. They can only get the greatest benefits by following my plan and following behind us, so don't worry. It won't be long before the Grizzly Pirates will be completely fed up with being associated with us."
"However, don't you feel a chill down your spine to have such a pirate gang around you? They will eat you up the moment you get weak."
"Since we've already taken this step, there's no turning back. If we're weak in the future, there won't be a need to wait for the Grizzly Pirates. There will be countless others who will eat us alive long ago."
Lei Luo turned around and looked at Allie with a smile. "So, if we want to survive, there's only one way—forward, forward, and forward."
"Why do we have to be so extreme? Can't we use a slightly safer method?"
Lei Luo laughed when he heard this. "Could it be that Princess Allie is afraid?"
Allie lowered her head and was silent for a while. Then she said in a low voice, "Yes, I'm afraid…This is the first time I've seen so many people turn into ashes."
Lei Luo's smile was a little stiff. He pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, and turned his head away.
After a while, Allie spoke, "I've seen Ulysses once. He's a smart guy with smoke coming out of his head. Do you really think you can deal with him? I know him better than he knows me. I think the odds of winning are very high. The only thing that's worth worrying about is his teacher, Strachey."
At this point, Lei Luo shook his head emotionally.
"Most of the time, no matter how stubborn a middle-aged man is, he's still more difficult to deal with than a genius youth."
"You say you know Ulysses. Have you seen him before?"
"A face-to-face conversation is indeed a way to understand him, but the way to understand people is not just that."
"All right, stop talking nonsense. Let's get down to business. How do you plan to deal with Ulysses?"
"It's very simple. Just adapt to the situation."
"That's easy for you to say. Adapt to the situation…do you think it's that easy?"
"If you do your homework well and keep your mind steady, it's that easy."
"Then tell me, what kind of person is Ulysses?"
"On the surface, Ulysses seems to be a righteous, dignified, and graceful person, but in fact, his heart is filled with insecurity."
"The coldness, anxiety, paranoia, and a certain degree of brutality brought about by this insecurity form the main part of his true character."
Allie's heart trembled when she heard what Lei Luo had to say, because Lord James had once given a similar evaluation to Ulysses.
Anyone who had truly come into contact with Ulysses' heart knew how dangerous and terrifying he was.
Due to Ulysses' talent and self-control, as well as his ability to cleverly conceal the thoughts in his heart, most people were deceived by his elegant and magnanimous appearance.
Allie did not interrupt and listened to Lei Luo seriously.
"Ulysses took great pains to maintain this image. For this reason, he deliberately put on his usual solemn appearance, making it difficult for people to get along with him for a long time. This was to keep a distance from others so that his inner world would not be spied on. In this world, the first person to fully realize Ulysses' true personality is probably his father, King Beichen. The second person is his first instructor, Strachey. In terms of Ulysses' personality, there was a total of 2,300 votes in the senate that ruled the empire. Among them, the 12 marquises held 1,300 votes. In other words, as long as the 12 marquises were united, they would definitely be able to control the senate. However, in reality, this was almost impossible. The 12 marquises feared each other the most, so how could they be united? Although this situation has not spread to the succession of the marquises until now, it does not mean that the hearts of the descendants of the marquises have not changed. Once the Pandora's Box is opened, it will be hard to control. Everyone knows that the succession of the marquises is similar to those of the plutocrats and warlords. It is only a matter of time."
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Chapter 407: Where is That Person?
"The hearts of the people who grew up in this era are more or less distorted. As for Ulysses, who was at the center of the vortex, because of his outstanding talent, he suffered the jealousy and hatred of all his brothers from the day he was born. They wanted to kill him every chance they got. There were a few times when Ulysses almost died. It was only until his father sent strange to be his first instructor and received his protection that he was able to live this long."
Hearing this, Allie finally could not help but interject. "In that case, the only person Ulysses can rely on and trust in his life is probably…"
Lei Luo smiled faintly and said, "If that's the case, then I won't be coming this time…"
Allie raised her eyebrows and looked at Lei Luo.
"I mean, how can Ulysses, who grew up in such an environment, be normal?"
"Then again, how can a person who grew up in such an environment, a person who doesn't even dare to trust and rely on his own biological father, completely trust a person?"
"No, absolutely not, never."
