I am the one running the game

Chapter 891: You see, after capturing the enemy general, the crisis is resolved.
"Cato, the beast of the Orei Empire, right?" Lu Xingshi held up the Shield of the King of the Earth and used fighting skills to clear out the guards guarding Cato without hurting him. It was a piece of cake.

He asked this question just casually. In fact, Lu Xingshi knew a thing or two about Cato's appearance.

He looks like a frustrated middle-aged man, but he is the imperial beast that people fear on the battlefield.

The other party had climbed up from the bottom of society, so naturally he wouldn't be handsome. In fact, he looks very ordinary.

"It's me, Earl Lanton's bravery is even better than that of the strongest knight in the empire," Cato complimented.

He was actually relieved in his heart that Lu Xingshi did not kill him immediately, which meant that everything could still be discussed.

"Brave? No, no, no, you got one thing wrong. If the Orei Empire hadn't invaded the Kingdom of Voss, I would just be a small earl in a marginal area." Lu Xingshi said with a smile.

It means you guys were the ones who provoked me first, otherwise he would just be a law-abiding person.

"It's different. Earl Langton, you are a great knight, a real great knight." Cato repeated the word great knight and emphasized the word "real".

Lu Xingshi's power of the earth does have the characteristics of fighting spirit, so it is not a big deal if he is recognized by others.

Cato was a general of the empire. Even though he had never seen fighting spirit, he had seen descriptions of it in books.

"It's just good luck, it's nothing." Lu Xingshi said calmly.

"This can't be explained by good luck." Cato knew that this was just Lu Xingshi's modesty: "But I'm still confused. It seems that the Great Knight can't do what you do."

"What if you are a champion knight, but you don't have the courage?"

According to the description in the book, the great knights of the past could not achieve Lu Xingshi's level of destroying an army alone, and even the champion knight could not destroy 50,000 steam soldiers so easily.

Therefore, Lu Xingshi's power looked very strange in Gato's eyes, as if he was a person who possessed the power of a kingdom knight at the great knight stage.

But this is even more incredible.

After others condense their life seeds, there is no way for them to improve anymore. However, not only can you improve yourself, but you can also gain power that is not suitable for yourself.

This incident will inevitably lead to a storm.

Because even in a kingdom, there will be one or two great knights who are appointed, and there are even more in the Orei Empire, nearly a hundred of them.

However, correspondingly, the value drops as the number increases, especially when there are only a hundred enemies. For the empire, it is not of much use.

The enemy of a hundred people refers to ordinary people. If they are replaced by extraordinary soldiers with quality similar to steam soldiers, ten people can win.

"This is my own secret, and it's not very convenient to share it with General Cato."

"I have fought my way here with great difficulty. My idea is very simple. I want to invite General Gato to visit my territory." Lu Xingshi was euphemistically saying that you are now a prisoner.

Cato was not surprised at all, but cheered up: "Of course, it's my honor."

"And the empire's special envoy will soon come to you, Lord Earl. I hope you can properly place the remaining steam soldiers. They are innocent."

Just from the two sentences that Lu Xingshi said just now, Cato understood one thing: Lu Xingshi was willing to negotiate with the Aore Empire.

Otherwise, they would not have cared about face and invited you to be a guest, but would have said directly that you were captured.

"Of course, but I hope the empire's envoys can be quicker. My territory is not rich."

"Besides, it's winter now, so we can't entertain you for too long." Lu Xingshi agreed, but gave a time limit.

However, he did not tell them the exact time limit, so as to keep the initiative to himself.

At the same time, warn them that they'd better hurry up, because if they are too late, he will start a massacre.

"Please rest assured, Earl Langton. The imperial envoy will arrive in three days at the latest." Cato estimated that if the empire took it seriously enough, he would definitely arrive within three days.

The steam engine brought not only steam soldiers and steam weapons, but also the help of steam machinery.

"Then let's go, General Cato. I hope we can get along harmoniously in the next three days."

"Although my castle is not big, it should be no problem for you to accommodate General Cato." As Lu Xingshi said this, several Moonlight Werewolves rushed in, ready to escort Cato back.

As for the aftermath of the battlefield, Lu Xingshi doesn't have to worry about it. Someone will naturally deal with these steam soldier captives from the Orei Empire.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cato observed the living Moonlight Werewolf closely, and his expression became more and more fond of it.

"We must obtain the Moonlight Werewolf training technology."

'Just the two abilities of not being afraid and not fearing death are enough to bring about a qualitative change in the military strength of the entire empire.'

This means that morale never drops and collapses.

Lu Xingshi noticed the other person's gaze, but smiled.

