The Golden Pearl Plane wasn't just important to the Charlotte Family. Half of the ore veins in that plane were exposed to the surface, and it could be considered the pillar of the Charlotte Family's business.
Completely occupying a plane was enough to ensure that a family would prosper for a long time. Even when the family was at its weakest, it would not be destroyed. As long as the family endured through that period of decline, a capable person would appear in the family and it would rise again.
The coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane had always been a top secret of the Charlotte Family. None of the guards guarding the Golden Pearl Plane knew the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane. As for the workers and slaves in charge of mining, they would never be able to leave that place for the rest of their lives.
Although the Golden Pearl Plane wasn't suitable for living and its environment was very vile, losing its resources was enough to make the Charlotte Family unable to recover for a few years.
It was just like the reason the Raging Flame Plane was so important that both the Kingdom and the Odin Kingdom coveted it. Not only was that plane huge, but it was also very suitable for humans to live in. The value of that plane's output was higher than the value of the Kingdom's annual output.
After such a thing happened, the other party was able to silently kill their way into the Golden Pearl Plane and easily capture it. The other party must have made all the necessary preparations. It was absolutely impossible for them to accidentally discover the Golden Pearl Plane.
There was only one possibility … There was a traitor in the Charlotte Family, and the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane were leaked.
And there were only a few people in the Charlotte Family who knew, or even might know, the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane.
That night, everyone who might know the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane was summoned back.
That Greater Devil disguised as a Magic Tool Incarnation was also invited to verify them one by one. As long as they let down the Charlotte Family in the slightest, they would immediately be killed by the Greater Devil.
Kans Charlotte was naturally one of the people who was summoned back. Seeing the Family making such a big fuss and hearing that the Golden Pearl Plane had been thoroughly captured, he almost fainted from fright.
'Damn Gaugass Battlemages, didn't that group of barbarians say they would take their time? Didn't they say they would only mine ore in some remote areas?
'How could the Golden Pearl Plane be captured in a day, and even the Charlotte Family's guards were eliminated?
It's over, it's over …
Kans Charlotte's face paled when he heard the screams coming from the ancestral land. If he went in now, he would die without a doubt.
Right away, Kans Charlotte made up his mind to confess.
After quietly finding his father, Kans Charlotte knelt on the ground without saying a word.
"Father, I was the one who leaked the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Realm …"
Kans Charlotte had barely finished speaking when Novi Charlotte slapped Kans Charlotte, sending him flying.
"Speak, what's going on?"
After being slapped, Kans felt relieved. He threw himself at Novi's feet with tears and snot streaming down his face. He hugged Novi's leg and wept as he recounted everything that had happened.
"… Father, you don't know that Mafa Merlin of the Merlin Family is too excessive. I had no choice but to hire the Gaugass Battlemages.
"… I originally planned to have the Gaugass Battlemages kill Mafa Merlin first so that we could make our preparations. The coordinates would be useless, but I hadn't expected that group of barbarians to do this …"
Novi's expression thoroughly darkened by the time Kans finished speaking. He glared at Kans with anger, but even more helplessness.
"You idiot, you actually made a deal with a Gaugass Battlemage, and the price you paid was the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane. Did a rat eat your brain?
"Damnit, that group of greedy, stupid, and powerful barbarians, are they people you can trade with? "Do you think they are that easy to fool?
"You put a fat piece of meat in front of their mouths, how could they not eat it first? Damnit, do you know how powerful those greedy barbarians are? Do you think we still have a chance to snatch the Golden Pearl Plane back after they snatched it?
"Idiot! Idiot! "When the Gaugass Battlemages were at their peak, the entire kingdom couldn't stop their footsteps. Even if they have declined now, our Charlotte Family is far from being able to face them head-on. Could it be that we are trying to reason with those stupid barbarians?"
Novi sat in his chair with a discouraged expression. The Gaugass Battlemages weren't something they could handle. If they wanted to take back the Golden Pearl Plane, they could only face them head-on.
Moreover, the Planar Coordinates had already been leaked, and there was no point in taking it back. Those barbarians would keep harassing them, and even if they could snatch it back, it wouldn't make much sense.
Novi thought about it, but he could only feel a deep sense of defeat. He looked at Kans and wanted to choke his son to death.
Kans complained with tears and snot running down his face. He immediately panicked when he saw his father in such a state.
