Chapter 67: Final Negotiations
"Sister, please promise me, today's situation is special, you are riding a small dragon to command the cavalry regiment of the Heant people to fight. I don't want any surprises from you. Seeing that Charelle and her father were getting closer and closer, and that the negotiations were about to begin, Jia Er put her hands on Rigyangda's shoulders and looked at her seriously.
"Nope! I don't! I want you to be well, brother. Rigyanda looked up anxiously at Gar and refused directly.
"Sister......" Jia Er looked at Hei Jia and Ken next to him, and also took into account the many Het Ant-Man warriors behind them, such as Aliqi and Man Awang, and finally had to lower his tone to show weakness: "Obedient, I beg you." ”
"Brother......" Rigyangda looked at Jia'er affectionately, and her heart softened when she saw him embarrassed.
"Hmmm! I listen to you. Rigyanda finally nodded.
"Thank you." A smile finally appeared on Jia Er's face, and then he turned around and looked at Xia Lei'er in the distance again.
Rigyanda held Jia'er's hand tightly, looking forward to the outcome of the negotiation between the leaders of the two sides in front of her, she preferred that the conflict between the Mothman, the Scaly Demon and the Heant-Man could be resolved through negotiations, so that his brother would not be in danger, and she loved him more than herself.
"You're Charelle, beautiful and honorable Mothman, I've heard of you." King Charle looked at Xia Leier in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, this moth man is indeed extraordinary, which makes people's hearts pound.
"Dear King Scharle, it is an honor to meet you, and may you be well. I hope we have a pleasant negotiation today. Charelle politely bowed to Schelle and bowed at the same time, she had seen King Charle for the first time, and this man had a few shadows of Garr.
Charle didn't expect this mothman girl to be so generous and decent, and he then moved his gaze to the side of the Scaly Demon Patriarch Chi Nu Bo: "Hello, Patriarch Chi Fu Bo, it's a pity that we have to talk about the proposal I made last time on this occasion. ”
"Hello, honorable King Schalle, offended!" Chi Fubo put his right hand to his chest and saluted Charles.
At this moment, Xia Li'er caught a glimpse of Jia'er's mount unicorn dragon in the distance, as well as the familiar figure next to Xiaolong, but there was also a petite Heant-Man girl standing next to him, and Jia'er's intimate behavior towards that girl was completely watched by Xia Lei'er.
Xia Lei'er instantly felt a little weak and weak all over her body, her nose immediately flushed with soreness, her eyes were slightly hot, her heart was deeply stabbed, and the scene in the distance was like an invisible sword that instantly passed through Xia Lei'er's chest. In fact, it was just Garr's attempt to protect Rigjanda, begging her to mount her mount, the Unicorn Dragon, and take command of the battle.
"So, Charelle, we can actually talk about it, can't we?"
King Shelle secretly glanced at the Mothman and Scaly Demon troops behind Charelle, facing the Moths and Scaly Demon Warriors who could fly freely and whose physical strength was not much weaker than that of the Hatch Antmen, if they carried out a three-dimensional attack on their Hit-Antmen troops by land and air, their power should not be underestimated. The key is that Schaller also aimed at the other party, which actually has a lot of chariots, plus two mysterious giant beasts, although the Ant-Man has an advantage in numbers, I am afraid that it is still possible to suffer a big loss. Schaller's heart was a little shaken, and he finally felt that he might have to negotiate a concession appropriately.
Chi Nu Bo also realized that Charler's tone was a little gentle, and he even looked a little expectant of Charle's statement. But at this time, although the heartbroken Xia Leier endured the pain in her heart, her attention could not be concentrated immediately, her eyes were full of the two shadows just now, and she didn't care about Charle's words at all.
A moment passed, Xia Li'er still didn't say a word, Charle and Chi Nubo both looked a little embarrassed, and the deputy Si Condona of the Heant-Man next to him also frowned, he felt that today's negotiations would be futile in the end, and war was inevitable.
"Charelle...... Charelle? Chi Nubo felt that Xia Li'er was obviously rude, and reminded her in a whisper on the side.
"I'm sorry......" Xia Lei'er was awakened by Chi Nubo's cry and withdrew her gaze from a distance.
The sad Xia Lier raised her left hand to cover her nose, she didn't want others to see the little sobs that flowed out of her uncontrollable emotions, although her eyes kept blinking, she still couldn't hide her sadness.
"This ...... Can we continue to negotiate? Charle didn't know why Charelle had suddenly lost her temper, and he set his eyes on Chi Nubo.
"Uh...... I think so. Chi Nubo replied with a little confidence.
"Chi Nu Bo, tell him what you think." Xia Lei'er tried to stabilize her emotions, pretending to be casual and turned her face to take out a handkerchief and wipe her nose, then turned her face to Chi Nu Bo and said.
"Yes, I would also like to know what you are saying, our purpose is to have a good talk." Charle looked at Charille, turned to Chi Nu Bo and said.
"Dear King, our idea is that we cannot accept your offer to exchange land, and our Scaly Demon ancestors inhabit the shores of the Red Lake. If we were to move to the distant city of Modoko, we would rather leave the Kalle steppe than live there. Chi Nubo excitedly gestured his hands and bravely expressed his opinion.
