Alien world

Chapter 1362 Chapter 284. Reaching an Alliance
Annan spoke first: "First, let's talk about the most important part of the cooperation: regarding the distribution of the underground gold mines in the Broken Mountains, we will each take 30%..."

Unexpectedly, the negotiations did not go smoothly right from the start.

"Thirty percent? Isn't it twenty percent?" the old patriarch said slowly.

When will it become two?
Annan looked at the old patriarch in confusion, and saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law beside him blinking at him - he suddenly realized and had a headache.

On this side are the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and on the other side is the old patriarch who is not to be trifled with. Which side should I stand on?

"Bertha, Luna, you two dare to steal the benefits of the tribe..."

But the old patriarch is the old patriarch. He has more gold than they have ever seen, so how could he not know what is going on?

Elimoas's mother "Bertha" had an excuse for this: "He is my daughter's fiancé, so the benefits should be shared among us!"

"not yet……"

Just as Annan was about to explain, the Mother Dragon glared at him, and her dragon horns flashed dangerous lightning.

"You dare to deny it?"

Annan shut his mouth obediently.

The old patriarch said, "Then you should get the share of Liberty City."

"Aren't we blue dragons?" the Mother of Dragons continued loudly.

It can be seen that the blue dragon clan is more like a big family rather than a strict hierarchy - at least Ilimayas's parents are not afraid of the old patriarch.

"Your parents are so... keen on wealth?"

Annan asked Elimoas in a low voice.

He was secretly shocked to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law quarreling with the old patriarch, and he didn't dare to say greed.

"This is the basic color of the dragon." Ilimayas said calmly, not like a dragon.

"You're the best." Annan raised his lips in relief and lowered his head. "It would have been better if you hadn't put your hand in my pocket."

Elimoas withdrew her hand.

The Dragon Father and Dragon Mother were still arguing with the old patriarch, so Annan had to come out and act as a peacemaker: "Father and mother-in-law, I have a good idea, why don't you move to Liberty City--"

"No."

This time Elimois objected.

Annan looked up and saw determination written all over Ilimayas' beautiful face.

Well, it’s understandable that a grown-up daughter doesn’t want to continue living with her family.

The Dragon Mother's attention was drawn, and she asked, "You said you were willing to give us the portion of Liberty City?"

"Uh, I didn't say..."

Fortunately, the Dragon Mother did not pursue the matter too much and continued to argue with the old patriarch about the 10% ownership.

The old patriarch was determined, so the Dragon Mother set her sights on the rat people.

They thought the ratmen had done nothing, so why should they get 30%. The ratmen elder said that they were the first to discover the gold vein, and if they didn't say anything, no one would get a share. Then he said that there was no need for blue dragons, and the ratmen could also deal with the human things here.

The Dragon Mother laughed at it and said that this was Middle-earth and that you ratmen didn't have the courage to invade in large numbers. The ratmen elders said that they were Storn rats and could easily corrupt these humans whose minds had been plundered by gold. However, Annan didn't have to do anything to get 30%.

Annan retorted that without me, the blue dragons would still be looking for a habitat, and you ratmen would still be suppressed by the great lord. That was the great commander who stole the divinity and regarded himself as the spokesperson of the ladies. By then, not to mention taking over the Broken Mountains, you ratmen will have to spit out all the gold they have mined.

Then the Dragon Father and Mother and the Rat Man Elder started arguing again.

Everyone wanted to kick each other out, except Annan. No one cared about Lady Melanie's reaction because they were at the table, not at the dinner table.

Their movements became louder and louder, shaking the entire parliament hall and causing the noise to be heard outside.

"enough!"

Annan had to shout to stop them: "Don't let the rat people laugh at you."

The rat elder who was joining in the fun suddenly frowned: "Annan, what do you mean?"

Annan had no time to explain. He looked at them and said, "Old Patriarch, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I think the specific distribution of benefits is an internal matter of the tribe. You can decide after signing the contract. What do you think?"

"You are the leader of the alliance, and you have the final say." The old patriarch was unexpectedly open-minded.

The dragon father and mother also shut their mouths.

The parliament hall finally returned to silence. Annan continued, "In addition to the 30% each of our three families, the remaining 10% will be given to the people of Broken Mountains."

Before they could object, Annan continued, "This is necessary. Since we have occupied the Broken Mountains, we have to give some compensation to the locals. We also have to hire locals to mine."

"No need, the ratmen can mine." said the ratman elder.

"We have followers," said the Dragon Father and Mother. "Kobolds can dig faster than you."

"Ratmen are the best miners!"

Seeing that the argument was about to return to the same old situation, Annan winked at Wilson.

Wilson stood up bravely, but his voice was drowned out by the quarrel between the blue dragon and the ratman.

Annan fell into deep thought and decided to look at the essence of the problem: the blue dragon wanted money and a stable habitat; the ratman elder wanted money and anonymity; he himself wanted money and deeper cooperation.

Then start with their respective demands.

First are the blue dragons. Annan said they could be the lords of the Broken Mountains and obtain taxes by governing the towns.

The dragon father and mother were reluctant at first, so Annan asked Ingrid to do the math for them. They roughly calculated the future taxes based on the size of the Broken Mountains, population, minerals, and taxes in previous years. They were surprised to find that becoming a lord was faster than robbing money!

"Why else would humans like to gather together so much?"

Then there are the ratmen. Annan promised the ratmen elders that his small treasury would never be leaked. If the ratmen wanted to go to the surface to play, Annan would open a commercial street in the Golden City for them to go shopping.

Annan only needs open-pit coal mountains - the broken mining areas are too scattered and mining is too difficult. It is better to directly collect coal mines than to disperse people to mine.

The differences were resolved, and Annan said that the devil uncle could write the contract.

This is probably one of the cleanest devil's contracts there is - there is not even any decorative cursive, and it is written entirely in the common language.

In addition to the distribution of benefits, the three parties in the contract also have their own obligations: for example, the Blue Dragon Lord must protect the Broken Mountains, abide by local laws, and prohibit the indiscriminate killing of his own people.

Blue dragons, who belong to the same order, might do better than some human lords to some extent.

The ratmen elders are responsible for ensuring that the Broken Mountains are not invaded by ratmen and are responsible for mining underground gold mines.

What Annan needs to do is to block all the pressure from the human side.

After finishing writing the devil's contract, the devil uncle asked, "Do you have anything else to add?"

"Wait a minute, there's one more thing. I want the blue dragon to help me pull something." Annan thought of the fragments of the temple underground.

“Does this also need to be written in the contract?”

Annan thought about the importance of the mountain copper fragments and nodded solemnly: "It is very necessary!"

(End of this chapter)