Lyle's voice fell into everyone's ears, making the already quiet hall even quieter.
Lakyus and the others looked at Lyle with confusion and surprise.
Princess Renner, however, did not show any signs of disappointment; she still nodded politely, though her eyes dimmed significantly.
"Why?"
Suddenly, a somewhat agitated voice broke the atmosphere.
Climb widened his eyes, stepped forward uncontrollably, and shouted with clenched fists: "It's clearly possible to help more people... Why?"
By the time he said the last three words, Climb noticed everyone looking at him and realized his slip of the tongue.
In such an occasion, a subordinate should not express any opinions, just like Young Miss Leinas, who had a much higher status than him, had stood behind Princess Renner from the beginning to the end without saying a word.
"My apologies."
Climb's cheeks flushed red, and he bowed deeply.
"He is Climb, a very excellent child. Please do not take offense, Lord Tang." Lakyus put away the surprised look on her face and spoke.
"It is my poor instruction." Princess Renner also looked apologetic.
Lyle looked at Climb and smiled dismissively: "No, Your Highness has taught him well. He is a very upright person."
"Could you explain the reason?"
Princess Renner placed her hands on her legs covered by her long dress, sat upright, and asked curiously.
"First, not to mention the issue of raw materials, with my personal ability, I cannot provide a supply of potions for an army of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, especially for long-term cooperation."
"Second, I am not short on money."
"Third, as an adventurer, according to the regulations of the Adventurer's Guild, I cannot intervene in wars between countries. Although I am not sure if assisting with potions counts as intervention, I dislike trouble."
Lyle looked at Lakyus as he said this, leaned back, and spoke softly and slowly.
The three reasons left everyone speechless. Although they weren't exactly sufficient, they were undeniable.
"Hahaha."
Gagaran suddenly let out a hearty laugh, her sharp eyes narrowing as she stared at Lyle:
"I knew it. You two have such naive thoughts."
Lakyus turned her head: "Gagaran."
"Got it, Boss." Gagaran laughed it off, withdrew her gaze, and leaned back on the sofa.
Lakyus pursed her lips. She felt that this matter could actually be discussed further, and she was just about to speak.
Princess Renner had already raised her slender arm and pressed it onto Lakyus's palm, her fair cheeks revealing a brilliant smile: "It's okay. Many of my previous proposals have been rejected as well."
Lyle's gaze swept over Lakyus and the other, and he sneered in his heart.
Lakyus was completely under Princess Renner's thumb.
However.
What exactly was Princess Renner's goal?
Lyle was very certain that Princess Renner did not care whether the previous proposal succeeded or not.
"Lord Tang, regarding the Regeneration Potion, there is another small private matter I would like to ask about." Princess Renner said in a low voice, her expression somewhat conflicted.
Lyle: "Your Highness, please speak."
"Climb, please."
"This is what I should do, Your Highness." With that brief exchange, Climb quickly walked away.
This also made Lakyus confused. Apparently, apart from the first matter, this so-called small matter had not been disclosed to Lakyus beforehand.
"I often hear Lakyus talk about her experiences during adventures."
"Sometimes I even dream of being in the grasslands and forests under the starlight, but as a princess, I cannot leave the palace."
Princess Renner picked up the black tea on the table, her bright red lips parted slightly, and she took a sip. Her fingers holding the handle of the cup swayed slightly, and she said gently:
"Lord Tang knows Young Miss Leinas, so you must have had some extraordinary adventures in the Baharuth Empire, right?"
A flash of light appeared in Lyle's eyes, and he shook his head calmly.
"An adventurer's life is not necessarily as exciting as Your Highness imagines."
"I did experience some interesting things in the Baharuth Empire. Come to think of it, some of the policies of the Baharuth Empire are actually somewhat similar to some of Your Highness's proposals."
Lyle seemed to have remembered something and pretended to be confused.
Princess Renner's fingers holding the cup handle paused, and she looked surprised: "Is that so? I heard that King Jircniv is a very capable monarch."
"If there are similarities, perhaps merchants or adventurers within the Kingdom passed the proposals over."
Lyle nodded as if in agreement, then said something somewhat inexplicable: "That monarch does not seem to have a legal wife yet."
Although the Blood Emperor has a large number of concubines now, he does not have a legal wife. Not just now, but even three years later, it will still be the same.
Because of the reforms initiated by the Blood Emperor, it is not suitable to marry a legal wife within the country, which forces him to choose a woman of suitable status from abroad to marry.
In the eyes of the others present, this sentence seemed to be just an interesting anecdote or something insignificant.
However!
Princess Renner's eyes trembled in a rare display of emotion. She subconsciously looked up at Lyle, meeting those eyes that seemed to be smiling yet not.
He realized it!
This thought flashed through Princess Renner's mind. After a moment of astonishment, there was an indescribable joy from the bottom of her heart.
Lyle's words just now were actually just a guess, but the moment he saw Princess Renner looking at him, he knew he had guessed correctly.
Princess Renner deliberately let some of her proposals fall into the hands of the Empire. Even if the ideas were heterogeneous, at some point, there must be a certain purpose!
The subsequent conversation became simple.
Lakyus interjected a few sentences from time to time. The short words between the three made the atmosphere in the hall calm down again.
At this moment.
