"First of all, what you promised before... publicly recognized the [Quartet Pact]. We have to confirm whether this is a decision you made on behalf of Fulvos, and not one that has not been informed to other senior officials of Fulvos
.”
Slav Mina looked through the pile of information in his hand, occasionally raising his head to observe the lord's reaction.
"In addition, the coalition forces need to have the right to change some of the outdated clauses in the Four-Party Convention, especially the part about the Bash Empire..."
Quadrilateral Convention...
After the rise of demonic forces, in order to unite forces and reduce unnecessary losses caused by war with neighboring countries, the Bash Empire Emperor Elton Roderick launched a call for "multiple levels of assistance in multiple aspects" and invited
The Saint Vance Empire, the Hedara Empire, and the Saint Lucaire Empire signed an agreement, the "Quartet Pact."
At first, the Four-Party Convention only played a role in promoting the circulation of goods among various countries, and wars, large or small, often broke out between countries. As the threat of demons gradually became a major concern for various countries, the status of the Four-Party Convention continued to increase until it became a "recognized" by all countries.
The glorious consensus of mankind second only to the gods”.
Later, the Bash Empire, the Hedara Empire, and the St. Lucelle Empire were destroyed, and the Four-Party Pact existed in name only.
The Bash Empire was once located in the northwest of the St. Vance Empire, and suffered the most serious infringement from the demons. Nearly four-fifths of its territory was plundered by the demons.
The last Bash Emperor, Viren Roderick, rejected all suggestions of surrender and eventually died in the imperial capital Heli.
The only son of Willen Roderick was escorted to the Saint Vance Empire. His Majesty admired his father's bravery and ordered him to retain the imperial title and call him "Western Emperor".
——Introduction completed.
After I finished my distraction, I was about to continue watching indifferently, but I found that the lord's face became a little ugly.
"I promise you. I will convene a meeting to discuss this issue in the future, but for now, I can only recognize the legitimacy of the Four-Party Convention on my own behalf."
"Please give us a deadline. If you cannot give a detailed reply, we will be in a difficult position."
"Unfortunately I can't help."
The lord objected without any hesitation.
"Your Majesty appointed me to manage Fulvos out of your trust in me. If I agree to your requests in the name of Fulvos without His Majesty's permission, wouldn't I be offending Your Majesty?"
"this......"
"Okay, since Colby is willing to reveal his difficulties, we can't force him anymore."
Langman's hoarse voice came.
"But, Colby, you should know that we cannot return empty-handed. After all, there are countless soldiers outside the city who are waiting eagerly for us to bring back good news."
"Please rest assured that I will handle the matter regarding the Four-Party Convention as soon as possible and I will definitely give you a suitable result."
"Um."
Langman did not continue to make things difficult for the lord as I expected, but took the initiative to switch to the next topic:
"Second point, we hope to obtain the right to station troops in the city of Fulvos for a long time. In exchange, the coalition forces are willing to provide safe haven for Wuervos and its surrounding cities, and guarantee that they will not harm any interests of Wuervos.
"
"..."
"Colby, after so many years, you and I both understand that the strength of the coalition forces has been worn away by wandering again and again, and they need a place to rest. And I am just a dying person. Your Majesty will give him the last
I have been entrusted with all my savings, but I have accomplished nothing. However, I always hope that the coalition forces can regain some of their former glory. In this way, I can rest in peace and proudly declare that I have lived up to Your Majesty."
There is no doubt that the "Your Majesty" Longman mentioned was the past emperor of the Hedala Empire, and he was once the prime minister of the Hedala Empire.
"I understand. What you mean is that you want the coalition forces and the Saint Vance Empire's army to fight against the demons together?"
The lord raised his eyebrows.
“A commendable proposal.”
"I have discussed this condition with the lord before."
Viscount Elulfi, the top military commander of Wuervos, answered immediately as if he was well prepared.
"We welcome the joining of the coalition forces, but the coalition forces need to be integrated into Fulvos' army system according to our plan. We are confident that every soldier of the coalition forces will be assigned to the appropriate legion."
"Oh? In other words, you think we should hand over the command of the coalition forces?"
"War is not a child's play. Since you want to cooperate with Fulvos, you must make the army obey the unified dispatch."
Seeing the representatives of the coalition forces headed by Longman put on gloomy faces, Viscount Elulfi's tone became slightly calmer:
"You don't have to worry that the coalition forces will be out of control. In fact, you will still be responsible for all specific matters related to the coalition forces. It's just that we have to arrange a certain number of 'facilitators' to become part of the coalition forces. This is only to complete the coalition forces.
future decisions.”
"Then what does the 'distribution' you just mentioned mean?"
"...Once the distribution is completed, your Excellency will be able to command larger and more powerful legions, because the warriors of Fulvos——"
"We don't need soldiers from the Saint Vance Empire!"
Like an old lion that had been awakened, Langman viciously rejected Viscount Elulfi.
However, Viscount Elulfi was unwilling to make any further concessions...
Then another commander of the Traveler Alliance spoke...
Negotiations gradually reached a deadlock...
...
About two hours later.
"You are making groundless accusations!"
Yuno Vivas, deputy commander of the coalition's [Crane Head Corps], said emotionally:
"We have never taken any action to invade Woolworth, so how can we compensate for it?"
"I have heard a little bit about the actions of the coalition forces in Samobir. Although I don't know what you want to do, the coalition forces entering the forest under the jurisdiction of Woolworth without permission will arouse the vigilance of the relevant departments, and the coalition forces will
The large-scale march also caused many people to be tortured by panic."
