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"I wanted to pay for Master's debt. I didn't expect you to be so generous!" Nelis exclaimed.
Guge thought Nelis was teasing him, so he played along. "I'm not generous. I just don't have the guts to ask for money from Your Highness."
Nelis saw that Guge was tactful and patient, so she laughed. "You're quite an interesting person. This is for you." As she spoke, she took out a handful of magic cores from her bracelet and threw them in front of Guge.
"I can't take this!" Guge didn't know how much these magic cores were worth, but he knew that they were worth more than what he had invested in Salin. The war had been going on for a long time, and the price of magic cores was still high. These magic cores looked like mid-level magic cores. They were either fifth-level or sixth-level magic cores.
Nelis's hand wasn't big, but there were more than eighty magic cores in a single hand. Such magic cores couldn't be bought at all. They were forcefully bought by the army. A fifth-level magic core was sold for more than eight hundred gold coins.
Tens of thousands of gold coins? Sixty or eighty thousand?
"Take it. When you meet Master, don't mention what happened in the past," Nelis warned Guge. She was afraid that Guge would be too cunning and use emotions to rope in Salin. Salin was a good person, but he would sometimes be soft-hearted because of old friendships.
"By the way, where's Ulysses, Guge?"
"He went to deal with the people from the imperial capital."
"The imperial capital?"
"Yes. There's a rumor in the imperial capital that the Metatlin Kingdom has a fleet that's not inferior to Yunliu's. Therefore, these coastal cities are monitored by people from the imperial capital …"
"That won't do. Ulysses is at his level." Nelis pointed at Trish. "You go and help Ulysses deal with the people from the imperial capital. Don't let a single one of them escape."
"Yes, Your Highness." Trish stood up from the stairs and pulled down her mask to cover her feminine face. A pair of metal wings spread out behind her armor, and she soared into the sky. The flying speed of the Demon God Soaring Armor was faster than when she didn't transform.
Guge was shocked. Chris's hand involuntarily grabbed the hilt of his sword. He felt Trish's powerful strength and couldn't control his body's reaction for a moment.
Guger felt ashamed. Although he trained all year round, he didn't have Chris's fighting instincts. Sigh, in the end, he was still a useless noble.
"Gug, I think you're the one who fixed this place, right?" Nelis didn't think Trish was very powerful, so she couldn't understand Gug Ge's feelings.
"I, I was thinking that if Your Highness is in a good mood when you come back, I'll take it as an investment." Viscount Guge's speech was already extremely vulgar in Qin Yinren's ears. But he said it very calmly, and Neris liked his sincerity.
"Gu Ge, I was just joking with you. Those monster cores are for you." Nelis laughed. She was still reserved today and did not laugh out loud. Chris became even more confused.
"What can we do about that?" Gu Ge said fearfully.
"What's not good about it? You'll get more benefits when you see the master. Go." Nelis heard Sarlin's voice in her mind. He wanted Guge to go in.
Sarlin was in a good mood. He laid on his bed. The window had been replaced with light-colored glass, so it wasn't as cold as before. A huge glass mirror was also installed on the wardrobe. Guge even specially installed whale oil lamps on the wall instead of the more expensive magic lamps.
Viscount Guge was very meticulous. He probably bought the original blueprints of this house.
Guge walked into the stone house alone and went up to the second floor. Sarlin laid on the bed and called lazily, "Come in."
Guge pushed the door open and entered. Sarlin turned over and sat up. He smiled and pointed at the chair in front of him. "Sit."
Guge's spiritual power was much weaker than Sarlin's, so he unconsciously followed Sarlin's order and sat down. He didn't have any intention of modestly declining.
"Viscount, what do you think? I'm back." Salin looked at Viscount Guge and asked seriously.
"Your Highness, I have a few things to ask of you." Guge also said very seriously.
"Speak."
"We can't hide this for long. The Imperial Capital will know in two or three weeks at most. We can almost escape to the border. The guards in my mansion have followed my family for more than ten generations. I ask Your Highness to let them send their families away first. My wife, she … she has been with me for so many years and has been working hard all day. If I die, I ask Your Highness to pass the title to her. These are the things I brought. Your Highness, please have a look. "
Guge said incoherently. At the same time, he took out two things from his pocket.
Sarlin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He took a look. One was the birth certificate from the City Hall, including the Sarlin family's records in Ciaran City. The other was an official document written by Guge. It was stamped with Guge's private seal and had the emblem of Guge's family.
Sarlin waved the two things in his hand and asked, "You prepared this long ago?"
"Yes."
"Don't you know that this is a matter of beheading?"
