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Chapter 210: The Battle for Apshi City (Part 5)
Chapter 210: The Battle for Apshi City (Part 5)
"Of course it matters," Alex replied. "Kexing is the result of a compromise between the two factions. First, he passed the advanced scholar examination at a young age, showing great potential, which aligns with the interests of the second faction."
"Second, Kexing is very wealthy. He recently invested a significant amount of Psychic Coins into the Scholar's Sanctuary, which benefits the first faction."
"Kexing's presence greatly alleviates the internal conflicts within the Scholar's Sanctuary, which is why we are determined to protect him. Sir Claude, no matter what you say today, we will stand by Kexing!"
Claude raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Kexing invested a lot of Psychic Coins into the Scholar's Sanctuary?"
"That's correct."
"Then how about this," Claude thought for a moment. "I'll match Kexing's investment with double the amount! And I won't use this as leverage to join the Scholar's Sanctuary. Would you be willing to stop protecting Kexing then?"
Alex and Camilla exchanged glances.
Seeing their hesitation, Claude pressed on. "What? Is double not enough? I'll triple it!"
"Are you really willing to triple it?" Alex's expression was peculiar.
"Yes, I am."
"Very well, that would be a grand total of 30 billion Psychic Coins. Would you like to pay it all at once or in installments?" Alex asked kindly.
"Thirty billion?!" Claude's mouth gaped open, thinking he must have misheard.
"Did you say 30 billion, not 30 million?"
The Fifth-Rank powerhouses following Claude were equally stunned.
Thirty billion! That was an astronomical amount!
Kexing had invested a staggering 10 billion Psychic Coins into the Scholar's Sanctuary! How could he be so rich?
This wasn't just being rich; it was being obscenely rich!
Claude's "Strive" family's fiefdom was the entire city of Oran. Aside from the non-liquid assets, the maximum liquid assets were around the 10 billion mark.
Kexing had not only built a new city but had more money left over than the Strive family!
"Could it be that the Princess has given her entire treasury as a dowry to Kexing?" one of the Fifth-Rank powerhouses behind Claude whispered.
"If Kexing really has that much money, it's very likely!" another nodded.
"What are you thinking? The Princess is only 14. Royal weddings and the appointment of dukes usually happen after 18."
"But times are different now. The Golden Fleece has lost half its territory. An early royal wedding to stabilize the people is entirely possible."
"How could the Princess fall for a kid like him!"
The Fifth-Rank powerhouses behind Claude continued to murmur among themselves.
...
Claude's face turned cold. "Alex, you're not lying to me, are you? Can Kexing really come up with that many Psychic Coins?"
"I'm not lying," Alex said, pulling out a black crystal card from somewhere and flashing it before the crowd before putting it away.
"Kexing has already pre-paid us one billion Psychic Coins to relocate the Scholar's Sanctuary headquarters from Golden Fleece City to Apshi City. Both Camilla and I agreed to this."
"In the future, we will develop Apshi City as our main base, and Kexing will provide one billion Psychic Coins annually to the Sanctuary."
"So, no matter what, we will defend Apshi City to the death and will not let your army set foot inside!"
Alex's cold gaze swept over the three thousand elite city defenders led by Claude, causing many of them to feel an overwhelming fear descending from the sky.
Even more than a dozen of them couldn't handle the pressure, fainting and falling to the ground in terror.
Claude sighed inwardly as he watched Alex's actions.
Now he finally understood!
The Scholar's Sanctuary was in dire need of funds, but their pride as scholars prevented them from bowing down to the political and business spheres.
Just then, a wealthy and knowledgeable adversary, Kexing, appeared! So, the Scholar's Sanctuary decided to throw their support entirely behind Kexing.
Kexing agreed to pay the Scholar's Sanctuary 1 billion Psychic Coins over the next ten years. In return, the Scholar's Sanctuary would relocate its headquarters to Apshi City, effectively becoming part of Kexing's influence.
Under Kexing's patronage, the Scholar's Sanctuary would grow and flourish, benefiting both parties.
At this point, it was extremely difficult for Claude to destroy Kexing's territory!
Su Yu knew what Claude was thinking and added, "Mayor, when will you be paying the 3 billion?"
"I'm not asking for the full amount right away. Just a tenth would do. As soon as you pay, I'll have Alex lead his people back, and Apshi City will be yours for free!"
"Haha, the weather is nice today!" Claude laughed, trying to avoid the topic. "Since the Scholar's Sanctuary has set its sights on Apshi City, I have nothing to say. But..."
Claude's tone turned stern and forceful, "Lord Alex, Lord Camila, I have received instructions from Lord Sivan. Today, I must kill Tina Garcia! I don't care about Apshi City, but I need you to hand her over!"
"Sivan?" Alex and Camila's faces paled at the mention of this name.
As the local powerhouses in Golden Spire City, they were well aware of the terrifying strength of Sivan, the "strong dragon."
To put it simply, even if all the powerful members of the Scholar's Sanctuary were to attack Sivan at once, they wouldn't stand a chance. They could only cause him minor trouble, but they couldn't even injure him.
Such a terrifying existence had specifically ordered the assassination of Tina!
The members of the Scholar's Sanctuary exchanged glances, 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 will never hand her over to you."
"Friend?" Looking at Su Yu's back, Tina felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Alex and Camila exchanged several glances before Camila stepped forward and declared, "Lord Claude, I am Camila of the Scholar's Sanctuary. 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 Lord Sivan!"
"Wife?!" Tina was startled by the term, her face turning bright red.
But for some reason, she didn't feel particularly averse to the title, which was strange.
...
Claude, however, paid no attention to Camila's choice of words.
He solemnly pulled out a pitch-black scroll from his pocket and began to activate it.
Infinite shadow energy burst forth from the scroll.
For a moment, the sky darkened, and even the midday sun seemed to dim, plunging the surroundings into darkness.
"Since you won't hand her over and I can't defeat you, I'll have to summon Lord Sivan. You can discuss this with him!"
The scroll was successfully activated, and a pitch-black teleportation hexagram array began to form in front of Claude.
The array first condensed into the outline of Sivan, which gradually solidified.
The complete form of the seventh-rank Dark Priest, Sivan, was about to be summoned through this array!
(End of Chapter)
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