After a brief exchange, Cornelia left.

To be honest, the overall atmosphere was quite pleasant, and Cornelia looked like she "knew everything" and was even more than happy to show Jones the way, but the progress seemed to be far away. It can even be described as clueless.

"This is the first time I've come across such a negotiation. Belle said helplessly: "It's just that we beg them, and they don't want anything." This is a very bad person to negotiate with. Not only do we have to find a way to address their concerns, but we also have to find a way to find something they need in exchange. It's ...... To be honest, I haven't done this kind of business. They are like a stone that has not even been cracked. ”

Everyone gathered in Jones's room. The small room looked unusually cramped, and there was no place to sit. Jones could only sit on his coffin, his face full of melancholy.

There was only one chair left, and Belle sat down.

"They can't want nothing, otherwise why would they let us come? Wouldn't it be nice to just refuse us?" Jones said, "maybe we just haven't officially entered the process yet." ”

"Maybe they wanted to refuse?" Belle asked rhetorically.

When Belle said this, Joneston was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

"Well...... Belle replied hesitantly, "We talked for half a year before we met." And the reason is not because you want to negotiate with them for ore, but because ...... Rather, you freed the elven slaves. It stands to reason that you are a friend of the Blood Elves, and they should not refuse you to come to Lorgosianny. At least when it comes to freeing elven slaves, they need your cooperation. But it seems like that's all, they really don't have any more ideas. ”

"Then let's continue to talk to them about freeing the elven slaves?"

"But you've freed almost the entire Kolin Peninsula of elven slaves. ”

"So you're saying that this negotiation was doomed from the start?"

"I think...... I can't say for sure, but the odds are really not low. Belle shrugged.

"Why did you let us come here when the odds were so low?" Dora muttered quietly.

"Chances are better than no chances, aren't they?" Belle turned to her and said, "And you also heard just now, this kind of ore is only available here, no matter how difficult it is, we can only start with them." ”

"But the odds are still very low, and it's a waste of time for us to come here. "Dora puffs up.

"As long as there is a little hope, it cannot be called a waste of time. ”

"In the end, it's a waste of time not to talk about achievements. ”

"How do you know if you can't talk about it if you don't try?"

"I've tried it now, but I can't talk about it!"

The two men were about to quarrel, and William stood by with his wand in his hand, quiet as an ornament.

"Alright. Jones could only say helplessly: "We knew it was difficult before we came, but we didn't know it was so difficult." But no matter what, we have to do it. Yes, you know?"

Dora's brows furrowed so much that she could wring out water.

Belle was proud: "That's what I mean, I have to try, don't you?"

......

At this moment, Cornelia and Daliana were swaying through the streets of Cartier on unicorns, staggering past passers-by.

"Mistress Cornelia. Daliana asked softly, "What should we do next?" I don't think you're going well. ”

"Yes. Cornelia puffed up her chest slightly and looked out at the end of the street, "He doesn't have what we want...... Or rather, there is, but someone has already given us the first step, so his position becomes less important. If he had come over a few years ago, the way the negotiations would have been would have certainly not been like this. Even, if he was willing to talk at that time, we could let the queen pass. But now, everything is different. ”

As she spoke, Cornelia glanced at Daliana with a smirk.

"I ...... I don't really understand. Daliana shook her head.

"You don't have to understand, it's not your business. Anyway, as friends of the blood elves, they are coming, and we have no reason to stop them. But for the rest, it's not guaranteed. Don't offend him, try to do it so that he can't find fault with it. Leave the rest alone. ”

"Yes. Daliana bowed slightly.

The two men picked up slightly.

Countless passers-by staggered past them.

Oh, there's an Angel in there, and he's on his way home. Compared to when he went out, the only thing that didn't seem to have changed was the longbow and the arrow basket.

In order to make himself look less embarrassed, he cleaned up a little in the toilet of the Academy of Magic. So, he's now an elf with no hair and no eyebrows. The clothes on his body were also tattered, and large areas were scorched black. Walking on the road is particularly eye-catching.

As she staggered past him, Daliana couldn't help but look back at him twice.

"What's wrong?" asked Cornelia.

"No, nothing? I saw a bald elf. He doesn't even seem to have eyebrows......"

"Could it be a wood elf? The wood elf's hair color is different from ours, and he wants to hide his identity. With that, Cornelia also turned to look at Angel in the crowd from a distance.

The devil was still behind Angel, but no one could see him.

At this time, Angel had no idea that he had been targeted by others: "What should I do?

"Uh......" The devil replied hesitantly, "just say that you accidentally blew yourself up with the fireball technique?"

"Are you crazy, neither my father nor my mother will allow me to learn magic!"

"But you're going to go to the Academy of Magic, for decades. Do you think you can hide it?"

"If you can't hide it, you have to hide it, and when you find out, let's talk about it. Angel craned his neck and continued to walk briskly.

"Does Mistress Cornelia think it could be a spy of the Wood Elves?" Daliana asked Cornelia. One hand was already on the dagger at his waist.

"Probably not. Shaking her head slowly, Cornelia rode the unicorn on, and said casually, "It's too obvious to walk on the street like this." If the Wood Elves were so stupid, we wouldn't need to worry about it at all. Maybe it's just some unlucky guy. There are traces of fire on the body, probably playing with fire and burning yourself. ”

Daliana breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly rode the unicorn after her.

......

