Chapter 897: Chapter 675 Value for Money_2
"I bet in the entire Sanctuary Empire, only you, the idiot, would think that way," the Third Prince, St. Antonio, said mockingly.
"This idiot could snuff you out with a simple flick of my hand, believe it or not?" Saint Julio glanced sideways at St. Antonio.
"I really don’t believe that, care to try?" St. Antonio was very aware of Saint Julio’s capabilities, and without his group of loyal guards around, he probably wouldn’t be a match for himself.
"Enough! Both of you! Isn’t it chaotic enough already?" the Emperor slammed the table fiercely, causing both men to shrink their necks at the same time. "Long Yi was brought here by you guys, so none of the three of you can shirk your responsibility for this matter!"
After Emperor Saint Jialin finished speaking, Saint Julio and St. Antonio immediately turned to look at the First Prince, Saint Cassio. Evidently, the main reason Ai Lin took note of Long Yi in the beginning was largely due to Saint Cassio. Initially, it was Saint Cassio who had detailed Long Yi’s military exploits and life to Ai Lin, and it piqued her interest. She often attended Long Yi’s battles, which led to the subsequent event of Ai Lin inviting Long Yi to a duel.
It can be said that Prince Saint Cassio definitely had to take the main responsibility for this matter.
However, at this moment, Saint Cassio was just keeping his head down, saying nothing. At times like this, saying anything would be wrong; keeping silent was the smart move.
It was at this point that August stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the children are just anxious, there’s no other meaning behind it," he said.
Saint Jialin glared at the three of them, sitting back in his seat with furrowed brows.
"This Long Yi is very strong and in an abnormal way too. The Sanctuary Empire definitely doesn’t just want him here simply to intimidate us; even Saint Danze, with his narrow-mindedness, has tolerated Long Yi joining despite the great losses he caused. He must have bigger plans," August stated.
"I will have our spies embedded in the Sanctuary Empire gather as much intelligence as possible. In addition, you three, find a way to get Miss Ai Lin to join our Magic Research Institute. Have her decode all our strategic magic that we haven’t been able to figure out for many years. Even if the Sanctuary Empire has this so-called Long Yi, so what? Can he be used as an entire army?"
Emperor Saint Jialin said with a sneer.
"Even though the Giant Beast Queen is strong, can she be used as an entire army by herself?"
As soon as the Emperor of the Azure Sky Empire said this, everyone around burst into laughter.
It was during a party, which was specifically held to celebrate Ruosha joining the Azure Sky Imperial Army, and nearly everyone present was from the military. At this moment, Ruosha, dressed in a simple and elegant evening gown, was smiling sweetly at the people around her.
It was quite obvious that she was very popular here, as almost everyone was looking at Ruosha. Some viewed her with skepticism, while others were probably just curious.
Yet Ruosha had no interest in entangling with them, as she too had her own agenda for being here. As for what others thought of her, she didn’t care in the slightest. Ruosha could tell that several groups had naturally formed among the partygoers, corresponding to the various factions within the military. Surprisingly, the people around the Emperor were not as numerous as she had thought.
In the former White Dragon Empire, the Emperor hardly wielded any power, yet the military was closely united around him. Here, however, she had already noticed several disdainful glances directed toward the Emperor.
Ruosha found this quite intriguing, though she wouldn’t actually go and ask what was going on. Nevertheless, she took note of these matters, thinking they might come in handy someday.
This time, the Emperor had given Ai Lin the position of Fleet Admiral of a star sector. Currently, aside from her Whitestar, she didn’t own a single warship, and it was the Emperor’s wish that various military regions would allocate some warships to the new fleet. This decree was met with almost unanimous opposition from the military. A long time had passed since the order was given, and to date, not a single warship had been assigned to Ruosha. However, she really hadn’t set her sights on those outdated warships; within Whitestar, she was already building warships of various models, only she hadn’t informed the Emperor of this.
Today’s party was actually the Emperor’s attempt to communicate with various military commanders, but from the past few hours, it was clear that although the commanders appeared amiable on the surface, when asked for specific details, they were all evasive.
Poor Emperor.
Ruosha couldn’t help but shake her head inwardly.
In fact, these commanders all belonged to the various branches of the Azure Sky royal family. To them, the Emperor was just another branch. The military’s strength was the backbone of the Azure Sky Empire, meaning the Emperor had no choice but to satisfy all of their demands, while his own commands were not necessarily carried out to the letter.
It may seem strange, but that was the reality. The pursuit of Isrile had been carried out by forces loyal to the Emperor, and their consecutive losses made members of other factions look down on them.
Ruosha had learned these details from various sources. With her seemingly harmless little girl demeanor, people would instinctively let down their guard around her, and Fang Zuo himself had disclosed these details to her.
Ruosha watched everything happening around her with amusement, choosing not to partake. The hostile glances that already surrounded her were enough; who knew when someone might come knocking at her door.
