Imperial Crown.

Chapter 499 Paine's Ability [9k Update]

Supplement [June 6.10] st update

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April 1

A light snow finally arrived in Nightthroat Province. The snowflakes were crystal clear and dense, and accompanied by a cold wind, they penetrated into the back of people's necks and ear sockets.

"Damn, this damn little bee is putting on such a big show!"

We were supposed to come at 10 o'clock, and it's almost 1 o'clock now. Raven hasn't shown up yet, and the wolf king Sliver and Paine have been standing in the snow for three hours!
"Wait a little longer." Paine wiped the snow from his hair and advised.

Ow—

A dragon roar suddenly came from the distant sky, causing Sliver's face to change and he swallowed the saliva in his mouth without leaving a trace.

Then, a small black dot appeared in the white sky. It was as big as an ant and as eye-catching as a tiny black mole on cold white skin. Along with the roar of a dragon, the black dot rapidly enlarged in everyone's eyes, and in the blink of an eye it became a presence that covered the sky and the sun.

Slipher thought that although his size was not as big as the tiger people and wild boar people in the Blood Roar Province, it was not small either. However, compared with the giant dragon circling in the air, it was like an elephant and a rabbit! After circling for several weeks, Zorzaan landed on the Moon Rock Castle. The impact brought by his huge body and the strong wind made him unstable and his eyes closed.

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Under Zorzaan's iron-hard claws, the sturdy castle was as fragile as a toy piled up on the beach. Countless small stones as big as heads kept falling downwards! Sliver felt a pain in his heart, and then under his gaze, Zorzaan stretched out his wings to form a relatively gentle slope. Thor and Hojaz carried Raven's wheelchair, and Eric followed closely behind.

"Lord Raven, it's an honor to invite you to Moonrock Castle," Sliver walked two steps forward to Raven's wheelchair. "Too old," this was Sliver's first impression of Raven. He then stretched out his huge wolf claws, "This is my butler, Mr. Payne."

Raven did not reach out to shake hands with Slipher. After he stood up shakily, he picked up his cane and reached out to Paine. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Paine. I'm Raven."

"Humph"

Sliver snorted to express his dissatisfaction, retracted his wolf claws and crossed his arms across his chest. However, his missing left arm made his posture look a little weird.

Paine looked embarrassed. He glanced at Sliver before extending his hand to shake hands with Raven. "Lord Raven, I have long heard of your great name."

Several people entered one after another. The atmosphere was as cold as today's weather. There was a fireplace burning in the castle, and logs as thick as thighs made crackling sounds.

The exquisite wooden table was filled with a wide variety of food. Five bottles of Angel Tears were placed next to each other, forming a "5" similar to the arrangement of bowling pins. A piece of barbecue as big as a watermelon was placed on a huge round plate, and the knife and fork were also very delicate. In the center, there was a pot of thick soup, which exuded an enticing smell that would whet your taste buds even if you were not hungry. In the center stood a three-layer tray, which got smaller from low to high. The bottom layer was filled with baked croissants that were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the middle layer was filled with various fist-sized cream desserts, and the top layer was filled with some cut fruits! In addition, the empty space on the table was filled with various dipping sauces and condiments...

This shows how carefully Slipher prepared the meal.

"Thank you for your hard work, Viscount Sliver." Raven's voice sounded faintly, "I think you know even without me saying it that the purpose of my coming here today is not to have a dinner party."

Raven found an empty seat and sat down, putting his crutches aside. Thor picked up a bottle of Angel's Tears and poured a glass of wine for Raven.

Sliver did not sit in the main seat, but sat opposite Raven. Paine smiled and stretched out his hand: "Don't be so nervous, everyone, please take a seat." As he said that, he also sat next to Sliver.

However, Eric and the others did not move at all and stood firmly behind Raven.

"With our identities and status, there's no need to be too polite," Sliver said, "Raven, I know what you want, but what can you give?"

