Xi Che sat calmly in front of the round table of stars that he could only stand at a distance to watch respectfully, with a playful and peaceful smile on his face.
It seemed that the topic discussed at this table had nothing to do with him.
However, this is not the case.
The highest authority of the Xingche clan, nine of the thirteen members of the Xinggui Presbyterian Church are sitting here at this time, which means that they have the power to decide all matters related to the Xingche clan.
This is a correct attributive, all.
Although the Star Lord is the patriarch of the Xing Che clan and has the nominal supreme rule, this ancient saint who has existed since the War of Hundreds of Clans has not been involved in worldly affairs for hundreds of years and has been in long retreat and sleep. Pass.
Although no one in the Xingche clan dares to talk behind their backs about the patriarch who has led them for more than ten thousand years, everyone understands that after losing the favor of the gods, this ancient saint is slowly but unstoppable. slide into the abyss of death.
Except for life and death, everything else in this world is trivial.
As for the four Xinggui elders who did not come, the eldest elder made an excuse to leave the meeting in advance to avoid suspicion. Similarly, the fourth elder and the eighth elder were also absent from the Xinggui meeting out of protest. As for the thirteenth elder, Elder, the condition for Xiche to come to meet and discuss in person is that the Thirteenth Elder must be deposed.
The Xingche clan and the Xiguang clan had a cooperation agreement a long time ago. The weapons plan was an important part of the original work. Xiguang was responsible for half of the personnel, while the Xingche clan was responsible for all resource consumption. After the weapons were completed, the Xingche clan owned The ownership of weapons, and the Xiguang clan has the right to use one-third of the weapons. The above are the main contents of the so-called weapons plan. All these are top secret details that Xiche has only heard of before. At that time, these were just recreational documents that he flipped through casually.
A series of agreements, including weapons plans, did not waver even under the changes when Emperor Tianyou passed away and Emperor Qingli succeeded to the throne, but they eventually changed after Emperor Apocalypse seized the throne by regicide.
As the former "prince" of Dark Star, he openly defected in the City of Eternal Night, a major event related to the fate of the Xingche clan. The Xingche clan naturally did not hesitate to issue the highest wanted order for this prince afterwards. , but the situation took a turn for the worse. On the fourth day after the wanted order was issued, Xi Che succeeded to the throne as the Emperor of Ste in the name of Apocalypse. Dark Star had no choice but to withdraw the wanted order in disgrace, although he urgently recalled Xing Xi afterwards. , and fully supported a series of operations such as rebelling against the king in St. However, Xing Che could not do anything like openly provoking an imperial emperor and the leader of the Yin tribe.
At that time, Xi Che would naturally not continue to complete the so-called agreement with the Xing Che clan, and Xi Che would not ask for trouble to ask about the follow-up content of those agreements.
However, as Xiche's domestic war continued to advance and the situation became clearer, things suddenly took a turn for the better.
You may not believe it, but it was the Empire who initiated the agreement negotiations.
The various cooperations with the Xiguang clan in the past twenty years have involved huge investment in almost every project. The reason why they chose to oppose Xiche is naturally due to the previous hostile stance that caused Xingche to lose interest in this new majesty. Confidence, so when the news came from Xiguang, almost everyone thought it was the conspiracy of the cunning Majesty.
However, with the kindness that Xi Che released immediately, Xing Che finally gradually believed that the defecting prince was really willing to continue the previous agreement, and then the rest of the contact slowly became logical.
As the king of a country and a clan in charge, Xiche's willingness to come to the City of Stars alone while the domestic war was still ongoing was the greatest expression of his sincerity.
Under Xi Che's generous attitude that was almost disaster relief, almost all the previous agreements were properly renewed, and the specific conditions even included huge discounts for Xing Che. It was incredible that the previous negotiations went smoothly.
So soon, the topic came to the last item.
In the weapons plan, there is the issue of weapons ownership.
Xiche slowly raised his head and showed a faint smile for the first time: "As for the weapons plan, everyone present can probably recite the contents of the agreement, so I won't say more. I only make one request, that is I hope to have full rights to use the weapons. In other words, the weapons will no longer perform any tasks for Xing Che in the future, but the ultimate ownership of the weapons will still be owned by the Xing Che family."
The old people present remained calm, obviously they had known about this issue before.
"In exchange, Xiguang will pay ten times the amount of resources Xingche has spent on the weapons program over the past eighteen years."
The thin woman sitting at the head of the starry round table looked at the blond His Majesty calmly.
"Your Majesty, if you were us, would you agree?"
Xiche smiled slightly and said: "Of course I won't agree. If it were me, I wouldn't agree even if someone traded the whole world with me, because she is my only sister in this world who has the same blood."
He raised his eyebrows with a sarcastic and provocative look: "But you are not me. To you, she is just a sharp weapon. As long as it is a weapon, it must have its corresponding price. The reason why you are I didn’t agree just because the price proposed by others was not high enough.”
Another old man at the round table held his forehead and said leisurely: "In this case, your Majesty will hand over your empire to us. We don't have as big an appetite as you, and we don't want the world."
