I'm the one running the game

The news of Gato's defeat was not spread, but was blocked by the Aore Empire.

The whole army was annihilated and the traffic was blocked, so the defeat was indeed not spread.

This would have a great adverse impact on the Aore Empire. Only by dealing with it as quickly as possible can the losses be minimized.

Therefore, the people sent by the empire to negotiate arrived in the Black Soil Territory where Lu Xingshi was located in two days.

They were brought by several powerful steam soldiers driving steam carriages. Both of them were extraordinary beings, so the speed was still very fast.

Then, Lu Xingshi met with the negotiator. The other party seemed to be the imperial family, but they were steam-faction personnel.

The empire is very large. Once the royal family spreads, there must be some people who become ordinary people with only a name.

The other party introduced himself. His name is Bri Aore. Lu Xingshi didn't need to introduce himself. How could he not know Lu Xingshi's situation.

When they met, Lu Xingshi also asked Gato to accompany him, which was a sincerity.

The two seemed to know each other, but they didn't reminisce about the past, just nodded.

Then the negotiations began.

The conditions offered by the Aore Empire at the beginning were not very high.

There were only three points. The first point was to hand over the cultivation technology of the Moonlight Werewolf, the second was to release Gato and all the steam soldiers, and the third was to pay tribute to the Aore Empire and show loyalty.

Face and substance, all were obtained.

As for the benefits, it was also very simple. They completely withdrew from the Kingdom of Voss and awarded it to Grand Duke Landon as a territory.

That's right, as long as Lu Xingshi did these three things, he would be the Duke of the Aore Empire and have full control over it, but he would have to pay taxes to the Aore Empire every year, of course, it was not impossible to exempt it.

Correspondingly, the Aore Empire also had the right to recruit Lu Xingshi to go to the battlefield, but if Lu Xingshi refused and gave a suitable reason, the Aore Empire could only give up.

"This... Mr. Bri, although most of the territory of the Kingdom of Voss has fallen into the hands of your Aore Empire."

"But I remember that I am not the defeated party, right? I can accept all three conditions you put forward."

"You only give me this little thing, do you think I can't lift the knife?" Lu Xingshi was of course dissatisfied.

As for the behavior of the Aore Empire, what is the difference between bribing Lu Xingshi with his things? And after bribing him, he dared to ask him for after-sales service.

"Then what do you want, Earl Lanton?" Bri asked humbly.

In negotiations, if you put forward conditions, the other party will also put forward conditions. How can the other party have to accept them after you put forward them?

As Lu Xingshi said, he is not the defeated party.

"What I want is also simple. On the basis of the original, first, I need the training method of steam soldiers..." Lu Xingshi spoke directly.

"Excuse me, this request may not be realized. I hope you don't make such unreasonable requests."

"You are not the defeated party. Your victory is just to defeat an invasion of the empire, not to defeat the empire." Bri interrupted Lu Xingshi.

"So... this is the sincerity you mentioned? You won't even let me finish my words?" Lu Xingshi turned his eyes to Cato, with dissatisfaction in his tone.

When they were talking about the conditions, Lu Xingshi did not interrupt.

But the other party said this just after he opened his mouth.

This made Cato a little embarrassed: "Brie is famous for his strictness. He wants to remind Earl Lanton that you don't need to put forward conditions that the empire will not agree to."

Lu Xingshi's eyes twitched, and then he slapped the table, directly collapsing the whole table.

"I can make conditions, and you can refuse them."

"But the premise is that you have to wait until I finish speaking. This is the most basic respect and courtesy."

"And you." Lu Xingshi's eyes fell on Buri: "You said nice things, but you didn't give me any respect, let alone the slightest courtesy."

"If the Aole Empire doesn't want to negotiate, then go back and continue fighting."

"Don't you really think that the current Aole Empire is still the same as before?"

"I was able to defeat 50,000 people before, and I can defeat another 50,000 people in the future." Lu Xingshi said directly in a cold voice.

This look made the two of them stagnant. They didn't expect Lu Xingshi to flip the table directly.

Fight? This is definitely not possible, they are not stupid.

Lu Xingshi is indeed capable of doing what he said. The empire can't invest too much troops in this battlefield.

"Please forgive me, I was too excited, I apologize for my impoliteness." Buri apologized and admitted his weakness immediately.

Lu Xingshi's face eased a lot. His behavior was equivalent to taking the initiative by showing off his power.

"Secondly, I need all the intelligence and news of all the earth gods in the Orei Empire, including secrets." Lu Xingshi said.

The two of them looked at each other in surprise. This request was indeed unique.

"Third, I will not hand over the Moonlight Werewolf breeding method. If the Empire wants it, it needs to use various resources, population, and craftsmen as a purchase." Lu Xingshi slowly said the last reason.