Raven smiled, "Lord Sliver, you don't seem to understand your current situation. How about I let Zolsarn take us away? Anyway, there are not many of us, so we can all evacuate at once. Now the Bloodstone Wall has collapsed, this is a fact, I think after I leave, Silvermane and Brokenfang will like the fertile land of Nightmaw Province very much." After saying that, Raven slowly added, "Look, take a good look at this tiger skin, it is really a work of art! I think its former owner must have witnessed the bloody history of this land with his own eyes! But fortunately, history is a patient teacher. If you don't understand, it doesn't mind telling you again."

"Shameless!!!"

Slipher roared in his heart, his face turned gloomy, and his breathing became heavy. Raven was so shameless! Wasn't it him who ordered the dragon to destroy the Bloodstone Wall? Now he was using it to threaten him!

Seeing this, Paine quickly took over the conversation, "My Lord Earl, the purpose of your coming here today should be to win the support of Viscount Sliver, not to put on an aggressive attitude. You need Viscount Sliver's help, don't you?" Paine paused and said, "Even if you don't build a castle, we know that you need a place to stay here, preferably for a long time. Otherwise, you can leave immediately instead of staying and choosing to come to the banquet today! Since you are not leaving, why use "something that is destined not to happen" as a bargaining chip?" Paine took a sip of Angel's Tears, "Even if you take a step back, even if you leave, I can assure my Lord Earl that the "fisherman benefits from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam" you hope to see will not happen. Instead, we will form a three-party alliance with the tiger people and the pig people, an alliance specifically to encircle and suppress you!"

After these words were spoken, the castle hall fell into a long silence. Raven seemed to be speechless after hearing what Paine said.

Slipher also took a big sip from the wine glass, his emerald wolf eyes churning with irrepressible joy, as if seeing Raven being humiliated was something that made him very happy. He simply admired Paine more and more, as he could always see through the appearance of things and see their inner essence.

"There is something that bothers me, and I hope you two can answer it for me."

Raven seemed to have been persuaded. He asked with a hint of fatigue in his voice, "Paine, I want to know what makes you so devoted to this werewolf? Have you forgotten your human identity?!"

"I am his benefactor!"

"Without Sliver, I would have been dead long ago!"

Sliver and Paine's voices rang out almost at the same time! Paine continued, "So, the Earl's attempt to sow discord by deliberately shaking my hand and leaving Viscount Sliver's hand hanging is doomed to fail!"

"Oh, I see."

Raven nodded and said, "In that case, let's get down to the subject of the negotiations, Payne. No matter what, I originally offered generous conditions, but Viscount Sliver ignored my goodwill. Now the situation is not favorable for you! Not to mention the distant future, right now, I can let Zorsarn destroy this Moonrock Castle!" Raven raised his crutches, "You are right, I do need Sliver's help, I need at least 5 extraordinary people and 30 werewolf soldiers!"

Seeing that Raven really did what Paine said, using his disagreement with the conditions in the letter as an opening for negotiation, Sliver was more and more impressed with Paine's understanding of Raven. You know, Paine had never met Raven before, but he could figure out a person's personality and even psychology just by reading a book. This was enough to show Paine's ability! Sliver's heart barely calmed down, and he took over the conversation and said in a low voice: "Raven! You should first say what you can give!"

Sliver and Paine's calmness moved Raven's heart. Normally, when Raven threw out the generous conditions in the letter, the other party would either refute it or agree to it! But now the two of them seemed to have expected this scene and did not respond at all. This made Raven look at Paine across from him twice.

"Igni of the fourth level. She is currently imprisoned in the dungeon of my castle."

Raven said without hesitation: "And Silvermane's head! And your castle and your and Payne's lives!" Raven's tone was a little cold, "After this battle, your werewolf tribe will have fewer powerful enemies, and I will sell the Angel's Tears and other items, such as armor, weapons... these, at an 80% discount."

"Ah"

Slipher sneered. He thought Raven was being childish and stupid. He said angrily, "What a joke! Raven, do you know what I will face if I send troops to help you deal with Silvermane? That is almost equivalent to betraying the entire Orc Empire! Do you mean to say that you want me to pay the price of my entire tribe just for those illusory benefits in the future?"

