Chapter 350: True Greed
According to the latest information that Amberson received through the Eye of Surveillance, the president of the Mutual Aid Society left the Continent of Kolia with all the members of the Mutual Aid Society, and heard that they seemed to be going to develop a new world.
But now, the king of the Lion Empire sat in front of him again, swearing that the members of the Mutual Aid Society had taken refuge in the Didian Empire.
"How do I know what you're saying is true?"
An Baichen frowned and looked at the king, and the king smiled, he knew that His Excellency Death could ignore anything, but he would definitely not ignore the existence of this group of thieves.
"If the Guardian Alliance is fast enough, Jack will come to you tonight with intel and evidence. ”
The king said softly, "The Didia Empire has the magic scouts of the Lion Empire, and I already have evidence of the magical projection records and activities of this group of thieves who actually exist in the Didia Continent. ”
"Actually, I didn't know the identity of this group at first, but Jack and the Great Wizard of Galilee told me, because they were the only ones who had ever seen the true face of this group of thieves. ”
The king looked at An Baichen and said, "I think this reason should be enough for His Excellency Death and the Lion Empire to join forces." ”
An Baichen bowed his head in contemplation.
Assuming that the king is deceiving himself just to gain his own support, then sooner or later he will find out his lies, which will cause his favorability of the Lion Empire to plummet, and may even be transferred to the hostile camp.
So the probability of the king deceiving himself is low.
So if the king's information is correct, and the members of the mutual aid society are indeed in the Didia Empire, then it means that the information that the Eye of Surveillance learned at the beginning was false!
All of this was a smoke bomb deliberately thrown by the president of the Mutual Aid Society, who knew that the members of the Mutual Aid Society on the Kolia Continent were being watched, so he deliberately threw out false information that he wanted the members of the Mutual Aid Society to evacuate, in order to lower the vigilance of the monitors.
"Do you think this group of thieves has joined forces with the Didian Empire?" Amberson looked at the king.
"Yes. ”
The king nodded and said, "The relationship between the Lion Empire and the Didia Empire has not been very good, but the difference in strength between the two is not large, and the overall strength of the Lion Empire is slightly superior, so the two sides have been suppressing each other and have not broken out too much conflict." ”
"If it weren't for the strong support and strong external forces joining the Didia Empire, they would never have shown such strong hostility to the Lion Empire, and even wanted to start a war!"
The king's tone was firm, and as the king of the Lion Empire, he had a good analysis of the situation and position of the two countries.
At the very least, he knew more about the relationship between the two empires than Anbaichen.
An Baichen still didn't understand this point.
How did the Mutual Aid Society manage to gain the support of the Didian Empire soon after leaving the Lion Empire, and even tempt the Didian Empire to take the initiative to attack the Lion Empire.
If the Mutual Aid Society really has such a skill, why didn't it get the support of the Lion Empire in the first place?
An Baichen thought about it and felt that there was only one possibility.
After coming to the continent of Kolya, the Mutual Aid Society did not only operate in the territory of the Lion Empire, but also in other empires, and the Mutual Aid Society clearly had two intentions.
Collecting the corpses of magicians to form an evil magic circle is bound to provoke the wrath of an empire.
In order to leave a way back for yourself, you must operate in an empire of similar strength and try to gain the support of official forces.
"It seems that the mutual aid associations are not stupid, they also have their own hole cards and plans. ”
The most important thing for Amberchen to think to himself at the moment was not how the Mutual Aid Society would operate on the continent of Kolya, but the negotiations between him and the king.
"Lord Death, this group of thieves is your enemy, and the continent of Didia is the enemy of the Lion Empire. ”
The king spoke confidently, "I think there is a reason why we must join forces against the enemy!"
"What do you want from me?"
An Baichen looked at the king, and the king said with a smile: "As I said just now, I hope to get the powerful combat power of the undead world from His Excellency the Grim Reaper, at least to wipe out the combat support provided by the Mutual Aid Society to the Didia Empire. ”
"Then how much will you pay me. ”
"Your Excellency Death, I think this is a mutually beneficial thing, and it shouldn't be a deal, right?"
The king frowned and said, "I help solve the enemy, and you also help me solve the enemy, this is just an equivalent exchange." ”
"I don't think so. ”
An Baichen shook his head and said calmly: "This group of thieves drove the Didia Empire to start a war against the Northern Forest, the purpose is to enter the Northern Region and reoccupy that magic array!"
