Pirate: Bucky

270 The temptation of immortality, those who wish will take the bait (3)...

"Sir Bucky, although I feel it's a bit redundant, I still want to ask one last question." Klimt asked Bucky in a deep voice before standing up and leaving.

"You asked!" Bucky nodded.

"Can you really live forever?" Klim asked Bucky.

"If you have equipment that can test your true age, I wouldn't mind letting you know my true age." Bucky did not give an answer, but changed his answer.

"How much?" Klim asked, looking at Bucky.

"I am 138 years old this year." Bucky replied with a smile.

After hearing the answer, Klim couldn't help but open his eyes.

After all, although Bucky gave him the impression that he must be older than he looked, Klimt did not expect Bucky to be over 100 years old.

In a feudal kingdom in another world, the nobles are better off, but the common people are a bit miserable. There is still a question mark over whether the length of life is 36 years.

Even for nobles, generally speaking, 60-70 years old is considered a long life.

For a nobleman, a life span of 138 years is equivalent to the sum of two lives.

Of course, although shocking, Klimt did not find it difficult to understand.

The main reason is that he has already seen Bucky's animal form, and in this world, it's not like there are no dragons that are thousands of years old.

Although Bucky's form is different from that of a Western dragon, as long as he is a dragon, immortality is normal. After all, for the dragons who are thousands of years old, 138 years is nothing.

"I will convey to His Majesty the Kingdom verbatim what Mr. Bucky said. On the other hand, I hope that Mr. Bucky can stay in the embassy to facilitate your Majesty's subsequent summons." Klim took a deep breath and Then he said to Bucky.

"Yes, but please tell your king that I wish to accept a private interview. If you insist on a real interview, please be prepared that I don't understand etiquette." Bucky nodded, and then directly gave Klim a kind reminder. .

"I will convey it truthfully! Now please come with me, Mr. Bucky!" Klimt immediately made a gesture of invitation to Bucky.

The moment Bucky nodded, someone outside the door was already announcing using chanting.

Of course, this is not about informing anyone, but about notifying the embassy to prepare in advance.

When Bucky followed Klim in a carriage and arrived at the embassy near the palace, someone was already waiting at the gate.

After being settled by Klimt, Bucky was not in a hurry. Anyway, it was the day when food came and he opened his mouth and stretched out his hands.

However, Bucky was not in a hurry, but someone was, and it was not just one person who was anxious. In fact, the entire high-ranking circle of the royal capital, as well as the noble families that hired magicians, all knew about Bucky's existence.

Although due to Klimt, these families were unable to contact Bucky immediately and obtain the latest information about Bucky, after Bucky was arranged to stay in the embassy by Klimt, they almost all contacted Bucky as soon as possible. Take action.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to invite Bucky to a certain family's banquet. After all, before Helmut XXXVII makes his position clear, other nobles have to wait and see first even if they want to.

However, they don't have so many worries about the Adventurer's Guild. As mentioned before, Weiner is just a small official with no background.

How could his mouth be sealed, especially when many nobles joined forces to exert pressure and wanted to know preliminary information about Bucky? All Weiner could do was to be completely open to the person who asked.

Therefore, the information that Bucky was negotiating with the royal family of Helmut Kingdom about cleaning up the Palkenya grassland spread throughout the high-level circles of the royal capital before dinner.

"Klimt, what do you think?"

When Weiner was questioned and the information began to spread, Klimt, who met Helmut XXXVII in the palace, had already relayed everything he said about Bucky to his childhood best friend. Friends.

"As for immortality, the biggest doubt is whether Bucky Bardes is a dragon or a human. If it's the former, then blood transplantation is a lie, but if it's the latter, from what I've seen, I think he will definitely be able to live forever. ." Klimt replied after thinking for a while.

"Ah Changsheng, this visitor from outside the world really proposed a deal that no one can refuse." Helmut XXXVII said with a somewhat incomprehensible expression.