"You have no choice, Sliver!" Raven's attitude was extremely tough, and he shouted in a low voice: "At most, Silver Mane's army will arrive here in half a month. If you don't choose to send troops to help me, then I will leave. By then you will know whether you will be greeted by Silver Mane's wrath or his friendly negotiations!"

"My Lord Earl!" Paine interrupted, "If your attitude is so tough, there is no need to continue the negotiation! If you leave, we can leave too! At worst, we can leave together! It is true that you wrote to me with generous conditions before, but why are you so sure that Viscount Sliver will refuse?" As he spoke, Paine took out a letter from his wide sleeves and handed it over with both hands, "This is the letter that Viscount Sliver agreed to as soon as he received it. However, before the letter was sent out, we received the news that you had destroyed the Bloodstone Wall! I think the one who is rude and insincere should be you, the noble Earl?"

Raven took the letter and scanned it, then slowly stood up and looked at Paine deeply. "In that case, thank you very much for Viscount Sliver's hospitality."

As he spoke, Raven picked up his cane and walked slowly outside.

This scene was a bit too sudden and unexpected. Not only Sliver and Paine were stunned, but even Eric and others behind Raven were also stunned. No one expected Raven to be so resolute and the negotiations would break down so quickly! This means that the next step will be a war between Raven and the werewolves!
"Mr. Raven"

Paine shouted hurriedly, "I think things haven't reached the worst point yet, right? Your conditions are indeed a bit harsh for us. How about we renegotiate a win-win situation? Isn't it our common goal to destroy Silver Mane?"

"You mean the werewolves are willing to send troops," Thor said impatiently behind Raven.

Because Thor knew very well that once the negotiations broke down, all the previous deployments would be in vain. It was almost impossible for 20 human soldiers to fight against orcs! After several battles with the orcs, Thor knew too well how terrifying the orcs were. Even for a first-level extraordinary human, facing an ordinary orc that had not awakened, life and death were uncertain! This was the real reason why all the adventurers who entered the Orc Empire were extraordinary, and they had to use more people to fight fewer people and take ambush measures!

"Wait a minute." Raven stretched out his hand to stop Thor from talking, and glared at him fiercely, "I'm sorry, these juniors have been spoiled by me, which causes them to always speak without measure. So let's leave it at that. There is nothing to talk about between us."

Raven continued to walk outside.

The reason for not continuing the talks was simple. The other party seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and the preparation was very comprehensive, as if they also knew a little about me, but I knew nothing about Sliver and Paine. If I continued to talk, I would only become more and more passive. Now I could only terminate the negotiations first. Not to mention muddying the waters, at least I had to interrupt the other party's rhythm.

After all, Raven was just a man, not a god, and he could not be truly prophetic and fully control everything. At least in this negotiation, he had completely fallen into a disadvantage, which made Raven a little strange. Why did Paine know him so well?

As for Silver Mane, the worst that could happen is that he would just run away. It’s not the first time he’s run away, so Raven has no burden in his heart.

It's just that Raven is anxious to go to the Elf Empire to find an antidote for Lux, but he can't go openly. He can only go alone secretly, otherwise, all the disguises will be broken, which will implicate his other bigger plan! It's not what Raven wants! And if he wants to go to the Elf Empire quietly, he must take root in the Orc Empire! This also means that Raven can't make enemies everywhere, otherwise, although the Orc Empire is big, there is no place for him to stand! This is the chain that is stuck on Raven's neck! Killing Silver Mane is to establish prestige, as the saying goes, "one punch to prevent a hundred punches from coming", and "making friends" is the real deployment and arrangement that can allow Thor and others to survive after Raven leaves. This is also the reason why Raven signed a contract with Jiujiu Linga, and why he came to the banquet today.

If Raven allowed his own mood to take him, and killed all the captured Chirping Linga, Igne, and even Sliver, it would only bring more powerful enemies from the Orc Empire and more violent revenge! Not to mention staying in the Orc Empire for several years, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to stay there for even a day!

