Be a matchmaker in an otome game

Chapter 265 Negotiations
Both sides have bargaining chips, so it is called a transaction. Asalez is very aware of this, so he didn't talk nonsense, and directly showed his hole card: "If I can go back, I am willing to sign a truce agreement with the human race."

This was his condition, a condition that was enough to make Fred's heart beat, and it was hard to refuse.

The Demon Race and the Human Race have been stalemate for so many years. Since there is no truce agreement, there are countless small frictions on the border between the two sides every year. It will not cause big troubles, but it is also very annoying. After all, no one knows whether such small frictions are official. A precursor to an attack.

The human race is now facing unprecedented reforms. If the demons can stabilize and stop harassing the human race, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the human race. At least the internal and external troubles have been resolved.

Heartbeat, of course it is heartbeat, but the premise is that Azarez returns to the position of the devil. It's not that Fred underestimated him. He doesn't think Azarez has this ability. After all, the situation Azarez is facing is really hell level of difficulty.

Fred asked the most critical question directly: "You have been wandering in the human race for a year, how much control do you have left in the demon race?"

Azalez gave an answer without hesitation: "No, the demons are the most time-conscious, and I have no interest to exchange with them, and even their life and death are unknown, so they naturally want to find a new big tree to enjoy the shade .”

Fred couldn't help being surprised: "You can't even find anyone who is willing to help you in the Demon City?" He didn't believe that Azarez didn't have the ability to be the Demon King, and there must be some friends who have a better relationship Willing to provide him with some help within his ability.

"I can't say no," Azalez shook his head, "But the price I have to pay for their help is extremely huge. I can't pay the price they want now. The request they made must be my heavy It can only be realized after returning to the throne, if I really want something from them, even if they ask for a sky-high price, it will be difficult for me to refuse, but I will definitely be subject to many constraints after returning to the throne, if I can, I don’t want to ask them for help at this time.”

Can helping at a price be called helping? Isn't it still a replacement of interests?

"I think you demons have a big misunderstanding of the meaning of the word help." Fred sighed.

Azalez shrugged: "There is an old saying among the demons: There are no permanent enemies or permanent friends, only permanent interests."

That sounds completely hopeless, doesn't it?Azalez would be unable to move forward without any help when he returned to the Demon Race. Fred didn't understand where Azalez had the confidence to negotiate a deal with him.

Fred said: "You have to come up with at least one reason to convince me that you, who have nothing, can fulfill your promise."

This is a clear card, and what he said next is also the biggest difficulty in his deal with Fred tonight.

Needless to say all the twists and turns, Azalez said bluntly: "I want Kress."

Cress is the only card he can control now. Although it may not be easy for Cress to return to the Demon Race, it is only temporary after all. With Cress as a starting point, he is not powerless in the Demon Clan and can be saved. A whole lot of trouble.

The only question was whether Fred would let him go.

Of course Fred was unwilling, the crown prince's handsome face was covered with a layer of sternness, and he said word by word: "Impossible!"

How many things Kress had done and how much turmoil the human race had caused, Fred hadn't had a good night's sleep for so many days, Azalez was not ignorant of it, but even if he knew, he still wanted to talk about it.

Since it was a negotiation, he couldn't predict the outcome of the negotiation before the negotiation. Of course, he had to do more to fight for his own plan.

Seeing that Azarez's expression didn't change at all, Fred knew that he couldn't refuse Azarez with his blurted words. If Azarez could be scared off by a single sentence, he wouldn't be able to sit in the position of Demon King. So Fred had to gather his energy and concentrate on it.

"Cress must pay the price for what she did," Fred said in a deep voice, "Because of her, so many civilians have suffered, I absolutely cannot let her go, even if it is her life to pay for it. "

The so-called negotiation is useless if the bargaining chips or conditions offered are not what the other party wants, but Asalez never thought that Fred cared more about the so-called dignity of the royal family and the inability to offend the royal power. It is a human commoner.

Is it because he has personally come into contact with civilians and knows how hard and difficult their lives are, so he pities them?

Azalez can't understand Fred's sympathy. After all, the demons don't have such poor people. In the demons, if they don't live well, it's their own incompetence, and they can't blame others. It's best to reflect on yourself first. I still can't live well... I suggest you die, so as not to be tortured by others.

But he is also very clear that it is impossible for today's human race to count on nobles, and the common people must be used to break the monopoly of power by the nobles, so Fred hopes that the common people will be good. From a utilitarian point of view, Asalez understands very well.

Since Fred cared about civilians, Azalez stepped up in this regard.

Fred's negotiating style is very simple and rough, his bottom line is there, without the slightest deviation, and he will not compromise. This "straight ball" negotiating method stems from his noble background, and he does not need so many bends Bend around, also disdain.

To be honest, Asalez is not good at dealing with this kind of people. After all, the demons are easy to die after a little time.

"Of course her life is nothing," Asalez said, his tone full of indifference to life, as if he just regarded Kress as a weight that could be measured, "Rather than letting her die like this, it is better to let her help I am back on the throne, and the peace treaty is enough to make up for her mistakes."

Fred was unimpressed: "One size fits all, those are two different things, and they don't confuse."

"Everything is connected to each other," Asalez said, "It's nothing to lose a Kress, not to mention that I will let Kress spit out everything you want to know, and put a Kress Lace, in exchange for at least a hundred years of peace between the human and devil races, I don't think this is a worthwhile thing."

He subconsciously tried to persuade Fred with the idea of ​​exchanging benefits, but seeing Fred's frown deepened, he raised his eyebrows, realizing that he might have used the wrong method, so he shut up.

"Do you think it's okay to give up the most basic right and wrong for profit?" Fred said in a deep voice, "I think Kress deserves to die because she hurt other people and violated the law. Let her live, I will not allow this to happen."

It is hard to hear such a "simple" righteous speech in the demon race... It is also difficult to hear it in the human race. After all, human life is worthless in the eyes of the nobles. People like him are needed to lead now.

(End of this chapter)