Travels to the Holy Light Continent

Back in Plato, Uncle Roger came to me in a hurry and said, "Master, why are you still so leisurely? Should we take advantage of Aetius's unpreparedness to launch a sneak attack and gain the upper hand?"

"No need, Uncle Roger. You lead a thousand barbarian dragon riders with cages to the place I designated to see if there are any living people. If there are, put them in cages and bring them back to me!" I said with a smile.

"Uh, young master, are you confused? Aetius brought tens of thousands of elite cavalry, so isn't it a bit of a joke to bring just one thousand barbarian dragon riders?" Roger said.

"A thousand isn't enough? I didn't ask you to go to the war. I just asked you to bring someone with you. Go quickly. If you go too late, everyone might die. Oh, and let everyone carry some realgar powder with them. Be careful of snakes!"

Roger didn't understand, but he still followed my instructions and set off with a thousand barbarian dragon riders.

The next morning, Roger returned to Plato with the prisoners. Fortunately, Aetius was not dead.

"Master! I am really impressed. How did you know that Aetius and the others were attacked by the giant python? God bless you!" Roger said with a smile.

"Bless your sister! Where do so many gods come from? Even if there are gods, you don't believe in them, so why would they bless you? I deliberately lured the colorful python to where they were and attacked them yesterday!"

Then I told Uncle Roger the whole story.

"Haha! Then I wonder how you managed to avoid the giant pythons? Did you raise them? Why didn't they attack you?" Aetius asked after he regained consciousness.

How is that possible? But I have no obligation to tell him that I was a Golden Immortal in my previous life, so the simple art of escaping underground is no problem for me.

"I'm handsome! Do you think I'll have scars all over my face like you? Of course the snake will bite you and not me!" I said jokingly.

"Humph! If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. I won't lose again next time!"

According to the rules of the Holy Light Continent, captives can redeem themselves, which is also to prevent all countries from establishing feuds.

"Ahem! Sir Aetius, do you have any idea to work for me?"

"Please don't insult me! Either let me redeem myself or just kill me! My life belongs to the King of Chu!" Aetius said angrily.

"What if the King of Chu asks you to be loyal to me?" I asked back.

"Humph! Stop dreaming! This is impossible!"

"Are you a man who dares to gamble?"

"What are you gambling?"

"If I can get the King of Chu to issue an order for you to pledge allegiance to me within a year, you will agree. If not, I will personally send you back to Chu. How about that?"

"Okay! It's a deal!"

"Great! Great! Come on, unlock the cage! Release all the Chu people except Aetius!" I shouted.

"Master, this is not good! Aetius is not only the number one general, he is also a diamond warrior. I'm afraid..." Roger said.

"Aetius, will you assassinate me?" I asked.

"Humph! Don't treat Aetius like a villain!"

"Did you hear that? Let him go! Uncle Roger, Aetius will follow you for now. If he shamelessly runs away, don't chase him. A negotiator is not qualified to be in my camp."

"Hmph! I won't run away even without provoking you." Aetius said coldly.

Back in the house, Archimedes asked, "Master, are you really confident that Aetius will be your subordinate?"

"Of course, those released Chu soldiers will definitely bring back the news that Aetius is still alive. The King of Chu is suspicious of Aetius, but he has received such a gift from me. Do you think the King of Chu will still trust him?"

"will not!"

"Yes! After a while, I will spend some money to bribe some ministers of Chu and spread the word that Aetius has actually been assigned to me. Chu and Qi are about to go to war and they will definitely be short of money. I will write a letter to the King of Chu to tell him that a wise bird chooses a tree to roost in. I am willing to compensate him just to clear Aetius' name. Do you think the King of Chu will agree?"

"Of course I agree! Since we can't bring him back anyway, we might as well let him continue to shine! Young master is really smart!" Archimedes said admiringly.