Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Yulia, what did you say to the Sea King Turtle just now? Her attitude changed so quickly."

"Lord Osta, I just discussed some deals with her. If you want to know the content of the deal, I will..."

"That's not necessary. I believe you. Yulia, let's talk about it when you think it's appropriate! By the way, I'm going to go and comfort Her Royal Highness the Princess first."

"If I don't go over now, she might misunderstand me as a bad person, Yulia, we can talk about other things later."

Chapter 207: Rest Time on the Flying Bird

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Chapter 208: Chaos in the Abiglans Empire

In the Western Ocean between the Central Continent and the Western Continent, near the territory of Prince Aosta, the Bloomfield region, the nearest island countries are mainly concentrated in a sea area called Atlandia. There are many islands in the Atlandia Sea, which is one of the few sea areas in the Western Ocean where several island countries are concentrated.

Among the many islands in the Atlantia Sea, each island originally had its own independent political power. After years of wars of annexation, only five empires remained. Many countries on the human continent used to refer to these five island countries as the "Five Kingdoms of the Atlantia Sea."

Most of the countries on the human continents are vast and have large territories. The highest ruling class of the continental countries, the royal nobles, have different degrees of contempt for the island countries and look down on them. From the emperor to the noble ministers, they rarely call these island countries empires, as that would put them on an equal footing with themselves.

In the documents and official statements of mainland countries, island countries are called kingdoms and empires. These are the self-proclaimed titles of island countries, and they are not recognized by mainland countries. This title problem directly leads to the estrangement between island countries and mainland countries. They cannot reach a consensus on the issue of equal status, and naturally the subsequent diplomatic activities cannot be carried out.

Of the five island empires in the Atlandia Sea, Osta has come into contact with two of them. He has had conflicts with them, and the princess of the empire, Favre, has personally visited him to explain and seek forgiveness. The other empire is the Abigrans Empire, to which Princess Granelle, who came to rescue him this time, belongs.

In addition to these two empires, the remaining three of the five major island countries in the Atlandia Sea are: the Malgas Empire, the Cecilien Empire and the Calanilda Empire.

There is a certain gap in strength between the five island empires, but they are generally relatively balanced. They have maintained a situation of equal strength for many years, and no one can annex the other. However, in recent years, the political situation of these island countries has been unstable and turbulent.

The shadow of unrest has a tendency to cover the entire Atlantia Sea, and it may affect the surrounding areas at any time. The Bloomfield area of ​​​​Aosta's territory is one of the areas that will be hit first. After all, it is the coastal area of ​​the continent closest to the sea, and it is impossible for it to be completely unaffected.

The most obvious example is the turmoil in the Abiglans Empire. After the previous emperor, Arnopil VI, died unexpectedly, he did not leave a will and did not select a successor in advance. This led to a civil war among the current members of the Abiglans Empire's royal family in order to fight for the throne.

Many princes are killing each other, and the nobles in the empire are getting involved, all wanting to be the final winner and support the princes to take the throne. This political farce that has lasted for more than two years, a gamble on the throne and the future of the empire, has not yet been decided. Who will be the final winner is still unknown, and the situation is not clear.

Osta was not concerned about the chaotic political situation in the Abiglans Empire. What he cared about was the key to the kingdom's treasury that the former emperor, Oanopil VI, had personally handed over to the third princess of the empire, Granier. Compared to politics, Osta was currently more interested in wealth. If he wanted to complete the primitive accumulation of capital, the source of wealth was not important.

After Osta revealed his true identity, and then questioned, the important entourage of Princess Granelle, the chief lady-in-waiting Martha and the female guard captain, the sea knight Granna, were completely controlled by a gentleman prince and told all the secrets they knew. As long as the other party proved that they were not the slave-owning nobles of the southern continent, the two little cuties would not have much worries.

"Your Highness Aosta, this is all we know. The other princesses only know. Are you...are you satisfied?"

"Granna, where are you going to hide in the future? Running away from this kind of thing is not a solution. As a member of the royal family, there are many things that are beyond your control."

"I...we don't know what it means to wait for Her Royal Highness the Princess. Your Highness Aosta, do you...do you have any suggestions?"

In a high-class room on the "Flying Bird", Osta looked at the two white treasures on the left and right in front of him and began to talk in a special way. Martha and Granna were both beside Osta, and the gentleman prince put his arms around their slender waists and hugged them on both sides. Because the restrictive lines were not lifted, they could only let each other manipulate and dominate at will.