"His only eternal ally is himself. Even if the empire is reversed and time and space reverse, it is also Ulysses' belief that he will never change, and this is his greatest weakness."
Lei Luo raised his hand slightly and clenched it into a fist. "As long as there is a weakness, it can be used by me."
Half a month later, Lei Luo and Allie's carriage arrived at Ulysses City.
On this day, Ulysses was in his study studying the daily routine of war cases with Strachey when his adjutant suddenly walked in from outside. "Your Highness, Princess Allie has arrived."
Ulysses raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is she now?"
"She's in the living room," the adjutant answered.
"Is she alone?"
"Yes, Your Highness. She's alone."
Ulysses turned around and glanced at Strachey. "Alone?"
Then he waved at the adjutant and said, "Go. Tell her that I'm in class and will see her soon."
After the adjutant answered yes and left, Ulysses looked at Strachey and asked, "Teacher…?"
"She's in the living room. We just need to ask her and we'll know everything."
Although Ulysses was young, he had a dignified personality.
Usually, his subordinates would be in awe of him when they saw him. The only one who could speak in such a tone beside him was Strachey.
Ulysses nodded. "Teacher, you should go too."
Strachey heard Ulysses and stood up. He bowed and said, "Yes."
Ten minutes later, Ulysses came to the living room with Strachey.
When she saw Ulysses enter the room, Allie immediately stood up and bowed to Ulysses and Strachey.
When James was in trouble, as the messenger of the East God, Allie had seen Ulysses once.
However, she did not receive Ulysses' help. Instead, she received Ulysses' request to take her as a side chamber.
When he saw Allie again this time, he found that Allie had totally changed.
Before, Allie appeared fierce on the surface, but her heart was filled with fear, her actions were impulsive, and she did not know how to use words. She always had a strong sense of unease.
But now, Allie's words and actions were very appropriate.
Although it was clear that she still feared him, her feelings were completely within her control.
And the biggest change for her was the sense of steadiness that came from the depths of her heart.
'As expected, there's someone capable to help. Only when I feel confident will I be so calm.'
With this thought in mind, Ulysses nodded slightly. He walked to the main seat and sat down. Then, he waved at Princess Allie.
"Princess, you can sit too."
After Allie sat down, Strachey also sat down.
"I've always had a good relationship with Lord James. I've been feeling very apologetic for not being able to help you with the matter concerning the East God. I've also always wanted to find the princess so that I can help you revive the East God. However, the empire is too big, and there has been no news about you, princess. Not long ago, I heard the news that the Grizzly Pirates kidnapped the princess. I was going to rescue you, but because of the constraints of my family, I still—"
"I understand all of Your Highness' intentions. However, I'm not here to reminisce about the past, so it's fine if I don't talk about the past."
Allie spoke in a low voice, neither servile nor overbearing, according to what Lei Luo had taught her.
Hearing Allie's words, Ulysses was stuffed with all the information he wanted.
Unconsciously, Allie had the initiative to control the conversation between the two of them.
"Oh…" Ulysses pondered for a moment.
"I wonder why the princess came all the way here to look for me. What do you need my help for?"
"Indeed, I need your help. I think Your Highness understands exactly what I need your help for."
Hearing this, Ulysses could not help but smile faintly.
He thought to himself, 'Good fellow, you are not here to ask for my help. You are clearly here to collect your debt.'
Ulysses held his hands together and rubbed them for a few rounds. "Allie, these words are not your own words, right? I don't think you are in charge of Holy City of Beauty now, right?"
Hearing Ulysses' change of address, Allie knew that they could finally talk about practical matters.
"His Highness is only half right. These words are indeed not mine, but I'm still in charge of that city."
"You're still in charge of Holy City of Beauty?"
Ulysses smiled.
"Allie, I didn't think you would learn how to brag."
Allie answered, "There are only three troops in the Holy City of Beauty now. One is our old troops of 'East God,' with a strength ratio of more than 50%. The other is the remaining troops of the Grizzly Pirates, with a strength ratio of about 40%. The last one is the new army that we recently recruited, with a strength ratio of only 10%. They are about to be transferred to the public security team, leaving the field combat system. So, all in all, there are only two real armies in the city. One is completely subordinate to me, and the other is purely fighting for interests. Your Highness, how can I not make the decision?"
Allie's description made Ulysses feel a little surprised.
