“Since Your Majesty insist on going your own way, then we won’t bother anymore!” Wesley Strickland sensed the pressure emanating from Emperor Greenleaf and couldn’t help but shudder. After a brief pause, he added, “However, from now on, if the capital city wants the Ancient Martial Arts World to send people to the Polar Snow Domain, we will have to think about it carefully!”
“If you say one more word, do you believe I won’t let any of you leave?” A strong aura of killing intent emanated from Emperor Greenleaf.
“Your Majesty!” At this moment, Billy walked over and spoke to Emperor Greenleaf, “I have a suggestion, should I speak or not?”
Although Emperor Greenleaf had asked him to call him uncle, as he had mentioned before, the etiquette between ruler and subject should not be discarded.
“But go ahead and speak!” Emperor Greenleaf paused for a moment and nodded in response to Billy, no longer concerned about the issue of his address.
“Thank you, Your Majesty!” Billy replied and then turned to Wesley Strickland, “I can give you spots for the Five Elements Passage, but the conditions need to be adjusted. If you agree, then it’s a deal. If not, then get out of here immediately!”
For him, if there was a choice, he would naturally not compromise with the other party. However, due to the current circumstances, there were some things that had to be temporarily conceded. The Western countries were trying to make Glavale go through a catastrophe similar to the one a hundred years ago, and they were already making arrangements for it. If, at this moment, they were to completely fall out with the major super sects, it would obviously not be a wise choice.
At the same time, Billy was well aware that the reason Emperor Greenleaf and Minister Woolery didn’t agree to give up the spots for the Five Elements Passage was to take his feelings into consideration. Originally, as the successor of the national fortune, releasing the spots for public competition was already unfair to him. If they were to give up the spots for the passage, it would be even more unreasonable. Therefore, the capital city had already made it clear that all eight spots for the Five Elements Passage would be allocated by him. If Billy didn’t relent, neither Minister Woolery nor Emperor Greenleaf would ever agree.
“Billy, don’t pay attention to them!” Emperor Greenleaf paused again and said. He knew that Billy was making this concession for the sake of the capital city.
“Your Majesty, rest assured, everything will be fine. I know what I’m doing!” Billy looked at the emperor and smiled faintly.
“I wonder what conditions Commander Gardner wants to adjust?” Wesley Strickland raised his eyebrows and asked.
“I will give you two spots for the Five Elements Passage, but you need to send four Third-Rank or two Fourth-Rank Sovereigns to Polar Domain!” Billy responded.
“Impossible!” Before he could finish his sentence, one of the gray-robed old men immediately shouted, “Do you think Third-Rank or Fourth-Rank Sovereigns are as common people? Are they so worthless? You ask for so many with just one word!”
“I have already given you the conditions. Whether you agree or not is up to you.” Billy shrugged his shoulders. “Time is limited. I’ll give you one minute to consider!”
“Elder Strickland, no need to consider anymore. We don’t want those two spots!” The gray-robed old man looked at Wesley Strickland and said.
“Commander Gardner, I can agree to send four Third-Rank Sovereigns, but I need three spots!” Wesley Strickland ignored the gray-robed old man and looked at Billy.
“No way!” Billy shook his head decisively. “Two spots, four Third-Rank Sovereigns or two Fourth-Rank Sovereigns, you choose!”
Wesley Strickland exhaled heavily and a resolute look flashed in his eyes as he spoke, “Alright, I agree to send four Third-Rank Sovereigns to the Polar Snow Domain!”
For him, although on the surface, this seemed like a losing deal. After all, with only two spots, only two people would benefit from the national fortune when it descended. But having two was better than having none.
From what he knew, after welcoming the national fortune, including the successor of the national fortune and the eight members of the passage, not only would their martial arts cultivation improve to varying degrees. But also, with the blessing of the atmospheric fortune, the martial arts talent of these nine people would skyrocket, and their martial arts future would be immeasurable.
After reaching the Sovereign Realm, how far a martial artist could go was largely determined by their talent. Talent was the ceiling of everyone’s martial arts path. If the talent was not enough, at a certain level, no matter how many accumulated cultivation resources, it would be useless. Therefore, for Wesley Strickland, it was equivalent to using four old things who had reached their talent ceiling to exchange for two juniors who might have potential in the late Sovereign Realm in the future. This deal was worth it.
“You better not go back on your word!” Billy responded, then ignored the other party. Then he turned to Emperor Greenleaf and asked, “Your Majesty, is it almost time? When should we start?”
“It’s still twenty minutes away from the right time!” Emperor Greenleaf didn’t mention the issue of the spots anymore. This was the concession Billy made for the capital city, and Emperor Greenleaf understood it. After a pause, he turned and looked behind him and said, “Bring it!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
The two ministers of the palace responded and each took a brocade box from their attendants and walked over. Then they bowed and presented the brocade boxes to Emperor Greenleaf.
“Is Your Majesty giving a gift to boss?” Not far away, Stout smacked his lips and said, “The brocade boxes look exquisite, so this gift should be expensive, right?”
Casey and the others coughed.
“Shut up!” Ivy glared at him angrily, “Do you think the emperor would give a gift to Billy in this kind of situation?”
“Then what could it be? It’s probably some kind of spiritual fruit or something?” Stout’s eyes lit up, “A spiritual fruit that the emperor would personally give must be at least a thousand years old!”
Night Orchid chuckled, “Stout, all you have in your mind are spiritual fruits.”
“Orchid, don’t listen to him!” Ivy retorted again and then looked in Billy’s direction.
In fact, not only Stout, but most of the people present were looking at this scene curiously, wondering what was in the two brocade boxes.
After a while, Emperor Greenleaf took out a scroll from one of the brocade boxes and opened it. He read it aloud with a loud voice, and his voice echoed through the air.
“As of today, Commander Gardner is hereby conferred the title of Dragon Sovereign of Glavale!”
“Hmm?” As Emperor Greenleaf’s words fell, the entire scene fell silent.
Except for Minister Woolery, the elders of the cabinet, and a few ministers of the palace, everyone else had a puzzled expression on their faces.
Dragon Sovereign of Glavale?
“Ivy, have you ever heard of this title? What is it? How come I’ve never heard of it?” Stout looked at Ivy and asked.
“I don’t know either.” Ivy shook her head slightly.
“Bob, you’ve been in the Central Sky Office for a long time. Have you heard of this title?” Stout looked at Bob again and asked.
“Well! I vaguely remember seeing it in a document once!” Bob responded with a thoughtful expression.
“In the history of Glavale, which has been passed down for thousands of years, this title has been conferred once before. If I remember correctly, the last time it was conferred was a thousand years ago!”