Dortmund Magg, the eldest son of the Tulip Family, looked at the surprise and nervousness on his sister's face and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
It’s actually true!
Margarida actually likes Goethe?!
The test just now was just an appetizer. Dortnier believed that with the education his sister had received, she could perfectly show the appropriate expression.
So, he prepared the following sentence.
Of course, this is not a lie.
But it's real!
After Goethe won ten battles in a row, Donald Dort and representatives of the five families, Green Ivy, Lily, Thorn, Violet, and Dark Lotus, formed a tacit understanding - they must not allow another Simlai K to appear in the North!
As for him?
Naturally, we hope to maximize benefits.
Hence, he appeared here.
So he told his sister the news.
Whether his sister cooperates with Goethe or is really dealing with him, it will bring enough benefits to the Tulip family.
However, if my sister were to really be with Goethe...
"Get pregnant with Goethe Wein's bloodline as soon as possible."
"The Ke family's talents are very powerful!"
"If we can integrate into the Tulip Family, it will make us stronger!"
Dortnier said so.
Swish!
Margarita blushed.
She wanted to object.
But there was no real opposition, but rather serious thinking.
Dortnier continued.
"The discussion just now included the ring match in front of us. We will send some of the guys in the family who do not belong to the 'Voice of Each' to the ring with 'Family Honor'. We will use Goethe to get rid of these guys and put Goethe under an overloaded state."
"He is very strong, but the Green Vine and Dark Lotus families have already come up with a plan."
"What's the plan?"
Margarita asked.
Dortnier looked at Margarida with a smile but said nothing.
Suddenly, the second daughter of the Tulip family reacted.
"What do you want?"
"No!"
"Not what I want!"
"It's what our family wants!"
Dortnier emphasized.
"The North?"
The second daughter of the Tulip family asked in a deep voice.
Although her tone was questioning, the second daughter of the Tulip Family was quite sure of this. Apart from that, she could not think of anything else.
Dortnier did not deny it and just nodded.
"Yes, the North!"
"The Tulip Family needs to cooperate with the North!"
"If you can make this cooperation happen, I will tell you everything. If you can't make this cooperation happen, I will go directly to Lord Scrooge and tell him everything."
"And these?"
“It’s all up to you!”
Dortnier said with a smile.
Margarida knew exactly what her brother meant.
Demonstrate value!
Only if she has enough value can the family stand behind her.
What if not?
She will continue to be a bargaining chip for marriage, but this time it will no longer be Dirkmer, but Goethe.
If it were Goethe...
When Margarida thought about this, she always felt that she could do it.
Then, the second daughter of the Tulip family shook her head violently.
What's wrong with me?
How could you have such a lazy thought?
Damn, I must have been influenced by that stupid woman!
How can I think about this now?
Margarida quickly came to her senses and looked at her brother.
"not enough!"
The second daughter of the Tulip family said firmly.
"oh?"
"Don't forget that you are from the Tulip Family!"
There was a hint of coldness in Dortnier's smile.
"It is precisely because I am a member of the Tulip Family that I know this is not enough. Goethe's caution allowed him to know what to choose, and his intelligence allowed him to guess roughly what you were going to do beforehand."
Margarida refused to give in to her brother.
"What if we take into account the 5 million gold grams?"
Dortnier asked again.
"I took it. What does it have to do with Goethe?"
Margarida asked .
Dortnier laughed again.
This time, I was so angry that I laughed.
If he and his father hadn't let her off, how could Margarida have taken the 5 million gold grams?
Do you really think the Tulip family’s guards are blind?
Looking at her brother who was laughing angrily, Margarida became calmer.
"You and father chose the most dangerous path, so you let me take these 5 million gold grams - because this is reasonable and will not be noticed by His Majesty the King."
"Even if they noticed it, they would make excuses for it!"
"So, you who want to solve the problem once and for all are preparing for the worst."
"So, I became the most suitable 'insurance'."
"After all, who could be more suitable than me, who has escaped from the attention of Fabol VII, left Fabol, and left Sack with 'legitimate reasons'?"
"Brother, you just said that you would send some guys who don't belong to the 'Voice of Each' group to the ring for the 'Honor of the Family'. These guys should be the opponents of your plan this time, right?"
"This time it's not just tulips, but green vines, lilies, thorns, violets, and dark lotuses acting together."