He slowly separated his hands, raised his right hand, and gently stroked his upper lip, staring at Allie.
Allie kept staring at the ground.
"Where is that person?" In the end, Ulysses decided to stop this boring language game and went straight to the point.
Allie did not answer Ulysses. Instead, she looked up at Strachey.
"Strachey is my teacher. There is nothing to hide from him," Ulysses quipped.
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Chapter 408: I Only Want You
Allie knew what kind of relationship Strachey had with Ulysses, but she didn't give in.
"Your Highness, we can only talk to you alone."
"How dare you!" Ulysses said almost immediately.
Allie lowered her head and didn't argue, but she didn't give in either.
At this moment, Strachey stood up.
"Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that there are still some matters at the tax center that I want to take care of."
After saying that, Strachey left.
Ulysses looked at Allie unhappily. "Can I finally ask for your advice now?"
Five minutes later, Lei Luo, who had been drinking outside Ulysses' residence, finally appeared in front of Ulysses.
When Ulysses appeared, Allie was shocked.
Because the Lei Luo at this moment had almost nothing in common with the Lei Luo she thought of.
If not for the fact that this face was so familiar, Allie would have thought that someone she had never seen had come to the door.
Lei Luo, who was standing at the door, was neatly dressed, had a calm expression, and his figure was straight. He gave off an invisible feeling of cynicism and harshness.
It was as if he had been surrounded by coldness and darkness since he was born. He had never seen the sun, and he had never felt warmth.
His eyes were straight as he looked forward, like a warrior on the battlefield, and his gaze was his weapon.
If it was a performance, wasn't it a little too realistic?
It was so realistic that even she couldn't tell if Lei Luo, who had leaned on her shoulder in the boat that day, was real, or if this Lei Luo in front of her was real.
Lei Luo, who had felt it clearly, started to blur in Allie's heart.
When she first saw Lei Luo like this, Ulysses made a judgment in her heart.
"This person's self-control and rationality have already exceeded the scope of what ordinary people can understand. He is a person who completely obeys his rational judgment. He will never be blinded by agitation and passion, and he will never be bound by worldly emotions and common sense."
This was the first impression that Lei Luo wanted to form in Ulysses' heart.
Ulysses sat silently in his chair and sized up Lei Luo, who was still standing at the door.
Lei Luo did not avoid looking at Ulysses.
This situation lasted for about five seconds.
Ulysses finally opened his mouth to ask, "Are you the person who created the plan to raid the 'Holy City of Beauty'?"
"Can I sit down and answer your question, Your Highness?"
Lei Luo's words were kept at a constant speed, and his tone was controlled to a very clean and neat level, without any sloppiness.
Ulysses nodded and said, "Of course."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Lei Luo took three steps and just walked to the opposite side of Ulysses. He sat down two seats away from Allie.
"Yes, I made the plan."
Lei Luo spoke only after he had completely sat down.
Ulysses blinked. "I'll only give you one minute. If you can't convince me in one minute, your life will be over."
"Personally, I think that given the current situation, it's best for His Highness to use his wisdom elsewhere. Using it to play such a childish cat-and-mouse game would be a waste."
"Situation? Listening to you, it seems like the sky is about to collapse."
"The sky is just a mass of fog and will not collapse. However, a complete change in the situation of the empire is already unavoidable. At that time, even you, Your Higness, will not be able to stay out of it…"
When Lei Luo said this, he raised his head and looked at Ulysses.
"His Highness should be well aware of this. Otherwise, why would you go through so much effort to cultivate your own faction? Why would you want to use the name of taking Princess Allie as a concubine to gain control over the remnants of the East God?"
At this point, Ulysses finally stopped smiling. "Who exactly are you?"
"A traveler who has wandered around the depths of the Empire for many years. A traveler whose past cannot be traced even with your abilities, Your Higness."
Ulysses stood up and started pacing around the living room.
What Lei Luo said was true. On the way here with Allie, Ulysses had already tried his best to find out more about this mysterious figure.
However, the earliest trace of all the investigations was only to the "Blood Red Pearl" from a few months ago.
Who he was, what his personality was, and what his likes and dislikes were, were all unclear.
All the intelligence reports submitted by the intelligence agents ended up with almost nothing useful and relevant.
"I know you came here to trade with me."
"I know what you want from me, but I don't know what you want to give me in exchange."
