Ai Qinen didn't beat around the bush and directly stated that she wanted Chen Mo's help to retrieve the treasure for the royal family.
"I really want to help, but Miss Ai Qinen, I'm not that strong. I'm even weaker than the royal guards. Even if I wanted to help, I wouldn't be able to."
Facing such a good offer, Chen Mo didn't immediately agree. Instead, he made an excuse.
"Hmph!
You may not be strong, but don't think we don't know. In your territory, there are many puppets with strong defense. You can bring a large group of them to help block attacks. With puppets that aren't afraid of death, retrieving the treasure won't be a problem. "
Ai Qinen was extremely dissatisfied when she heard this.
Sure enough, Ai Qinen knew about the puppets!
"Miss Ai Qinen, let me think for half a day. Is that okay? I'll stay in the palace and won't leave."
Even so, Chen Mo still didn't immediately agree.
Ai Qinen was extremely dissatisfied with Chen Mo's hesitation. However, she knew that forcing Chen Mo now wouldn't get the result she wanted. She waved her hand and said, "Okay, I'll give you half a day. You must think carefully before giving me an answer!"
Ai Qinen waved her hand and a guard came forward to bring Chen Mo to a guest room in the palace.
In the guest room, Chen Mo chuckled and locked the room. He then used Flash to leave the room and stealthily returned to the palace hall he had just left.
Ai Qinen had just come out of the hall and Chen Mo immediately followed her from a distance.
Ai Qinen was the last to enter a small attic. Chen Mo looked around and found that there weren't any guards in the surroundings. He then stealthily entered as well.
"Sister Qinen, you're back.
How did it go? Did the adventurer agree? "
Inside the loft, there was an even younger blonde beauty. She looked somewhat similar to Ai Qinen, but she was at most 18 years old. With a single glance, one could tell that she was Ai Qinen's younger sister, Ai Qiner.
"Not yet. I gave him half a day's time to decide. I don't think he would refuse.
Although he is an adventurer, no matter what, he is still in the territory of the Aiqin Kingdom and under our jurisdiction. "Ai Qinen replied with a bit of dissatisfaction.
She thought that Chen Mo would happily agree, but the result was not what she expected.
"Sister, could it be that the adventurer noticed that we're trying to harm him, so he took the opportunity to invade his territory while he was helping us with his puppets?" Ai Qiner asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, he won't know. Unless we tell him, who would know?" Ai Qinen, Ai Wei and Ai Qiner said.
"Big sister, why don't we just let the matter rest? We tricked him into helping us and occupied his territory while he was away. This is too shameful." After hesitating for a moment, Ai Qiner still persuaded.
"Sister, don't think too much.
Our royal family's wealth has almost been used up. The guardian beast we faced this time is too powerful. Even if we can get some treasures, the royal family won't be able to hold on for long. This adventurer's territory must have a lot of wealth. Only by occupying it can we temporarily solve the royal family's financial problem. "
Ai Qinen patted Ai Qiner's shoulder, telling her not to think too much.
Damn it!
Sure enough, they were up to no good!
Chen Mo, who had snuck in and was eavesdropping, couldn't help but sneer when he heard the two's conversation.
If it weren't for the fact that Chen Mo had Kent as a slave and knew that the Aiqin Kingdom's strength was not as weak as Ai Qinen said, he would have already agreed to Ai Qinen's request.
However, Ai Qinen's words and Kent's information did not match. Chen Mo was suspicious and felt that the matter was not so simple. He used the excuse of thinking and asked for half a day.
Then he took the opportunity to return and secretly observe Ai Qinen's reaction.
Ai Qinen was still young and was only Level 60. With Chen Mo's Stealth ability, Ai Qinen wouldn't be able to discover him if he was careful.
In the end, Chen Mo discovered that Ai Qinen's mission was not simple. Ai Qinen actually wanted him to take the puppet and leave Katrin's territory, then send troops to occupy it.
After learning of Ai Qinen's plan, Chen Mo returned to the guest room.
What should he do? Reject Ai Qinen and leave the Aiqin Kingdom with Katrin before the Aiqin royal family reacted?
If he left first, the Aiqin Kingdom would not be able to do anything to him.
