That night, Perus Kingdom, royal palace.
"Osiris, this is extortion—extortion! Do you even know how much you're asking for? Equipment for two divisions, all of it top-of-the-line, and you actually have the nerve to name that price!"
Using a magic stone, the King was holding a long-distance conversation with Grand Duke Osiris.
The fact that they could communicate across such a distance showed that neither of them was weak. Otherwise, they could only have used telegrams.
Staring at the effects of the card before him, the King's breathing came fast and heavy.
He knew just how enormous this deal was!
As long as someone was human, they would need this card. It was a card everyone could use!
The value it could bring was simply beyond measure.
Damn it, why had it been developed in Azure Wolf Province?
I had the finest team in the entire kingdom working on it. Even Kong and Bai, the two deans, took part, and we're still one crucial step away.
And yet Azure Wolf Province—a barbaric place—had silently produced this card just like that? It wasn't fair!
I invested so much manpower and resources because I wanted the whole world to hear my voice. I refuse to accept this!
"If Your Majesty is unwilling, I'll seek cooperation elsewhere." Osiris's steady voice sounded.
"Y-You are a duke of the kingdom! Everything you have was given to you by me!" the King roared.
"No. Everything I have, I fought for myself." Osiris said calmly, "My original title was only that of a baron. Because the Eighth-tier dungeon in Azure Wolf Province was never successfully conquered, the entire province fell into war, and the Vick family was wiped out."
"When I was twenty-five, the Presia Empire invaded, intending to occupy Azure Wolf Province."
"At the same time,