Chapter 515: Trading
Xiao Yi thought that the enemy's sea power was not yet strong. This is because since the Battle of the Crescent Moon Strait, which made Muchen angry, the enemy's naval fleet has not appeared again.
In Katarina's opinion, the reason why the enemy suddenly sent a fleet around to fight against the Ragner pirates was not because they knew their plan to march on Negan, but because they were testing the power of their new warships.
The battle of the Crescent Moon Strait was just an accident, if she hadn't sent a combined fleet, maybe the enemy wouldn't have sent the Black Dragon to ambush her.
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the enemy has not taken any further action since then. If the enemy's sea power is really so strong. There is no reason to suddenly extinguish such a large combined fleet after destroying it. It was based on this judgment, coupled with intelligence that the enemy seemed to be related to Negan's most powerful lord, Daxto, that led to the sudden and large-scale invasion of Negan by the Rigna pirates.
This judgment is actually very accurate. But with the rise of the Alliance, Catarina became suspicious of her own judgment, because she found that the enemy was misleading herself and deliberately allowing herself to point the finger at Daxto, which probably meant that she was being led by others from beginning to end, so the real reason why the enemy's fleet was hidden was quite interesting in her opinion.
In case the other party is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. The situation was very unpleasant, and there was information that the pirate fleet patrolling around Negan found that the sea near the Solo Peninsula was tightly sealed off by dragons patrolling in turn, and the local situation was very suspicious, and Catarina was very suspicious that the other party was hiding a considerable amount of sea power around the Solo Peninsula.
And the strength of the alliance, the magical chariots and air warships, made Katarina even more shocked and frightened, the technology that the other party has is really amazing, not to mention the strange warships that made her pay a lot of attention before, just the air warships displayed by the other party appeared in large numbers at sea. There the pirates of the Genna have the right to dominate the sea. It will be completely lost!
For this, Katarina decided to adjust her plans. So she had to confirm what the real strength of the alliance was, whether it was really as strong as she imagined, and what kind of opportunities she had to take advantage of.
On the way to the city of Damocles, in order to facilitate the observation of the real situation in the territory of the enemy. She also excused herself for being afraid of heights, refused the poisonous scorpion lion prepared for her by the Alliance Army, and rode her horse on the ground all the way unhurriedly, but along the way, the more she looked, the more frightened she became.
Contrary to the chaos she had imagined, although the coalition had not occupied these areas for long, the situation was orderly and the people lived in peace. Not only did all the localities not be relocated to zero because of the arrival of the coalition army, but they prospered even more. All of this shows the Alliance's strong grip on these areas.
What made her even more incredulous was that the two hundred Coalition troops escorting her came along the way. From time to time, they would pass through some towns and villages, but the inhabitants of these towns and villages were not alarmed by the arrival of the army, or hid in their homes and did not dare to go out, but welcomed the Union army, and everywhere they passed were smiling faces full of goodwill.
And she, the princess of the Ragner pirates, is often mistaken for the big man of the Alliance because she is escorted by the Alliance army, and from time to time there will be some fanatical people cheering for her.
Through these circumstances, Katarina understands that in the current situation. It wasn't easy to defend the league's position in Negan, and she changed her tactics. Quite right.
In Katarina's seemingly indifferent, but anxious waiting, Chen Jian finally returned to Damocles City on this day.
At this time, Katarina calmed down, she was afraid that the other party was not even willing to talk, but as long as the other party was willing to talk, she would have a way to persuade the other party to achieve the purpose of the trip, so she did not immediately ask to meet Chen Jian" but waited until the next day to formally request a meeting.
Then in the huge and empty castle hall of Damocles Castle, the pirate princess finally met Chen Jian, the owner of the Hammondale Race Alliance.
First meeting. Both sides were a little surprised.
Katarina never imagined that this now famous man would be so young. And it looks so inconspicuous, completely different from what she imagined.
If it weren't for the position where the other party was sitting, and the inherent momentum of the superior exuded by the other party, Katarina would never think that the other party was such a good character.
I didn't expect that the Ragner pirates would send it out, and it would be a rather eye-catching temperament beauty.
Morriel just told him that the Ragner pirates had sent a female envoy, but he didn't go into too much detail, based on Jian Chen's impression of the pirates, he always thought that this female envoy should be the kind of scary man with five big and three thick, dark skin, and a loud voice.
