Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Your Highness Aosta, can you...can you help us rescue the princess? No matter what means you use, as long as the princess can be rescued, we sisters are willing...willing to meet all your requests. Please."

"Your Highness Aosta, as long as you help us, we are willing to do it."

Seeing that Osta wanted to say hello and leave, those little cuties couldn't hold on any longer. They simply put aside their dignity and prostrated themselves in front of the gentleman prince, their faces blushing, hoping that he would give them help in an almost begging tone.

The price was obvious, that was everything that could be offered. If one was penniless, there was really nothing else that could be offered except one's body. Osta did not respond immediately, but picked up these little cuties one by one, and then placed them on the soft big bed in the room.

The beauties misunderstood for a moment, and almost thought that the gentleman wanted to kill them right here and there. They blushed and closed their eyes, their beautiful eyes slightly closed, their hands flat on both sides, spread out without covering, and their snow-white and slender thighs were also opened to both sides, waiting for the arrival of the final moment.

Of course, Osta did not take any further action. He just put these pretty ladies in a more attractive sleeping position, which looked pleasing to the eye, and then started talking to them.

"Your princess was detained by the Falatilt Empire, right? To be honest, the Obelisk Empire has no intention of making enemies with the Falatilt Empire."

"Your Highness Aosta, please...we can also give you now..."

"You'd better show enough value, otherwise, I can't help you. You few alone are not enough to pay the reward."

"Your Highness Aosta, if you...if you help the princess, she will be able to pay you a fair reward in the future. Of course, we will also...meet all your needs."

When Osta spoke, his tone became very calm and his expression became much more serious. When the beauties saw the change in the eyes of the lord opposite, they knew they could no longer hide anything. They could only reveal all their situations in front of Osta, not daring to hide anything.

Osta's stern expression was actually fake. If the expression was too frivolous, the other party might think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, and would be reserved when asking for help, deliberately hiding something. The best way is to pretend to be serious so that they can't consider bargaining.

After learning about it, it was found that the real identities of this group of four beauties were not ordinary. They were originally members of the royal family of the Abigrans Empire and the personal female guards of the third princess. Two years ago, after the accidental death of the former emperor of the Abigrans Empire, Arnopil VI, because he did not make a will in advance to determine the successor to the throne, the political situation in the empire was turbulent and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

After the emperor's mysterious death, a fierce civil war broke out among the royal family of the Abiglans Empire in order to fight for the throne. The nobles in the empire all stood on the side of the various princes, hoping to become the final winner in this battle for the throne.

The protracted battle for the throne of the Abigrans Empire has not yet been decided until today, two years later. Many foreign forces have secretly intervened, further deepening the complexity of this civil strife.

Behind those princes, there are basically foreign forces secretly supporting them. The third princess of the empire, to whom these female guards were originally loyal, did not want to take sides. She was unwilling to intervene in the battle for the throne. Unfortunately, as a member of the royal family, they could not stay out of this power struggle and could not stay out of it.

Not long ago, the forces supporting the third princess were defeated by the fourth prince of the empire, who was secretly supported by the Faratilt Empire. The third princess's faction fell apart after the defeat, and most of the princess's trusted subordinates and staff were either killed in the battle, arrested, or placed under house arrest.

These beautiful guards got separated during the recent transfer to protect the princess. They were captured by the invading Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire Navy. Fortunately, they found an opportunity to escape from the warship where they were imprisoned. They almost became toys for the sailors of the Imperial Navy and were almost detained in the cabin of the warship forever and bullied at will.

This time they hoped that Prince Osta would help rescue the hidden third princess. These pretty ladies also knew that the gentleman lord was backed by the forces of the Obelisk Empire, and the third princess they were loyal to was usually quite disgusted and disgusted with foreign forces intervening in her country's politics.

If the princess was present, she would definitely oppose what these little cuties are doing now. However, apart from seeking help from foreign forces, the beauties could not think of any other feasible solutions and were at their wits' end.

