1521 This Is a Gamble
Prince Lekas smiled.
“You’re indeed still the wise President I’m familiar with. I’m very happy to see you calm down and examine this matter with a normal gaze.”
“Cut the crap. Tell me the reason.”
“I think you should have guessed some of it, but you might not be so clear about some of the specific details.” Prince Lekas moved his hand, and a document appeared on the virtual screen in front of President Anduin. “Take a look at this report and you might understand why I did this.”
President Anduin received the document and opened it to slowly read.
In the beginning, he still looked puzzled. After looking at it for a while, he revealed a surprised expression. Then, he gradually frowned and his expression became more and more surprised, even shocked. At the same time, his puzzled expression became stronger.
It took him ten minutes to roughly read the report. He thought for a moment and looked up at Prince Lekas on the virtual screen.
“Can the conclusions in this report be 100% certain?”
“No, of course, it’s not 100%, but it’s basically certain.”
President Anduin nodded and thought for a moment before continuing to ask, “However, in that case, why don’t you use a more unyielding method to directly control it? Must you use this method?”
“There are two reasons. The first is that the Noctem Chamber of Commerce is also watching. We also need their cooperation, so we can’t use forceful methods. Otherwise, the Noctem Chamber of Commerce would have directly interfered. To have such an opportunity now, we’ve already relied on our current advantage to attack first. Otherwise, if we let the Noctem Chamber of Commerce come into contact with him first, it’s very difficult for me to guarantee that he won’t completely join them.”
“What’s the other reason?” President Anduin asked.
“The other reason… is probably Chu Nan’s personality.”
“Character?” President Anduin raised his eyebrows in surprise, “Does his personality need to be considered so seriously?”
“Of course, he’s the key to the entire matter. Of course, I need to seriously consider how he’ll deal with it, so his personality is something I considered immediately. According to my observation and understanding of him, this kid is a classic example of being soft-hearted but not hard. If we use force, we’ll never be able to obtain what we want from him. However, if we let him take the initiative to cooperate with us, the value return we obtain from him might far exceed our imagination.”
Seeing Prince Lekas put away his smile and look serious, President Anduin fell silent.
After pondering for a moment, he sighed softly.
“Your evaluation of him is even higher than I imagined. It seems that he must have left a very strong impression on you. However, I have to remind you that this is a gamble. He might not really have enough value like you imagine, and he might not really listen to your arrangements.”
“Of course, this is a gamble, but this is a very valuable gamble, right? If we win, we can obtain many very valuable things. If we lose… we’ll only lose a princess who doesn’t even have the inheritance and… the face of the so-called Declan royal family, right?” Prince Lekas asked with a smile.
“No, I’m not talking about that.” President Anduin shook his head, “Have you forgotten? This kid’s performance in the trial has clearly left your thoughts. If he can’t pass this test, do you think everything will still go smoothly?”
“That’s right. His reaction indeed surprised me, but this is clearly better.” The smile on Prince Lekas’s face did not change, “As long as he passes this test, he will definitely be able to obtain the approval of most of his clansmen. It will be much easier for him to fuse into our race, and it will also be convenient for him to continue working for us in the future. I’m certain that we can definitely obtain more valuable things from him in the future.”
President Anduin nodded lightly and glanced at the report again. He thought for a moment and operated his personal terminal. A huge face jumped out. It was Chu Nan.
He stared at Chu Nan’s face for a long time and carefully observed it as if it was the first time he had seen him. Then, he nodded.
“I agree with your judgment. From all aspects of the information, this kid indeed has an extremely powerful value. However, I can’t guarantee that he can pass this test. You should know very well that his speech in the previous trial offended the entire royal family. Now, many of our clansmen have expressed that they want to teach him a deep lesson. I can’t change our clansmen’s minds, so he will definitely face the strongest test and test.”
“The stronger the better.” Prince Lekas had a nonchalant expression, “If he can’t endure it, it proves that he doesn’t have this value. If he can endure it, it proves that my judgment of him is correct, don’t you think so?”
President Anduin frowned and looked at Prince Lekas before shaking his head lightly.
“Lekas, you’re still doing whatever you want like before and don’t care about others’ thoughts at all. However, I have to admit that your talent and strategy are very outstanding. If not for your personality, I would actually agree that you’re more suitable to sit in that seat…”
“Don’t, don’t say anything else.” Prince Lekas immediately waved his hand to stop President Anduin from continuing, “I’ve long said that I’m not interested in that position. I only like to be as free as I am now and do whatever I want. You just said that my personality is not suitable, and I’m unwilling to build a house there all day like Gremayne.”
President Anduin shook his head helplessly.
“Actually, this is also good. What our Declan Empire and the royal family need is not a smooth and self-centered king and patriarch. What we need is that he’s powerful enough. In this aspect, Gremayne is indeed much more suitable than you.”
“It’s good that you know.” Prince Lekas stretched out his hand to President Anduin with a smile, “Then can you give it to me now?”
“Give it to you? Give you what?” President Anduin was stunned.
Prince Lekas smiled and moved aside, revealing a building that he had been blocking behind him.
“Give me permission to enter.”
President Anduin glanced at it and was immediately furious.
“Very good. Kid, you’re actually already here. Have you even calculated this?”
“This is not a scheme. It’s just to save time. After all, there’s only a day left. I have to explain the situation to him first. This way, it’s easier to arrange, right?”
President Anduin frowned and thought for a moment before nodding.
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you to deal with. Go.”
“Thank you for your wisdom.”
Prince Lekas closed his personal terminal communication, turned around, and strode towards the building that looked very special.
When the two guards guarding the building saw him approaching, they stopped him expressionlessly. However, after a while, the two guards seemed to have suddenly received a notification and moved aside to let Prince Lekas in.
After entering the door, Prince Lekas walked in the long passageway for a while under the lead of a guard and stopped in front of a wall.
A moment later, a small door-like hole suddenly opened in the wall. Prince Lekas walked straight in and his gaze naturally landed on a bed facing the small door inside.
A person was sitting cross-legged on the bed. He looked up with surprise.
Prince Lekas waved at him.
“Heh, Chu Nan, how have you been in the past two days?”
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