As he said this, Jones had been quietly watching the Queen's expression change.

However, he saw nothing. That kind of no change, even to the point of being a little deliberate. It's as if the queen knew what Jones wanted to say, and deliberately acted like she didn't change her emotions.

Jones seemed to realize something, and his eyes slowly narrowed into a slit.

After listening to Jones's advice, the queen smiled and said, "That sounds like a good idea, but ...... We have abandoned our plans for the development of the ruins of Krimasha. ”

Is this possible?

Frowning slightly, Jones casually asked, "Why give up?"

"Because there is nothing we want in the ruins of Krimasha. ”

"No, have you been in the ruins?"

"No, we haven't been in, it's been inferred from some other historical sources. ”

"If the historical data you have can be guessed to this extent, then I don't think you would have wanted to enter the ruins in the first place, right?"

The queen was a little embarrassed, coughed dryly, and simply said, "Well, we don't have a lot of information. However, Lorgotsenni is not small, we have a lot of things to deal with, and we can't be distracted by some illusory thoughts for the time being. After all, no one knows if you'll benefit from entering the ruins of Krimasha, right? Maybe it's empty? In fact, we've dug up and found almost nothing. ”

The atmosphere was a little frozen.

Dora and Belle both looked at the queen with puzzled expressions. Cornelia smiled a little stiffly.

As for William, oh, William was still staring at the flowers on his plate. It's as if you haven't heard anything.

Jones then asked, "If you don't have time, maybe I'll come." Mega Snake City has enough manpower. All you need to do is provide the Snake City Modo ore. In return, the Blood Elves will be able to share in the results of the excavation of the ruins of Krimatha. ”

The scene was even more awkward.

The Queen's expression looked a little tense, she hesitated, shook her head slightly, and said with a twinkle in her eyes, "No, I mean, we have lost interest in Krimasha for the time being. ”

"But we're interested. Jones' eyes widened, and he smiled and said, "Even if you don't dig out, we want to." I have secret information from the Holy See, and I only have to look through the information to find out where Krimatha is. ”

The whole atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment, and Jones and the queen looked at each other silently. They were smiling at each other, except that Jones smiled a little defiantly and the queen smiled a little stiffly.

In the firelight, Belle could clearly see a drop of sweat slipping down the queen's forehead.

"I'm sorry. After a brief silence, the queen suddenly stood up and whispered, "I need to leave." Please wait a minute. ”

As she spoke, she bowed slightly, nodded, and turned to leave.

Cornelia didn't seem to be able to sit still, so she quickly got up, bowed slightly to Jones and nodded, and then turned to leave.

There were only four people left on the balcony: Jones, Belle, Dora, and William.

"What's going on, why aren't they interested in Krimasa all of a sudden?" asked Dora in a whisper.

"It's not that I'm not interested. Belle looked in the direction where the queen and Cornelia had left, and whispered, "They found another way to solve it, and they don't need to go through us." Maybe they've found someone else willing to cooperate with them. ”

......

"Ahh

Turu hurriedly moved towards Andrew, and by the way, pulled two half-lit logs from the campfire to Andrew.

"What are you doing?" Andrew looked at Turu with a blank expression.

Tulu blinked his eyes and asked, "Master, aren't you cold? You have sneezed many times today." ”

"I'm not cold. Andrew gave Turu a blank look, and continued to bow his head and copy in his notebook, thinking seriously about something.

The north wind was blowing.

Not far from him, a large group of Gustav soldiers had set up their tents in the wilderness, drinking happily and with a commotion around the campfire.

......

"Definitely, yes. Jones looked in the direction of the queen and Cornelia and whispered, "So, I just gave her two choices. Either we can open up and make it easier for everyone to share the results of the excavation of the ruins of Krimatha. Either...... We dug for ourselves, and they didn't get anything. As for who they went to, it doesn't matter. Unless it's Heaven and Hell, or Richie, we want to unearth, and no one can rob us. Obviously, it is impossible for Heaven and Hell to cooperate with them, otherwise they would have discovered it long ago. There's no need to wait until now. ”

"Mistress Jones just threatened them?" Dora widened her eyes.

"It's not called a threat, it's just a choice for her. The decision is up to her. ”

"Dora didn't hear it at all......"

"It's okay, they both heard it. Jones replied with a smile.

......

In the room, the queen looked at Cornelia with an anxious expression: "What did you tell him?"

"I didn't say anything. Cornelia hurriedly explained, "Before that, he had never mentioned the matter of Krimartha, and I had not mentioned it. ”

The queen turned her face sideways, took a deep breath, and said anxiously, "How likely do you think he knows that Andrew is helping us?"

"Almost zero. Cornelia said expressionlessly, "Andrew, I still understand. He has broken away from the Knights of the Silver Moon...... If he still works for the Knights of the Silver Moon, there's no need to break away, right? And he's very selfish, and the conditions we offer him are generous enough. He couldn't be willing to share it with others. If we talk to Jones, what else do we need him to do?"

"And what if we don't make it and Serpent intervenes again?" the queen glanced back at Cornelia and said, "How sure do you think Andrew can get over Serpent?"

Cornelia was stunned, thought for a while, and whispered: "The chances of grabbing it are not very good, but we all know what kind of person Andrew is." He can't sit still, there will always be a way. ”

"Huh. The queen smiled at once, and smiled helplessly. After collecting her thoughts, she said earnestly: "Shall we pin our hopes on Andrew's cleverness? We have waited for many years, and successive queens have wanted to discover the ruins of Klimasa, but we have never waited for the opportunity. Now that our chance has come, we're going to bet on a traitor from a blood elf?"

......

On the balcony, Belle looked at Jones quietly with her cheeks on her cheeks, smiling.

Dora stared at Belle with half-squinted eyes.

