Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 550: Liu Karl, Heavy on Loyalty and Righteousness

At this moment, even Li Wei was a bit expectant. Research notes on Sequence 6 Magic—this was definitely considered priceless knowledge.

But he just didn't know if this Royal Consort was willing to trade.

"Karl, oh Karl, it seems you are truly deeply infatuated with Jiang Xinran. In order to resurrect her, in order to allow her to advance to a 5th-Tier Mage in the future, you have truly taken great pains!"

At this time, Her Highness the Royal Consort sighed deeply, her expression somewhat complex.

To tell the truth, previously, she had been skeptical about Falcon Karl pursuing Night Owl Jiang Xinran. One was a five- or six-hundred-year-old geezer, and the other was a hundred-year-old little old lady. Although men were always like this, this kind of thing was still very absurd.

But looking at it now, it was true. Because honestly speaking, although her research notes on Sequence 6 Magic were absolutely priceless, if they could be exchanged for Falcon Karl's full support at this critical moment, it would still be very valuable.

This would win them greater initiative at the negotiation table with Duke Kaidel.

And what could Falcon Karl do with the Sequence 6 research notes?

He wasn't a Mage. There could only be one answer: to give them to Jiang Xinran. To please this little bitch, this Karl truly put his heart into it.

"Alright, I agree! Karl, when you get these Sequence 6 Magic research notes of mine, you'd best fulfill your promise.""Please rest assured, Your Highness the Royal Consort! I am willing to swear upon my honor! I will follow His Majesty William unto death! However, I have one more request. I wish to personally resurrect Jiang Xinran. I ask Your Highness to fulfill this."

At this moment, Karl was overjoyed. He kowtowed repeatedly, extremely agitated, his eyes slightly red, with a hint of tears glistening.

"You may!"

This time, Her Highness the Royal Consort gave Falcon Karl a deep look. And Karl, without another word, officially announced the matter through his Pioneering Card. So, in the next second, even Li Wei was packaged and added to Tyrant William's Faction.

And it directly triggered a Global Proclamation, because Falcon Karl's announcement this time was equivalent to merging a population of 800,000 into Tyrant William's Faction.

"Not bad, Karl. From now on, we are on the same side. Regarding your first and third conditions, there will be answers in a few days. As for Jiang Xinran's body, I will give it to you right now."

As soon as the words fell, the body that was still smiling gradually recovered to a calm standby state. That portion of Her Highness the Royal Consort's soul had already withdrawn.

"Everyone, I want some peace and quiet, please head back. Once things are settled in a few days, we will discuss other matters."

Falcon Karl spoke quickly. At this moment, tears were even sparkling and glistening in his eyes. Too infatuated, truly too infatuated.

Li Wei sighed in his heart, not daring to think too much, and fled as if escaping from the demiplane. The others showed puzzled or speechless expressions, but no one doubted him. After all, Falcon Karl had been pursuing Jiang Xinran for decades. Although not passionate enough and always very subtle, this matter was indeed true.

It could only be said that when the forest is big, it takes all kinds of birds.

And what else could they do? Duke Will had already chosen to lie flat and prepare for retirement. Now only Falcon Karl was left to act as the eldest brother and make decisions. At the very least, Karl had also helped everyone sell for a good price.

However, after leaving the demiplane and returning to Liwei Fort, Li Wei couldn't help but frown. He hadn't dared to think wildly just now, but his intuition told him that Falcon Karl really seemed to be causing trouble.

But what was the benefit of doing this?

Could it be that he would betray Tyrant William halfway through?

After all, everyone knew that Falcon Karl valued his reputation the most. He was an otherworldly version of Imperial Uncle Liu.

Unable to see through it!

Forget it, then he wouldn't guess. Anyway, he was now bound together with Falcon Karl.

If Falcon Karl wanted to betray Tyrant William, he would only need to have 1000 points of World Reputation deducted, but it was truly impossible for Li Wei to betray.

5% of the Founding Shares in the Pioneering Card, this was an Iron-Clad Warrant, this was a Death-Exemption Gold Medallion and regular dividends.

But this way, even if Falcon Karl wanted to compete for the position of Emperor of the Orson Empire, Li Wei had no chance to back out.

Stop thinking about it!

These were old foxes of five or six hundred, or even a thousand years. Who knew what schemes were hidden in this.

Wait, this father-son pair, Duke Will and Falcon Karl, they couldn't be holding the cards of Sima Yi and his sons, could they?

This very unreliable thought suddenly flashed through Li Wei's mind, but it was immediately erased, even startling him so much that he immediately released a 5-Star Heaven-Veiling Card on himself.

Too scary.

Impossible. As a 5th-Tier Epic, Duke Will's lifespan of 1,250 years was fixed. No amount of Origin Particles could extend it. A thousand years had passed and he still couldn't break through to the 6th-Tier, so he definitely couldn't break through anymore. He was old and decrepit, and probably didn't care about victory or defeat anymore.

And the persona Falcon Karl had set up in the past, tsk tsk!

Heavy on loyalty, heavy on righteousness, his word worth nine tripods, keeping his promises. This was a figure like Imperial Uncle Liu, radiating boundless light!

In short, impossible.

However, intuition wouldn't lie. After all, his Perception was 26 now, which wasn't low.

