"What a desperate rampant conceit, I wonder where you came from to be so sure?Let the Stuart family and the knights of Sauron exchange their blood and lives for the fruits of victory for you Alfred?The result of our desperate efforts is that Alfred enjoys the ultimate benefit alone?Is this possible? Is it realistic? Augustus, even if I don't deny your skill, and I don't question Alfred's position in the wasteland under your leadership, I must tell you clearly, wake up, don't have this unrealistic and arrogant fantasy anymore, even if you choose Francis, even if the whole wasteland is involved in the swamp of war, you may not be able to defeat the Stuart and Sauron families who have no way out, and even if you win in the end, believe me, it must be a tragic end that Alfred is very unwilling to bear. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Stunned and then angry.

If it weren't for the ups and downs of honor and disgrace for most of his life, I'm afraid Stuart would definitely not be able to contain his anger. He almost gritted his teeth to say these words, the bruised tendons on his neck and his gloomy face, coupled with his slightly rapid breathing, made people have no doubt that he would be unable to suppress his anger in the next moment.

However, Augustus remained calm and relaxed.

Even in the face of Stuart's erection, he gently adjusted his sitting posture to make him sit more comfortably, and also made the little Lori on his lap sit more comfortably - of course he knew the reason for Stuart's anger, not only because of the absurd conditions he proposed, but also because his last sentence was rampant enough to stab Stuart's pride and self-esteem, but unfortunately, so what?

He looked at Artelas, waiting for Athelas' decision, or attitude.

The little Lori who was clearly bullying on her leg added fuel to the fire, and said disdainfully: "Conceited? Delusional? I hope that when little Augustus stands on your castle and slaughters your people, you will still think that this is just little Augustus's delusion." ”

Stuart clenched his fists, looked at the odd little girl, and then at the damned Augustus, and reason still made it clear to him that he could only refrain from doing so in Alfred's castle.

And Arthras, who was beside him, seemed to finally feel his anger.

It's hard to believe that in the face of Stuart's rage, Arthras was able to maintain his composure like Augustus.

He didn't smile, just downright calm, and asked softly, "Is this your final decision?"

Augustus nodded: "I believe you also know that what I have decided will never change." ”

"Then there's no way to talk about it. Arthras sighed, his long, scarred face not showing much emotion, and he said, "It's a pity to be on two opposing sides of the battlefield with you. ”

Augustus said expressionlessly: "The choice is yours." ”

Choose?

Is there a need for a choice and a choice?

Artelas, who knew more or less the shamelessness of Augustus, smiled and stopped talking, he got up immediately, since there was no way to talk any further, of course there was no need to talk any further, he didn't look at Stuart, who was also standing up next to him, but when he got up, his eyes were fixed on Augustus, as if trying to capture Augustus's plea plan, which caused his movements to be extremely slow from the time he left his chair to the time he stood up. It's just that the ending is regrettable, Augustus has no intention of changing his attitude, and he has no intention of keeping them, it seems that the conditions he put forward are the bottom line at all, and there is no room for bargaining.

This is, of course, very abnormal.

Negotiation, one party makes an offer, the other party counters, and then the final deal in the bargaining is the normal process, how can there be a negotiation method that only offers and does not allow counter-offer?

Arthras stood up and burst into laughter.

Ignoring the frowning doubts of Count Stuart on the side, he said helplessly: "Okay, the ultimate winner of this psychological war is you, come up with your other plan." ”

It was Augustus' turn to be confused, and the puzzle on his face showed that he didn't seem to understand what Arthras was saying at all.

"If you want to be frank, why not be frank to the end?" Arthras shrugged his shoulders and sighed: "Augustus, I know that under normal circumstances, you would definitely choose Francis over me, I don't deny this, but all kinds of signs show that you have no desire to negotiate with Francis at all, otherwise after you receive Francis's letter, Francis has no reason not to appear at Alfred Castle, and I don't see that your knight or Donald's knight has any intention of supporting Francis, so you are waiting for me, waiting to talk to me- Speaking of which, I have never wondered why you would reject Francis's hatred? Impossible, fearing that the old dog who is good at forbearance will show his fangs to you one day in the future?