"What's wrong?" Jones asked.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised that you saw the Queen's weakness so quickly. Just a few words. Belle sighed softly, "Originally, you weren't like this. Originally, you were straight and merciless. ”

"That's because of the experience. Jones replied casually, "Sitting in this position, you have to deal with different people every day." They're all guessing what I'm thinking, and naturally, I'll have to guess what they're thinking. ”

......

"But if we cut ties with Andrew...... Cornelia hesitated, "Andrew is not a good person, and he will certainly not give up." Crucially, he was also very interested in the ruins of Klimasha itself. Have you forgotten? When Andrew defected from Lorgosianny, he took with him the pendant of Clemasa. If we work with Mega Snake instead, maybe he'll be ruined from it. Crucially, he was also once a member of the Knights of the Silver Moon. We have absolutely no idea what he will do. ”

"And we bet on both sides?" asked the Queen.

Cornelia looked at the queen and hesitated, but could only reply, "I can't give you advice on this question, Your Highness. Andrew's asking price is not low, although the time is still relatively short, and he has not yet seen tangible results, but now the ruins have fallen into the hands of the Lombback Empire. Andrew is in control of everything, and he came prepared. As for Mega Serpent City...... They have a whole bunch of lichs. The Lich's magic is a little different from what we need, but it's also powerful. If we had provided them with a sufficient amount of Modo ore, we would have no idea how far they would arm the humans. Gods and demons are all a threat to us, but that threat is powerful but controllable. As long as they are balanced in strength, as long as we keep rocking, there can be checks and balances. Humans could be out of control. It's like thousands of years ago when they captured elven slaves on a large scale. None of their lords could fully restrain their individual actions. Once they are armed, and a large number of adventurers pour into Logosiani for money, we will be exhausted. ”

The queen looked at Cornelia silently, hesitating.

Cornelia was also quietly looking at the Queen.

......

After a while, the queen finally returned to the balcony with Cornelia and appeared in front of Jones and his party.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Lifting her dress slightly, the queen sat back in her place.

Cornelia also returned to her place.

After a pause, the queen smiled, looked at Jones and said, "You just said that you are also very interested in the ruins of Klimatha, is that what you mean?"

"Yes. Jones smiled and replied, "I'm very interested." In fact, we in Snake City are working on new uses for magic. The lich's magic, though powerful, is very demanding to use. I think Krimasha's magic would be a little easier to popularize. ”

"Yes. The queen nodded, "That's why we're interested in the ruins of Klima and not in lich magic. What's more, the lich's most powerful magic is undead, which is repelling from holy magic. Other races can actually have a lot of problems with it. Of course, the Bloodlines are an exception. ”

"So, you're still interested?"

"Yes, we still have some interest. ”

"So, does Her Royal Highness approve of my proposal?"

"Considering, considering. Looking at Jones, the queen whispered, "Actually, I have a better proposal, you can exchange the secrets in the ruins of Klimasha for Modo ore." ”

"Isn't that what I just suggested?" Jones was slightly stunned.

"Somewhat similar, but not quite. The queen took a deep breath and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, your suggestion just now should be that we excavate the ruins of Klima together and share the results. And then we'll give Snake City Modo ore, right?"

"Yes. ”

"My suggestion is that you excavate the ruins of Krimatha on your own, and we will not participate. Of course, you can also get involved a little. We're going to send some people to the scene and follow you. But not directly involved, nor intervening. The point is, when you dig out something, you can exchange it with us. As for how much Modo ore you get, it depends on how much the excavated thing is worth. If it's valuable, we're willing to do whatever it takes, right?" said the queen, smiling faintly.

Jones looked at the queen silently, expressionlessly.

Dora's gaze kept going back and forth between Jones and the Queen.

Still staring at his flower, William hesitantly stretched out a hand, ready to pick it up.

"Thank goodness. Belle on the side suddenly smiled and sighed helplessly: "So, how much value is the thing, and how much Modo ore can be exchanged for, it depends on the result of the negotiation? Because we have to negotiate for every single outcome. ”

"If my knowledge is correct, Konelia should have told you. Looking at Belle, the queen smiled and said, "Supplying you with Modo ore is not in line with our overall strategy. We need to take strategic risks for this. It is not too much to talk about such an important matter a few more times. ”

"What if we urgently need Modo ore?"

"Then you can speed up the excavation process, and maybe you can unearth something useful?"

"Aren't you afraid that we'll find something particularly useful and not tell you?"

"So we will send people, although even if we send people, we can't know everything. However, your need for Modo ore is always real, right? In fact, in this agreement, our relationship is reciprocal. You can unearth many, many useful things, and if we offer too low a price, you can decline the deal altogether. In order to get what we want, we will have to expand the output of Modo ore, as you wish. By the same token, if we have a lot of Modo ore and are unwilling to give it to you, then you will have to speed up the excavation and exchange more Krimatha secrets for it. We are holding each other in check, each taking what he wants. ”

"What if you set a price too high?"

"The price code is what we measure together, you hold the secret of Krimasha, we hold the Modo ore, and neither side can decide the price alone. In a transaction, both parties must feel suitable before the transaction can be concluded. Isn't it?"

After a few questions in a row, the queen answered them fluently, and Belle, who wanted to veto the idea, couldn't ask any more.

"And what if the remains of Krimasa are excavated?" Jones suddenly asked, "After that, if we still need Modo ore, is there a follow-up agreement?"

"It's not about now. The queen smiled and looked at Jones and replied, "If the ruins of Kremasha are excavated soon, and if none of the secrets in the ruins of Krimasa can be exchanged for enough ore for a period of time to use in Serpent City, then Krimatha's ruins are worthless." In this way, the agreement itself has no value. Do you think a worthless agreement needs a follow-on agreement?"