After the previous questioning, Martha and Granna's faces turned red. It was all because of the bad gentleman lord. In addition to the formal questions, many private questions about them were asked, and they really didn't let go of anything. They also had to answer embarrassing questions such as measurements, and they couldn't resist. After the questioning was over, when they faced the gentleman prince, they basically had no secrets at all. The other party knew everything about them.

Osta was still wearing his gorgeous clothes, and he was a little restrained in his rationality. Otherwise, the two white phantoms in front of him would have been forced to do happy things. After taking down these two, the other female guards and ladies-in-waiting were easy to deal with. Seeing that their superiors were controlled by the other party, they naturally did not dare to resist. Soon they were specially interrogated by a gentleman prince and told all the secrets they knew, just like Martha and Granna.

At this time, Princess Granel in the next room didn't know that all her servants had fallen. They were unable to resist the gentleman lord's special questioning methods. One by one, they became obedient and told everything they knew, becoming traitors before the princess.

Grana and Martha were extremely shy about the questions from Prince Aosta. The gentleman prince in front of them was a typical example of a man who took advantage of others and pretended to know nothing. They had been manipulated to this extent, and it was obvious that they could not escape the palm of a gentleman lord.

Now, even such a shameful topic as staying had to be told to the gentleman prince in person, and the other party was far more shameless than an ordinary person. The other party's hand around her waist was particularly strong, and his attitude was very clear, it was impossible for her to leave.

"Martha, I have no intention of getting involved in your country's chaotic political situation. My country is a country that pursues integration with the outside world... Forget it, just treat what I said just now as a joke."

"Granna, how about this? Later, I will send a special envoy to contact your country and ask them to arrange someone to take you back home."

"Your Highness Aosta, this won't work. The princess has already lost her power in the empire. She will die if she goes back."

"Your Highness Aosta, I...we are willing to help persuade Your Highness Granelle to personally ask you for political asylum. Do you think this is a good idea?"

"Granna, Martha, if we take you in, there will be political conflicts and relations with your country..."

"Your Highness Aosta, please feel free to ask for any compensation or price you require. As long as it is within our capabilities, we will do our best to satisfy you."

Grana and Martha exchanged glances and finally reached a consensus. They asked Aosta for help in a gentle and charming voice. There was no other place to stay. Apart from devoting themselves to a gentleman prince and seeking political asylum, they had few choices.

After all, they are now under the control of that gentleman prince. Even if they want to seek political asylum from other forces, that gentleman prince probably won't give them the opportunity to ask others. Osta will not let the cooked duck fly away easily when the treasure is obviously about to be obtained.

"Granna, Martha, what do you mean, you're willing to do anything? If you want to regret it, it's not too late now."

"Yes, Your Highness Aosta, we have no regrets and we can swear."

"By the way, in that case, I'll give you this gift! You don't need me to teach you how to use it."

"Your Highness Aosta, we understand. We won't trouble you. Here it is..."

Osta looked at the extremely obedient Martha and Granna in front of him, stretched out his hands and pinched their smooth faces. He smiled with satisfaction, as if he had achieved another special achievement.

After untying the linen thread for fixing, Martha and Granna hesitated for a moment, exchanged glances, and finally blushed, reached out to take the red leather ring with a red traction line handed over by a gentleman prince, and put on the equipment personally. The most primitive posture was seen by the gentleman lord, and after being frank, the shame of these things was reduced a lot.

After a while, when Princess Granelle in the next room regained her vision and speech ability, and took off her blue ribbon tactical goggles and blue perforated spherical protective gear, she saw the gentleman prince with a gentle smile on his face, who looked extremely sunny.

Granelle also saw her attendants, the ladies-in-waiting and the female guards. It seemed too late now, and the special transformation had been completed. Princess Granelle clearly saw that these attendants had become strange one by one, just like the attendants on the "Flying Bird" before.

Although there were no strings to entangle them, the red leather ring on the snow-white neck and the red traction line connected to the center of the front of the protective gear were enough to explain many problems. Even the chief female officer Martha and the female guard captain, the sea knight Greena, were no exception. They were very obedient and allowed a certain gentleman to lead them and accept the special traction.

"Your Highness Aosta, I...I seek political asylum from you. I hope you can accept it."

"Granelle, are you sure you want to seek political asylum from me?"

"Yes, Your Highness Aosta, I hope you can give me protection."

"My requirements are very strict. You must follow my instructions and arrangements in many aspects. Granelle, have you thought it through?"

"I have thought it over carefully. I will follow your instructions, Your Highness Aosta."

