I am the one running the game

Chapter 892 After the negotiation, I am the Grand Duke Lanton of the Aore Empire

The news of Gato's defeat did not spread but was blocked by the Aure Empire.

The entire army was annihilated and transportation was blocked, so the news of this defeat was not spread.

This will have a huge adverse impact on the Aore Empire. Only by dealing with it as quickly as possible can the losses be minimized.

Therefore, the people sent by the empire to negotiate arrived at the Black Soil Territory where Lu Xingshi was located within two days.

It was brought by several powerful steam soldiers driving a steam carriage. Both of them were extraordinary beings, so the speed was very fast.

Then, Lu Xingshi met with the negotiator, who seemed to be a member of the imperial royal family, but he was a member of the Steam Faction.

The empire is huge, and once the royal family expands, some people will inevitably become ordinary people with only a name left.

The other party introduced himself, his name was Bri Ore. Lu Xingshi didn't need to introduce himself, how could he not know Lu Xingshi's situation.

When they met, Lu Xingshi also asked Gato to accompany him, which showed his sincerity.

The two seemed to know each other, but they did not reminisce about the past, they just nodded to each other.

Then the negotiations began.

The conditions offered by the Orei Empire at the beginning were not very high.

There are three points. The first is to hand over the training technology of Moonlight Werewolf, the second is to release Gato and all the steam soldiers, and the third is to show loyalty to the Aore Empire.

Both the face and the substance are obtained.

As for the benefits, they were also very simple. They completely withdrew from the Kingdom of Voss and awarded it to Grand Duke Lanton as a territory.

That's right, as long as Lu Xingshi achieves these three points, he will be the Duke of the Aore Empire and have full ruling power. He just needs to pay taxes to the Aore Empire every year. Of course, it is not impossible to be exempted.

Correspondingly, the Aore Empire also has the right to summon Lu Xingshi to the battlefield, but if Lu Xingshi refuses and gives a suitable reason, the Aore Empire can only give up.

"This...Mr. Bri, although most of the territory of the Kingdom of Voss has fallen into the hands of your Aore Empire."

"But I remember that I am not the loser. I can accept all three conditions you proposed."

"You only give me this little bit. Do you think I can't lift the knife?" Lu Xingshi was of course not satisfied.

As for the behavior of the Aole Empire, what is the difference between bribing Lu Xingshi with Lu Xingshi's things? And after bribing him, they dared to ask him for after-sales service.

"Then what do you want, Earl Langton?" Bri asked humbly.

In a negotiation, you put forward your conditions and the other party will also put forward their conditions. It is impossible for the other party to accept your conditions just because you put forward your conditions.

Just as Lu Xingshi said, he was not the loser.

"What I want is simple. On the basis of the original ones, first, I need a method to train steam soldiers..." Lu Xingshi spoke directly.

"Excuse me, I'm afraid this request cannot be fulfilled. I hope you won't make such unreasonable requests."

"You are not the loser. Your victory only means defeating an invasion of the empire, not defeating the empire." Bri interrupted Lu Xingshi.

"So... this is what you call sincerity? You won't even let me finish my words?" Lu Xingshi turned his gaze to Gato, with dissatisfaction in his tone.

Lu Xingshi did not interrupt them while they were discussing the conditions.

But the other party said this just after I opened my mouth.

This made Cato a little embarrassed: "Brie is famous for his strictness. He wants to remind Earl Langton that you don't need to put forward conditions that the Empire will not agree to."

The corner of Lu Xingshi's eye twitched, and then he slapped the table, causing the entire table to collapse.

"I can make conditions, and you can refuse them."

"But the premise is that you have to wait until I finish speaking. This is the most basic respect and courtesy."

"And you." Lu Xingshi's eyes fell on Bri: "You said nice things, but in fact you didn't show me any respect, let alone the slightest courtesy."

"If the Aore Empire doesn't want to negotiate, then go back and continue fighting."

"You don't really think that the current Aore Empire is still the same Aore Empire as before?"

"I have killed 50,000 people before, and I will kill another 50,000 people in the future." Lu Xingshi said in a cold voice.

This look made the two of them pause. They never thought that Lu Xingshi would actually overturn the table.

Fight? This is definitely not possible, they are not stupid.

Lu Xingshi is indeed capable of doing what he said, and the empire cannot deploy too many troops on this battlefield.

"Please forgive me, I was too excited. I apologize for my rudeness." Bri apologized immediately.

Lu Xingshi's expression eased a lot. His action was equivalent to a show of force to gain the initiative.

"Secondly, I need all the intelligence and information about all the earth gods in the Orei Empire, including secrets." Lu Xingshi said.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other. This request was indeed unique.

"Third, I will not hand over the Moonlight Werewolf breeding method. If the empire wants it, it needs to use various resources, population, and craftsmen to purchase it." Lu Xingshi slowly stated the last reason.

