Section 42 Intricacies
Although Saito Snake Xing was very dissatisfied with Oda, he didn't dare to treat Oda well, and it seems that the identity of the prince still made the people of the Demon Palace quite scruples. Moreover, the Dark Temple is the body designated by the Demon God Lord to be in charge of government affairs, and even if there is something wrong with their approach, according to the regulations, they must be raised at a joint meeting of the two temples.
"Hmph, wait and see, at this joint meeting, our Demon Palace will definitely make His Royal Highness the Prince responsible for his own failures! In order to wash away the shame that our Oriental Kingdom has suffered!" Saito Snake dropped a sentence viciously, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Harry sneering at himself, and stepped forward with a secret anger in his heart.
"You're an envoy from the Free Empire?" said Saito Snake straddled a three-headed Jiao, three bucket-sized heads dangling in front of Harry, spitting out a foul stench. Saito looked haughty, and a pair of small eyes swirled around Harry. The Free Empire sent such a young envoy, did he really think that our Oriental Kingdom would be easy to bully? With our Demon Temple, how could we allow the Oriental Kingdom to be 'humiliated' in vain!
Harry rolled up a small whirlwind beside him, enveloping himself in it, blocking the stench from the other side. He replied coldly, "Yes, I wonder what advice Elder Saito has?"
"Seeing that you are young, I don't want to embarrass you. Where did you come from, go back!" Saito arrogantly pointed his long knife at Harry, shouting in a threatening tone.
Harry's eyes froze, and the anger in his heart flashed. The surging magic in his body calmed down in an instant.
Oda Natsuyanagi, you want to use the young master as a gunman? How can I do what you want so easily! Harry caught a glimpse of joy in Oda's eyes, and suddenly understood something.
The main purpose of his visit is to stop the Holy Light Empire and the Oriental Alliance, and to find out what the origin of this Demon God Lord is, and whether he is a threat to the Free Empire.
At the moment, it is easy for me to teach a group of people in this demon hall, but I will also completely offend each other because of this. According to the information just obtained, this demon temple is a force that is very close to the Holy Light Empire, and judging from Oda's reaction, the power of this demon temple is still above their dark temple. It doesn't seem like a wise choice to offend such a group of people and sit in the same boat with Oda's Dark Temple......
I have just arrived, and many things are not yet clear, so it is better to stay put.
"Since I'm here, I haven't reached an agreement on compensation yet, so I certainly can't go back here!" Harry replied lightly. Seeing that Harry actually ignored Saito's provocation, Oda couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
"Hmph! Don't think that your Free Empire is qualified to come to our Oriental Kingdom to show off your power if you defeat the bunch of wastes in the Dark Temple! Without the permission of our Demon Temple, you will not get any compensation! Go back to your empire quickly, lest you lose your 'life' by mistake!" Seeing that the other party deliberately avoided his own provocation, Saito simply thought that Harry was afraid of him, and his words became even more proud.
"I wonder if Prince Oda's envoy represents the entire Oriental Kingdom or their Dark Temple?" Harry asked casually, and without waiting for Saito's answer, he muttered in a voice that only Saito could hear, "If it was only the Dark Temple, I could have saved a gift in return......
Saito's little eyes rolled, and he didn't take advantage of it, and the turtle king bastard! Before thinking about it, he hurriedly replied.
"Prince Oda has acquiesced to this mission, and our Demon Temple has also acquiesced! So, naturally, it represents our entire Oriental Kingdom. ”
"In that case, the two sides of the gambling battle are our Free Empire and the Oriental Kingdom! If you Oriental Kingdom loses the gambling battle, it naturally includes your Demon Palace, and the matter of compensation, why do you need your Demon Palace's consent to say it?" Harry immediately changed his words, with a faint smile on his face, and easily refuted Saito's previous words.
"You ......" Saito almost fell from the three-headed Jiao. That's when he realized that he had fallen for Harry.
"Prince Oda...... I'm also an envoy of the Empire of Freedom, is this how you Oriental Kingdom entertain envoys? Could it be that you want to break the treaty?" Harry's tone turned cold, and Morimori's gaze made Oda Natsuyanagi tremble slightly.
"Saito Sato, if you have any opinions, leave them at the joint meeting of the two halls, and now I will entertain the envoy to rest. If you are unreasonable, don't blame me for going to the Demon God to sue you for being rude and involved in government affairs. Oda Natsuyanagi hurriedly stopped Saito Snake from further cross-examination. He would have loved to see Harry lecture Saito harshly, but it wouldn't be fun if the anger was taken on him. In this situation, he did owe Harry an explanation......
Saito Snake's face was uncertain, and after a little thought, he had to get out of the way into the city. This matter is indeed my own transgression, and if the Demon God knows, he will definitely punish himself. However, Oda Natsuyanagi's mission failed, and he also signed the compensation regulations for the loss of power and humiliation of the country, and this alone can be used to rebuke the dark temple at the joint meeting of the two halls, and there is no need to rush it......
"Prince Oda...... You'd better tell me what the hell is going on!" Harry asked coldly on the way into the city.
"Your Excellency, this is a long story, so why don't I entertain you to the inn for a comfortable rest......" Oda replied with a smile.
"You'd better 'give' everything you need to say right away, or ...... I don't mind leaving your imperial capital in ruins!"
Turning the Imperial Capital into Ruins? Oda couldn't help but shudder in his heart at the thought of Harry's terrifying strength, which was almost comparable to that of the Demon God! Harry's tone had a convincing momentum, if Harry really got angry and ruined the Imperial Capital...... This prince himself can be regarded as the first to do it.