Fighting a war may be out of revenge or political purposes, but in the end it is all for profit. If a war ends with no profit but only pain, then you are not a qualified commander and leader! Whether or not you can get a piece of territory in the Orc Empire is the original intention of Raven's layout and planning, and it is also his original purpose for coming to the Orc Empire.

For the above considerations, Raven needs to negotiate with these orc leaders to create a pattern of peaceful coexistence in the future.

But Thor couldn't see this, and only had his eyes on the final battle with Silver Mane! The atmosphere was tense for a while.

Just as Raven was about to reach the door, a werewolf dressed like a servant walked in with a tray. Sliver frowned, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, while there was a hint of surprise in Payne's eyes, and soon a hint of nervousness rose. Only Raven and the other three did not notice anything wrong.

When the short servant who didn't look like a werewolf passed by Raven, he suddenly pulled out a dagger from under the tray and stabbed it hard at Raven's throat!
This move was so fast and accurate that Raven had to maintain his disguise. Even if he was in his prime without disguise, he might not be able to react! The main reason was that Raven had never expected Sliver to be so bold that he dared to assassinate him at this time! You know, with the giant dragon Zortharn around, Sliver's entire family could be uprooted with just a few breaths of dragon's breath!
Therefore, killing Raven would bring almost no benefit to Sliver! Therefore, in Raven's mind, no matter how stupid Sliver was! No matter how politically insane he was! He would never do such a foolish thing!
But it just happened so beautifully!

In an instant, blood splattered!

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0537 Little Wolf Girl Bai Yue

The dagger is about the length of a forearm, with a thin and straight handle that is completely hidden in the white wolf claws. The dagger blade is slender and sharp, with an S-shaped curve. Every arc reflects a dark and eerie luster, and it pierces Raven's throat as quickly, accurately and ruthlessly as a snake's tongue!

It was obvious that he was going to deliver a fatal blow and take Raven's life!

This sudden change made Raven's face change drastically. Even though he needed to disguise his aging, he never thought of paying the price of his life for it!
"Master!!" "You're looking for death!!"

Eric and Thor could not help but get furious and immediately shouted loudly! The fighting spirit of the father and son shone brightly like a whale swallowing!

"No!" "Bai Yue, stop it!" Paine and Sliver's voices were heard one after another!
But it's too late!

"Humph"

At the critical moment, only one person reacted, and that was the cautious Hojaz! Hojaz's conservative and steady character made him remember and complete his loyal mission to protect Raven! He stretched out his palm without hesitation and blocked the dagger. The sharp S-shaped dagger, as thin as a cicada's wing, instantly pierced his palm! In just one breath, blood immediately spurted out and sprayed Raven's face! Hojaz also instinctively let out a dull groan of pain! But he did not dodge, but opened his five fingers to form a claw shape, and grabbed the handle of the dagger instead of retreating! This was obviously risking his own palm!

"Stop! Stop it!" Sliver shouted in despair.

However, the only response he got was the roars of Thor and the others! Thor drew out his long sword and used the [Mountain Breaking Slash] from a distance. Under the furious attack, the Dou Qi that was supposed to be silver-gray actually burst out with strands of brilliant golden light. "Die!!!" An angry and annoyed roar burst out from Thor's throat. As the sword was swung, a fan-shaped area first appeared, and then a Dou Qi sword light the size of a door panel formed in the central area. "Chichichichi" the silver-gray Dou Qi mixed with golden light kept tearing the air, making a terrifying sound, and slashed at the assassin's head like a mountain!
However, the next moment, the short assassin disappeared on the spot!

"Be careful! It's a void fighting skill!" Hoyaz missed and saved his palm! He warned loudly. Although his palm was bleeding, his face remained calm. Then he shook his cloak and completely covered Raven under his cloak to hide him.

"Want to run?!"

