Chapter 198: Negotiation

[2nd Holy Alliance, December 21, 478, 9 p.m., Holy Dragon Kingdom, Yefan Islands]

By 9 p.m., the coalition's logistical supply lines were completed, with 100 Gold-class ships and 15 silver-class ships serving as rear reserves, taking into account the role of logistical supply, wounded treatment, and follow-up force provision.

After a short stop, the Glory-class battleships and the Starlight-class battleships immediately left the Yefan Islands and headed for Thunder Island. The Light's sudden psychic impact was seen as an accident, and the soldier accepted it with suspicion.

Unbeknownst to the soldiers, however, the top echelons of Operation Thunder had already made their first contact with the self-proclaimed 'Sea Clan' whom the Terrans didn't know much about. Concealing the truth was the unanimous decision of Bawen, Wind Chime, and the rest of the group, including Legendary Mage, Howell, and Hanazawa. At such a time, there can be no more disturbances within the army, and the slightest disturbance will cause an uproar.

Therefore, this top-secret negotiation was limited to eight people: Blood Rock, Yin Mu, Hua Ze, Gu Monroe, Bawen, Rhodes, Morton, and Howell.

After entering the command room, Xueyan did not praise the prosperity of the command room according to the etiquette, but went directly to the point, mentioning the 'urn plan' that shocked everyone.

"Your Excellency, General, you have been surrounded by the Ocean Brigade. The Yefan archipelago has five island chains, each of which is dotted with dense coral reefs, and the warriors of the Sea Tribes are ready to go. Whether the negotiations are successful or not, in four hours, if Your Excellency Yin Mu and I are unable to appear in the fleet, they will launch a full-scale attack. At sea, no matter how powerful the fleet is, it is no match for the warriors of the Sea Kingdom, and we can easily defeat the fleet of the Holy Alliance......"

There is no room for turnaround, and this is war.

"Four hours...... And how long will it take for Your Excellency to get back to the fleet from here?"

"The fastest takes half an hour, the slowest...... Three hours is not enough. Blood Rock smiled, "To be exact, we have less than an hour left to negotiate, so the lives of these soldiers are in your hands." ”

Wind Chime sneered and said, "Your Excellency Blood Rock, the premise of the negotiation is that both sides stand on equal footing. But what your country is doing is oppression, we don't know anything about your country, and when you meet, you say, 'If you don't listen to you, there is only a dead end,' is this phenomenon fair?"

"Fair?" Bloodrock turned his head and stared at the wind chime's agate-like pupils and said, "This beautiful lady, I think it is necessary to explain to you the current situation. The Holy Alliance forces have been surrounded, and our army is stationed in the coral formations below the five-story island chain of the Yefan Islands, and within an hour my soldiers will immediately take military action against the Holy Alliance forces without seeing their commander. The battlefield here is the sea, and even if the opponent is a million-strong coalition army, we can still be sure to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. This military plan is called the 'Urn Project', and all of you here, you are the people of the urn. Bloodrock paused and changed his tone, hoping to get a response from the others, but everyone in the alliance seemed to be lost in thought. So, he continued: "General Baven, as I told you before, I have a condition that you cannot refuse—the lives of all soldiers—and Operation Thunder Island. If the two armies go to war..... No matter who kills the deer first, even the victorious side will no longer have the strength to attack Thunder Island, which means that both sides of the Thunder Island operation will go bankrupt. It's the end we don't want to see—"

Baven raised his head and looked at the legendary mage on the side, he interrupted Bloodrock's tirade and asked, "Mr. Morton, can you and Mr. Rhodes sense the specific situation of the island chain below the Yefan Islands?

Morton and Rhodes nodded and replied, "When Lord Blood Rock entered the command room, there was a faint spiritual disturbance below the Yefan Islands. At first, I thought it was an underwater sea beast passing by, but its scale was very large, and it was completely different from a single sea beast. If it's the Sea Clan army...... It's not impossible. ”

"Is it accurate?"

"Not guaranteed, but ......" Rhodes was interrupted by Bloodrock.

"General Bawen, I can tell you responsibly that the strength of the Sea Clan soldiers is generally higher than the spiritual power level of the Holy Alliance soldiers. The average strength of your allied soldiers is that they can open four veins, and our Sea Clan soldiers are all warriors with more than six veins, so their ability to hide is better, which is why Your Excellency Mage can't be sure that this spiritual disturbance is coming from the army. If there is a real fight, I am afraid that the coalition forces will be completely wiped out like they did a hundred years ago......"

"Not necessarily, is there anyone in the Sea Clan army who can kill me?" asked Gu Monroe brutely, slamming the table.

Bloodrock shook his head, "It's true that it won't be easy to kill His Excellency Ancient Monroe, but ..... We have a way to control you. Although you are all very strong existences, and you can be regarded as the first-class masters in the world, the current human race is still too weak after all......"

"You guy!" Gu Monro got up suddenly, and the moment the twelve veins opened at the same time, the entire command room seemed to explode, "Do you want to go to war? Since you plan to negotiate, can't you show the attitude of a negotiator? I don't care if you are a Sea Clan or some kind of demon or monster, it is nothing in front of my Gu Luomen, if you continue to maintain an arrogant attitude, please don't blame me-"

"I didn't order you to stand up, let alone open the veins!" said Bavin.