Brie's face changed: "Lord Langton, you said before..."

"Before the signing, what evidence do you have?" Lu Xingshi said directly. "You want Moonlight Werewolves, I can give them to you, but I want Steam Soldiers, and you are unwilling to give them to me."

"If the deal goes through, we will be colleagues in the future, so I proposed compensation in the form of purchase."

"Of course, if you can figure out how to train the Moonlight Werewolves, I won't mind." Lu Xingshi didn't finish his words.

He also said that when he figures out how to train steam soldiers, don't play rogue.

Both of them understood, but they didn't say it out loud.

After a long silence, Bri finally spoke: "In this case, the Empire can only recognize you as a marquis, and its territory is only the position you occupy."

"The rest of the locations will be incorporated into the empire's ruling territory."

The duke's territory is a duchy, which is more like an independent small kingdom.

But the power of the marquis, who is one level lower, is not that great.

Lu Xingshi sneered and said, "Then there is no need to rush to sign. After I have recovered all the lands of Huivos Kingdom, you can come and talk to me, Mr. Bri."

"Oh, by the way, next time remember to bring enough money and food to redeem General Cato and your steam soldiers."

"I'll have someone send you the price list before you leave." Lu Xingshi said directly.

If you bet on one point, Lu Xingshi will naturally make up for it from other places.

If Lu Xingshi was the loser, he would definitely not be able to speak, but he was the winner, and it was not a miserable victory.

Bri was also anxious. He knew that with Lu Xingshi's way of talking, they would definitely not be able to reach an agreement, so they had to find a balance.

He then continued to negotiate terms with Lu Xingshi and relaxed the restrictions appropriately.

But the three conditions are still the same: provide technology, return prisoners and become a vassal.

As for Lu Xingshi's request, he would try to change it as much as possible. After all, except for the second point, the other two points were not in line with the interests of the empire.

Especially the way of selling, isn't this equivalent to the Empire's Moonlight Werewolf Army being controlled by Lu Xingshi? How can this be tolerated?

But the steam soldiers could not be given, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides.

How could he, a person sent by the empire, give in? This concession would affect the situation of the entire empire and the interests of the imperial people.

However, he could also see that asking Lu Xingshi to retreat was indeed not very reliable.

Ultimately, the negotiations reached a deadlock.

"Earl Langton, the empire is very sincere in recruiting you to surrender. We can satisfy you with both beauty and wealth." Bri said this, meaning that it is unrealistic to give you technology and resources, but you can ask for money.

How could Lu Xingshi not know what the other party meant? What's the point of giving money? The surroundings are blocked by the Aole Empire, and even if you have money, you can't buy anything.

The so-called wealth is no different from sending a pile of waste paper. As for beauties? Lu Xingshi is in a high position and has a lot of power. This is the thing he has the most. Do you really think he is a fool?

"In my opinion, your sincerity is pitiful."

"Let me put it this way. You want the training method of Moonlight Werewolves, but don't want to pay the price of the training method of Steam Soldiers. I can take a step back." Lu Xingshi compromised.

It is certain that the steam soldier technology cannot be obtained. From the opponent's attitude, we can also tell that they would rather fight another battle than hand it over.

"You say." Bri also sighed in his heart.

"The first point has been changed to assistance from the Aore Empire. Not only material assistance, I also need technical assistance. Yes, it is the steam application of the Aore Empire." Lu Xingshi said.

Bri thought about it and nodded, "No problem."

Without the steam soldiers as the core, all steam technologies would be either incomplete or castrated and would be ineffective.

"I'll give you the list later, and the second point will remain unchanged." Lu Xingshi said, "The third point is that I need all kinds of books in the empire, including breathing techniques, meditation methods, alchemy, and other books related to the extraordinary."

"Of course, I can do without the content related to the core technology of steam soldiers."

Bri was relieved about Lu Xingshi's conditions. It was not a big problem.

"The empire's collection of books will definitely satisfy you." He agreed again.

"Fourthly, I want ten treasures from the imperial treasury. The quality of each of them cannot be lower than my shield, and they all need to be of earth attribute. Among them, there must be at least one giant shield." Lu Xingshi said again.

The Kingdom of Voss was taken away by him, but it doesn’t matter, he can just take away another kingdom.

However, this time Bree did not agree immediately.

He already knew from the letter Cato wrote back that Lu Xingshi was an extraordinary knight of the old school with great strength.

So these treasures can really be put to good use.

You can't be careless.

"I'm sorry, Earl Langton, I can only give you two treasures of the same quality as your shield, one of which can be a giant shield." After a long time of thinking, Bri gave his answer.

He is so powerful even with a shield, wouldn’t it be even more terrifying if he were given a handy weapon?

(End of this chapter)