In my opinion, the troops that a prince uses to defend his country are either his own troops, mercenaries, reinforcements, or a mixed army. Mercenaries and reinforcements are useless and dangerous.

If this kind of mercenary army is used as a basis to ensure his country, then he will neither be stable nor safe, because these mercenary armies are disunited, have no ambition, no discipline, no loyalty, and are arrogant in the eyes of their friends.

Shows cowardice in front of enemies.

——Excerpted from Chapter 12 of Machiavelli’s The Prince

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The night is getting dark.

Fuli Villa.

When Qingyi arrived, Duanluo had personally led the crowd to greet him. The etiquette standards were exactly the same as when Duanluo visited the Twilight Empire. This shows how much the blood elves value Qingyi as their ally. There was a row of handsome men with moving figures.

The beautiful woman came forward, it was really pleasing to the eye, but the undead creature generals next to her looked like a bunch of crooked melons and cracked dates, Qingyi even wanted to strangle them to death.

"Oh ho ho ho! Welcome, Your Majesty June Sunshine." Poison Luo gently raised her right hand and covered her face with a palace fan, looking extremely proud.

"You look really good today." Qingyi smiled and leaned over, kissing Du Diluo's hand. Although it would be more convenient for him to kneel on one knee (Du Di Luo is too short), the king will not kneel down to others.

, even if the opponent is stronger than yourself, even if the opponent has a higher status than yourself, even if the opponent is more powerful than yourself. The only exception in Qingyi's gaming career... is to kneel at the feet of Schroeder Bray, that is a gathering.

Three factors of people.

The two parties walked into the villa talking and laughing, and the subordinates consciously followed their master five meters behind, with only one exception: Frankie, the red devil hound, walked one meter behind Qingyi with his head held high, and his eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

Like a loyal guard. The blood elves couldn't help but want to criticize this transgressive behavior, but Poisonous Lobster shook her fan, and no one said anything.

Arriving at the reception room, after both parties took their seats according to order, they began to talk about business.

"Your Majesty June Sunshine, how should I sign this employment agreement?"

"It's my first time to be a mercenary, and I'm not very familiar with this aspect. I'd like to hear your opinion." Qingyi said with a smile. In fact, before coming here, Brian had already explained various employment models to him.

However, he wanted to make progress by retreating and see the price offered by the blood elves so that he could bargain. At this time, he couldn't help but think: It would be great if there was a negotiator, so that he wouldn't need to work hard.

!Why is your character so bad recently? The Xiying Altar has never recruited suitable negotiators!

"This is my first time hiring troops to fight, but don't worry, I will sign a contract in accordance with international practice. We will pay a military expenditure of one million, and if you win, you will receive the total amount in addition

The reward of 10 million can be converted in kind, and the conversion will always be based on the cost price; but if you lose, you will not receive a penny of income in addition to the pension given by us. The standard of pension is

: Low-level 10 gold coins, intermediate-level 60 gold coins, high-level 300 gold coins, high-level elite 1,500 gold coins, quasi-heroic level 30,000 gold coins, heroic level 990,000 gold coins. Although it is a bit low, I calculated it based on the cost price of undead creatures."

System prompt: Do you accept the camp mission "Fighting for the Blood Elves"?

This was a share-sharing system. Qingyi quickly judged it.

There are two types of mercenary contracts, one is buyout and the other is share-sharing. The buyout system means that all military expenses are paid in one lump sum. No matter whether the mercenary wins or loses, whether more or less people die in battle, the military expenses will be released.

It’s there, it won’t increase or decrease; the share depends on the performance. If you win, everyone will be happy, but if you lose, both parties will feel uncomfortable. It can be said that the buyout is equivalent to raising moths, while the share allows both the employer and the employee to prosper.

, one loss and all loss.

Logically speaking, it doesn't matter if Qingyi loses, he can just pat his butt and leave, but if the blood elves lose, the only outcome is annihilation. So the blood elves don't care about money at all, they only care about whether the undead creatures can do their best.

If the land is fighting for them, the best way is to use heavy profits to induce Qing Yi. Mercenaries using the buyout system are not reliable at all. There are several bloody related cases in history.

"Can I modify the contract?" At the position of Qingyi, he can already bargain with the NPC. He smiled calmly and said: "During the war, if you have provided manpower and material resources, then the military expenses can be reduced accordingly. Pricing

It’s up to you to set the standards, I believe Lord Toxin Luo will never let me suffer too much, haha.”

The reason why he wants the blood elves to participate in the war is because Qingyi is not arrogant enough to think that he can stand alone. After all, the opponent is an established force. Although it has been divided twice and only a few tribes are fighting, a skinny camel is still better than a horse.

