72 Conditions and Requirements
"Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"
Barbarossa's sudden change in attitude made Marlowe a little unable to turn around, and he looked at the other party hesitantly, and then a big smile appeared on his face.
"Really, Your Majesty, are you willing to help us?"
"No doubt, you have given me hope of ending this war, and we all need to end this damn war. Barbarossa turned around with his hands behind his back, the sun shining right on him through the window. "Tell me, do you need me to do something for you?"
It was like an invisible piece of tempting cake placed in front of Marlowe, who had thought of everything before he came, but unexpectedly the conversation went much smoother than he expected.
Is it possible to borrow troops from Paul's father? Marlowe suddenly had the idea, but then rejected the bold idea.
Although the other party is asking what help he needs, the high chief who borrowed troops against Orim must not be able to do it, because the other party is not only Paul's father, but also the king of St. George, and he is responsible for all his people, so it is impossible for his army to be involved in the internal war of the orcs.
"I need you to find out, because the people involved in the Winter War don't have a way to leave a contact, so I and the people I brought can only check one by one based on the information you provide. In addition, I needed a place that was spacious enough for people to live in......"
"Huh?" Barbarossa raised her eyebrows when she heard that Marlowe wanted to live, and a look of displeasure appeared on her face.
Marlowe quickly explained: "Please don't get me wrong, I'm talking about a place where we can live temporarily, the grassland has begun to snow, and it will only be difficult to go back now, so please allow us to live in the Victor area temporarily, as soon as the cold winter is over, we will immediately go north." In addition......"
"It's a matter of food, isn't it?" Barbarossa shook his head helplessly as he looked at Marlowe's speechless appearance, and before Marlowe could answer, he said again. "I'll arrange for someone to feed you during the cold winter, but I have one request. ”
The other party apparently indirectly agreed to Marlowe's request, and also promised that there would be food supplies.
This was undoubtedly a surprise for Marlowe, who was already very nervous when he talked about wanting to take his people to live in Victor temporarily, and he feared that the other party would refuse outright, and then give him some food like a beggar, and then force himself to leave, but it seems that Paul's father was not so ruthless at the moment.
But what will the other side ask for? Hopefully it won't be too difficult to do.
"Marlowe, you are Paul's brother, and that is half my son, and I don't care what kind of identity you communicate with Paul, but at this moment please forget about these identities. You're talking to King St. George right now, and you're the Warcry Chieftain, so we're making a deal between us, you know?" Barbarossa reminded meaningfully.
Marlowe nodded in understanding, and Paul was quiet at this time, neither of them was stupid, and immediately understood what Barbarossa meant. It is not only a desecration of the power of the hand, but also a betrayal of the people, and if the two cannot be distinguished, it will inevitably bring disastrous consequences.
Everything in the world is sometimes so helpless and ruthless, and whoever gives the power to those in power must be responsible for it.
"Very well, then I'll tell you what I want. Barbarossa returned to her seat and said with five fingers on her face. "Everything you say will be easy to do, but only if you make sure that you will have 10,000 orcs in your hands before the war officially begins, and that you will have at least 50,000 by the end of the Winter War. ”
"Fifty thousand?" Marlowe exclaimed.
You must know that the total number of people sent by the White Hoof Tribe of the Bloodblade Tribe to participate in the Cold Winter War is only about 100, and the total population of the entire grassland is only more than 900,000.
Barbarossa asked Marlowe to gather one-tenth of the population at this time, which is very difficult no matter how you look at it. Besides, the grassland beast people are fierce, and when they see that others want to subdue themselves, they want to play with white knives and red knives.
But thinking about it on the other hand, if Barbarossa's request is really fulfilled, then the Warcry Tribe will no longer be a soft persimmon to be slaughtered, and the red-skinned chief will have to be careful that his beautiful fangs are knocked out if he dares to open his mouth to bite.
"You don't have to worry, the 50,000 people I'm talking about can include children and the elderly. ”
"Okay, I'll agree to your terms. Marlowe, who had been hesitating, nodded resolutely and replied.
"It's useless to promise me, you have to swear to your gods that you will do it!"
Marlowe wasn't sure if he would be able to do it, but he didn't have a choice.
The negotiation was basically over, and then the two made some adjustments, including that the orcs subdued by Marlowe must continue to collect intelligence on the attacking side and hand it over to humans, and that the human side must hand over the captives to Marlowe after the war, and that underage orcs, women and the elderly must not be wantonly slaughtered, and so on more than a dozen agreements binding the two sides.
In the end, the two made a pledge to their gods, Marlowe made an oath to the patriarch Marta, and Barbarossa swore to Octavian, the father of mankind.
This is an extremely beneficial negotiation for both sides, Marlowe uses Barbarossa's power to strengthen himself, and Barbarossa uses Marlo to reduce the pressure on the country, so why not win for both sides.
As for whether Marlowe betrayed his fellow steppe tribe by doing this...... From the moment Marlowe decided to resist the tyranny of the red-skinned orcs, he had already stood on the opposite side of the tribes of the steppe, except that the red-skinned chief was to consolidate his rule and oppress the people, while Marlowe was to rescue these suffering people.
The big chief does not allow the people of the steppe to grow food, so Marlowe wants to do this, if you dare to send wolf cavalry to slaughter the people who want to live in peace, then the people can only take up arms and fight you to the death!
Victor's defenders needed Paul to command and supervise, Marlowe also needed to immediately analyze the information with several tribesmen to determine the location of his own people, and Gandalf had to play the role of the door opener, so Barbarossa, who had always been strict with himself and even stricter, drove them out.
Walking out of the palace of Babylon, the sun shining warmly, Marlowe exhaled deeply as he faced the north.
"Father, wait for me, I will definitely rescue you!"