novelpro #661 - Chapter 661: The Empire's Conflict
#661 - Chapter 661: The Empire's Conflict
“You have a point.”
“But not entirely.”
Prince Shi Renjun sneered.
“Let's not talk about crisis or anything like that first...”
“If a person raises a dog, then the dog should maintain unconditional loyalty to its owner.”
“Regardless of what the owner does, that's how it should be.”
“If dogs aren't loyal, can they still be called dogs?”
“However, Wu Wei, you're right about one thing.”
“That is, some dogs may indeed run away when faced with a major crisis.”
“Although such dogs will be killed by their owners after the crisis is resolved, not all dogs will run away when faced with a major crisis.”
“There are always clever dogs who can discern that their owners cannot be harmed by a seemingly dangerous but actually harmless crisis.”
“And such dogs, dogs that remain loyal in times of crisis, are the most valuable.”
“They will also receive far more rewards than other dogs.”
“Even the rewards they receive may include the corpses of other dogs!”
“Compared to feed, I think meat should be more satisfying to their greedy nature!”
“Wu Wei, what do you think?”
After listening, Wu Wei smiled.
“I think... that makes a lot of sense.”
“That's good.”
In response, Prince Shi Renjun also smiled.
It seems these two guys have reached a certain “consensus” using the topic of dogs and crises.
However, this so-called consensus may also be fake.
“Alright, Wu Wei.”
“Now that I've explained the goal to you, you should know what to do next.”
“I'll have my subordinates give you the specific information about the mission target in a while.”
“In short....”
“Get this done well.”
With that, Shi Renjun waved his hand, indicating that Wu Wei could leave.
However, something unexpected happened to the prince. Wu Wei didn't leave.
On the contrary, this guy calmly sat across from him, showing no intention of leaving at all.
“What is it? Is there something else?”
“Yes.”
Wu Wei nodded.
“I have some questions I want to ask you.”
“What questions?”
“Some questions that might offend you...”
It must be said that Shi Renjun's princely cultivation was not high, but he still maintained restraint.
At least, he tried very hard to maintain restraint.
“If... if you ask me questions related to my preferences again, I will definitely give you a beating.”
“Have you thought about it?”
“You've misunderstood. I don't want to ask you that kind of question.”
Wu Wei shrugged his shoulders, looking relaxed.
“I have absolutely no interest in who you sleep with.”
Huff....
Prince Shi Renjun breathed a sigh of relief.
“Then what do you want to ask?”
“I told you, a question that might be a bit offensive.”
“I'm hesitating whether to ask you or not.”
Seeing Wu Wei's hesitant appearance, Shi Renjun was a little displeased.
“There's nothing offensive or not, just ask directly.”
“I have a lot of things to deal with usually, so save as much time as possible. I don't have that much time to waste with you!”
The imperial prince picked up his wine glass and spoke as he drank.
“Okay, then I'll ask.”
“Let me say first, if I ask, you can't get angry.”
Shi Renjun responded to Wu Wei with a casual 'okay'.
But unfortunately, the poor prince realized he seemed to have spoken too soon.
“Is your father, Shi Wushuang, about to die?”
“Pfft!”
As soon as the words fell, Prince Shi Renjun spat out a mouthful of wine.
“Cough cough cough, cough cough!”
The imperial prince choked on the wine in his mouth, and countless tears flowed out instantly.
“You little bastard!”
“What did you say?”
Sure enough, Shi Renjun, who was more than three times stronger than Wu Wei in reality, grabbed Wu Wei.
“What nonsense are you talking about!”
“Don't get excited, don't get excited!”
Wu Wei smiled.
Although he was being held in the air by the other party, Wu Wei's eyes showed no fear at this moment.
“I heard this news from the Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance.”
“You know, I made a deal with the Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance.”
“And one of the contents of the transaction was this [top secret information]!”
Wu Wei unhesitatingly told a lie, throwing all the blame and the prince's possible anger onto the Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance.
Anyway....
Wu Wei already knew that the Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance was not loyal to the Great Prince Shi Renjun, so Wu Wei had no psychological burden in shifting the blame onto them.
It must be said that Wu Wei and the Scum Angel reached a consensus on not being human, that is, they are both purely inhuman beings.
“......”
After hearing Wu Wei say the name of the Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance, Prince Shi Renjun was stunned.
“The Gold-Silver Mountain Alliance? This commercial alliance....”
“Humph.”
“That's possible. After all, with the abilities of these guys, they couldn't have missed this kind of thing.”
With that, Shi Renjun put Wu Wei down.
“Do it.”
“Now that you know, then....”
Shi Renjun took a deep breath and drank all the remaining wine in his glass.
“I really should explain some rather special information to you.”
“What do you want to drink?”
Very rarely, Prince Shi Renjun took the initiative to ask Wu Wei what he wanted to drink.
It seems that this pretentious guy was treating Wu Wei as an equal for the first time.
“The same light beer I got myself earlier.”
After handing the light beer to Wu Wei, Prince Shi Renjun opened up.
“Now that you know, then I don't need to hide it from you anymore.”
“The information you obtained is true.”
“Although I don't know which prince or princess leaked this information.”
“But the Emperor of the Human Empire, my great and powerful father, Shi Wushuang, whose name fits him perfectly, is about to fall.”
As he said this, a trace of loneliness flashed in Prince Shi Renjun's eyes.
“Otherwise, we princes and princesses wouldn't be so active.”
“We wouldn't be so anxious, searching for suitable subordinates all over the Human Empire.”
“To put it bluntly, all of this behavior is for the final struggle for imperial power.”
“Wu Wei....”
Suddenly, the loneliness in Prince Shi Renjun's eyes disappeared.
Replaced by the faint madness in his eyes, and the unconcealable smile.
“I can guarantee you that a terrible dispute that will affect the entire Human Empire, the fall of countless lords, a major reshuffle of countless forces, and the mutual fighting and entanglement of princes and princesses...”
“Is about to begin!”
Empire Strife Arc, End.
Next Arc Title: Death Expedition!