Since the Succubus Queen has left for Purgatory, Malkina is temporarily responsible for negotiating with other forces on behalf of the next Succubus Queen (Medea).
The content of the negotiation is naturally that all parties provide shelter to the half-elves in exchange for a share of Lusitania's wizard's stone veins.
Representatives of the forces present include: the extraordinary city of Olympia, the city lord Appilios; the current president of the Pure Blood Monastery, Agrippina; the Weisbach family, the red-haired Otto; the city of Limbo, Malkina.
; and the Hauteville family of Sicily.
As for the Licinius family in Italy, since they belong to the scientific camp, they don't have much interest in the Wizard's Stone... Of course, even if they are interested, the Holy See cannot express it directly, and most likely they will commission it from the Hauteville family.
Purchasing agent.
Queen Maya looked on stunned.
Well, she actually knew from Shirley earlier that the Blue Sword Mercenary Group knew many demigods...
However, she thought they were the kind of wild demigods that she met by chance during mercenary missions. Who would have thought that they were actually these powerful demigods who occupied a single power!
(Actually, there are some wild demigods I know, such as the Imperial Sword Master Richard Tunnel)
In this case, she didn't have to worry about anything from the beginning. She could just ask Mi'er's best friends to call the parents behind them, and everyone would divide it up together.
Divided up...
carve up...
No, no, no, think about it carefully: the Weisbach family of HRE (territory and population), the city of Olympia of Cyris (supernatural and arcane), the Licinius family of Italy (technology and commerce), the United
You can already rule the world! Are these the three giants of the Sixth Age? As long as the three giants form an alliance, they will be invincible!
(The former Triumvirate refers to the political alliance formed by Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus at the end of the Third Age. Any decision that directly led to the ancient Solomon Republic must obey the will of the three giants, otherwise it cannot be enacted.
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So your Blue Sword Mercenary Group is not a mercenary group at all, it’s just a group of young ladies from aristocratic families who came out to relax! No, it seems that the leader Aske is a loner, well...
Maya suddenly felt a little frightened. Fortunately, nothing happened between her and Ask before, otherwise she would definitely become a thorn in the flesh of these young ladies.
And offending them means offending the forces behind them, then Lusitania will be like a small boat about to capsize in a violent storm, and it will be difficult to continue to gain a foothold in this world.
At this time, the demigods had already negotiated on behalf of the forces behind them to divide most of the shares of the mineral veins. This means that Lusitania has fallen into their trap...wrong, it should be said that Lusita
The safety and survival of the Nian half-elves has been under the protection of these giants from now on.
Seeing that the agreement was finally reached, Queen Maya also felt a subtle sense of guilt, as if she had sold the half-elf at a good price.
But she understands that this world is like this. If you don't have the power to protect your own safety, you might as well take shelter from other more powerful forces! You know how many weak forces on the mainland want to devote themselves to powerful forces in exchange for shelter, but they can't.
In the end, it can only helplessly decline!
But this man... Maya once again quietly looked at Ask, who was sitting in the corner in a daze, with her peripheral vision.
This man, she thought he was the leader of the team at first, now seems more like the spokesperson of the demigods. If the girls didn't happen to like him, how could the demigods behind the girls have a chance to unite with each other?
But there is no such thing as a harem in this world! Girls can't always maintain the state of "liking him" without trying to go further or give up. If it is a peaceful exit, it is easy to say, but if they turn against each other...
She suddenly shivered involuntarily. She asked herself, if that situation really happened, she would definitely choose to stand by Mi'er unconditionally.
To be fair, if other demigods made the same choice, then the hostility between the girls would be equivalent to the conflict between the major forces in the world...
It was so damn scary that Maya decided not to think about it anymore, and just watched silently as the demigods signed the contract, and then she carefully picked up the pen and signed and stamped her signature at the end.
There are six copies, and each person keeps one copy.
At this time, the demigod Otto, who was the first to sign his name and go out for a walk, had already returned with Peggy and Elder Dillard who had stopped fighting.
Then, the eyes of all the demigods in the room focused on this elf elder.
Dillard:???
No matter how confident he is in his own laws and strength, he cannot remain calm under the gaze of the four demigods. The combined strength of the four demigods is not just as simple as 1+1+1+1. Different laws
With the cooperation and complementarity between them, the overall combat power has increased almost geometrically, and it is more than enough to destroy the entire Lusitania.
Seeing that Elder Dillard's face was green and white, he was almost too defeated to speak. Maya saw his expression and knew that she had completely won this political battle. She was so happy that she almost wanted to laugh wildly on the spot.
Make a sound.
"Elder Dillard, what do you mean by bringing so many half-elves outside to barge into the meeting? Are you afraid that I will sign some treaty that will humiliate the country and lose my rights?" she asked with a teasing and sarcastic tone.
When Dilar heard this, he felt like he had eaten a piece of shit. Normally, he would have asked His Majesty, "Why did you sign a contract with the outside world without the permission of the Parliament?" But at this time, so many demigods were present, what else could he say
Woolen cloth?
Whatever you say is self-defeating.
"I..." The elf elder opened his mouth slightly, and then said sadly, as if he had made a difficult decision, "I'm here to ask you to resign."
"Excuse me?" Maya was stunned at this moment, and the other three demigods also showed half-smiling expressions.
"Yes, I hope to resign from the position of elder advisor." Elder Dillard continued, "Your Majesty, I have. It is only a few years since the divine fire was ignited. It is time to withdraw from secular affairs and concentrate on retiring to the three planes.
Be prepared."
Maya:………………
You're so embarrassed to say it! If you were really going to be promoted to a high position soon, why didn't you come and resign before now?
Of course, with the wisdom of the Elf Queen, she quickly understood that Elder Dillard was not playing some trick of retreating in order to advance, but really planned to resign.
He was afraid.
Putting herself in his shoes, Maya completely understood why he was afraid because the power she had at hand at this time was too terrifying.
What is the concept of four united demigods? In a pagan extraordinary empire like Seljuk, the emperor can only use 4-6 core demigods. To destroy a half-elf conservative faction, it is almost a matter of minutes. A matter of seconds.
Even Elder Dillard, who is known for his stubbornness, still chose to give priority to saving his life when faced with a real crisis that determined life and death. As for the conservatives under him... naturally they are all left to His Majesty's disposal, and they can play whatever they want. .
After thinking about this, Maya fell silent. As far as she was concerned, of course she was willing to forgive the other party. After all, although the other party had repeatedly opposed her, it was only a difference in political ideas and did not fall into the scope of personal hatred.
If Elder Dillard is killed here, the remaining conservative elements will inevitably become desperate and take risks, and the half-elves who are incited outside will not be able to be appeased.
However... the members of the Cang Qing Sword mercenary group who were framed earlier were the ones who had a personal vendetta against Elder Dilar. Maya could not ignore their opinions at this time and directly expressed her intention to spare the other party.
"Your Excellency Ask?" the Elf Queen asked with a smile, "What do you think?"