Of course, the ordinary demons don't know the inside story of this matter, but Vincent himself is a prince, and he knows the situation better than others.

At that time, this sudden change not only changed the kingdom of Herodes, but also brought a lot of pressure to the demons.

The Demon King Salintas did not regain his strength, but he immediately decided to increase his troops to the mainland, and began to send royal family members and absolute cronies to the mainland, ready to fight the Second Demon Land War at any time.

Salintas was well aware that the advice that the Terrans, who were full of grudges at the time, could understand was force.

Whether you are innocent or not, you must not show weakness in front of them.

At the same time, the Demon King also put down his posture and communicated with the Church of Light and Order, which had great influence on the mainland, inviting them to act as intermediaries to investigate and pacify the matter and prevent the war from breaking out again.

In the end, under the threat of force from the demons and the mediation of the former archpope of the Church, the Herodians swallowed this breath, but the whole country regarded themselves as victims of humiliation.

Gadlin II, who succeeded to the throne in place of his brother, swore to become the turnaround of the Herodian movement, to recover the land lost in the war, to restore the glory of the former kingdom, and to bring freedom to all those enslaved by the demons.

Gadlin II's half-brother, Prince Lingus, replaced the king as a pioneer in the fight against demons and the recovery of the land after the king began to grow old.

In order to protect the territory, the Demon King, who was greatly injured in the war, had to send princes, princesses, grand dukes and absolute cronies to sit on the mainland, which not only weakened the royal power in the Demon Domain, but also had to condone some incompetent but loyal cronies as lords for a long time.

For example, Vincent's favorite "Red Wing" Count Draculas is a nobleman who is loyal to the Demon King, but imbecile and greedy, and has brought great damage to the Coastal Territory no less than war.

As a member of the blood clan in the Demon Domain who controls the Blood River Valley and has always supported the Demon King, Dacuras has his value, and it is necessary to win over this kind of person for the rule of the Demon King.

The final result can only be the people of the bitter territory, and the infamy will let the Porco Rosso carry it.

As the Terran kingdom gradually recovered after the war, side effects other than loyalty began to kick in.

The pressure on territorial defense is increasing, the local economy is still in shambles, and the bad rule of the demons is simply forcing the people to push the people to the side of Herode.

If it weren't for Herod playing the economic, intelligence and emotional cards on the territory all year round, the rebellion would not have broken out so extensively, and the knights would not dare to swagger to the border, seeing that there is a village that wants to submit to the lord, they actually dare to slaughter the village at will and blame the demons.

If Vincent's governance was as unbearable as his predecessor, the Herodians would play the role of a savior, and the people would still eat the pot pulp to welcome the king.

However, the origin of everything, the confusing hunting accident, who is behind it?

Anyway, as far as Vincent knew, neither the Demon King nor his children had done such a dirty thing, and the only territory bordering Herod seemed to have no proof of doing it.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a dirty palace power struggle, and then it diverts contradictions externally......

However, the reputation of the demons is too bad, and the planting is also accurate, or most of Herod is willing to believe such a result.

It's just that the Herodians at that time had not yet come out of the war, and they only dared to be extremely indignant and strongly condemned externally, but this did not prevent them from attacking hard at home and carrying out a great purge for the new king to ascend the throne.

A group of nobles and generals loyal to the previous king fell one after another, and the nouveau riche stepped on their backs and stepped onto the stage.

The hapless Count Schalke von Waldberg, because of his poor escort and incompetence in inspection, was removed from his post, stripped of his title, and ended up in exile for his whole family many years later.

He is just one of many victims of this tragedy.

The exile rather than the execution was the result of his youthful prominence, which he had gained in the war at a young age, and the sympathy of some nobles and many of the populace.

Moreover, Schalke did not have any dissatisfaction and justification for this, first endured humiliation in a low-key manner for ten years, and then did not cause trouble after being exiled.

It's just that he lives in Sweetwater Village not far from the border with his family, and he seems to have a trace of nostalgia for the country.

The rotten rule of the demons and the famine caused by the broken river took the lives of his two children, and the extremely sad Schalke still maintains a silent and low-key life, waiting for everyone to forget about him.

It wasn't until the people in the village were cornered by taxes and the climate, and Schalke, who no longer had any relatives around him, had no worries about it, that he showed his bearing and skills that had been hidden for many years, led the people to expel the tax collectors and landlords, drove away the border guards, and became a traitor to the territory.

After all these years, Vincent's grudge against Herodes and the demons has been familiar, and he has always been afraid to speculate on the Herodians with the worst malice - of course, the Herodians are the same for him.

When people hate each other, they hurt each other.

This time, Vincent could not predict what the Herodians' series of bewilderments portended, but he knew that he must accompany him to the end.

Sure enough, that night, while Vincent was fiddling with his new toy, Rams, who was in charge of guarding the outskirts of the village, hurried in and reported the news to him.

"My lord, the messenger of the kingdom of Herod has come to see you."

"It's finally here, keep me waiting." When Vincent heard this, not only did he not panic, but also taunted the other party, "It seems that the administrative efficiency of the Herodian people is also poor enough, and the knights have been looking south for several days."

"My lord, do you want to receive the messenger?" Rams asked, "Two men came, a knight and a priest."

"Of course, the two countries will fight each other." Vincent ordered an audience to be arranged, "and it never hurts to hear their terms."

Seeing Rams salute and turn to leave, Vincent remembered something and stopped him again.

"Go and call La Niña for me again." Vincent instructed Rams, "But don't show up for the talks."

Next, it's time to mobilize the undead who don't sleep to meet the messenger of Herodes.

When the envoys who had come to negotiate with banners were greeted by thousands of skeletal soldiers in armor and trembling into the village, they met Lord Vincent in a makeshift hall.

After the ceremonial greetings, the messenger read out the terms of the kingdom's negotiations.

Even though Vincent's cultivation and mood were good, he was amused by the arrogant and rude demands of the Herodes.

There are five specific demands of the Herodians, which are not very much, but they are extremely insulting.

"Hand over the knights and retinues who have strayed into the Primordial Territory, and make reasonable reparations for the damage to their property."

"In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and clashes between the two sides in the future, and to protect innocent people, the troops of the Primorsky Territory should be withdrawn to the south of Sweetwater Village, establish a neutral buffer zone, and not cross the line to provoke and harass them."

"The Hirodial Army will undertake the obligation to protect the neutral buffer zone, patrolling and supervising the north of Sweetwater Village, and the Coastal Territory should understand and support it."

"If the Primorsky Territory forces comply with the above requirements, the Herodian forces patrolling the neutral buffer zone will comply with the agreement and retreat beyond the borders."

"Territorial troops cannot be stationed in the neutral buffer zone on the border, and the population can go freely."

A sense of déjà vu of an unequal treaty came over us.

If this humiliating thing of losing power and humiliating the country is agreed, Vincent will be considered to have crossed in vain.

"Does Your Excellency have any other conditions for negotiation?"

Vincent asked quietly.

"That's all."

The messenger replied.

"Hehe, I see, that's all, it's really generous."

Vincent casually looked back at the back of the hall and smiled playfully.