"But that's not important… I don't want anything, I just want you…"
After pacing for about a minute, Ulysses suddenly turned around and pointed at Lei Luo.
Ulysses' words made Allie stand up immediately. "Your Highness…"
Ulysses reached out to stop Allie from speaking.
"As long as you are willing to be my subordinate, no matter what the conditions are, no matter what you want from me, I can agree to it."
"I can also agree to it. As long as you submit to me, I will give you the rank of second-in-command, major general, and feudal lord."
Hearing this, Allie opened her mouth and was about to speak, but she was unable to do so.
She had never expected that the moment she met Ulysses, he would immediately start recruiting Lei Luo.
Moreover, he did not make a move, but the moment he made a move, it was already so heavy.
It was not an exaggeration to say that as long as Lei Luo agreed, he would immediately go from a worthless brat to a dazzling new star of the empire.
Tomorrow, his name would spread throughout the entire empire, and all the online weekly magazines would have his face on the cover.
This was something that anyone could only dream of.
Allie herself did not know what was going on, but she felt that Lei Luo would not accept it.
She felt like he would have no legitimate reason to support Ulysses. She just had a hunch that Lei Luo would not agree.
However, even if she felt that way, Allie could not open her mouth to stop Ulysses from recruiting her.
In any case, this was a great opportunity for Lei Luo.
She could not give him anything right now, but she felt like he was ruining his future. This could not be justified.
"I came here today not only to offer myself but also to offer the entire 'East God' to His Highness."
Hearing Lei Luo's words, Allie frowned slightly.
Other than that, there was no other reaction. Ulysses, on the other hand, was not moved at all.
He knew that the benefits of being smart were not so easy to take.
So he was in no hurry to speak and just kept looking at Lei Luo. He was still waiting to hear what he had to say.
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Chapter 409: Losing to Human Nature
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"When the Dark Knights were in chaos, King Beichen's body was injured and his health was damaged. In addition, he had been in a bad mood for the past few years. I think he won't be able to last much longer."
Hearing Lei Luo's words, Allie could not help but glance at Ulysses from the corner of her eye.
But when she saw that Ulysses did not even raise his eyebrows, she immediately thought to herself, 'These two are really a match for each other. They are fellows who completely disregard human relations and ethics.'
"Without a doubt, everyone in the Empire knows that His Highness is the most outstanding person."
"For an outstanding person to be in the position of His Highness, there are only two paths that can be taken. One is to go up and become a person of unparalleled fame or to go down and quietly die in a corner that no one knows about. And judging from the current situation, His Highness will most likely end up in the latter."
Ulysses' eyebrows twitched slightly, but he still did not say anything.
"His Highness might feel uncomfortable when I say this, but my advice is harsh to the ear. Your Highness, between you and your brother Morse, only one person can have the title of 'King Beichen.' When one of them wears the crown, it will be the other person's head falling to the ground…"
Ulysses raised his hand and interrupted lei Luo's words. "You don't have to repeat this to me. I know this better than you. Just tell me why you think I will fail."
"In terms of intelligence, personal charm, reputation, and even the morale of the people, Your Highness is above Morse. If Your Highness is going to lose, there is only one thing you can lose, and that is human nature."
"Humanity?" Ulysses looked at Lei Luo, his eyes revealing a hint of confusion.
"Yes, humanity. Humanity is lazy, humanity is realistic, humanity is cowardly, and humanity is fickle. Humanity is lazy, so unless there is a violent external shock, people are used to obeying the rules, and the eldest son inheriting the throne is the rule. Humanity is realistic, so people only look at the present, not the future. Even though everyone knows that his highness has unlimited potential, they would rather rely on Morse's current strength than on His Highness's potential. Human nature is cowardly, so even if people like you more, they will be happy to support you when you gain power, but when you are about to encounter a disaster, they will not have the courage to help you, Your Highness. Human nature is fickle, so all the adoration and admiration for His Highness today is only temporary. With a little instigation, all of His Highness' good reputation will turn into bad reputation."
"Since you're all smart people, there's no need to be so mysterious. Just say what you want to say."
"What I want to say is actually very simple. His Highness's greatest advantage is fame, and Morse's greatest advantage is strength. If this doesn't change, then all of His Highness's advantages now, apart from sending you to your grave faster, are meaningless."
When Lei Luo said this, he once again looked straight at Ulysses.
