Ye Lishaode ordered his men to contact the Tianyi Mercenary Group and said that they would send a negotiation team to the Tianyi Mercenary Group's home base to discuss some matters with the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
On August 15, Year 125 of the Universe, the Yelishaud negotiation team arrived at the base of the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
In addition to Commander-in-Chief Li Jiaming, Salamanda and related negotiating teams greeted the negotiating team.
The representative of Yelishaud's negotiating team is also an old colleague Christophine whom Salamanda knew. He belonged to the same country as him and was the leader of another Royal Knights.
Christophine also didn't expect to meet her old colleague Salamanda, although she had heard that Salamanda had followed Long Fei.
I even heard that Salamanda has made countless contributions during the several years of war between the Tianyi Mercenary Group and the Dion Army.
After the country and king to which he was loyal no longer existed, Christophine joined the resistance and later rescued Princess Yoyo, and a series of things happened.
Especially Princess Yoyo fell in love with Barbaros, her father-killing enemy, which made her unable to accept and recognize that man as her companion, and she could no longer swear allegiance to Princess Yoyo, the unfilial daughter of the late king.
Later, she accused Princess Youyou in front of everyone, and Princess Youyou dismissed her from all her duties in anger.
Frustrated, she left the resistance and originally lived incognito as an ordinary person.
As a result, Ye Li Shao De used some method to find out her details. Instead of embarrassing her, he sent someone to invite her to join his camp. Ye Li Shao De even met with her in person several times to invite her.
She really couldn't believe that a prince from an enemy country invited her regardless of past suspicions, which made her feel very flattered and moved.
"The late king is a Ming Lord, and Ye Lishaode is also a Ming Lord. The late king to whom I was loyal is dead, and his daughter is so stupid and incompetent. Why should I be foolishly loyal? Then I will join another Ming Lord."
Cristofin frowned when he saw Jorge behind Salamanda.
"This money-grubbing and lustful person has obtained greater benefits and directly changed his master." Christofine flashed a hint of disdain for Jorge.
After the two parties shook hands and introduced themselves, Li Jiaming led everyone to the negotiation room.
"What does the Dion Empire want to negotiate with this mercenary group?"
Christophine went straight to the point: "I just hope that your mercenary group can return our country's soldiers."
"Return? You have been fighting with us for so many years. Now that the war is temporarily over, you want us to return your soldiers. You think so beautifully," Salamanda said.
"Of course we are not asking your mercenary group to return our soldiers unconditionally. Your mercenary group can provide you with the conditions you want. As long as they are reasonable, we will definitely meet your mercenary group's requirements."
Li Jiaming said sarcastically: "That's just redemption, not return at all. If you speak clearly, there will almost be a misunderstanding and a fight will begin."
The corners of Christophine's eyes twitched a few times. He could tell that the other party had no intention of negotiating with them at all, but he still suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said patiently: "This is because our wording is a little inappropriate. Please give me some mercenaries."
Please forgive me, your mercenary group can tell you the conditions you want."
Li Jiaming sent someone to hand over the conditions they offered to Christophine and his party.
Christophine and his group looked at the conditions on the document, their expressions ranging from frowning to the corners of their eyes, and then their expressions became increasingly ugly, with many even showing angry expressions on their faces.
Let alone these conditions, let’s just talk about 4 items.
The first item is to redeem a private soldier, you have to redeem it for 10 million earth circle coins, and there are some additional metal materials, etc., and this is just an ordinary human being. If you are an adjuster and a new human being, you have to calculate it separately.
The higher the military rank, the higher the ransom and conditions.
Item 2: If you want to redeem these soldiers, you must first pay the ransom money and redeem all ordinary humans before you can redeem the adjusters. Only after redeeming the adjusters can you redeem the new humans.
Item 3: The lowest-level soldier must be redeemed first before you can then redeem a higher-level soldier. You cannot redeem captured soldiers immediately.
Item 4: Before redeeming these captured soldiers, a series of compensation must be made to the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
Christophine and his group looked at the conditions on the document and the amount and conditions for a series of compensation to the Tianyi Mercenary Group.
Christophine and the others were gnashing their teeth as they watched. Many people threw documents and pointed at Li Jiaming and the others and cursed.
"This is blackmail!"
"You are a lion with a big mouth!"
"Are you treating us like a traitor?"
"Is there anyone who makes arbitrary conditions like this?"
"Are you treating us like fat sheep to slaughter?"
Li Jiaming and his party were sitting on the chairs as if they were old gods. They either closed their eyes and turned a deaf ear, or they looked up at the ceiling, not caring at all about the other party's scoldings and protests.
Salamanda twisted her neck and said, "Have you argued enough?"
Christophine and his group became quiet at this moment, and everyone looked angrily at Li Jiaming and his group.
Li Jiaming said slowly at this time: "It's you who want to negotiate with me. We didn't think about negotiating with you because we have nothing to say to you. You didn't capture our mercenaries, so you have nothing to say to us."
Say, we don’t have any need to talk to you.”
Christophine's eyes twitched, and she also understood that during the battle between her country and the Tianyi mercenary group, when they were repairing and cleaning the battlefield, both sides exchanged equal amounts of prisoners.
Basically, the Dion Empire has no captured Tianyi mercenaries at all. On the contrary, the Tianyi mercenary group has captured a large number of its own soldiers.
The Tianyi mercenary group basically eats them to death.
Li Jiaming looked at Christophine and his party with a smile, and thought to himself: "Since the other party wants to redeem their people, then we will make a lot of conditions, and it will depend on whether they agree or not. If they agree, we will make a lot of money."
It's a big sum, it doesn't matter if you don't agree, we won't lose anything. Anyway, those prisoners are also a group of cheap laborers, which can make our Tianyi mercenary group earn good profits. If you want to redeem people, just agree to our conditions, to use a saying from my hometown.
I mean, if you can eat enough people, it depends on whether you agree or not." He smiled secretly in his heart.
Everyone on Li Jiaming's side was laughing secretly.
Christophine said patiently: "Sir, can you lower the conditions a little? The conditions you set are too high."
Li Jiaming turned to look at Salamanda and gave Salamanda a look. Salamanda understood what the commander-in-chief meant.
"If you feel that our offer is too high and you cannot accept it, then it is your business that has nothing to do with us. Either you agree, or you leave. We will not entertain you."
Christophine stood up and said angrily: "You are not negotiating sincerely at all, you are simply playing tricks on us."
"Yes, I'm just teasing you. Anyway, we have nothing to talk to you about. Either agree or leave now. We won't entertain you."
As soon as Salamanda finished speaking, the door to the negotiation opened and many Tianyi mercenaries poured out.
Li Jiaming said: "If you can't agree to our conditions, or you need to discuss it with your superiors, then please go back first."
Christophine and his party saw that the Tianyi Mercenary Group had no intention of negotiating with them at all, and the conditions they offered were simply a big deal. If the Tianyi Mercenary Group did not agree, the Tianyi Mercenary Group would not lose anything, and if they agreed, they would bleed a lot.
Christophine and his party had no choice but to leave.