Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 147: 149: Igniting the Powder Keg

Chapter 147: Chapter 149: Igniting the Powder Keg

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Igniting the powder keg directly made a big difference between knowing when it would explode and not knowing. The former allowed for precise responses, while the latter might result in getting blown to bits.

If the True Dragon Emperor won, he would continue to remain secluded. If Jiang Tianjun won, running away would naturally be his course of action.

The True Dragon Emperor nodded, “That’s right, I don’t know if you have it or not.”

This was something he truly hadn’t anticipated. Without guards signified that the True Dragon Emperor had arrived unassumingly, with nobody aware of his itinerary.

This was indeed very dangerous, something he wasn’t willing to deal with.

As a result, his work efficiency significantly decreased.

This rendered Qin Muye quite speechless. Why mention these things to him? Oh, could it be targeting equipment for the Mysterious?

Besides, the Mysterious Cultivation mode on the server of Mysterious Village was somewhat repulsive to him. People have limits, but he felt it wasn’t yet time to stop being human. What he desired was legitimate cultivation, not Mysterious Cultivation.

Therefore, the outmatched Qin Muye naturally stayed far away from it.

Hence, Qin Muye employed an open strategy, directly informing everyone about the True Dragon Emperor’s real intentions. Whether they believed it or not was another matter.

At that time, the entire Magic Continent was somewhat in a state of panic.

Speaking of the most dangerous place, it would definitely be the Mysterious Village. Even compared to Wasteland City and Zombie Kingdom, unless there was an encounter with a horde of zombies or beasts, staying hidden in a stronghold would pose no significant problem. In contrast, the mysteries in Mysterious Village killed silently, no one knew when they might be dispatched by the unseen.

Now, they’d rather have a grand battle between the True Dragon Emperor and Jiang Tianjun, preferably resulting in the death of one of them, which would simplify matters afterward.

Clearly dissatisfied, the True Dragon Emperor also wanted Qin Muye to conduct research.

Hearing this, Qin Muye’s expression grew serious. Trouble had come knocking at his door.

Seeing Qin Muye’s refusal sent a glint of cold light through the True Dragon Emperor’s eyes.

His Learning Ability and Academic Research were formidable, but that didn’t mean he could produce results out of thin air. Researching a system required three to five days’ time and sufficient Knowledge, or else he was unable to do anything.

He didn’t care whether Qin Muye had done any research, he just wanted to know if the problem could be solved.

Therefore, his refusal was immediate. Did he think Qin Muye was fearless in the face of death?

So, Qin Muye actually had the ability to flee, or, to put it another way, all the Lords of the Magic Continent had the ability to escape.

The current situation left Qin Muye temporarily unable to grasp future developments.

The current situation was like a powder keg. Since he didn’t know when it would detonate, he might as well throw more fuel on the fire.

Qin Muye didn’t dare to delay. He knew his place; if he were stronger than the other party, taking his time would be fine. But given the other party was stronger than him, the necessary respect had to be given, or it would be no different from courting death.

Qin Muye shook his head, “As long as the True Dragon Emperor lives, he will definitely exact vengeance on us afterward. It’s better to secretly give him a hard blow and breathe out a sigh of relief.”

Qin Muye shook his head, “Impossible, Your Majesty. Please seek someone else.”

Qin Muye wasn’t very certain either, after all, the word ‘random’ was attached to the concept; who knew where it might lead?

Qin Muye found that recently, various rumors were flying around. Among them were that the True Dragon Emperor was preparing Wang Junzi and a certain recluse mage as peace offerings for negotiations with Jiang Tianjun, as well as that Wang Junzi and the recluse mage were planning to make a quick profit and run, or that the True Dragon Emperor was ready to bring all under his rule and much more messy information.

To this, Qin Muye merely laughed, not taking the other’s words to heart at all. Expecting him to conduct research without offering anything in return? Did they really think the two were in a superior-subordinate relationship?

It could be said that this was the most generous grace he could think of.

Too bad killing wasn’t an option, otherwise it would have been even better.

Considering the True Dragon Emperor’s situation, he clearly knew the strategic value of Qin Muye from early on and would definitely try every means to make Qin Muye serve him. If subjugation was not possible, then eradication was the next step.

Just like his previous preparations for negotiation with Wang Junzi and the recluse mage, in the eyes of the True Dragon Emperor, everyone was but his subject and tool. He could not tolerate any disloyalty from other Lords. For someone like Qin Muye, as long as he was willing to submit, then his previous affronts could be forgiven.

