Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 242 Cohen: I brought the Golden Wing Girl back to be my housekeeper!
Cohen's face froze, and he said dryly:

"Sister, what little lover..."

Adair grabbed Cohen's tie, a hint of a smile in her eyes:
"Ms. Wen Ze has been in Florence lately, handling matters regarding the dwarven invasion with the Western Region Empire at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She is willing to pay such a large dowry and work sincerely for Aifein. As the queen, I must give her some benefits, right?

Go ahead, go early and come back early. "

After saying this, she tapped Cohen's forehead with her slender finger, uttered a faint sneer, and left the bedroom to attend court.

Cohen stood there in a daze for a long time, thinking that the Queen might be setting up a trap.

He thought for a moment and decided not to go to Rose Lane, but to find an old acquaintance first.

Garcia the Oathbreaker, the saint who rebelled against the Black Tomb, has been staying in Florence recently, and the soul locating technique that was promised to him must be fulfilled.

A transaction involving a saint is very important to Effiin now.

Cohen asked the General Affairs Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Wiesel, the head of the Florence region of the Pale Wings, whether Saint Garcia had originally asked him to be in charge of the reception arrangements.

Wiesel said that Garcia did not live in the address carefully arranged by the Military Control Commission, but found a small farmhouse in the suburbs to live in.

Cohen's eyes showed realization. He remembered that before joining the Holy See, Garcia seemed to be a small landowner in the Central Empire. He had lived in the countryside since he was a child. Perhaps compared to the bustling city, he preferred to stay in the quiet countryside.

He found Garcia according to the address. When the latter saw Cohen for the first time, a trace of fear flashed across his pupils, and deep astonishment filled his heart.

The most powerful ancient being!
Why does Cohen have the aura of an ancient and powerful being?

He quickly concealed his emotions and looked away:

"Have you found what Your Majesty promised me?"

Cohen took out a crystal ball that emitted a faint blue glow. There seemed to be stars twinkling inside, mysterious and unpredictable.

When Garcia saw the crystal ball, a fiery look appeared in his calm eyes. Without waiting for Cohen to speak, he waved and took the crystal ball.

Cohen warned:
“The secret technique is inside, but it cannot be used too many times, otherwise the soul will easily get lost.

When you succeed in studying the secret arts, I will go with you to the Hell Plane to search for your wife's soul."

Garcia picked up the crystal ball and studied it for a long time. Then he turned his eyes to Cohen and said:
"If I remember correctly, this secret art of soul indexing has been lost for a long time, even among the elves.

Your Majesty, it would be difficult to find one with just your winged elf girlfriend."

Cohen smiled and said:

"Luckily, Windsor found some books in his clan that recorded the secret technique. He then went to the Cobalt Soul Academy to find a scholar who was proficient in ancient elven culture, and finally restored this secret technique completely."

Garcia's eyes showed a deep meaning. He didn't delve into Cohen's answer, but just said something suggestive:
"Some old antiques are not so easy to deal with. Be careful when dealing with them."

Then he put away the crystal ball in his hand:
"Thank you very much. Although I have helped you before, this matter means a lot to me. I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, please contact me directly."

Cohen looked at Garcia who disappeared in front of him, his eyes moving slightly. Did the other party realize that this thing was related to Velikis?

Or maybe he just felt the breath of an ancient strong man. Cohen shook his head slightly. It seems that he has to be careful in the future. These powerful old saints have really sharp eyes.

After dealing with Garcia's problem, Cohen opened the Book of Time and Space and came to Rose Lane.

……

Rose Lane, the mansion where Isabella lived has become a small office, filled with materials related to the Western Empire and the Dwarves, as well as some information from the Dark Wing Family about the two smuggling routes leading to the Eastern Empire.

There were two assistants in the room, Freya and Lucia, and the three of them looked very busy.

Hearing the noise, Isabella raised her head, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Then he said to the two people who were still working with their heads down:

"That's all for today. Go back and rest."

Lucia was wondering why Miss Wen Ze got off work so early today when she heard Freya's cheers.

When he looked up, Freya had already thrown herself into Cohen's arms.

Lucia's body suddenly stiffened, and she quickly bowed.

"Your Majesty, I am assisting Miss Wen Ze and Miss Freya in handling matters related to the dwarves. Please give me your instructions."

Cohen waved his hand:
"It's hard work, no need to be polite."

Lucia slowly stood up and left the mansion silently without saying anything.

Cohen winked at Isabella and moved Freya from his arms to his lap.

Freya told Cohen about recent events.

In order to make Freya's identity as the "legitimate royal orphan of Ceylon" more convincing in the future, Isabella is training Freya in the same way as a royal princess.

