Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 289 The Holy Son of the Star Clan!
The holy light gradually disappeared, and the dignified face of the Star Saint came into view.

It was Isabella's aunt, the Saint of the Golden Wing Family, who had once helped Cohen when he was in obscurity, appeared at the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference, and even recently intimidated the Saint-level [Soul Singer] Jialin Saint Mela of the Kingdom of Ceylon at the border of Effiin!

Cohen's pupils shrank slightly, and he felt an understanding in his heart. Combining the racial talent of Astral Language with the extraordinary profession of [Soul Singer], no wonder Marin said that their Saint Lady could see through people's souls.

This is what Marin said when he introduced his own saint:

The Saint possesses unparalleled beauty and talent.

In just a few hundred years, she cultivated to the level of Star Lord and was the most outstanding saint among all the saints in history.

Moreover, she is now hiding in a powerful human force and holds a core leadership position.

I should have thought of it earlier that Jialin Saint Mela, who was hiding in the "Pale Wings", was the Holy Maiden of the Star Clan.

Saint Jialin stared at Cohen, a dangerous smile on his lips:

"You carried Isa on your back to see the alien saint, Your Majesty Corleone, you really deserve your reputation as a playboy!"

The Saint Jialin at this moment is completely different from the "Soul Singer" who "claimed to be the messenger of justice" that Cohen had seen before, and it can even be said that their personalities are completely different.

Now that I think about it, everything Saint Jialin did before was all concealment and disguise. I really thought she was the embodiment of justice, a naive person who knew nothing.

Cohen calmed down and asked curiously:
"Aunt, I heard from Isa that you are half-elf, the descendant of humans and elves. How did you become the Saint of the Star Mang Clan? I'm very curious, what is your true identity?"

A trace of cold anger appeared on Saint Jialin's face, and his tone was extremely harsh:

"We, the Xingmang Clan, are also human. It is you humans who are too narrow-minded and insist on labeling us Xingmang Clan as heretics."

Cohen immediately raised his hand to signal:

"Aunt, I advocate peaceful coexistence with your Xingmang tribe. Look, after I found the remnant of your Xingmang tribe, not only did I not make it public, I also released him and even took the initiative to contact you to discuss cooperation.

Even for Isa's sake, you shouldn't be so hostile to me."

Saint Jialin frowned slightly and said:

"Don't call me aunt, it sounds so awkward.

I am speaking to you now as the Saint of the Starlight Tribe. Tell me, what do you want to do when you see the Saint?"

Cohen wanted to tease her by saying "I do", but he was afraid that she would get angry and complain to Isa, so he concealed his feelings and replied:

“Like I said to Marin before, we work together!

You, the remnants of the Star Clan, have Star Lords and Star Lights in various parts of the continent. I need them to help me establish military intelligence stations and operations offices in various places.

In return, when the continent is in turmoil in the future, I can help you, the Xingmang Clan, restore your nation!"

Cohen's words touched Jialin's heart. She had been living in the Golden Wing Family. Of course, she wanted to repay the family, but she also wanted to use the influence of the Golden Wing Family to help her restore her country in the future.

But no matter how powerful or wealthy the Golden Wing Family is, it is still just a family after all. When the continent really changes, its influence will be limited. What's more, Jialin is not sure whether the Golden Wing Family will still be so friendly to her if they know her true identity.

In recent years, she has been looking for cooperation with the human kingdom, but after secret investigation, she found that there was no existence that met her expectations.

Either they are too weak to make any waves, or they have deep grudges against the Star Clan, and some are even coveting her, the saint herself.

But the Cohen in front of him is different. Although his Eifin is not yet very powerful, it has unlimited development potential. It has an orc legion, elite troops, and now even a ghost ship. In the foreseeable future, Eifin will definitely become a hegemon.

The most important thing is that the other party is willing to cooperate with the Star Clan without knowing that she is the Saint of the Star Clan. This attitude makes Jialin very satisfied.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to meet Cohen as soon as she heard that he wanted to cooperate.

What's more, the other party is Isa's lover, and the relationship between the two is extremely close.

However, public affairs are public affairs, and private affairs are private affairs. Jialin still expressed her opinion:

“We, the Xingmang Clan, have been operating across the continent for thousands of years, devoting a great deal of time and energy.

You just said you'd help us restore our country in the future, and you want to share our business achievements. Isn't that a bit too easy?"

Cohen blinked, took a few steps closer to Jialin, and said sincerely:

"If you have any other requirements, please feel free to ask. I will do my best to meet them."

It seemed like she had never been so close to the opposite sex before. Jialin turned her head away awkwardly and said after a moment of silence:

"I want to form a Star Clan army."

