There is a town in the north, called Red Maple.

As the name suggests, this town, located in the middle of the Grey Army garrison and the Lane Nau River, is surrounded by a large area of maple leaves, especially in autumn, when the maple leaves are dyed red like a glow, which is magnificent and dreamy. Hence the name, Red Maple Town.

The town itself is ordinary and unremarkable. There are so many such towns in the north, and their number is only smaller than that of the lower farms.

However, in the near future, this town, which was a little deserted due to the impact of the war, is destined to go down in history!

Because, the official negotiation place between the Gray Army and the Bran Empire is here!

Today, to the north of the town, there is a stone wall about two feet high. Facing the cold wind at the end of winter, Tang En first carefully observed the overall pattern of the town by holding on to the wall battlement, and then narrowed his eyes slightly, looking in all directions, looking at the surrounding hills and streams.

Half-loud, he asked softly: "You say, is there a problem with this negotiation location I chose?"

If there is a question, there will be an answer. But David, Luke and others on the side looked at each other when they heard this, some did not know why, and some were stunned and shocked.

The time and place of this negotiation are up to the Gray Army, in other words, Don has the final say. This is not surprising, it is a matter of personal safety for Josia and the high-ranking members of the Gray Army, this job can only be taken over by Don En, and he is the only one who has this qualification.

Including David and other members of the Gray Space, everyone believed that with Donn's ability, no matter what tricks Bran played, he could see through it lightly and ensure everyone's safety. But now,

David looked at Tang En, who was frowning slightly, and hesitated to speak: "Boss...... Is there a problem here?"

"I don't know. It just doesn't feel good. "The realm of strength has reached the level of Donne. He has an almost instinctive sense of danger and evil thoughts. But now herein lies the problem. He set the time and place for the negotiations, and now he has not found any problems in the field inspection. And logically speaking, with Bran's current wolf bèi situation, he really can't afford to play tricks. You must know that once defeated, whether the Gray Army is willing to join forces with the Horde army or not, they will inevitably insist on finding a way back and attacking Brannan......

A qiē of a qiē. It is all about showing that Bran should not have any trouble in this negotiation. But Donne's instinct was that it wasn't good, and thinking about Lansha's reminder and the seemingly pointless stalemate on Bran's side over the past week, Don felt even worse......

In silence, there was a little noise in the wind behind him. When the group turned their heads, they saw a large group of chariots and horses driving in from the south of the town, and as soon as Pu entered, the elite iron cavalry wearing standard armor quickly dispersed around, controlling all the entrances and exits of the town. Immediately after that, the long line of vehicles on the middle road reached the central square of the town, just a short time later. After negotiating with the town officials, the visitors began to remove a large number of wooden planks, fabrics, and even statues and potted plants from the car......

This group of uninvited guests and this posture of construction. It didn't surprise Don and the others. In the north now, without the permission of the Grey Army, it would be impossible for these Bran cavalry, who were obviously from the south, to come here with a swagger.

At the moment, this is the advance force of the Bran negotiating group, and it has greeted the gray army. The reason why they came here was to ensure the personal safety of the second prince and the first member of parliament who came in the next few days, just as the Gray Army did not trust the Bran Empire, and now the Bran negotiating team that went deep into the tiger's den obviously did not trust the Gray Army. As for the second reason, it is to build a grand venue worthy of the next important negotiations.

By the way, the small town negotiation location chosen by Tang En, in the eyes of the Bran negotiation team, was obviously a turtle style, and it was the same temperament as the gray army itself, which was low-natured......

Of course, the Gray Army's approach to Bran is also extremely contemptuous.

"Phew, the defeated must have the consciousness of the vanquished, especially now as if they won the battle......" Seeing this, David pouted disapprenorovingly, "A bunch of fools who want to save face!"

"Hehe, it's right to save face, but they're not stupid. David, do you believe it, if you do this, after this negotiation, it must be written in the newspapers of Brannan...... The empire built and presided over the grand meeting hall, and the canonization and reward of the gray-clothed army Balabala......"

"Ha, that makes sense. In this way, the people of the south will certainly not think that we have defeated the empire, but that the empire on high will look down on us, so they will be merciful and rewarding......"

"Hmph! clown looks like ......"

There are some things that are not right or wrong, even if they are false propaganda, but in the eyes of the Bran Empire, as long as it is beneficial to maintain the prestige of the royal court, then it will definitely be done. And the self-made, more practical-minded gray-clothed personnel are obviously disdainful of such an approach.

"Alright. Waving his hand to stop everyone's sneering, Don turned his head to look at Harry, "The size of the cavalry, the identity of the workers, etc., have all been determined?

