Colin suddenly smiled as he rubbed the emblem that Prince Okamoto had given him.
This was because he had already realized what Okamoto wanted to do.
"It turns out that you want the Northern Frontier to smoothly control the half-elf kingdom. It would be best if you could cross the Raging River and fight with the Eastern Frontier.
This way, the Duke Of St. Hilde would have no time to attack the Northern Frontier, and the Giant Demon Empire would also gain some time to recuperate. "
Prince Okamoto smiled. He did not admit to Colin's guess, but he did not deny it either: "Since the Giant Demon Empire has already signed a peace agreement with the Northern Frontier, then we are all friends.
If a friend needs help, of course I will help. "
"Is that so?" Colin looked at Prince Okamoto with a playful expression and asked: "Then I wonder where this Sith friend is from? What is his status in Silvermoon City? What kind of help can he provide me? "
Prince Okamoto spread out his hands: "Don't think too much. This Sith is just a half-elf merchant that I once knew. He should not be able to help you much.
I saw that you are not familiar with the half-elf kingdom, so I wanted to introduce a local to you. "
Colin rolled his eyes. Obviously, he did not believe that Sith was just an ordinary half-elf merchant.
But since Okamoto did not want to say, then he did not ask anymore.
Perhaps in Okamoto's opinion, Colin must have shouldered the important mission of the Duke to win over the half-elves.
But in fact, Colin did not receive any instructions from the Duke at all.
Moreover, he did not understand why the Duke had sent him to be the ambassador.
However, no matter what the Duke's plan was, Colin's own plan was very clear.
That was, he must stop Vera from marrying Prince Tupé!
Even if he had to turn Silvermoon City upside down, even if the half-elf kingdom completely leaned towards the Eastern Frontier, even if the Northern Frontier lost the opportunity to cross the Raging River, he would not hesitate.
As for the Duke Of St. Hilde's plan …
That had nothing to do with him.
Now, the Duke Of St. Hilde's image in Colin's mind had completely collapsed.
A politician who was unscrupulous and full of schemes for benefits would never win Colin's respect, much less his loyalty.
After completing his mission, Prince Okamoto's interest in chatting decreased significantly. He chatted with Colin for a while longer before leaving.
— — —
It was late at night.
Everyone in the camp had already gone to bed. Only a few sentries on duty were patrolling the perimeter.
Prince Okamoto was still awake. Instead, he was staring at the chessboard in front of him, deep in thought.
The chessboard was filled with black and white chess pieces.
This was a game called Othello's Chess. By flipping each other's chess pieces, the winner would be decided by who had more chess pieces on the board.
Hence, it was also called Flip Chess. It was quite popular among the nobles of the Radiant Empire.
At this moment, Prince Okamoto was playing Othello's Chess. However, there was no one else in the tent. He was playing chess with himself.
Prince Okamoto seemed to have encountered a problem. He rested his chin on one hand and stared at the chessboard in front of him. He did not make a move for a long time.
After some time, there was a flash of light in the tent. There was a person in front of Prince Okamoto.
He was wearing a loose black robe. It was as if he had been there all along.
Pah!
The black-robed man reached out and flipped a black chess piece on the bottom left corner of the chessboard, revealing the white chess piece on the reverse side.
Prince Okamoto did not mind that the man interrupted his game. He looked at the sudden reversal of the situation on the chessboard and laughed. "Good job, Mr. Kui!"
"It's just a small trick." Mr. Kui looked indifferent.
Prince Okamoto scattered the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard as if he was admitting defeat. "Sigh, this Othello's Chess is still something you humans can play. I'll pass."
Mr. Kui smiled and did not continue the conversation. Instead, he asked, "Did you introduce Sith to Viscount Angley?"
"Yes." Prince Okamoto nodded. Then, he looked puzzled. "But I didn't get any information from Viscount Angley. It's as if that kid really knows nothing about the Duke Of St. Hilde's plan."
"That's normal. Viscount Angley is valued by both Marquis García and the Duke Of St. Hilde. Naturally, there's something special about him. It's impossible for you to find out about him so easily. "
"If we don't know about the Duke Of St. Hilde's plan, how should we deal with it? And Sith … Don't you think it's a little inappropriate for us to expose him so quickly? "
Mr. Kui looked at Prince Okamoto who looked hesitant. He stretched out his hand and tapped twice on the chessboard.
Then, he said, "Your Highness, it's just like Othello's Chess. If you don't know your opponent's intention and don't dare to place a chess piece, then you will definitely lose."
"That makes sense." Prince Okamoto nodded. However, the doubt on his face did not completely disappear.
He cleaned up the mess on the chessboard and invited Mr. Kui, "Mr. Kui, would you like to play another game with me?"
Mr. Kui nodded slightly. "It's my pleasure!"
The tent became quiet again. Only the soft sound of the chess pieces falling on the chessboard could be heard.
After a long time, Prince Okamoto stared at the chessboard and hesitated again. It seemed like he had encountered another difficult problem.
"Mr. Kui, why do you think the Duke Of St. Hilde sent Viscount Angley as his ambassador? I think that this Viscounts seems to be unhappy with Vera. Isn't the Duke worried that he will ruin his plan? "
Mr. Kui lowered his head and looked at the chessboard before he asked, "Your Highness, how do you know that Viscount Angley is not deliberately set up by the Duke Of St. Hilde?"
"Set up by the Duke?" Prince Okamoto was deep in thought. "Could it be that someone else is actually carrying out the Duke's plan?"
Mr. Kui nodded and then shook his head.
When Prince Okamoto saw this, he was even more puzzled.
Just as he was about to ask more questions, Mr. Kui suddenly said, "Your Highness, do you know what the best strategy is when you don't know your opponent's intention?"
"What is it?"
"It's not a strategy."
"Not a strategy?"
"Yes." Mr. Kui raised his head and looked directly into Prince Okamoto's eyes. "It's a strategy where you play your game and I play mine. You don't have to guess what your opponent is trying to do. Instead, you just focus on perfecting your plan.
Until the two sides are in close combat, then we will play each other's moves. "
Prince Okamoto rubbed the chess piece in his hand and he seemed to have finally understood something.
After a while, he smiled and placed the chess piece on the chessboard before he praised, "Mr. Kui, you are really a master of chess! I think that with you around, the half-elf kingdom's chess game will definitely be very exciting! "
Mr. Kui smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the world is like a game of chess, but people are not chess pieces. They have their own thoughts, desires, and ambitions … They will not be manipulated like chess pieces.
My previous plan in the Northern Frontier was ruined because of this, and it actually helped the Duke Of St. Hilde a lot … "
Prince Okamoto quickly comforted him, "Mr. Kui, you don't have to blame yourself. Other than the gods, who else can really calculate everything? "
Mr. Kui smiled and said, "Your Highness, you can rest assured that this small setback will not discourage me. Moreover, as I said, people are not chess pieces, and they will not be manipulated. I'm afraid that the half-elf kingdom's chess game will exceed everyone's expectations! "
Prince Okamoto raised his head and looked at Mr. Kui thoughtfully.
It was as if he thought of a certain unwilling Viscounts.
Then, he smiled in agreement.
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