Just as Thirteen expected, not many people wished to join the war in Artem.
The Wanderers and the majority of Jinns, surprisingly including the Dragonkins, opted out of the young man’s plan.
Even the factions with a close relationship with Zion, like the Kingdom of Velmoria, House Pavareth, the Skavari, and the Azrakith Court, voiced their decision not to participate, saying they wished to recover for now.
Thirteen nodded in understanding, knowing that his allies had indeed lost a significant number of subordinates from the war against the Artemians.
Except for Arthur, even the Monarchs and Thrones of Pangea said that they’d like to take this opportunity to regroup.
Besides, the Jinns would soon settle on their agreed side of the Cygni Continent, which needed their cooperation to prevent any mishaps. As cities were rebuilt, they also had to monitor the gradual return of their original residents, who had temporarily migrated to Sirius and Aldebaran Continents.
Adjusting to Jinns and humans living together wouldn’t be easy, but they had to manage. After all, there was a first time for everything.
With Thirteen and Cranky paying close attention to this new venture, no one would dare to cause trouble... at least at the beginning.
The only reason Arthur could go was because he could afford to. After all, he was now the patriarch of the strongest family in Pangea, and he strongly believed there were only gains in whatever venture Zion planned to do.
Since the teenage boy said they could conquer the world of Artem, Arthur believed him and would happily follow his no-good grandson to the battlefield.
Thirteen had also asked Camazotz and Zapar if the two of them were willing to help him.
Camazotz readily said yes, while Zapar had a more conservative stance, saying he would think about it first.
As for the captured Artemians, the majority of them didn’t want to betray their home world, so they firmly rejected Thirteen’s proposal. But some ambitious individuals still believed that siding with Zion, their king’s conqueror, would put them in his good graces and earn them high positions once he controlled Artem. Content originally comes from ɴovelfire.net
Once that topic had passed, Prince Aurelion opened another topic.
"Since we’ll be staying in Pangea, we need to tell you something," Prince Aurelion said in a serious tone. "As you may already know, we’re merely the vanguard forces our respective kingdoms have sent to conquer this world.
"Now that they know Pangea’s coordinates, they would soon send expedition forces to serve as reinforcements.
Prince Aurelion then narrowed his gaze. "How do you plan to respond to these future events?"
The other leaders of the Jinns, who had joined the meeting, focused their attention on the teenage boy, whom they believed was the highest decision maker of humanity.
They had lost any intention of fighting against Zion, but their kingdoms may have a different opinion.
Thirteen didn’t reply to this question right away. Instead, he asked a question to everyone in the meeting room.
"What do you think should be done to ensure that those who will cross over to this world in the future will not have any designs of continuing their intention to conquer this world?"
The Jinns pondered for a bit, with some of them glancing at their peers, hoping they could come up with an answer to this question.
"I have an idea," Princess Fiora commented. "Marriage alliances. That’s usually how Jinns in Gomorra handle diplomacy."
Prince Aurelion gave his sister a satisfied look, hoping that Princess Fiora would be the one to recommend this option.
"A marriage alliance between the strongest factions can help in smoothing out any problems in the future," Princess Fiora continued. "After all, Jinns also pay close attention to blood ties."
Thirteen pondered before continuing the conversation. "So, in this case, which families do you think should have a marriage alliance?"
"After doing some research, I’ve gotten to know the different factions of Pangea. The Central Government, the Monarch Clans, and the Prestigious Families."
The Dragonkin Princess then shifted her gaze to Zion, as well as Lawrence, whom she believed held the strongest military might in the world.
"A marriage arrangement with the Central Government and the Leventis Family should be done to ensure that there will be no conflict in the future. The Field Marshal has a son and two daughters.
"They can be the candidates to facilitate a stronger alliance between the Jinns and the Wanderers."
Mikhail frowned after hearing Princess Fiora’s statement.
He knew that his younger brother and Shana were secretly engaged to each other.
As for Rianna, Mikhail would not allow such a thing to happen.
Many believe he didn’t have a lover since he had hidden it from everyone, and even Zion only learned of it accidentally.
Of course, Zion had no intention of telling Mikhail that he now knew his secret. However, he couldn’t possibly allow his brother’s secret lover to be engaged to anyone else.
"Very well." Thirteen nodded. "Aidan Summers is the eldest son of the Field Marshal. He can marry one of the Jinn Princesses to secure a stronger alliance."
The moment those words were spoken, Mikhail glanced at his brother and thanked him in his heart.
"Then for the Leventis Family, I’ll just marry Shasha or Remi when they come of age," Prince Aurelion declared. "Since the Dragonkins are the strongest faction here among the Jinns, we need to ally ourselves with the strongest faction here in Pangea. That is normal, right?"
Thirteen and Cranky remained calm. But deep inside, they were already thinking of a hundred ways on how to cook a Dragonkin Prince in their minds.
If Cranky was still a Honey Badger, he might have already bitten the prince to death. But as a Celestial, he now had better control over his emotions.
As for Thirteen, he understood that Prince Aurelion was doing this because he had refused his invitations to talk in private.
It was very obvious what the Prince wanted, but Thirteen had no interest in accommodating him.