Chapter 128 Earning Fifteen Million
Alan grinned. "Nowadays, Stellaria is already beset by internal and external troubles. King Rex wanting to eliminate you was always a high-risk move."
"But the current situation is very unfavorable for us," Ashley said.
Alan shook his head and smiled. "You're wrong. The current situation is very unfavorable for your father, Rex."
"Explain in detail," Leona said.
Alan explained, "I attacked Black Wind City and Ice Snow City. Both had weak defenses and offered high bounties for my head. This shouldn't be your doing, right?"
He then continued, "The only ones capable of such maneuvers are Chancellor Lorenr and Grand Marshal Zachary. Of course, your father Rex could do it too, but it's clearly not him."
Upon hearing this, Ashley immediately realized something.
"You mean Chancellor Lorenr and Grand Marshal Zachary are pretending to be at odds to confuse us, but are actually collaborating in secret with ulterior motives," she said.
Alan nodded. "Exactly."
He added, "Moreover, the king's desire to eliminate you three princesses has made him many enemies in domestic affairs."
Ashley and Leona's eyes lit up. The kingdom was indeed in such a dire situation.
King Rex might still manage to handle the three princesses, but if the two major ministers of the kingdom were added to the mix, it would be a completely different story.
Alan continued, "Besides, the Demon Cave just attacked Lindataria. If Stellaria falls into chaos, will the Demon Cave strike again?"
Upon hearing this, Ashley shook her head and said, "Internal strife is one thing, but inviting external enemies is inappropriate."
Alan smiled. "This is the choice you have to make. Stellaria in Rex's hands will eventually be destroyed by the Demon Cave. Even if the Demon Cave doesn't succeed, the powerful beings of the Nether Clan are still watching."
He continued, "By leveraging the power of the Demon Cave against Rex now, once one of you ascends to power, you can completely eradicate the night stalkers of the Demon Cave."
Hearing Alan's words, Leona and Ashley fell into deep thought.
Every word Alan said made sense.
King Rex had been ruling Stellaria for years, but he had achieved nothing.
Not only had Stellaria's national strength not improved, but it had also declined.
This was a very frightening situation.
Leona said, "We more or less know what to do now, but this alone isn't enough to overthrow our father."
Alan grinned. "The key is Queen Susan."
"The Queen?" Leona's expression changed.
Alan said, "She is determined to support Lisa's ascension, but she knows very well that Lisa doesn't have the capability to rule."
"You just need to have a good talk with Queen Susan and convince her to sacrifice herself to severely weaken King Rex," Alan suggested. "And you can promise that no matter who among you becomes the king, you will ensure Lisa's lifelong wealth and prosperity."
Alan's tone was calm, but it left Leona and Ashley in silence.
Because they both felt that in the current situation, seeking out Queen Susan had a high probability of making her sacrifice herself to severely weaken King Rex.
After all, King Rex now harbored murderous intent towards all three princesses.
"Alright, Ice King, I hope everything you said will succeed," Ashley said.
Alan shrugged. "That depends on how you manage the relationships in between."
Alan took out the mission scroll, and the mission on the scroll was not yet marked as complete.
It seemed he would have to wait until King Rex was overthrown to receive the reward.
After sending off the two princesses, Alan glanced at his gold balance.
One billion six hundred fifty million!
Three days ago, the Adventurers' Guild had already started offering deposit and withdrawal services.
With an annual interest rate of thirty percent, it was much higher than any investment returns.
Such a high yield was simply outrageous.
Coupled with the credibility of the Adventurers' Guild, over ten billion gold had been deposited in just three days.
With a one percent yield, Alan could earn sixteen million five hundred thousand gold a day, while only needing to pay out a little over a million in interest.
Earning fifteen million gold a day brought tears of joy!!
Not to mention that it was just in three days.
Currently, Ashley was vying for the throne, so she naturally had no time to manage the banking business.
Between making money or the throne, which was more important was obvious.
Once the throne was secured, making money would be easy.
However, Alan had a personal motive for having Ashley and Leona ally with the Demon Cave.
After all, he had taken on the Dark Leader's mission. If Ashley and Leona allied with the Demon Cave, the Demon Cave would surely benefit.
Thus, it would be easier for him to help the night stalkers establish a regime.
Moreover, he had to help them. Otherwise, if the three princesses were dealt with, Stellaria's situation would stabilize, which would not be conducive to him helping the night stalkers establish a regime.
After handling the next steps, Alan logged off in Mad War Territory.
Blade Warrior was quite accommodating, agreeing to Alan's requests without hesitation.
And he never mentioned trying to recruit Alan.
After logging off, Alan checked the nutrient solution in the nutrition game pod and found it had been replenished recently.
Not only that, but a new game pod had been prepared next to his nutrition game pod.
James had already logged off and was smoking on the balcony.
Seeing Alan log off, he smiled. "Alan, logged off? This game pod is for Mary, the same model as ours."
He then added, "It should be about time. I reckon you're about to sign off and fetch Mary."
Alan walked to the balcony and patted James on the shoulder, saying, "James, it's rare for you to be so considerate."
James took a deep drag and didn't offer Alan a cigarette, knowing Alan didn't smoke.
James said, "Michael has been missing in the game. I've been logging off to look for him these past two days."
Alan was taken aback. James had mentioned before that Michael got stuck in a special dungeon.
At the time, Alan didn't pay much attention.
"What happened?" Alan asked.
"Not sure. The game shows he's in a special state. He can't return to town or send messages in the game. Friends can't message each other either. It's too bizarre."
Alan frowned. "Did he say how he got in?"
"He did. He met a strange woman who said he had extraordinary potential and gave him a seal, telling him to find the Tomb of Aeldias in the Black Wind Mountains."
Alan was stunned. 'A seal? Tomb Explorer's Ancient Seal?'
In the previous life, Michael didn't have this opportunity. What had Alan triggered to make Michael unexpectedly obtain the Ancient Seal?
Alan knew this much. In the previous life, he didn't know about Tomb Explorer, but there was a hidden sub-profession called Gravedigger.
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