Chapter 286: The Arrogant Envoy!

"Viscount Gervas, thank you for your generous hospitality; I shall take my leave now!"

"Lord Ma Kesi, please convey my greetings to Marquis Mi Xiu!"

After lunch ended, Gervas watched Ma Kesi depart with his caravan.

And just as Ma Kesi left, a Magic Swift Eagle landed in the front courtyard; immediately, a member of the Magic Swift Eagle rushed to Gervas's side and reported in a low voice.

"I understand!"

After hearing the Magic Swift Eagle member's report, Gervas nodded.

This Magic Swift Eagle member was not reporting on dark creatures, but about that knightly squad on the Kingdom Road to the northwest of Storm Territory, a sight rarely seen in the Southern Region.

Moreover, even when that knightly squad sent scouts to investigate Wheat Town, the Magic Swift Eagle members saw it all clearly.

Obviously, that was undoubtedly the Second Prince's squad.

With no special arrangements, Gervas simply waited and watched.

About an hour later, the knightly squad mentioned in the report finally appeared outside the castle.

"My Lord, I am Gervas Gale. I heard you come from the Royal Capital and have specially visited me; I wonder how your Lordship is addressed?"

At the castle's main gate, Gervas looked with full confusion at the visitor dressed in vibrant green and fine attire.

Japas also sized up the Lord of Storm Territory standing before him.

However, a country bumpkin is a country bumpkin; his attire could only be called simple, and with the barony castle behind him being merely a minor barony, a hint of disdain flashed directly in his eyes.

Just as he had expected, this borderland minor noble who made him travel a thousand miles was indeed rustic and shabby.

Of course, to fulfill the Second Prince's instructions, the surface-level politeness still had to be performed.

Straightening his back and lifting his head, "Viscount Gervas, I, Japas, have come this time representing the Second Prince! I have specially visited you!!"

After speaking, Japas waited specifically for Gervas's reaction.

Such a minor noble, upon hearing he was being watched by the Second Prince, would surely feel extremely honored and thus be overwhelmed with excitement!

Gervas, having lived two lives, could not fail to see the intentions of the fellow before him.

He inwardly sighed that the Second Prince was simply blind, sending such a person to handle affairs.

However, thinking back, even when Ma Kesi previously came to his territory, he had carried a hint of arrogance, albeit faint.

Keep in mind, that was under the circumstances where he had a connection with Marshal Mi Xiusi.

Therefore, Japas, as the Second Prince's trusted subordinate, indeed had even more reason to display an arrogant attitude.

This was not a deliberate targeting of him, Gervas; it was likely just a habit.

After all, "a seventh-rank official at the Prime Minister's gate"; it is truly hard for those who have not lived in this strictly hierarchical feudal society to understand this arrogance ingrained in the bones.

And Gervas was quite cooperative, showing slight surprise, "The Second Prince? Really? My Lord, that truly brings honor to my humble Storm Territory."

Although Gervas's reaction was not as exaggerated as imagined, Japas could not say much more.

Gervas also took the opportunity to invite Japas into the castle.

And the knights behind him, seeing this, still wanted to follow, but were stopped by Lei Meng and Mi Ke and others.

Japas immediately frowned, "Viscount Gervas, what does this mean? These are all the Second Prince's Guardian Knights!"

"Lord Japas, there is no hidden meaning; the castle is simply small and cannot accommodate so many knights. It would be better to select only two to follow inside, letting the other knights rest outside the castle. Lord Japas surely does not worry that my castle is in danger, does he?"

With words spoken to this extent, Japas could say nothing more.

Finally, two knights with the strongest power, reaching the Silver Knight realm, followed inside the castle, while the other knights waited at the bottom of the gentle slope.

Entering the living room, after the servants served tea and snacks, Gervas went straight to the point.

He knew the other party's true intention, so there was no need to act like other minor nobles and truly treat the other party as a guest of honor.

What he needed to do was send them off while offending the other party as little as possible.

Of course, this also depended on whether the other party was willing to cooperate.

"Lord Gervas, since you ask, I will not beat around the bush!"

"I tell you, you have hit the jackpot! Your Magic Fan and monocular telescope, due to their unique effects, have already been known to the Second Prince!"

"And the Second Prince cherishes talent greatly, so he has specially sent me to encourage Viscount Gervas to continue making efforts!"

Speaking thus, Japas waved to his personal servant behind him, and an exquisite gift box was brought up.

And inside the gift box were six night-glowing pearls, the size of lychees.

Seeing this, Gervas was momentarily stunned, his expression somewhat strange.

Japas, however, took this as Gervas's excitement, "Viscount Gervas, no need to be excited! The Second Prince cherishes talent most of all, so although these night-glowing pearls are precious, only they are worthy of a noble as excellent as Viscount Gervas!"

After hearing Japas's words, even Lei Meng standing by the wall could barely hold back his laughter.

Fortunately, Gervas immediately politely refused at this moment, "Lord Japas, the Second Prince's appreciation makes me feel extremely honored, but this gift must be declined; it is simply too precious. One should not accept a gift without merit!"

Japas still thought Gervas was being polite, "Lord Gervas, the Second Prince's appreciation is absolutely worth these few night-glowing pearls, so please accept them with peace of mind!"

"No, Lord Japas, I truly cannot accept them. Please convey my apologies to the Second Prince on my behalf. Moreover, I am just an ordinary borderland minor noble; possessing the Magic Electric Fan and monocular telescope is purely luck, not my own ability!"

At this, even if Japas reacted slowly, he now clearly understood what was happening.

This minor noble... he actually refused the Second Prince's attempt to win him over?!

"Viscount Gervas, do you not know that refusing the Second Prince's gift will make the Second Prince unhappy?" Japas's gaze fixed tightly on Gervas.

"Lord Japas, although I do not wish to see such a situation, I truly cannot accept this gift!" With the lowest posture, he spoke the most resolute words.

Japas was momentarily choked up; this mere borderland minor noble actually had such boldness.

Japas suppressed the impulse to immediately fly into a rage and said, "Viscount Gervas, since you feel the gift is too precious and dare not accept it, let us discuss another matter!"

"That is, the Second Prince wishes to cooperate with you!"

"Oh? I, a borderland minor noble, 恐怕 have nothing to offer for cooperation with the Second Prince?" Gervas knew the truth but still wanted to play dumb.

"No! Viscount Gervas, as I just said, the Second Prince admires you because of the Magic Fan and the monocular telescope!"

"Therefore, the Second Prince is very interested in these two items and is willing to spend five hundred gold coins as a heavy price to purchase these two technologies."

"When the magic fans and single-barrel telescopes are produced, the profits can grant Viscount Gervas a ten-percent share!"

"Viscount Gervas, although this ten-percent share sounds small, consider this: with your resources, the production of magic fans and single-barrel telescopes is limited."

"Moreover, Storm Domain is too far from the Capital, consuming too much time; producing and selling them is extremely troublesome!"

"Therefore, if you can reach a cooperation with His Highness the Second Prince, then, with just this ten-percent profit, you will earn several times, or even dozens of times, more than you do now."

Having finished speaking, Japas gave a look as if the young man had struck lucky.