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She looked across blankly, and her old friend looked at her with a wry smile on his face.

Mrs. Sicily suddenly understood.

All the words that Qiao Yelan said after coming here were to stimulate himself. The purpose of breaking through his bottom line step by step was not to test and suppress him - but to make himself accustomed to breaking his bottom line!

Just now, she couldn't even suppress her anger. Facing Agnier who was always unwilling to draw his guard gun, out of the inertia of thinking after her bottom line was broken again and again, she no longer cared about breaking one more bottom line and wanted to fight with the opponent.

And if she really took action against Agnier, it would mean that she would degenerate into a wolf again——

A beast no different from the alpha wolves of the other twelve families.

Chapter 158: The Use of Sarkaz

When Lady Sicily was young, it was the head of the Sicily family who, against all odds, sent her to Lateran.

She spent her entire youth there and eventually attended the Lateran Pontifical University before returning to Syracuse to begin her journey to becoming the Lady of Sicily.

This brings up a very interesting question - when Lady Sicily returned from studying abroad in Lateran, why did the alpha males of Syracuse really believe that Lateran was behind her, allowing her to use this tiger skin until now?

Just because she was one of the outstanding graduates of the Pontifical Lateran University?

Lateran and Syracuse are not far apart, so there is naturally communication between the two sides, so the most basic exchange of information is naturally possible. However, even in such a situation, the patriarchs of the Syracuse family still believe that this young man may be Lateran - this is very interesting.

If these guys were so easily scared by something illusory, Syracuse should have been unified a hundred years ago.

The reason why they "believe" that there is a huge external force behind Lady Sicily is because of the Sacotta man who came back with her.

Agnier's identity and status are the foundation for Lady Sicily to gain a foothold in Syracuse.

It can even be said that Agnier is the angel investor of Lady Sicily.

Perhaps now, this name is more famous in Syracuse than in the Lateran - but decades ago, when Lady Sicily just returned to Syracuse, the situation was exactly the opposite.

Agnil was a Sacottan genius who was on par with the Lateran's contemporary Pope, Evangelista XI. They were even strong contenders for the position of Pope.

Given Lateran's political transparency and Sakota's ability to understand conspiracies, there is almost no such thing as political infighting within the country.

In other words, even if Agnier failed in his election as Pope, he would certainly be valued by the new Pope given his talents. Cardinal of the Vatican was only his starting point, and in the future he might even be one of the most important people in the Lateran political landscape.

It was such a person who gave up everything he had in his homeland and chose to follow the Lady of Sicily from the Lateran to Syracuse and served this lady at her beck and call.

From the bloody fights with real swords and guns to the development and planning within the forces, all are inseparable from Agnier's extraordinary genius.

It is precisely because of this that everyone must start thinking - what is Agnir's identity and what is his purpose that would make him do this for Lady Sicily?

True friendship? Forbidden love?

In the eyes of these profit-oriented wolves, these reasons are all childish and ridiculous speculations.

Just like the possibility of [comrades with the same ideals], these are all reasons why they cannot be "recognized" - because people will only believe the "truth" that they have inferred themselves.

Therefore, the most reasonable, convincing, and most reasonable reason for everyone is -

Agnel was the man sent by Lateran to help Lady Sicily while keeping an eye on her.

Agnier's previous identity is the best explanation for his behavior.

Therefore, Lady Sicily could rely on Lateran to bully others for decades, and the alpha males of the family also tolerated her insolence - Agnier was even more indulgent, and never publicly admitted or denied any related speculation or doubt.

This is the biggest and only difference between Lady Sicily and the rest of the family—Mr. Agnier, who is so close to her.

Today, if she faced Agnier with a sword today——

Then tomorrow, the twelve families will join forces to strangle her out of Syracuse!

Because everyone would believe that Lady Sicily had been abandoned by Lateran, and Lateran, who was dissatisfied with her, sent a new envoy to replace the new agent.

She will die, her power will be destroyed - and Qiao Yelan, as the new "Agniel", will become a guest of honor in every family.

They would flatter and be servile just to get Qiao Yelan to help them become the only family in Syracuse.

