"However, I also have a small request …"
Standing on the spot, looking at Elus in front of him, Adem lightly smiled and said.
Hearing Adim's words, Elus' expression froze. At this moment, she had a bad premonition.
"Please speak."
Looking at Adem in front of her, she did not hesitate and directly asked.
"I can let her go, but as the price for breaking into my residence and offending the Yalu family's dignity, she and the family behind her must pay a sufficient price."
Looking at Elus in front of him, Adem smiled and said, "100,000 gold coins, this is the price they need to pay."
As soon as he said this, he stood still.
Standing on the spot, Elus looked at Adem in front of her with an expression of disbelief.
"100,000 gold coins …"
She muttered to herself as she looked at Adem in front of her, "Mr. Adem, do you know what you're saying?"
100,000 gold coins!
Not to mention Ella, even Elus, a princess of the Empire, was an astronomical figure that was almost unacceptably high.
The value of the Kakuen Empire's gold coins was very high. Compared to the currencies of other kingdoms, one Kakuen gold coin was enough to exchange for many other gold coins.
In the Kakuen Empire, a complete Kakuen gold coin was not a small amount of money even for a noble.
At least, this was true for ordinary nobles.
The family behind Ella was naturally not ordinary nobles.
In fact, even if they were originally ordinary nobles, with the help of Princess Elus and the help of Adim's predecessor, even if they were originally ordinary, they would quickly rise up and grow rapidly.
Even in the entire Kakuen Kingdom, Ella's family was considered to be in the upper echelons.
Even though they were not among the top nobles, they were definitely not something that ordinary nobles could compare to.
For such nobles, it was not that they could not afford to pay 100,000 gold coins.
With the industries, land, and other things they controlled, as long as they were willing, they could indeed afford this amount.
However, there was no doubt that doing so would cause the Mead Family behind Ella to suffer a huge blow.
In order to gather 100,000 gold coins, the Mead Family had to sell off a large number of properties and most of the things they owned. Only then would they be able to gather 100,000 gold coins in a short time.
Without a doubt, this price was extremely high.
To put it bluntly, even if the Mead Family managed to redeem Ella, they would never be able to recover from this setback.
Under normal circumstances, if they had a choice, they would definitely give up on Ella without hesitation and use her life in exchange for this sum of money.
Although Ella was considered an important figure in the Mead Family, her value was far less than 100,000 gold coins.
To put it bluntly, 100,000 gold coins were enough to hire assassins and assassinate the entire Mead Family.
A mere Ella could not be compared to the value of this sum of money.
However …
Standing on the spot, Elus took a deep breath. It took her a while to calm herself down.
The situation at hand was no longer Ella's problem.
It was Ella, the Mead Family, and even Elus's own problem.
Previously, Yardim had not only targeted Ella, but the Mead Family behind her.
In just a short period of time, under Yardim's instructions, the Mead Family had lost countless things.
Within the Kakun Empire, the Yalu Family's power was unimaginable.
As the future heir of the Yalu Family and the representative of the Yalu Family in Kanai, as long as Yardim gave the word, the things he could do and the power he could unleash was unimaginable.
Under this kind of power, the mere Mead Family could not salvage anything and could do nothing.
If Yardim insisted on not letting Ella and the Mead Family off, then the future of the Mead Family …
Thinking of this, Elus could not help but feel a chill in her heart.
She felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Before the Yalu Family, although she was the princess of the Kakun Empire, what could she do?
At the end of the day, she was not the future heir of the Kakun Empire, nor did she have the support of powerful forces like her brothers of noble birth.
All she had was the empty identity of an Empire's princess.
Usually, it was fine because of her identity as an Empire's princess, so everyone would give her some face.
However, this identity was nothing in front of the Yalu Family.
Facing Yardim's suppression, apart from coming here to plead, she could not do anything else.
Thinking of this, she felt more and more powerless.
"This price … is a little too outrageous …"
Standing on the spot, looking at Yardim, Elus took a deep breath and said, "Can you lower the price a little?
"For my sake …"
She stood there, looking at Yardim in front of her. Her face showed a hint of weakness and a hint of pleading.
She looked like a pitiful girl, making people feel pity for her.
However, Yardim did not fall for this.
Standing in the same place, he looked at Princess Elus's performance with great interest. Then he smiled and said, "Since Princess Elus has spoken, then I will naturally agree."