The forces supporting the third princess collapsed after their defeat, and they had long lost the ability to save themselves. There was no hope of a comeback, and it was a foregone conclusion. Many times, people can't escape the fate of bowing to reality, and they can't help themselves, gradually becoming the person they once hated.

The third princess is still safe for now, and has not fallen into the hands of the enemy. If she is caught, by the time they can think of a better way to ask for help, she will probably have been bullied into the shape of someone else. Under the last resort, this group of four beautiful girl guards tried their best to ask Prince Osta for help.

"I understand your loyalty, but it's not worthwhile to drag my country into a dispute for a princess who has no interest in the throne. I will also have a hard time explaining to my father."

"Your Highness Aosta, Her Highness the Princess is very beautiful, more beautiful than us..."

"As you can see these days, I have no shortage of beautiful babes around me. If you don't have any other interesting suggestions, then this matter ends here."

"Your Highness Aosta, you...please wait a minute, I...we haven't finished talking yet."

Osta's shameless behavior made these beautiful girl guards with snow-white hair speechless for a moment. They knew something about some of the "glorious deeds" of the countries in the overseas continent.

There are at least a dozen recorded cases of the Obelisk Empire directly or indirectly participating in other countries' civil wars. The gentleman prince in front of them was obviously not sincere, and was secretly suggesting that they take out more valuable bargaining chips.

In order to rescue the third princess who treated them like a close friend, these pretty ladies gritted their teeth and told the third princess a secret that she had clearly requested not to be revealed to outsiders, regardless of the princess's prior instructions and special instructions. This was their last chance.

"The key to the kingdom's treasure? Are you serious?"

"It is absolutely true, Your Highness Aosta. We can guarantee with our bodies...with everything we have that the princess holds the key."

"Your Highness Aosta, if you can rescue the princess, we will assist and help persuade her to hand over the key to you."

"You should have told me earlier. Tell me in detail."

When Osta heard about the treasure, his face changed, his attitude took a 180-degree turn, and his expression became much gentler. His super city Odysseystrand expansion plan required a lot of funds, and even if it was paid in installments, it felt that the funds were not enough. If he could get funds from other channels, a certain gentleman prince would be able to ignore his moral integrity.

According to these beautiful guards, the former emperor of the Abigrans Empire, Arnopil III, loved the third princess the most. A few years before the emperor's accident, the emperor told the third princess the location of the hidden treasure house that had been secretly hidden by generations of the Abigrans Empire, as well as the key to the treasure house, and told her to keep it carefully for future use.

The secret treasury is a reserve treasure for the royal family of the Abigrans Empire to deal with unexpected situations and emergencies, and to be used for the restoration of the country in the future. The collection from the founding of the country to the present has an astonishing amount of treasure. Seeing the profit, Osta decided to intervene in the internal strife of the royal family of the Abigrans Empire.

Osta was very smart and would not get too involved. It just so happened that the third princess had no interest in politics, so he just rescued her and asked her where the treasure was. As for the battle for the throne in the Abiglans Empire, who among the royal family members would become the final winner and get the throne, that was none of Osta's business. He only cared about the kingdom's treasure.

"Sir Osta, excuse me for interrupting you, but the commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire Navy has arrived at the dock. She wants to meet you in person and said she has brought a generous gift to apologize."

"Sophia, I'm busy...wait, who is the commander-in-chief?"

"Lord Osta, that one is quite good too. I think he should be able to catch your eye."

"I see. It's not impossible to meet. My dears, stay here."

"Your Highness Aosta, you...you won't hand us over, right?"

"No, don't think too much. There is no way I can give back the treasure I have obtained."

Chapter 190: Successful resolution of maritime conflict

The armed conflict between the Obelisk Empire and the Falatilt Empire did not last long. After several days of tense confrontation, there were signs of easing between the two sides. The supreme commander of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire Navy personally went to the third prince of the Obelisk Empire, Osta, in his territory of Bloomfield in the Central Continent to apologize, intending to cool down the situation.

