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Chapter 1564 Meeting (Bought a Steering Wheel Simulator)
Soon, Duanmu Huai met the other party in his reception room—the first princess of the Magic Equipment Kingdom, Freya Elgrandi Giorar, who holds the title of Hero of Magic, and her sister, the second princess, Nolen Cratarissa Giorar.

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency the Inquisitor."

The two beautiful girls stood up respectfully, lifted their skirts, and bowed to Duanmu Huai. They both had pink hair. As the elder sister, Freya looked elegant, graceful, and beautiful, and her figure was also first-rate. As the younger sister, Norn was also full of a girl's unique innocence and lovable charm.

"Hello, Your Royal Highnesses."

Duanmu Huai returned the greeting and then invited them to sit down.

"I wonder what you two want to see me about?"

After hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the two looked at each other, then Princess Norn looked at Duanmu Huai and spoke.

"In fact, we hope to reach an alliance agreement with you on behalf of our country."

"Oh?"

Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.

"How to say?"

"We all heard the Inquisitor's speech."

This time it was Freya who spoke.

"The Kingdom of Magical Tools has been repeatedly invaded by the Demon King's army, and we also hope to save the country and the people from the threat of the demons. Therefore, after hearing the speech of His Excellency the Inquisitor, we think this is an opportunity. All along, the hero has only been responsible for defeating the Demon King and repelling the attacks of the demons. But this cannot solve the problem once and for all. If we want to completely stop the people from being threatened by the demons, we think His Excellency the Inquisitor's idea is the most feasible, so we came here, hoping to discuss an alliance with His Excellency the Inquisitor in person."

"The Kingdom of Magical Tools wants to form an alliance with us..."

Duanmu Huai thought about it.

"Aren't you going to invite the Kingdom of the Guardians?"

"The other party rejected our request."

Princess Nolen answered with some dissatisfaction, puffing up her cheeks and revealing a cute expression unique to girls.

"My sister and I only wanted to talk to them, but the Kingdom of the Divine Protection rejected even this request... After all, for them who possess the Divine Protection, I'm afraid they won't care about such a small matter at all."

Of the three great nations, the Kingdom of the Divine Protection is the strongest, while the Kingdom of the Summoning is the weakest. Of course, according to the story, it would be best if the three great nations worked together to form a joint army to fight against the demons. But it is clear that this possibility is not great now. The Kingdom of the Divine Protection is obviously unwilling to lower itself and join this joint military action.

Or maybe they have something else in mind.

After all, Duanmu Huai is also very wary of this thing called protection.

"very funny."

Duanmu Huai nodded, leaned back on the sofa, and stared at the two of them.

"I understand your intentions. Now, how are you going to convince me to join you?"

"Hey?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Freya was stunned for a moment.

"But didn't you say, Your Excellency the Inquisitor, that we should destroy the demons? This is exactly the same as our goal. Wouldn't it be better for us to act together?"

"I understand what you mean, Your Excellency the Inquisitor."

Instead, Princess Nolen nodded gracefully.

"We can negotiate on the distribution of the occupied demon territories and property..."

“That’s something for this country to think about.”

Duanmu Huai interrupted Princess Norn's speech.

"You seem to have misunderstood one thing. I am not from this country. The reason why I chose to destroy the demons is because it is my duty. I am only here because this country summoned me. Therefore, the benefits obtained by this country have nothing to do with me."

“Hey… this…”

Freya and Noren were both stunned by Duanmu Huai's answer. Although the latter's facial expression did not change, he was very surprised in his heart.

After all, before coming here, Norn had collected a lot of information and learned that there were also two princesses in the Summoning Kingdom, and their ages were about the same as his sisters. Logically speaking, since the Judge was so powerful, the King of the Summoning Kingdom should definitely let his daughter take action to win over the Judge and have a good relationship with him.

But now it seems... that’s not the case?

What on earth is the king of the kingdom of summons doing?

Although she does not have the powerful strength of her sister Freya, Princess Norn's mind and wisdom are second to none. She has her own reasons for making this judgment. In Princess Norn's opinion, since the king of the Summoning Kingdom has handed over the deployment of his troops to the judge, it means that Duanmu Huai must have won the king's trust.

