Chapter 892 After the negotiation, I am Grand Duke Langton of the Orei Empire.
The news of Cato's defeat did not spread, but was blocked by the Orei Empire.
The entire army was wiped out and the traffic was blocked. This defeat did not spread.
This will have a huge adverse impact on the Orei Empire. Only by handling it as quickly as possible can we minimize the losses.
Therefore, the negotiators sent by the empire arrived in the black soil territory where Lu Xingshi was located in two days.
It was brought by several powerful steam soldiers driving steam carriages. Both of them were extraordinary beings, so the speed was still very fast.
Then, Lu Xingshi met with the negotiator, who seemed to be the imperial royal family, but was actually a member of the Steam Faction.
The empire is huge, and as soon as the royal family spreads, some people will definitely become ordinary people who only have their names.
The other party introduced himself as Bri Oley. Lu Xingshi didn't need to introduce himself. How could he not know Lu Xingshi's situation.
When they met, Lu Xingshi asked Cato to accompany him, to show his sincerity.
The two seemed to know each other, but they did not reminisce about old times and just nodded.
Then the negotiations began.
The conditions offered by the Orei Empire at the beginning were not very high.
There are only three points. The first point is to hand over the training technology of Moonlight Werewolf, the second point is to release Cato and all the steam soldiers, and the third point is to show loyalty to the Orei Empire.
Face and lizi are all obtained.
As for the benefits, they were also very simple. They completely withdrew from the Kingdom of Voss and granted it as a territory to Archduke Langton.
That's right, as long as Lu Xingshi accomplishes these three points, he will be the Duke of the Aurelian Empire and fully possess the right to rule. He only needs to pay taxes to the Aurelian Empire every year. Of course, this is not exempt.
Correspondingly, the Aurelian Empire also has the right to recruit Lu Xingshi to the battlefield. However, if Lu Xingshi refuses and gives a suitable reason, the Aurelian Empire can only give up.
"This...Mr. Brie, although most of the Kingdom of Vos has fallen into the hands of your Orei Empire."
"But I remember, I'm not the loser, right? I can accept all three conditions you put forward."
"You just gave me this thing, do you think I can't carry it?" Lu Xingshi was of course not satisfied.
Regarding the behavior of the Orei Empire, what is the difference between bribing Lu Xingshi with Lu Xingshi's things? And even after bribing him, I dared to ask him for after-sales service.
"What do you want, Earl Langton?" Bree asked humbly.
In negotiations, if you put forward conditions, the other party will also put forward conditions. There is no way that the other party must accept them after one party has made them.
As Lu Xingshi said, he is not the defeated party.
"What I want is simple. On the basis of the original, first, I need a way to train steam soldiers..." Lu Xingshi said directly.
"I'll interrupt you. I'm afraid this request cannot be fulfilled. I hope you won't make such an unreasonable request."
"You are not the defeated party. Your victory is only defeating an invasion by the empire, not defeating the empire." Brie interrupted Lu Xingshi.
"So...is this what you mean by sincerity? You didn't even let me finish what I said?" Lu Xingshi's eyes turned to Cato, with dissatisfaction in his tone.
When they were discussing the conditions, Lu Xingshi did not interrupt.
But as for the other party, he just said this as soon as he opened his mouth.
This made Cato slightly embarrassed: "Brie is famous for being rigorous. He wants to remind Earl Langton that there is no need for you to put forward conditions that the empire will not agree to."
The corners of Lu Xingshi's eyes twitched, and then he slapped the table, causing the entire table to collapse.
"I can make conditions, and you can refuse."
"But the premise is that you have to wait until I finish speaking. This is the most basic respect and courtesy."
"And you." Lu Xingshi's eyes fell on Brie: "You say you are nice, but in fact you don't give me any respect, let alone the slightest courtesy."
"If the Orei Empire doesn't want peace talks, then go back and continue fighting."
"Don't you really think that the current Aurelian Empire is still the original Aurelian Empire?"
"I could break 50,000 people before, and I can break another 50,000 in the future." Lu Xingshi said coldly.
This look made both of them stunned. They never thought that Lu Xingshi would lift the table directly.
beat? This is definitely impossible to defeat, and they are not stupid.
Lu Xingshi is indeed capable of doing what he said, and it is impossible for the empire to invest too many troops in this battlefield.
"Please forgive me. I was too excited. I apologize for my rudeness." Brie apologized immediately.
Lu Xingshi's expression softened a lot. His behavior was tantamount to a show of force to gain the initiative.
"Second point, I need all the intelligence and news from all the earth gods in the Orei Empire, including secrets." Lu Xingshi said.
The two couldn't help but look at each other, this request was indeed unique.
"Third, I don't know how to cultivate moonlight werewolves. If the empire wants it, it needs to use various resources, population, and craftsmen to purchase it." Lu Xingshi said the last reason slowly.
