"You go down first... By the way, call Old Ford to the study." Alex said to the waiter absentmindedly.
"Okay, sir."
The waiter saluted him, then walked out of the study slowly and closed the door.
After the waiter left, Alex looked at the letter in his hand, dazedly.
Ever since he learned that Jamie Finger, the high-ranking shadow wizard in the Sky Order, was heading to Riverside Town, he had already regarded Sean as a dead person.
But he didn't expect that Sean actually won the war and even captured Jamie Finger alive. This was something he never expected!
Jamie Finger is Alexander Lane's right-hand man. His failure will definitely damage Alexander's power. This is undoubtedly great news for the Violet family!
But Alex couldn't be happy and just smiled bitterly.
The reason is simple. Sean is not "one of his own" to Alex.
Sean's sudden rise shows that there is a very powerful force behind him, but this force has nothing to do with the original force of the Violet family.
Even in a certain aspect, Sean's power is no different from the local river family and the hill family.
Therefore, Sean can only be regarded as a "friendly army" and cannot be regarded as "one of our own".
…
Moreover, Alex is also very worried about the forces behind Sean.
Because of the appearance of Kate Camellia and Matthew Iris, he believed that Sean's force was probably from the Kingdom of Anjou.
Sean must have obtained the support of the Anjou Kingdom and became their puppet, and then he obtained the capital to defeat the Hemo Allied Forces head-on.
That must be it!
…
"Alas! Poor Sean." Alex murmured to himself: "I'm afraid he has become a puppet supported by the Kingdom of Anjou."
At the same time, he looked towards the deepest part of the palace, where there was a cute little loli sleeping soundly, it was Sean's sister - Zoe Violet.
"The hope for the rise of the Violet family can only fall on Zoe!"
Alex's eyes hardened.
...
…
Not long after, Alex's butler, Old Ford, walked in and respectfully said to him:
"Master, are you looking for me?"
"Ford, are the envoys from the Kingdom of Anjou here?" Alex asked.
"Yes, we are here. We are already at the embassy now, but..." Butler Ford seemed to have something to say.
"What don't you want to say?" Alex frowned.
"That's right, the Anjou royal family claimed that they did not want to interfere in the principality's affairs and wanted to focus all their energy on the Sunflower Principality in the north.
So all the people sent by the Anjou Kingdom this time are subordinates of the Shancha Family."
"Camellia family?"
Alex frowned and said, "Don't worry about it for now, let's go meet them and talk about it later!"
"Okay, sir."
...
20 minutes later, Alex's motorcade arrived outside the Anjou Kingdom's embassy, ​​accompanied by a sky-level powerhouse.
Outside the embassy, ​​the envoy from the Kingdom of Anjou had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Alex's arrival, the messenger immediately saluted him:
"Dear Saint Alex, on behalf of the King of Anjou and the Duke of Camellia, I would like to express my highest respect to you!"
"Yeah." Alex nodded coldly and looked at the messenger.
The messenger was a very short, slightly fat, middle-aged man with a mustache and shrewd eyes.
If it weren't for the magician's robe, Alex thought he was more like a businessman.
But what dissatisfied Alex was that this envoy was only at the gold level, which made him feel that the Shancha family did not have the sincerity to negotiate.
So he said coldly: "Why did the Duke of Camellia send you here? Can you represent the Camellia family or the Kingdom of Anjou?"
But unexpectedly, the messenger nodded seriously:
"Of course! My master is Saint Prome Shancha, and what I say can completely represent the Shancha family!"
"Oh? In this case, we can have a good talk."
Hearing the name "Prome Camellia", Alex immediately looked at the messenger with admiration.
Prome Shancha is the strongest person in the Shancha Family and the pinnacle of the Holy Realm. It is said that in a few years he may become the second legendary strongman in the Anjou Kingdom, with a status equivalent to his position in the Violet Family.
Since it was sent by Promi Shancha, this messenger deserves great attention!
So they chatted casually and walked towards the embassy's conference room.
...
Entering the conference room, the messenger said to Alex:
"Dear Lord Saint, can you ask all your men to leave? I think it would be better for the two of us to talk alone."
Alex took a deep look at the messenger and asked the accompanying sky-level powerhouse to leave the conference room.
After everyone else left, the messenger took a deep breath and said:
"Sir, time is money, so I won't talk nonsense.
This is the case. We, the Shancha Family, can send out people, troops, and materials to help you completely defeat the rebels entrenched in Palomia. My master promises that we will send even strong men at the Sanctuary level.
The front line of the Principality of Lane."
"Then what's the price for this messenger?"
Alex stared at the messenger in front of him with burning eyes.
"It's very simple, just cede Kapur Port to me..."
Before the messenger could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a majestic force as heavy as a mountain pressing down on him, making him completely breathless.
His face turned the color of pig liver, as if he was drowning.
Alex was very angry. If Kapur Port was ceded, the existence of Delphi Fortress would be meaningless, and the entire Lane Principality would be undefendable, which would be almost equivalent to the destruction of the country!
But Alex knew the current situation of the principality, and he couldn't kill the messenger.
So after punishing him a little, Alex let go of his restraint.
…
The messenger covered his neck and gasped desperately. After his breathing became a little smoother, he smiled and said:
"Ahem, Lord Saint, we can discuss the terms slowly! You don't have to be so angry."
"Hmph! No matter what, Port Kapur is definitely not going to work."
"We can also make some concessions..." the messenger said with a smile.
.......
In the next hour, the two discussed in detail the issue of Duke Shancha sending troops and the price paid by the Principality of Lane, and finally reached a consensus.
First, Duke Shancha will send a sufficient number of strong men and 10,000 soldiers into the Principality of Lane to destroy the rebels.
As a reward, the Camellia family will receive three years of mining rights to all the gold mines near Palomia, and the Principality of Lane will cede Rhodes Island to the Kingdom of Anjou.
Rhode Island is the only large island in the Principality of Lane, but due to being isolated overseas and occupied by pirates for a long time, the Principality of Lane has actually lost control of Rhode Island.
Chapter completed!