As they spoke, the men in the room laughed, raised their glasses, and clinked them together.
Knock knock knock.
There was a knock on the door.
After taking a sip of red wine, Glen frowned unhappily. "Come in."
The steward of Red Quinoa Castle strode in and whispered something in his ear.
"Excuse me, everyone," Ge Lan said, standing up.
The gray-haired man said in a half-joking tone, "What could be more important than our gathering, Chairman?"
"Yes, that's right. It's too much for the host to abandon the guests."
Glen smiled gracefully and clapped his hands.
Soon, some half-elves dressed in gauze robes came in.
Upon seeing these strikingly beautiful half-elves, the princes in the room all laughed.
The gray-haired man chuckled, "At the last underground auction, someone bought more than 20 half-elf slaves for an exorbitant price. I thought it was just another case of those crazy people from Tankar."
"So it was the president who was preparing for this gathering!"
Ge Lan smiled slightly, "Everyone, please enjoy yourselves. I'll excuse myself for a moment."
After saying that, he quickly walked out of the private reception room.
The moment the living room door closed, Glenn Modor Griffin's smile vanished.
He strode toward a small living room on the first floor of the castle.
The butler opened the door for the distinguished duke.
The people in the small living room immediately stood up nervously.
Duke Glenn Mordogriffin of Red Quinoa gave the minor nobleman a cold look.
"I hope that not a single word you said is false."
"Otherwise, I'll pick it up and feed it to my dragon."
The man turned deathly pale with fright.
The nobles within the empire all knew that the red dragon of the Red Quinoa Duke loved to eat human hearts.
"No, no, that's impossible! I... I brought evidence!"
As he spoke, the portly middle-aged nobleman pulled out a bottle of alchemical potion.
"This is my 'Golden Water,' which can bring you countless riches, Your Highness!"
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