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Chapter 2127 Rogue
Giant House, currently the only certified absolutely neutral zone, is an excellent location for transactions and also the best venue for multi-party negotiations.

In this place, there is no need to prepare a cumbersome guard. From the moment you enter, all security matters are handled by [Hermes's Traveling Hat].

Hidden in the shadow of this bustling giant's house lies the power that maintains the current status of Hermes's Hat. Anyone foolish enough to try to plunder this power through violence, disregarding the rules, will pay an unbearable price.

Conversely, if the rules are followed, then Hermes's hat can even be bullied.

Inside the House of Giants, in the building housing the champion's trophy, specially commissioned from strangers for the Olympiad, the committee is facing a difficult task.

The committee is composed of six forces that can determine the future of the human world: the Alliance of Giant Kingdoms, the Holy Cross Kingdom, the Kingdom of Camelot, Hermes's Hat, the Alliance of Tycoons, and Asgard.

Either of them possesses absolute driving force, and together they can advance anything.

However, the Olympiad Committee they have now formed is currently struggling to negotiate with representatives of several small and medium-sized kingdoms.

The issue being negotiated was naturally related to the orcish region. The people sitting at the negotiating table were among the most obvious and undisguised members of the small and medium-sized kingdoms that had illegally entered the orcish region to expand their villages.

At any other time, they would tremble like newborn fawns at the mere sight of these people, but now the situation is completely reversed. These people are calm and even somewhat nonchalant, while they are in a state of utter panic.

"Gentlemen, we have warned you many times not to build villages in orcish areas, as this will trigger a war between humans and orcs."

The representative from the Giant Kingdom banged on the table. As a citizen of Genesis, she had a straightforward temper and spoke directly, sounding like a command.

"Please stop this behavior immediately."

"What war, sirs? You're exaggerating." On one side of the small and medium-sized kingdoms, a middle-aged man with sly, fox-like eyes smiled ingratiatingly, but his smile concealed a dagger.

“I know we will be attacked by those beasts, but we are doing this for the future of our people. Our small and medium-sized kingdoms are no match for the large kingdoms, so we have no choice but to risk entering the territory of those beasts to establish villages and seek development.”

He said a lot of things, but what he really meant was that he rejected the committee's request.

“I must emphasize that this is orc territory, and we have a clear pact with the orcs to keep to ourselves,” the representative of the Giant Kingdom continued.

"Your actions are a deliberate provocation against the orcs, and this provocation will bring more than just war; it will also..."

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A jarring sound, like a piece of paper being slammed onto the table, interrupted the giant kingdom representative's words.

On one side of the small to medium-sized kingdom, a man with a 3/7 hairstyle and squinting eyes behind his glasses that exuded a faint fierceness sat sideways in a chair, speaking impatiently.

"That was an agreement you large kingdoms unilaterally reached with those beasts, wasn't it!" "If you call it a contract, then produce a contract stamped and approved by our kingdom. Produce it! We don't have such a thing!"

“If you don’t have any, then stop using those kinds of words to boss us around in such an arrogant way.”

"Instead of this, hurry up and inspect these villages! Hurry up, this is your committee's job!"

As he spoke, the man threw the papers in his hand towards the Four Representatives, scattering them across the entire table.

The giants' representative's eyes twitched a few times. She clenched her fists tightly, making a cracking sound. The Camelot representative next to her quickly grabbed her shoulder and shook her head violently.

The man, as if adding fuel to the fire, continued to provoke, "What's wrong? Did you large kingdoms already secretly write contracts and divide up the territories of those beasts?"

"Oh dear, Kreve, how can you say such a thing? The committee members simply don't understand our situation." The middle-aged man rebuked the man, seemingly trying to smooth things over, but his squinting eyes revealed ill intent.

"Of course, if you esteemed lords truly wish us to stop, that is acceptable. However... please issue a formal public relations document demanding that we, the small and medium-sized kingdoms, cease any expansion of our territory or development of unclaimed areas. We guarantee that we will stop immediately."

The four representatives exchanged glances, their eyes filled with helplessness. All the other representatives from the small and medium-sized kingdoms were just figureheads; only the two who had spoken were the real troublemakers.

The middle-aged man, who seemed like an old fox, was named Aldridge Stone, and the impolite, irritable man was named Robert Crave. These two, one a soft knife and the other a hard nut to crack, were representatives of small and medium-sized kingdoms, specifically sent to deal with their committee.

Normally, these small and medium-sized kingdoms would never dare to do such a thing, but they did it now, not only because of the huge profits involved, but also for another important reason.

That is, these small and medium-sized kingdoms abide by the law, and every step they take conforms to the law. From the perspective of behavior alone, there is no problem.

The conflict between humans and orcs has never been truly resolved; it has been maintained by a tacit understanding and unspoken rules that keep both sides at ease. This tacit understanding is something invisible and intangible that needs to be followed spontaneously.

Some small and medium-sized kingdoms don't even abide by written contracts, let alone tacit understandings, which are not written in the law at all.

Although small and medium-sized kingdoms are the most profitable in food-based trade with orcs, this does not prevent them from seizing orc lands, disrupting peace, or requesting support from other kingdoms after being attacked by orcs.

This is the "I am weak, therefore I am right" mentality. When it rises to the national level, the methods used unexpectedly revert to a level that even children wouldn't use.

Of course, the committee has plenty of ways to keep these small and medium-sized kingdoms from getting any funny ideas, but the word "big" in "large kingdoms" is no joke.

But this is a special time; they are preparing for the first Olympic Games, and most of the methods they can use contradict the original intention and concept of the Olympic Games.

How could their committee deliberately sabotage things? So now all they can do is talk, suffer in silence, and console themselves that this is because they overused the power of the Great Kingdom in the past, leaving them helpless in this situation.

(End of this chapter)