Imperial Crown.

Chapter 636 Colluding with each other!
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"Alright." "Stop arguing." "He's already dead."

Savanna leaped a few times, like an agile ape, and arrived in the crater. After glancing at Howell, whose face was completely disfigured, she said calmly.

"Hiss—" "Ahhh!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mansani, who was standing by the crater, immediately deactivated her battle armor, clutched her hand, and wailed in pain.

Savannah, wearing the Rooster Mask and having taken Howell's ring, approached Mansonia and forcibly opened her hand. Blood splattered across it, revealing a deep, bone-revealing sword wound! "Serves you right for showing off." "You almost severed my palm!" Savannah scolded, frowning.

Although Mansonia is only a Tier 3, 2-star, Howell is already a Tier 2, 7-star. The difference in their strength isn't as vast as one might imagine. Moreover, Howell comes from a noble family and has received professional swordsmanship training since childhood. His own combat techniques are likely high-level.

Therefore, while Mansani's method of "defeating the enemy in one move" may seem cool and stylish, it is actually a reckless act that gambles with her own life.

Howell was no match for Mantheney for two reasons: first, he lacked combat experience; second, his mentality had already collapsed, causing him to lose his composure. This was due to the hardship of hiding for half a year and barely surviving, the bitterness of Fiona's betrayal to his face, and his inner fear of death.

With a combination of factors, Howell could only resist on instinct.

"Hehe," "Looking at how virtuous you are, I wish I could get hurt a few more times."

Watching Savannah carefully bandage her hand, Mansani removed her mask, letting out a few lewd laughs. Her intact right hand reached out and gave the beautiful woman's terrifyingly round and pert buttocks a hard squeeze. The soft, silicone-like texture was irresistible. She wanted to squeeze again, to knead again. With a gentle pat, the peach-like buttocks visibly trembled.

"Get out! Get out of here!!"

Savannah was displeased and clearly annoyed, and moved away. "Mansonia!" "I'm warning you, I have a husband!" "If you're really lonely, go find a man yourself!"

With that, Savannah hastily bandaged herself up and headed down the mountain.

"Ugh"

Mansani's eyes showed a hint of disappointment. She shook her head and hurriedly followed. "You really treat him like your man?" Mansani asked, utterly puzzled. She had known Raven for over 20 years. During those 20 years, she had disguised herself as a man and worked as a rogue in Mon'en City. Later, she was subdued by Raven and became Denise's personal bodyguard. Now that Denise had become a second-tier mage and had the ability to protect herself, she was absorbed by Raven and became a Light and Shadow Guard. For the past ten years or so since following Raven, she had practically lived in the shadows. It would be a lie to say she wasn't lonely. Her own cultivation talent was also only average. In fact, there weren't that many cultivation geniuses on the entire continent. The vast majority were stuck in a state of being neither high enough nor low enough. If she hadn't met Raven and obtained the Battle Mother Potion, she would have never been able to break through to the third tier in her entire life.

But it was precisely because of this that Mansani saw Raven more clearly and understood his true nature better than others. Many people cursed Raven as a lowly scoundrel. But only Mansani knew that Raven the Little Bee was a true, unadulterated nobleman. He was ruthless and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals… He was more like a nobleman than any other nobleman on the continent of Middlesbrough. “Indifference,” “cruelty,” “rationality”… these were Raven’s true colors. He could abandon anyone without batting an eye for profit!

“If you think Raven slept with you because he liked you!” “Then you really should get your head checked!” Looking at the love-struck Savannah, Mansonia thought she was hopelessly stupid. Feeling a bit annoyed, she immediately retorted sarcastically, “You should look at what happened to Lady Doreen and Julia.” “They were just like you.” “They were completely devoted to Raven, willing to give their hearts and souls for him, even die for him.” “But now,” “one is truly dead. Because if she hadn’t died, Raven couldn’t legitimately take over her Shattered Stone Territory.” “The other had even her own daughter taken away, stripped of her right to be a mother!” “Yet she was publicly declared Nancy’s posthumous child, raised by Denise.” “Because illegitimate children cannot inherit his lands and titles.”

"You can call him selfish or say he's terrible, whatever."

"But this—" "is Raven!"

"Do you think I haven't thought about leaving?" "But I also know that if I dare to leave, my head will be on his desk the next day!"

Savannah's arrival certainly made Mansani less bored. She didn't want to watch Savannah end up disappointed and then broken down. Of course, it's undeniable that she also had her own ulterior motives. She liked Savannah; she was the one who truly cherished her.

"I know what you're going to say." "I understand what you mean."

Savannah stopped, turned around, removed her mask, and said earnestly, "But as long as I like him, that's enough." "Mansonia," "I told you this in the underground prison of Eagle City." "It's painful to fall in love with someone who doesn't like you." "It's even more fatal to fall in love with someone you once hated!" "You don't understand this feeling."