However, Chen Mo only thought for a moment before rejecting this idea.
No matter how one looked at it, the Eichen Kingdom was the most suitable place for Catelyn to hide. Leaving the Eichen Kingdom, especially now that the news of the Gray Wing Kingdom having demons had spread, Catelyn could not move without anyone knowing. Once she left the Eichen Kingdom, she would be discovered.
If that happened, Katerina would be in endless trouble.
On the other hand, if he could take this opportunity to get rid of the Aiqin royal family, Katrin would be able to sleep peacefully in the future.
If he was found out by Ai Qinen without knowing anything, Katrin would undoubtedly be in danger. However, now that he knew of Ai Qinen's plan, he might be able to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with the Aiqin Kingdom.
After planning for a while, Chen Mo felt that it was more feasible.
Since he had made his decision, Chen Mo did not waste any time. He went out and found the guards, telling them that he wanted to see Ai Qinen.
"What, you've made your decision?" Ai Qinen asked Chen Mo condescendingly.
"Yes, Miss Ai Qinen. I have decided to help the royal family obtain the treasure. However, I must return to the territory, make some preparations, and bring the puppet," Chen Mo said respectfully.
"Very good. It's best that you think this way. I'll give you two days. After you return, bring as many puppets as you can to avoid failure. I, if things go smoothly, the royal family will not mistreat you!"
Ai Qinen was very satisfied with Chen Mo's answer. She nodded, but did not give Chen Mo much time to prepare.
Chen Mo would need at least a day to go back and forth. In reality, Chen Mo only had a day to prepare.
Ai Qinen was worried that Chen Mo would be given a day to prepare. She wanted to trick Chen Mo into the treasure as soon as possible.
Tsk!
Won't mistreat me?
If it wasn't for my wits, I would have been tricked by a little bitch like you!
Chen Mo deeply despised Ai Qinen in his heart. He was prepared to teach this woman a lesson and let her know the consequences of tricking him!
However, now was not the time to fall out with her. Chen Mo thanked Ai Qinen and left the Aiqin Kingdom, returning to Katrin.
After returning to Katrin, Chen Mo immediately went to find Kent.
"How many soldiers does the Aiqin Kingdom have?" Kent looked at Chen Mo in confusion. He did not know why Chen Mo would ask such a question.
"Yes."
Kent hesitated for a moment before answering, "I'm not too sure about the specifics, but at most 1,500 people."
"If the royal family wants to attack Katrin, how many people can they mobilize?" Chen Mo asked again.
"At most 500 people. Many of the guards can't be mobilized. Our Aiqin Kingdom is not like the Huaisha Kingdom, where thousands of people can be mobilized at any time. 500 people is the upper limit of what the royal family can mobilize.
Therefore, the Aiqin Kingdom is the weakest kingdom in the entire South Holy Continent. "Kent answered with certainty this time.
Only 500 people. No wonder Ai Qinen wanted to mobilize him and the puppets to attack Katrin.
In Ai Qinen's eyes, 500 people could attack Katrin, but if the casualties were too high, the gains would not make up for the losses.
That was why she thought of a way to trick Chen Mo into leaving the territory and take away as many puppets as possible.
After knowing the Aiqin Kingdom's military strength, Chen Mo immediately summoned Enoch and Fatila to discuss how to deal with the Aiqin Kingdom.
Both of them knew that the Aiqin Kingdom had their eyes on their territory and became nervous.
However, after the three of them discussed for a while, they quickly came up with a plan to deal with the Aiqin Kingdom.
Chen Mo now had a large amount of gold coins. With these gold coins, it would not be a problem to deal with the Aiqin Kingdom.
Chen Mo handed all 30,000 gold coins to Enoch in one go. Then, after making some preparations in Katrin's territory, he left the territory with a group of puppets on the first day and returned to the Aiqin Kingdom.
"Very good. Wait for a moment. We will prepare and depart tomorrow morning."
Ai Qinen was very satisfied with Chen Mo's early return. She decided to go to the treasure trove tomorrow morning.
Chen Mo sneered. What Ai Qinen wanted to prepare was how to deal with Katrin's territory.
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The third time.