Bree's expression changed: "Earl Langton, you have said before..."
"Before signing, what evidence do you have?" Lu Xingshi acted rogue on the spot. "You want the Moonlight Werewolf, and I can give it to you, but I want the Steam Soldier, and you're not willing to give it to me."
"Because if the negotiation is successful, we will be colleagues in the future, so I proposed a compensation method, in the form of purchase."
"Of course, if you can decipher the training method of Moonlight Werewolf, then I won't care." Lu Xingshi didn't finish his words.
He also said that when he cracks the method of training steam soldiers, you should not act rogue.
Both of them understood it, but they didn't say it out loud.
After a long silence, Bree finally spoke: "In this case, the empire can only recognize you as a marquis, and its territory can only be the position you occupy."
"The rest of the locations will be included in the empire's ruling territory."
The territory of a duke is a principality, which is more like an independent small kingdom.
But the Marquis at the next level does not have such great power.
But Lu Xingshi sneered: "Then don't rush to sign. After I regain all the land in the Huivos Kingdom, Mr. Bree, you can come and talk to me again."
"Oh, by the way, next time remember to bring enough money and food to redeem General Cato and your steam soldiers."
"I will have someone send you the price list before you leave." Lu Xingshi said directly.
If you lose a point, Lu Xingshi will naturally make up for it from other places.
If Lu Xingshi was the loser, he would definitely not be able to speak, but he was the winner, and it wasn't a tragic victory.
Bu Li was also anxious. With Lu Xingshi's method of discussion, he would definitely not be able to reach an agreement, so he had to find a balance point.
Then he opened his mouth and continued to negotiate conditions with Lu Xingshi, and relaxed the restrictions appropriately.
It's just that the three conditions are still the same, giving technology, returning prisoners and becoming vassal.
As for Lu Xingshi's request, he tried to change it as much as possible. After all, except for the second point, the other two points were really not in the interest of the empire.
Especially the way it is sold, isn't this equivalent to the Empire's Moonlight Werewolf troops being controlled by Lu Xingshi? How can this be tolerated.
But the steam soldiers could not give it, causing the two sides to fall into a stalemate.
How could he give in as a person sent by the empire? This concession was related to the situation of the entire empire and the interests of the people of the empire.
However, he could also see that it was not very reliable for Lu Xingshi to retire.
Eventually, the negotiations reached an impasse.
"Earl Langton, the empire is very sincere in recruiting you. Whether it is beauty or wealth, we can satisfy you." Bree said this, which means that it is unrealistic to give you technology and resources, but you can ask for money. .
How could Lu Xingshi not know what the other party meant? What was the use of giving money? The surrounding areas are blocked by the Orei Empire, and even if you have money, you can't buy anything.
The so-called wealth is no different from sending a pile of waste paper. As for beauty? Lu Xing has a high position in the world, and this is the most important thing he lacks. Do you really think he is a fool?
"In my opinion, your sincerity is pitiful."
"Let's see, you want the training method of Moonlight Werewolf, but don't want to pay the training method of Steam Soldier, I can take a step back." Lu Xingshi settled for the next best thing.
The Steam Soldier technology is definitely out of reach, and you can tell from the opponent's attitude that they would rather fight again than hand it over.
"You said it." Brie sighed inwardly.
"The first point is changed to assistance from the Aurelian Empire. Not only material assistance, I also need technical assistance. Yes, it is the steam application of the Aurelian Empire." Lu Xingshi said.
Bree thought about it and nodded in agreement: "No problem."
Without the core steam soldiers, all steam technology would be either incomplete or emasculated and out of date.
"I will give you the list afterward, and the second point remains unchanged." Lu Xingshi said: "The third point is that I need various books in the empire, including breathing methods, meditation methods, alchemy, and a series of otherworldly related books."
"Of course, I don't have to do anything related to the core technology of steam soldiers."
Regarding Lu Xingshi's conditions, Bri felt relieved. It was not a big problem.
"The empire's collection of books will definitely satisfy you." He agreed again.
"The fourth point is that I want the ten treasures in the empire's treasury to be of no lower quality than my shield, and all of them need to be of earth attribute. At least one of them needs to be a giant shield." Lu Xingshi said again.
The Kingdom of Vos was wiped out by him, but it doesn't matter, just find another one.
However, this time Brie did not agree immediately.
He already knew from Cato's letter that Lu Xingshi was an old-school extraordinary knight with great strength.
So you can really use these treasures.
It's not okay to be careless.
"I'm sorry, Earl Langton. I can only give you two treasures of the same quality as your shield at most, one of which can be a giant shield." Brie thought about it for a long time and gave his answer.
He is already so powerful with a shield, but wouldn't it be even more terrifying if he was given a handy weapon?
(End of chapter)