Chapter 1066 - Temporary Silence (2/2)

“Huh?”

Erin shrieked in surprise. She never thought that Ion would personally ask her this question. Although this question sounded really normal, Erin was aware that Ion would never ask for her opinion! That was because he didn’t want her to intervene with national affairs. But now, it seemed like Ion had broken the taboo?

Could it be that the ‘agitation therapy’ worked?

Erin couldn’t help but feel somewhat agitated at this thought. Even though she considered the possibilities of her big brother making more pragmatic decisions after receiving news of failure, she wasn’t too hopeful as this matter had huge implications, after all. Besides, Ion was unrepentant for past setbacks, which was why she wasn’t too confident of it working. But now, Ion actually asked for her opinion, which surprised her greatly. Fortunately, Erin returned to her senses quickly.

Isn’t this a godsend of an opportunity?!

Erin pulled herself together at this thought. She let out a cough, at the same time thinking of a way to answer her big brother’s question. This was a great opportunity, but it might turn into a disaster if she messed it up. All she could do now was to grasp this chance and not agitate him while giving him advice. If Ion mistook her advice as her looking down upon him, he might take even more extreme measures against Rhode.

“Big Brother, I think the main priority now is to appease the internal strife in the Country of Darkness, especially the conflict among vampires. I heard the struggles between vampires have grown and have also implicated the liches and undeads. If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

Even though everyone fought for the Dark Dragon, fighting and scheming against each other was always a huge problem between the undead creatures. Now that Ashvril was no longer around, the balance collapsed. The clashes between the vampire forces dragged several undead creatures in as well, where even great liches and death knights were also involved. If this continued, only God knew what would happen.

“As for the Void Territory…”

Erin spoke with extreme caution and consideration.

“Big Brother, if you agree, I can explain to His Majesty Rhode that this is only a small ‘accident’. As long as we reach a mutual agreement, there shouldn’t be any more problems arising from His Majesty Rhode’s side because the Void Territory is currently still in the developmental stages. If it is possible, I’m sure His Majesty Rhode also doesn’t wish to go up against the Country of Darkness.”

That was how diplomatic affairs worked. No matter the truth, the skill to flout reality must be maxed out. Although both sides clearly knew that this wasn’t an accident, it would be sufficient if they could reach an agreement that the incident was only a random ‘accident’. As for the truth in private, it was an entirely different matter.

“Of course, it may require some giving-in to reach the agreement. But I think that if we seem sincere enough, His Majesty Rhode will also respond back to us with sincerity.”

Erin processed every word in her head cautiously before speaking to her Big Brother, in order to avoid agitating him. She understood Rhode well enough to know that he wouldn’t make things difficult for the Country of Darkness based on this incident. Moreover, he was considered to be the benefiting side now. Even though the Country of Darkness had indeed offended the Void Territory, the Country of Darkness had also lost Ashvril while Rhode didn’t lose a single strand of hair. This proved that there was space for negotiation. If there were fatal injuries or deaths to the Country of Darkness and Void Territory, there would be no room for negotiations. And now… there was more or less some room for it.

“Got it.”

After hearing Erin’s words, Ion pondered in silence for a few moments and said. Then, he stood up and gazed at Erin.

“Alright then, I’ll leave this matter to you. Don’t disappoint me.”

“Yes, Big Brother.”

Erin stood up and accepted the order quickly. At the same time, she let out a long sigh of relief in her mind…

It seems like things have finally turned around.

I will need to rely on myself next.