Xi Che smiled and said: "It's a pity that although I do have this intention, I really can't hand over this thing. Whether you want the Throne of Thorns or my Imperial Seal, I will give it to you within ten days, even if you sign A treaty ceding Oden is not impossible."
"But you have to understand that the reason why I can sit on the throne of Ste and rule those greedy lions is not because I am the son of the previous lion king, but because I have proven that I am the best among these lions. The most powerful and cunning one."
"If I sign these agreements and give out those gifts, don't say whether these gifts can be delivered smoothly, but I am no longer the lion king who leads the lions.
, then naturally there will be new challengers to overthrow me. "
"But even so, I still have some new and constructive proposals here."
Saying this, Xiche picked up the two-copy agreement signed by him with his hands, and raised it slightly.
"The ten times the resources mentioned before still count. At the same time, all the contents of this agreement, the Sturt Empire will double the treaty."
In the originally quiet conference room, the heavy breathing of some people could not help but be heard.
The content of these agreements cannot be measured in terms of money. They include the exchange of various precious resources and various privileges in Stite. As an empire, Stite has many aspects that Xing Che will never have the opportunity to obtain. Unique resources, but with this agreement, Xing Che can even become the second master of the St Empire.
And twice that, just thinking about it makes people shiver and kind of lose their mind.
But no one spoke, either because they were intoxicated by the interests behind it, or because they didn't dare to speak first to break the terrible silence.
Xi Che smiled inexplicably and said in a low voice: "Isn't it enough? Then double it."
Several elders looked at each other, their eyes full of incredible surprise and desire.
In the original internal negotiations, the weapon itself was not allowed to be discussed. It was only put on the agenda as a compromise to Xi Che. Since the weapon itself was the biggest bargaining chip to contain His Majesty, it was originally discussed under any circumstances. None will be ceded.
But they did not expect that something beyond all circumstances would happen now.
Ceding an empire is naturally a joke, and even Xi Che does not have the ability to turn it into reality.
But changing the content of the agreement is within Xi Che's ability.
This is crazy and incredible.
Xi Che smiled faintly and said, "Isn't it okay? Can we double it?"
No one spoke this time. Everyone wanted to see how crazy this young and somewhat incredible Majesty could increase the price.
"How greedy."
Xiche stood up calmly and sighed.
"The negotiations broke down and I withdraw all my previous promises."
Saying this, Xiche turned back and walked towards the door.
"Wait a minute." Someone called out coldly from behind the round table.
"Is the prince teasing me?" Out of instinct, the man did not use the proper word "Your Majesty", but instead used Xi Che's old name of prince.
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of phantoms appeared in front of him.
Xi Che's movements were like a ghost, and the last moment he was already standing on the Xinghui Round Table.
Since this round table was made, no one has ever been bold enough to stand on it, but finally there is the first one.
"I dare to ask the second elder, if someone in the Xingche clan is disrespectful to the clan leader and speaks contemptuous words, what should be done?"
The elder sat there, his back soaked in cold sweat for a moment.
Sometimes he really makes people forget the terrible identities behind him.
"If the elder makes an unreasonable opinion, he will be slapped ten times." The second elder spoke slowly.
"That's right." Xi Che smiled, looking at the old and graceful elder in front of him, watching his face gradually turn livid. "I don't need anyone else to do it for me."
"How dare you..." As soon as the elder said these two words, the first slap was so heavy that his left side was swollen, and then the second slap followed.
It’s funny to say that even though this elder was a powerful Ziwei man, he didn’t dare to dodge Xi Che’s ordinary slap that didn’t use his inner fighting spirit at all. It wasn’t until the ten blows had been applied and Xi Che stopped his hand that he spoke coldly: “ The gift given today will be repaid generously in the future.”
Xi Che smiled slightly and said, "But it doesn't hurt to come."
At this moment, the second elder who had just spoken out his verdict looked at His Majesty who was still standing on the table: "The penalty is over 11. Your Majesty commits murder in court. Shouldn't you also be punished?"
Xiche smiled slightly, showing no fear at all: "Please tell me clearly from the second elder. I am all ears and listen attentively. However, if I am able to avoid this, I will lead the army and return it within a few years."
The thin old woman raised her head and looked at the sharp-edged Majesty coldly: "Your Majesty really thinks that the City of Stars is unable to bear the crime of regicide?"
Xi Che opened his hands and exposed his chest in front of the elders: "Three elders, come and try, if you fail to kill Xi Che here today, when the army arrives tomorrow, we will slaughter the city of stars for three days and three nights."
The elders present looked at this arrogant Majesty. Although everyone was eager to try, no one dared to take the lead.
It was not until the end that the old voice of the second elder slowly sounded.
"As His Majesty said in the end, the contract is concluded and the right to use weapons is transferred to Your Majesty."
Xiche lowered his head and smiled, took a step back and jumped off the round table, saluting all the elders respectfully: "I sincerely express my gratitude."
"As a bonus, I hope to gain the right to control the Star Prison."
The second elder's silver pupils focused slightly, but then released.
"good."
