Serpent Uda felt annoyed when someone interrupted the request for a duel. He glanced at the speaker, who looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.
The young man was carrying a backpack and dressed very ordinarily, clearly lacking any status or background.
Uda directly expressed his impatience, saying, “Who is this little brat? Do you think you have any right to involve yourself in the matters of the Serpent People?”
Charles was taken aback by this remark. He never expected that simply speaking up would lead to such mockery from the Serpent of the Li Tribe.
Charles ignored the Serpent named Uda. He took two steps forward and stood in front of Blackrock, asking, “You said your faction is called the New Nation, led by the bloodline of the Serpent Queen?”
Blackrock looked at Charles with some wariness. He didn’t say a word, clearly unwilling to divulge more information.
“That’s right, they’re a chaotic army! What bloodline of the Serpent Queen? It’s clearly a cursed bloodline!” Uda eagerly interjected, seizing every opportunity to belittle the New Nation.
Charles frowned, still looking at Blackrock, and continued, “Don’t worry, I’m not your enemy. Do you happen to know Joshua?”
Upon hearing the name Joshua, both Blackrock and Uda froze for a moment. Especially Blackrock, who had an expression of surprise and confusion as he cautiously asked, “May I ask what your relationship is with Lord Joshua?”
Charles directly took out the Remnant of Joshua, which could no longer be used, but still retained Joshua’s aura. freeweɓnovel.cm
Blackrock carefully sensed it and confirmed it was indeed Lord Joshua’s aura. His gaze toward Charles was filled with curiosity.
“This was given to me by Joshua, it is enough to prove I am not your enemy.” Charles said.
Blackrock nodded and replied, “The New Nation is indeed led by Her Majesty, and Lord Joshua is her capable assistant.”
With this accurate answer, Charles understood that this Serpent faction called the New Nation was the one led by Aria.
Charles recalled that he had once asked Joshua where he might go in the future, and Joshua had replied he would either go to Atacama or the Stellar Empire.
It seemed the other party had indeed returned to their homeland, Atacama, and formed a faction aimed at completely reclaiming Atacama to bring peace!
“Kid, who exactly are you? How do you know people from the chaotic army?” Uda, being close enough, overheard the conversation between Charles and Blackrock.
As an opposing faction of the New Nation, Uda instinctively regarded Charles as an enemy, since he understood that an enemy’s friend is also an enemy.
Charles turned around, frowned, and said, “Who I am has nothing to do with you. This is Genosha, not a place where you can act recklessly!”
“Damn it! A mere teenager dares to be so arrogant! If this were Atacama, I would have killed you with my own hands already!” Uda licked his lips, clearly harboring murderous intent.
Lance stood nearby, and his expression grew increasingly grim. The purpose of his visit today was to manage his relationship with Charles.
He hadn’t expected a member of the Serpent tribe to provoke and ridicule Charles like this.
It should be noted that Charles had heard the conversation between him and Uda, where the Robinson family showed interest in cooperating with the Li Tribe.
Who knows how Charles feels now? If this makes him more averse to the Robinson family, it could lead to trouble in the future.
With a Serpent tribe far away and the killing god Ezra nearby, Lance quickly made his choice.
“Shut up! Mr. Charles is not someone you can provoke!” Lance reprimanded Uda, then turned to Charles and said, “Mr. Charles, this Serpent has nothing to do with the Robinson family and does not represent our stance.”
Uda looked bewildered, doubting his own ears.
Lance was the head of the Genosha Robinson family, and yet he showed such respect to this eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy?
Who exactly is this kid?
Charles waved his hand and stared at Uda, asking, “I heard what you said earlier. Although this isn’t the Atacama Desert, there are still duels here, even life-and-death duels. I’m curious how exactly you plan to kill me?”
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Once those words were spoken, Lance tensed up immediately and hurriedly said, “Mr. Charles, there’s no need to act impulsively over a Serpent. The luncheon is about to start, why don’t we go eat first?”
After saying that, he turned to Uda and added, “You should apologize right away. You’re being extremely rude, this is not the Atacama Desert!”
Uda sensed that Charles’s identity was not simple. He didn’t want to stir up more trouble and wanted to defuse the situation as much as possible.
But unexpectedly, Charles said, “You not only need to apologize to me, but you also need to apologize for your earlier slander against the Serpent Queen!”
“Why should I! A curse is a curse! The Serpent People don’t need any queen!” Uda immediately became enraged.
Before the New Nation arrived, their Li Tribe was the largest tribe in the area. All Serpents had to obey their commands, contributing all their wealth in exchange for the chance to avoid being killed.
