"What did you say, Salin?" Rex asked after a long pause.
"I said, for the two of us, to get married," Salin said frankly. He vaguely understood what Holy Rock City meant. It was only after he saw Rex that he figured it out.
"What's the reason?" Rex looked at Salin and asked seriously.
"Do I need a reason? After marriage, I will have two identities. I can enter and leave Qin Yin's territory freely. Your uncle is taking a step back! "
"That's it?" Rex's gaze became calmer as he asked Salin.
Salin sighed. He knew what Rex wanted to hear. He could only propose. If he said anything else, he would feel sorry for Sicar. Even though Sicar had allowed him to do so.
"Mages will not force their feelings. Rex, this is all I can say for now."
Seeing Salin's awkward expression, Rex laughed. "Sacred Rock City wants us to deal with Yun Liu ourselves. This means that the possibility of Qin Yin and Yun Liu forming an alliance is very small. Sacred Rock City will not let me fail so quickly. Sephiroth wants me to stop advancing westward. Perhaps, he wants me to spit out three cities and let his people defend this line. Next spring, he will launch a third wave of attacks to the north of the Purgatory Desert and drive the Tanggulas people back to the Divine Grace Duchy. "
Rex didn't speak clearly, but Salin could understand. Sacred Rock City's attitude was not to fall out with Yun Liu for now. This war could only be between Yun Liu and Bitter Water Prefecture.
Salin thought so too. If he married Rex, as the first-in-line successor to the throne of the Glücos family, Sacred Rock City would not interfere with Rex's marriage, but would send him many gifts. They could even transfer large amounts of resources from the national treasury to support Great Liang City.
Yun Liu people could not find fault with this, nor could they use it as an excuse to start a war with Qin Yin.
Salin said slowly, "I suddenly realized that the nobles' way of thinking is disgusting. And I have been thinking in that way. Rex, marry me. I just can't tolerate Emperor Yun Liu's coveting of you. I want to kill that bastard. "
Only then did Rex smile happily. "Salin, how did you know that I would be willing?"
"Because between you and me, we've always calculated very clearly. There's never been a transaction. We … are mages. "
If you want something, you must pay the same price. This was the principle of mages. Rex's gaze turned gentle. In her and Salin's experience, she had indeed calculated clearly that there was no investment transaction, except for the first time when Salin brought the green dragon's magic core to see her. At that time, Salin was still a silly level-2 mage.
"But what about Sicar?" Salin heaved a sigh of relief at Rex's question. He was worried that Rex wouldn't bring up this matter.
"Shika is now the Caucasian King, the regent of Metatlin, and the first heir to the Metatlin Kingdom. She already has my child. I think that kingdom will be hers sooner or later. As for me, I will be Qin Yin's prince in the future, as long as you become Qin Yin's emperor. "
"So you're saying that you don't intend to let Sicar participate in our matters?"
"Not just Shika, all the Gaugass won't participate in this matter," Salin said firmly.
Rex didn't ask further. Salin's attitude didn't allow for rejection. Rex also had doubts about the contract with the goddess. Emotionally, she could accept the resurrection of the goddess. However, Rex wasn't sure if there was any problem with humans. She couldn't talk to Salin about this, because she wasn't sure if there were any restrictions on her and Salin in the contract with the goddess.
Once she went against the contract, she would die a terrible death. She couldn't even say this out loud.
She asked Salin about Sicar, and Salin gave her this answer. Rex was satisfied enough. Sicar would never become a queen, but she could be a king. If she became the Metatlin King and didn't participate in the plan to resurrect the goddess, at least the Metatlin Kingdom would be a clean land, and it would have nothing to do with the gods.
Although this wasn't the result Rex wanted, she didn't continue asking Salin. She realized that although Salin was almost 20 years old, his face was still very young.
Now that she had spoken, this matter would be done immediately. The people of Cloud Flow were preparing to build a city. Based on their transportation capabilities, this city would be built in a year and a half at most. Salin and Rex had to get married before the other city was built, and they had to make their own strategic plans.
Since the Qinyin Empire wanted Rex's prefectures to retreat, the two of them had to adjust their strategic direction.
They had experienced many battles together. Rex and Salin understood some things without having to say it out loud. From now on, Cloud Flow would be their main direction of attack. If they could occupy the entire Lihai, not only could they attack Cloud Flow from there, but they could also contact the southern nobles of the Qinyin Empire.
The southern nobles had always only obeyed Emperor Chanak, and were very resistant to Prince Sephiroth. If Rex entered the Lihai, she wouldn't be harassed by the Qinyin Empire, and her power would naturally be stabilized.