After donning the Crimson Mage Set, he entered the parlor to find the True Dragon Emperor, the very image of power in his Dragon Robe, sipping tea. Upon seeing Qin Muye arrive, he greeted him warmly, “You’ve arrived, have a seat.”

Black Hand, involved in political matters, originally intended to drag out the situation, but they hadn’t expected Qin Muye to act so aggressively.

Fortunately, Qin Muye wasn’t one to fuss over such matters. After sitting down, he said, “Your Majesty, what brings you to my humble territory?”

The Mysterious Village was Jiang Tianjun’s personal domain, and with various oddities rampant, few natives of the Magic Continent could enter and come out alive, let alone those with certain knowledge.

Otherwise, what could be done? Rely on the other Lords of the Magic Continent? They’d probably run even faster than Qin Muye.

After all, he could always transfer services and leave. The True Dragon Emperor felt invincible because he believed that Qin Muye didn’t have the capability to obtain a Server Transfer Token with his power.

As one of the Lords, Qin Muye naturally became a bit sensitive and nervous, which extended his daily 15-minute rest period to 20 minutes.

For the True Dragon Emperor, he actually had high hopes for Qin Muye. After all, a Lord without sufficient power could explode, but if used properly, could be a useful tool. These Spirit Monsters were an obstacle in his eyes, which annoyed him.

When the time came, he would take possession of the oddities, and as for research, that could wait for later.

With his current strength, how could anyone possibly keep track of his whereabouts?

But Qin Muye hadn’t submitted, so in the eyes of the True Dragon Emperor, he had become a heinous criminal. If he weren’t useful, he would have taken action on the spot.

Everyone had exchanged for their Server Transfer Tokens, and if they wanted to leave, nobody could stop them.

Unless they were really unlucky and the Server Transfer Token randomly sent them back to the Magic Continent, normally there shouldn’t be any major issues… probably.

However, he overlooked those little inconsequential things and underestimated the power of the Spirit Monsters.

But he quickly suppressed these thoughts, “I understand. Arrange a meeting then.”

After all, this was the entire fortune of the second-ranked Lord. As for the others, they probably didn’t want the True Dragon Emperor to monopolize power. If he were to dominate, what would the other Lords do? They would just become lambs to the slaughter.

“He’s gone, looking quite angered by your words, Master,” Black Hand said, chuckling lightly.

“Master, the True Dragon Emperor has come to visit without any guards,” Black Hand hurriedly came and reported.

“This is nerve-wracking. To fight or not to fight,” Qin Muye said.

“This… Won’t this anger the True Dragon Emperor? He’s domineering and unreasonable in his actions,” Black Hand hesitated.

“If there’s any difficulty, speak up. I can help you solve it.” This time, the True Dragon Emperor even changed the way he referred to himself, clearly showing his dissatisfaction with Qin Muye, moving from initially trying to close the gap to now distancing himself.

“I need you to help me find the weakness of the oddities so I can kill Jiang Tianjun in one blow.” The True Dragon Emperor spoke gently, but his tone left no room for doubt.

“So, Your Majesty wants to deal with Jiang Tianjun’s treasure this time?” Qin Muye asked bluntly.

“Yes, Master, I’ll get right on it, but we might not be able to handle the consequences,” Black Hand still gave a word of caution in the end.

“Oh, I’m too weak and afraid of death,” Qin Muye said without hesitation. “So, Your Majesty should find someone else for this matter.”

“No,” Qin Muye spread his hands. He had no other solution.

“No, I haven’t done much research on the Mysterious Village server.” Qin Muye simply stated this outright. The odd server like the Mysterious Village didn’t interest him much; it wasn’t the path he walked.

“Two days ago, my negotiations with Jiang Tianjun fell through. He’s not willing to leave,” the True Dragon Emperor said nonchalantly.

“He’s the one being unreasonable? I can be unreasonable too,” Qin Muye spoke up.

“Black Hand, has he left?” Qin Muye inquired.

“Never mind how angry he got; spread the news of today’s events, let everyone know,” Qin Muye said.

“Hmm, do you have a solution then?” The True Dragon Emperor asked bluntly.

“When the news comes out, it will be hard to tell who will win or lose,” Qin Muye knew that the breakdown in talks with Jiang Tianjun meant that the True Dragon Emperor had his eye on that tough nut to crack. Tough as it might be, cracking it could bring about a transformative change for him.

“Unworthy creator, tomorrow I will have the oddities sent over. You must give me results within three days.” The True Dragon Emperor spoke with indifference, sweeping his long sleeves and standing up to leave immediately.

“…” Qin Muye was at a loss for words, well, this was a complete role reversal. This was his territory, after all.