"I think we can discuss this point. If Her Highness Arsena agrees to place orcs to solve the crisis of Saidian, I think I can speak to our Queen and provide some compensation and rewards. This will be a great benefit to this country. It's very kind." Roland persuaded him.

"That's not enough!" Wikas still objected, "After all, how much resources is Saidian willing to contribute to a group of orcs?"

It is true that if Arsena is asked to give land to resettle those orc tribes who migrated to the south, no matter how you look at it, Arsena is compromising resources.The orc tribe's current spearheads are mainly Saidian and Helgia's side, or in other words, just considering Arsena's own interests, she has no need to consume resources and take risks to resolve this conflict.

"Mr. Wikas." Arsena spoke at this time, "The main objection you object to is that this matter is too bad for us, isn't it?"

Wikas nodded: "Let's put it this way, I know this man has great kindness to you, but letting the orcs settle in your territory is not a trivial matter, and you also need to think more about yourself. "

"If that's the case, I have an idea." Arsena suddenly raised the corner of her mouth, "Just let those orcs create corresponding value for us."

"What do you mean?" Weeks froze.

Arsena did not answer him directly, but turned to me: "Mr. Bullock." She smiled at me like a businessman, "Can you temporarily represent the tribes of the orcs and talk to me about it?" What about a deal?"

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The content of the deal Arsena proposed was not complicated. In fact, it was to let the orc tribe conclude an agreement with her in the form of a mercenary group, and then move into her territory and obtain the right of residence.

"Hergia has a complete set of mercenary systems. In fact, there are a certain number of foreign mercenaries in each territory of Helgia. There are also precedents for allied mercenaries stationed in the form of foreign corps. After the war, Helgia once hired a team of dwarves from the North Mountain Kingdom to help us rebuild the mountain fortress in the Northland Mountains. Up to now, those dwarves are still stationed near the northern border as a mercenary group. We can use that agreement as a reference, Conclude an agreement suitable for the orc tribe, not to mention the precedent of hiring orcs as mercenaries." Arsena introduced me like a salesman.

The first time I saw Alsena put on such a posture, I couldn't help being a little dazed, and it took me a while to digest her meaning: "That is to say, let the population of the various clans who are about to move out become Helgia's population." A mercenary regiment, isn't it?"

It is true that individual orcs from various tribes went to Helgia as hired labor and mercenaries.

"To be precise..." Arsena raised her hand and snapped her fingers, "It's my mercenary group!"

"Your Highness, this plan..." Wikas frowned.

"It's bold, right, but the benefits are considerable. We can instantly have a powerful military force that no lord can match." Arsena looked excited.

"This is not the level of boldness, this is called life and death! Hiring a foreign mercenary group whose size exceeds the lord's own force and let them settle in the territory... Do you really not know how much risk this means?" Vikas shook his head and sighed.

"Don't worry about this, we can impose some necessary restrictions on them as insurance in the agreement." Arsena said indifferently.

"Will they accept it?" Wikas looked skeptical, "Although their main object of suspicion is Saidian, it doesn't mean they will trust Helgia."

Not only elves, but also humans were found in the strongholds that the Shouya clan attacked. They did not immediately target Hergia mainly because humans have a lot of influence on this continent, which does not mean that they do not doubt Helgia.

"Yes!" Arsena nodded very firmly, "Since they lack territory and have to take risks to threaten Saidian, then even if there are some restrictions on the conditions we give, some of them will agree. The risk of going to war, I believe our risk is obviously much lower. Now this deal is actually very beneficial to us. The other party’s demand for land is very urgent, and we have figured out their bottom line. In this case, we can They take the lead in the transaction, and they have no chance to bargain with us. It can be said that we will make a steady profit from this business." Arsena smiled, and her expression reminded me of the human profiteers I had seen before. "Mr. Vikas, I can't match you in military intelligence, but I still have better political intelligence."

After she finished speaking, she straightened her chest proudly.

"Your Highness, you are not a political mind, but a business mind..." Wikas complained calmly.

Arsena is indeed a business talent. I had already fully appreciated her wealth and power when I first met her.As a military leader, Wikas only saw the possible risks of this plan, but Arsena saw the foreseeable benefits in it.

"However, this matter cannot be considered purely from a commercial point of view. According to my observations, the forces of the orcs may not all agree to this proposal. There is a radical faction among them, and unfortunately The most important thing is that this faction is probably occupying a dominant position over there." Wikas expressed his concerns.

"Regarding this point, I think we only need to win over the tribes we can win." Roland interjected, "If we can divide their internal opinions and greatly reduce the power to declare war on Saidian, the conflict can be eased a lot. I suggest that before negotiating, contact the clan most likely to agree to the conditions first, and talk to them about the deal."

"How do we get in touch?" Wikas frowned, then suddenly widened his eyes, "Wait, could it be..."

Roland looked at me tacitly.

