Chapter 233: Profits
The first benefit is to give those officials who are currently able to enter the Xuan Zheng Hall a new motivation to work hard.

After all, for an official to be able to enter the Xuan Zheng Hall basically means that his official career has almost come to an end.

You have to know that the empire in Zhan Mei's world is different from the feudal dynasty of China. The number of officials entering the Xuan Zheng Hall is very limited, only seven or eight people.

Because there are so few people, there is basically no room for new talent to enter.

When power reaches its peak and can no longer go higher through hard work, the mentality of those in power will change.

Minister Ernest is a clear example.

In fact, this guy is quite capable in governing. If he did not have real political achievements, how could he have served as a minister and gained the trust of the previous emperor after the former minister Joly retired.

However, when Ernest reached the highest position in the country, he began to have inappropriate thoughts.

In a world without imperial tools, Ernest would most likely have usurped the throne, and there's even a good chance he would have succeeded.

However, the empire in Zanmei's world was unable to usurp the throne because of the existence of a special magic item called the Teigu.

Who says that the most powerful imperial weapon [Supreme Throne] can only be used by people of royal blood?

Although he had great power, he could not become the emperor because of the imperial weapon, so Ernest did whatever he wanted.

Of course this is just one possibility. Another possibility is that Ernest was born a bad person, but he just hid it well before.

But no matter what the real situation is, one thing is certain: once people lose their goals, they tend to become lazy and have some messy thoughts.

Therefore, Li Decai needed to set a new visible goal for them.

For those in power, power, wealth, reputation, etc. are already in their hands.

The only thing left that is out of reach is life.

The merit exchange table, this kind of thing Li De had already created in the One Punch World.

Gaigai took it out to let the people present know what they can get by working hard, and they will naturally work hard for their goals.

And this is the first real benefit.

In fact, if the anti-aging drug had not had the most direct and explosive effect and hit the target of those in power, Li De might not have used this drug to start.

Of course, there was a second reason why Li De chose to use this drug to blow up the scene, which was to lure Xila.

The Jade Palace is now a dangerous place. Without enough bait, Sheila may not have enough motivation or reason to convince the Wild Hounds members to come with him to rescue Ernest.

After all, the reason why the members of the Wild Hound were able to be assembled in the original book was mainly because Sheela was Ernest's son.

She has climbed up to the high position of the imperial minister. With the minister as her umbrella, she can do whatever she wants. Otherwise, Sheila might not be able to form the Wild Hounds.

But now it is completely different from the original. Ernest's imprisonment means that Sheila has lost her most important identity as the son of a minister.

Now he is no longer the son of an official who needs to marry into a wealthy family, but the descendant of a sinful bloodline and the son of a prisoner who is hated by everyone.

That's why Li De needed to give Xila an excuse that was attractive enough to let him summon the Wild Hounds, or Shang Pu.

Li De felt that Shang Pu, who only "liked" children, should have no resistance to drugs that could create children.

Although he didn't know whether this was true or not, Li De was willing to give it a try since it was related to the mission after all.

Anyway, the rejuvenation drug is not a high priority item in Li De's team, so it's harmless to take it out.

"Your Majesty, regarding this rejuvenating drug." An older official spoke with a dry mouth.

But he was interrupted by Li De as soon as he opened his mouth.

"My dear ministers, Shiho has developed a lot of very interesting medicines. Later, I will ask the envoys to bring a merit exchange list to you. You can refer to the standards above and do what you can.

However, there is one thing I want to make clear in advance, that is, any noble who has taken the rejuvenating drug must give up his current seat. There is no room for negotiation on this point. I believe that all the nobles understand the reason.

When you grow up again, you can continue to serve the empire. I not only support this, but also hope to see someone stand in front of me again.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you must accumulate enough merits before you can retire. Let's end today's court meeting here. I am tired, and I think you all need to calm down and think carefully. "

After saying this, Li De didn't give anyone present time to react and just stood up.

"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Seeing Li De stand up, everyone present knelt on one knee and shouted.

After all, we can't force the emperor who wants to rest to stay.

As Reed's footsteps faded away, the officials present looked at Claire and Alpha and the other girls.

After a list appeared in the hands of the women, all the officials gathered around.

At this moment, they were eager to know what was on the merit exchange list.

"Master, it seems that these people don't care about the issue of hair color." Miyano Shiho said behind Li De.

"It's just about interests." Li De said with a chuckle.

"Yes, since ancient times, people have been loyal to whoever can provide greater benefits." Miyano Shiho nodded in approval.

"However, it is still necessary to activate the [Supreme Throne] once. After all, ordinary people and even low-level officials are not qualified to know the merit exchange list." Li De immediately added.

"That's true. It is indeed necessary to occupy the orthodox position." Miyano Shiho nodded.

After all, if he really didn't care about orthodoxy, there would be no need for Li De to replace the little emperor.

"Next, it depends on what my sister and Alpha do." Reed said as he strolled.

Before the last series of missions, Reed would not have had high expectations for Claire.

After all, without any experience working in the Hero Association, Claire is a complete rookie.

Of course, we still have a long way to go in terms of experience.

However, absolute power is prepared for this moment.

If an ordinary person wants to play tricks on a super powerful person, he must be prepared to risk his life.

After someone is killed as a warning to others, others will understand what it means that so-called conspiracies and tricks are nothing compared to absolute power.

"Lady Claire and Alpha will definitely not let the master down." Miyano Shiho said.

"I do believe this, but I don't know how many twists and turns there will be in the process of achieving this result." Li De continued with a smile.

"These are all necessary experiences for growth, right, master!" Miyano Shiho continued.

"That's true. After all, no one is born proficient in everything. It's all accumulated through experience, even being an emperor is the same!" Li De nodded in approval. "That's different. After all, the master is a natural king." Miyano Shiho denied it with a serious expression.

