Poverty makes me capable of anything.

Impulsiveness is the devil!

Visa quickly pulled the second prince back, whose head seemed to be on fire.

"Our situation is not optimistic right now, and this is not the time to act impulsively."

Several advisors belonging to the Second Prince's camp also immediately came out to offer their advice.

"Your Highness, we cannot act rashly in the current situation."

The words were indeed unpleasant; the Second Prince's face was dark, and his raised right hand remained raised.

It seemed like he was weighing his options and deciding to slap the person he didn't like.

"The most urgent task now is to seize the Selene military industrial zone as soon as possible. If the operation fails, we will be in a very passive position."

“Yes, Your Highness. Time is life. Those people entrenched in Nagria and Black Tide are nothing but small fry. We don’t need to get angry with them. As long as we take over the Selene military industrial zone and suppress the Fourth Prince’s rebellious momentum, we will have plenty of time to deal with these small fry.”

Seeing that the Second Prince's face was no longer as black as the bottom of a pot, Vesa immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

With only this many people, if you're talking about wiping out the rebels from the Time-Space and Black Tide factions, no problem, we definitely have that capability.

But that will take time.

By the time you turn back to fight for the Selene military industrial zone, it will be too late.

The Second Prince's close advisors bombarded him with their opinions, and although he was still angry, he stopped shouting about cutting off An Ran's head.

After all, he's not a fool.

I can still distinguish between what's important and what's urgent.

Being able to distinguish between them doesn't mean you can handle them.

He was the second prince of the empire, a member of the imperial family. In the past, he wouldn't have paid any attention to a mere An Ran.

Let alone the five trillion dollars, the mineral resources and company shares transferred to his control are worth far more than that.

"Five trillion pesos...hehe."

The second prince pulled his fist in.

Damn it, a mere five trillion biscuits, if it were in the past...

"She's extorting me!" the Second Prince roared. "Five trillion piru, why doesn't she add a zero to the end? Is she looking down on me?! I am the Second Prince of the Empire! Heh..."

The sound of teeth grinding made Vesa's eyelids twitch.

Actually, he understands.

Because they escaped in such a hurry, they took almost nothing with them.

As for real estate, needless to say, the ones left on Aixing were seized by the Fourth Prince's men long ago, and the ones that are far away don't have time to be retrieved now.

If you're talking about bank deposits, since most bank headquarters are also located on Aixing, the Fourth Prince's men simply dragged robots and cannons to the bank entrance, and most of the Second and Third Princes' assets were frozen again.

What's most hateful is...

"She actually wants energy coins! Where does that leave the credibility of my empire?!"

If An Ran were right in front of him, the Second Prince felt he could transform into One-Punch Man.

"Calm down, calm down."

The staff officer awkwardly offered his advice.

Ultimately, it was poverty that caused the trouble.

“I’ll go talk to them again,” Visa said, forcing himself to speak.

"Go."

The second prince patted Vesa on the shoulder, as if to say, "I think highly of you."

There's so much nonsense going on.

Visa then contacted the Tranquil Lake.

Facing Anran head-on yielded no good results; instead, she was ridiculed by one old rival after another, and now Tranquil Lake is furious.

If I had known, I wouldn't have bothered with this piece of crap.

I thought you were rich kids because you were born into royalty, but who knew you were all penniless and expected me to write you empty checks.

"Could you make it a little less? Look, we've just finished..."

"Only five trillion peru? The Second Prince can't even come up with that? Are you kidding me?" Number 010 looked surprised. "The Elimeria Empire is the strongest country in this star system, spanning over a hundred star sectors. It's not some self-proclaimed invincible frog in a well on some planet!"

Uh……

The tranquil lake turned pale.

He had no idea what was going on.

"Or do you look down on me and think I'm easy to fool?" Number 010's eyes turned fierce.

The mechanical puppets standing at the door stared at them with cold, ruthless eyes.

They are all monsters whose levels cannot be determined by reconnaissance skills.

The tranquil lake was sweating profusely.

"How about this? We have a compromise. Although energy coins are a universal currency, people don't usually hoard them. It's indeed difficult to gather five trillion energy coins in a short period of time. If you're willing to wait..."

Ah!

Number 010's eyes sharpened.

Okay, okay, I know you don't want to wait.

The Tranquil Lake immediately changed its tune: "How about this, we'll pay three trillion Biru energy coins first, and after you attack the Black Tide, we'll pay the remaining two trillion Biru, and we'll keep that for later..."

"No."

Number 010 decisively rejected the proposal from the tranquil lake.

"There's nothing to discuss. Either we pay in full at once, or we part ways. There's no third option. My patience is limited."

No one's going to play that game with you. What if you don't pay the final payment?

Can I go up and snatch it back?

(＃`O′)

The tranquil lake longs for a dragon's roar.

After thinking about it, I decided against it. It felt good to vent, but I figured I could be back at the Second Prince's residence in an instant.

"I understand."

He retreated dejectedly.

Upon receiving the news, the second prince wanted to kill someone again.

Time waits for no one.

You have to swallow this insult whether you like it or not.

Focus on the present; if anything happens, we can escape back later.

Visa sighed inwardly.

In short, he has already suffered two defeats at Anran's hands.

Of course, he was unaware that his collaborator on Aixing was also Anran.

"Your Highness, let me do my part. We can't delay any longer."

Visa contributed its savings, which, although not a large sum, amounted to over 500 billion pesos.

A loyal minister, a truly loyal minister!

The second prince was almost moved to tears by Vesa's actions.

"Look at them! The rising star of the empire, the future star of the Boyle family! Ha, what future star? I think they are clearly the sun shining brightly in the sky!"

Grass.

You're shameless!

Those who realized something was wrong found themselves unable to escape.

This second prince is incredibly cunning.

They were trying to scrape a layer of oil off them.

And so, after a round of fundraising, the Second Prince successfully made up for the shortfall of two trillion energy coins.

The recipients of the donations were very upset, but now that they were on the "pirate ship," it was impossible for them to clear their names and run away.

The only way to find a bit of humor in hardship is probably to say, "The Second Prince has the makings of a powerful and ambitious ruler, so there's a good chance we can become his loyal subjects."

Bah! Shamelessness knows no bounds.

bah bah bah.

"We must get it there safely; that's our only hope!"

Not only the second prince, but all those who had donated looked at the escorting officer, Werner, with hopeful eyes.

I feel so much pressure.

Werner solemnly saluted the Imperial Army: "I will risk my life to uphold the Second Prince's honor."

"We eagerly await the triumphant return of our heroes!"

The second prince stepped forward and hugged Werner.

Keep it up, handsome! The whole village is pinning its hopes on you!

The wind howls, the Yi River is cold...

The brave warrior boarded the spaceship.

Watching Werner depart, the Second Prince lingered, unable to put down the star he had been holding onto.

He and his staff had actually been discussing this for a long time.

In fact, they didn't have to take this risk. Even if they lost the Selene military industrial zone, and even if they failed to win over the Sixth Expeditionary Force, they would still have at least two and a half armies under their control.