The young Queen Mother burst into tears, ignoring Chang Le's question, and her eyes remained fixed on the face of the former king, until the image closed her eyes and faded away.

Then she silently put away the crystal ball and returned the ring with the king's last words to Chang Le.

Chang Le was slightly surprised:

"You don't want it?"

"For another occasion, give it to me again. ”

The Queen Mother calmed down from her fragile crying, regained her sanity and calmness, and made Chang Le understand what she meant in one sentence.

Since Chang Le came to convey the will of the former king, it should be given to her very solemnly on an occasion witnessed by many nobles, and then she would play the image just now to everyone.

In this way, it is more convincing than she took it out herself.

Chang Le put away the ring and smiled:

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be Claire, I thought the Queen Mother was an old lady. ”

"I'm not Claire. ”

"What?" Chang Le was stunned, the other party had already admitted that he was the queen mother just now, why did he deny it now?

Claire's expression was complicated and slightly sad:

"I'm not Claire, I'm not Angela, as for my real name...... It's long gone. ”

This is even more brainless, as if he is playing tricks, Chang Le doesn't want to bother guessing riddles, and goes straight to the point:

"In short, you are the Queen Mother of Zaran, and you are not an impostor, right?"

Claire nodded.

Next, it's time to bargain.

Claire's generous conditions are for the "Chang Le" in the distance, and the "Mr. Nyquist" in front of him is not enough, and the price will of course be lowered.

She also has a good reason, the "Butcher of Sessnek" has an army in his hands, which is the elite division that defeated Elliot in the war, in other words, the "Changle" is rich enough to be a big player.

And although "Mr. Nyquist" has strong personal strength, he only has a few entourage bodyguards, "this is a small profit", and if he really wants to fight with Fisher, he can only rely on the support of various nobles, and it is difficult to win.

Therefore, don't expect any feudal domains or the like, she can only promise a rich gold coin at most, and this gold coin is also looking at the face of her deceased husband, after all, it is the cooperation facilitated by the last words of the former king.

This woman, a beautiful angel a few minutes ago, a spotless and holy goddess, has now become a profiteer, cunning and tough.

However, she is still polite, and on the surface she is full of respect for "Mr. Nyquist", and even cares, thinking about him everywhere, thinking that he is a promising young genius magician who should not risk his life.

If you don't take risks, you won't be rewarded.

This woman is really not simple, she has long seen the strength of Chang Le and his party, it is impossible for such a strong lineup not to help, and now these gentle advice are actually trying to reduce his importance in the plan, and naturally achieve the purpose of "bargaining".

And her tone and words make people feel like a spring breeze, combined with her holy and beautiful face, gentle and concerned smile, people can't get angry at all, and they can't even think that she is "talking about business".

Such a powerful woman is even more terrifying than the great demon king Eleona, who finally wrote a "bad" word on his face, gritting his teeth and sneering from time to time, which makes people guard against it at a glance.

Leonardo's so-called "queen's tolerance of the prince" is not so reliable now, I am afraid that it is all performed by the queen for the king to see, once there is a dispute over the throne in the future, the nobles will support a hot-tempered prince, or a gentle and kind queen, you can figure it out with your toes.

Chang Le is angry and funny, and he can't negotiate favorable conditions, but it is because of the existence of "Chang Le".

"Chang Le, Chang Le, why are you so good, no genius magician can compare to you!"

After boasting about it in the belly, the problem still has to be faced.

If you admit that "I am Changle" at this moment, I am afraid that the other party will not believe it.

He didn't want to admit it either.

Because there is a clause in the terms of cooperation, "swear allegiance to King Zaran", and he does not want to be bound by any oath, he will be loyal if he wants to be loyal, and if he wants to be opposed, if you are unkind to me, I will be unjust to you.

Therefore, it is better to still use the identity of "Nyquist the Magician" to talk, and "Nyquist" will sign the contract of allegiance, and if something happens in the future, he will turn his face as "Changle", which is not a breach of contract.