"Don't worry, boss, all the members of the gray space have been sent in. Harry nodded confidently, "It's such a big place, no matter where they go, they won't be out of our sight." As long as you want, boss, I'll give you the color of their leading panties tomorrow. ”

"Don't talk nonsense. Tang En pointed to the various materials and decorations that were constantly being removed from the car in the distance, and said solemnly, "You take a few people to be overseers these days, be cautious, I don't care what method you use, you must make sure that there is no problem with each material." Well, you can take samples to prevent explosive crystals hidden in the wooden blocks...... If they are obstructed, they will directly kill people and demonstrate!"

"Okay. Harry nodded without saying a word, and ordered a few people to go down the wall and run towards the center of the town.

After a pause, Tang En said again, "David, do you see the mountains and hills dozens of miles away, take someone to the carpet to search." If nothing is found, keep someone to continue monitoring...... Luke, you take people to the creek at the east end of town. Also carpet search to make sure nothing goes wrong......"

"Yes!"

In the successive commands, everyone around him instantly dissipated, and went their separate ways, leaving only a cold little Carol holding a sickle.

Don was out of the way this time, and since he was not sure of the source of his intuition, he could only identify the various possible dangers. Clean sweep. Minimize the risk factor.

It's stupid. And the best way.

"Let's go and see the people of Branlai. Don muttered for a moment, and took little Carlo's little hand down the wall.

"Brother is worried that there is a hidden master inside?"

"Ha, what are you kidding, your brother is now the strongest man in the mainland, how can there be any master in his eyes...... Well, it's not a way to check like this after all, I'm going to find a little boss. Let's have a good exchange......"

"It's torture, that brother promised me that I would force a confession later. ”

“...... David, why did you bring Lao Tzu back!

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The so-called negotiation is about methods and skills.

When the two sides are similar in strength and have a certain background, those bargaining processes will not be on the table.

For example, in this negotiation, regarding the details of the war reparations, there was no need for Josia to meet with the second prince of the empire, and the two sides had already begun to negotiate and discuss in the air. When it comes time to officially meet, it's just a formality. Sign the agreement only. There is no need to waste the tongue of the gong in front of the face and the drum on the opposite side, and it can be finalized quickly.

And judging from the fact that both sides have settled in this small town to negotiate the location. The negotiations between Josia and other high-ranking members of the Gray Army and the Bran negotiation team led by the second prince of the empire were undoubtedly very smooth, and they had officially entered the stage of actual contact.

It is expected that in the near future, this important negotiation, which is enough to change the pattern of the mainland in a sense, will be held as scheduled......

However, is a qiē really so smooth?

At this time, the eastern coastline area.

A certain simple to simple church, fortunately in front of a large area.

"Knight, Lord. ”

"Lord Owens is back from killing the bandits?"

"Hey, my lord, the corners of your mouth...... Hurt?"

There are a lot of people coming in and out in front of the church, but they are all coming and going in a hurry, very busy, and when they raise their eyes and see acquaintances, they greet them, if their minds are not on this, then it doesn't matter if they turn a blind eye. It was only when the gatekeeper saw the adults coming over and saw the corners of the other party's bruised mouth when he greeted him, and he screamed, which slightly attracted the attention of everyone around him.

"It's okay, ahem...... The year is unfavorable, the location of the broken cottage is too partial, I looked for a few days, and I was accidentally pulled down by a branch when I started...... hissed...... "Owens, who was dressed in mottled armor and had a gray face and a little wolf, covered the corners of his mouth with one hand and replied vaguely.

"Oh, Master Thomas doesn't seem to be gone yet, you can go there for a simple treatment. ”

"Yes, thank you. Nodding his head and thanking the gatekeeper for his concern, Owens strode into the church, but then his legs and feet paused in the air, retracted, turned his head to look at the ordinary carriage in the open space next to the church, and was stunned, "Hey, Shevian's carriage is not here...... Oh, and went south to talk to the little nun Cindy?"

Thinking that he had guessed the answer, Owens shook his head helplessly, "This woman, she can't be idle for a moment." Don't look at her current physical condition, can she run around?"

"It shouldn't be going to the south...... the gatekeeper looked a little hesitant when he heard this, and said hesitantly, "My lord left the day before yesterday and took a lot of people with him, as if he received some news, and he was in a hurry when he left. Well, I walked with a gun. ”

"Bring, bringing a gun, a flare gun?" Owens' face changed instantly, and he was angry and anxious, "It's all like this, that crazy woman, she still wants to do something with someone, I'll go! hiss...... Message...... Where's the news?"