Eric's angry voice was filled with a hint of sarcasm. With a bang, the martial spirit behind him immediately appeared. A giant sword condensed with fighting spirit appeared out of nowhere, with an unparalleled sharpness! The golden light spread, and all the items mixed with steel elements in the entire Moon Rock Castle trembled and jumped in an instant! They were excited and screaming as if they were welcoming their king! "Steel Devouring!" Eric roared. This third-level steel combat skill came from the spoils of the bone chewing ring that had tried to assassinate Raven in Changxia Province! You don't really think Eric has been idle for so long? Then you don't know Raven's character very well! When Raven first got this steel combat skill, he gave it to Eric! So far, it has been more than half a year! Just when Zorzaen attacked Raven last time, he had not yet comprehended this combat skill, and he didn't practice it successfully until a few days after the New Year! It can be seen how difficult it is to practice the third-level combat skill! But the effect is also remarkable! If [Master of Ten Thousand Roaring Soldiers] is Eric's long-range point-to-point combat skill, and [Mirror Shield] is Eric's main defensive steel combat skill, then [Steel Devouring] makes up for Eric's pain points of being clumsy and slow!

The so-called shadow fighting skills are actually a branch of the void fighting skills, and can also be regarded as void fighting skills! The biggest advantage of this fighting skill is that it can continuously hide the body and teleport over a short distance! It is the best choice among assassin fighting skills! But these advantages were originally useless to Eric! Because as long as the opponent has the steel element, Eric can lock his position! And now the third-level steel fighting skill of Steel Devouring has magnified Eric's power, not only allowing Eric to quickly lock the assassin's position, but also allowing him to approach the opponent directly at almost the same speed of teleportation!

After the combat skill Steel Devour was used, waves of red light gushed out from Eric's pores like a volcanic eruption. It didn't look like a steel combat skill, but rather a bloody combat skill! Then, the majestic dark red light swirled and intertwined in the air, and in a moment it condensed into a huge blood-red object similar to an anchor, rushing towards the void, like a killer whale swimming in the sea, although it kept jumping and turning, but the speed was as fast as lightning! "Found you!" Eric shouted, and the huge anchor-like object condensed by the red light hit the void with a bang, and a coquettish and painful groan came out of it. "Little assassin! Accept death!" Dare to assassinate the head of the family in front of him, simply not treating him, Eric, as a human being! At this moment, the anger in Eric's heart is a hundred times greater than that of his son Thor!
"Stop it!!!"

All this happened in a flash. From Thor's Mountain Breaking Slash to force the assassin back, to Eric's use of the third-level combat skill Steel Devouring to force the assassin out, it only took a few breaths! However, just as Eric flew forward to approach the assassin, Sliver, who was far away on the other side of the dining table, suddenly roared and let out a wolf howl! With a bang, a larger wolf-headed beast soul suddenly appeared behind him! It almost filled the entire hall! And the beast soul was so solid that it seemed to be real! The next moment, the beast soul behind it actually left the body, made a forward leap, and stabbed Eric's neck fiercely with its wolf claws!
The beast soul leaves the body!!!

There is no doubt that Sliver is a fifth-level knight!!!
"Give it to me!! Get out of here!!"

Eric's body followed the red light and flew in the air. There was no panic in his eyes, only a dead silence and indifference like a thousand-year-old cold pond. Eric first shouted coldly, and then suddenly said: "Master Wanxiao! Open!" With the use of another combat skill, countless steel creations in the whole hall were captured and condensed on the martial arts sword behind Eric. Eric held the sword with both hands and slashed at the wolf claws fiercely! Boom boom boom - violent chain explosions accompanied by the head-exploding sound of teeth itching and friction suddenly sounded, followed by Sliver's wailing in pain!

"Impossible! How could your power be so great?!" Sliver shouted in disbelief! His beast soul was actually chopped off by a fourth-level human knight! No! It didn't seem to be chopped off! It was more like being smashed to pieces! Because Eric's martial soul sword didn't have the ability to cut through his fifth-level beast soul!

