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Chapter 2130 The Journey of a Sage
When Robert Crave and Aldridge finished their private conversation, they returned to the guesthouse that Hermes's Traveling Hat had provided for these representatives of small and medium-sized kingdoms.

As soon as they pushed open the door, the room was pitch black. Before they could even react, a pair of hands pushed them into the room from behind.

The door slammed shut, and the darkness was illuminated by the light of crystal balls, revealing illusory figures.

Crystal ball communication is a rather ancient technology that can only transmit blurry images and distorted sounds. It has long been replaced by other methods, but it is still frequently used when doing shady things that you don't want others to be able to use against you.

After leaving the meeting room, the representatives of the small and medium-sized kingdoms, who were feeling extremely uneasy, immediately complained. However, a short while later, the kings of the small and medium-sized kingdoms, who had authorized Robert Crave and Aldridge to act as their representatives, came to question them through the crystal ball.

Dozens of crystal balls were placed around them, and blurry human figures surrounded Robert Kleef and Aldridge, like a trial scene.

"Aldridge, this isn't what we agreed on! Why are you still going to carry out the plan when the King of Asgard and the guild master of Hermes's Hat have already shown up!"

A figure suddenly jerked, making a loud bang, clearly pounding on the table and roaring, though the voice was fierce but actually weak.

Of course, the figure representing the king is not someone who is afraid of Robert Kleef and Aldridge, but rather the two people who appeared in the conference room today.

"Your Majesties, please calm down. Didn't you entrust all affairs to us in order to protect yourselves?"

Aldridge abandoned his humble and obsequious demeanor before the committee, appearing quite languid and casual in front of the kings. He even found a chair and sat down in a comfortable position.

"Didn't you already use the number of villages we added as leverage in negotiating with the committee to gain benefits? Instead of mentioning the benefits you received, you're trying to kill us to cover it up when something goes wrong. Isn't that a bit... short-sighted?"

Aldridge looked at the people behind the crystal ball, who had come with the blessed beings from small and medium-sized kingdoms.

Although the number of non-strangers who receive the blessing is small, it is not to the point that there are none in small and medium-sized kingdoms.

As the only race in this world that is cursed and abandoned by the gods, unable to possess a hierarchy, the Blessed Ones hold an extremely high status among humans.

Those who receive the blessing possess the highest fighting strength without relinquishing their human identity, and even small kingdoms will spare no expense to recruit them.

It was only natural that the smaller kingdoms would send their Blessed Ones to join the operation this time. They were enemies of the Great Kingdom, and provocatively so, which was extremely dangerous. If anything went wrong, these Blessed Ones would swiftly cut off Robert Crave and Aldridge like a lizard shedding its tail.

And now is the time when an accident happens.

Everyone knows that the Olympiad is incredibly lucrative. Some kingdoms are eager to showcase their national strength and gain benefits from the series of events, while others plan to secure some advantages from the various powerful forces that make up the committee before the Olympiad even begins.

Robert Crave and Aldridge's target, the king of a small or medium-sized kingdom, was to exploit loopholes in the rules of the Olympiad to gain more benefits, the biggest of which was the special assessment policy prepared for impoverished villages.

The idea of ​​building villages and occupying land in orcish territory was proposed by Aldridge. He was well aware of the unspoken understanding between orcs and humans, and how much orcs resisted territory. Nevertheless, he persuaded the kings of these small and medium-sized kingdoms to carry out the plan. His method of persuasion was simple: the purpose of building villages and occupying land in orcish regions was not to exploit loopholes in the special assessment policy, but rather for the sake of the committee's coordination.

The committee will inevitably step in to stop their provocative act of building villages in the orcish territory, and in order to stop them, dismantling their structures will require some form of exchange.

This is far more beneficial than building impoverished villages and exchanging it for a participation prize.

To this end, they even proactively submitted land verification documents and voluntarily exposed to the committee their activities of building villages in the orcish region.

As expected, the committee took the initiative to negotiate with them, and with Robert Kleef and Aldridge working together, they were unable to do anything about it. The team behind the project grew larger and larger, and its momentum increased.

But the appearance of these two people became the biggest surprise.

Herbie Hermes, the woman who had completely taken control of the entire Hermes' Hat, was busy preparing for all sorts of Olympia competitions, which were the main events. Matters like qualifying for the competitions were simply not her concern.

Blaze, the King of Asgard, is a relatively low-profile figure, the ruler of a kingdom with an army of hundreds of thousands of undead warriors. No one would have imagined that he would personally appear at a coordination meeting that resembled a bunch of thugs bickering.

The appearance of these two people rendered all their efforts of the past half month futile. The representatives of the small and medium-sized kingdoms were like a mob; upon seeing the real people, they scattered like birds and beasts. Even the kings who had originally supported the plan began to back down one by one.

"Please be patient, everyone. I actually think the appearance of these two is good news."

"Good news? What good news? Do you know what will happen if you anger those two?!"

“I know, the complete collapse of the kingdom’s economy and the complete destruction of the kingdom are like two giants; even a blind man can hear the earth-shaking footsteps of them.” Aldridge held up two fingers, laughing with smug confidence. “But when have you ever seen them actually do it?”

"It was always the case that they were capable of doing it, not that they would do it."

"Leaving aside Hermes's hat for now, the King of Asgard is a different story; he truly destroyed the dwarven kingdom." A relatively calm voice came from among the kings.

“Yes, the King of Asgard destroyed the Dwarven Kingdom, back when the Dwarven Kingdom was only known to the Great Kingdoms,” Robert Kref said, his voice cold and devoid of anger.

"Whether the King of Asgard is hypocritical or genuinely benevolent, this action itself signifies one thing: he cares about [impact]."

"Just as Hermes's hat is determined to remain unstained by blood and to keep only the gold coins of trust, the King of Asgard is also determined to have something."

"From the moment they chose to hold the Olympiad for the benefit of all, rather than forcing the kingdoms to accept it by force, it was destined that they would not resort to underhanded tactics, violence, or coercion. They would only act like saints, accepting whatever comes their way to achieve peace."

(End of this chapter)