After seeing the other party lower his posture, Osta no longer insisted and walked down the stairs. Osta's side has already grasped the initiative, and the key is to stop when you are ahead. This varies from person to person. If the other party is sincere, Osta will not fight to the death. After all, this gentleman prince regards war as the last option and does not intend to use force easily.

"My Lord, I am truly sorry for what happened before. I have many soldiers under my command, and they are a mixed bunch. Sometimes, it is inevitable that there will be some fools who don't know what is good for them."

"Your Excellency, you are a magnanimous person. There is no need to bother with those lowly mortals."

"Miss Commander, are you...are you really the supreme commander of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire?"

"Lord... Your Highness Aosta, I forgot to introduce myself before. I am the third princess of the Falatilt Empire, Favre, and the commander of the Third Fleet of the Imperial Navy."

"Favre, if your men could be as reasonable as you, things wouldn't have come to this."

"Your Highness Osta, I'm sure you've heard about the situation in our country. The soldiers are too mixed, and we can't guarantee that there won't be any scumbags."

Osta personally met with the visiting commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire Navy, Princess Favre, at the dock of St. Louis, an important port city, in his territory, the coastal area of ​​Bloomfield. Osta originally thought that the supreme commander he met this time would be a man similar to Count Fayez, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Fleet of the Empire Navy.

After seeing that the other party was actually a beautiful girl, Osta was a little surprised. The tone of this gentleman prince instantly became much softer, and he was no longer as stern as before. After all, different genders need to be treated differently. If it was a commander like Count Fayed, Osta would not give him a good face at all.

The commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet of the Faratilt Empire Navy and one of the princesses of the Empire, Farai. Farai is tall, estimated to be about 172cm tall, a standard queen-type beauty with a strong aura of a queen. She has beautiful violet hair, which is casually draped over her shoulders. Her pair of deep blue eyes carry a dangerous warning that keeps strangers away.

On Faflei's cold and beautiful face, she maintained a faint smile, which looked more like a courtesy. Faflei probably didn't smile very often, and Osta clearly felt that Faflei's smile to him was a little forced, a bit like a forced smile, which didn't feel natural.

Princess Fafray was elegant and had the aura of a royal noble. This was completely different from Count Fayed, whom Aosta had met before. The latter seemed like a gangster in aristocratic clothes without any aristocratic temperament. The former was very different. The aristocratic temperament he had was genuine, without any trace of affectation or disguise.

Princess Fafrey has the pure blood of the royal family of the former Kingdom of Fran, and can be considered an orthodox royal descendant. Among the royal nobles of the Lafatilt Empire, those with the blood of the royal family of the former Kingdom of Fran account for the majority, and Princess Fafrey is considered a rare pure royal bloodline among them, without any mixed blood.

When the Falatier Empire annexed and replaced the Kingdom of Fran, the royal family members, queens and princesses of the former Kingdom of Fran became prisoners of the invading pirates after the kingdom was destroyed. The pirate leaders took these women by force and robbed them, and then whitewashed themselves as people of royal blood.

The royal nobles of the current Falatilt Empire are basically mixed-blood, with some royal noble blood of the Kingdom of Fran. Princess Faflei is different. She has a special background. Her ancestors secretly colluded with the invading pirate leader and cooperated with him secretly.

After overthrowing the former Fran Kingdom, Princess Fafray's ancestors transformed themselves into the new nobles of the Falatier Empire. Unlike other royal nobles of the Fran Kingdom, they were not prisoners, unable to protect themselves and their wives and daughters.

Princess Fafray's ancestor gained an important political position in the later Falatier Empire by virtue of the privileges of the victor. For certain purposes and considerations, he left behind a special ancestral precept, and for many years he had not intermarried with other royal nobles of the empire, thus maintaining the purity of his royal bloodline.