“I know Raven doesn’t like me.” “He just saw through my weaknesses and used them to his advantage.”

"But so what?"

"Am I supposed to do what you did?"

"Alone in my empty room, I think of my beloved; my longing for him is deep and shallow."

"I would rather be used by him than become like that."

Savannah said, crossing her arms.

Mansani choked on her words, then a deep bitterness filled her mouth. "Ha," she chuckled inwardly, "Don't I understand?" She sighed softly, "Truly, three years of paddling is not as good as three days of going with the current." How long had Savannah known Raven? She had worked with Raven in Mon'en City for many years, even before he was captured and taken to Eagle Territory. That thief, Raven, had even caught her naked. He was one of the few who knew she was a woman back then.

Recalling the past, Mansani's cheeks flushed slightly. Under Savannah's strange gaze, she silently headed towards Eagle City.

Normally, she and Savannah hide in a community of free citizens. They are not allowed to contact Raven on their own initiative. These "dirty errands" are all arranged via carrier pigeon.

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"Uncle," "I plan to set off for home soon."

Nord Province, Snow Maple County, Eagle City, Snow Grand Hotel.

Inside a certain room, Bai Yue looked at Pan En and spoke.

"Foolish!!"

However, Pan En was completely different from usual. His eyebrows shot up like sword blades, and for the first time, he lost all his gentleness towards Bai Yue, shouting angrily, "Go back?!" "Do you really think we came all this way, losing tens of thousands of our people, to do charity?!" "I think you're really out of your mind!"

"Go back?!"

"The reason I scrambled back to Nightthroat Province from here last time was simply because I was afraid of staying here and dying with Raven!" "Facts have proven it!" "Miss, you are the clan's lucky star!" "I misjudged before!" "I never imagined Raven could break this deadlock and return safely from the capital!"

"Moon!" "As the chieftain of the werewolf clan!" "You can't just think of yourself!" "Your primary responsibility is to secure benefits for the werewolf clan!"

Paine earnestly advised, "That Nightthroat Province is a desolate wasteland, surrounded by nothing but brute-hardened, mindless savage orcs! Years of war have left us with nothing to be nostalgic about." "Now that Habsburg is dead," and "Raven has gained three new provinces," "this is precisely the time when we need manpower." "Although the three northwestern provinces are on the border of Keynes!" "But this is, after all, the Central Plains, Miss!" "Isn't it far more prosperous and fertile than the Orc Empire?!"

"Not only will they not return!" "They will also bring half of their people here to enjoy life." "To take root and sprout."

"Leave half of the less skilled orcs to mine runestone mines in Nightthroat Province."

Pan slowly revealed his thoughts. Bai Yue's expression was somewhat conflicted. "Uncle Pan, I know you've always been incredibly intelligent. You're a thousand times, ten thousand times better than my father!" "But Raven is even more cunning and vicious. How could he possibly allow us to bring more orcs here?" "He's not stupid."

Upon hearing this, Pan En's eyes lit up with admiration. He slowly sat down, picked up a potato chip, and chewed it, a satisfied expression on his face. After all, back in the Nightthroat Province of the Orc Empire, where would he find an endless supply of potato chips and Angel's Tears? Besides, as a human, he naturally preferred to stay in the human world. "Raven is certainly not stupid." "But he is, after all, just a mortal, not a god, and cannot be in two places at once." "Moon is right to worry about him, but there's no need to mythologize him too much." "If he were truly that terrifying, he wouldn't have lost those second-generation talents he had painstakingly cultivated." "And he wouldn't have failed to see through Hu Xia's schemes."

"I knew something was off about that kid a long time ago."

"Although Hu Xia is somewhat clever, he's too soft-hearted and foolishly loyal." "How could he possibly accept the devastating death of his beloved family and friends?!"

"So during the time you were gone, I deliberately took Bobby for a walk to give Hu Xia a chance to escape."

“Although Raven is cunning, he is not without flaws. For example, he has a greedy aunt.”

Paine spoke with an arrogant tone, even crossing his legs and tiptoeing as he said, "I have already met with Denise in private and agreed to exchange the runestone mines we will mine over the next three years for our need for a settlement." "It's not a big one, just a baronial territory will do." "She has already agreed and signed the agreement."

As he spoke, Pan took the agreement out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yue looked somewhat nervous. "Oh dear!" "This is not right, Uncle!!"

"inappropriate?"

Pan sat up straight and asked.

"What if... what if it's a scam?" "What if we give them the runestones and don't get paid, and then they kick us out?" "Wouldn't we lose both our money and our land?!" "Besides," "how big is a mere baronial territory?" "How can it compare to a three-year runestone mine?" "That's worth millions of gold coins!"

