54. The Brewing Storm
Formal negotiations did not begin until after the compensation of 500,000 yuan.
This kind of thing is very funny no matter how you look at it, not to mention that the people of the Boulder family don't believe it, Asuna is also incredulous when she hears about it. But in fact, this matter is not just talking, Sean is really doing it.
As soon as the news was heard, it was sent directly back to the real mission of the Mordeg Territory through remote magical communication. The mission's first reaction to this incident was to be furious, and the order sent back was to ignore it, and Sean simply said, since you ignore me, of course I won't ignore you, and directly drive people out of White Dove Town, and don't even have a chance to let them meet with Lonnis and Ruud.
The two gold-level powerhouses wanted to exert their might, but they were stopped by the middle-aged man, which made them very angry.
As strong men, when have they ever been insulted like this?
In response to this, the envoys in the Mordeg Territory naturally immediately attacked Simi and Vivien. For this kind of thing, Simi has a lot of experience in dealing with it, and the sentence "I'll talk to Asuna-sama" lightly pushed the problem away, and the implication was obvious, that is, let them talk directly to Asuna, but even if these envoys wanted to, they had to be able to see Asuna's face.
As a result, the negotiations, which were supposed to be all going well, were at an impasse because of Sean's problem, and they could only wait for the latest instructions from Duke Hatch.
"Be careful that they'll retaliate." William watched the three members of the envoy leave, yawned lazily, and wanted to lie on the back of the horse again, "The combination of two gold-level powerhouses is probably enough to wipe out all of us." ”
"You're exaggerating." Sean looked calm, "The casualties will be heavier." But the two of them will never leave alive. ”
"You're so confident." William glanced at Sean, looking lazy and not nervous at all.
"You're not nervous at all." Sean chuckled.
William sighed a little resignedly, with a look of emotion: "I was deceived by you into getting on the thief ship, and now I can't get off the ship if I want to." …… You're responsible for me. ”
"Don't say something disgusting."
William gave Sean a blank look.
At that moment, there was a lot of style.
Sean shuddered, causing Cecilia, Rena, and Fred to laugh.
"What should I do next?" Cecilia looked at Sean and asked, "If the other side is attacking head-on, that's fine." For fear that the other party will attack behind their backs, then we can't defend against it with our strength at all. ”
"Lord Sean, I suggest you stay in the barracks for this time." Rena thought for a moment, then spoke, "That's the case. It is also easier for us to make targeted layouts to prevent all possible surprises. ”
"I think so too. Sean. Alfred nodded as well. You'd be better off if you had been living in a barracks lately. ”
Unlike Rena, Alfred never called Sean an an adult or anything else, just by name. Although this behavior made Rena feel very inappropriate, since Sean didn't say anything, Rena certainly wouldn't correct Alfred's mistakes. Born as a low-level mercenary, Rena has a keen intuition and a wealth of experience that no one else has, which is comparable to Rena in Sean's entire inner circle except for Alfred.
"There's no need for that." Sean shook his head, "Boulder definitely won't mess around. We don't have any enemies now, so we don't need to worry about others fishing in troubled waters. ”
"And what about Asuna-sama?" Rena asked.
"Well, Asuna's words shouldn't see these messengers, and I'll probably let Simi and Vivien take care of it, I'm afraid even Elizabeth won't show up." Sean thought for a moment, then spoke, but his tone wasn't so sure, "So in the end they still have to find a way to talk to us, and that's our advantage." …… It's just that the next time I come, I'm afraid it won't be on such a scale, but a formal diplomatic delegation will come, and the pressure will naturally be not small. ”
"Pressure?" The group of people was a little dazed.
"The official diplomatic corps will definitely have accompanying troops, even if it is not the Tequila cavalry, it must be the Tequila Black Guard." Cecilia opened her mouth and said, "And there may not be any powerhouses in the Sanctuary Realm, but I'm afraid there won't be too few gold powerhouses." ”
Everyone gasped.
The Tequila Cavalry and the Tequila Black Guard, although it is the Duke of Tequila Hatch. Boulder's private army, but it was extremely famous in the kingdom of Dabion. The Tequila Cavalry Regiment was the only army that could confront Asuna's Thundering Edge head-on in the early stage of the war between the two countries, and after it was transferred to the second line of battle in the later period, it once annoyed Asuna with its excellent mobility and running ability, and its combat effectiveness was second only to the Royal Guards and the Third Garrison of the Kingdom of Dabiang.
And since the Tequila Black Guard can be compared with the Tequila Cavalry, its combat effectiveness is naturally conceivable.
However, in Sean's eyes, the judgment is simpler, the Tequila Cavalry and the Tequila Black Guard both belong to the fourth-level army.