Princess Fafrey has real power in her hands, not the kind of powerless vase princess who can be manipulated at will. The latter may become a victim in the political game at any time, and the probability of being sacrificed is very high. In addition to being the commander-in-chief of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Empire Navy, Princess Fafrey also has the title of Grand Duke in addition to commanding this naval fleet.

Princess Fafrey is one of the only two female grand duchesses in the Falatilt Empire, and controls several islands as her territory. With her strength, this princess does not have to obey the orders of the empire's top leaders. There are many factions within the Falatilt Empire. In fact, the commanders of the major fleets are more like local warlords who are armed and separatist. Princess Fafrey is one of them.

"Favre, nice to meet you. I'm really sorry for what I said just now. I thought all the captains were men, but I didn't expect that Her Highness the Princess is as brave as any man. She is truly a heroine."

"Your Highness Aosta, you are really good at talking. I guess most girls can't refuse your compliments."

"Favre, does this group of ordinary girls include you?"

"Your Highness Aosta, can I keep the answer to this question until I have thought it over and then give you a reply?"

"It's okay, Princess Farfrey. I was just joking. You don't have to rush to answer."

"Your Highness Aosta, your tone doesn't sound like you're joking."

Osta was always very friendly to pretty girls, even if they were visitors from the Empire or hostile forces, he would treat them kindly. Princess Favorite was similar to the Pirate Queen Belus and Lianna, with the highest peak in front of her being above size D, with amazing size and special ravines. The only difference was the white navy uniform that the Imperial Princess wore, which was of a more conservative design style, revealing almost no skin, which inevitably disappointed Osta.

It would be great if Princess Farfrey could wear a lighter pirate uniform like the two pirate queens. Otherwise, it would be a waste of such a seductive figure if she didn't show off a bit. The pirate uniforms worn by Bellus and Lianna were more pleasing to the eye, with tube tops and short shorts. If Farfrey put them on, she wouldn't be much worse than the former.

When Osta secretly observed, his sight was rather obscure, and his eyes were very good at hiding. Therefore, Princess Farfrey did not notice it. This handsome prince, who had a gentle smile and a sunny look on his face, kept secretly lingering on her slender legs and the peak of her upper body that was so full that it almost burst through her top while talking to Farfrey. Even though Farfrey was wearing a more conservative uniform, her hot body could not be hidden, and her charming curves were all outlined.

Princess Fafra's profession is Sea Knight, a profession that is almost non-existent in mainland countries. It is a unique knight profession that only island countries have. In mainland countries, there are Land Knights and Sky Knights. The difference between Sea Knights and the former two is the mount.

The mounts of the Sea Knights are mainly shallow sea monsters. Riding a mount on the sea is as difficult as that of the Sky Knights. The easiest and simplest of the three knights is the Earth Knight. The mounts of the Sea Knights are also a secret. Princess Fafray did not reveal her mount. What type of sea monster it was, Osta was also very tactful and did not ask or delve into it.

Osta personally took Farfrae to his lord's mansion for a detailed discussion. They could have taken a carriage to get there faster, but that would have taken too long. Osta wanted to spend more time with the imperial princess, so he decided to walk instead. This was just enough for the people along the way to see her.

After seeing the supreme rulers of both sides communicate so cordially and stroll side by side on the street, the tension caused by the previous military confrontation quickly receded, and the smell of gunpowder in the air also disappeared. Princess Favorite's courage and insight made Osta admire her.

When the princess came to negotiate in person, she did not bring many warships with her, not even her flagship, but a navy transport ship from the Falatilt Empire. The warships of the Third Fleet under Princess Favorei did not follow, and when she got off the ship, the princess did not have many entourage with her either, only some subordinates who helped to deliver the gifts.

"Favre, there are a lot of shops in my port. Do you want to go buy some beautiful clothes? I'll pay for everything."

"Your Highness Aosta, I am here to apologize and explain the previous incident. I am really embarrassed to accept your gift."