The woman's body was shaking.

Including her hand holding the knife.

Why is this happening?

Why did things come to this?

Why did this man step on the edge of an abyss with just a few words?

She looked at Agnier blankly, then looked past Agnier and saw the guard with a resolute face, and Qiao Yelan, who was being protected by him and whose face could no longer be seen.

Lady Sicily was very sure that this was the first time she and Qiao Yelan met, and also the first time they had come into contact with the other party's forces.

But why does it seem like everything is over when it was just beginning?

As long as she takes action today, no matter whether Qiao Yelan can be captured by her or not, she and her forces will completely disappear - even if she kills Qiao Yelan, Syracuse will be buried with him, and will once again return to the infighting among families.

If she did not take action, Qiao Yelan could carry out his plan unhindered. Without the protection of the wolves, he could have unified the entire Syracuse - a unity that would kneel before Qiao Yelan.

So her best option now is... to talk to the other party?

A huge sense of absurdity arose in Lady Sicily's heart. She felt like a moth tightly entangled in a spider web. Whether she struggled or not, she was only accelerating her own death.

"Please sit down, ma'am. If you have calmed down, you should express your gratitude to Mr. Agnier. He has once again given you the opportunity to continue chatting with me."

The man said calmly.

After a moment's silence, Mrs. Sicily put away all her hostility and returned to her seat.

Agnier also breathed a sigh of relief and stood behind Lady Sicily once again.

Ace took the handkerchief handed to him by Qiao Yelan, wrapped his still bleeding hand, and then stood back behind Qiao Yelan.

Except for a slight smell of blood, everything in the living room returned to its original state.

"Mr. Qiao Yelan, your strength has reached the point where you can completely ignore all other forces in Syracuse and achieve all the results you want here - so, why did you come to us?"

Agnier spoke up.

After all, he is one of the best talents in Lateran. He knows very well that Lady Sicily must be in a state of confusion and is at a complete disadvantage in front of Qiao Yelan. She is afraid that she will not be able to speak for a while.

However, the negotiations must be restarted immediately because the supply and demand relationship between the two sides has been completely reversed - now it is no longer Qiao Yelan as an outsider asking Mrs. Sicily for cooperation.

Instead, they must ask Qiao Yelan not to use such means to deal with Syracuse.

No one would believe that a legion of 15000 Sarkaz would appear in Kazdel today if anyone told them so. But only when it came from Qiao Yelan's mouth, they dared not disbelieve it.

And such a legion is enough to cause rivers of blood in Syracuse.

So Agnier had to speak up, because at this time, he was the most suitable person to speak.

"The unification of Syracuse is inevitable - because I need a unified Syracuse."

Qiao Yelan decided the fate of this country with ease.

"And who will lead this unified Syracuse is why I came to you."

"…Am I any different from those people to you?"

the woman asked hoarsely.

"In terms of strength, no."

The man answered honestly.

"But from the perspective of Syracuse's long-term development needs, having you as the ruler of Syracuse will bring practical and tangible benefits to the people of Syracuse, and the country will be able to get back on track at the lowest cost."

Mrs. Sicily's eyes were still full of confusion when she looked at Qiao Yelan.

Didn't the other party want to puppet Syracuse? If they wanted to puppet Syracuse, then what he just said should be an absolute minus for a puppet leader.

The benefit of the people, the development of the country—why would Qiao Yelan consider such things?

"Are you wondering why I'm thinking about the future of Syracuse?"

The woman nodded silently.

"It's easy to explain. I said I need a unified Syracuse - because it will be more beneficial to my plan, and the stronger Syracuse is, the more beneficial it will be to my plan."

"So I need someone who truly cares about Syracuse, who truly desires to unify Syracuse, and who puts the interests of the people above the interests of the family."

Qiao Yelan looked at Lady Sicily.

"Aren't you going to make Syracuse your colony, or a puppet state?"

"I have never said that. Whether it is a colony or a puppet state, it would take up too much of my energy, and I would not be able to tap the potential of these countries and regions - especially in terms of human resources. The mobilization rate is always unsatisfactory."

