The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

"…Business requires sincerity, Your Excellency the Duke."

Aarons couldn't be sure of the other party's true intentions, but since the other party dared to come to him alone without any guards to negotiate with him, he must have something to rely on.

Even without these factors, the young duke's courage and determination are admirable.

"Does the Marquis want sincerity? That's all."

As if he had expected Aarons to say this, Duke Oufei picked up the suitcase he brought with him and placed it directly on the table in the reception room.

After the box was opened, Aarons saw a set of very complicated drawings - he had seen similar things in Jiangyue's laboratory before, probably the design drawings of something.

"The Marquis only needs to show this thing to someone who knows the business, and he will understand my sincerity."

"Why did you come to me, Lord Duke? If you want to overthrow the Duke of Booker's family, you can just strike when we are fighting each other. You might be able to destroy both of our families directly."

The Duke's behavior was indeed a bit strange, so Aarons did not dare to let his guard down.

Even if the two dukes' families were indeed at odds, there was no need for him to go all the way to discuss the matter with his enemies - but this man not only came alone to negotiate with him, he even acted as if he was "sure we could make it."

Where does his confidence come from?

"It seems that the Marquis doesn't quite understand the sphere of influence of the nobles. Then I will give you some reasons that the Marquis can understand. The Duke of Oufei still recognizes the rules of the nobles and will not become a destroyer of the existing order."

What this sentence meant was that the Duke openly admitted that he was still Aarons' enemy.

Because Aarons is a person who wants to break the rules and subvert the order, there is indeed no room for compromise between them.

But this statement actually has another potential meaning.

"Doesn't your Excellency the Duke want to dirty his hands?"

"Marquis, do you think the existing rules and order are a mistake that endangers the stability of the country?"

This question directly touched upon the core issue, leaving Aarons speechless for a moment.

The order and rules established by the nobles did maintain the stable operation of the empire. The reason why he wanted to rebel against them was because he and Keliya were treated unfairly.

The reason why the existing system can exist stably is that it still has sufficient rationality.

"Those things may be true in some ways... but they are now a threat to me and my wife, so I am resisting."

"In that case, the matter I am discussing with you is also out of my personal will."

This was the other party’s answer—it had nothing to do with justice and righteousness. The reason why the Duke wanted to eliminate the Booker family was just a personal grudge.

"Marquis, you don't have to think too much about it. We are only cooperating temporarily because we have the same interests in this matter. After this is over, we will still be enemies with each other."

After the young duke bluntly stated such a simple conclusion, Aarons was indeed somewhat moved.

This man did not hide any malicious intent. He just planned to use Aarons to exploit each other and uproot the Duke of Booker's family.

"As for the remaining things from Booker's house, how about we each take them based on our own abilities?"

"Why are you so confident, Your Excellency the Duke, that I will definitely agree to your terms?"

Although Aarons had already decided to cooperate with the other party, he still remained vigilant enough - the Duke might have some other tricks up his sleeve that he couldn't guess. If he made a rash decision, he would probably fall into the other party's trap.

"Does the Marquis want to know the reason? Then..."

"Husband, I went to the office just now to look for you but you weren't there. It turns out you had a guest——"

Then, before the elegant and handsome young Duke could give his reasons, Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly and nonchalantly barged into the reception room.

And when she saw the people sitting in the guest seats, her expression instantly became serious.

"…Why are you here, Morlo?"

"It's been a long time, Princess. I didn't expect your appearance has really recovered. Congratulations."

Although the conversation between the two was very simple, Aarons understood it immediately - the two of them must have known each other a long time ago.

"Answer me, what are you doing here?"

"I just want to discuss a business deal with the Marquis. Your Highness the Princess shouldn't have any objections."

"Heh, business... Is Sister Daiya's death also a business?"

The grudge between these two people seems to be quite complicated...but who is that Dia?

Aarons was keenly aware of some hidden story - the reason why the Duke came to see him was probably not as simple as "talking about business".

"It's all in the past. Your Highness, are you still going to dwell on it?"

"Hmph... Husband, don't promise him anything. I will explain it to you later."

"Since His Highness is determined to disrupt the situation, there is no need for me to stay here any longer... I will send someone to contact you again later. If the Marquis is interested in cooperation, just tell my subordinates then."

After saying this, the young duke actually stood up.

He didn't even care whether he would be ambushed by Aarons's men, and he maintained admirable arrogance and confidence from beginning to end.

"Then I'll take my leave. Also, please give my regards to Earl Jiangyue."

……

Only when the man really left did Aarons finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The aura and oppressive feeling from the other party were indeed worthy of the title of Duke. Even though he was not afraid psychologically, he was still suppressed.

If the three dukes are all like this, then I must be more cautious in the future.

"Husband, in what capacity did he come to see you?"

"He claims to be the head of the Oufei family and the current Duke of Oufei."

"As expected... I started learning magic from Master Jiangyue when I was twelve years old, and at that time, Master Jiangyue actually had another disciple."

This is something Aarons is completely unaware of - the person who is related to both Jiangyue and Keliya must be the key to the problem.

"That person's name was Dea Dora, who later became Dea Ofei... She was the wife of that bastard Moro Ofei."

"Wait a minute, I think this story may take a long time...why don't we go directly to Teacher Jiangyue to talk about it together?"

Looking at the suitcase and the set of drawings left on the table, Aarons always felt that this matter was not simple.

"Xia Ye, help me notify Zhu Ying and ask her to follow the Duke for a while to see where he will go next."

Looking at Her Royal Highness the Princess who seemed a little unhappy because of recalling the past, Aarons revealed a meaningful smile.

"Maybe I can understand what that guy is really thinking."