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"If you could inform me before coming to Woolworth, it will undoubtedly reduce most of the misunderstandings. However, the losses have already been caused, and the coalition forces should bear certain responsibilities."
"Well, it's true that we didn't think carefully about this."
Langman didn't seem to care about compensation. After casually apologizing, he asked:
"Colby, since you are so sure, you might as well show your evidence - no need to hide it, I know you are waiting for this moment."
"Haha, then I'll listen to you..."
The whole place suddenly fell silent.
"Da... da... da... da..."
The shoes hit the floor, making a dull sound.
A tall man came in front of everyone.
He was very close to the lord, and the dim light made it impossible for me to see his expression clearly.
"Mr. Bradley."
The name spoken by the lord was extremely harsh.
"Tell them everything you know."
"As commanded."
An indifferent tone.
"The Lord asked me to get close to the Earl of Normansterry and gain his trust as soon as possible. To this end, I established a cooperative relationship with gangsters such as 'White Lao' and 'Linhu' so that the Earl of Normansterry would feel that I have
ability to protect him. In my dealings with the gang, I discovered that he was suspected of colluding with the coalition forces. The reason was that the gang had prepared a lot of information involving the troops stationed outside the city of Woolworth, and
Trying to convey this information—"
"Why do gangsters know information about the army?"
Hector Hallewood was the first to ask:
"Furthermore, the coalition forces have never planned to contact any gangs from beginning to end, let alone cooperate with dirty gangs to destroy the tranquility of Fulvos!"
"I believe that the coalition forces will not do such a thing that is not worth the gain."
After lightly affirming Hector Hallewood, the lord turned back and motioned for Mr. Bradley to continue.
"... It took me nearly a year to rely on the Lord's resources to become a 'big client' of the gangsters. After more and more news came from the coalition, they entrusted me to leave Woolworth.
Inform the coalition of the idea of 'making a deal'."
"..."
Longman stared at Mr. Bradley without saying a word.
He seemed to be looking at an auction item that someone else had taken away from him at a high price.
...
"...I relied on the help of gangsters and went outside the city...The coalition forces warmly received me. When the date that the lord told me came, I -"
"There is no need to talk about the rest."
Mr. Bradley's speech was interrupted again.
Langman turned his attention to the lord:
"After all, this is the third condition we proposed."
"..."
The lord remained silent and only moved the corners of his mouth.
"I already know what happened next. In order to reassure the people you sent, Mina showed him our garrison map without authorization."
With a strange smile, Langman glanced at Slav Mina beside him.
The other person lowered his head in fear.
This scene seemed to have achieved the effect expected by the lord, and he nodded slightly to Mr. Bradley standing aside.
"Perfect, Mr. Bradley, you are a competent businessman."
"...No, Lord."
Um?
Did I hear wrongly?
Mr. Bradley actually denied the lord.
"I suffered a huge loss and lost all my principal. Lord, you have harmed me."
Suddenly, Mr. Bradley drew something from his sleeve and thrust it toward the lord.
His speed is extremely fast.
But just when the cold light was about to touch the lord's neck, Mr. Bradley was violently knocked away by someone.
Before I could react, the dagger was no longer in Mr. Bradley's hand.
The man held the dagger and cast [Suppression Technique] without hesitation——
"...!"
——With a burst of exclamation, he cut off the head of Mr. Bradley, who was lying in a pool of blood, and then he vomited blood and passed out.
The horrific attack was fleeting.
Mr. Bradley is dead.
incredible.
I even suspected that I was asleep and this was just a dream.
"Boom——!"
However, another loud noise seemed to announce that everything was not over yet.
Suddenly white light covered the conference room.
Still not understanding what was going on, I quickly leaned over and closed my eyes to prevent this inexplicable confusion from affecting me.
"..."
"...You, you! Stop!"
It was Viscount Elulfi who spoke.
His voice was trembling a little.
I raised my head:
At this moment, Miss Bei Lin'er was standing behind the lord. Another gangster took advantage of everyone's hesitation to lock the door with magic, while holding a knife and forcing the lord not to move.
The lord complied, but he didn't look nervous at all.
The representatives of the Traveler Alliance stared blankly at this turn of events.
Although Longman quickly regained his composure, he still did not dare to act rashly and just waited silently for the next move of Miss Bellinger and the gangster man.
"Mr. Harewood."
The gangster man still stared at the lord, his words full of provocation and madness:
"'White Lao' is far more noble than you think. If it weren't for the Hedara Empire, we wouldn't even bother to deal with the coalition forces... However, I am not a remnant of Hedara, so I can do it without any scruples.
Kill you."
Hector Hallewood opened his mouth to retort, but no words came out.
"However, I wouldn't do that because waste is shameful."
"..."
"Lord, we do not want to make things difficult for you."
Miss Belin lowered her eyes.
"Please re-answer the question just now, that is, the three conditions for the coalition...Don't forget that the 'White Prison' is also a part of Fulvos."
"No, I'm quite satisfied with my answer."
The lord didn't seem to care about what Miss Beliner and the gangster said at all, and his expression remained unchanged.
He looked at the representatives of the coalition forces.
I followed his gaze.
"Your Majesty the Deputy Commander!"
Shout in terror.
——Langman’s neck was tightly strangled by a gloved hand, and the owner of the hand was Francro Blanche, the deputy commander of the Crane Dance Corps.
"What are you doing?! Blanche! You...!"
Before Hector Hallewood could finish scolding him, something horrifying happened.
Francro Blanche's body became distorted at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a black mist enveloped him, and then quickly dissipated.
What appeared again was a woman.
She replaced Francro Blanche and controlled Longman, who had a look of fear on his face.
The representatives of the coalition forces stood up at a loss.