As a tyrant, it's reasonable for me to snatch the heroine away

Not to mention that both sides don't want the matter to escalate and eventually attract the Holy Empire.

If the other party really intends to do that, there is no need to continue sitting there and communicating with him calmly.

In the final analysis...

Andrew frowned and could guess something.

This Gruulite Morningstar wanted to get something from himself.

It could be intelligence, or it could be something else.

Before obtaining this thing, both he and the Canine Tooth Clan can be said to be temporarily safe.

"My sister was abducted by his men. Mr. Andrew, don't you have anything to say?"

Chenxing noticed the change in Andrew's eyes and asked with a smile.

Rather than a question, it sounds more like a... reminder!

It is not reminding the other party of the fact that Beatrice ran away, but reminding the other party what this incident will trigger and lead to.

A naked threat!

"Your Highness Chenxing, please rest assured. I have already sent people to chase him, but after all, this happened suddenly, and the time is also..."

"Is it because of lack of time, or does Mr. Andrew think that there is not enough time?"

Chen Xing's words also made Andrew's expression more solemn.

Normally speaking, with the constraints of the Holy Empire in place, the other party would never choose to tear their faces apart, which would be a lose-lose option and allow the Holy Empire to benefit.

What's more, since this matter was arranged by the mysterious person, there is no reason to watch this situation that is disadvantageous to both parties.

unless......

Andrew quickly understood what the other party meant.

Taking this opportunity to "extort" some money?

This is indeed the most likely scenario.

After all, no matter how it happened, no matter how sudden it happened, the Canine Tooth Clan was still in the wrong.

Perhaps all this was destined from the moment Morning Star was invited to the Dogtooth Tribe's territory.

Andrew's intention was good. He wanted to reduce the impact of the outside world as much as possible when the Dogtooth High Collar was in trouble.

At least until the Dogtooth High Collar gets back on track, it must not come into conflict with its neighboring countries.

This was also the plan his father, the previous leader of the Dogfang tribe, wanted to complete when he knew that he didn't have much time left.

The Holy Nation in the north is restrained by the Blood Moon Island, so the Dog-Tooth Tribe has some connection with the Blood Moon Island.

There were constant frictions between the Kingdom of Grullit and the Kingdom of Dawn in the south, so naturally they had neither the time nor the opportunity to covet the Dogtooth High Collar.

Not to mention that there is already a peace agreement between the Dawn Kingdom and the Dogtooth High Territory.

As long as they can safely get through the chaotic period when the previous leader steps down and the next leader takes office, the Dogtooth High Collar will soon be able to return to its former powerful state.

only......

What was originally an almost perfect plan was completely messed up the moment the leader was assassinated!

The internal plan to ensure internal stability can be said to have completely failed the moment the leader passed away.

No one knew who assassinated the leader, not even Andrew, the leader's eldest son.

The moment he reached his father's room, his father was already dead.

And what a coincidence that it happened was the day before the next leader was to be chosen from among all the heirs.

It's almost like... someone deliberately wanted the houndstooth turtleneck to be messed up at this time.

It was at this time that the Kingdom of Grulith officially declared war on the Kingdom of Dawn!

There was no chance for the Fang High Leader to intervene at all, and the entire Dawn Kingdom was completely swallowed up with a crushing momentum like a whirlwind.

One inside and one outside, the two plans failed at the same time.

Is it purely a coincidence?

At least Andrew definitely didn't believe it.

This is another reason why he invited Morning Star to come.

He also wanted to confirm whether the source of all this might be this rising "new star".

By causing internal strife among the orcs while dealing with the Kingdom of Dawn, not only can we avoid their intervention, but we can also take advantage of the "internal" chaos of the orcs to "rob" the High Territory of Dog's Fang as soon as possible after the Kingdom of Dawn is destroyed.

Otherwise, Andrew could not think of any other reason to explain why his father suddenly got into trouble when the Red-haired Demon came to visit.

But because of the appearance of the mysterious man and Morning Star's genocide of the Cattail Tribe, Andrew quickly rejected this idea.

If the other party really coveted the entire Frogtooth Collar, would he simply be "extorting" him alone now?

After all, what the other party just said was "Mr. Andrew", not "you Canines" or even "you orcs".

Although it is just a very simple point, often some simple words are enough to see the key.

It was as if Andrew could see that the target of this Gruulite Morningstar had always been himself.

"Your Highness Morning Star, just tell me what you want. As long as I can give it to you and it won't affect the order and safety of the Fang Tribe and Fang High Territory, I can give it to Your Highness as an apology!"

Andrew said this, and he breathed a sigh of relief, but the vigilance in his eyes did not completely disappear.

He didn't dare to fully believe either this Grullit Morningstar or that mysterious man.

but......

If only there was a way to let them fight each other first...

Andrew obviously thought of something, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"What I want is actually very simple. Giving it away will only benefit you, the Dogtooth High Collar."

Chenxing didn't pay attention to Andrew's subtle and well-hidden expression changes.

