Since the new type of ship girl armament was put into use, the sea power between the demons and the elves has changed in an instant.

With overwhelming flexibility and speed advantage, the ship girls suppressed the warships of the Elven Navy and blocked the sea trade routes of the Elven Bay, and at the same time, the unexpected performance of the ship girls also caused a strong response in the United Eastern Kingdom, and the elves who originally felt that they had a "great advantage" finally put away their previous arrogance and indifferent attitude.

Some of the Elven Elders began to regret that they had provoked this "conflict" too rashly. On the demon side, after the navy occupied a dominant position, they also reorganized the caravan, resumed the trade routes with the southern countries, and began to exchange the ore and wood of the northern land for the herbs of the south, and the mythril and magic crystals of the northern land for the pure gold of the south.

The opening of the trade route meant that the material blockade of the Mona Kingdom was lifted, and at the same time, a diplomatic delegation from the southern Palomian Kingdom also came to the Demon King City through the trade route.

In the Demon King City, in the Audience Hall, a Black Mona sits on the throne of the Audience Hall, as the "nominally" supreme ruler of the Mona Kingdom, receiving the envoys from the Kingdom of Palomea.

"Count of the Kingdom of Palomia, Oscarry Takrin, on behalf of my lord Seymour IV, sends my highest greetings to the 'King of Mona' and the 'King of the Demons'." The ambassador of the Palomean Kingdom was a middle-aged uncle with a sturdy middle-aged uncle, and under his short gray hair were a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle.

"Mona Mona Mona~" Black Mona raised her hand to signal.

The envoy of the Kingdom of Palomia stood up and handed the document in his hand to the royal maid beside him.

The maid took the papers, came to the throne, and handed them to Green, who was sitting in the second seat.

Green sat in the second seat next to the throne and took the document handed by the maid: "Your Excellency Earl Oscarry Taklin, you have worked hard all the way. I already know what you're here for. Green looked at the envoy of the Kingdom of Palomea, "The Kingdom of Palomea is willing to mediate the war between us and the Elven Kingdom of Woodonassi and the Elven Kingdom of Hafrera, as a peace-loving king, I naturally welcome it, but the premise is that this so-called 'mediation' will not harm the interests of our country." ”

"Oh~ Lord Demon King, what you said is too serious. It's just a border conflict caused by a misunderstanding, it's just an accident, it's a misunderstanding, it's not a war. It's normal for people to have a little conflict and misunderstanding between people occasionally, it's not a big deal, as long as everyone is willing to sit at the negotiating table and communicate, then there is no misunderstanding that cannot be solved. ”

Hearing the words of the diplomat of the Kingdom of Palomya, Green couldn't help but frown: "The 'King of Mona' loves peace, and as the 'King of the Demon Race', I am also more inclined to build prosperity with other races, and we welcome all diplomacy that can make both sides 'win-win'." But we will never give up the fight against evildoers with bad intentions! This war was started by the Elven Republic of Woodonassee and the Elven Kingdom of Haverella, and many of our valiant people have died in this war, and if no one can get justice for my people, then it will be up to us to get it back. ”

"Oh~ I offer my condolences to those warriors who died." The diplomat of Palomia said in a graceful manner, "In addition to mediating the border conflict between the Mona Kingdom and the Elven Kingdom of Woodonassi and the Elven Kingdom of Haverella, Your Majesty has also given me an additional task, that is, I hope that my country can have a technical exchange with the Mona Kingdom. ”

Green: "What kind of technical exchange is technical exchange? ”

Palomian Diplomat: "We are very interested in the new magic weapon of the Sea Knight of the Mona Kingdom. ”

"We welcome all diplomacy that can achieve a 'win-win' for both sides. Although we tend to keep the technology related to the ship's mother's armament secret, if the Kingdom of Palomia can give a good price, we are not unable to trade. ”

Palomian diplomat: "Oh~ I don't know what kind of deal the Demon King thinks will satisfy you?" ”

Green pondered for a moment: "I still have to think about the specific situation. Then Your Excellency Count Oscarry Taklin, we have prepared a dinner party for you, according to the custom of Palomea. We hope you have a great time. ”

"Oh~ thank you very much."

Diplomats in Paromia accepted the invitation without hesitation.

After sending away the diplomats of the Kingdom of Palomya, Green looked at the maid next to the throne: "Go and ask the Academy, the Kingdom of Palomya wants to trade with us the technology of the ship's armament, and ask the Royal Academy of Sciences, Ms. Beth, if there is any technology you want to obtain from the Kingdom of Palomya." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. I'm going to inform Miss Bess at the Royal Academy. The royal maid bowed slightly, then withdrew.

After giving the order, Green turned his head to look at the important ministers standing under the throne: "What do you think about the Palomian Kingdom's statement that they want to mediate the war between us and the Wood Elves and Half-Elves?" ”

Green asked himself, if he was the king of the kingdom of Palomia, he would definitely be very happy to see the demons and elves in the north fighting! Mediate war? Dream on! It's already good not to add fuel to the fire.

In response to Green's question, the kingdom ministers below lowered their heads and pondered.

"I think the so-called mediation is just an excuse, and it is very likely that the purpose of the Kingdom of Palomia is only to trade with us for the magic technology of the ship mother." Alice, the Minister of Administration, spoke.

