I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

"My name is Lis Kain." After pondering for a moment, Lis said with a smile to the people opposite him. "I've heard from Ivor about your thoughts and intentions, but I would like to know in which areas exactly you want to cooperate?" Upon hearing Lis's name, Bernal, sitting across, managed to keep his expression unchanged, but his heart sank sharply. ...It's over. He was quite familiar with the name Lis Kain. When he chose to give up his territory and renounce his noble title, leading his family to hide in the shadows, it was natural for him not to give up gathering intelligence on the Feis Kingdom. This was the capital for his family's resurgence. Lis Kain, a Court Marquis of the Feis Kingdom, a Gold-level Mage, and his mentor is the Legendary Strongman "Judgement Flame," who once brazenly killed Grandmaster Wendell, the Mage Group Leader of the Royal Mage Corps outside Luminous Stone City. Bernal learned these pieces of information from the soldiers of the Feis army. After all, people need rest and entertainment, and getting such information out of a drunken soldier was not too difficult. And yet, why was Lis Kain here, when he had left Luminous Stone City after the decisive battle? Observing Ivor and Grace's respectful and humble attitudes, Bernal had already started to form a new speculation. Could it be that Danerluo Port had become this person's territory? Given his status, it was very possible that King Morton had made such a decision. It must be said that although Bernal had not received news from Bright City, his guess was not far from the truth. Now, Bernal felt as uneasy as if he were sitting on pins and needles. Their previous proposal with Ivor was clearly something that the local Noble Lord would not accept, amounting to practically a taunt in front of Lis. No, he had to find a way out! Thinking this, Bernal tried hard to think of an appropriate opportunity. It wasn't only Bernal who was clever; a few faces among the Old Nobles from Bodich also looked rather unusual. Perhaps they didn't know as much as Bernal, but they had heard of Lis's name. Of course, there were also those who had never heard of him... Rolando was one of them. Although his abilities were passable, the rest was average. He used his brain, but not much. Hearing Lis's words and realizing that none of his colleagues were speaking up, Rolando took the lead and said: "Yes, Lord Lis." "After all, Danerluo Port was indeed built up bit by bit by us Nobles, and naturally we wouldn't want to give up what we have accumulated here." Although Rolando didn't recognize Lis, with Ivor and Grace standing behind him, the young man's identity must be extraordinary. He also restrained himself and said with a smile: "Lord Lis, if it's you, we are willing to give you 10 percent more in commission." Lis looked at Rolando curiously before him and said with a smile: "May I know how you are addressed?" Upon hearing this, Rolando stated proudly: "I am Rolando Linton, Duke Linton of the Boditch Kingdom." Hmm... never heard of him. Confirmed, this must be a newbie! "Lord Lis, I assume you are the governor appointed by the Feis Kingdom, right?" "If you're willing to cooperate, I believe with our efforts, the future of Danerluo Port will be even brighter!" "And you will have wealth beyond your imagination!" Rolando thought he was quite sincere in his offer. In his view, for someone as young as Lis to command Ivor and Grace, his status must be extraordinary, and he might even be a descendant of those high-ranking officers of the Feis army! Having witnessed the prosperity of Danerluo Port, he thought of securing it for himself. As for being the new lord of Danerluo Port, Rolando didn't think it was likely. After all, it hadn't been long since the Feis army had conquered Luminous Stone City and swept through this place. In such a short time, to travel to the Feis Kingdom's Royal Capital, Bright City, receive His Majesty the King's ennoblement, and then trek all the way here, simply wasn't feasible. He even thought that Lis was likely just a temporary governor, and later the Feis Kingdom might award this place to some other Noble. By that time, Danerluo Port would have nothing to do with Lis anymore. Why not take the chance to profit again while there's still time? Rolando even thought that once everything had settled down, he could secretly ally with others to oust Lis. Just as they had done with the governors sent by the Boditch Kingdom to Danerluo Port in the past. Pleased with his own thoughts, Rolando looked around at his colleagues to find a few who would join him in persuading Lis. But he found that few Old Nobles responded to him. Especially Bernal, who sat stiffly beside him like a piece of wood, not even noticing the covert signals he made. In the end, it was up to him! Just as Rolando was about to continue speaking, Lis suddenly said: "I've heard everything you said, quite interesting." "Exactly how do you want to cooperate, and what help do you need from me?" Seeing Lis seemingly interested, Rolando also became excited and began to introduce everything he could think of with great effort. Despite considering himself to be the most distinguished person present as a former Duke, Rolando recognized that the situation was stronger than him and tried hard to introduce everything he could think of to Lis. This ranged from collaborating in secret to suppress the prices of merchandise from other regional ships to a collective monopoly on exporting Boditch's specialties for substantial profits, among other things. Rolando shared everything he knew in detail. ... Moments later, looking at the somewhat parched Rolando, Lis nodded in satisfaction and said to Ivor beside him: