Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong

Chapter 872: Chapter 557: The Loyalty of the Rose Marquis_2

On the other hand, at the request of the Rose Marquis and out of respect for the Lord, Red Night could only furrow her eyebrows slightly and nod, saying, “Don’t worry, I know my limits.”

“Let’s leave here first, then.”

Satisfied with her answer, Leo Ray immediately took a step forward, heading towards the passage they had entered through earlier.

In this way, apart from Red Night who was ready to strike,

Under the guidance of the Rose Marquis, Leo Ray and his party returned to the spacious wine cellar hall they had just been in.

“Come to think of it, according to Red Night’s account, this Devouring Slime has been extinct since the Era of Blankness. But the fact that one of the prince’s forces has released such a terrifying demon beast here… How did they manage to find this extinct demon beast that has vanished in the river of history?”

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Puzzled by this thought, Leo Ray, staring at the neatly arranged rows of oak barrels in front of him, couldn’t help but frown slightly.

No matter how you look at it, from this matter alone, it seems that,

The power of the three princes is much more unfathomable than he had previously estimated.

“Forget it, now is not the time to think about these things. I should find a way to quickly bring the Rose Marquis under my command. Having the support of this insightful City Lord of Blue Cold Fortress will be of great help to me in any aspect.”

“Right, I don’t have any spare Tier 4 Recruitment Orders on me at the moment, only the ten un-upgraded Tier 2 Recruitment Orders I’ve accumulated over the past two days. Let me try upgrading them first.”

With a slight nod, Leo Ray immediately began the upgrade process.

Immediately afterwards, a series of familiar prompts sounded in his ears.

[Congratulations, your ‘Tier 2 Recruitment Order’ has been upgraded to ‘Tier 3 Recruitment Order’!]

[Congratulations, your ‘Tier 2 Recruitment Order’ has been upgraded to ‘Tier 2 Recruitment Order’ 105 pieces!]

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[Congratulations, your ‘Tier 2 Recruitment Order’ has been upgraded to ‘Tier 4 Recruitment Order’!]

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“As expected, I got another Tier 4 Recruitment Order!”

Hearing the prompt, Leo Ray’s face couldn’t help but break into a smile as he immediately began to take inventory.

After checking, Leo Ray found that,

He had obtained a total of 1 Tier 4 Recruitment Order, 4 Tier 3 Recruitment Orders, and 530 Tier 2 Recruitment Orders.

“At the moment, including the newly acquired ones, I have over 2800 Tier 1 Recruitment Orders, 570 Tier 2 Recruitment Orders, 6 Tier 3 Recruitment Orders, and 1 Tier 4 Recruitment Order. Not bad, preparations to bring the Rose Marquis under my command are complete.”

With that thought, Leo Ray’s gaze shifted back to the Rose Marquis, who still had a saddened, bitter expression on his face. He asked, “Your Excellency, which prince’s messenger do you think is responsible for releasing this Devouring Slime?”

“Mr. Lane, according to my analysis, the initial size of the Devouring Slime should have been slightly smaller than a regular slime. Based on my recollection, none of the three waves of messengers brought any suspicious items into the underground wine cellar. The most likely possibility is that they hid it directly in their clothes.”

Nodding at Leo Ray, the Rose Marquis pondered, “As for the timing, the messenger from the Great Prince’s side arrived first, a month ago, while the last wave of messengers arrived a week ago.”

Therefore, the likelihood of the Great Prince’s side being involved can be almost ruled out, as there was no sign of anything when I led the last wave of messengers inside.”

“That’s true. Although we don’t know how long it took for the Devouring Slime to grow to its current size, it’s definitely not as long as a month ago. Otherwise, Miss. Olivia would have noticed something during her last visit.”

Ariel Watson nodded thoughtfully.

“Princess, you are absolutely correct. The messengers from the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince arrived only three days apart. Moreover, when the last wave of messengers from the Fourth Prince arrived, they only stayed in Fine Wine District 2 for a short while and didn’t take a detailed tour, so I didn’t pay much attention to the situation in the depths of the wine cellar.”

