By the next night, the feast of the demon prince had finally dispersed.

Huge predators, such as great white sharks and killer whales, swam from far away to the waters outside the port of Tripoli, and with the help of the Kotao fishmen, most of the Demon Prince's body eventually returned to nature.

Some of them died at the hands of humans, and some left contentedly.

After a lot of fighting, Wu Xin and his gang finally got about a third of the Demon Prince's corpse, which was about three tons of meat and offal.

The creature had so few bones that even Sazastan did not collect a few bones, coupled with the lack of laboratories to process this inedible meat.

Coupled with the fact that the ability of the female knight of Devlich proved to have a cooldown of more than twenty-four hours, and one of the kidneys that Sazastan had taken a fancy to was not obtained, the demigod lich was still in a bad mood in the end.

He snorted angrily and scolded his subordinates and Kou Tao Fishman, and Wu Xin, in order to comfort him, asked Kolmona to spur dozens of ogre slaves to marinate meat for him, which made him a little happier.

Seeing the demon prince's corpse being dragged away by Sazastan, Horbarukuluna's feelings were very complicated.

A son of Dagon, how much the Mother of the Sea, Bripaudup, loved sacrifice.

If all this flesh and blood can be sacrificed to him, Holbarukuluna is likely to receive great favor and will definitely be able to cross the threshold of "elite............

The priestess took a deep breath to drive these chaotic thoughts out of her brain, and then looked at Wu Xin and the old knight Deverich, who were talking.

Wu Xin is listening to the report of the elder Devrich, and while he is salvaging the Demon Prince, he is also negotiating with Horbarukuluna.

The situation in Tripoli has left no time for the two sides to engage in that set of red tape.

"The first thing is security, the place to settle has been chosen, I did not ask them to block out of the shipping lane, and chose a relatively remote and safe bay, which is the most important condition for them."

As soon as the old knight Dverrich opened his mouth, he already knew about his daughter's situation. But now he has no heart for gain and loss, he won't say those hypocritical words, just work hard for Wu Xin and his daughter. Also worked for the Tripoli group.

Wu Xin didn't say anything about this either, in his opinion, he had an obligation to the female knight of Deverich, even if it wasn't in vain, and it wasn't even discussed. But when he put on her the life-consuming demonic armor, and when they survived the ogre's hands together, the pact was made.

Regarding this condition, Wu Xin nodded, this is the key to his ability to win over the Kou Tao Fishman tribe as a third-rate force, and he must be more lenient than other human countries.

He didn't mean to use these Kou Tao fishmen as cannon fodder.

"The second is religious freedom, as long as they do not preach in human society, they are free to worship the Mother of the Sea, and we will not send priests to their tribes, and in exchange we will provide them with a portion of precious stones and bones of land animals to build altars. I also promised them a few bones of a mythical shark, which will require Your Excellency to communicate with His Highness Sazastan again. ”

Wu Xin grinned and nodded again, the gem is good to say, although the taste of the Mother of the Sea is a little higher than that of the desert nomads, but such a small tribe, he can't have too high requirements, Wu Xin just find a few gems seized from Ah Ming, maybe he will like the color of the sea?

This is a natural reward for the servants of the sea by the land powers.

The problem lies with Sazastan, the demigod lich has completely considered the shark cartilage and most of the harvest to be his private property, and the few others who contributed have their own benefits. Sazastan promised Cassano a large portion of the core-level nutrients, as well as a few elite-grade nutrients.

The rest is indeed his, and given Sazastan's selfless dedication and key role, it is a completely fair distribution.

Odd Kessler does not want these interests. As long as Wu Xin finds him a new piece of land in the castle, so that he can rebuild the Fire God Temple.

This is Wu Xin's unshirkable responsibility, Kessler's first seat has helped him to afford the building materials, and his performance also makes it impossible for Wu Xin to seek to seize the property of the Khashus Church that he kept.

As the leader, Wu Xin didn't need any personal benefits, and he didn't have the processing ability of a mage.

Therefore, if you speak again, you will definitely have to experience the most terrible professional discrimination in the multiverse.

To celebrate the victory and the settlement of the Koutao Fishmen. The shark roast tournament was about to begin, and Sazastan certainly wouldn't participate in such a time-wasting party for low-level lives.

Do you want to wait for Cassano to quietly come out with a little bone?

The shark that has been skinned and scraped off the good meat is still very large, and there are only a few bones, so it shouldn't be noticed, right?

Wu Xin did not express any dissatisfaction with the old Deverrich, after all, this is the necessary authority of the other party as a diplomat, and he believes that the other party must have made full use of this bargaining chip.

