(300 pulls: max-potential Skadi the Corrupting Heart, potential 1 Kal'tsit. Not sure if that counted as lucky.)
"So you had planned this all along..." Sicilian looked at the governments in the conference room, more than half of which had agreed to join Bai Ye's Alliance plan, as though she had realized something.
"I do not deny it," Bai Ye said slowly.
"I will properly persuade the remaining families and have Syracuse join your plan." Sicilian nodded.
As for how she would persuade Syracuse's remaining families?
Did that even require thought?
Sicilian had never been a kind soul. Even her title had been personally seized from the ancient Sicilians family.
"We choose to join the Alliance." The twin empresses likewise had no reason to refuse.
In the end, only His Majesty Fyodor of the Ursus Empire remained at the conference table.
"I likewise have no reason to refuse."
For His Majesty Fyodor, this was even a heaven-sent opportunity.
Originium was about to disappear. The nobles and military who controlled Originium mineral resources would no longer hold an advantage, while the failure of Originium products also meant that the army's strength would be greatly diminished.
It was time to reshuffle the deck. It was also time for those arrogant nobles and powerful military officials to lie low beneath His Majesty's radiance.
His Majesty Fyodor had finally received his opportunity—an excellent chance to reclaim his authority and step out from the old emperor's shadow.
Vite was also delighted. He had not expected the concept Bai Ye had discussed with him in Saint Petersburg to take shape so quickly.
From this point on, Ursus would embark upon a path it had never imagined.
Bai Ye nodded. With this, more than half of his plan had succeeded.
"Next comes the signing of the alliance treaty.