Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 109 The Princess with a Personality

Ever since his last communication with Isabella and learning of the Eastern Territory Empire's eldest princess's request, Cohen established communication with Grace Tang.

After the two got in touch, Grace stated her purpose directly:

Wait until Cohen breaks through to the gold level and accompany her to the hell plane.

In return, Grace can offer Cohen a very generous reward.

When Cohen heard Grace's request to enter the hell plane, he quickly saw through Grace's true intention.

Grace, who has some of the blood of the great devil of hell, Grand Duke Zariel, is preparing to go to hell to find help to fight against the aggressive Prince Xia Zuo.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is no mere decoration. She is also planning to follow the example of Senis Cline of the Central Empire and become an empress!
When Cohen thought of this, he immediately became interested.

As early as when he joined forces with the "Pale Wings" to destroy the northwest headquarters of the "Black Tomb", Cohen discovered the trace of Andre, a subordinate of Prince Xia Zuo.

At that time, he knew that everything that happened to Aifeiyin was caused by Xia Zuo behind the scenes.

Sooner or later there will be conflict between two people.

But now Cohen is weak and alone, and it is impossible for him to directly confront a prince of the empire.

So Cohen's choice was to deal with the Kingdom of Ceylon first, and then seek revenge on Xia Zuo when he had the strength.

But she didn't expect that her cousin would come to her door on her own initiative.

This is a great opportunity to flatter Xia Zuo Tang.

But Grace is not a good person either. She has devil blood, so you have to be extremely careful when dealing with her.

Otherwise, you will probably be cheated.

Therefore, in the negotiations with Grace, Cohen insisted on the principle of not showing the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

If you want me to help you, pay first.

Grace didn't really care about how much money an adventure group leader could get.

It would have been at most tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but I didn't expect Cohen to ask for such a huge amount right away.

All the remaining materials needed to repair the "Book of Time and Space" were given to Grace as a condition.

After reading the conditions proposed by Cohen, Grace felt her head buzzing and asked:
"What can you offer me?"

Cohen:

"Your Highness the Princess should have enough high-level transcendents to protect you as you enter the Hell Plane.

As for me, I have a lot to offer you.

For example, I know that your great-grandfather has always been interested in interfering in human society. Even to this day, he still reserves the title of Hell Princess for your mother.

Of course, this title should be inherited by you now."

Grace's heart skipped a beat.

Is the other party really the "Son of Prophecy"?

Logically speaking, this matter is top secret and no other human being will know about it!
Cohen waited for her to digest the news before continuing:

"In addition, the most useful ones for you are probably the several 'King-level' Hell Guards under your great-grandfather!
That should be your ultimate goal!"

Grace fell into silent thought.

She was half lying quietly on the sofa, with her cascading curly hair casually scattered on her shoulders.

Those enchanting eyes were half-closed at this moment, flashing with a dangerous and alluring light.

She played with the communication stone, her lips slightly pursed, and the upturned corners of her mouth occasionally moved unconsciously.

It seemed as if he was silently arguing with his own thoughts.

After a while, he muttered to himself:
"You dare to ask such a big question of me? You are such a disgusting little fellow!
But looking at him like this, it seems he really has some skills."

With one hand gracefully supporting her chin, her long, slender fingers rhythmically tapped her cheeks, each tap seeming to question the entanglements in her mind.

Should I trust this person?

At this time, Grace's body exuded a hazy aura, and the aura of a succubus began to spread slowly. Her beauty and seduction concealed an elusive danger.

She contacted Isabella:
"Isa, let me ask you seriously, is this person trustworthy?
This time I'm going to bet everything I have on you!"

Isabella quickly replied:

"If I were you, I would choose to believe him without hesitation."

Isabella's straightforward answer made Grace determined:

"Then I'll believe him this time!"

Cohen looked at the message sent by Grace and was slightly surprised.

Did I ask for a lower price?

The woman actually agreed.

But I want to meet in person to discuss...

Cohen thought about it and told the other party that he was going to the "Land of the Lost" and if he didn't mind, they could meet there.

Grace quickly replied with the specific time.

Cohen's mouth twitched slightly. Should he say that this woman truly has devil blood?

What a unique personality!
She is the eldest princess of the empire, and she can go to a place like the "Lost Land" at will. She is not afraid that I will kidnap her.

After dealing with Grace's matter, Asuna walked in with a piece of information.

"Sir, the person who wrote the recommendation letter to the two strange nobles I met at the hunting ground a few days ago has been found."

The two strange nobles Asuna was talking about were the ones she and Nephthys met at the noble hunting party a few days ago.

