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Chapter 506 - Suspicions
"No, wait. What happened? Prince Kaiden is dead? How do you know that?" Tristan could not comprehend what actually happened. He was bewildered by the current situation. He knew who this Kaiden was, the youngest Prince and the most dotted prince.
Even though the four old men were retiring at the remote town, they still knew about what happened in the Rosalie Citadel. The trend and important news related to the kingdom. They still paid attention to everything.
"Also, what's the relationship between the Revolution Army and the death of Prince Kaiden? Is the Revolution Army behind the death of Prince Kaiden? Wait, but why? Why would they aim for the useless prince amongst the three princes? This makes no sense!" Tristan blurted out long words. He failed to comprehend what happened.
"As I said, I am not going to tell you anything just because you ask me to. I can't trust any of you! Even if we make an oath, I will still tell you nothing about my plan or anything you want to know about Prince Kaiden. Let's end this pointless talk and make an oath then we will go our separate ways!" Tang Shaoyang looked straight at Tristan, "If you keep avoiding the oath then I assume you want a fight!"
"Let's fight him if that's what he wants. We are four and he was alone, we can easily win against him!" The bald old man was impatient and he was done by holding back. He stood up as a sword appeared in his hand.
Tang Shaoyang was about to activate [Flash Step], he was going to take down the weakest and fight the two Epics. Tristan raised his hand and stopped the fight, "Wait!" He then turned around to meet with his bald friend, "Can you sit there and shut your mouth, Jacob! I am talking now!"
The bald old man or Jacob was taken aback by his friend's outburst. He did not think that Tristan would reach this way toward him. Jacob took a deep breath and calmed down, then he sat back.
"If you are aiming for the Revolution Army and the Lionax Kingdom, I have a proposal for you. What about if we work together, we can make an oath, but I want you to sign the System Contract as well. Don't worry, the Oath and the System Contract will have the same content," Tristan voiced his thoughts as his eyes were gleaming in solemnity.
"Nope, that will not do. I don't want to work together with you but I want you to work under me. If that's fine with you, then I will agree to sign the System Contract and also make the Oath for that," Tang Shaoyang refused Tristan's proposal. If the four old men wanted to destroy the Revolution Army and also the Kingdom, they could work together, but he wanted them to listen to him.
The bloodshed was the start of the war between the Revolution Army. The Royal Family vowed that blood should be returned with blood as well.
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Tang Shaoyang listened to the update about what happened within the kingdom from Tristan. The old man had a deep information network within the kingdom, more useful than a mere retired knight.
"So you are going today? Should we follow you?" Tristan had heard the whole plan. The man in front of him would enter the Gigante Forest and conquer the tribe within.
"Nope, you just continue what you are doing and enjoy your retirement day, I will go with Selena and Ashley," Tang Shaoyang shook his head and refused to bring the three old men, "You will also have a bunch of knights that will come in a few days. If you want to do something, then you can train them if you want."
He needed Selena for the oath. That was the best method to make sure the people he would conquer like Aki and Nol did not betray him. This was a quick conquest so he did not have time to buy their heart, two months. His time was two months until something tower would appear on Earth. He had to return by that time and what change awaited him in stage two. He had asked Tristan if Lukan had a tower summoned by the system. Unfortunately, they knew nothing since they never stepped into the main continent.
"What about Jacob? Do you find something from him?" When Tang Shaoyang brought up his friend, a frown appeared on Tristan's forehead. Tang Shaoyang suspected that Jacob was working for the Revolution Army, the reason why the old man refused to take the oath to follow his friends.
Roan and Carl were angry when they heard that. They did not like it when their friend was accused like that. However, Tristan was the only one who tried to look at things from Tang Shaoyang's perspective. He understood why Tang Shaoyang had suspicions. From the first interaction, Jacob had been instigating the fight between them and Tang Shaoyang even though Tristan and Roan wanted to avoid the fight. He knew that Jacob was not that careless.
Even after his warning, the bald old man let himself get provoked by Tang Shaoyang. A clash almost happened between them. Tristan decided to watch his friend, no harm was being done by just watching him.
"Nope, he did not show any weird behavior, but I will keep an eye on him," Tristan reported.
"Alright then, I will trust everything on this side to you. We will meet again in one or maybe two months," Tang Shaoyang stood up, "I know your Commander, Alton tried to conquer this Gigante Forest and failed, but I am different. You can expect my return!" After saying that, Tang Shaoyang left the room, leaving the three old men alone.