Directly telling the other party that "I also have an army" is also not the best policy, because it is impossible to prove the combat effectiveness of this army, and it will still be belittled by the other party in various ways and fall into long negotiations.

So Chang Le did the opposite, the more cunning the other party was, the more loyal he was, and he looked deeply moved.

His trick against an overly clever negotiator is to "play dumb" and make you powerful.

And then he was gone.

"Since I can't help you, I'm embarrassed to take your gold coins, the Stara River is turbulent, please pay attention to safety. ”

However, it is impossible for Claire to take a boat to Fort Stanley, there is no time at all, and the distant Changle is impossible to include in the immediate plan, and "Nyquist" is her only lifeline.

She didn't expect the young magician to be so sincere, to take all her words seriously, and to leave, and was stunned for a few seconds before she shouted:

"Wait!"

Chang Le looked back gloomily and looked at Claire reluctantly:

"Your Royal Highness, what else do you command?"

But the belly is mocking:

"You told me that I was worthless, and you didn't leave a step for yourself, now see how you persuade me to turn back?"

Claire also seemed embarrassed, her breath was disturbed, and her chest was heaving.

The next moment, her face turned pale and she fell limply.

Chang Le hurriedly flew up and pounced, bringing the Queen Mother into his arms, and at the same time switching the beast soul to the "Brute Bull" with the strongest defense, so as not to be plotted by the other party, since the incident of Blue Moon pretending to be stunned, he would never fall for this kind of evil again.

The other party didn't move, as if he really fainted.

The floor of the wine cellar was too cold, Chang Le could only sit down by himself, let the Queen Mother lie in his arms in the most comfortable posture, and then call softly.

Claire's tears have not dried, her delicate body is hot, and her forehead is hot, the Queen Mother is really sick!

Her breathing was rapid, her long, low-cut skirt exposed a large area of snow white, and the towering twin peaks rose and fell rapidly, with a deep groove in the middle, enough to focus the man's gaze like a magnet.

But Chang Le has no evil thoughts, and the only thought in his heart is:

"Wearing so little in winter, the fever is purely self-inflicted!"

Having said that, he still took out the Phantom Feather Heavenly Dew and fed it to the Queen Mother little by little, as a high-priced healing elixir, and the healing function was not bad.

After a moment, Claire's slightly pale lips moved, and she murmured:

"Your Majesty......"

"I'm Nyquist, not your husband. ”

"Your Majesty......"

Claire was obviously still a little dazed, turned over to face Chang Le, raised her white arm to wrap around the back of his neck, and struggled to get up, Chang Le had to change her posture and let the other party lean on her shoulder, and the hot forehead also stuck to his cheek.

"I'm cold......" the delicate and beautiful angel murmured, begging "Your Majesty" to hold her tighter.

"It's been changed to a beauty trick again?"

Chang Le secretly slandered in his heart, but looking at the other party's weak face and feeling the heat of his body temperature, he inevitably felt a little guilty, maybe he misunderstood Claire.

So he had to hug the other party tightly and wait for the phantom feather Tianlu to take effect.

The miracle medicine was really magical, and soon Claire regained her consciousness and hurriedly broke free, her face flushed and she apologized and thanked her.

"I was a little confused just now...... her expression was gloomy, and crystal tears slid down the corners of her eyes, "Your Majesty has already left, how many storms and dangers will be in the future, and I can only carry it myself!"

At this point, she tried to pick up the tattered cloak for camouflage, but her steps were vain and she stumbled out of balance.

Chang Le silently held her up, hugged her into his arms, and said softly:

"You're not alone, I can help you. ”

Claire struggled slightly, then relaxed, and then leaned her face on Chang Le's shoulder, revealing a wry smile:

"I really want to be reserved, Leonardo said I'm strong, but no matter how strong I am, I'm a woman, I need a man's shoulder, when I'm tired, I can lean on ......"

These words obviously imply that he is no longer just asking him to "help", but still needs his shoulders to "lean on" in the future ups and downs.

Speaking of which, I still hope that "Mr. Nyquist" will be stimulated to protect her and help her unconditionally, as for the hints in the words, there is no way to investigate whether or not to honor it in the future.

