Seeing Viscount Penelope's face, Lorist felt that the peace talks with the Business Alliance this time would not go so smoothly, but Genorio said that Viscount Penelope had brought back the Petersen Chamber of Commerce this time. What's going on with the vice president? Knowing my vice president, could it be that I just want to catch up on the past
Sure enough, Viscount Penelope saluted respectfully and said ashamedly: "His Royal Highness Norton, I am sorry that I have not fulfilled your entrustment. They did not agree to hold peace talks with you. After two days of discussion, they still rejected your proposal for peace talks, thinking that now is not the right time to hold peace talks and declare an armistice... "
"Thank you for running back and forth, Lord Viscount Penelope, the Norton family thanks you for your enthusiastic help. Regardless of whether the peace talks will succeed in the future, we will never forget the efforts you, an old friend, made to achieve peace between the two countries. Lorist smiled gently and invited Viscount Penelope to sit down, and asked Genorio to serve a bottle of fruit wine for him to taste.
What exactly is the business alliance planning? Lorist was really puzzled, the Armada was gone, the city of Morente and the plains of Faliqiu had already fallen into the hands of the Norton family, and only half of the more than 400,000 commercial alliance armed forces that had gathered had been withdrawn to Mawyforin province. Although the hundreds of thousands of horses are the main force of the elite armed forces of various chambers of commerce, they are far behind the armed forces of the Norton family.
The current business alliance is in a situation of insufficient defense and insufficient attack, especially the southern provinces of the mainland are unable to give strong support to the front line again in a short period of time, not to mention his only ally, the elite family of Duke Fusta of the Kingdom of Chigda Armed, the Firebird Legion has surrendered to the Norton family's armed forces, basically cutting off the possibility of the business alliance getting reinforcements from the Chigda Kingdom again.
It can't be a dead duck's mouth, Lorist really can't think of the reason and confidence for the business alliance to refuse the peace talks, so he even moved a ladder to go over. Those businessmen not only refused to take the opportunity to step down, but even pointed at him on the stage Is this still those businessmen who can wink at people and have a smooth personality? It seems that there should not be enough to clean up. Lorist was also a little annoyed at this moment, and began to wonder if he should transfer the Flying Tiger Legion and the Chaser Legion to the front line and then slap the Business Alliance a few times, giving him shameless things!
"Your Highness, there is one more thing. The six companions who went with me this time, because of the rush of the journey, all caught wind and cold, and were bedridden at the destination. So I had to go back alone. At the same time, I also brought I have accepted their entrustment, and I hope that His Highness will be merciful to release their family members for the sake of their meager efforts, so that they can reunite as soon as possible and share the family happiness." Penelope The viscount made a somewhat embarrassing request.
Genorio curled his lips in disdain, these words were just to deceive the children, the ghosts would believe that all the grudge cultivation bases above two and three stars in silver would get some kind of wind and cold easily because of traveling for a few days, obviously it was a business The Alliance rejected the peace talks and they are unwilling to come back and continue to be prisoners. This society also wants to fool their families, which is really a beautiful idea. On the contrary, Viscount Penelope has the virtues of traditional aristocratic integrity, and he never leaves without returning.
Lorist smiled and said with a very understanding: "Long-distance fatigue, coupled with your hurrying on the road, it is inevitable that the wind and cold will invade. It is also my abruptness that made you suffer. Well, I will arrange those family members properly. , when this war is over, they can return to their loved ones."
"That's fine." Viscount Penelope also understands that the current situation will naturally not allow the Norton family to easily release the captives. He has fulfilled his promise to his companions, so he will not entangle this topic again: "Grand Duke Your Highness, although the business alliance rejected the proposal for peace talks, they are not opposed to contacting and understanding with your family. This time, I am also accompanied by Earl Kate, the vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. He has had business contacts and is familiar with you. This time he was entrusted by the business alliance to come to discuss some related matters with you, and he is currently waiting for your summoning... "
"Oh, it's Vice President Kate, hahaha, why is he here, Genorio, quickly invite this old acquaintance of mine in." Lorist was very happy.
"Yes, Your Highness.
"President Peterson gave me a lot of help when I just left Morente City. Later, our family acquired Hilovas Island as a territory. Vice President Kate visited the island many times on behalf of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. , has made a lot of contributions to our family’s development of the Hirovas Island territory. I wonder if the Viscount knows that Vice President Kate is here to discuss something with our Norton family on behalf of the business alliance?" Lorist asked.
