That Is Swearing Allegiance to My Dearest

They hid behind the Dwarf Kings, turning the Golden Land into their personal money-making machine and amassing astonishing wealth.

Having already taken control of the Golden Land, the Goblins gradually developed greater ambitions.

And now, An opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, lay before them.

According to ancient texts, the Golden Land was the sacred site of the extinct Golden Dwarves, an ancient race whose history was as long as that of the ancient dragons.

They also served the great Primordial Being.

This sacred Golden Land, protected by the Golden Dwarves for generations and later taken over by the Dwarf Kings after their extinction, was ultimately built to welcome the supreme holy artifact forged by the ancient gods!

And now, the holy artifact has appeared.

And only the Goblin knows about it!!

Every time the Goblin thought of this, he couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

This undoubtedly gave the Goblin a bold idea:

He wanted to monopolize the New Single-Handed Sword 01, and open the Golden Land by himself!!

Just then, the office door was knocked open, and several Dwarf miners walked in.

"Boss, the Nether Realm corruption level inside the Golden Land has risen by another three points. We can't delay any longer; we have to stop operations and carry out repairs this time!"

"Rejected! Rejected!!"

The Goblin's thoughts were interrupted, and he berated his employees fiercely.

"It's just a small increase in corruption! Isn't the corruption level in this damn place always high? Can't you just get used to it! What did you promise me at last month's rally! Employees like you, who are selfish and lack any team spirit, are simply parasites of the Golden Land, waiting to be fired!"

A bunch of ignorant fools!!

What's wrong with a little Nether Realm corruption?

These employees will just grow an extra arm or head!!

However, if they stopped working, the Goblin would lose a lot of hard-earned money!!

After chasing the employees away, the Goblin continued to ponder...

At this moment, the Goblin suddenly remembered the mercenaries he had hired at great expense: "White Vulture, what are your thoughts?"

The White Vulture shrugged: "I'm a mercenary; I just do the job and get paid."

The White Vulture had no desire to cause trouble for the Hain Empire.

However, for the sake of high-quality succession... for the future of the sisterhood, and to give birth to more outstanding successors, she could only reluctantly agree to take on this job.

The Goblin sighed:

"My current plan is actually quite clear, but there are just too many uncertain factors..."

To monopolize the New Single-Handed Sword 01 and open the Golden Land alone.

All it takes is two things.

First, regarding the matter of the New Single-Handed Sword 01, it must be kept completely secret; the Dwarf Kings must not know.

Second, find a way to obtain the New Single-Handed Sword 01 from Hela of the Imperial Guard.

The Goblin found the issue with Hela to be quite troublesome...

Obadiah, who possessed immortality, was inexplicably killed, his entire body taken away and made into ribs to be used as feed?

No matter how you think about it, it's too outrageous.

Would the Evil Dragon Olivia stand by and watch her own kind be slaughtered by the Hain Empire?

What secrets were hidden within all this?

The Goblin couldn't figure it out, no matter how hard he racked his brain.

But no matter what, there was one thing the Goblin could be sure of.

That was that Hela could not use the New Single-Handed Sword 01.

The Golden Land stored a lot of ancient records, and among them were many records concerning the Key to the Golden Land.

Legend has it that the sword was forged by the infinitely ancient Primordial Gods.

Its purpose seemed to be to verify some kind of hypothesis.

And the only two users of this sword were the ancient dragons and the Primordial Gods themselves.

Now that Obadiah had been made into ribs, he naturally couldn't use the New Single-Handed Sword 01.

And there were no ancient dragon lairs within the Hain Empire. Among the seven Imperial Guards, it was even more impossible for descendants of the Primordial Gods to appear.

Clearly, the New Single-Handed Sword 01, unusable and without practical combat value, was nothing more than scrap metal to Hela!

If that was the case, it would be easy. Since the sword wasn't of great value to Hela, the Goblin was confident that it wouldn't be difficult to buy the New Single-Handed Sword 01 back from her by paying a small price.

Even if Hela refused to sell, the Goblin could offer her other conditions she couldn't refuse.

As the president of the Golden Land Credit Company, with branches all over the mortal world, the Goblin was confident in negotiating with the Imperial Guard.

However...

If the worst-case scenario occurred, and Hela Hain refused to hand over the New Single-Handed Sword 01 no matter what, or if the New Single-Handed Sword 01 fell into the hands of someone even more troublesome...

Then the final strategy would be to directly employ Demigod mercenaries to snatch the New Single-Handed Sword 01.