The man waved his hand.

"Perhaps this is a little hard for you to accept, but in fact, I hope that Syracuse will be unified and become stronger, and this expectation is far purer and more thorough than that of any Syracuse citizen, even your wife."

There is no doubt that Lady Sicily would not believe such a thing.

"Then why did you say that you would allow the Sarkaz Legion to enter Syracuse?"

"That's just the necessary price."

"But I don't see what this price can buy!"

The woman's voice rose slightly.

This is a good sign, which means that Mrs. Sicily is thinking with her brain rather than her emotions - thinking in the direction of what Qiao Yelan said.

So Qiao Yelan was very happy to explain to the other party at this time.

"Because this is an external enemy, and a very powerful one at that. This means that no matter how the families pretend to be friendly, they have to unite at this time, because only in this way can they be qualified to try to defeat the Sarkaz Legion."

"But the struggle and hatred between families means that no matter in whose name, who will call for this coalition, and who will lead this coalition, it will be a big problem. It just so happens that the Gray Hall, which Madam symbolizes, is the best name to launch this coalition, and you are also the most suitable leader of the coalition."

The eighteen princes fought against Dong Zhuo - the person who reaped the biggest reputation bonus was still God Yuan.

As I said, if you don’t occupy the high ground of public opinion, there are plenty of people who will.

What's more, the current situation is that even the command of Dong Zhuo is in the hands of Qiao Yelan, who can decide the outcome of this battle at will.

"The Sarkaz entered Syracuse and captured several cities. These [brutal demons] uprooted the family forces within. They gained a large amount of floating wealth and the fixed assets of these families. Once they were well fed, they would no longer allow their soldiers to rob civilians."

"And in order to maintain [the rule of the Sarkaz], not only will they not harm civilians, on the contrary, they will try to win over civilians - after dividing up the floating wealth and granaries of those families, the Sarkaz will distribute those difficult-to-handle real estates and a small amount of excess food to the civilians."

Qiao Yelan picked up the water cup and took a sip, as calmly as if he was just reciting lines.

"However, most of the Syracuse people who have not been invaded are still eager to repel these Sarkaz. Therefore, Madam, you will call on all the major families to unite and form a Syracuse army to completely defeat the Sarkaz army and drive them back to the wilderness of Kazdel - this will of course take a long time because of the national conditions of Syracuse."

"The people will cheer, and your reputation will reach its peak, but those families will not pay attention to this. Their attention will only stay on those visible and tangible benefits - such as those cities, lands, and civilians that have been recovered but have no other family power."

silence.

A long silence.

Lady Sicily once again gripped the hilt of her sword—only this time she wasn't planning on unsheathing it.

But only by holding the hilt of the sword could she find the courage to keep listening.

The lands that the families are eyeing are meaningless - because no matter whether the lands there are divided equally among several families or divided unfairly, in the end, the ruler there can only be Lady Sicily.

The answer is simple, because the people on those lands have already enjoyed the days without families.

They could have continued to endure oppression, but they enjoyed "freedom".

When other families enter this city, or when family members who originally escaped from this city return, what will be the first thing they do?

Of course, they would take back all the wealth distributed by the Sarkaz from these "troublemakers", and then go even further to squeeze back their losses from these people.

In Qiao Yelan's memory, these people once had a name that could stop children from crying at night -

Homecoming Group.

Chapter 159 Congratulations on getting the chance to become a chess piece

"In this war, no matter how much land these families seize or how many Sarkaz they kill, it is meaningless - because after trying a different life, the people will make their own choice, whether to continue to accept the oppression of the families, or to live for themselves."

Qiao Yelan chuckled and spread out his hands.

Just as Qiao Yelan said before, the Rupers always have a high enough rebellious spirit.

For the sake of "freedom" and "democracy", these cities that have been cleansed by the Sarkaz will ultimately only obey Lady Sicily's [Gray Hall] rather than any one family.

"So, Madam, you don't have to limit your sights to the recovered lands, because those things will eventually come into your hands. If the result is already determined, then the process is the key to this plan."

"......process?"