"Chapter 67: An Agreement is Reached"
What makes a pebble perfect is not the blow of a hammer, but the song and dance of water.
– Rabindranath Tagore (Indian poet, philosopher, and Indian nationalist)
"Your Excellency Bai Feng, don't you think that the conditions offered by the Holy See are really too generous?" Knowing that the strength of his family's Dark Council was not as strong as that of the Holy See's black-clothed saintess, Chunchun induced Bai Feng to say: "The people of the Holy See are not stupid, will they make investments without guarantees?"
"I don't know if the Holy See will make unguaranteed investments, I just know that the price offered by the Holy See is very favorable to me. To the inducement of the black-clothed saintess, Bai Feng responded with a smile: "Anyway, I still have two years, don't I?"
"Even if you have two years to develop your power, what about two years later?" The black-clothed saintess, who felt that the inducement could not be done, said alarmistly: "If the Holy See forces you to do something that you don't want to do in two years, how will you deal with it?"
"What will happen in two years, who can say for sure now?" Bai Feng, who was unmoved, shook his head and said: "Maybe in two years, my power has developed to the point that no one in the Holy See dares to act rashly? ”
"I am equally confident in your development potential. First smiled and catered to Bai Feng's words, and then the black-clothed saint said frankly: "However, the foundation and strength accumulated by the Holy See for thousands of years are not something that you can catch up with in two years of development. ”
This is also true. Bai Feng, who did not object to this statement, shrugged his shoulders and said very indifferently: "However, the foundation of the Holy See is in the papal kingdom and those countries that believe in the God of Light, and their power in our territory does not seem to be very strong. ”
"Isn't the Holy See reinforcements stationed next door to your army strong enough to endanger you?"
"The combat power of those 10,000 Knights of Light is indeed good, but it is not enough to threaten me. ”
"It seems that your strength is far more powerful than we imagined!" Hearing Bai Feng's confident words, the black-clothed saint was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted: "This also seems to prove that your attitude towards the Holy See is not as friendly as you say. ”
"What my relationship with the Holy See is my business, and I don't have to worry about your council. Bai Feng, who was a little impatient, said in a slightly irritated tone: "Say what you mean, I don't want to waste time on these senseless things." ”
The black-clothed saintess who didn't understand why Bai Feng suddenly became impatient, in the final analysis, still didn't want to offend Bai Feng, so she just glanced at Bai Feng in surprise, and then showed her intentions:
"I have come to you tonight on behalf of our Dark Council, in the hope that you will form an alliance with our Dark Council and join forces with our Dark Council against the Papal See's approach, and as for the price, as long as you put forward the conditions, we will try to meet them as much as possible. ”
"Give me a reason, a reason why I should ally myself with you. Bai Feng, whose brows were furrowed tightly, said in a very unfriendly tone: "From my point of view, it is obviously more beneficial for me to form an alliance with a stronger Holy See to suppress your Dark Council. ”
"It is true that it is easier to make an alliance with the strong than with the weak. Not to be outdone, the black-clothed saint asked unceremoniously: "It's just that, with your understanding of the Holy See, do you think the Holy See will establish an equal alliance with you?"
In fact, the words of the Holy Maiden in Black just spoke to Bai Feng's heart, from beginning to end, the negotiations between the Holy Woman Charlotte and Bai Feng revolved around Bai Feng joining the Holy See, and there was no chance for Bai Feng and the Holy See to establish an equal covenant at all.
If Bai Feng was really an ordinary general of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, then nine times out of ten, he would choose to join the powerful Holy See, improve his own strength and his family's strength by gaining the support of the Holy See, and eventually become one of the top magnates in the Heavenly Dragon Empire.
It's a pity that Bai Feng has never been an ordinary ordinary person, and he will never be able to succumb to the Holy See, so it will only take two years at most for him to completely stand on the opposite side of the Holy See and become an enemy of the Holy See.
From this point of view, it may not be a good choice to form an alliance with the Dark Council, the old enemy of the Holy See, at this time, but all this is risky, if the Holy See finds out about Bai Feng's alliance with the Dark Council, then he will become an enemy of the Holy See in advance.
"Your Majesty, you and I both understand how risky this matter is, and I need sufficient benefits, or compensation. After just a few minutes of silence, Bai Feng made a decision: "Otherwise, I will never risk forming an alliance with your Dark Council!"
"What the Holy See has provided you with is enough sophisticated weapons and equipment for an army of 800,000,000, enough food for 20 million people for a year, and a full 2 billion gold coins, all of which our Dark Council cannot provide, after all, our strength is far less powerful than that of the Holy See. ”
"In addition to mutual assistance among allies, all we can provide to you is intelligence support and high-end combat power, and as long as you agree to form an alliance with us, we can immediately send three saint-level powerhouses to your command for you to drive. ”
In all fairness, for the Dark Society, which is not strong in its own right, the conditions they offer are not unfavorable, but with the favorable conditions of the Holy See in front of them, their two conditions seem rather stingy no matter how you look at them.
"Three saint-level powerhouses are good, but do you think I need them?" Even though he felt the sincerity of the Dark Council, Bai Feng still clearly refused: "There is no shortage of three saint-level powerhouses under my command that can be driven, what I need is sincerity that is more practical value!"
"Sincerity ...... more practical value" After lowering her head and whispering softly a few times, the black-clothed saintess raised her head again and said, "Your Excellency Bai Feng, our Dark Council has a special secret technique that can help you tame demonic beasts below the third level on a large scale. ”
"Sister!" Before Bai Feng, who didn't know why, spoke, the younger sister behind the black-clothed saintess who had never taken off her scarf hurriedly interrupted: "How can you take out the supreme secret technique of our council and help him tame the demonic beast?!"
Compared with her sister's mature and sexy voice, her sister's voice is much clearer and more ethereal, and she knows that she is a young girl who has not been deeply involved in the world when she hears it;
"Shut up!" The black-clothed saint turned her head and glared at her mouthy sister fiercely, before turning back to Bai Feng and explaining: "This secret technique of ours can help you tame demonic beasts below the third level, and the tamed demonic beasts will become more reliable mounts than war horses." ”
"A more reliable Warcraft mount than a war horse!! Bai Feng's voice suddenly raised three degrees, and his face showed an irrepressible look of excitement, and in the next second, he couldn't wait to ask: "This kind of secret technique, how fast is it to tame Warcraft?"
"A beast tamer who is proficient in secret arts can tame ten first-level demonic beasts or five second-level demonic beasts, or two third-level demonic beasts every month, and our Dark Council can provide you with up to ten beast tamers who are proficient in secret arts, which is already our limit. ”
"Twenty beast tamers who are proficient in secret arts, and one hundred well-tamed third-level thundercloud leopards. Bai Feng, who made a decision in an instant, immediately put forward his own request and said, "If you can agree, we can form an alliance;
"If you tame the thundercloud leopard, I can give you two hundred, but there are only ten beast tamers at most. In this regard, the black-clothed saintess shook her head without hesitation and said, "Because we only have more than two dozen beast tamers in the Dark Council, we can't give you too much." ”
In a hurry, the black-clothed saintess didn't even use her honorifics to Bai Feng, and after thinking for a while, Bai Feng promised: "Okay, deal!"