The most critical part of this condition is not this, religious freedom is what most countries that need the Kou Tao Fishman tribe are unwilling to agree, Spain and France are powerful, and will never change the major matters involving the country for a small tribe.

Although the leader of the Kotao fishmen was highly respected in Spain, the priests of Shirek also had the right to preach freely in their tribe, and the faith of Bribodup was never allowed to spread on the shore.

The Republic of Venice has always been more relaxed in its faith, but for the aforementioned reasons, the Koutao Fish-Man tribe is reluctant to live under the walls.

The Roman Church State was non-negotiable on this issue, far more severe than Spain and France, and the Koutao Fishmen had to convert their entire race to the great God in order to be given the opportunity to serve God.

Although the Florentine Republic is generally more liberal in its beliefs, at this time, Florence is experiencing a strange co-confederation with the Roman Church State, the leader of the Medici family is the true elected pope, and the second person of this family is the tyrant of Florence, exercising the power of the duke in the name of "the standard-bearer of justice".

The two powerhouses of Central Italy are moving at a pace.

The other Italian city-states that were willing to accommodate them were themselves Ciric's iron plates, and their strength was too weak to withstand the pressure from the Romans.

Although Wu Xin did not allow them to go ashore to spread, at least he did not ask for the right of transmission from the Roman Church, which was a difficult condition for the Kou Tao fishmen to win.

Horbarukluna knew about the sister tribes with whom she had just diverged, as well as the Kotao fish-people tribe who had quietly moved back to the Mediterranean in recent decades. It's all because of this unavoidable reason, and it's all black households so far.

It is not possible to trade with land powers, and if it is discovered, it will be surrounded and suppressed by the navy.

Although the sea is vast, in fact, only the continental shelf close to the mainland can support life. The deep sea, because of the lack of mineral replenishment carried by rivers, is actually the same as the desert, and it is a desperate situation for life.

There were too many enthusiastic missionaries in Spain, and this was the reason why her mother was determined to divide the tribes, and the emperor was able to control the religious people of noble origin, and the noble discipline was not to be counted on. At the risk of offending the emperor, go underwater to preach to a bunch of fathead fish, you tease me?

But among the common people, there were priests who believed in Ciric's creed and were full of dedication, desperately collecting supplies from the faithful, buying curiosities that would allow them to stay underwater for hours, and preaching among the tribes day and night, despite the adverse circumstances.

And "obstruction of the spread of the gospel of God" is an extremely serious matter in Spain, which can lead to the public execution of top nobles. The crime of exile of the whole family in the New World.

Even the Emperor was reluctant to get into such trouble, not to mention that after the end of the Church of Calas, he was doing everything he could to avoid a religious confrontation with the Church of Rome, and in the last year he had not even seen a public sacrifice to their family's ancestor, the Knight of Vision, Barbarossa.

The Kortao Fishmen who fought with the Spanish Navy were respected, but some of the Kortao Fishmen who went to the city to trade were often caught by fanatical priests, and their personal safety was not guaranteed if they were not baptized and converted to Shirek.

The emperor had no intention of escaping back to justice for the Kou Tao fishman who had been frozen to death.

So Wu Xin, the prince who is said to be a heretic. The news of the establishment of a small force on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea will immediately attract a tribe of Kou Tao Fishmen.

"According to Your Excellency's instructions, I have not demanded any poll tax, and the tribute is limited to ceremonial specialties. The Priestess stated that they produced a crab paste that would be very valuable to the natural caster, but that amount should only be for your personal use. For the rest of the specialties, we only require them to trade in the port of Tripoli, and we are guaranteed to be taxed as ordinary goods, that is, one-tenth of the entry tax. ”

This condition can be regarded as overjoying Horbarukuluna, Wu Xin's food is very good-looking, he knows that it is not easy for this tribe to produce special products. It doesn't have much value to him in limited quantities, as long as the transaction tax is fine, which allows him to be compensated elsewhere.

"Finally, there is the issue of internal self-government, and you and your heirs promise to respect the choice of the Mother of the Sea to recognize the High Priest as the head of their tribe." This is political autonomy, Wu Xin has no intention of interfering, in this kind of tribe of hundreds of people, the authority of a middle-level priest is very great, Wu Xin insists on supporting a strong warrior to fight for authority, and the price must be huge.

The Kou Tao Fish-Man Tribe got such a few loose conditions, and in the future, they naturally have to pay a little compensation.

Old Devrichy glanced at the Kou Tao Fishmen who were working as porters together, these creatures were in good shape now, but it was always a disadvantage to be on the shore for too long.

