Chapter 368
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Chapter 368: Four Days
"Right now, you are too busy to even care for yourselves, and you still have time to do business?" Karoso said in surprise.
"The depth of the Corleone family is probably deeper than what young master imagines." Rio held up two fingers, "In the end, this is just a bad debt that no one can chase after. Once the major churches and some countries get their benefits, they will back off. We lost our reputation this time, but it can also be said that we became involved in a huge conspiracy."
"Of course, black and gray businesses need to be more low-key; Corleone’s auction has lost its face."
"But, doing business above board is what I really want."
"You want to change direction." Karoso realized.
"Talking to smart people is simple." Rio snapped his fingers, "War profits never go out of style. The same goes for buying and selling weapons and military supplies."
"Since the young master lent money to Princess Aileen, she will surely get involved in the war. This time, I want to make a good profit and expand my reputation."
"Aren’t you afraid of being targeted by Russell?" Karoso said, "The king of arms isn’t easily shaken."
"He eats meat, I’m just having soup first; this business won’t be the Corleone family’s only business." Rio showed a slight smile, "And, if the future demand for arms increases, I’m afraid Mr. Russell won’t be able to handle it all."
Karoso took a good look at Rio.
This person’s judgment is as accurate as his father’s.
But if I don’t start the fight first, can there really be a world war in the future?
Karoso doesn’t know much about this, otherwise he would realize that the outbreak of a world war really has nothing to do with him; at most, he is just a spark.
"Alright, I will discuss it with Aileen, but she can be quite stubborn, you all…"
"Don’t worry, my uncle is in charge of the auction. I will clearly tell His Highness that I dislike the human trafficking business; it’s like a ticking time bomb. It would be better to start a mercenary company and act as a middleman." Rio crossed his fingers, "So we have a deal?"
"We have a deal." Karoso nodded.
Rio stood up to say goodbye, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back, "So, the so-called guard next to Master Saaya at that time was you, right?"
"What are you talking about? I don’t understand." Karoso raised an eyebrow.
"It doesn’t matter if it was you." A smile appeared on Rio’s face, "If you can disrupt our event, then you are skilled. I just want to do business honestly; even if we were enemies a moment ago, as long as the benefits are enough, we can sit down and have tea together the next moment. What I want to say is, I want to be friends with you and with anyone; I don’t want to be enemies with anyone but don’t mind being enemies with anyone either."
Regarding Rio, Karoso began to understand him a little better. He is a truly ambitious and driven person, no wonder I would be willing to work with him in the future.
……
Time quickly passed, and four days arrived.
On the first day, after discussions among the major churches, it was decided that Ricardo’s actions of believing in a cult and raising the Death Knight were personal choices, and the investigation would stop.
The Church of Dawn Goddess, realizing its failure in oversight, recognized its inability to monitor everything and began to delegate power. The Flame War God Church played a significant role in this event, gaining the right to veto and rising in status.
The dark elves regained their status, and the Church of Dawn Goddess stopped protecting all dark elves, allowing them to return to the forest, while issuing a strong manhunt for Minaret.
The Pande Empire, also guilty due to Benson’s mistakes, followed the churches’ lead by letting various nations oversee the matter and relinquished two cities, causing a fierce dispute among those nations; strangely, the usually domineering Presea Empire did not get involved.
However, Presea did something that shocked the world; it joined forces with Canglang Province and prepared two divisions to boldly go to Laria to bring Karoso home.
At the same time, the Flame War God Church declared Karoso the Flame Saint Child.
For a moment, Karoso was at the center of the storm.
Hearing this news, Saaya nearly bit through his teeth…
The next day, the Pande Empire prepared for war, wondering if Presea was coming to fight.
If they were not coming to fight, then they were coming to protest!
The Pande Empire conducted an in-depth investigation into this matter.
Meanwhile, during an internal meeting of the Church of Dawn Goddess, the Pope dismissed the elder who had previously supported Ricardo’s rise to power.
Because in this incident, the elders acted slowly, saving only one Light Momentum, which greatly lowered the reputation of the Church of Dawn Goddess and gave other churches veto power, the Pope dismissed three elders in a row.
On the third day, the Pande investigation team found that Aileen had an extra one million Magic Crystal Coins, confirmed to have come from a loan by Karoso.
This matter has become a bit mysterious.
Karoso is the Flame Saint Child and the future Duke of Canglang. It is said that he has a good relationship with Princess Teresa of Presea, and the reason for Presea’s mobilization is that Teresa is going to war for the sake of friendship.
Looking at it this way, Karoso lending money to Aileen does not seem like a personal reason as he claimed; it feels more like an order from the Presea Empire.
The two divisions coming here might be to support Aileen!
It is clear that Presea wants to see Pande descend into chaos.
A little-known country publicly asked the Presea Empire’s Foreign Ministry at an international conference if they supported Aileen as the future Knight King, interfering in their internal affairs.
The Presea Empire’s response was: We do not interfere; we are just bringing Karoso home. Once we have him, we will leave. The army will not stay, and we will not provide any help to Aileen. Lending money is a personal act of Karoso; he might have an interest in Aileen since they are both young.
In the Church of Dawn Goddess, when others were scared and started to have different thoughts, the Pope halted the harshest punishments, stating that only those who caused the most trouble would be punished. The other accomplices were simply led astray, and their original intent was for the church. This matter needs to be explained to the other members of the congregation.
At the same time, Red Bishop Celica was promoted to elder, and her only current task is to capture Minaret.
For the safety of the other congregation members, we cannot rely on the power of the church.
Right now, Celica has not completed the task and cannot fully have the Elder’s powers.
To use Celica, both the Pope and half of the Senate must agree.
Celica happily agreed, not knowing that her real power had been taken away…
On the fourth day, it was the day for Neymar and Sophia to be judged. All the major churches and professional associations sent people to watch, and many powerful individuals from various countries also came.
Karoso used to not have the chance to watch, but now as the Flame Saint Child, he can enjoy the spectacle.
When Karoso saw that people from the Church of Wisdom God had also arrived, he felt a bit more relaxed.