Jones casually said, "If there's no demand, we'll create some demand for them." ”

"Manufacturing demand?" William suddenly came to his senses: "That's a good statement, we can drag them into the flames of war." ”

"Dragged into the flames of war?" All of a sudden, the people around were stunned.

"yes, don't you think that's a good idea?" William chuckled, "The purpose of those ores is to make weapons. I mean, the main role. What if we make weapons and sell them back? If they also face war, then there will be a demand. They can trade ore for weapons we have built for them. ”

Everyone else looked at him with blank expressions.

"Don't you think that's a good idea?" William looked back and forth.

Belle shook her head helplessly, and Dora reluctantly turned away.

Jones pursed his lips and said expressionlessly: "Uncle William, taking the initiative to cause an unnecessary war is not what we should do. We belong to the side of justice. ”

"Uh...... I'm sorry, but I suddenly forgot that I had converted to justice. You go on. ”

Everyone in the room looked at each other, helpless.

Indeed, if you abandon the insistence on justice, then there are many means. Whether it's robbing, cheating, or threatening, you can get the ore. But if you don't give up your righteous position, then you ......

"Perhaps...... We should threaten them, or play them up. After thinking for a long time, Belle opened her eyes wide and said seriously: "Our strength is stronger than theirs, there is no doubt about it." If coercion is used by force......"

"We can't do that. Jones shook his head.

"What about angels and demons? Will angels and demons let humans go after they have eaten them? If they never thought about it, let's warn them. ”

"Belle, haven't you read anything about the First and Second Ages?" Jones asked rhetorically.

"Uh...... I really haven't seen it. What's wrong?"

Sighing, Jones whispered, "Elves are different from humans. After the end of the Quaternary Period, the human alliance completely collapsed. Even history is broken. The history of the elves has never been interrupted, and they know exactly what happened in the first, second, third, and fourth ages. When the devil pressurs them, they fall to the angels. When the angels put pressure on them, they fell on the devil. That's what they've always done. If we put pressure on them, then they will undoubtedly bring in the forces of heaven against us. At that time, we won't even be able to get the ore we have now. ”

"Well, it looks like that's a standard wallhead. Belle spread her hands helplessly: "If it's a wall, then the strategy must be to refuse any side before the situation is completely clear." ”

"And ......" Jones closed his eyes and sighed softly, "Belle, I need to correct your perception, I'm not sure we have an absolute advantage over the blood elves. ”

"Why? Don't we have the support of the lichs?" said Belly, slightly surprised.

"More than a hundred 10,000-year-old lichs, yes, very powerful. Jones reluctantly said, "But that doesn't mean we're going to win." As far as I know, the status of the blood elves on the continent is not lower than that of the blood clan. We didn't really beat the Senate. In the same way, there is no guarantee that we will be able to defeat the Blood Elves with the use of force. ”

"But they are not an immortal race, and they have a short lifespan. ”

"But they have the power of the race, they have a legacy, and they are different from the lichs who have long been separated, and they are not like the blood who have lived in decadence. I've never been to Logotsenny, but I've talked to some of the Blood Elves who have been enslaved. Preliminary understanding. ”

"Okay...... This is something I didn't expect. ”

After being silent for a long time, Jones said softly, "The Blood Elf Queen once sent a letter to her father about cooperating in the opening of the ruins of Klimasa. I think that's what they want. If that's what they want, I can help them. ”

"Why didn't you mention it just now?" Belle asked.

"Because she didn't mention it, she didn't mention a word. If we take the initiative to mention it, we will be very passive. Jones shook his head slowly, and said, "Did they find some way to open the ruins of Klima Tha? Normally, they should know that I can help them." If they really want it, then at least one should be asked. ”

"Maybe Nelia doesn't know about it, maybe she'll mention it when we meet the Elven Queen?"

"Hopefully. Hopefully they really haven't solved the problem. Therefore, it is very important to meet the Blood Elf Queen tonight. ”

It seems that at this moment, Jones can only hope for this.

Standing on the balcony, Jones saw at a glance a bare head in the crowd in the bazaar, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Who is it?

Do you still need to guess? Of course it's Angel.

Not only Jones was watching him, but the people in the bazaar were watching him. No way, it's not that bald-headed elves are uncommon, but there is no one in the whole of Cartier.

Now, of course, there is, and Angel is the only one. His face was flushed, and he could only awkwardly try to cover his head with his hands. But apparently, he can't hide it. So, I can only continue to speed up the pace.

Finally, he slipped back into his house and hid in his room. And then...... He began to try to remedy it.

I made a bunch of rags, pulled out threads, dyed them black, and pasted them on top of my head. The key is the position of the eyebrows.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he looked depressed. It's a lot better than having no eyebrows, but it's just as funny.

"What should I do? Maybe I should be honest. He looked at the devil.

The devil stared at him silently.

After a long moment, the devil asked softly, "If you are honest, will it be bad?"

"I don't know, maybe. Angel replied anxiously, "My father and mother have always prevented me from studying magic. If I'm honest about having an accident in an exam at the Academy of Magic, then they'll know that I've always wanted to learn magic and have never stopped learning magic in private. And then they will notice their brother's notes...... In short, it can be very bad. ”

"Okay, let's decide on a policy now. The devil gestured and said, "You must hide it, you can't let them find out, right?"

"Yes. Angel nodded.

"Okay, I see. Looking at Angel, the devil said, "If we want to hide something, the best thing to do is to create a bigger trouble to cover it up." As long as the big trouble is big enough, no one will pay attention to the small trouble anymore. This is the devil's law. Now, let me teach you ......"

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