Following with a nod, the Rose Marquis seemed to recall the missing rose flower again. As his eyes scanned the ground, he added, “As for the messenger from the Second Prince, he took half a tour in Fine Wine District 2 and had the most suspicion.However, although the Fourth Prince’s envoy only stayed for a short while, one of them was chatting with my subordinates all the time. Now that I think about it, it might have been intentional to divert our attention.”

“So that’s how it is. It seems that the suspicions on the envoys of the Second and Fourth Princes cannot be ruled out. However, I believe there is a third possibility,”

Gently stroking his chin, Leo Ray pondered: “That is, among these envoys of the Second and Fourth Princes, there is actually a team impersonating the Great Prince’s men, and their purpose is to eliminate you as well.

Moreover, the cleverness of this move is that if it fails, it could make you hate the other two princes.”

“This…”

Hearing Leo Ray’s words, Rose Marquis was startled and suddenly realized that he was right. He nodded and said, “You are right, Mr. Lane. Considering the Great Prince’s seemingly righteous but actually treacherous character, this possibility is indeed not small!”

After saying that, Rose Marquis couldn’t help but swallow his saliva and then muttered to himself, “I thought that without the Great Prince’s involvement, my pressure would be somewhat smaller, but it turns out that I have already been targeted by all three princes?”

“In that case, what does the City Lord plan to do next?”

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Leo Ray continued: “It can be imagined that once the opponents fail this time, they will not give up easily. I’m afraid that the next storm coming will be even more fierce.”

“Mr. Lane is right.”

With an involuntary sigh, Rose Marquis frowned and said, “Originally, I intended to grit my teeth and not get involved in this power struggle, but looking at the current situation, it is precisely because of this foolish decision that not only my life but also the entire family’s foundation was almost destroyed.”

After finishing, Rose Marquis looked at the indifferent face of Leo Ray and couldn’t help but ponder.

Just like he had thought before, compared to the other three groups of envoys from the Royal Capital representing the other princes,

Mr. Lane and Princess Ariel standing in front of him, although they also wanted to win him over, their sincerity and attitude were completely different from the previous rude envoys’.

Furthermore, they even risked their own safety to help him resolve this deadly crisis.

Thinking of this, the Rose Marquis was grateful, bit his lip and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he made up his mind and tentatively asked Leo Ray, “Mr. Lane, does your original purpose for coming here with the Princess still stand?”

“Of course, if someone as talented as the City Lord would join us, it would be even better.”

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Leo Ray smiled lightly.

“That’s great!”

Hearing this, Rose Marquis nodded to Leo Ray first, then came to Ariel’s side, ready to perform a grand ceremony.

However, before he could make any move, Ariel hurriedly waved her hand and said, “Miss Olivia, the person you should truly serve is not me, but my master.”

Having said that, Ariel then bowed to Leo Ray and obediently stood aside.

“The master of the Princess?! Mr. Lane, who are you exactly?!”

Seeing this scene, the Rose Marquis could hardly believe his eyes, standing there dumbfounded.

“Ariel, tell this surprised City Lord everything about me.”

Nodding to Princess Coldflame, Leo Ray still maintained a faint smile.

Immediately afterward, Ariel briefly explained to the Rose Marquis about Leo Ray’s identity as the Otherworldly Lord, his plans to support her becoming the Queen of Coldflame City, and the impending terrifying catastrophe that could arrive at any time.

“So, it turns out that we only saw the insignificant power struggle before our eyes, while Lord Ray is looking at the upcoming terrible catastrophe that is bound to sweep across the entire continent. The difference between these two is simply indescribable…”

“Yet, despite being such a powerful figure who could even win over the princess, you, Lord Ray, willingly came to this underground wine cellar at the risk of encountering unknown demon beasts for someone as insignificant as myself…”

Thinking of this, Rose Marquis hesitated no longer. He immediately knelt before Leo Ray and said sincerely, “I, Olivia Oakwood, swear my loyalty to Lord Ray to the death!”