Lamer was still the same. When Allen saw him, he thought of the words dark, damp, and rotten. This Imperial Great General exuded an aura of death, like a devil crawling out of a grave. He was smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. Allen suppressed the urge to take out the Anthem of Annihilation and kill him. He smiled and walked up with Belmore and Trisley.
Walking down from the lift deck of the airship, Lamer stretched out his hands enthusiastically. Allen frowned slightly at an imperceptible angle before hugging him. The moment of contact, Allen discovered that Lamer could barely feel his body temperature, like a cold-blooded animal. If he were to restrain his aura, he would probably miss Lamer with his keen senses. He didn't know if this was Lamer's natural sign or if it was due to some kind of ability.
However, Allen had never seen any ability that could make his blood cold.
Letting go of Allen, Lamer smiled half-truthfully and said, "Lord Dark King killed Bali at such a young age. His future will definitely be limitless."
"You flatter me, Lord Lamer. I was just lucky." Allen replied neither lightly nor heavily.
"Luck is also a type of strength. However, it is truly melancholy to think that this old friend of Bali's has died in such a place." Lamer said with a sorrowful expression.
Allen sneered in his heart and probed, "Then Lord Lamer is planning to avenge this old friend?"
Lamer hissed like a lizard and laughed, "How could that be? Not to mention that Bali and I have known each other for a long time, our friendship is only so-so. It's not to the extent that I would risk my life for him. Besides, my main mission this time is to deliver the ransom to Lord Dark King in exchange for 100,000 soldiers of our Demonic Shadow Empire. No matter what, I will never use force in Mokedan. Please rest assured, Lord. Of course, after leaving Mokedan, I can't guarantee that I'll see you again next time. "
Allen laughed with him and said, "I'm relieved to hear Lord Lamer's words. At least I don't have to sleep and bring them with me."
Lamar looked at Belmore and Trisley.
The moment his gaze met, Belmore's face suddenly paled a little, and Trisley immediately lowered her center of gravity, like a cat about to pounce and hurt someone. Allen patted Lammer without batting an eyelid. "A banquet has already been set up at the City Lord's Mansion. Would you like to join us?"
Lamar's expression became unnatural for a moment, and his eyes narrowed into a line. In the blink of an eye, he returned to normal and laughed, "Of course I'm happy to."
Allen led the way.
Lammer was half a step behind, glancing at Allen from time to time. When he walked down the deck, he had already noticed the two of them. From their vague and erratic auras, he could guess that they were both Allen's companions. That glance just now was quite meaningful. Lamar was purely relying on a strand of pure and fierce Origin Energy wrapped in his line of sight. He wanted to give the two people beside Allen a show of strength, so as to tell Allen that even if he had an expert assassin beside him, if he wanted to make a move, these two people alone were not enough.
Who would have thought that just as he glared at the two of them, Allen would slap his palm away, but he would forcefully disperse that strand of Origin Energy. The Origin Energy carried by Allen's palm was not vast and mighty, and it did not have any obvious characteristics. However, it annihilated his pure Origin Energy without a trace. Even Lamer did not know what had happened in between. This move was even more domineering than Lamer's. It was undoubtedly telling Lamer that even if you did it yourself, as long as you had the chance, I could still smash you like a mosquito.
What was even better was that Allen had killed Tie Zhengzheng, as evidenced by the spatial equipment on his wrist. Regardless of whether Lamer was willing or not, a simple action from Allen had already planted a very bad feeling in his consciousness. Before completely eliminating this feeling, if Lamer forced himself to make a move, he would probably reveal a flaw in his perfect and flawless technique. He was an expert, and he understood this more and more.
Now, he suspected that Allen's words just now were actually digging a pit for him to jump into. Looking at Allen's figure, Lamer felt that this young man was somewhat unfathomable. For some reason, he thought of the eternal shadow in the Shadow Castle. This scene caused Lamer to break out in cold sweat. He actually compared Allen to the Demon King. Didn't that mean that Allen had the potential to become a supreme being?
Lamer was originally the most brilliant killer, and killers had a cold and ruthless heart. He took a deep breath and completely suppressed these thoughts. His heart returned to being cold and calm, and he followed Allen into the car and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.
