Is there something wrong with me confessing to myself?

If I don't figure this out today, I won't be able to sleep at night.

First of all, as expected, the skill "Lotte's Knight" has been upgraded, so all my "Potential Ability Points" have increased by [-].

The "potential ability value" of an ordinary adult man is basically around fifty, so one can imagine how much the ability value has increased.

Then, as expected, the appearance of the profession "Lotte's Knight" is indeed related to Lotte, and it has a relationship that makes me feel deeply heavy.

LV.0 (0%)

name: none

Occupation: None

Magic: None

Skill Points: 0

<Individual ability value>

STR: 3

AGI: 3

VIT: 2

INT: 3

<Talent ability value>

STR: 0

AGI: 0

VIT: 0

INT: 0

<Potential ability value>

STR: 3

AGI: 3

VIT: 2

INT: 3

〈Exclusive skill〉

lifelong guardian

——The knight you are destined to come to your side one day, he will be your shield, your sword, your hero, your everything.

——However, whether to entrust everything to your knight is entirely up to your own choice.

——Only once in a lifetime, you can choose one person to be your own guardian knight. Once you make a choice, your "talent ability value" will be permanently reset to zero, completely cutting off your own future possibility.

——The guardian knight selected by you will get the unique job "Lotte's Knight".

——When you are willing to exchange your life's future for the protection of that life, the strongest knight in the world will be born for you.

<Skill>

无

Ah, what kind of heavy exclusive skill is this?Is it already a moral kidnapping?

As long as I'm immoral, you can't kidnap me—if I say this now, will I be scolded?

This damn moral kidnapping.

I'm sorry, father, it's not about the salary anymore, it's all about the grace of regeneration.

To exchange her own life for the grace of reinvention!

So, I'm really sorry, I have to win this "war".

Chapter 19 The Bottom Line on Benefits

"His Royal Highness, can you introduce the person beside you?"

In the living room, Lotte and I were sitting together, and Ines was standing behind us in a maid outfit.

And my father's eyes and questioning were aimed at me (Ye).

"Ye is Lotte's knight. Everything is decided by Ye."

In fact, Ines was quite critical of this. After all, in her opinion, I was just a child, but Lotte persisted in this aspect, and Ines could only obey, but she still applied for an audit qualification just in case.

"I see."

My father nodded and saw that the anger from yesterday was no longer in my sight, but very calm.

"Mr. Ye, I am a little puzzled about Her Royal Highness Princess Lotte's request for help from our country on behalf of the Green Kingdom. I hope you can answer."

"Excuse me."

"Why did the Green Kingdom attract the joint invasion of the three countries? This question has been secretly investigated by all countries, but there has never been an answer. Can Mister Ye tell me the answer?"

"Unfortunately, Princess Lotte is still very young, and I'm afraid you are more confused about what happened in the Green Kingdom than you."

"Is that so? That's really a pity. But in this way, it's not easy for our country to send troops to help. After all, Her Royal Highness Princess Lotte doesn't seem to have any benefits worthy of our country's sending troops. I just want to know why the Green Kingdom was destroyed. As long as Mr. Ye can clarify the doubts in my heart, even if there is no benefit, I am willing to persuade His Majesty the King to help."

"To be honest, Duke Li Lin, this is also a doubt in my heart. If your country can find out the truth one day, can you also solve my doubts for me? Not only me, but also Princess Lotte. I still don't know why I have fallen to such a point. Don't you think it is too pitiful, Lord Duke?"

It is said to be a negotiation, but today we are limited to such nonsense.

Even if my father doesn't argue, I will.

I know my father well, so I know it's far from the time to show the sword.

My father is testing me, and I am testing my father.

However, today can only stop at testing.

Since his father is here, it means that he really has plans to send troops to the Green Kingdom in the name of Lotte, but for the time being, he doesn't know what kind of benefits he wants to gain by doing so.

It is simply impossible for one country to send troops to help another country without benefit.

I didn't expect that kind of beauty.

Regardless of whether Lotte understands it or not, Ines certainly doesn't have that kind of extravagant hope.

It is inevitable to pay benefits.

The important thing... is to grasp the bottom line in father's heart.

My father must have a bottom line in his heart. Based on this bottom line, he will try his best to strive for benefits, and the more he strives for, the more he will earn.

As for me, the closer I get to the bottom line in my father's heart, the more I earn, and if I can completely match that bottom line, it will undoubtedly be my complete victory.

So, what kind of minimum benefits must be paid to allow the Dorge Kingdom to send troops to help? I only need to know this, and then I can win this "war (negotiation)".

Of course, if the bottom line in father's heart is that Lotte can't pay anything, then the result of the breakdown of the negotiation also exists.

So what is the real goal of the father?What exactly does he want through Lotte?

—I have to know this.

Chapter 20 Beware of Spies

"That nasty boy, is he really only eight years old? Could it be that he was actually taken away by some old monster?"

In fact, it can also be counted as 16 years old. After all, I have lived a double life.

Well, after today's negotiation came to an end, we returned to the hotel, and then my father just pulled his expression down and scolded me (Ye).

"It's unexpectedly tricky." Mom said the same thing, but she also had a satisfied smile on her face: "As expected of me, that child is really extraordinary."

At this time, I also spoke: "Father, are you really planning to help Princess Lotte restore the country?"

"It's not my intention. This is decided by His Majesty the King, and it is necessary."