"Your Highness, Lord Strachey's nurturing and help has brought you today's fame and opportunity."
"However, in the middle of the night, did you ever feel frustrated with Lord Strachey? Because if it wasn't for him, you might have chosen to be a carefree prince."
"You make it sound like I'm already dead."
Ulysses raised his head and smiled. His expression was relaxed as he spoke.
Ulysses appeared calm, but that wasn't the case. Every word Lei Luo said struck his true feelings.
Strength. He needed strength.
But as a young man in his twenties, as a young man whose every word and action was watched by others…he had no chance at all.
And with Strachey's unrelenting support, he had no way of avoiding the battle with Morse.
From a very young age, Ulysses had known that his only chance of winning was his father's will.
So he had been trying to impress his father, hoping to gain his father's approval to legally inherit the throne from him.
However, what disappointed him was that his father had always maintained a certain distance in his admiration for him.
When he turned eighteen, his father gave him the city that he had started from as his main city. At the same time, he also gave him a huge sum of money for developing it.
His behavior made Ulysses feel relieved. Just when he thought that he had won his father's favor, his father sent the younger brother of one of his concubines, a man named Kalman, to spy on him.
Over the years, King Beichen had repeatedly engaged in such contradictory behavior.
Ulysses had always appeared calm and composed on the surface, and he had always been elegant and graceful.
However, in reality, he was immersed in deep anxiety every day. Waking up from a nightmare was nothing new to him.
"Your Highness, you need a powerful Eastern God who not only obeys you in name but also listens to your orders completely."
"You say it nicely, but why do you have to obey me?"
"Because we need you, Your Highness."
"That is now. In the future, when you are strong, what will happen? Will you still be loyal to me then?"
Hearing what Ulysses said, Lei Luo was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, would even someone as intelligent as you still believe in loyalty?"
Ulysses raised his eyebrows and looked at Lei Luo. "Continue."
"Even Lord Strachey, whom Your Highness trusts the most, insisted on following and protecting Your Highness because of loyalty? You were only two years old at the time. How could an expert like him be loyal to a two-year-old child? In the end, wasn't it because King Beichen and Morse were unwilling to avenge him and hoped that His Highness would take revenge on his brother after he inherited the throne? If even a person like Lord Strachey did not follow His Highness because of loyalty, then whose loyalty can be trusted in this world?"
"Then, according to you, what can be trusted?"
"Of course…it's benefits. His Highness shouldn't be thinking about how to obtain the loyalty of his subordinates but how to maintain the interests of his subordinates. As long as the benefits of following His Highness are greater than working alone, then we will undoubtedly follow His Highness. And if following His Highness is better than working alone, then even if we serve His Highness, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to do it alone, right?"
Ulysses was silent for a moment before he nodded.
"You've said it clearly. All right, after saying so much, let's get down to business. How do you want to trade with me?"
"We don't need His Highness to give us arms, nor do we need His Highness to give us funds. We only need to borrow your reputation, Your Highness."
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Chapter 410: City Decoration Tax
"We don't Need His Highness to help us obtain the legal possession of Holy City of Beauty. We only ask His Highness to ask the distant mountain lord to agree to lend to us for three years. We also don't need His Highness to help us obtain the real name of the lord and restore the name of the alliance. However, we need His Highness to buy some licenses of the senate for us when necessary."
"Is that all?"
"Before we make relative contributions to His Highness, that's all we have for now."
"Then what do you plan to give me?"
"Within three years, we can offer half of the third province to His Highness."
"Offer half of the third province?"
After repeating this sentence, Ulysses shook his head with a smile of disbelief.
"You actually want to completely unify the third province within three years?"
"Three years is already the longest time limit."
"The third province has always been one of the most complicated and most powerful provinces in the entire empire. Not only does it have doomsday, which has always been hostile towards East God, but it is also home to the Dark Dragon Alliance as well as Satan's Wings, two of the three great pirate bases in the entire empire…Three years? That's impossible."
"Of course, it's impossible without your help, Your Highness. But it's not impossible if Your Highness is willing to join us in the water."
As Lei Luo spoke, he raised his head and looked at Ulysses with a fervent gaze.
While Lei Luo was in the middle of the intense negotiation, Morton in the sacred city was also very busy.