Bai Yue said urgently! She glanced at the unbinding parchment agreement; it was far too risky!
"Humph"

Pan En sneered, "If that's the case, it's indeed inappropriate." "But the key to the plan lies ahead." "We can use the pretext of transporting runestones to relocate our people here in small numbers, multiple times." As he spoke, Pan En stretched out his right hand, making a kneading motion in the air. "Disperse them throughout the three northwestern provinces. Even on the mountaintops, even on the Bloodstained Heights." "With just a million people, we can form a force to be reckoned with." "Then what can Raven do to me?!"

"We simply moved our people here to improve their lives and those of our descendants. What's wrong with that?! We haven't betrayed Raven, so how could he possibly turn against us?!"

"Besides," Raven said, "the province of Molinier isn't even in Raven's hands yet. When we attack Count Jonah, Raven will be short of troops! Why would he possibly send us away?!"

"It's just a matter of sacrificing some of our people! Right now, not only Nord, but the entire five northwestern provinces are desperately short of serfs. It's a time when the population is sparse, and we can take over the mountains in large numbers! Miss, please don't follow Hu Xia's example and talk about benevolence and righteousness. If this succeeds, it will be a great achievement for the werewolf clan, benefiting both the present and future generations!"

At this point, Pan Encai revealed the entire plan.

"Oh dear," "I still feel there's something wrong," "What if," "What if..."

Bai Yue kept talking incessantly.

Pan En fell silent, resting his right hand on his knee, looking at her with a half-smile.

Looking at Pan En's expression, Bai Yue couldn't continue speaking, and a half-smile appeared on her face as well.

The master and servant, in their treacherous collusion, looked at each other and laughed.

Oh right

After laughing, Pan En seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "Yue'er, you're not young anymore." "Your father trusted me before he died. Although he didn't have time to entrust his child to me, I, as his uncle, will dare to make a decision for you." "You just mentioned something inappropriate. I've thought about it and I think it makes sense."

“For the benefit of the clan, and to have an extra layer of insurance, I think you should marry Raven.” “Anyway, he has been widowed for many years.”

Pan suddenly spoke up.

Bai Yue pursed her lips and hurriedly avoided eye contact, saying, "Uncle!" "You..." "Why are you... saying such nonsense?!" "Could it be that I am also a part of your scheme?" She hurriedly curled up her legs, which were clad in white stockings, and hid her head between her knees.

"Keep pretending!" "Keep pretending!"

Pan chuckled inwardly, but on the surface, he coughed lightly with a serious expression. "Even the eagle-woman Igni was willing to sacrifice herself for her people." "Why can't you?!" "Don't you want to be the chieftain of the werewolf clan?!" "Don't you want to carry on your father's legacy?!"

“That Igni dreams of marrying Raven!” “But the only pity is… she doesn’t have a wise and shrewd uncle.”

"You cannot refuse this matter!" Pan En said, feigning anger.

Bai Yue: ……

Seeing that Bai Yue remained somewhat shy, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Pan En smiled and then said, "However, I also have a favor to ask of Yue'er." "Could you buy your uncle another bottle of Divine Gift Potion and Demon Forging Potion?" "I heard that kid Vesdon bragging that he lost his right arm many years ago, but it grew back after he broke through to the fourth rank." "You must know about my chronic ailment." In fact, Pan En had tried both the Divine Gift Potion and the Demon Forging Potion many times, and without exception, they all ended in failure.

Pan said solemnly, "I'd like to try again." "Please."

Hearing that it was serious business, Bai Yue nodded hurriedly. She understood Pan En's sore spot, of course. It was the fact that he had been forcibly castrated by King Sam of the Kingdom of Podomichrie. Her father constantly teased Uncle Pan En about this, which was one of the things Pan En disliked most about his father, Sliffer. "I'll ask Raven another day." "I heard he can concoct both of these potions." The Divine Gift Potion awakens the Seed of Life of Battle Qi. The Enchanting Potion awakens magical talent and aptitude. Both potions are strictly controlled and rarely available on the market. "If Raven doesn't have them, I'll ask Priest Lairenning of the Holy See of Light." "No matter the cost, I'll buy them for Uncle."

"Good moon," "Uncle didn't spoil you for nothing."

Pan En laughed heartily.

Bai Yue frowned her adorable brows. "Speaking of which, I just remembered something. Raven seems to know some kind of evil magic!"

"Evil magic?!" Pan En exclaimed in astonishment as he ate his potato chips.

"Uh-huh"

Bai Yue nodded. "He can forcibly inject the elements from the magic core into a person's body. That's how I broke through to the third tier before." "I'll ask him then and see if I can ask him for help!"

Upon hearing this, Pan En's face became excited, and his fists clenched tightly.

He had even envisioned the moment when he would become a superhuman or a magician!
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(End of this chapter)