"Official business is official business, personal business is personal business, the two do not affect each other. Of course, if you don't like it, I can give it to you next time."

"Your Highness Aosta, we are discussing serious matters, not a date. Your enthusiasm could easily be misunderstood."

"Favre, I'm not afraid of misunderstandings. Wouldn't it be better if others took it seriously?"

Princess Fafner was a little uncomfortable with Aosta's enthusiasm. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and was a little cautious. Princess Fafner knew that those who showed their courtesy without any reason were either "daughters" or thieves. However, a certain gentleman prince was used to being shameless and didn't care about it at all. He continued to communicate with Princess Fafner.

The gentleman lord selectively ignored Princess Fafner's vigilance and pretended not to know. Through the conversation, Osta learned a lot of important information. When the lineage of Princess Fafner's family was passed down to Fafner's generation, there were no other male descendants, only she and her sister Princess Fafner.

Princess Fafna's sister, Princess Fafna is the other of the two existing female grand duchesses in the Falatilt Empire, and is also a powerful princess with real power. Because of the ancestral precepts, the two princesses are currently in an awkward situation. There are so many royal nobles in the Falatilt Empire who want to attract their attention that they can almost fill more than a dozen large trucks.

If it weren't for the fact that these two princesses were usually strong and had real power in their hands, the royal nobles would have restrained themselves a little in their daily pursuits. Otherwise, they would have resorted to all kinds of despicable and evil tricks.

The internal political situation of the Falatilt Empire is quite complicated, with many factions and forces. Each of the Imperial Navy fleets belongs to different forces. In this conflict, other factions deliberately made fun of Princess Farai and secretly hoped to take the opportunity to suppress and weaken her power, so that this usually strong Imperial princess would choose to give in, compromise and ask for help from them, so that they would have a chance to get closer.

Princess Favorite was aware of this, so she chose to go to Osta in person to apologize, hoping to resolve the conflict. After arriving at the lord's mansion, the public reception room of the luxurious villa, Osta's exclusive accompanying combat maids Sophia and Chris quickly served tea and prepared for the meeting.

The reception room was open to outsiders, and the maids and servants here were all dressed in formal Gothic maid outfits. Aosta deliberately concealed his gentlemanly interests and did not let Princess Farfrey discover the evil side of the prince.

If Osta's special hobbies were seen by the other party now, Favre's secret vigilance against him would deepen. Osta would not be able to take any bold actions against the imperial princess in the future, and the difficulty of taking action would be greatly increased.

"Your Highness Aosta, I hope you like these apologies."

"Your Highness Aosta, if you feel that this batch of gifts is not enough, I will prepare another batch when I return, and subsequent gifts will be delivered."

"Favre, you are too polite. It was just a misunderstanding before. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, we can shake hands and make peace."

"Your Highness Aosta, so you agree to reconcile?"

"Of course, Farfrae, I am a peace-loving person and I don't like meaningless fights."

"Your Highness Aosta, thank you very much for your understanding,"

Osta's tone was enthusiastic. He tried to get closer to Princess Farfrey intentionally, and inadvertently, he indirectly narrowed the distance between the two of them. It seemed that their relationship was closer, and they could get close to each other like a young couple in love.

Favre had no way to deal with the shamelessness of a gentleman prince. After several rounds of fierce ideological struggle, she finally chose to compromise. Favre did not object to the gentleman lord's approach to her, and all kinds of close behaviors were considered to be tacit approval of Aosta's gentlemanly behavior. Aosta was able to keep a good distance and would not cause Favre's disgust and rejection.

As a generous gift of apology, Princess Farfrey sent a dozen thick wooden treasure chests filled with gold coins. As the chests were opened, they emitted waves of dazzling golden light, and Osta was almost blinded by it.

These gold coins came from different countries, and they were minted by different countries, with different weights. The Falatilt Empire Navy's usual behavior was comparable to pirates' maritime plundering, so the origin of the gold coins in front of them was self-evident. According to the bill given by Princess Fafrey, this time a total of more than 100,000 gold coins were sent to Aosta for compensation, hoping that the previous conflict could be written off.

