Chapter 323 Bloody Olive Branch
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Violet Empire, Royal Capital Salamoon, Mercury Garden
“One and a half million gold coins? Dieyan City and its surrounding territories! ?”
The big furry tail behind Lewen was frightened on the spot, and this rare political talent in the Fire Claw Territory shivered for a while. , that elegant and pretty little fair face turned blue and purple, like a neon tube with poor contact.
Futaba, who had just returned from the Purple Nine Hall, nodded, took a sip of the magic cocktail potion that he had concocted through learning alchemy, and leaned against the long table in the study room and reminded lazily: "There are also support for trade and tax exemptions. , support manpower and other messy things, and even if that guy survives this disaster, he probably won't cause trouble for the Fire Claw Leader again. What do you think? "
"Uh..."
Lewin, who finally recovered from the shock, swallowed, then twisted his neck stiffly and turned to the man who had been silent since just now. Colleague: "What do you think, Cassie?"
The latter thought for a moment, then closed his eyes without saying a word, pulled up his mask, and breathed gradually evenly.
"Even if you can't understand, don't use sleep to escape, you bastard!" Lewin, who knew the temper of his companions well, cursed in a fit of laughter and tears, then took several deep breaths on the spot, and finally calmed down. Turning back to Futaba: "I don't know whether I should obey reason or emotion. Compared with other territories, our Fire Claws are indeed far behind in some aspects. If the Marshall family can fulfill their promise, then we will be completely There is no reason to refuse. After all, past tragedies and future development are two different things. Although I am not a qualified counselor and my political sense is not sensitive, I can still analyze the pros and cons, not to mention... As you expected, the investigation team failed. Although some clues were found, those meager evidences were of too little weight for a behemoth like the Marshall family..."
Futaba raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Well said, it seems that it is not an accident that you are able to reach this position. Grand Duke Xiluo's vision is actually quite good, very good. After saying this rationally, let's talk about it. Emotionally~"
"I don't want the blood of my people to be shed in vain!" The thin half-orc of the Fox tribe clenched his fists with dizzy eyes and let out a low roar: "Just last year. A total of 2,643 civilians disappeared for no reason in the Fire Claw Territory! 781 soldiers died at the hands of those 'unnamed bandits'! According to the information left by Mr. Ned, more than 80% of them were related to The Marshall family's slave-catching group has a direct relationship. Among the slaves imprisoned and hidden in the Marshall territory, as well as the slaves transported outside the empire through various channels, the ratio of the Fire Claw Territory people to all other slaves combined is one. 1! Our compatriots have become undignified gladiators for people's entertainment, become experimental materials that are worse than death and are tortured, become sacrifices in blasphemous rituals, and become playthings of those who dehumanize and are even miserable! Even the bones will be used as materials and "waste utilization", no matter what the past tragedy, what future development, after learning all this, my only wish is to kill all the Marshall family, kill him without leaving a trace! That bloody olive branch does not mean peace. Taking it will only make us humble and inferior, and will only make the death of the victim worthless."
Fangye said expressionlessly. Taking a sip of the potion, he nodded slightly and said: "It can indeed be said to be very emotional."
"I agree with what Lewen just said."
Cassie opened her unknown pair of eyes. His eyes that had turned blood red at that time said in a low and hoarse voice: "Profits cannot bring them salvation, nor can they bring us salvation. Blood debts must be paid with blood."
"Well, that's good, very good."
Futaba clapped her hands hard, narrowed her eyes slightly under the lenses that reflected the cold light, and smiled: "Hey, Cassie, you go now If you assassinate Buffy Marshall, you will succeed. What's the rate? "
The cold beast elf didn't hesitate at all, and immediately replied: "Not at all"
There is nothing wrong with this, even though Cassidy. Weasel is firepaw The person in charge of the Shadow Intelligence Force is also a skilled assassin, but asking him to directly kill the Archduke of Marshall now is tantamount to wishful thinking. You must know that the latter is not only a powerful magic swordsman, but also possesses a powerful magic sword. There are also a large number of life-saving props, and the surrounding guards are all top-notch experts from the Mercury Guard. Not to mention Cassie, even the blind swordsmen who are recognized as the most powerful in the Fire Claw Clan personally take action. I guess they can't do anything to each other.
