Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 213 Come on, follow me into the house!

The key point is to find out the true relationship between the Emperor of the Western Region Empire and the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality.

And the determination of the emperor of the Western Regions Empire to protect these two countries.

Cohen pondered that since the other party did not send a formal note or write him a personal letter, he only asked Grand Duke Roland, who had a close personal relationship with the Corleone royal family, to inquire on his behalf.

This means that the emperor of the Western Regions Empire still hopes to solve the problem through personal relationships as much as possible. It seems that the emperor's determination is not that firm.

With a plan in mind, Cohen asked:
"Your Highness, may I ask if there is any deep connection between these two countries and your Majesty the Emperor?"

Grand Duke Roland shook his head and said:
"No, if it weren't for this Northwest Regional Exchange Conference, the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality secretly colluded with the Eastern Territory Empire and hid two elite-level [Dragon Wing Guards] in the military exercise guards. Your Majesty would not have noticed these two small countries at all.

I heard that these two countries seem to have some special resources, but these are still not in Your Majesty's eyes."

Cohen secretly curled his lips. The Western Region Empire was a big country with great ambitions, so naturally it would not look down on such things. However, these were vital strategic materials for Aifeiyin.

Cohen continued:

"Then why did your Majesty intercede for the Grand Dukes of these two countries?"

Grand Duke Roland lowered his voice and said slowly:

"Because of the dwarves!"

Dwarves!
If we talk about the country with the most complicated relationship with the dwarves, the Western Region Empire is undoubtedly the one.

The Dwarf Alliance lives deep in the northern mountains of the Western Region Empire, right next to the Western Region Empire.

Dwarves possess exceptional talents in mining, forging, and construction. They are excellent craftsmen, capable of creating exquisite magical weapons, armor, and artifacts.

He also has a unique ability to identify magic crystal ores and magic gems.

These skills are extremely valuable strategic assets for any country - mastering the dwarves is equivalent to mastering an endless supply of mines, weapons and equipment.

The Western Region Empire has always been looking for an opportunity to swallow the fat piece of meat of the dwarves. Several generations of ambitious emperors wanted to conquer this dwarf tribe, but ultimately ended in failure.

Of course, this also includes the current emperor of the Western Regions Empire.

Otherwise, the Western Region Empire would not have been so active in intervening after hearing that the "Pale Wings" wanted to establish an inter-racial trade alliance among the dwarves.

Now that Grand Duke Roland suddenly mentioned the dwarves, it was a bit beyond Cohen's expectations.

Grand Duke Roland continued:

"The previous Grand Duke of the Silver Frost Principality once saved the chieftain of a dwarf tribe.

Since then, the Silver Frost Principality has secretly established contact with the dwarves, and has brought in the Holy Oak Principality to secretly start trade exchanges with the dwarves.

They provide the dwarves with frost crystal ore and oak spirit as raw materials, and the dwarves make high-end weapons and sell them to them.

The rapid development of these two countries in recent decades is inseparable from the support of the dwarf tribes.

This matter was told to us by the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality after they offended you and sought asylum."

Cohen's eyes showed a thoughtful look as he asked:

"So your Majesty is willing to provide asylum to these two countries for the sake of the dwarves?"

Grand Duke Roland nodded and said:

"You are also aware of the resolve of our successive emperors of the Western Region Empire towards the dwarves. Grand Duke Silver Frost and Grand Duke Holy Oak are willing to give us the secret passage between them and the dwarves free of charge in exchange for their protection."

Cohen chuckled and asked:

"I guess the dwarf tribal chieftain that Grand Duke Silver Frost saved shouldn't be from one of the ten major dwarf tribes."

Grand Duke Roland smiled bitterly and said:

“You really can’t hide anything from me. Yes, it’s just a small, remote tribe.

If it were the Ten Great Tribes, these two small nations wouldn't be able to handle it."

Cohen almost understood what the Emperor of the Western Regions meant. A passage to a remote dwarf tribe was not enough to attract the Emperor of the Western Regions.

