Chapter 49: The Poor Princes
Li Xie is a practical person. Although he likes gold coins, he's not too fond of jewelry because it can't be used directly and exchanging it for gold coins is a hassle!
However, his jewelry was not a few. Among the things that the nobles had given to Li Xie before, apart from gold coins and fine wine, jewelry was the most abundant category. Li Xie only kept some small pieces of jewelry that looked very beautiful to give to women, while the larger ones or those that were not practical enough were all taken out by Li Xie from his spatial ring.
They piled up into a cone-shaped small mountain with a diameter of two meters!
Bring it out, Li Xie only knew that his own jewelry was also a considerable income! This pile alone is worth at least 5 million gold coins! Suddenly regretted rewarding so much! However, the things have been brought out and cannot be taken back.
Zayn's eyes were fixed on the jewels on the ground, those crystal treasures, under the sunlight, scattered with dazzling light, shining around in a colorful and dazzling manner, even Lilith and her maids couldn't help but stare with wide eyes.
"All of these are given to me?" Zaynarde was somewhat disbelieving, and even a little flustered.
"Of course it's for you." Li Xie said again: "Later let Kano go buy a space ring for you, and you can put it on."
"No, no! I'm not pretending!" Zaynrad suddenly changed his cold and unapproachable demeanor, and pounced on the pile of jewels, his body pressed against them, his face rubbing hard against them: "Sparkling, sparkling! I like it, I love it so much! Oh, sparkling!"
His action left everyone stunned, and then burst into laughter. Kano went over and slapped a heavy slap on Zeenard's shoulder, laughing: "Vice General, how are you like a giant dragon? Seeing these shiny things is like seeing dung beetles! Hahaha..."
Zayn completely ignored Kano, who was already immersed in the brilliance of the jewels.
Li's eyebrow arched: "What? Does the giant dragon like jewelry?"
"Return to the adults." Kano said: "To be exact, giant dragons like shiny things! Those giant dragons are born with no resistance to shiny things, and any giant dragon can't resist that temptation. Anyway, I don't know why either."
Oh? No wonder Zayn is like this! Hehe, likes shiny treasures, then it's good to let him obey!
In fact, Li Xie underestimated Zayn's fondness for sparkling jewelry!
Zainnade spent his life in solitude, hiding and fleeing everywhere, living in mountain caves every day, changing places at any time, and not daring to collect his hobby. Occasionally, he would pick up some broken crystal fragments to satisfy his eyes. This innate hobby was suppressed all the time, but his love for shiny things did not weaken, instead it accumulated deeper!
Now, with a pile of jewels in front of him, Zayn's suppressed special hobby completely burst out, and he almost hated to wrap himself completely in these sparkling things!
It is said that afterwards, Zayn Nadir did not want to live in the rooms of the Earl's mansion, and directly piled up a nest with jewels outdoors. Except for following the Earl on outings, he would lie in his jewel nest all day, giggling foolishly when seeing people, and even giggling foolishly at the jewels when alone. With his black tattoos and ferocious appearance, everyone who passed by his nest had nightmares.
But that's a story for later, for now, the atmosphere at the Duke of Evil's residence was still one of jubilation.
Joy is contagious. Li Xie made a big profit and was happy, the guards were rewarded and were happy, and all that was left between them was cheers.
"Raise our Zain Deputy General! Raise our great contributor!" Kano shouted.
A group of guards lifted Zernard, who was still clinging to the jewels, high into the air and caught him steadily, throwing and laughing as they went.
"Great vice-captain!"
"Zain big brother is mighty!"
For the first time, a smile appeared on Zayn's cold face that had never been seen before. Perhaps what he got was not just the dazzling thing he had always dreamed of.
"Alright, let's take a break. I haven't eaten yet. Let's get ready and have dinner outdoors together today. By the way, maybe in a day or two, I'll receive a big sum of money! Hehe..."
The laughter in the Earl's mansion continues, and on the other hand, it seems that the misfortune of the princes of the Five Nations' delegation also continues!
Because they were blackmailed by Li Xie, intimidated and frightened, finally, they also saw the ominous beast! The five princes were so shocked that they rested in their rooms, and their plans to secretly visit various ministers during the audience were also suspended.
It wasn't until evening that several princes came back to their senses and gathered together!
Originally, these five princes all had ulterior motives for coming to the Dordon Kingdom, and it was not a pre-arranged meeting, just a coincidence in timing. However, now they have all gathered together, and some of them even share a common enemy - the evil Duke, that man who has humiliated them and driven them to collapse!
"He killed my attendant! This vendetta, I must avenge!" Prince Ge Rituo said: "Your Highnesses, isn't it obvious? The Tudor Dynasty has obtained the Holy Sacrifice, they have begun to have Eleven-Stage Sword Saints! Perhaps not long after, they will have Ten-Stage Summoners, and even, Eleven-Stage Legendary Summoners! At that time, which empire can contend with them? Your Highnesses, it's time to consider carefully!"
Prince Reidis smiled faintly and said, "What I'm considering is how to get back some of the dignity that should belong to me from that evil duke. As for other things, there's no time to consider!"
