Chapter 2 Negotiation and Transaction
First of all, I want to apologize to you, I drank too much with my relatives and friends yesterday, and I went home drunk and fell asleep, there was no code word, and I forgot to ask for leave, please forgive me ( ̄┰ ̄*)
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The leaders of almost all races knew that darkness had risen, and they had received oracles from their own gods...... A powerful being has come to the continent of Sauron from the abyss. Although I don't know which one is under the demon, there is no doubt that its strength will definitely not be lower than the demigod level, after all, to be able to be a demon's subordinate, the lowest strength should also have divinity.
For a demigod-level existence to descend on the Sauron Continent, extremely harsh conditions are required. In addition to the summoning circle, which is extremely complicated and the materials consumed to build it are also extremely expensive, one of the most basic conditions is that there needs to be a person whose strength has reached the holy level as a sacrifice.
The Holy Rank is a very rare existence within every race, and no race has the luxury of sacrificing a Holy Rank to summon a demigod without feeling distressed. Especially after the arrival of the demigods, they will undoubtedly become the unyielding emperor of their race, grabbing all the power, how can you make those in power embarrassed? This is also the reason why even the Heavenly Apocalypse Sect, which has the most saint-level power, did not immediately summon the [Chosen Warrior] to come after knowing that the demon demigod was coming.
After all this time, the news that the overseas island of Kuchi had fallen to the hands of the dragons had long since reached the ears of the Holy See. Through information from spies in Samoa, it was seen that the Wizard of the Kuchi Islanders appeared next to the dark elf Sillusius, and then never reappeared after a short time. Combining these intelligence analysis, the answer is obvious, the Kuchi Island native Fasheng has become a victim of the dark elves, and has summoned the demon's henchmen to the mainland.
When Pope Margus sensed the arrival of the demon's hand, he immediately sent three chief inquisitors to kill him. He had done something that was so wrong that it was stupid. But this can't all be blamed on him, after all, in the hundreds of years that Margus has been the pope, everything has been smooth and there has never been a major crisis, which also makes him have no experience in dealing with this matter. Wait for the three chief judges to go to southern Samoa, which is controlled by the dark elves. After no news was heard, he suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake.
The gods have to pay a price for crossing over to the continent of Sauron. It is impossible to bring all the power of their own body, so when the demonic hand descends. Most of the demidivine power was consumed by the spatial channel, and the strength was the weakest moment. The best way for the dark being to regain its strength is undoubtedly to devour other powerful people. Although the three chief judges are believers in the god of light, who claims to be the opposite of the demons, they attacked because of the assassination they carried out. The duty of punishment makes their power inclined to darkness. And then it was as if it was a tonic sent to his mouth by Margus, which was exactly what the demon minions wanted, and it could be called aiding and abetting!
Even sending an ordinary pious priest from the Temple of Light over is much better than the chief inquisitor of the Dark Inquisition. Magus was frustrated, but it didn't help. The demons have devoured the three chief referees, and their strength has steadily recovered, and the best of time has been wasted.
The vigilance in the Holy See has been raised to the highest level, and all temples have opened defensive circles, and anyone entering and leaving must go through strict checks. The Pope and the Senators were really afraid that the demonic demigods would sneak into the Bright Mountain. That would cause unbearable damage to the Holy See. However, after some time, the demon demigods did not attack the Bright Mountain, but instead came from the border of the Kaplin Empire in the east...... The Messenger of Light, Chisnor, who helped Kaplin defend himself against the invasion of the Dark Giants, was found dead in his room. His body was strangely withered, like a mummy, while the aristocratic ladies who served the oracles in the room were intact, except that all of them had gone insane and become insane.
Magus received an oracle again, this time not from him praying, but from the God of Light who offered him an oracle. This was the first time in his life that this kind of thing had happened.
Margus, who received the oracle, although his expression was very strange, did not reveal the content to anyone, but immediately asked the Holy Maiden Evangeline to return to the Bright Mountain. lest anything happen to her. And take the initiative to shrink except for the battle line to deal with the dark power, the military power on all other fronts, whether it is the dragon or the elf race, on the front front, immediately felt the pressure greatly reduced. Even the orcs were able to successfully consolidate the lands of the Odryan Empire they occupied, because of this contraction of the Holy See.
This gesture of goodwill from the Holy See. It was really felt by the other races, but because there was no explanation for it, because they were all wary of whether there was any conspiracy, and they did not relax until the envoys of the Holy See were sent out one after another to contact and negotiate with the various races.
Not to mention the emissaries sent by the Apocalypse Holy See to the Dragon Clan and the Elven Clan, just the two Papal Emissaries who came to the Orc Shoton City to ask to meet the Baroque! One is an old acquaintance of the Baroque, the first loyal subordinate of the Holy Maiden Evangeline, and the paladin Georgia! The other is actually the most trusted confidant of Pope Margus, the chief priest of the Temple of Light, Father Mein Walling!
When he learned the identity of the priest from the Grand Magire of Majaro, who Baroque had specially arranged behind him, Baroque immediately realized that what they had come was definitely not just to discuss the ransom of the captives!
Shoton City is not the most prosperous city, but its location is strategic. Through several avenues, it is possible to radiate control of all three northern provinces and the territory in the hands of the second prince of Bukred. In particular, it is very close to the grassland of the horse farm in the rear, and the back road is very convenient, so the Baroque treats this place as the capital of the future kingdom. The original city walls had begun to be massively expanded, and the new so-called "Castle Lord's Palace" (in fact, the future royal palace) had begun to break ground, and of course, in line with the principle of not using it in vain, the laborers were all prisoners of war.
