Chapter 524: Reply to the Peace Talks

As soon as he saw Viscount Penelope's face, Lorist felt that the peace talks with the business alliance would not go so smoothly, but Genolio said that Viscount Penelope came back this time and brought the vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce with him, so what was going on?

Sure enough, Viscount Penelope saluted respectfully and said ashamedly: "Your Royal Highness the Honorable Grand Duke of Norton, I'm sorry that I didn't fulfill your request, although I have done my best, but the Grand Dukes of the Business Alliance have not agreed to have peace talks with you, and after two days of discussion, they still rejected your proposal for peace talks, believing that now is not the right time to hold peace talks and declare an armistice......

"You have been running back and forth, Lord Viscount Penelope, the Norton family thanks you for your kind help, and whether or not the peace talks succeed in the future, we will never forget the efforts of your old friend to achieve peace between the two countries. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lorist smiled softly and invited Viscount Penelope to sit down, and asked Genorio to bring him a bottle of fruit wine for him to taste.

What is the idea of the business alliance? Lorist really wondered in his heart, the Armada is gone, the city of Moriente and the plain of Falliqiu have all fallen into the hands of the Norton family, and only half of the more than 400,000 business alliance forces that were originally gathered have withdrawn to Maweifulin Province, although these 200,000 or so horses are the main force of the elite armed legions of various chambers of commerce, but they are far from the Norton family's armed forces.

The current commercial alliance is in a state of more defense and insufficient offense, especially the southern provinces of the continent are unable to give strong support to the front line again in a short period of time, not to mention his only ally The elite family forces of the Grand Duke Fausta of the Kingdom of Chigda, the Firebird Legion have all surrendered to the Norton family forces, basically cutting off the possibility of the business alliance getting reinforcements from the Kingdom of Chigeda again.

It can't be a dead duck with a hard mouth, Lorist really can't think of the reason and confidence of the business alliance to refuse the peace talks, he has moved a ladder in the past, not only did those businessmen refuse to take the opportunity to step down, but also pointed fingers at themselves on the stage, this is still those businessmen who can look at people's eyes and have a sleek personality? It seems that it should not have been cleaned up enough. Lorist was also a little annoyed in his heart, and began to wonder if he should transfer the Flying Tiger Legion and the Huntsman Legion to the front line to slap the business alliance a few more times, and give a shameful thing!

"Your Highness, there is one more thing, the six companions who went with me this time were in too much of a hurry, and they all contracted a cold and were bedridden when they arrived at their destination. So I had to come back alone. At the same time, he also brought their commission, hoping that His Highness can see the meager strength they have done, and His Highness can show mercy to release their families, so that they can reunite as soon as possible and share the joy of family. "Viscount Penelope made a somewhat embarrassed request.

Genorio pursed his lips disdainfully, this is just a deception to the child, the ghost will believe that it is all more than two or three stars of silver Douqi cultivation will be so easy to get a cold because of a few days of travel, it is obvious that the business alliance has rejected the peace talks They are unwilling to come back and continue to be captives, and they will also want to fool their families over, and it is really beautiful to think about. On the contrary, Viscount Penelope has the virtues of traditional aristocratic integrity, and there is no such thing as a return.

Lorist smiled very understandingly: "Long-distance fatigue, coupled with your impatience, it is inevitable that the wind and cold will invade." It's also my abruptness to say it, which makes you tired. Well, I'll take care of those families, and when this war is over, I'll be able to return them to their loved ones. ”

"That's fine. Viscount Penelope also understood that the current situation would naturally not allow the Norton family to release the captives easily, and he had fulfilled his promise to several companions, so he would not dwell on this topic again: "Your Highness, although the business alliance rejected the proposal for peace talks, they are not opposed to contact and understand your family. I was accompanied by a Count Kate, the vice-president of the Petersen Chamber of Commerce, who had been in business with your family in the past, and who knew you well. This time, he was entrusted by the business alliance to negotiate with you on some related matters, and is currently waiting for your summons outside......"

"Oh, it's Vice President Kate, hahaha, why is he here, Jenorio, and invite this old acquaintance of mine to come in. "Lorist is very happy.

"Yes, Your Highness.

