205: Chapter 205 Primo

"Lord Primo, this humble one has already sent someone to report to Lord Lister, please wait a moment."

Inside the VIP reception hall two streets away from the Lord's residence, the person in charge, Sand, bowed respectfully yet without servility to the young man sitting upright on the chair and said with a smile.

After coming to the Iron Thorn Territory Branch, Lister had never built a castle, so he built a VIP reception hall to handle VIP hospitality functions.

Not building a castle was firstly because he sympathized with the hardship of the people within the territory, letting them prioritize the development of the territory.

Secondly, he believed that building a castle at present had more disadvantages than advantages, and it could not achieve a very good defensive effect, so it was simply better not to waste that manpower and financial resources.

"Hmm, no need to rush, it's also that I came a bit early and presumptuously, go ahead with your work."

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Primo, dressed in luxurious robes, waved his hand, presenting an easygoing demeanor towards others.

"Then this humble one will not disturb your peace, milord, please feel free to command if you have any needs."

After a respectful bow, Sand turned and walked steadily out of the room, gently closing the door behind him.

After sensing through Spiritual Power that Sand had indeed left, Primo relaxed his sitting posture a bit: "Willard, what do you think of this piece of land?"

Knight Captain Willard, standing upright behind him, was slightly stunned, and then understood what Primo really wanted to ask.

After pondering slightly, he responded solemnly: "Lord Primo, this subordinate thinks that Lord Howard has governed this piece of land quite well."

"Shortly after arriving at the territory border earlier, we were stopped by the border patrol."

"In this subordinate's perception, the team consists entirely of elite Soldier who have seen blood, and their captain is even a Full Knight."

"And I vaguely sensed that not far away, a few pairs of eyes were staring at us."

"Regarding this kind of border defense power, please forgive this subordinate for speaking bluntly, our territory cannot achieve it at present either."

"After entering Blackwood Town, that kind of heartfelt smile full of anticipation for life from the Serfs is the only time this subordinate has seen since birth."

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be praising a bit too deeply, and hurriedly covered for it: "However, Lord Howard already had his own fief before coming to the Pioneer Territory, so it's not surprising that it can develop like this with the support of a fief."

"Our territory is no less inferior under your governance, Lord Primo, and in the future, it will definitely be the most prosperous Pioneer Territory in the entire Western Frontier Territory."

"Willard, there's no need to deliberately flatter." Primo smiled gently: "Although Lord Howard indeed has rear territory support as you said, aren't we also supported by a family behind us?"

"Furthermore, Lord Howard's fief within the kingdom is said not to be a very good territory either."

"————" Willard's expression stagnated, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

What Primo said was very straightforward without leaving any room, and to him, it was all absolute truth.

He was very clear that his own lord was supported by the Andrew Family, unlike those Pioneering Lords regarded as abandoned children by their families, and fundamentally incomparable to a minor baron without background.

Yet even with such a huge advantage, his own lord's governance of the territory was still significantly inferior to Lord Howard.

While feeling embarrassed in his heart, he became increasingly curious about the unmet Lister.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Primo didn't say much more either, sipping the hot fruit tea with a calm expression, waiting quietly.

A few minutes later, a knock of dong dong dong suddenly sounded, and Sand's voice followed.

"Lord Primo, Lord Lister has arrived."

"Please come in quickly!" Primo responded quickly while standing up to greet the doorway, with Willard closely following behind.

The door was pushed open, and Sand hurriedly stepped aside to make way. Lister wore a slight smile, bringing Red to stride towards the oncoming Primo.

The first glance their lines of sight converged on the two of them, Primo and Willard suddenly felt an inexplicable invisible sense of oppression rushing towards them.

This was almost no different from the feeling they had previously when facing knights stronger than their own strength.

While shocked in their hearts, their original cognition and views on Lister instantly underwent huge changes.

Without time to perceive carefully, Primo took the lead to salute: "Coming presumptuously upon our first meeting, Lord Lister, Primo expresses his apologies to you."

"Lord Primo, you flatter me." Lister returned a salute: "I'm very glad you can come to our Iron Thorn Territory Branch. If I hadn't been busy with matters within the territory during this period, I would have visited you personally long ago."

After a round of polite pleasantries, the two of them took their respective seats on both sides of the main table, with Red and Willard standing separately behind them.