His Majesty the Emperor wants to use this as an excuse to push himself.

Cohen said in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, your Majesty has undoubtedly given you the lowdown. You are a good friend of my parents, and naturally someone I can trust. I hope we can remain honest with each other."

Grand Duke Roland looked embarrassed, scratched his head, and said:
"It seems my acting is too poor and you noticed it."

He paused, organized his words, and said slowly:
"You guessed correctly, His Majesty did give other instructions.

We are not interested in the affairs of the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality. We can even help you submit a motion to the Charter Alliance and the Northwest Alliance, so that you can legitimately sanction these two countries."

As the five permanent members of the Charter Entente, the five empires have great power within the alliance. They can vote on proposals and obtain legal support for matters such as imposing sanctions on one or two countries and sending troops to intervene in unrest areas.

Cohen raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly, signaling Grand Duke Roland to continue.

Grand Duke Roland continued:

"Of course, all this requires His Majesty Corleone to do us a small favor.

Well, we know that His Majesty Corleone once entered the dwarf tribe alone, and within a few days, he controlled the Forge Tribe, one of the ten major tribes. Even the new chief of the Forge Tribe, Iron Rock Orn, was nominated by you single-handedly.

This unprecedented feat earns our Majesty's great admiration, and we hope to cooperate with His Majesty Corleone in a friendly manner to jointly develop the dwarven tribe."

This is the true intention of the Emperor of the Western Regions Empire!

Previously, the emperor of the Western Region Empire was very interested in the "Lord of Shadows" who could thrive in the dwarf tribe.

After learning that King Con Corleone of Effiin was the famous Lord of Shadows, this interest immediately turned into substantial strategic intentions.

Especially his brother-in-law, Archduke Roland, who has a close relationship with the Corleone royal family.

Clemenceau Monroe, the emperor of the Western Empire, realized that this was a great opportunity to work with Eifin to develop the dwarf race.

Judging from the extremely strong aggressiveness and fighting ability that Cohen Corleone showed at the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference, the young King must be an ambitious monarch who is eager to expand his territory, and the big cake of the dwarfs will definitely make him tempted.

It so happened that at this time the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality came to plead for mercy again, so Emperor Monroe simply took advantage of this incident and sent Grand Duke Roland to test Cohen's attitude.

Cohen secretly calculated in his heart:
Emperor Monroe's proposal was exactly what he wanted. The reason why he went to so much trouble to support Iron Rock Ornn to take the throne was not only to draw them into the cross-racial trade route, but more importantly to drive a wedge between the dwarves and prepare for his own future conquest of the dwarves.

In his plan, the dwarf tribe is a must-win, especially after the future turmoil on the continent, the dwarf tribe who can provide massive amounts of magic crystal ore and magic equipment will become particularly important.

However, his current target is the Kingdom of Ceylon, and the dwarves cannot spare any manpower for the time being.

Now Emperor Monroe of the Western Regions Empire has come to him and offered to cooperate, which has solved an urgent problem for him.

Conquering a race is not an easy task, nor can it be accomplished overnight. Since Emperor Monroe has this intention, let him take the lead!
Cohen had a plan in mind and chuckled:

"Your Majesty Monroe, you are too kind. I don't have the ability to control the Forge Tribe, one of the ten major dwarven tribes. The reason I was able to persuade the Forge Tribe to join the inter-species trade route was purely due to good luck.

Besides, I didn’t go to the Dwarf Tribe alone. Without the help of Miss Wen Ze from the Golden Wing Family, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to enter the Dwarf Tribe’s gate.”

Grand Duke Roland remained unmoved by Cohen's modesty and continued:
"What does His Majesty Corleone mean?"

Cohen nodded slightly:

"We can cooperate. Please tell His Majesty Monroe how to cooperate specifically. We need time to discuss this. Once we have reached an agreement, we will come up with a specific cooperation plan.