Viscount Penelope was ashamed: "Well, I really don't know about this. After all, this is a major issue between two hostile countries. They will not talk about it with me, a defeated general. After I went back this time, I expressed to them that the Grand Duke Your Highness is sincere in the peace talks, but they are all concerned about how the Armada was defeated, and some nobles even cursed at me in front of me, accusing me of failing the trust and great trust of the business alliance and sending the Armada to On the road to perdition, you still scold me for being greedy and afraid of death... "
Viscount Penelope showed a resentful expression on his face: "They didn't know the details of that naval battle at all, and they didn't know the specific situation at that time. They accused me for no reason of turning a naval battle that must be won into a big one. But they don't think about it, even if we don't surrender and die, can the Armada win? It's just that more people die. To them, the crew and soldiers of the Armada are just numbers on paper, But to me, they are all living lives, comrades-in-arms who I get along day and night, why should they sacrifice in vain... "
Well, Lord Viscount Penelope obviously received a lot of criticism after returning. As the commander of the Armada, he must bear the responsibility for the annihilation of the Armada. However, seriously, the Lord Viscount gave Lorist a lot of surprises in commanding the naval battle. If it wasn't for bad luck, he took the lead and charged directly in front of Lorist, and found that he was facing the Juggernaut, so he had to give up. The sword surrendered, and the sea battle at Cape Romany might have caused even more casualties to the Norton family's armed fleet.
Lorist was a little embarrassed, and couldn't think of anything to comfort Viscount Penelope, who was defeated. But at this time, Jelorio had already brought Vice President Kate into the reception room, and Lorist quickly got up to greet him.
"Hehe, President Kate, my friend, long time no see, how are you?"
"I'm really happy to see His Royal Highness again," Vice President Kate gave an audience ceremony respectfully: "I really didn't expect that the Norton family would become our enemy and occupy our business after a few years." Morente City, the capital of the alliance, drove our business alliance forces out of the Mana Hill Plain. This is really unexpected for us, and the world is impermanent!"
"Hehe, my friend, it is not what our Norton family wants to be an enemy of the commercial alliance. What I want more is to reach a commercial agreement with the commercial alliance and conduct friendly business exchanges. It is a pity that the war between you and our kingdom has already begun Three years, this is a senseless war. We don't want to find out who is right, but what we want is to end this brutal bloody battle. Too much blood has been shed by the Merchant Alliance and the Kingdom of Antinak, and no more blood can be shed This is the main reason why our Norton family returned to the battlefield. It is a pity that you rejected my offer and wanted to continue this war. My friend, the merchant who can tell us when the commercial alliance started Turned into a bunch of fanatical warmongers?"
"This..." Vice President Kate didn't know how to answer Lorist's question, but his reaction was also very fast, and he blushed angrily and quickly retorted: "It was you, the Kingdom of Antinac, who took the lead in attacking us. The territory of the Commercial Alliance launched an attack. You invaded the territory of our seven provinces and massacred the nobles of our Commercial Alliance. Even your Norton family looted the territory of the Vicia Chamber of Commerce in our Commercial Alliance and killed all the high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce. Extinct, exterminated a large chamber of commerce with a history of nearly two hundred years and a high reputation! His Royal Highness Norton, you will not deny these crimes committed by your family's armed forces, will you?"
"Hehe, is that so?" Lorist replied with a half-smile: "I never knew when the seven provinces of the former Krissen Empire became the territory of the Merchant Alliance. As the orthodox successor of the Krissen Royal Family , our king, His Majesty Ogethello I, wants to recover all the territory of the former empire. Under his leadership, we nobles of the kingdom embark on this great journey to revive the Krissen Empire. For us, you are the aggressors Or, all we did was cut off your claws that came over.
Forget it, it is useless to talk about the inheritance and glory of nobility with you businessmen. Even if you put on the cloak of nobility now, a businessman is a businessman, and you only have interests in your eyes. Is it yours? Temporary possession does not mean permanent occupation. We use swords and spears to tell you a truth. The land in the north is not something you businessmen can covet. Although the Kingdom of Antinac is weak, it has more backbone than those countries in the central and southern regions.
