Chapter 449
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Chapter 449: Ambition
The moment Hill uttered those words, Jie Zichuan and Harold’s expressions in the Audience Hall instantly turned blank.
Luo Ji, who didn’t understand the barbarian tongue, looked rather bewildered.
He simply felt that the woman seemed to have said something extraordinary.
“What did she say?”
As thoughts raced, Luo Ji quickly shot a questioning gaze at Jie Zichuan.
Hearing Luo Ji’s question, Jie Zichuan, whose mind had somewhat calmed, seemed to guess her intention.
However, as he translated the content for Luo Ji, his expression remained extremely subtle.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, her condition is for you to become her man. In the language of our Myriad World Civilization, it can also be understood as wanting to marry you.”
Alright, now Luo Ji finally understood the situation.
Luo Cheng and Luo Yong, who had also heard the translation, were stunned for a moment.
Their first reaction was that a mere barbarian dared to dream of becoming their Emperor’s wife; it was utterly delusional.
But then, on second thought, this female barbarian named Hill was indeed very beautiful.
Just looking at her appearance, she was quite suitable.
Most importantly, with the development of civilization and the spread of culture, the importance of offspring in their Myriad World Civilization was rising sharply.
The Emperor’s offspring were even more crucial.
After all, this concerned the vital question of who would inherit the entire Myriad World Civilization after their Emperor grew old!
He was quite diligent in urging others to marry. Yet, their Emperor hadn’t married all these years.
Although there had been rumors that their Emperor was immortal, rumors were ultimately just rumors, and no one had ever verified them; who could be sure if they were true or false?
With this thought, Luo Yong and Luo Cheng, standing on either side of the Audience Hall, couldn’t help but worry about the issue of their Emperor’s heirs.
Luo Ji obviously didn’t know that his two beloved generals had, in a short time, jumped to the big issue of continuing the lineage.
After a brief moment of surprise, his mind quickly calmed down.
This Hill’s unexpectedness had just leveled up. Goodness, a mere barbarian native already understood political marriage?
This woman’s objective was simply too obvious.
After realizing that ‘freedom’ was meaningless, this woman had clearly set her sights on ‘status’ and ‘power.’
However, Luo Ji obviously couldn’t grant a newly submitted barbarian leader actual power.
And an empty title without actual power would clearly be meaningless to this woman.
Therefore, she had to use this opportunity to propose a compromise.
She wanted to gain basic security while also possessing the qualification and ability to acquire power.
Most importantly, Luo Ji had to agree.
Combining all these reasons, Hill, who was clearly very confident in her beauty, decisively aimed for the position beside Luo Ji.
In other words, she wanted to become the mistress of Myriad World Civilization.
Once they married, her basic safety would at least be assured.
And after becoming the mistress of Myriad World Civilization, she could slowly acquire power.
Alternatively, once she bore children, her children would undoubtedly have the right of inheritance.
For the Winter Tribe, which emphasized bloodline theory, the right of inheritance was undoubtedly very important.
For now, this was the best plan she could think of.
This woman inexplicably reminded Luo Ji of Wu Zetian.
The woman who climbed step by step to the peak of power, killing countless people along the way.
As the saying goes, even a tiger won’t eat its cubs.
But this woman personally strangled her eldest daughter while she was still in swaddling clothes, then poisoned her eldest son, and forced her second son to death.
Her ruthlessness was beyond doubt.
Of course, the future was full of unknowns, and the Hill before him might not reach the level of Wu Zetian.
But Luo Ji clearly felt her desire for power and her ambition!
Such a woman was destined not to be content.
As thoughts raced through his mind, a faint, hidden killing intent quickly flashed in Luo Ji’s eyes.
This killing intent was fleeting.
His Myriad World Civilization had always emphasized rules.
To make others abide by rules, he, as the Emperor, naturally had to set an example. Otherwise, what right did he have to demand it of his people?
Killing her just because of a guess, it simply wasn’t justifiable.
Moreover, this Hill was, after all, the leader of the Winter Tribe. Her status in the northern tribes was crucial.
Not counting civilians, she alone commanded over a thousand barbarian warriors.
If she died, there might be unforeseen troubles and chaos.
However, marrying her was also out of the question.
Luo Ji certainly didn’t want a woman who might try to strangle him in his sleep lying beside him.
Such a thing would be impossible to guard against.
At the same time, he had always disliked the idea of political marriages.
With this thought, Luo Ji immediately spoke.
“This matter needs no further mention. How about this: you submit to me and assist my Myriad World Civilization in acquiring northern resources.”
“Then, after acquiring the resources, I will send craftsmen to help you establish Winter City in the north and grant you the title of Lord of Winter City. How does that sound?”
Luo Ji’s words were quickly relayed to Hill through Jie Zichuan’s translation.
Hearing this, Hill pursed her lips.
Always immensely confident in her appearance, she never expected Luo Ji to refuse.
At this moment, she felt an inexplicable sense of disappointment.
Then, she quickly began to ponder Luo Ji’s offer of a title.
Over the past few days, Hill had gained some understanding of the concept of a ‘city.’
If Luo Ji was truly willing to grant her the title of City Lord, although it might not be as high in the long run as her initial ambition, it would still grant her genuine authority.
Of course, more importantly, her previous demand had been rejected, so settling for a lesser alternative was unavoidable.
Meanwhile, Harold, who had also seen through Hill’s intentions, immediately shouted loudly upon hearing that contributing resource information could make him a City Lord.
“I have those things too! Does what you just said still count for me?”
“Impudence!”
Looking at the utterly ill-mannered Harold, He Liang, standing with his sword at his side below the throne, immediately roared in anger.
In an instant, numerous eyes, including Luo Cheng’s and Luo Yong’s, simultaneously fell upon Harold, putting immense pressure on him.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became somewhat oppressive.
It remained so until Luo Ji, seated high on his throne, waved his hand, then unhurriedly spoke.
“It’s fine. As long as the resource information you contribute allows my Myriad World Civilization to acquire sufficient resources, then I will also permit you to establish Ice Bear City in the north and grant you the title of Lord of Ice Bear City.”