"And your first choice of wanting me to come forward and talk to Archduke Scrooge is just to use my relationship with Goethe to make the Archduke acquiesce to more Tulip Family members appearing around me in the name of protection, but in fact they are the 'spark' of the Tulip Family."
As she spoke, Margarida looked at her brother with an unprecedented firmness in her eyes.
Snap, snap!
Dortnier clapped softly.
The eldest son of the Tulip family suddenly found that he had underestimated his younger sister.
He originally thought that his sister, who was usually a little silly and whose mind was full of so-called "freedom", would not notice these things at all.
However, now that it has been discovered.
Then there is no need to hide.
At this time, covering it up again would really be an insult to the IQ of both parties.
"That's right."
"That's probably what you said."
"I thought you would be as stupid as ever, Margarita, but you have become clever. Is it because of Goethe? Have you been with him for a week?"
“It’s much longer than the 19 years I spent at home.”
Dortnier exclaimed.
"One week and two days!"
Margarita emphasized.
When she said this, Tulip, the second daughter, immediately regretted it.
Why is she so anxious to plead?
It would be better to just keep silent?
Damn it!
Once again, I was influenced by that fool!
Fool, fool, get out of here!
She kept complaining about Sheila in her heart, but the more she complained, the clearer the silly look of Sheila waving the chicken leg became in Margarita's mind.
There was even a sense of rhythm.
"Well, one week and two days... that's not a short time."
A half-smile appeared on Dortmund's lips again.
Margarida was very embarrassed this time.
However, the second daughter of the Tulip family immediately found a way to hide her embarrassment.
"1000w gold!"
The second daughter of the Tulip family suddenly said.
"Um?"
Dortnier narrowed his eyes, and danger appeared in his gaze.
Margarida raised her head without caring about the danger in her brother's eyes. She said directly: "Give me another 10 million gold grams in cash. I want all those who stay with me to be loyal to me, as well as the Tulip Family's overseas intelligence network. I also want..."
"It is not the nature of a lady to be greedy."
Dortnier interrupted his sister.
Margarida smiled when her words were interrupted.
Different from the polite smile before.
This time it came from the heart.
"This is what my family taught me!"
"I am just applying what I have learned - I still want the family's assets in Faber. Since you have chosen to risk your lives, why don't you leave these assets to me?"
Margarida asked with a smile.
"impossible!"
"I can give you 10 million gold grams, and the people who stay with you will also be loyal to you. I can also give you the overseas intelligence network, but I can't give you the property in Fabol."
Dortnier shook his head.
"10 million gold is a huge sum for other people, but for the family, it is nothing."
"I will not keep those who stay with me unless they pledge allegiance to me."
"As for the overseas intelligence network?"
"If you fail, it's even questionable whether it can survive."
"So, these three requirements are just benefits without any cost."
"All I really want is my family's property in Fabol!"
Margarida once again showed her toughness.
"Don't try to test me with the tricks you learned in your family school - I'm better than you."
"That's right. I rejected you because the family's assets left in Fabol have other uses. They are used to trade with the five families of Green Vine, Lily, Thorn, Violet, and Dark Lotus, and to trade with more families below."
"So, don't even think about it."
Dortmund also refused very firmly.
Even the eldest son of the Tulip family, who had been leaning leisurely on the sofa, sat up straight.
"Don't you have any backup plan?"
“30%!”
Margarida kept smiling, but she showed no mercy.
“Impossible!”
"Only 10%!"
Dortnier said in a deep voice.
“Twenty percent!”
"This is my final bottom line - if you don't leave me 20%, I will marry into the Ke family with you, the 10 million gold that my father just promised me, the family's spark, and the overseas intelligence network."
"With these as dowry, I think Lord Scrooge will not object to my marriage with Goethe."
Margarida began to increase the stakes for herself.
Dortnier was silent for a moment.
Finally, he nodded.
"Tomorrow morning, you will get what you deserve."
Saying this, Magnier walked out of the box.
Margarida stood there with a frown on her face.
Tomorrow morning?
So fast?
The second daughter of the Tulip family thought of something and looked at her brother. At this time, Magnier had already walked out of the room. He stood outside and waved to his sister.
Whispering——
"Goodbye, my sister."
After saying this, the eldest son of the Tulip family turned and left.
The door of the box behind him was completely closed.
Margarida took a step forward to ask further questions, but finally she endured it.
She sat on the sofa in a daze.
Until Goethe returns to 'rest' again.
"what happens?"
Goethe noticed something was wrong with Margarida at first sight.