And it's not the most important job they have to do.

"All your other requests have been met, and I'll let the priestess speak to you the rest." This arrangement is very thoughtful, allowing Horbarukuluna to state those obligations in person, but not to mention her power, it can strengthen Wu Xin's authority.

Although Wu Xin said very modestly that he was not His Royal Highness, the forces he controlled already had a population of tens of thousands after all, and several nomadic tribes around him also had a fetters like nothing, compared to the Kou Tao Fishman tribe with a population of only a few hundred, he was half the master.

Most of the time, numbers are the source of strength.

The summoned Priestess of Horbarukuluna came to Wu Xin and began to explain the following terms at the request of the elder Devrich.

"First of all, thank you very much Your Highness Xibo for respecting our customs and beliefs, allowing us to survive under your protection, and your kindness will definitely be passed on by our tribe from generation to generation." This passage may seem as false as any other meaningless statement, but it is an oath that is indeed essential on this occasion.

"The Green Crab Claw Tribe will provide two formations of ten people, a total of twenty Kou Tao Fishmen are divided into two shifts, to ensure that the channel below the port of Tripoli will always be guarded, if there are people scattered, we will destroy them for you, if it is an enemy army, we will definitely give you an early warning."

This is Wu Xin's most important gain in the whole transaction.

A tribe with only a few hundred fishmen in total, this military service obligation is already very heavy.

For any tribe, this obligation is difficult to bear.

It's just that after the fish-man gets a safe environment, the reproduction is relatively fast, and the vigilance work does not have to be undertaken by young adults, except for the team leader, and the weak fish-men who are underage in other team members can also be filled.

That's why Horbarukuluna accepted the suffering, but it didn't involve the requirements of the principle.

"After our population reaches a thousand, this number will be raised to fifty, and the subsequent military service will be discussed later." After Horbarukuna finished speaking, she added a detail that Wu Xin emphasized. "The Tripoli side has the power to conduct a census every five years."

Wu Xin nodded, and then repeated that the old Knight Deverlich had agreed to the conditions on his behalf: "Under no circumstances will I forcibly expropriate the population and property in your tribe, and absolutely respect your leadership of the tribe." The military salary of the patrol team is settled by the Kou Tao Yuren himself, and the officer who leads the team provides a medium-grade nutritional supplement every year, which I bear. ”

This condition will make this position a sought-after commodity within the Kou Tao Fishman tribe, and nutrients are the real hard currency.

One serving of Medium Nutrition means maintaining the amount required for the normal training and advancement of a Medium Rank Samurai, which is worth hundreds of thalers.

For those samurai who have not yet reached the middle rank, with such a supply, the chances of advancing are immediately doubled.

"The Green Claw Tribe pledges not to collude with any other force under any circumstances against the great Warlock royalty and His Royal Highness Cesare Cibbo. Without the permission of His Highness Sibo, without signing treaties with other tribes, without marrying with outside tribes, without proselytizing, in the event of an attack on His Highness Sibo, you have the right to transfer our patrol to where you see fit, and when the casualties are less than five per year, the Green Claw Tribe is obliged to make up for the shortage. ”

Wu Xin responded with his own obligations: "The attack on the green crab claw tribe is an attack on me, and once the green crab claw is attacked, I will protect it immediately." When I am attacked, all patrolmen who die in battle will receive the same compensation as other soldiers who serve me. ”

Wu Xin's pension for the dead soldiers is just three months' salary, but in this era, it is already a very good welfare.

After the military, diplomatic, and economic powers and responsibilities are clear, the last one is the issue of justice.

On this issue, Wu Xin is relatively harsh, if this power is not held, it will be difficult for the suzerainty to eliminate the rebellion of the vassals.

"Conflicts on land shall be dealt with in accordance with the laws of mankind. Underwater conflicts are dealt with in accordance with the laws of the Kotao Fishmen, but if the conflict involves humans and the humans are dissatisfied with the verdict, the Tripoli court may accept an appeal and make a final judgment in accordance with the laws of humanity after paying one hundred thalers to Tripoli. Although it meant surrendering the right of justice, Horbarukuluna eventually agreed, after all, after going through the Spanish Inquisition, no other court seemed so difficult to accept.

Through this power, Wu Xin actually retains the ability to interfere in the internal affairs of the fish-people, of course, whether to use it or not is another matter.

Overall, Wu Xin was very satisfied, and he immediately invited the priestess of the Kou Tao Fishman to attend the shark banquet together. (To be continued.) )