Lords go left, Emperors go right

"No...you are not mistaken. I am satisfied."

Osta opened his eyes and casually grabbed the soft and slippery thing. He looked over and found that it was the Death Loli Mavis and her sister, the Styx Witch Melissa. He didn't know how these two girls managed to sneak into the bedroom of a gentleman prince last night.

Chris and the others couldn't have been unaware of this, it was obvious that someone was let in on purpose. In the early morning sunlight, Osta clearly saw that the two snow-white phantoms beside him looked particularly attractive in the sunlight. Their special outfits were very eye-catching, making it difficult for people to look away.

Mavis and Melissa are only equipped with cat-style underwear panties. Mavis has silver twin ponytails and red eyes, and the cat-style underwear panties she is equipped with are also pure white. Her sister Melissa, because she has black twin ponytails and red eyes, the cat-style underwear panties she is equipped with are black.

The design style of this kind of cat-style underwear panties mainly highlights the cute elements. Whether it is a lolita, a maiden, or even a mature woman, it can be worn, but the aura displayed after wearing it is different. Relatively speaking, lolita and maiden are more suitable for this kind of underwear panties. For mature women, it may be necessary to make some magical changes to the cat-style underwear panties.

In addition to being equipped with this special cat-style thin underwear panties, the sisters Mavis and Melissa also matched them with vanilla stockings of the same color as the underwear panties, as well as cute cat ear headdresses that match their hair color, a combination of cat ears and twin ponytails.

The sisters Mavis and Melissa even wore a pair of beautiful leather collars, the color of which was the same as their hair color, Mavis's was white and Melissa's was black. On the front of the collar, there was a golden bell, which was obviously a special style for pets. There was also a delicate thin iron chain extending from it, which was used by the owner to lead the pet for a walk outdoors.

Mavis and Melissa were here because the Styx witch Melissa had received a special tip from Yulia, one of the important entourage of Osta and one of the exclusive battle maids. According to Yulia, every matriarch who swore allegiance to Osta had to sleep with the gentleman lord at least once to prove her loyalty, even if nothing really happened.

Of course, Osta was unaware of this. He had never set such evil gentleman rules. This was just one of Yulia's pranks. However, Melissa and Mavis really believed it. They came early last night to wait. It was just that Osta was too tired after handling business at that time, and fell asleep without noticing.

When Osta thought back, he felt that he had lost a lot. If he had known, he would not have slept so soundly last night and missed a great opportunity to experience it. Now it is daytime and it is not easy to attack them. The dress styles of these two little cuties are not yet finished products, lacking cat tail pendants and cat claw gloves.

As for the prank, Osta did not deny it. After careful consideration, he felt that there was nothing wrong. The matriarchs of the primitive tribes belonging to Osta did have a special experience of sleeping with a certain gentleman prince more than once. It was a common practice, but of course, nothing had really happened.

After receiving Osta's summons, the matriarchs of the tribes they belonged to would rush to the town of St. Louis to attend a secret meeting. It would take some time for them to arrive in person. Osta followed the schedule, had breakfast, and then set off for Ernest Plain.

Osta planned to have a friendly discussion with the Fifth Prince of the Empire, Osla, who had invaded the Bublomfield area and invaded his territory, at the border. If the other party did not give him face, then it would not be too late for Osta to tear his face openly.

"My Lord, do you need our help?"

"No, just stay here and wait for the secret meeting. Don't run around before I come back."

"Don't worry, sir. We are not going anywhere. We will stay here unless you don't need us anymore."

"Mavis, Melissa, you worry too much. I won't let anyone go."

Before leaving, Osta said goodbye to Mavis and Melissa and kissed the two cute little faces. The smooth and tender little faces were addictive. This gentleman prince was already thinking about tailoring some interesting games for the cute cats next time.

Osta's territory, the Bloomfield region's neighbor to the east is the Gabelres region, the territory of Osla, the fifth prince of the Obelisk Empire. On the border between the two sides, there are important strategic buffer zones such as the Ernest Plain.