Of course, you, the Western Region Empire, can also draw up a cooperation plan on your own, so that when we meet again, we can discuss and seek common ground while reserving differences."

Grand Duke Roland showed a look of joy on his face and immediately nodded and said:

“Okay, it’s settled then.

I'll report this to my brother when I get back. As for the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality, I'll leave it to you to handle. With our Western Region Empire here, no one in the entire Northwest Continent will dare to interfere in this matter again!"

Cohen extended his hand and shook hands firmly with Grand Duke Roland.
"Happy cooperation!"

……

The Emperor of the Western Region Empire, Clemenceau Monroe, is holding a routine cabinet meeting. The main topic is to discuss what happened at the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference not long ago and what attitude should be adopted towards Effiin in the future.

The debate in the cabinet meeting was heated.

To put it bluntly, there are two main points of contention: suppression or cooperation.

The suppression faction believes that the strength currently demonstrated by Effiin is no less than that of a kingdom, and all this was achieved with the accumulation of just two years by a king who is less than 20 years old.

This speed is really incredible. If it is not suppressed, in time, an existence that is no less powerful than the empire will emerge. This is intolerable for the Western Region Empire, which regards the northwestern continent as its own territory.

The Unionists also have strong reasons.

One is that the suppression faction is too whimsical. Among the five major empires currently existing on the mainland, which one did not rely on thousands of years of accumulation to reach this point?

How could Effiin possibly reach the level of the Empire?

In addition, King Aifein targeted the Eastern Region Empire and the Central Empire at the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference. With these two empires watching, Aifein himself could not protect himself, and their Western Region Empire could just sit back and watch the fight without having to get involved personally.

He could even secretly fund Aifeiin to help them deplete the power of the Central Empire and the Eastern Region Empire.

The top leaders of the Western Region Empire obviously also vaguely realized that there would be a major reshuffle of power on the continent in the future.

As one of the five great empires, the other empires are their potential competitors. It would be best if Aifeiyin could help them contain the most powerful Central Empire and the Eastern Empire that relies on the Dragon Valley.

What's more, Aifeiyin has two coveted treasures in his hands: the Orc Legion and the God and Demon Equipment. If we join forces with Aifeiyin, we might be able to get our hands on these two things.

The two factions each had their own reasons and the argument was heated.

Emperor Monroe seemed absent-minded. He had no hostility towards Effiin, but he was not very close to her either.

At best, he had a slight favorable impression of her because of Grand Duke Roland.

He wasn't concerned with this, but rather with King Effiin's other identity: the Lord of Shadows. Like previous emperors of the Western Regions, Clemenceau Monroe harbored an ambition to conquer the dwarven tribes and break out of the northern snow-capped mountains.

And King Effiin, the Lord of Shadow, is the best partner!

Although most of the Western Regions Empire's attacks on the dwarf tribes over the past thousand years have been unsuccessful, they have still planted some spies among them.

Emperor Monroe knew clearly what the Lord of Shadows, King Effiin, had done in the Forge Tribe, one of the ten major tribes of the dwarves.

The news that a hopeless third heir was pushed to the position of chief was much more attractive to him than the orc army or the equipment of gods and demons.

After learning the news, Emperor Monroe wanted to send someone to find this "Lord of Shadows".

But the whereabouts of the Lord of Shadows were too secretive to be found at all. Moreover, Emperor Monroe did not know the true identity of the Lord of Shadows and was reluctant to tell him the truth.

What if this Shadow Lord is the heir to some empire or something? That would be self-defeating.

Fortunately, the shocking battle at the Northwest Regional Exchange Conference not only allowed the entire continent to witness the unparalleled grace of the youngest legendary figure, but also allowed people to see the forbearance and means of a young king.

The true identity of the Lord of Shadows is actually King Effiin!
Unlike the complicated feelings of the ministers at home, Emperor Monroe was only filled with surprise.

The Shadow Lord is actually the king of a small country in the northwest continent. This news is so exciting.