Primo got straight to the point: "Lord Lister, my presumptuous visit to your territory today is to discuss an important matter with you."

Seeing him so neat and decisive, Lister felt a slight surprise in his heart, but kept his expression unchanged and said: "Please elaborate, Lord Primo."

"I wonder if Lord Lister is aware of the recent battle between the Shadow Leopard Tribe and the Giant Elephant Tribe?"

"I do have some understanding, it seems to be because of the ownership issue of the fine iron mine, right?" Lister took a slight sip of tea, pretending to be uncertain as he replied.

"That's right, Lord Lister is indeed well-informed."

Primo smiled with a compliment, and then said solemnly: "Not afraid of your laughter, a while ago, in the internal lake of the Water Marsh Forest near the tribe's sphere of influence, I discovered a mature Earth Dragon Fish inhabiting there."

Earth Dragon Fish!

Lister's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Why did this guy suddenly bring up the Earth Dragon Fish?

Could it be that he found out I was the culprit who stole the Earth Dragon Fish?

A feeling similar to a child stealing something but being pointed out face-to-face by an adult arose spontaneously in his heart.

But the mental fortitude practiced from serving as a lord for a long time still made his face only show a surprise as if hearing about the Earth Dragon Fish for the first time.

"Lord Primo really has good luck, I wonder if you captured it?"

When saying that sentence just now, Primo was secretly observing the changes in Lister's expression.

Now seeing that he showed no abnormality, the suspicious thought of probing intentionally instantly dissipated by more than half.

He sighed heavily with deep regret: "No, it was almost able to be captured originally, but halfway through, the Giant Elephant Tribe intervened, leading to a series of subsequent accidents, and finally the Earth Dragon Fish was snatched away by an unknown person."

"I have been investigating until now without a shred of clue. If I let me know who stole it, I will definitely make them pay a heavy price."

Seeing his indignant look not resembling just a simple vent, Lister's temples suddenly throbbed.

Was what I did last time really that over the top? How did it turn out like mortal enemies?

If Primo had mind-reading capabilities, hearing his thoughts right now would definitely prompt him to initiate a knight duel with him.

The failure to capture the Earth Dragon Fish last time not only caused him to lose a large amount of military force, but also made him lose a lot of face in front of Malz and Raglan.

As a famous major viscount family, the Andrew Family from top to bottom had always regarded face as extremely important, almost equivalent to the second face on their bodies.

Therefore, even after so many days, he was still investigating the person who took away the Earth Dragon Fish.

Guilty conscience aside, Lister still chimed in: "Such a person who steals in secret is indeed detestable, they must be taught a good lesson."

"However, it's not worth getting angry for such a person, please calm your anger, Lord Primo."

"Sorry Lord Lister, it was my loss of composure." Primo reacted and apologized.

Lister waved his hand with an expression of I can understand your mood.

Suppressing the excited emotions in his heart, Primo continued: "It is precisely because of my hatred with the Giant Elephant Tribe, and this time the Giant Elephant Tribe has fallen into the quagmire of war."

"Under the superposition of these two matters, I am ready to take this opportunity to plunder some surrounding small tribes to replenish resources for winter and by the way make some trouble for the Giant Elephant Tribe, preferably heavily injuring them."

"At present, I have already united the two lords Raglan and Malz who failed similarly to me last time, but because the Giant Elephant Tribe is powerful, we want to unite more allies to participate."

"Coincidentally, not long ago I learned that you, Lord Lister, led troops to help the White Cat-Ear Tribe repel the Black Wolf Tribe."

"Your courage, heroic posture, and ability are simply the lions among us Pioneering Lords of the Western Frontier Territory."

"Coupled with the fact that we are also neighbors, the purpose of my visit this time is to hope that you can join and lend us a hand."

"Of course, we won't let you exert effort in vain. The loot obtained at that time will definitely be increased on top of your deserved share, guaranteeing not to let you suffer a loss."

"I see." Lister nodded, not rushing to reply with his decision.

Seeing this, Primo also understood that he needed to weigh it carefully, sipping the tea in his cup while waiting quietly.

Glancing at Primo imperceptibly with his gaze, Lister muttered in his heart.

From when Primo was halfway through his words just now, he had already guessed the true purpose of Primo's trip.

Only he didn't expect that Primo, a man whose eyes were full of pride, could actually say those flattering words just now.