Big ones. At this time, we can't do everything. Instead, we should let the blood elves contribute some.

Du Luo thought about it for a while, then smiled: "Oh, hehe, of course, we will help if necessary. However, it seems that His Majesty is not as embarrassed as the rumors say?"

The blood elves also know about my financial situation. Was it Xiaowei who leaked the information? Did I deliberately make less money, which aroused suspicion? In a flash of thought, Qingyi's eyes were clear and he smiled calmly: "Of course there is embarrassment.

However, no matter how much money you make, it still depends on whether you will earn your life. If Frankie dies in a battle, I won’t be able to bear it.”

(Frankie's eyes suddenly became determined. He raised his head and was about to speak when Squall hit it with his pipe: "Stupid, he is using you as an excuse. Don't interrupt.")

"Since you know what's in your mind, I won't be here to tell you what to do." Duanluo covered her mouth with a palace fan. To be honest, instead of holding such an adult-like prop, it would be more appropriate for her to hold the pink wand.

, so that now Qingyi always feels like seeing the Tianshan Child Elder.

If both parties have no objections to the task, it will be basically finalized, and then the negotiation will turn into a chat.

"The weather here is nice, everyone is wearing very little." Qingyi said with a smile. It's still early spring, so the blood elves are rushing to change into clothes made of silk and tulle, and have a "see who wears less" game.

It’s a competition, and it’s hard to tell the difference at the moment, so no wonder they all look so impressive.

"Spring came very early this year." Poison Diluo laughed. Suddenly her smile froze and her eyes widened.

Qingyi keenly noticed the change in the other party's expression, and after thinking for a moment, he stood up: "The weather is not right, the clouds disappear and the rain disappears! No, no, I watched the video before, she was successfully promoted! At this time

She is still in the grand arena, there is no way she would give up the game and come all the way here - damn, how could I forget! It's the magic sealer! That magic sealer can seal magic, which is equivalent to making magic scrolls, and there is no need at all.

When the clouds disappear and the rain disappears, I will be here!"

Squall immediately choked on the smoke, his eyes were bright and he was a little excited: "Cough, cough, the bald eagle is already here?"

Franji even more simply raised his neck and roared, activating the [War Horn]! In an instant, the undead army gathered outside Fuli Villa simultaneously lit up their soul fire eyes, forming a blue star ocean!

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At the foot of Fuli Villa, in the pine forest where even the moonlight cannot shine through.

The bald eagle, still dressed in beachwear and sitting in an armchair, was eating potato chips. Hearing that familiar howl, he yawned: "We've been discovered. Let's rush as planned." Although he was full.

He was tired, but his eyes began to shine.

The old elf beside him nodded solemnly, and then raised his wand. This wand was very special. It was taken from a tree of life. It was just a branch, with no carvings or even signs of felling.

A pile of leaves is evergreen all year round. He recited a mantra in the Elvish language. Under the influence of this chant, green grass began to sprout around him, and even fungi sprouted. When he finished chanting, with resolute momentum, he

The magic wand is inserted into the earth, as if to assassinate the God of the Earth!

The earth shook!

Emerald green light emerges from the surface, with the wand as the center, connecting trees one after another! At first glance, these strips of green light are like tree roots, and the entire forest is the child of the wand——

Natural magic, [a single tree becomes a forest]!

The pine trees covered with frost and snow were awakened by the strong breath of life. The whole tree body was creaking and the remaining snow was shaking. They are about to gain the ability to move and become tree spirits! These pine trees are different from ordinary small trees.

Each tree is more than ten meters tall. They are definitely the giants among tree spirits and should be called tree people. If they live a little longer, they might become open-minded due to the opportunity of "A Single Tree Can Make a Forest".

The ancient tree of wisdom!

After five minutes, the pine trees gradually pulled out their thick roots and started moving awkwardly! Although they walked very slowly, they maintained their center of gravity steadily and paid attention to the distance when walking, so they did not brush against each other or stumble.

However, the green light at the roots of some pine trees disappeared. After a series of sounds, they still could not leave the surface and could only continue to watch.

"I'm sorry, because of the temperature, I only summoned twenty treants." After the old man cast the spell, he pulled out his wand and panted. In this weather, his forehead was also covered with sweat beads, which showed that he was exhausted.

Not small.

The bald eagle didn't even bother to look at him. He just looked up to the sky and yawned. After yawning, he said: "Fortunately, these are cold-resistant pine trees, otherwise there wouldn't even be twenty, so I'm very content. Don't worry, we have the chips in our hands."

There are many more.”

In the deep night, there was a creaking sound in the pine forest, as if a demon was walking.
Chapter completed!