“Help me?”

Sky looked at Maxine with a mischievous smile on his face. “What can you do to help me? Do you think you’re some sort of bigshot now that your strength has greatly increased after obtaining a Dragon Essence and some dragon’s blood?” Sky asked.

“I have ways of helping you as long as you’re willing to cooperate with me. I assure you that Tacriyrus will annex its surrounding nations and become one of the most powerful states in the world,” Maxine said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Sky hesitated. He had heard of Maxine’s deeds. Orient Commerce’s downfall a few years ago was orchestrated by Maxine herself.

That was one of the reasons he chose to give up Orient Commerce. He knew that James had many allies on his side. If he persisted, it would only be a matter of time before he was defeated, so he chose to make a deal with James. However, he did not expect the Blood Race to provide him with fake dragon blood.

Now, he could no longer see through Maxine.

However, he w