Chapter 624 Simple offer
I wasn't surprised to hear this.
Even though I knew quite a bit about the duke and the Yuletide Family, that didn't mean that he knew a lot about me.
I'm sure that during this time, the duke must have investigated me and come to the conclusion that I was useful.
I was close to the fourth prince and it seemed like I had many useful secrets, so there was no doubt that I was someone useful to him. If he could convince me to work with him, there would be countless paths opened up to the duke.
That was if he could convince me to work for him.
I didn't answer right away as I just calmly looked at the duke.
Then crossing my arms, I leaned back in my chair and asked, "What do you have to propose?"
The duke revealed a smile as he said, "Well, it's very simple. Just give me the thing that you used to control the ants and I'll keep them safe for you. Otherwise, I'm sure that you'll find it troublesome to keep it from the other nobles when this war is over. There's no doubt that they will want this for themselves and you won't be able to keep it, even if you are close to the fourth prince."
As expected, he wanted the source of the ants, but...
I had nothing to give him.
With a snort, I said, "Is that it? Are you saying that this is the only thing that you have to offer?"
The duke couldn't help revealing a surprised look when he heard this.
After all, this wasn't a small offer.
There was no doubt that there would be a lot of scrutiny that would come after this war was over because of all the things that he had done. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))
What he was really offering was his backing as a duke that would make things much easier for him in the future and he was asking if this was it?
He didn't even bother hiding the things that were written on these sheets of paper.
From what I could see at a glance, it seemed to be reports on what had happened during the fight with the Vikal Kingdom army.
After reading for a bit, he stopped on one part in particular and looked at it several times before suddenly revealing a smile. With that smile on his face, the duke looked at me and said, "Even though all of the ants are currently dead, that doesn't mean that there can't be more ants, right? I'm sure that you must have picked up something that allows you to breed more ants."
I shook my head with a serious look on my face before saying, "No, I have no idea what you're talking about."
The duke looked at me in doubt, so I calmly said, "The ants were trouble for the kingdom, so naturally I couldn't leave them be. That is all I have to say on that matter."
The duke still had his doubts, but he could tell what my stance was based on my words.
After a moment of silence, he said in a cold voice, "I hope that you understand where your decision will lead you. This is not a decision that you should make lightly, so I'll give you one last chance."
I just calmly looked back at him without saying a word.
The silence was my answer.
The duke gave a snort and said, "Good, it seems that this was a waste of time. You can show yourself out then."
I gave a nod and stood up to leave.
But before leaving, I turned back to ask, "Have you ever thought about what is under you that supports you?"
The duke revealed a confused look when he heard this, but he didn't deem to give me an answer.
That was all the answer that I needed, so I didn't bother saying anything else and left.
This man was as I had thought he was.