After Princess Granel learned of Aosta's identity from Martha and Granna, she quickly gave in knowing that the situation was hopeless. She softly asked Aosta for political asylum and protection. The gentleman prince's methods were too shameless, so she had to agree.

During the conversation, Martha, Grana and other attendants of the princess rebelled. Under the special order of a certain gentleman prince, they surrounded their own princess and began to do some indescribable ambiguous things according to his special request.

Princess Granelle could not resist such ambiguous and special service at all. She felt like she was being groped all over her body, especially her sensitive feet. The soles of her feet were attacked by the pink tongue tips of Martha and Granna. But Granelle could not move because the blue ribbon restricted all her movements. She could only let her female guards and ladies-in-waiting do whatever they wanted.

At first, Martha and Granna were a little resistant. However, they were soon stimulated by an inexplicable excitement and could not stop. Looking at their own princess Granniel, the shy expression on her pretty face, Martha and Granna suddenly felt a strange feeling of insubordination and breaking a taboo.

Granier couldn't bear this special attack and had no choice but to surrender. Fortunately, all her servants were girls. If there were other genders, the scene would be even worse. It is not ruled out that the gentleman prince in front of him has more special and bold ideas and more strange hobbies.

Osta did not express his opinion immediately. He held up Princess Granelle's smooth chin with his hand and looked her in the eye. Osta looked into her beautiful blue eyes and saw that the panic she showed was not a disguise. He could finally raise the issue that concerned him the most.

"Granelle, regarding the key to the Kingdom's treasury and the location of the Kingdom's treasury, do you understand what I mean?"

"Treasure house, what treasure house? Your Highness Aosta, I don't understand what you mean."

"In that case, Granelle, I will take my leave now. Martha and Granna will stay and reminisce with you."

"Your Highness Aosta, please don't... don't leave. The treasury... the treasury key is hidden in my crown."

Granelle blushed, and when she saw Osta pretending to turn around and leave, she completely gave in, fearing that she would be teased by Martha and Granna, her former subordinates, and completely lose control. As a princess, it was extremely embarrassing to appear in front of her subordinates in that manner.

Granelle couldn't dare to imagine it, so she could only give in immediately, fearing that if she said one step too late, Osta would really leave the room, lock the door, and leave them in the room to let things develop.

Osta took off the princess crown from Granelle's head, and after some fiddling with it under her guidance, he soon found a delicate golden key from the crown. The golden key was well hidden, fitting perfectly with the princess crown. If no one reminded him, ordinary people would not be able to find it.

The golden key was printed with the emblem and seal of the royal family of the Abigrans Empire, so it was confirmed to be genuine. After seeing the golden key, Osta was overjoyed, as if he saw a scene of countless gold and silver treasures rushing towards him.

Although Osta had seen gold, silver and treasures before, and had seen many grand occasions, those were not real happiness, and were not comparable to the happiness of his "girlfriend". However, this unexpected happiness did not last long. After groping around, Osta discovered that the golden key in his hand was only half. To be precise, the key was split into two halves from top to bottom, and the other half was missing. It was not a complete key.

"Granelle, this is a bit unfair of you. The key is only half, could it be fake?"

"No, no, Your Highness Os, this key is real. Please listen to my explanation, the other two parts are with my sisters!"

When Granelle saw that Osta looked unhappy, she quickly explained. Osta came forward and picked up Granelle and placed her in front of him. The two were very close at this time, almost touching each other, and could feel each other's heartbeat and breathing.

Granier trembled, fearing that a certain gentleman prince would lose control and accidentally fire his gun at close range. In this straddling position, the softest and most sensitive parts of her body were directly exposed to the range of the opponent's weapon and could easily be penetrated by a single shot.

It turned out that the former emperor of the Abiglans Empire, Arnopil VI, was not very successful in politics and was an emperor who was suitable for maintaining stability. However, he was very cautious in the safekeeping of treasures. The key to the legendary imperial treasury was of a special structure, consisting of three half keys, one gold, one silver, and one bronze.

Emperor Arnold VI gave the golden key to his favorite third princess, Granier, and the silver key and bronze key to the eldest princess and the second princess respectively. This move was quite clever. The eldest princess of the empire had a unique style of doing things, and the relationship between her and Emperor Arnold VI was not harmonious. The two sides had conflicts many times over the future of the empire and political decisions, and the relationship between father and daughter was tense.

It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that the emperor would give the key to the treasury to the eldest princess who was at odds with him and whose conflict was so serious that she almost didn't want to admit the father-daughter relationship. The second princess liked research and wanted to be a scholar rather than politics. She rarely participated in the imperial affairs.