Nephthys noticed that one of them had deep ill will towards Cohen, so she took note of it.

Cohen didn't care much at first. There were so many people who were jealous of him. If he really wanted to deal with them one by one, he would be exhausted.

Let Asuna and Nephthys investigate casually.

It turns out that this survey does have some problems.

They came up with two names, Pacino and Rahm.

Ram was fine, but seeing Pacino instantly perked up Cohen.

Pacino?
Is that the Pacino from the Della Family?
The second heir to the "Dark Wing Family", one of the five ruling families of the "Pale Wing", Pacino Della?

In order to confirm his guess, he asked Asuna to check who had guaranteed these two people.

Cohen took the information handed over by Asuna and found that the person who wrote the recommendation letters for Pacino and Ram was the cabinet member, Minister of Four Border Affairs Sidon.

Seeing this, Cohen felt that his guess was almost right.

If he remembered correctly, Seton's wife was a direct member of the "Dark Wing Family". Since Pacino asked Seton to be a guarantor, the probability that he was a member of the "Dark Wing Family" was very high.

Why did the direct heir of the "Dark Wing Family" suddenly come to Florence?
The Northwest Continent is not their range of activities.

These people are not running the black market and intelligence agencies properly, but are thinking about how to steal business from "Black Tomb". Why do they come to me?

Cohen frowned slightly and contacted Visser.

Through indirect inquiries, Cohen learned that Pacino and his party came to Effiin without informing Wiesel.

This made Cohen even more confused.

The "Dark Wing Family" and the "Golden Wing Family" are both among the five ruling families of the "Pale Wing".

Local "Pale Wings" branches are their subordinates.

The direct heir of the "Dark Wing Family" came to Effiin, but he didn't even say hello to the local leader of the "Pale Wing". This is unacceptable both morally and logically.

What is the purpose?

Could it be related to the deal involving the dwarves that Isabella discussed with Archduke Roland?
Cohen thought for a long time and decided to contact Isabella to find out.

……

At the Pale Wings headquarters of the Central Empire, Isabella sat in her office, attending to routine matters. She was about to establish an unprecedented trade route with the Dwarves, spanning half the continent.

The matters involved are very complicated, and Isabella has been busy with this matter since she returned from the Northwest Continent.

But she is also full of energy and enthusiasm.

Once it is carried out smoothly and with this achievement, even if there were some other voices in the family before, they should be quieted down this time.

Her position as the sole heir will be extremely secure from now on.

After finishing a busy period of work, Miss Wen Ze slowly stood up and took a rest.

As she played with the few gadgets Cohen had sent her from Aifeiyin, an inexplicable color flickered on her face.

Soon, the communication stone vibrated, and after taking a look at the contact, a smile appeared in the corners of his eyes.

However, after she saw the content, her eyes instantly turned cold, and her pretty face was instantly covered with frost.

Pacino Della!
The heir of the "Dark Wing Family" actually appeared in the northwest continent!

This reminds me of the proposal made by the "Dark Wing Family" during the previous joint meeting of the five major families regarding the establishment of this trade route.

Isabella immediately realized the Della family's plan!

They were planning to establish a base in the "Lost Land" before them and create a fait accompli.

asshole!

He actually used this trick!
After Isabella briefly explained the situation to Cohen, she immediately arranged for someone to convene an emergency joint meeting of the five major families.

……

In the spacious conference room, the permanent representatives of the five major ruling families of "Pale Wing" - Golden Wing, Silver Wing, Blood Wing, Purple Wing, and Dark Wing - sat on each side.

After everyone arrived, this year's rotating chairperson, a beautiful woman from the Silver Wing Family, spoke:
"Ms. Wen Ze called an emergency joint meeting, but what happened?"

Isabella slowly stood up and turned her gaze to the middle-aged man in the corner representing the Dark Wing Family. She said softly:
"It's the same thing we discussed last time, about establishing a base camp in the 'Lost Land' and preparing to open up a commercial route for the dwarves."

A noble young man from the Purple Wing Family said:

"Didn't Miss Wen Ze already discuss this issue at the last meeting?

Haven't you signed an agreement with a mysterious force to set up the base?"

The others also looked at Isabella.

Isabella said calmly:
“I know that I didn’t disclose the identity of this mysterious force to everyone, which left everyone confused.

But I think the reputation of the Golden Wing Family should be enough to serve as a guarantee."

The beautiful woman from the Silver Wing family had obviously noticed something, and her voice became much deeper:
"Miss Wen Ze, you're too serious. Did something unexpected happen?"

