After dinner, Yang Yu returned to his hotel and briefly summarized the content of today's negotiations and passed it to Mindarak through the crystal ball.
The first round of negotiations went much slower than expected.
From this negotiation, Yang Yu can see a lot of things clearly.
The Rose Empire did not show the slightest sign of being a loser. From beginning to end, they looked like scoundrels.
After saying that, the negotiation team of the Rose Empire gradually became speechless, but after a while, they chose to forget what Yang Yu had just said and began to talk about their own demands.
Yang Yu was not surprised at this result.
Regardless of whether they turned a deaf ear to what he said, Yang Yu said what he wanted to say.
Yang Yu was also very glad that they had been targeting him madly since their arrival. At least, his image as a chief negotiator who served the country and the people was established.
Unfortunately, judging from the attitude of the Rose Empire, this negotiation is bound to be quite long.
Just from the series of details they proposed at the end, it is clear that they know what kind of bargaining chips they hold.
At this point, Yang Yu had to revise his previous thoughts.
The person in front of him is not just a naughty child who can only make unreasonable troubles, but a cunning businessman who is very good at business and is trying every means to sell low-priced goods at high prices.
The Demon King's impending invasion may become a valuable bargaining chip in the hands of the Rose Empire.
Shamelessly bringing out such asshole rhetoric as "the world is about to end, we should put aside our past grudges and fight the enemy together", and then adding such statements as "don't forget how big the difference in prisoners is between us. For so many years, you have been at a disadvantage. We cannot accept that such a huge gap is wiped out in one go", "we build cannons for the good of this world" and so on.
The situation might suddenly turn into "the orcs are wrong for not agreeing to a ceasefire."
Most people in this world have very limited channels for receiving information and are very likely to be used as guns.
Who knows when some "chivalrous" people will appear and suddenly stand in front of Yang Yu and his friends.
Personal grudges are not protected by the dragon rules, otherwise, when Yang Yu was besieged by the cursed sect, the dragons would have taken action long ago.
As long as the Rose Empire reports a small part of the facts, it can kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Can't the orcs take advantage of the Demon King's invasion
Unfortunately, Yang Yu paid special attention to the fact that Wansheng Kingdom seemed to be unaware of the Demon King's impending invasion.
Even if you know it, it is difficult to make use of it, especially when you are at a disadvantage, as others will just seize the opportunity and suck your blood.
Threatening to join the Demon King's army is courting death.
In the past, Yang Yu only thought that the Rose Empire was only eyeing the fertile Cerrovomen Plain, but as he became involved in the war step by step, he found that things were far from that simple.
The Rose Empire seemed abnormal in many aspects during this war.
Perhaps, what the Rose Empire is pursuing is
The country will be destroyed and the race will be exterminated.
This war is most likely a sequel to humans' expulsion of sub-humans after the Dark Ages.
First, enslave the demi-humans, restrict their reproduction, instill slave mentality in them, make them kneel for so long that they can never stand up again, and finally, when their numbers are no longer enough to form an effective resistance, a single official document can quietly kill the remaining demi-humans.
That was the darkest future Yang Yu could imagine for Wansheng Country.
The Luoze Empire was worried about having no reason to fight, so how could the other party be polite when they came to the door? If Wansheng Kingdom was really persecuted and joined the Demon King's army, the Luoze Empire might wake up laughing in its dreams.
Yang Yu didn’t know what the relationship between Setis and the Rose Empire was, but at least Setis did not openly support the Rose Empire.
However, Yang Yu’s hometown, the Republic of Terun, extremely hates the idea of a war between the two countries. Providing assistance to the two countries without authorization may be considered treason.
The Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce took advantage of this to destroy the reputation of the Silver Orchid Chamber of Commerce.
The Demon King is feared by the world. Joining the Demon King's army is considered a heinous crime in this world.
If you declare to surrender to the Demon King, you will have to face more than just the Rose Empire.
Here comes the problem.
Are demihumans and humans really so irreconcilable that they cannot coexist with each other
Yang Yu thinks not necessarily.
Judging from the history books of the elves, humans and demihumans have coexisted for a very long time, and they must have fought against the Demon King together in the distant past.
How did it suddenly become irreconcilable and one side had to perish
Who made them feel this hatred? And who caused this war
Yang Yu wanted to stop the war, but he didn't just want to stop the war.
If a war that has finally stopped is reignited due to certain things in the future, it will be more unpleasant than having the game file suddenly destroyed just when you are about to encounter the boss.
What Yang Yu wants is to truly stop the war.
For this reason, it is extremely important to move this negotiation forward to the signing of an agreement.
In this way, he can truly get rid of his identity as a chess piece, turn others into his own chess pieces, and then find the real chess player behind them.
However, the Rose Empire was too slow and had thicker skin than three city walls, making it more difficult to deal with than expected.
It has to be said that Yang Yu both overestimated his negotiation ability and underestimated the determination of the Rose Empire.
With that kind of opening, the opponent will be indifferent, but it will definitely be a case of dripping water wearing away the stone later.
In the end, although water can still wear away the stone, it takes too much time and the benefits are gone.
If the chessboard is not cleaned up before the next player named "Devil" enters the game, the world is likely to be in danger.
It seems that we have to activate the backup plan.
Yang Yu told Prime Minister Mingdarak what happened today truthfully.
"Really? The Rose Empire is really stubborn." Mindarak sighed, "What are you going to do next? Can you get what our country really wants?"
Yang Yu frowned and shook his head.
“It seems that Rose wants to gain something from this war.
They intend to take advantage of the power of others to gradually wear down our patience and maximize their own interests.
But, my concerns go beyond that.
They may just be trying to buy time.”
"Why do you think so?" Prime Minister Mindarak said, "The main reason they negotiated is you and the fire. Are they buying time so that they can find a way to deal with you and the fire?"
Yang Yu nodded and replied, “It’s possible.
The use of negotiation as a means of buying time is not uncommon in history.
Now, the Rose Empire needs time the most. Finding countermeasures, reorganizing troops, rebuilding morale, etc. all require time.
It is impossible to buy time in this way.”
(End of this chapter)