No matter how close the cooperation between countries was, it was built on the basis of interests after all. They might be close partners today, but they might stab each other in the back tomorrow. This was politics.
Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms was a very typical example. Sometimes, he united with Shu to resist Cao Cao; sometimes, he attacked Shu and surrendered to Cao Cao. This repeated several times, but he was also a great ruler.
Chen Rui frowned, "300 is too little. By the way, you just said that it can be obtained by exchanging plants?"
Celine nodded, "This is the intention of Her Majesty Empress. There are only two kinds of rare fruits that can be exchanged for seeds. One is devil pomeg which is extremely rare in the Demon Realm, and the other is called Jiu Tian Xuan aura fruit … I have never heard of this fruit before."
Chen Rui was stunned. These two fruits?
Devil pomeg is indeed rare. It especially has a special bonus effect on the Asmodeus Royal Family's Nirvana talent, and it greatly reduces the danger. When Empress Catherine heard that the devil pomeg was ripe in Town Leia, she didn't hesitate to come as Christina.
As for Jiu Tian Xuan aura fruit, it was simply an aura fruit. This name was used by Chen Rui to fool Catherine. Compared with devil pomeg, aura fruit had a stronger bonus for Nirvana, but it didn't have the special effect of suppressing lust like devil pomeg. This was also the main reason why Chen Rui was pushed down by Catherine in Silent Night Wetland.
Catherine specifically instructed Celine to exchange the seeds for devil pomeg or aura fruit. It was obviously for Nirvana. Nirvana was actually the strongest bloodline talent of the Asmodeus Royal Family. Every time after Nirvana, their strength would increase greatly, but the accompanying danger and failure rate would also increase exponentially. One careless move would result in death without a complete corpse.
The higher the level of Nirvana, the greater the risk. Even if there was devil pomeg or aura fruit, it was still quite dangerous. In the history of the Asmodeus Royal Family, only one person completed Nirvana five times. A few geniuses who completed Nirvana four times chose to take the risk to attack the fifth time, but they were all turned into ashes under the flames of Nirvana.
Catherine had now completed Nirvana 4 times, and her strength was close to the top powerhouse, Raizen. Logically, she shouldn't take this risk. It was likely that some geniuses of the royal family needed Nirvana to increase their strength or as some kind of reserve.
Speaking of aura fruits and devil pomeg, Chen Rui had a lot of them here. It wasn't a problem to exchange them for seeds, but now, he had a faint hunch in his heart. Catherine set up the plants trade fair in Town Leia, which was close to the Dark Moon. In addition to the advantages of geographical location and popularity, it seemed that she also had the intention of "fishing" devil pomeg. However, how did she calculate that she could "fish" the target here?
Perhaps, it was just an illusion. But no matter what, they were both getting what they needed. Chen Rui thought about it, took out a small number of devil pomeg and gave it to Celine. Celine didn't expect him to really have devil pomeg, and there were as many as 30 of them. She immediately took out a special magic space box and carefully put it in. The devil pomeg would dry up soon after being picked, so it could only be stored in this special space equipment. However, she didn't know what method the "master" used. She actually "transformed" devil pomeg out of thin air, and it seemed to be quite fresh.
The number of these devil pomeg had exceeded the expected mission. Not only could he complete the mission, but he could also get a reward from Catherine the Great. Celine was overjoyed. After asking about the number of seeds, she replied, "There is no problem in this way. Master wants a lot of seeds, so it will take about a day to prepare. What other orders does master have? "
"Nothing."
"By the way, the lady just now … does master like young girls?" Celine thought of the little loli's actions just now and said flatteringly, "I can arrange everything for master. If master doesn't mind, I can also … serve master personally."
Like young girls? These words actually made Chen Rui quite depressed. He was inexplicably labeled as a weird uncle.
"That's not necessary."
Although this Celine was young, her appearance and figure were very attractive, but her scheming was still above those old foxes. She was definitely not the type who would be loyal to someone after sex. It might even backfire. Besides, Chen Rui only used the master-servant contract to control her. He didn't have any sexual interest.
Celine bit her lip and said, "Master, I have another intel here. It's related to Monroe, the son of the third general, and Fini, the daughter of the royal mechanic master, Rummenigge."
Chen Rui was excited. Jía once mentioned that the thousand-person magician legion promised by the Bloody Vine Flower Estate's lord, General Crawford, was already in place, but Monroe, who wanted to join the Flame Legion, hadn't appeared. Chen Rui immediately signaled Celine to continue.
