Unexpected!
That thought flashed through Princess Renner's mind.
Her original plan was to casually drop the information that she knew Renners was one of Tang Zheng's people during the upcoming conversation.
Thereby gaining a certain initiative and determining Your Excellency Tang's purpose.
But now... that won't work.
Why?
Unless... Your Excellency Tang already knows that Renners has been figured out by her.
How did he come to that conclusion? Several thoughts flashed through Princess Renner's mind, but her face still wore a happy, innocent smile as her jade-white fingers pinched the sides of her skirt and lowered it.
Facing the puzzled gazes in the room.
"I accidentally met Miss Renners once when I was in the Imperial Capital," Tang Zheng said casually.
A trace of understanding flashed across the faces of the Blue Rose members.
Currently, Free Will is still wanted by the Empire.
Compared to the seemingly minor matter of knowing Renners, they were actually more curious about how Tang Zheng came to be wanted.
This question was not easy to ask in this environment.
Just now, Tina deliberately mentioned the question of "who is prettier," but Tang Zheng awkwardly changed the subject, making it difficult to continue.
"Let's sit down and talk, Lakyus, Your Excellency Tang."
Princess Renner, as the hostess here, spoke in a clear and melodious voice.
Throughout the entire process, she didn't mention the issue of formal attire at all, which relieved Anri, who was standing at the very back.
She noticed that the members of Blue Rose opposite her, except for their captain Lakyus, were also not wearing formal attire.
As everyone took their seats one after another.
Princess Renner sat on the sofa in the very center, with the Blue Rose members on one side and the Free Will members on the other.
Tang Zheng faced Lakyus.
Since Tang Zheng's position was close to Princess Renner, he had the Evil Spirit Dog lie down on the other end of the sofa, close to Anri.
There was only a round tea table in the center, which could only accommodate Princess Renner, as well as Tang Zheng and Lakyus who were close to it.
The others could not be accommodated, and the maids, who had been prepared for this, brought over smaller and more exquisite tea tables as everyone sat down.
Plates of fragrant court pastries and steaming Black Tea were quickly placed in front of everyone.
"This scene reminds me of the Hero stories I used to read," Princess Renner said with a playful smile in her voice.
"Spare us, Princess."
Gaguran's helpless, rough voice came, her square face quickly sweeping over Emerald Witch and Tang Zheng: "I really don't like this kind of tedious, cramped environment."
Tia and Tina sat quietly on the sofa, but their eyes were fixed on Anri and Emerald Witch, respectively.
Only Kingdom Destroyer Iville Ai remained silent from beginning to end. Because she was wearing a mask and wrapped in a long red robe, no one could know what she was thinking or what she was looking at.
Simple words and a casual attitude all revealed the unusual relationship between Blue Rose and Princess Renner.
Such secret information.
If other Adventurer Teams knew about it, they would be extremely surprised.
However.
The members of Free Will couldn't see any useful information.
Anri was just an ordinary person, unable to hide any emotions in front of everyone. She probably didn't understand anything, so there was nothing worth observing.
Emerald Witch was a demi-human, with a cold face from beginning to end.
Only Tang Zheng was the most concerning, but he had a gentle demeanor and wasn't the type to easily reveal his emotions.
Renners, standing behind Princess Lana, felt tense.
She wasn't sure why Princess Lana would summon Free Will through Blue Rose, and she couldn't help but be surprised when she first heard the news.
"I wasn't present for what happened some time ago, so I couldn't express my apologies. I originally wanted to invite Your Excellency Tang separately after the Celebration Day."
Lakyus's emerald green eyes looked at Tang Zheng across from her, a slightly embarrassed expression on her fair cheeks. "Her Highness the Princess also heard about this matter... so, she sent invitations to everyone. It's an honor that the members of Free Will could accept."
"Lakyus, you idiot," Lana suddenly said.
"There are outsiders present, Your Highness."
Lakyus paused, shaking her head helplessly as her golden, slightly curly hair swayed.
This kind of exchange between close friends made everyone a little confused, but it dispelled the faintly serious atmosphere in the room, making it lighter.
"It's just a small matter."
Tang Zheng didn't mind. "Both Blue Rose and Her Highness Princess Lana have extremely high reputations in the Royal Capital."
"It should be our honor to receive invitations from both of you."
After saying that, Tang Zheng's heart slightly tightened. He really wasn't suited to this kind of flattering exchange. Besides, he still couldn't determine what Princess Lana's purpose was.
If he let these two women take the initiative and guide the conversation, he felt things would become a little troublesome.
"Please forgive my rudeness."
