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Alton and Aki bowed their heads once again toward Tang Shaoyang before leaving the room. Since Ashley was with Tang Shaoyang, he felt it was enough. Crown Prince Virion sat back on his seat and was followed by Lusha. The girl was getting more nervous when The Emperor arrived.

"Since Lord Tang does not like the formality, then I will get to the point." Virion glanced at Lusha for a moment before continuing. "The Elven Moon and The Moonlight Tribe has three conditions. If you agree with the conditions, we are willing to be The Tang Empire's vassals."

'Three conditions, huh? Will they ask something I can't agree on, and those two from the carriage will try to save the hostages?' Tang Shaoyang became suspicious and expanded his senses once again. He found out that the person inside the carriage was still there, both of them. He then looked at Lusha. The bunny girl flinched out and lowered her head.

'What Crown Prince Virion talks about?' Lusha was panicking inside because this was a different scenario from what she talked about with Chief Moon. The Elven side also never talked anything about the discussion with her. She was hesitant for a moment before she raised her head and looked at The Emperor.

"I apologize, Lord Tang. The Moonlight Tribe only has one condition to be The Tang Empire's vassal. I will convey Chief Moon's words for you after The Crown Prince Virion." She braced herself and spoke up. She did not know what the prideful Elven planned, but she acted so they would not be grouped with The Elven, just in case, if The Elven did something against The Tang Empire.

Crown Prince Virion frowned as he did not expect Lusha to speak out. 'It's my bad. I should have talked it out with her on our way here.' He placed his right hand on his left chest and bowed his head toward Tang Shaoyang. "I apologize, Lord Tang. Lusha is right. My voice does not represent the Moonlight Tribe."

'Are they trying to buy time?' Tang Shaoyang could not help but become suspicious. He glanced at Ashley, but the girl said nothing. He shook his head. "It's fine, so what're the conditions?"

"First, I want to confirm something, and also I want you to meet me with The Guardian Beast, Kalliyan." The first condition was unexpectedly easy. It was not hard to do, but Tang Shaoyang did not immediately agree to Crown Prince Virion.

'I see. The Elven wants to confirm if Kalliyan is real or not. They don't trust me, huh?' Tang Shaoyang thought about it for a moment before replying. "Meet Kalliyan and confirm something? What thing? As for Kalliyan, it can be arranged."

"Did you kill The Green Sky Serpent, Sir Suvan?" The Crown Prince Virion asked out. That was something they wanted to confirm. However, he wanted to ask Kalliyan instead of The Emperor. But since The Emperor asked him, he told The Emperor truthfully.

"The Green Sky Serpent!? Ah, that giant snake? I did kill him." Tang Shaoyang replied immediately. By how fast he replied, Crown Prince Virion did not believe his words. "I apologize for my rudeness, but I want to confirm that from The Kirin's mouth directly." In other words, The Crown Prince did not believe Tang Shaoyang.

Tang Shaoyang shrugged and summoned The Black Storm Dragonewt, Maldros. The Dragonewt materialized next to him, and he immediately knelt toward Tang Shaoyang. "Maldros greets, Great Lord."

"Summon, Kalliyan! Our guest wants to meet her." Tang Shaoyang ordered the Dragonewt. "Yes, My Lord." After that, Maldros left the meeting hall.

The Crown Prince Virion's eyes locked on the dragonewt. He could see the Dragon's characteristics from Maldros, but he had never seen such a creature before. This was the first time for Virion to see Dragonewt. The Crown Prince's head was full of questions. 'What is he? Where does he come from? Is he a Dragon's descendant like Kalliyan?'

"While we are waiting for Kalliyan, what is The Elven's second condition, Crown Prince Virion?" Tang Shaoyang called the Elven Prince with the title. Showing his future vassal respect was necessary, he thought.

The Crown Prince Virion snapped out of his thoughts and looked toward The Emperor. "Ah, right. The second condition…." Virion lost his composure for a second. After calming down his mind, he mentioned the second condition. "We want a position in your army, a leading position, a commander position."

Tang Shaoyang nodded his head. Understandable condition in Tang Shaoyang's eyes, but he would not agree immediately to that. "How strong you are…. No, how strong is The Elven King compared to Mashal Alton? If you want to lead my army, you have to earn it with your strength. I don't want a weakling leading my army."

That was a tricky question for The Crown Prince to answer since the two had never fought before. However, he was confident that his father was stronger than Alton. He was about to say that until he remembered how cautious his father was against Marshal Alton. "I don't know. They never fought before, so I don't know who's stronger." Virion shook his head.

"I can appoint your father to be a Legion Commander, a rank below Marshal. If your father can prove his worth, I don't mind promoting him to Marshal." Tang Shaoyang rubbed his chin and voiced his thoughts. He had heard from Alton how strong this Elven King was, so he did not mind having this King lead a legion of his army.

The Crown Prince Virion furrowed his brow and fell silent. He had not explained that his father would abdicate as The Elven King, and he would be crowned as the new Elven King.

"I plan to inform you of this after our meeting, but I will say it now." Virion looked at The Emperor in the eyes. "The Elven King Revalor, my father, will abdicate his throne to me. The Elven will hold the coronation ceremony in three days, and The Elven wishes for Lord Tang to attend the ceremony. So, my father will not take any position in the military but me."