After finishing his conversation with the little girl, Cohen coughed lightly and said:

"Um, Freya, you haven't seen your father for a long time. I'll have Lucia take you to the military headquarters..."

Freya frowned and asked curiously:
"Sir, are you going to discuss business with Sister Isa again?

Can't I listen?"

Cohen looked slightly embarrassed and ruffled Freya's curly hair:

"It's not appropriate for you to know this yet. I'll tell you naturally when you grow up."

Freya looked at the two of them with suspicion, feeling that something was going to happen here soon. Although she was curious, she still obediently left the mansion.

Realizing that Freya had moved away, Cohen no longer held back and directly picked up Isabella and placed her on the sofa.

The game started——

Cohen first greeted Isabella's top lane with his powerful verbal skills, and after a long battle, he pulled out a long line of soldiers.

Then, he used his left hand to attack the middle and seize the two red crystals on the top of the mountain.

Isabella was strongly stimulated and the bottom lane was wide open.

Cohen remembered the last instruction not to tear the clothes again, and with his deft hands he took off all of Isabella's equipment.

The attack on the double lane officially began.

After a long tug-of-war, with a soul-stirring tremolo, the crystal exploded and everything returned to calm.

……

Cohen held Isabella in his arms and whispered about his experiences over the past few days.

Afterwards, Isabella talked to Cohen about serious matters:
"In the next two days, I will probably set off for the Western Region Empire to discuss with Emperor Monroe about conquering the dwarves.

I have almost discussed the specific details with Yadel. If you have time, please take a look at it.

Also, the two smuggling channels from the Northwest Continent to the Eastern Territory Empire that were transferred by the Dark Wing Family have been received. Let me tell you about the general situation.

One is a sea transport line, starting from the "Pearl Harbor" of the Kingdom of Ceylon, crossing the Endless Sea, circling most of the coastline of the northwest continent, and directly reaching the Dragon Land.

There is no need to worry about Pearl Harbor. The Dark Wing Family has always used the relationship of a deputy director of the Maritime Administration. Our Golden Wing Family has a deeper business in Pearl Harbor than them.

The Kingdom of Ceylon set up a special management committee at Pearl Harbor, and one of the deputy directors was from our Golden Wing family.

When they arrived at the Eastern Territory Empire, the Dark Wing Family had initially established a relationship with the captain of a naval fleet of the Eastern Territory Empire. This captain only cared about money and not about people. As long as he was given enough profit share, he didn't care who was in charge on our side.

The other route passes through the Principality of Bia, the Kingdom of Thrane, the Kingdom of Wind's Rest in the northwest continent, and the Kingdom of Solantis in the Dragon Land.

A land smuggling route from the northern mountains of the Eastern Territory Empire into the heart of the empire.

There are many relationships to maintain along this channel, involving many aristocratic territories and national administrative regions, which is very complicated.

The Dark Wing Family must have spent a lot of time and energy to maintain this smuggling channel.

Therefore, most of the relationships on this route are still limited to people from the 'Dark Wing Family'.

My suggestion is that we send a few people to be stationed in the Dark Wing Family, and take charge of this land smuggling route in the name of the Dark Wing Family.

Now it's up to you to decide on the candidate.

Well, the Principality of Bia, the Kingdom of Thrane, the Kingdom of Wind’s Breath, and the Kingdom of Solandis.

There are four countries, three kingdoms, and one principality. At least one trusted leader should be sent to each of them."

Cohen played with Isabella's plump thing and fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, he said:
"These countries in the northwest continent are easy to deal with. I'll let Herman be responsible for arranging the personnel and also establishing overseas military stations in these places."

Herman has in his hands the list of spies stationed in various countries in the Northwest Continent, which he found from the "Phantom Corpse", the head of the Black Tomb Northwest Continent branch.

There would be no problem in letting him select a few useful ones and develop them into overseas station chiefs of the Military Control Commission.

What is a headache is the Kingdom of Solandis in the Dragon Land. It is a kingdom far away in the Dragon Land, and it is not easy to find trustworthy people at the moment.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he thought of someone he could ask for help.

The eldest princess of the Eastern Territory Empire, Grace Tang!

She had signed a blood pact with her, and the smuggling channel was established to combat Xia Zuo's power. It was only right that she should do her part.

Cohen smiled and said:

"Isa, how long has it been since you last contacted your best friend?"

Isabella paused and said:

“Grace?
That's right, she lives in Dragon Land. The Flaming Lips Chamber of Commerce has the most business in Dragon Land, so she should have someone she can use in the Kingdom of Solantis."

This matter must be completed before Isabella leaves Aifein for the Western Region Empire. Later, we will have to go to the Dark Wing Family to negotiate the dispatch matters, including the subsequent establishment of overseas stations and the recruitment of personnel. All these will take time, and the sooner the person in charge is determined, the better.

