After Frederick had finished speaking, Justinian also added with regret: "Your Excellency, I am also very sorry for this. We were wrong in our previous estimates, and it was true that there was not much value left behind after the retreat of Pera's army. But one thing you can rest assured that the covenant between us is still in force, and the Eastern Romans will definitely find another way to compensate you for your losses!"

Listening to the emperor's words, Peter, the leader of the bear people, couldn't help but be a little stunned.

He had the impression that the southern countries had a warm climate, fertile land and prosperous commerce, especially a megacity like Pera, which was the capital of a large country, and should have innumerable wealth. In any case, you should be able to get a lot of loot after capturing such a city. But these two emperors said that there was not much loot at all, could it be that they were working together to deceive themselves? ! But looking at each other's expressions, it didn't seem like they were lying, these southern countries are very rich, is it necessary to cheat themselves of such a small amount of money?

At this thought, Peter was very annoyed. This was too far from what he had expected, and they had agreed to send troops to fight because they were greedy for the spoils of war, but now they could only be disappointed. If you return empty-handed, you are really not willing, but if you continue to send troops, won't you suffer a big loss?

The leader of the bear people thought about it, but he couldn't make a decision for a while, and after the end, he still raised his head tentatively and asked, "There is no loot...... If you beat Pera, you should have captured a lot of captives, right? It doesn't matter if you don't have money, you can give us women!"

They are all barbarians with a strong libido, and if they can catch a large number of female slaves and return home. Not only can it satisfy the desires of the warriors, but it can also be sold for money after getting tired of playing, which is more useful than wealth to some extent!

When Frederick heard Peter's words, he was even more contemptuous. These barbarians, full of thoughts about either robbing money or women, have no shame. Not to mention that they didn't catch any women in this war, and even if they did, they wouldn't give it to these completely inhuman guys!

Facing the eager eyes of the leader of the bear people, Justinian had no choice but to shake his head and say, "I'm sorry, not long after we surrounded Pera a year, the other party has already evacuated most of the people in the city. After the city was broken, all that remained were strong warriors, and there were no women, old people, or children at all. ”

"Ah, they evacuated the people a year ago, but didn't you surround their city, how could you let them evacuate the people so easily. All those who escaped should be arrested, ransom paid, or sold as slaves!"

Peter's eyes widened as he spoke, and he was incredulous at the behavior of the two emperors, for whom war was barbaric and cruel. The goal is to extract the maximum benefit from the enemy. And they let each other's people go so easily. This kind of behavior is like throwing money into the ocean, and it is like getting your head caught!

Frederick and Justinian looked at each other, the slave trade was explicitly forbidden by the Illuminati, and although it was secretly practiced in the black market of the two countries, it certainly could not be carried out openly.

They pay attention to chivalry, and at least they cannot do some animal behavior that seriously violates the doctrine, and even in the war with the enemy country, they will not deliberately kill the people on a large scale, how can they capture all the people who are hiding from the war and sell them into slavery? If they really do this. I'm afraid that those archbishops in the country will rise up and condemn themselves!

Justinian could only say helplessly: "Your Excellency, although we have not obtained any spoils at present. But this is only temporary. At present, the Olympian League has been defeated and retreated to Thermopylae Pass, as long as we continue to move south to capture this fortress, then the entire Balkan continent will be open to the south, and it will no longer be able to resist our army. At that time, not only will all the wealth they had transported away belong to us, but even the rich city-states in the south will be in our hands!

When Peter heard this, he was moved. He knew that the states in the southern Balkans were all rich places, and if they really won these places and the wealth would go to them, then they would definitely be able to make more money, and this proposal was indeed good! However, negotiations are about bargaining, and if greater benefits can be obtained on this basis, of course, it is better. At this time, his mind was full of fantasies about making a fortune in the war, and as for the losses and even defeats that he might face in the process, he temporarily left it behind him.

So the leader of the bear people swallowed his saliva and said greedily: "Although your proposal is good, after all, it is not easy to conquer the hot springs, and I don't know how long it will be before I get the spoils." If we want our Slavic Bear to send troops, we still need to have some practical immediate benefits!"