He said softly.
Elus immediately became spirited, thinking that things had taken a turn for the better.
However, Yardim's next words made things difficult for her.
"We can lower the price to 80,000 gold coins, but I heard that … the Mead Family has a Bright Fire Crystal?"
Standing on the spot, looking at Elus, Yardim said softly, "Exchanging a Bright Fire Crystal for 20,000 gold coins, I think this deal is worth it …"
"Mr. Yardim …"
Elus could not help but continue to persuade him.
The Bright Fire Crystal was an extremely rare material, and it was said that it could only be produced in places related to the Fire God.
It often contained a trace of the God's aura, and after going through the baptism of the God's aura, its essence had been refined, making it an extremely rare top-grade material.
This crystal could be used to forge extremely precious Magic Tools, and its value was very high.
The Mead Family's Fiery Crystal was something they had obtained by chance in the past. It was worth more than 20,000 gold coins.
Because of this, Elus could not help but speak.
They had agreed to lower the price, but what was the difference between lowering the price and not lowering it?
She even wanted to take advantage of the situation.
"Your Highness Elus, there's no need to say anything else …"
Standing there and looking at Elus, Yardim shook his head before continuing, "Even though the Bright Fire Crystal is quite good, it's still very valuable. It won't be easy to get rid of it in a short period of time.
If things go wrong, it might be worth less than 20,000 gold coins.
Isn't giving it to me for 20,000 gold coins a good thing? "
He spoke softly as he looked at Elus, who was beside him, and smiled as he spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, Elus fell silent. She didn't know what to say at this moment.
In the end, she sighed softly and said, "I'll talk to them."
It's just that they might not agree … "
"Don't worry, they'll agree."
Yardim smiled and continued, "If they don't agree, I'm sure there will be people who will agree …"
His voice was very gentle, and his words were also very gentle. However, the threat that was revealed in his words made Elus' scalp tingle.
The meaning of these words could be considered clear.
If the Mead family was not willing to lower their heads and hand over the 100,000 gold coins, this situation would continue.
If this situation continued, perhaps even if the Mead Family could hold on, they would suffer heavy losses in the end.
Even Elus, who was standing in front of him, would lose a lot of face because of this incident.
After all, everyone knew that the Mead Family and Ella were the forces under Elus.
To Elus, if she couldn't protect Ella and the Mead Family behind her, her reputation would be tarnished.
Who would be willing to rely on a master who could not protect them?
At that time, even those merchants and nobles who had pledged their allegiance to Elus and contributed benefits to her would have some ill intentions.
Thinking to there, she could not help but sigh.
They chatted for a while, then Elus turned around and left in a hurry.
After Elus left, Adim was the only one left.
He stood there by himself, silently watching Elus leave, and he could not help but smile.
"Young master …"
In the distance, an old man strode over and stopped in front of Adem.
"The things you want have been prepared."
Looking at Yardim, the elderly man spoke softly with a respectful expression.
"Have you finished calculating the Mead family's situation?"
Standing on the spot and listening to the old man's words, Adim turned around and asked softly.
"Yes."
The old man nodded before continuing, "According to our calculations, if the Mead family wants to raise 100,000 gold coins in a short period of time, they will have to sell most of their businesses.
"In that case, I've already noted down all the properties that might be sold."
"Good."
Standing there, Yardim smiled and nodded before saying softly, "Find someone to keep an eye on the Mead family.
When they want to sell their businesses, remember to immediately go to them and buy them. "
"Those are all good things."
As if thinking of something, he smiled.
The Mead family's businesses were indeed quite good, and many of them were things that were difficult to obtain under normal circumstances.
For example, some land and some manors that had been put into operation.
If he had to obtain them himself, not only would it be quite troublesome, but it would also be quite difficult.
However, if he could obtain them from the Mead family, it would be much easier.
He could use the lowest price to get the best things.
More importantly, after the Mead Family sold their assets in exchange for gold coins, the money would also be handed over to Adem.
In other words, Yardim would not have to spend a single cent to obtain a large number of high-quality businesses from the Mead family.
This kind of coercion and blackmail by relying on one's own strength was really not bad.
It was a pity that he could not use it often.
Standing there, thinking to there, Yardim could not help but sigh.