If Bucky were here at this moment and saw Helmut XXXVII's expression, he would probably nod.

Because he was able to remain calm in the face of the temptation of immortality, this king in a medieval setting really deserves praise.

Some greedy people in power would probably be eager to meet Bucky in private and then provide him with various conveniences so that he can study his blood magic.

"Your Majesty, you can put aside immortality for now. As long as he can get rid of that old earth dragon, then we have made a profit." Klimt's view was more pragmatic.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he is responsible for the defense of the Palkenya grassland. You must know that this grassland is too close to the royal capital.

Once the monsters on the grassland riot, the first one to be affected will be the royal capital.

Therefore, an army has been stationed on the edge of the grassland, leading to the royal capital, to guard against monsters.

Of course, after killing the old earth dragon, these troops can immediately switch from defense mode to cleaning mode, and then march into the grassland to fight the monsters.

"It's just you. Apart from us still thinking about that old earth dragon, I'm afraid everyone in the royal capital will think that longevity is the most important thing." Helmut Thirty-Seventh couldn't help but chuckled.

"Your Majesty, everyone else has taken action now. Although they are not going to directly disturb the outsider, this is not something that can be delayed." Klimt was asking Helmut The attitude of the thirty-seventh generation.

Facing Klimt, Helmut Thirty-seven knew that even if he could drag it out at this moment because he didn't think about it, at the earliest tomorrow, or at the earliest or even in a while, someone would come to the palace to ask to see him.

And these people who come to see him have only one purpose, and that is to inquire about their attitude.

After all, Klim also made it clear that before he went, Bucky had already told Weiner about his apparent purpose.

Therefore, even if others don't know about the temptation of immortality, there is absolutely no way they can leave the Palkenya grassland alone.

You know, in the past few decades, there has not been a single fiefdom noble in the kingdom.

Not to mention the feudal nobles, even if they were nobles, their quotas would only decrease but not increase.

Therefore, there must be a series of intrigues surrounding the Palkenya grassland.

After all, the interests involved in this piece of grassland are too great.

To be honest, as long as the royal family and nobles of the Helmut Kingdom can join forces, there is no problem at all in killing an old earth dragon to clean up the Palkenya grassland.

And why has the Kingdom of Helmut never done it?

It is because the royal family wants to monopolize this grassland, but its own strength is not enough. If it wants to use the power of the nobles, it will inevitably need to separate the fiefdom. This is something the royal family has always been unwilling to accept.

Because of this, the matter in the Palkenya Grassland has been delayed until now.

So when someone comes forward and says that he can clean the entire plain by himself, it is definitely the "Tsar's 50,000" (a powerful Russian cannon) thrown into a pond to fry fish, and the effect is explosive.

In fact, the entire royal capital was already in commotion.

After receiving the exact news, many nobles have already started visiting each other to exchange information.

"Once immortality is spread, it will never be stopped, so I think it is necessary to call a few ministers to discuss this topic." Helmut Thirty-Seventh thought for a while and then said.

"Were you called for a discussion...That's it!" After hearing this, Klimt understood with a slight turn of his head.

Indeed, with the current aristocratic factions and their strength in the royal capital, any movement Baki makes in the royal capital will definitely not escape the eyes of these people.

So instead of being secretive, it’s better to be more generous.

In this way, the problems on the Palkenya grassland can be suppressed by the topic of immortality.

After all, compared with their own life span, these nobles are absolutely able to accept putting aside some short-term interests.

Helmut Thirty-Seventh is currently very powerful, so it is impossible for these nobles to have their cake and eat it too.

For Helmut Thirty-seventh, it didn’t matter how credible the immortality was. Anyway, if there were any results, his share would definitely be indispensable.

But before that, he could reach an agreement with Bucky to kill the old earth dragon first and bring the Palkenya grassland into the royal family's pocket.

In this way, the royal family can only make profits but not lose money, and remain in an invincible position.

But before Helmut XXXVII could ask for his humerus ministers, these people came to the palace to ask for an audience.

