By signing the contract, it seemed that Ymir had made a big concession, but in fact the contract also limited the room for opportunism between both parties.
This is a truly holistic approach to cooperation.
Her Royal Highness the Princess knew very well the value of the "secret" mentioned by Ren.
Her structure and vision prevent her from doing things that look smart but are actually stupid because of greed. She won't be like some narrow-minded guy who only sees petty profits and burns bridges.
Win-win cooperation is the right choice for a wider road.
Because of Ymir's uprightness, this also made Ren's backup plan to "prevent villains" completely useless.
... .
After the contract is signed, there are no worries anymore.
Renn took out Baron Morin's map and notebook and gave them to Ymir.
Anyway, this thing has been recorded in the "intelligent brain", so there is no point in keeping it in your hand.
Only after seeing "physical" evidence did the transaction turn from empty talk to reality.
Ymir flipped through it briefly, and the expression on his face became more and more complicated.
After seeing what was recorded in the notes, she confirmed that there really was a higher-end mechanical wreckage in the world than their current highest-tech mechanical city in Omar.
It was also the first time for Ren to see such complex mood swings in the eyes of this cold and arrogant eldest princess. In those green eyes, people seem to see the majestic waves, the heroic sky, and the infinite longing for the future.
The New Deal reforms were frequently obstructed by the old nobles in the empire; the establishment of new territories was restricted by the five major families in the Glory City; now seeing this, Ymir seemed to have a determination that he had never felt before in his heart.
The "secret" that Ren brought her gave her courage and gave her a breakthrough to break the deadlock!
"The location on the map is a little fuzzy, but it looks like it should be the 'high-risk fog zone' in the Alcoron Mountains in Sid. The best way to find the exact location of that coordinate is to follow the description in the notebook from Sid. Looking for the original route within the territory..."
Ymir rubbed his chin with his delicate hand, analyzed the line, and then said: "However, if nothing goes wrong, this process may take a long time."
Ren didn't say anything, and didn't think there was anything wrong with this statement.
After all, he had signed a magic contract, so he wasn't afraid of Ymir's attempts to burn bridges.
After a pause, Ymir showed a hint of embarrassment, and continued: "But before that, I plan to go to the 'Forest of Ashes' to have a look. This process may be delayed for several months..."
Upon hearing this, Ren asked casually: "You also want to find the 'divine power crystal'?"
When she heard that she was going to the "Forest of Ashes", it was probably only the matter of the "Seventy-Two Temple Ruins" that made her so urgent.
Ymir raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, slightly surprised. The existence of "divine power crystal" is not a field that ordinary extraordinary people can access.
"Um."
After pondering for a moment, she nodded without hiding anything, "My current extraordinary level has reached the bottleneck, and I just need the 'divine power crystal' to step into the legend... If I miss it, I may not have the chance in the future."
Now the city lord's palace of "Glory City" has released the news about the temple into a task and made it public.
Now all forces are rushing there, and time waits for no one.
If that temple is found, there are many experts around Ymir, and he will definitely be one of the forces with the best chance of obtaining that kind of treasure.
Therefore, she will never give up this opportunity.
Becoming a legend
After hearing this, Ren had a more accurate idea of Ymir's current strength.
"There really cannot be any delay in matters concerning the temple, then you..."
After all, Bazel said that kind of thing is a treasure that legends would fight for with their lives. Renn also expressed his understanding and said: "Then you have settled your matter, let's go look for the wreckage on the map. Anyway, that coordinate It’s very remote, so there’s no rush.”
"Um."
Ymir seemed to feel that he was in the wrong, and explained to Rendo: "This trip will be very dangerous... I will take some elite subordinates to go and try to find the temple in a short time. So..."
Therefore, she didn't plan to take a novice like Ren with her.
Ren said that was exactly what he wanted.
He had no intention of taking the risk. Even if he was forced to go out for "hunting for all" this time, he just planned to go hang out and come back after enjoying the soy sauce.
A dangerous place like the "Seventy-Two Temples" hidden in the hinterland of the Forest of Ashes was not something that a novice like him could mess around with.
Anyway, Renne has got the promise he wanted,
In order not to embarrass the eldest princess, he took the initiative and said: "It's okay. Anyway, I also accepted a wilderness hunting mission, and I will probably stay in the wilderness for a long time. By then, your affairs will be settled. Let’s take a long-term view on the treasure hunt plan..."
"Um."
Ymir nodded, that was all he could do for the time being.
At this time, she turned her eyes and seemed to have thought of something. She took out a rose heraldry ring from the drawer of the table and said, "This is my personal seal. It can help you when you encounter some troubles." You solve some problems. If you are in danger while I am not back, you can take him to General Baron and seek his asylum. Well... Just say that you are my personal doctor. ”
"good."
Ren was not polite and took the rose signet ring.
He had read some literature introductions and had a general understanding of the aristocratic system in this world. Each noble will have his own unique noble coat of arms, which is used to sign and mark to show his identity. Noble coats of arms are official, while private seals are used in informal situations. Giving as a gift often represents a special relationship between the recipient and the owner of the seal.
As expected, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess has the kind of character that doesn't take advantage of others.
Owe no favors, repay kindness and be considerate.
Last time I gave them "ice crystals", and this time I gave them a seal.
You won't suffer any loss in trading with her.
... .
The matter of "Baron Morin's Treasure" was settled in a very short period of time.
Everyone gets what they need and everyone is happy.
In the study, Ymir didn't seem to have anything to say, so Lei naturally had no intention of shamelessly staying and eating.
Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something, took out another piece of paper, and asked: "By the way, Her Royal Highness, I have a mechanical code here... Do you think you can find the whereabouts of its key?" "
The code "S11-7-YY567#22" was left by that barbarian girl Udo.