"General Baven—they've already punched us in the face—" Gu Monro roared frantically, "why do we have to put up with it?"

"Mr. Gu Monroe, this is an order, and you must obey it. Bavin said in a tone that didn't go around any way.

"It's the general—" Gu Monro roared.

Although you can't see what you look under the mask, your face must be distorted.

"May I ask a question?" asked Howell.

"But it doesn't matter, we're running out of time,"

"Thank you," Howell said, "that you should at least let us know each other a little better before we work together." ”

"I should tell us why we want to cooperate, since the Sea Nation army is so strong, why don't you just attack Thunder Island?" asked Wind Chime.

This is a question for all.

"I guess you don't know anything about the Sea Country, right?" asked Blood Rock, "More than a thousand years ago, the Sea Country was no longer in contact with the Terrans. If you've ever heard of the name Sea Clan, it's in your fairy tales and fables. ”

"Yes, Karagon has some legends about the Endless Sea and the Sea of Ten Thousand Poems, but they are not universally recognized. "The Terrans' ocean-going technology can't go deeper into the oceans yet, so these are just legends." ”

"The Endless Sea, the deepest sea, the dark and cold world without sunlight. At that time, the first place where the Sea Tribes lived, and later, under the leadership of a sea king, established a magnificent city on the edge of the Ten Thousand Poets and the Endless Sea: Ye Na City. "That's all we know about the Sea Clan in Karagon. ”

"Of course, this understanding is not enough," Xueyan said with a smile, "but since we are negotiating, sharing the reasons for our actions with our partners is also the most basic prerequisite for cooperation." So, due to time constraints, I will try to briefly explain the situation of the Sea Kingdom and why it is attacking Ray Island, and at the same time offer to cooperate with you. Before I finish, I hope you don't interrupt my speech, and when I'm done, I'll ask questions together, and if I agree, I'll begin—"

Everyone nodded, which was considered acquiescence.

"Very well," Bloodrock began, "First of all, the Yena City mentioned earlier by Mr. Mage does exist, and Yena City has been around for a long time, and as for how long, I'm sorry, I'm just a soldier, not a historian and philosopher, so I have nothing to say." Along with Yena City was born a spiritual artifact called the Heart of the Sea, which is the symbol of the Imperial Power of the Sea Clan, and the person who has the Heart of the Sea can only be the King of the Sea Kingdom. Of course, you must ask why, why you can become a sea king by owning a spiritual weapon. In fact, it is very simple, the heart of the ocean is the spiritual weapon of the power of the sea, and the power of the entire sea can be controlled by controlling the heart of the ocean, which is the supreme power for the people of the sea tribe who have lived in the deep sea for a long time. In addition to this, Heart of the Ocean has another function......"

Bloodrock pointed to his legs and said, "It still maintains our normal form. Before the birth of Heart of the Ocean, our lower body was fishtail-shaped, and Heart of the Ocean is a key factor in helping us grow legs. In short, the Heart of the Ocean is all that the Sea Country is, and what we are looking for this time is the Heart of the Ocean. ”

"Wait, I'm not done yet," said Bloodrock, "the last generation of Aquamen had ten children. As the Sea King grew older, the princes began to move, and just seven or eight months ago, there was a tragic war within the Sea Kingdom, and the final winner was the second prince Haiyin, who was also our recognized king. But unfortunately, we searched the entire sea country, and did not find the whereabouts of the heart of the ocean. Later, as far as we could tell, the Heart of the Ocean was brought to the island of Thunder, so we received an order from the king to come and retake it. ”

Blood Rock subconsciously exhaled, and his mouth was a little dry after saying so many words, "This is the reason why we want to attack Thunder Island, as for more information about the Sea Country, please forgive me for not being able to provide it anymore, after all, the Sea Clan and the Terran have not been in contact for too long, it is enough to maintain this hot and cold relationship, after completing this mission, we should not have seen each other, I will reply to my Maquelo, you write your action report, how about it?"

"Your Excellency means that the whole army is only sent out for a broken stone?" asked Mone Gumonroe.

"It's not a broken stone, the Heart of the Ocean is one of the few powerful spiritual artifacts in the world, and it is invincible at sea. ”

"Haha, you Sea Nationals are really strange fellows," Gu Monro smiled bitterly, "Can it penetrate the defenses of the Wizard Armor?"

"Perhaps, Mr. Gu Monroe, do not underestimate the power of the sea, for this is my advice to all those who have traveled far away. ”

"Your Excellency Blood Rock, on behalf of the Holy Alliance, I support cooperation with Your Excellency," Bavin's words broke the embarrassment, and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"What a wise commander, and I admire you all the more, General Bavin. ”

"It's not a wise question, as you say, your army has surrounded my fleet, let me ask one more question, how sure are you that we will be defeated?"

"Sixty percent. "But if there is a war, no matter whether the two sides win or lose, they will not be able to continue to launch an offensive against Thunder Island, which is an inevitable result." ”

"Tell me about the conditions of your sea country. Bavin said.