The envoy was angry...... Since you want to know, I'll tell you......" With a flattering look, Oda bamboo poured beans into the 'hand' of the matter.
It turned out that a month ago, the Holy Light Empire sent a ten-member envoy group to Monrok, intending to join hands with the Oriental Kingdom to divide up the Free Empire. Originally, this kind of external 'handover' should be handled by the Dark Temple, but the envoy of the Holy Light Empire directly approached the Elder Group of the Demon Temple.
This demon temple and the dark temple were set up by the demon god himself. Originally, he hoped that the Dark Temple would be in charge of political affairs, the Demon Temple would be in charge of the military, and the military and government would be integrated, and the two palaces would work together to govern the entire Oriental Kingdom and make the Oriental Kingdom develop and grow.
However, since the Demon God spent most of his time in retreat and cultivation in the Dark Demon Temple, he hardly paid attention to the affairs of the Oriental Kingdom. And the Demon Temple and the Dark Temple each hold a right, and no one obeys anyone. Without the suppression of the Demon God, the contradictions and struggles between the two halls evolved in the direction of 'intensification'.
The masters of the Dark Temple are far less than those of the Demon Temple, so they are in a disadvantageous position in the struggle. Fortunately, the Demon God is very disgusted with the cannibalism of masters in the East, so although the Dark Temple is at a disadvantage, it is not so obvious. What's more, they control all kinds of government affairs, and they can suppress the arrogance of the Demon Temple in many ways. In general, the two sides are still in a state of equilibrium.
However, the actions of the envoys of the Holy Light Empire have broken this balance! Establishing an alliance with the Holy Light Empire can be regarded as a foreign 'exchange' for government affairs, but sending troops to attack the Free Empire can be regarded as a military operation. Therefore, both the Dark Temple and the Demon Temple seem to be qualified to receive the envoys of the Holy Light Empire. And the choice of the envoy of the Holy Light Empire is the Demon Temple.
If the Demon Temple and the Holy Light Empire are allowed to establish a relationship, once the war to capture the Free Empire achieves results, the power of the Demon Temple will be further expanded. The land on the continent occupied by the Demon Temple's troops will never allow the Dark Temple to 'intervene' in, even if it is the Demon God, he must not say anything about this issue.
Once the Demon Temple establishes its own power on the mainland, the situation of the Dark Temple will be precarious.
Therefore, the Dark Temple has always refused to sign an alliance contract, because they will not get any benefit from it, but will increase the power of the Demon Temple. Although the Demon Temple has won the favor of the Holy Light Empire, it does not have the right to make a 'friendship' alliance, and it is a bit unjustifiable to send troops to help 'privately'. Therefore, at the joint meeting of the two temples, the two temples were at loggerheads, and each side insisted on its own words.
The Demon Temple claims to attack the Free Empire together with the Holy Light Empire Alliance, which is a very rare opportunity for the Toyo Kingdom. The Oriental Kingdom has long coveted a piece of land in the East China Sea of the Free Empire, and with the cooperation of the Holy Light Empire, the opportunity is very great.
However, the Dark Temple refuted the Demon Temple with the reason that the Holy Light Empire had not taken a step south for hundreds of years. The strength of the Free Empire should not be underestimated, and Monroc lacks resources to support a long-term battle. Moreover, the Holy Light Empire and Monrok are far apart, and the two armies are equivalent to fighting separately. Once the invasion fails, it offends the free empire. If the Empire of Freedom turns back to Monrok Island, won't the gains outweigh the losses?
Of course, this is just a pretext for the Dark Temple. The reality is that if the Holy Light Empire is looking for their cooperation in the Dark Temple, they will definitely be busy agreeing. After all, Monrok's strength has improved greatly in the past hundred years, and this ambition has naturally swelled a lot!
However, the envoys of the Holy Light Empire are not fools, it is the Demon Temple that sends troops, and it is also the Demon Temple that fights with them. Cooperating with the Dark Temple is tantamount to offending the Demon Temple? Isn't that making yourself uncomfortable on the battlefield?
Moreover, the controversy of the Demon Temple in the joint meeting of the two halls has always been in the upper hand, after all, it is the common desire of the Eastern States to open up their territory to the outside world, and the crisis of Monrok's lack of resources can only be solved by encroaching on the territory of the East China Sea.
Just when the Dark Temple was about to lose the pressure, Oda Natsuyanagi finally came up with a way to get the best of both worlds. Use the Holy Light Empire as a bargaining chip to exert pressure on the Free Empire and take the territory of the East China Sea and some other rights without bloodshed.
The proposal of this plan enabled the Dark Temple to successfully withstand the pressure of the Demon Temple. Rather than sending troops to fight the free empire, it is definitely the best way to take the East China Sea through foreign 'exchange' and peaceful means. So there was nothing to say about the Demon Temple, only to agree to let Oda Natsuyanagi give it a try.
However, the Demon Temple did not want the Dark Temple to succeed, and as long as Oda's mission failed, the Dark Temple had to agree to form an alliance with the Holy Light Empire. At that time, the Demon Temple will have every reason to send troops to invade the Free Empire with the Holy Light Empire. Therefore, the Demon Temple did not give Oda any help, and Oda had to go with the dark dragon in order to ensure the smooth operation of the envoy.
Harry let out a soft sulking breath...... This situation is really complicated!