Reincarnated as a boss tyrant in the game

Gustav's lips curled into a slight smile, and he decided not to delve further into the topic. After all, regardless of who possessed the secret to fine salt production, Soren's share was secure.

"What Soren holds, the Crown holds, and what the Crown holds, is naturally mine," Gustav mused internally, while also calculating how much of the fine salt profits he would eventually extract from Soren.

Initially, Gustav had dismissed the potential annual profit of a dozen or so gold coins, but when he heard that the Harlon and Cloto families had successively invested millions of gold coins, he could no longer remain calm.

The profits involved were clearly far beyond his expectations.

"Should I take thirty percent of the total profit, or should I take fifty percent?" Gustav muttered to himself, his brow furrowed, clearly weighing the pros and cons.

Empress Elizabeth was completely unaware of Gustav's inner turmoil. She pulled an intelligence report from a stack of documents, pondered it for a long time, and finally made up her mind, pushing it across the table to Gustav.

"Your Majesty!" The Empress's tone carried a hint of hesitation: "There is a matter I find difficult to decide. I believe it would be better for you to personally review it before making a decision."

The first page of the intelligence report clearly stated that Prince Soren intended to establish an Adventurers Guild, with the aim of uniting those brave adventurers and providing them with systematic training…

Gustav took the report, his eyes scanning the description of the Adventurers Guild, and when his gaze landed on the guild's purpose, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

"Soren, your audacity is truly growing!" Gustav snorted, his voice tinged with anger. He had not expected Soren to have such great ambition and courage, wanting to unite the adventurers.

This was not only a challenge to the power of the Crown, but could also have a profound impact on the situation of the entire empire.

Gustav took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions. He knew that now was not the time to get angry, but to calmly consider how to deal with this new situation.

"Elizabeth, what do you think of this matter?" Gustav turned to the Empress, asking for her opinion.

Empress Elizabeth pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Although Soren's approach is somewhat risky, it is not without its merits as an experiment. If we can guide and control it, perhaps these adventurers can be transformed into a beneficial factor for the empire."

Gustav nodded, indicating his agreement with the Empress's view. "You're right, we shouldn't simply suppress and oppose the adventurers, we should also try a different approach, finding ways to utilize and guide them."

After speaking, he turned his gaze to the intelligence report again, already having a preliminary strategy in mind.

"That Soren is getting more and more out of line?" the Emperor said angrily, his fingers heavily tapping the desk in the Imperial Study, making a dull sound that echoed in the empty room.

The sound was so loud that it seemed the entire palace could hear it, making people's hearts jump.

The guards and maids outside were startled by the sudden sound, and they all looked sideways, their eyes flickering.

Those who served in the palace knew that the Emperor's every word and action could affect their life, death, honor, and disgrace, so everyone pricked up their ears, trying to capture a trace of important information from the Emperor's words.

They carefully glanced around, and when they saw that no one was paying attention to them, they moved closer to the door, listening carefully.

If they could hear any important news and report it back to their master, they might receive a considerable reward, and might even rise through the ranks.

However, the Emperor's next words disappointed them greatly. The Emperor did not say anything substantial, but only constantly scolded Prince Soren, expressing his dissatisfaction and anger.

Although the guards and maids could not hear any valuable information, they could feel the Emperor's anger at this moment.

However, they did get one piece of information from it: His Majesty the Emperor was beginning to be dissatisfied with Prince Soren.

Some clever people had already passed this news back to their masters.

Gustav's heart was truly filled with anger and disappointment towards Soren.

Of course not, the purpose of doing this was just to make things difficult for Soren. I believe many people will take the opportunity to kick him when he's down. Soren has been having too much success lately.

However, he was really angry about Soren creating the Adventurers Guild. He hadn't even discussed such an important matter with him beforehand, which was undoubtedly a great disrespect to him, his imperial father.

"Someone!" the Emperor called out majestically and loudly.

A guard quickly responded and entered, standing respectfully in front of the Emperor and asking, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Have Soren return to see me immediately."

The guard did not dare to neglect his duty. Even though it was late at night, he still obeyed the order and left.

The Emperor waited quietly for Soren's arrival, preparing to give this disobedient son a profound lesson.

Not long after, Soren hurried to the Imperial Study. When he saw the Emperor's gloomy face, his heart couldn't help but tighten. He knew that he might have really angered his imperial father this time.

"Father, you were looking for me?" Soren asked cautiously.

The Emperor did not speak, but only looked at him coldly.

This silence made Soren feel even more nervous and uneasy.

"Soren, you have a lot of nerve!" Gustav finally spoke, his voice cold and majestic: "You didn't even inform me about such a big thing as creating the Adventurers Guild? Do you still have me, your imperial father, in your heart?"

Soren was rendered speechless by the reprimand and could only silently endure the Emperor's anger. He knew that this time it was his fault for not respecting his imperial father's authority and opinion. He took a deep breath and then sincerely apologized to the Emperor: "Father, I'm sorry, I was negligent. I should have discussed it with you first, please forgive me."

Faced with this situation, the best choice was to admit his mistake and let his cheap imperial father's anger subside first. Any excuses and reasons would only make him more disgusted.

Seeing that Soren's attitude was still sincere, the Emperor's anger subsided slightly. But he still looked at Soren sternly, wanting to see if he really realized his mistake.