Suddenly, the negotiations between the two parties reached a deadlock, and it looked like they were about to break up.
However, since there are noble representatives around, they will naturally not let such a thing happen.
Especially Theodore, the president of the Alliance Council, is responsible for stabilizing the situation in the alliance.
So when the talks between the two parties collapsed, he immediately stood up and acted as peacemaker.
"You two, in a few months the Dark Abyss will reach the Holy Continent. Therefore, at such a critical moment, what our human race needs most is unity."
"One of the two represents the Bach Empire, and the other represents the Storm Territory. Speaking of which, you both play a decisive role in the Holy Continent now."
"Not to mention the Bach Empire, it is one of the most powerful empires in our alliance."
"Although Baron Nalant's Stormland has only just emerged, its achievements in this expedition are obvious to all."
"So, as the president of the Alliance Council, I sincerely hope that both parties can shake hands and make peace!"
Theodore spoke to the two of them, with a hint of flattery and coaxing towards both of them.
Of course, what he said is actually true.
And under his influence as a peacemaker, the two sides returned to the progress of negotiations.
"President Theodore, our Bach Empire is making full preparations to deal with this invasion of dark creatures."
"This preparation requires a huge amount of gold coins and resources, both in terms of supplies and equipment."
"Baron Nalant opened his mouth. We simply can't agree to such conditions, and even if we agree, we won't have so many gold coins to pay."
"So, five million gold coins is already the highest limit given by our Bach Empire."
Maybe there is a step down, and it is really impossible to ignore those tens of thousands of extraordinary knights.
After President Theodore finished speaking, Duke Michel was the first to speak, telling Theodore about the difficulties of the Bach Empire.
Of course, he said this difficulty himself, and others did not know whether it was true or false.
"President Theodore, one of the six great empires of the Bach Empire, is really as difficult as Duke Michel said, I cannot tell!"
"However, the Bach Empire's 100,000 coalition troops came to destroy my Storm Territory. I did not kill those prisoners for the sake of the alliance."
"So, due compensation is necessary, after all, if I couldn't hold the Storm Territory at that time."
"Don't say it's my territory, I'm afraid I don't need to say more about my own fate."
"So, now I just let the Bach Empire use the money to redeem the captives. This is already my mercy!"
Nalant also spoke to Theodore, and he was naturally good at speaking in situations.
When it comes to pretending to be weak, who is not a king?
Of course, appropriate threats are still needed.
After a pause, Nalant continued: "Duke Michel, you have to think carefully. The food expenses I mentioned before cannot be reduced by a penny."
"Also, I have a kind reminder here, that is, if the Bach Empire wants to redeem the coalition prisoners and reduce its payment, it's better to make a decision."
"Otherwise, if we delay it for another month or two, the food expenses will continue to increase. Don't be too expensive then!"
"Pfft! Baron Narante...you..." Duke Michel almost vomited blood.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen Nalant so shameless.
Who has ever heard of prisoners needing to pay for food in the past?
Wouldn't you just give them one meal for three days to prevent them from dying?
"Baron Nalant, don't be anxious. We can slowly negotiate anything. Now the Bach Empire is also sincere, so we might as well discuss it carefully and finally come up with terms that are satisfactory to both parties."
President Theodore was also crying and laughing, and Nalant was not a fuel-efficient lamp either.
The last time he needed the earth essence, Nalant was very generous. Why didn't he see Nalant being so stingy?
Of course, when I thought about it, it was also the fault of the Bach Empire for being overbearing and insisting on forming a coalition to attack the Storm Territory.
Therefore, this is considered deserved.
"Okay, since President Theodore has said so, then I must also negotiate with sincerity."
"So, Duke Michel, don't call me Nalant stingy. Now I will give you another choice."
"Since the Bach Empire cannot produce so many gold coins at the moment, it can actually replace them with other previous items."
"As long as the values ​​are equal, I won't mind it."
Nalant nodded towards President Theodore.
Of course he knew that the Bach Empire would definitely not be able to afford tens of millions of gold coins.
Even if there were, I'm afraid I wouldn't take it out.
Therefore, Narant had originally envisioned using other items to pay off debts.
"Other items offset it?" Duke Michel frowned slightly.
Looking at his current appearance, it is impossible to fool the young nobleman in front of him.
Therefore, if you want to redeem the captured coalition forces, you really need to pay some price.
However, the price paid must also be carefully considered to reduce losses in this aspect.
As for the equivalent items that can fill up the value, apart from elves, big and small, what else are there?
land?
Suddenly, Duke Michel thought of an object.
And land is definitely the most valuable thing besides gold coins and elves.
"Baron Nalant, in that case, our Bach Empire is willing to use land in exchange." Duke Michel said.
"Oh? That's okay, but how wide is your land and where is it located?"
Nalant pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"The territory located in the Black Rock Plain that belongs to our Bach Empire is equivalent to an area the size of two counts."
"Haha, Duke Michel, this is a good idea of ​​yours. Can the land area of ​​two earls be worth tens of millions of gold coins?"
"Besides, it's still land on the Black Rock Plain!"
Narante immediately laughed out loud.
To be honest, the land on the Black Rock Plain is equivalent to a buffer zone for the major principalities.
Although it has an area the size of two counties, most of it is undeveloped wilderness. Except for small nobles, other big nobles really look down on this kind of land.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, after he gets Narant, will he help the Bach Empire to "guard the frontier" from now on?
"Baron Nalant's two counts of land are definitely worth six to seven million gold coins."
"Although the location is located in the Black Rock Plain, that's why I can make the decision."
"Otherwise, if it were to be in another position, even if it were tens of millions of gold coins, it would be impossible to exchange for two earl territories." Duke Michel replied.
"No, Duke Michel, you should change the exchange item. In terms of value and safety, I don't think the two counties of the Black Rock Plain are worth it."
Narant refused outright.
Duke Michel frowned again when he heard this. The Bach Empire had a huge territory, but there was not much useless land.
Suddenly, he thought of a piece of land in the north, although that land was better than the Black Rock Plain.
But because of the cold, it is not as suitable for farming as the Black Rock Plain.
The only advantage is that the land is not threatened by foreign enemies and can produce stable output.
Therefore, the value of that piece of land is about double that of the land in Black Rock Plain.
And more importantly, if this guy takes that piece of land, can he really develop it?
When the Bach Empire stabilizes in the future and the alliance survives this crisis, then the Bach Empire will naturally have an excuse to 'take back' the land.
"In this case, I will exchange for another piece of land, which is the territory of the three earls located in the North Burley Plain. If you are willing, use this as a ransom."
"Of course, if you are still unwilling, then I think we can only shelve this negotiation temporarily. I will go back and ask our King Bach to make a decision himself."
The second half of Michelle's words also contained a hint of threat.
To be continued...