"President Peterson helped me a lot when I first left the city of Moriente, and later our family acquired the island of Hirowas as a territory, and Vice President Kate visited many times to purchase goods on behalf of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce on the island, and made a lot of contributions to our family's development of the territory of the island of Hilowas. I wonder if Lord Viscount knows that Vice President Kate is here to discuss something with us in the Norton family on behalf of the Business Alliance?" asked Lorlist.

Viscount Penelope was embarrassed: "This, I really don't know this." After all, this is a major matter between the two hostile countries, and they will not talk about it with me, the general of the defeated army. After I went back this time, I expressed to them the sincerity of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke's peace talks, but they were all concerned about how the Armada was defeated, and even some nobles scolded me in front of me, accusing me of betraying the trust and trust of the business alliance, and that I sent the Armada to the path of destruction, and scolded me for being greedy for fear of death or something......"

An indignant expression appeared on Viscount Penelope's face: "They didn't know the details of that naval battle at all, nor did they know the specific circumstances at that time, and they accused me of turning a must-win naval battle into a big defeat. But they didn't want to think about whether the Armada would be able to win even if we didn't surrender and die? To them, the crews and soldiers of the Armada are just numbers on paper, but to me they are all a living human life, and they are my comrades-in-arms who get along day and night, so why should they sacrifice in vain......"

Well, this Lord Viscount Penelope has obviously received a lot of accusations after his return, and as the commander of the Armada, he must be responsible for the destruction of the Armada. However, if it weren't for bad luck, he led the charge directly in front of Lorlist, and found that he was facing a sword master who had to abandon his sword and surrender, and the naval battle of Cape Romani might have made the Norton family's armed fleet suffer more casualties.

Lorist was a little embarrassed, and couldn't find anything to comfort Viscount Penelope, a defeated general. However, at this time, Gelorio had already entered the reception room with Vice President Kate, and Lorist quickly got up to greet him.

"Hehe, President Kate, my friend, long time no see, are you okay?"

"It makes me really happy to see His Royal Highness the Grand Duke again," Vice President Kate bowed respectfully, "I really didn't expect that the Norton family would become our enemies after a few years, and also occupy the capital of our business alliance, Moriente City, and drive our business alliance forces out of the Falis Plain. This really surprised us, the world is impermanent!"

"Hehe, my friend, it is not our Norton family to be enemies with the business alliance, I would prefer to reach a commercial agreement with the business alliance for friendly business dealings. It's a pity that the war between you and our kingdom has been going on for three years, and it's a senseless war. We don't want to hold anyone accountable, but we want to put an end to this brutal bloody war. The Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Andinac have shed too much blood to go any further, and this is the main reason why our Norton family is back on the battlefield. It's a pity that you rejected my kindness and wanted to keep the war going. Can you, my friend, tell us when the merchants of the Business Alliance turned into a bunch of fanatical warmongers?"

"This ......" Lorlist's question made Vice President Kate not know how to answer, but his reaction was also very fast, and he quickly retorted with an angry red face: " It was your Antinac Kingdom that took the lead in attacking the territory of our Business Alliance, it was you who invaded the territory of our seven provinces, slaughtered the nobles of our Business Alliance, and even your Norton family ransacked the territory of the Vethia Chamber of Commerce of our Business Alliance, slaughtered all the high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce, and wiped out a large Chamber of Commerce with a history of nearly two hundred years! Your Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Norton, you will not deny these crimes committed by your family forces, right?"

"Hehe, is it?" Loristpi replied with a non-smirk, "I never knew when the seven provinces of the former Krisson Empire became the territory of the Mercantile Alliance. As the rightful heir to the Clison royal family, our King Augercello I is on a great quest to revive the Chrissian Empire under his leadership of His Majesty Ogceiro I, who wants to recover all the lands of the former Empire. To us, you are the aggressors, and all we do is cut off your outstretched claws.

Forget it, it is useless to talk to you merchants about the inheritance and glory of the nobility, even if you now put on the garb of nobility, but the merchants are merchants, and you only have interests in your eyes, do you think that as long as you hold it in your hands, it belongs to you?

As I said earlier, don't care who is right and who is wrong. When you accuse us, look at the tail behind your buttocks. I can't think of what you are trying to do, or what kind of argument you have, to make you reject my offer of peace talks when the tide of war is so unfavorable to you. In that case, my friend, tell me if you have any secret mission this time?"

