"It seems I came here at the right time."
He said with a smile, and without waiting for the people around him to react, he stretched out his hand, pointed at Killad and said, "Weak."
Bang bang bang…
There was a sound of falling to the ground, and the moment the words fell, Duke Kirard, who was holding the detonator in his hand, and the guards who were holding guns all fainted on the ground.
Colin walked over, picked up the detonator, turned around, and walked towards the pillar where the bomb was hidden.
Since he no longer hides his strength and uniqueness, naturally, he will not behave in the same way as before.
Directness, brutality and efficiency are what he is pursuing now.
The hands imbued with magical power grasped through the thick pillars as easily as pinching tofu, searching for the location of the bomb.
Xiaolan, who was standing near the pillar, looked at the scene that destroyed her worldview and asked hesitantly, "Um, Mr. Colin, you..."
She paused in the middle of her words, confusion written all over her delicate face.
He found the bomb from the pillar and threw it into his backpack. Colin clapped his hands and turned to look at Xiaolan who didn't know what to say. He smiled and said, "Confused?"
Xiaolan nodded hesitantly. It was impossible not to be curious when something like this happened right before her eyes.
"I will give you and Mr. Maori an explanation, but not now."
He said simply, turned around, looked at Princess Mira and said, "This is not the place to discuss things, what do you think?"
"Okay." Princess Mira looked at Colin deeply, then turned and walked towards the palace.
The others had different thoughts, but in this atmosphere, no one spoke and just followed.
Inside the palace, a spacious room.
Except for Officer Qian Xing, Xiaolan, and Conan, who were forced out by him on the grounds that they were not suitable to listen to this, everyone else stayed here.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, he simply said, "I hope to get the special minerals from this country."
"Impossible!" Princess Mira said without hesitation.
Ke Lin didn't get angry when he heard this. He looked at her and said, "Don't you want to hear the conditions I offer? Eternal youth and increased longevity. As long as you agree, everything will be yours."
Although the voice was plain, it was full of temptation. The people in the room changed color slightly and looked towards Princess Mira.
"It is my mother's wish not to mine ore. Moreover, using the interests of the country to satisfy the selfish desires of the ruler is not what a king should do. So, I refuse."
There was no hesitation in those bright eyes. Colin looked at her for a moment and nodded.
"I feel your will, but let me make one thing clear: I am not a good person." He stood up from the chair and walked towards Princess Mira.
The captain of the palace guard and Earl Keith stood up at the same time, blocking the way and protecting Princess Mira.
Seeing the atmosphere in the room change instantly, Colin was stunned for a moment and said, "It seems that you have misunderstood something, but don't worry, compared to threatening your princess' life, I have a better way of persuasion."
Having said that, he didn't look at the two people who were still on guard, but turned his attention to Princess Mira.
"Let me ask you roughly, Your Highness, which is more important to you, the stability of the country or the minerals underground?"
"What do you want to do?" Princess Mira looked over warily.
"What do I want to do?" Colin muttered to himself and chuckled. "I think the princess should know exactly what the special ore under the ground of this country is capable of and what the consequences will be if it is exposed. Since the princess has refused to trade with me, then there is no need for me to keep this secret for this country."
"You are threatening me!" Princess Mira said angrily.
"Yes, I am threatening you." Colin nodded and said, "Of course, Princess, you can also try to use violence to get rid of me, the insider, but I want to remind you that once you use such means, I will respond with the same means."
After speaking seriously, Colin looked over and waited for a response.
After being in this world for so long and experiencing so many things, he has gradually developed his own set of standards for behavior.
When you come across something you want, first look at who has it, whether the person is a good person, and how important the thing is to the other person, and then decide how to get it.
If the person is a bad guy or a villain, then it's simple. As long as you can beat him, just start robbing him. Doing so will not make him feel uncomfortable at all.
If it is in the hands of an ordinary person or a good person, and the item is not important to the other party, then trade it first. If that doesn't work, then steal, cheat, or rob. At worst, you can give some compensation afterwards.
But if the person is a good person and the thing is extremely important to the other person, even comparable to life, he will consider the importance of the thing to himself and whether he can replace the role of the thing to the target person, and then decide whether to spend some effort to get it or give up directly.
As for the Vesbania ore this time, he is now in the stage of deception. Even if Princess Mira refuses regardless, he can only spend some time to collect it secretly by himself, and he will not really publicize it.
But obviously, these are just his thoughts and he will definitely not tell anyone about them.
After a long while, Princess Mira stared at him with gritted teeth and said nothing.
Colin looked at him, touched his nose, turned to Lupin III who was still pretending to be Maori Kogoro and said, "He is also your junior, why don't you try to persuade him?"
The purpose of involving Lupin III and others is to prevent these guys from making random guesses and then messing things up.
But now it seems that it can play some other roles.
"Haha, don't find out." After listening to Colin's words, Lupin III took off the disguise mask on his face and restored his original appearance.
"After all, I have been following Mr. Maori for a long time, so I wouldn't mistake him for someone else." Colin said, and then paused and said, "By the way, I have a lot of enemies outside. For the safety of Mr. Maori and his family, remember not to tell anyone that I have had contact with them."
"I never thought that someone like you would care about others!" Princess Mira said angrily.
Colin looked at her without getting angry. He said calmly, "I didn't expect that even though you have become the head of state, you are still so easily swayed by your emotions."
"Also, Princess, you should be thankful that I am the one sitting opposite you. If those guys who only care about profit were in my position, let alone a deal, they would not stop until they have squeezed this country dry and drained all the fat out of its bones."
"That's a very powerful statement. So, what trading terms can you offer us?" Without waiting for Princess Mira to respond, Lupin took the initiative to step forward and said.
By now, they could be said to have been defeated and had no other choice for the time being.
Princess Mira looked up and moved her lips slightly, acquiescing to Lupin's questioning for her.
Colin watched all this, a smile gradually appearing on his face.
(End of this chapter)