"I know. But I wanted to invest in Your Highness. I've already invested so much. There's no turning back." Guge said straightforwardly.
"If that's the case …" Salin thought for a while, then said, "Guge, I didn't think of leaving after getting these things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here personally. This time, I want to expand the city here and occupy the surrounding area of a hundred miles. Don't worry, the Imperial Capital won't send troops to attack. Let me tell you, my fleet is almost at the northern sea. In a week at most, we will attack Iron Wall City. "
Guge's mind buzzed. Iron Wall City? They couldn't attack it at all!
"I will send ten thousand main forces to train your guards. As for your wife? Don't worry, I will also build a magic tower and a teleportation circle in Ciaran City. If it's really dangerous, I will send you and your wife directly to Metatlin City. I can still afford this bit of money. "
"Your Highness …" Guge's plans were all messed up. He originally wanted to help Sarlin and escape to Metatlin City with Sarlin. If he could become a noble in the palace, he wouldn't have to worry for the rest of his life. If Sarlin was generous, he might even get a bigger fief and a well-built city.
"Guge, I'm coming back in style so that Donnie won't dare to do anything to Ciaran City. Let me ask you, even if you run away, what about your people? Can you take away the tens of thousands of people in Ciaran City? "
Guge shook his head. He suddenly felt that he wasn't mature enough. If he ran away, what would happen to the people in the city? Guge wasn't a heartless person. Once he thought of the fate of his people, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Guge, I came to see you today to discuss the expansion of Ciaran City's port. Later, I will destroy Iron Wall City. If I destroy Iron Wall City, do you think Donnie will dare to cause trouble in Ciaran City? "
"Your Highness, Iron Wall City is …"
"Guge, I will bring you to the battlefield to see it for yourself. Otherwise, you won't be at ease." Sarlin's consolation scared Guge quite badly. Sarlin continued, "Ciaran City needs to expand to at least three hundred thousand people. It'll be good if there's a garrison of forty to fifty thousand. In the future, when the Vatican is destroyed, this place will also be an important transit station between Tanggulas and Scotia. Your territory will become more and more prosperous."
Guge's head was dizzy, and he didn't hear what Sarlin said at all. He only heard Sarlin say that he would bring him to the battlefield, and the battle to attack Iron Wall City.
"Guge!" Sarlin called out, waking Guge up.
"Your Highness!" Guge couldn't help but stand up. Then he felt an invisible pressure on his shoulders, pressing him back into the chair.
"When I said that I will destroy Iron Wall City, of course I have enough confidence. What are you panicking about? When you're done dealing with the people in the city, I will leave you some resources and people to protect you. Get your trusted subordinates to prepare a welcoming ceremony for me. I don't want to be extravagant, but I want everyone in Ciaran City to know that I'm back. "
"Okay." Guge's voice was a little dazed as he replied.
Sarlin opened his Elemental Eye and scanned Guge's body. He felt a little regretful. Guge had passed his prime age, and it would be difficult for him to make a breakthrough in his martial arts. However, Sarlin had a Gold Sword Saint, and it wouldn't be a problem for him to guide Guge to become a Sword Saint.
The power of the entire continent was increasing, and Guge would not be an exception.
Guge's hair stood on end from Sarlin's stare. Sarlin said, "At most, you can advance to Black Iron Sword Saint. Before you die, you might advance to Silver Sword Saint. Forget it, I'll just leave some people to protect you. "
Sarlin also didn't want Guge to be killed. After all, he had received a few bags of flour from Guge when he was young. Without the flour, he would have starved to death. Ciaran City under Guge's rule couldn't be robbed. Those unscrupulous people could only wait for him to die slowly. They wouldn't dare to kill him.
"Guge, after I destroy Iron Wall City, I will reward you. What do you want?" Sarlin didn't care about Guge's cowardice. After all, he was only returning a favor. He didn't plan on letting this little noble fight for him. He just wanted him to be a court noble and earn money for himself.
What do I want? Guge was delighted when he heard this. It seemed that Sarlin really wanted to return the favor.
"Your Highness, as long as you can let me protect Ciaran City. These tens of thousands of people have followed my family for hundreds of years," Guge replied emotionally.
"Nonsense." Sarlin laughed and scolded, "How can it be too shabby? I will reward you with the title of a first-class court count. Five million gold coins will be given to you over ten years. You will expand Ciaran City. I will send my own people to build the dock. You don't have to worry about it. The location of my ancestral home is not bad. I will build a castle in the mountains behind it. If your Ciaran City is in trouble, you can directly support it. "
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