Quadruple split.

Chapter 2501: Clear Words

"I didn't think you'd make the trip yourself."

The Regent of the Violet Empire crossed his legs and leaned lazily on the back of his chair. His demeanor and tone were as cynical and unkempt as when he was still an idle prince. "Since you have extended your claws to my imperial city, why not send someone to pass on a message to me directly? This way, I can save a lot of gifts."

Mo Tan chuckled and raised his eyebrows, "You seem to have made a mistake, Your Highness, Prince Regent Xiu Blaysen. Although you are worried about seeing me again from the bottom of your heart, and rationality always refuses to let you continue to cooperate with me, a double-edged sword that may get out of control at any time, your fear of me... never means that I am afraid of you."

"I fear you?"

Xiu leaned forward slightly, and in the blink of an eye, he changed from the second prince that Mo Tan was familiar with to the one who made the Violet Family sit at the table again with his own strength. In just a few months, he revitalized the empire to a considerable extent. Although he was only in his twenties, he was already worthy of the title of "The Greatest Emperor in the World". As long as he didn't die too early, he would be destined to make this land under his rule great again. The regent said in a deep voice: "You said I'm afraid of you?"

"Of course you're afraid of me."

Directly treating the other party's literal "kingly aura" as fart, Mo Tan said in a very light tone: "Because you know, you will probably never find someone more compatible with you than me in this life, and what a coincidence, you are the ruler of this violet, so..."

"So I will inevitably fall into a contradiction. On the one hand, I always hope to use you because I know your nature very well. On the other hand, I know your nature very well and I know that it will be difficult to reap a good ending if I go along with you."

Xiu calmly looked at the other person's turbid and clear face, which concealed an uncontrollable madness under the peaceful appearance. Behind the madness were only empty eyes. He said coldly: "In the eyes of those who are truly sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, you are an irresistible poison. It's like a coin-guessing game. Every time I deal with you, you may bring incredible gains and success, but in the other half of the possibilities, the opposite result will appear."

Mo Tan showed a meaningful smile and emphasized jokingly: "So you are afraid."

"That's right. After all, no normal person would refuse your help, especially for the vast majority of excellent rulers... Just the part of your double-edged sword that faces the outside world is enough to make the efforts to win you over reach a crazy level."

Xiu did not deny Mo Tan's statement, and said calmly: "But I am different."

Mo Tan yawned and asked casually, "What's the matter? You have four eggs?"

"I am not 'the vast majority of excellent rulers', Tan Mo, you should know that there are too many excellent people in this world, and there is a fundamental difference between us and those guys."

Xiu Yong said in a tone that was not arrogant at all, and even modest to some extent, "We have been 'outside common sense' from the beginning. We are people who are difficult to be included in the system and given a definition. As for me who chose to bear the responsibility of 'Violet', even from the perspective of a ruler, I can do many things that ordinary people can't do. For example... I can resist the temptation of your 'poison'. For example, when I decide to cooperate with you, I have the ability to influence which side the coin will tilt after it falls to a certain extent."

Mo Tan held his cheek with annoyance and asked unhappily, "So what?"

"So even if I am a little bit 'afraid' of you, you can't use this kind of emotion similar to humans resisting beasts to influence me."

Xiu stretched himself and suddenly said in a bored tone, "In summary, since we all know each other well, even if we are both good at using riddles and subtext, let's not have a 'conversation between smart people' in such a purely private occasion, okay? I'm already tired enough normally."

"Well, after all, it won't do me any good to let you die from overwork."

Mo Tan nodded happily, then took out the Sleeping Beauty from his bag, threw the translucent, exquisitely crafted dagger on the table, and said calmly, "The fog above the swamp is actually a mutated inherent barrier, which holds the last remnants of the God-Destroying Society and a militarized organization called the Dusk Crow Eastern Expedition Army from the Inquisition of various major religious sects. Now the entire inherent barrier has been transformed into this dagger, and the Dark Swamp has become a simple swamp."

"I see."

Xiu picked up [Sleeping Beauty] and examined it carefully, and asked casually: "Where are my people? How are they?"

"If you mean Monica Stewart, the bad news is that she is dead. The good news is that she is not dead yet. She has become the spirit of this dagger and is floating next to you now."

Mo Tan didn't say a word of nonsense. He followed Xiu's suggestion of 'banning the riddler' and said objectively, "Besides, since it has become like this, I will transfer Monica from your [Female Bee] to [Joker]. The person involved has no objection. Now, as long as you nod, it will be settled."

"If the parties involved have no objection, then I will naturally agree."

Xiu nodded slightly, then turned to his left and said to the weapon spirit Monica Stewart, who should only be visible to Mo Tan, "Thank you, Monica, welcome back."

"I'm back, Your Highness—"

Monica, knowing full well that the other party could neither see nor hear her, knelt on one knee in front of Xiu and bowed her head and said, "Monica Stuart has fulfilled her mission."

Mo Tan snorted and said to Xiu in an unhappy tone: "Hey, you are looking in the wrong direction. She is behind you."

"Do not."

As a result, Xiu shook his head with certainty, pointed at the spirit lady in Mo Tan's eyes and said with a smile: "If it is really Monica, then she should be standing here."

Mo Tan, who understood Xiu's understanding of his subordinates but could not understand Xiu's sense of direction, twitched the corners of his mouth with a forced smile, then took the dagger handed back to him, stuffed the Sleeping Beauty back into his bag, and mentioned his reward again: "Let's get back to the point. Let my people serve as the agent of the Violet Empire in the City of Innocence as a reward for me solving the historical problem of the Dark Swamp."

Xiu, who took the initiative to suggest "speaking human language", did not beat around the bush and spoke directly from his heart: "Can you be any more shameless?"

