Conrad listened quietly to the old man's words, his brows locked together, thoughtful. Meghan www.biquge.info who wrote "Fun" didn't seem to notice Conrad's reaction, and continued slowly.

"There is no one who does not yearn for beauty and civilization, even if it is as savage as an orc. Decades ago, we relied on this stone bridge for constant communication, and although this communication was one-sided and inefficient, the impatient orcs still saw hope for approaching civilization, so they had to leave their homeland and visit the south side of Biasso, even at the risk of being sold into slavery. However, something happened to Gallant, and you closed the door, and at the same time, blocked the hope of the orcs. Your politicians did not see the danger, and no noble lord ever wanted to understand the thoughts of the lowly orcs, and they became angry, resentful of the selfishness and domineering of the human race, and their leaders felt that the door should be in their hands. So, decades later, they came, and because of that, I came, and I thought we would come, even if for no reason at all. ”

Meghan's words were slow and long, but the words in Conrad's ears were like alarm bells, he looked at this human old man who was worshiped as a god by the orcs, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, Conrad followed Meghan, silently walked back to the curtain, and began the difficult negotiation.

On behalf of the Empire, Wayne, the Foreign Minister of the Gallent Empire, put forward the demands of the Gallents, one is to ask the orc army to retreat unconditionally to the north of the Rock Fortress, and inform the whole continent that it will never invade the borders of the Gallent Empire again; the second is to compensate the Gallent Empire for all the losses of this war, including military expenses, casualties and prisoner ransom due to this war; and the third is not to allow any orcs to carry out any unauthorized military operations in the territory of the Gallent. If the Orc Empire agrees and fulfills these conditions, the Prince of York can be freed.

Matt Buist, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Orc Empire, shook his big black-haired paws loudly, and responded to Wayne's offer with three words, "Impossible", and he took his small golden eyes and shook his head to read out the terms of negotiation on behalf of the royal court Alderney. First, Gallant must unconditionally release His Royal Highness the Prince of York within three days; second, the Orc Empire must be allowed to send troops to salvage the orc sacred relics scattered in the Lake of Tears, and Gallant must not send people to monitor and covet them; third, Cape Rumbert must be opened up as a free trade zone, and the transaction tax shall be levied at their own discretion; fourth, Gallant must set up military stations along the trade route on the Biasso Plain to actively crack down on and clear the robbers who are rampaging across the plains, so as to protect the safety of the trade caravans. If necessary, the Orc Empire can send troops to assist Giront in clearing ......"

"Smack!" the hot-tempered General Kan Delun couldn't hold back any longer, and smashed the teacup in his hand on the deck. "Fart! The more you talk, the more you don't talk, you are tossing around in the land of the Gallent Empire, and you can't let us monitor your movements, and you want you to send troops to help suppress the bandits?

Where can the Storm Bear Knight Baier endure the abuse of the deputy negotiator, reaching out and grabbing the huge mace in the guard's hand and about to rush over, Matt reached out to stop the impulsive big black bear. He slowly took off his gold-rimmed glasses, pinched the thin golden chains with his thick fingers, and looked at Kan Delun with a smile.

"Your Excellency General Kan Delun, anger is our common enemy, since it is a negotiation, then we should let everyone say what they really think, and then sit down to seek common ground while reserving differences, slowly move closer to the middle, and finally reach a consensus that is acceptable to everyone. Besides, except for the stiff wording, I don't think there is anything wrong with these conditions!"

"No problem? Then it is really troublesome for the wise 'Golden Balance' to explain to us these conditions that you have offered without problems. Fergill, who is also the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in a strange manner.

Matt, a little disgusted by the way Fergill spoke, turned his head to look at Conrad. "Your Royal Highness, since the premise of our negotiations is the freedom of His Royal Highness the Prince of York, then I want to avoid war on the premise of your country's release of the Prince of York, you see, no matter what, in the end, your country will always release His Royal Highness York, so what is the difference between within three days and after three days? Since the end result must be that we welcome back the holy relics, what is the point of your country's surveillance?"