"They know that they can't face the entire Lion Empire on their own, but if they help the Didian Empire occupy the northern region, they can move freely around the magic circle. ”
An Baichen paused, and said lightly: "To be honest, even if their plan succeeds, it will not affect me or lose anything, and the magic array they created is just to escape my pursuit. ”
"But this matter is different for the Lion Empire, if their plan succeeds, the Lion Empire will lose its dominance of the northern regions. ”
"If the matter is more serious, the Didia Empire is a little more ruthless, and the Lion Empire is even more dangerous. ”
An Baichen looked at the gloomy king and said with a smile: "Do you think that in such a situation, the transaction between us can still be called an equivalent exchange?"
If Ada were here, she would have exclaimed again, Lord Death was so greedy.
Obviously, I also want to solve the thief, but I just want to take advantage of it, and I refuse to eat at all.
There are actually a lot of lies in An Baichen's words, but the Lion Empire doesn't know, they don't know the real relationship between An Baichen and the thieves.
They couldn't confirm what kind of impact the thieves would have on An Baichen if they got the magic array, it was unknown, and the Lion Empire had been at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
There is no way to know the other party's hole cards and bottom line, and it is natural to be at a disadvantage in the negotiation.
The Lion Empire can't gamble, and it can't afford to gamble.
The king was silent.
He wanted to just leave like this, and stop talking to this greedy fellow.
On more than one occasion, the king tried to seek the support of other empires, but reason told him that it was extremely uneconomical and fraught with instability.
Originally, it was a war between two empires, and if the Lion Empire wanted to bring other countries to the end, the Didian Empire would do the same, and it would most likely turn into a chaotic war that would affect the entire Kolia continent.
The more chaotic the situation, the more unfavorable it is for the two sides involved in the initial war, and the slightest carelessness will be the end of the country being divided by the wolves.
And even if there were other empires willing to help the Lion Empire against foreign enemies, the remuneration and price offered would be sky-high, and even the king was sure that most of the empires would take the opportunity to make demands that the Lion Empire could not accept.
For example, ceding territory, ceding mage education resources, providing a lot of war resources and wealth, etc...... This will also greatly devastate the Lion Empire, no less than the defeat of the war with the Didian Empire.
The Galilee mage of the Guardian Alliance has already calculated an account, and according to the exchange price and strength analysis of the undead warriors in the undead world that Duke Wilson learned from his daughter Ada, it is undoubtedly more cost-effective to find the undead world for assistance.
Originally, the king thought that this matter would be easy to negotiate, and he himself went out in person, and there were also enemies of death in the Didia Empire, so wouldn't it be good for everyone to destroy the enemies together?
Why is this Grim Reaper so greedy!
Wilson's warning to me was correct, this Reaper was more like a businessman, he took the rules of the undead world too seriously, and anyone who wanted to get an undead warrior would have to give sacrifices!
The king's face was cloudy, and he hesitated.
An Baichen struck while the iron was hot: "I have been to many other worlds, including the magic world, and the world where multiple empires coexist. I think even if the Lion Empire doesn't need my help, and turns to other empires, the price will be even greater, right?"
"I think it takes at least a resource worth tens of billions of gold coins to make a huge empire agree to join forces with you! ”
"If I'm not mistaken, there is a tacit understanding between the Lion Empire and the Didian Empire that cannot be broken, and the war is kept to a minimum, lest it spread too much and cause the situation to spiral out of control. ”
"For a politician, a situation that gets out of control is the worst situation. ”
An Baichen's voice was soft, but it kept shaking the king's confidence.
"You can think about whether or not you want to make a deal with me. ”
An Baichen said with a smile: "Actually, I have always had a good sense of the Lion Empire, and I don't mind joining forces with you, even saying ......"
An Baichen paused, and said meaningfully something that surprised the king: "I can even promise you that in an exchange between us, I can provide undead warriors for free to help you defeat the empire." ”
"Really?!"
The king was stunned for a moment, and joy appeared on his face, but he quickly reacted: "Then why didn't you agree before?"
"Don't worry, I'm not done yet. ”
An Baichen opened his mouth with a smile.
If I had readily agreed to your request for exchange, how could you have agreed to my request later?
In negotiation, you must properly understand your position and position, and let you deeply feel the strength and capital of the opponent, so that you will continue to make concessions.
Only in this way can An Baichen get more benefits.
"I can help the Lion Empire for free, but I have one request. ”
An Baichen said slowly: "I want to open the undead trading market in the territory of the Lion Empire, and I need the full support of the Lion Empire! The Lion Empire must allow all citizens to trade freely with the world of the undead, and summon the undead with sacrifices!"
This is the ultimate goal of An Baichen.
Even if you squeeze the royal family of the Lion Empire once or twice, how much undead breath can you get? And this is all a slap in the face, and there will be no next time after doing it this time.
An Baichen likes a long stream of water.
Only by clinging to the lion empire like a bloodsucking worm, year after year, month and day, a steady stream of absorbing the resources of an empire is the most desired benefit for An Baichen.
This is true greed.