Of course, Sliver didn't know that Eric had been secretly strengthened by Raven with magic cores countless times! His physical fitness was so strong! His strength was so great! Even if Sliver only competed with him physically, he would probably be slightly inferior! After cutting off one arm of the wolf king's beast soul, Eric quickly flew towards the assassin's direction and soon arrived in front of the assassin. He held the sword in his right hand and stretched out his left hand to grab the assassin's slender wrist. With a sudden squeeze, the assassin with a short head immediately made a sharp explosion, and the S-shaped dagger in his hand fell with a clang, and he knelt on the ground and wailed!
Eric tore off her servant's disguise, grabbed her wolf hair, and dragged her alive in front of Raven.

It has to be said that the trophy, which was originally used to assassinate Raven, is now used to protect Raven and fight back against the assassin. There is indeed an indescribable fate in this.

At this time, Hoyaz had already taken off his cloak.

White! Pure white! Pure white! White without any color or stray hair! The slender and weak body was half paralyzed on the ground, looking pitiful. It didn't look like a werewolf at all, but more like a fox! Especially the ears, which were not pointed and straight like a werewolf's! Instead, they were short, round, and half broken. Even without the small round ears wrapped in front of her chest, it was not difficult to tell that this was a female werewolf, and she was not very old, just by looking at the foxy white cheeks and the surprisingly large round eyes. The thick hair on the orcs should be annoying, but on this woman, it was like another kind of indescribable "uniform temptation", making people want to peel off the pure white fur and take a peek at the exquisite and graceful curves inside!

To be honest, even Raven, who had a strong resistance to "human beasts" and had lived two lives as a human, could not help but be moved and almost lost his mind. However, the fear of escaping death just now was still lingering in his blood, which made him a little angry. He raised his crutches and was about to smash the head of the female wolf cub in front of him!

"Earl Raven! Please show mercy!" Sliver jumped over from the dining table in a hurry, and all the exquisite delicacies on the table were smashed to the ground with clanging sounds!
"What is this?" Raven looked at Sliver with a cold expression.

The negotiations broke down just now, and Raven didn't want to kill Sliver, and there might not be a war between the two! But now, Raven has made up his mind to destroy Sliver and his family! He wants to completely uproot Moonrock Castle and the werewolf clan!
"This is my daughter! Earl Raven." Sliver's tone was filled with obvious trembling. He walked over and blocked the white little wolf girl. Then he shouted at the little wolf girl on the ground: "Bai Yue, who told you to come in and assassinate Earl Raven!"

"Your daughter?" Raven's heart moved, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

Even if Sliver wanted to assassinate him, kill him, or attack him, he would never let his daughter take the risk. Otherwise, wouldn't it be safer for him to do it himself? Besides, this little wolf girl is only at the second level! Apart from the somewhat useful Void Combat Skill, she has almost no strength or possibility to assassinate Raven.

This dispelled some of Raven's doubts.

"Yes!" Wolf King Sliver nodded continuously, "This is my daughter Baiyue! Please calm down, Earl Raven. I definitely did not arrange anything that is disadvantageous to you today! I am not stupid enough to be so stupid! What's more, there is Paine! He can testify for me!" Mentioning Paine at this time was hoping that Raven could trust Paine a little for the sake of the human race.

Raven looked towards Paine, who shook his head. "Sir Raven, with your wisdom, you can see that this is just a minor accident."

"A small accident?!" Eric snorted angrily, "Paine, you bastard, you talk so lightly!"

If Raven were to lose his life, let alone get injured and bleed, Eric would find it hard to forgive himself.

"Don't let you scum make things difficult for my father!" The little wolf girl who fell to the ground suddenly shouted in a delicate voice. As she spoke, she deliberately showed her two small fangs that were only as big as human teeth. She did not look like a threat, but rather like an alternative way of being cute.

"Shut up!"

