"Prince Abbas?"
Colin frowned suspiciously, obviously not familiar with the troll prince.
"Yes." Prince Okamoto saw Colin's doubts, and immediately explained, "He is the Eastern Prince of the Troll Empire and a member of the Volkin family, so he is qualified to inherit the throne.
Moreover, among the current four princes of the empire, I have already been eliminated. Prince Otto of the North is dedicated to pursuing the way of the warrior, and has long stated that he is not interested in the throne. Therefore, in terms of ability and seniority, Prince Abbas is the most promising A candidate to be the next troll emperor. "
Colin rubbed his chin, no joy or anger could be seen on his face.
He keenly noticed that Okamoto only mentioned three princes just now, but only Prince Meruwe was left out.
The Prince Meruvi followed Modo II out of the city and tried to assassinate Colin. Fortunately, Colin had Charles as a shield by his side and a group of troll captives who had been transformed into blood slaves, so he escaped the assassination.
However, that Prince Meruwe was indeed tough. Nearly a hundred troll captives were almost killed by him. You must know that these captives were all professionals selected by Colin from an army of 100,000. In this way, if the Black Cavalry Army hadn't arrived in time, it might not be enough for Prince Meruvi to kill him.
It's a pity that this sturdy prince has now been shot into a hedgehog. Just now, Colin heard from the report that he still has breath, and the vitality of a fifth-level warrior is really tenacious.
But obviously, Okamoto hoped that Colin could help him rule out this candidate.
Ke Lin did not make a clear statement on this, but asked: "Then why do you say that Prince Abbas will be a more satisfactory heir to the throne?"
"Because he is a staunch 'peace talker' who advocates friendly coexistence with the northern border and mutual benefits, rather than engaging in military confrontation as it is now."
Seeing that Colin seemed a little unconvinced, Prince Okamoto added again: "Master Viscount, this Prince Abbas has a total of three lovers, all of whom are human beings, and also gave birth to a bunch of half-troll illegitimate children.
But he has nothing to do with his own troll princess, and the relationship is extremely cold. "
Colin laughed in his heart when he heard that, Prince Abbas turned out to be a "human controller". In this way, after he came to power, he would indeed improve the relationship between the troll empire and the northern border.
"Then how can I ensure that this Prince Abbas succeeds in ascending to the throne?"
Prince Okamoto's eyes flickered, and he said darkly: "Master Viscount, Prince Abbas is now the most likely candidate for the throne in the royal city."
"Really?" Colin heard what Prince Okamoto meant.
The so-called "candidate most likely to ascend to the throne within the royal city" means that outside the royal city, there are more suitable candidates than Prince Abbas.
Obviously, the more suitable candidate for the throne is Prince Meruvi, who has been deliberately ignored by Prince Okamoto.
It seems that among the top trolls, the forces that are hostile to the northern border are stronger than those that are close to the northern border.
"Okay, I will guarantee that no other more suitable candidates for the throne will appear in the royal city."
"Thank you, Lord Viscount!" Prince Okamoto saluted again, and then said, "Master Viscount, I am going out of the city to meet you this time, and I have also undertaken the mission of negotiating peace."
"Negotiate peace? Well, I have long wanted to negotiate peace, but Modo II did not agree to the conditions for peace negotiation, otherwise, things would not have developed to this point."
"I wonder what conditions you have?"
Colin recounted the terms of the peace talks that he had told Modo II before.
The corners of Prince Okamoto's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he thought to himself—no wonder Mordo II insisted on killing you. There is no sincerity at all in such a negotiation condition.
"Master Viscount, if I go back with this agreement, I'm afraid I will be torn apart by the angry troll nobles."
Colin smiled, and understood that his previous conditions were indeed too harsh.
However, that condition was originally intended to stimulate Modo II, so that the other party could act first and give the troll the notoriety of destroying the talks. Colin also knew that it was impossible for the other party to agree to such a condition.
"Okay, then tell me, what kind of peace talks are you willing to accept."
Next, the two engaged in fierce bargaining, and finally reached an agreement with difficulty.
There are four main contents of the revised peace agreement:
First, the troll empire promised to maintain the current establishment of 50,000 regular troops and not continue to expand the army;
Second, compensate the Angelet family for war losses of five million gold coins;
Third, send 100,000 young and strong troll slaves to the Angelet family, and deliver them in five years;
Fourth, all caravans carrying customs clearance documents issued by Ice Rock City will enjoy the preferential policy of tariff reduction and exemption in the Troll Empire.
Of course, in exchange, Colin will return Mordo II's body and lead the Black Cavalry to withdraw from the Troll Empire.
Such a peace agreement is undoubtedly a huge humiliation for the troll empire.
But at this time, they have no choice.
Although the Black Cavalry Army cannot capture the Troll King City, if such an army of cavalry rampages in the Troll Empire, it will bring unbearable losses to the Trolls.
However, when Prince Okamoto brought such a peace agreement back to the troll king's city, it still aroused the anger of the troll nobles.
In the council hall, the troll nobles quarreled, cursing Colin's greed, and at the same time accusing Okamoto of being weak.
Facing the accusation, Prince Okamoto said expressionlessly: "Everyone, if you know how outrageous the terms of the peace talks that Colin initially proposed to His Majesty Modo II, you will understand that I can negotiate the current agreement, really I've tried my best."
As he spoke, he also recounted the original peace agreement.
This time, the voice of accusation suddenly became much smaller.
Afterwards, Okamoto bowed to Prince Abbas and said, "Uncle Abbas, you are now the most respected person in the royal city. I wonder if you have any opinions on this agreement?"
Prince Abbas was very satisfied with Okamoto's respectful attitude, but still shook his head slightly and said:
"Okamoto, I know you have tried your best, but such a condition is a shame for the troll empire, especially the first condition to restrict military expansion. If you agree to it, won't the empire lose hope of rising forever? "
"Uncle, I really can't get Viscount Angelet to make more concessions. However, if you talk to him, there may be hope."
"Oh why?"
"Because Viscount Angelet thinks that you are now the most promising candidate to inherit the throne, if you go to talk to him in person, maybe he will sell you some face."
Hearing the words, Prince Abbas felt a little elated. It must be considered an honor to be recognized by the enemy.
But he didn't dare to meet Ke Lin in person, what if he was also killed by the other party, Prince Abbas now felt that he was only one step away from the throne of the troll, and he didn't want to take risks at this critical moment.
"Ahem, how about this, I will send an envoy to meet with Viscount Angelet on my behalf, so as to obtain a decent peace agreement for the troll empire."
When all the troll nobles heard this, they immediately burst into praise.
Prince Abbas accepted the praise with a flushed face, as if he had ascended the throne.
(end of this chapter)