As I said just now, don't care about who is right and who is wrong. When you criticize us, please also look at the tails behind your buttocks. I can't think of what you are planning, what basis you have, so that you rejected my good intentions for peace talks when the situation of the war is so unfavorable to you. In this case, my friend, please tell me, is there any secret mission for you to come here this time? "
"You..." Vice President Kate really wanted to argue with Lorist about winning or losing, but Lorist's sharp eyes made him wake up suddenly as if he had been poured into a bucket of ice water. Back then, he was the vice president of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, one of the seven giants of the Chamber of Commerce. He once took people to Hirovas Island to ask the Norton Family about the training methods of the Chamber of Commerce, and also signed several commercial procurement agreements with the Norton Family. , although the superficial respect for Lorist at that time was actually not taken seriously. After all, Lorist is just a lord of the Northland. Even if he holds the title of Grand Duke, it is nothing compared to the strength of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce.
But now Lorist has another identity, the sword master of the kingdom of Antinac. Vice President Kate can not pay tribute to the title, he is also the earl conferred by the business alliance. But he must show his respect for the strength of Lorist's sword master. If you really want to annoy Lorist, don't look at Lorist's friend, but it is very simple to deal with him, and you can guarantee No one in the business alliance was willing to stand up for him, and death would be for nothing.
Vice President Kate took a step back, put his left hand on his chest and bowed to Lorist with a solemn expression: "Envoy of the Commercial Alliance, Earl Kate Wesrena pays tribute to the Grand Duke of the Northland, His Highness the Blood Sword Saint Norton. .I was ordered to come here this time, on behalf of the business alliance, to make a formal reply to His Royal Highness' proposal for peace talks, and at the same time discuss some related matters with His Royal Highness."
"Please..." Lorist said.
"His Royal Highness Norton, the Commercial Alliance expresses its appreciation and support for the peace talks proposed by His Royal Highness, but we refuse to conduct peace talks until your invading forces are completely withdrawn from the territory of the Commercial Alliance. After a province and admits the war crimes committed against the Commercial Alliance, the Commercial Alliance will start peace talks with you. Over the past hundred years, the Commercial Alliance has gradually grown and expanded in the war against the invasion of the Krissen Empire, and finally We have defeated a powerful invader. This time we firmly believe that justice will prevail, no matter how unfavorable the situation is, the strong people of the business alliance will still persist until the final victory! Long live the business alliance! The business alliance must win!"
Lorist, Genorio, and Viscount Penelope looked at the impassioned Vice President Kate with dumbfounded expressions. Are you here to declare war or reply to the proposal for peace talks? Is there such a reply? At this moment, Lorist really suspected that he was dealing with a lunatic. Why on earth was the business alliance so confident that it would win the final victory
"Presumptuous! Come!" Genorio was furious, this shit Earl Kate was so rude, he even shouted the battle cry in front of Lorist, he was simply out of his mind, at this moment Genorio Ao wished he could drag this lunatic down immediately and teach him a lesson.
"His Royal Highness Norton, I am an envoy! What I just said is the reply from the business alliance!" Vice President Kate straightened her chest, with a tragic and calm expression on her face.
"Oh, that's all? Nothing else?" Lorist looked at Vice President Kate with interest, and waved his hand to let the two guards who appeared by the door step back. He had just heard that the reply that Vice President Kate said was reciting, not the words that he organized temporarily. Well, it has nothing to do with the repeater. I really don't know how the business alliance came up with such a reply.
"Uh... won't you deal with me?" Vice President Kate asked strangely.
"Treat you? Interesting?" Lorist waved his hands generously: "You are businessmen after all, so you don't understand aristocratic etiquette. It's completely understandable to make such absurd reply. I forgive your mistakes, anyway. It's the same thing, you are unwilling to fail and continue to resist to the end. It doesn't matter, we don't care, in the end you will understand that it is not justice that wins, but strength.
As a nobleman, we will treat the envoy with courtesy even if the envoy is a stupid farmer, so you don't have to worry about such a reply offending us at all. So, please go on, besides the reply to the peace talks, what else would your business alliance want to discuss with me? "
"Oh, it's like this." Vice President Kate said with a blushing face in embarrassment: "Although we are both parties to the war, in fact we are in a state of truce, so the major chambers of commerce in the business alliance entrusted me to Come here and ask His Royal Highness the Grand Duke if you can return the captives in Morente City who surrendered to you, and the major chambers of commerce are willing to pay the corresponding ransom for these captives. Thank you for your generosity and benevolence."
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