For him, no matter how hard the houndstooth turtleneck struggles, it cannot escape the fate of being completely "penetrated and corroded".

What's more, in the face of absolute strength, no matter how many ideas and calculations Andrew has, it is ultimately meaningless. It is better to let him continue, maybe he can drag the remaining Iron Horn tribe into the water.

Of course, that's all later.

What Morning Star cares about most right now is what Andrew got from Blood Moon Island... the devil!

A demon that Morningstar had just sensed by activating the skull, and that could make Melodie completely lose the last bit of initiative and chance!

Chapter 66: Great Gift

"All benefits and no harm?"

Andrew frowned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what Morning Star wanted.

He originally thought that the other party would choose some resource from the Dogfang High Collar, or even something related to the Dragon Blood Pool.

After all, he had no way of being sure whether the other party had already known the orcs' secret.

But now it seems that I was worrying too much.

"If I'm guessing correctly, that thing... should be a 'shackle' given to Mr. Andrew by Blood Moon Island? It's a 'shackle' that was put on you to prevent you from standing on the opposite side of Blood Moon Island!"

Morning Star explained while drumming his fingers on the armrest of the chair.

Originally, Morning Star thought that Blood Moon Island and the demons were secretly maintaining a friendly and mutually supportive attitude towards the Houndfang High Collar, or the Houndfang Tribe.

At least in the original plot of the game, the external attitude shown by Bloodmoon Island, especially its attitude towards the Canine Fang Tribe, is very similar to this situation.

But now it seems that it is not as simple as I imagined.

If it was really mutual assistance as he guessed, Andrew could not have yet mastered some of the power of the devil in his body.

The case of Los is enough to prove this.

If a demon and the human it inhabits reach a consensus, the human being will be able to master the demon's power very quickly.

But the situation just detected through the skull was completely the opposite.

Not only did Andrew not master any demonic power, but the demon in his body was more like...

It entered Andrew's body unilaterally, but Andrew did not choose to resist or struggle.

In this situation, there is only one possibility that can be thought of.

The demon's host is not so much an assistance as it is a way of ensuring whether the Canine Fang Tribe represented by Andrew really wants to cooperate with Blood Moon Island and the demons, while also keeping a certain degree of surveillance on Andrew and the Canine Fang Tribe.

No wonder such a demon with a somewhat special state was chosen to be "transplanted" into Andrew's body.

The name of that demon is almost known to everyone in this world.

The first being to open the gate to the starry sky was the demon Samael!

Of course, to be more precise, what is inside Andrew should be the demonic part of Samael.

You can call it a remnant soul or a part of consciousness.

But the effects they can produce when "transplanted" into other people's bodies are the same.

Information can be transmitted over any distance.

This is also a kind of "communication method" that the protagonist group obtains with the help of Melody after Melody joins the team in the later stage of the game, after resolving the Blood Moon Island incident.

It is precisely because of this that many people in the forum speculated that Melodi might be related to Samael, who opened the gate to the starry sky.

After all, the first mission the protagonists received on Blood Moon Island was given to them by Melodie, which was to collect all of Samael's remaining souls.

Plus what happened on Blood Moon Island...

But Chenxing never expected that Melodi was actually the former Samael!

Although Chenxing couldn't understand why Samael, who should have died and turned into countless residual souls, still existed as "Melody" when all the residual souls still existed.

But the skull of this original demon cannot lie!

The origins and true names of all demons are recorded in this skull!

For example, Lamia Lilith, and now Bilian Samael who exists as Melody!

But the answer to this question will soon be known.

After all, as long as he is a demon, even Melodi, who was once Samael, cannot escape the fate of being controlled by this skull!

The reason why Morning Star asked Andrew for this "remnant soul" was to be on the safe side.

After all, Melodi can still live as Melodi even though her soul as Samael is broken, so she may have some hidden cards in her hand.

This may cause the Skull to have little effect on her now.

But with this remnant soul, no matter how many trump cards Melody has, he will completely lose all his escape routes.

Because as long as any of the residual souls is missing, Melodie will never be able to escape the curse and punishment brought to her as Samael by opening the starry sky gate!

To put it simply, possessing both the residual soul and the skull is equivalent to completely controlling Melodi's fate, and even everything about Melodi!

Perhaps even if there is no residual soul this time, even if Melody escapes, with this information, Morning Star can also obtain the residual souls on other Blood Moon Islands through the information brought by the time traveler.

After all, Blood Moon Island is using these residual souls to hide it from Melodie. It can also be said that it is a possible means to target Melodie.

When Blood Moon Island did this, it naturally gave Morning Star an opportunity.

However, to be on the safe side, Morningstar doesn't like to postpone things, which leads to frequent unexpected situations.

The incident with the Cat Tail Tribe also gave him such a reminder.

so......

"The name of that shackle is Demon, right?"

Chenxing looked at Andrew and said this, the smile on his face seemed full of cunning.

He knew that Andrew would agree no matter what.

Because you chose the wrong person from the beginning, you can only continue along this path.