"Maybe I made the wrong suggestion in the first place, but I think we can reconsider, we need to show more respect to your traditional habits of the Scales." Charle listened to Chifubo's opinion, and suddenly thought of his son Gar's repeated dissuasion to him, maybe the Ant-Man should indeed give the scale demon more living space and mercy, so that conflict can be completely avoided and peaceful coexistence.
"If King Schaller could reconsider this issue, it would be for the best." After all, Chi Fubo is still relatively conservative, and the scale demon has always been docile and peace-loving, and is the most reluctant to clash with others.
"Yes, I think my original proposal was a mistake, and I hope we can understand it now." Schaller added.
"I'm sorry King, I'm afraid we're going to talk about more than that today." Xia Lei'er saw that Chi Nubo was inclined to compromise, so she added a sentence in time.
Xia Lei'er's mood is still a little difficult to calm down now, although she tries her best to restrain the resentment in her heart, but when she thinks of Jia Er's usual pure smiling face, now an unknown girl suddenly appeared, and a hatred gradually ignited in her heart, and she inexplicably resented the King of Charle in front of her.
"Oh? Is it? Tell me about it, we want to try to solve the problem as much as possible. Although Schaller expected that this might not be the whole problem, he was still a little surprised when Charelle did bring it up.
"We, the Mothmen, the Scaly Demons, and the Ant-Men are the ancestors of this Kalle steppe, and together we drove away the unicorn dragon and created a peaceful Kalle family. We were supposed to be equal to each other, but that has changed in recent years, and we, the Mothmen and the Scales, have been pushed out to the southwest, and you Ant-Men have taken over most of the fertile land north of Kalle. This is not fair to us races, the Moths and the Heantmen. ”
A trace of anger gradually burned in Xia Lei'er's eyes, and she seemed a little excited when she spoke, maybe because of the scene just now, maybe because the mothman and the scale demon have been oppressed by the ant-man in recent years.
"I'm sorry to hear Xia Lier say this, and I'm sorry for causing you so much psychological pressure and gap. Maybe things are not so bad, we are a great people in the Kalle grassland, in the years of struggle with the unicorn dragon we have moved forward bravely, not afraid of strong enemies, sacrificed countless T people, the Echant people have made great contributions to the peace of the Kalle grassland. ”
Schaller paused and continued, "Although we occupy a lot of land, please don't forget that the land to the north of us is threatened by the unicorn, and we continue to fight against it. ”
"That may sound reasonable, but you may have forgotten that we, the Moths and the Scales, occupy less than one-fifth of the Kalle Grasslands. And not so long ago, you even made a ridiculous offer, which gives us reason to think that you are trying to force us away and give up our land permanently. ”
Xia Li'er was haunted by the resentment in her heart, and her wording seemed a little tough. The Red Angry Bo beside her was shocked and desperate when he heard this, and he thought that things might get worse and worse.
"In your opinion, what should I do to satisfy you, or what you say is fairer." Schaller was clearly a little impatient.
"Uh...... I think ......" Red Anger Bo wanted to speak and stopped.
"We demand that this Wolong Lake be the boundary, the north of Wolong Lake belongs to the territory of the Ant-Man, and the south belongs to the Mothman and the Scale Demon. I don't think that's too much to ask. Xia Leier didn't wait for Chi Nu Bo to finish speaking and directly put forward her idea, and Chi Nu Bo felt a sudden chill on his back after hearing this, which would make everyone very embarrassed.
"It can't be!" Schaller was a little annoyed when he heard this.
"In this way, the Mana River Delta is completely your territory, and you know that the grasslands to the north of Kalle are relatively dry and arid, and the land to the south is more fertile, and we have the responsibility of guarding the unicorn dragon north of Kalle."
"In spite of this, you still have more territory to the north than we have, and besides, there is a foreign river to the north, and the long banks of the Mana River, which are actually a small amount of land that lacks water. Don't forget, even so, our two races, the Moths and the Scales, still occupy less than half of the Kalle Grassland. Charelle didn't compromise, the frustration on her face had been completely masked by anger.
Schaller was silent for a moment and then looked at Deputy Condona, whose face was visibly full of displeasure. Charle took a quick look at the army behind Charlais again, calculating the difference in their military strength.
"In addition, I hope that the Hitters will promise to reduce your forces, and in addition to the city of Sabekarti, the city of Modoko and the city of Lango will only need 2,000 troops and 20 chariots each to ensure the necessary ability to defend your homeland and maintain your interior. Only then can we have reason to believe that you are not maintaining a military deterrent against the Mothmen and the Scaly Demons. Xia Leier thought about it and added another condition.
Hearing this, Chi Nubo stared at Xia Lei'er with wide eyes in surprise, unable to believe that she had made such a request.
Schaller and Condona frowned at the same time, their faces sinking.
"There is no way I will accept this demand of yours, including the territorial demand." Schaller finally made up his mind to resolve the current disputes by force.
"Then forgive us for being rude, I am afraid that we will fight for our legitimate rights through force." Charelle's nose was sour, and when she said this, she looked a little sad, she knew that she was angry with Jia'er, and she assumed her resentment against Jia'er on the king.
"Yes, if you can defeat us." Charle looked a little depressed, and he took one last look at the Scaly Demon Patriarch, Red Fubo, and beckoned Condona to turn and leave.