Regarding the ownership of Ernest Plain, when the Obelisk Empire was dividing the territories of the princes sent abroad, it was assigned to the fifth prince Osla. The most recent redivision was made by several princes after they secretly signed a military alliance agreement, and the Ernest Plain was set up as a neutral buffer zone to maintain the status quo.

Osla and Osta were both legitimate members of the Obelisk Empire's royal family. After a period of peace between the two territories, they still could not avoid the possibility of a border conflict. Osla ignored the secret military alliance treaty signed earlier and made a decision to change the status quo without authorization.

The Fifth Prince used the legitimate reason of suppressing the bandits and mountain bandits to send troops to seize the neutral buffer zone. Osla was still moving forward, which caused strong dissatisfaction from Aosta. If it weren't for the face of the empire, he would not be so polite to come to negotiate, and the probability of direct action would be higher.

Osta only brought three exclusive combat maids with him on this mission, and Chris and the others were enough. These people were the dark monsters that swept across the Hellfire Forest. In their eyes, the human opponents were not enough.

Aosta rode on the large sacred flying magic halo summoned by Sophia and quickly arrived at the border area, which was faster than taking a plane. The situation at the border was not optimistic. When Aosta arrived at the border area, he immediately found that several towns and villages in the border area were deserted.

Border residents were all forcibly conscripted by the invading Osla territory army to dig for gold. Regardless of gender, age, illness, or disability, as long as they were able to move, they were basically captured and forced to perform labor to squeeze out the last bit of surplus value. This practice was so good that even the capitalists called it an expert.

Osta also found the approximate location of the bandit gang that was surrounded by Osla, and found that the gang had less than a thousand people. After a field investigation, Osta was basically certain that Osla was deliberately making a fuss. In order to capture a bandit gang of less than a thousand people, he dispatched a pursuit force of more than 100,000 people at one time. This move was too abnormal.

Those bandits were also problematic. They might not have been real bandits, but were pretending to be them. Osta secretly observed from a distance and found that these so-called bandits were well-trained. Their schedules and temporary military camps were completely based on the standards of the regular imperial army of the Obelisk Empire. They were probably fakes. Their acting skills were too poor and they had no skills at all.

"Stop, this is a military stronghold. You guys... Your Highness Aosta, why... why are you here?"

"Isn't this the territory of the Obelisk Empire? What's wrong with me being here?"

"No...no problem, Your Highness Osta. I don't know what you want to talk to Your Highness Osra about. I will inform you right away."

"What's wrong? I want to discuss something with my brother. Do I need to make an appointment and notify him in advance?"

"No need, Your Highness Aosta, please wait a moment, we will report to Your Highness Osra right away."

"I'm very busy and don't have much time to wait. No need to report him. I'll go find him."

After the group arrived at the temporary military camp, Osta acted as if he was going to teach someone a lesson. The soldiers guarding the outer perimeter of the military camp did not dare to stop him. They were frightened by Osta and all stepped aside to make way for the prince. Although they were soldiers under the command of Prince Osla and not Osta's subordinates, as soldiers of the Obelisk Empire Army, Osta's status as the prince of the Empire was there, and they had to give him face.

Although Prince Osta was only accompanied by three extremely beautiful girls in Gothic maid outfits, who looked harmless, and had no other guards, the imperial soldiers who knew Prince Osta's background did not dare to act rashly.

Don't look at the three accompanying maids, who don't carry any weapons and have smiles on their faces. Their fighting power can easily match that of tens of thousands of people. With an army of more than 100,000 people, no one dared to stop Osta. If the imperial soldiers did not move around, the more than 70,000 hired war mercenaries would naturally not be the first to act. These war mercenary groups were basically not regular guilds, and their personal qualities were uneven, with a serious mix of good and bad people.

Osta was keenly aware that there were many malicious looks from the group of war mercenaries standing aside, looking at Chris and the others behind Osta, most likely coveting their beautiful faces and perfect bodies. These people must have lusty intentions, but it was uncertain whether they had the courage to do so. Osta did not say anything, pretending not to know.

