In the royal gardens, large manicured grasses are crisp and green, and straight marble paths are interspersed with interconnected geometric shapes.

Xia Feng chatted with His Majesty Naple and Prime Minister Wise while walking.

Mu Li and Naple's chief guard followed from a distance.

"Captain Cana, is it?" Mu Li greeted the chief of the guard beside him warmly and friendly, "Hello!"

Cana looked down at the little girl who was two heads shorter than herself, her hard-lined face was still serious, and her voice was cold: "You know me?"

Mu Li smiled, innocent and dazzling.

"I heard what your subordinates said just now, it's rude, you can call me Mu Mu. ”

[A certain cat: This name sounds familiar! Mu Li: Get out!]

Kana looked at Mu Li's bright smile and was slightly stunned, and then nodded noncommittally.

"Hello!"

Mu Li smiled politely again, and turned his gaze back to Xia Feng in the distance.

I didn't see Mu Li have any intention of talking further, Kana was very strange, did she just want to say hello? This is unreasonable, especially for a little girl like her, who is obviously childish, but she is already amazing, proud, arrogant, high-minded, and even arrogant These are all normal states, which can be understood, but it is rare to be so enthusiastic in front of her, let alone so peaceful. The surrounding environment and people, whether they are admired, touted, or coveted, any of which will distort people's personalities, is just a matter of affecting the size of the person.

"Your Excellency is His Highness Yanhua's bodyguard?" Karna asked, such a person was rare, and he couldn't help but be curious.

Mu Li raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Sort of!"

"Count?"

"This highness of our family has a withdrawn personality, so he doesn't like to be around a lot of people. Mu Li said, "I'm just a make-up, if there's anything I can't do well, please advise." "The half-truths are also very serious.

"It's too modest, we just do things according to the rules. ”

"Well, I can see you're good. ”

The words of appreciation were so generous, and Kanna applauded the girl's sincerity and openness again, this child was too easy to get along with. Wandering between deceit and deceit every day, Kanna knew better than most people this rare, rare simple kindness, or a deeper disguise of scheming—he was willing to believe the former, because the latter was so terrible.

"Thank you, Your Excellency is not bad. ”

After Kana finished speaking, the two of them were stunned, and then looked at each other and smiled, such mutual praise was too embarrassing and ridiculous, this smile made the strangeness between each other laugh, including others, the originally tense nerves, cautious actions also relaxed a lot.

A few simple words, the most ordinary words, just because of the sincerity of the attitude, it is easy to shorten the distance between her and strangers, this kind of thing Mu Li can't do, it just depends on whether she is willing or not.

Naple looked at Xia Feng, who was talking to the prime minister, and found that this young man was young, political literacy, negotiation skills, etc. were not inferior to predecessors like Wise, and he could even grasp the direction of conversation most of the time, and use his influence and control to manipulate other people's thoughts, if it wasn't for their strong will, they were likely to be led by his nose directly, so this teenager must not be underestimated.

"Of course, the Tatan Empire will not give up this opportunity," Prime Minister Wise said to Xia Feng without hurry, "The minerals of the Starian Empire are very important to Tanta, and since the interests of each other cannot be reconciled, then we naturally have to find other channels." ”

Wise didn't want to say it so bluntly, but His Royal Highness Yanhua didn't play his cards according to common sense at all, and he told a lot of obscure things bluntly, which was really unexpected.

Naple sneered regretfully, "You missed the last and safest opportunity, and I can't help you." ”

"I don't think so. Xia Feng unceremoniously denied His Majesty the Emperor's words, he didn't want to beat around the bush because of the tight time and heavy tasks, and he was not in the mood to accompany them to pretend to be stupid, "Your country and Starmia are separated by the sea and the Icanathan Empire, even if the two of you join forces to defeat Stamia and seize control of the minerals of the four northern provinces, who can guarantee that Icanathan has no intention of monopolizing it?"

"They don't dare. Prime Minister Wise said that in fact, no one can guarantee it, which is also the fundamental reason why the Tanta Empire has been unable to agree to Icanathan.

Xia Feng smiled and continued: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I believe that the two of you are very aware of the risks involved. The Icanathan Empire has an absolute geographical advantage, and the Tanta Empire, whether it is transported by sea or land, the distance will not be shortened by half a cent, so what can you do with the Icanathan to negotiate an equal share? Do you garrison troops in the four northern provinces? In the end, those ores are just sold to you by another person. ”

"If Ikanathan breaks her word, then she will lose the trust of other countries. "In the long run, the gains outweigh the losses." ”

The possibility that Xia Feng said is not non-existent, but it is only a possibility.

"Trust is worthless in the face of interests. If I were the leader of Ikathan, I would have stopped doing two things, and one more cane, and directly blocked the garrison of the Tanta Empire in a foreign land. Xia Feng knew that the other party was deliberately embarrassed and wanted to bow his head, but he had already admitted his mistake, and now that he represented Stamia, of course he had to fight for every minute. "If we care about such a thing as 'integrity', our continent will definitely be more peaceful and prosperous. ”

"No wonder you do treachery so easily. Wise sarcastically said in an appreciative tone.

Naple also said, "Do you think Icanathan will still be able to defeat my army after the battle with the Starmian Empire?"

"Everyone is involved in the war, and the same vitality is greatly damaged, what's the difference?" Xia Feng shrugged his shoulders slightly, "Even if I can't defeat you in one fell swoop, I can still stalemate with you, on the other hand, I can enjoy the energy of the four northern provinces of the Starian Empire and restore my strength, while Tanta can only wait for her to become stronger and stronger, and then be eliminated." ”

"But I believe ......," Prime Minister Wise said coldly, "even if the Starmian Empire is defeated, it is impossible to be willing to be humiliated. Then the occupation of the four northern provinces by Icanathan is a drag on her, and in this way, the geographical advantage is again transferred to my side. ”

"Of course, there are two sides to everything, advantages may be disadvantages, and disadvantages can also be turned into advantages," Xia Feng smiled so calmly that it made people feel a little flustered, "So let's talk about the fundamental things now, can you two countries join forces, can you defeat the Starmian Empire?"

Prime Minister Wise's eyes lit up, and his rare emotions were exposed, "Your Highness, please speak?"

"Let's not talk about the problem of the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches, it is obvious that when we are inextricably linked, there are still two empires watching from the wall, which is an uncontrollable danger. Xia Feng continued, "How vulnerable is the Starian Empire? I believe that no matter what, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse...... What's more, we haven't gotten to the point where we are bullied, and when that day comes, it may just be a matter of fish and bear's paws. ”

Naple nodded and smiled, "That's a good point, but who told you that we would definitely send troops?"

"You want financial assistance? Heh, it's all the same. Xia Feng looked up at the sky for thought, and then said in a firm tone: "Once the war starts, logistics materials, medical assistance, weapons supply, including direct dispatch of troops, all of these are 'money' in the final analysis. ”

As soon as Xia Feng said this, Naple and Wise glanced at each other in unison, exchanged each other's thoughts, jokes and games were over, and now the negotiations officially began.

"But you don't have any money. Xia Feng's words buried this negotiation.

"What does Your Highness mean by that?" asked Prime Minister Wise quietly.

"Literally!"

During the conversation, the three of them had unconsciously walked into a tall bush, and the shrubs two or three meters high were trimmed into neat rectangles, like a city wall blocking the view, forming a maze of hedges with no end in sight.

Mu Li was busy chatting with everyone, and after finding that Xia Feng disappeared from sight, he hurried to chase after him, the errand of guarding is really not easy to do, and he is an idle and easily distracted person, unqualified, really unqualified.