Chapter 1229: Chapter 1229
After some discussion and revisions, the two of them signed the contract. The Third Prince stood up and bowed slightly, "Then, I look forward to your victory. I must be going now." Du You also waved his hand, signaling for someone to escort the Third Prince away.
Not long after, Shaliya returned with a puzzled look on her face, "Your Majesty, why did you sign a contract with the Third Prince of the Empire? This isn’t in line with our plan at all." Shaliya was quite perplexed.
Du You listened to Shaliya’s address without minding; she always liked to call him that. It no longer mattered. Whether ’Your Majesty’ or ’Lord,’ what mattered was that she was his woman.
Du You pointed to the contract and said, "Take a look at these terms. What do you make of them?"
Such an important contract was rarely shown to irrelevant people, let alone the Third Prince himself; he probably never imagined that Du You would let Shaliya see it. Shaliya came over and looked carefully. Du You stretched out his hand, lifted her, and placed her in his arms.
"Don’t be silly; there’s still so much to do. Huh, this contract strictly specifies the method of cooperation in the early phases, but the method of later cooperation is not defined at all. Moreover, the contract doesn’t seem to have much enforceability."
Du You nodded. "Exactly, after all, it’s just a contract set by a prince in his own name. The rules of the contract are only between the two of us; he isn’t qualified to bind the Divine Flame Empire by a contract yet."
"And clearly he just wants to complete the first phase of the fight. Once Duke Moriyun is eliminated, this contract won’t be of much use anymore. The benefits of defeating us, how can they compare to the benefits of the Secret Training Skill? If possible, this guy would definitely want our Secret Training Skill as well."
Du You emphasized "Secret Training Skill" heavily, as everyone knew that, in fact, this Secret Method didn’t exist at all. If there were any, it would be the special power of the territory, clashing with the rules of this world.
"Since you’ve seen it clearly, why still cooperate with him? Isn’t this superfluous?"
"What a mess; you’ve figured it out and still say this." Du You patted Shaliya with displeasure. Shaliya smiled and didn’t dodge; with her intellect, of course, she could see through it.
"If we can fight easily in the early stages, why struggle unnecessarily? When that guy comes around, we’ll give him a good show." The opponent wanted to suppress them, to obtain the fantasy of the Secret Method.
But Du You had bigger plans; he aspired to the dominant position in the entire East.
"By the way, keep all the corpses from this battle for me. Pile them up and soak them in preservatives. If I don’t manage to use them in time, process them this way, so we can have an additional batch of Bone Dragons."
Du You, true to his utilitarian mindset, intended to turn the enemy’s corpses into Bone Dragons. He couldn’t care less about respecting the corpses of his enemies. He wasn’t from this world, and besides, the people of this world didn’t really respect the bodies of soldiers who died in battle anyway. It was merely for the prevention of epidemics that they were buried or burned.
Shaliya nodded slightly, indicating she understood. At that moment, there was a knock at the door. Shaliya leapt up from Du You’s arms, "I’ll go check; it must be someone else wanting to see you."
There would certainly be no shortage of people wanting to meet with him tonight. Du You patted his head; it was truly troublesome. Updates are released by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝘯𝘦𝘵
Elsewhere, after the Third Prince left, he took his people and left the banquet. By now, the banquet hall was less crowded and not as lively as at the start. Many from the powerful factions had quietly left.
"Your Highness, Third Prince, how did it go?" Huoli asked softly.
"Very smoothly. That man, as expected, is not as intelligent as that woman. But he is still a king, and it would be best if a rift were to form between them." The Third Prince smiled faintly.
"You’d best not hold onto that hope. There should only be one true person in charge of that kingdom."
"Don’t worry, I understand. I will not place too much hope on such matters. But things went smoothly. I wonder if that person noticed anything. Of course, even if he noticed something, it doesn’t matter. When we make our move, they’ll realize what we’re capable of." The Third Prince squinted his eyes slightly.
"I’ll congratulate you in advance then. Are you so certain that they won’t lose?"
"Of course not. Although my elder brother can gather many people, they are merely loose sand and won’t have any real impact. When it comes to the final battle, trying to win with fifth-tier fighters is impossible. You’ve seen the people they’ve trained; many of them are in the late fifth tier. Even if they can’t advance further, their strength cannot be underestimated."
"Moreover, many of their fifth-tier branch of the armed forces are seamen. If necessary, they can retreat to the vast ocean, where my elder brother would stand no chance, as evident from that previous kingdom."
The Third Prince continued, "If it really came to that, taking over and getting our hands on the Secret Method would be a great accomplishment. With the merits from this, even if I couldn’t surpass my elder brother, I could at least stand on equal footing with him."
Of course, this was the least desirable situation for him, but he considered it highly unlikely. Not to mention the fifth-tier experts, but even dealing with the fifth-tier Flame Giants wouldn’t be easy.
They had realized that the Flame Giants could only move within a certain range, but such giant golem creatures, once they engage in battle, were not something ordinary fifth-tier fighters could handle.
As for enlisting others, that was virtually impossible since the military power was strongest with the eldest prince. Many in the military were connected to him. Not to mention that any deployment of troops would inevitably involve the eldest prince. Even if he wanted to abstain, once he backed down, his prestige would take a massive hit.
Before discovering an unbeatable enemy, the eldest prince absolutely could not retreat. Those eyeing the throne were not only him but also uncles and brothers, all with their own ambitions.
Let’s not speak of the second brother, an idiot imbecile who also coveted the throne, brazenly so. With him as a troublemaker, the eldest brother would surely be overwhelmed, a sight to truly look forward to.
"Let’s go. Our business here is done; we must return quickly and relay the news to our Imperial Father. I think, he would be very eager to hear the intelligence on Shenghai Kingdom." Even though he was aware that the king’s agents would have sent the news ahead, the formalities still had to be observed; no more leisurely distractions.