However, considering that Duanmu Huai was not born in the Summoning Country but was summoned, the king of the Summoning Country must have reached an agreement with him in some way or means, otherwise it would be impossible for him to safely hand over his army to this brave man for command.

As for what method he used, considering that he has two daughters, the method does not seem difficult to guess.

Norn thought she had guessed right, but now she realized that she was completely wrong.

Duanmu Huai doesn't care about the interests of the Summoning Country. This is not bluffing, but he really doesn't care. This also means that he has not reached any kind of interest-related agreement with the Summoning Country. In this case, why would the king give him the command of the army? This is simply incomprehensible.

Just as Norn began to think quickly about how to start, Freya asked in surprise.

"But... Your Excellency the Inquisitor's goal is to destroy all demons, right? In this case, wouldn't the more people the better?"

Stupid sister!

Hearing Freya's question, Norn sighed helplessly. Although his sister had great power and was very good at pretending to be a saint to cover up her twisted personality, she was still too stupid. She shouldn't have said something that would make the other person show off! Wouldn't this just boost the other person's morale? !

"I can deal with the main force of the demons by myself, but it's a bit troublesome to chase those fleeing bugs, so I brought soldiers with me. Although I can completely eliminate all the demons by myself if I spend some time, I don't have the patience. But even so, I need soldiers who obey orders, not those half-hearted guys."

See, I knew this would happen.

Princess Nolen showed a surprised expression on the surface, but she was secretly complaining in her heart. The other party was very powerful, and she did not have enough means and interests to impress this brave man. This was really troublesome.

"I see."

However, Freya was completely unaware of her sister's inner anxiety, and instead showed an expression of amazement.

"No wonder Your Excellency the Inquisitor said such a thing... It seems that you are indeed very confident in your own abilities. Perhaps we were too abrupt..."

This stupid sister!
Norn's facial muscles couldn't help but twitch. She knew what Freya wanted to say. It was obvious that she felt that Duanmu Huai was not a person she could control, so she decided to withdraw from this plan. If Duanmu Huai could really destroy the demons, then the Magic Tool Country could reap the benefits without firing a single shot. And if Duanmu Huai couldn't do it, then she could negotiate with the other party at that time...

It turned out that she didn't understand the situation at all!

Everything was clearly explained in such detail on the carriage coming here, why is it still like this?

Even if Duanmu Huai has no feelings for the Summoning Country, but he uses the soldiers of the Summoning Country, then the Summoning Country will naturally be able to take down the defeated Demon Territory. More importantly, what Norn values ​​is the future potential of the Summoning Country!
As we all know, the most powerful and famous thing about the Summoning Nation is the Slave Mark used exclusively for Demi-humans. If it was just to occupy the land, it would be fine, but with the Slave Mark, with the powerful power of this Judge, the Summoning Nation can completely turn all Demi-humans who follow or do not follow the Demon King's army into slaves with the Slave Mark!
In this way, the power of the Summoning Kingdom will be greatly increased! By that time, the Magic Tool Kingdom may fall from the second place to the third place!

That's why we have to take advantage of the Summoning Nation before the war officially begins, so as to bring the two sides closer. It would be even better if we could obtain the unique magic method of Slave Mark. On the contrary, once we distance ourselves from the other side at this time, it means that we are enemies, not friends, and it will be impossible to close the distance in the future.

"But it's not impossible to cooperate. I need to see your performance."

Just as Norn was thinking about how to handle this situation, Duanmu Huai suddenly brought the topic back to the topic. Then he took out a map and placed it in front of the two sisters.

"What is this?" "Just yesterday, I led people to attack White Wing City and completely destroyed it."

"Have you defeated the White Wings?"

It has to be said that this news really surprised the two princesses.

"In this way, the White Wings will also be under your command. That's great. With the White Wings joining us, we will be able to conduct reconnaissance..."

"I have killed them all."

However, Duanmu Huai interrupted Princess Nolan directly, which made Princess Nolan speechless.

"Why? As long as we cooperate with the slave imprint, the White Wings will become a very valuable fighting force..."

“And then it becomes a new problem decades or centuries later.”

Duanmu Huai chuckled and stared at Princess Norn with narrowed eyes.

