"Sir Houllier, I heard that your great empire has welcomed a distinguished guest from the east. Can you please let him come out to meet us? I would like to introduce him to the people of the Principality of Cheryl."
Root, the leader of the Alat Band, drove a horse alone and slowly arrived in front of the gate of Mayba Castle.
To be sure, Root came to the front of the ‘other shoreline’ and looked at the cliff-like cracked ground for a while, and then shouted to Houllier.
When Root spoke, he deliberately mentioned the people of the Principality of Cheryl, implying that if Houllier did not do what he said, he would take the hostage to death.
"Don't let me get carried away! Don't forget, we also have your people in our hands!" Hollier responded noncommittally. She hoped that Root understood that the people of the Alat team were all in her hands.
"Really? I thought those useless guys were dead. However, even if they are still alive, I don't care about them. The Alat Bandits have regulations. Even if I become a prisoner, the team must take the overall situation into account."
It’s very important. Please don’t forget our duty, Mr. Houllier. We are thieves and robbers. If you think we can talk about friendship and benevolence, you are totally wrong.”
"Whether you talk about friendship or not, they are our prisoners."
"How about we make a deal?" Root didn't want to talk about the hostages with Houllier, but went directly to the topic and stated his purpose: "As long as you hand over Fort Mayba to us, we can let all of you leave unconditionally.
, including the prisoners we captured. We will not hinder you from going to Cheryl's royal capital or returning to the great empire."
Root added nonchalantly: "We have an agreement with the Kingdom of Lhasa and must help them capture and defend Mayba Fort."
The Alat Bandits made an agreement with the Kingdom of Lhasa to capture Mayba Fort and hand it over to the Lhasa Kingdom's legion, ensuring that Mayba Fort would not be recaptured by external forces within a month.
To be honest, Root really didn't expect that the impregnable Maiba Fort would fall into the hands of the Lhasa Kingdom's legions overnight. If he had known this, Root would not have led anyone to find Paradise, but would have just waited in Maiba Fort.
"I would like to ask you why you want to help the Kingdom of Lhasa." If it were in the past, Holier would definitely agree to Root's proposal, abandon Maiba Fort, and return to the empire with Xiao Sai and the others. But not now.
Houllier must sit at Fort Mayba and defend the empire's rear.
"Money can make things work. The Kingdom of Lhasa paid us a lot of money to hire us. We take people's money and we will naturally help them solve their problems. Although the employer is very unscrupulous and has concealed a lot of things from us, it doesn't matter at all. We are hired
Soldier, as long as the employer provides satisfactory remuneration, we will do things for them."
“What if I’m willing to pay twice as much?”
"Although we started out as plunderers, you prefer to call us the Alat Bandits than the Alat Mercenary Group, but sometimes, robbers also have to be trustworthy. If we betray our employer, who else will be willing to pay to hire us in the future?
?So Mr. Houllier is extremely naive when he wants to buy us at twice the price."
"How much do you want? Please tell me." Houllier asked coldly, because there was something in Root's words.
Listening to Root's speech, it is not so much that he refuses to be bribed, but that he dislikes the price offered by Houllier as being too low and hopes she can give him more benefits.
"Ten times!" Root said bluntly: "When we signed the agreement with the Kingdom of Lhasa, we made a clear note that if the other party offers ten times the price, we will stop the work immediately and return the deposit to them. If Lhasa
If the kingdom doesn’t want us to betray, it must give us enough reward.”
"How much benefit has the Kingdom of Lhasa given you?"
“The Kingdom of Lhasa hired us to capture Mayba Fort.”
Root said a unit of quantity that Zhou Xingyun couldn't understand. Houllier was stunned when he heard this: "Where did they get so much money!"
"How do I know? They can afford the price and paid the deposit. Of course we have to obey the order." Root shrugged indifferently. They were a group of bandits who only received ill-gotten gains. How could they care about the Kingdom of Lhasa?
Where does the money come from.
Hollier gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence in a deep voice: "It seems that the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance are behind it again..."
Now Houllier understands that even if the empire's treasury is emptied, it is impossible to bribe the people of the Alat Bandit.
At this moment, Root suddenly said to Holier: "Actually, I have another idea. If Mr. Holier agrees, not only can our Alat Bandit abandon Fort Mayba, but we are even willing to assist you in resisting the Holy Cult."
The armies of the United Army and the Osailan Alliance. After all, the king of the Kingdom of Lhasa deliberately concealed a lot of things. We only found out yesterday that he secretly joined forces with the United Holy Religion Army and the Osailan Alliance to harm the great empire. This is a big deal.
It's a big deal, if we knew they were targeting the empire, the charges would definitely be more than that!"
"Say! What do you think?"
"My idea is very simple. As long as Mr. Holier says a word, this matter can be settled." Root smiled tepidly: "I heard that your empire has built a paradise in the Principality of Cheryl.