Most people would not guess that the second princess also had the key to the treasury. The few people who knew the truth were fooled by Emperor Arnold VI and subjectively believed that there was only one key to the imperial treasury, which was in the hands of the third princess, Granel.

Granel invisibly helped her two royal sisters to take the blame, attracting the attention of most people. Of course, she had no choice but to betray her two sisters. Their current situation was horribly worse than Granel's. If they were compared slightly, it seemed that they would be treated much better in the hands of the gentleman prince in front of them than in the hands of the Falatilt Empire.

Granier was now thinking about dragging her two sisters into the water. Most importantly, she couldn't think of any other forces to turn to except the gentleman prince in front of her.

"Granelle, according to what you know, your two sisters are now in the hands of the Falatilt Empire and are being held on the island. If we negotiate now, it's probably too late, isn't it?"

"No... No, Your Highness Aosta, although my eldest sister and second sister are controlled by the enemy country, they only have part of the key. They can't find the key in my hand."

"The Falatilt Empire shouldn't... shouldn't do anything to them!"

"That being said, the enemy's patience is limited, and it is inevitable that they will do something strange."

"Granelle, not everyone is as gentlemanly and patient as me."

Princess Granelle did not question Osta's shameless statement. He was right. The longer this matter was delayed, the worse it would be. If it was delayed a little longer, they might become enemies. Thinking of this, she became more and more worried about her two sisters. Although the relationship between the two sisters was not very good and there were many opposing views, they were Granelle's sisters after all, and she could not completely ignore them.

Granelle looked at the indifferent Prince Aosta in front of her, and she quickly thought of a countermeasure. After weighing the pros and cons, the princess finally made a choice. Granelle was more emotional than rational. Even if she would be labeled a "traitor" in the future, she didn't want to see her two sisters become the private property of the enemy.

Before, what Granelle hated most were those traitors in the empire who sought foreign intervention. She never expected that one day she would end up becoming the person she once hated and loathed. Granelle was filled with emotion. Fate really plays tricks on her, sometimes full of drama and irony.

"Your Highness Aosta, I...I would like to ask you to intervene in the situation in our country, at least...at least help me rescue my sisters."

"Granelle, have you thought it through? I am the third prince of the Obelisk Empire. If the mainland country openly intervenes in the internal affairs of the island country, you will be regarded as a traitor. The people of the island country seem to hate and resist such things."

"Your Highness Osta, I...I just want to rescue the sisters. Nothing else matters. Please...please agree. I...I can do anything, at any price."

"Well, Granelle, I still like to help others. Even if there will be a direct conflict with the Falatilt Empire, I will help to the end."

Princess Granier's choice was within Osta's expectations. He had already firmly controlled the imperial princess. Osta mainly wanted to make it easier to deal with public criticism in the future. By letting the person concerned make the request in person, he could reduce a lot of criticism against him.

Osta is not like those self-proclaimed "pacifists" who are used by scholars and writers from various human continents to seize on this point and make a big fuss, smearing him as a despicable and domineering foreign invader, which will not be good for his image. The fiancées of the three imperial princesses who were married to political alliances in Osta have not come to visit, and before meeting their fiancées, they need to pay attention to their image.

"Your Highness Aosta, thank you for your assistance. Is there anything I can help you with? Just ask me. Your happiness is my happiness."

"Granelle, don't you understand this very well?"

"Your Highness Aosta, I have never done anything like that. I need your...your guidance."

"Your Highness Aosta, we are willing to help Her Highness the Princess share the burden. Please don't...don't be too rough with her..."

"You guys take a rest first. I have an important guest to talk to. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Chapter 209 Chaos and Opportunities in the Island Countries

After sailing on the sea for a while, Prince Aosta's fleet finally left the Sea of ​​Cybrus. The activities of those sea monsters were limited to that sea area. After the ships sailed out of the Sea of ​​Cybrus, the Naga, Sirens and other sea monsters could no longer pose a threat.

Osta could already see the trace of land appearing on the distant horizon. The fleet of this gentleman prince was about to return smoothly to his territory, the Bloomfield area. Although Osta was the lord of the Bloomfield territory, he still wanted to do some things in secret.

The fleet on this return voyage carried many things that were inconvenient to disclose to outsiders. For the sake of confidentiality, Aosta ordered the fleet to temporarily stop sailing forward and wander around in the sea a long distance away from the port of St. Louis, then find a place to drop anchor and wait there until midnight when it was quiet, then secretly dock and board the dock.

