Although it is a bit shabby, this heroic spirit is super strong

"Unfortunately Mr. Hobbs, shouldn't we at least be candid about the content of the commission?"

"Mr. Xiao, what are you doing..."

"What exactly do you hope to find in Crystal Valley?"

Xiao interrupted Kyle and looked into his eyes coldly.

"Haha, it seems I still underestimated Mr. Xiao."

Kyle took a sip of his tea.

"I hope Mr. Xiao can help me find the legendary dragon eggs in Crystal Valley. It is said that the more powerful the dragon eggs are, the more powerful the magical fluctuations will be when they hatch.

We speculate that the anomaly in Crystal Valley this time is caused by the hatching of dragon eggs.

As soon as the dragon eggs disappear, peace will return to Crystal Valley."

"I'm a little curious, why does the Hopps family want to interfere with the Macaulay family's territory?"

Xiao asked Kyle with interest.

"this is not…"

Kyle stopped Giles from speaking and began to explain with a smile.

"Although my nephew and Miss Crystal can't get married, Master Henry hasn't signed any marriage contract yet, right?"

"So you're not going to let Macaulay go."

Xiao leaned back in his chair and stared at Kyle.

"No, I don't mind. It's just that your nephew seems to be pestering my wife recently."

Xiao deliberately calls Crystal his wife to provoke Kyle.

"I'm very sorry. One of the reasons why I came to Nosti this time was to bring that naughty boy back."

Kyle's attitude was very humble, without a trace of anger.

"Well, how much are you planning to pay?"

"Six thousand gold coins, what do you think?"

"Mr. Hobbs, how many gold coins do you think it would cost to hire someone to take my head?"

Xiao looked at Kyle and asked with a playful smile.

"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean?"

"Don't you understand what I mean? You're after my head."

"Haha, Mr. Xiao, your joke is not funny at all."

"Duke O'Neill's power seems to be growing quite rapidly recently."

Xiao ignored Kyle and continued talking to himself.

"If we don't hurry up, will the Hobbes faction even be able to get a ticket to the future imperial election?"

Chapter 24: A Crazy Bet That Doesn't Exist

There are only three princes who are strong candidates for the imperial throne.

Currently, only the third prince is unable to establish his own power due to his young age.

His mother also remained silent and did not announce any clear cooperation with any faction.

At this time, the strength of the Hobbs family faction was basically the same as that of the O'Neill family faction.

Tied for third place among the Seven Great Dukes.

But just over a year ago, the O'Neal family was still the weakest family in the seven major kilometers.

The Hobbs family was very afraid of the rapid expansion of the O'Neill family's power.

If two factions support the same prince, the weaker faction will undoubtedly be easily swallowed up and integrated by the stronger faction.

If his faction is swallowed up, Kyle will lose the meaning of manipulating the Hobbs family to compete for the imperial election.

Kyle wanted to expand the influence of the Hobbs family while the third prince was still young.

Prepare for the Hobbes family to replace the royal family in the future.

As for where Xiao knew all this, of course it all came from Kyle's mind.

"Mr. Xiao knows so much."

Kyle lost his previous friendliness and looked at Xiao with murderous intent.

"It's okay, I just know the information I need."

"Haha, this level of skill is totally incapable of scaring Mr. Xiao."

Kyle laughed and asked Xiao with cold eyes.

"What is your purpose?"

"I've been so bored in Nosti lately. I want to play a more exciting game."

Xiao poured the black tea on the table aside and played with the exquisite teacup.

"game?"

Kyle looked at Xiao in confusion, as if he was looking at a madman.

"It's a gamble. If you win, you can get the Macaulay family as you wish. If you lose, you will completely lose the chance to participate in this imperial election."

"This is really..."

Kyle was very surprised by the conditions offered by Xiao.

"Twenty million gold coins. 80% of the active assets currently available to the Hobbs family as compensation."

"Where did you get this information?"

"secret."

