Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2036 The Elf's Submission
The efficiency of the Zhou side is quite high. After receiving the reply from Zhou Xu, they quickly took action.

After a brief discussion, the location for the talks was decided to be at the border of the new district.

If Kong Daqian was a seasoned old fox, then Morton was a complete novice in his eyes, clever but inexperienced.

When facing a cunning opponent like Kong Daqian, if you lack experience, you'd better be thick-skinned, even a little shameless, otherwise you'll easily be taken advantage of.

Morton clearly lacked this thick skin advantage. The elves valued face, which often came at a disadvantage. This made Morton realize that his theoretical skills were simply not enough in actual combat.

The entire negotiation was basically under Kong Daqian's control, but Morton wasn't too uncomfortable; in fact, the overall atmosphere of the negotiation was quite relaxed.

Because the Zhou dynasty's strategy from the very beginning was to satisfy the Elven race's reasonable demands as much as possible.

Although they had the elves completely under their control, they still needed the elves to willingly serve their Great Zhou. Therefore, they couldn't go too far in this matter and had to show the elves their sincerity.

The final agreement was that the Elf race would submit to the Great Zhou, Wright would retain his status as the Elf King, and the Elf Forest would be designated as an Elf Autonomous Region.

Provided that the Elf King abides by the laws of the Great Zhou and fulfills his civic duties, he is allowed more autonomy in managing and handling internal affairs of his tribe.

Both sides were satisfied with the outcome at the negotiating table.

After signing, we waited for the official investiture.

Now that the Elven race has submitted to the Great Zhou, the relevant positions will be conferred in the name of the 'Emperor'. To put it bluntly, it's just a formality to confirm each other's identities and dominant positions.

Just now, a report came from the elven port that their black-sailed warship, made of three-hundred-year-old spirit wood, is expected to be officially completed in two months, around the end of autumn.

Zhou Xu hadn't originally planned to go, but since two things happened to coincide, he figured he might as well make the trip.

After all, he was quite interested in the black-sailed warships he had built, and he could also take the opportunity to explore the sea.

Meanwhile, although the investiture ceremony has not yet been officially held, news of it has already spread throughout the Elven race.

Those elves who originally wanted to apply to join the Great Zhou, but whose clans were delaying their applications, were undoubtedly happy now.

The elves who remained in their tribes for the time being did not resist at this point; in fact, many of them felt that it might not be such a bad thing, since everyone's lives had become better.

The cultural invasion that the Great Zhou Dynasty had carried out for so many years was about to be launched at this moment.

The relevant departments will undoubtedly be busy for the next period of time, especially the population registration bureau.

Although the Elven race is not a large group, it is enough to keep them busy for a long time.

Fortunately, the Great Zhou had already acquired some Elven immigrants beforehand, and these immigrants were quickly assigned to various jobs.

Their population registration office is no exception.

For example, the Jenny family, who were among the first to apply to join the Big Zhou, now both of Jenny's parents work at the Population Registration Office.

After joining, they were newcomers, and the workload wasn't that heavy at the time, so they had a very easy time.

But now, the intensity is undoubtedly going to increase.

With a large influx of people whose attribute panels need to be checked, there's no time to care whether you're newbies or not.

The newlyweds didn't complain about the hardship or fatigue; in fact, they were full of enthusiasm.

After all, from their perspective, it would be a good thing for them to have more elves join the Great Zhou.

At the same time, on the border of the new district, Erida was honing her skills with Zhou Chongshan and Xie Liancheng as always.

After years of honing her skills, Ereda is no longer the same person she once was. Unlike the initial situation where she was unilaterally and brutally defeated, Ereda can now fight Zhou Chongshan and Xie Liancheng on equal terms.

The training session had just ended when he was summoned to Wei Qing's office by one of his personal guards.

"Colonel!"

Eredaliso gave a military salute.

After returning the military salute, Wei Qing got straight to the point...

"I called you here today because there's something that requires the assistance of your Dark Elf forces."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Here's what happened: a while ago, the Elven race submitted an application to our Great Zhou, and now they have officially merged into our Great Zhou, becoming a member of our Great Zhou..."

Before Wei Qing could finish speaking, Ereda, who was standing there, could no longer hide the bewilderment on his face.

"That...that colonel, the Elven race has been incorporated into our Great Zhou?!"

"Yes."

Wei Qing was not surprised by this.

"They applied voluntarily."

"Or did you apply voluntarily?!"

Ereda's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

Then, remembering something, Ereda quickly asked another question.

"Is Wright still alive?"

"His Excellency the Elf King is certainly alive."

After saying that, Wei Qing gave Ereda a final instruction.

"You should be careful what you say, don't talk nonsense."

At that moment, Ereda felt her mind was in a mess.

Wright is still alive? The elves have voluntarily submitted?

This matter left Ereda a little confused.

What kind of nonsense is this? What was he before?!
Eredar originally planned to wait until he made a name for himself in the Great Zhou Dynasty before finding an opportunity to annex the Elven race.

Who would have thought that before he could even make a move, the elves would take over on their own!
It feels like I've been preparing for so long just to beat you up, to make you submit and collapse, to prove who's in charge, who's the boss, and who's right!
Before I could even raise my fist, you suddenly knelt down and said, "I surrender, you're amazing!"

The goal was achieved! But I still haven't vented all the anger I've been holding in for so long!!

Wei Qing was a smart man, and having studied under Li Ce, he naturally couldn't possibly be unaware of Ereda's intentions.

“Now that they have joined, they are family. There will be a formal investiture ceremony later. We expect a large number of elves to flock to our Great Zhou, and many citizens will also come to watch. Therefore, we need to allocate a certain number of troops to assist in the defense of the venue and maintain order.”

“You dark elves are still elves, and you are also soldiers of our Great Zhou, so you are a suitable candidate in terms of status. Therefore, we plan to assign this job to you.”

(End of this chapter)