[Location: Minister of the Seal's Office]

Beatrice laughed heartily while patting the documents in front of her:

"Good, good, good! Let's see what they say?"

"Now a group of old nobles is petitioning to include Mr. Mayer Morgan Rockefeller among the ranks of the new nobles."

"Needless to say, the new nobles already revere the 'lord' of Mayer Commerce Association as if he were a deity."

"Even Marquis York personally stepped forward, hoping you could join us on a trip to the Tunisian Republic as Mayer."

"Hahaha, delightful! Delightful!"

"Those long-eared old folks love to stir the pot, never thought they'd find themselves in such a position one day."

Louis, standing beside Beatrice, felt a bit embarrassed by what she said.

He earnestly replied:

"Actually, this was adapted from a well-known open strategy from my homeland."

At this moment, Louis thought to himself:

"I didn't lie."

"Whether it's the historical tale of 'Two Peaches Kill Three Warriors'"

"Or the brilliant negotiation tactic by the Railway Ministry back home..."

"You have to know, not long after this negotiation, the Railway Ministry's reputation rose to become the world's leader in railway infrastructure."

"These are all top-tier open strategies widely known worldwide."

"They're designed to make the other party willing to hand over what we want."

Of course, as Louis mentioned to everyone in the meeting, this tactic can actually be countered.

The simplest method is to let go of greed and not participate in this bid.

But the biggest problem is, can you really restrain yourself?

This immense wealth is laid out in front of you.

For a country below T0 status, even its leader might personally get involved, willing to make a big fuss for these 400,000 Gold Coins.

And this opportunity lands directly on a commerce association.

This is a killer move backed by the power of a great nation.

Under normal circumstances, no commerce association can refuse this.

The Ense Empire offers too much.

Louis cast a helpless glance at Beatrice:

"All this Caesar and Mayer stuff is just a special identity created to facilitate my actions."

"Beatrice, it sounds quite strange when you call me that."

[Mask of Greed] didn't create a clone for him.

It merely used skills to affect people's perception of him.

Moreover...

He leaned in, raised Beatrice's chin with his hand:

"Did you forget something important?"

"Hmm?"

Louis gently lifted her bangs with a low laugh:

"Beatrice, we've hardly gotten a chance for a paid honeymoon, should I prepare some travel plans?"

Beatrice blushed slightly, saying softly:

"Don't make a fuss, Qian might still be outside."

Louis snorted:

"Let her hear it then. The eldest princess that she guards with all her might, just being swept away by me, and then..."

A slap.

Louis pinned Beatrice against the wall:

"Watching you being thoroughly enjoyed by me."

Ahem~

A cough was heard from outside the door.

Judging by the sound, it seemed to be Qian.

Immediately, the always-dominant Beatrice blushed.

Louis found it amusing, then maintained his posture of pinning her, moving in close to her rosy lips.

Then.

Beatrice, in a moment of excitement.

Duang~

She accidentally bumped into Louis's chin.

Louis didn't feel much pain, but Beatrice instinctively covered her head.

He gently rubbed the spot where Beatrice had bumped and said:

"It can't be that bad, just trying to get a little benefit from my Beibei."

Beatrice, teased again and again, couldn't help but show a girlish side:

"Don't tease me like this!"

Tears welled up in Louis's eyes.

The desire in his eyes almost overflowed.

Beatrice looked at him in a daze, suddenly reaching out to wrap her arms around his neck, and said softly:

"Such things require both parties to cooperate."

Louis watched as his reflection appeared in her eyes, slowly leaning down.

The temperature in the room seemed to rise a few degrees.

Faintly, Louis seemed to hear the faint sound of a prairie dog from the Minister of the Seal's Office.

"Finally drove someone away."

Soon.

The two finally realized that if they continued, something might happen.

They adjusted their clothes a bit.

Beatrice chidingly said:

"Look at you, I'll have to wear a scarf when going out this time."

Louis felt a bit embarrassed, though he always thought he could control himself, but the truth proved that he was indeed [Greedy].

Greedy to possess all of Beatrice.

Louis gently held her and said:

"I've long prepared everything for the trip to Tunisia."

"During our free time, we just need to enjoy our time together!"

Beatrice chuckled softly:

"But our little swan is coming along this time."

Louis slowly typed a question mark.

"Damn..."

Beatrice placed a finger over his lips:

"Don't say dirty words!"

Louis said, looking quite speechless:

"I thought this time Saint Louis Academy students from outside the Nine Swords curriculum weren't included?"

Beatrice shrugged:

"That's why our little swan didn't take the academy path at all."

"She went to Lord Gandalf and applied to go as a member of the White Tower."

"After all, you know our little swan is quite an exceptional presence among intermediate Mages."

"And lately it seems she's been working really hard, Lord Gandalf has expressed high praise for her theoretical capability."

"You could say she earned this opportunity fair and square."

"Not to mention..."

"She's also taken on the role of Jade Phoenix Mage."

Louis: ???

Louis slowly raised his head:

"Little Swan got upgraded again?"

Beatrice:

"Yes, Mother left her quite a number of good things in the necklace, and she's absorbed the Abyss Essence."

"To be precise, she's now got one foot into level 10."

Louis: ???

I just went to handle the mess I left with Beatrice for two days, and you guys secretly boosted your levels behind my back?

Alright, alright, playing it this way huh!

Beatrice looked at him with a sly smile and said:

"And I just received news, after many years, someone at Saint Louis has broken through to the Exemplar Rank without graduating yet."

"Do I even need to tell you who it is?"

Louis said with a face of resignation:

"Who else, other than Alice, could break through to Exemplar Rank among the academy's students so quickly?"

"I can't help it, I must train more today."

With that, he lowered his head and nuzzled against Beatrice, then fled amid her exasperation.

"Beatrice energy replenished, charge!"

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