"Uh, I don't know...... It seems to have been passed down from the original temple......"

"Huh?!"

The so-called original temple is naturally the former owner of the current group of Protestant clergy, that is, the General Association of the Temple of Light, which is located in the south of Bran.

Although it is true that it has been betrayed, the two sides are now on the same page. But after all, the same ancestry, Owens and other Protestant members are naturally inextricably linked with the temple. This does not mean that Owens and the others are duplicitous and ingratiating themselves with the Temple. Rather, it is said that their personal friendships with certain characters and friends in the temple in the past will not be broken lightly. This is equivalent to the Protestants planting countless eyeliner inside the temple, and they have repeatedly evaded the encirclement and suppression of the temple before, and pulled the team thousands of miles to transfer here safely, which is also due to this aspect of the credit......

Hearing that it was news from inside the temple, Owens's bad premonition was even stronger. Unable to quarrel with the Gatekeeper any longer, he quickly ran into the church and broke into Shavien's house, where he soon found the news of the letter in the drawer under his desk.

After a general sweep, he instantly gasped and slapped his head, "Oh, this stupid woman!" rushed out of the door and shouted, "Come on, hurry up, prepare the horse, prepare the horse......"

"Owens? uh, what's so alarming. Didn't you just come back and go out again?" A white-haired old man in a magic robe walked out of the room, looked at Owens who was impatient, was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise.

Thomas ...... Hey, She's in danger, she's in danger, here's coming, everyone's dead, hurry up, prepare the horses, ......"

"Dangerous...... What's the danger? The temple is going to do something to us again?"

"No, it's her man, and the stupid woman will go to save her, think about her current physical condition, and save people......? Alas, I won't be able to explain clearly for a while, I'll go first......" As soon as he explained incoherently, Owens' figure disappeared into the courtyard.

"Man...... Save people?" The white-haired old magician was obviously stunned, and subconsciously muttered, "What does that have to do with us? Isn't it over recovering Xia Wei'an?" she can't go fast...... But then again, who the hell is her man?"

That's the problem.

The white-haired old magician thought that Owens was worried that Xia Wei's physical condition was not suitable for going out, otherwise it was easy to be in danger of accidents. As everyone knows, Owens is not only worried about this, but also worried that once Xia Wei'an has an accident, then when someone knows the inside story and starts to go crazy, it will really be six relatives who don't recognize him, and corpses are everywhere......

......

Meanwhile.

When the fiery Owens led dozens of white horsemen to gallop out, in the royal castle of Brando, a middle-aged man dressed in a robe embroidered with a royal pattern was also sending a kind old priest out of the door.

“...... When the northern side is done, my side will cooperate in the castle immediately...... In short, a qiē please. ”

The clerical old man nodded reservedly, and saluted with a slight chuckle: "Don't worry, His Royal Highness the Great Prince." Oh no, in a few days I'll be addressing His Majesty the King, hehe...... The temple will always be on your side, and there will be no accidents on the northern side, and those rioters will not escape the fate of being destroyed by the Father's sanctions...... Well, but I'm afraid Your Excellency the Second Prince is also ......"

"It doesn't matter. The middle-aged man, that is, the eldest prince, waved his hand expressionlessly, "My younger brother has never dealt with me, since he wants to get close to that group of thugs and rioters, then fulfill him and send them down together!"

The clergy old man nodded with a chuckle when he heard this, signaled his understanding, and then asked again: "Your Majesty the Pope is still concerned about the problem of Wu Ding, I wonder how His Royal Highness the Grand Prince is going to deal with him?"

"The sword god can't move. The eldest prince blurted out, and then realized the rigid relationship between the forces represented by the person in front of him and Wu Ding, was silent for a moment, and added, "At least for the time being, you can't move, Wu Ding's safety has a huge impact, and it is related to the morale of Bran's national fortune." If he has problems at this point, it will be extremely detrimental to me and to your temple. ”

"Yes, I will convey the attitude of the Grand Prince to His Holiness the Pope, and I believe that His Holiness will make a wise decision. ”

"So, thank you!"

Nodding again, the clergy old man chuckled and turned away.

"Huh......" When the back of the clerical old man disappeared, the eldest prince let out a long breath and looked up at the north, which was where his younger brother, the second prince, was now. After a pause, he turned his head to look at the center of the royal castle, which was his father, the old king's bedroom.

His face gradually turned cold, and he hummed softly, "One is old and mediocre, and the other is naïve and naïve...... You have completely forgotten the thousand-year-old glory that belongs to the royal family and the Bran Empire, and you only want to make a living, and do not want to forge ahead!

............ (To be continued......)