At this moment, Gandalf, who had been holding his greatsword as if he were a dead man, suddenly spoke:

"Mr. Mayer, are you the Sapphire Dragon?"

Louis paused for a moment.

No, Lord Gandalf, why are you insulting people like this?

So he loudly denied it: "Of course I'm not!"

But just that half-second pause made Harley and Gregory gasp.

It all connected, all these clues came together.

No wonder the Mayer Commerce Association has the technology to create Sapphire Dragon attire.

No wonder two legendary dragons were arranged by His Highness Louis to come to Tino City.

No wonder Mr. Mayer said he has a good relationship with Louis.

It all makes sense now.

Gregory, who almost got swindled by the Heartbroken Jade at the gala, suddenly snapped to attention and quickly responded:

"Of course, if Mr. Mayer says he's not, then he's not."

This guy almost had a meltdown because of Louis, and now he only has one thought in his mind:

"The true lineage of the Sapphire Dragon is with Mayer!"

He dared to swear by the name of his ancestors that if Mr. Mayer wasn't a dragon, he'd eat the family plaque raw!

As for what they were thinking, that wasn't Louis's concern.

When everyone left the Mayer Commerce Association, they were all smiles.

Louis was happy for getting a freebie.

The father and son of the Todd Family were relieved that there was a chance to resolve matters.

Gandalf was pleased about obtaining the Todd Family's technology.

And so, the matter was settled like that.

...

[Location: Minister of the Seal's Office]

"Hahaha, the new head of the Todd Family is truly getting more and more interesting."

Beatrice laughed so hard she couldn't stand straight.

Louis appeared puzzled:

"I thought they would struggle a bit more, but this Todd Family is simply too..."

Louis, considering they had given him a large sum of Gold Coins, refrained from using the word "cowards."

Beatrice straightened her well-defined upper body and said with a smile:

"It's not surprising. If you encountered a true top talent, and this talent was well protected, you'd also be willing to pay a little price to show goodwill."

"Not to mention, the royal family has actually favored the Todd Family these past few years."

"Otherwise, such a large order for waste disposal units wouldn't have fallen into their hands."

Louis immediately understood.

On one hand, the genius overcame capital... or rather, the genius itself is the capital.

On the other hand, the Todd Family probably isn't as harmonious with the two ducal families.

The Duke of Argyle and Duke But scattered their assets among controllable nobles to prevent being outsmarted by the Emperor.

—As for whether the lesser nobles would comply, they didn't consider it at all.

Being a duke's dog is the greatest honor; as if they'd have any objections?

Yet, the royal family invested in the Todd Family behind their backs.

He could easily imagine the journey of the Todd Family's thoughts.

"Being a duke's dog is the greatest honor."

"But the royal family is indeed generous!"

"What difference does it make whose dog you are? The Emperor stands above, dukes below!"

"Reviving the honor of the Todd Family is our duty!"

Alright, knowing reality, the Todd Family might think this, but would never show it.

What was truly fatal was that after the royal family invested in the Todd Family, they couldn't wash off the suspicion from themselves.

The two ducal families no longer trusted the Todd Family like before, which pushed Todd Family closer to the royal family.

Joy.

What was thought to be a collusion turned out to be a divisive tactic.

This overt scheme directly built a black forest of intrigue among the three families.

Understanding this, Louis thought no more of it.

But it didn't stop someone in the office from thinking too much.

Beatrice lightly bit her lip and suddenly said:

"Qian, pour me a cup of tea!"

The sound of footsteps came from outside.

But why did those footsteps sound a bit... resentful?

Yet she swiftly delivered the tea and turned to leave.

Before leaving, Beatrice nonchalantly said:

"Qian, there's no need to close the door."

Clang~

The iron tray holding the tea instantly had a fingerprint.

Her face twitched slightly as she nodded and then turned to leave.

Soon after, Louis thought he heard a scream echoing from a rather distant place outside the office.

He snapped back and asked, "What's that sound?"

Beatrice looked innocent: "Maybe it's the gopher calling."

"Oh."

He didn't think much of it.

Raising his head, his burning eyes fixated on Beatrice.

Beatrice instinctively turned her head.

She said, "The door is still open, that's not good."

He said, "…Actually, I've always wanted to ask, what's going on over at the Emperor's side."

Beatrice awkwardly twirled the hair hanging beside her ear with her finger.

She said, "In a while, I'll take you to meet my father."

Crack~

Louis's emotions surged, and he accidentally snapped a corner of the table.

G-going to meet the father-in-law?

Why is it so soon?

No, I should have expected this sooner, since we're already engaged.

Ahhhh...

This time it's Louis who wanted to scream like a groundhog.

Just the thought of meeting his father-in-law made him break out in a cold sweat.

And then thinking about how even demigods were hammered into XX sauce by him, scaring legends so much they wouldn't cross his boundary line...

Louis couldn't hold it in:

"Beatrice, does your father have any interests?"

Beatrice chuckled softly:

"Father used to enjoy brawling with people."

Louis shivered: "Leave that to Instructor Jino to handle!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Father won't give you a hard time."

"No, seriously, I should bring something over."

Beatrice laughed with a hint of helplessness:

"It's not necessary. For him now, he doesn't need anything."

…

[Location: Tino City Palace]

Olivia was having a sweet dream.

In the dream, she and the Moonlight Cat Cat Group had just come out of the underground ruins in the outer city.

She didn't leave immediately but went straight to find Sister Wang.

Then, in Sister Wang's office at the Minister of the Seal's Office, she saw Watoku just coming out.

And got dragged by this big bad guy Watoku to a food street.

Hehehe, the garlic roasted shrimp and veggie skewers in the dream were quite tasty.

But why is Watoku treating me? It's not like I'm short on money!

So, the little swan anxiously tried to reach into her dimension bag on her waist for money.

She didn't want Watoku treating her!

"Hehe~ So delicious! Give me another skewer~ Watoku, bad! You stole my skewer again!"

Lying on the bed rolling into a ball, the little swan had crystal-clear drool at the corner of her mouth.

But this dream was too restless.

In the dream, the little swan wanted to buy the skewers herself and not share them with the big bad guy Watoku.

But when she reached the stall and reached into her dimension bag, she couldn't find a single coin.

This made her so anxious.

With this effort, she woke herself up.

The little swan shook her head.

What a strange dream.

Thinking about Watoku's stingy appearance in the dream, she smiled gently.

Then, drool started to unconsciously flow down.

She felt she had forgotten something, the scenes in the dream quickly faded, but the taste of the garlic roasted shrimp rushed to her senses.

The little swan was craving.

Should I sneak out and buy some to try?

Food street, hehe, food street!

But gradually, she remembered a big affair from her past life that she had neglected until now.

Her expression started to change.

From the palace came a scream like the killing of pigs!

"Why did I completely forget such an important thing!"

…

[Location: Tino City, Prince's Mansion]

Using the excuse of returning Louis's coat, the little swan was in the hall causing a ruckus.

"No! No! I have something very important today! I refuse to go to class!"

"Louis, help me! I want to go to the market!"

Louis found it both infuriating and amusing:

"Just say you want to eat delicious food, didn't I treat you just last time?"

"Eh?"

The little swan was stunned, and suddenly the blurred memories of the dream became clear.

Not a dream?

Then she was even more furious:

"You stole my skewers last time, I didn't eat enough!"

Louis was furious: "Blockhead, did you sleep muddle-headed?!"

Do you know how heart-wrenching it feels when I spend money to treat people?!

It's simply heart like a knife!

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