Since the defeat of the adventurer's team, the rain in the northwest part of the Whispering Forest has been intermittent for the past few days. Whether it's because of the unexpectedly powerful enemies or the annoying weather, adventurers stationed on the banks of the Emerald River are hardly in a good mood. Fortunately, it wasn't long before Crane had come up with his idea and started implementing it, and the young lord of Andrarui had already responded.

Originally, Crane thought that his intention to end this farce in a hurry would encounter a certain degree of difficulty, but he did not expect that the enemy's desire to pursue peace seemed to be equally positive. After all, the initiative of the war has always been in the hands of the other side, and he did not put on a haughty posture at the beginning to fight for more interests for himself in the negotiation process, and this almost enthusiastic attitude even made the young adventurer leader feel that the children of the abyss, who led Andrari, were not at all like the difficult opponents that the human team had faced before—a leader who seemed to be very good in every way.

However, in less than two years, the other party relied on its close relationship with the elven kingdom to build Andrari, which had risen from the ground, into such a mature territory with prosperous commerce and powerful force, and played with his own group of chaotic adventurers in a few limited encounters. Crane wasn't sure that all of these tactics came from the rumored young demon king, but as an opponent, Andrarui generally found him a little unfathomable.

The venue for the negotiations was set in the middle of the Emerald River, with an Andrari's flat-bottomed barge used as the venue. As a towing barge used to load cargo, the negotiation area does not even have a general cabin except for the sealed waterproof cabin, and the deck where the cargo is usually stacked can be seen in an unobstructed view. Due to the continuous rain and abundant water from the southern Shelter Mountains, the water level and current speed of the Emerald River have increased greatly in recent times, so the barge that served as the negotiation site had to use anchors to stay in the Emerald River near the human side. Nearly a thousand meters away from the camp of the alien soldiers on the other side of the river, and at the same time taking care of the inferior means of crossing the river on the human side, such a place for negotiation, it seems that there is hardly any other place in this forest to show Andrarui's sincerity better than this barge.

Towards noon, the large ship of Andrari's side carried the foreign negotiators onto the barge that had been anchored in the middle of the river the previous day. And at this time, the leaders of the human side are also ready.

It is difficult to say whether there will be an accident due to the rapids in the river if you use a rudimentary raft to cross the river in this situation, but if the distance is shortened to about 100 meters, the adventurer who operates the raft will be sure enough to control the risks.

From a distance of dozens of paces, Crane could see the aliens on the barge, who were not wearing the heavy armor of the intimidating force and carrying any visible weapons on their faces, as promised.

Then the human leader saw the young man who was faintly surrounded by the crowd.

He has short hair that is clearly specially trimmed. The so-called shortness is only compared to the elven rangers who tie their hair back behind their heads, compared to the adventurers' easy-to-clean but rarely neatly trimmed hair, the young man with black eyes seems very close to the aristocratic style of humans. A well-cut and close-fitting black garment, with no other ornaments than a few buttons that appeared to be made of black gemstones. Compared to the many bow ties, cuffs, and colorful buttons of the human aristocracy, the young man in the middle of the crowd may have looked a little shabby. But for some reason, Crane felt that the young man who looked less than twenty years old in physiognomy was far more pleasing to the eye than some well-behaved human aristocrats.

Maybe it's because of the other party's identity, and the excellent ability reflected in this unique identity? Crane wasn't sure.

The adventurer leaders, including the young Enric, knew only a few simple descriptions of the other side, but the twenty aliens on the other side knew their identities well enough. In addition to the fact that there are a few tall and strong players in the team who are good at dealing with "emergencies", the information in the hands of the children of the abyss is missing, and only the "little man" who is covered in a black robe is unpredictable.

The information came mainly from the more than 500 adventurer captives, but most of the information gathered by the Inquisitors and Trainee Scouts was directed at the various human leaders. Just like the "terrible ghost" Adolf, the guards around Andrei are sure enough to confirm that he is the most dangerous of the human group. Whether it was the elven rangers, demons, orcs, and dwarven warriors present, they all believed that everything was under the control of the children of the abyss, because neither the choice of venue nor the agreement to carry weapons and equipment were important to them.

Even if a curious dragon flew into the sky at this time, and told the adventurers in amazement that nineteen dragonborns had actually gathered on this seemingly simple barge, the human leaders on the other side would probably still have an unbelievable expression...... As for the unidentified little man in the black robe hiding behind, at most he was just a rare sorcerer, and the nineteen dragon warriors had the confidence that the dragon himself had to show his true body in order to retreat!

In the middle of the barge deck is a long table and five pairs of chairs on either side, all of which are intricately crafted with an even amber coating, apparently by skilled elven craftsmen. It's just that judging from the number of chairs, the Son of the Abyss, as the master, obviously didn't mean to entertain too many adventurer leaders.

