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Therefore, they were eager to find an opportunity to break through the predicament, lest they become casualties in the ever-changing torrent of history.

Just as everyone was lost in thought, the door of the room was gently pushed open.

"Gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting."

A clear and sweet voice echoed, and as the door opened, a golden-haired girl slowly stepped into the room.

Everyone immediately turned to look.

Astonishment and awe.

This was the feeling of all the humans present the moment they saw the girl.

Her golden hair was as dazzling as the setting sun, her sea-blue eyes as serene as a clear sky, her complexion as white as snow, and her noble and elegant temperament, even more captivating, made the girl before them appear as a goddess descending from heaven to the mortal world.

Although they had long heard of the girl's peerless beauty, everyone present also knew that the girl was only thirteen years old. In their original expectations, no matter how beautiful she was, she would inevitably be limited by her youth. However, when the girl really appeared before them, everyone present, regardless of age, felt their hearts skip.

The one who came was naturally Jin Luosha.

As a representative of both the Fontainebleau territory and the "Holy Love Heaven" church, she was the one who could make these giants who could influence the entire Mainland's economy wait here with respect.

For these magnates of the commercial alliance, Fontainebleau was indeed the most suitable partner. As a rising power, they did not have long-term commercial partners like the orc king, but they possessed strength almost comparable to the orc king and controlled an independent trade route connecting the far north, crossing the northern ice fields and the entire orc territory, with extremely promising commercial prospects. At the same time, in terms of principle, Fontainebleau could communicate through human organizations like the "Holy Love Heaven," allowing them to avoid direct charges of colluding with orcs. Although such a cover-up was obvious, politically, this arrangement was enough for these merchants to avoid most accusations and sanctions. After all, the history of humans on this Mainland was only four hundred years, not enough to entrench absolute racial ideologies in humans. People might fear the orcs' counterattack, but they did not consider it a violation of natural law.

Moreover, Chen Xuanfeng had once exchanged some magical puppet data for Jin Luosha to obtain a membership in the "White Stone Club." With this connection, no one could heavily criticize these merchants for "colluding with the enemy."

And this was also the reason why Chen Xuanfeng was willing to let Jin Luosha reveal her identity.

As for the shock at the first meeting, it was a deliberate effect Jin Luosha had orchestrated.

In terms of appearance, although the girl was no less a peerless beauty than Katherine, the Holy War Martial Emperor, as the human merchants had expected, constrained by her age, her beauty was only beginning to transition from "extremely cute" to "pure and lovely," still far from "charming" and even further from "nation-toppling" or "peerless elegance." Moreover, everyone present was deeply scheming; even the four saintesses specially trained by the Holy Light Temple for diplomacy might not be able to make them lose their composure, let alone a young girl who had not yet fully matured.

However, Jin Luosha had her own advantages. Her pure light constitution, with an angelic saintliness, combined with her divine skills and the assistance of her light phantom beast, the "Holy Angel," could manifest a "heart-cleansing" effect no less than that of a high-ranking angel. Moreover, Jin Luosha had practiced the lofty and proud Peach Blossom Island martial arts, which, in terms of demeanor and temperament, could eliminate the impression of childishness brought by her age. Coupled with the innate aura from her vast spiritual power and the mysterious and elusive feeling bestowed by her profound magic, when all these abilities were fully unleashed, it was not difficult to deeply shock these future partners at the first meeting.

Behind Jin Luosha was Li Jia, the crystal dragon knight who was inseparable from her, and Chen Xuanfeng, who still maintained the appearance of a black-haired human, carrying the demonic weapons "Emperor's Hatred Blade" and "Star Calamity Sword."

At this time, Li Jia had returned to her usual appearance, and her identity as a crystal dragon knight was no longer a secret. Many forces among humans already knew this news. Accompanying Jin Luosha naturally served as a deterrent. As for Chen Xuanfeng, his current identity was that of a sword emperor-level expert contracted by the "Holy Love Heaven" in the human world, specifically responsible for protection when Jin Luosha and Li Jia were inconvenient to act.

Chen Xuanfeng's concealment of his identity was also a necessity.

"Diamond Port" was known as a free city. In name, orcs, elves, mermaids, and even underground races could openly operate here. Even if Jin Luosha served the orcs, she was still human, just like those merchants who cooperated with the orc king. As long as they did not openly show their faces, even the Holy Light Temple could do nothing.

But so-called "freedom" was ultimately nominal. Especially if a supreme expert like Chen Xuanfeng, who was close to the sword saint level, openly appeared here, not only would forces hostile to the orcs act recklessly, but the commercial alliance itself, due to various pressures and compromises, would mobilize all its forces to assassinate this Snow Wolf Lord.

Moreover, Chen Xuanfeng's notorious reputation would inevitably alert the forbidden spell casters hiding in the commercial alliance. If they then disappeared without a trace, it would truly be a loss.

Since Jin Luosha's identity was ultimately somewhat sensitive, it was impossible for everyone to hold a grand welcoming banquet, and they quickly entered into substantive contact.

Originally, as the founder and supreme decision-maker of Fontainebleau, Chen Xuanfeng should have played the role of a behind-the-scenes guide in such a situation, monitoring the progress of the negotiations and subtly manipulating Jin Luosha to engage in a battle of wits with the other party. Unfortunately, although Chen Xuanfeng really wanted to do this, once he started listening to the negotiations, he realized he had made a mistake.

For it was now a world he did not understand.

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