I understood what they meant, and nodded: "For this matter, the old chief can be the one who leads the way. He is very famous among the various tribes. If he is to lobby, the chiefs of the prudent clans should be willing. Sit down and talk to us."

"Then this problem is resolved, and then only the father approves, and I will personally persuade him." Arsena punched her palm, her face full of vigor.

"But even if the land problem can be solved in this way, the conflict between the orc tribe and this country still exists. If the fire is still there, there may be some troubles in the future." I folded my hands.

"Indeed, they must be convinced that those sinners have nothing to do with us." Roland nodded.

"In this case, I actually have some ideas." Princess Alyssa, who has not spoken much, raised her hand cautiously, "After hearing about the encroachment on those tribal lands, I was thinking, if we can give They offer a little help, a show of sincerity..."

"Your Highness, this matter must be approved by His Majesty." Roland looked at Princess Alyssa seriously.

"I will... talk to the queen mother in person." The princess said seriously.

"Okay, then the policy has been confirmed for the time being." Roland smiled as if he had expected it, and then scanned the crowd, "Her Highness Arsena is going to contact King Filiant, and Her Royal Highness and I will go to see Her Majesty the Queen. After we all get an affirmative reply, Brock will contact the chief of the Bloodaxe clan. Time is running out, the day after tomorrow will be the last negotiation, and the orc tribe will officially deliver the gauntlet on that day. These things must be done within two days Just do it."

"What if..." Wikas said, "everything goes smoothly, but there are still orc tribes who are unwilling to trust us? I have a feeling that the young orc leader who dominates the orc side seems to have a feeling for war. Paranoid mentality, I think he may be difficult to persuade."

"There is a simple way to solve this matter." I said, "Don't think about it for now, let's focus on what we should accomplish now."

"You wouldn't..." Roland seemed to have guessed something, and I stopped her with my eyes.

"Okay, it's not too late! I'll go and contact my father first." Arsena immediately got up from her seat, and then looked at the knight commander behind her, "Mr. Wikas, you will also speak for me, right? ? You've always been on my side, haven't you?"

"Yes." Vikas sighed helplessly.

"Then let's hurry up too." Roland also got up and looked at Princess Alyssa.

"Please wait a moment." At this time, Princess Alisa hesitated, and slowly, she cast her eyes on me, "That, Classmate Bullock."

"Huh?" I was a little surprised that she suddenly spoke to me.

"Can you..." Alisa looked at me and asked in a low voice, "come with me to meet the queen."

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"Wait a moment, I will contact the herald first and ask her to report to the queen. If the queen agrees to arrange a meeting, I will use projection magic to let us talk to the queen face to face." Roland squatted in the center of a room in the garrison camp, concentrating Carefully inspecting a magic circle.

"Like when I met the old chief?" I asked, standing in the corner of the room.

"Yes, but the premise is that the queen allows it, especially for you. To be honest, I'm not sure whether the queen will see you at this time." Roland got up after checking the magic circle.

"Let me also contact you, I will persuade the queen mother to agree." Princess Alisa standing beside me said.

"Indeed, if you go to contact, the efficiency should be much higher." Roland smiled meaningfully.

"The queen mother...she should be very angry." Princess Alisa lowered her eyes and whispered, "I have come here for so long without authorization..."

"I think Her Majesty's anger has passed by now, as long as she can see that you are safe and sound, she should be happy." Roland raised his hand towards a floating crystal on the long table not far away, "Then now I'm going to contact the herald."

"Okay." Princess Alisa nodded.

While Roland was concentrating on casting spells, I looked at Princess Alyssa, lowered my voice and asked the question I've been wanting to ask since just now: "Well, Your Highness, why did you ask me to see your mother?"

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Princess Alisa lowered her eyes, "But I have a feeling that it is necessary to persuade the queen mother to let her see you with her own eyes. I..."

She wanted to say something else, but at this time Roland established contact with the palace, and the other end of the crystal projected the face of an elf female official.

"Shu Liya, it's me, Roland, I want to talk to His Majesty." Roland said to the image.

"Roland, I'm sorry. Your Majesty didn't sleep well last night. She is resting now. For general reports, just let me know, and I will convey them... Could it be an urgent military report?" The female herald Respond lightly.

"It's more urgent than the military report. It's His Highness Alisa who wants to talk to His Majesty." Roland said with a smile.

The originally expressionless herald opened his eyes wide: "Is Her Highness Alisa over there?"

"Yes, I am here. I want to see the Queen Mother..." Princess Alisa stepped forward so that the herald could see herself.

"Your Highness! You finally... Please wait a moment! I will notify Your Majesty immediately!" The herald shouted and turned and ran away almost before the princess finished speaking.

"Oh, it looks more effective than I imagined." Roland smiled, and then she turned to me, "Brock, you can hide outside the room for now, if the Queen is willing to summon you, I will call you."

