Chapter 1720 - Exchanges
The first few minutes, the banquet went on, but it was no longer as feisty as before as people didn't bring the topic of Shirley and Isabella's pregnancy, nor talk about the past as certain matters were best hidden.
They couldn't understand why Davis would invite these magical beasts of unknown nature into their safe zone.
Did he become too arrogant? They didn't know the answer to that but still believed in him, for he had single-handedly brought them to this state of supremacy.
Even in their own Alstreim Family Territory, the four empires did not dare to slight them and did everything they asked, practically rushing themselves into slavery in order to gain favor.
Ancestor Dian Alstreim, although proud, didn't become full of himself as he knew that with strength and status comes a row of people willing to bootlick. He only wished Davis could see through people who would approach him to earn his valuable time and favor.
More dragon meat was brought in quickly while both Everlight and Quara thought for a moment before they willingly banged their faces into the meat. At least, it looked like it.
Davis couldn't help but lightly chuckle.
"Eat slowly. There's more than enough dragon meat to go by, enough to fill the stomachs of thousands of people."
"Emperor of Death." Everlight raised her head and politely smiled, "I hate to say that your eminence underestimates the appetite of magical beasts."
"I know, I know. After all..."
Davis chuckled again as he looked at Nadia and Zanna Silverwind, who adorably blinked and turned their heads away.
"Ahahaha!~"
It invoked the first-ever laughter after the magical beasts arrived, improving the atmosphere and regaining its radiance as a banquet.
Everlight couldn't help but blink, looking at the queenly wolf appear meek in front of him. Even now, she had no freaking idea how this human managed to tame and fall in love with a King-Tier Magical Beast of their wolf species.
As far as she knew, the only Emperor Rank Species King-Tier Magical Beast to have lived while she was alive was a Cyan Soul Rat from the Grand Viridian Beast Mountain Range, who was said to have crossed its tribulation and ascended. After that, no King-Tier Magical Beast had been born, making them all have some respect towards Nadia even if she was from another species.
"Eat up!"
Ancestor Dian Alstreim laughed as he encouraged the people.
The people came to enjoy the banquet again. However, many people came to possess another doubt as they were considerably confused by the seating arrangement of a person.
Why was Iesha seated on the northern side beside Natalya?
Aren't these spots solely deserved for Davis's women? They couldn't understand why Davis would make her sit beside him. Unless...
'No. She must be a good friend of Natalya's...'
They all thought, but a certain Tanya Frostblight certainly didn't think that way, and neither did Sophie and Niera, who were unaware of Iesha, but good for them, Natalya quickly filled them in with a soul transmission, making them more curious as to what part of her attracted Davis.
'It couldn't be because of those big bosoms, could it?'
Sophie and Niera looked at each other, having strange smiles on their faces as they could understand their thoughts just by looking into each other's eyes.
Soon enough, Everlight and Quara plentifully ate as they devoured sumptuous dragon meat for five rounds before tidying themselves up like refined beings. During this time, they not only ate but noticed the relationship these people shared.
Whoever was in this hall, they were more or less bound to be important or somewhat important to the Emperor of Death as the number of people attending the banquet was less.
They even noticed Shirley and her slightly bloated stomach but didn't know who she was, and neither did they think much as they mused she was just another one of Emperor of Death's bevy of women.
Nevertheless, they didn't speak anything and waited for the Emperor of Death to address them while they saw him frolicking with his women. This certainly wasn't the way they imagined him to be after seeing him act indifferent to their own beauty, but it certainly fit the rumor that he was a womanizer.
This also made them think as they looked at Bylai Zlatan and Zestria Domitian, who seemed to not have a smile but also have it as they went around, picking up plates and placing them like true maids.
'Could it be that he has already taken their innocence? Perhaps, brainwashed?"
Quara especially had this doubt and contemplated over it before
"Ah, how can I forget about our special guests?" Davis lightly chuckled as he looked around and gestured towards the southern direction.
"Everyone, this is Everlight, a Light Sky Wolf and also a Grand Elder from the Magical Beast Sanctuary. To her side, the scarlet-haired woman is called Quara, a Scarlet Tyrant Hawk from the Scarlet Tyrant Hawk Abode and also its Young Miss. They both have significant status enough to move the opinion of their powers to almost anything."
"Oh~"
Many people's mouths went agape as they smiled at those two beauties.
No wonder Davis allowed them inside.
Was he going to ally with them?
But, a certain person in the hall looked angered.
