"Chapter 26: Resuming Negotiations"

Prayer is not a requirement, but a desire of the soul.

- Mahatma Gandhi (the founding father of modern India, India's greatest political leader, founder of Gandhiism)

"Ahem...... "Ahem" coughed a few times to hide his embarrassment Bai Feng, in order to prevent Victoria from mentioning this matter again, he quickly changed the topic and said: "Your Highness, tell me the purpose of your late trouble, after all, we are still allies, aren't we?"

"Allies?" Sure enough, Victoria, who was diverted, asked with disdain on her face as soon as she heard Bai Feng say the word "ally?"

"Your Highness the Holy Maiden, you obviously know that I really regard you as allies, so why do you say such angry words?" Bai Feng, who frowned slightly, glanced at the six captured Sword Saints, and said in an indifferent tone: "If it weren't for allies, do you think they would still be alive?"

"You ......" Victoria, who sensed the strong threat in Bai Feng's words, had to glare at Bai Feng hatefully, but did not dare to say anything more cynical;

Don't think that the saint-level powerhouses are all warriors who are not afraid of death, on the contrary, the stronger the stronger, the more afraid of death, just like the rulers and ordinary people, the latter's fear of death is far less than the former, and the more powerful the person, the more afraid of death.

"I confess that it was indeed my fault that I did not inform you in time of the last withdrawal of the Holy See army, but I did not inform you because I had more important matters to attend to at that time, and I did not know the route of the withdrawal of the Holy See army. ”

"It's been almost a month now, and it's not like you can say whatever you want?" Victoria, who was still not convinced, did not easily believe Bai Feng's nonsense, but she herself understood that if this matter was further investigated, it was actually meaningless.

"Believe it or not, it's your business, anyway, that's the case!" Bai Feng, who obviously had another reason but didn't say the real reason at all, gave a new suggestion: "Instead of wasting time on this matter, it's better to talk about our next cooperation." ”

"Hmph, do you think our Dark Council can still believe the promises you made?" Victoria, who was annoyed by Bai Feng's understatement, couldn't help but mock: "Even if we are willing to believe it, what promises can you make that are worth our investment?"

"First of all, whether you want to believe my promise or not is your own business, and if you don't believe my promise, then our covenant can end here, and the loss of your ally is not an unacceptable loss. ”

"You ......" Victoria, who was almost so angry that she ran away on the spot, thought about it and held back her imminent outburst.

"Secondly, whether I can make promises worthy of your investment depends on what conditions you can offer me, and for me, I need an ally who is qualified to talk to me on an equal footing, not a weak burden. ”

"I ......" Victoria, who was so angry that she had nothing to say, felt that if she continued to be angry, she would explode like a fireball.

"Your Highness, has no one taught you in the Dark Council, and to be calm in the negotiations is the first step in opening a mutually beneficial negotiation, otherwise the negotiation is destined to be an unhappy one. ”

"......" Victoria, whose face turned pale and pale, lowered her head and brewed emotions for a full three minutes, then suddenly raised her head and smiled at Bai Feng Yanran: "Your Excellency Bai Feng, forget about the previous matter, our Dark Council is more concerned about future cooperation. ”

"We are more focused on the future than we have in the past. After saying this without pain, Bai Feng asked Victoria with a smile: "This time, I need you to train the secret art of Warcraft, which is the premise for us to continue to cooperate. ”

"What if I refuse? Will you kill me and the six Dharma Protectors?" Victoria, who did not answer directly, put on a pitiful look and said, "People think about you every day when they can't see you, are you willing to kill people?"

"I won't kill you, after all, no one wants to have another powerful enemy like the Dark Council, right?" Bai Feng, who also didn't answer directly, said indifferently: "Even if you refuse, I will let you leave on your own, but this is the last time." ”

"Your Excellency Bai Feng, no matter what you say before coming to your military camp this time, I will not agree to your request, because secret art is one of the foundations of our Dark Council's survival; ”

Bai Feng, who knew that Victoria had not finished speaking, just looked at her undeniably, and motioned her to continue with his eyes;

"But before the formal negotiations, I want to know how many of these Saint-level powerhouses are under your command, and where do they come from?"

"Bai Yi is my personal guard, and I only have five of the same personal guards, however, the number of saint-level powerhouses under my command is about ten, and the other few are all junior sword saints, as for where they come from, do you think this is what allies should ask?"

"Your Excellency Bai Feng, it's not that I want to find out the details of you, but I must make a reasonable assessment of your strength on behalf of our Dark Council;

Looking at Victoria, whose face was immediately proud, Bai Feng asked with a smile: "According to what you said, your previous alliance with me was just a means for you to use me to deal with the Holy See, not a sincere alliance, right?"

"Didn't you do that?" Victoria, who didn't mind Bai Feng's rhetorical question, pulled the topic back and said, "Our Dark Council has been able to survive under the full suppression of the Holy See, not by luck, but by our own strength. ”

"Then do you think that now I have the qualifications to cooperate with your Dark Council on an equal footing?" Bai Feng, who has always been interested in the Dark Council, asked Victoria tentatively, "Just with the five Flame Sword Saints under my command?"

"Ten saint-level powerhouses, there are not many forces that can be possessed on the mainland, but there are definitely a lot. Victoria, who nodded slightly, said with a serious face: "But five high-level sword saints, that is not something that any force can have; ”

"It seems that there are only about twenty saint-level powerhouses in our Heavenly Dragon Empire on the surface, and they still belong to the major families; I want to know, in addition to the Holy See, the Dark Council, and the Andriol Empire, what other forces have more than ten saint-level powerhouses?"

"Do you know that that's the data on the surface?" After rolling his eyes helplessly, Victoria explained to Bai Feng: "As far as I know, the number of royal sword saints in the Heavenly Dragon Empire will not be less than ten, not including saint-level powerhouses such as paladins and magisters. ”

"Of course, the vast Heavenly Dragon Empire, what really makes our Dark Council and the Holy See jealous is still a strong man of the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Family, in terms of seniority, he should be the uncle of the current emperor of your empire, and it is said that his strength has surpassed the holy level!"