Moreover, they all arrived at the palace together at about the same time and then entered together.

And before they met Helmut Thirty-seven, although they did not speak, they had already exchanged glances with each other and reached some tacit understanding.

Unfortunately, before their tacit understanding could be revealed, they were blinded by Helmut XXXVII's combination of punches.

"Your Excellency Klimt, are you sure you are not telling a joke?" Among the crowd, Military Secretary Edgar was the first to ask after listening.

In fact, the oldest person in Helmut XXXVII's study was the hero's grandfather-in-law in the original work, Cardinal Hohenheim, who belonged to the church.

However, the middle-aged Military Secretary Edgar is a soldier, so he is definitely not as 'calm' as the wily Cardinal Hohenheim.

"To be honest, there is no such thing as immortality that can be verified for tens or hundreds of years, so who can be sure. But if it is really possible to change the race like the outsider, Mr. Bucky Bardes, then naturally there is no need to prove it. After all, everyone in the Dragon Clan knows that it is a truly immortal race." Klimt also answered very simply.

After all, dragons have a lifespan of thousands of years, which is common knowledge even to children on the mainland.

"Is it really possible to change the bloodline and therefore the race?" Cardinal Hohenheim couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.

Although the old man is a member of the church, he may not shout heresy or taboos with his mouth open. After all, he is the one who needs to extend his life the most among all people.

"Let the outsider try and see if he can understand. He couldn't have brought this up for us. He must have his own purpose. As long as we can benefit from it, there will be no problem." Luckner The Finance Secretary spoke.

"Everyone, although Mr. Bucky, who claims to be an outsider, did not say it clearly, when it comes to experiments, it will definitely consume a lot of wealth. This can be understood by looking at the two major magic guilds." Hull Mut XXXVII clicked.

"If the number of magicians can be increased, it will be absolutely beneficial to the kingdom." Military Secretary Edgar first found an excuse.

"If changing the bloodline can increase the number of magicians, the initial investment will be worthwhile." Finance Minister Luckner also nodded.

"I definitely agree with the idea of ​​increasing the number of magicians in the kingdom." Klimt said immediately.

"I have no objection! God knows everything. Since this outsider can enter our world, it must be allowed by God." The excuse given by Cardinal Hohenheim was even more extreme.

The next day, after Bucky got up from a good sleep, he received a notice from Klimt.

As for why Klimt came to visit instead of being summoned by Helmut XXXVII, the reason was actually very simple.

Because nobles like to communicate privately in advance when doing things, giving the other party a head start so that they have enough time to think about it.

After almost reaching an agreement, go through a superficial process.

This requires a lot of time, and this is why the nobles' work efficiency is relatively low.

"Is there any news?" After finishing breakfast slowly, Bucky came to the reception room and asked Klimt.

"Your Excellency Bucky, the Kingdom is willing to support your research on blood transplantation. However, there are two prerequisites. The first is that the old earth dragon entrenched on the Palkenya grassland must be eliminated; the second is that the Kingdom We need to see whether the mass production of magicians is real or fake." Klimt said.

After listening to Klim's words, Bucky shook his head and said, "Sir Klim, I think you made a mistake."

"What's wrong?" Klim asked Bucky, looking at Bucky in confusion.

"I can't live forever until I prove that I am an outsider. As for the blood transplant, I didn't ask anyone to cooperate with me. In fact, if you catch an ordinary person for this kind of thing, you can at most add a magician to carry out it. Two tests can almost determine whether it can be used universally.

If it can be used universally, for me, the goal has been achieved. After all, the technology I master has been fully developed for at least the first blood transplantation, and the success rate can reach 100%. Even if we really want to study it, it will be a second transplant based on the first study.

As far as my current needs are concerned, I have no interest in studying secondary blood transplantation, and I don't need anyone's support. So in fact, my deal with your country is just the one I originally proposed. Please, Lord Klimt, please don't make any mistake again. "