But the beautiful woman in front of him, who looked dressed as a noble lady, behaved decently, and was generous, really made him unable to connect with those vicious pirates on the sea.
is polite, and Erer is not nonsense. Straight to the point: "Miss Katarina." I hate curiosity. What do you Rigner pirates, or the Empire of the Endless Sea, want me to talk about? With all due respect, I don't think there's anything to talk about between us! ”
Catarina, who had deliberately concealed her true identity, smiled brightly at Jian Chen and said, "Your Excellency Jian Chen, our Endless Sea Empire has always believed in one truth, that is, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in this world, there are only eternal interests!" Although today there is a difference in position between our country and your Union. However, His Majesty the Emperor does not believe that there is any fundamental conflict of interest between our country and your alliance. So, of course, we have a lot to talk about! This time, I come with the goodwill and sincerity of His Majesty the Emperor of our country! In order to make a deal with your alliance that is very beneficial to both of us! ”
"Deal?" Jian Chen smiled faintly. With a rather disdainful expression on his face, he shook his head repeatedly, "Miss Katarina, I have to remind you of a fact! No matter how much you whitewash yourself, claim to be the Empire of the Endless Sea, and pretend to be a very cultured nobleman, you can't change the fact that you are just a group of pirates, and your notoriety is well known in this world, from the Enlos continent to the Erathia continent, and then to the Jadami continent, it can be said that everyone knows it, and everyone knows it! If it weren't for the fact that this is not hospitality, I would have had you hung on the gallows! Do a deal with you? Oh, my God. Regardless of the extent to which I can benefit from this, the damage this could cause to our alliance and my reputation alone. It's hard to estimate! ”
Jian Chen's words were ugly, but Katarina didn't care, because she believed that this was just the other party's attempt to elevate her status, and if the other party didn't want to talk, she wouldn't be grinding with herself here.
So her smile became thicker and thicker: "Your Excellency Chen Jian." I'm still the same sentence, there is something in this world. Just the benefits forever, as long as there are enough interests. What does it matter if you lose a little bit of fame? And with you and the Alliance being so powerful today, who would dare to dictate what you and the Alliance are doing? Wouldn't it be very cost-effective to give up the huge benefits at your fingertips for the sake of a little fame? So, you might as well listen to the conditions proposed by our Endless Sea Empire before making a decision! ”
Jian Chen smiled noncommittally and didn't speak again, just motioned for the other party to continue.
Seeing Jian Chen's attitude, Xiao Talina trusted her judgment more and more, so she continued confidently: "His Majesty Emperor Stanley of our country asked me to convey his kindness to Your Excellency Chen Jian. As long as you can agree to some of our conditions, our Endless Sea Empire will be more than willing to form a strategic alliance with your alliance, and will also surrender all the land we occupy in Negan to your alliance, and withdraw from Negan and return to the sea! ”
As soon as she said this, not only Chen Jian was stunned, but Mohor, who was standing beside Chen Jian, was stunned, and all the people in the castle hall who understood what she was saying were also stunned.
It's not that they can't hold their breath, it's that what the other party says is really amazing.
Everyone wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.
The Ragner pirates were willing to give up their hard-earned territory to the Alliance, and were they willing to quit Negan? How is this possible?
Jian Chen turned his head and glanced at Morryl, both of whom saw the look of surprise in the other party's eyes.
The two had previously discussed the intention of the Rigner pirates to send an envoy to negotiate this time, but they only guessed that the Rigner pirates were at most under the might of the Alliance. They don't want to have a head-on conflict with the Alliance, so they will send people to negotiate peace, and in the eyes of the two, the Rigner pirates should propose mutual non-aggression and the conditions for the two sides to live peacefully in Negan.
But right now, what's going on. The woman who called herself Katarina was a statement that they didn't expect. He is willing to withdraw from the battle for Negan and give all the existing results to the Alliance. This is just too unconscionable.
Anyway, how could the Rigner pirates give up after years of painstaking and stealthily operations in Negan?
What kind of benefits do they want from the alliance side when they make such huge concessions?
Thinking of this, Jian Chen couldn't help but squint his eyes, and when he looked at Katarina again, a solemn look finally appeared on his face.
"It's a surprise, it's a very tempting condition. I don't want to admit it, but I'm really a little excited! Looking at this young and beautiful female pirate, Jian Chen said in a deep voice, "But what kind of price does our alliance need to pay for such tempting conditions?" ”
Katarina, who saw everyone's reactions in her eyes, was still full of smiles: "You are serious, Your Excellency Chen Jian, the conditions proposed by our Endless Sea Empire are actually for you and the Alliance. It's really a pretty simple thing, in fact. The conditions we put forward will not make you have any substantial losses! We just want to buy something with the Alliance! (To be continued)