It's not that they didn't have the ability to consider it, but rather that it wasn't their turn to consider it! The Da Ri Wang Chao and Tudor dynasties were like fire and water, neither of which had a complete grasp on things, and they needed some external factors to help or stimulate them! And what Ge Rite Wang Zi meant was to raise the Tudor dynasty to a position where it could threaten the four major empires!
These, several princes can't see it, only this isn't the purpose of their visit, not within their consideration. Even if they think more, after returning home, it's still not up to them to make decisions, might as well think about what they can do!
"Prince Redies is right, Duke Evil has gone too far, but his followers are too powerful, we can't handle him, so we have to rely on Emperor Dordund to suppress him!" Prince Texas said.
Prince Hudson nodded: "When we see the Emperor of Dordon, we will be unanimous and pressurize him with our five princes. I'm not afraid that the Emperor of Dordon won't punish that evil duke!"
Prince Mosak furrowed his brow, a look of concern on his face: "Gentlemen, do you still remember that cursed beast? Perhaps we shouldn't be thinking about dealing with the evil count, but rather considering our own situation! Being approached by the cursed beast brings bad luck for three years; being stared at by the cursed beast brings bad luck for ten years; being touched by the cursed beast means death from bad luck! This is said in legend and recorded in ancient books! Is it because the cursed beast has approached us, and we are unaware of it, that we will encounter this evil count?"
The other princes changed their faces, Prince Hudson: "Yes, the Tudor Emperor has appeared with a calamity beast, but the calamity beast appears on the head of the evil duke! Is he the one who subdued the calamity beast? Calamity beast, no matter what, we are all close to the calamity beast, everyone says, what should we do?"
Meow......
A repetitive and annoying meow, as if the kitten was acting cute to its owner, but to several princes, it sounded like a nightmare!
The faces of the five princes turned white in an instant, and they looked towards the windowsill - where the sound came from!
There was a sky-blue little kitten sitting on the windowsill, its bright blue eyes wide open, staring at several princes before flashing by and disappearing without a trace.
"That... That is the Calamity Beast?"
"It seems... it seems like..."
"It... seems like... it's staring at us!"
"My stomach hurts, I'm not okay, I need to go to the bathroom!"
"Oh no, I have a stomachache too!"
"Me too..."
"Oh no, bad luck has arrived!"
Several princes scattered, they didn't make excuses to run away, but really had a stomach upset! As for the reason, it was probably that some dignitary threatened the hotel owner and added something extra to the princes' meals for free.
That night, for the first time in the history of Wang Chao Hotel, a chaotic scene of toilet grabbing appeared. It is said that some princes disregarded their identity and directly relieved themselves on the spot, but this will not be elaborated upon.
The misfortune of the princes was just beginning.
For example, a cat will meow while sleeping, for example, a certain step on the stairs of the Wang Dynasty Hotel will suddenly break, and for example, clothes that have just been washed will hide fleas.
In short, several princes have had enough of living!
The princes soon arrived at the Duke of Evil's mansion, recalling the rumor that giving gold coins and fine wine to the beast of misfortune not only could lift the curse but also bring good fortune! They had also heard that giving gold coins and fine wine to the Duke of Evil would definitely be given to the beast of misfortune. So they came immediately, bringing countless gold coins and fine wines!
When they arrived at the Duke of Evil's mansion, they received unprecedented treatment, being treated like emperors, with meticulous service everywhere. Even the detestable Duke of Evil welcomed them with a smile, almost treating them like his own father! This finally allowed their tortured minds and bodies to relax a bit, and they even thought that they had arrived in heaven - a place where gods were said to reside - a place filled only with love and joy!
Of course, this came at a cost, they left behind countless fine wines, countless riches - almost the entire retinue's worth!
To eliminate bad luck and to invite good fortune! The princes have forgotten the orders of their ancestors, but they all remember a phrase from the evil duke: Wealth, beautiful women, and wine are external things, you can't bring them with you when you're born, nor take them away when you die. Everything is fleeting like clouds, and good luck is the royal way!
Without money, beautiful wine, the princes had nothing to do. They jointly petitioned and rushed to meet with Emperor Dundun. Thus, our evil Grand Duke's first imperial court began under such circumstances.
The main hall of Tudor Palace.
Mercedes VII sat on a golden chair, with civil and military officials standing in two rows below the hall. Li Xie stood at the very front. The five princes stood in the middle of the hall below.
"Grant Duke Xie a seat." The smile on Mercedes VII's face was so complacent! Everything that happened in the Five Nations' delegation was under his spy's surveillance!
As for the visit of the five-country delegation, their purpose is clear to Mercedes VII. The biggest one is to bribe the ministers in the court, some spy on intelligence, and some secretly plot a rebellion!
All their belongings were swept away by someone, leaving them with nothing to rely on. Let alone bribing the officials, if they weren't provided with free food and lodging, these people would all end up wandering the streets!
Now the five-country envoy can only return without success, Mercedes 7th is so comfortable! In a good mood, Li Xie was immediately granted a great reward. Firstly, because of Li Xie's unknown "identity"; secondly, this achievement deserves to sit in the imperial court!
Ai'er brought a chair for Li Xie and placed it below the emperor's right side, facing the civil and military officials. The faces of the civil and military officials were different, with some admiring, some sighing, some resentful, and some jealous!
Then our right winger Eljero Elia stood out!