"Huh? Why?"

necessary?How could it be necessary to help Lotte restore her country?

I have to wonder.

"The reason why the Green Kingdom was destroyed is because a new dungeon was born near the capital of the Green Kingdom."

"Dungeon!?" I couldn't help raising my eyebrows in surprise: "Could it be a very advanced dungeon?"

"Yes, it can be said to be an unprecedented high-level dungeon in our continent." Father said seriously: "If you can make good use of this dungeon, the strength of the entire continent will rise to a higher level."

"But when the dungeon was first discovered, the Green Kingdom planned to hide it and take it for itself."

"Later, the news leaked to the Kingdom of Linde, the Kingdom of Locke, and the Kingdom of Harri. These three countries joined forces to force the Kingdom of Grimm to open the dungeon to their three kingdoms."

"However, the king of the Green Kingdom directly rejected the joint forced palace of the three countries on the grounds that the dungeon was born in the territory of the Green Kingdom, and the Green Kingdom has complete ownership. Whether to open the dungeon to other countries is up to the Green Kingdom itself, and other countries have no right to interfere.Have a little confidence in your country's Cradle team?It's beautiful to think about. "

Father shook his head disdainfully and smiled.

"Originally, the birth of the dungeon in the territory of the Green Kingdom is a good thing for the Green Kingdom. The Green Kingdom can exchange a lot of benefits with other countries, and it can also seize the opportunity. It will definitely increase the national power by a large margin. It is not impossible to become the number one power in the mainland. But this good card was played poorly by the Green Kingdom, which eventually led to the end of the country. It has become a big laughing stock."

"...Father, don't you know this very well? Then you said before that you don't know anything. "

"Things have become so big, how can there be countries that don't know about it?"

So you were kidding me earlier, right?

"Then, His Majesty the King also wants to obtain the right to conquer the dungeon? Then why not directly negotiate with the three kingdoms?"

"It's been talked about, but the magnitude of the problem is here now."

"... They don't agree?"

"They have no reason to agree. Three countries can share the interests of the dungeon equally, why add one or two more?"

My father's rhetorical question made me slightly lost in thought.

Asia Pacific.

This is the name of the piece of land where the Dorgo Kingdom is located.

On this continent, there are a total of six countries, namely the Kingdom of Green, the Kingdom of Dorge, the Kingdom of Linde, the Kingdom of Locke, the Kingdom of Harri, and the Kingdom of Amway, all of which belong to the human race.

Among them, the strongest country is the Kingdom of Linde, which is located in the center of the mainland, with the largest territory, the largest population, and the most prosperous.

Next is the Dolge Kingdom, which is located in the west of the mainland. It ranks fourth in terms of land area and third in population among the six countries, but it ranks second in terms of military strength, or it can basically be said to be comparable to the Linde Kingdom in terms of pure military strength.

Then there are the four countries of the Green Kingdom, the Locke Kingdom, the Harri Kingdom, and the Amway Kingdom. Basically, although the military strengths of these four countries are different, they are not too big to be irreparable, and they can also be described as comparable.

The Green Kingdom is located in the northern part of the mainland and borders other countries, but there is no border between the Amway Kingdom and the Green Kingdom.

A map of the mainland appeared in my mind and the forces of various countries were marked on it, and then I began to review the events of the Green Kingdom from beginning to end.

First of all, the Grimm Kingdom discovered the newly born dungeon, wanted to monopolize it, and tried to hide it, but it did not hide it. It was learned of by the three countries, Linde Kingdom, Locke Kingdom, and Harri Kingdom, and then they jointly forced the Grimm Kingdom. I want the Green Kingdom to open the dungeon to these three kingdoms.

At this time, the Dorge Kingdom and the Amway Kingdom knew nothing about it.

Later, the Green Kingdom refused to share the dungeon, so the three kingdoms jointly launched a war against the Green Kingdom.

The Green Kingdom was defeated, and the coalition forces of the three kingdoms captured the underground city and shared the spoils.

At this time, the Dorge Kingdom finally knew about the dungeon and wanted to get a share of it.

However, under the coalition forces, it is impossible for the three major kingdoms to be destroyed because of their crimes like the Green Kingdom, so there is no need to share the dungeon with the Dolge Kingdom, so they mercilessly shut the Dolge Kingdom out, and are not afraid of another war.

Under such circumstances, the Dorge Kingdom certainly did not dare to start a war rashly. After all, even if it unites with the Amway Kingdom, it may have little chance of winning.

Therefore, the three kingdoms can be said to be confident, and they only plan to share the food among the three, and they don't even want to give the other two a drink of soup.

The two can't defeat the three, but of course, the Dorge Kingdom and the Amway Kingdom can't just sit back and watch the other three countries develop and grow, and finally step on themselves completely.

Therefore—the appearance of Lotte at this time actually became an opportunity for the Dorge Kingdom and the Amway Kingdom to break the situation.

A country cannot be easily destroyed.

Even if the Green Kingdom even fell to the king's capital, the resistance forces in various places have never disappeared, and the Green Kingdom is still in constant war.

If at this time, the Kingdom of Dorge and the Kingdom of Amway announce an alliance with Lotte and send troops to help the Kingdom of Grimm restore the country, then Lotte will become the banner of those rebellious forces in the Kingdom of Grimm and gather all the remaining forces of the Kingdom of Grimm.

The citizens of the Green Kingdom will definitely focus on Lotte.