If the other party is really that bold, he will definitely be dead. Chris and Sophia are relatively easy to talk to, and their personalities are relatively not that cruel. It's hard to say about Yuliya, who has assassin elements in her profession and is just worried about being bored because of having nothing to do. If those gentlemen really dare to attack secretly, they will definitely be tortured to death by Yuliya.

Without being stopped by the guards, Osta successfully entered the base camp of the temporary military camp, where the fifth prince Osla was enjoying lunch. Osla was famous for his stinginess. However, he was only stingy with outsiders, and he would not be stingy with himself, and he would never be vague about the enjoyment he deserved.

Osla's current lunch was quite luxurious, with several tables of banquets and various delicious dishes on the table. When Osta entered the base camp, he saw Osla at first sight. The handsome guy with short blond hair and blue eyes was wearing a suit of gold armor, the standard local tyrant gold. Even from a distance, you could see the golden light, and it was impossible not to notice it.

Osla was sitting at the head of the table, holding a ruby-studded gold goblet filled with red wine in one hand. In the other hand he held a pair of gold forks with a large piece of roasted meat on them. Aosta could smell the tempting aroma from a long distance away. The guy was tasting the food and didn't notice Aosta's arrival at first.

"Fifth brother, how are you? I didn't realize you know how to enjoy yourself. Why didn't you inform me of such a wonderful banquet?"

"Brother, you are being too polite. I was just about to send someone to notify you to come over, but who knew you were already here. What are you guys still standing there for? Hurry up and prepare a seat for me!"

Osta's sudden intrusion made Osla look extremely embarrassed for a moment, and the smug smile on his face froze. After a brief hesitation, Osla finally came to his senses and ordered the attendants and servants around him to prepare a seat for Osta.

Osta was not polite either. He just happened to not have lunch, so he would not miss such an opportunity to take advantage of others. Osla was more conflicted. He put on a forced smile and looked at Osta who was sweeping away everything in front of him. His heart was bleeding and he had already begun to calculate the loss of being forced to treat him this time.

Osta was also a shameless and ruthless character, totally disregarding Osla's face. Even if it was a dish he didn't like or food that didn't suit his taste, he would force himself to taste a few bites of each dish, stirring the dish with a spoon and secretly disgusting the person in front of him.

"Brother, what is the matter that brought you to me this time?"

After having a good meal and drinking, seeing that Aosta was about to pack up, Osla could no longer sit still, and took the initiative to ask the other party's purpose. This was a question that was asked knowingly. The two knew why Aosta came, and they were just waiting for one of them to get impatient and speak up.

Judging from the results, Osta was better and forced Osla to speak first. In this way, Osta would have more initiative. Osla was stingy by nature, and he would definitely be restless when he saw Osta eating and taking away food.

"Royal brother, it's not that I'm suspicious. We are all family. Didn't you stay too long when you brought your troops to the border of my territory this time?"

"Brother, we are all brothers. A very strong bandit force has invaded your territory from the border. I am here with my troops to help!"

"Royal brother, I don't think I asked you to come over, did I?"

"Brother, we are brothers, so there is no need to be so formal. After the bandits are wiped out, I will withdraw my troops immediately and will not stay here for long."

"Royal brother, I can handle the bandits myself, no need to trouble you."

"Brother, how about I withdraw as soon as I have organized the army?"

The conversation between Osta and Osla went around in circles and ended up back at the starting point. It was obvious that Osla wanted to delay the time as much as possible to transport the stolen gold mine back to his territory. Regarding the withdrawal time, Osla had been playing Tai Chi with Osta and refused to give a specific withdrawal timetable.

Osla's reason was that the hired war mercenaries needed to be paid, and it would take an uncertain amount of time. His own army would be fine. Judging from this guy's attitude, even if he withdrew, he would probably leave the war mercenaries behind to cause trouble, and the peace talks would make no progress in the end.

"Okay, my brother, since we are all brothers, you can choose the time by yourself. I have something else to do, so I will go back first."

