Chapter Seventy-Seven: Differences
On the third day after boarding the ship, Kurapika held a meeting to learn his ability to read as usual, and the students were much more proficient in mastering the mind than before, although this was not his real purpose.
What Kurapika really wants is a convenient channel to communicate with many princes, and now the situation in the Fourteenth District is quite unfavorable, and it is too difficult for him and Bill to protect the princess under the watchful eyes of the wolves.
At the end of the course, he specially left all the lower prince's guards except for the eighth prince behind.
"As for our proposal yesterday, the princes you represent have shown no small interest." "Now I would like to know about the specific conditions and wishes of the princes. β
"We want to know if the next covenant we accept, whether it will be an open alliance or a secret coalition agreement." , the representative of the seventh prince asked.
Kurapika dragged her chin and thought for a moment, and said, "As far as I'm concerned, I'm more inclined to make the alliance public, because even if we try to keep it secret, it's still hard to keep it from the other princes. In addition, the alliance is nominally based on the Nine Princes, and it would be more appropriate to adopt a public form. But this is only a personal proposal of mine after all, and the Fourteenth District intends to only play the role of assisting all the princes in this war, and we will support the specific model as long as everyone can negotiate it properly, as long as it is not an extremely unfavorable decision for us. β
Although Kurapika's words were vague, everyone also understood that the opinions of the ninth prince within the alliance would occupy a considerable weight in the future, but this was still in their expectations, after all, the ninth prince was the best among them in terms of ability, political resources and influence.
The representative sent by the Ninth Prince said: "We are of the same opinion, because no matter what form it takes, in the end, if we want to achieve an ending in which multiple princes survive, we will openly oppose the succession war. And in order to prevent the possibility of people infiltrating the alliance and waiting until the time is ripe to openly provoke a war, we also need to reach a consensus, which everyone understands that it is okay to cut off the back path of such people. β
"I would like to know more about this consensus, whether to reach the end of multiple princes surviving together, or to become a supporter of the idea of the ninth prince? If the final victory of the alliance ends with the abolition of the royal government, the ninth prince will surely be able to use his influence to be the biggest beneficiary of the new government, but I don't think other princes will be just as lucky. β
This question really hits the nail on the head of the alliance of princes, all of the princes, including the Ninth Prince, are the biggest beneficiaries of the current regime, and even if they can get a chance to survive, the cost of losing everything is unacceptable to them.
"The state of alliance between princes is only effective during the voyage, and everyone can understand that it is an organization that is purely connected by flesh and blood, and everyone can act according to their own wishes in the future." , said the representative of the ninth prince.
"I have one more question to ask, what kind of attitude do we want to have towards princes outside the Alliance?" , said the representative sent by the thirteenth prince.
"Can I understand that a prince who does not respond after our open alliance can be considered openly hostile to us, right?" The representative sent by the Seventh Prince asked, "What are you going to do with this?" I don't have a problem with opposing cannibalism, but being too accommodating to such a prince is in itself irresponsible to the allies. β
"Our first step is to solve the problem through peace talks, but there is a high possibility that it will not work, what do you think about this issue?" , the guard under the ninth prince asked.
"It's very simple, we should take the initiative and purge the definite enemy." , said the guard under the seventh prince.
"This ...... I still have to communicate with the prince. ", said the ninth prince's bodyguard in embarrassment.
At the current stage, the ninth prince wants to unite as many princes as possible through the form of alliances, and through the obvious contrast of forces, let others give up the idea of provoking a fight.
If according to what the Seventh Prince's guards said, they would now have to draw up an attack plan against the upper princes.
"With all due respect, your hesitation in this matter is really hard for us to trust." , said the guard of the seventh prince.
"I think this kind of thinking is not unreasonable, everything can be resolved through peace talks, it is naturally good, but the necessary combat preparations are necessary, and it is good if you can easily distinguish friend from foe, but the actual situation is far more complicated than this." "The enemy who can clearly express his attitude is not the most tricky, and if the opponent has an ambiguous attitude, what we should do is still something that needs to be carefully considered, and we need more information in order to be able to clearly judge the enemy's movements." β
The Ninth Prince's guards didn't expect the neutral Kurapika to be so resolute......
Could it be that we are naΓ―ve?
"Well, I'll pass on everyone's opinions to the Ninth Prince." , said the guard of the ninth prince.
"Then let's go back and discuss the specific details of the alliance with the princes they represent, and if the relationship is confirmed, we will determine the next step." , Kurapika said.
Kurapika couldn't help but be a little speechless in his heart, he felt that it was really unreliable for the ninth prince and his idealists to shoulder the task of maintaining the alliance, and it was very difficult to determine what the princes who were currently showing their attitudes were thinking, and the future was still uncertain, but fortunately, his goal had been temporarily achieved.
It is good to be able to settle down for a while while to figure out the characteristics of the Nenbeast during this period, but Kurapika's biggest concern is that in the end, the princes' Nenbeast will inevitably fight.
The Ash Pot King lay on his couch and listened to the news that his subordinates were reporting to him, "Halkenbrugg has formed a self-defense alliance between princes? Hahaha, didn't he say before that he would not join this fratricidal war no matter what? I didn't expect to compromise Ash so quickly. β
He didn't have the slightest concern about these details, because the more he got to the back of the beasts attached to the princes, the more crazy they became, and everything would develop according to his expectations.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt that a thread that was connected to him was broken.
The air around him suddenly became gloomy, and he opened his mouth and said slowly, "Mu Muze, how did you do it?" β