This is not the real world where self-protection measures are extremely thin except for bodyguards, surveillance, banknotes and bulletproof vests. In the innocent continent where alchemy props, magic scrolls and other defense methods are endless, you want to assassinate someone who cares about his life. It is extremely difficult to become a leader. Even qualified adventurers, mercenaries, and wealthy businessmen will prepare many life-saving measures for themselves. This is especially true for a high-ranking grand duke like Buffy Marshall who has dirty hands. Stop talking.
So Cassie said very bluntly that she couldn't handle it.
"Yes, we are unable to kill him."
Futaba shrugged, and then asked Lewin: "Then, if we ignore the opinions of other lords and directly attack Marshall If the leader launches a war, what is your Fire Claw leader’s chance of winning?”
The latter, who was familiar with the power gap between the two sides, shook his head dejectedly: “Twenty percent, war is about fighting for money, fighting for heritage, and fighting for high-end combat power. Although our Blood Claw Guards, Blood Flame The mage group will never be any weaker than their Mercury Guards and Ice Curtain Mage Group, but in other aspects..."
"Don't talk about competition, you can't even get ashes." Futaba. He sneered and raised his eyebrows at the two of them. : "Then you two tell me now, apart from convicting the Marshall family at the highest level of the empire and uniting with other lords to fight in a group, is there any way to achieve what you call blood debt? Kill them all?"
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The orcs and beast elves with bloodshot eyes were silent.
"I have promised the Marshall family's 'compensation' on behalf of the Fire Claw Leader." Futaba lazily stretched his petite body that was exactly the same as in reality, and slid down from the edge of the table. , walked up to the two of them and said softly: "You should also understand that this is the smartest choice. I think even Chief Xiluo should be able to understand my good intentions."
Ka Xi's face looked a little pale, but he couldn't say a word since he had listened to Lewen's analysis before.
The latter drooped his shoulders as if all his strength had been drained. After a while, he nodded with difficulty and said: "I understand, Miss Shuangye, I will feedback this news to the chief as soon as possible. , this decision...just think of it as something you and I made together."
Lewin is a sensible person, otherwise he would not have made that 'rational consideration and there is no reason to refuse' before. He knew that Futaba was still an outsider to the Fire Claws no matter what. Although Chief Xiluo gave her a great say, she accepted the 'compensation' from the Marshall family on behalf of the entire Fire Claws. But the burden is still too heavy, and this is definitely not a merit. For most of the top leaders of the Fire Claw Territory who understand the ins and outs of the matter, accepting this olive branch stained with blood is definitely an insult!
If this is the case, at least Ms. Futaba, who has been helping the Fire Claws wholeheartedly, cannot bear the responsibility alone.
Lewen thought so, so he made a decision resolutely. He was going to take all the blame on himself in his reply to Xiluo. To be honest, he actually really I am very grateful to Futaba for agreeing to the matter without discussing it with him...
For Lewen, who is still relatively rational after all, he actually knows very well that agreeing is the best option. It was a good choice, and the person who really made the judgment was Futaba, which invisibly eased his psychological burden. Simply put, it gave Levin an excuse to escape and comfort himself. At least this decision was not made by me...
A voice deep in my heart said with ease and relief.
Levine turned around and walked out the door while laughing self-deprecatingly. Of course, he had to take most of the responsibility on himself, because the girl behind him who had been the backbone during this period had already solved the biggest problem for him. .
Even if you are looked down upon by countless people, it is better than not being able to overcome the hurdle in your own heart.
Then...
"Hey, why are you going?"