Justinian couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, just now his so-called spoils of war all belong to the bear clan, this kind of talk is just a painting cake to satisfy hunger, as long as the bear clan is really willing to send troops, what is the point of paying that little treasure! When the time comes, let these barbarians take the lead, if they are defeated, the Eastern Rome will not have any loss, once they are lucky enough to win, they will be able to follow behind them and gain the vast and fertile territory of the southern Balkans without much effort, why not do this kind of deal?! As for them to have a little more immediate benefits, it's not impossible, as the so-called reluctant children can't trap the wolf, let them taste some sweetness!

So the new emperor nodded, and said with a smile: "No problem! In order to express the sincerity of our Eastern Roman alliance with the Slavic Bear Clan, I am willing to transfer the region of Northern Thrace to your country free of charge!"

When Peter heard this, he laughed with satisfaction. The climate in Northern Thrace is warm and pleasant, and it is ten times more fertile than the Ice and Snow Continent, and with this as a welcome gift, coupled with the previous agreement between the two sides, the warriors of the clan will definitely not object to participating in this war!

The leader of the bears raised his big furry hand and said excitedly, "Okay, let's make a decision, and swear by high-fives!"

Frederick and Justinian both laughed and raised their hands, and happily clapped them together with Peter. Who knew that this bear man was really full of brute strength, and when a bang came, the two emperors only felt that their entire arms were numb, and they couldn't help but curse in their hearts: What a fucking barbarian!!

While Peter was discussing with Justinian and others how to send troops to continue southward, the fortress of Thermopylae had become a huge barracks, and the Empress Dowager Olympias, Princess Celestia Cleo and her marshals and several kings of the southern city-states gathered every day to discuss matters such as strengthening the fortress defense and various military training, and were very busy.

Because of his brilliant achievements in previous wars, Ellens was occasionally invited to such meetings, but he was really not interested, and often seemed absent-minded, and even when others asked him for advice, he only said a few perfunctory words.

Early that morning, everyone went to the underground conference room of Fort No. 1 to discuss the situation of the battle, and the dragon did not want to participate, but at Cleo's request, he had to listlessly agree.

During the meeting, several marshals and kings were quite optimistic about the current situation, and agreed that with the current forces of Holy Rome and Eastern Rome, it was impossible to capture the extremely strong Thermopylae. The main problem now is how to consume as much vitality as possible under the fortress so that it can counterattack in the future. Or if the other side decides not to go south, how to send troops to recover Pera......

Ellens secretly lingered with Cleo for a long time last night, and the strange thing is that this little girl was as soft as a puddle of water after last night's fun, and she didn't even have the strength to move her little finger, but today she looks radiant, and has been discussing tactics with everyone in good spirits. On the contrary, the more the dragon listened, the more sleepy he became, and several times he almost fell asleep.

The little princess Doshi beside her was also very bored with such memories, and when she saw Elrens's sleepy appearance, she couldn't help but tease him, so she quietly stretched out her little hand and tugged at the dragon's ear.

Elrens was sleeping soundly at this time, and she woke him up at once. He opened his eyes blankly and looked around, wondering what was going on. Seeing him like this, Duo Shi couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed cutely.

The evil dragon suddenly came to his senses, pretended to be angry and glared at the little princess, and whispered, "Okay, you little girl dare to tease me!"

"What's wrong with me teasing you?" Duo Shi's big eyes were full of smiles, and she said coquettishly: "Who let you sleep in a meeting~"

"Hmph, I want revenge and let you know that you are powerful. As she spoke, Elrence suddenly stretched out her hand, and squeezed it lightly on the little princess's chest with a surprisingly fast speed!

"Ahh

Duo Shi suddenly covered her mouth and exclaimed in a low voice, and then the first thing she did was to look up and look around as if she was a thief, and found that everyone was discussing the battle situation enthusiastically, and no one noticed the small movements of the two of them here.

Only then did she put her mind at ease, turned her face to the evil dragon and said angrily: "I'm going to die to you! There are so many people here, it's too much to do such a thing!"

Ellens grinned and said, "Listen to you say that, as long as there is no one nearby, you can let me touch it casually?"

Duo Shi glared at him with a red face: "No one can't ...... If you want to touch it, touch your dear baby Cleo!"

"Yo, are you jealous?" said the dragon with a smile, "Actually, you are my dear baby, I don't like to touch anyone, but I love to touch you." ”

(To be continued......)