, dedicated to raising beautiful girls and training future imperial concubines. Send the women you trained to us! And those foreign beauties on the city wall!"
"As long as Mr. Holier agrees to my conditions, we, the Arat Bandit, will definitely do what we say and will help you resist the Holy Union Army and the Osselan Alliance to ensure the peace and prosperity of the great empire!"
Lute shouted loudly, as if the Arat Bandits would really assist the great empire in resisting the armies of the United Holy Religion Army and the Osselan Alliance.
When the core members of the Alat Band heard this, they all laughed secretly in their hearts.
They all knew Root's character. What he said was nothing more than coaxing Houllier to open the city gate so that they could capture Mayba Castle.
In addition, Root also sowed discord and tried to bring conflict between Houllier and Zhou Xingyun.
Xina, the little girl of the Alat bandit, failed to infiltrate and escaped from the tower to the bandit group, then explained the situation on the tower to Root.
Root can almost conclude that in addition to Houllier, Zhou Xingyun is also the leader of Mayba Castle. After all, when Zhou Xingyun arrested Xina and when he ordered the soldiers to strictly investigate everyone who entered Mayba Castle,
He made his own decision and showed no sign of asking Houllier for instructions.
Furthermore, Zhou Xingyun saw through his conspiracy. If the speculation is correct, the fall of Maiba Fort overnight is most likely related to him. Such a person, no matter who he is, must be on guard and vigilance.
If possible, Root hopes to bring conflict between Houllier and Zhou Xingyun.
When Zhou Xingyun heard the conditions put forward by Root, his first thought was that this person was overthinking. How could they agree to his proposal? Even if his brain was wet, he would not believe that the people of the Alat Bandit would help.
Fight against the Holy Orders and the Othran Alliance.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Alat Bandits are like Granny Wolf, tricking you into opening the door and then mistreating you.
Zhou Xingyun couldn't help but mutter, only a fool would believe it.
However, at this moment, Houllier made a decision that surprised him.
In other words, Houllier actually took Root's words seriously and questioned the other party on the tower: "Why should I believe that you will fulfill your promise? If you just lied to me to open the city gate, what should I do? What if you really negotiate with us?"
, just keep your troops away from Fort Mayba, and I will negotiate one-on-one with you at the gate of the city."
The moment Houllier finished speaking, Zhou Xingyun's face turned black.
Does this matter require negotiation? Doesn’t the old woman know that seeking skin from a tiger will never end well?
Not to mention that Zhou Xingyun was surprised, even the leader of the Alat bandit felt that Houllier was very abnormal and actually wanted to negotiate with him one-on-one.
Root, the leader of the Alat bandit, originally just tried to persuade Holier to open the city gate by throwing out bait, and also wanted to sow discord and make Holier and Zhou Xingyun suspicious of each other.
To be honest, Root didn't think Houllier would be deceived. He just tried to persuade Houllier with the attitude of giving it a try.
Who knows, Houllier actually showed a positive attitude, as if he had a deeper meaning, and asked him to talk in detail outside the city gate.
"This is my delaying strategy." Houllier glanced sideways at Zhou Xingyun, knowing that he was doubtful, and couldn't help but squeeze out a calm smile and comforted him: "Your Excellency Zhou Xingyun, there is no need to be suspicious, I promised you that I will hand over all the women in Paradise.
If I give it to you, I will not go back on my word. I asked him to negotiate at the city gate to try to get them to release the remaining citizens of the Principality of Cheryl."
"That's it." Zhou Xingyun nodded seemingly understandingly, but he was cursing in his heart. If you believe it, you are a ghost!
Just now you refused to save innocent people, and now you tell me that you care about the people of the Cheryl Principality and want to negotiate with the Alat Bandits... Bah!
This damn old woman! She has no ability to lead troops to fight, but she is so good at intrigues and palace dramas! She is truly the favorite guard of the previous emperor, full of tricks and scheming, and she only thinks about how to use people!
To put it bluntly, Zhou Xingyun knew exactly what Houllier was thinking! She was gambling with her life!
That's right. Houllier is betting. She is not just betting on her life, she is also betting on the fate of the great empire!
Of course, the reason why Houllier dared to risk her life, dare to risk the national destiny of the great empire, and try to join forces with the Arat bandit was not because she was desperate and wanted to make a reckless gamble.
Houllier dares to bet like this because he has a basis, a chance of winning, and is sure to win, and the chance of winning is still very high.
Hollier invited the leader of the Alat Bandit to negotiate outside the gate of Mayba Castle. Although her proposal was very unexpected, Root readily accepted it.
After all, the city defense of Mayba Castle is impregnable, and there are strong men stationed there. If the Alat Bandits confront them head-on, there will definitely be no good results.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Alat bandit is very strong, even if they attack Mayba Fort, Root is confident that they can capture it and kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses, which will undoubtedly affect the future development of Alat.
It is important to complete the tasks assigned by the employer, but accompanying the entire Alat mercenary group is not worth the gain.