Chapter 415: The Little Emperor's Exchange

The sound of chains shattering.

Esdeath emptied all her Reward Points to unseal her suppressed power.

With a flushed face, she looked at Fang Yi and said, "In my tribe, the loser becomes the property of the victor, so from now on, I am your private asset."

The officials of the Imperial Capital watched this scene in stunned silence; in just a brief moment,

General Esdeath, who was invincible in their minds, had been easily defeated by someone, and she even acted in such a girlish manner.

Click.

A chain locked around her neck, which was as fair as a swan's; Esdeath lowered her body and handed the other end of the chain to Fang Yi.

Longing for love, she had encountered a mysterious merchant from another world who could easily shatter all her pride, like a beam of light caught in the darkness.

The heat and scorching intensity seemed as if they could burn her to ashes.

Yet, like a moth, she could not help but flutter her wings.

Bang.

The chain was crushed.

"Do you want to have a romance?"

Fang Yi looked at Esdeath, whose attitude had suddenly changed, and shook his head: "You don't understand the meaning of 'like' at all right now; you are merely submitting to the strong out of instinct, like a beast."

"Isn't it natural for the weak, who have been defeated by the strong, to like the strong?"

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Esdeath stiffened her neck and retorted.

This was the survival instinct of a beast from the ice plains.

Or rather, even though she wore exquisite military attire and possessed a stunning face, she still followed the bestial nature from the ice plains.

"Only slaves submit to the strong."

Fang Yi smiled politely and refused: "Although I don't reject dating players, for the time being, I don't have any feelings of liking you, Miss Esdeath."

Although before he transmigrated, Esdeath was a favorite of many anime fans, reality is different from fantasy.

Mere appearance did not have the power to move his heart.

"Is that so?"

Esdeath's eyes regained their sharpness, though her cheeks remained crimson; she said coldly, "Is it because I am too weak?"

Putting himself in her shoes, if Fang Yi had been easily defeated by her, she would likewise look down on him.

Therefore, she only needed to keep getting stronger, then defeat him, and she could put shackles on Fang Yi's neck and become his lover.

"Forget it..."

Fang Yi perceived Esdeath's thoughts, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly; he truly had no interest in helping Esdeath correct that beast-like way of courtship—she wanted to beat him?

Then she should go hunt Pollution Monsters properly!

"Your Excellency... is everything you said true?"

Seeing is believing; when the Empire's strongest general, Esdeath, was killed in an instant by the other party, even if what Fang Yi said was unbelievable,

the Little Emperor would still weigh and consider it.

Fang Yi did not answer the Little Emperor, but instead put away the Foundation Fragment that had transformed into the lightning Armor and asked: "Should the Reward Points for exchanging the Teigu go to General Budo, or to you?"

In this situation, the ownership of the Reward Points was ambiguous.

Although General Budo was a Teigu User, he was loyal to the Empire and had been instructed by the Emperor to make the exchange.

Therefore, although the Emperor could not take them all, he could still claim a portion of General Budo's Reward Points.

"Give them all to His Majesty."

Before the Emperor could speak, Budo knelt on one knee and bowed piously toward the throne.

"A Teigu of the elemental armor type capable of manipulating lightning is considered a top-tier Teigu; it has always been strictly protected by the Empire to prevent leaks, and it can be exchanged for twenty thousand Reward Points."

Teigu also vary in strength, and there are differences in the origins they contain.

Although the Empire is corrupt, it understands the importance of Teigu, so even though Teigu are constantly being lost, the strongest ones remain under the Empire's control.

A Game Invitation landed in the Little Emperor's hand.

The Invitation Letter was consumed, and after the Little Emperor gained player status, streams of information appeared in his mind.

Samsara Game, Pollution Monster, the myriad worlds...

Clatter.

The Golden Scepter fell to the ground and rolled down the steps from the high platform.

The Little Emperor did not care at all; he hung his head and suddenly burst into laughter, laughing until tears streamed down.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Issue an order to strip Onest of his ministerial position and throw him into prison!"

"Your Majesty, you must not!"

"Minister Onest has served the Empire with all his heart and soul; how can Your Majesty make such a foolish decision?"

The high-ranking officials of the Imperial Capital spoke up one after another to stop him.

The entire Imperial Capital was infiltrated by the Minister in most departments; the Little Emperor was like a Puppet being controlled, and even when he issued orders, no one listened. The Little Emperor's face turned gloomy, and he asked: "So, are you all people who are loyal to the Minister?"

