Chapter 176: Bringing Disaster to the Country and the People

While Old Xie was letting his mind wander, he had already followed Constantine into a private room. Then the attendant served the prepared delicacies. Constantine raised her glass and smiled at Old Xie, “This glass is my way of saying thank you for traveling so far to save me! Really, really, thank you very much!”

“Hehe, no need to be so polite!” Old Xie laughed. “A hero saving a beauty is a fine story. Speaking of which, I should thank you for giving me this opportunity!” As he spoke, he also raised his wine glass.

“You are really funny!” Constantine shook her head with a wry smile, and then drank it all in one go.

Seeing that a girl was so bold, Old Xie naturally did not want to be outdone and downed it in one gulp.

“By the way, I also invited Elven Princess Juliet Highness today. You were too rash last time, so remember to apologize to her this time!” Constantine said. “I spent a lot of effort persuading her to meet you!”

“Sigh!” Old Xie’s head ached at the mention of Juliet, and he said depressingly, “Speaking of which, I am the innocent one. Who told her to look almost exactly like that pretty boy Arthas? To really say it, first, I have to blame that bastard Arthas. Who told him to look so enchanting that others could hardly distinguish his gender? Second, I have to blame Juliet herself. Who did she have to dress like? She had to align herself with that pretty boy Arthas and that she-male. Isn’t that deliberately causing misunderstanding?”

“Haha!” Constantine couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this. “You really know how to twist words. Who talks like that? Even ten thousand steps back, even if it was His Highness Arthas himself that day, you couldn’t have touched him there!”

“I didn’t want to touch her. The situation was like this: after fighting side by side with the pretty boy, I saw his injury was healed, and I was happy, so I planned to pat his chest to see if he was fully recovered. But as soon as I patted, it went wrong.” Old Xie said depressingly. “Who knew that a grown man would be so soft in the chest? I was curious at the time! So I reached out and touched! Sigh, how to put it, curiosity kills!”

“You, your hands are just too fast!” Constantine said with a smile.

“If my hands weren’t fast, how would I fight?” Old Xie said helplessly.

“Besides fighting, can’t you think of something else?” Constantine couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Constantine, you are too naive. On this turbulent Continent, people who can’t fight don’t even have the right to survive, so how can they think of anything else?” Old Xie shrugged.

Constantine listened, thought seriously for a moment, and finally had to shake her head with a bitter smile. “Indeed, it seems I was too naive! If I had realized this earlier, Tianfeng Fourteen Lang wouldn’t have taken advantage of the gap! I lost over 500 friends at once!” At this point, a sad expression appeared on Constantine’s face.

“There, there, it’s all in the past!” Old Xie hurriedly comforted her. “Didn’t you already avenge them?”

“No, the one who avenged them was you!” Constantine then wiped her tears, raised her glass again, and said to Old Xie, “This glass of wine, I thank you on behalf of my poor subordinates!”

“Good!” Old Xie was not polite and drank it in one go.

Constantine also drank a glass, then poured wine for Old Xie while saying, “Little Stephen, to be honest, besides thanking you, I have a favor to ask of you!”

“What is it?” Old Xie asked with a smile.

“Sigh, you know that although our family didn’t lose much in terms of supplies this time, the loss of personnel was too severe. It will take three to five years to recover. But the family business must go on. If we urgently recruit people temporarily, we might find some unstable elements, so I plan to ask you!” Constantine said. “Can you lend me some men?”

“Hehe, you have your eyes on Sven and the others, right?” Old Xie asked with a smile.

“Yes!” Constantine laughed. “I really admire you to death. You just go out once and bring back a Sword Saint follower!”

“It’s not that simple!” Old Xie smiled bitterly. “Without the relationship from the previous generation, do you think a strong man like Sven would obey me for a few Gold Coins?”

“Hehe, anyway, Sven and his 300 Berserkers are yours now. With such powerful strength, I’m afraid no one in the Griffin Kingdom compares to you except His Majesty!” Constantine laughed.

“As if!” Old Xie curled his lips in disdain. “I don’t know about others, but I know that Old Mage in my family very clearly. If he really made a move, he alone could probably kill Sven and his 300 subordinates!”

“No way? The Lightning Magic Saint is that powerful?” Constantine asked in shock.

“Nonsense, if he wasn’t powerful, how could he be the head of the Nine Saints of the Griffin Kingdom? A master who dares to casually kill a Duke, could he be easy to mess with?” Old Xie said solemnly. “Although he looks almost the same as other Saint Level Mages right now, that is just a disguise. I can clearly feel the terrifying power he hides!”