Evileye, who had been keeping silent and seemed to have low presence, frowned behind her mask, her gaze looking at Lyle and Princess Renner through the slits of the mask.
Out of some intuition.
She always felt that some kind of obscure conversation had taken place between the two, while their leader was completely kept in the dark.
Not long after.
Climb, who had left, walked into the hall with two figures wearing masks and maid uniforms.
Judging by their figures and attire, they should be maids from Princess Renner's estate.
Everyone watched this scene with some confusion.
Princess Renner said nothing, just stood up gently, reached out and picked up the Regeneration Potion that had been placed on the table, and walked towards the two maids.
Under everyone's gaze.
Princess Renner carefully and gently pulled up the sleeve on the arm of one of the maids.
The next moment.
The members of Blue Rose frowned simultaneously.
They saw that the maid's arm was covered in wounds.
Princess Renner opened the Regeneration Potion and poured it onto these wounds. Under the effect of the potion, the wounds quickly grew granulation tissue and recovered as before.
The situation of the other maid was similar.
In this atmosphere, the two maids left under Climb's guidance again.
Princess Renner also returned to the sofa.
Until this moment, Lakyus, who had been silent, showed anger and spoke coldly: "Who did this?"
Those maids were of noble status and were specifically responsible for taking care of Princess Renner. To dare to...
Lakyus's angry expression paused. Looking at the silent Princess Renner, she quickly realized something, and her face became somewhat ugly.
"Those nobles!"
Lakyus gritted her teeth.
"It's really vile, but this is normal, right?" Tina's flat voice said indifferently.
"Boss, you are also a noble." Tia followed closely.
Gagaran showed her snow-white teeth and grinned: "If you two keep talking, watch out, or you'll be beaten up by the Demon Captain."
Tia and Tina looked at each other, simultaneously crossed their arms and closed their mouths, their movements exactly the same, like shadows.
Lakyus was already accustomed to her team members' sharp tongues and sighed.
By the way.
What does this matter have to do with Lord Tang?
"Your Highness is worried about the slaves, right?" Lyle said indifferently.
"You are truly amazing, Lord Tang."
Princess Renner's deep blue eyes looked deeply at Lyle, and her hands under her skirt squeezed hard.
In fact, the scene just now could be interpreted in many ways, but Lyle immediately chose what she was really thinking about.
Princess Renner was excited inside, rubbing her legs gently, but her expression became more and more sacred and solemn: "Thinking that even the maids are affected by this, those slaves with lower status will suffer even more severe persecution."
"The alchemical potion made by Lord Tang is so effective that it may not necessarily be a good thing for the slaves."
Lyle's mouth twitched. He suddenly understood a little why the Blood Emperor ranked Princess Renner as the number one most annoying woman in his heart.
"Eight Fingers!" Lakyus was a bit enlightened, uttering the two words, and her green eyes became serious.
Gagaran's expression changed, and she immediately realized that her Demon Captain was probably caught in some emotion again.
That would be fine, but she was worried that Lakyus would rashly agree to something that violated the Adventurer's Guild regulations.
Gagaran raised her thick arm and pushed Evileye, who had been silent all this time.
"Captain, you forgot about Tina's matter." Evileye's peculiar, accented tone sounded from behind the mask.
"Oh!"
Lakyus immediately came back to her senses and couldn't help but raise her hand to pat her forehead. She first looked at Princess Renner apologetically, then said: "Before that, there is one thing I forgot to explain to Lord Tang."
"As a gesture of sincerity, regarding the [Igeiniah] assassination organization, all hunts for you have been cancelled, and they will not hunt down members of the [Free Will] adventurers in the future."
Lakyus's sudden opening also gave Lyle a chance to change the subject.
"So that's it. I was wondering why no assassins have popped up lately."
Lyle showed a look of realization.
"So, can we trade for that set of assassin equipment?" Lakyus glanced at Enri, who was sitting on the edge.
Tina said in a voice neither too loud nor too soft: "Boss, you finally remembered the important business."
This sentence made Lakyus look a little embarrassed.
Enri was a bit stiff, subconsciously clutching the assassin's magical items on her body. These were things the Lord had given her.
"That is our spoils of war."
Lyle glanced at Enri and shook his head: "Sorry, I refuse."
Lakyus was stunned for a moment. She felt that she should have realized the feeling Princess Renner had when she was rejected just now.
He looked like he was easy to talk to, but in reality, he was not easy to talk to at all.
"Geez."
Evileye stood up from the sofa, her mask with black patterns facing Lyle: "Adventurers should indeed communicate in the way of adventurers. Spoils of war, is it?"
"Then let's fight. If we win, then it will be our spoils of war."
"Eh?" Lakyus was stunned.
Gagaran and the others were also completely caught off guard. They didn't expect that Evileye, who usually didn't care about anything, would make such a move.
Just at this moment.
Clang! Clang!
As two knocks on the door sounded, the door was pushed open directly.
Two figures walked in from outside the door. Princess Renner, sitting on the sofa, narrowed her beautiful eyes, stood up immediately, and showed a respectful expression on her face.
"Two older brothers." Princess Renner bowed and said.
The big, burly First Prince and the fat Second Prince both had smiles on their faces.
"It looks like it's very lively here, Renner."
The Second Prince Zanac stood behind the First Prince, the corners of his mouth curling up.
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