The paper man I raised is a dragon boss

Nan Xiao went all the way through the camp in the army and arrived at the meeting room.

Because a rebellion had just been experienced, the army was at the highest alert level, and there was a sentry post every ten meters, and soldiers patrolling in line kept coming and going.

"Did the people sent by the interstellar pirates make any demands?"

"No, he only said that he wanted to see Lord Son."

Nan Xiao raised his almond eyes slightly, and thought for a while: "Tell me, what kind of person is the little prince of the Star Empire?"

The soldier leading the way was stunned: "Your Highness, of course... If it weren't for you, the rebellion would not have subsided so quickly..."

"No." Nan Xiao shook his head, "I am an arrogant and incompetent prince. Although I have a noble status, in the eyes of interstellar pirates, I have no power in my hands, so I don't count what I say."

The soldier was visibly taken aback.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about? Your orders are like the orders of Lord Son, we absolutely dare not disobey His Highness's orders—"

Nan Xiao glanced at the closed door of the meeting room.

"What I mean is, after I go in for a while, no matter what I say, don't refute it—tell the generals inside that this is my order."

The conference room door opens.

All the senior generals in the army have arrived, only the two positions at the top are still vacant.

At the end of the conference table, sat a middle-aged man with an unfamiliar face. Although he was well-dressed, he had a hostile look on his face. His sitting posture was loose and his eyes were fierce. He should be the envoy sent by the interstellar pirates.

Nan Xiao glanced around calmly, then looked away lightly.

The soldier who brought him had already transmitted his order to the light screens of the generals through the communicator. When they saw him coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted the military.

"Your Highness the Little Prince!"

Nan Xiao nodded lightly, directly skipped the curious and examining eyes of the interstellar pirates, walked briskly to the upper seat, and sat down unceremoniously.

The interstellar pirate stood up: "I have heard that the little prince of the interstellar empire came to inspect the army on the edge of the planet. I saw your highness with my own eyes today, and it was just like the rumors—"

Nan Xiao directly interrupted the other party: "Stop talking nonsense, just talk about something serious."

The interstellar pirate's expression froze, as if he hadn't expected Nan Xiao to be so rude.

After a moment of silence, he tentatively opened his mouth.

"I came here this time to make peace at the order of our leader."

"Because of General Yue Huaiying's rebellion, I think there may be a little misunderstanding between us, so..."

Nan Xiao lowered his head, yawned, and waited for the interstellar pirate to finish his long speech. When he raised his face, the youth's almond eyes were covered with sleepiness.

He knocked on the table impatiently.

"Let's discuss his proposal with the generals—I'm a little sleepy, and I'm going to go hunting in the Xuelin later. It's such a trivial matter, so hurry up and finish the discussion."

The smile on the Interstellar Pirate's face was almost unbearable, Nan Xiao saw his face was livid, and reckoned that he was scolding his mother from the bottom of his heart.

Several generals looked at each other in blank dismay for a while, and one of them started immediately: "Your Highness, do you want to wait for the Lord Son to come?"

"Yeah, making peace is not a trivial matter after all, why don't we wait until Lord Shengzi arrives? I'm afraid we have to ask the imperial capital for instructions on this matter. It's really not something we can decide..."

Nan Xiao's complexion turned cold a little bit.

"What do the generals mean, that my orders don't work?"

"Your Highness misunderstood, we—"

"A few interstellar pirates, what are they in front of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the empire? Do you still need to ask the emperor for instructions?"

Nan Xiao glanced at the interstellar pirate's extremely ugly face, and sneered.

"What did you just say? Sue the empire for peace, and then?"

The interstellar pirate was dumb, and repeated what he said just now while holding the torch.

"You mean, as long as you are given one billion star coins every year, you are willing to sign an agreement with the empire and stop harassing the marginal planets?"

"Yes, that's what it means—one billion star coins must be nothing more than a drizzle to the empire. If you think about it, His Highness should be able to make the decision..."

Nan Xiao's expression did not change, but his heart was already alert.

Over the years, due to the harsh natural environment and chaotic social order on the marginal planets, the number of small groups of interstellar pirates is actually very large.

There are at least one hundred thousand people.

In the beginning, the interstellar pirates were just a small team of thousands or hundreds of people, specializing in robbing passing caravans or lone military starships.

But since the interstellar pirates elected a leader and gradually merged together, their threat to the interstellar empire has been far greater than before.

For this rebellion alone, the cost of the starships and mechas that the interstellar pirates blew up in Beicheng has exceeded one billion.

The other party mobilized a large number of people to send an envoy over, telling him that he could spend one billion a year in exchange for the safety of marginal planets.

Isn't this playing him for a fool?

The other party must have a deeper conspiracy, but it has not been revealed for the time being, and he needs to dig slowly.

The young man frowned slightly, and there was a thoughtful look between his brows. The meeting room was silent for a while, and no one spoke.

"Does Your Highness think this deal is a good deal? If His Highness nods now, then—"

"Who said I think it's a good deal?" Nan Xiao frowned, and said in a cold tone, "One billion star coins, you can talk like a lion, do you think that I have never been to an edge planet and don't know the situation here?"

The interstellar pirate was stunned for a moment, and his expression became a little hesitant.

"[-] million a year, no more! If you agree, sign it. If you don't agree, you can leave Beicheng now."

Since the interstellar pirates came here under the guise of "one billion a year", he simply did what they wanted.

It is impossible for Han Yuan to say such a thing, so let him say it.

Sometimes I have to admit that it is quite convenient to do things in the name of a pampered prince.

For example, now, his answer was obviously completely beyond the expectation of the interstellar pirate.

The other party was panting heavily, as if he was very angry, but due to Nan Xiao's status, it was hard to say anything, so he could only pull out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Your Highness is really good at joking, [-] million a year, this..."

Nan Xiao didn't hesitate: "Since you can't accept it—someone, drive him out of Beicheng."

After speaking, he got up and left the seat.

A few soldiers with him immediately went forward and detained the interstellar pirate, and made a "please" gesture.

"Your Highness has ordered, you can leave, and you are not allowed to stay in Beicheng."

"No, wait a minute—" Seeing a few soldiers pushing him towards the door of the conference room, the interstellar pirate's voice immediately became a little more flustered.

"The terms of the peace talks can be renegotiated! I want to see Lord Son—"

Nan Xiao: "Want to see Han Yuan? My fiancé, the result is the same when you see him. Let him go."

"One hundred million is one hundred million—I'm signing it now, I'm signing it now!"

Nan Xiao's footsteps stopped, and his expression became a little dignified from the angle that the interstellar pirates could not see.