Skill Extraction: Exploring Dungeons

Chapter 819 710: Marriage Alliance

The downfall of the Kingdom of Feiten finally allowed Kane and his group to acquire the seaport they had long desired.

In the meeting room on the second floor of the Guild Hall.

Kane was assigning tasks to all the officials of the Lantern Territory.

"First, we need the assimilation of those 350,000 people, to make them recognize and join us quickly.

Secondly, we need to build a railroad from our original territory directly to the Kingdom of Feiten."

At this point, he turned to Abby and said, "Move with the Lantern Knight Order to clear all dangers along the way and ensure safety during the railroad construction."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The journey from Kane's territory to the Kingdom of Feiten used to be through a wild forest.

There were no other forces, and now that we plan to include the Kingdom of Feiten, this expanse of wild forest is naturally being integrated into Kane's territory as well.

After nodding, Kane turned his head and continued, "Lastly, we need to build the port and, most importantly, the shipyard."

"This is our most important goal and the reason we wanted to seize the Kingdom of Feiten."

"If we truly lack experience in this area, let Kebo send someone, have one of his people learn this knowledge, and then lead you."

This is exactly where the Intelligent Mechanisms can perfectly showcase their role; as machines, they can easily learn new knowledge.

In a very short time, they supplement the territory's lacking talents.

"Once these three tasks are completed, perhaps it will be time to establish the nation, so please take this seriously."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone responded in unison.

Then, Kane nodded.

After the meeting ended, Kane prepared to return to the Platinum Country to comprehend the rules.

Now that Tideng Territory is fully on track, Kane only needs to set programmatic goals on the big picture; other things can naturally be delegated for others to handle.

He doesn't need to worry too much.

And by the time these tasks are all done, it'll surely be next year, and so much time must be used well for study.

When the meeting was done, Kane vanished from the Guild Hall and appeared in the office of the Lantern Territory Government Building.

He had previously entered the Guild Hall from here.

Shortly after stepping out, Kane, seated on his chair, felt the vibration of the ruby lapel pin on his collar.

Feeling the vibration, Kane took it off and connected it.

He found out it was Kreya.

Kane recalled that Kreya should be with Lilulu somewhere in the Lantern Territory for biological exploration and capture today.

In other words, Lilulu was searching for some creatures Kane had not seen to inspire him or incorporate them into the Fairy Tale World.

This was a way to enhance the diversity of elemental creatures in the Fairy Tale World.

She generally didn't do this alone; she'd either have Kane accompany her or have Kreya with her.

"What made you free enough to message me?" Kane asked teasingly.

"Lilulu flew off somewhere unknown, and I'm waiting here for her. Naturally, I'm chatting with you to pass the time. Are you busy now?"

"If Lady Kreya wishes to chat, I'll set aside what I'm doing, no matter how busy."

"Hahaha, it truly makes me happy to be on Kane's mind so much."

The two shared a light-hearted chat.

Then there was a knock on the office door.

Upon hearing the knock, Kane placed the ruby lapel pin aside, "Come in."

Bonona knocked on the office door and walked in.

Looking at her, Kane asked, "Is there something wrong?"

Bonona's expression was somewhat peculiar. She did not directly state her business, instead asking, "Your Majesty, may I know where Queen Kreya is?"

"Kreya? She should be in the Platinum Country now. Why do you ask?" Kane was puzzled.

Neither Kreya nor Longbei and the others participated much in governmental affairs.

They weren't very interested in such matters, aside from Kreya's occasional interest in military campaigns.

They focused more on improving their abilities.

So Bonona's sudden question about Kreya took Kane by surprise.

And he didn't understand the context of Bonona's question.

Kane had not disconnected the call between the ruby lapel pin and Kreya.

Initially, upon hearing Kane had something urgent, Kreya was about to disconnect. But upon overhearing Bonona's words, she paused to listen closely.

Bonona shook her head and said, "Nothing, Your Majesty. A diplomatic envoy has been sent by the Three-Tribe Alliance wanting to discuss something important with you. When would you like to receive them?"

Upon hearing Bonona's words, Kane thought for a moment and said, "Where are they now? Let's meet them now; bring them over."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Bonona nodded and walked out.

After a while, she returned with an elegant-looking Elf man.

This Elf man was dressed in his nation's traditional attire and, upon entry, walked straight to Kane and performed a peculiar ritual.

"Good day, Lord of the Lantern Territory."

Truth be told, this is the first time the Three-Tribe Alliance sent an envoy to converse with Kane.

