A new Friendship

Julian awoke in his bed to the yelling of his Ai Ted.

" Sir A woman has appeared claiming to be the daughter of Venerable Alex. City lord William is currently speaking with her at his villa and requests you to hurry over when you have time. "

The blankets made of the finest beast hides held him down to the bed and he sighed as he forced himself up " I leveled up once huh? " he looked at his status and saw he was a quarter of the way to the next rank. half immortal rank 6, now with this cultivation alone he was within the top 1,000 cultivators within the Blue sun territory. His body was now rank 7 thanks to the rewards he had reaped from his missions so far. Although he was happy to have achieved these ranks so quickly when he looked at the requirements for the next levels he sighed. Each cultivation rank exp requirement increased almost exponentially, looking at the exp he figured he would have to clear out Arrendale 3 times just to advance again and opportunities like that don't come often. After accepting that he only needed time to grow now he got dressed and made his way downstairs. He could control his power much better now so he no longer left foot indents in the floor wherever he walked. Unlike before he wore a nice blue silky robe like many cultivators of this world wore, He wanted to introduce his worlds style but knew it would take time to slowly integrate it into his new society. The train lines were nearly set up completely so the new citizens were arriving in the thousands and the streets were packed. No one recognized his as he walked so he made it to Williams villa quickly.

Julian opened the door and in front on him was an absolutely stunningly beautiful red haired woman. " William mind introducing me to this beautiful gem sitting across from you? " The un expected compliment made the girl blush and Old William laughed out loud. " Hahaha my emperor This is the #1 beauty of the Zavalla empire Ruby Zavalla. She has yet to tell me exactly why she is here but she seems to be looking for you my emperor. " Julian looked at the old man and tossed him a bottle of rank 6 Qi pills, " why don't you go cultivate for a bit and let us talk alone. " William caught the bottle and hurried out of his own living room to his sound proof cultivation room down the hall. Julian smiled seeing William dart off with a happy look and took a seat opposite of ruby where William sat. " I've already spoken with your father and i know why he sent you here but i am curious, Why did you agree to come here? Did you fall in love with me when he showed you a photo of me or are you perhaps here to make a deal with me? He went quiet and pulled out 2 wine glasses out of thin air along with a bottle of golden wine from his storage ring. Ruby looked at him with fierce eyes and spoke proudly. " don't make me laugh, i came here only to form an alliance with you, My brother Ryan Zavalla is competing for the Throne so i have come here to get your support, and nothing else, don't listen to my stupid father. " haha beautiful and fierce! "Julian took a sip of his wine while ruby did not. " don't be afraid, its good wine, i swear it. " Ruby pushed the glass to the other side of the table and spoke in a serious voice. " I am here for business only, please stop with the remarks. Julian's eye brows raised and a sad look momentarily appeared on hi face before disappearing. " All right then angry lady, what business do you have with me? go ahead let me hear it. " Ruby smiled and pulled out a letter and looked it over before handing it to Julian.

" Dear God emperor of The newly Founded Imperium of man. I am venerable Alex, Old ancestor of the Zavalla empire, i have sent my youngest daughter Ruby to act on my behalf, she should be around your age, as me and her mother had her 23 years ago. Please negotiate with her, her words are mine. "

Julian read the letter and noticed a small psychic trace at the bottom of the letter, when he probed into it a voice message from venerable Alex played in his mind. " Also by the way young man, i give you my blessings to romance my daughter, she can be a bit of an ass sometimes but if you want to win her over just know she loves flowers and anything cultivation related, Good luck young man, i hope to see some awesome grandkids within the next decade :). "

" haha, so beautiful miss Ruby, what offer does the old man have for me? "

