Game time PM14:50

Violet Empire, Royal Capital Salamun, Mercury Garden

"One and a half million gold coins? Dieyan City and its surrounding territories!?"

The big furry tail behind Lewen was frightened on the spot. This rare political talent in the Fire Claw Territory shivered on the spot for a long time and did not recover. The elegant and delicate white face was turning blue and purple, as if it was a sudden death.

Neon light tube with poor root contact.

Futaba, who had just returned from the Purple Nine Hall, nodded, took a sip of the magic cocktail potion that he had prepared through learning alchemy, and leaned against the long table in the study room and reminded lazily: "There is also support for trade, tax exemption.

, support manpower and other messy things, and even if that guy survives this disaster, he probably won’t trouble the Fire Claw Leader again in the future, what do you think?”

"Well……"

Lewin, who finally recovered from the shock, swallowed, then stiffly twisted his neck and turned to his colleague who had been silent since just now: "What do you think, Cassie?"

The latter thought for a moment, then closed his eyes without saying a word, pulled up his mask, and breathed gradually evenly.

"Even if you can't figure it out, don't use sleep to escape, you bastard!" Levine, who knew the temper of his companions well, cursed in a fit of laughter and tears, and then took several deep breaths on the spot, barely calming down before turning to Futaba again: "

I don’t know whether I should obey reason or emotion. Compared with other territories, our Fire Claws are far behind in some aspects. If the Marshall family can fulfill their promise, then we have no reason to refuse. After all, in the past

The tragedy and future development are two different things. Although I am not a qualified counselor and my political sense is not sensitive, I can still analyze the pros and cons, not to mention... just as you expected before

, the investigation team failed. Although some clues were found, the weight of those meager evidences is too low for a behemoth like the Marshall family..."

Futaba raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Well said, it seems that it is not an accident that you are able to reach this position. Grand Duke Xiluo's vision is actually quite good, very good, so after saying it rationally, let's talk about it

Emotionally~"

"I don't want the blood of my tribe to be shed in vain!" The thin half-orc of the Fox Tribe clenched his fists with dizzy eyes and let out a low roar: "Last year alone, a total of two thousand civilians from the Fire Claw Territory disappeared for no reason.

Six hundred and forty-three! The seven hundred soldiers who died at the hands of those 'nameless bandits' were not worth it."

Futaba took a sip of the potion expressionlessly, nodded slightly and said, "It can indeed be said to be very emotional."

"I agree with what Levine just said."

Cassie opened her eyes that had turned blood red at some point, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Profits cannot bring them salvation, nor can they bring us salvation. Blood debts must be paid with blood."

"Well, that's very well said. Very good."

Futaba clapped her hands vigorously, narrowed her eyes slightly under the lenses that reflected the cold light, and smiled: "Now, Cassie, are you going to assassinate Buffy? Marshall, what is the success rate?"

The cold beast elf didn't hesitate at all, and immediately returned without hesitation: "Not at all."

There is nothing wrong with this. Although Cassie Kamamita is the leader of the Shadow Intelligence Force of the Fire Claws and a skilled assassin, asking him to directly kill the Marshall Archduke now is tantamount to wishful thinking. You know

The latter is not only a powerful magic swordsman himself, but also has a large number of life-saving items on his body. The guards around him are also top-notch experts from the Mercury Guard, not to mention Cassie, even from the Fire Claw Clan.

Those blind swordsmen who are recognized as the most powerful are probably unable to do anything to each other if they take action personally.

This is not the real world where self-protection measures are extremely thin except for bodyguards, surveillance, banknotes and bulletproof vests. In a sinless continent where alchemy props, magic scrolls and other defense methods are endless, it is extremely difficult to assassinate a high-ranking person who cherishes his life.

For difficult things, even qualified adventurers, mercenaries and wealthy businessmen will prepare a lot of life-saving measures for themselves, not to mention a high-ranking Duke like Buffy Marshall who has dirty hands.

So Cassie said very bluntly that she couldn't handle it.

"That's right, we can't kill him."

Futaba shrugged, and then asked Levine: "So, if you ignore the opinions of other lords and directly launch a war against the Marshall Territory, what are the chances of your Fire Claw Territory winning?"

The latter, who was well aware of the power gap between the two sides, shook his head dejectedly: "Twenty percent, war is about fighting for money, fighting for heritage, and fighting for high-end combat power. Although our Blood Claw Guards and Blood Flame Mage Group will never be better than their Mercury Guards and

The Ice Curtain Mage Group is so weak, but in other aspects..."

"Don't talk about competing, you won't even get ashes." Futaba sneered, raised his eyebrows at the two of them and said: "Then you two tell me now, in addition to convicting the Marshall family at the highest level of the empire, you can unite with other lords to form a group.

Besides beating, is there any other way to achieve what you call blood debt? Kill them all?"

The orcs and beast elves with bloodshot eyes were silent.

"I have promised the Marshall family's 'compensation' on behalf of the Fire Claw Leader." Futaba lazily stretched his petite body that was exactly the same as in reality, slid down from the edge of the table, and walked to the two of them.

He said softly: "You should also understand that this is the smartest choice. I think even Chief Xiluo should be able to understand my good intentions."

Cassie's face looked a little pale, but he couldn't say a word since he had listened to Lewin's analysis before.

The latter drooped his shoulders as if all his strength had been drained. After a while, he nodded with difficulty and said: "I understand, Miss Futaba, I will feedback this news to the chief as soon as possible. This decision...

Think of it as something you and I did together."