"My elder brother came here just now. He gave me 10 million gold, many family fires, overseas intelligence networks, and 20% of the family property in Fabol as a dowry."
"Um...Ma'am, are you in need of a husband?"
"What do you think of me?"
Goethe walked straight to Margarida, held her hand, his eyes full of affection.
“Puff!”
Margarida couldn't help laughing when she saw Goethe's affectionate look.
The second daughter of the Tulip family raised her hand and patted Goethe's arm.
"Okay, I know you want to comfort me."
"With your intelligence, you must have guessed what my brother and father were planning to do—no, you should have guessed it when I told you that I had 5 million gold grams."
"That's why you chose to cooperate with me."
"After all, this is also an opportunity for the North."
At this point, the second daughter of the Tulip family sighed.
He didn't even notice that Goethe opened his mouth to speak several times but held back, and just kept talking to himself.
"I always thought that Dirkmer would be the point that would make Faber lose his fragile balance."
"But what I didn't expect was that Dirkmer was the 'point' that everyone had come up with."
"He is not trying to maintain a fragile balance."
"He just wanted to attract other people's attention."
"And now?"
"When he loses his usefulness, he will be completely abandoned."
"No!"
"Those guys are planning to make good use of me. Most likely, they are trying to instigate Dirkmo to kidnap me, and then use me as bait to set a trap to attack you."
"According to the time my brother said..."
The second daughter of the Tulip family told everything that had just happened without hiding anything.
Finally, tears welled up in his eyes.
She knew very well what was happening in Faber at that moment.
Tears slid down Margarida's cheeks and dripped onto the back of Goethe's hand.
Goethe frowned slightly and prepared to comfort Margarida.
It's just pure comfort.
The atmosphere has become so tense, it would be inappropriate for him not to offer some comfort.
But just as Goethe was about to reach out and embrace Margarida -
"Hey, woman who drinks horse urine, why are you crying?"
Sheila came over from a box nearby. Her greasy hands had been washed clean and her cheeks were no longer greasy. At this moment, she was staring at Margarida with curiosity.
The second daughter of the Tulip family narrowed her eyes.
It's you again!
You fool again!
What a bastard!
Why do you show up at this time?
The second daughter of the Tulip family roared in her heart.
Sheila had a simple look on her face.
She came here because she heard Goethe had returned and wanted to talk to him.
Moreover, this time, before coming over, she also asked Lord Scrooge.
The Grand Duke also agreed.
Sheila sat on the sofa next to Margarida and just stared at the second daughter of the Tulip family. Under such circumstances, Margarida really couldn't cry.
The emotions are gone.
But, the hand did not loosen.
It was Goethe who held her hand before.
Now?
Margarida held Goethe's hand in reverse.
And Margarida even raised the height so that Xila could see it.
At the same time, a provocative look was cast towards Sheila.
Sheila saw it.
But Sheila didn't care.
She picked up the fruit beside her and stuffed it into her mouth, not forgetting to pass one to Goethe. Goethe raised his hand to take the fruit and broke free from Margarida's hand.
"Sheila, has your appetite improved recently?"
Goethe asked curiously.
He recently discovered that Sheila was either eating or on her way to eat.
"Um."
"I don't know what's wrong, but after drinking... the soup, I'm always hungry and can never feel full."
As Sheila said this, she glanced at Margarida, as if to say she would not tell you.
Goethe frowned and began to look at Sheila more seriously.
Not fat.
The face is still the same face.
The same goes for body shape.
Hmm...
Except it seemed even sillier.
However, the aura is gradually becoming stronger.
An unknown ritual initiated with 'dragon's blood'?
Goethe guessed.
The Grand Duke had told him before that the 'dragon blood' was given to Xila's teacher, and now it was obvious that Xila's teacher used the 'dragon blood' on Xila.
As for the teacher, the Duke said he could rest assured.
Goethe believed in the Archduke.
Therefore, I also believe that the other party will not harm Sheila.
But it's still a little strange.
What kind of ritual would be exchanged for IQ?
While Goethe was looking at Sheila, Margarida was also looking at Sheila.
Looking at that face that looked no different from her own, sitting there eating and drinking without restraint, Margarida couldn't help but feel a little resentful and...envious.
She wants that too.
But, no.
She has to keep her teeth...
laugh!
Sheila ate a fresh peach until it was juicy and the splashing juice happened to fall on Margarida's face.