" The current Crown prince of the Zavalla empire Gavin Zavalla wants to take over the Koryak Kingdom, My oldest brother Ryan, is currently fighting with him for the position of emperor. At this point each prince only needs great contributions to the empire to gain the lead and win over the other elders and officials who have yet to take a side. originally i came to ask you to stand aside while my brother led troops into Koryak but you ruined those plans. My men who went to negotiate with the King were told that you are the new supreme leader of this land and that the former Koryak kingdom is dead, ceded to the Imperium of man. So i have come to ask you to sell me the north western sector of the former Koryak kingdom. The lands North of the Esper plains, and west of Lake Koryak. she handed him a detailed map of the lands and spoke again. We are prepared to pay for this land in any form you need, be it cores, pills, weapons, gold, food or protection. " Looking at the map he chuckled to himself and made a pencil appear in his hand. He moved and drew a line from the south western corner of lake Koryak down through Lake Bahee. From the southern tip of Lake Bahee his pencil slanted south east all the way to the bottom of the Dead sea. He handed the map back to Ruby and spoke.

" I am prepared to sell you all the land west of this line, However i will only sell you the land, The inhabitants of the region are Citizens of My empire and soon will begin migrations east and north towards the lands i will retain. In exchange i only want a couple of thing's from you and that is The absolute Protection Of the Zavalla empire. The rights to build advanced road networks and Train Lines between our two lands to improve trade and travel speed for the citizens of both empires. I want personal Access to all Forbidden zones within the Zavalla empire as well as the License to buy and sell freely within the Zavalla empire. Lastly i want to set up an embassy and Auction house within your Capital city, These pieces of land will be mine and any citizen of my empire may seek shelter within. These are the basics of the deal, if you agree we can have our people finalize the treaty and we can move on. "

Ruby thought for a moment, before she made her own decision her fathers voice sounded in her mind. " Take his deal " Ruby was mad that she was interrupted by her father but kept a poker face and spoke to Julian. " The Zavalla empire accepts your Terms. "

' really?? ' The words came out and even Julian was a little surprised, he expected a little bit of trickery or maybe even some outrageous demands but no it was a simple deal.

" Great! Lets toast to our respective Empires new Relationship! " Julian slid her cup back to her and picked up hers before waiting expectantly for her to pick it up. " Ugh fine! " Ruby picked up the fancy glass of Golden wine and tapped it to Julian's before taking a sip. " Hmm you know i was wrong about this wine, Its really good. " Ruby's eyes lit up and she took another sip. " where did you get this? " Julian smiled as he drank from his glass " state secrets " Ruby frowned and drank the last of her wine before standing up and heading for the door. " Are you in such a hurry to leave? why not stay and talk for a bit. " Ruby turned to Julian and spoke in a serious tone. " I told you i came here for strictly business, Now that our talk has concluded i am going home. "

Julian frowned and pulled out some Foundation building pills ranging all the way from 1-6 " i don't mean to sound rude by saying this, But why is Venerable Alex's daughter a Mortal and not a cultivator? I ask this not to be mean, i ask because i have a way of helping you step onto the path of Immortality if you wish. " The words at first Enraged Ruby but then calmed her in an instant. " what do you mean??? " Ruby turned around and sat back on the chair across from Julian. " its quite simple, Take these foundation building pills right here right now and you will walk out of this room with Genius level talent. Also i know your father is watching this meeting through you so ask him for your families cultivation technique, i will take my leave, stay here and use these pills. " Before she could speak he was gone.

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Julian appeared in the Caverns below the city and flew through the area, watching all the machines work. hundreds of factories continually pumping out machines. The fact that he could turn matter into M.V. and reshape it into whatever he wanted still blew his mind. As he watched the factories work he thought about the future. With this deal he has guaranteed his empires safety and now has both time and room to grow Unhindered.

A week later

Ruby opened her eyes, She looked around and saw William sitting on a chair in the distance eating a muffin and drinking some Tea. " Ah young miss your finally up, i have been without the use of my living room for a week. Your carriage has been waiting outside for you the past 7 days, leave when you are ready. " after speaking William picked up his cup and muffin and walked outside to his courtyard.

Ruby got up and used a towel left for her to wipe the filth from her body. Once she was done she glanced at William and walked out the front door where she was greeted by her personal guard.

" its time to leave young miss. "

Ruby looked around until she saw Julian's Fortress on the side of the mountain, she stared at it for a minute and thought about Julian. Once she sat down in the carriage she began to cry, For the first time in her life she could sense Spiritual Qi.