A strange world

Chapter 624 Section 21. Alliance

Before starting the much-anticipated banquet, there is one more cooperation to discuss.

Both the Crimson Princess and the Skeleton Duke have another layer of identity behind them: the former is one of the twelve members of the Blood Parliament, and the latter is the clone of Skeleton King Leonefah.

Equality of status brings about in-depth negotiations.

In the reception room of the necropolis, the Crimson Princess and the Skeleton Duke sat at both ends of the stone table, Annan stood on her left, and the head maid stood on the right.

Behind the Skeleton Duke stands its assistant.

"We sincerely hope to form an alliance with you. Our territories are adjacent and we have common enemies. Being allies will greatly deter open enemies and potential threats."

The Crimson Princess spoke fluently, but so fluently that Annan could tell she was just memorizing Dracula's words.

"I have no objection. When are you going to send troops to help me defend Wenwen City?" Duke Skeleton showed magnanimity.

But this kind of generosity is not liked by the head maid Lucy. She said: "This is impossible. We have to defend ourselves against human soldiers and rats everywhere."

"Then what's the point of forming an alliance?" the skeleton assistant responded.

"The alliance itself can avoid a lot of trouble..."

Lucy, the head maid, said, interrupted by the skeleton assistant: "We don't need a nominal alliance."

Feeling that those close to her were being looked down upon, the Scarlet Princess also turned cold: "It seems that this alliance -"

"Please wait a moment."

Annan interrupted them and said seriously: "We'd better overcome some differences and promote an alliance. Princess, it doesn't matter if we agree to defend Lost City."

Princess Crimson looked at Annan: "David, I want to know the reason."

The soul fire of the Skeleton King who was watching was swaying, as if he was smiling.

Annan could only say: "I can't tell you the specific reasons, but this alliance will really bring benefits to both of you."

Negotiations are temporarily suspended, Crimson Princess and the others want to discuss.

"Did you accept the other party's benefits?" As soon as she returned to the room, Lucy's narrow scarlet eyes stared at Annan unkindly.

"The benefit Duke Skull has given me is less than one percent of what the princess has given me." Annan shook his head.

The Scarlet Princess blushed a little, remembering that she didn't give Annan any reward... the only one she was interested in, Irene, was snatched away by her.

"Then what makes you abandon the honor of the blood clan and speak for a skeleton?"

"Please show respect to the skeleton... Duke." Annan frowned.

Who knows if Skeleton King is listening to their conversation.

Lucy sneered and continued: "I never know what method you used to charm His Highness and make her keep accommodating you, but the alliance is related to His Highness's face, and I will not let you mess around."

The Crimson Princess watched her knight and head maid arguing with concern, like a little girl watching her parents quarrel.

Annan didn't want to get into a meaningless quarrel, so he left Lucy speechless: "What do you think of the Crimson Princess, a little guy who needs protection? She is the daughter of the Grand Duke, a princess who has inherited excellent blood. She is far from us. A genius that ordinary vampires can't match."

"Okay, I will try to continue negotiating, but if Duke Skeleton is not sincere..." Princess Crimson softened the mood of the two people she trusted the most.

"David, we are not stray dogs begging for mercy."

They returned to the drawing room.

Before the Scarlet Princess could speak, Duke Skeleton suddenly spoke up: "Then how about we each take a step back? Tell each other our secrets honestly, starting with me. You can still want to leave after hearing this, how about that?"

Princess Crimson glanced at Lucy and said, "I have no objection."

"Annan, please tell your highness."

Annan looked at the Skeleton King sitting majestically there, feeling that it was deliberately trying to see the Crimson Princess' shocked look after knowing her true identity, and quickly said without giving it a chance: "The Duke is actually the clone of Skeleton King Leonifer."

Crimson Princess and Lucy opened their mouths slightly and listened to Annan's introduction before they had time to be shocked.

"David, please tell Mr. Skeleton King our identities." Princess Crimson refused to admit defeat, but folded her hands with a guilty conscience.

"You know everything."

In the joke of the Skeleton King, Annan, who is a human but has the right and wrong among the vampires and the undead, said: "The Crimson Princess is one of the twelve members of the Blood Parliament, and her mother is the Scarlet Duke."

"The Scarlet Duke...the congressman who fell into a deep sleep due to serious injuries ninety years ago?" The Skeleton King thought thoughtfully.

"That's my mother..."

The Crimson Princess showed a hint of sadness.

After telling each other about their true identities, there is no longer any obstacle to this alliance.

The weak Crimson Princess really needs a strong ally, and Skeleton King doesn't mind maintaining a good relationship with a member of the Blood Council.

Then there are the details of the alliance, such as the vampires still in the necropolis being kicked out.

"Can you let them come to the party? I want them to know who is the final winner."

The scarlet lord, the vampire princess Lianna raised her head proudly.

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The banquet is held late at night - whether vampire or undead, night is their home field.

Only Annan has had days and nights reversed for several days.

Annan came out of the tomb room assigned to him to rest and saw Lucy leaning against the wall, like a shadow with bright scarlet eyes.

"Are you waiting for me?"

"I want to apologize to you," the head maid said.

"It's nothing, we are all protecting the princess in our own way."

Lucy liked this sentence, her beautiful cheeks became softer, and she gently saluted Annan: "Please take care of Your Highness at the banquet later. She...has not participated in too many such occasions."

"Aren't you with us?"

"Erin is a hard-working little guy and I want her to be my successor."

Lucy was a master before she was three hundred years old. As a genius among the vampires, this was a rare compliment for Irene.

Erin is not so much eager to become a vampire as she is eager to have the power to protect herself and her companions. There is nothing good about being a human being. He has no strength and is a short-lived species that can only live for a few decades. As long as a vampire suppresses the madness deep in his bloodline, he has an almost endless lifespan.

And, she can share this "blessing" with her friends.

"Then I'll go find the Skeleton King first, and then pick up the princess."

The much respectful maggot took Annan to the Skeleton King, where it was flipping through books in the library.

Annan stood aside and said to it helplessly: "It's not a secret that you are the Skeleton King, is it?"

"Why do you say that?"

"You have no desire to keep it secret at all."

The Skeleton King let out a bone-grinding laugh: "Because your princess has a high status, cooperating with her will also help my body."

It closed the book and put it back on the shelf.

"Are you ready to meet the party guests?"