Vile Dominion

Chapter 72: King's dilemma

Wei Han said calmly, "Master Shi, take one-twentieth of each pill, merge them together, and then consume it. If you feel anything suspicious, then you can inform me."

Mo Chang was shocked at Wei Han's shrewdness and started sweating inwardly. He remembered he once suggested adding poison to the antidote. He thought even if Wei Han asked the alchemists for verification, he could verify one or two. Thus, mixing poisons among a few pills wouldn't be a big deal. He was confident he could let the king choose the pill with no poison.

He knew that alchemists had lost their abilities, and the Wei Dynasty had no way of verifying whether the poison would work or not unless they tested it directly on someone. They could only verify one or two, but who would have thought he would check them all in this manner?

In fact, this has another advantage. If there is poison in any antidote, then it will be known. In case, after merging so many pills, the poison is diluted and is no longer harmful, then this method will be used to give the antidote to all the alchemists. It will also avoid any unforeseen circumstances where a certain pill might have poison. Wei Han doesn't trust these Demonic Faction members, so he wouldn't place his fate in their hands.

Master Shi took the pill. However, he didn't find any changes within himself. He is only a Rank 2 Warrior and thus is incapable of completely sensing what is going on within his body.

Wei Han transmitted his spiritual essence into Master Shi's body and inspected it. He nodded. "It's good that you didn't put anything in it."

Mo Chang was sweating. 'It turns out Uncle Cheng has already expected this situation. This is why he warned me not to interfere with these pills.'

Wei Han nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, you can leave now."

Mo Chang was surprised at this. He looked at the king and said deeply, "Your Majesty, what about our deal?"

Wei Han smiled. "Which deal?"

Mo Chang said coldly, "Aren't you afraid we would ruin your reputation? We have proof of the deal!"

Mo Chang underestimated Wei Han. He knew reputation was most important for righteous people, but he forgot one thing: the value of power! Wei Han was already the king of the entire Wei Dynasty, and Mo Chang represented the Demonic Faction, resented by most of the Northern Continent Warriors. No proof they presented would cause a significant effect on Wei Han.

However, Wei Han was still wary due to the involvement of Ren Ying. Ren Ying also had significant influence, even though it was still far from the Wei Dynasty. Thus, somewhere in his heart, this threat had some value, even though it was minimal.

Mo Chang took out a paper and recalled what his uncle had told him.

"Remember, only give this letter to the king when he refuses to release Ren Ying after getting the benefits."

He said lightly, "Your Majesty, this letter was given by Uncle Cheng. I hope you consider the situation before rejecting our deal."

Wei Han narrowed his eyes. In his opinion, the value of Renhuo trading far exceeded that of any alchemist in their dynasty. However, he was unable to convince Ren Ying despite his efforts.

He took the paper and read its content. He was shocked after reading it but immediately calmed down.

He said lightly, "I let you go, but you dare to threaten me? Capture him!"

Mo Chang was surprised. "What?"

Mo Chang didn't even know the content and felt that he was deceived. He felt aggrieved.

There was only one line written in the letter: "This antidote only works for below Rank 3 Warriors."

This sentence had only one meaning at this time. It was that Mo Tiancheng knew Wei Han would go back on his words. Thus, he expected Wei Han to show some sincerity if he wanted to get other antidotes. Wei Han was the person who first broke the deal from his end, and thus he should make appropriate compensation if he wanted other antidotes.