Zestria Domitian's eyes narrowed with hostility as she looked at Quara while the latter felt the gaze and grinned at her, causing Zestria to almost lose her cool if it were not for Bylai Zlatan, who caught her wrist and shook her head.
'Nope, not brainwashed...'
Quara realized and became heartened.
"Emperor of Death." Everlight suddenly stood up and bowed towards Davis.
"I know I have already asked this question and am being impudent in asking this for a second time. Still, my heart cannot relax until I hear the answer from the person I want to hear it from. Can I have your eminence's permission to request?"
"Go ahead."
Davis nodded without missing a beat, causing Everlight to display an expression full of happiness before she went on one knee.
"Queen Nadia, the Magical Beast Sanctuary is willing to become your subordinate as long as you promise to protect us in times of crisis."
"...!?"
"What!?"
The hearts of many people skipped a beat as their expressions froze, and even Quara looked at Everlight with wide eyes, wondering where this silly woman came from.
'As I thought so...' Davis inwardly thought, 'Like the Burning Phoenix Ridge that bet on me, many powers are latching themselves onto higher powers, but this is also going to become a cause for some tragedy. Many people are going to be taken advantage of...'
He inwardly shook his head in pity as he could imagine men becoming slaves and women becoming honey traps in order for their powers to advance and obtain security from higher powers.
However, he certainly didn't expect a hegemon to latch onto Nadia, or perhaps, they were latching onto him through Nadia. Either way, he knew the answer as he took a cup and drank delicious juice from it.
"I refuse."
Nadia's soft voice echoed out before she licked her lips and returned to eating dishes.
"I thought so..."
Everlight wryly smiled as her brows twitched. Perhaps, the answer was painful to her, but it didn't matter anymore as she sat down, turning to look at Quara.
Quara contemptuously smirked at her before she stood up and pointed at Everlight.
"I also have a similar proposition but not as desperate as this silly woman Magical Beast Sanctuary."
"You...!"
"But before that, I would like to commence a trade."
Quara ignored Everlight's anger as she looked at Davis straight in the eyes.
"Oh? What do you have for me?"
Davis raised his brows, only to see her take out a jade container. She pushed it towards the front before the jade container abruptly became transparent, revealing the contents inside.
"This is..."
Davis's eyes went wide as he looked at the crimson grass with an orange hue. It appeared fiery to everyone's eyes and set their hearts ablaze even though a majority of them didn't even know what it was, unlike Davis, who recognized it in a glance.
Quara's lips satisfactorily curved before they opened.
"This is a Dawn Shore Ember Grass, a heavenly treasure of the Peak-Level Emperor Grade."
"What!?"
Alarm bells rang in almost everyone's minds as their hearts skipped a beat.
A heavenly treasure of the highest grade!?
Was this magical beast woman playing with them, the Alstreim Family, just because they practice Fire Laws?
Looking at the dumbfounded expressions of most to her heart's content, Quara continued.
"This is a type of grass that appears during the lunar eclipse near the seashore where the yin energy is gathered the most. However, yin also gives birth to yang when it has become saturated and reached certain conditions, and this Dawn Shore Ember Grass is precisely a treasure that mutates from a Lunar Yin Grass during the lunar eclipse I mentioned. The chances of this mutation occurring is less than one-tenth of a percent."
Quara's smile became all the more blatant, but she took the jade container back into her spatial ring, afraid that the Emperor of Death might just take it away from her with a swipe of his hand.
"As for its effects, it can increase one's Fire and Yang Laws to Abstruse Intents depending on how one can make use of it."
"Woah!~~~"
Commotion erupted in the hall, especially from the Alstreim Family youths who looked at the disappearing jade container with greed while Davis turned to look at Sophie, who also turned to look at him before she moved her head away like a swift bird.
Davis knew that this treasure was immensely helpful to Sophie and Niera, but if one considered it would help increase Yang Laws to account, it was extremely suitable for Sophie, who wanted to become a blacksmith as yang would invigorate fire, strengthening her techniques and skills. He couldn't help but smile at her shy expression before he turned to look at Quara.
"What do you ask in return?"
He intended to get it for her one way or another.
Quara released the bated breath she kept in anticipation before she smiled and pointed her finger at a certain person in the hall.
"All I ask in return is to trade this slave Zestria Domitian in exchange."
*Clang!~*
*Crack!~*
Zestria Domitian dropped the small plate she held in her hands as it cracked, her expression looking dumbfounded before it turned pale!