Princess Fafrey hoped to redeem the dozen or so rude imperial soldiers, as well as the dozen or so warships of the Third Fleet of the Falatilt Imperial Navy that were seized by Osta, and the hundreds of captured sailors on board. With a ransom of more than 100,000 gold coins in exchange for these small sailors, this deal was quite a good deal.

The Faratilt Empire Navy itself is not a regular organization, it is composed of temporary conscripted militiamen, who are usually pirates. After being conscripted, they put on a military cap and a set of military uniforms and are considered the Empire Navy. What's worse, some of them don't even have military uniforms, only military caps.

The soldiers of this country were not formally trained sergeants, and there was no training cost, so they were not worth more than 100,000 gold coins. If it were not for the issue of face, Fafray would not want to pay this compensation. However, Osta refused the request to release the people and said that the seized warships could be sent back. The pirates had violated his bottom line. They saw something they shouldn't have seen, so they could not be released alive.

Aosta was only willing to release the hundreds of sailors on board, and he would not release any of the dozens of sailors who had landed. These people saw the beautiful guards fleeing into Aosta's territory, and they knew too much. In addition, they secretly spied on the belongings of the gentleman prince, so Aosta was sure to silence them.

"Favre, those who have landed cannot go back. Please understand. As a lord, if I let all these criminals who have invaded my area go, my prestige as a lord will be ruined. What will the residents of the territory think? I can't explain to them!"

"Favre, the warship and the sailors on board can be returned to you at any time."

"Your Highness Aosta, I understand what you mean, but..."

"Favre, I don't want a penny for the compensation. Just take everything back. I can also return the warships and sailors to you. Those who set foot on my territory are invaders. The fate is doomed from the beginning."

"Favre, if you have any objections, let's end this conversation here!"

"Your Highness Aosta, I understand. I will handle it according to your wishes!"

Under Osta's tough attitude, Princess Fafrey quickly chose to compromise. Hundreds of thousands of gold coins were not a small amount. She could redeem more than a dozen seized warships and the sailors on board without spending any money. It was not a loss for her, and she could even make a lot of money.

As for the dozen or so sailors who landed, forget it. They were just unlucky. I hope they can be smarter in their next life. If there are not enough people, they can recruit more. The last thing the Falatilt Empire lacks is people. If a warship is lost, the cost of rebuilding one is very high.

It was actually difficult for Osta to hand over the pirates. Those pirates who landed on the beach and broke into the beach party had long been handed over to the special female intelligence officer Mirror by his side. They were tortured and tortured. They were blind and were waiting for Osta's order to be dragged away and beheaded as a warning to the public.

Mirror had tortured out all the information that needed to be obtained, and there was no need for these trash. The situation of those people would definitely not be known to Favre. Osta only said that they were convicted according to the code of the Obelix Empire and sentenced to death after going through the procedures, but did not disclose that torture had been used.

The other party was still the Imperial Navy after all, and was considered a prisoner of war, not a criminal. The news of the torture of prisoners had somewhat affected his personal image. After the main conflict was resolved, the atmosphere at the tea party became much more relaxed. Osta asked some lighter questions and chatted with Princess Fafrey about daily life. However, Princess Fafrey still maintained a cautious and calm attitude, and did not give Ostay too many loopholes and opportunities.

Osta had never been able to find out the trump card held by Princess Fafray through indirect means. Even as a sea knight, the princess kept her mouth shut about what kind of sea monster she had signed a mount partner contract with, and never mentioned it.

Of course, on some issues, Princess Farfrey was somewhat defenseless, seemingly on purpose. For example, when asked whether she had any suitors or admirers, Princess Farfrey seemed surprisingly sincere and told Osta bluntly that she looked down upon the suitors in the empire and had not yet found anyone she liked.

"Favre, does this mean I still have a chance?"