Mo Tan hesitated for a moment and said, "...Yes."

"Ok."

Xiu actually nodded, then leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms and said, "The time starts from now on. Convince me within five minutes."

"You are the native of the [Innocent Realm] who knows the aliens best, so you should know that without being able to devote a lot of energy to us 'players', it will be difficult for you to achieve much if you can only try to get a piece of the pie in the [Innocent City] through 'players'. The cost-effectiveness is so low that it makes me want to cry."

Therefore, Mo Tan enthusiastically calculated the bill for the other party, and then made a concise summary speech: "If you are willing to leave this matter to me, not only can you be a hands-off boss without any loss, but the benefits will also be far greater than if you find someone to open up new areas in the player circle yourself, so why not do it?

Xiu looked at Mo Tan with some surprise and repeated, "Hands-off shopkeeper?"

"That's right, a hands-off shopkeeper."

Mo Tan grinned and said leisurely, "Didn't I just say that I am only responsible for acting as your agent? As for what you want to act as your agent for, it is up to you to decide. Not only will the Violet Empire not lose a single gold coin, I will even be personally responsible for the agent's salary."

Xiu narrowed his eyes and was silent for a few seconds before asking simply and directly: "What do you want?"

"You, Violet, have a big family, a big business and a big reputation."

Mo Tan shook his finger and said frankly, "If I want to hook up with those pro-gamers who are unwilling to do anything without profit in the shortest possible time, and even be able to exert enough influence on them when necessary, directly using your tiger skin is the easiest and most cost-effective method."

Xiu hesitated for a moment, then quickly bargained: "Okay, but at most two years."

"Row."

"During the time your people acted as agents, I request that all matters, including but not limited to 'which player organizations to cooperate with and the specific cooperation process', be open and transparent to me personally."

"Row."

"During this period, if any losses are incurred in the related projects, you will bear them."

"Okay." "When necessary, I will also use the influence you have gained in the City of Innocence for my own purposes."

"Row."

"Tan Mo..."

The regent's expression became more serious, and he frowned and asked, "What are you so anxious about?"

"Nothing to do with you."

Mo Tan said this calmly, and then added: "At least it has nothing to do with you for now."

"Oh, since you are acting like you are facing a formidable enemy, I actually hope you can swallow the second half of your sentence."

Xiu made a half-seriously joke and then changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, I decided not to target the Principality of Scarlan."

"?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Tan showed a very rare confused expression, and after a long while he confirmed: "Are you serious?"

"I have no reason to lie."

Xiu shrugged, his expression calm and composed.

"Tsk tsk, then I have to find out the reason."

Mo Tan smacked his lips and asked with interest, "From what I know, you are not the type to change your mind easily. Especially this plan of using the Principality of Scarlan to divert conflicts and speed up the centralization of power through a war. I'm afraid you have been planning it since before you even had enough hair. How can you just give up like that?"

Xiu sighed and said helplessly in a somewhat subtle tone: "I was threatened."

"threaten?"

Mo Tan laughed in silence and said happily: "Forgive my lack of imagination. I can't imagine the scene where you are threatened by someone in this matter."

Xiu also laughed and spread his hands, saying: "So this can only prove that the other party is not a simple 'person'."

"I guess the 'people' you're talking about don't just refer to the 'human' race, right?"

"Yes, I mean the existence that meets the definition of advanced intelligent creatures in a macro sense, which is a collective term for humans, orcs, elves, dwarves, dragons, gnomes, goblins, orcs, lizardmen, etc."

"Very good, so what is the other party? Silicon-based life?"

"Although it's rare to hear a word from an alien world that I'm not familiar with, unfortunately, the other party is probably not the silicon-based life you mentioned, but a female who looks no different from an ordinary human and is about 18 or 19 years old."

"Oh? Does it look good?"

"From my impression, she is as beautiful as Emmeline and Futaba."

"How did you know each other?"

“Do you know the fragrance of books?”

"I know. She was the bespectacled girl who lost to a willful brat in the [Guilt Contest] and then dropped out of the list... Oh no, did you send someone to kill her?"

"Unfortunately, you only guessed half right. Although I have been paying attention to the situation of the [Guilt Debate] and unexpectedly discovered that the 'Bookish' lady appeared in Saramoon, I did send Xiao Na to find her and try to establish... well, you can understand it as a minimum friendship with this famous female player, but her death has nothing to do with it."

"So, her death is related to the woman you mentioned who looked about 17 or 18 years old and was not bad looking?"

"That's right. According to Xiao Na's investigation and the client's statement, the latter found the 'bookish' girl earlier that day, one step ahead of us, and then killed her."

"Oh haha."

"When Xiao Na first arrived, she even considered her as a target for a while. After confirming that it was not Shu Xiang and that she had killed Shu Xiang, she brought her back to the Three-Color Courtyard and asked me to make the decision myself."

"So she convinced you to give up the idea of ​​attacking Scarlan?"

"Ah."

"Let me hear how she convinced you."

"She said that there is a magic item with a very historical background hidden in the Principality of Scarlan. The specific effect is to cast a curse on a person regardless of distance. The conditions for breaking the curse are extremely excessive. It is something I don't even want to hear."

"You believe it?"

"I believe it."

"What's the reason?"

"I can see that she is not a native of the [Realm of Innocence] like me, or what you call an NPC."

"so what?"

"She not only killed Shuxiang, but also killed the player named Huangquanshui, who was also famous in the [Guilt Debate]."

"……Ah."

"It seems you've thought of it, too. Yes, although this is just my preliminary judgment, I have ruled out the possibility that she is a player, given that she is definitely not an NPC like us."

"her name is?"

"YOYO."

Chapter 2492: End

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