“Ha, your Stephen Family really is a place that produces monsters!” Constantine smiled bitterly. “You are like this, and so is your great-grandfather!”

“Hehe, can’t help it, it’s genetic!” Old Xie said with a smile.

“Alright, don’t change the subject. You haven’t said whether you will lend me the men or not!” Constantine looked at Old Xie playfully.

“Since you’ve asked, how can I say no?” Old Xie laughed. “But speaking of which, it’s good that you take them. I don’t have use for these 300 people for the time being!”

“Don’t worry, I know you hired them. I’m willing to pay you double the money during this period!” Constantine laughed.

“Money doesn’t matter, I have plenty anyway. But I want to know, where are you going this time?” Old Xie said. “If it’s too dangerous, I can’t bear to let you go!”

“Rest assured, the target is safe this time. We are going to the Kingdom of Elves!” Constantine laughed.

“That’s good then!” Old Xie immediately felt relieved.

But then Constantine’s next sentence scared Old Xie quite a bit. Constantine said with a smile, “We are taking the sea route this time!”

“Ah!” Old Xie immediately exclaimed. “Are you crazy! We just joined forces to destroy the headquarters of the Black Dragon Society in the City of Chaos, and now you want to take the sea route where pirates are endless? Heavens, aren’t you seeking death?”

“Hehe, the situation is different now!” Constantine laughed. “Didn’t you say last time that the City of Chaos would be destroyed by the wrath of the Elves?”

“Yes!” Old Xie nodded. “If the Elves don’t avenge Arthas, the sun would have to rise from the north!”

“You guessed right!” Constantine laughed. “I just got the latest news from Her Highness Juliet. The Elf King not only led the army to destroy all forces belonging to the Demons in the City of Chaos, but even went to sea on captured ships to strike at the pirates. Until now, they are still floating on the sea! My meaning is, while the Elves are still there, let’s quickly take a sea trip. When the Elven troops withdraw, the pirates will reoccupy the sea, and then there will be no chance!”

“From here to the Kingdom of Elves, it seems going by sea is a detour?” Old Xie asked in confusion. “Why not take the safer land route?”

“No one collects taxes at sea!” Constantine said with a wry smile. “You are not in business, so you don’t know the terror of taxes. If my goods go by land, just crossing the Empire of Light, there are dozens of cities to pass through, big and small. Each city requires paying a 10% transit fee. You calculate how much that is?”

“Hehe, that is indeed dark enough!” Old Xie smiled, then suddenly asked, “What goods are the Elves lacking? I looted quite a few things from the Black Dragon Society this time, I’m afraid the Griffin Kingdom might not be able to absorb it all! Could you help me get them to the Kingdom of Elves?”

“No problem, even if you didn’t say it, I planned to ask you!” Constantine laughed. “The place where the Elves live is rich in magical plants and various magical beasts from the southern tropics, but they don’t have northern magical beasts, so they need to buy many materials unique to the north. Another thing is Magic Crystal Stones; the Elves produce very little and mainly rely on imports.”

“In that case!” Old Xie said, “How about this: tomorrow I’ll have Chris Chen give you the list of things in my hand. You choose whatever is suitable. Don’t worry about having too many things; at worst, I’ll lend you Sven and the others. And if that’s not enough, I have other experts I can deploy!”

“Really? That’s great!” Constantine immediately asked excitedly. “How many more people can you send? I mean experts who are presentable, at least Level 5. Because others don’t matter, they are easy to find, but experts are hard to find!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie smiled slightly. “30 is no problem!”

“Ha, that’s enough! These people can protect at least 5 large cargo ships!” Constantine said excitedly. “I’ll go back and immediately mobilize the largest cargo. This time we must make a good profit!”

“Hehe!” Seeing her so happy, Old Xie couldn’t help but laugh too. Just at that moment, a gentle knock on the door came from outside.

Constantine immediately stood up and said, “It must be Princess Juliet. I’ll go open the door for her!”

Saying that, Constantine walked quickly to the door and gently opened the door of the private room. Sure enough, standing outside was Princess Juliet in women’s clothing. This was the first time Old Xie saw this princess dressed as a woman. How to put it? Anyway, Old Xie searched his guts and ultimately came up with one sentence, thinking that this woman was simply a disaster for the country and the people!