"Father, this is all because of that Mafa Merlin. He looked down on our Charlotte Family and set himself against our Charlotte Family. If we don't kill him, wouldn't the Merlin Family be riding on our heads?
"I also didn't want this to happen, but our losses definitely can't be borne by us. Right, we have to blame the Merlin Family, blame that Mafa Merlin. Maybe, no, it's definitely Mafa Merlin who colluded with those barbarians to trick us.
"Father, we can't deal with those Gaugass Barbarians, but can't we deal with the Merlin Family and that damned Mafa Merlin?
"We can make the Merlin Family compensate us double for our losses. This way, we might not only be able to make up for our losses, but we might also be able to make a huge profit and suppress the Merlin Family. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Kans' forehead was covered in cold sweat as he quickly came up with a plan. He then looked at his father with an apprehensive expression.
Novi's expression slightly changed as he felt that this idea was very feasible.
'Right, the Gaugass Battlemages aren't easy to provoke. Those barbarians aren't reasonable. If we want them to spit out the meat in their mouths, we can only go to war. But the Merlin Family is different.
'This matter is ultimately because of the Merlin Family. Now, we have to find a reason to make the Merlin Family compensate us. Unless the Merlin Family wants to start a war with our Charlotte Family …
'But how could the Merlin Family have the guts to start a war with our Charlotte Family? 'As long as we force them a bit, they will definitely obediently compensate us with a plane.
'I heard that the Merlin Family discovered a new plane with a better environment than the Golden Pearl Plane. Although it doesn't have as many mineral resources as the Golden Pearl Plane, it has many precious magic plants.
'If we can snatch it back, our losses will be made up for, and we can even suppress the Merlin Family while seizing some of the Merlin Family's main businesses.'
Novi felt that this method was feasible. Although the Charlotte Family couldn't compare to the Cloud Tower and the Black Tower, it was still a force second only to them in the kingdom. Would the Merlin Family dare to resist?
Although he approved of this plan, Novi didn't show any respect to Kans. Instead, he waved his hand and sealed Kans' mana.
"Guards, take Kans to the Black Prison to reflect for a while."
Kans shivered and his lips turned pale, but he resisted the urge to beg for forgiveness. What kind of place was the Charlotte Family's Black Prison? Every member of the Charlotte Family couldn't help shivering if they heard about it.
That was the place where the enemies and traitors of the Charlotte Family resided. Once they entered, they wouldn't be able to come out alive. Most people who entered the Black Prison would eventually go insane.
In that place, it was difficult to die even if one wanted to. The prison guards there were all perverts with twisted minds, and they were best at torturing people. However, with the help of the drug, before they got the information they wanted, they wouldn't let people die at all. That was the scariest part.
Kans trembled as he lay limply on the ground, his mouth gaping like a fish on the verge of death. But he also knew that compared to his mistake of leaking the coordinates of his family's plane, not dying was already a form of favoritism. Staying in the Black Prison for a period of time wouldn't be too much torture. This was already the lightest punishment he could get …
Kans, who couldn't stand in the battle, was dragged away. Early the next day, some rumors started spreading in the Storm Fort.
The Charlotte Family's Golden Pearl Plane coordinates had been lost, and it had been captured in one night.
Mafa Merlin of the Merlin Family had used some unknown scheme to swindle the coordinates of the Golden Pearl Plane.
As the rumors spread, almost everyone had a preconceived impression that the Charlotte Family had suffered a huge setback while the Merlin Family had played a good trick and easily snatched a plane rich in mineral resources.
Early in the morning, there were already many people wandering around outside the Merlin Family's camp. Some even ran over to look for cooperation with the Merlin Family on the mineral resources business.
After sending away the people who wanted to take advantage of the situation, Lin Yun was confused. He had been busy in the laboratory, but he was interrupted again and again. The people who came were all looking for cooperation with the Merlin Family on the mineral resources business.
'Did the Merlin Family discover some new magic ore vein? Or did they discover some super-large ore vein? '
While Lin Yun was still puzzled, someone came over.
"Mafa Merlin, get the fuck out here!"
A roar echoed above the Merlin Family's camp. Lin Yun walked out to take a look and saw an 8th Rank Archmage wearing a robe with the Charlotte Family's emblem swaggering over.
He was followed by a group of High Mages of the Charlotte Family. They were all High Mages, and they were all emitting dense mana fluctuations. It was clear that they weren't planning on talking nicely.
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