I couldn't help her solve it last time, but it seemed like there was something on my mind. Now I met someone from Omar official and asked him casually.
Ymir glanced at it and recognized it immediately, saying, "This is the mechanical secret box code of the Omar military's S-class forbidden object. Where did you see it?"
Sure enough, Karl's guess was correct, this was something from the Omar military.
"This was given to me by a savage..."
Renn felt that there was nothing to hide about the barbarian's "sacred object", so he told the truth and said: "When I came to the City of Glory before, I met..."
Hiding some details such as "Coleman language", he simply talked about the origin of the code.
After all, Ymir used to be a figure in the power center of Omar, so she naturally knew the operation of the Black Water Tower.
After listening to what Ren said, she vaguely felt that the purpose of Blackwater Tower's operation this time was not that simple: "You mean... the people from Blackwater Tower went to the barbarian tribe to steal their clan's sacred objects, and then Was he chased back by barbarians again?"
As for how Ren knew the information, that was not the point, and she would not take the initiative to ask.
Ren nodded and said evasively: "I got some reliable information from some secret channels. I heard about an ancient legend called [Black Tide], which seems to mean that the 'Forest of Ashes' may happen due to some changes. 'The Great Terror'."
After a pause, he glanced at Ymir's flawless pretty face for a moment, and added: "You... be careful when the time comes."
After all, it was his golden thigh, and he didn't want anything to happen to it before it was stable.
Anyway, the fragments of information heard from Wu Duo's mouth were meaningless, so he simply told them all.
"..."
Ymir looked slightly strange as he listened.
Her noble Princess Oma's intelligence network didn't even have any information about this kind of news. Where did this guy get it
However, the tacit understanding between the two would not allow her to inquire into each other's secrets.
After hearing this, she only responded lightly: "I understand."
... .
The two of them had a secret conversation in the study, and Ymir's guards and servants were probably very curious.
When Ren went downstairs and walked out of the hotel, he was greeted by waves of looks from the female palace knights and the old nuns.
Not far from the door of the hotel, a tightly wrapped strong man walked out.
"Brother Ren, are you out?"
Bazel's voice, like rubbing against coarse sandpaper, was instantly recognizable, "I just found someone to get you out, but when I asked, I found out that you were actually released on bail by Princess Omar..."
Then, this guy was waiting here.
"..."
Ren rolled his eyes angrily.
I'm almost getting cold waiting for you to come.
If it was just an ordinary routine inquiry, that would be fine.
But he didn't expect to encounter the interrogator playing "dark under the light". If I hadn't happened to flip through all the law books in Glory City and frightened those guys, I'm afraid something would happen this time.
However, when Ren thought about it carefully, the word "get it out" sounded a bit intriguing.
He asked curiously: "Senior Bazel, who are you looking for to get me?"
When Bazel heard this, he said quite proudly: "I contacted several of my former colleagues on the black market and negotiated a high price. As long as the security department does not let people go, they will take action. Moreover, the guards have bought the route out of the city. Everything has been arranged, absolutely no problem..."
He also knew that this assassination was not simple, as it involved a Bloody Marquis of Sid and Princess Omar. Ren was in trouble, and something unexpected might happen, so he took these precautions.
After hearing this, Ren was stunned for a moment before reacting, and asked: "So... your method is to rob the prison?"
Bazel didn't think there was anything wrong, "Yes! If I don't break the prison, how can I get you out like this?"
"..."
Ren rolled his eyes.
Bazel looked at Ren's dumbfounded expression and asked doubtfully: "My brothers were caught before and they have always done this. Is there any problem?"
"..."
Hearing this, Ren was completely speechless, and couldn't help but express the banditry of the Phantom Thief.
As expected, it’s better not to explain the werewolf’s thinking to him.
But this is such a huge difference, right? Ymir just swiped his face card and got him out with a few words of "thank you". Why on earth are you planning to carry out a violent robbery in the city
However, snakes have their own ways, and rats have their own ways.
Since Bazel dared to do this, he was probably really sure of getting him out.
He didn't say much, after all... The left and right were out, weren't they
At this time, it was Bazel's turn to be curious. He asked: "By the way, what is your relationship with Princess Oma? She actually gave you the 'Crystal of the Original Law'?"
After all, he had sneak attack on the eldest princess before at Storm Lake, and he felt a little guilty.
What if this boy was someone close to the eldest princess and found out that he had attacked Ymir, wouldn't he be in an embarrassing situation
Ren asked, "Is that kind of thing rare?"
"Extracting the original power will damage your cultivation, what do you think?"
Bazel rolled his eyes at him, and then explained: "It's not that the things are very rare, but they are not worth getting for extraordinary people. To crystallize the Law of Condensation, you will lose several months of cultivation. Generally speaking, unless Those old guys who are stuck at the bottleneck and can’t break through, very few people would make that kind of thing and give it away.”
"..."
After saying this, Ren suddenly felt that the "Law Crystal" was somewhat valuable.
Cultivation is not an external thing like money. For a strong person like Ymir who is still on the rise, its value and significance are extraordinary.
But when I thought about that on the train, Her Royal Highness the Princess had nothing, even the clothes she wore were her own.
She probably felt that she had nothing to repay the favor of the one hundred gold crowns, and she felt that she would never see him again, so she condensed the "ice crystals" to pay off the debt.
He saw that Bazel was still expecting to hear some "gossip" and responded: "It's nothing special, it's just that I saved her once before."
"oh."
Bazel thought of Ren's sharp-edged skills, and he probably solved some difficult and complicated diseases for the eldest princess, so he didn't ask any more questions.
He asked curiously: "Then why are Sid's vampires chasing you?"
Renn: "It's a long story..."