This is a headache for William.
The headache of Rena and Alfred is in the aspect of high-end combat power.
As we all know, the Kingdom of Dabiang, as a kingdom that has not been inherited for a long time, naturally does not have the size and number of powerhouses in its holy realm compared to other kingdoms and empires, but it also has a double-digit number. Of course, this number refers to the sum of all the Sacred Domain powerhouses under the command of all the nobles in the entire kingdom, and it is not the number owned by the royal family alone, but if a full-scale war breaks out, the kingdom certainly has the right to call these Sacred Domain powerhouses.
The Boulder family only has one Sacred Domain powerhouse, so it is obviously impossible to send it out, but there will be no shortage of gold-level powerhouses. At the very least, it's okay to send four or five people out, and purely in terms of deterrence, the five golden powerhouses are indeed enough to show the strength and heritage of the Boulder family, haven't you seen that there is only one high-ranking golden powerhouse under Asuna's command, Vivian?
So everyone is thinking, if the other party is really coming so aggressively, then what should be done to deal with it?
At the very least, they must not show weakness, otherwise they will be overwhelmed by the momentum of the other side at the negotiating table. And once caught in this passive environment, the chessboard that Sean worked so hard to unfold will be overturned by the other party with the same unreasonable means, if Sean really wants to continue to be arrogant and unreasonable at that time, then even if he moves out of Asuna, he will definitely not be able to protect him, because the other party is going as a regular envoy, and the least respect is naturally necessary.
Otherwise, the party that is responsible is Sean, so in order to maintain the dignity and face of a duke, no one can blame anything for killing a little knight who is not even a nobleman. The reason why Sean dared to be so arrogant today was that the other party was nominally here to negotiate, but he was not a regular envoy, so he did not occupy any name, which is why Sean dared to ignore the other party's two golden powerhouses.
Next time, the other party will naturally not give Sean such a loophole.
"It's okay, what should I do when the time comes, or what should I do." Sean shrugged, "I'll naturally continue to negotiate with you, but you don't need to have any burden, at most we'll lose some." Anyway, the real harvest is also elsewhere. ”
"Elsewhere?" Rena and Alfred were at a loss.
"Hmph, let this guy rob the territory, do you think he will spit out?" William snorted coldly, "But when the time comes, if you want to keep Ruud without a suitable reason, it won't be easy." …… And recently, his relatives seem to be a little anxious, and they don't know which nobleman Lu Dao is connected to, and secretly I don't know what Lu Dao is tossing, but at present, there are three small forces entering this territory, with Anno's ability to lead troops and that little force, if civil strife really breaks out, he will definitely not be able to suppress it. ”
"Let Alfred bring someone over." Sean didn't think about it and said, "There's no point in Iron Wings staying here in the territory now, and there's also the Kiraf Territory, you also need to receive it." ”
"I'll go over there myself." William nodded, only at this time, he would also show a serious demeanor, "It's just that the situation in the territory is not stable now, are you sure you don't need steel wings to stay?" It's not very reliable to rely only on the White Wing mercenaries and the army that you haven't completely tamed at the moment, right? ”
"Even if we gather the forces of the entire territory, will we be able to overwhelm the Tequila cavalry and the Black Guard in terms of momentum?" Sean glanced at William, "You can't hide from what you should do, and if you do that, the other party will think that we are too cowardly, so it's better to go with the flow." ”
Since Sean had already said this, of course William wouldn't say anything, just nodded, and then directly issued a new combat order on the spot, not even bothering to go back to the barracks.
"By the way, did Neil tell you about the shock shield?"
"Got it." William nodded and said, "Let's make a hundred noodles for now, those goblins and dwarves are very interested, but it will take about two to three months." …… What, do you have an emergency? ”
"It's okay, there's no rush for the time being, when I negotiate with Boulder, I'll leave again."
"Go? Where are you going? ”
"The Wild Lands." Sean opened his mouth and said, "This place, after all, you have to run it yourself." …… So when the time comes, the question of the territory will be left to you and Neil. ”
Hearing that Sean was going to be the shopkeeper again, William couldn't wait to slap Sean to death. It's just that after thinking about it for a while, he is no longer responsible for the government affairs of the territory at all, so the idea of wanting to shoot Sean to death is a little lighter.
Almost no sooner had than the three members of the Boulder family envoys had been driven out of White Dove Town, two teams entered the Panda Territory from different directions.
A convoy, and an army. (To be continued.) )
PS: Well, I heard about the sudden death of a writer today, and I felt a little sad. I wish him all the best. …… By the way, let me tell you about it, and try not to stay up late in the future.