Previously, almost all peace treaties and non-aggression were based on mutual understanding and verbal agreements.

Most interactions occurred at the borders.

Thus, this was the first time the Three-Tribe Alliance entered deeply into the Lantern Territory.

Everything here seemed curious to this envoy.

He assumed a formal reception like this would occur within a palace in front of numerous ministers and underlings.

Despite claiming themselves as the Lantern Territory, surrounding forces viewed them as the Lamp Kingdom, rather than a mere territory.

So meeting the ambassador in such a small room did make him feel a bit odd.

Kane looked at the ambassador in front of him and asked, "Sending an ambassador at this time, is there something you need?"

"First, let me represent our alliance in congratulating Lord Kane on your victory."

"Secondly, we hope to formally establish a peace treaty with Lantern Territory, and if possible, seek further communication and cooperation."

Upon hearing the ambassador's words, Kane nodded and said,

"Establishing a peace treaty is certainly not a problem, as it is something we've always been doing. As for other cooperation, how would your side like to proceed?"

Hearing Kane's words, Bonona, standing next to him, had a quirky expression.

Because before the ambassador met Kane, there had been communication with Bonona and the others.

Some taboos needed to be clarified first.

Therefore, Bonona and the others already knew what kind of cooperation was expected.

This cooperation mode would not be considered strange by any other force, but it seemed peculiar when considered for Kane and his group.

And after hearing Kane's words, the ambassador formally replied seriously: "We hope to engage in marriage alliances to strengthen our bonds and further deepen our cooperation."

Marriage alliance? With whom?

"And the pearl of our alliance, Princess Farfa, has long admired the lord."

?

At this point, the ambassador closed his mouth, waiting for Kane's response.

Kane, sitting in the chair, had already stood up, beads of sweat dotting his forehead, feeling terribly anxious.

Because the ruby lapel pin on his desk hadn't disconnected from his conversation with Kreya yet.

In other words, Kreya had overheard the entire conversation here.

Meanwhile, on Kreya's side.

Lilulu happened to return from playing, seeing Kreya waiting under a tree.

Fluttering her wings, she was about to fly over.

But she stopped abruptly halfway.

Because Kreya's expression looked very unpleasant.

Lilulu hadn't seen Kreya with such an expression for a long time.

She carefully circled around to fly over.

Only to see Kreya suddenly punch the trunk of the tree behind her.

Shocking!

Lilulu instantly halted, starting to frantically recall if she'd made any recent mistakes that Kreya might have discovered.

It's over!

Too many to know which one Kreya found out about.

She didn't even know how to begin admitting her faults.

After giving the tree a punch, Kreya calmed down and continued listening to Kane and the others' conversation.

Back in the office, Kane wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He said to the ambassador in front of him: "Further cooperation is certainly fine, but a marriage alliance is unnecessary."

"You should be aware that I'm an Explorer, and perhaps you're not familiar with the outside world, but marriage alliances are quite rare these days."

"Discuss specific cooperation with Bonona; she represents me fully. As for the marriage alliance, let's not mention it again."

Here, Kane spoke very decisively, indicating no room for negotiation.

The ambassador also began sweating, nodding quickly.

It seemed he'd inadvertently touched the lord's red line.

After bringing the ambassador in, Bonona, who'd been standing beside Kane, finally noticed the ruby lapel pin on Kane's right hand.

And the ruby was flickering dimly.

Having been by Kane's side for so long, Bonona certainly knew what it represented.

She knew Her Majesty was doomed.

Following Kane's indication, she immediately escorted the ambassador out.

After they left, Kane quickly picked up the ruby lapel pin on the desk.

However, it had already dimmed, indicating the fairy tale had ended.

Oh dear.

Though in this matter, Kane believed he wasn't at fault; indeed, there was no fault.

It wasn't his responsibility at all.

Moreover, Kane thought Kreya was a very understanding person.

She would definitely comprehend.

But the problem was that even though Kreya was understanding, she was still a woman.

In a passionate relationship with Kane.

A woman in a hot romance, even if she understands, wouldn't feel particularly good hearing about such things.

Kane sat on the spot, his mind racing.

He thought for a moment and secretly sent a message to Lilulu using a pager.

"Lilulu, how does Kreya look now?"

Before long, Lilulu replied.

"Kane, help, Lilulu seems to have angered Sister Kreya.

She's now silent, and her expression is extremely cold. She was just very angry. Please save Lilulu."

...Doomed.