Anvis showed a 'sudden' look and nodded, with a hint of vigilance and a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"I am very grateful to His Highness the Prince for his generosity, but unfortunately, I am not interested in joining the Eternal Gold Club. It is because my heart has long been filled with mystery and magic, and there is no room for power and desire."
Hearing Anvis's reply, the eighth prince raised his eyebrows, and a trace of amusement flashed deep in his dark purple eyes.
"Sir Anvis, I advise you to carefully consider the pros and cons before giving me a serious answer.
Maybe I didn't make it clear just now, but joining the Hengjin Club will have many benefits for you, such as... ensuring the safety of your forces and caravans.
Although your power has developed well, things are different now. The situation on the mainland is so chaotic now, and there are a lot of new 'bandit organizations' emerging in the empire!"
"Of course, for Your Excellency with the surname Olivendi, ordinary bandits may not dare to provoke you. But for ordinary professionals in the lower-level forces, the threat is still great.
Although we are exterminating bandits every day, everyone knows that there are endless bandits to kill. Even some original wandering professionals will become bandits if the price is right."
Lilac eyes stared closely at Anvis's. The eighth prince spoke with a threatening tone, and listed the forces under Anvis that he had investigated one by one, trying to put pressure on Anvis.
"Let me think about it, the Secret Society, the Eternal Gold Crown Chamber of Commerce, and some construction factories? Mr. Anvis has really a lot of power, and he must have put a lot of thought into it, right?
It would be a pity if a group of nameless bandits destroyed the power you have worked so hard to develop.
But if you choose to join us, in order to show our care for the new members, we will allocate manpower to provide shelter for your forces to prevent those blind 'bandits' from causing chaos.
So, what do you say?"
After listening to the eighth prince's intimidation, Anvis burst out laughing, as if he had heard some funny joke.
"Dear Your Highness, although I have not personally come into contact with them, I still have some understanding of the situation of bandits in the empire.
Although it is true that there are not many high-level beings among the forces under my command, if they cannot even stop some rogue bandits, and you still need additional manpower protection from you, then what else do I need them to do?"
Seeing the 'confident' look on Anvis's face, the eighth prince frowned slightly, and for a moment he was a little unsure whether the other party had enough confidence or was just a nerd who didn't understand his hint.
"...Very good, your confidence is admirable. But I will not withdraw my invitation immediately. This invitation will be valid for the next half month.
In addition, I hope you don’t misunderstand anything. We are not trying to take away the Conclave from your hands. We just hope that you will share some control with us. This is a win-win choice for us."
But the next moment, the prince's expression regained his composure. He picked up a cup of black tea on the table and took a sip. His face also regained its previous aristocratic fake smile, as if he was really thinking about Anvis.
Whether Anvis was pretending or he really didn't understand, his words had been brought to him anyway.
The possibility of Anvis rejecting the invitation is also included in their plan.
At this time, all it takes is to add some external force to give a small push and force Avis to make a decision.
Putting down the tea cup in his hand, the eighth prince slowly stood up. But before going out, he suddenly stopped.
"Lord Avis, as a loyal potential ally, I would like to give you a piece of advice, stay away from Lan Nuo.
He is just a destined loser, and at some point in the future, he will drag everyone around him into the abyss."
After saying that, without waiting for Anvis's reply, the prince left without looking back.
.….….
On the other side, after leaving Anvis's residence, the eighth prince immediately returned to the Eternal Gold Club's manor on the outskirts of the royal capital with the results.
There, many core members, including several descendants of marquis, were already waiting for his arrival.
"Did he agree?"
Seeing the return of the prince, Ivana Draka, the third daughter of Marquis Draka, immediately spoke.
"No, as predicted, he refused,"
The prince shook his head, and with a wave of his hand, he replayed his previous conversation with Anvis in the air in front of everyone.
"Is he pretending to be stupid, or does he really not understand?"
Seeing Anvis's reaction in the magic projection, the twelfth son of Marquis de Winter spoke with some confusion.
"80% of it is just pretending. If he can't even understand such an obvious hint, how could he possibly successfully form the strongest foreigner force in the entire empire."
"Not necessarily, those forces were almost all established by him relying on the support of the Olivendi family, and he himself didn't care much about them at all.
He was able to found the Secret Society only because he was lucky enough to be the first to discover the rules for controlling those strangers, which happens to be the specialty of nerds."
"That just shows that the other party is a smart person and can be the first to discover the behavior patterns of strangers. Could it be that he still can't understand the hints of His Highness the Prince?"
"..."
"Everyone, it doesn't matter whether he is pretending or not. As long as we test it, everything will be clear."
After everyone discussed it for a while, the eighth prince gently raised his hand to signal everyone to suspend the topic.
"According to the investigation, the only two powerful forces under Anvis Olivendi who have taken over the table are the Mystery Society and the Eternal Gold Crown Chamber of Commerce.
We need to teach him a lesson and let him know the fact that the identity of the Olivendi family is not a universal talisman!"
After saying that, seeing that no one objected, the eighth prince began to assign tasks.
"As for the Secret Society, how about Ivanna and Bandi take action? I remember that the two of them are also developing the power of the strangers.
Of course, if anyone else wants to take action, I'm also welcome. After the secret society is successfully solved, the person who takes action has the first right to choose the loot."
"As for the Eternal Gold Crown Chamber of Commerce, the two chambers of commerce under Lorraine and Richard will snipe at the commercial level. Others can harass their caravans, and all the loot will belong to themselves.
As he said that, the eighth prince smiled strangely.
"After all, Sir Anvis is very confident in his own power. He believes that even if the caravan is robbed several times, it will still be able to hold on."
Everyone thought there was no problem with the arrangement of the eighth prince.
After some discussion and some specific details, Hengjin Club’s ‘beating’ of Anvis officially began.