It diverged quite a bit from the rumor that the Andrew Family valued face, but he didn't dare jump to conclusions either, after all, he had only heard about it.

Judging from the performance Primo gave him so far, he was definitely not that kind of mediocre and fearless lord; instead, he was full of endless ambition, and he had no sense of repulsion in associating with such a person.

In the land of the Western Frontier Territory, smart and enterprising people are far more suitable to be friends than stupid people, even though he might have the risk of betraying you.

But as for the matter of forming an alliance to harass the Giant Elephant Tribe together, he really didn't have the slightest intention right now.

Didn't he do so many things before just to seek peace and quiet, to cope with the upcoming attack of the Beast Tribe team with peace of mind.

Now if he formed an alliance with Primo again, wouldn't that be asking for trouble for himself.

As for the bit of loot Primo mentioned, it was dispensable to him at present.

Moreover, there was a very important point: after weighing the pros and cons psychologically, he felt that heavily injuring the Giant Elephant Tribe had no benefit to him whatsoever, and instead would bring great harm.

The three major tribes of Giant Elephant, Shadow Leopard, and Black Wolf, as the binding forces closely bordering the three directions of the Flame Tiger Tribe, had a long history.

Originally, two of those tribes had already suffered quite a bit of trauma due to his direct or indirect actions.

If one of them was suddenly heavily injured again, it would undoubtedly break the delicate balance barely maintained among the four tribes originally, making the prestige of the Flame Tiger Tribe even stronger.

Right now, the Flame Tiger Tribe didn't matter because it was at war with the Frost Lion Tribe, but once the war between them ended...

The Flame Tiger Tribe would inevitably be the first to eliminate the heavily injured Giant Elephant Tribe, and the process would definitely not take much effort, and then turn around to deal with the other two.

Once the Flame Tiger Tribe eliminated and swallowed all three tribes, its strength in this area would definitely grow to an uncontrollable extent.

By then, let alone the White Cat-Ear Tribe with which he had just reached cooperation, even he and the surrounding lords and tribes would not have an easy time.

Thinking of this, he said with an apologetic smile: "What Lord Primo said just now is indeed a very good proposal, but forgive me that I may not have the good luck to join."

Primo, who had originally thought that Lister's smiling face meant agreement, paused the teacup to his mouth instantly, his composure turning into surprise and incomprehension.

Lister, noticing the change in his expression, still continued unhurriedly: "Lord Primo, as you also know, some time ago I personally led troops to support the White Cat-Ear Tribe."

"Although we successfully repelled the Black Wolf Tribe, in the end I also lost a lot of military force, and currently most of the knight Soldiers are resting and recuperating."

"Two days ago, my Baron Territory within the kingdom also sent a message saying there are some emergency official duties that need me to handle, so I am completely unable to break away right now."

Seeing his sincere expression and reasonable words, Primo knew that he couldn't say much more either. After all, the two sides were not in a superior-subordinate relationship, and the establishment of cooperation was an equal and unforced matter.

However, thinking that he had made a wasted trip and lost such a strong cooperative ally as Lister, he still inevitably felt a bit bitter in his heart.

Just now while waiting for Lister to think, he had quietly and deeply sensed the auras of Lister and Red.

Knights were not as sensitive as mages and similar Spiritual Power Transcendents in terms of Spiritual Power perception, coupled with the fact that both Lister and Red had Spiritual Power protection.

But even so, he could still perceive that the two of them were genuine Silver Knights, though how strong specifically was unclear.

But Lister being able to become a Silver Knight at an age similar to his showed that his knight cultivation talent was powerful, and his ability to govern the territory was also quite extraordinary.

Even if the two sides did not reach cooperation this time, he could still befriend him, which might be helpful to his development in the Pioneer Territory in the future.

After comforting himself in his heart, Primo put on a smile and said: "Since Lord Lister cannot break away due to various factors, I am not good at forcing it further, only hoping there will be a chance to cooperate in the future."

"Hehe, I believe there will be opportunities in the future." Lister responded with a smile.

Having finished discussing this matter, Primo knew he had no need to stay much longer. After bidding farewell, he hurriedly left the Iron Thorn Territory Branch with his men.

Although his main purpose of coming out was to seek Lister to join, there were also alternative lords in case of failure, so naturally he was not prepared to waste time.