Before he left, Lei Luo left all the gold coins to Morton, which amounted to almost 30 million gold coins.
After taking down the sacred city, according to the agreement in advance, all the spoils of war should be distributed to the Grizzly Pirates.
However, Lei Luo asked for a half-year extension to pay in gold coins.
As the mother nest and their families were completely controlled by the Grizzly Pirates, there was no room for negotiation.
They could only sign this agreement with Lei Luo.
In this way, the three million gold coins and 50 million gold coins worth of military goods in the sacred city were all under Morton's control.
Morton used his connections and connections in the past to clean up all the industrial materials and parts within a week at a price of 25 million gold coins, which was 50% below the market price.
These few items added up to a total of 29.5 million gold coins.
Morton gave three million gold coins to Zha Mu to let him settle his men so that he would not force these pirates into a desperate situation.
After the things in the warehouse were farmed, Morton turned his attention to the tax aspect.
First of all, since the first day he arrived at Holy City of Beauty, Morton began to conduct a comprehensive tax survey.
He carried out a comprehensive reorganization of the tax issues left behind by the former distant mountain lord.
In order to cooperate with this reorganization, Morton also issued a special decree, which became the "citizen correction law." The law stipulated that anyone who evaded taxes and was reported for tax evasion must pay a fine ranging from three to ten times.
It also stated that the whistleblower could receive 20 percent of this amount. The deficiencies were offset by various real estate.
Apart from that, Morton also imposed a special tax on the citizens of the Holy City of Beauty, which had a population of 70 million.
The name of this special tax was infuriating. It was called the city decoration tax.
The tax was also insane. It was 60% of the annual income of all citizens, and as a compromise, Morton promised that he would not impose any tax on the city for the next ten years.
It had been six days since they last met, and it had been more than twenty days since they had left the city.
Allie did not say anything when she saw Lei Luo's carefree expression, but her heart was beginning to pound.
She thought to herself, 'Why is Lei Luo so confident? What will he do if Ulysses does not do as he expects?'
"Don't worry, the letter of protest from the distant mountain lord should have filled Ulysses'mailbox. The Things Ulysses has prepared for us should have been prepared as well."
Lei Luo laughed confidently.
"Are you saying that Ulysses wants to give you something?"
"Of course, I came all the way here and didn't give you anything. Wouldn't that be too stingy?"
"But why should he give you anything? He doesn't owe you anything."
"That's right, he doesn't owe us anything, but he wants us to owe him something," Lei Luo said and drank the wine in his hand in one gulp. Then he walked to the hotel sofa and collapsed.
"How about sleeping for another half an hour and then going to the market with you? I suddenly remembered that I didn't buy anything for Morton. That guy should have an opinion."
As soon as Lei Luo finished speaking, someone knocked on the door. Allie stood up, walked over, and opened the door,
it was the confidential adjutant of Ulysses standing outside the door. "His Highness invites the two of you."
Hearing the confidential adjutant's words, Allie turned around and looked at Lei Luo.
At this moment, she saw Lei Luo, who had a lazy look on his face, sitting upright with a serious look on his face.
"Okay, please wait outside the hotel for a moment. We'll be out soon."
Lei Luo slowly stood up and looked at the confidential aide with a gaze as sharp as a sword.
The confidential aide smiled and nodded, then turned around and left.
When the aide was three steps away, Allie closed the door and Lei Luo immediately lay down on the sofa again.
She smiled and shook her head. "Looks like I won't be able to buy Morton's gift."
Allie continued to walk back to the dining table to eat while saying, "I seriously suggest that you become an actor."
"If I become the lead, I will consider it," Lei Luo said with a smile.
A few minutes later, the confidential adjutant brought Lei Luo and Allie directly to the port.
The one who welcomed the two of them outside the port was Prince Julius. Standing behind him was a thin, pale-faced man who was about 1.85 meters tall.
He looked like he was in his thirties, but his mental fatigue made him look like he was already in his fifties or sixties.
He was clearly wearing a well-ironed major general's uniform, and his military posture was very standard. However, for some reason, he always gave off a relaxed feeling.
As Ulysses' adjutant, when Ulysses greeted Lei Luo with a smile, he should at least give him a smile.
However, he did not. When Ulysses extended his hand to Lei Luo, he still stood straight.
The gaze he gave Lei Luo was not malicious, but it was not intimate either.
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