Tang Zheng pondered, choosing to go straight to the point. "If it's just about this matter, there shouldn't be a need for Her Highness the Princess and Captain Lakyus to specially issue invitations, right?"
Princess Lana blinked her eyes, a hint of seriousness appearing in her deep blue eyes. She turned her head to look at Lakyus beside her.
"That's right."
Lakyus also became more serious, reaching out to take a blue potion from a Magic Leather Bag placed to the side.
"This is... a Regeneration Potion, or rather, a low-level Regeneration Potion that sells for five Copper Coins."
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed. He could naturally recognize the Regeneration Potion he made.
"That's right," Lakyus said. "The low-level Regeneration Potion made by Your Excellency Tang is far cheaper than the cheapest Recovery Potion on the market."
"And the healing effect is also stronger than a Recovery Potion."
"Cheaper and more effective."
"What I mean is, can the cost be reduced even further?"
At this point, Lakyus was a little embarrassed. After all, this already involved the other party's trade secrets, and selling it for five Copper Coins was already very cheap.
Hearing these words, Tang Zheng already had some guesses, but the expression on his face didn't change at all. Instead, he pondered for a moment, then nodded. "If manufactured in large quantities, the cost can indeed be reduced even further."
Lakyus's eyes lit up. Seeing that Tang Zheng didn't seem angry, her healthy, light pink lips slowly exhaled a breath.
Princess Lana placed her hands on the tea table, leaning forward. Golden strands of hair fell on either side of her delicate earlobes, and a faint, elegant fragrance wafted over.
"Your Excellency Tang, the Empire wages war with the Kingdom every year. I don't know how many soldiers die on the battlefield or become disabled for life."
Princess Lana's eyes drooped, then she looked at Tang Zheng with sparkling eyes, taking her hands off the tea table and holding them in front of her chest, with anticipation and hope. "The situation on the border cannot be influenced, but if low-cost, more effective low-level Regeneration Potions could be provided to the soldiers fighting on the border in large quantities, it should save many lives."
"If you don't mind, I intend to explain this proposal to Father. Father should not refuse something that benefits the country, the border, and the soldiers."
"The country can fund the purchase, and the price can be negotiated. The soldiers will definitely be grateful to Your Excellency Tang."
A crisp voice, like a gentle breeze brushing across the lake, slowly echoed in the hall.
For a time, the air became quiet.
Except for the Emerald Witch, who had a cold face from beginning to end, everyone else showed more or less thoughtful expressions.
Even Anri, who didn't understand anything, showed expressions of realization, admiration, and so on.
The members of Blue Rose didn't feel surprised by the Princess's words. After all, the "Golden" in the title Golden Princess was also a description of wisdom.
Before this.
Princess Renner often proposed measures beneficial to the Kingdom and its commoners to the King.
Climb stood at the edge, his body straightening even more, chin slightly raised, a fiery feeling in his heart.
As expected of the goddess-like Princess Renner.
A spirit worthy of admiration. Only a Princess who considers the common people in everything can save someone like me from hell.
Faced with Princess Renner's pure, hopeful eyes and her "jewel-like" face, most men would probably not have the heart to refuse.
Moreover, on the surface, it was a win-win situation.
No! It truly was a win-win situation.
Your Excellency Tang's expression remained gentle, but his face was thoughtful, and he did not reply immediately.
Lakyus and Princess Renner had clearly communicated in advance, but judging from their words, Lakyus clearly did not understand people's hearts as well as Princess Renner.
Lakyus's idea was to buy a large quantity of Regeneration Potions to drive down the price.
Although Princess Renner did not explicitly say it, the words "discuss the price" actually implied that the price could be raised.
In addition, "the soldiers' gratitude" represented prestige, not only at the Adventurer level but also at the national level.
There was no need to deduce.
This was something that only had benefits and no drawbacks. With the support of the great nobles behind Lakyus, the King, the pro-King faction, and even the noble faction would definitely not refuse.
Even.
Princess Renner's plan highly coincided with Tang Zheng's plan to transform "fame" into "influence."
Truly remarkable.
Tang Zheng felt a little emotional inside, not praising Princess Renner's proposal for being so amazing, because many smart people would have thought of the content of this "proposal."
In fact, the commotion Tang Zheng had created with Regeneration Potions in the Imperial Capital of the Bahharuth Empire was similar to the content of this proposal.
It was nothing more than attracting the Bloody Emperor's attention, then engaging in a series of collaborations to meet Fluder.
However, the Bloody Emperor, apart from the initial probing, never took it a step further.
In this regard, Princess Renner was indeed bolder in making her move!
Tang Zheng snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the beautiful-faced Princess Renner: "I'm sorry, I refuse."
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