Cohen directly contacted Grace who was far away in the "Land of the Lost".

As soon as the call was connected, a voice came from the other end, so resentful and feverish that it gave Cohen goosebumps all over his body:

"What a heartless little man! After using my sister, he left her alone in this deserted place. He really has no conscience..."

Isabella looked at Cohen with suspicion. When did the latter become so close to Grace?

And why does this sound so wrong? Cohen quickly interrupted Grace and said:
"Your Highness, Isa and I need your help with something!"

The communication stone fell into a dead silence, followed by a burst of laughter that was clearly filled with embarrassment.
"Isa, you're here too. Haha, I was just joking with His Majesty Corleone. Don't take it seriously."

Cohen thought to himself, it would be better if you didn't explain. The more you explain, the more suspicious people become.

Isabella glanced at Cohen with a strange expression and got down to business:
"Grace, I need your help with something. Do you have anyone you can trust in the Kingdom of Solantis..."

Isabella told Grace the general situation of the two smuggling channels.

Grace replied without much thought:
"The regional director of the 'Flaming Lips' Solantis Kingdom is one of my trusted subordinates, and he's quite astute."

Cohen asked:

"As for loyalty, I still need this person to take on the responsibility of being the head of the Military Control Commission's overseas station.

The soul contract is just a means of restraint. I hope this person can join us sincerely."

Grace replied:
"Don't worry about that. As long as it's my instruction, she will carry it out unwaveringly.

Well, to be more precise, she and I have a certain connection."

Grace paused and lowered her voice:
"She has some succubus blood in her body, just like me."

Cohen's eyes showed understanding, and he quickly said:
"I see. Let's decide on this person. Then send me her detailed information. I'll find someone to connect with her and provide the necessary training."

Endless City, Executive Office Area.

After ending the call, Grace patted her flushed face and thought to herself, it was really embarrassing that Isabella caught her in the act.

No, why should I feel guilty? I am a succubus, what's wrong with teasing the young and handsome king!
Grace snorted softly and continued to review the documents submitted by various parts of the Endless Alliance.

……

Military Control Commission Building, Director's Office.

Hermann reported to Cohen on the recent developments of the Military Control Commission.

“…Several countries surrounding Effiin, plus Samuel Jones, the stationmaster of the Central Empire Constantine Station, which His Majesty personally developed.

We have established more than ten overseas stations, all of which are currently operating normally, and we receive the latest intelligence from various countries every day."

Cohen asked:

"How about the funding? Can it be guaranteed?"

Herman nodded and said:

"Her Majesty the Queen has transferred half of the profits from the inter-racial trade routes directly to the Military Intelligence Bureau's account.

As long as the trade routes operate normally, the Military Control Commission's funds will continue to flow in."

Cohen said in a deep voice:

“Don’t just be satisfied with the Northwestern Continent, but also set your sights on the Central Continent and the Dragon Continent.

You should discuss more with Visser about the Central Continent. The Pale Wings are stationed there, and with their help, development will be faster."

Hermann took careful note.

Cohen then passed the message from Grace to Herman, saying:
"This person is the future head of the Solantis Kingdom Military Control Station. Send someone to investigate her situation first. If there are no problems, you can contact her directly."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Cohen further explained:
“We are still short of manpower. The Military Control Commission will have its tentacles spread across the entire continent.

We should train more capable young comrades. As long as they are loyal enough, they can be flexible and not follow procedures.

If necessary, we can set up special majors or colleges in several top universities to recruit students, or we can select talents from the military."

Hermann took it to heart and then asked:

"Your Majesty, Prince Hauge, Earl Snape, and I have recently refined some details of the plan you formulated earlier.

When do you think it will be implemented?"

Cohen raised his eyes slightly, knowing that Herman was talking about the plan to let Freya pretend to be the orphan of the legitimate royal family of the Kingdom of Ceylon and launch a national restoration movement in the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Cohen pondered for a moment and asked:

"What's the situation in Ceylon? Has Stationmaster Julian sent any latest news?"

Herman shook his head and said:

"No, the Saxon and Duke Gavin families you asked me to pay attention to haven't seen any unusual movements so far."

Cohen said:

"The time for that plan hasn't come yet. Freya's identity is fictitious after all, so we can't rush into it.

Duke Gavin and that group of old nobles must come to us on their own initiative.

We will have to wait, but the preliminary preparations can be carried out.”

Herman nodded seriously, then said tentatively:
"Everything else is easy to deal with, except for Miss Freya..."

Cohen's eyes showed an inquiring look.

Hermann said immediately:
"Your Majesty, it is like this, we also have a packaging plan for Miss Freya.

The main purpose is to sever the relationship between Miss Freya and Marshal Arnold.

