But the envoys reacted quickly. One of them immediately had a mocking look on his face. He seemed certain that the Southern Kingdom would not dare to touch them: "Don't worry, our emperor has always been magnanimous. As long as you meet the emperor's requirements, the Southern Kingdom's pursuit of our emperor will be forgiven."
Don't think they didn't see wanted posters for the Emperor of the Eagle Kingdom all over the streets on their way here.
Then, the envoy from the Eagle Kingdom spoke in a condescending tone: "If you agree to these conditions, you still have a sliver of hope. If you don't, then the Southern Kingdom will surely perish. You can't possibly not understand this simple truth, can you?"
In an instant,
The ministers in the court were both grief-stricken and furious.
"We in the South can't beat the Eagle Nation..."
"If we agree, what will happen to the people of the South if we have to cede territory and pay tribute in gold?"
"If we don't agree, the people will suffer terribly, and our country will be destroyed by the Eagle Nation..."
Gu Mu was not intimidated at all.
The ministers thought he was just an ordinary regent, and that the Southern Kingdom was just an ordinary small country.
Little did they know, he held three trump cards in his hands: hybrid rice with everything he needed, inexhaustible penicillin, and a magical loom.
Moreover, as the regent, the Hidden City would certainly prioritize the people of the Southern Kingdom.
Not to mention, any one of these three trump cards, if played, would be enough to drive this technologically backward world crazy.
He could easily establish diplomatic relations with other countries by exporting hybrid rice and cloth.
After all, the United States is only a medium-sized country, and there are many large countries in the world that are stronger than the United States.
If Gu Mu lets other powerful nations know that the hybrid rice and the magical loom are only found in Hidden City... and the Lord of Hidden City is restricted by some rule and can only serve the Southern Dynasty, only by killing Gu Mu with his own hands can this rule be broken... and if Gu Mu is killed by someone else, or the Southern Kingdom is destroyed, the hybrid rice and the magical loom will completely disappear from this world.
Therefore, those countries that have established cooperative relations with Gu Mu will probably do everything in their power to save Gu Mu's life and maintain peace in the Southern Dynasty.
Meanwhile, in the imperial court, the ministers were already wiping away tears: "What a calamity! This is the foundation laid by the late emperors over hundreds of years."
"Cut...cut the land...only in this way will there still be a glimmer of hope..."
"But if that's the case, wouldn't the Southern Kingdom become even weaker, forced to act only according to the whims of others?"
Upon hearing the ministers' words, the expressions of shock the envoys had previously shown at Gu Mu completely vanished, replaced by their previous smugness.
But a quick glance revealed that the regent above the court looked even more smug than they did.
Even more so, a chilling smile lingered at the corner of his mouth.
"???" Just as they were wondering why the Regent was still laughing at this moment,
Then a bright light flashed, and immediately, the most talkative of them had half of his scalp and hair shaved off.
A dart fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Immediately afterwards, blood gushed from the head of the messenger whose scalp had been shaved off, quickly staining half of his face.
Before he could even react to what was happening, he felt blood welling up in his eyes and a sharp pain shooting through his scalp.
He let out a loud scream, and then another dart pierced his throat.
His body slammed violently to the ground.
He died.
Gu Mu fiddled with the few remaining darts in his hand.
In principle, weapons are not allowed in the imperial court.
However, he was the regent who held real power, and the young emperor had been completely sidelined since the death of the empress dowager. In addition, since he was not of royal blood, Gu Mu did not care.
The reason for keeping the young emperor alive is to wait for him to launch a coup so that he can take the opportunity to eliminate those in the court who still harbor disloyal intentions and also reap some points.
Moreover, he hadn't forgotten that a big fish was still hiding in the capital, and it hadn't shown itself yet.
Perhaps, when the young emperor launches a coup, that big fish will also emerge from the shadows.
In short, everyone else is not allowed to carry weapons, but Gu Mu is allowed to, because no one dares to say anything to Gu Mu, and no one dares to search him.
The reason Gu Mu didn't kill the most talkative envoy directly, but instead adopted this cruel method, was that killing him directly would only earn 1 point, while killing him cruelly would earn 2 points.
The remaining five envoys had no idea what was going on.
The regent dared to take action directly in the court, without even intending to negotiate or maneuver with them.
In an instant, cold sweat beaded on their foreheads...
how so?
They had also served as envoys to several countries, and most of the smaller countries at this time chose to agree to the demands. Even if they couldn't accept them or refused to agree, they would negotiate with them to lower their conditions.
Who would just take action like that?
They didn't know that the United States was only a medium-sized country.
Moreover, their tone and attitude had already greatly displeased Gu Mu.
Gu Mu has an ace up his sleeve; if he wants to negotiate, he can find a country stronger than the United States.
As for the United States, he didn't even consider it a threat.
Gu Mu smiled broadly as he watched the smug expressions on the faces of the envoys vanish instantly, replaced by gaping mouths and expressions of utter terror.
"It's just one person dying, why are you so scared?" Gu Mu said with a smile, "Don't worry, you will all die too. I have always acted fairly."
His tone was calm and even, as if he were talking to an old friend.
At this point, he noticed that the points on the system panel had changed again.
"Villain Value +1"
"Points +1"
The last time he didn't kill anyone and his villain value increased was when he said, "Let's play a game."
At that time, since this situation only occurred once, Gu Mu didn't think much of it.
Now it seems, was it because he quoted a villain's standard line?
It seems that there is great potential to be tapped in this system's points system.
The system wanted to turn him into a villain, so it really trained him in every way.
The envoys were so frightened that their legs went weak.
They leaned against the pillars, barely managing to stand, their faces paling even more from Gu Mu's words.
One of them struggled to say, "We can ask the Emperor for an audience and have our demands reduced..."
“No need for this lifetime.” Gu Mu said with a smile, “You can wait in the underworld for a while, until your emperor comes down to see you, then you can tell him.”
Gu Mu threw the dart in his hand.
In the blink of an eye.
Five more corpses appeared in the imperial court.
Blood was everywhere.
The ministers in the court stared at His Highness in shock; things had been far too peaceful lately.
They forgot that His Highness has never been someone to be trifled with.
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