Watching Isabella leave, Chen Rui walked straight towards the main hall without thinking too much.
Whether she is a woman with a story or not, it has nothing to do with him. From beginning to end, the relationship between the two of them is all hypocrisy, but Chen Rui behaves more "sincerely".
However, acting is acting, no matter how much you put in, it is just acting.
For him, the value of Isabella is to trigger further conflicts between Obsidian and the elder family and Lomon's wind shadow boots. The former goal has been basically achieved, and the latter will slowly find a way. As for the mysterious force behind it, Chen Rui's strength is not enough at present, and the plan is at a critical moment, so he doesn't want to cause extra complications.
"Your Highness Hei Yao, please forgive me for causing you some trouble at the court meeting today." In the hall, the first thing Chen Rui said when he saw Hei Yao was to apologize.
"It's me who should apologize," Hei Yao shook his head: "But Sir Charles should have noticed that the power of the elder family is deeply rooted, and there are many things that even I can't... jump out of the rules, and let Your Excellency be wronged."
"I believe that as long as our cooperation is successful, the rules and so on... will be formulated by His Royal Highness." Chen Rui smiled slightly.
Black Yao's eyes lit up: "So, Your Excellency agreed to cooperate?"
The human beings who showed the black potion took the initiative in the meeting last night, deliberately showing a little resentment, and have been refusing to agree to cooperate positively, so Black Yao made up his mind to publicly suppress the elder family. I feel that my thoughts were not in vain.
"I have already seen His Highness's sincerity." Chen Rui actually wanted to cooperate immediately in his heart, but showed a deliberate appearance, "I once said that Fallen Angel Empire and His Highness Black Yao are my only partners. Quote Your Highness's words have been the same in the past, present, and future. This title of His Highness...I believe it will not be long before it should be replaced by Your Majesty."
The last sentence reached Hei Yao's heart, and a smile appeared on his face.
"The production of the black potion is quite complicated, and my teacher is a top-notch grand master. What he makes is super black potion that is close to or even 100% pure. The cost is quite high. Your Highness must be mentally prepared." Chen Rui After pondering for a moment, he took out a bottle of red healing potion, "His Royal Highness, you can find someone to try this bottle of super healing potion, which is also 100% pure, and the effect is far from comparable to ordinary ones."
100% pure? It can indeed be called super! Hei Yao was taken aback, took the red potion, pondered for a while, called a guard, and did a small trauma experiment, the recovery effect and speed were much higher than that of the master-level advanced red potion, and he was even more convinced .
The higher the quality of the medicine, the greater the value. Originally, this kind of thing was aimed at high-end customers, and there was absolutely no need to worry about the source of customers.
Compared with the huge economic and political value brought by this precious resource, no amount of money is worth it.
"So, how much money do you need?"
"Our cooperation is long-term, and the investment in the early stage will definitely be quite huge." Chen Rui said an approximate amount, which made Hei Yao's face change. Although he was mentally prepared, this amount was still too much Huge.
"I also know that this amount is too large, but this is already the most streamlined budget," Chen Rui saw Hei Yao's expression, and said with a wry smile: "For me, it is currently the stage of brewing strength, and there is no time to do so." Before maturity, this most important secret weapon cannot be exposed, and the funds of the Camplot family cannot be mobilized on a large scale, otherwise it will arouse the suspicion of the second prince, so the main source of funds in the early stage can only be His Highness. It is necessary to get enough start-up capital, as long as a sufficient amount of black potion is produced, the subsequent monetary benefits alone will be enough to multiply this capital several times, not to mention our other convenient gains."
Obsidian nodded, but shook his head again: "Charles, I have absolute trust in you, but... to tell you the truth, according to the three-nation peace agreement four hundred years ago, the Fallen Angel Empire has to pay the Shadow Empire and the Empire every year. The Blood Fiend Empire provides a considerable amount of 'subsidy', but the national treasury is actually not rich, and with the Pharmacist Competition to be held soon, the funds I can mobilize may not be able to meet this requirement."
This kind of "subsidy" is actually paying tribute, but this method can be used to exchange for peace, which is already the best result for the Fallen Angel Empire, which has the weakest combat power.
Chen Rui pondered for a while, and said, "I have a solution, I don't know if it will work."