Isabella chuckled and her eyes fell on the gray-robed middle-aged man in the corner who represented the Dark Wing Family.
"Mr. Della, I wonder what your family's second young master, Viscount Pacino Della, has been busy with recently?"

A hint of gloom flashed across the grey-robed man's brow, but he quickly suppressed his emotion and replied with a faint smile:

"Why is the Golden Wings' daughter suddenly so concerned about our Second Young Master?

If he knew this, he would be happy for a long time."

The smile on Isabella's face turned into a mocking one:
"Okay then, call him over and I'll greet him in person."

The expression on the gray-robed man's face suddenly froze, and his gaze began to wander.

Now everyone noticed that the atmosphere was unusual.

The rotating chairwoman, the beautiful woman from the Silver Wing family, coughed lightly and said:

"Little Issa, if you have anything to say, just talk it out. There's no need to be so stiff."

Isabella opened her red lips slightly, and the news she said surprised everyone:
"Cruz, the second heir of the Dark Wing Family, why didn't you notify us in advance when you were going to inspect work in the Northwest Continent?
He went to Eifin without saying a word. Could it be that he wanted to see the aftermath of the War of the Six Saints?

Although Visser is from our 'Golden Wing Family'.

But our Five Wings Family has always been of the same blood. Coming to our Golden Wing Family's territory, you didn't even say hello. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

The second heir of the "Dark Wing Family" secretly rushed to the Northwest Continent?

Everyone present was not stupid. They thought about the previous discussion about establishing a trading base in the "Lost Land" and the main business of the "Dark Wing Family".

In an instant, everyone thought of the plan of the "Dark Wing Family".

As long as they establish a stable base in the "Lost Land" first, the Five Wings Family will accept this fait accompli for cost considerations.

The agreement reached between the "Golden Wing Family" and the so-called mysterious force was naturally invalidated.

It’s just that the Dark Wing Family’s actions were a bit shameless and they didn’t follow the rules. How was Isabella going to explain this to the other party to the agreement?

For a moment, the atmosphere in the conference room became intriguing.

The rotating chairman of the Silver Wing Family was obviously also very surprised, and a trace of anger rose in his heart.

He turned his stern gaze towards the representative of the Dark Wing Family, Cruz Dela:

"Cruz, what's going on?
Haven't we discussed this before?
Since the Golden Winged Girl has reached an agreement with others, we must have a spirit of contract.

The Five Wings Family is united to the outside world. Your actions are destroying the reputation of the Pale Wings!"

Cruz sighed inwardly; the thing he least wanted to see happened.

Today, Isabella suddenly requested a meeting to liaise with the five major families, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

Now seeing how confident she is, she must have received some accurate information.

But Pacino's appearance at Effiin was something he hadn't expected.

Shouldn't it?

Why didn't he go directly to the Western Region Empire?

Why did you take a detour to Effiin?
The most annoying thing is being discovered!

Alas, I originally wanted to shamelessly create a fait accompli, but before I even arrived, I was caught by others.

He shook his head, saying that there was no point in pursuing responsibility now as the initial investment had already been made.

In order to conquer the "Lost Land", the "Dark Wing Family" spent a lot of money to recruit several experienced and powerful adventure groups.

Even the vanguard has arrived at the Western Region Empire.

If we stop at this time, the loss will be too great.

Fortunately, their Dark Wing Family had already made a plan to deal with the possible situation at hand.

Cruz slowly stood up and said in a deep voice to everyone's gaze:

"Our Dark Wing Family was wrong in this matter. On behalf of Patriarch Cassius Dela, I apologize to you all!"

Cruz's words carried a lot of weight, as he immediately mentioned the patriarch of the Dark Wing family.

It seems that he must have received instructions in advance.

But the more this happened, the more worried everyone became.

Having brought out the clan leader, it seems that the "Dark Wing Family" is unwilling to give in this time.

As expected, Cruz's voice slowly rang out, with a faintly mournful glissando in his voice:
"Everyone knows that the main business scope of our 'Dark Wing Family' overlaps greatly with that of 'Black Tomb'.

Some time ago, due to... well, well-known reasons, the situation between us and the 'Black Tomb' became very serious.

The other party has increased pressure on our family business.

Let me be honest with you all. Our family business has shrunk by 30%. If we don’t find a new way out, we won’t even be able to maintain normal family operations.”

Cruz's pitiful statement did not win any sympathy.

What a joke. Black Tomb has been suppressing Pale Wings for more than a year or two.

If the "Black Tomb" really uses some tricks, you, the "Dark Wing Family", will be defeated. There will be no place for you here.

Crying so pitifully is just for the sake of seeking greater benefits.

Sure enough, what Cruz said next made everyone fall into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)