Chapter 1238: Emperor's Choice

Chapter 1238: Emperor’s Choice

This information changed the narrative. If the dynasty hadn’t bound him yet, didn’t this mean the empire had a chance to get him?

If they could get such a talented person, wouldn’t he become a protector whose strength was unmatched?

In fact, he might become the empire’s greatest strength.

At the same time, it didn’t change the fact that he posed a threat. If he couldn’t be controlled by the empire, he could become a threat that might destroy the empire.

Still, there was one thing that almost erased that opinion. It was the fact that Nathan had brought the cloud-repelling device here.

If he had loyalty to the dynasty, there was no way he would smuggle the cloud-repelling device to the empire.

In other words, he should like the empire more than the dynasty.

But it was precisely for this reason that they had this headache. Despite having shown his love to the empire, what the second prince had done was simply heartbreaking.

Everyone would feel the same when they had served the empire so much that the only thing they got was a betrayal from the royal family.

That was why Henry felt so exhausted. He had been teaching the emperor about this matter.

That was why the emperor might have a lot of wives, but not a single one caused harm to another person. Some might be arranged marriages, but the rest were never forced marriages.

If the other person didn’t want it, the emperor would consider giving up.

However, that trait didn’t seem to be inherited by the second prince.

Even the staff told him that the girls had been going to the library almost every day. And that was the first day the second prince entered the library.

In other words, the second prince harassed them at first sight.

Duke Christian couldn’t help but snarl, “Your Majesty! How could you do this to the empire?”

The emperor opened his mouth but had no words to utter. Even he didn’t expect such a situation would occur.

The second prince was one of their most talented geniuses. It might not be weird to call his action an action after getting drunk on his power.

The emperor had a headache. He never thought that the second prince would be the one causing this trouble.

This matter was not as simple as the Lantern and Candle anymore now that they knew Nathan’s talent.

They never thought that the situation would be this severe.

Even Henry couldn’t help but say, “This is troublesome. First of all, that group is not something that should be underestimated. And for a group of people that talented, they must have a trump card or a mentor.”

“That’s true. It’s weird if talented people don’t have a mentor. More importantly, that one with inhuman talent. Someone like him must have a mentor.” Duke Christian nodded.

They were indirectly implying that if they sent any experts to kidnap or kill Nathan, the ones behind them would definitely come. Considering Nathan’s talent, it wouldn’t be weird for his mentor to be a crystal fusion stage summoner.

And they should also take into account the rest of the group.

Vivian and the others were also talented in their own league. They should also have a mentor. In other words, attacking them would be the same as attacking those monsters as well.

They had known what it meant to have a clash involving more than five crystal fusion stage summoners.

It was something that the empire couldn’t afford, especially with the current situation.

“Ugh…” The emperor rubbed his forehead. Just thinking about it made his head hurt.

Duke Christian couldn’t help but say in a cold tone. “This is something you should fix, Your Imperial Majesty. If you don’t fix this, I doubt the nobles will stand by either.”

He mentioned ‘nobles’ because he was one of them. This was a deal that was supposed to change the fate of his territory, so he couldn’t afford for it to be destroyed because of a single prince.

Still, his rage had died down. In the end, he was still a noble and had to think about the solution.

Even Neyeid had told him that his anger wouldn’t subside easily. Neyeid must know that his anger was directed at the empire and what kind of effect it would have on him. The fact that he wasn’t scared of them meant Neyeid had some assurance that the empire didn’t want to fight them.

Their backers might be the reason behind his confidence.

The emperor looked down, falling into deep thought. What should he do to fix this mess?

Although he just wanted to kill this son of his, he couldn’t afford to do it. After all, if people knew that the emperor cut down one of his most talented sons because of an outsider, it would create a massive scandal.

At the same time, this was also his leverage. The second prince still had some use. He could entice Nathan to get his revenge personally by becoming one of them, like marrying one of the princesses.

This would be good bait for almost everyone.

On the other hand, the empire didn’t have a lot of money left because the economy had collapsed. If he had increased the price, he might have had to empty his treasury.

After a few minutes, the emperor raised his head. “Duke Christian. Tell that person that we’re willing to increase the price by another 3 million. The gap will be covered by the royal family personally.

“However, you know what you should do, right?”

Duke Christian frowned. “You want me to keep quiet about this?”

“Yes.”

Duke Christian thought it was reasonable compensation. Since they ordered four thousand devices, if they got an additional four million, it was the same as 12 billion as an additional profit.

The emperor waved his hand. “If you understand, please take care of the merchant side. I will discuss the rest with the Grand Tutor.”

“…” Duke Christian didn’t think much about it. As long as the emperor could handle the other side, it didn’t matter to him. He had made enough profit anyway. Besides, it looked like Nathan had a higher rank than Neyeid, considering a single word from him could force Neyeid to back down.

It looked like he had to find any information related to Nathan to figure out what he should do next.

The emperor looked like he wanted him, but it might change the empire’s history if he, Duke Christian, was the one who got him.