Cohen looked at Jialin's face. When Jialin appeared before, she was full of the aura of a saint, so her face could not be seen clearly. Only when he got closer could he look at her carefully.

Marin was not wrong, their Saint Lady did possess breathtaking beauty.

Her brow bones are like a crescent moon, her nose is slender and straight, and the corners of her lips are slightly raised at just the right angle. She exudes a holy and dignified aura that makes people feel no desire for blasphemy.

Jialin felt a little embarrassed by Cohen's gaze. She looked away and deliberately raised her voice, but it was obvious that she lacked confidence:
"What are you looking at? I'm Isa's aunt!"

Cohen thought to himself, now is the time to mind calling her old.

He calmed his mind and asked:

"The Star Tribe's army?

Hmm... Could it be that the Xingmang Clan has been lurking for so many years and still hasn't formed their own army?"

A trace of sadness appeared on Jialin's face, and her voice became much softer:

"Most of our people are trapped in their tribe, with extremely scarce supplies. It's already extremely difficult to maintain daily life and practice, so how can we have any extra energy to organize and train an army?

The reason I came to see you this time is because I hope you can help me build an army."

There was a hint of pleading in Jialin's voice, and coupled with her holy and dignified face, it was really hard for anyone to say no.

Cohen blinked and asked:
"What kind of army does Auntie want me to train for you?"

Jialin's voice was much lower:

"I think your Orc Legion is quite powerful, and you have some magical equipment. Do you think you can..."

Cohen stared at Jialin intently. Jialin's voice became lower and lower, and finally she said:
"Okay, I know my request is a bit excessive, but if we form an ordinary army, we won't be able to form a very high combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Even if the situation on the mainland really changes, it will be of no avail."

Cohen retracted his gaze, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"The Orc Legion... isn't out of the question, and the divine and demonic equipment... is also negotiable.

But what can you offer me?"

Jialin's eyes lit up, and she took a few steps forward, as if she was afraid that Cohen would change his mind, and said quickly:

"All high-level transcendents in our Xingmang Clan can serve Aifeiyin. There are seven Star Lord-level beings in our clan, and even more Star Envoys.

If nothing else, at least when you, Effiin, fight with the Kingdom of Ceylon in the future, you won't be at a disadvantage when it comes to top-tier Saints and Legendaries."

Cohen looked at Jialin in surprise and asked:
“Do you know how many saints there are in the Kingdom of Ceylon?
It seems that Baron Marin doesn't have access to such core secrets."

Jialin was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was too excited and accidentally said the wrong thing. She paused and said in a low voice:
“Okay, since we’re going to work together from now on, I’ll tell you.

Marin is indeed not the highest-level undercover agent we have planted in the Kingdom of Ceylon. There is a saint in the Saints' Academy of the Kingdom of Ceylon, and he is from our Star Tribe.

According to him, including him, there are a total of eight saints that the official of the Kingdom of Ceylon can mobilize. Two of them have hidden diseases and often fall into a deep sleep. They will not take action unless it is necessary.

As for the rest, they all belong to the major families of the Kingdom of Ceylon and some free forces among the people.

At the level of saints, the concept of country is very indifferent. Unless their own safety is threatened, these people generally will not take the initiative to act due to the bans of the five empires.

Therefore, when you face the Kingdom of Ceylon, you only need to consider the combat power of the seven saints."

Cohen sighed softly. The Star Clan's layout was really far-reaching. They even had spies in the Saint Academy of the Kingdom of Ceylon. It seemed that it was absolutely the right choice for his military to cooperate with them.

Seeing that Jialin had said this, Keen no longer kept her in suspense and directly put forward the conditions:
"Aunt, it's not that I don't trust you, but I don't have the final say on things like the Orc Legion and the God and Demon Equipment.

Yadel has been helping me from behind the scenes. I can't possibly trade these core national secrets with others without telling her first, so I need a sufficiently strong proof. I hope you can understand me."

A hint of admiration flashed in Jialin's eyes. Only such a kind and loyal person is worth cooperating with.

She nodded and said:

"Okay, tell me, what proof do you need?"

Cohen's expression became somewhat unnatural. He coughed lightly and said:

"I heard that besides the Saint Girl, the Xingmang Clan also has a Saint Son?
And the position of the Holy Son is still vacant?"

Jialin couldn't help but widen her eyes, biting her red lips, pointing her jade finger at Keen with a trembling sound, her chest rising and falling, and finally squeezed out a word from between her teeth:

"You...check your conscience. Don't you feel sorry for Isa?"

Jialin immediately retracted her previous evaluation. Gui was so loyal and righteous, but he was indeed a philandering bastard!
Whenever he sees a beautiful woman, he wants to occupy her first. As a soul singer, Jialin sees through Cohen's little thoughts at a glance.

