I'm not that kind of orc

Roland noticed my gaze, and seemed to read my doubts from my eyes.

"Not all elves have changed their cognition because of your deeds..." Her voice suddenly sounded in my head through spiritual spells, "But Alessia's situation is a special case. As the saint of the temple, until she became the highest priest, she has been hiding in the temple and living in seclusion, not caring about worldly affairs."

No wonder the elf priestess was so uncomfortable in this negotiation...

"High Priest Alessia, sit down first—" Princess Alyssa tried to persuade the priestess to sit down, so as to ease the atmosphere at the scene.

However, the conflicts at the scene had already been aroused. The male orc representatives grabbed the bells in front of them and shook them, like an ensemble, and the speeches they spoke were also mixed together.

"What an insult!"

"Can not accept!"

"We are a civilized race!"

"How could you be interested in elves?"

"We are different from that young man over there!" Finally, the representative of the Wolf Head Clan raised his hand and pointed at me.

"Hey! Don't bring me up! I told you that I have never done anything wrong!" I thumped the table and stared at him.

At this time, Igna suddenly grabbed the copper bell in front of her and slapped it on the table vigorously, roaring: "Enough!"

The noisy crowd immediately fell silent.

"Don't be thrown off by the other party's provocation!" She glanced at the several orc representatives beside her, and then turned to the opposite side, her sharp eyes seemed to cut across the faces of each elf representative, "Don't talk about messy topics anymore!" Interfering with this negotiation! I'm going to ask about the result now, do you accept the conditions we have given?" She once again exuded a sense of oppression like a sea wave, relying on one person's strong aura to forcibly turn the runaway negotiation Will bring it back to normal.

"We've already said the answer, and we can't accept it." Tolivia was the first to answer, she folded her hands, her eyes were as sharp as Igna's, "It's impossible to accept any of your proposals." .”

None of the other representatives, including Rowland, offered a rebuttal.

This can already be regarded as the elf's reply on behalf of the whole.

This was a completely predictable result. The conditions proposed by the six major tribes to take the elf princess as a hostage directly touched the bottom line of Saidian's side, and directly caused the already thin trust between the two parties to completely disappear.Negotiations are meaningless under such circumstances, and no trust at all means that the two parties cannot reach an agreement at all. The orcs suspect that the elves will counterattack at any time and ask for hostages, while the elves suspect that the orcs intend to organize further negotiations. invasion.

To be honest, I really can't figure out what the purpose of the six major tribes is. In my eyes, their current behavior patterns are really contradictory.If they only need the right to use that bit of land, it is the most appropriate choice to make a truly reasonable bargain on the grounds of compensating the Bloodaxe clan without touching Saidian's bottom line.Compared to fighting against six tribes, the 20-year right to use [-] hectares of land is really a drop in the bucket for Saidian.Said it was to prevent Saidian from going back on his word and asked for the seizure of hostages, but it would completely cut off the possibility of Saidian agreeing to sell the land.

But it would be wrong to say that the six major tribes are looking for an excuse to launch a full-scale invasion against Saidian, because in that case there is no need to arrange such a negotiation meeting.

"It's so stupid." Igna said flatly, and stood up. "It seems that there will be no more results in the first round of negotiations. There is no need to waste any more time. Let's do this for today... What do you guys think?" She shifted her gaze to the remaining orc representatives beside her.

The rest of the orc representatives also stood up.

The elf guards standing behind them stepped out, ready to send them out of the defense area.

"Then, see you the day after tomorrow. I hope you will make a wiser choice then." Igna said to the elf representative.

"Ah, see you the day after tomorrow." Tolivia sneered, "Although I think this whole negotiation will be a waste of time."

"We will try our best to clear your minds in these two days." Igna's words were full of chill, not like an empty threat.

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, but when she met my eyes, she stopped temporarily.

"Brock." She suddenly called my name.

"Huh?" I didn't expect that she would call me suddenly when she was about to leave, and I responded reflexively.

She fixed my eyes tightly with menacing eyes, and said word by word in orc language: "Modana, Locantia."

I froze in place.

Then she left the venue with all the orc representatives under the escort of the elf guards.

"Mr. Bullock, what did she say?" Arsena, who was sitting next to her, came over and asked in a low voice.

"...It's just a warning." I responded casually.

I did not lie.

What Igna said was indeed a very simple and easy-to-understand warning. In fact, that sentence also has a ready-made sentence in Common Language. It means:

or don't...

Either do absolutely.

The halftime break is not as easy as imagined (1)

Without any progress, the first round of negotiations ended hastily.

Although a totally predictable result...

After the negotiation, I didn't leave with Roland and the others, but was taken to the resettlement area of ​​Alsena and her party. Now I am no longer a prisoner of war on the elves' side.

Roland didn't express any opinion on this from the beginning to the end, and after the negotiation ended, she just glanced at me twice and left.However, judging from her current attitude, it seems that she is not very opposed to my decision of self-assessment.

"Your Excellency, this is the place where you sleep." The werewolf knight commander Wikas who led me to the corner of the venue pointed to the wooden house in front of us, "If you are hungry, find the soldier with the green epaulets nearby, They were assigned to be in charge of logistics that day. I have already told them that as long as you order them, they will deliver the food. Of course, you can also go to the largest tent to eat directly, and choose what you want to eat , that is our dining hall, where breakfast and supper are served."

"Thank you very much."

The elves set aside a fairly large area from the garrison area to house Arsena, who is the representative of Helgia, and her entourage, including more than [-] well-equipped cabins and a large open space for activities. , The knights of Helgia also set up large and small tents on the field as supplementary facilities.

