Speaking of Mission 3 released by the system, Lin Fan had a lot of guesses.
First of all, the system will never issue meaningless tasks, nor will it give meaningless rewards.
Last time, he suddenly gave himself a personal ability, mecha piloting, and this time he suddenly issued a mission, and the reward was to upgrade mecha piloting to A.
This made Lin Fan very concerned.
As a human with an extremely high IQ and a highly developed brain, Lin Fan quickly guessed hundreds of possibilities.
However, Lin Fan believes that the most likely thing is that he will experience some kind of situation in the future and need to use his mecha driving ability.
But this is not what Lin Fan needs to consider now. At this moment, he is still curious about the legion commander of the Oaks Empire mentioned in the system mission.
He remembered that the other party told him that there were only ordinary negotiators. However, Lin Fan would not doubt the system. Since the system said it, it was confirmed.
Soon, personnel from both sides entered the temporary space station. A long table was arranged inside, with a row of 6 chairs on the left and right.
After sitting down, Lin Fan looked at the six Oaks people opposite him, and quickly focused on the one sitting at the top.
Obviously, you can feel the aura of a superior person from him. This should be what the system calls Commander Adams.
Feeling Lin Fan's gaze, Adams looked over with his captivating eyes.
"Isn't this a negotiator?"
After Adams looked at Lin Fan for a few seconds, he smiled and said casually.
"Indeed, he is the fleet commander who escorted me here, not a negotiator. The five of us are responsible for the negotiation. He is just a spectator. You don't need to worry about it."
Ed, who was also sitting in the first place, responded immediately.
However, Ed was still a little surprised. The other party was really keen. It seemed that the negotiation would not be easy.
"Since you said so, let's do it! We can get started!"
"Okay, what we are mainly talking about today is the handling of the ninth prince of your empire."
"Hmph, let's be honest, what are your conditions?"
"It's very simple. You have withdrawn from the solar system. You have occupied all our outer system territories. There is no need to kill them all!"
"This is impossible. I promise you today that I will be executed by the emperor tomorrow. Please change the conditions!"
"Our federation only has this condition. If something happens to the Ninth Prince, I don't think you can bear it, right?"
"As I said before, if the Ninth Prince dies, the Emperor will execute me, but if I agree to withdraw from the solar system, the Emperor will also execute me, so it is better for you to change to a more realistic condition, otherwise the negotiation will not be possible."
It's really difficult, Ed thought silently.
However, judging from his expression, he did not think that the other party was lying, but if that was the case, it would be impossible to get the other party to exit the solar system.
If it's the same death, the other party will also choose a way to die that will give him a good reputation. After all, being threatened to withdraw from the army is not a good reputation.
So where is the breakthrough? Ed couldn't help but have a headache.
"In that case, how about changing the conditions to a ten-year armistice?"
At this moment, Lin Fan, who was sitting at the end, spoke. Ed and the four people he brought with him all turned to look at Lin Fan in surprise.
"Sorry, we need to discuss this internally."
"random!"
In this space station, there is a room on each side just for this situation.
After Ed glanced at Lin Fan, he immediately led the way to a room on his side.
Lin Fan smiled bitterly, stood up and followed in.
"Lin Fan, I remember saying that you were just here to listen!"
"Uncle Ed, I think it is necessary for me to spread some knowledge to you from a military perspective! Otherwise you will make wrong judgments!"
"Um?"
After hearing Lin Fan's answer.
Ed's initial displeasure slowly turned into curiosity. Did he really miss something important
"Uncle Ed, why do you think we can maintain a temporary confrontation with each other now?"
"Because Liang Xingchen gave them a painful beating in the asteroid belt 6 years ago, so they will not be willing to have another war with us in the asteroid belt before they are sure!"
"Yes, then, if the other party agrees to withdraw from the solar system, will the Federation dare to leave the asteroid belt? If not, then what is the use of asking the other party to withdraw?"
"Well!"
Ed was stunned by what Lin Fan said. Yes, even if the other party exits the solar system, do we dare to leave the asteroid belt barrier
If nothing else, let’s talk about the Federation’s only remaining fourth fleet.
Once out of the asteroid belt, if the opponent comes back with a counterattack, mankind will no longer have any soldiers to fight with.
You know, if it wasn't in the asteroid belt, if you asked Liang Xingchen's 20,000 warships to deal with others' more than 100,000 warships, wouldn't this be courting death
In space, where there is no environmental terrain to speak of, the two sides are competing on the performance of the warships, the commander's formation, bombardment, evasion and other abilities.
If the capabilities of the commanders on both sides are not far apart, the performance of the battleship is the decisive factor. Then everyone knows that the battleships of the Federation are not as advanced as the battleships of the Oaks Empire.
This is why the 1st to 3rd fleets have never won a game in Proximity, Barnard and Tianyuan Si.
The numbers are not comparable, the performance of the warships is not comparable, and no one has more experience as commander, so what can we do to win
So, does it really make sense to ask the other party to withdraw from the solar system now
It's completely meaningless, not only that, but it will also waste a card in your hand.
"Uncle Ed, you should know about the jump engine, right?"
Seeing Ed's expression as if he had figured it out, Lin Fan continued to speak.
"I know, for this reason, your old man has been squealing in front of me!"
"Well, it turns out that the old man still has this side. I really don't know. I'm off topic. So what we need now is not that the other party exits the solar system, but time."
"time?"
"Yes, when our jump engine is fully installed, that is when our counterattack begins, Uncle Ed should also know about the industrial robots. When we apply them in large quantities, the speed of shipbuilding will increase several times. .”
"So, what we really need is time?"
"That's right, time, everything else is meaningless!"
"Okay, I understand. I'm really convinced by you now. You're a monster in terms of military affairs and a monster in scientific research. But in the end, you still have a monster's perspective when looking at things."
"Haha, uncle praised me, let's go out!"
Soon, the two returned to the negotiating table.
"Sorry, I'm rude, let's continue!"
"Okay, but there's no need to mention impossible conditions, otherwise it's a waste of time."
"Then let's follow what Lin Fan said just now and exchange it for a ten-year armistice!"
"I can agree to this condition, but when are you going to return it to the Ninth Prince?"
"Of course I will return it after the ten-year period."
"Impossible. What if you threaten the Ninth Prince again in ten years?"
"Then what do you think?"
"If you want to return it later, I can promise it at most five years. If you return it now, I can promise it ten years!"
"It's impossible to return it now. What if you don't admit it?"
"Okay, five years then!"
Lin Fan didn't want to listen to the rest of the story anymore. It was almost like haggling at the vegetable market.
After all, it didn't matter to Lin Fan whether it was 5 years or 10 years. What the two sides were fighting for now was nothing more than the final victory in diplomacy.
If the final negotiation is for ten years, it will give the impression that this negotiation is a victory for Lin Fan, but if the negotiation is for five years, it will give the impression that this negotiation is a victory for the Oaks Empire.
According to Lin Fan's estimation, it will probably take 7 or 8 years before everyone finally takes a step back and reaches an agreement.
As expected by Lin Fan, the final agreement reached by both parties was for seven years.
But just when everyone was about to sign the formal agreement, the accident happened again.
(End of chapter)