I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 197 - 124: If You Dare, Shout ’I Am the Grand Scheme!’_2

Chapter 197: Chapter 124: If You Dare, Shout ’I Am the Grand Scheme!’_2

The letter was written quickly, and then Gu Shanhai glanced at Balin.

"Untie the ropes on him and let him deliver the letter," Gu Shanhai said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lan Siter hesitated but eventually followed Gu Shanhai’s command. While he indeed was in charge, Gu Shanhai’s actions clearly carried a predictive nature.

"Take these letters to the Royal Capital and deliver them to His Majesty, Merlin, Kay, Morico, and others. I think you should be well aware of their titles."

"Don’t even think about intercepting them. I will arrange for someone else to send a confirmation letter later. Offending Morgan is one thing, but offending His Majesty and a host of Dukes and Marquises is quite another. You should know which is more serious. I have extensive connections and a strong background throughout the kingdom, as Duke Lan Siter here can attest."

As Gu Shanhai spoke, he handed the letters to the other party. He dared to do so because he had divined a prophecy—otherwise, how could he entrust the task to this person? If he sent someone else from the next town to deliver the letters, they would never reach the Royal Capital; they would be intercepted by Morgan along the way.

Only someone with Balin’s strength could ensure the delivery. Of course, it was for this reason that he had earned Atilis’s favor, as a blessing in disguise.

Balin swallowed hard and for a moment felt like crying but had no tears to shed. What kind of hornet’s nest had he stirred up? With Gu Shanhai wielding such influence, why was he leading this motley crew?

After Gu Shanhai ’kindly’ and ’subtly’ made clear the extent of his influence, Balin had no choice but to agree to Gu Shanhai’s request. If he didn’t, he would most likely be buried on the spot.

After settling this matter, the group continued on their journey.

"Morgan has gone too far this time," Lan Siter said with a deep gaze.

"Ah, indeed. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t handle it like I did. The ’crazy beauty’ persona can really hit the sweet spot for a lot of otaku," Gu Shanhai quipped.

It’s just that otaku might not have the strength to handle such a crazy beauty, likely ending up with their own downfall.

But Morgan probably wouldn’t even look twice at an otaku. With her capabilities, ambition, and a platform to exert her influence, she naturally preferred forming strong alliances or someone like Gu Shanhai with a very solid network of connections who had little desire for power, easy to control and able to offer support.

Otherwise, why would she relentlessly pursue him? What she was after wasn’t him, but his identity and network of relationships.

Gu Shanhai was very clear about this.

"Mr. Shanhai is right, she’s no easy opponent and not suitable for you," Lan Siter replied, not fully understanding the latter part but grasping the general outline, especially the part about ’crazy.’

"Hm? So you’re not about to say that there’s a sister in your family or a virtuous and good noble lady you know whom you’re looking to introduce to me?" Gu Shanhai followed up instantly with this comment. He had encountered plenty of such scenarios in his past life when he was a big shot and countless people wanted to introduce women to him.

Back then, Gu Shanhai felt, what’s so great about women when games are more delightful? Even pets and followers needed nurturing. He didn’t have enough Game Coins or skill points for himself, so naturally, he couldn’t afford to take care of anyone else.

Hearing this, Lan Siter was somewhat embarrassed, as he had indeed been about to suggest something along those lines, only for Gu Shanhai to predict it.

"Cough, Mr. Shanhai, maybe using prophecy for this isn’t quite proper," Lan Siter managed to say, still feeling awkward.

"What’s improper about it? Why don’t you go and advise Merlin and Morico and the others? They’re not married," Gu Shanhai felt this was somewhat unfairly targeting him.

"That’s not quite true..." Lan Siter muttered softly.

"..." Gu Shanhai hadn’t expected that there were indeed nobles bold enough to bring up such matters with those figures. It seemed they hadn’t succeeded.

After that, the two tacitly skipped over the topic and shifted to another one.

"Mr. Shanhai, are you sure these letters will be of use? Morgan is unlikely to give up," Lan Siter inquired, being one of Atilis’s most capable Knights, he had a very deep impression of Morgan, who was completely the type that was insane yet rational.

"How could she possibly give up? However, others will help her to give up." Gu Shanhai had never thought of letting the opposition quietly lay down their arms; however, the greater situation could force her to be quiet.

When all the nobles in the Royal Capital made her prioritize the greater situation, she would have no choice but to comply. Otherwise, the greater situation would grind her to dust.

Not everyone could declare that they themselves were the "greater situation"; more often than not, they were suffocated under its pressure.

If Morgan wanted to keep her power, she had to step back; otherwise, someone would help her step back.

"In the end, it’s still an undeserved disaster. I’ve only met her once and didn’t even exchange a word; it’s lucky that there’s a solution nowadays, otherwise I’d return and hang her up at the city gates." Gu Shanhai was very disgruntled at the thought, feeling somewhat short-changed.

Nonetheless, the matter of the Holy Grail was now the priority, the stakes so large that Gu Shanhai could ignore this slight annoyance, and thus, he only used his connections to make her life a little more difficult.

"During the war, Morgan did as she pleased. Now that peace has settled and His Majesty is present, she naturally became even more arrogant. However, she’s not arrogant without reason; she knows the bottom line," Lan Siter said, his words trailing off before completing the thought, which was precisely because she knew the bottom line, she could afford to be so arrogant.

Those who are arrogantly unaware of their limits couldn’t possibly have survived to this day.

Therefore, she had merely sent Wilderness Knight Balin to probe, and Balin harbored neither the intention to kill nor malevolence, nor did he dare to be too ostentatious.

"Perhaps," Gu Shanhai felt somewhat disenchanted. To him, the struggle for power and profit was merely a game unless they could become a behemoth of power like Atilis; otherwise, it was all meaningless.

He had never confined his vision to this world alone. Even without memories of his former life’s domineering ways, the habits from his True Spirit also allowed his vision to leap beyond the original framework.

Lan Siter also noted Gu Shanhai’s reluctance to continue the topic, so he didn’t press further and instead shifted to some small talk before falling silent, adding a somber tone to the atmosphere of the entire team.

Gu Shanhai didn’t care about the so-called atmosphere; in his mind, he was continuously deducing the data pertaining to the Spiral Demon Sword. This thing was undoubtedly a Divine weapon; a shame to let it sit idle, he intended to put it to use.

Through deduction, Gu Shanhai realized something: the Spiral Demon Sword, although cursed, had triggered a mutation and was, in fact, still the Sword of the King – just a cursed Sword of the King.

The effect that influenced his fortune had completely vanished, evidently having completed its metamorphosis.

’This curse... is quite malicious.’

Gu Shanhai stared at the deduced data, cursing in his mind.

Those who hold it could become King, but during the process, whether it be friends or family members, anyone related to them would unfortunately meet their deaths, leaving the holder a true loner.

’So is this sword’s name something like ’A family register with only one page’ Sword?’ Gu Shanhai mused sarcastically to himself. He dared not use it; the process of becoming a king in itself was cursed.

’But it’s not like there’s no one suitable. Damn it! Don’t tell me it will create another monster?’ Gu Shanhai contemplated selling it to a protagonist in the next world as a suitable option, perhaps striking it rich with something valuable.

It might potentially distort an entire world, but sometimes, a single person could change a world, just like He Lingyun, Atilis, and others – they themselves were the pioneers of their era.

As for the benefits of changing a world? Of course, there were. Hadn’t Gu Shanhai profited abundantly from these two worlds, each time earning more than the last? That’s the feedback from mixing with the protagonist and helping them break free from their original shackles.