"Not necessarily." The Foreign Minister stroked his beard, "The war has reached such an extent that there is no point in continuing for the Elven Republic of Woodonassi and the Elven Kingdom of Haverella. Whatever their purpose in provoking the conflict in the first place, now that the navy is completely inferior, they have only one way to go. Perhaps the kingdom of Palomia came to be lobbyists at the invitation of those half-elves. ”

"In my opinion, whether they are really here to mediate or not, we just need to continue to implement our strategy. Lord Demon King, I suggest continuing to blockade Elven Bay, wait until Dragon Turtle Island is repaired, send a large force to attack the monastery of the Gaimro Peninsula under the cover of the ship's mother, liberate the monster seal on the Gaimro Peninsula, and then use this as a springboard to attack the Silam city-state of Frost and Snow Fang from the front and back, and open the passage between us and the Fairy Forest! As a representative of the main battle faction, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, "Blackwing Witch" Asyin, expressed his opinion, "As long as the passage of the Frost and Snow Fang Mountain Range is opened, it will be up to them to fight or make peace at that time!" ”

"The purpose of war is for profit." Alice, the chief executive, objected, saying, "If the war continues to expand, it will not do us any good!" We should focus on developing the tundra in the north, rather than on fighting with the entire United Kingdom of the East. ”

As-Yin: "Why is it not good?" The Fairy Forest not only has monster nests, but also a large number of god-given labyrinths, and it is better to directly seize the nests and labyrinths of the Fairy Forest than to develop the barren northern tundra! The latter is significantly more valuable than the former. Now that we have gained an overwhelming advantage at sea, if we don't take the opportunity to expand our advantage, and wait until the elves have mastered the same ship skills, we won't have a chance at that time. ”

Alice: "We're not ready for all-out war. Our supplies are not enough to sustain our army of monsters on an expedition. Even if the city-state of Xilam is defeated, it can only rely on demon soldiers to fight. ”

Asyin: "We can first conquer the Frost Giants and Cloud Giants in the Frost and Snow Fang Mountains, and transform those god-given labyrinths on the top of the mountain into power nodes. This will allow our army of monsters to pass through the Fangs of Frost and Snow without the need for supplies. ”

Monsters need mana support to exist, so if you want to go some routes without "mana nodes", you need to consume a lot of mana-rich materials to replenish their mana. There are only two ways to get through the Frost Fang Mountains: one is to climb the mountain, climb over the territory of the Frost Giants and Cloud Giants, and reach the Fairy Forest; The second is through the mountains, from the underground tunnel through the country of the dwarves to the fairy forest. In the underworld, monster lairs and god-given labyrinths are very rare, but there are many god-given labyrinths in the giant's territory at the top of the mountain, as long as those mazes are destroyed and transformed into magic nodes, then the monsters will have a route to move.

Alice: "Our trade with the Frost Giants and the Cloud Giants allows us to exchange Mithril and Mana Crystals for a large number of Sky Gems from the Giants every year. If we destroy the labyrinth and transform it into an energy node, it means that we will lose our current main source of gems! Why spend money on wars when you can get greater benefits from trade? "The Minister of Administration, Alice, was a little angry.

Asine: "Although some of the labyrinths have been destroyed, as long as we can capture more territory, we will get more labyrinths!" ”

Alice: "No kidding! If we destroy the labyrinth, it means that we have declared war with the Church of the Six Gods! We will be the public enemy of the whole world! In this case, every piece of land we occupy will face a counterattack from the enemy, and endless wars will drag us down. ”

"We and the Church of the Six Gods have long torn our faces." Asine sneered, "What we have to do now is to maximize our advantage as much as possible before the enemy launches a joint encirclement and suppression. ”

"Expanding the advantage? You are actively increasing the enemy! Even if we expel the believers of the Church of the Six Gods, it does not mean that war is declared on the six major churches, and many of the Eastern United Kingdom believe in the Old Gods, and the believers of the Old Gods and the Church of the Six Gods themselves cannot pee in the same pot. In other words, most of the forces in the Eastern United Kingdom are allies that we can fight against the Church of the Six. We should turn our advantage on the battlefield into our diplomatic advantage and seek more benefits, instead of completely tearing our faces with the United Kingdom of the East! ”

Alice and Ace argue more and more fiercely.

In the war with the Elven Republic of Woodonassee and the Elven Kingdom of Haverella, the Mona Kingdom has now slowly occupied the initiative, so for the next war goals, there are also different voices among the demons: some people want to continue to fight and strive to expand their advantage, among which military representatives are the mainstay; But the civilian clique led by Alice wants to turn the battlefield advantage into a diplomatic bargaining chip to seek more benefits, and then shift the focus of development to the economy and trade, and open up uncultivated uncultivated territories.

Looking at the quarrel that began to get a little out of control, Green reached out and knocked on the chair: "Stop!" ”

As soon as Green spoke, Alice and Asine stopped arguing in an instant.

"As for whether to fight or draw next, let's first look at the conditions given by the elves. However, even if we want to negotiate peace, we must not relax our preparations for war because of this! It is hoped that the military will be able to come up with a comprehensive strategic plan as soon as possible, instead of slapping the head and hitting wherever it wants. It's easy to start a war, but it's not so easy to end it. ”