The young lady once lived with the marshal in the northwest of the Kingdom of Ceylon for a period of time. The adventure team formed by the marshal at that time also carried out missions for some nobles and officials.

These people may know the relationship between the young lady and the marshal, which will be a hidden danger in the future.

Our plan is to work on these people first, which requires the cooperation of Miss Freya, and ask her to provide a list of personnel as much as possible.

In addition, His Majesty mentioned before that he hopes Miss Freya will appear in the public eye as an exile from the 'Lost Land'.

We also need to make arrangements for the 'Lost Land' in advance, and we also need your cooperation."

Cohen understood what Hermann meant, and now he had to confront Arnold and Freya about this matter.

Even though Cohen would make careful arrangements to ensure Freya's safety, she would appear in the Kingdom of Ceylon under a disguised identity after all, and she would be facing those old nobles and bureaucrats who had been lurking in the Kingdom of Ceylon for many years.

The situations we encounter at that time will certainly be complicated and there may be a major crisis.

This is a great test of Freya's personal psychological quality and ability, and must be approved 100% by Freya herself.

After a brief silence, Cohen said:
"I know about this matter. I will give you an answer in three days."

"Okay, Your Majesty."

The two were talking about other things when there was a knock on the door.

There are only a handful of people in the entire Military Control Commission building who dare to knock on this door at this time.

Soon Nephthys' voice rang out:

"Hermann, is His Majesty here with you?"

Cohen was puzzled. Didn't Nephthys go to court with Adele? Why did she come to see him? Did something happen in the court?
Cohen spoke in time:
"I'm here, what's wrong?"

Nephthys opened the door directly, looked at Cohen, and said:
"Well...something happened in Holy Oak Principality, and His Highness asked me to come find you!"

……

Ten minutes ago, Adele was meeting with the diplomatic delegation from the Holy Oak Principality in the court.

As a neighboring country, Holy Oak naturally knew everything that happened in Silver Frost.

A coup d'état occurred in a good country within a few days, and even the Grand Duke died in unclear circumstances.

Moreover, after the coup, they immediately reached an agreement with Effiin that was humiliating and detrimental to the country. It is easy to guess who the mastermind behind this was.

After the Northern Territory Empire in the northwest continent made it clear that it would not interfere in the international dispute between Eifin and Holy Oak, the Principality of Holy Oak lost its only hope.

Cohen also did some set-up at Hollyoaks.

He secretly dispatched operatives from the already established Holy Oak Military Control Station to deliver several "revolutionary operation manuals" to the official residences of generals and ministers of the Principality of Holy Oak.

Then report to the Grand Duke of Holy Oak, deliberately letting the Holy Oak officials find these rebellion books.

All these actions plunged Grand Duke Sheng Oak into deep despair. He stayed in the Grand Duke's mansion all day long. The place was heavily guarded and even the cabinet meeting had not been held for a long time.

The Grand Duke of Holy Oak, who fell into madness and despair, sent a diplomatic mission in the hope of making a last-ditch effort.

The head of the diplomatic corps was the Foreign Minister of the Holy Oak Principality. Seeing the queen sitting on the throne, his face was full of bitterness and his voice was almost earnest:
"Your Highness, we at Holy Oak are willing to cede the two richest provinces in the east, and we are also willing to give half of the mining rights of all the Holy Oak trees in our territory to Effiin."

The specialty of the Principality of Holy Oak is the Holy Oak tree, from the heart of which a gelatinous essence called "Oak Essence" can be extracted.

It can enhance the magician's magical perception and is also an important material for making advanced magic props.

By adding a small amount of oak spirit to other materials, you can improve the quality and magic capacity of magic items.

It is an important strategic material for the future struggle for hegemony among nations.

Holy Oak's sincerity is not lacking, but Cohen's plan is to actually incorporate the entire Holy Oak into the territory of Effiin. Just ceding some territory and compensating some resources is far from enough!
The queen's cold voice came from the throne:

“Aifeen is a peace-loving country that respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of other countries.

Your Majesty and I will not covet your territory and resources.

Every inch of this country's land was carved out with the blood of our ancestors, so it would be best if Grand Duke Holy Oak didn't give it up so easily."

The Foreign Minister of the Principality of Holy Oak showed despair on his face. The Queen's words clearly meant that she felt that the conditions offered by Holy Oak were not enough.

But it has come to this, what else can we do!
The Foreign Minister glanced at an armored knight standing not far behind him and shook his head slightly.

A trace of pity flashed in the knight's eyes, and then he nodded to the Foreign Minister as if he had made up his mind.

The Foreign Minister's face turned pale, and he raised his head again and said:

"Your Highness, please send everyone away. I have something important to report to you!"

(End of this chapter)