"Tell me."
"Our Camplot family has a 'fund-raising' business method. When doing a large business, we will take the lead in the name of the family. The funds of the large and small alliance families in the chamber of commerce are collected, which is called equity participation, and then the profits are distributed to various parties. Families with equity participation. Generally speaking, they are all profitable. This kind of fundraising can keep the family’s considerable liquidity and reduce its own investment risk. It is actually a kind of welfare, because the amount returned is much higher than that of The amount invested."
"Fund-raising?" Hei Yao was thoughtful, this "business" is sure to make money, and those who want to buy the black potion will definitely flock to it, and they can also learn from the "auction house" in Dark Moon, which sold the potion to an astonishing price. sky-high price.
"So, I am now collecting funds from the major families of the imperial capital, and then the rebate will be enough?"
Chen Rui smiled knowingly, and shook his head slightly: "No, Camplot is just a family. His Highness controls an empire. Why doesn't this scope expand a little bit farther?"
Obsidian reacted immediately: "Territory?"
Chen Rui nodded: "Until now, I have a certain understanding of the situation of the Fallen Angel Empire. This time, for His Highness, it may be a good opportunity to strengthen control from the other side, using interests to control, Sometimes it's much more effective than pure force or institutions."
"You mean..." Obsidian stood up slowly with his eyes shining brightly.
Chen Rui said confidently: "Your Highness is an extremely smart monarch, so I don't need to explain too much about the stakes. But I'm just an outsider, and only His Highness knows the specific situation of each territory of the empire. At that time, His Highness can adjust it according to actual needs." , such as the amount of shares, the actual ratio of rebates, etc., are all under control, and I believe that some difficult problems that have been troubling His Highness will become easier because of this matter."
This reminder made Black Yao's thinking more open. "Charles" was right. Controlling with interests is sometimes more effective than force. Maybe this time it can really change the pattern of the entire empire. At that time, even if there is no With the approval of the Sword of the Fallen Angel, he will also become a veritable emperor.
"However, there is one thing. Your Highness must pay attention. Our purpose is not just pure wealth, so we cannot reveal the real purpose of this fundraising to anyone for the time being. The black potion, a secret weapon, can only be obtained when it appears at the most appropriate time. Unleash the greatest 'lethal power'. In order not to startle the enemy, I am not suitable to appear, if you need some kind of guarantee, your highness can only come forward by yourself."
Chen Rui looked at Hei Yao who was still thinking, and a strange light appeared in his hands: "If Your Highness has the courage, then I can safely sign an equal contract with Your Highness."
This kind of tone, as if he had just taken a big risk, and he was worried about Obsidian. Of course, if the story of "Charles" really exists, then this is really tantamount to putting all his eggs in one basket.
Black Yao took a closer look at the content of the equal contract, and put aside the last scruples in his heart. Unless he reached the god-level realm, the contract is irreversible. According to his information, Charles had cooperated with Zhuoqie, the lord of Chiyou, for the first time. After signing an equal contract, he returned several times the profit as agreed, which brought the contract to a successful conclusion.
Now that the two signed this contract, it was equivalent to the official establishment of the cooperative relationship. At this time, there are still nearly a hundred years before the battle between the demon world and humans, so there is no need to worry about some unnecessary doubts. You must know that there are at least two other people who are capable of cooperating with Charles. Charles does not necessarily have to choose him, but for him, it is the best opportunity to completely control the empire and even become famous in the devil world. It must not be missed.
The next thing went smoothly, and the two parties successfully signed an equal contract, turning it into a true ally relationship. Although Chen Rui's strength is far weaker than that of Charles, from the perspective of cooperation, he is the real leader. In addition to the fact that he is the real prince, Hei Yao did not put on the airs of the devil emperor, and his tone of voice It seems a lot more friendly.
"Without further delay, Your Highness, please convene a meeting of lords and raise funds as soon as possible. I will return to the human world to arrange related matters. After half a month... a month at most, I will come to the imperial capital to take away the funds. There is another good news , the most important result of my teacher's painstaking research in recent years is coming to an end, at that time I will bring a new gift to His Highness, so that His Highness can rejuvenate for a second time."