"But in any case, since you are not willing to talk to Francis, then I sincerely hope that you will be honest with your conditions, and there is no need to play the kind of throwing out an impossible condition, and then proposing another promising condition, so that I and Lord Earl Stuart can see the light of day in despair, and the little means that we will subconsciously hold on to it are really meaningless. ”

If it weren't for the little Lori sitting on her lap, I'm afraid Augustus couldn't help but applaud.

It's a thorough insight into all his calculations and thoughts.

Augustus smiled for the first time since they began to talk, and exclaimed, "You are far smarter than I thought. ”

Arthras smiled and bowed, but did not speak.

Looking playfully at Arthras, which had grown rapidly, Augustus said slowly: "I don't care about Francis's territory, all I want is a town, and a town that is not too important to you is the small city of Albasan, which is located in the southeast of your city of Sauron. ”

Stuart, who didn't come to his senses quickly, was surprised.

Artelas, however, soon grasped Augustus' true intentions.

His eyes narrowed suddenly, and there was no smile, no calm, and for the first time he revealed the gloom and obscurity of his walk into darkness.

Of course, he knew the real reason why Augustus wanted Albasan, in the final analysis, a large part of the reason why Sauron was strong was because Sauron's territory was the only passage connecting the Alpine Grand Canyon in the hinterland of the empire, and if he wanted to pass through the Alpine Grand Canyon, in addition to passing through Sauron City, the last remaining road was to pass through Albasan City, so to speak, Sauron City and Albasang City themselves are the throat of the wasteland, and owning these two towns essentially means tightly choking the throat of the abandoned wasteland.

This was the root cause of Sauron's strength in the past.

It is also the most important link in the layout of the entire wasteland of Augustus.

Only by choking the Wasteland will Alfred be able to move between the Holy Empire and the Wasteland.

So it was clear that these key Arthras could not agree, not only because he could not watch Alfred choke the throat of the wasteland, but also because, if the Sauron family wanted to return to the top of the pyramid of the wasteland in the future, they had to limit Alfred's rise, and once there was no more obstacle between Alfred and the Holy Empire, he would completely lose the last means to contain Alfred. Of course, there is another reason, Albasan is Sauron's territory after all, and it is also closely attached to Sauron's hinterland, if a tiger like Alfred is allowed to sleep next to Sauron, Atars will no longer be able to sleep peacefully.

......

He squinted his eyes and said indifferently: "I understand the reason why Albasan is far more important in your heart than a few towns in Francis, but I have a question, Albasan and Alfred's territory is some distance after all, and they can't border each other at all, even if I give Albasan to you, how can you ensure that it will always be Alfred's territory?"

This seems to be a real problem.

But Augustus just shook his head indifferently, he sat on the chair, looked up at Arthras standing in front of him, and said with a smile: "You seem to have overlooked a problem, Albasan does not border Alfred, but it borders on the Donald's territory, so to put it bluntly, Albasan is for the Donald family." ”

This is the real reason why Donald did not share the fruits of Augustus' victory in Christopher's domain at all.

If you hold the city of Albasan, which connects the Holy Empire, Donald will choke the throat of the wasteland, and at the same time, it will also indirectly contain and deter Alfred to a certain extent, which can also change the alliance between Donald and Alfred, Donald has always been in a weak position, which can be called killing two birds with one stone.

Of course.

These have nothing to do with Arthras after all, and Arthras only grasped Augustus's determination to win Albasan, and couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, he sneered: "I don't believe that you will trust Donald so much, nor do I believe that you will give Donald such a key area to restrain you for nothing." ”

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, the important thing is that it doesn't matter much to you, you just have to decide whether to give me Albasan City or the entire Francis territory. ”

Augustus's carelessness prevented Arthras from uttering a word, and he stared at Augustus, his expression becoming more and more gloomy and his breathing becoming more and more rapid.

He could not refuse Augustus.

At least at this time, you can't refuse.

Because this itself is a vicious method designed by Augustus.

You know, he needs to rely on Count Stuart to start an all-out war with Francis at this time, and if he is not willing to sacrifice the interests of the Sauron family and give up his city of Albasan, then he must sacrifice Francis's territory, that is, the common interests of him and Stuart - will Stuart agree to this? Of course, he could only hope to see Arthras abandon Sauron's city of Albasan instead of asking him to give up his interests, so from this point of view, although from the beginning of the conversation, he and Augustus were talking, but Augustus was constantly side-tapping Count Stuart.

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