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Harold smiled awkwardly, but I seemed to see a hint of joy in his eyes.

"We just came by accident, absolutely without any malice." Harold said with some seriousness, as if what he said was true.

I don't trust him, and I don't trust his words, although he is much stronger than me, but I still found his emotional fluctuations through soul detection (soul snooping will only have a counterproductive effect on people of this strength, but the other party's defense is very low, so you can still use soul detection to find something), the kind of emotional fluctuations that are seen through, which proves that I guessed correctly. Their purpose is not for us, a small new power, but for the Subic kingdom, which has always been eager to conquer. For the Griffon Empire, Subic, who was already a bit decadent and consumed a lot of energy in internal friction and rebellion (i.e., us), is now just a piece of barbecue with a bit of teeth. All the Griffon Empire's top brass was thinking about how to take Subic at the lowest cost.

"Yes, the martial spirit of the Griffin Empire is just like the one that has been passed down, even if it is an experiment, it is fully armed and ready to fight at any time, which is worth learning from." I said this on purpose, and Harold's expression didn't change much, but his emotions were noticeably more intense than before.

"General Harold, you and your troops will be treated well here, and you will be given plenty of food and good accommodation if you are willing to pay. Of course, if you're going to leave now, I'm not going to stop you, if you want to. "I'll go back when I'm done, and Meron will continue to negotiate with them, the nearby towns are under our rule, and I won't mind if they need to stay here for a few days, and it won't do us any good to engage them directly. Of course, if they dare to use force, we don't mind offending a huge empire far away from us in advance, so that they can understand the power of our army.

It may be dangerous to tolerate a very strong army of unknown origin staying in their territory, but this is not to say that there is no benefit, although they are holding the purpose of war, but Subic is also our main enemy now, and the Griffon Empire is a potential enemy, if we can further weaken Subic through this force, or get information from the Griffon Empire, it will be very beneficial to us. It's a bit of a tiger's skin, but with the growth rate of our power, we will soon have the ability to compete with these superpowers. As long as the fist is hard enough, safety is not a problem.

In the same way, they can also help me to open up the market in the north, and the preciousness of holy water can be manifested anywhere on the mainland, and our tobacco and fine cotton can also be sold more widely and in a larger market.

Of course, all this is premised on the fact that there will be no violent contradictions between us. I've got to make a deal with these guys as soon as possible, and then get them out of here, so they know too much of us. I don't want the Griffon Empire or some other great power to suddenly appear in my hinterland, and then make a mess of my rear, or even ruin more than a year of my accumulation.

I didn't negotiate with them too much, but asked Mei Long to negotiate with them. I also found Ron, the bandit leader who has been to many places in the mainland before, has a good understanding of the mainland information, and with his assistance, the chance of Mei Long being deceived by the other party will be greatly reduced. It's not in aristocratic etiquette for me to throw them down, but I don't care, I want to see how long they want to hide their secrets from me.

They did come to us by mistake, although their troops are very elite, but our troops are not bad, and we have an absolute numerical superiority, if they stay for the time being, then our army will keep them under close surveillance, and if they dare to use force, our army will give them a good taste. As for leaving? That's unlikely, because the border between Subic and us has always been tense during the war, and although this army is elite, it is not enough to break through the entire border and kill the griffin empire. Even if they were to operate in the south of the Griffon Empire in the first place, they underestimated the severity of Subic's southern form, and unless they could still teleport magically, or act quietly, they would not be able to cross the border, because neither we nor the kingdom could tolerate this force that could defeat the elite army of Subic operating in their own territory.

When I returned, there was also news from Meilong's side that the Griffon Empire's troops planned to stay in my territory for a few days, and hoped to send a few people to "buy supplies" freely, and have a certain ability to move in the nearby villages and towns (naturally referring to the Tibetan Soldier City). I don't know what they're trying to do, but it's clear that they're trying to spy on us.

I agreed to only a small part of their requests, that is, the provision of supplies. They were not able to leave the camp we had assigned them, and supplies were delivered directly from the city. The number of troops stationed near them has doubled, and the number of our undead is large enough to threaten their griffon knights, so their ability to move is further limited. I sent them a few bottles of holy water, some tobacco, and a few cotton cloths as a gift, and also hinted that they would have to cooperate with us if they were to continue their plans. Again, news about this force is blocked by us and will not get out.

I thought I was thinking enough, but I still despised the elite armies of these vast empires. They have been very calm these days, and I was a little surprised by the calmness. The goblins, who were sentinels, continued to send back news, and some people with a slight northern accent began to appear in the villages near the Tibetan Soldier City, and even near Babula. They appear in various capacities, using the usual chattering methods to inquire about the surrounding area, even about us. And when our patrol tries to catch them, these people will suddenly disappear, which is very weird. I'm pretty sure it's spies from the griffon army, and their despawning method is either the Assassin's hidden abilities or solo magical teleportation.

I underestimated their abilities, and since the other party dared to go deep into the enemy territory, they must have something to rely on. General Harold sent me an application for renegotiation, but I was not satisfied. Because he also suddenly appeared in the clearing outside the city on a griffin, and that complicated my plans a lot.

I'm still too young and a bit self-righteous, and it looks like there's still a lot to learn, and I should learn from these people.