Although the meeting is in a week, this week is almost spent on preparing for the meeting.
The two sides were at war after all, and both sides made very careful checks in order to prevent the meeting from becoming a trap that threatened the rulers of both countries. Tens of thousands of soldiers were stationed near the meeting place, and they could even start fighting directly. Both sides of the meeting were only allowed to bring one person with them.
Iker will definitely bring a powerful mage with him. Therefore, the king has thought about whether to take Miles with him and find an opportunity to kill the queen during the meeting. However... after careful consideration, they gave up this option.
Once the queen dies, there will definitely be chaos in Ikol. They may be able to take the opportunity to regain the territory of Carites, but on the other side of Ikol, the Kingdom of Hori will definitely take advantage of the chaos to launch a large-scale attack, capture Ikol, and sit on the fishermen. benefits.
To put it bluntly, they need the Queen to help them resist the main force of the church. This subtle relationship of hostility and exploitation prevents them from being ruthless.
Therefore, Miles is of little use. At the end of the discussion, the king still planned to take Benjamin with him as a just-in-case protection - he didn't intend to play any tricks, he just wanted to see what the other party's intentions were.
Soon, the week flew by. On a cloudy afternoon, the king and Benjamin arrived at the agreed place. On a plain in Carites, the tent for the meeting had been set up, and it had been checked that there were no traps.
They walked into the tent and saw the queen and an old man waiting inside.
"Long time no see, my dear brother."
When the queen saw the king walking in, she showed an unenthusiastic smile, stood up from her chair, made a greeting gesture and said.
The king also smiled reluctantly and said: "Scarlett, ten years ago I did not expect that our next meeting would happen under such circumstances."
"What's there to mention about things that happened so many years ago?" The queen shook hands with the king across the table and sat down again. "Let's not talk about old times. Let's talk about business."
Hearing this, the king and Benjamin looked at each other and sat on the chairs.
The two parties looked at each other across the table, and the atmosphere became somewhat solid for a moment.
"Retreat."
Finally, the king spoke first.
The queen showed a playful smile and said: "Do you want me to withdraw from the army? Yes. After all, we are all the children of the father. For the sake of the dead father, I don't want you to become a lost dog so quickly."
The king was a little surprised.
Although the other party's tone was full of sarcasm, the fact that he agreed so simply did make him feel confused.
"What are your conditions?" he asked immediately.
"The territory we have captured so far belongs to Icol and has nothing to do with Carrites." The Queen said coldly, "We will use the Norton River as the boundary and redraw the border. From now on, the two will be inseparable. coherent."
When the king heard this, he showed an expression of "Sure enough," and shook his head.
"You're dreaming."
"Really?" The queen snorted coldly and said, "If you don't agree, then we will continue to fight. In the end, the last glory left to you by your father will be completely ruined by you. "
"Then let's fight. We don't know who is stronger!" The king spread his hands and his attitude was surprisingly tough. "To be honest, I don't understand the meaning of today's meeting. Unless you withdraw all your troops from Carites, otherwise , we had no possibility of making peace before."
After hearing this, the queen did not speak immediately, but raised her eyebrows and looked at the king with somewhat surprised eyes.
"It's rare, when did you become so courageous?" After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "Are you so confident in your own army, or... did the mage beside you give you such confidence?"
As she spoke, she turned her attention to Benjamin sitting aside.
Benjamin frowned slightly.
If you want to talk, let's talk. He's just here to be a bodyguard today. What do you mean by bringing the topic to him
"Why am I not confident?" The king quickly brought the topic back, "What is your purpose of coming to me to negotiate peace at this time? There is too much pressure from the Horli Kingdom, so you are fighting If we don’t go down, do we have to withdraw our troops?”
"You don't need to worry about Ikol's situation. You should think about your situation carefully." The queen's tone changed and she said unceremoniously, "You want me to return the place to you? Okay! Give it to me!" Give me this mage and retreat."
“…”
As soon as these words came out, the king and Benjamin looked at each other again, and you could see each other's surprise in their eyes.
After being surprised, Benjamin felt a little helpless.
From the look of the queen, it was obvious that she had recognized him. It goes without saying that the queen did not force him to keep him during that meeting outside the Crusad gate, and she must have regretted it in her heart now.
One person can cover a quarter of the territory, and he doesn't know whether he should be happy or dissatisfied.
But... he doesn't want to be a slave to the queen.
The king also spoke at this moment: "If you want Master Benjamin, then I can't help you. He is not my subordinate, and I am not qualified to decide where he wants to go. If you can convince him to follow you, then that is your ability, and I will never No objection."
After he finished speaking, Benjamin also spoke and gave a direct reply: "I don't want to deal with your potion. Her Majesty the Queen has so many dogs, so there should be no shortage of me."
When the old man who was following the Queen heard this, he immediately showed a somewhat angry expression and stared at Benjamin fiercely. However, the queen didn't seem to care about this and waved her hand to calm the old man down.
"Have you thought clearly?" The Queen narrowed her only eye and said slowly, "Do you think that by taking back Glory, you will really drive the church away from here? It's impossible. The whole world can resist it. The only one who belongs to the church is the Mages Guild of Icol. In the past ten years, if it weren’t for our Mages Guild of Icol, the church would have collapsed a long time ago. How could you still be negotiating terms with me so leisurely now?”
"It won't stop soon." Benjamin twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "Soon, the Magic Academy of Carites will be more powerful than your Mage Guild. The church will never set foot in Carites for the rest of its life. Tes half step.”
After hearing this, the Queen finally fell silent, seemingly choked and speechless.
The king and Benjamin folded their hands without saying a word, looking at the queen indifferently, wanting to see what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd.
Finally, the Queen spoke again.
"In that case, I have another proposal."
"You tell me."
The queen smiled and was about to say something. But at this moment, her expression suddenly changed. Black blood was spat out from her mouth. She showed an expression of disbelief, clutched her chest, froze for a moment, and then fell down on the long table.