Demon Royal Family

Husse tapped his fingers on the table rhythmically and said, "Okay, you are indeed qualified to communicate with me on an equal footing and tell me what you want to beg from me."

Ivo shook his head, "What the Brotherhood wants is not begging, but cooperation."

Husse snorted: "You can't give me what I want. The interests in your eyes are insignificant to me."

"The Brotherhood's influence spreads across five continents, and the Riverlands is not the only choice." Ivo said calmly.

"Yet you still come to visit me eagerly like a dog after seeing a bone." Husse snorted coldly.

"Your Majesty the Duke, your positioning of yourself is surprising."

"Perhaps I should end this boring conversation and give you enough time to figure out whose territory this is." Husse said in a cold tone.

Ivo showed no emotion and said calmly: "Your Excellency the Duke seems to have no sincerity in cooperating."

"I also don't see your sincerity."

Ivo's tone suddenly turned cold, "Your Excellency the Duke, the brothers don't have time to engage in endless testing and price-cutting with you. Did you become the Duke with a narrow-minded attitude of being careless?"

Iris glanced at Ivo with surprise. He did not expect that Ivo's attitude would suddenly become tough. He was a little worried that it would anger Huther, but since Ivo was given full responsibility, he would not interfere.

Duke Huther frowned, and Ivo's tone was like the biting cold wind in the Northland, which made him choke for a moment.

Ivo became a duke through the war, and Huther's aura was at a disadvantage.

"This man is not easy to get rid of." Husse thought to himself.

Harsh and arrogant language is a common way for big people to deal with each other. It refers to the other person's dignity and magnanimity. Through the changes in language and expression, one can understand the other person's general personality, whether it is irritable, irritable, gloomy, tough...etc.

Excessive insults will appear to be insignificant, so the degree of meanness needs to be measured. This is also one of the standards by which big people measure each other.

After some testing, Husse felt that Ivo was difficult to deal with and worthy of respect.

Husse put away his deliberately displayed arrogance and said slowly: "I don't want anyone in the territory to be killed for no reason anymore."

Iris on the side breathed a sigh of relief. With Ivo's toughness, the negotiation finally got on track.

Ivo nodded, "Okay, the Brotherhood needs the right to move freely in the Riverlands..."

Different from the previous test, the two quickly reported the conditions one by one and passed them quickly. When encountering some difficult conditions, Ivo would ask Iris, which was the reason why Iris followed.

Ivo is just a spokesperson and cannot fully control the Brotherhood. Some practical conditions require Iris' nod.

After negotiating a dozen conditions and reaching preliminary cooperation, Huther promised to introduce the Brotherhood to other nobles, suppress the status of the vampires in the Odin Empire, apply to the Holy See to increase the Templar Knights in the Riverlands, etc., brother Hui also paid some price, allowing Huther to borrow the intelligence network, obtain an assassination list, pay several dead soldiers, etc.

After a preliminary cooperative relationship was established, Husse and Iris breathed a sigh of relief. Each getting what they needed was the best result.

Ivo, who had completed the negotiation, stayed out of the matter with a calm expression.

"Would you two like to stay and have dinner together?" Husse said with a smile.

Iris shook her head, "No, we shouldn't have frequent contact."

"I appreciate your seriousness." Husse nodded and looked at Ivo, "Your Majesty the Duke, I will convince the bishop as soon as possible to leave a magical mark for you."

Ivo nodded and left the Chapter of Salvation on the table, "It's always a good thing not to have to show up in person. I'm waiting for your good news."

Husse shrugged regretfully, "I hope you can come visit me as the Duke of Hokuriku next time. I am very willing to make friends with you."

"There is a chance." Ivo was startled, then smiled.

The chief steward walked in and took the two of them out of the Green Castle.

After getting on the carriage, Iris finally spoke and said with a smile: "You performed very well and met the conditions expected by the Brotherhood. It's really worth it to have you as a spokesperson."

"This is only a once-in-a-lifetime cooperation." Ivo raised his eyelids.

"Yes, I regret that the Brotherhood failed to attract talents like you," Iris said seriously: "We will find out the information you requested as soon as possible."

…

after one day.

The church in Greencastle City is magnificent. Believers pray with their eyes closed on the benches in the hall. Night watchmen dress up as priests and patrol around.

It was just dark, and the bishop should be staying in the confessional. Das searched the church but could not find the bishop. He suddenly became anxious and hurriedly found a priest and asked: "Where is the bishop?"

The priest lowered his head and said, "The bishop went to the Green Castle for a dinner at the invitation of Duke Huther."

"How many people are with the Bishop?"

"Two priests are accompanying them."

"Too few!" Das looked shocked and angry. The bishop was the bait in the trap. If something happened to the bishop, the ambush would be meaningless.

The bishop left the church at night, and the defense around him was weak. In his opinion, this was the best time for Ivo to take action. However, he was not qualified to prevent the bishop from attending the Archduke's dinner.

Das was very aggrieved. The ambush of Ivo was important to him, but it was insignificant to others. He was not qualified to ask the bishop to act according to his wishes.

Das hurriedly summoned the night watchmen and chased after him. No trace of fighting was found along the way, and Das breathed a sigh of relief.

Arriving outside the gate of the Green Castle, the bishop's carriage was parked aside. Das wanted to get closer, but the Green Castle steward came up to him and said with a straight face: "Who are you?"

"Deacon, let's find the bishop." Das said in a hurry.

"The bishop and the eunuch are at the dinner, you can't go in." The butler said seriously.

Das could only wait outside the Green Castle with the night watchman.

After a few hours, the bishop finally came out with a red face, looking like he had drunk a lot of wine.

Das rushed up to meet him and asked, "Mr. Bishop, have you met the redeemer?"

The bishop waved his hand and said with a smile: "No."

After saying that, the bishop got into the carriage and blocked Das's next question in his mind.

At this time, a priest attendant whispered: "The bishop just left a magical mark on the Chapter of Redemption."

Das's face changed drastically, "What's going on?"

"The Grand Duke invited the Bishop to the banquet, took out the Seal of Redemption, and asked the Bishop to leave a magical mark. The Bishop and the Grand Duke were friends, so he did so. From beginning to end, we never saw the Redeemer."

Das almost gritted his teeth, and he immediately understood that Ivo obtained the bishop's magical mark with the help of the archduke.

Only now did he remember that Ivo was the Duke of Hokuriku, and his status was no less than that of Husser.

In Husser's mind, there was no comparison between Das and Ivo. The garrison of troops in the church was at best symbolic, just to give the church a face.

Das was extremely upset. He had no leverage to compete with Ivo for power.

Recalling his previous wrong decision of trying to use the power of the Grand Duke to deal with Ivo, Das regretted it very much and his eyes were bloodshot.

Once again, he was played by Ivo.

Das was almost mad and said fiercely: "Keep an eye on every exit of the Green Castle. Someone will definitely bring the Chapter of Redemption to the Redeemer. I will follow the clues and find the damn Redeemer!"