Chapter 141  

Chapter 141   . Lee Gong-Myung, with his life on the line . As the 1st battle for the Esmerelda territory finished, Lee Gong-Myung and Alex Rothschild met privately .

“Milord, congratulations on the victory!”

Lee Gong-Myung bowed towards Alex Rothschild .

“This is all thanks to you . ”

Rothschild smiled widely, hugging Lee Gong-Myung .

“If not for you, I would have been unable to defeat Albrecht’s army . The one to be congratulated is not me, but you instead . After all, the contributions to the victory belong solely to you . If you weren’t here, it would have been impossible for me to grasp victory . ”

Rothschild felt grateful for Lee Gong-Myung, and he expressed his thoughts truthfully .

He wasn’t lying .

Due to the price of his greed, Rothschild was afraid of being taken over by the other Overlords . Even becoming an Overlord was too much of a challenge at the moment .

And that wasn’t all .

During the Lord Meetings, Kang Chul-In had exposed his secret, making him seem like an untrustworthy ally . And thanks to this, he hadn’t been able to make any alliances yet .

With this kind of situation, Lee Gong-Myung had pushed on with the invasion of the Esmerelda territory and had shown the miracle of winning . Lee Gong-Myung was Alex Rothschild’s light, and his only hope .

“If not for the fact that you were my friend, I don’t know what would have…”

“Milord . ”

Lee Gong-Myung smiled faintly .

“How could you say that? Even if I were not here, I’m sure that milord would have made it anyway . ”

“Haha!”

“And not only that, but milord has contributed greatly to this battle . I’ve only done some scheming behind the back, so the glory should belong solely to milord . ”

Rather than becoming arrogant about his victory, Lee Gong-Myung pushed all the glory onto his Lord . He was an incredibly loyal, and useful servant .

“Lee Gong-Myung . ”

Rothschild looked at Lee Gong-Myung with caring eyes .

“The fact that I know you…”

Rothschild started speaking like he was on Earth, not like he was a Lord in Pangaea .

“I think that’s the luckiest part of me . ”

“Me also, milord . ”

“Stop . When we’re alone…”

“Milord is a Lord, while I’m just a mere servant . ”

But Lee Gong-Myung drew the line .

“Milord, please become the true emperor . ”

“Emperor…”

“Shouldn’t you allow small things like this in order to prepare for when you truly become the emperor?”“Is that so…”

“Yes, milord . ”

For unknown reasons, Lee Gong-Myung started to treat Rothschild as his master, and not as a former friend .

“Anyways… Milord, this isn’t all we have to do . ”

Lee Gong-Myung changed the topic .

“Since we have achieved victory here, we have to look behind us now . ”

“Behind us? Do you mean to focus on our internal affairs?”

“No, milord . ”

Lee Gong-Myung shook his head .

“Behind us… we’re being threatened, milord . ”

“Threatened…”

“Overlord Kang Chul-In . We don’t know when he’ll strike against us . ”

“Kang… Chul-In!”

As the name of the opponent that he wouldn’t even be satisfied with ripping to shreds came out, killing intent filled Rothschild’s face .

“Overlord Kang Chul-In despises milord; no, he has to despise milord . After all, the interactions between milord and Overlord Kang Chul-In makes it seem so . ”

“That’s true . ”

“One day, he’ll come . If the one that has an overwhelming lead in 1st place comes to invade us…”

At that, Rothschild’s face started to stiffen . “Yes, lord advisor . ”

Amur answered politely . He had experienced the rumors personally, so he had to act polite in front of Kang Chul-In . And not only that, but wasn’t Kang Chul-In an Ancient Gold Dragon? It wasn’t shameful to be polite to him .

“Make sure you take care of all the rewards and everything else after the war . From now, I’ll take my hands off of controlling this place . ”

“Yes, lord advisor . ”

After saying that, Kang Chul-In walked away .

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Fox Valley’s famed wine, the ‘Charm of the Fox’, filled Kang Chul-In’s cup .

“What is this made of?”

Sitting in front of the Ninetails, Kang Chul-In looked into the cup and spoke .

This wine that had almost a thousand years of history was pearly pink, making one entranced in its beauty . He was wondering what ingredients were put inside for this wine to appear like this .

“Hmm… this is wine made of a peach that comes out once every 10 years . It takes at least 50 years to brew . It’s difficult to find any wine like this, even if you look all over of Pangaea . ”

“Hooo…”

Nodding, Kang Chul-In took a sip .

“ . . . . . !”

The wine was incredibly delicious .

Although this was the case, Kang Chul-In also felt his head ringing, due to the intensity of the alcohol .

“Wow, a normal person would be out after just one cup of this . ”

Kang Chul-In said, emptying his cup .

“Listen while you drink . ”

Finally, Kang Chul-In talked about what he had called her for .

“Hmm, I wonder what dear husband brought me here for~ . ”

The Ninetail’s tails were swaying, after just drinking a single cup of the wine .

“Political marriage . ”

Finally, the word ‘marriage’ came out of Kang Chul-In's mouth .

If any of the officials were listening to this conversation, they might go crazy with joy, saying 'our lord is finally marrying! Hurrah for him!'

“Ho? What about it?”

Sipping the wine, the Ninetails asked .

“What you want is a marriage with me, and what I want is the wealth that you have . To achieve both of our aims, there’s nothing better than a political marriage . ”

“So, you’re just thinking about the practical benefits . ”

“I won’t say no to that . ”

Kang Chul-In didn’t back off .

What else would a Lord want, other than practical benefits?

“So, will you do it or not? Answer me, Ninetails . ”

So, the Ninetails answered .

“Though I don’t like the fact that it’s a political marriage… Hmm…”

The Ninetails spoke, pouting .

“I cannot marry anyone except for you . I’m not in the position to argue . And, if it’s someone like you… I want to say yes . ”

“So it's a yes?”

“Of course . ”

The Ninetails nodded .

“Very well . But I will say this in advance . Since this is a political marriage, don’t expect any emotional attachments from me . I don’t have the time to worry about things like that . If you’re dissatisfied, you can break off the marriage whenever you want . But, that has to be after we’ve traded what we wanted . ”

“Pft… how long do you think you'll will be able to speak like that to me? It’s an unspoken law that some emotions will be borne after experiencing skin-to-skin . I also believe that a sweet spot will develop in your heart for this me . ”

Though she said that, the Ninetails had a plan .

Huhu, husband . No matter how strong your tolerance for alcohol is, you cannot beat me! Tonight, husband will end up in my arms .

In reality, the Ninetails had a plan of ‘eating' Kang Chul-In up .

“Well, we’ll see about that shortly . I will send a message to talk about the…”

Pzzt, Pzzt!

Suddenly, powerful sparks started to fly up .

A terrifying light filled the Palace of Promise .

“H-Husband!”

The surprised Ninetails shouted, and pointed at Kang Chul-In’s right pinky finger . On that finger was the Epic Item, the ‘Needle of the Empress’ .

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