Lewin is a sensible person, otherwise he would not have made the statement that "rationally, there is no reason to refuse" before. He knew that Futaba was an outsider to the Fire Claw Territory no matter what.

Chief Xiluo gave her a lot of say, but the burden of accepting the 'compensation' from the Marshall family on behalf of the entire Fire Claw is still too heavy, and the leader is definitely not a creditor, and most of the Fire Claw leader knows the ins and outs of the matter.

For a senior executive, accepting this olive branch stained with blood is definitely an insult!

If this is the case, at least Ms. Futaba, who has been helping the Fire Claws wholeheartedly, cannot bear the responsibility alone.

Levin thought so, so he made a decision resolutely. He was going to take all the blame on himself in his reply to Xiluo. To be honest, he was actually very grateful to Futaba, thank you

She agreed to the matter without discussing it with herself...

For Levin, who is still relatively rational after all, he actually knows very well that agreeing is the best choice, and the person who really makes the judgment is Futaba, which invisibly reduces his psychological burden. Simply

In other words, it gave Levine an excuse to escape and comfort himself.

At least this decision was not made by me...

A voice deep in my heart said with ease and relief.

Levin turned and walked out the door while laughing mockingly. Of course, he had to take most of the responsibility on himself, because the girl behind him who had been the backbone during this period had already solved the biggest problem for him.

.

Even if you are looked down upon by countless people, it is still better than not being able to overcome the hurdle in your own heart.

Then……

"Hey, why are you going?"

Futaba stopped Lewen who had already walked to the door. The girl who had been looking serious just now raised the corners of her mouth slyly: "We've finished talking about Xiaona's compensation. Now we should talk about how to continue settling the accounts~

"

Levin turned around in shock: "Settling the account!? You mean..."

The unsmiling beast elf also sucked in a breath of cold air and was almost suffocated by his own mask.

"Nonsense, do you two think that the reason why I am here is to seek benefits for the Fire Claw Leader?" Futaba walked around behind the table and sat down on the chair that was obviously a bit too big for her, with a look in her eyes.

After a moment of extremely unsettling madness: "This young lady came here just to have fun with the Marshall family. Don't you think that I would be satisfied just letting them bleed a little bit? Haha... As for capturing and selling slaves,

For them, 1.5 million gold coins is nothing. For them, whose territory is one-third larger than that of Fire Claw, the small area of ​​Dieyan City is nothing. Compared with those jointly sanctioned by other lords,

It doesn't matter if you lose face when it comes to dividing the foundation. Don't make any mistake, you two, if you just let them go, even if you are satisfied, I won't be satisfied."

Lewen was completely confused. He walked back in vain with his tail wagging, and looked at Futaba with a blank look on his face: "Then you promised him before..."

"Oh, why don't I agree?"

Futaba sneered and slapped his feet on the table in an imageless manner: "If I don't agree to them, it will be over? If I don't agree to them, the whole family will die? If I don't agree to other lords, they will be determined to help us.

You've never dreamed of it. Don't take advantage of the bastard, you know? Since he gave it, why should we not want it? Buffy Marshall brought the meat to the mouth of the Fire Claw leader in the spirit of hush money.

, but who stipulates that you have to shut up after eating meat? Silly fox, don’t open your mouth. Don’t talk to me about the rules of the game. I have never played a game according to the rules in my life. Of course, I am.

A man who does what he says..."

LeVine and Cassie looked at each other, and both found a confused gleam in each other's eyes.

"I said before that if I want to kill his whole family, I will kill his whole family!" Futaba showed a sweet and lovely smile, then stretched out his index finger and pointed his cheek and whispered: "But I just agreed to what the Duke of Marshall wanted.

I have a desire to 'compensate', but I have never said that I have given up my plan to kill his whole family~~"

The two brothers across the table suddenly felt that the air around them was a little cold.

The girl blinked her eyes, and three small question marks composed of fire, water, and wind elements appeared above her head with a pop. Her face was full of innocence: "Is there any problem?"

"Um, Miss Futaba..."

Levin subconsciously hugged his tail and asked softly: "Didn't the Marshall family escape this disaster? Although I don't know how they did it, the investigation team still couldn't find conclusive evidence.

."

"That's right, didn't I already guess this yesterday? Since the Violet Royal Family didn't send someone to convene a supreme meeting as soon as they got the news, there must be something wrong with the investigation team." Futaba yawned absently.

, slowly changed to a more comfortable position and leaned back on the chair: "I admit that I made a few small mistakes before because I was in a bad mood, but the situation did not develop to the worst after all, such as investigating

The whole thing was empty and I couldn't find a hair, so that's enough."

"What's enough?"

"The opportunity is enough for us to hit them with the second blow. Even if we still don't kill them, we will at least beat them to pieces, and then wait for the opportunity to hit the third blow." Futaba smiled and said to the two of them slowly.

Said: "Don't be frightened by the enemy who can take a breath for the time being. The suspicion of the Marshall family has not been washed away. Otherwise, that guy would not have shown favor to me like this today. The previous unexpected appearance was obviously caused by the intervention of a third party."

, I have seen it at the meeting just now, Buffy Marshall also just learned about the investigation results, and the land cession and compensation was a temporary move, not a planned move. "

Cassie looked at her eyes, nose, mouth, and heart. Although she looked cool, she obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

Levine is a little better, but he can just barely keep up with Futaba's pace.

Futaba sat up straight and assumed the posture of Commander Ikari...

"Okay, to put it simply, I have a good idea and a few bad ideas. Come and listen to me carefully!"
Chapter completed!