Chapter 47 - Salary Negotiation and New Comrades
"A fire-type cultivation thod!" I stated my first demand.
Bickar grinned. "Easy. What else do you require?"
That easy? I had thought Invidia’s cultivation thod was reserved for noble families. Oh well, I asked for sothing else.
"I have two baggage I was carrying along. You sure you can handle those?"
Bickar raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. I thought he caught the hints.
"What are your baggages?"
"One is a cunning fox who is supposed to represent Constantia. Another one is my pet fox."
I hoped he understood the hints. I didn’t want to make it too obvious since Slavus’s master was also quite a troubleso young master. We might have fought if he knew there were two gorgeous won in the castle that I wanted to bring to Invidia.
Don’t get wrong. I didn’t simp for them. I had to own up to my mistake because I had altered the ga’s storyline.
In the ga, Lenitia and Lia discovered Troturre’s coup d’état sche and fought him, but they were defeated. The King of Constantia was killed, and Troturre surrendered the country to Zoli. However, Zoli killed Troturre and took over Constantia for himself. The survivors and main characters of Constantia banded together and joined forces with Invidia for revenge later on.
Since I was the one who killed Troturre, the storyline drastically changed. The King of Constantia was still alive. The takeover events didn’t happen. There would be no compelling reason for the protagonists in Garuda Stand Fortress to join the Grand War and clash with Zoli and other villainous kings.
I needed to drag Constantia into the war. Otherwise, this world wouldn’t follow the script. Who knew what the King of Superbia, the level 9 light-type musou knight, would do in a world without OP main characters from this city. I didn’t want to take up arms and fight the mofo myself. None of my business!
Bickar stared into my eyes and firmly nodded.
"You an, the princess of Constantia and your wife?"
The guy was sharp, but was there a need to clarify it out loud?
As I expected, Slavus and the people in dark clothes gave us aningful looks. The general smirked and uttered in a hoarse, deep voice.
"Did you fuck the princess, boy?"
The black-clothed n burst into laughter. I rolled my eyes and facepald. Since it had co to this, I confessed.
"No. I did her attendant right in front of the princess."
The laughter grew even louder. Slavus walked toward and slapped my back.
"My apologies! I take my words back. You’re not a boy! You’re a great man!"
I staggered forward one step. The strength of this brute surprised . Thank God I didn’t have to fight him.
Still, our voices attracted too much attention. I could hear the distinct crunch of boots and the rising volu of shouts, drawing nearer behind .
I turned to Bickar and tilted my head, urging him to hurry and make his decision.
"So? Can you handle them?"
Bickar’s eyes narrowed. "Your wife? Yes, she can go with you. The princess, I’m not confident. This requires decisions from the higher-ups. I can’t make that decision alone, or my head will roll."
"If you don’t bring her along, I won’t accept your invitation."
Bickar’s expression turned dark. He scratched his head and started pacing while glancing behind . After a few seconds of contemplation, he groaned.
"Fine! But if anything turns sour afterward, you’ll take responsibility later!"
"Great. One last thing."
"What?"
Bickar sounded annoyed. I didn’t bla him because I would have too.
"I have a hobby, a pottery hobby. Help build a pottery workshop so that I can enjoy making pots. Also, I like vases. Deliver so fine vases or jars when we arrived. The bigger, the better."
"What? That’s it?"
"Yup!" I grinned.
"Deal! Let’s move!"
"Aweso!"
I couldn’t help but clap my hands.
Slavus patted my back again. I an, it didn’t hurt, but his gauntlet and his big hand stunned .
When I turned around to protest, Slavus already faced the incoming troops. While crossing his arms, he stomped.
Towering over the scene, one hundred two-ter-tall humanoid golems rose from the earth. Their stony gazes fixed on the approaching soldiers.
"W-What are those?!"
"M-Monsters!"
I rembered this scene. If players picked a main character from Zoli’s faction, they would face Slavus in a scenario. The Golem Creation skill was his ultimate musou, which he commonly used at the start of battle. If players allowed Slavus to fill his musou gauge, he would spam this ability and filled the battlefield with his battle golems. Combined with his DPS tank combat style, Slavus was a formidable scenario boss.
But here, he was my ally. I wondered if it was temporary or permanent.
The golems marched toward the fortress’s soldiers, who ran away from the monsters. The earth golems pursued along the main street.
Chaotic combat sounds echoed through the town. I couldn’t see the fight, but I could imagine the golems dominating the ragtag soldiers of Troturre.
Now, this made curious what kind of deal Bickar and Cash Fraus had. Why was Slavus here supporting him?
"Let’s go, fire knight. We go fetch your won!" Slavus laughed.
I refuted, "Correction. I have nothing to do with the princess. She’s just an assurance."
"Sa-sa. You’ll fuck her eventually since she already saw your deed. Bahahahaha!"
"..."
I was speechless. Slavus turned out to be more frank and friendly than I had expected.
I didn’t hate it, though. There was an undeniable charm about him that eased the surrounding tension. No homo.
Bickar suggested, "Let’s take this chance and enter the fortress first. Once we’re inside, we can contact your won and PERSUADE them yourself."
"No caps, please."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, sir."
I slapped my mouth lightly. I took a ntal note not to reveal my inner monologue.
Bickar and Slavus took the lead. The black-clothed n and I followed them.
The good thing about siding with a major villain faction was the convenience. Those two big shots cut down soldiers on the way.
Arriving at the gate, the soldiers in the fortress pulled the drawbridge up, but Slavus created a new one for us anyway. He led the charge and tanked all the arrows from the archers. In seconds, he broke the old drawbridge and the gate, leading the troops into the castle.
Within an hour, Troturre’s troops inside surrendered. I hadn’t even lifted a finger since Slavus and Bickar did the heavy lifting, and no musou knight stood in our way.
I returned to the castle, where Lia and Lenitia were.
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