This sort of method could not be used often.
Occasionally, if there was a valid reason, it would be fine.
However, if he did it too often, it would cause public anger and the situation would become difficult to deal with.
Moreover, it would not be nice to do so.
This was Kanai City, the capital of the Kakun Empire. Not only were there people from the Yalu family, but there was also the Kanai royal family.
Living here, he had to be more cautious.
After all, it was the other party who was in the wrong first, and Yardim had found a reason to do so.
After all, he could not do anything else.
"However, with this move, I'm sure their impression of me will be refreshed …"
Standing there, Yardim had a faint smile on his face as he thought to himself.
The reason why he did this was not only to take some things from the Mead family, but also to threaten the others.
He believed that with this lesson from the Mead Family, the others would have to think twice before doing anything in the future.
At the very least, Ella's actions from before would not happen again.
These thoughts flashed in his mind before he turned around and silently walked away.
Time quickly passed.
After Elus returned, the Mead family quickly reacted.
At the start, they did not want to accept Yardim's conditions and were prepared to give up on Ella.
However, in the end, they had no choice and were forced to accept it.
That was because there were too many people in the surroundings who were suppressing them and attacking them.
Among those who attacked them, it was not just Yardim's subordinates; there were also many other people.
Some of them were people that the Mead family had offended in the past, as well as some who felt that there was an opportunity and wanted to take a few pieces of the Mead family's flesh.
These people were the main force that hit them when they were down, and they often bit even more viciously than Yardim's subordinates.
It seemed that if they did not take a few pieces of the Mead family's flesh, they would not give up.
Under this terrifying pressure, the Mead family had no choice but to agree to Yardim's conditions.
They sold off a large number of their properties, gathered the 100,000 gold coins that Yardim needed, and gave it to him.
During this process, who knew how many people acted to snatch those properties from the Mead family's hands.
Among those people, Yardim was the one who ate the most.
But the others ate a lot too.
A few days later, Elus once again came to Yardim's manor.
This time, she was here to take Ella away.
It wasn't that the Mead family had no one left.
It was just that after this incident, the Mead family's attitude towards Ella had changed drastically.
In the past, because of Ella's relationship with Yardim and Elus, Ella was considered the core of the Mead family, second only to a few others.
But after this incident, the situation was suddenly reversed.
After all, the entire incident this time could be said to have been caused by Ella.
If she hadn't barged into Yardim's manor and acted recklessly, this wouldn't have happened at all.
She was the one who caused it, but in the end, the entire Mead family had to pay the price.
Everyone in the Mead family suffered huge losses because of this incident, and they had to tighten their pockets to live.
All of this was because of Ella.
It was obvious that not many people in the Mead family had a good impression of Ella.
Therefore, Elus had no choice but to personally come over and drag her cousin out.
However, this time, she couldn't see Yardim.
"Apologies, Young Master Yardim is currently resting in his room and can't meet Your Highness for the time being."
Standing on the spot, the old butler looked at Elus with a respectful expression as he spoke.
However, even though his expression was respectful, the words that came out of his mouth made people feel uncomfortable.
"You don't even want to see me?"
This was the first time Elus enjoyed this kind of attitude.
With her identity as the Empire's Princess, this kind of situation rarely happened.
But this time, it had appeared, and it was in Adem's body.
If it was the past Elus, she definitely wouldn't believe it.
"Please take me to see Miss Ella …"
Standing on the spot, Elus took in a deep breath and calmed herself down before saying, "Sorry to trouble you."
"Please come with me."
In front of Elus, the old butler lightly nodded before turning around and walking to the side.
He wasn't too fast, but he wasn't too slow either.
Behind him, Elus followed him, walking at a steady pace.
Soon, they arrived at a place.
It was a dark room.
It was obvious that this room wasn't luxurious or tidy, and it should have been a servant's residence. It was just that it had been emptied and turned into a prison.
Looking at this scene, Elus felt a sense of relief in her heart and could finally put her mind at ease.
From the looks of it, although Adim had detained Ella, he wouldn't do anything to her yet.
It was just a simple matter of detaining him here.
However, she soon realized that she was thinking too early.
The house in the distance soon appeared before her eyes.
Soon, she could clearly see the house in front of her.
The house in front of her seemed normal, but after getting closer, she could see that the entire house was sealed.
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