Jialin stared at Cohen fiercely. She didn't believe that Cohen didn't know what the Son of God represented!
The saints and saint sons of all generations are recognized as husband and wife. Jialin’s grandfather and grandmother are the saint son and saint daughter of the previous generation of the Star Clan.

Because her father fell in love with an elf, he voluntarily gave up his authority in the Star Tribe, until Jialin returned to the Star Tribe and took over the position of Saint again.

Although outsiders don't know, once Cohen is established as the Holy Son, the entire Star Clan will regard him as their husband. Cohen is deliberately taking advantage of her!
What's more, she had watched Isa grow up since she was a child, and now she is making her lover her husband. Jialin believes that her moral level will never allow her to accept such a ridiculous thing.

Jialin shook her head and said:
"No, the Holy Son means a lot to our Xingmang Clan. You are not a Xingmang Clan member, and you are Isa's lover. I cannot go against ethics and make you the Holy Son."

Cohen blinked and said:
"Aunt, you must have misunderstood me. I simply want the title of Holy Son.

With the title of Holy Son, training the Star Tribe's soldiers will be like training my own soldiers. I can also share the Orc Legion, God and Demon equipment, and so on with the Star Tribe."

Jialin was suddenly faced with a difficult decision. The conditions offered by Cohen were too tempting. She had also witnessed the power of Effiin's Orc Legion. If the Star Tribe could have such an army, it would definitely provide great help to the future restoration operation.

What should I do?
On one side are moral ethics, and on the other side is the future of the ethnic group. Jialin doesn't know what to do.

After a long silence, she looked at Cohen deeply and said:

"I need to seek the opinions of the seven star masters of the clan and... Isabella on this matter!"

It’s okay to discuss it with the seven star masters, but why tell Isabella about this?

I forced her aunt to make me her fiancé. If the news gets back to her, will I still be able to survive?

Cohen quickly said:

"Aunt, you're not going to tell Isa about your identity, are you? Do you think she can accept your identity as a Star Tribe member like I do?" Jialin snorted coldly and said lightly:

"You don't have to worry about it."

After saying that, he went upstairs to the room, obviously preparing to use some means to contact the seven star lords and Isabella.

Cohen felt guilty and thought to himself that Jialin would not ask Isa's opinion so directly.

After Jialin came to another room, she first contacted the seven star masters and told them most of the content of the cooperation with Cohen, but she did not say it in such detail.

It was only mentioned that this person could train a certain scale of "elite" troops for the Star Tribe, and could also provide "divine and demonic equipment".

The condition is that the title of "Son of God" is required.

"Saint, is this person trustworthy?"

Jialin nodded and said:
"You are trustworthy, otherwise I wouldn't agree to discuss it."

"Does that mean he has designs on the Saint herself?"

Jialin coughed lightly and said:

"It's hard to say whether he has any intentions. He simply hopes to be one of the nominal rulers of the Xingmang Clan."

“What does the Saint herself think?
The position of the Holy Son is said to be important, but in fact it is not that important. The power is mainly in the hands of the Holy Lady and our seven star lords.

Even if it's unimportant, it's related to the future inheritance of our clan... Especially since the Saint Son is usually the companion of the Saint Girl, the selection must be made with great care."

Jialin tapped her chin:

"As long as the Star Lords agree, I personally have no objection."

After a discussion, the seven star masters reached a consensus:
"agree."

Jialin was not surprised. Having a large-scale professional army is the greatest wish of every member of the Xingmang tribe. Now that such a good opportunity is in front of them, they can't miss it.

It doesn't matter even if a human being is allowed to serve as the Holy Son of the Star Clan.

After the clan reached a consensus, Jialin prepared herself mentally for a long time before finally contacting Isabella.

Isabella seemed very nervous after receiving Jialin's call and asked directly:
"Auntie, why did you suddenly call me? Did something happen to Cohen?"

Isabella also knew that Jialin was going to protect Cohen to meet some important person. When she saw Jialin suddenly called her, she couldn't help but think wildly.

Jialin cursed Cohen in her heart and said with a smile:

"It's okay, I just want to ask your opinion on something."

Isabella breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"My opinion?
What's the matter, please tell me, auntie."

Jialin hesitated and said:

"If my aunt needs to do something with Ke En as a partner, do you... agree?"

In the State Guesthouse of the Western Region Empire, Isabella, who was sorting out negotiation materials, was stunned and stared blankly at the communication stone in her hand.

“Isa?
Isa?"

Isabella came back to her senses and asked quickly:

"Aunt, did Ke En bully you?"

Jialin concealed her smile and said:

"What are you thinking? I'm a saint, how could he possibly bully me?"

Isabella asked softly:

"Aunt, are you hiding something from me?"

Jialin whispered:

"Ah, but I can't tell you yet."