They also had to perform various forms of labor to obtain food and avoid starving to death.
After the emergence of the New Nation, those despicable civilian Serpents flocked to the New Nation, resulting in the Li Tribe losing its sources of wealth and labor.
The Serpents of the Li Tribe saw their living standards plummet and even had to work for themselves!
This was something they could not tolerate at all, and they blamed all their misfortunes on the New Nation and the Serpent Queen.
Atacama did not need peace, all Serpents were accustomed to oppression and turmoil.
“So, are you willing to accept my life-and-death duel?” Charles asked expressionlessly, but his words carried an endless chill and killing intent!
Before Uda could respond, Lance urged again, “Hold on, don’t be impulsive.”
The reason for his admonition was the concern that if Charles were to get hurt, the Robinson family would surely be in danger once Ezra found out!
If the Robinson family weren’t present today, then Charles could challenge an eighth-level Beast Master or an eightieth-level Serpent, and it wouldn’t have anything to do with Lance!
“Uda, if you keep this attitude up, the Robinson family will not cooperate with the Li Tribe!” Lance shouted at Uda.
Hearing Lance’s firm words, Uda was momentarily taken aback. Just because of his bad attitude towards Charles, the Robinson family would cancel their cooperation with the Li Tribe?
Because of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy?
It should be noted that collaborating with the Li Tribe could bring the Robinson family hundreds of gold coins in profit each year!
The Robinson family was willing to give up such a substantial profit simply because of his attitude towards this boy?
At this moment, Blackrock, standing behind Charles, had his eyes light up. The cancellation of the cooperation between the opposing faction and the Robinson family was a tremendous victory for the New Nation!
If the New Nation could establish a partnership with the Robinson family, that would be even better.
But was it even possible?
Blackrock instinctively turned his gaze toward Charles, thinking to himself, “Perhaps this human who knows Lord Joshua might have a chance to facilitate cooperation between the New Nation and the Robinson family.”
In the next moment, Blackrock felt that the thought was almost impossible. How could a mere boy make the Robinson family cooperate with the New Nation?
“I’m sorry, I apologize for my inappropriate words just now.” Uda gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
The cooperation between the Li Tribe and the Robinson family was crucial.
With the support of the Robinson family’s weapons, equipment, and miracle drugs, the strength of the Li Tribe’s Serpents would improve, potentially allowing them to stall the New Nation.
As long as they could hold back the New Nation, other Serpent factions would naturally seize the opportunity to attack the New Nation!
Any faction that surpassed ordinary Serpents and civilian Serpents did not want to see Serpents from their territory siding with the New Nation.
Moreover, the New Nation’s slogan was to bring peace to Atacama.
What is peace?
It naturally means the complete disappearance of these Serpent factions, only the New Nation’s existence would be true peace!
“It’s too late. I don’t want to accept your apology, nor do I wish to forgive your offense.” Charles said.
He turned to Lance and firmly stated, “Mr. Lin, there’s no need for today’s luncheon. I am a friend of the Serpent People, and I stand with the New Nation.”
Lance understood Charles’s intention. Charles was telling the Robinson family that in order to manage their relationship with him.
They must choose the New Nation over the Li Tribe!
Without any hesitation, Lance, with a serious and solemn expression, said to Uda, “On behalf of the Robinson family, I am canceling our cooperation with the Li Tribe!”
After saying that, Lance did not look at Uda’s shocked expression. He turned to Blackrock and said, “On behalf of the Robinson family, I wish to establish cooperation with the New Nation. I wonder if the New Nation agrees?”
Blackrock was a bit slow to react, he was simply stunned by Charles’s maneuver.
Just by saying a few simple words to express his stance and choosing to side with the New Nation, the Robinson family canceled their cooperation with the Li Tribe and opted to work with the New Nation instead?
This was truly shocking for the Serpents, it felt like a dream.
Blackrock had previously approached the Robinson family, but their terms were far less favorable than those with the Li Tribe, so the Robinson family showed no interest in cooperating with the New Nation.
He originally thought everything was set in stone, but unexpectedly encountering Charles gave all matters a glimmer of hope.
“I represent the New Nation, and I am willing to establish cooperation with the Robinson family!” Blackrock responded, somewhat excitedly.
He became even more curious about Charles’s identity.
To know Lord Joshua and to change the Robinson family’s decision with just a few words—what kind of person could achieve that?
“No, I cannot accept this! Why should I? The New Nation is a chaotic army, and the Serpent Queen is cursed. Atacama needs no peace!” Uda suddenly roared.