My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 768 - 438: The Emperor is a Very Useful Tool_2

Chapter 768: Chapter 438: The Emperor is a Very Useful Tool_2

Master Bertram really didn’t want to serve the Emperor anymore, but Master Lane’s offer was too great to refuse.

Master Bertram resisted a few times, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the allure of the Great Path. He asked Master Lane: "You have to grant me the Sixth Great Realm and protect His Majesty by my side."

"In your dreams!" Abner Lane unceremoniously rejected: "Do you think the Sixth Great Realm is a cheap commodity that you can ask for at any time? How many of them exist in the entire Wood Dynasty? Even if I wanted to persuade them, I would have to offer sweet words. Don’t be greedy when there’s no extra benefits!"

Master Lane indeed had nothing available at the moment.

"Alright," Master Bertram muttered to himself, thinking that his superior was ungenerous and couldn’t get anything out of him. He finished his conversation with Master Lane, made arrangements for the situation in the Southern Border, and was ready to set off secretly to the Capital to meet the fifth prince.

During this period, Master Bertram had diverted some efficient staff, forming several small teams to infiltrate the Nanni Nation for sabotage.

The main tool for the crime was a special magical instrument that he and Artificers like Otis King had developed during their spare time, essentially a "timed bomb" from his previous life.

It was very powerful, with Spirit Jade being its main cost. They had specially refined a large batch of these and had handed them to these people, asking them to find opportunities to destroy as many Divine Temples in Nanni Nation as possible.

This was an extremely dangerous task, so Master Bertram personally met with these individuals, bestowed them with encouraging words and promising future prospects. Then, almost simultaneously, they and their small teams set out in different directions - the teams heading south to Nanni Nation, and he to the Capital.

...

In the Hunting Ground outside the Capital, the under-the-radar Master Bertram met the affluent fifth prince in a secluded room. As soon as the fifth prince came in, he casually grabbed some grapes from the table, stuffed them into his mouth, and while chewing, he asked, "Did you use the money I gave you right? I hope you didn’t waste it and now want to come and fleece me."

Owen Bertram glanced at him, and the fifth prince realized he misspoke. He was embarrassed and angrily asked, "What are you looking at? Do you have any disrespectful ideas in your mind?"

Owen Bertram grinned, "Your Highness, don’t be angry. The Spirit Jade you gave were used where they were needed most. If our discussion goes smoothly this time, you will soon see the results with your own eyes."

The fifth prince hummed, "Your idea of the Insect Battle Competition was not bad, the profits have soared recently. Considering that, tell me what business you have in mind. As long as it’s not too difficult, I’ll approve it."

Owen Bertram explained his plan, but the fifth prince immediately lost his grandeur and pulled back his neck, his eyes evading, "I’m not going. The Emperor dislikes me the most. If I appear before him, I might only get reprimanded. I am not that stupid. I won’t go for sure."

Owen Bertram said, "Your Highness, don’t reject it before I finish speaking. I have thought of everything. I will surely let you gain immense fame before His Majesty."

Owen Bertram indeed had considered the entire process very profoundly. The fifth prince was slightly moved but also frightened of the Emperor, so Master Bertram kept "encouraging" him on the side, "Before His Majesty departs on the trip, the discussions about the Crown Prince had already begun. If His Majesty returns at this time, and the ministers bring up the matter again, what are your chances of success?"

The fifth prince deflated like an old leather ball, "I have zero chances."

"That’s why we can’t let His Majesty return at this time. You should accompany His Majesty and strive to reshape his impression of you. No matter how the ministers perceive you, you will at least have the support of His Majesty and can compete with your brother princes."

The fifth prince grinned awkwardly and pretended, "I don’t have that ambition. Whomever our father wants to pass the throne to, it is entirely his will. I will just obey."

"Your Highness..." Owen Bertram said, "You’re absolutely right. If His Majesty appoints you as Crown Prince, you should obediently accept."

"Haha..." The fifth prince couldn’t hold back his laughter but quickly contained it. He thought carefully for a moment before cautiously asking, "Do you think... do I really stand a chance?"

Owen Bertram saw the unrestrained ambition in his eyes and said, "Your Highness, if I may speak freely, His Majesty is whimsical. His favoured princes, do they really have anything worthy to show? His liking them is merely because they are pleasing to his eyes.

If you take the initiative to be by His Majesty’s side day and night before the other princes react thus changing his impression of you, how can there be no chance? Everyone is His Majesty’s own son. You are not worse than them. Quite the opposite, I know Your Highness is a gem hidden in the dust and far better than them."

The fifth prince sat in his chair, mulling over for a long time, then said, "But if I fail, I’m afraid my other brothers will see my ambition, and they will oppose me at every turn."

"Until when do you plan to hide, Your Highness?" Owen Bertram said in a heavy voice, "If you continue to hide, you will not have a chance!"

The fifth prince gritted his teeth, "Alright, we’ll do as you say!" He slapped the table, "If that day really comes, Owen Bertram, you will be the Commander of the Horizon Bureau!"

...

The next day, the fifth prince went to plead with his grandmother, obtained the imperial decree to leave the Capital and went directly to the Emperor’s itinerary. The Emperor did not particularly like this son of his, who suddenly came to "accompany" him. But seeing that the fifth prince exuded such filial piety, he didn’t want to immediately send him back. He planned to find an excuse to get rid of this annoying fellow a few days later.