The Hidden Extra: The Lazy Prince Refuses to Ascend The Throne - Chapter 408

408: Glarvic Alkenor 408: Glarvic Alkenor “Captain Halmar requests permission to enter the throne room!” Upon hearing this, Glarvic was slightly surprised.

Halmar was the person he had appointed to welcome the delegation from the Great Velmora Empire.

Since he had returned, it meant the delegation had already arrived at the palace.

“Let him in,” Glarvic said indifferently.

Not long after, Halmar stepped into the throne room.

When he was only a few meters away from the throne, Halmar stopped and bowed his head toward Glarvic.

“Greetings, Your Majesty,” he said respectfully.

Glarvic nodded slightly and asked, “How is it going?

Has the delegation arrived?” Halmar raised his head and replied, “Yes, Your Majesty.

Prince Nolan, Princess Sharon, and the two Mages of Constellations have arrived and are now waiting for you in the reception room.

Would you like to meet them immediately?” Glarvic stood up and nodded firmly.

“Of course.

Let’s go meet them.” Halmar said nothing and quietly accompanied Glarvic to the parlor.

*** “Do you think the negotiations will go smoothly?” Draco asked while sipping his tea.

“Whether it goes smoothly or not depends entirely on Her Highness the Princess and His Highness the Prince,” Cassiopeia replied indifferently.

Her and Draco’s role here was only to accompany them.

They were also tasked with executing the white dragon once the negotiations were over.

“Don’t worry, I’ll do my best,” Sharon remarked casually.

She did spend most of her time at the academy, but that didn’t mean she hadn’t received formal lessons such as negotiation.

Because of that, she was highly confident about the upcoming negotiations.

Moreover, they were the ones making the offer, not the ones forced to accept.

Nolan remained silent and calmly sipped his tea.

The negotiation was actually one-sided.

No matter how strongly the king refused, he would still have to accept it in the end.

Just then, footsteps were heard from the front.

They all turned and saw Halmar walking with a man beside him.

The man was exceptionally handsome, tall, and well-built, with pale gray hair.

He wore a pale white royal robe with beautiful gold trim.

The man was Glarvic Alkenor-the king of the Kingdom of Kaldarion and the one they would be negotiating with.

“Welcome, Your Highness Sharon, Your Highness Nolan, Mage Cassiopeia, and Mage Draco,” Glarvic greeted them with a smile.

The four of them quickly stood up.

Sharon smiled and replied, “Thank you for your welcome, Your Majesty.

I’m sorry for interrupting your meeting with your ministers.

I hope you’re not offended.” “Pfft!” Glarvic chuckled softly and stopped a few meters away from them.

“It’s okay, Princess.

On the contrary, I should be the one apologizing to you.

As the host, I should have welcomed you at the front, but I was busy meeting with my ministers.” He showed a clear expression of helplessness.

Sharon said nothing, merely giving a small smile and a nod.

Once Glarvic sat down, Halmar left the room and stood guard outside so no one would dare enter.

“How are you, Princess?

I heard you’ve lived at the academy since you were a child.

Is that true?” Glarvic started the conversation.

Since he knew Sharon would be the spokesperson in the negotiations, he needed to make small talk first.

“You are correct, Your Majesty,” Sharon answered politely.

“I’ve lived at the academy since childhood because of the academy’s rules.” “It must have been difficult for you, right?” Glarvic sighed.

“But I’m sure you managed to accomplish many things there.” “Yes,” Sharon confirmed.

“A short while ago, I reached the Great Mage stage.” “Eh?” Glarvic froze, the cup in his right hand suspended in midair.

“You’ve already reached the Great Mage stage?

How old are you?” He looked Sharon up and down in surprise.

From her appearance, she seemed to be around twenty to twenty-five years old.

How could she have reached Great Mage at such a young age?

“My age?” Sharon smiled faintly.

“I’m only twenty-one years old, Your Majesty.” “Twenty-one years old?” This time, Glarvic couldn’t hide his surprise.

At first, he had guessed Sharon to be around twenty-four or twenty-five.

But it turned out she was only twenty-one.

He was momentarily dazed before finally regaining his composure.

With a long sigh, he looked at Sharon with a different gaze.

“Princess, you are truly talented,” he praised sincerely.

Even the Celestial Mages he knew weren’t that talented.

On average, they reached the Great Mage stage between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.

Yet here, Sharon had achieved it at twenty-one.

It was certain that Sharon would become a Celestial Mage in the future.

If he could build a good relationship with her, it would clearly benefit the Kingdom of Kaldarion.

“Thank you for the compliment.” Sharon smiled softly.

After that, the two of them continued their small talk.

Although it sounded boring, in reality, such things were necessary in a negotiation.

It wasn’t only to warm up the atmosphere but also to better understand the people they would be negotiating with.

After five minutes, Sharon finally shifted the topic to the main issue.

“By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that the existence of the white dragon has hit the economy of the Kingdom of Kaldarion very hard.

I’m curious, how bad is the situation really?” Glarvic’s expression immediately turned gloomy upon hearing that.

“The situation is completely out of control, Princess.

The supply chain from the capital to other cities has been cut off because of the white dragon.

It’s occupying a strategic area that serves as the main route for horse-drawn carriages.

As a result, severe famine has struck those cities, and based on the reports, there’s a possibility they might revolt.” After saying that, Glarvic smiled wryly.

He understood that revealing the kingdom’s disgrace like this was a bad move-especially in front of outsiders.

However, if he didn’t say it, there was a chance they wouldn’t help him.

After all, whether they chose to help or not depended on how severe the disaster was.

“It’s that bad, huh?” Sharon narrowed her eyes.

She knew the dragon’s existence was a real threat to the Kingdom of Kaldarion, but the impact was far beyond her expectations.

“Princess, Prince, Mage Cassiopeia, and Mage Draco, I hope you can help us.” Glarvic bowed his head deeply.

“If you can solve this, I promise to give you anything you want.” Every favor had its price.

That was common knowledge for every leader in this world, big or small.

Sharon remained calm, though her heart was already fluttering.

Since Glarvic had said that, the negotiations were clearly under her control.

“All right.” She straightened up and looked at Glarvic casually.

“You don’t need to bow your head like that, Your Majesty.” Glarvic steadied himself and took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

“Then let’s begin the negotiations.

Please tell me what you want,” he said.