"Don't worry, my brother. I will leave soon."

Chapter 166: The Undercurrent in the Eastern Border Area

On the outskirts of Bloomfield territory, on the border with the neighboring Gabelres region, the lords of both sides, the third prince of the Obelisk Empire, Osta, and the fifth prince, Osla, failed to reach a consensus on the dispute over the ownership of the Ernest Plain in the eastern border area.

Although the two brothers did not openly tear each other apart, Osla's army refused to leave and invaded the outer areas of Aosta's territory. Aosta could not sit idly by and watch these fait accompli. In response to Aosta's questioning, Osla had been "playing Tai Chi", using the rogue tactic of delaying as much as possible to waste time with Aosta.

Since it cannot be solved openly and reconciled, then we can only fight in secret. It is time to compete with each other in dirty tricks. After Osta came out of Osla's military camp with several maids, he deliberately did not let Sophia summon the holy halo magic, pretending to walk leisurely on the road, deliberately "fishing".

As Osta expected, not long after he left the barracks, dozens of war mercenaries followed him. These war mercenaries were not from regular mercenary unions. They were similar to the mercenary groups in the Netherfire Forest. Many of them were desperate criminals who committed serious crimes on the original continent and turned into war mercenaries.

In the eyes of these lawless lunatics, even if they were royal nobles, as long as they were not accompanied by many guards, they were actually no different from ordinary civilians and could be robbed. Therefore, those people were ignorant of the world and targeted Osta and his group, deliberately seeking death.

"How long are you guys going to follow me? If you have something to say, just tell me!"

Osta looked at these war mercenaries who were following him. They couldn't even hide themselves, which was a serious insult to the intelligence of the target being followed. Osta couldn't stand it anymore and called them out to show their cards.

After their whereabouts were exposed, the war mercenaries changed their policy. They surrounded Osta and his men. Osta took a rough look and found that there were about fifty people who deliberately did not wear identity badges to avoid being found out about their backgrounds and the mercenary groups they belonged to after their actions were exposed.

"Your Excellency, we just want to borrow something from you and leave after we borrow it."

"What a coincidence! I want to borrow something from you guys, too. I don't have to return it."

Osta didn't answer, but gave Yulia a look. The beautiful girl with black hair and black eyes knew what to do. With an evil smile on her face, she turned to face the war mercenaries. Chris and Sophia walked to Osta and came close to protect the lord. They both looked like they were watching a show, as if they already knew the result.

These mercenaries didn't know the disaster was coming, and they drooled as they watched Yulia, who was walking towards them in a black Gothic maid outfit. Some of the impatient mercenaries untied their belts and prepared to go into battle with their guns.

"We can borrow anything, beautiful lady, just come with us."

"No need, we can do it here. It's just once anyway."

Yulia had a devilish smile on her face. Osta didn't even see how she made her move. The war mercenaries closest to Yulia were killed on the spot. These tall and strong men had never expected that the seemingly weak and beautiful maid in front of them would actually be a terrifying existence.

The war mercenary who was shot dead fell in a pool of blood with blood gushing out of his seven orifices. Seeing this, the other war mercenaries picked up their weapons one after another, but their hands holding the weapons were shaking violently, and they obviously felt that they could not compete with Yulia. Their thighs seemed to be glued to the ground and they could not move at all.

After looking a little more carefully, Osta could barely see that Yulia was using the shadow under her feet to kill people. When she approached, the shadow under her feet changed. It turned into a terrifying demon-like figure and was no longer a human figure.

The demon shadow stretched out its evil claws and killed the war mercenaries, that is, the shadows of the victims. Although the war mercenaries did not appear to be directly attacked, their shadows had already been beheaded, their chests ripped open, and their waists cut off by the demon shadows.

Because of fear, the war mercenaries focused their attention on Yulia, and almost no one noticed anything unusual, and didn't realize that they were attacked by someone's stand. It was also the first time that Osta saw the shadow killing method. Yulia used the shadow killing method to kill the opponent silently, and the opponent didn't even know how he died.