At that time, Osta will be able to quietly transport these special goods transported on the ship back to the lord's mansion. The whole process was cautious, as if it was a secret and criminal smuggling activity, almost like sneaking. Osta is in a good mood now. He already has one-third of the key to the heirloom treasure house of the Abigrans Empire. The third princess of the empire, Granier, has handed over everything she has, including the golden key she holds, to this gentleman prince.

In exchange, Osta promised to intervene in the chaos of the Abigrans Empire. Osta has not yet considered intervening in the struggle for the succession to the throne of this island country. His goal is to rescue Princess Granelle's two sisters, the eldest and second princesses of the Abigrans Empire, and obtain the remaining keys to the national treasure from them, which are the silver key and the bronze key. As for other strategic goals, they have not been considered for the time being.

The former emperor of the Abigrans Empire, Arnopil VI, was so cautious that he even divided the key to the national treasury into three parts and gave them to his three daughters for safekeeping. Without a complete key, there is no way to open the door to the national treasury. According to the important information revealed by Princess Granier, there is a self-destructive magic barrier in the treasury of the Abigrans Empire.

If you force your way in instead of using the key to open it, the self-destructing magic barrier will be activated. At that time, the intruder will not be able to take away any treasure. The keys to this treasure house must be collected, as well as the two imperial princesses.

Compared with the empire's treasure, Osta, as a gentleman, cares more about the two princesses of the Abigrans Empire. People are more important than treasures. Granelle's two sisters are not inferior to Granelle in appearance and figure.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss. I wonder if I may have the honor of knowing your name."

"Can you please reveal your identity first? Please, this is really important to me."

Osta came to another high-standard room on the "Flying Bird" ship with luxurious interior decoration. When he rescued Princess Granel from the Sirens' lair, the Siren Queen's Palace in the center of Saipan Island, he also rescued another beauty who was placed on the same big bed with Granel.

This blonde beauty with emerald eyes was elegant. Although she didn't wear a crown that symbolized her princess status, Osta's observation as a senior gentleman made it possible for him to infer that this beauty should be similar to Princess Granelle, and was also a princess of some empire. The aura difference between the royal family and the nobles was quite large, and it was relatively easy to distinguish them.

"Miss, I am just an ordinary merchant from the Southern Continent, and I am shipping goods to the market in the Western Continent."

"Recently, there is a shortage of goods. Some of them are in short supply. We need to add some to cope with it. It would be best if the goods are of unknown origin."

"Sir, you... don't be impulsive. I... I am not from an unknown background."

Osta used some special tricks and soon forced the beauty in front of him to follow his rhythm. After hearing Osta's lie that he was a merchant from the southern continent of the human race, the expression on the face of the beauty changed drastically and became quite terrified. She looked panicked, and her reaction was almost exactly the same as that of Princess Granelle before.

The slave traders in the southern continent of the human race were notorious, and the evil special goods trade had long been known all over the world. The beauty originally wanted to confirm Aosta's identity and origin first, but in Aosta's special routine, she had to confess her identity first.

If the mysterious beauty doesn't explain, it would be terrible if the other party thought she was of unknown origin. In all likelihood, she would become a special cargo transported on the ship, trafficked to the human race's western continent, and then sold to wealthy nobles, and then all kinds of indescribable interesting things would happen.

Osta's intuition was quite accurate. The beauty in front of him was also a princess of the empire. Her real identity was Carlo Flan, the former princess of the Kalanilda Empire. The Kalanilda Empire was one of the five island empires in the Atlandia Sea. As a member of the "Five Kingdoms of the Atlandia Sea", the Kalanilda Empire was quite wealthy, far more prosperous than the other four island countries, and was the richest country in that sea area.

The history of the rise of this island empire made many mainland countries envious. The source of its huge wealth seemed to have been arranged by heaven long ago, as if it had been favored by the gods. The island where the Kalanilda Empire was located and the surrounding waters were rich in a kind of energy crystal called "Ice Blue Crystal". This energy crystal had a wide range of uses. It could replace the precious and rare magic cores of Warcraft as a power source for magic tools, and could also be used as a raw material for the production of magic props.

The demand for ice blue crystals is so great that there is almost no market for them. In recent years, the market price of ice blue crystals has continued to rise, even exceeding that of gold. As a result, the Kalanilda Empire quickly became rich, almost as rich as oil. It is basically a mine at home, and there is a mine under the house.

The Kalanilda Empire can earn huge profits every year by exporting ice blue crystals to other human races or alien races. This treatment is similar to that of some regional powers in the Middle East where some oil giants originated.