"Hahahaha, Shiho, you're so good at talking. I don't know how things are going over at Delta. It seems like it should be about time." Li De asked casually.

"It should be about time, but master, I don't quite understand. Wouldn't it be better to let Alpha handle the matter of recruiting Esdeath?" Miyano Shiho asked Li De.

"Shiho, apart from their different interests and hobbies, Delta and Esdeath are actually the same type of people. I think they have more things in common." Li De stated his reasons.

Is there really a common topic?
Not at all.

why?

Birds of a feather flock together!
At this moment in the north, in the gathering place of foreign ethnic groups across the border, the situation when Delta met Esdeath was a little different from what Reed described.

"Who are you?" Esdeath, who was bored and was ravaging the brave warriors of the northern alien race, asked when she saw Delta and Miyano Akemi being brought by an officer.

"General Esdeath, these two are envoys of His Majesty the Emperor." The one who answered was the officer who brought Miyano Akemi and Delta.

"His Majesty's envoy?!" Esdeath looked at Delta and Miyano Akemi in surprise.

After all, this time is completely different from usual. You know, since she took over the army, Ernest has never sent an envoy so suddenly.

At most, someone would send a letter to urge her to end the war as soon as possible so that she could rush to the next battlefield, just like the last time she went to suppress the riots of the southern ethnic minorities.

So this time it’s very strange. Did something happen in the imperial capital?

"Ernest has been arrested and imprisoned for attacking General Bud." Miyano Akemi seemed to understand what Esdeath was thinking, so she spoke.

"Has the minister been imprisoned?" Esdeath was very surprised when she heard that.

Because this matter seemed very unreasonable to Esdeath.

Esdeath has always known that Ernest dislikes Bud and wants to get rid of him.

But even if Ernest wanted to kill Bud, he would never do it when he was not in the imperial capital.

With his shrewdness, he must have known that the more combat power he had, the greater his chances of success would be, and this was the most unreasonable part.

Esdeath is just a sadist, not a fool. How could she not be able to analyze this unreasonable thing?

"That's right!" Miyano Akemi answered very affirmatively.

"So what is your purpose in coming here? Do you want me to hand over my military power?" Esdeath kicked away the alien bootlicker in front of her, then stood up and asked Delta and Miyano Akemi.

"Such a strong murderous aura." Miyano Akemi couldn't help but frown.

After all, she has met quite a few people since following Li De, but it seems that this is the first time she has seen someone like Esdeath.

"Huh?" Esdeath couldn't help but let out a surprised sound after hearing that and looked at Miyano Akemi and Delta.

After all, not everyone can withstand her murderous aura by just frowning.

As for the two women in front of him, one frowned and muttered something in dissatisfaction.

As for the other one, there was no abnormal reaction from beginning to end.

"We don't want military power, we want you!" Miyano Akemi replied briefly.

"Want me?! What do you mean?" Esdeath was stunned for a moment when she heard what Miyano Akemi said, and then asked Miyano Akemi.

After all, she thought that after the fall of Minister Ernest, the young emperor sent someone to settle accounts with her.

Now it seems that the situation is not moving in this direction.

"Find a quiet place. No one else is qualified to know the Emperor's secret orders!" Miyano Akemi continued to answer.

"Okay!" Esdeath did not hesitate.

One is that Delta and Miyano Akemi represent the orthodoxy of the empire at the moment. If Esdeath has not betrayed, she must at least listen to the secret orders brought by the two messengers first.

The other is that Esdeath has absolute confidence in her own strength at this moment.

After all, for her, the ice and snow in the north is her real home ground.

She didn't think she would lose to anyone here, so she wanted to hear what Miyano Akemi had to say.

"Go outside the military camp!" Delta, who had been silent all this time, spoke the moment Esdeath turned around.

"Okay!" Esdeath replied with a bloodthirsty smile, her mouth slightly parted.

"Lord Esdeath! Please allow us to follow you." Just as Esdeath was about to walk out, three beast warriors ran over from a distance, and Riva, one of them, spoke.

"As His Majesty's messenger, I order you to stay where you are. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Miyano Akemi said lightly after glancing at the three beast warriors who had arrived.

After Miyano Akemi finished speaking, the three beast warriors didn't listen at all. Even one of them, Niu, looked at Miyano Akemi with an eager look, because he had a hobby of collecting women's faces.

"Stay!" Esdeath finally said.

"Yes, we will follow your orders, sir!" the three beastmen said in unison.

Upon hearing this, Akemi Miyano and Delta looked at the three beast warriors without saying anything, and then walked out of the military camp, followed by Esdeath.

About two hundred meters away from the military camp, Delta and Miyano Akemi stopped.

"Can you tell me now?" Esdeath asked the two women.

"Although you have a close relationship with Ernest, considering that you are a rare talent, His Majesty is willing to give you a chance, but you need to prove your loyalty to His Majesty." Miyano Akemi replied immediately.

"Oh, then I wonder how I can prove it?" Esdeath asked, looking at Delta and Miyano Akemi with interest.

"Sign it!" Miyano Akemi flipped her hand, and a slave contract appeared in her palm.

"Slave contract?!" These four words emerged in Esdeath's mind after seeing the scroll that seemed to be made of sheepskin in Miyano Akemi's hand.

This feeling made Esdeath immediately realize that the scroll in Miyano Akemi's hand was definitely not a fake.

In other words, once you sign, you will become someone's slave.

Just when she thought of this, Esdeath's eyes turned dangerous when she looked at Delta and Miyano Akemi.

"Come on, Bud, die in my hands and let me see what means you have to resist." Delta stretched out his left index finger and hooked it at Esdeath and said.

(End of this chapter)