Although the southern nobles of the Qinyin Empire didn't have warships, they had set up countless cannons along the coast to the southeast of the Lihai, sealing it tightly. If Rex and Salin could occupy the Lihai, they would have the upper hand. Rex could even get material support from the Qinyin Empire, and use the Lihai as a base to attack the Cloud Flow Empire.
Prince Sephiroth said he didn't care about Rex, but he actually saw through all this. Rex had to develop eventually. If she occupied Jialou Lan, the people of Jialou would definitely recognize her as the daughter of Emperor Chanak. They wouldn't give up even a meter of land that she occupied.
Now that the people of Cloud Flow had appeared, the Qinyin Empire would use them to restrict her development in Jialou Lan. With a little support behind her, it would be difficult for the people of Cloud Flow to succeed. As for Rex, it would be impossible for her to start a war in Jialou Lan.
Although Rex was a king, he had hundreds of nobles under him. Salin had fewer nobles, but the number of people he needed to inform was also huge. Those who hadn't been conferred titles by him were also rich and powerful in Metatlin.
The main forces of the two countries had to be informed. This was equivalent to mobilizing the entire country. Unlike the alliance, the marriage of the two determined the relationship between the nobles of these two countries.
There were transportation formations between Great Liang City, Metatlin City, and Gushui Prefecture. The news of Rex and Salin's engagement spread across the two countries as if it had wings. Sacred Rock City also received the news.
"My sister is going to get married!" In the palace of Sacred Rock City, His Majesty Ojarvis looked at the letter in his hand and a tear fell from his eye.
In the shadow, the voice of the Sorcerer serving him was ethereal.
"Your Majesty, what gift are you going to give to the princess?"
"I don't know. I'm going to ask in the Sorcerer Tower." Ojarvis put the letter in his pocket and stood up. Only he and the Sorcerer were in the main hall. The nobles were all gathered in the palace to discuss Rex's marriage and the war with Cloud Flow. As an emperor, he was just a loner.
Prince Sephiroth's palace occupied a large area, but compared to the palace, it was much simpler. The emperor of the Qinyin didn't have a desire for luxury, and neither did the princes. The tradition of the Qinyin for thousands of years was that the greater nobles lived simple, while the lesser nobles lived extravagantly. It seemed that only by returning to simplicity could the greater nobles' vanity be satisfied. This was a rare thing in the other three empires.
The twelve dukes of the parliament were all present, as well as all the important figures in Sacred Rock City. Prince Sephiroth's study couldn't accommodate all of them, so he arranged for them to stay in the dining hall.
Hundreds of relatives and friends would attend the banquet, so the dining hall was big enough to accommodate all these influential figures.
Sephiroth also arranged a banquet for them to come to the palace. Now, the palace had replaced the palace and become the center of the Qinyin Empire.
"That's right. Cloud Flow insulted the Glücos royal family, but our enemy now is the Christian Church. That retarded emperor is attacking Kushui Prefecture, and we don't have the strength to deal with him. So, I hope everyone can support us in another way." Prince Sephiroth's voice was filled with anger.
He didn't like Rex, but he was Glücos after all. He was willing to get married, but he didn't want to be forced to agree to the marriage. Cloud Flow really sent a million troops to Daliang City, which was like a slap to his face.
Cloud Flow wanted to take Rex away, but that was impossible. This deviated from Sephiroth's original wish, so he could only gather the nobles and think of a way to make Rex persevere. Of course, it would be best if Rex used all his strength to attack Cloud Flow. Then, the southern nobles would immediately stop colluding with Cloud Flow. At least half of the southern nobles would do the same.
His brother was dead, but his prestige was still very high among the southern nobles. Most people liked Rex. If Rex replaced Ojarvis as emperor, Sephiroth wouldn't even have to worry about the south. He would have settled the war with Jialoulan long ago.
"Your Highness, how much support do we need?" The one who spoke was the minister in charge of military affairs, who was also a duke of the parliament.
"Other than the army, I want support for everything! Hmm, forget about the Demon Cores. We will launch a third attack on the Jia Loulan Empire next spring. Let Metatlin deal with the magic cores themselves, "Sephiroth said seriously.
"Then I'll offer a million kilograms of food, including flour, rice, and oats," someone immediately responded.
"I'll offer two thousand sets of armor!" The one who spoke was a marquis. He smuggled armor and weapons and was tacitly approved by the parliament. Now he knew it was time to bleed.
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