According to Celine's intel, some time ago, the first general, Broc, took his father-in-law and wife to the Jergal Fortress guarded by the Fire Blade Legion on the grounds that his father-in-law, Florence, was unwell. Shortly afterward, Catherine the Great proposed to marry Fini. Asmodeus, the daughter of the senior master of the Mechanic Association, Rummenigge, to the first general, Broc, as a concubine.
Broc claimed to have a deep relationship with his wife, Medelu, and declined the empress's marriage. However, on behalf of his capable general, Loki, he asked Catherine the Great to marry Fini as the legal wife.
Catherine the Great agreed to Broc's request. Loki went to the capital to marry Fini. However, at this time, an accident happened. Monroe, the son of the third general, Crawford, and Fini disappeared at the same time. The two of them were childhood sweethearts. It was estimated that they had eloped for love. Before this news could spread, it was blocked by Catherine's order.
Chen Rui then knew the real reason why Monroe had not reported to the Dark Moon. Catherine's restrictions on Broc were getting stronger and stronger. It was mainly aimed at Broc's power and influence in the army. As long as those intertwined roots were completely cut off and Broc became alone, then it was not difficult to kill Broc.
Broc had obviously realized the crisis. There was a faint special meaning in moving Florence and his daughter to the Jergal Fortress. Since he was severely injured by Obsidian last time, Chen Rui didn't know how Broc's situation was. However, what Chen Rui could be sure of was that Catherine's betrothal of Fini to Broc was definitely a test, and Broc's proposal on behalf of Loki was also a different move. However, no matter what the result was, Fini was a victim.
As a royal, sometimes she was more unable to control her own fate than the civilians.
Chen Rui was very clear about Monroe's feelings for Fini, but he didn't expect that he would do this regardless of everything. Celine's next sentence really surprised Chen Rui, "Monroe and Fini are in Town Leia!"
"How do you know?"
"They mixed into my caravan halfway, and I accidentally discovered them. I thought they would go to the Dark Moon when they came to Town Leia, but they never left." Celine hesitated and added, "In addition to Monroe and Fini, there seem to be two other people who are very powerful. I'm not sure if I was noticed by them …"
"You're afraid that if they don't leave, they will drag you down or even be killed?" Chen Rui said faintly, "So you want to use my power to help you get rid of the threat?"
Chen Rui still had some understanding of Celine's temperament. If it weren't for Monroe bringing two threatening powerhouses, perhaps Celine would have sent someone to capture Monroe and Fini to the capital to claim credit.
"I'm just asking master for help." Celine looked pitiful, "I'm willing to pay any price."
Chen Rui kind of understood the reason why Celine took the initiative to offer her body previously. Sure enough, she had a purpose to "give first". She did not hesitate to use her body as a bargaining chip.
"I currently need some mechanic materials." Chen Rui handed over a list, "No matter what method you use, I want to see these things appear in front of me within 3 days."
Celine took the list and looked at it. There were a variety of materials on it. The Custer Family was from the mechanic family, so they were naturally experts in this. Some materials were scarce, so it would be very difficult to get them in 3 days. However, Celine was relieved because this meant that the master had already planned to make a move.
Chen Rui gave Celine all the missing materials of the artifact, Secret Shadow, except for Fertile Yuan Soil. It was mainly because it was not convenient for Master Arthur to show up now. Otherwise, if he went to the Dark Shadow Empire's Mechanic Association, it would not be too difficult to obtain these materials. Chen Rui always remembered that there were still unsolved mysteries on the 5th floor of the ancient magic tower of the Dark Shadow Empire's Mechanic Association. It was likely to involve some kind of forbidden territory, but like the silver box and the secret of the abyss, it was not the time to explore this kind of unknown thing now. Instead, he should enhance his own strength as soon as possible.
The characteristic of the level of a cultivator was that the stronger he was, the more difficult it was to make progress. At the lower level, he could rely on hard training to obtain strength; at the middle level, talent became more and more important. Those with high talent could get twice the result with half the effort; but at the higher level, talent and hard training alone could no longer make a real qualitative change in strength. The accumulation of training was only the foundation of advancement. The most important thing was understanding and perception. Even if it was only the progress of a small realm, it required considerable perception.
Chen Rui was currently at this stage. After comprehending the [Summer Territory], his strength had made significant progress. He had faintly broken through the early stage of the Demon Emperor and was close to the intermediate stage. However, the strange thing was that the Experience Value of Phecda had not changed. It seemed that he had not mastered the true mystery of "Phecda". He needed to further comprehend it in life and battles.
