Catherine's questioning, which was similar to the final recitation, also made Jian Chen secretly delete his head.

He knew that what he had just said in a moment of anger had made Catherine wary of her.

Collusion with other forces to deal with the empire, this statement is undoubtedly a taboo for Catherine, will she really deal with herself because of this?

Why did she bring it up again at this time? He had made it clear that he would not leave the continent of Erathia with her. Why is she so anxious to force herself to take a stand?

The two men looked at each other face to face. Relatively speechless for a while, Catherine stared at Jian Chen with blazing eyes, and Jian Chen also stared at Catherine's eyes, trying to find something from them.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Jian sighed and said slowly: "As you said, I have come to this point because of the situation, and without your empire, there is no place for me. The nobles of the empire will not recognize me, a commoner lord who suddenly appeared and ascended to the sky, and the emperor ** team will not recognize me, a hateful guy who once did not hesitate to fight with them for the sake of your racial policy, and wantonly sheltered foreign soldiers! Without your protection, I would not be able to move an inch in the Empire, I have long since figured this out! ”

"But it's a pity that your position in the Imperial Tangle is not secure, that's why you're in the situation you are in today, it's a pity, I found this too late, when I noticed this fact, I had successfully stood on the opposite side of the Imperial nobles and the Imperial ** team, and was punished by them, in such a situation. The only thing I can do is try to protect myself, and it's not my character to sit back and wait

"Now what I want to do is just to get enough supplies as soon as possible, and then leave the land of right and wrong in Hammondale far away with those troops and people who are willing to follow me Because I know very well that even if the Elemental Clan supports me, I can't fight against the Empire, as long as the conditions permit, I don't want to be an enemy of the Empire! But if someone else wants to deal with me, I won't be stupid and wait to die! As for what you say, leave with you. I'm sorry, that's not possible, and I'll never abandon those who are willing to follow me! Because even when you have doubts about me, only they are still willing to believe in me and support me! Right now. They are willing to leave Hammondale with me! I can't let them down, and it is my responsibility and my obligation to leave them safely! A manly man does something and doesn't! I cannot put the safety of so many people at risk for the selfish interests of one person."

Speaking of this, Jian Chen had a somewhat righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, and he looked at Catherine with the same sharp eyes: "The reason why I have delayed time again and again. It's just that the Empire has not shown the sincerity it deserves, and I have never been able to feel the security I deserve, just like now, although you have verbally agreed to my request for the Empire, but you have resorted to this means to put me in trouble again, excuse me, in such a situation. What should I do? The Elementals are my last recourse, and without it, I'm worried that the Empire's army will appear in front of the gates of my castle right away! I have shown my sincerity. The Elementals have withdrawn from the territory of the Empire, and they are willing to form an alliance with the Empire, as long as the Empire shows enough sincerity, I will immediately facilitate an alliance between the two sides, and then leave Hammondale with the people, and that's it."

Saying that, Chen Chen smiled coldly and continued: "Of course, if the empire really doesn't plan to let me go. Or do something drastic, so that I have no way to live, I don't mind becoming a real rebel, and the Elemental Clan is the enemy of the Empire, although as you said, the Empire is still strong, I and the Elemental Clan will eventually fail, and other forces may not provide substantial assistance to us, but our dying counterattack can also cause considerable damage to the Empire, right? What's more, now that the empire is still fighting against the Kregans, facing two powerful enemies at the same time, it will be a headache to think about what kind of regent it is, right? If the empire, which was already on all sides, had lost too much vitality in these two wars, what direction would the situation go? When it is discovered that the empire is actually a foreign power, will other forces still sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?

After listening to Jian Chen's words. Catherine's face changed: "Are you threatening me?" ”

Chen Jian said lightly: "I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating a fact!" I don't want to be an enemy of the Empire, and I don't want to fight you with a sword! Everything I'm doing now is just for self-preservation."

Jian Chen had already figured it out, although what Catherine said before made sense, it was impossible to say that she wanted to use force against herself now because of her own words, and gave up the alliance with the Elemental Clan.

She attaches too much importance to the Empire, and is too attached to it. In order to preserve some more strength for the empire, in order to keep the empire from being damaged in this war. In order to keep the empire more hope of re-emerging in the future, she even read the latest Dong Jie on the washing of the stream book and the fine notch condition Shan, "said that the umbrella is small... Han abandoned the throne and whispered with the coup d'état to seek satisfaction, and the bad secretly counted gods. Loyal subordinates who remain loyal to her and may cause civil strife to the empire by not recognizing the new emperor.