Sliver couldn't help but roared, he was really in a big trouble! His daughter was really spoiled and willful, did she know what kind of killing god she was offending? ! There was also a fifth-level dragon living outside, and it asked for hundreds of cattle, sheep and deer. Once the relationship was really torn apart, there would be no way that an ant would walk out of the Moon Rock Castle alive! "As long as you are willing to let my daughter go, I am willing to send troops to assist you Raven." Sliver's face was tense and his voice was difficult to speak.

"Oh?"

Raven smiled, "Then it seems that our negotiations can continue, right?" Raven was in a good mood. "My conditions remain the same as before, including that all business here in the future, you werewolves can enjoy a 20% discount! But now I want to add one more condition." Raven pointed at the little wolf girl on the ground, "Before the decisive battle, she must go with me, and I will send her back after the decisive battle!"

"Impossible!" Sliver immediately drew out his sword and said coldly.

"Then there's nothing to talk about!" Raven's face also darkened. "Then please let Viscount Sliver get out of the way. I'm leaving." Raven had really wanted to use that letter to make Wolf King Sliver feel guilty and compromise, but it was obvious that the plan had failed. Unexpectedly, a little wolf girl appeared! It was like pie in the sky. At this moment, the Wolf King was in the wrong. Even if he went to war with the werewolf clan later, Wolf King Sliver would not be able to say anything wrong!

Many people will ignore the power of "just cause"! Simply put, a war with a just cause is a war of justice! Without a just cause, it is an evil war! And the evil wars launched by relying solely on powerful forces will often fall into a quagmire, thus consuming huge financial, human, material and energy resources, and finally end up with a miserable withdrawal and the contribution of historical paintings.

There had been countless instances like this before Raven crossed over, so there was no need for him to elaborate on them!

Slipher looked towards Paine, his wolf eyes clearly showing a hint of anxiety and expectation.

Paine stepped forward with his sleeves gathered. "My Lord Earl has always been upright and has a good reputation. I believe in my Lord Earl's character! You can take Miss Baiyue with you. However, we just talked about sending troops to assist in the decisive battle, and we haven't talked about you taking root in the Nightmare Province yet!" Raven's black eyes were indeed unique. Paine thought silently in his heart, "You can have an enclave in the Orc Empire, and I promise you that everything in your enclave will not be disturbed by the werewolves! But we also want an enclave, just outside your Eagle City! This is fair, my Lord Earl."

"Ha ha"

It turns out that people really laugh when they are speechless. At least at this moment, Raven couldn't help laughing. According to Paine, did he travel thousands of miles to the Orc Empire to fight in exile just to cede his own land to others as a territory?
Perhaps he heard the silence in Raven's laughter, and Paine's face froze slightly. He then said, "Then I'll change the condition. How about you hand over Igni and Jiujiu Linga to us together? I heard that Jiujiu Linga is also in your hands."

"hiss"

Raven sighed in his heart. To be honest, he now admired Paine's ability. This guy's brain was really quick! He immediately grasped Raven's weakness. After signing the contract, it was impossible for the Chi Chi Linga to be handed over to Sliver. Raven could guess what Paine was thinking with his toes.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Pan sent troops to exchange for Igne and Chuchulinga, and then let them go for saving his life. This would create endless hidden dangers for Raven, which was tantamount to letting a tiger go back to the mountain. The one who would reap the benefits would be the wolf king Slipher.

"All right"

Raven compromised and said, "Have you heard of Bloody Highlands? It's a big place, but the conditions are a bit difficult. It's also near my ancestral land. If you are willing, I can exchange that land with you."

Although the Orc Empire is remote and cold, far to the south of the Miracle Mountains, its area is not small, almost the same size as the Insa Empire and the Keynes Empire. Therefore, with the addition of a small human like Raven in this border area, as long as the surrounding orc forces do not make trouble, it is impossible to attract the attention of the Titans.

Besides, the entire Orc Empire is full of adventurers and human caravans, and there are many human settlements. Without these caravans, where would the orcs buy supplies from?

Just like that, after Raven discussed some details with Paine, they finalized the contract.

It was already late in the morning, the night was dark and the snow was falling heavily, and the negotiations finally came to an end.

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(End of this chapter)