Chapter 148: Negotiation (2)
Letoz listened to Ryan's words, his first reaction was that Allendo betrayed himself, but he thought about it, but he felt that this was unlikely, after all, Allendo didn't have to do that, and Allendo was not very clear about the specific situation in his own clan, he just casually talked about the difficulties he was facing, and what Ryan said was very detailed, which was obviously not the information he got from Allendo's side.
Ryan smiled slightly, he could see the suspicion in the other party's heart from Letoz's face, so he spoke: "This is nothing strange, after all, the south of Cassano is Mochizuki City, and Mochizuki City has always maintained good intentions towards Cassano, all because they are dealing with the hunter tribe in the south, and they can't slow down for the time being." Then the combat power of your hunter tribe directly determines when Mochizuki City will count its troops to the north. β
Speaking of this, Ryan picked up the water cup that Adela had sent, took a large sip of water, and then continued: "Adra's words just now may make you feel uncomfortable, but it is also true. Letoz, you and your people are running out of time, either to fight to the death to gain living space, or to leave their homeland and cling to other forces, there is no third possibility. β
Letoz also knew that Ryan was telling the truth, but he still had to try to get the best benefit for his people, so Letoz opened his mouth and retorted: "I admit that your words are true, but why don't we cling to Mochizuki City and Paradise of Freedom?
"Yes, why don't you choose to cling to one of them, but go all the way to the imperial capital to ask for help?" Ryan didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically, which made Letoz speechless for a moment.
Ryan was silent for more than ten seconds, and after letting Letoz think well, he continued: "Because you have never abandoned your illusions. It is a joke that you have asked me about land and food as soon as you open your mouth, and why should I give you land and food for nothing?
"You...... You're right. Letotz hung his head and said, "There is no such thing as a free lunch, it seems that I am too naΓ―ve." β
"It's not too late for you to understand this," Ryan saw that he had completely mastered the initiative of the conversation, and began to lead the topic to the point: "So, don't expect us to help you for free, that's impossible." I have only one promise here: as long as you and your people voluntarily migrate to Cassano, voluntarily become my people, and swear to abide by the order of Cassano, then I will treat your people as my own people, and there will be no more hunter tribes from now on, and there will be no Cassano people who do not discriminate. β
"And the so-called equal treatment means that you have the same rights and obligations as the indigenous people of Cassano, you have to work hard to survive, you have to work hard to protect your homeland, it's as simple as that. Since you are voluntary, no resident of Cassano has the right to discriminate against his fellow citizens, and we all have only one common goal, which is for our homeland and our future. β
"However, my people are not good at farming, they are best at hunting, and this ......" Letoz's heart was already touched by Lane's promise, because promises that are too beautiful are often lies at all, but promises like Lane's that sound a little uncomfortable are the truth.
"There are many ways to survive, you don't have to farm yourself, you can also exchange other ways for food. Ryan replied to Letoz: "Besides, there are still mountains around Cassano, there are still magical beasts, hunters are not useless, and no one is born to know everything, as long as you don't learn everything with your heart." β
"I see. Letoz nodded solemnly, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Ryan, and said, "Thank you very much, you have brought hope for the future of me and my people. β
Ryan hurriedly stood up and helped Lettoz and said, "It's just a gesture, the key is your own choice." β
Allendo also stood up and walked over and said, "I'm glad that you were able to come to a rough agreement, so that Lettoz doesn't have to go that far." Without further ado, why don't we talk about the specific measures in detail now?"
"Come, everybody, sit down. Ryan beckoned everyone to sit down again, and then took the initiative to say his idea: "You and your people can set up your own homes in the designated places, and we will help you accordingly, including wood to build your houses, and free food supplies for a period of time." β
"And what are we going to pay?" asked Letoz directly to the point.
"Quite simply, enlist in the army. Ryan simply said his request: "I am going to form a force of about 5,000 marksmen, and your people can choose a group to join here." You also know that marksman units are generally not consumed for nothing, so there is no need to worry. β
Lettoz nodded, the use of war to consume uncontrolled forces abounded, but it was generally only consumed by ordinary infantry, and he really had never heard of anyone who would take a sharpshooter who had been trained hard to die for nothing.
"In addition, we will bring in some of the original people of Cassano to help you integrate quickly, and they will live together after your future home is built. Ryan said the second point quietly.
"Good. Lettoz understood the purpose of Lane's arrangement, but he agreed very simply, it was impossible for others to give a large piece of land to him for nothing, and if there were no precautions, it would not be long before the land belonged to anyone, which was obviously impossible.
"Now that you have joined Cassano, you must obey Cassano's order, I don't think there is any need to repeat it, right?" Ryan said lightly, "We welcome the new members with the utmost sincerity, and we also hope that you will treat this place as a permanent home, not a hotel where people come and go." β
Letoz didn't answer immediately, but muttered for a long time, Ryan's words can be big or small, at least it is just to emphasize some things, but if it is bigger, it can fully accommodate countless back moves, and it is likely to eat away at his own people step by step, and at that time, I am afraid that there will be no chance to regret it.
Seeing that there was some stalemate in the scene, Adela smiled and spoke: "Actually, there is no need to say this to you at all. β
"Oh?" Letoz looked up at Adra, not understanding what she meant.
Adela smiled and explained: "You hunter tribe is not the same heart now, right? Otherwise, would you go to the imperial capital? In this case, when some of them come to Cassano, we can use some means to divide them, win over a group, coerce a group, and attack a group, wouldn't it be ...... My master is just a kind reminder that while you see hope for the future, you must also understand the price you will pay. If we just want to take advantage, then we will too. β