Bri's face changed: "Earl Lanton, you said before..."

"Before signing, what evidence do you have?" Lu Xingshi directly played rogue on the spot.

"You want Moonlight Werewolves, I can give them, but I want Steam Soldiers, you are unwilling to give them."

"Because if the deal is successful, we will be colleagues in the future, so I proposed a compensation method, in the form of purchase."

"Of course, if you can decipher the training method of Moonlight Werewolf, then I won't care." Lu Xingshi didn't finish his words.

He also said that when he cracks the method of training steam soldiers, you should not act rogue.

Both of them understood it, but they didn't say it out loud.

After a long silence, Bree finally spoke: "In this case, the empire can only recognize you as a marquis, and its territory can only be the position you occupy."

"The rest of the locations will be included in the empire's ruling territory."

The territory of a duke is a principality, which is more like an independent small kingdom.

But the Marquis at the next level does not have such great power.

But Lu Xingshi sneered: "Then don't rush to sign. After I regain all the land in the Huivos Kingdom, Mr. Bree, you can come and talk to me again."

"Oh, by the way, next time remember to bring enough money and food to redeem General Cato and your steam soldiers."

"I'll have the price list sent to you before you leave." Lu Xingshi said directly.

If you lose a point, Lu Xingshi will naturally make up for it from other places.

If Lu Xingshi was the loser, he would definitely not be able to speak, but he was the winner, and it wasn't a tragic victory.

Bu Li was also anxious. With Lu Xingshi's method of discussion, he would definitely not be able to reach an agreement, so he had to find a balance point.

Then he opened his mouth and continued to negotiate conditions with Lu Xingshi, and relaxed the restrictions appropriately.

It's just that the three conditions are still the same, giving technology, returning prisoners and becoming vassal.

As for Lu Xingshi's request, he tried to change it as much as possible. After all, except for the second point, the other two points were really not in the interest of the empire.

Especially the way it is sold, isn't this equivalent to the Empire's Moonlight Werewolf troops being controlled by Lu Xingshi? How can this be tolerated.

But the steam soldiers could not give it, causing the two sides to fall into a stalemate.

How could he give in as a person sent by the empire? This concession is related to the situation of the entire empire and the interests of the people of the empire.

However, he could also see that it was not very reliable for Lu Xingshi to retire.

Eventually, the negotiations reached an impasse.

"Earl Langton, the empire is very sincere in recruiting you. Whether it is beauty or wealth, we can satisfy you." Bree said this, which means that it is unrealistic to give you technology and resources, but you can ask for money. .

How could Lu Xingshi not know what the other party meant? What was the use of giving money? The surrounding areas are blocked by the Orei Empire, and even if you have money, you can't buy anything.

The so-called wealth is no different from sending a pile of waste paper. As for beauty? Lu Xing has a high position in the world, and this is the most important thing he lacks. Do you really think he is a fool?

"In my opinion, your sincerity is pitiful."

"Let's see, you want the training method of Moonlight Werewolf, but don't want to pay the training method of Steam Soldier, I can take a step back." Lu Xingshi settled for the next best thing.

The Steam Soldier technology is definitely out of reach, and you can tell from the other party's attitude that they would rather fight again than hand it over.

"You said it." Brie sighed inwardly.

"The first point is changed to assistance from the Aurelian Empire. Not only material assistance, I also need technical assistance. Yes, it is the steam application of the Aurelian Empire." Lu Xingshi said.

Bree thought about it and nodded in agreement: "No problem."

Without the core steam soldiers, all steam technology would be either incomplete or emasculated and out of date.

"I will give you the list afterward, and the second point remains unchanged." Lu Xingshi said: "The third point is that I need various books in the empire, including breathing methods, meditation methods, alchemy, and a series of otherworldly related books."

"Of course, I don't have to do anything related to the core technology of steam soldiers."

Regarding Lu Xingshi's conditions, Bri felt relieved. It was not a big problem.

"The empire's collection of books will definitely satisfy you." He agreed again.

"The fourth point is that I want the ten treasures in the empire's treasury to be of no lower quality than my shield, and all of them need to be of earth attribute. At least one of them needs to be a giant shield." Lu Xingshi said again.

The Kingdom of Vos was wiped out by him, but it doesn't matter, just find another one.

However, this time Brie did not agree immediately.

He already knew from Cato's letter that Lu Xingshi was an old-school extraordinary knight with great strength.

So you can really use these treasures.

It's not okay to be careless.

"I'm sorry, Earl Langton. I can only give you two treasures of the same quality as your shield at most, one of which can be a giant shield." Brie thought about it for a long time and gave his answer.

He is already so powerful with a shield, but wouldn't it be even more terrifying if he was given a handy weapon?