And although that old hag of a Royal Consort was a 5th-Tier Mage, firstly her Sanity was very low, secondly she came as an avatar, and thirdly, professional counter.

Forget it, forget it.

Li Wei really wasn't going to think about this matter anymore. Instead, he concentrated on training the Guard Legion in Liwei Fort, and attempted to integrate the one hundred Rangers into the Guard Legion...

And just a few days later, the personnel sent by the Nine-Star Council to evaluate assets arrived. After specifically conducting a round of evaluation on everyone under Li Wei, they found Li Wei again.

"Your Excellency Li Wei, based on the contract signed by your Faction Leader Karl and Tyrant William, you need to cooperate with us for Strength Registration. I wonder if you agree?"

A little old man spoke with a smile. Strength Registration? Didn't this mean handing over all of his trump cards and exposing his underbelly?

Karl, I'll 'moon' your grandpa!

Li Wei was full of complaints, but at this moment, he could only curse a few times in his heart. Really, for this moment, he had specifically gone into seclusion a few days ago to build up his psychological preparation, resolute and determined not to expose his true thoughts.

Otherwise, that would be a way to invite disaster.

And evaluating a 4th-Tier Radiant Ranger was not a simple matter, even if this little old man was actually a 5th-Tier Epic. So he still brought out a series of tools, various magic items, and then, while chatting idly with Li Wei, suddenly activated a magic item at a certain moment.

But in this instant, Li Wei still reacted with lightning-fast reaction, directly saying "Karl, I'll 'moon' your whole family"—he hated it too much.

In the next second, a strange and bizarre document formed out of thin air. The little old man looked at it, didn't seem to find anything, and then handed this document to Li Wei.

"Your Excellency Li Wei, please keep this document. This is the document signed between Your Excellency William and you all. With this document here, he needs to ensure a guaranteed baseline settlement for you all, and will absolutely not maliciously purge you. If there are no problems, just sign your name. The Nine-Star Council will guarantee this. But it needs to be clarified that once you violate the rules first, then from top to bottom, all of you will have 1000 points of World Reputation deducted."

After saying that, the other party left directly, while Li Wei earnestly began to read this document.

[Herein is a contract negotiated and signed between Former King William I of the Locke Kingdom and Former Duke Will and his son Marquis Falcon Karl regarding the conditions for joining the faction]

[Duke Will promises that within twenty years, if William can lead the grand army to defeat the Neanderthal grand army, then he will immediately hand over all authority, withdraw from the Dimension-Ascending Continent, and enter the Nine-Star Council for retirement]

[William promises to ensure, at the very least, the autonomy of nine fortress strongholds including Falcon Capital, Kahndorf Fortress, Siyuan Keep, Liwei Fort, and Fierzway Fortress. But Falcon Karl must muster a grand army of fifty thousand in ten years, follow William on campaign, and repel the Nean army]

[However, considering perilous warfare and the inevitability of casualties on the battlefield, therefore, after the great enterprise succeeds, William will distribute generous rewards to all those who fall in battle and all those who establish meritorious service. Considering fairness and justice, we hereby specifically log the wealth, property, and comprehensive strength of all members in Falcon Karl's faction. When William establishes the Orson Empire, this must be used as a reference to give a maximum of triple rewards, and at least guarantee the retention of half the family property]

[Now evaluated and guaranteed by the Nine-Star Council, the specific information is as follows]

[Duke Will, 7-Star Professional, 6-Star Lord, 5th-Tier Radiant Knight, All-Attribute Level 5 Awakening, Attributes omitted... The Comprehensive Score of personal property, territory property, and strength is 1892]

[Falcon Karl, 6-Star Professional, 5-Star Lord, 4th-Tier Radiant Warrior, All-Attribute Level 4 Awakening, Attributes omitted... The Comprehensive Score of personal property, territory property, and strength is 9851]

[Others...]

[Li Wei, 6-Star Professional, 4-Star Lord, 4th-Tier Radiant Ranger, All-Attribute Level 4 Awakening, Attributes omitted... The Comprehensive Score of personal property, territory property, and strength is 8687]

Li Wei read this document twice, and finally signed and affixed his seal, registering it with his Destiny Matrix.

This document instantly vanished into his Pioneering Card.

Good heavens, breaking the contract would cost 1000 points of World Reputation. If World Reputation became negative, what would that look like? A surefire 'Slave of Three Surnames' buff?

But there was nothing to say about this matter.

Additionally, his personal property, territory property, and Comprehensive Strength Score were about to catch up with Falcon Karl's. This was absolutely a joke, a ridiculous joke! He had only been developing for a dozen years. This old geezer Falcon Karl was going too far.

Could it be that he was some kind of Song Jiang 'The Timely Rain', squandering his family fortune and eager to help others and uphold justice?

Anyway, Li Wei didn't believe it.

Because Falcon Karl had distributed all his advisors, not keeping a single one by his side, and even distributed more than half of his legions and fortresses.

And on Li Wei's side, Hathaway, Li Yue, Second Aunt, and everyone else were all counted on him.

Sigh, unable to see through it, then he would just wait.

Next, he had to prepare for the great battle ten years from now, because Falcon Karl needed to summon a grand army of at least fifty thousand.

They currently had a total of nine castles on their side. On average, wouldn't each castle have to dispatch five thousand troops?