Rejuvenate? Obsidian's spirit perked up, could it be a life-prolonging potion
Unexpectedly, in addition to the resurrection potion, Grandmaster Sun Simiao was about to research a life-prolonging potion!
The last supreme black potion!
Although the lifespan of demons is longer than that of humans, especially the strong ones, they will eventually grow old and die.
High-ranking people will only think that their life is not long, but since ancient times, except for the legendary gods, no life can truly live forever, so things that increase life span have become extremely precious, and life-extending potions are the best of such treasures . What it increases is not the specific number of years, but the proportion of the entire lifespan. That is to say, the longer the lifespan, the better the effect of taking it. Coupled with the extraordinary skills of the great master, for the devil emperor level Obsidian, The efficacy of the medicine must be far beyond imagination.
Obsidian is now approaching old age, if he can take the high-purity life-prolonging potion prepared by the Grand Master, then, as "Charles" said, it will be equivalent to rejuvenating for the second time!
Life (one's own) cannot be measured by any wealth! If this potion appears in the Demon Realm in the future, it will definitely be more shocking than all the other black potions combined!
Not only that, "Charles" said something that moved his heart even more.
"My teacher has a close friend of a master artifact maker. After I go back this time, I will ask the teacher to talk about it. Then maybe I can help His Highness solve some problems with artifacts..."
Artifact... the sword of the fallen angel!
The corners of Obsidian's eyes twitched, the excitement that had gradually subsided due to the resurrection potion began to surge in his heart again, this highest artifact of the royal family has always been his heart disease, and it is also the biggest obstacle that prevents him from becoming a righteous emperor of fallen angels.
It stands to reason that as long as it is of the blood of the royal family, it is eligible to be recognized by the artifact. I don't know whether it was Emperor Baiye who left some kind of seal in the end, or whether Black Yao was really "scorned" by the artifact. Over the years, he has exhausted all methods. It has never been recognized by the artifact.
So the more this was the case, the less he dared to let the Sword of the Fallen Angel come into contact with Bai Ye's lineage, including Ivanson, the younger brother of the former prince Green and one of his nephews, who were secretly imprisoned by him.
There is no master-level craftsman in the Demon Realm. Even the first craftsman, Nate, and the missing three-line proficient genius Arthur are still far from the true master level. The teacher of "Charles" can make a full set of super black potions, and the title of top master is well-deserved, so to be his close friend, the master of the device must have extraordinary attainments, maybe he can really solve this problem own problems for many years.
Chen Rui actually wanted to abduct the sword of the fallen angel this time, but haste makes waste. The sword of the fallen angel may be the last straw that overwhelms the camel's camel, but it will not be the most critical thing to turn the situation around. Even if Shia really possessed the Sword of the Fallen Angel, Obsidian would not bow down. Compared with more symbolic artifacts, the plan to fundamentally destroy the enemy's strength is more important.
After personally sending Charles away, Hei Yao couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his heart anymore, and laughed three times. He only felt complacent for a while, and he had already begun to imagine how he would shake the devil world in the future and make a blockbuster scene.
Chen Rui also wanted to laugh out loud, because the most important part of the plan was finally completed, and the next thing to see is how Hei Yao tried his best to help him take risks and raise funds. .
Obsidian was able to suppress the lineage of Prince Green and his supporters, and rule the Fallen Angel Empire for hundreds of years. He was definitely not mediocre. It was just that he was caught by Chen Rui. Under these difficult conditions, he finally fell into the trick , is now being sold and is still helping to find a buyer.
As for Isabella, what Chen Rui gave at the beginning was a bottle of Eternal Power, not the highest-grade black potion. Later, for the next powerful potion, he directly took out the resurrection potion in front of Hei Yao.
However, Isabella knew about the existence of the black potion, and it was likely that the secret organization would be involved. Of course, the black potion is a bait, and it shouldn't be too difficult to cheat a secret organization, but Chen Rui's current target is Hei Yao, and he doesn't want to attract more attention.
After all, his ultimate goal is not to destroy the Fallen Angel Empire, but to let Shia take over, and the contest with that mysterious force should be.
Just in case, I have to go to Isabella's place again to test the bottom line. It seems that some kind of emotional drama will continue to be played.