Of course, this was absolutely the worst possible option. The Golden Land should never provoke the Hain Empire under any circumstances.

After all, the Golden Land was a calamity written into divine prophecy by Order, and was already viewed with extreme hostility.

The reason the Hain Empire hadn't dealt with the Golden Land yet was perhaps simply because their few powerful Imperial Guards were too busy.

But thinking about it, since the Golden Land was doomed to be destroyed sooner or later, perhaps striking first before the Hain Imperial Guards could act, by activating the Golden Land's treasures to gain the strength to fight the Imperial Guards, might also be a good plan?

Too many choices...

The Goblin sighed tiredly.

"Miss White Vulture."

"What is it?"

"Seal off the Golden Land first. Control the communication points. Show no mercy to anyone trying to leave the Golden Land; eliminate them all, especially the dwarves."

"Understood."

White Vulture notified the members of the Sisterhood and had them begin their actions.

Seal off the Golden Land and kill everyone who tried to leave.

This action was brutal, but it was extremely necessary.

Only by sealing off the Golden Land, restricting the flow of information, and preventing the Dwarf Kings from getting even a shred of news could the Goblins proceed with their next steps.

Otherwise, if any one of the Dwarf Kings arrived with his army, the Goblins' plan would be completely ruined.

Next...

They needed to find a way to negotiate with Hela and obtain that holy artifact.

However, at this very moment, the Goblin received astonishing news.

Another employee pushed open the door and entered.

It was a Goblin, who said in shock, "Boss, we have a customer!"

The Goblin waved his hand, "Handle them yourselves; I'm busy."

Employee: "But boss, this customer is a big shot!"

The Goblin asked dismissively, "Huh? How big?"

No matter how big a shot they were, could they be more important than unlocking the treasures of the Golden Land's sacred ground?!

Employee: "It's Prince Rhine Hain! The Hain Empire's Prince! He's brought an Imperial Guard with him!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this news, the Goblin's heart nearly stopped!

He asked, almost suffocating, "Which Imperial Guard?"

The employee gave an explosive answer: "Hela Hain!"

Instantly! The Goblin was overjoyed.

He was so happy he could faint.

"...Did I hear that right... Prince Rhine of the Hain Empire, along with the Imperial Guard Hela, has come to the Golden Land?!"

The holy artifact delivered right to their doorstep? Was there such a good thing?!

"Prepare a welcome ceremony for Prince Rhine immediately! Hurry! Get moving!"

Then, the Goblin, taking White Vulture with him, went to greet Prince Rhine Hain.

The Goblin's voice trembled as he stammered, "Miss White Vulture, we don't know their intentions yet. We'll play it by ear when we get there."

White Vulture asked, "You seem a little nervous?"

Goblin: "Nervous? Don't worry, I'm not nervous at all..."

The Goblin grinned coldly, "I'm just trembling with excitement! Did you notice? My luck today is absolutely explosive!"

Based on the Golden Land's years of infiltration and investigation, Prince Rhine Hain of the Hain Empire was confirmed to be an incompetent individual.

As an opponent at the negotiating table, dealing with him would not be difficult.

Moreover, from another perspective, Rhine Hain was also an interesting fellow.

Although this guy was a decadent good-for-nothing, it had to be admitted that he was the man with the most noble bloodline in the mortal world!

He was a Prince of the Hain Empire and the elder brother of the Demigod Italien!

That crystal-clear Crystal God bloodline was enough to make the Demon Sword Sisterhood salivate, become infatuated, and willing to go through fire and water for him, paying any price!

This way, The Goblin wouldn't have to deal with the Prince.

If the situation worsened, the Goblin could simply use a little trickery to offer Rhine Hain as a reward to the Demon Sword Sisterhood in exchange for their desperate assistance!

Perfect!!

The Goblin's mind rapidly calculated various details, How to investigate his background, how to lure and frame him, how to force the opponent to make wrong judgments, how to perfectly cover his tracks and escape punishment...

A grand strategy emerged in the Goblin's mind.

Wonderful, truly wonderful...

The Goblin grinned sinisterly. In just a few minutes, he had devised three flawless plans!

Unconsciously, The Goblin had arrived in front of Rhine.

The Goblin quickly sized up Rhine.

--Only the Prince and Hela visited the Golden Land.

--And I didn't receive any prior notice.

--Most likely, this isn't an official visit on behalf of the country.

--Then... I'll use the second plan to test this guy first.