Isabella was silent for a moment, then said:
"Is this matter important to my aunt?"

Jialin's voice became much more serious:

"Very important."

Isabella replied softly:

"I have no objection, but Auntie, please be careful with Ke En and don't be fooled by his sweet words."

Jialin listened to Isabella's answer, which was obviously jealous, and felt a little guilty. She replied:

"Don't worry, it's just a title. I'll explain it to you when I'm done."

Cohen, anxiously awaiting the result, saw Saint Jialin coming down and asked:

"Well... I suddenly thought about it. Maybe it's not necessary to go through so much trouble. How about you sign a soul contract with Yadel on behalf of the Star Clan..."

Jialin's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that you are scared now, what were you doing just now?
She waved her hand and said:
"Your queen won't be able to gain my trust in the short term, and it's impossible for me to sign a soul contract with her.

Okay, I've already made arrangements with you, and I can give you the status of the Holy Son."

Cohen opened his eyes wide and asked hurriedly:

"What did you tell Isa?"

Jialin sneered and told Cohen about Isabella's reaction.

Cohen breathed a sigh of relief. It sounded like she wasn't that angry anymore. He thought he could just coax her a little and she would be fine.

"I have agreed to all your conditions. How do you plan to train our army?"

Cohen came back to his senses and said:

"My initial idea is this: I will choose a province in the southern part of Aifeiyin that is close to the Kingdom of Ceylon, and you will find a trustworthy member of the tribe to serve as the military commander of the province.

I will also send people to assist you in training the army. As for the orcs, you, the Star Tribe, will need to help search for them. This should be much easier for you.

However, a province's resources and territory are limited after all, and cannot support too many troops.

My plan is that after I take action against the Kingdom of Ceylon, you, the Xingmang Clan, can also send people to participate. Under the name of Effiin, you can expand your territory and even run it as an independent kingdom for your Xingmang Clan. How do you think?"

Jialin's eyes lit up. Although this king was a bit of a bastard and a bit fickle, he was indeed a pleasant person when doing things.

She could feel that the other party was sincerely considering the Star Clan.

Jialin took the initiative to extend her hand and said:

"Thank you, His Majesty Corleone. We, the Astral Tribe, will always remember your support."

Cohen held the jade-like palm and said softly:

"Happy cooperation!"

Jialin said:

"Send someone over there to liaise with me. I'll hand over the list of Xingmang Clan personnel lurking in various places to you and help you establish a military control station."

Since they had decided to cooperate, Jialin did not hesitate at all and directly shared the Star Clan's management results over thousands of years with Cohen.

Cohen, of course, accepted it with pleasure.

The two discussed some details, and then Jialin left the Emerald Lake Villa with a communication stone given to her by Cohen.

After sending Jialin away, Cohen contacted Asuna and Rosalina in the southern border.

First, he told Asuna that a province would be allocated to the Star Tribe for use, and then he gave the task of handing over the list of Star Tribe personnel to Rosalina.

Cohen said to Rosalina:

"The Military Control Commission will establish a new department in the future, the Overseas Liaison Department, and you will be the director.

Responsible for maintaining and building the Military Control Commission's overseas stations."

Roselanda asked:
"Why don't you come over sometime? Don't you think it would be better to discuss these matters in person?"

Cohen heard a hint of resentment in Meilansha's words and agreed repeatedly:
"After I'm done with this, I'll go to the South Territory to see you and Asuna!"

The two talked about some private topics and then ended the communication.

After ending the communication, Cohen returned to the palace.

Unfortunately, Adele and Windsardler had not returned yet, which made him feel regretful.

There was no slippery place to enter, so he had to take care of business first.

Cohen went to see Hermann first. Hermann was accustomed to his king's elusiveness, so he was not too surprised to see Cohen suddenly appear.

I reported on my recent work, which was mainly about Freya's identity building.

Hermann brought a thick stack of documents to Cohen and said:

"This is identity information tailored for Miss Freya, ensuring that every detail is clear and traceable.

In addition, I have sent people to secretly spread the news that the legitimate royal family and orphans still exist throughout the Kingdom of Ceylon, starting with the common people."

Cohen nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Well done, how's that in the Lost Land?"

Hermann replied:
"Four words, perfect.

This is mainly due to the extensive work done by Miss Mavis. Even if the Kingdom of Ceylon sent people to investigate, they would not be able to find any clues. "

Herman's words aroused Cohen's inner thoughts again, and an elegant and intellectual figure emerged in his mind.

It's time to find an opportunity to go back to the "Lost Land". In addition to refining the potion promised to Belmoody, I also have to appease Mavis.

Ever since Mavis caught him doing something special with her sister Rosalina, Mavis has been in a "cold war" with him!
(End of this chapter)