"Excuse me, let me ask you this in a different way. Who are you?"

Although Kyle still tried to appear easygoing, he still found it difficult to suppress the murderous intent in him.

The person in front of him knew too much information and was undoubtedly a huge threat.

Whether it is to the Hobbs family or to himself.

"An adventurer that can be found everywhere, can you believe it?"

"I don't believe it at all. Why do you think we will accept your game?"

"Because you've been forced into a corner by the O'Neal family, haven't you? If you can't win over Lord Macaulay, the outcome of my game will be the same whether I accept it or not."

"Then Mr. Xiao, you are not afraid..."

"Of course I'm not afraid. If you had the ability to kill me, you would have killed me long ago. You wouldn't be wasting your time here with me."

Xiao put the teacup down and looked at Kyle with a smirk.

"So this bet is the best opportunity for you to deal with me without spending too much effort."

Xiao's confident smile annoyed Kyle.

Kyle has received news that the third prince's mother has secretly negotiated cooperation matters with the O'Neill family.

It’s just that due to internal reasons within the O’Neill family, the third prince’s fiancé has not been finalized.

Therefore, the O'Neill faction has not yet officially become a supporter of the Third Prince.

But as long as the two sides do not openly cooperate, Kyle still has a chance.

But no one knows whether the O'Neal family, which is divided over opinions, will suddenly unite.

So Kyle must hurry to seize the Macaulay family territory.

As long as Macaulay County is officially developed, the Hobbes family can obtain support equivalent to the entire economy of a small kingdom.

"This matter is of great importance and it is not something I can decide alone."

Kyle wanted to buy some time to think of a countermeasure, but was interrupted by Xiao.

"No, the outcome has already been decided. You will accept the gamble."

Xiao announced to Kyle very confidently.

"Why are you so sure?"

"First of all, you are the one who actually holds the power in the Hobbs family now, right? You really value me."

"There's no way I can ignore it. After all, I never thought there would be a monster like you at the border."

Kyle had no intention of hiding anything.

"Another reason is that Paul is actually your child with Mrs. Hobbs, right?"

"Legend has it that there's a monster that can read people's inner thoughts. Could you be one of them?"

Kyle fiddled with the mind-shielding magic tool on his chest and looked at Xiao warily.

"It's a shame, but if I really had that ability, I wouldn't have bothered to negotiate with you here.

What's the fun in this game if I know everything you're thinking?"

Xiao pushed a piece of metal in front of Kyle.

“You may have heard of this thing.”

"Aphrodite identification, you have such a rare prop."

Although the name of this item, Aphrodite Identification, is quite noble.

But it can basically only be used for paternity identification.

Except for the temple and some nobles with paranoia.

Almost no one spends a lot of money to find this kind of props.

"I got it by coincidence, and then I accidentally used it by coincidence."

"Mr. Xiao is truly blessed by the god of coincidence."

Kyle pondered for a moment, and was forced to accept Xiao's proposal.

*

"If you want to die, don't take Lucy and Rose with you."

Hearing that Kyle accepted Xiao's proposal, Crystal slammed the table in anger.

She also knew that Xiao was extremely powerful.

But it was too dangerous for him to openly fight against the Hobbes family alone.

Even if Xiao wins the bet this time, he will definitely be hated by the Hobbs family.

He could face retaliation from the Hobbes family at any time in the future.

"Well, Sister Crystal, don't worry. Rose and I are fine."

Lucy explained in a panic.

"Don't worry, I hate gambling."

Xiao sat on the sofa and didn't take Crystal's worries seriously at all.

"Huh? What are you talking about..."

"Who said that just because Kyle and I made a bet, I have to compete fairly with him?"

"You are such a jerk, you are really despicable."

Crystal complained, clutching her painful forehead.

"Wait a minute...so you..."

"That's right, there wasn't a single word of truth from the beginning.

Who in their right mind would have the leisure to propose that kind of bet?