"…Do you want to join Nightmare Knight Legion… permanently!"
Jacob was startled by this sudden unexpected question from Nixon.
Douglas suddenly slammed his hand on the table at this moment as he coldly uttered, "Commander Nixon, you're going too far!"
Nathanael also had an ugly expression since Nixon was poaching their men right in front of them. He clearly was talking them for wind and didn't give the Golden Swords Country face!
Nixon was a Demi-human, and Demi-Human didn't live in Golden Swords Country, but in the Ice Nation, so he wasn't the person of Golden Swords Country.
The top positions of the three hegemonies were all occupied by the personnel of the different nations so that they won't be biased toward their homeland and make decisions in favor of the three hegemonies.
It was done deliberately, and it worked like a charm!
That was why these four powers couldn't control or force those high-level members of the three hegemonies to do anything which implicated the three hegemonies.
This was the same case for Nixon. The Nightmare Knight Legion appointed him in the Golden Swords Country from the Ice Nation, and he did not belong to them, nor was he afraid of offending them.
Because offending him would mean offending the entire Nightmare Knight Legion of Rare Freedom Plains and Golden Swords Country would never take this suicidal path or any other power, as a matter of fact.
Although the three hegemonies allowed the four powers of Rare Freedom Plains to make all those laws and let them control their members, it didn't mean they were their thralls!
This was the same case when it came to poaching members from the four powers into their own ranks as long as they were talented enough.
But it seldom happened, and they never forced those people to join them. It was entirely the other party's choice.
Those who were loyal to their nations would never accept these kinds of offers to break free from their roots, and only those ungrateful ones jumped the ships.
But so, what? Those four powers could only watch helplessly and kept their resentment to themselves and hated that person. They couldn't afford to fight with them or harm that person openly.
However, whoever got these offers were all highly talented individuals. And if they decided to choose this path of separating themselves, they were all sore to the sky, and those powers behind them couldn't do anything about it.
Nixon was such a person and had no loyalty toward his own nation or any power. He was loyal to the Nightmare Knight Legion only and always made decisions for their benefit.
That's also what is happening right now!
Nathanael and Douglas knew about it when they saw Jacob breaking the crystal, so they rushed here to see whether or not Nixon was trying to poach Jacob from them.
But they never expected he had already summoned Jacob before they even reached here, and they were just trying to make him understand that Jacob was an important asset of their country and hope he could give their country a face this time.
However, when they heard footsteps, they knew this guy wasn't going to sway by their bribes, and it became even more apparent when he invited Jacob right in front of them.
So, Douglass naturally couldn't take it sitting, and he also wanted to show Jacob that they weren't weaker and timed in front of three hegemonies.
Nixon coldly smiled as he looked at Douglas with a frosty expression, "Do you want to interfere when I'm inviting someone? Do you forget where you are and who the fuck your true owner is?! I dare you to utter another word right here and right now and prove that you are not our servants!"
Jacob was astounded by this guy's overbearing attitude and the ghastly pressure he had just released, which made even him flinch. He suddenly felt like he was in the presence of a cold predator without any chance of escaping!
One could only imagine those two who this strange pressure was locked on to would be feeling right now.
Douglas and Nathanael couldn't even breathe as their expression turned pale, sweat beaded on their foreheads as he looked at those snake eyes staring at them like they were prey.
Nathanael quickly spoke in a hoarse voice, "C-commander, please… forgive us. We went too far."
Douglas couldn't even breathe, much less speak, but anyone could tell from his pale face that he was suffocating and wanted to make it stop.
"Hmph, good dog! Now fuck off and wait outside. You don't deserve to be in the presence of your master!" Nixon menacingly sneered without hiding his contempt anymore while retracting that pressure.
Those two felt like they had just escaped death and quickly stood up and left, but both gave Jacob a sharp, meaningful look before they exited the room.
Jacob acted as if he didn't see them, as he was mulling over what he had just heard and saw, 'This might not be a bad thing after all.' He thought.
Nixon finally looked at Jacob, which made the latter flinch and smile amiably, "Please forgive my conduct just now, but they don't know their places, and sometimes it became important to teach others their places. Please sit."
Jacob looked meaningfully at Nixon before nodding and walking toward the empty sits, he didn't feel any hostility from him, and it was pretty clear this guy favored him for some reason.
"Let's continue where we were interrupted," Nixon stated with a meaningful smile.
"First, can you tell me what joining you permanently means and why I was selected?" Jacob questioned with uncertainty.
Nixon plainly shook his head, "I can't tell you unless you join. It's a core secret only permanent members should know. Albeit we won't force you, and it's your choice entirely.
"All I can tell you is that if you didn't choose, you would still be given a 1-Star Nightmare Knight Rank its perks. But you will also be taken into the core of the Golden Swords Country after this.
"Although they will pour resources on you like mad, but they will also make sure to own you fully before letting you out, which they will hide behind their honey-courted words.
"While here, you will still be free but no longer the member of any four powers or the other two hegemonies. You could join the other two hegemonies' ranks but can't be their permanent member.
"You could see it like a permanent nationality of sorts."
Jacob was intrigued by this sublet reply, and he got some idea about what this 'Permanent Member' was about.
"Will I be restricted by some other rules like those countries?" He asked.
"No, those fools just make those rules for their own benefits, you would be restriction-free but just bond by our laws which are quite lax as long as you won't betray us," Nixon replied.
He had already gotten the information on Jacob from those two, and he knew this guy had about a 90% chance of agreeing to their offer since he had no belonging to any power.
Jacob still didn't agree too quickly, "At least tell me why that crystal was broken, and I'll give my exact answer."
Nixon suddenly smiled as he looked at Jacob in light, 'He's too cautious. We need someone like him in freedom plains!'
So, he decided to reveal it as he had a good impression of Jacob since he didn't blind by the benefits in front of him.
"It was broken because you didn't have magic, but you're on the verge of awakening it. This kind of phenomenon appeared one in a million, and we called these people Blankers.
"A Blanker is someone who had a 99% chance of awakening magic potential, and the most fantastic thing about a Blanker is that they are like a blank paper that could be colored in any color.
"Simply put, exposure to rare elements could make a Blanker awake that element!"
Realization dawned upon Jacob at this moment. This was simply too ridiculous.
"Is this true?" He quickly questioned Immortika, who was still hovering in front of him.
"Hahaha, they're simply taking you for something entirely different. The concept he just mentioned is relatively easy to create as long as you have the proper knowledge, and this way, you could change someone's yet to awake element into a different element, but there's a limit to it.
"It can also develop naturally, and those guys indeed have a chance to awake some rare element, but it's not a big deal as this guy is making it. All they are just lucky little ants, nothing worth mentioning.
"But I guess it is normal for these inferior beings to have no idea about it, and they took it as a miracle. Anyway, all you need to know is you are not this Blanker thing!"
Although he got an answer this time, it left a bad taste in his mouth for some reason.
Since it wasn't the case for him, then didn't this mean he was even more worthless than ants?
Nevertheless, he had a more pressing matter to deal with. He looked at Nixon, since this guy was taking him for a Blanker, it was a good thing for Jacob!