The first to introduce himself was naturally the human side as a "guest", and the leaders of Crane and Adolf were all expected by Andrei. After waiting for the five adventurer leaders to introduce themselves, it was Andrari's turn as the master.

"I am André Gesareth, lord of Andrarui. Just as Crane thought, the young man in front of him, who didn't look very powerful, was the son of the abyss, who ruled a city, but this demon leader who didn't have much special appearance didn't use any surprising remarks when introducing himself. It makes some humans who imagine the young demon king to be strong, fierce or sinister and weird.

"This is my Squire and Secretary General Andrari, Livia Capricorn, and the Elven Representative Arret Starfire......"

After introducing the people who were about to sit around them in turn, the two sides finally took their seats. In addition to the tall demon warrior who stood behind the Children of the Abyss, the most conspicuous in Andrarui's team was probably the young succubus beside Andrea.

The black-haired, purple-eyed, bewitching squire officer almost made the crude adventurer look straight in the eyes, not to mention the appearance that looked extremely outstanding even among the elves, and her close-fitting and sleek skirt alone made the few guys standing in the back row who hadn't touched a woman in a long time swallow their saliva, although Livia's short skirt was actually just revealing her calves......

When the negotiations officially began, the situation on the table was lackluster.

"In order for the dispute between us to really settle, I hope that Andrarui can provide us with enough food to return to the city-state......" Although Crane himself felt that this was a very unreliable request, as a representative of the interests of the adventurer's side, no matter what he thought in his heart, he always had to put on a very tough posture and open his mouth to bargain with the other party.

"Such a request is an insult to us, and all the citizens of Andrarui will not accept such a condition!!" The Son of the Abyss naturally looked angry, but unlike his opponent with excellent acting skills, Andrei was really angry that the other party dared to open such a mouth, although he already understood that this was just a calculation by the other party at first glance. On the contrary, the snake demon Savaron and the horned demon Berion behind the Children of the Abyss almost couldn't help but want to make a move with their fierce eyes, but because of the explanation they made before their Highness left, the two of them only expressed their strong dissatisfaction with their expressions.

And then the unnutritious ripped skin, and it slowly developed in the direction of mental malaise from the beginning of the saber-rattling......

It wasn't until the two sides began to decide how many adventurers they should take in to work in Andrari, paying off the food they had lent to the human team, that the atmosphere of the negotiations finally began to normalize.

"The elves wouldn't allow us to hunt in the forest is too domineering!If it weren't for the food, we probably wouldn't have had such a violent conflict with Andrari......," Crane still emphasized some points that even he didn't believe, but the slightly innocent dwarven warrior behind the negotiator began to waver after several rounds of hypnosis.

"I said from the beginning that you humans have not been welcome in the Elven Kingdom since hundreds of years ago! You gathered so many people to run to the Emerald River Valley with bad intentions, and it was purely your own fault to end up in such a situation!" Andre retorted with fierce words without showing weakness, and even he himself felt that he had become more and more involved in the play.

Then the beautiful attendant began to have a blank face, suggesting that everyone take a break for a while, and then make further confirmation of the next details.

So several people sitting at the table began to get up one after another, each moving their stiff bodies. André took advantage of this moment to shake Crane's hand lightly while no one was looking, and then the young adventurer leader noticed that something seemed to be stuck to his palm.

Knowing something, Crane and his companion exchanged a few perfunctory words after getting up, and then opened the note in his hand without knowing what was going on behind everyone's eyes, on which was written a name simply and clearly - Chrissy Enric.

Although he had already been prepared in his heart, when the other party really showed the chips in his hand, Crane still couldn't help but sink in his heart. He can pretend to fight for the interests of the adventurer's team, but for his young and excellent sister, Crane can't easily deal with it. The young leader of adventurers looked up at the Children of the Abyss, surrounded by alien guards, who were smiling at him with an inconspicuous box in his hand.

"I'll test that Highness's attitude toward opening up his job to us privately. Crand said this to his companions, and walked towards the group of Andrari's aliens with a gloomy face.

"Shall I accompany you?" Adolf's suggestion was met with an unappreciative wave of his ally's hand.

The leader of the horrified adventurers stared closely at his young companions as they approached the enemy lineup, and it wasn't until Crane and the Children of the Abyss walked to the other side, a little away from the alien warriors, that Adolf let his guard down slightly.

The two young leaders, who had been alone, seemed to be talking calmly, when suddenly the barge, which had always been steady, shook slightly twice without warning, as if the rushing water had pulled the wide barge.

"Your Highness!?" the young succubus screamed suddenly, startling everyone on board.

Adolf, who had just grasped his balance, saw that Crane was grabbing the young lord of Andrarui by the collar with a look of anger on his face......