Wayne seemed to hear the question in Matt's words, put down the teacup in his hand and was about to question, but the smart Matt didn't intend to leave the opponent a chance to react at all, and continued in a hurry: "Regarding the latter two, it is beneficial and harmless to your country, opening up the trade between the two sides is conducive to increasing the commercial and cultural exchanges between the two countries, which can not only increase the tax revenue of both sides, but also enhance mutual understanding, of course, to ensure the smooth trade routes, Security is the foundation of trade, and even if we don't come up with the last one, we can easily do it with your country's strong military, right?"

This Matt really deserves to be the first thinker of the Rhine, worthy of the title of 'Golden Balance', he doesn't say much, but he avoids the heavy and light, and even squeezes and pressures, blocking the Venn who was just about to open his mouth.

Conrad didn't expect the orcs to be so determined, they always felt that since the orcs chose to negotiate, then they must care about York's life or death, but now, the orc's hard-line attitude completely disrupted the plan he had made in advance, and he couldn't think of a way to deal with it for a while. General Kan Delun became more and more angry as he listened, and asked Matt coldly with anger. "Listening to Your Excellency's tone, it seems that you don't care about the life or death of your Prince of York?"

Matt's lips moved, and before he could speak, Wolf beside him smiled and said, "Didn't Master Matt already make it very clear just now, for the sake of the empire, even if he is as noble as the Rhine the Great, what can't be sacrificed?"

"Since that's the case, then what's there to talk about. Kanderen stood up sharply. "Your Royal Highness, it seems that there is no need to talk about it anymore, we will go back and slaughter the fellow named York first, don't they think they have already eaten us? ”

"Hehe, General Kandelun, your temper is really as bad as the weather today, and we people have come here thousands of miles away, braving the bitter cold to sit on this wooden boat, isn't it just to make our soldiers less bloodshed and sacrificed? Why should you be in a hurry? At least now your warriors can still live in the castle and bake on the coals, while our warriors are starving in their tents!" Matt carefully took the pair of gold-rimmed glasses into his arms, and smiled and soothed Kanderen.

Conrad read what he needed from Matt's smile, and he patted General Kandron on the arm, motioning for him to be at ease.

"Master Megan, since we are going to talk, and we both clearly expressed our bottom line just now, so do you think, let's all think about it calmly and then continue the next negotiations?"

Meghan nodded and beckoned the orc mission members to take the lead out of the boat, and Prince Conrad also led the mission members back to the temporary camp on the river bank.

"What do you think, Wayne?" Conrad sat in a fur wooden chair with a charcoal stove in his hand, glanced at the few people present, and then asked Wayne, the most experienced of them.

Wayne was talking softly with Fergill, listening to Conrad's opinion, he thought for a moment, and replied cautiously: "Your Royal Highness, the orcs' negotiation conditions seem harsh, but Matt is also telling the truth, no matter how we talk about it, the result will inevitably be that we let York go, and their things can only be taken back." Of course, these are subject to quid pro quo. As for the other two points, they don't mention them, but we also want to put them forward, because the military blockade can only force these barbarians onto the road of recklessness, and mutual trade is the right way to solve the hidden dangers. I think the orcs will accept the terms we have proposed, and again, they will need to think about how to achieve their goals at the lowest cost. ”

Conrad pondered for a moment, then asked Kandrun again. "General, what is your opinion?"

"There is no doubt about the determination of the orcs, their army of 120,000 has come from afar, I am afraid that there is really an irresistible temptation waiting for them here, but, as imperial soldiers, all the soldiers of the Northern Legion have never been afraid of strong enemies, let them come, next to our sabers, I will see how they will snatch things. General Kan Delun straightened his chest and said sonorously.

Conrad nodded, smiled and said: "The courage of General Kandelun, His Majesty Claire and I are well aware, the officers and soldiers of the Northern Army have paid a lot for the empire over the years, and all the people of the Gallant Empire will not forget your bravery and sacrifice." But war requires bloodshed and sacrifice, and it has to pay a great price, and it is best if it can be resolved peacefully. What do you think, Fegill?"

"Your Royal Highness, in fact, as long as we sit down and talk, then the main contradiction has been put down, and the general direction will be acceptable to both sides, but we need to strive for the maximum benefit in the details. Fergill also saw it very clearly, and one sentence showed his attitude.

"Oh, since we are all of the same opinion, let me ask you to study the terms we are going to offer! I will only remind you that we have in our hands one of their princes who cannot die, and we have in our land what they cannot give up, so our terms cannot be lowered, and they must pay enough for the plundering of the past. ”