"You ......" Vice President Kate wanted to argue with Lorist about winning or losing, but Lorlist's fierce eyes made him suddenly sober up as if he had been drenched in a bucket of ice water. At that time, he was the vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, one of the seven giants of the Business Alliance, and once led people to Hiroas Island to ask the Norton family about the training methods of the Chamber of Commerce's armed forces, and also signed several commercial procurement agreements with the Norton family.

But now Lorist has another identity, the Zhenguo Sword Saint of the Kingdom of Antinac. Vice President Kate is not allowed to pay homage to the title, and he is himself a canonized earl of the Business Alliance. But he must express his respect for the strength of Lorlist's sword master, if you really want to anger Lorlist, don't look at Lorlist's friend My friend is affectionate, but it is very simple to clean him up, and it can also ensure that no one in the business alliance is willing to stand up for him, and if he dies, he will die in vain.

Vice President Kate took a step back, and with a solemn expression, he put his left hand on his chest and bowed halfway to Lorlist: "The envoy of the Business Alliance, Count Kate Wesrena salutes His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of the Northlands, Blood Sword Saint Norton. I have been instructed to come this time, on behalf of the Business Alliance, to give a formal reply to His Royal Highness's proposal for peace talks, and at the same time to discuss some related matters with His Royal Highness. ”

"Please ......," Lorist said.

"Your Highness the Grand Duke of Norton, the Business Alliance appreciates and supports His Highness's proposal for peace talks, but we refuse to do so until your invading forces have completely withdrawn from the territory of the Business Alliance. Peace talks between the business alliance will only take place with you after you have returned the seven provinces you occupy and acknowledged the war crimes committed against the business alliance. For more than 100 years, the Business Alliance has grown and strengthened in the war against the invasion of the Krisson Empire, and finally defeated the powerful invaders. This time, we firmly believe that justice will prevail, and no matter how unfavorable the battle situation is, the strong people of the business alliance will still persevere to the end until the final victory is won! Long live the business alliance! The business alliance will win!"

Lorlist, Genolio, and Viscount Penelope looked at Vice President Kate with an impassioned expression in amazement, "Are you here to declare war or to reply to the proposal for peace talks?Is there such a reply? At this moment, Lorist really suspects that he is dealing with a madman, why is the business alliance so confident that it will win the final victory?

"Presumptuous! Someone!" Genolio was furious, this bullshit Earl Kate was so rude that he shouted a battle cry in front of Lorlist, it was simply a brain disease, and at this moment Genolio wanted to pull this madman down and teach him a hard lesson.

"Your Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Norton, I am an envoy! What I just said is the reply from the Business Alliance to you!" Vice President Kate straightened his chest with a tragic, calm expression on his face.

"Oh, is that all? nothing else?" Lorist looked at Vice President Kate with amusement, and waved his hand to the two guards who appeared by the door to step down. He had just heard that Vice President Kate's reply was a recitation, not an improvised self-organized speech. Well, I don't have anything to do with the repeater, I really don't know how the business alliance came up with such a reply.

"Uh...... Won't you dispose of me?" asked Vice President Kate curiously.

"Is it interesting to deal with you?" Lorist waved his hand generously: "After all, you are merchants, so you don't know aristocratic etiquette, so it is completely understandable to make such a ridiculous reply. I forgive you for your mistakes, anyway, that's the case, you are not willing to fail and continue to resist to the end. It doesn't matter, we don't care, in the end you will understand that it is not justice that wins, but strength.

As aristocrats, we treat the envoy with courtesy, even if he is a stupid farmer, so you don't have to worry about offending us with such a reply. So, please go on, what else does your business alliance want to discuss with me besides the reply to the peace talks?"

"Oh, yes. Vice President Kate blushed in shame and said: "Although we are the two warring sides, in fact we are in a state of truce, so the major chambers of commerce of the business alliance have entrusted me to come and ask His Royal Highness the honorable Grand Duke, if you can return to us those prisoners who surrendered to you in Moriente City, and the major chambers of commerce are willing to pay the corresponding ransom for these captives." To thank Your Highness for your generosity and kindness. ”

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