Ultimate Supreme Soldier King

Chapter 1625 1620: Negotiation

"Then don't let it happen," Duke Karloki's voice remained indifferent.He wanted to suppress today's matter with force, but... evidently, Su Chen was not someone he could subdue.

He felt quite helpless!

So now he could only pass the matter to Harlow, since Harlow was the current head of the Nopheler Family!

Harlow's mouth was bitter, what can I do!

He couldn't win in a fight, and besides, they were relying on Su Chen to help them gain interests in the Dark Council.

Obviously, they couldn't fall out with Su Chen.

Since a fallout wasn't possible, they could only try persuasion!

Harlow said to Colin, "If he is willing to swear allegiance to me, then the Nopheler Family is willing to give him one more Ancient Weapon!"

It's important to know Ancient Weapons aren't just cabbages; even among the bloodline, there aren't many left.

But bringing out one or two can be done with ease.

After all, during the ancient millennial holy war, the bloodline slaughtered many important figures of the Bright Church and naturally plundered quite a few 'Ancient Weapons' from them.

Or they were weapons, but placed in the present, the weapons from the millennial holy war can certainly be considered 'Ancient Weapons', right?

Colin conveyed Harlow's words to Su Chen, but Su Chen was unmoved, not even for two 'Ancient Weapons', let alone for twenty!

He might consider it, though.

But obviously, the Nopheler Family wasn't going to give Su Chen twenty Ancient Weapons.

Whether the Nopheler Family actually has twenty Ancient Weapons, even if they do, offering twenty Ancient Weapons to hire a Guest Elder would drive the rulers insane.

Moreover, the real powers behind the Nopheler Family would hardly agree.

If Harlow, as the head of the Nopheler Family, nodded, he would likely meet a tragic end.

Colin was merely the eldest of the Nopheler Family, naturally couldn't make such decisions.

Two Ancient Weapons, plus assistance from eight Marquises, this was already Harlow's bottom line conveyed to Colin.

If Su Chen was willing to kneel and swear allegiance to the Nopheler Family, to Harlow, these conditions could still be provided by the Nopheler Family.

But if this still couldn't satisfy Su Chen, then the Nopheler Family would struggle to offer a higher standard.

No, Harlow already dared not give more!

Karloki was watching nearby, and even the cost proposed was significant for the Nopheler Family.

If not for considering Su Chen as the interest spokesperson for the Nopheler Family in the Dark Council, they might not have offered even these terms to Su Chen.

However, just two Ancient Weapons weren't enough to make Su Chen 'yield' to the Nopheler Family, and in the end, Colin had no recourse.

After receiving Colin's message, Harlow's face immediately turned gloomy; this wasn't a good thing for the Nopheler Family, but neither was it necessarily bad, right?

If Su Chen joined the Nopheler Family and faced the bloodline with such a strong stance.

He might entangle himself with countless troubles without needing the Nopheler Family's interference.

Because after becoming a bloodline Guest Elder, one needs to kneel and swear allegiance to the family head, a tradition that isn't exclusive to the Nopheler Family.

This is a constant tradition of the bloodline.

If Su Chen defied this tradition, the Nopheler Family would certainly lose face.

But inevitably, someone would step out to mock the Nopheler Family, naturally leading to conflict with Su Chen.

Duke Karloki, who experienced Su Chen's formidable power, knew.

Su Chen, though seemingly just a High Rank Saint, comparable to a first-class Marquis.

But only after fighting did one realize this terrifying human youth likely possessed strength not inferior to a Third-class Duke!

Time slipped by, over half of a fleeting two hours had already passed.

By now, all expected guests for the banquet had arrived.

However, the feast was starting in just five minutes, yet the main guest seemed not to have arrived?

This piqued the curiosity of the banquet attendees in the castle.

What kind of existence could warrant such a grand profile?

The hosts organizing today's banquet were anything but ordinary.

The attendees were not ordinary either; let's not even mention those of the bloodline, akin to the Nopheler Family.

They were the real protagonists of this banquet, those the Nopheler Family sought to invite, and assert presence over.

As for someone like Earl Melard, holding a worldly noble title, here they were quite insignificant.

Are you an Earl? Are you a Marquis?

Hmm? Are you a recipient of the Order of the Briar Rose?

No matter how illustrious your identity is, it doesn't matter here.

Because in the eyes of the bloodline, only members of the bloodline and the strong earned their regard!

As for others, well, they were merely a swarm of ants, easily crushed with a wave!

Among these people, some were aware of the true status of the Nopheler Family, and others had somewhat pompous past connections.

All they knew was the Nopheler Family was a millennial family of profound heritage and tradition.

The family leader was a Hereditary Marquis, that's all.

However, they didn't know this was a Vampire Family with a history spanning thousands of years.

Earl Melard came to the banquet not only by himself, but also brought along his daughter.

Hmm, a lively and cheerful British girl.

Western banquets were hardly ever that simple.

Noble interactions certainly extended beyond mere surface courtesies.

Though the Melard family, by now, had begun to decline.

Despite the Nopheler Family providing considerate care to Earl Melard's lineage because of Colin.

He wasn't a descendant of the bloodline; Earl Melard's ancestors merely harbored Colin for a period.

Once the debt of gratitude was repaid, a century of prosperity had more than compensated.

However, the Melard family members lacked ambition, reaching Earl Melard's generation, where he had no sons, only a daughter.

Even if the Nopheler Family wanted to support them, they couldn't possibly do so, not when there was no heir, what was there to support!

Today, Earl Melard attended the banquet with a not-so-secret motive, seeking a promising young man, an ideal partner for his daughter.

As for the main guest?

In Earl Melard's view, it wasn't crucial.

After all, someone who could be the main guest or highlight of such a banquet, if not forty or fifty years old, with high-ranking status, was practically impossible.

Though he hoped for the Melard family's revival, he never intended for his daughter to be attached to a major figure.

By now, Earl Melard was already quite disappointed.

Today's attendees were all essentially successful individuals in society.

He noticed a few nobles, but none below the age of thirty.