THE LORD OF THE OTHER WORLD
Chapter 32: Proposals for Cooperation
"He really committed suicide?" The King asked the shadow creatures a second time to make sure their hearing was not problematic. Sitting on top of the throne, the man wearing the royal crown wore an unusual expression on the surface, still unable to forget the incident that had just happened. "What are the thoughts of the people of the holy temple? Are they really starting to go crazy? I thought the wind coming from the western part of the continent was just a lie, it turned out that the priests really wanted to acquire the entire kingdom!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Little events like this have long been predicted by my Lord to occur. Our side has already devised a plan to confront the people from that sacred temple. Regarding our existence in this kingdom itself is one of my Lord's will. This royal territory was the beginning of our movement in the north in counteracting the invasions coming from the sacred temple and the beast kingdom. Therefore this kingdom will remain safe while we still take good care of it" Lily said as she put a small smile on her face.
"Today does His Majesty still consider us outsiders?" Becky took a step forward from within the ranks, then she glanced towards one of the upper echelons of the kingdom who was currently in the opposite direction.
Becky's slanted smile threw towards the slightly mushy middle-aged man. Now the man does not seem to have the confidence as before. He who now did not even dare to be arrogant, he continued to bow his head with a body that was still trembling because it was still in shock and also frightened. In his heart there was a feeling of gratitude for his life being saved thanks to the existence of the shadow creatures, but on the other hand his pride had fallen and he felt humiliated because he had been slow in realizing the situation. He shouldn't have offended such a powerful figure as Becky, if only he had remained silent and not provoked in the beginning earlier, he wouldn't have been in such an awkward situation as he was today.
"Thank you very much. I'm so sorry, I want to apologize to you for being so disrespectful in the beginning. I'll fix my attitude going forward." The man ventured to make a sound in front of the shadow creatures. He was really forced to have to do this, otherwise, he would just look worse on the surface. Even though he didn't like it, he was still the one who knew how to thank him.
"I reminded you, but you ignored him. Well, actually I didn't expect much of you, after all I've seen a lot of people like you who only realize their place when they're on the edge of death."
"That's enough, Becky. Show a little respect before the king of this kingdom as instructed by my Lord. How about this, if you still act rudely, I'll report it to Master." Hearing the words of her friend just now, made Lily who had been trying to keep her calm turned a slightly sour face. He immediately sent Becky a telepathic connection so that she would stop cornering the upper echelon immediately. Lily did not want the atmosphere to become increasingly heated and this was not the situation her master, Mavis, wanted.
"All right, all right, I get it."
"Your Majesty, if allowed I would like to convey some matters regarding the cooperative relationship between our two kingdoms. This proposal was made by my Lord, while we were only assigned to deliver it," Lily said.
"Miss Lily, just say it. After all the incidents lately, there's no need to be too hesitant to talk to me." The King smiled with satisfaction while putting an enthusiastic face on the surface.
In recent days, the king had placed suspicion on them. The king was worried about the motive behind the emergence of migrants from this eastern continent. How not? After Lily had previously saved their kingdom from the crisis of the mysterious plague outbreak, now they came again by offering other assistance in the form of protection from the attacks of the sacred temple and the beast empire. Anyone who is not stupid must realize that all the help is not possible to be given for free! The King believed that one day they would have to pay the debt for all the aid.
Now finally the shadow creatures will inform the proposal of their master, this proves that their goodwill in establishing cooperation. Just think about the logic, if they really intend to be evil, they will definitely charge everything they give at the end, so that the debt of the Bratajaya Kingdom is increasingly piled up and can not provide compensation at once. That is what the king has in mind.
"Before that, can we talk to fewer people, Your Majesty? Given that these talks are confidential, we're fine if the Ugo Counselor and His Majesty's two relatives are involved in these negotiations, but we object to the addition of others in this room."
"Not a difficult request." The king then hints to Ugo to carry out what Lily asks. The soldiers and some red-planned adventurers came out in an orderly manner as ordered, followed by the departure of the upper echelon of the kingdom.