The second daughter of the Tulip family was stunned.
She picked up the handkerchief, wiped it silently, picked up another peach, put it in front of Xila, and took a bite.
laugh!
The same juice splashed everywhere.
Also got splashed in the face.
However, Sheila was not angry at all.
On the contrary, she became excited.
He opened his mouth and took a bigger bite, counterattacking Margarida with more juice.
Margarida was not to be outdone.
The two women were like children, making fun of each other.
Goethe rolled his eyes.
He originally wanted to say that he had just won another tenth consecutive victory, and he would continue this winning streak - after all, the nobles of Fabol were "too enthusiastic".
The elite family members were brought to him one after another.
He had doubts before.
Now?
After Margarida's explanation, he understood.
With his last concern put to rest, Goethe was ready to continue.
Such an opportunity is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
If he missed it, it would be really hard for him to achieve 100 wins!
Even a fool is afraid of death.
What's more, he is a member of the Faber nobility.
They are even more afraid of death.
but……
There are times when you have to die!
"Is it a family contract?"
"Or some kind of poison?"
“People who play politics have dirty hearts.”
Goethe sighed and walked out of the box.
Although there were still 10 minutes left before the break, Goethe didn't want to stay here any longer - if the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond will be affected. Goethe understood this principle since he was a child.
With Xila's silly attitude, there is a high probability that she will scold him.
And Margarida?
He saw it too.
This woman is taking the opportunity to 'indulge' herself.
I guess her mother didn't tell her not to play with fools.
Playing with fools will only make them more stupid.
Walking down the stairs, Goethe saw a young man standing on the side of the corridor.
Donald Dort.
That face full of white powder, like putty, really left a deep impression on Goethe.
"Hello, Mr. Goethe Wein."
The other person greeted me with a smile on his face.
The attitude can be described as respectful.
Goethe stopped and looked at the other person, with vigilance hidden in his eyes.
"We are going to hold a dinner party on board tonight - I hope you and Ms. Margarita Magg can attend. Here is your invitation."
Donald Dort said as he handed over an invitation.
Then, the other party gave a pretentious smile and lowered his voice.
"Something bad is going to happen at the banquet tonight."
"It's directed at you and Ms. Margarita Mag."
"Of course, I mean no harm."
"Besides, I am willing to cooperate with you."
"I hope you can give me such an opportunity."
"I will wait for you at the dinner and will do my best to help you - this will be the beginning of our friendship!"
Donald Dort said as he placed the invitation in Goethe's hand, bowed slightly again, and turned away.
When the other person left, Goethe narrowed his eyes slightly.
call!
In the palm of his hand, flames rose.
The invitation letter turned into ashes.
Also turned to ashes were some sesame-sized seeds.
Feeling the subtle changes, Goethe's narrowed eyes were already filled with coldness. He paused and took a step to the side.
whoosh!
With a slight sound of breaking air, a short sword covered with dark blue liquid brushed past his body and fell into the air.
The assassin, who was wrapped in black, quickly fled after missing his target.
Goethe did not pursue.
Because Simlai Ke had blocked the opponent's way.
Simlai Ke's huge palm was below his head , like a dragnet, covering the assassin.
The next moment, he tied the other person tightly.
Then, apply slight force.
The assassin was crushed with the sound of breaking bones and flesh.
But there was no scream.
It’s not that the assassin doesn’t want to scream.
But I couldn't make a sound.
The other person's tongue and vocal cords are long gone.
Even under the mask, the other person's face was completely ruined.
It's totally unrecognizable.
Neither Goethe nor Simler was surprised by this.
Since we are going to take action, we must leave no loopholes - even if they are only on the surface.
"How about it?"
Simlaik asked with concern.
"fine."
"I have to thank Gejier for teaching me all the knowledge about plants. Otherwise, I wouldn't have noticed the difference just now. At this moment, I would have been stabbed by the sword."
Goethe said with a smile.
Simlai Ke picked up the assassin's dagger and smelled the blue liquid on it.
"It's not a deadly poison, but it consumes your energy."
The eldest son of the Grand Duke said.
"Well, they hope to consume my physical strength or win, so they will naturally not use deadly poison."
Goethe sighed, and his tone unconsciously turned cold. He said softly, "Brother, I don't like crowds, so I want to have fewer people at the dinner on Faber's ship tonight."
Simlaik smiled.
The eldest son of the Grand Duke patted Goethe on the shoulder.
"Go get them!"