Wikas then introduced some useful facilities, and then suddenly pointed to the distance: "Then there is the place where His Highness sleeps, and there is a place where female members take a bath, and His Highness will also take a bath there..."

"Wait a minute, why are you telling me this?" I was a little confused.

"What I mean is..." the werewolf knight commander put his hand on my shoulder very "kindly", "There are some places in our field that are very dangerous, don't rush in, you may die if you are not careful .”

"...Your worry is unnecessary." After a moment of silence, I replied sullenly.

Why don't you worry about whether your highness will do something strange to me, she used to be the one who ran into other people's rooms and started to take off her clothes for no reason—but if this happened here If he said it, the knight commander might show his claws on the spot now.

"Then I won't disturb your rest." He patted my shoulder twice, and was about to leave, when he suddenly thought of something and put on a serious expression, "By the way, Your Excellency, I heard Your Highness say , you should... want to stop this dispute, right?"

"That's right."

"Can that answer a question for me?"

"please say."

"Let me tell you in advance, I'm just hypothesizing, and I don't mean anything else. I mean, if things really develop to the worst point, all orc tribes, including your tribe, will fight against Saidian, and even Helgia You also have to get involved, so what will you do then?"

"In that case, I will still go back to the tribe and fight for the tribe." I answered without thinking much.

"You answered so quickly...I like your frankness, but it means that you and us...including our Highness, may still become enemies." Wikas raised his eyebrows at me.

"I will only choose to do what I should do. I have already imagined the possibility that things will become like that. A person's ability is always limited, and things don't always develop in the direction people expect." I Shrugged, "And at least it's not the worst yet, is it?"

"It seems that His Highness's praise for you is not as exaggerated as I imagined." He suddenly smiled, "I can't see that you are so young, but you understand the truth very deeply."

"No, actually these... are all taught to me by my sister." I answered honestly.

Hearing this, he froze for a moment: "That female orc?"

"Yes."

He stared at me in silence for a while, and finally I read some understanding in his eyes.

"Thank you for answering my question." He gave a knightly salute, turned around and left neatly.

And I turned to the cabin I had been assigned to myself.

Igna, in my impression, has always been a rational and calm person.

Why does she lead several tribes to do such contradictory things?

Can't figure it out...

I pushed open the door of my room with my thoughts in mind, and suddenly saw a figure standing behind the door.

"Oh!" I was taken aback, but immediately recognized him, "Eh? Angelica..."

Angelica, who was obviously waiting behind the door for a long time, stared at me for a long time, then suddenly wrinkled her face, and threw herself straight at me, plunging her head on me.

"Cough! Take it easy!" Her head piercing near my diaphragm was no heavier than a fist. I was unprepared, and I was almost knocked out by her.

She didn't speak, but hugged her hand up, and rubbed her forehead against the lower part of my chest, as if to confirm whether I was an incorporeal ghost.

After a long time, she suddenly sniffled: "I really didn't leave..."

I guess someone told her in advance before I came back with Arsena.

That's why she ran to the room assigned to me and waited for me...

Thinking of what happened last night, I was silent for a while, and raised my hand to stroke her soft hair: "I won't leave for the time being, don't worry."

"Hmm..." She responded, stepped back a little and moved away from me, raised her head to look at me, her soft bright eyes flashed with anxiety, "Then, what about the future?"

"This..." I let out a long breath and said slowly, "To be honest, I can't guarantee... I'm sorry, I really didn't expect things to turn out like this."

Even if I go back to my own tribe, I will definitely come back to see her - I have made such a promise.

The current situation has made it impossible for me to guarantee that I can abide by this agreement. Just like the answer I made to Wikas just now, once the situation becomes irreversible, I will still return to my tribe.

"It's me, I'm sorry..." She lowered her head and muttered, "I accidentally scratched you."

"Ah, this." I rolled up my sleeves, looked at the few scratches she had left on her forearm yesterday, and couldn't help but smile wryly, "It's nothing, it's my own fault. Who told me that I didn't have the courage to follow her at that time?" If you say something, being beaten up is not too much."

"Don't... walk away without saying a word..." She stretched out her hand and tugged at the corner of my clothes, her voice was obviously disturbed.

"It won't happen again." I said firmly, "I promise."

She raised her face and looked at me with a frown: "Brock, you... also promised so."

I was embarrassed by her stare: "Really, I won't break my promise again... It should be said that I will try my best not to let things become like that."

There must be a way to stop this conflict.

"Yeah." Her expression softened again, "Brock...you can definitely do it."

This girl has a lot of confidence in me...

"Okay, I'm hungry, have you eaten yet?" I smiled.

It happened to be time for lunch.

"No." Angelica shook her head, then slightly raised the corners of her mouth, "Let's go together, I'll... recommend some delicious food for you."

The halftime break is not as easy as imagined (2)

The tent used as a dining hall was set up in the very center of the field designated for the Helgia delegation, and it was larger than any of the surrounding facilities, making it very eye-catching.

Originally, even if they didn't bring a single potato or firewood, the elves in this garrison area would still be responsible for the food and hospitality of the entire representative team headed by Arsena, but they lived in Saidian for a while. I knew very well at the time that the dietary differences between different races are very large.Thinking about it, these humans are still more used to their own food than the elves, which rarely have meaty menus.

As soon as I got close to the tent, I could smell a tempting aroma. The aroma of butter, onion, spices, and grilled meat mixed with the pavement, which attracted the index finger.