How could such a person give up the opportunity to form an alliance with the elemental clan? How could she possibly watch the Empire face two powerful enemies at the same time? It is in her interest to let both the Elementals and the Krigans lose out, and the Empire will benefit from it. Moreover, the movable Elemental Castle is not as worthless as she said, and if it goes well, it will be very likely that the Empire of the Kregans and the Elementals will eventually defeat the Legan and the Elemental Clan in one fell swoop.

With Catherine's ability, it was impossible for her to calculate which approach would best benefit the empire, so the ultimatum she made and the coercion and inducement she made to Jian Chen were just a bluff to force Jian Chen to submit in order to achieve her goal.

Unless she was really sure that Jian Chen would be the enemy of the Empire. Otherwise, she would never have taken force action against Jian Chen.

So Chen Jian said something half-true, first showing his helplessness, then setting himself on the highest point of morality, and finally showing appropriate toughness.

The reason why she would advertise herself as a noble appearance of never abandoning her subordinates and subjects was because Chen Jian believed that although Catherine did not hesitate to sacrifice so many loyal subordinates and foreign subjects for the sake of the empire, in her heart, she was actually very reluctant to do so.

Although she is a qualified and even outstanding politician, her conscience has not been extinguished, and she is actually a very emotional woman. She didn't want to see her subordinates and alien people die in vain because of her decisions.

Everything she did, in Jian Chen's opinion, was nothing more than unscrupulous acts against her will to achieve her goals, and she still had a special affection for the people of Hammondal, and the aliens here had placed too much expectation on her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed after Jian Chen proposed to leave Hammondale with the people.

Chen Jian believes that playing the emotional card and moral card appropriately should help things.

The key is to convince Catherine that she really doesn't want to be an enemy of the Empire, and has the ability to broker an alliance between the Elementals and the Empire.

Catherine looked at Jian Chen with complicated eyes. She suddenly realized that she couldn't see through the one in front of her. The man who once made her look forward to it.

And this man's attitude towards his subordinates and subjects made her feel extremely uncomfortable in her heart as if she had been hit hard by a war hammer, and those words hit her heart like sharp arrows that had been hiding in her heart.

After this meeting, although the purpose of the trip was not achieved, Chen Jian was in a good mood.

Although Catherine didn't make a clear statement in the end, Chen Jian knew that his psychological tactics still played a role.

After revealing to Catherine that he would be in contact with her with an Elemental emissary in the near future, Jian Chen returned with his own men, and he was going back to Hammondale to deal with the alien refugees.

Thinking of the number of foreign refugees, Jian Chen's mood began to deteriorate again.

Chen Jian is actually very willing to accept these refugees in his heart, and the benefits that a large population can bring are naturally self-evident, but at this critical moment, he really doesn't have much time to slowly absorb these people.

What's more, how much identification these alien refugees can have with themselves as human lords in a short period of time is really a headache. Moving to Evermont Island with so many aliens who were not convinced of him was obviously a not-so-wise venture.

However, it seems a bit unreasonable not to accept these refugees now, after all, Chen Jian has always shown a close and benevolent image in his territory, and turning away these foreign refugees who have nowhere to stay is likely to greatly damage his prestige and thus affect his rule.

How can these alien refugees, who are currently on the verge of an outburst, develop a sense of identity with their lord in a short period of time?

It is not enough to show favor and incite hostility towards the Empire, but to establish one's prestige among them, and to show that it is strong enough to shock the hearts of the people. Grace and power are equally important, and it is the right thing to do when the carrot and the stick go into battle together.

With a lot of thoughts, Jian Chen returned to Hammondale Castle, and when he arrived at the castle gate, he unexpectedly saw Malkey, the earth magic master of the hill dwarf clan, welcoming him with an anxious face.

"My lord, I have lost contact with King Hersfa, and the magic letter teleportation array is suddenly unusable! I wonder if something bad happened to the stone castle! Please use your mail delivery array to help me confirm it." Reading the latest Dong Festival, I washed the stream book and dried the fine notch, and the condition was Shan, "said the umbrella."