Celine, the chess piece, was very important for the Dark Moon. Chen Rui also did not want any changes to the future patriarch of the Custer Family that he controlled. Moreover, the Dark Moon's sorcerer legion was Monroe's escort, so he had to mobilize it himself. He really had to intervene in this matter this time.
The most upscale Blackberry Hotel in Town Leia was where the Custer Family stayed. There were no other guests except for these VIPs.
In a room, 4 people were having a secret discussion.
"Don't worry, Young General. Feynman and I watched you grow up. Not only are we your guards, but we're also your family. Even if we have to risk our lives, we'll protect you and Miss Fini from danger!" The one who spoke was a tall great demon.
"Thank you, Uncle Calder." The young general was naturally Monroe. Opposite him was Fini, who eloped with him. He immediately nodded excitedly, but he looked worriedly at the Great Demon sitting on the side, "Uncle Feyman's injury …"
The Great Demon named Feyman coughed a few times in a low voice, "It's okay. Your Uncle Feyman is at the intermediate stage of the Demon Emperor anyway, so he won't die. It's just that I didn't expect that Loki would know our whereabouts, and he even has the strength of the peak stage of the Demon Emperor. Unfortunately, Torres … "
"I killed Uncle Torres." Monroe looked sad, "I must avenge this in the future."
Feyman nodded and sighed, "Young general, although the general promised to let you join the Flame Legion of the Dark Moon, you have become a wanted target of the empire even if this matter is kept secret since you escaped with Ms. Fini. With the current cooperative relationship between the Dark Moon and the empire, as long as you show up, you will definitely be sent back to the empire immediately. This trip to the Dark Moon … I'm afraid it's not a place for us to stay for a long time! "
"But staying here is also just waiting for death." Calder shook his head and said, "At present, the north of the empire has been completely blocked. We can pass through the Dark Moon, then go north from the Fallen Angel Empire to the Bloody Empire. Only there is the safest place for the young general and Ms. Fini. The Custer Family woman seems to have noticed where we are. Just in case, when we leave, we might as well …"
Monroe shook his head, "Celine is also a friend of Fini and me. Besides, it's just a guess now. The Custer Family has a great influence in the empire. It's better not to cause too much trouble so as not to attract attention."
Feyman also nodded and said, "Yes, it's better to avoid trouble now. Besides, we can also use this woman's spies to pretend to go to the Red Spirit Estate to confuse the pursuers. Without further ado, since we have decided, we will set off for the Dark Moon as soon as it gets dark."
Fini asked curiously, "Since we have decided to go north, why must we go to the Dark Moon? The Red Spirit Estate should be closer, right? "
Monroe explained, "Due to the murder of the former mayor of Town Leia, the entrance of the Red Spirit Estate is very strict. The Dark Moon's business route is much more relaxed. Although going to the Dark Moon is a long detour, it is safer."
At this moment, footsteps sounded at the door. They were actually coming this way. Calder and Feyman, who were the strongest, were the first to show vigilance. Soon, Monroe also noticed it. He gently held Fini's hand and gestured for her to be at ease. At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Guests, the food you ordered is here."
Several people looked at each other and were on guard. Calder slowly opened the door and saw that it was not a waiter at the door, but a man in a cloak.
"You …" Calder seemed to be stunned. His eyes suddenly widened. As he was about to make a move, the cloaked man had disappeared in an instant and appeared in front of Fini. Feyman's reaction was very fast. His fist appeared silently behind the cloaked man, but the cloaked man just made a feint and disappeared again. This time, he landed next to Monroe and grabbed the young general's shoulder.
"Stop!"
This shout made Calder and Feyman stop at the same time. It could be seen that the young general was already under the control of the other party. If they acted rashly, perhaps Monroe would be killed by the other party immediately.
The cloaked man said, "Don't worry, everyone. I'm not the pursuer of the Shadow Empire, and I won't have any malice toward Young General Monroe. This offense is just to make everyone calm down and listen to a few words from me."
Calder and Feyman glanced at each other. They felt that although this cloaked man only had the breath of Higher Demon, from the way he dodged their attacks just now and controlled Monroe with lightning speed, it was impossible for him to have the strength of Higher Demon. He should be a "high-level".
"Who the hell are you?"
"I'm not an enemy. Speaking of which, the young general has joined the Dark Moon military, so you should call me the deputy legion leader." The cloaked man surprisingly slowly loosened his 5 fingers on Monroe's shoulder. "My name is- Aguile."
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