"Don't...don't kill me. They forced me to come here."

In the blink of an eye, the mentality of these war mercenaries collapsed, and they desperately fled in all directions, trying to get away from the hell behind them. Of course, all this was in vain, and in the end they could not escape Yulia's shadow killing, and soon only one person was left alive.

The surviving mercenary fell to the ground in fear, without the strength to stand up. His pants were soaked with water, and he was so scared that he couldn't control his gun. Yulia didn't make a move, leaving it for Osta to question. The previous meeting at the military camp ended unpleasantly, and Osta hadn't investigated many things clearly. Osla would definitely not tell the truth, and now was just the right time, as there was a ready-made insider.

"You should know what Osla did here in Ernest Plain, right?"

"I...I don't know...wait, I remember, don't...don't kill me."

The remaining war mercenary showed a hesitant expression at first, a little hesitant, as if he had some reservations. He didn't dare to say what happened, but after Yulia approached, the survivor was frightened and changed his words. If it was later, when the witch came over, he would not have the chance to say it.

Although this guy was just an ordinary war mercenary, he still knew a lot of inside information. Through this insider, Osta roughly understood what the fifth prince Osla, that stinky brother, did on the Ernest Plain.

Soon after Osla led his army to invade the Ernest Plain, he conscripted all the residents of nearby towns and villages. No matter men or women, old or young, the weak or the disabled, they were all forced to work and conscripted to help him dig gold. When Osla was not there, he transported the excavated gold back to his territory.

In order to survive, the war mercenary also revealed a special situation. When Osla was organizing his army and hired war mercenaries to participate in the forced gold mining operation, he also arranged his trusted troops to secretly carry out secret activities in the gold mine. No one knew what they were doing, and they did not tell the war mercenaries.

This intelligence provider had only met him once by chance. The only people who knew about this were the counselors and strategists around Prince Osla, the so-called think tank or advisory group.

Osta was a little curious and wanted to know what secret actions Osla was doing in secret. The war mercenary in front of him was no longer of any use. After Osta finished questioning, he waved his hand and gestured to Yulia. The war mercenary was killed instantly. His shadow was twisted off the head by the claws of the demon shadow, and he died without even a scream.

"Lord Osta, do you want to deal with these corpses?"

"No, I'll keep it as a warning to my brother. By the way, Yulia, help me investigate what the secret plan he mentioned is. Just find a few people who know the inside story."

"Lord Osta, do you want me to bring back a few living people for you to interrogate?"

"Yulia, my brother has so many counselors and strategists around him, it won't be a problem if one or two are missing. He can also save some money on salaries, and he might even thank me for not leaving any of them alive."

"Lord Osta, I understand. I'll make arrangements right away. Please wait for good news."

Aosta had to rush back to the port city of St. Louis to hold a secret meeting in the center of the town to discuss matters with the female leaders of the primitive tribes under him. Therefore, Aosta did not stay in Ernest Plain for too long.

Osta entrusted the follow-up investigation work to Yulia. After the instructions were completed, Osta, Chris, and Sophia left first and returned on the sacred magic flying light wheel summoned by Sophia. Yulia disappeared in the shadows and returned to Prince Osla's base camp to conduct a secret investigation.

Prince Osra had moved his temporary base from the main base in the military camp to the nearby town of Evan. The residents of this town had been forced by Osra's troops to work in the gold mine, and the town had long been deserted. Osra took the opportunity to arrange for his troops to transform this place into his new base.

Since meeting Osta, Osla was still a little scared. He was afraid that his brother would arrange the three terrifying battle maids under his command to secretly cause trouble for him. Osla chose to move and hide here to avoid the sharp edge. Especially after receiving the report of dozens of war mercenaries' mysterious deaths, Osla became even more afraid. If it weren't for greed this time, and the secret connivance and support of the Sixth Prince Osdu, Osla would not dare to openly oppose Osta.