Since he is the king, the two countries can cooperate with each other. Since he is also a country in the northwest continent, he does not have to worry about being influenced by other empires.

As soon as Emperor Monroe learned the true identity of the Lord of Shadows, he wrote to Grand Duke Roland, asking him to find a way to meet with Cohen and find an opportunity to find out some information from the side.

Before Grand Duke Roland could go and inquire, the envoys from the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality came crying for help.

When Emperor Monroe heard this, he thought it was a good opportunity to find out what King Effiin had to say, so he instructed Archbishop Roland to use these two countries to find out Cohen's true intentions.

Seeing the two factions arguing fiercely, Emperor Monroe felt annoyed. He kept looking at the time, wondering why Roland hadn't sent back any news yet.

As he was complaining, he saw his sister standing at the door and making a secret gesture to him.

Emperor Monroe was delighted, stretched out his hand slightly, and coughed lightly:
"Everyone's sayings make sense. Let's continue the discussion. I'll be out for a while."

When Emperor Monroe saw his sister, he couldn't wait to ask:

"Is there any news from Roland?"

Madame Roland nodded slightly and handed a note to Emperor Monroe.

Emperor Monroe was overjoyed when he saw the contents of the note. He hugged his little sister tightly and spun her around, saying excitedly:
"Excellent, Ni Lin. Write to Roland and ask him to stay in Florence until we have finalized the cooperation plan. Then he can negotiate on our behalf."

Madame Roland exclaimed softly:
"Brother, you are crazy. You are the emperor now. Be more calm!"

Emperor Monroe waved his hand excitedly, his tone revealing an unquestionable firmness:

"Ni Lin, I'm going to end our father's lifelong regret!
These damn dwarfs, I will definitely kick their asses this time!"

After saying that, he walked into the cabinet meeting room without looking back.

Seeing the still noisy cabinet meeting room, Emperor Monroe knocked on the table. After the meeting room quieted down, he quickly announced two orders:
“Duke Fuxi, please contact our ambassadors to the Charter Alliance and the Northwest Alliance and submit a proposal.

The specific content of the motion is that the Principality of Silver Frost and the Principality of Holy Oak blatantly violated international treaties and attacked the capital of Eifin, causing huge losses and trauma to the people of Eifin.

Such acts that seriously threaten regional security must be severely punished.

As the regional security guardian of the northwestern continent, our Western Region Empire must do something.

Starting today, diplomatic and economic sanctions will be imposed on the Principality of Silver Frost and the Principality of Holy Oak. You should come up with a specific plan with the Prime Minister.

In addition, I have entrusted Aifei to impose military sanctions on these two countries and launch a self-defense counterattack, and I have made it clear that no country or third party force shall interfere in the internal affairs of our Northwest Continent! "

Upon hearing Emperor Monroe's instructions, the conference room suddenly became quiet.

This proposal is equivalent to tacitly allowing Effiin to annex the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality, which is unprecedented in the entire Northwest Continent.

Duke Fuxi, a member of the Imperial Cabinet and Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a look of surprise on his face. He had just recently received requests for help from the Silver Frost Principality and the Holy Oak Principality. When he reported this to Emperor Monroe, he thought His Majesty was going to offer them protection.

Why has the attitude taken a 180-degree turn now?

Duke Fuxi suppressed his doubts and replied in a deep voice:
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll do it right away."

Emperor Monroe then issued another order:
"Mr. Prime Minister, Duke Foch, Marshal Pereira, and Viscount Albert, please come to my office for a meeting in an hour."

The people Emperor Monroe called were, in order, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and Cardinal Dönitz of the Church of Light, the Foreign Minister Duke Foch, the Imperial Minister of War and Grand Marshal Marshal Perola, and the Minister of Dwarven Affairs Viscount Albert.

When the ministers heard the names of these people, they were shocked and almost understood the emperor's intention - the Monroe family, who were unwilling to give up, were preparing to use force against the dwarf tribe again!
……

After sending Grand Duke Roland away, Cohen found Adair and called Prime Minister Angus, Viscount Herman, and Baron Holt, who had taken the Holy Fruit of the Elf, recovered his health, and was reappointed as Foreign Minister.