I nodded, walked out and closed the door behind me.

In fact, there was a response from the other side in less than 2 minutes, and urgent calls came through the door panel.

"Alyssa! My daughter... you are really fine!"

I was a little surprised, the voice was indeed the same as the Queen's voice I had heard before, but the tone and intonation were quite different from my impression.

It seems that she is different in front of people and in front of her daughter.

I couldn't hear the rest of the conversation clearly, but I could faintly feel the movement of a dispute in the room.After a long time, the door opened, and Roland walked out and said to me, "Okay, come in, the queen agrees to see you."

I followed Roland into the room, and the layout inside had completely changed—a spacious hall with a style completely different from the liaison room just now was projected into this space. The queen of elves sat on a chair at the end of the hall, quietly stared at me.Her attire was much simpler than when she first met Igna, and she did not wear a hair crown, but the thin veil still covered half of her face.

I noticed that she frowned a little when she saw me, and seemed to be... not very happy-to be honest, I don't think she has shown such obvious displeasure when she saw Igna.

This is not surprising, after all, the relationship between orcs and elves has become so tense that it is no different from a formal declaration of war.

This time the projection is different from the past when I watched the queen meet Igna, this time the queen and I can see each other.I used to dream of meeting the supreme ruler of the elves in front of me, in order to solve the misunderstanding between the races, so that this country can no longer be hostile to my tribe. Although I have various imaginations, But I never thought that things would develop like this, let us meet in such a situation.

It's just that in this situation, I unexpectedly found that I don't have much tension now, and my mind is extremely calm.

I walked forward, stopped at an appropriate distance, raised my arms in front of my chest and saluted our orcs to the Queen: "It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty."

The queen paused for a moment, then said majestically: "I must meet someone who can make my daughter say something like 'If I don't see him, I will cut off contact immediately'."

I glanced in surprise at Princess Alyssa who was standing not far away cautiously.

So they were arguing just because they saw me?

It seems that the queen did not intend to meet me at first, but Princess Alisa fought for me, and she agreed to meet me temporarily in this hall.She will talk to me directly, I'm afraid it's not a courtesy, it's just a relationship that feels too cumbersome to arrange.

"The last orc envoy who saluted me threatened me with a declaration of war, but what do you want to bring me?" the queen stared at me and asked slowly, with an indescribable sense of oppression in her voice and eyes .

"Believe me, Your Majesty, I don't agree with them. They threatened to declare war on Saidian for land, and I am ready to stop this stupid fight. I represent my tribe - Bloodaxe Clan came here, that is, the clan of orcs who first migrated to the valley near the border of your country. In fact, my clan was forced to be involved in this dispute, and our chieftain has no intention of going to war with Saidian." I The words are clearly explained.

"Your Majesty, during this period of time, we have investigated the cause of this incident." Roland also stepped forward, "In fact, various tribes of orcs will send troops to us, to some extent they are provoked by others We got the information that some forces recruited the sinners we exiled to the north in the past, organized them to violate the land of the orc tribe, and used their racial identity to lead the conflict of the orc tribe to Saidian."

"But it is an indisputable fact that the orcs threatened us with a declaration of war. They..." the queen paused, and I saw her hands clinging to the armrests of the chair, her knuckles turning white, "even trying to grab me daughter to be a hostage!"

"Mother..." Princess Alisa hesitated to speak.

"Lord Luo Lan, I tried to believe your proposal." The queen's eyes were fixed on Roland's face, and her voice had a questioning tone, "However, that kind of trust brought about this kind of result!"

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"Your Majesty, please calm down. We came to see you just to reverse this situation." Roland bowed his head to the Queen.

"Do you think there is still room for mediation?" The Queen's gaze became sharper. "Even if the orc army has gathered at our border and is always ready to invade our territory?"

"Yes, we have thought of a feasible solution, with his help." Roland raised his hand and motioned towards me.

"You said that an orc can help us get out of our current situation? Ah, Qing Luo Lan, I remember that you suggested that I meet this prisoner of war a long time ago..." The Queen slowly shifted her gaze to me side.

"He is not now, Your Majesty." Roland corrected in time, "We released him outside of negotiations."

"So, what is your position now that you are free? You want to say that as an orc, you are not planning to contribute to your forces, but are planning to help us?" The queen looked at me, not hiding her doubts about me.

"No, Your Majesty. I didn't intend to stand on which side. As I said, I just intend to stop this stupid dispute. This is my own idea. But if you insist on which side I am on... I paused here, raised my finger to the direction of Princess Alyssa, and said firmly, "I am on the side of Her Highness Alyssa, and she also wants to stop all this. I swore to her that I will work hard to do it." her request."

"Student Bullock..." Princess Alisa blinked in surprise, and then smiled happily.

The queen glanced at the princess's reaction, and her brows became tighter: "You said you were helping my daughter?"

"Yes." I raised my head fearlessly.

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