"Well, now that you two are here, I would like to ask, where do you think it would be best for me to attack next?"

Although they didn't know why Duanmu Huai asked this question, Freya and Norn thought about it for a while and then gave their answers. Duanmu Huai looked at their answers and laughed.

"Thank you both for your suggestions. I will consider them carefully."

After that, Duanmu Huai asked the two to leave, and when he left the reception room and returned to the guest room, Freya was obviously unhappy.

"Really? It's such a wasted trip. If we had known it would be like this, we shouldn't have come. We have to sit in the carriage for such a long time..."

"sister?"

"Hey?"

Hearing Norn's voice, Freya's body trembled suddenly, and then her incessant complaints became much quieter.

"Yes, is there any problem? I don't think I said anything wrong..."

“………………Haaah………………”

Looking at Freya, Noren sighed silently.

"Sister, what do you think of the Judge?"

"What do you think? I don't like him very much. He looks too fierce. He doesn't look like a brave man at all. Besides, he seems quite rude..."

"ok, I get it."

Noren put his hand to his forehead and sighed.

"I'll think of something else. If it doesn't work... No, it's nothing."

"………………?"

As princesses, the Kingdom of Summoning naturally prepared the best guest room for the two of them. However, even the best guest room here obviously would not satisfy Freya. However, because of the fatigue from the journey, she still fell asleep while complaining. Only Norn did not sleep. Instead, she just sat in her room, quietly as if waiting for something.

"Dong dong dong."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Noren looked up.

"Please come in."

The door opened and Lillian walked in.

"Princess Norn? The Inquisitor is looking for you."

"Okay, I know."

Princess Norn stood up, straightened her clothes, then followed Lillian out of the guest room and came to a study. In the study, Duanmu Huai was sitting in a chair, looking at the map in front of him.

"My lord, Princess Norn is here."

"Oh, I see. You can go down."

Duanmu Huai waved without turning his head, and then Lillian said goodbye and left, closing the door, leaving Norn alone here.

"………………………"

There was a moment of silence in the room. Norn didn't speak, and neither did Duanmu Huai. He just stared at the map. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly spoke.

"Why did you choose to launch an attack from the west? Instead of marching directly through White Wing City to the inner territory of the demon clan like your sister did?"

coming!

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Noren became excited.

"Because the west is the area where the demons have the weakest defenses, there are only a large number of demi-humans there, and the north is where the demons are most concentrated. I can understand your idea. Take advantage of the loopholes in White Wing City to penetrate the demon defense line, directly cut into the core of the Demon King's army, fight a decisive battle with the Demon King, and eliminate the Demon King in the shortest time possible..."

"But you don't agree?"

"If we want to defeat the Demon King, then Sister's judgment is not wrong. But if we want to completely eliminate the demons and their followers, I think we should start from the weak links of the demons and put pressure on the demi-humans first. Although this route is longer, there are not many obstacles. In addition, we can use the slave mark to capture a large number of demi-humans as slaves, and eliminate those demi-humans who are unwilling to obey orders. As for the escaped demi-humans, they will naturally choose the more tightly guarded demon territories."

At this point, Noren paused.

"This will cause chaos within the demon race. If we succeed, it may even cause internal disputes and fights between the subhumans and the demons. In this case, we can take advantage of this chaotic situation and wipe them out in one fell swoop..."

"It's a good idea."

It was only at this time that Duanmu Huai turned around and looked at Norn.

"But it's not what a little girl of your age should be thinking."

"………………………"

Norn lowered his head and said nothing. On the contrary, Duanmu Huai looked at Norn with a somewhat admiring look. Indeed, as Duanmu Huai said, such a vicious and inhumane scheme was not something a girl could come up with. But for Duanmu Huai, this was just right - after all, in the eyes of the Tribunal, the demons were not considered human beings.

only……………

"I understand what you want, and I can give you what you want."

Duanmu Huai stared at Noren.

"Then the question is, what can you give me?"

"………………………"

Norlen did not speak. She was silent for a moment, then walked in front of Duanmu Huai and stared at the tall man in front of her. Then, Norlen stretched out her hand, and as she moved, the little princess's robe and coat slipped off her body and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Very good, I hope you can satisfy me."

Then, he spoke.