Chapter 173: Negotiations

Reversing black and white, this is simply a blatant slander!

Caleb looked up at the majestic and hideous black dragon, his pupils trembled slightly, he couldn't believe that the other party would say such a thing, the people of the Elven Forest, if they were not attacked by outsiders, would never take the initiative to cause harm to other creatures, this is well known.

As a result, now, when the matter reached the mouth of the Black Dragon Lord, it had completely changed its appearance.

"Your Majesty."

The messenger half-bowed, and his tone was solemn and distant: "We are here for this matter. ”

He kept in mind the words of the elven king: if it is not necessary for the dragons to reach a conclusion, do not easily try to refute them, but simply follow their words, use the art of language, tactfully explain in a roundabout tone, and then explain from another angle.

"They have trespassed into your territory, we must all admit that."

Caleb said that he held a staff carved from oak with a resin coat that shone with a shiny glow and a faint spell of power: "But this is a terrible misunderstanding, they didn't come out of nowhere, and they didn't want to attack Blackwing's nest. ”

"Please believe that all the races of the Elven Forest are well-intentioned, and they want to visit you, just as we do now."

"Really?"

Caesar was noncommittal, arguing about right and wrong was pointless for him, what mattered was the outcome of the matter and the next course of action: "In total, my men captured nineteen fierce attackers and imprisoned them in the dungeon, and seven more attackers who swore to death and attacked my dependents like crazy, causing great damage to the nest of Blackwings, and have been executed." ”

"And the rest, I guess, should have all fled back?"

Seven people.

Although it had been expected for a long time, Caleb's heart still couldn't help but throb after learning of this result, after all, most of the creatures in the good camp were emotional, and in their opinion, this death number was difficult to ignore, which meant the disappearance of seven relatives and best friends.

"I'm sorry.

After a short wait, Caleb suppressed the mood swings of the scroll, lowered his head and said, "For this reason, His Majesty Garcia has specially ordered us to come here to apologize for the offending to the Dragon King, and also to present you with our friendship. ”

The messenger turned his head: "Peti, as a memorable beginning of friendship, please bring us the gift we have prepared for the Venerable True Dragon." ”

The box opened, and it was filled with gems native to the Elven Forest, which were full and tumbled to the ground as the lid lifted.

The pale orange hedron exposed to the air, showing a soft glow under the glow of the emerald palace, all the creatures of Eladia, no one who did not know the preferences of the dragon, they were obsessed with those shiny things, gold, silver, coins and precious stones, as long as they were willing to spend money, it was not difficult to please them.

Caesar did not refuse the gift, but he only glanced at it, looked away at the dense envoys, grinned, and said to Caleb, "Messenger, you have a good guard of honor in your hand. ”

It's reckless and straightforward. No matter how different it is, this black dragon still can't change the temperament of the five-colored dragon.

The elven envoy secretly slandered himself that the greed of the Black Dragon Lord was undisguised, and after receiving a box of valuable gems, it also wanted what it had in its hands.

This is certainly not an ordinary oak ceremonial guard, nor is it an item used to show identity and etiquette, but a magical artifact belonging to His Majesty Garcia, the "Spring", which can provide powerful mana to the caster.

While uttering his reckless words, Caesar also stared at the guard of honor in the messenger's hand, and could see the wood grain in the depths of its material, which was its innate imprint, and the great black dragon had neither perception nor delving into magical objects, but he could also see that this scepter did have its own unique beauty.

In fact, it was made hundreds of thousands of years ago from the twigs of the Ancient Tree of Knowledge in the Forest of Elves, and the Tiya Elves, with their unique casting skills and natural talents, were able to transform a magical plant into a magical artifact using only mana power.

Well, for the sake of the clansmen.

Caleb said to himself that as an envoy of the Elven Forest, it was the most basic quality to be unfazed, and he did not dare to hesitate, he held the guard of honor horizontally, and held his hands up, in order to maintain the dignity of the Tiya Elves, he had to put on a posture of voluntary gifting, and at the same time told the greedy dragon the history of this treasure.

In the eyes of the creatures of the Elven Forest, the lives of the clansmen are probably much more valuable than these treasures, and it is believed that even if this magical artifact is handed over, as long as the captured and imprisoned clansmen can return home safely, the Elven King should not be harsh on him.

Caleb is not a fairy couple, he knows what His Majesty Garcia is, and presumably even if Garcia knew about it, he would probably agree to let him do it.

The black dragon smiled with a smile that seemed extremely ugly to Caleb, and took the staff of the Tiya elves, and to be honest, it wasn't much use for Caesar himself, but he still wanted it.

This thing means a lot to Luna and can be used as a gift for the little one.

Of course, at this time, Caesar stopped asking for gifts from these Tiya elves, and his purpose was not to slaughter the elven forest, but to take the opportunity to build a bridge of communication and trust, and to crush them step by step without using violence.

If these creatures were slaughtered to the point of hemorrhage, these timid intelligent creatures would surely cower and hide and no longer deal with the nest of the Black Wing, and at that time, he would only be able to tear open the gates of the Elven Forest with his fangs and claws, which was not in line with the strategy set by the Black Dragon Lord for the Elven Forest.

In fact, this level is just right now, it can make them bleed, and it happens to be within the acceptable range of the Elven Forest, so that they will not be obsessed with anything.

While Caleb was still secretly worried about whether the evil dragon would make more and more unreasonable demands, Caesar had already planned to calm the atmosphere, so in the following time, the black dragon lord asked the elven envoy about the scenery and historical background of the elven forest, and also showed interest in the ecology of good creatures, and did not mention the matter of asking for treasures.

As time went on, the conversation between the two sides became harmonious, and Caleb cooperated, and for the time being, he did not mention the project about the transfer of the captives, but began to introduce the king of the Elven Forest to the Black Dragon, their Garcia Majesty, and only then did Caesar know that it was a female elf, and speaking of which, he had always thought of the other party as the kind of old stubborn who always had only one expression on his face.

…… The day of departure.

"Go and bring out the people of your neighbors."

The black dragon stood outside the canopy fortress and said to the leader of the wyvern who had been following behind him.

"As you wish, master."

Like a family dog biting bones, the bipedal wyvern immediately flapped its wings, its wings drawing a circular trajectory in the air, and it flew upwards a bit, then swooped straight into the dungeon with a wide entrance.

Erha soon returned, and with it came out a team of lizardmen, and the lizardmen escorted the captives, it is worth mentioning that Caesar had ordered in advance to remove the shackles around the necks of these guys and the iron chains in the shoulder armor, after all, it is not good to let the envoys of the Elven Forest see the miserable appearance of their people, it is very unseemly, and it will plant a pimple in the hearts of these guys.

Because of the long time spent in the dungeon (they were captured while Caesar was sleeping), the long period of dark life made the captured elven rangers squint when they saw the light of day, and they had the illusion that they were in a different world, and their faces were all morbidly pale and in a trance.

Beasts such as the Chimera eagle and unicorn are even more scrawny, their skin clinging to their craggy skeletons.

"I'm sorry."

Caesar said to the elven envoy, but there was no apology in his voice: "They are not used to eating the food of the Blackwing's Nest. ”