Chapter 471 Exchange
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The caravan still needed another two days to arrive at the eting place arranged with the Carll family.
These two days were oddly peaceful, so peaceful that they were a little boring. I was expecting the general to send assassins after us or sothing like that, but nothing happened.
That made even more curious about what they were plotting this ti. Why are they so confident they can kill even with a ’fifteenth-layer’ powerhouse as Ysnay beside ?
I did not bother to investigate it, though. What is the fun of that?
When we finally arrived at the eting place, the Carll family’s n were already waiting for us.
Just like last ti, the eting place was arranged to be outside a city, in a plain where we could see everything several kiloters around us easily.
It was in part to avoid an ambush of the other party, and in part due to the sensitive nature of our trade.
To my surprise, the person receiving us this ti was an old friend, Albert Carll.
Well, although I call him an old friend, it’s my first ti talking to him As Prince Claus.
Last ti I t him I was using one of my alter identities.
Aunt Dayana, Aunt Sera, and I left the carriage and walked towards the people of the Carll family, with the n of Eternity’s Fangs led by Lina following closely behind us, ready to attack at any ti.
This ti, I did not bother to hide my identity as Prince Claus. It will make things easier and reduce the risk of the Carll family burning the bridge after crossing it.
It’s not as though I’m afraid of the Carll family, of course. Just that I don’t want to start a confrontation with them right now and ss my plans.
"It’s a pleasure to et you, Prince Claus." The young man leading the Carll family’s n, Albert Carll, greeted with a polite bow as soon as he saw . "I did not think you would co to this place personally."
I returned the bow with the sa courtesy. "The pleasure is mine, young master Albert. It’s normal for to co considering what is at play."
"Hm? You know about ?"
"Just a little bit," I replied without explaining anything.
The young man narrowed his eyes, but he decided not to insist when he saw I did not plan to explain. Instead, he put on a polite smile and extended his hand.
"I’m flattered you know about , your highness. Anyway, I think it’s better if we go straight to business. None of us wants for sothing to go wrong at this point, right?"
I nodded and looked at Aunt Dayana, signaling her to pass the storage ring with the military gear to the young man of the Carll family.
When Albert received the ring, he was very surprised. He then looked at us with a look of admiration.
"To think your highness would find a ring able to store such a big amount of military gear. As expected, it was the right decision to entrust this to you."
"You don’t need to flatter ," I replied. "I’m sure you could have found other ways to transport the gear even without our help."
"Perhaps, but it would have not been so easy. In fact, the current result has surpassed our expectations a great deal."
Upon saying that, the young man signaled to one of the people behind him, who stepped forward and passed another storage ring to Aunt Dayana, containing the money for this transaction.
When Aunt Dayana received it, she checked the ring briefly before nodding and returning to my side.
With this, our transaction was complete.
But precisely because of that, the atmosphere between the two parties imdiately turned much tenser.
Both the n of the Carll Family and the n of Eternity’s Fangs started to release slight bits of killing intent, looking at each other with utmost wariness.
After all, we were not friends. In fact, we could not even be considered allies. We were enemies montarily tied together due to similar interests.
In the middle of that tense atmosphere, I coughed.
"It looks like our transaction has finished. It’s ti for us to leave then. I wish you luck with your plans, Young Master Albert."
After saying that, I turned around and walked towards my carriage followed by Aunt Dayana and Aunt Sera.
But when I was about to board my carriage, young master Albert stopped .
"Wait."
"Mm? Is anything wrong?"
"Prince Claus, I don’t think you are a fool. You know the aning of this transaction, right?"
I chuckled softly. "Of course I know."
"Then, it ans you are also expecting this... To be honest, I’m curious about what is going through your mind. You don’t look like soone greedy for money or blinded by revenge."
"Is it so? What is your opinion of then?"
"I don’t know..." Albert said with a pensive expression. "But my father thinks highly of your sister and you... He said that if Dina becos the next emperor, and with you supporting her, the empire will see a generation of stability."
I narrowed my eyes. That is a pretty high evaluation.
As expected, many people have already noticed our intentions. Well, we stopped trying to hide them for a while already.
However, I’m curious...
"Why are you telling this? Judging by your family’s movents, you don’t plan to support us for the throne. Heh, your goal is the throne itself."
Albert Carll squinted his eyes. He stared at for several seconds as though examining and grinned.
"However, as the future rulers of this empire, we need qualified subordinates to follow our orders. What do you think about that?"
I looked at Albert as though he was a fool.
"Very funny joke."
"... It looks like your highness is not interested."
"Yeah. You see, I don’t think we are weak enough to lose against you. Plus, don’t you think you are a bit too confident? The Quintin family has been the ruler of this empire for generations. It’s not so easy to overthrow them."
Albert just shrugged without answering. However, I could feel the extre confidence hidden in his gaze.
How interesting...
"It looks like we are destined to be enemies then." He said with a chuckle. "That is good. It ans I will have an opportunity to fight the man Alice likes. To show her that I’m better than you."
I raised an eyebrow in surprise. Hey, when this turned into a love drama from a political intrigue?
And Alice, why are you using to reject your suitors?
"Is it so?" With a wry smile, I boarded my carriage.
Before I left, though, Albert told one last thing.
"You should pay attention to the capital, Prince Claus. I don’t think your sister is in a good situation right now."
I could not help but let out a soft laugh.
So they finally moved, huh.
However, I don’t need to worry.
We were already expecting this.
It looks like I will have to return to the capital for a few days.
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