Chapter 98 Rope In (1/2)
People were bustling in and out of Wissen Castle early in the morning. There were guards patrolling near the castle, servants cleaning the castle, and even a few warriors heading out to hunt in Terras Forest in groups. No one noticed that a few tall foreigners had secretly made their way into the castle following Argus, Yang Ling's personal guard.
”Sir, this way please!” After leading Renaya and his group into the meeting hall, Argus shot a look to Jarlock, the leader of the barbarians. Jarlock understood the signal and immediately led a team of fierce barbarians to guard the door.
”Welcome to Wissen Castle, please sit!” Yang Ling was all smiles, and he signaled for a maid beside him to serve tea.
As Yang Ling observed the tall Renaya, his composed footsteps and sharp gaze, then looked at the followers walking respectfully behind him, Yang Ling knew that Renaya was a man who had been sitting in the upper echelons of society for many years. He thought about Renaya's status and background back in the Rossi Empire.
”I am the envoy of the Rossi Empire, and I am completely in charge of this operation. Sir Yang, you may call me Renaya!” Renaya graciously sat on the opposite side of Yang Ling.
Renaya didn't relax his guard, even though Yang Ling was in casual wear, lazily leaning on his large chair. Yang Ling was not as high-spirited and energetic as Renaya had imagined him to be.
But one should not judge a book by its cover. A person who had nearly a thousand warriors, a mysterious background, a seemingly endless supply of money, and a Magical Beast army was definitely not an ordinary noble.
Negotiations were like playing a poker game; one should not reveal all of their abilities too quickly!
Renaya had introduced himself in an ambiguous manner, saying that he was an envoy from the Rossi Empire. He didn't reveal his status as a prince. It would be enough for him to reveal that he was authorized to handle everything on this operation and negotiate on behalf of the empire.
Renaya was calm and intelligent, but unfortunately, there were calculations that were beyond his control!
”So Prince Renaya, you are in charge of this operation. It is no wonder that you have been able to cause so much trouble for the Banto soldiers with just a few hundred men. You are quite powerful!” said Harribell's voice.
Yang Ling and Goode had never heard of anyone called Renaya, but Harribell conducted business all over the Tailun Continent, so she was familiar with most of the royalty in the various empires. Even though she had never seen Renaya in person, the reputation of the Twelfth Prince of the Rossi Empire had long entered her family's list of notable people.
Prince?
Yang Ling was very surprised. Originally, he had thought that Renaya was merely an important official or a trusted aide of the king in the Rossi Empire. He had never expected that the man would be a prince.
If they were sending a prince to attend to the matter personally, it was clear how important foiling the Banto Empire's plan was to the Rossi Empire.
After getting over his surprise, Yang Ling's smile became even more radiant. The more importance that the Rossi Empire placed on this operation, the more advantageous it was to him. As long as he spent a little effort, Yang Ling believed that he would be able to obtain an even greater profit.
At the same time, Renaya was also very surprised when he saw the veiled Harribell. He had never expected someone to have heard of him in this far away, desolate town.
There were many talents here indeed!
The lad Yang Ling was definitely born into a noble family; otherwise, there was no way that he could have gained this many outstanding followers!
Even with his eyes closed, Renaya could feel that there were at least three Great Swordsmen and two Great Spellcasters with exceptional abilities around Yang Ling. Other than that, there were faint waves of Magical Energy coming from behind the screen in the hall. There were probably several powerful fighters lying in ambush there.
Even though he could not sense any traces of Magical Energy or Battle Energy from Yang Ling, Renaya did not dare underestimate the seemingly lazy young man.