After a banquet that was neither big nor small, Allen went straight to the point. Lamer was invited to the meeting hall, accompanied by Melanie, Grise, the treasurer, and a few other officials. Arriving at the meeting hall, Lamer took a tablet from his assistant and handed it to Allen. "My lord, please take a look. This is the ransom you requested. Apart from some cash, the rest has been exchanged for equivalent supplies as you requested. "
Allen casually glanced at it. At the front were thirty combat airships and related facilities, and below them were war chariots, cannons, high-energy turrets, rations, and so on. The list was dense, and Allen handed the tablet to the treasurer, who would check the list with the other officials. Seeing the small group of officials begin to check the list, Lamer smiled and said, "My lord, besides paying the ransom, I have another suggestion. In fact, I have another suggestion. I wonder if my lord would like to hear it? "
"There's no harm in saying it."
Lamer cheerfully said, "In the battle of Mokedan, My Lord has already displayed the outstanding strength of an Imperial Great General and unparalleled military talent. For someone like you, my Demonic Shadow Empire is thirsty for talent. My Lord unified the Great Wasteland and attacked Mokedan for the sake of territory and wealth. My Demonic Shadow Empire can still give you these. If My Lord agrees, you will be an Imperial Great General from now on, and the vacancies of Governor Bali and Commander of the Berserk Shadow Army will naturally be filled by you. In addition, you can keep everything you have, including ownership of the Great Wasteland and Mokedan. Above that, you can choose one of the important cities on the southern front of the empire as your own territory. All the profits from the territory will be monopolized by you, and the empire will not take a single cent from you. "
The entire meeting hall was as quiet as a ghost town.
Melanie wasn't the only one who was dumbfounded. Even the officials who were calculating the list stopped what they were doing. Only Grise remained calm and composed, his eyes closed as he sat in meditation. It was no wonder that Melanie and the others were shocked. They were people of the Demonic Shadow Empire, and they knew very well what methods the empire would use to deal with someone like Allen. In short, those methods definitely did not include what Lamer had just said.
Lamer's words were no different. Not only did the empire not pursue Allen's actions, it even gave Allen a large territory. This was unprecedented in the history of the empire. Even an Imperial Great General with great authority had never had such a thing as territory. Allen smiled. "The conditions are very generous."
"It's already very generous. When I heard these words from His Majesty, even I doubted my ears. It's clear that His Majesty thinks highly of you, Milord."
"Oh, it's rare for a small character like me to catch the eye of that person from Dark Shadow Stronghold. Look, such generous conditions, I can't even find a reason to refuse. "
Lamer hissed again and said, "So Lord Allen agreed?"
"I did not say that. Before answering this question, I would like to ask Lord Lamer." Allen indifferently said, "When that person proposed such generous conditions, did he mention what would happen if I refused?"
The atmosphere in the conference room chilled.
Lamer hissed like a hissing viper. "If Milord refuses, I will leave after paying the ransom. But it wouldn't be long before two Imperial Great Generals arrived. With them will come five hundred thousand soldiers of the Shadow Army, twenty Imperial Great Generals, and countless high-ranking officers. Is Lord Allen satisfied with this news? "
Allen narrowed his eyes. "I'm a little curious now that the empire is willing to pay so much for one hundred thousand soldiers of the Shadow Army. One or two Imperial Great Generals, several generals, and more than one hundred thousand soldiers of the Shadow Army. What will the empire offer in exchange? How about a province? What does Lord Lamer think? "
"Milord's joke is a little too big."
Allen chuckled. "It is a little too big. I hope it didn't scare Milord."
Lamer laughed. "I might have been scared, but I wouldn't have been scared to death. It seems like Lord Allen's answer is very obvious. Even I have to applaud Milord's courage. But I must remind Milord that sometimes, courage isn't worth much. How about this: until those two Great Generals arrive, my proposal still stands. Whenever Milord is willing to join the empire, I presume that His Majesty will welcome you with open arms. Here is a way to contact Milord. I hope to hear good news from you as soon as possible. "
Lamer left the next day. Just as he had said, he had only come as an emissary of the empire and had not taken any drastic actions against Allen. It could be said that it wasn't that he didn't want to, but that Allen's slap had made him a little apprehensive, so he had decided to be a serious emissary. As for the 'ransom' sent by the empire, it had been verified by the treasurer and stored in the treasury. The one hundred thousand soldiers of the Shadow Army had been loaded onto Lamer's transport ship and left Mokedan with the Imperial Great General.
After seeing off Lamer, Gelse chuckled. "Even I am somewhat tempted by the empire's conditions. I'm truly surprised that Milord could so straightforwardly refuse."
Allen smiled. "Although I'm not a merchant, I know that there is no reason to go back on a deal. Since I made a deal with Lady Alice, I will see it through to the end. There is no reason to give up halfway. Otherwise, who would dare to make a deal with me in the future? Isn't that right, Mister Gelse? "
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