"We are naturally loyal to Your Majesty, but Minister Onest has served the country faithfully; how can he be imprisoned at will?"

"Your Majesty, do you intend to be a foolish ruler?"

The last to speak was Syura, the son of Minister Onest; he frowned, not expecting such a change to occur just after his father had left.

The mysterious merchant who easily defeated Esdeath was indeed the greatest threat.

However, since the other party claimed to be a merchant, he must have some ulterior motive; could a Puppet Emperor controlled by his own family possibly produce something more tempting than a Minister who held the power of the court? He really couldn't see the situation clearly.

Syura ignored the crazed Little Emperor and bowed slightly to Fang Yi, saying: "Noble Mr. Merchant, I am the son of Minister Onest; while my father is away, I can fully act on his behalf to handle matters."

"No matter what you need, the Onest Family can provide it for you."

Syura glanced at the Little Emperor, his eyes devoid of any respect, and said coldly: "His Majesty is not in his right mind; take him away!"

If not for the need to preserve the Emperor's bloodline to activate the Supreme Teigu as a trump card, the Onest Family would have already succeeded in usurping the throne, with no need to keep this foolish fellow around.

"Syura, is the Onest Family trying to rebel?"

Budo's burly frame blocked the path in front of the Little Emperor, preventing the soldiers from approaching.

Syura laughed hideously and said, "What can you do now that you have lost your Teigu, General Budo?"

"General Esdeath?"

"How boring..."

What Esdeath loves is war and slaughter; she has not the slightest interest in this kind of tedious palace intrigue.

"Very good, General Budo, you are the most loyal official in the Imperial Capital, I will keep it all in my heart!"

The Little Emperor was not the least bit worried about the soldiers closing in, a joyful smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, you go first."

Budo's expression was grim; it was indeed as Syura had said, his strength had plummeted since losing his Teigu, and he could not contend with swarms of soldiers.

The first four soldiers to rush up were sent flying by General Budo's Iron Fist, and though more and more soldiers surrounded him, they could not take down General Budo for the moment.

"Dimensional Formation!"

Syura sneered and directly activated the space Teigu Shangri-La; a teleportation array appeared beneath General Budo's feet, *squelch*.

Countless sharp spears thrust out from the ground, piercing through General Budo's body.

"Your Majesty, run!"

Budo spat out blood and forcibly snapped off the spears embedded in his body, while looking back to urge the Little Emperor who was standing in place.

Just when Syura thought victory was in his grasp, the Little Emperor suddenly waved the Golden Scepter and whispered, "Heroic Power, Budo!"

A golden light fell upon General Budo, completely healing him from his dying state.

Having recovered, Budo blinked in confusion, feeling the surging power pouring endlessly within him, unable to understand the reason.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"It is a special item I purchased, a City Lord Treasure!"

It can partially regularize the territory under one's command, set up a main city, recruit soldiers, and grant life to Hero Units.

A type of lord-cultivation game class.

As the final afterglow of the thousand-year Empire, the Little Emperor had been oppressed by the Minister for so long that he had sold the entire Imperial Capital without even thinking about it too much.

One million Reward Points in exchange for this cultivation-style game class that is powerful from the very start.

It can be said that the Little Emperor is the player with the highest starting point in the Samsara Game.

If not for the fact that the loss of public support made it impossible to redeem the imperial territory outside the Imperial Capital, perhaps the Little Emperor would have been even more reckless.

"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"

General Budo suddenly realized and hurriedly knelt to express his loyalty.

Now that he was a Hero Unit of the main city, with the blessing of Heroic Power, he punched through the entire squad of guards with two blows.

"This Imperial Capital has been wantonly destroyed by Minister Onest... no, the criminal Onest; I will have him executed!"

As the City Lord, the Little Emperor no longer needed to fear Onest's private army.

Within the range of the City Lord Treasure, he was an invincible existence.

Of course, that was just the Little Emperor's own feeling; his current strength was at most at the peak of 【Tier 1】.

If he wants to continue getting stronger, he still needs to pay-to-win and hunt for pollution.

"Sir, what would you like me to do for you?"

General Budo, imbued with Heroic Power, chased after Syura as he retreated into the distance.

The Little Emperor had a complex expression as he looked at the mysterious merchant who had casually traded such terrifying power to him.

(End of chapter)