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Chapter 201: The Battle of Apsis City (Part 5)
Chapter 201: The Battle of Apsis City (Part 5)
"Of course it matters," Alex replied. "Kesi is the result of a compromise between the two factions. First, Kesi passed the advanced scholar examination at a young age, showing great promise and aligning with the interests of the second faction."
"Secondly, Kesi is incredibly wealthy. He recently invested a significant amount of psychic coins into the Scholar's Temple, which aligns with the interests of the first faction."
"Kesi's presence greatly alleviates the internal conflicts within our Scholar's Temple. This is why we are determined to protect him. So, Lord Claude, no matter what you say today, we will stand by Kesi!"
Claude raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Kesi has invested a lot of psychic coins into the Scholar's Temple?"
"That's correct."
"Then how about this," Claude thought for a moment. "I'll match Kesi's investment, and I won't use this as a pretext to join the Scholar's Temple. Would you then stop protecting Kesi?"
Alex and Camilla exchanged glances.
Seeing their hesitation, Claude pressed on. "What? Is double not enough? How about triple?"
"Are you really willing to triple the amount?" Alex's expression was strange.
"Yes, I am."
"Very well, then. The total would be 3 billion psychic coins. Would you like to pay in one lump sum or in installments?" Alex asked in a friendly tone.
"3 billion?!" Claude's mouth dropped open, almost as if he had misheard.
"Are you sure it's 3 billion, not 3 million?"
The Fifth-Rank powerhouses following Claude were equally stunned.
3 billion! The number was astounding!
Kesi had actually invested 1 billion psychic coins into the Scholar's Temple! How could he be so wealthy?
And this wasn't just being wealthy; this was being excessively wealthy!
The "Streave" family, whose fiefdom encompassed the entire city of Orlan, had a disposable fortune of around 1 billion psychic coins, excluding the fixed assets they couldn't sell.
Kesi had not only built a new city but also had more money left over than the Streave family!
"Could it be that the princess has given her entire treasury as a dowry to Kesi?" one of the Fifth-Rank powerhouses behind Claude whispered.
"If Kesi really has that much money, it's very likely!" another nodded.
"What are you thinking? The princess is only 14, and a grand wedding to bestow the title of prince usually happens after 18."
"But the situation is different now. With half of the Golden Sparrow kingdom lost, the princess might be married early to stabilize public morale."
"How could the princess even look at this boy!"
The Fifth-Rank powerhouses behind Claude continued to murmur among themselves.
...
Claude, however, grew cold. "Alex, you're not trying to deceive me, are you? Can Kesi really come up with that many psychic coins?"
"I'm not lying," Alex said, pulling out a black magic crystal card and showing it to everyone before putting it away.
"Kesi has already prepaid us 100 million psychic coins to move the Scholar's Temple headquarters from Golden Sparrow City to Apsis City. Both Camilla and I agreed to this."
"In the future, the Scholar's Temple will develop Apsis City as our main base, and Kesi will pay the temple 100 million psychic coins annually."
"So no matter what, we will defend Apsis City to the death and won't let your troops set foot inside it!"
Alex finished speaking and coldly scanned the 3,000 elite city guards led by Claude.
Many of the soldiers, feeling Alex's gaze, were overwhelmed by a sense of immense dread from above.
Even more than a dozen of them couldn't handle the pressure, fainting and collapsing on the ground.
Claude watched Alex's actions and sighed inwardly.
Now he finally understood!
The Scholar Temple was short on funds, but their pride as scholars made them unwilling to bow down to the political and business worlds.
Just then, a wealthy and knowledgeable rival, Kexing, appeared! So the Scholar Temple decided to throw their support entirely behind Kexing.
Kexing would pay the Scholar Temple 1 billion Psychic Coins over the next decade, and in return, the Scholar Temple would relocate its headquarters to Apshi City, indirectly becoming part of Kexing's influence.
Under Kexing's support, the Scholar Temple would grow and flourish, benefiting both parties.
At this point, it would be extremely difficult for Claude to destroy Kexing's territory!
Su Yu, aware of Claude's thoughts, added, "Mayor, when will you pay the 3 billion?"
"You don't have to pay the full amount at once. Just give us a tenth. As soon as you do, I'll have Alex and his people leave, and you can have Apshi City for free!"
"Haha, the weather is nice today!" Claude laughed. "Since the Scholar Temple has its eyes on Apshi City, I have nothing more to say. But..."
Claude's tone turned stern, "Sir Alex, Sir Camila, I received instructions from High Priest Sivan. I must kill Tina Garcia today! I can leave Apshi City alone, but you must hand over Tina!"
"Sivan?" Hearing this name, Alex and Camila's faces changed dramatically.
As the local powerhouses in Goldenflower City, they were well aware of the terrifying strength of Sivan, the "strong dragon."
To put it simply, even if all the scholars in the Scholar Temple attacked Sivan at once, they wouldn't stand a chance. They could only cause him a bit of trouble, but not even injure him.
Such a terrifying existence had specifically ordered Tina's death!
The scholars looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
...
But at that moment, Su Yu stepped forward.
He stood in front of Tina, looking at Claude with disdain. "You can dream on! Tina is my friend, and I won't hand her over to you."
"Friend?" Looking at Su Yu's back, Tina suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Alex and Camila exchanged glances for a while, then Camila stepped forward and declared, "Sir Claude, I am Camila of the Scholar Temple. We firmly oppose you taking Kexing's wife in front of us. This is a line we will not cross, even if it's an order from High Priest Sivan!"
"Wife?!" Hearing this title, Tina was startled and her face turned bright red.
But for some reason, she didn't feel particularly averse to the term, which was strange.
...
Claude, however, was not concerned with Camila's choice of words.
He solemnly took out a pitch-black scroll from his chest and began to activate it.
Infinite shadow energy burst forth from the scroll.
In an instant, the sky darkened! Even the midday sun lost its brilliance, and the surroundings turned pitch black.
"Since you won't hand her over, and I can't defeat you, I'll have to summon High Priest Sivan. You can discuss things with him!"
The scroll was successfully activated, and a pitch-black teleportation hexagram array gradually formed in front of Claude.
The array first condensed Sivan's outline, which then gradually solidified.
The complete version of the Seventh-Rank Dark Priest, Sivan, was about to be summoned through this array!
(End of Chapter)
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