Futaba stopped Lewen who had already walked to the door, his expression was a bit serious just now. But the girl raised the corner of her mouth slyly: "We've finished talking about Xiaona's compensation, now we should talk about how to continue settling the accounts~"
Lewin turned around in shock: "Settling the account!? What do you mean..."
The unsmiling beast elf also took a breath of cold air after realizing it, and was almost suffocated by his own mask. .
"Nonsense, do you two think that the reason why I am here is to benefit the Fire Claw Leader?" Futaba walked around behind the table and sat on the chair that was obviously too big for her. As soon as he sat down, a flash of extremely disturbing madness flashed in his eyes: "I The young lady came here just to have fun with the Marshall family. Don’t you think that I would be satisfied just letting them shed a little blood? Haha... One and a half million gold coins is considered enough for them who capture and sell slaves. What, for the territory is originally larger than Fire Claw For the upper third of them, the small place in Dieyan City is nothing. Compared with the carving up of the foundation that is jointly sanctioned by other lords, it is nothing to lose face. Don’t make any mistake, you two, if it is just like this Just let them go. Even if you are satisfied, I won't be satisfied. ."
Lewen was completely confused. He walked back in vain with his tail wagging, and looked at Futaba with a blank expression: "Then you promised him before..."< br>
“Oh, why don’t I agree?”
Futaba sneered and put his feet on the table without any image: "If I don't agree to them, it will be over? If I don't agree to them, the whole family will die? If I don't agree to other lords, they will be determined to help us. I never dreamed of it. Don’t take advantage of the bastard, you know? Since he gave it, why should we not want it? Bring the meat to the mouth of the Fire Claw leader, but who says you have to shut up after eating the meat? Silly fox, don't open your mouth, don't talk about the rules of the game with me, I have never followed the rules in my life. I have played games, of course, I am indeed a person who does what I say..."
Levin and Cassie looked at each other, and both found a confused brilliance in each other's eyes.
"I said before that if I want to kill his whole family, I have to kill his whole family!" Futaba showed a sweet and lovely smile, then stretched out his index finger and pointed his cheek and whispered: "But I just couldn't I just agreed to the Duke of Marshall's wish to 'compensate', but I never said I would give up my plan to kill his whole family~~"
The two brothers across the table suddenly felt that the air around them was a little cold.
The girl blinked, and three small question marks composed of fire, water, and wind elements appeared above her head with a pop. Her face was full of innocence: "Is there any problem?"
"Well, Miss Futaba..."
Lewin hugged his tail subconsciously and asked softly: "Didn't the Marshall family escape this disaster? Although I don't know how they did it. We arrived, but the investigation team still couldn't find conclusive evidence."
"Yes, I already guessed this yesterday, since Zi Luo. If the Lan royal family didn't send someone to convene a supreme meeting as soon as they got the news, there must be something wrong with the investigation team." Futaba yawned absently and slowly changed to a more comfortable position and leaned on the chair. On the back: "I admit that I made a few mistakes before because I was in a bad mood, but the situation did not develop to the worst, such as the investigation team pounced on me. Nothing is found."
"What is enough?"
"Opportunity is enough for us to have a second chance, even after that. If you don't beat them to death, you should at least beat them to pieces, and then wait for the opportunity to hit them with the third stick." Futaba smiled and said to the two of them slowly: "Don't be temporarily beaten. The enemy who could take a breath was frightened. The suspicion of the Marshall family had not been washed away. Otherwise, that guy would not have shown kindness to me like this today. The previous unexpected appearance was obviously caused by the intervention of a third party. I was in the meeting just now. It has been seen above that Buffy Marshall also just learned about the investigation results, and the land cession and compensation was a temporary move, not a planned move.”
Cassie looked at her eyes, nose, mouth, and heart. Although she looked cool, she obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
Lewin is a little better, but he can just barely keep up with Futaba.
Futaba sat up straight and assumed the posture of Commander Ikari...
"Okay, to put it simply, I have a good plan and a few bad plans now, come here. Listen carefully to me!”
Chapter 320: The End
(End of this chapter)