However, the situation remained calm for several days, and Osta did not come to cause trouble, which puzzled Osla and his vigilance soon dropped. On this day, he used the magic communication crystal in the study of the former mayor's mansion in Evan Town to contact Osdu, the sixth prince of the Obelisk Empire, who was far away, and planned what to do next.

This time, Osdu secretly encouraged Osla to commit the above offense and invade Aosta's territory. Otherwise, Osla would not have the courage to step into this muddy water. Now that Aosta has come to the door, this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible. Even if Aosta does not send troops, if he reports this matter to the empire, Osla will be in a difficult situation. Queen Margaret III is determined to protect his shortcomings.

Emperor Augustus VIII only cared about the great princes. He probably wouldn't ask too much about the border conflicts and disputes between the fifth and third princes. Only when the situation became very serious would the emperor send someone to mediate.

"Fifth brother, what are you afraid of? Third brother wouldn't dare to kill his own brother. Even if the queen is on his side, father won't sit idly by and watch such a thing. Don't worry."

"Sixth brother, it's easy for you to say that. When will you lead your troops to join me? Didn't we agree to act together?"

"Fifth Brother, my troops are coming soon. Don't worry, we are brothers, how could I lie to you!"

"Hurry up, kid! If my brother really does start, I won't be able to handle it alone. Don't blame me for betraying you by not caring about brotherhood!"

"Fifth Brother, that's not necessary. I'll be there soon, very quickly."

On the other side of the magic communication crystal, the sixth prince of the empire, Osdu, had a treacherous smile on his face. He repeatedly promised that he would soon bring his troops to join Osla. However, the credibility of this was questionable.

The two sides communicated through magic crystals, and neither knew the other's true situation. They were in a state of what they said. Osla was helpless and could only urge Osdu to speed up his march and reunite with his army as soon as possible. As long as the two sides reunited, there would be no need to worry about Osta causing trouble. Even if they couldn't win, if they were defeated, they would drag a brother over to be the scapegoat, and die together.

"By the way, Fifth Brother, did you find the thing? That thing is very useful. As long as we find it, we won't have to worry about the three annoying battle maids around Third Brother."

"My people are still looking for it. They should find it soon. I will contact you when I find it. Your people should come here quickly. Otherwise, if the Third Brother gathers his troops to drive me out, it will be troublesome."

"I'll be there soon, Fifth Brother, just hold on for a while longer."

"Sixth brother, I will trust you again. Don't make me wait too long."

This remote magic communication ended very quickly without any real progress. The relationship between Osla and Osdu was also just a fake brotherhood. Both parties only formed a short-term alliance for the benefit of each other. If something unexpected happened, it would be normal for them to betray each other without hesitation.

Osla concealed a lot of things from the other party. In the past few days, several of his advisers and counselors have mysteriously lost contact and their whereabouts are still unknown. All signs indicate that the third brother Osta has launched a counter-attack, and he has done it where he can't see it, but Osla has no way to discover it. The mysterious disappearances are the best proof.

On the table in front of Osla, there were several completed letters, including an apology letter to Osta, saying that he was misunderstood by false intelligence and sent his troops in the wrong direction. There was also a letter of help to Osder (the eldest prince), saying that the brothers had a conflict and asked the eldest brother to send someone to intervene and mediate as a brother.

There was also a letter of goodwill to Oster (the second prince), hoping that his second brother would bring troops to his territory and patrol the periphery of the Gabreth region for a while. He would sponsor a huge amount of money (protection fee). Osla was not a pushover either, and had prepared several escape routes in advance. Once the alliance with Osdu broke down, he would also find a way to back down.

After the remote meeting, Osla didn't notice that there was a strange shadow on the wall behind him, secretly observing everything. Yulia secretly detained several counselors around Osla for several consecutive days.

Osla's secret plan was kept so secret that even his advisers and counselors didn't know the truth. After failing to find any valuable information, Yulia followed Prince Osla to his room, considering whether to attack him directly. At this time, a panicked attendant broke into the room with a terrified expression on his face. When he reported the situation to Osla, his voice was trembling, and it was obvious that he had not recovered.