My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 920 - 477: Convenient Actions_4

Chapter 920: Chapter 477: Convenient Actions_4

However, after hearing the news, the Emperor of the Wood Dynasty immediately put his mind at ease: "Owen Bertram is going to help me take care of the problems, so I can relax and continue enjoying myself as before."

A normal emperor might say such words to gain people’s trust, but the Emperor of the Wood Dynasty really thought this way—he didn’t care what the problem was, as long as someone was dealing with it.

It’s hard to tell if he truly trusted Owen Bertram or if he simply didn’t care about the matters at hand.

When Owen returned to Looking Cloud Cliff, the Emperor heard about it and immediately summoned him—Owen had just left the "love nest" of Ken and Preston Barnett.

His Majesty was in a great mood today, having bravely singlehandedly wrestled a "Swordmouth Crocodile" nearly twenty-four feet long after a Shichen (two hours) of struggle! The surrounding guards and the fifth prince who was accompanying the emperor couldn’t stop praising him.

His Majesty’s mood was consistently great, and to keep him in that state, Owen made a painstaking effort. He had the Chaotic Demon in the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain secretly force a Demon Beast to deliver itself to its death every day...

The current situation was very strange. The Emperor’s prestige among the imperial guards and attendants was rapidly rising! These warriors didn’t care if the Emperor lingered in Copper Gorge or neglected national affairs. They admired the "brave and martial" Emperor: Every day, he could catch powerful aquatic demon beasts with his own hands!

These truly admiring and adoring gazes made the Emperor increasingly infatuated and even more unwilling to return to the capital.

Owen hurried to the Flying Carriage Palace upon being summoned by His Majesty. Surprisingly, the Emperor showed concern and care for him, then made some small talk. Finally, Owen understood the true purpose of being summoned:

His Majesty didn’t care about the process of suppressing the rebellion in Les County, nor was he worried about the rebellion expanding; he just felt somewhat unsatisfied that such a good "military exploit" wasn’t shared with him.

His Majesty seemed quite righteous, as Owen had previously promised him that he would handle the matter of military exploits and make sure the Emperor’s reputation as "brilliant and mighty" would be firmly established, just like the Great Ancestor.

Owen was momentarily disgusted by this absurd request and didn’t want to respond, but suddenly he had an idea to turn a bad situation into a good one. He stepped forward and said, "May Your Majesty please dismiss your attendants."

The Emperor’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly waved his hand: "All of you, leave us!"

Under the leadership of the Royal Attendant, the eunuchs quietly withdrew, but the loyal imperial guards refused to leave. The Emperor was displeased: "Don’t you trust Owen Bertram? Leave at once!"

The guards finally left. Owen immediately presented a plan: "The new army Your Majesty has organized is already taking shape. I have a plan to allow them to make unprecedented achievements!"

He didn’t dare mention that the new army now had two hundred thousand troops—the Emperor wouldn’t be delighted, but rather distressed about how much money it would take to maintain such a force!

The Emperor nodded: "Tell me the details."

"Nanni Nation." Owen said, "The new army Your Majesty has organized has proven to be extraordinary. As soon as they took action, they enjoyed immediate success! This time, I’ve already made all necessary preparations and cleared the way for the new army. We will capture the royal capital of the Nanni Nation in one fell swoop!"

The Emperor’s eyes sparkled: "Can it really be done?"

"Please believe in me, Your Majesty. However..." Owen hesitated for a moment and then said, "I would like to borrow Your Majesty’s Flying Carriages for use in battle. As long as the Flying Carriages appear above the battlefield, it will be as if Your Majesty is leading the charge personally, doubling the morale and fighting power of the new army. Moreover, as long as Your Majesty is personally present, the unprecedented achievements of this war to conquer a nation will certainly belong to Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor understood that he wouldn’t be required to join the battle himself.

"Alright, I’ll lend them to you!" After all, he had several Flying Carriage Palaces at his disposal.

Owen bowed respectfully: "Please await the good news, Your Majesty!"

He turned to leave but stopped again: "Your Majesty, I just remembered a small matter. Please grant me a decree to use the Sword of Authority, allowing me to take advantage of the situation as needed. This way, in case there is any obstacle, I won’t have to seek permission from Your Majesty and delay the opportunity for victory."

Still immersed in daydreams of conquering a nation, the Emperor didn’t hesitate at all: "Granted!"

Thus, Owen left with the imperial decree and the Sword of Authority. All the previous scheming was simply to gain the power to "act as needed" — which was his true objective.

According to the dynasty’s customs, the power to "act as needed" usually had to be accompanied by a specific assignment, such as acting as an imperial envoy to deal with border defense issues.

However, the scheme Owen and the Emperor were plotting was not to be disclosed! Thus, neither the imperial decree nor the Sword of Authority had any specific "assignments" except for a glaring "act as needed" provision!