Chapter 247: Deal with Arian (2/2)

”Your Highness, you are kidding, right? I am a mere Great realm cultivator who is eighteen years old. I didn't even reach the limit of the growth spurt completely. What can a person like me help a Transcendent like you.”

”Well, it seems like you are the one who is joking Mr. Sam. If you were what you said, then you wouldn't be sitting in front of me right now. You would be either quivering in your boots near the entrance or you would be hysterically yelling out words of admiration for me.

You wouldn't be doing what you are doing.”

”Well, that didn't answer my question, your highness. What can I possibly help you with?”

”Yes, I will answer it to you soon.

To be honest, I don't necessarily need your help, if all I have to do is occupy the empire, not only me, even my father could have done that. But the problem if, the loss of life would be too high for me to start a war of that scale.

I don't want a blood bath.

I want to reunite the empire with the least amount of bloodshed and this is where you can help me with.

I have been devising a plan for taking over the empire for two decades, which is the time when I became an emperor.

I have a big enough network in the Orion that would be on par with the Blackwater. Of course, I don't have the same amount of power they have, but I do have a similar level of the information channel.

I made many preparations to crumble the Orion from inside, but the point is, the plans can only be executed when either there are no variables or there is enough adaptability in the person who executes it to deal with the variables.

I lacked that one person and was desperately trying to cultivate one. My son, who you might not remember but surely met in the thunder god temple also the same person you just described yourself to be.

Even though I am proud of what he has achieved today, I realized that he is not the person for this.

I am almost losing my hope and then one day I woke and heard the news about you.

Believe me or not, I wanted to thank Orion in person for being stupid, because for the first time in life I was afraid of a person and that person didn't become my enemy by default. Emperor Orion gave me a chance to become a friend or at least a partner with that person.”

The emperor finished and looked at Sam with a smile.

Sam looked at him quietly without any response, because he is thinking. He met a person who he thought he would never meet in this world of pride and prowess.

A man who knew he was afraid of something and a man who can admit openly that he is afraid of something.

Sam always believed in something. If a person wants to improve himself, the hardest part is finding their mistakes or shortcomings and admitting them by throwing their insecurities away.

And if a person can do so, one has to respect him because he would be a winner for sure.

An emperor openly admitting he is afraid of something. Some might think he is a joke, but Sam could see a real man.

A man who can accept his shortcomings and work on overcoming or walking around them.

”What do you want me to do?”

Sam asked directly. He doesn't want to carry out the earlier conversation of him being incapable of helping. That is just for probing.

Now, from what heard from the emperor, it is plain stupid for him to do that.

”I want six months of yours. In these six months, I want you to train nine regiments. In six months, do what you have to do and what you want to do. I only want your best effort and I would accept the results no matter what.

And the other thing is to do what you are doing inside the Orion.

Cooperate with me. I will invade from outside, while you reduce the resources inside. This will push the soldiers to the edge and they wouldn't be able to keep their will to live like usual.

In exchange for that, what do you want?”

He was straight forward and on to the point.

Sam took a deep breath and said.

”For the second point, I don't have any problem. Just invade the parts when I told you to do so. As for the training part. I am too weak to hold the whole armies in my leash and train them.

Give me ten people. The most loyal and obedient. For them, all that should matter when given order is only how and when not what and why.

In a month, I will make them trainers and I will give you a detailed training program.

I assure you they will reach your standards.

In a year, the Orion will be no more.

And for all this to be done, I need somethings in advance and another thing after the whole thing is over.”

”Well, I didn't expect you to agree straight away. It sounds too good to be true.”

”It surprises me too to an extent, but that is how I deal with a person who is smart and straight forward. It has been a while since I met a man like you.”

”So, what do you want?”

”For starters, a Level-6 Beast, for now, preferably a wind element flying type. The second request...”

Sam said his requirements and at the end of the sentence all he met was a hand extended for a handshake to seal a deal.”