"My shoulders are thin, and I'm afraid I can't take on too heavy a mission. Chang Le smiled and lowered his head, his mouth and nose almost touching the other party's forehead, "However, I can help you with this matter." ”

"What can you do?"

What Chang Le can do is to send a subordinate to ensure the safety of the Queen Mother and follow her to deal with all the nobles in private.

He himself used the power of bandits and other forces in various places to try to drag Elliot's army and prevent them from gathering easily, and Elliot would not delay the merger ceremony of the two countries because of this, because there would be more dreams when the night is long.

At that time, there will only be 10,000 or 20,000 Fisher troops in the royal capital at most, which is not enough to suppress the city defense army, Chang Le will appear with the ring of the first king, and play the will of the first king in front of the nobles of the whole country, and the throne will be taken over by the queen mother, and the merger will naturally fail.

When the nobles began to mobilize under the new queen, Fisher naturally could not gain a foothold.

As for Elliott's rough movement at the palace scene, Chang Le's party is enough to deal with it together.

"How can the bandits listen to you?" Claire was most worried about, and it was precisely the core of the plan.

"I have my mercenaries, it's a big deal to dress them up as bandits, as long as they can confuse Elliot's judgment, and don't suspect that the Queen Mother is organizing a planned rebellion. ”

Changle responded with a confident smile.

Fisher's army was all infantry, and he was slow to march, and he had countless ways to delay it, and he didn't have to say it all now.

"It's too complicated to plan and it's easy to get ......"

Claire was still full of worries, and in her mind, if she was replaced by Chang Le, the "Butcher of Cessnek", she would never use these tricks, and directly set up a position to face off and defeat Fisher's army in one fell swoop, that was the safest plan.

"How do you know that Chang Le doesn't like to use tricks?" Chang Le laughed.

"The Zaran soldiers who fled back said that in the decisive battle of Sesnek, Chang Le personally led three hundred heavily armed knights to go straight to Elliot's main formation, just like a sharp blade cutting through butter and crushing the enemy army, that is the real hero!"

"Of the three hundred knights who followed Changle's charge, how many survived, didn't you care?"

Chang Le's face darkened, this kind of desperate gambling charge, he would never want to have a second time.

"Even if you die in battle, you are still a hero. ”

Claire's voice is soft, but full of hero-worship.

Chang Le shook his head slowly:

"The means are not important, the lowest cost is the fundamental. ”

"Okay, just do as you say. The Queen Mother patted him on the shoulder, "Now, I feel that this shoulder is getting more and more reliable." ”

"There are so many people on my shoulder that I want to lean on, it's a bit crowded. Chang Le laughed evilly, "If the Queen Mother wants to rely on her often in the future, it is best to give me a high enough knighthood and let me be the great nobleman of the Zalan Kingdom, otherwise what reason will we use to meet?"

"You! you still want to bargain with me!"

Claire immediately wanted to break free when she heard this, but was hugged tightly by Chang Le.

If you want to rely on, you can hide if you want to, how can it be so easy?

"Dear Queen Mother, you make a choice. Chang Le looked serious and issued an ultimatum, "Either you get the throne, keep the kingdom, and get a strong arm to rely on from now on, or you lose the kingdom, lose everything, and lose my friendship by the way." ”

Claire stared into Chang Le's eyes and was silent for a long time.

"Are you trustworthy?"

"As long as you treat me as a friend, I will always be your friend. ”

This sentence is understood in reverse, which is "as long as you are sorry for me, I am sorry for you".

Claire laughed:

"You teenager, it's not easy. ”

"Each other, each other. ”

As a result of the confrontation, Chang Le won in the end.

The conditions originally promised to "The Butcher of Sessnek" were transferred to "Mr. Nyquist" as they were.

Due to the higher salaries of the mercenaries under Mr. Magician, the military expenditure is several times higher.

Of course, the Queen Mother is not a failure, after all, she has received real strong reinforcements, and she has lost the slightest sickness with a smile.

The real loser, Elliott, is still in the dark for the time being, and knows nothing about it.