Cohen told several people about Grand Duke Roland's proposal.

Adair's eyes lit up with surprise as she asked:

"Have you ever been to the dwarf tribe?"

Cohen blushed slightly and said:
"Well, when I was in the Lost Lands, I went to the Dwarven Tribe in order to better help the Pale Wings establish inter-species trade routes."

Adair raised her eyebrows slightly and asked:

"Are you alone?"

Cohen glanced at Prime Minister Angus, Herman, and Baron Holt, who were pretending to think, and said with a wry smile:

"With Miss Wen Ze, well, Queen, that's not the point."

Adair snorted lightly, a chill in her beautiful eyes, and she was determined to teach Cohen a profound lesson tonight.

Cohen coughed lightly, signaling the others to stop acting.

Several people began to talk about business, and Prime Minister Angus spoke first:
“Your Majesty, I think this is a good thing. What has always restricted the development of Effiin are resources and land.

If we can subdue the dwarves, it will definitely be a good thing for the future of Effiin."

Baron Holt also nodded slightly:

"I have no objection, but we have to wait until the Western Region Empire passes the proposal in the Charter Concordat and the Northwest Alliance before we agree."

As a veteran diplomat, Holt believes in the diplomatic philosophy that no matter how great the interests are, they are only considered interests if they are implemented and tangibly seen.

If it is not implemented, no matter how much you say, you can't believe it.

If the Western Region Empire is really willing to give Aifeiyin legal support internationally, it can indeed help Aifeiyin solve many invisible troubles.

Hermann also spoke:
“There is no problem with cooperation, but the key is that we need to carefully consider the details of the cooperation.

After all, they are an empire with a history of ten thousand years. Their foundation and strength are far beyond our reach. If we want to gain sufficient benefits from developing the dwarves in the future, we must put in our utmost effort."

Cohen knocked on the table:
“That’s exactly what I was trying to say.

We can cooperate, but we must be the main body and we must get the biggest benefits.

Simply put, of the ten major dwarven tribes, we, the Effiin, must occupy at least six!"

Cohen's generosity surprised several people. Yadel frowned slightly.
"Will the Western Region Empire agree?"

Cohen nodded confidently:

"He will definitely agree. After all, invading the dwarf tribe has been the obsession of the Monroe royal family for generations."

A thoughtful look appeared on Herman's face, and he chuckled and said:

"Yes, they will definitely agree to it because they have no intention of fulfilling the contract at all.

Waiting until things are successful before regretting is very much in line with the Monroe family's style."

Cohen laughed and said:

"That's exactly why the Western Region Empire will definitely come up with this idea. But when the time comes, it will depend on whether they dare to go back on their word!"

The strong confidence in Cohen's words made Prime Minister Angus and Minister Holt slightly stunned.

Judging from what Cohen said, does he have the confidence to develop Aifeiyin into an existence that even the Western Region Empire dare not break its promise in a few years?
Cohen continued:

"This matter must be monitored by a dedicated person, including subsequent actions against the dwarves."

Cohen looked at Herman as he spoke, and Herman naturally understood and volunteered.

Cohen said:

"I'll give you two more assistants. The Dread Demon Akdimon has always worked well with you, so let him help you this time.

The other one is Visser of the Pale Wings. I told Isa... I'll inform Miss Wen Ze and ask him to come and help."

Herman nodded and said:

"it is good."

After the discussion was over, the queen coughed lightly and the others tactfully left.

Cohen also wanted to sneak away, but he heard Adele's half-smile voice:

"Isa? She called me that in a very affectionate way.

I am very interested in what happened between you two in the dwarf tribe. Please tell me about it!

Come on, follow me into the house!"

As she spoke, she stretched out her delicate hand, grabbed Cohen's tie, and walked into the study...

(End of this chapter)