"General Cato likes Moonlight Werewolf very much?" Lu Xingshi asked casually. He knew that even if he wanted to negotiate, his lowest standard would be to use Moonlight Werewolf's skills as a token of his allegiance.

Then he was able to make his demands.

As for the Kingdom of Voss itself, it has become such a mess that the Aore Empire can actually do without it. "Yes, how did they train them?" Cato asked tentatively.

"It's simple. Have you heard of the werewolf curse?" Lu Xingshi asked back.

Cato looked confused, obviously he had never heard of it. It seemed that the werewolf curse was only circulated in a small area.

"Is it related to the winter wolf in the Permafrost Mountains?" The only keyword Cato could think of when thinking of the wolf and the Kingdom of Voss was the winter wolf.

"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with the winter wolf."

"This is a curse cast by another god. One of the cursed people happened to come to my territory, so the Moonlight Werewolf was born." Lu Xingshi said with a smile.

When he told Cato this, he was leaking the information on purpose, of course.

The purpose is to allow the Aore Empire to further investigate the werewolf curse. With the national strength of the Aore Empire, the probability of finding out that the werewolf curse came from the God of the Moon and Beasts is not low.

As for the other party copying it? That's just a matter of thought.

The mass-energy equation E=mc. Most people know that nuclear bombs are related to this, but how many people can make use of it?
If the Moonlight Werewolf's technology can be fully deduced by the other party in just a few sentences, then the other party will not need Lu Xingshi's information and can decipher it by themselves after capturing the Moonlight Werewolf.

So those who know it don’t need it, and those who don’t know it will still be confused even if Lu Xingshi tells them the origin of the Moonlight Werewolf.

"Curse of the gods?" Cato had a strange look on his face. He didn't expect that the werewolf from Moonlight could have such an origin.

There is little chance of lying because there is little need for it.

"Yes, it is the curse of the gods." Lu Xingshi repeated it affirmatively, and then asked: "I heard that the steam soldiers of the Aore Empire came from steam engines."

"I want to know, what exactly is a steam engine?"

When Cato heard Lu Xingshi's question, his expression remained unchanged and he said directly: "A steam engine is a boiler that boils water to produce high-pressure steam."

"The steam expands and pushes the piston, and energy is created."

In response to Cato's explanation, Lu Xingshi smiled and said, "Of course I know this. It's a very simple principle."

"But obviously, this is only part of it, not all of it."

It's not like Lu Xingshi hasn't dissected steam soldiers before, and the principle is indeed the same. However, the steam soldiers can possess extraordinary powers, but not only that.

Cato did not lie, he just concealed part of the truth.

"Earl Langton is right. There are indeed more than that." Cato smiled back, "Just like the moonlight werewolves under the earl's command, they don't just use the werewolf curse."

Cato didn't know much about the birth of steam soldiers.

He had only witnessed the birth of the steam soldier and had only a general understanding of the principles. The only ones who really knew everything were the steam experts in the empire.

As a general, winning battles is the standard for measuring one's ability.

So he didn't need to know how the steam soldiers were born, as long as he could lead the steam soldiers to victory.

When Lu Xingshi heard the other party's answer, he was not angry. They were just testing each other and had a good exchange of ideas.

If you really want to get something out of the other person, that's a bit unnecessary.

They can fight, but that doesn’t mean they only know how to fight.

"It seems that Earl Langton is very interested in the Empire's steam soldiers." Cato further spoke.

"That's right, just like General Cato is interested in my Moonlight Werewolf." Lu Xingshi's words were as clear as if he was making it clear that he also wanted the technology of steam soldiers.

"It is an honor for them that Earl Langton loves the steam soldiers." Cato complimented him in return, mainly because he really had nothing to say.

Since Lu Xingshi was about to make his point clear, there was no point in him saying anything and there was no point in changing the subject.

Cato was thinking about how to gain the upper hand in the next negotiations and transactions.

The main conflict is that the training method of steam soldiers will definitely not be given to Lu Xingshi, but the empire wants Lu Xingshi's training method of moonlight werewolves.

So the question is, Lu Xingshi will definitely not agree to such an unfair deal.

As a result of his defeat, the overall layout and grand strategy of the empire were definitely affected, and it would be powerless to fight again.

If the negotiations fail, then the attitude towards Lu Xingshi will only be to give him the cold shoulder and suppress him with economic sanctions. It is impossible for a war to break out in the short term.

Even if they wanted to fight, they couldn't do it. This time the blow was not small, especially with 50,000 steam soldiers being brought in at once. If there were only 10,000, there would still be room for maneuver.

Therefore, in order to make Lu Xingshi give up the steam soldiers, the empire must pay a heavy price as compensation.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, Lu Xingshi's emphasis on steam soldiers is limited, rather than an extreme desire for them.

(End of this chapter)