Paladin Georgia was a samurai who was sent only as a guide and guide for Father Main Walling. After all, he had dealt with the Orc Baroque before, although the contact was unpleasant. The main negotiator was the priest himself!
Able to become the Pope's trusted confidant, Main Warring is a rather emotional man on the outside, who can easily let down his guard, but in fact has a great deal of wisdom on the inside. From the moment he entered the heavily expanded Shoton City, he immediately felt the strong ambition and vigorous morale of the orcs. From the orcs and Terran civilians who walked around the streets, Main-Walling did not feel any antagonism between them, and they got along very well, which made the priest very alarmed. There is a deeper insight into the understanding of the Baroque.
In the old lord's palace in the city of Shoton, the Baroque received guests from the Holy See on the Bright Mountain. There are a lot of people around him. Except for the second prince Bukred and the great magician Majaro, almost all the old orcs with status within the orcs have rushed over from the grassland of the horse farm! These old orcs have been hollowed out by the Baroque. It is equivalent to retiring on the grassland. But the things in front of them were too important, even of great significance, and the Baroque could not stop the enthusiasm of the old orcs, so they all participated. Of course, say it beforehand. It's okay to participate, but they don't have the right to negotiate.
This can be said to be the first formal contact between the beast race and the human race master [Heavenly Apocalypse Holy See] in thousands of years, and they are full of emotion to each other! For the old orcs, this is a symbol representing the re-rise of the beast race, and the poor old guys, one by one, burst into tears, and can hardly control their emotions. In turn, in the eyes of Main-Walling and Georgia, the powerful Holy See actually compromised with the Orcs. There is no shame. If it weren't for the fact that Main Walling was Pope Margus's confidant and knew the inside story, he would not have come to this negotiation alive or dead...... After all, he would be insulted by the Terrans who didn't know the inside story anyway.
"Baroque, the greatest warrior of the Orcs, and the deservedly leader of the Baroque, accept the salute of Mein Walling, and I greet you on behalf of His Holiness the Pope. Main Waryn's attitude was unexpectedly humble, and he bowed slightly to Baroque. So much so that the paladin Georgia had to bow down.
As soon as he came, he began to sow discord, and Baroque laughed in his heart, and immediately saw through Main's tricks. Didn't he just want the old orcs to express their dissatisfaction with him? Unfortunately, it didn't work for the Baroque, who controlled the power of the entire race.
"Father Main Walling. You should know the nature of our orcs, and we don't like all kinds of hypocritical and trivial politeness, so let's get straight to the point! I heard that you want to ransom the prisoners of war?"
Main Walling couldn't help but pause. Then I suddenly remembered that it was the orcs who were known for their rudeness and cheerfulness, not the hypocritical human royalty or nobles, and the unnutritious set could be put away.
"Baroque shaman, you're so straightforward! Haha, okay, let's get straight to the point. Yes. On behalf of His Holiness the Pope, I make a formal request to you to redeem our captured valiant warriors, including our master Davenport, and the magicians of the Wizards. Of course, we can talk about the price of ransom, and we will always be satisfied with each other. ”
"As you see, Father Main Walling, our great city is expanding, and hundreds of thousands of captives are a rare labor force, and we are really a little reluctant......! The Beast God Temple we're building can't do without them!" Baroque said noncommittally, laughing.
"Lord Baroque, I have seen the prosperity of the city of Shoton, and as long as there are enough gold coins, labor can be found anywhere. As for the Temple of the Beast God that you are building...... Although I can guess that you have to lay the Great Star Totem Array in the temple, it will be a high demand for the builders, and only someone who is proficient in the magic circle like a magician can do it. But the Orc Temple uses human magicians, so you won't be convinced, right? I'm worried that after the Beast Temple is built, you'll kill all the mages so that the weaknesses in the Totem Array won't be exposed. And you should know that the meaning of killing nearly 2,000 mages on the battlefield is completely different from the 2,000 mages who were slaughtered by you and unarmed. Once that happens, even if our Holy See wants to reconcile with the orcs, it will be absolutely impossible, otherwise it will be betrayed by the entire human race. At that time, the Holy See will have to issue another convocation to crusade against the orcs, do you think you can withstand another conquest?"
The words are threatening, but they are telling the truth. It was Baroque who stopped the fury of the orcs beside him, and said with a smile: "Yes, what Father Main Warring said is very reasonable! We orcs can't afford to be conscripted by the Holy See again, but why can't you start a war on a large scale? Otherwise, with the pride of the Apocalypse Holy See, will you come to compromise with our orcs? After all, compared to the threat from the dark forces, we orcs can be ignored, right?"
Main Walling didn't speak, just his upturned mouth to show his approval.
"We orcs don't need gold coins, that kind of thing doesn't mean much to us now, this should be clear to the Holy See, so tell me your conditions, if it's suitable, I'll agree. Because not only do you have to bear the threat of the rise of the dark forces, but why shouldn't we orcs? After all, demons are the common enemy of all continent races. Baroque is righteous.
"I think we should talk about it separately. Maine Warring said with satisfaction!
As soon as his words came out, the faces of the old orcs behind him were a little ugly! From beginning to end, it was Baroque and Main Walling who were talking, as if the old orcs were just a group of ornaments, and the Baroque and the human priest's ignorance made them feel humiliated! And this, because Baroque turned his back to them, did not perceive it! But Main-Walling saw it all! (To be continued.) )